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gurdfs mfn df sLoa ho irhf sI ieh meI 1982 dI gwl hY. trFto ivwc sYinkf kfilj dy imMklr aOzItorIam ivwc ijMnIaF vI sItF sn Auh hwQo-hwQI ivk cuwkIaF sn. asF, prbMDkF ny sLoa qoN iewk hPqf pihlF hI ieh aYlfn krvf idwqf ik sLoa pUrI qrHF solz afAUt hY, ies leI koeI swjx mOky AuWqy itkt imlx dI afs nfl nf afey. iesdy bfvjUd hfl dy bfhr ajyhy lokF dI qkVI BIV lwgI hoeI sI, ijnHF nMU ajy Jfk sI ik sLfied itkt df koeI nf koeI gyV bx jfey.
qFhIEN hI iehnF itkt-aiBlfsLIaF ivwcoN iewk nMU koeI sroqf hfl ivwcoN bfhr afAuNdf idisaf. itkt ivhUxy swjx ny bfhr afey sroqy kolL jf ky bVy qrly nfl ikhf, “mYN gurdfs mfn dy drsLnF leI afieaf sI, pr hfl Puwl ho cuwkf hY. jy qusIN burf nf mnfE, mYN quhfzy pfs AuWqy mfn jI dy drsLn kr afvF. mYN bws jfx afAux hI krnf hY.”
sroqy dy ichry AuWqy byvsI ijhI dyK ky gurdfs dy AupfsLk ny XkIn duafieaf, “iPkr nf kro, quhfnMU AuzIkxf nhIN peygf; bws mYN pMjF imMtF ivwc bfhr afieaf.”
sroqf-swjx gurdfs dy agly gIq dI iqafrI qwk vfsLrUm jfx leI, bfhr afieaf sI. drsLn aiBlfsLI swjx dI sfAU sLkl sUrq dyK ky sroqy ny afpxF gyt pfs aqy itkt dI sIt nMbr vflf tukVf Aus nMU dy idwqf. afpxF kMm nbyV ky sroqf-swjx vfps gyt AuWqy afieaf qF drsLn-aiBlfsLI ajy bfhr nhIN sI afieaf. sroqf-swjx AuzIkx lwigaf. AuzIkidaF awDf GMtf lMG igaf. lfcfr hoieaf sroqf swjx sfnMU af imilaf aqy afpxy nfl vfprI iviQaf suxfeI. asIN Aus qoN Ausdf sIt nMbr lY ky afpxy iewk bMdy nMU ikhf, “ies nMbr dI sIt AuWqy ijhVf vI bYTf hovy, Aus nMU DU ky bfhr lY af.”
jdoN sfzf bMdf drsLn aiBlfsLI nMU bfhr lY ky afieaf qF asIN Ausdy gl pY gey, “dyKx nMU qF qMU Blfmfxs lwgdf eyN, pr krqUq ieh!”
pr Aus dy AuWqr ny sfnMU inruwqr ijhf kr idwqf. Auh boilaf, “swc mMinEN! mYN igaf qF isrP drsLnF leI hI sI. mYN AuWTxf vI keI vfr cfihaf, pr Auh pqMdr mYnUM AuWTx vI dyvy?”
“kOx?” asIN iKJ ky puwiCaf.
“AuhI ijsdy drsLnF leI mYN aMdr afieaf sF!”
gurdfs mfn ivwc swc muc koeI ajyhf jfdU hY ik Auh afpxy sroiqaF nMU pUrI qrHF kIl lYNdf hY. ieh gwl AudoN vI swc sI jdoN gurdfs pihlI vfr kYnyzf afieaf aqy awj vI swc hY. Aus dy sLoa df aYlfn ipwCoN huMdf hY aqy Aus dIaF itktF pihlF ivk jFdIaF hn.
gurdfs dI ies PyrI smyN mYN Aus dy do sLoa trFto ivwc krvfey. iewk, afAux smyN, qy iewk,
vfips Bfrq jfx smyN. pihlf sLoa iewk hPqf pihlF hI solz afAUt ho igaf. qF dUsrf do hPqy pihloN. ajyhI kfmXfbI nfl gfiek dI klf df jfdU hor vI vD jFdf hY.
sfzy ies progrfm dy afrMB smyN mYN pMjfbI bolI dy ipCokV aqy gfiekI bfry jfxkfrI aDfrq 5 ku imMt dI kumYNtrI irkfrz krky pysL kIqI. typ mwukidaF hI gurdfs mfn styj AuWqy afieaf, duaf slfm qoN bfad “awlf hU qUM...” qoN AusdI gfiekI df dOr sLurU hoieaf. ieh sLoa sfZy iqMn GMty cwldf irhf. gurdfs ny sroqy ies qrHF kIl ley sn ijvyN mdfrI bIn nfl swp nMU kIl lYNdf hY. ies progrfm ivwc do gIq gurdfs dy sfQI jiqMdr dwq ny gfey aqy iewk lok nfc gurdfs dI pqnI mnjIq ny pysL kIqf.
