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mYN 1979 ivwc bI[ ey[ pfs kr leI. GridaF dI iewCf sI ik myry mfsV srdfr myjr isMG Auboky (vwzy akflI lIzr) df cMgf hwQ pYNdf sI, Auh muwK mMqrI dy isafsI skwqr sn qy AuhnF nUM afK vyK ky mYnUM ikqy ‘pMjfb isMD’ vrgI bYNk ivwc nOkrI lvfAux df jugfV kIqf jfvy. AuhnF afpxy muMzy nUM vI lvfieaf sI. nfly sfzy Gr bVf BfrI afrQk sMkt sI. vwzy dovyN Brf ivdyÈ jfx dy cwkr ivwc do vfr motI TwgI Kf bYTy sn. isrÌ myry qoN hI kuC AumId bcI sI.
pr mYN qF qrnqfrn vflI mwisaf qy hor QfvF qoN iswKI dIaF kurbfnIaF dIaF vfrF sux ky bfgI ijhI qbIaq df ho igaf sF qy pihlF mYnUM keI sfl gurduafry pfT pVHn df lor AuWiTaf qy jd skUl ivwc kfilj dy muMizaF af ky rYlIaF krky afiKaf ik ‘Bgq isMG qy krqfr isMG srfBy horF dy supny ies aËfdI ny pUry nhIN kIqy. amIr jmfq dyÈ AuWqy kfbË ho geI hY. iewk hor ienklfb dI loV hY qy mYN pfT vwloN ht ky stUzYNts PYzryÈn afÌ ieMzIaf (S.F.I) df JMzf cuwk quiraf rfq idny.
ividafrQI lIzrF pihlF nhIN dwisaf ik asIN mfrksI kimAUinst pfrtI dI iewk ÈfKF dy qOr ‘qy kMm kr rhy hF. AuhnF sfnUM nfvl khfxIaF pVHn nUM afKxf gorkI, tflstfey, ÈoloKov dIaF ilKqF qy jsvMq isMG kMvl df nfvl ‘rfq bfkI hY’ vgYrf.
mYN qF kdI koeI kfmryz vyiKaf eI nhIN sI. sfzy ipMz Twkr pury qF iewk vI nhIN sI. sfzf akflI pirvfr sI, nfnf vI gurU ky bfÊ, jYqoN dy moricaF df GulftIaf kwtV akflI sI, inwq nymI. qy mYN sfihq vI iswKI nfl sbMDq hI piVHaf sI, afpxI mF dI pryrnf nfl. jF iPr sohx isMG sIql qy nfnk isMG dy kuwJ nfvl pVHy sn.
jd mYN jQybMdI ivwc sfl ku kMm krn qoN bfad 1976-77 ivwc aimRqsr KuwlHIaF mIitMgF ivwc ihwsf ilaf qF mYnUM pqf lwgf ik stUzYNts PYzryÈn afÌ ieMzIaf (aYs[ aYP[ afeI[) dy muMzy qF kimAUinst iKaflF dy ny, ikAuNik, iewk idn aMimRqsr bËurg kimAUinst afgU kfmryz POjf isMG Buwlr ny mIitMg nUM sMboDn kIqf. AuWcy puwl lfgy tYmprYNs hfl dy iewk gMdy ijhy cubfry ivwc pfrtI df iËlHf dÌqr sI. Buwlr horIN AuQy hI rihMdy sn. Auh do suwkIaF rotIaF axqVkI dfl nfl KFdy sn. sfnUM dwisaf igaf ik ieh dyÈ dI afËfdI dI lihr dy vwzy GulftIey hn. kfmryz dlIp isMG tipaflf aYm[ aYl[ ey[ vI AuhnF nUM Buwlr jI, Buwlr jI kry. sfdy ijhy Buwlr ny bVIaF zUMGIaF qy joÈIlIaF gwlF kIqIaF. myry qy bVf asr ipaf. kfmryz dlIp isMG tipaflf vI bVy rohb dfb vflf KfVkU kfmryz sI. Ausdy bfry iksy dwisaf ik ieh aMgryËF dI hkUmq ivwc ieÈiqhfrI mujrm krfr idwqf igaf sI qy iesdy isr Auqy bfrF hËfr rupey df ienfm rwiKaf igaf sI. mYnUM lwgx lwg ipaf ik hux ienklfb leI rfq idn iewk krn qo bgYr koeI vI kMm ËrUrI nhIN. iehnF bËurgF df aDUrf kMm hux asIN krFgy.
Gr dy mYnUM afKx ik jF qF hux ikqy nOkrI leI cfrf mfr qy jF pVH lf hor pr mYN qF hÌqf-hÌqf Gr hI nhIN sF vVdf qy ijwdx vVdf sF, Edx myry nfl pMj swq myry vrgy hor huMdy sn bfkI sfrf twbr kOVdf sI. dfdI BfvyN cfcy horF dy nfl sI pr Auh myry ies vrqfry dI sB qoN vwzI alock sI. Aus afKxf, “eyho ijhf piVHaf iliKaf llYk (nlYk) mYN afpxI iËMdgI ivwc koeI nhIN vyiKaf.” Brf vI aOKy. pr mF, mfvF vfly pocy pfAuNdI rihMdI, “Auh jfxy, kr lAU jo eyhdI iksmq `c hoAU.” mYN do sfl pVHno hitaf irhf qy lihr leI rfq-idn iewk kr idwqf. asIN BuwKx Bfxy hI glF `c Joly pf ky sfrf idn Bwjy iPrdy.
