afpxI mF

- virafm isMG sMDU

Pon dI GMtI KVkI. mYN rIsIvr cuwikaf.
‘mfVI Kbr hY. afpxI mfqf gujLr geI.’
myrf qRfh inkl igaf. ajy huxy hI mYN aqy myrf bytf ipMzoN ho ky, mF nUM iml ky Gr puwjy sF. svyry jdoN ipMz puwjy sF qF ‘KyqF vfly Gr’ ivwc mfqf hfjLr nhIN sI. myrf Cotf Brf vI nhIN sI EQy. AuhnF nUM imlx hI qF afey sF jlMDroN. puwiCaf qF Brf dI pqnI ny dwisaf:
‘bIbI nUM kwlH idl df dOrf ipaf sI. peI peI qVPx qy buVHkx lwg peI. ieh qF Gr nhIN sn Bwj ky dyb zfktr nUM lY ky afieaf. iPLr ieh vI af gey. awj vI ipMz CIny zfktr kol dfKLl aY. gulUkojL lwigaf hoieaY---ielfj cwldf ipaY----’
asIN ipE-puwqr zf: CIny dy kilink qy phuMcy. mfqf nUM gulUkojL lwigaf hoieaf sI. myrf Cotf Brf suirMdr lfgly mMjy ’qy lyitaf hoieaf sI. mF dy kumlfey qy murJfey ichry nUM vyKidaF icMqfqur ho ky zfktr nUM puwiCaf. Aus ny dwisaf.
‘bcfa ho igaf. Ausy vyly lY afey. awgoN bVf iDafn rwKx dI loV aY--- iewk qF bIbI nUM kih idE bhuqf qurnf iPrnf bMd kr dyvy.---dvfeI lgfqfr KfxI pAU---. afh gulUkojL dI boql QoVHI ijhI bfkI hY. muwkdI hY qF dvfeI dy idMdy aF---sfzy vwloN Gr iljfx dI CuwtI hY. icMqf vflI hux koeI gwl nhIN---.’
sfzf sfh sOKf ho igaf. zfktr vwloN syvf-Bfv nfl mMgvfey TMZy pIx lwg pey. zfktr ny gulUkojL lfh ky mfqf nUM ihMmq krky bYTx aqy TMZf pIx leI afiKaf. do ZfeI GMty EQy bYTx qoN bfad myrf bytf mfqf nUM bihk ’qy Cwz afieaf.
ipMzoN ajy jlMDr puwjy hI sF ik AuWprlf Pon af igaf.
mYN Gbrfht ivwc puwiCaf, ‘kdoN gujLrI mfqf?’ awgoN myry dosq-irsLqydfr amr isMG dI afvfjL sI. Auh myry ipMz nyVly iBwKIivMz cONk ivwcoN bol irhf sI.
‘bws afh huxy hI---’
mYN suMn ho igaf. inscY hI Gr jFidaF hI mfqf nUM iPr dOrf ipaf hovygf qy iksy vDyry cMgy ielfj leI Aus nUM iBwKIivMz iljfieaf igaf hovygf ( ikAuNik sfzy KyqF qoN iBwKIivMz aqy myry ipMz sur isMG df iewko ijMnf PLfslf hY.) EQy hI Bfxf vriqaf hovygf. amr isMG afpxy ipMz mfVI myGy qoN iBwKIivMz iksy kMm DMdy igaf hovygf qy AuhnUM ies Gtnf df pqf cwilaf hoAU qy Aus ny PLon kr idwqf.
iewkdm ieh iKLafl myry mn ivwcoN qyjLI nfl gujLr gey. mYN bYzrUm vwloN lfbI vwl priqaf ijwQy myrI pqnI aqy bwcy tI:vI: dyK rhy sn. mYN BrVfey gly nfl afiKaf, ‘bIbI mr geI afpxI---’
‘hfey! hfey!! kI hoieaf bIbI nUM---’ myrI pqnI ny Gbrf ky hwQF ’qy hwQ mfry qy puwiCaf ‘kIhdf Pon sI?’