pMjfbI progrfmF ivwc sLor sLrfbf aksr suxfeI dyNdf hY. ies progrfm ivwc iewk swjx ny jd sItI mfrI, qF gurdfs mfn gfAuNdf-gfAuNdf ruk igaf. Aus ny sItI mfrn vflLy dI ies hrkq AuWqy, bVy slIky nfl, dwuK jLfihr kIqf, aqy afpxI kivqf dy bol, “ieh jvfnI idvfnI ikDr jf rhI hY” jd Cohy qF Aus dIaF awKF ivwc pfxI sI. gurdfs dI ies imwTI iPtkfr qoN ipwCoN iksy dI kI mjfl ik hfl ivwc bYTf koeI sroqf kusikaf hovy. bIqy sflF ivwc trFto ivwc anykF swiBafcfrk progrfm ho cuwky hn, pr awj qwk ieho ijhf sLFq pMjfbI sLoa kdy nhIN hoieaf.
ies progrfm dI bhuq hI kmfl dI afzIE typ, “gurdfs mfn lfeIv ien kYnyzf” mYN kYnyzf ivwc irlIjL kIqI.
dUsrf sLoa koeI zyZ ku mhInyN bfad, aYqvfr dy idn sI. mYN gurdfs nfl slfh kIqI ik Qytr nMU jFdy smyN rsqy ivwc gurdvfry mwQf tyk cwlIey. gurdvfry dy prbMDkF ivwcoN iewk imwqr sfzy Gr afey hoey sn. Ausny ikhf, “jy gurdvfry afAuxf hI hY qF dIvfn ivwc iewk sLbd hI pVHdy jfE.” gurdfs boilaf, “jo hukm hjLUr!”
sfQoN vfiedf lY ky imwqr qF clf igaf pr gurdfs dI sLbd gfAux dI koeI iqafrI nhIN sI. asIN dohF ny slfh kIqI aqy gurdfs ny iewk sLbd aqy iewk gIq gurdvfry gfAux leI iqafr kr ilaf. gurdfs ny agly idn gurdvfry jf ky “aMimRq bfxI hir hir qyrI” sLbd qy pRo. mohx isMG dI iewk kivqf “iswKI df bUtf” pVHI. sMgqF dI sLrDf aQfh sI, AuhnF ny notF df gurdfs mohry Zyr lf idwqf. gurdfs ny ieh sfrI mfieaf gurdvfry dI golk ivwc pf idwqI aqy sMgqF df DMnvfd kridaF ikhf, “iewQy mYN quhfzy crnF dI DUV mwQy nMU lfAux afieaf sF, mfieaf quhfzI idwqI hoeI awgy hI bhuq hY.”
gurdfs mfn 1984 ivwc kYnyzf ivwc dUsrI vfr iksy nvyN prmotr nfl afieaf. ies swjx ny trFto ivwc hox vflLy sLoa leI myrI shfieqf mMgI qy ieh vfiedf kIqf, “mfhl sfihb, qusIN sfzf pihlf sLoa krvf idaF, dUsrf sLoa asIN quhfnMU krvfAux leI vyc idaFgy.”
Aus swjx nMU sLoa ibjLns bfry qjrbf nf hox kfrn myrI mwdd dI loV sI. mYN awzI cotI df jLor lf ky promosLn kIqI. mYN gurdfs nMU sucwjy ZMg nfl idKfAuxf cfhuMdf sI; ijs df Auh asl ivwc hwkdfr vI sI. ies ivwc myrf koeI jLfqI afriQk tIcf nhIN sI.
gurdfs mfn df ieh sLoa vI lokF dI igxqI vjoN sPl hoieaf, pr hfl aqy sfAUNz isstm dI qknIkI smwisaf kfrx suxn aqy suxfAux df mjLf ikrkrf ho igaf. progrfm KLqm hox qo mgroN jdoN gurdfs myry Gr afieaf qF Auh Audfs sI. Aus nMU dwuK sI ik Auh pUrI qswlI nfl afpxy cfhux vfilaF df mnorMjn nhIN sI kr sikaf. mYnUM kihx lwgf, “pYsf hI sB kuJ nhIN huMdf. suxn suxfAux dI vI iewk qihjLIb hMudI hY. qusIN sfAUNz dI gwl Cwzo, klfkfrF leI koeI vfsLrUm hI nhIN sI. prdy ipwCy iewk bfltI prbMDkF ny sfnMU dy idwqI sI.”
gurdfs aqy mnjIq df myry svrgvfsI cfcf jI, mnjIq isMG mfhl nfl bhuq nyV sI. Auh donF nMU nfl dy alwg kmry ivwc lY gey qy koeI awDy ku GMty bfad, Auh AunHF nMU smJf buJf ky Kfxy vflLy tybl AuWqy lY afey.
agly idn jdoN prmotr sfrI pfrtI nMU lY ky bfkI dy sLihrF nMU jfx lwgf, qF mY Aus qoN vfps afAux dI qfrIK bfry puwiCaf. Aus ny koeI iswDf jvfb nf idwqf. mYnUM lwigaf ik bIqI rfq dy sLoa dI afrQk sPlqf kfrn aglf sLoa mYnUM vycx bfry Aus ny afpxF mn bdl ilaf sI.