jnqk jQybMdIaF ivcoN iewk ividafrQI PrMt hY, ijs ivwc inwq df pMgf huMdf. jd asIN iksy vI skUl, kfilj, afeI[ tI[ afeI[ jfxf; ipRMsIpl qy stfP ny sfnUM aMdr vVno hI zwkxf. iPr ividafrQIaF nfl gwl krnoN sfnUM vI, pr afpxy ividafrQIaF nUM bhuqf vrjxf. ikhVf idn hoAU, ijwdx ikqy pMgf nf ipaf hoAU. sfnUM eyho ijhy sB ienklfbI lihr dy duÈmx jfpxy. nObq lVfeIaF JgVy aqy pulIs kys, hvflfq jylH qwk dI vI afAuNdI rhI pr joÈ ivwc iksy cIË dI vI prvfh nhIN sI krIdI qy eyho ijhf lVfeI JgVf kdI-kdI Gr vI af vVdf.
iek idn sfzy Gr asF iËlHy dI skwqryq dI mIitMg rwK leI. myrf mYQoN vwzf Brf blvMq hvylI afieaf. asIN 10-12 jxy sF. iewk lVkI sI, kMvljIq. Brf myrf qF pihlF hI puwTI iswDI gwl kr kr mYnUM iKJfAuNdf rihMdf sI qy Aus idn Ausny kMvljIq bfry ‘avfrfgrd’ ijhI vrgI itwpxI mYnUM suxf ky kIqI. mYN cup cfp aMdroN gMzfsI kwZ ilafieaf qy iswDI jf ky Ausdy isr ivwc mfrI. Auh Jwt ipCFh ht ky bicaf qy Auhny iewt cuwk ky myry mfrI, jo myry vwzy Brf gurcrn dy dKLl dyx `qy myry nf vwjI. bIbI mYnUM aFhdI, “pfglf, Brf mfr dyx lwgf sF.” mYN afiKaf “ijhVf myry sfQIaF nUM gfl kwZU, Auh myrf kuwJ nI lwgdf.”
1977 ivwc ieMdrf gFDI vflI aYmrjYNsI htI qF dwby Guwty mhOl ipwCoN iekdm siBafcfrk myly ijhy lwgx lwgy. gfAux vflIaF joVIaF dy lwcr gfxy suxn leI hËfrF lok iekwTy ho jfxy. asIN afpxIaF mIitMgF ivwc ies bfry icMqq ho ky gMBIr ivcfrF krnIaF qy ieh incoV kwZxf ik nOjvfnF qy lokF df AuhnF dy asl msilaF vwloN iDafn htfAux leI qy AuhnF nUM lwcr nfc gfxy ivwc AulJf ky, pUMjIpqI jmfq ienklfbI lihr df nuksfn kr rhI hY.
iek idn iksy sfnUM srkfrI kfilj pwtI af disaf ik srkfrI hfier sYkMzrI skUl ivwc awj gfAux vflI af rhI hY. bVf mylf juiVaf. asIN gey. AuQy do ZfeI hËfr bMdf buwZI juiVaf. keI skUlF df stfÌ vI. asIN cfr jxy ipwCy jhy Klo gey. gwveIaf joVI ny pihlf gIq Dfrimk, iPr sihMdf-sihMdf lwcr qy iPr qF aYkÈnF sihq lwcr gIq cuwk idwqf. gIq sI, “GVf vwjdf, GVolI vwjdI” bMdf afKy, “qy ivwc kI vwjdf?” “ivc vwjdf CVy df bukcU, kihMdf ….” agly Èbd ilKxy muÈkl hn. jnfnI qF eynI ibÈrm ik puwCo nf. asIN cfr jxy sF, krm isMG huMdl, dIdfr minhflf, amrjIq isMG mKU qy mYN. asIN Jwt slfh bxfeI qy cfry jxy llkfrf mfr ky styj vwl vDy. gfAux vflI joVI qy sfjI qF sfnUM afAuNidaF nUM vyK ky pqf eI nI ikDr nUM Bwj gey. hPVf dPVI mwc geI. asIN styj AuWqy kbËf kr ilaf qy vfrI-vfrI Ausy spIkr ivwc itkf dy lwcrqf dy iKlfÌ BfÈn idwqy. lokF bVy ghu nfl suxy. pr skUl df ipRMsIpl qy stfP bVf qViPaf. AuhnF stfÌ mIitMg ivwc Ausy skUly pVHfAuNdy myry cfcy hridafl isMG nUM bVf koisaf. afKx “qyrf BqIjf, sfzy skUloN Cy sfl pVHky igaf qy afh vyK lf kI kIqf.” cfcy Gr jf ky myrI cMgI klfs lfeI qy keI sfl mgroN qwk jdoN Guwt pIqI hoxI, AudoN eI Eho gwl CyV bihxI, “DfnUM ikMnHy hwk idwqf ijQy mrËI jf tMg PsfAux df? skUl sfzf, PMkÈn sfzf qy qusIN ivwc aYvyN ….”
mYN pwtI kflj df pihly sfl skwqr qy mgrly do sfl pRDfn irhf. 1980 ivwc mYN iËlHf aimRqsr df aYs[ aYP[ afeI[ df skwqr bixaf. nOjvfn, mËdUr iksfn lfmbMdI imÈn bx igaf.