koeI do mhInyN ipwCoN trFto ivwc gurdfs dy sLoa dI iPr sUcnf imlI. ijs idn ieh progrfm hoieaf Aus qoN iewk idn pihlf aMimRqsr ivwc hirmMdr sfihb AuWqy ‘nIlf qfrf’ aYksLn ho cuwkf sI. mYN ieh progrfm vyKx nf igaf. kuJ imwqrF ny dwisaf ik drsLkF dI igxqI msF sO zyZ sO sI. pMjfb ivwc vfprI GtnF kfrn gurdfs df mn pIVq sI. Aus ny styj AuWqy cVHky drsLkF qoN muafPI mMgI aqy sLoa nf kIqf.
ies GtnF qoN cfr ku idnF ipwCoN mYnUM gurdfs dy kflj smyN dy sfQI prm iswDU df PLon afieaf, “Bf jI, sfzy vl afAuNgy, gurdfs bfeI ny quhfnMU imlxf hY.”
mYN prm dy Gr jf ky gurdfs nMU imilaf. pqf lwgf ik promotr nfl Aus dy mwqByd ho gey sn. Aus dy group df smfn aqy itktF vI AunHF kolL nhIN sn. Auh bhuq prysLfn aqy Audfs sn. Ausy sLfm Auh qy Aus dy sfQI, myry swdy AuWqy, sfzy Gr af gey aqy ds idn myry kolL hI rhy. AunHF nMU AunHF df sfmfn qF nf imilaf pr mYN qy prm ny eyar lfeIn kolLoN AuhnF dIaF hvfeI itktF df bMdobsq krvf idwqf.
jdoN Auh kYnyzf qoN vfps jfx lwgf, mYN AunHF dy 1982 dy sLoa dI afzIE kYsyt dI AunHF dy ihwsy dI mfieaf gurdfs dI pqnI mnjIq nMU dyxI cfhI pr Aus ny svIkfr krno nFh kr idwqI. myry jLor dyx AuWqy vI Auh nf mMnI.
awj gurdfs mfn df nF pMjfbI lok-gfiekI ivwc bhuq cmk irhf hY. lok Aus dy dIvfny hn. afKLr ies klfkfr ivwc Auh ikhVI gwl hY, ijhVI Ausdy sroiqaF nMU mMqr-mugD kr idMdI hY?
tYlIvIjLn AuWqy gwlbfq kridaF mYN Aus nMU iehI svfl kIqf qF, Auh boilaf, “mYN kI afKF? ieh qF lok hI dws skdy hn.”
gwl Aus dI swcI sI. BfvyN Auh jfxdf hY ik Auh byhwd mkbUl klfkfr hY pr AusnUM afpxy mUMhoN afpxI hvf bMnHxI psMd nhIN. Auh buinafdI qOr AuWqy hlImI vflf aqy sMgfAU afdmI hY.
kYnyzf dI 1984 dI PyrI ipwCoN Auh do vfr kYnyzf progrfm krn afieaf aqy sfzI mulfkfq vI hoeI, pr nf hoieaF vrgI. 1995 ivwc jd Auh kYnyzf afpxy sLoa krn afieaf qF mYN ikhf, “gurdfs vIr, mYN kuJ ilKx df ivcfr rwKdf hF; kI koeI iml bYTx df mOkf imlygf?”
gurdfs boilaf, “ikAuN nhIN bfibE! asIN trFto vflLy sLoa qoN bfad iqMn cfr idn iewQy hI rihxf hY. ijwdx afKoN dfs hfjLr hY.”
“bfibE” sLbd Aus dI gwl bfq ivwc afm pfEgy. Aus dI rIs ivwc ieh sLbd awj kwlH pMjfb dy gwBrUaF dI BfsLf df ihwsf bx igaf hY.
gurdfs dI apxwq aqy inmrqf awj vI brkrfr hY. ieh vyK ky mYnUM KusLI hoeI, ikAuN ik afm klfkfr QoVHf ijhf nF bxn nfl hI afpf Buwl jFdy hn.
mYN ikhf, “somvfr qF quhfzf vrq huMdY, mMgl jF buwDvfr sLfm nMU myry Gr afE rlL ky rotI KfvFgy, gwlF krFgy.”
mYnUM Xfd sI ik somvfr nMU gurdfs pUrf Pfkf krdf sI.
Auh hws ky boilaf, “vrq vurq afpF keI sfl hoey, bfibaF dI ikrpf nfl Cwz idwqy hn. quhfnMU ijhVf idn sOKf lwgy afpF bih lvFgy.” Aus ny dwisaf ik nkodr vflLY sfeIN jI dI sMgq qoN bfad Aus ny vihmF BrmF ivwc ivsLvfs krnf Cwz idwqf hY.
iewk svyr prm iswDU dy Gr nfsLqy qy gurdfs mfn bfry vDyry jfnx df qy kuJ purfxIaF XfdF qfjLf krn df mOkf imilaf.
gurdfs mfn iewk albylf klfkfr hY - AuWcf lMmf, sunwKf qy bFkf. pr Aus dI sLKsIaq dI asl KLUbsUrqI Ausdf sUKLm aqy drdmMd idl hY. ies idl ny hI Aus nMU klfkfr bxfieaf, sLfierI vwl qoiraf qy zPlI PVf ky mMc AuWqy ncfieaf! ijvyN buwly ny ikhf hY, “qyry iesLk ncfieaf kr QweIaf-QweIaf.”