mYN bI[ ey[ krky pVHno qF ht igaf, pUrf smF eysy kMm qy ho igaf pr kimAUinst sfihq pVHn df eynf jnUMn ik …[ . jmfqI Gol dI sMBfvnf ikqy idwsy shI, AuWz ky jfxf.
iek idn myry afpxy ipMz jwt qy mjHbI afhmo-sfhmxy af KlOqy. ihsy-Tyky qy gohy dy dfxy vDfAux leI mjHbIaF kMm bMd kIqf qy jwtF AuhnF df twtI ipÈfb bMd krn leI gurduafry iekwT swd ilaf. jwtF ‘coN mYN iekwlf mjHbIaF vfly pfsy ho igaf. mYN pMcfieq nUM afiKaf “ieh DrqI iksy dy bfpU ny nhIN bxfeI ik twtI ipÈfb bMd kr idEgy.” jwt JAuN gey. rfjInfvF ho igaf. keI icr mgroN qk jwt mYnUM kYrI awK nfl vyKdy rhy.
mYN afpxI mF nUM hOlI-hOlI rUsI sfihq pVHn dI cytk lf leI. ‘mF’, ‘sqrMgI pING,’ ‘sUrmy dI isrjxf,’ ‘aslI iensfn dI khfxI’ vrgy keI nfvl pVHfey. myrI bIbI myry vwl ho geI. Auh sfzy zYlIgyt ajlfsF ivwc rotIaF pkf ky bVI KuÈ huMdI. AuQy gwlF suxdI. pr kuwl imlf ky Gr aksr qnfE ho jFdf, ikAuNik inwq iksy nf iksy pfisEN Ébr afAuNdI rihMdI ik quhfzf muMzf rgiVaf JgiVaF ivwc mohrI hY.
asIN do cfr jxy jdoN afps ivwc bihMdy qF ivcfrdy ik ‘Xfr, afpxI iËMdgI qF inrf pMgf eI bxgI. Gr vI, ipMz vI, srkfr nfl, dUjIaF mukfbly dIaF jQybMdIaF nfl, guMizaF nfl afpxy eI aiDafpkF nfl.’ pr iPr asF incoV kwZxf ik BfeI jd smfj nUM bdlnf qF eyho ijhy pMgy qF pYxy eI pYxy. eydoN vwD vI pYxy. ajy qF afpF nUM hiQafrbMd Gol lVnf pYxf.
mYN socxf ik mYN kI hiQfrbMd Gol lVUM? myrf qF iksy dI jfn lYx nUM jI nI krdf. ieh qjrbf krn leI iewk do pMgy aYvyN ley. iewk idn cfcy df cMgf qkVf kuwqf hlkf ho igaf. sfry slfh krn “eyhnUM ikhVf mfrU?” gMzfisaF nfl hI vwZxf sI. ijMnUM afKx, Eho afKy ik myrf nhIN jIa krdf. iPr mYN qy vwzy Brf blvMq ny gMzfisaF nfl ijAUNdf kuwqf mfiraf. AuNj bVf jIa ijaHf kicafieaf.
iPr mYN Gr mIt bxfAux leI kuwkV kukVI mfrn lwg ipaf. DOV mroV ky aOh mfrnI qy nfly socxf ik bws eydF eI loV pYx qy bMdf …[ . iewk idn mYN murgI mroVn leI vylHI lY igaf. jd murgI DOxo PVI qF Auh myry vwl vyKx lwgI. mYN Aus vwl. mYN DOx iZwlI kIqI; Ausdy KMBF qy hwQ Pyiraf. Auh myry nfl lwg geI. mYN socIN pY igaf, “eys ny myrf kI ivgfiVaf. ikMnf byikrk hF mYN! mYnUM iksy dI aYvyN jfn lYx df hwk nhIN. iPr mYN kdI vI ieh kMm nf kIqf. iÈkfr dy mksd nfl kdI vI iksy dI jfn nf leI. mYN pRfikrqI, jIvF aqy iensfn dI hoNd nfl juVy dfrÈink svflF ivwc AulJ igaf.
prMqU jd hflfq quhfzI afpxI jfn dy vYrI bx jfx qF qd qusIN ikDr nUM Bwjogy? …
1978 ivwc do GtnfvF vfprIaf.
iek qF sfzI ividafrQI jQybMdI df Kflsf kfilj aMimRqsr ivwc ivroDI DVy nfl JgVf ho igaf qy hoeI lVfeI ivwc do kql ho gey, ijs ivwc sfzy pMjfb dy pRDfn jsivMdr pfl isMG aqy iËlHy dy pRDfn divMdrjIq iZwloN nUM 20-20 sfl kYd ho geI qy ies qoN ipCoN pihlF krm isMG huMdl dy, aqy mgroN 1980 ivwc jQybMdI df iËlHy df Bfr myry moiZaF AuWqy af ipaf. mYN iËlHy df skwqr bixaf qy pMjfb df mIq skwqr.
dUjI Gtnf vfprI inrMkfrI golIkFz aMimRqsr df, ijs ivwc 13 aKMz kIrqnI jQy dy ÈhId ho gey qy Aus kqlogfrd df muwZ bwJf ijsny bfd ivwc pMJI hËfr lokF dIaF jfnF dI blI leI qy nfl sfzI vI.