Aus nMU gfAux dI ilwlH bcpn qoN hI sI. ipMz ivwc klIaF aqy vfrF gfAux vfilaF dy, ZfzIaF jF kvIsLrF dy aKfVy lwgdy. kvIsLr krnYl isMG “pfrs”, rfmUvflIaf dI kvIsLrI aqy Xmlf jI dy gIq Aus dy mn nMU bhuq BfAuNdy sn. Aus dy mn ivwc qUMbI vjfAux df sLOk jfigaf, pr qUMbI KLrIdI ikvyN jfvy? Gr idaF nMU qF AuWkf hI psMd nhIN sI ik AuhnF df juafk gfAux vrgIaF vfDU iewlqF kry. AuNJ vI AuhnIN idnIN ksibaF ivwc qUMbIaF kOx bxfAuNdf sI. pr qUMbI qoN ibnF gfAuxf kfhdf?
gurdfs afpxI ZfxI nfl cubfry ivwc jf lukdf AuWqy kwujI dy afrpfr Cyk krky, Aus ivwc zMzf aVf, qUMbI bnfAux dI koisLsL krdf. pqf nhIN ies qjrby ivwc Aus ny ikMnIaF kwujIaF qoVIaF hoxgIaF, ieMJ kuwjIaF qoV-qoV, qjLrby kridaF gurdfs ny afpxy gfAux dy sLOk nMU mwTf nf pYx idwqf.
gurdfs afpxy hfxIaF nMU iekwiTaF krdf aqy ipMz qoN bfhr, iksy nvyklI QF, afpxF aKfVf jf lfAuNdf. Aus dy hfxI KusL hoky ienfm vjoN AusnUM TIkrIaF idMdy. Auh TIkrIaF hux Aus AuWqy mohrF bx vrHH rhIaF hn.
skUl dIaF AuqlIaF jmfqF ivwc Aus nMU kdy kdfeIN mfstrF qoN sLfbfsL imldI, kdy hmjmfqIaF qoN vfh-vfh imldI. ies dOr ivwc AusdI gfiek bxn dI rIJ lukvyN sLOk qoN awgy nf vDI.
grYjUeysLn qoN bfad Auh smF afieaf jdoN Ausdy sLOk leI mYdfn KwuilHaf, qy KwuilHaf vI ajyhf ik dyKidaF hI dyKidaF Auh pihlF pMjfb ivwc, Pyr ihMdusqfn ivwc aqy aMq nMU dunIaF Br ivwc pMjfbIaF df chyqf gfiek bx igaf. pMjfbIaF ny Aus nMU ieMJ cwuikaf ijvyN Auh AuzIk hI kr rhy hox ik jogIaF dy Bys ivwc, rFJy ijhf, koeI gfiek afey aqy sUPLIaF vflLI msqI nfl nwcdf gfAuNdf AuhnF dy mnF nMU luwt ky lY jfey.
gfiek vjoN Aus dI ijLMdgI pitafly qoN sLurU hoeI. Auh AuWQy iPjLIkl aYjUkysLn kfilj ivwc kors krn leI igaf sI. iPjLIkl kfilj dy iehnF idnF ivwc Ausdf iewk Ausqfd pRoPYsr sulyK cMdr, gurdfs aqy hor ividafrQIaF nMU gIq sMgIq dy Kyqr ivwc idlcspI lYx leI pryrdf. idlcsp gwl ieh hY ik ies kors ivwc Aus ny jUzo nMU afpxy ivsLysL ivsLy vjoN cuixaF sI, pr Auh ies kfilj ivwcoN aYWm. pI. aYWz. dI snd lY ky, iewk vDIaf jUzo iKzfrI hI nhIN, sgoN iewk vDIaf klfkfr vI bx ky inkilaf. Aus nMU sroiqaF nMU bMnH ky ibTf lYx dy dfapyc af gey sn. ieh dfapyc Aus ny iswKy nhIN, sgoN AusdI gfiekI aqy gIqF dy nfl afp muhfry hI Augmy sn ijvyN pMCIaF dy prF ivwc AuzfrI AuqrdI hY.
gurdfs ny dwisaf ik iPjLIkl aYjUkysLn ivwc AusdI koeI KLfs rucI nhIN sI. Aus dy imwwqr avqfr ny iPjLIkl aYjUkysLn kflj ivwc afpxF dfKlf Pfrm Brn smyN gurdfs dy Pfrm vI afp hI Br idwqy sn. gurdfs ny dfKly qoN pihlF df iPjLIkl aYPIsLY~sI tYst vI hfsy-hfsy ivwc hI 35 sikMtF ivwc pfs kr ilaf. Aus nMU KyzF ivwc AuWnI idlcspI inscy hI sI, ijMnIN iewk qMdrusq nOjvfn muMzy nMU hoxI cfhIdI hY. kflj dI pVHfeI smyN Auh kbwzI, vflIvfl aqy Puwtbfl Kyzdf irhf sI. Aus ny Gulx dy vI dfa pyc iswKy sn, pr Aus dI idlI rIJ hmysLf klfkfr bxn dI hI rhI sI.