ieMdrf gFDI ny aYmrjYNsI ivwc pulIs dIaF vfgF kfÌI KuwlHIaF Cwz rwKIaf sn qy pulIs df DwkyÈfhIaF krn leI mUMh pY igaf sI. so jdoN aYmrjYNsI htI jnqf pfrtI dI srkfr bxI qy pMjfb ‘c akflI. pulIs dy zMg df bhuqf Prk nf ipaf. muV ky 1980 ‘c iPr kFgrs srkfr af geI.
pr asIN AuhnF cfr-pMj sflF ivwc cMgI lfmbMdI kr leI sI. asIN iBKIivMz vltohf pwtI aqy qrnqfrn eyrIey dy anykF ipMzF ivwc nOjvfn sBfvF vI bxf leIaF sn. mYN nOjvfn sBf pMjfb df vI iËlHf mIq skwqr sF. skwqr gurnfm isMG AuWpl sI. anykF skUlF, kfljF, afeI[ tI[ afeIË ivwc ividafrQI lfmbMd kr ley sn. ipMzF ivwc zrfmy aqy jlsy krdy.
sfzI jnqk svflF Aupr muwK lVfeI srkfrI mÈInrI aqy pulIs iËafdqIaF dy iKlfÌ sI. do iqMn kfrn sn iesdy. iewk qF ieh ik ieh srkfr dI Ëfbr mÈInrI hY. dUjf pulIs ivruD aYjItyÈnF ivwc lok bVy lfmbMd huMdy qy sfzy qoN pRBfivq huMdy. mYnUM qF pulIs inwky huMdy qoN bVI BYVI lgdI sI.
myrI mfsI dI kuVI df ivafh sI. 1972 ivc. mogf golIkFz ho igaf. puils ny purfxIaF ilstF bxfeIaF huMdIaF, AuhI cuwk qurdy ny. PVo PVI ÈurU hoeI qF pulIs ivafh dy ivwc hI myry bËurg nfny nUM pkV ky lY geI. mYnUM Auh hfly qfeIN idwsdf hY, jd Auh KUMzI PV ky byprvfh AuhnF dy awgy lwg quiraf sI. bIbI ny dwsxf ik qyry mfsV myjr isMG dI do vfr kurkI krfeI prqfp isMG kYroN ny. srhflI cONkI iksy ny bolI nhIN sI idwqI mfsV dy smfn dI qy pulIs kfPI ÈrimMdI hoeI sI. pr pulIs df BYVf ijhf qy kurwpt ichrf qF mYN inwky huMidaF afpxI awKIN vyiKaf sI jd Auh myry ipMz dI Èrfb vyc ky rotI KFdI ivDvf jnfnI nUM ryVHy qy ibTf ky pwtI Qfxy nUM lY qury sn qy muV ky pYsy lY ky Auqfr gey sn. ipMz ny bVI hwqk ijhI mihsUs kIqI sI. pr ipMz ivwc bolx jogf koeI nhIN sI.
qy hux jd mYN afp lokF nUM lfmbMd krn dy sMGrÈ ivwc kuwd ipaf sF qF mYnUM pulIs dy Ëulm ivruD lVn nfloN Auqm kMm hor koeI nhIN sI lwgdf.
eyho ijhy mOikaF qy lwgdf ik ijMnIaF vI aMgryËF dy rfj vyly qoN hux qwk pulIs iËafdqIaF hoeIaF hn, jIkUM sB df bdlf lY rhy hF. pulIs vfly vI aYsy cMdry sn ik koeI nf koeI Auh kMm krdy, ijs qoN qusIN cfho vI qF awK mIt ky nhIN lMG skdy.
1979-80 dI hI gwl hY. iewk idn qrn qfrno sunyhf af igaf ik CyqI af jf. bVf kihr ho igaf. qrnqfrn istI Qfxy dI puils ny ZotIaF ipMz dy do sky BrfvF nUM kql kr idwqf sI. iksy Coty-mot Ëurm ‘c PVy sn. pihlF iewk nUM kuwt-kuwt ky mfr idwqf qy muV ky dUjy nUM ies krky mfr idwqf ik koeI gvfh nf bxy pr iPr vI iksy qrHF Ébr inkl geI. ZotIaF ipMz df bVf smJdfr srpMc surjIq isMG (akflI) jo awj kwlH Èfied syroN KMz imwl df cyarmYn hY qy sfbkf srpMc krqfr isMG (kFgrsI) dovyN ipMz dy lokF dIaF trflIaF Br ky pulIs qoN iensfÌ dI mMg kr rhy sn pr pulIs kvHy ik asIN qF PVy hI nhIN. ies Kwjl-KuafrI ivwc AuhnF nUM sfzy muMzy bldyv isMG dyAU, arUV isMG igwl qy blbIr sUd iml gey qy nfl hI AuhnF mYnUM pwtI sunyhf Byj idwqf. sfzy muMizaF dy kihx AuWqy Qfxy dy aMdr Drnf mfr idwqf igaf qy nfhrybfËI ÈurU ho geI. sfrI rfq Qfxy dy aMdr Drnf vwjf. pulIs ny bVy pfpV vyly. kdI afKx “inkloN bfhr asIN bfhrly bUhy nUM kuMzf lfAuxf. sfzy aMdr hiQafr ny. qusIN svyry kr ilE jo krnf.” kdI dbky, kdI qrly, kdI lflc qy kdI kuC. pr AuhnF dI koeI pyÈ nf geI qy svyr ho geI.