pihlI vfr gfiek vjoN awgy afAux df mOkf Aus nMU AudoN imilaf jdoN Auh iPjLIkl tryinMg kflj dy ividafrQIaF dI kONsl dy prDfn vjoN BMgVy aqy igwDy dI tIm lY ky afl ieMzIaf XUQ PYstIvl ivwc sLfml hox leI lKnAU igaf. iksy vjHf krky AusdI tIm PYstIvl ivwc ihwsf nf lY skI, ies leI Auh qfjmhwl dyKx afgry cly gey. AuWQy iewk gurdvfry ivwc mwQf tykx gey qF AuhnF dI mulfkfq iewk brgyzIar cfvlf nfl ho geI. jdoN brgyzIar sfihb nMU pqf lwgf ik pMjfb qoN afey ieh muMzy kuVIaF nwc gf vI lYNdy hn qF AuhnF iehnF nMU afpxI rjmY~t dy iewk jsLn ivwc ihwsf lYx df swdf idwqf. iehnF nMU hor kI cfhIdf sI. brgyzIar cfvlf ny jIpF aqy gwzIaF iehnF dy hvfly kr idwqIaF qy gurdfs mfn dI tolI vwK-vwK CfAuxIaF ivwc jf ky aPsrF qy jvfnF df mnorMjn krn leI do hPqy dI muihMm qy qur peI. ieh sI gurdfs mfn dI kfrIEgrfPz gfiekI df awcncyq afrMB.
iPjLIkl aYjUkysLn kflj ny gurdfs mfn dI gfien klf ivwc qF sLfied koeI vfDf nhIN kIqf pr ijMnyN lMmy dm aqy srIrk vrijLsL dI loV Aus nMU afpxI gfien klf leI pYNdI hY Aus ivwc AuWQoN dI tryinMg, XkInn mwddgfr sfbq hoeI jfpdI hY. Aus ivwc ajy vI muMizaF vflLI PurqI aqy lck hY. lgfqfr iqMn cfr GMty mMc AuWqy nwcx aqy gfAux qoN bfad vI ieh kdy nhIN lwigaf ik gurdfs mfn Qwk igaf hovy jF Aus df dm Puwl igaf hovy.
gurdfs mfn hux isrmOr klfkfr bxn dy rfh tur ipaf sI. gfiek vjoN Aus dIaF gwlF pitafly sLihr hox lwg peIaF sn. pitafly qoN aYWm. pI. aYWz. krn qoN bfad Ausny iPjLIkl aYjUkysLn dy lYkcrfr vjoN pihlI nOkrI srkfrI kflj mukqsr qoN sLurU kIqI. ipwCoN Auh kuJ smF zyrf bsI vI pVHfAuNdf irhf. pr Aus dy idl ivwc styj df zUMGf sLONk sI qy Aus sLONk leI Auh sB kuJ vfrn nMU iqafr sI. ienHF idnF ivwc Aus dI mulfkfq AuWGy mMc inrdysLk hrpfl itvfxf nfl ho geI. gurdfs afpxI srkfrI nOkrI ivwcy Cwz ky muV pitafly af viVaf. Aus ny itvfxf dy keI nftkF, ijvyN “ihMd dI cfdr”, “sqXm ivjyXqy” afid aqy iewk Epyrf “surKL gLulfb kI bytI” ivwc kMm kIqf. hux Aus nMU afpxI qbIaq df ipV iml igaf sI. sbwb nfl iehnF nftkF ivwc Aus nMU PLkIr df rol imilaf ijhVf Auh styjF AuWqy hux qwk inBf irhf hY. Aus ny iPlm ‘lONg df ilsLkfrf’ ivwc vI iewk PLkIr dI hI BUimkf inBfeI sI.
rUh dI BwuK imtfAux leI Aus nMU itvfxf sfihb dI sMgq iml geI aqy iZwz Brn dI smwisaf leI, pMjfb ibjlI borz dy afizwt ivBfg dy iewk aPsr, imstr BsIn ny, Aus dy gIqF qoN pRBfivq ho ky, Aus nMU afpxy dPqr ivwc apr zvIjLn klrk lf ilaf sI aqy icwTIaF CFtx df sOKf ijhf kMm dy idwqf. pr “sIny iKwc ijnHF ny KfDI” hovy AuhnF qoN icwTIaF vI ikwQy CFtIaF jFdIaF hn. mfn sfihb icwTIaF CFtx dI bjfey ijAuN dIaF iqAuN iewk borI ivwc swut idMdy. jd ieh borI Br geI qF twut Bwj vflLy hnyHry kmry ivwc jf suwtI. Auqly aPsrF nMU iksy icwTI df koeI jvfb hI nf jfey.
jdoN rOlLf kuJ ijLafdf hI vD igaf qF guMm hoeIaF icwTIaF dI Bfl sLurU hoeI. aMq nMU icwTIaF dI BrI borI lwB peI. Aus idn gurdfs mfn dPqr ivwc nhIN sI. agly idn Aus dI pysLI hoeI. BsIn sfihb ny puwiCaf, “kfkf qUM ieh kI kIqf?” gurdfs mfn awgo kuJ nf boly, bs roeI jfey. afKr BsIn sfihb boly, “cMgf jfh!” ies ipwCoN icwTIaF CFtx dy kMm qoN vI AusnUM mukq kr idwqf igaf. Aus AuWqy isrP ieMnIN pfbMdI sI ik Auh rojL dPqr af ky hfjLrI lf jfieaf kry. hux mfn nMU Aus dI jLmIr duKI krn lwg peI. ibnF kMm kIqy qnKfh jyb ivwc pfAuxf ikDrlI iensfnIaq hY. afKLr iewk idn Aus dI jLmIr Aus nMU ibjlI borz qoN asqIPf duaf ky hI cwup kIqI.