svyry iPr sfzy smrQk qy afm lokF Qfxf Gyr ilaf. hËfrF lok. asF pulIs dI koeI pyÈ nf jfx idwqI. lIzr vI af phuMcy. ÈRomxI akflI dl df pRDfn jgdyv isMG qlvMzI, lokl aYm[ aYl[ ey[ pRyym isMG lflpurf, kFgrsI lIzr guirMdr isMG kYroN qy keI hor. aMdr jf jf mIitMgF krn qy styj qy bolx. asIN qF svyr qoN 10-11 BfÈn kr cuwky sF. lIzrF afiKaf ik iGrfE cuwk idE sfzI srkfr hY. asIN iensfÌ idvfvFgy. srpMc surjIq isMG ny mfeIk PV ilaf qy kihMdf, “ies muÈkl GVI ivwc qusIN sfry sfzy nfl hmdrdI krn leI phuMcy ho DMnvfd hY. pr asIN iGrfE nhIN cuwkxf, asI Eho krFgy, jo ieh muMzy sfnUM afKxgy.” srpMc ny sfzy vwl AuNgl kIqI qy vwzy-vwzy lIzr sfzy mUMh vwl vyKx ik ieh ikwQoN AuWT py vwzy BrosyXog lIzr? asIN aYlfn kIqf jy puils AuWqy kqlF df kys drj nf kIqf igaf qF asIN awj rfq vI eysy qrHF Qfxy AuWqy kbËf jfrI rwKFgy.” zyZ ku GMty bfd aimRqsr aYs[ pI[ ivrdI afieaf qy afAuNidaF aYlfn kIqf, “swq pulIs mulfËmF (smyq aYs[ aYc[ E[) dIaF vrdIaF huxy Auqfr ky AuhnF AuWqy kqlF df mukwdmf drË kIqf jFdf hY.” lokF ijwq dy jYkfry Cwzy qy sfnUM jwPIaF pfeIaF. sVk qy vfps qury jFidaF awT ds isafxI Aumr dy bMdy trflI KlHfr ky sfzy kol af ky kihMdy, “muMizE iewk gwl sfzI vI mMn ilE. aimRq Ck lE. kOm nUM quhfzy vrigaF dI loV af hux.”
pwtI dI pulIs qy hor mÈInrI qF pihloN hI sfzy hwQoN bVI aOKI sI. asIN kcihrI ivwc ividafrQIaF dy hr qrHF dy srtIiPkyt pihl dy afDfr ‘qy aqy muÌq bxvfAux leI pRbMD kIqf hoieaf sI qy jy iksy hor qoN vwZI lY lYx df pqf lwgxf qF Auh vI jf muVvfAuxI.
1980 dI bws ikrfieaF dI aYjItyÈn ivwc iqMn mhIny pulIs nfl iswDf pMgf irhf. srkfr ny 43% ikrfey vDfey. ividafrQI jQybMdIaF rfqo-rfq slfh krky agly idn sfrf pMjfb jfm kIqf. Audo sfzy pMjfb dy lihMbr isMG qwgV, mwKx isMG sMDU aqy qrsym joDf lIzr sn. ividafrQIaF dy vDy ikrfey vfps ho gey pr pUry mfÌ krvfAux leI iqMn mhIny aYjtyÈn cwldI rhI. iewk idn pMjfb asYNblI df iGrfE vI kIqf sfrIaF pfrtIaF rl ky. mYN iqMn mhIny vfrMitz aMzrgrfAUNz rih ky aYjItyÈn dI agvfeI kIqI. jd pwtI dy gol hwtI vfly Bwilaf dI kuVI nUM dfj krky sfV ky mfr idwqf igaf qF pulIs iksy isafsI dbfa Qwly shuiraF dI mdd krdI sI. asIN iesnUM axK df svfl bxfieaf. pwtI Qfxy df iGrfE kr ilaf sYNkVy lokF nUM lY ky. ievyN pulIs vfly myrIaF iÈkfieqF ÈkUqF iekwTIaF krky myrI PfeIl iqafr krI jFdy sn.
sfzy ielfky dy afm lok smJx lwg pey ik jy ikqy vI koeI vDIkI huMdI qF iehnF muMizaF nUM dwso. iewk idn iewk isafxf ijhf bMdf sfzy kol lwBdf-luBfAuNdf pwtI afieaf qy kihMdf, “puwqro, afpxy ielfky dI iewËq qF imwtI `c imlgI. kI PYdf eyho jHI iËMdgI df. iBwKIivMz Tfxy vyKo jf ky, iewk jnfnI df mUMh kflf krky Tfxy dy bUhy awgy KlHfrI Èrmy Tfxydfr ny. asIN afiKaf vyiKaf, Auh gwl eI nhIN suxdf.”
mYN, krm isMG huMdl, sivMdr isMG sMDU, gurcrn isMG dUhl gey iBwKIivMz. lfgy pfsy mfVI, iBKIivMz, idaflpurf ipMzF dIaF nOjvfn sBfvF bulfeIaF. AuQy srb pfrtI mIitMg bulfeI. asI afiKaf ik “Tfxydfr nUM imlx df koeI Pfiedf nhIN. Auh jnfnI CwzdU jF mfÌI mMg lAU. ieh af isry df ivgiVaf, BUqiraf iehnUM kwZIey eyQoN. lMmf Gol lVIey.” sfiraF pfisEN afpxIaF POjF kwTIaF krky qkrIrF ÈurU kr idwqIaF. asIN AusnUM llkfiraF ik qYnUM hux asF ies Qfxy ivwc qF kI, ies ielfky dy iksy Qfxy ivwc vI nOkrI nhIN krn dyxI.