gurdfs mfn dy kYnyzf afAux qoN pihlf Aus dI iewk afzIE typ, jo sMn 1981 ivwc cMzIgVH dy nyVy pMckUly ivwc hoey Aus dy iewk progrfm dI irkfrizMg sI, mfrkIt ivwc af cwukI sI. ieh typ iewQy kYnyzf vI puwj geI sI. ies typ dy gIq jd lokF qwk phuMcy qF Aus dy pRsLMskF dI lMmI lVI bx geI. ies qoN bfad Aus nMU qy Aus dy gIqF nMU pMjfbI swiBafcfr ivwc iewk nvyklI pihcfx vjoN slfihaf jfx lwgf.
jdoN Auh 1982 ivwc pihlI vfr kYnyzf afieaf, AudoN qwk Aus df aYWl. pI. ‘idl df mfmlf hY’ vI irlIjL ho cwukf sI.
gurdfs afpxI sPlqf df vwzf kfrn dUrdrsLn nMU dwsdf hY. mYN puwiCaf, “tI. vI. df islslf ikvyN bixaF?” gurdfs boilaf, “tI. vI. AuWqy mYnUM jlMDr tI. vI. dy bfvf jI ny mOkf idwqf sI. sB qoN pihlF myrI irkfrizMg ‘jvF qrMg’ progrfm leI 1978 ivwc hoeI, ijs ivwc mYN ‘lfeI bykdrF nfl XfrI’ gfieaf jo drsLkF ny bhuq psMd kIqf sI. 1980 dy nvyN sfl dy progrfm ivwc mYN “idl df mfmlf” drsLkF dI njLr kIqf. bws Pyr kI sI, cwl so cwl.”
“kI swc muwc hI qusIN tI. vI. nMU quhfzy lokF qwk puwjx df eynf vwzf sfDn smJdy ho?” myry ies svfl nMU suxky gurdfs muskrfieaf qy boilaf, “ieh scfeI hY, jo vI mYN awj hF, ies ivwc tI. vI. df bhuq vwzf hwQ hY. mYN hux vI jdoN iksy tI. vI. stysLn AuWqy irkfrizMg leI jFdf hF, jlMDr hovy jF idwlI qy jF mdrfs, mYN Aus styj nMU pRxfm krdf hF.”
gurdfs mfn ijMnyN vI gIq gfAuNdf hY, Aus dy afpxy ilKy huMdy hn. mYN Aus nMU puwiCaf, “quhfnMU sLfierI dI lfg ikvyN lwgI?” Aus ny ikhf, “cONhI pfsIN iKwlrI hirafvl qoN, lih lhfAuNdIaF PslF qoN, imwtI dI mihk qoN, vMgF dI Cxkfr qoN....” Aus df AuWqr sLfierfnf sI.
Aus dy AuWqr qoN ieMJ lwgygf ijvyN Auh kyvl iesLk musLk dy rumFitk ijhy gIq hI ilKdf hY - imlx dI qFG dy, ivCoVy dI ksk dy, vsl dy rMgIn plF dy. pr ajyhf nhIN hY. Aus dy gIqF ivwc smfjI aMsL aqy cyqnf dI zUMGfeI vI huMdI hY. koeI vylf hovygf jdoN Aus df iewk mihbUb hovygf pr awj iewk icMnH hY - suhwpx df, ipafr df, iksy sumyl dI qFG df, iksy lf-ielfj pIV df. jfpdf sI ik pMjfbI gfiekI kyvl dogfixaf qwk hI sImq hY, aqy asLlIlqf dy icwkV ivwc Ds cuwkI sI. gurdfs mfn ny ies nMU swiBak aqy svwC bxfieaf aqy pMjfbI gfiekI ivwc afeI KVoq nMU qoiVaf hY. ies ivwc Aus dI gfiekI aqy sLfierI df brfbr df hwQ hY.
mYN puwiCaf, “quhfzf jIvn ieMnF msrUPL rihMdf hY, ilKx leI smF ikwQoN kwZdy ho.”
gurdfs boilaf, “bs qurdy iPrdy ilK leIdf ey. mn ivwc itkfa hovy, ilK ho jFdf hY, cfhy sPLr ivwc hoeIey, qy cfhy bfQrUm ivwc.”
gurdfs mfn nMU gfiekI ivrfsq ivwc nhIN imlI. ieh Aus leI kudrq dI dyx hY. Auh pMzq afqm pRkfsL aqy crnjIq ahUjf nMU afpxy Ausqfd mMndf hY. Aus dI kivqf Aus dy cyqn mn dI Aupj hY. afpxI eynI sPlqf dy bfvjUd vI Auh afpxy afp nMU DnMqr sLfier jF gvweIaf nhIN smJdf. BfvyN Aus ny afpxI kfiv-BwTI ivwc bVy suhxy dfxy BuMny hn, pr Aus ivwc mYnUM kdy-kdy kuJ roVy vI rVkdy hn. prMqU Aus dI styj pysLkfrI Aus dy sur jF sLfierI dI CotI motI kmjLorI nMU Zk lYNdI hY.
Auh pMjfb, iesdy lokF, pIrF, PLkIrF, sUPIaF, sLfierF, swiBafcfrk ivrsy, Zwz srMgIaF, lok nfiek qy nfiekfvF df afisLk hY. gurdfs iehnF leI gfAuNdf hY, nwcdf hY, aqy qVpdf hY. kuJ pMjfbIaF hwQoN afpxI bolI nfl mqryaf ijhf slUk dyK ky Auh cwup nf rih sikaf qy Auhny ieh gIq gfieaf :
“pMjfbIey jLbfny nIN rkfny myry dys dIey,
iPwkI pY geI ichry dI nuhfr.
mIZIaF iKlfrI iPryN buwlyH dIey kfPLIey nI,
kIhny qyrf Koh ilaf isLMgfr.”
ieh TIk hY ik iewk pysLfvr gfiek vjoN Aus df mwuK kMm afpxy sroiqaF df mnorMjn krnf hY, pr ajyhf kridaF iewk klfkfr vjoN Auh iensfnI brfbrI, apxI DrqI qy dysL vwloN afpxIaF ijLMmyvfrIaF nMU Bwuldf nhIN. jd nPrq jF quawsb dI koeI mnhUs hvf iehnF dy ipMzy aqy rUh nMU lUMhdI hY qF Auh iehnF leI roNdf hY. ipwCy ijhy jdoN pMjfb ivwc nPrq qy jnUMn dI hnHyrI JwulI qy bydosLf lhU zuwlHf qF Auh AujV rhI pMjfb dI DrqI leI roieaf. “mYN DrqI pMjfb dI loko vsdI AujV geI” gIq Aus smyN dy hflfq pRqI Aus dy Dur aMdr dI hUk hY.
Auh jfxdf hY ik pMjfb dy swiBafcfr aqy ies dI bolI vwl vI Aus dy kuJ PLrjL hn. iehnF PLrjLF nMU Auh mnorMjn dIaF loVF dy Bfr hyT dwbx nhIN dyNdf.
jdoN pMjfb dy hflfq kuJ ijLafdf hI ivgV gey qF Auh duKI ho ky bMbeI clf igaf. Aus nMU lwgf ik ijvyN Auh AujV igaf hovy, ijvyN AusnUM nfnk dI bfxI, buwlyH dy bol aqy cfiqRk dI iblp qoN awz kIqf jf irhf hovy. Aus dy sfhmxy vI pMjfbI kvI surjIq pfqr vrgI ieh duibDf af KVHI hoeI :
“kuJ ikhf qF hnyrf jrygf ikvyN
cuwp irhf qF sLmHFdfn kI kihxgy.”
pMjfb dy duKFq qoN duKI hoky Aus ny iliKaf qy gfieaf sI :
“sLfm hI sLfm jF svyrf hY
dohF dI lflI ivwc rMg myrf hY.”
afpxI DrqI df moh Ausdy jIvn df iewk atwut aMg hY qdy qF Aus ny gfieaf sI ‘myry sohxy dysL pMjfb leI koeI kro duafvF’.
ieh cMgf hI hoieaf ik Auh 1988 ivwc bMbeI clf igaf, nhIN qF kOx jfxy, ik jnUMn dI hnyrI ivwc Aus nfl kI bIqdI? pMjfb dI DrqI leI ijhVf duK Aus ny roieaf sI, Auh Aus nMU iksy afPLq ivwc Psf skdf sI.
bMbeI jfxf Aus nMU ies gwloN vI rfs afieaf ik iPlm sMsfr nfl Aus dI jfx pihcfx hor vDI. AuWQy rihMidaF Auh keI iPlmF ivwc kMm krky iewk sPl adfkfr vjoN vI AuWBiraf. pr ies dy nfl lgvF asr ieh vI ipaf hY ik AusdI mMc klf ivwc kuJ iPlmI ijhf rMg pYdf ho igaf hY.
gurdfs mfn buinafdI qOr qy iewk aiDafqmk rucI df mflk hY. Aus ivwc bwuly sLfh vflLI msqI hY, Aus dI sLfierI ivwc sLfh husYn vflf ibrhf aqy bfby PLrId vflLI imTfs hY. Ausdy glL dI mflf qy gfnIaF inrf styjI mykap df ihwsf nhIN, sgoN Aus dy zUMGy aiDafqmk Jukfa df pRgtfvf hn.