dUjy idn nrMjn isMG aYm[ aYl[ ey[ (akflI) vI Drny AuWqy bYTf. Auh Blf bMdf sI qy do vfr pwtI vI sfzy nfl moZf joV ky DrinaF ivwc Èfml hoieaf sI. cfr ku idn svyr qoN Èfm qfeIN qkrIrF hoeIaF qy nfhry vwjxy. pMjvyN idn sfnUM AuzdI-AuzdI Ébr imlI ik ‘qkVy ho jo! Èrmy Tfxydfr ny inhMg ajIq isMG pUhly dI POj nUM quhfzy AuWqy hmlf krn leI lY aFdf jy.”
inhMg ajIq isMG pUhlf do ZfeI sO hiQafrbMd mUrK inhMgF dy gYNg df srgxf sI. njfieË kbËy krdf krfAuNdf. pulIs nfl rilaf. bVI dihÈq. Auh inhMgF dIaF jIpF Brky ikrpfnF, bMdUkF nfl lYs af Dmikaf. sfzy srfhxy af Kloqf. asIN qkrIrF krI gey. pUhlf afly-duafly gyVIaF ijhIaF kwZdf iKsk igaf. bfad ivwc ikqy kihMdf, “jF qF mYN jFidaF eI hwlf bol idMdf, mYN suxn lwg ipaf qy myrf eyho ijhy muMizaF AuWqy hmlf krn nUM jIa nhIN kIqf. igaf qF mYN qMbU puwtxf hI sF.” (ieh Auh pUhlf sI ijhVf aMimRqsr jylH ivwc sfV ky mfr idwqf igaf sI.)
iPr Èrmy ny koeI vfh pyÈ nf jFdI vyK ky afKrI dfa Kyizaf. jd 4-5 vjy mYN qy krm isMG Ërf afsy-pfsy sF qF Ausny sfzy qMbU AuWqy afp hwlf bol idwqf. qMbU puwt ky lY igaf qy ivwc bYTy 6-7 muMizaF nUM cMgI zFg PyrI. surjIq isMG (jo mgroN iBwKIivMz df srpMc bixaf) rxjIq, prgt, gurmyl, blivMdr, qrsym, suKf sKq ËKmI krky igRPqfr krky hvflfq ivwc bMd kr idwqy.
ds ku imMt bfad sfnUM Ébr iml geI. asIN KyzF vwl sF. asIN iBwKIivMz dy muwK cONk ivwc iewk bYNc rwK ky Aus AuWqy cVH ky Klo gey. 10 imMt dy aMdr-aMdr sfzy duafly sYNkVy lok juV gey. asF dovF afpxIaF qkrIrF nfl lokF nUM qurMq puramn Tfxy dy iGrfE leI sihmq kr ilaf qy qkrIbn do hËfr lokF ny Qfxf Gyr ilaf. pulIs bUhy mfr ky aMdr vV geI. lok myly vFg iekwTy huMdy gey. asF afiKaf Èrmy dI bdlI dy afrzrF qk iGrfE rvygf. 2 ku GMty bfad aMimRqsro aYs[ pI[ (Èfied ivrdI) afieaf. sfnUM aMdr bulfieaf. mYnUM bfhr dI kmfn sONp ky krm isMG aMdr igaf. pMj imMt bfad jÉmI muMizaF sxy bfhr af igaf. aYs[ pI[ ivrdI ny mfÌI mMgidaF afiKaf ik Èrmy Qfxydfr nUM lfeIn hfËr kr idwqf igaf hY. lokF ny ijwq dy jYkfry Cwzy.
agly idn ijwq rYlI kIqI geI. hËfrF lok juVy. pMzfl Cotf pY igaf. Aus vkq akflIaF df sRI hirmMdr sfhb qoN Drm XuwD morcf cwl irhf sI. morcy dy izktytr sMq hrcMd isMG lONgovfl ny sfzI ijwq AuWqy vDfeI sMdyÈ Byijaf jo srdfr myjr isMG Auboky ny styË AuWqoN pVH ky suxfieaf. jd mYN qy krm isMG bolx leI AuWTy qF lokF nfhry lf ky apxwq vKfeI. srdfr Auboky myry kMn ivwc kihMdy, “bwcU qUM qy bx igaf pUrf lIzr.” pr pUry lIzr vflf asl svfd qF hux ÈurU hox vflf sI.
pwtI rozvyjL vrksLfp iek idn asIN rozvyjL mulfjLmF dI hVqfl dI ihmfieq ivc bolx leI gey. cfr jxy sF. bol ky Auqry qF pulIs ny sfnUM cfrF (mYN, krm isMG huMdl, dIdfr minhflf qy kulvMq syTI) nUM igRPqfr krky gwzI ivc ibTf ilaf. rozvyjL mulfjLmF iesdf ivroD kIqf qF 27 jxy Auh vI igRPqfr kr ley qy sfnUM iekwqI jixaf nUM sLfm qwk aMimRqsr dI sYNtrl jylH ivc Byj idwqf igaf. sB agly ipCly kys, isLkfieqF kwZ leIaF qy mYN kysF dI Kwcr Kyz ivc AulJ igaf. Blf hovy pwtI dy vkIlF df ijMnHF kdI vI sfzy koloN iek nvF pYsf vI PIs nf leI.