Aus df aiDafqmvfd iksy iewk Drm jF iPrky nfl bwJf hoieaf nhIN. Auh sfry hI DrmF df siqkfr krdf hY aqy sUPLIaF dy ies PLlsPLy df hfmI hY ik bMdy df idl hI rwb df asl Gr hY, ieh hI sB qoN vwzf pUjf asQfn hY. Aus dI ies soc dI Jlk Aus dy gIqF ivwcoN sfPL idKfeI dyNdI hY. pMjfbI swiBafcfr bfry Aus df sMklp Aus dy aiDafqmk PLlsPLy nfl juiVaf hoieaf hY. Aus dy sMklp ivwc iksy quawsb, iksy sOVI soc, iksy qMgidlI leI koeI QF nhIN. iehI kfrn hY ik Auh apxy sroiqaF dy idlF ivwc bVI afsfnI nfl AuWqr jFdf hY.
gurdfs mfn igdVbfhf mMzI df jMmpl hY. pMjfb dy ipCvfVy ijhy visaf suwq-AunINdf ieh ksbf jo iksy jLmfny ivwc swq Poto mfrkf nsvfr leI msLhUr huMdf sI. ijs nMU gurdfs mfn dI gfiekI sdkf, iewk sdf bhfr broitaF vFg tihkdI vwKrI qrHF dI msLhUrI imlI.
gurdfs mfn ny muZlI ividaf igdVbfhf mMzI ivwc hI hfsl kIqI. AucyrI pVHfeI df pihlf sfl Aus ny nfl lwgdI mlot mMzI ivwc, afpxI BUaf dy lVikaF nfl, gujLfiraf. Aus ny muskrFidaF ieh vI dwisaf,” myrf AuWQy idl nhIN lwgdf, myrf mn pVHfeI ivwc nhIN sI iesy vjHf nfl mYN pRYWp vI pfs nf kr sikaf.” iPr biTMzy qoN bI. ey krn qoN bfad gurdfs pitafly jf phuMicaf.
ipqf s. gurdyv isMG aqy mfqf sRI mqI qyj kOr dy Gr ies hoxhfr puwqr ny 4 jnvrI nMU jnm ilaf. Aus df Cotf Brf gurpMQ isMG, jo keI vrHy gurdfs nfl mMzoiln vjfAuNdf irhf, awj kwlH sLoa ibjLins qoN dUr, afVHq df kfrobfr kr irhf hY. inwkI BYx df nF jsbIr kOr hY.
gurdfs dy Zyr sfry dosq imwqr hn. AuhnF sfiraf dy nF Aus nMU Xfd hn. Aus nMU afpxI mlMgI dy idnF ivwc ijwQoN-ijwQoN ijMnIN-ijMnIN imhrbfnI imlI, Auh Aus ny afpxy cyqy ivwc sFBI hoeI hY qy afpxI ijLMdgI dI khfxI ibafn kridaF Auh iksy dI vI imhrbfnI df ijLkr krnf nhIN Buwldf.
gurdfs mfn dI pqnI mnjIq Aus dy kflj dy PfkfmsqI Bry idnF dI sfQx hY. Aus ny afpxy pqI dy gfiekI dy kYrIar ivwc moZy nfl moZf joV kyy sfQ idwqf hY. ienHF df pRym-ivafh 1979 ivwc hoieaf sI. afm lokI Aus nMU ruwKy aqy sKLq suBfa dI mflk smJdy hn. pr Aus df ieh sKLq rvweIaf kyvl mnorMjn dy kfrobfr qwk hI sImq hY. hux Auh sLoa ibjLins dIaF AulJxF qoN pUrI qrHF jfxUM hY. Auh kihMdI hY, “lokI kihMdy kuJ hor ny qy krdy kuJ hor ny. jy lokF ipwCy lwgIey qF sfzf kfrobfr ikvyN cwly.” Auh swc hI kihMdI hY. AuhnF nfl hoey kuwJ qlK qjribaF df mYnUM vI jLfqI ielm hY. mYN Aus nMU bVy nyiVEN jfixaF hY. Auh bVI Bfvuk, nrm idl aqy qIKx buwDI vflLI suafxI hY. kfrobfr dI sfrI dyK-Bfl Aus dy hwQ ivwc hY, ijs nMU Auh bVI inpuMnqf nfl inBf rhI hY{
gurdfs iewk pwuqr df bfp hY. ijs df nF “iewkI” hY. mfipaF vloN iewkI nMU afpxI mMjLl dI cox krn dI pUrI KwulH hY.
gurdfs mfn ny dunIaF iPr leI hY, pr ijhVf mfsUm bcpn Aus ny igdVbfhf dIaF kwcIaF pwkIaF glLIaF ivwc KyzidaF, afpxy sfQIaF nfl kfPLIaF, kvIsLrI aqy hIr gfAuNidaF aqy afpxy hfxIaF qoN TIkrIaF df ienfm lYNidaF gujLfiraf hY, Auh Aus ny hmysLf afpxy nfl rwiKaf hY. asl ivwc ieho bcpn Aus qoN gIq ilKvfAuNdf hY qy Aus nMU ncfAuNdf hY. jy ieh bcpn Aus nMU Aus vyly, iksy sur, iksy lYa, iksy qfl dI Bfl leI bycYn rwKdf sI qF hux ieh Aus nMU ies gwl leI pryrdf hY ik Auh sur, lYa qy qfl dIaF qMdF nMU iksy iewk srodI rcnf ivwc gMud ky pysL kry. Aus ny afpxF sPLr “mfey nI mfey, mYN gIty Kyzx cwlI” nfl sLurU kIqf sI, qy “bfibaF dI Puwl ikrpf” nfl Aus df ieh sPLr hux vI jfrI hY.

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