pulIs kysF dI AulJx nfloN vwzIaF AulJxF myry drvfjLy AuWqy dsqk dy rhIaF sn. mYnUM idwsdIaF vI sn. pr ipCFh htxf sMBv nhIN sI jfpdf.
pMjfb ivc iswKI aqy Kfilsqfn dy nF AuWqy awqvfd sLurU ho igaf. iswK stUzYNts PYzrysLn mohrIaF ivc sI qy ividafrQI PrMt AuWqy iswDf qkrfr sLurU ho igaf. Auh sfnUM afpxy rsqy df roVf smJdy. ikAuNik ividafrQI sfzy nfl sn kfPI qy asIN smJdy ik AuhnF dIaF Drm dy nF AuWqy ividafrQIaF nUM vMzx dIaF gwlF sFJI eykqf nUM swt mfrdIaF ny. AuhnF kqlogfrd dI ihmfieq kIqI qy asIN KuwlHf ivroD.
mYN aKLbfrF ivc lyK vI ilKdf sF qy mYN awqvfd aqy kqlogfrd ivruwD lyK CpvfAuNdf. 1980 ‘c pwtI df zfkKfny lfgy sLfied pihlf golI kFz hoieaf. iqMn bMdy mfr idwqy. bwbr Kflsf vfly suKdyv isMG bwbr df nF lwgf. mYN iehnF kqlF ivruwD lok lihr aKLbfr ivc vwzf lyK iliKaf. ayYqvfr nUM pihly pMny qy Cipaf. eyny nUM amrkot golI kFz ho igaf, AuQy pMj bMdy mfr gey. keI jLKmI hoey. sfzy pirvfr df bVf njLdIkI zfktr mnohr lfl vI mfiraf igaf. mYnUM bVf ipafr krdy sn Auh. AusdI vhutI sdmy nfl pfgl ho geI qy hr iswK nUM awqvfdI smJx lwgI. mYN aPLsos krn igaf qF Auh myry vI qrly kwZx lwgI ik hux myry muMizaF nUM nf mfrIN. aFhdI-aFhdI byhosL ho geI.
mYN Gr af ky iek lMmI icwTI ilKI Drm XuwD morcy dy izktytr sMq hrcMd isMG lONgovfl dy nF. jo cfr aKLbfrF dy aYzItorIal pMinaF Auqy vI CpI. isrlyK sI ‘‘sMq lONgovfl dy nF idl tuMbvIN icwTI’’
myrI icwTI dy hvfly nfl sMq lONogovfl ny aKLbfrF nUM ibafn jfr kIqf ik ‘akflI dl ies kqlogfrd dI inMdf aqy ivroD krdf hY.’’
pr ivroD dIaF afvfjLF nUM golIaF mfr ky cuwp krf dyx dI rIq cwl peI sI. sfzy sfQI avqfr isMG cuqflf df kql kr idwqf igaf. iPr iek idn sLfm nUM vYn ivc 6-7 jxy pulIs vfly bx ky mYnUM GroN bfhr bulfAuNdy rhy. myry cfcy df muMzf inMdr qfV igaf. asIN QfixAuN pqf kIqf qF Auh kihMdy, ‘‘nf BeI, asIN qF pMj vjy qoN bfad QfixEN eI nf inkldy.’’ mYN pfrtI dPLqr jf ky dwisaf. sfry muwK lIzr bYTy sn. myrI sfrI gwl sux ky iek lIzr kfmryz dlIp isMG tipafly vwl AuNgl kr ky kihMdf, ‘‘eyQy eyzy vwzy-vwzy lIzr bYTy, iehnF nUM koeI mfrn nhIN pYNdf qy DfnUM kwlH nUM muMizaF nUM ikwzf ku Kqrf pYdf ho igaf, huxy eI. jfE jf ky kMm kro. aYvyN nf zrI jfE.’’
Eho qrIkf vrq ky mgroN 15 ku idn bfad pulIs vfly bxdy awqvfdIaF vwloN myry ipMzoN 10 ku iklomItr dUr Girafly kfmryz arjn isMG msqfnf (sfbkf aYm[aYl[ey[) df kql kr idwqf igaf.
myrf aMdfjLf sI ik ividafrQI aqy nOjvfn PrMt AuWqy ijhVI eynI iswDI lVfeI bx geI sI. pfrtI Aus nUM smJx qoN asmrwQ sI qy jwkoqwkI ivc sI ik kI krIey. kfzr nUM ielfikaF ivcoN bfhr kwZ leIey? hiQafr KrId leIey qy mukfblf krIey? jF jy AuhnF ivruwD bolIey qy ikvyN bolIey? kuC vI spwsLt nhI sI. sLfied eyho kfrn sI ik eyho ijhy hflqF ivc sB inhwQy hI qury iPrdy sn qy ievyN hI quiraf iPrdf mfiraf igaf qrnqfrn dy ielfky ivc sfzy sfiraF df sB qoN hIrf sfQI, dIpk Dvn. Auh gurU nfnk XUnIvristI stUzYNts kONsl df pRDfn irhf sI. Prftydfr aMgryjLI boldf. XUnIvristI sYmInfrF dIaF bihsF df sLihnsLfh. aMgryjLI dy pricaF leI lyK ilKdf. KFdy-pINdy zfktr df muMzf qy idhfqI mjLdUrF df puwqr bx igaf. AusnUM iekwly skUtr qy jFdy nUM GoiVaF Auqy vfhxf ivc ipwCf krky mfiraf awqvfdIaF ny. AusqoN mgroN iek qoN bfad iek kql huMdy gey sfzI sfQI arUV imwl pihlF qy mgroN idlbfg butfrI, suwKf iBwKIivMz, nOjvfn sBf pMjfb df ijLlHf skwqr gurnfm isMG AuWpl, sUbf skwqr sohx isMG ZysI qy keI hor.
awqvfdI mfrn pYx qF dunIaF pulIs kol jFdI qy pulIs nfl myry sbMDF df hfl qF eyho ijhf sI ik jd rxjIq isMG bRhmpurf (mOjUdf akflI mMqrI) ny iek vfr srhflI Qfxy ivruwD morcf lfieaf qF mYnUM qy arUV igwl nUM Aucycf pwtIE swidaf igaf bolx lwigaf jfx pCfx vI ieho krfeI geI ik ieh qrnqfrn, iBwKIivMz qy pwtI dy pulIs ivroDI moricaF dy jrnYl ny.
so mYN ikDr nUM jFdf? mYnUM pulIs vI afpxI dusLmx jfpdI qy awqvfdI vI. Gr dy vwKry suwkxy pey hoey sn. ik ieh hux QoVHy idnF df hI pRhuxf hY. pr mYN mYdfn Cwz ky ikDr jFdf? mYnUM qF sgoN stUzYNts PYzrysLn afPL ieMzIaf df pMjfb qy cMzIgVH df skwqr bxf idwqf igaf myry sgoN rojL aKLbfrF ivc ibafn Cpdy, iesLiqhfr pMjfb dIaF kMDF AuWqy lgdy. aKLbfrF ivc lyK Cpdy. mYN gurU nfnk dyv XUnIvristI aMimRqsr ivc aYm[ey[ pMjfbI ivc dfKl ho igaf. XUnIvristI amrjIq iswDU, amr grg, prgx isMG myry muwK sfQI sn qy iekbfl isMG, jsvMq isMG, arivMdr iZwloN, rvI, prmjIq kOr, prdIp, mihl isMG vI nfl sn. XUnIvristI dI 1983 ivc hoeI ielYksLn asIN irkfrz Prk nfl ijwqI ies nfl ivroD hor iqwKf ho igaf. mYN afpxy Kwby pwKI ividafrQI jQybMdIaF dy sFJy pRomYisv stUzYNts PrMt df knvInr sF XUnNIvristI ivc.
jd nfldy iek idn krky kql hox lwg qF asIN vI jIa-iBafxy afpxI jfn bcfAux leI inwky-moty hiQafrF df pRbMD krn leI soc ivcfr krn lwgy. bMdf mfrn afAU qF awgoN kuC mukfblf qF krFgy.’ iek idn sivMdr sMDU (awj kwlH sLoRmxI kmytI mYNbr) mYnUM afx ky kihMdf, ‘‘mYN qF kr ilaf jugfV, qUM vyK lf kI krnf.’’ eynf afK ky Aus ny Joly ivcoN iek bfrF bor df jMgfilaf ijaf iek golI vflf ipsqOl kwiZaf. boJy ‘coN golIaF kwZIaF. jd golI ivc pfeI qF Auh Purl krky nflI dy agly pfsy inkl geI. Auh ivcfrF bfrF bor dy ipsqOl nfl QrI-nt-QrI dIaF golIaf leI iPrdf sI.
asIN hws hws dUhry ho gey. pr sfzI icMqf aYvyN QoVI sI. sivMdr nUM Jbfl awzy Auqy awqvfdIaF insLfnf bxfieaf qy iqMn golIaF Auhdy iZwz ‘c mfrIaF. Auh keI mhIny hspqfl ruldf irhf. msF bicaf.
blfvF Auz-Auz gl nUM icMbV rhIaF sn. myrI BUaf df ipMz hY ‘QFdy’. AuhnF dy ipMz df kfrj isMG QFdy bx igaf vwzf awqvfdI, iBMzrFvfflf tfeIgrjL Pors df lYPtInYNt jnrl. AuhnF dI vwt myrI BUaf dI pYlI nfl sFJI sI. Auhny Dwky nfl BUaF kI pOxf ikwlHf pYlI vfh leI. sfzy pirvfr nY slfh bxfeI qy bMdy iekwTy krky kbjLf vfps jf ilaf. kfrj dy ibTfey do rPlF vfly bMdy vyK ky iKsk gey pr QoVHy idnF ivc hI kfrj ny sfzy iqMn bMdy kql kr idwqy. myrI BUaf df vwzf muMzf inrml, BUaf dI swj ivafhI kuVI df pRfhuxf qy kuVm. iPr PuwPV afKy, ‘‘pYlI gurduafry dy nF lvf ky bfkI df prvfr bcfeIey.’’ aMimRqsr kcihrI gey. myrf PuwPV, kfrj df ipE BfjI (myrf bfp) BUaf df muMzf suKdyv. jd ilKq pVHq dI gwl afeI qF kfrj df ipE ijdy py igaf ‘‘qusIN pYlI myry nf lvfE, mYN afpy gurduafry dy nF lvfdUM. ‘‘ BfjI pY gey, ‘‘jfh krlIN jo krnf. asIN nI pYlI qyry nf lvfAuxI.’’ hor pycf pY igaf.
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