‘amr isMG df--’
‘bIbI qF cMgI BlI geI sI eyQoN! kI ho igaf iewkdm---?’ ,myrI pqnI ny smiJaf Aus dI mfqf gujLr geI hY, ijhVI sfzy kol hI rihMdI sI, pr ipCly kuJ idnF qoN afpxy ipMz Jbfl geI hoeI sI. mYN Ausdy Bfv smJidaF dwisaf----
‘Jbfl vflI bIbI nhIN---sur isMG vflI bIbI dI Kbr hY----.’
asIN sfry KLfmosL pey tYlIPLon vwl vyK rhy sF. myrI pqnI ny afiKaf, ‘jy amr isMG df Pon hY qF iPr jLrUr Jbfl vflI bIbI aY----.’ AuhdI gwl swc vI ho skdI sI ikAuNik amr isMG dy lVky nfl myrI pqnI dI BxyvIN ivafhI hoeI hY, ieMj myrI sws AuhdI nUMh dI nfnI bxdI sI.. amr isMG nUM sUcnf imlI hovygI qF Ausny sfnUM PLon kr idwqf. sFJf irsLqydfr jU hoieaf!!
asIN shI sUcnf pRfpq krn leI vwK-vwK irsLqydfrIaF dy PoLn krn lwgy pr sfiraF QfvF qoN ‘lfeInyN ivasQ hYN’ df juafb af irhf sI. nfl-nfl asIN ivcfr kr rhy sF - jy Jbfl vflI bIbI nUM kuJ hoieaf huMdf ( myrI sws nUM ) qF Jbfl vfilaF afp hI PLon kr dyxf sI, AuhnF dy Gr Pon hY sI--- AuhnF ny amr isMG nUM PLon krky awgoN sfnUM sunyhf dyx leI kfhnUM afKxf sI! ieh jLrUr sur isMG vflI mfqf hI sI.
pr myrI pqnI dy mMnx ivwc ieh gwl nhIN sI af rhI. ikwQy amr isMG df ipMz! ikwQy afpxf ipMz! AuhnUM acncyq Purnf Puiraf, ‘ikqy amr isMG dI mfqf qF nhIN gujLr geI!! kI afiKaf sI Auhny?’
‘Aus afiKaf sI ik afpxI mfqf gujLr geI hY---’
eyny nUM PoLn dI GMtI KVkI. mYN lpk ky ipaf. koeI bol irhf sI,
‘jI huxy quhfnUM amr isMG hurIN Pon kr rhy sn ik Pon kwitaf igaf. Auh hux ipMz nUM cly gey hn. quhfnUM Auh afKdy sn ik btfly vI KLbr kr idE.’ btfly myrI pqnI dI BYx rihMdI sI ijs dI lVkI amr isMG dy Gr hY.
mYN pusLt krnf cfihaf, ‘amr isMG dI mfqf hI gujLrI hY nf?’
‘hF jI--- kwlH bfrF ku vjy sskfr hY.’ kih ky Aus ny tYlIPon rwK idwqf.
sfzy sfry jIaF dy isrF qoN mxF-mUMhIN Bfr lwQf. mYN sOKy huMidaF ikhf, “amr isMG ny qF jfn hI kwZ CwzI sI---”
‘aMkl amr isMG ‘jfn kwZx’ nUM qkVy ny.’ myry byty supndIp ny ikhf qy iPr hwsidaF Aus Gtnf df vyrvf duhrf idwqf. awqvfd dy isKrly idnF ivwc jdoN sLfmIN Cy ku vjy lok ijMdry lf ky GrF ivwc vV jFdy sn Auh do ku jxy rfq nON ds vj,y isaflF dy idnIN, sfzy Gr dIaF kMDF twp ky ‘dgV dgV’ krdy ivhVy ivwc af vVy sn aqy asIN awqvfdI af gey smJ ky jfnF bcfAux leI dubk gey sF. pqf lwgx ’qy asF puwiCaf qF amr isMG ny ikhf sI, ‘aMbrsr gey sF. bws qF afAuNdI koeI nhIN sI---hnyrf ho igaf---bws! koeI nf koeI jugfV krky iewQoN qwk phuMcy. drvfjLf ies krky nhIN KVkfieaf ik drvfjLf qF koeI KolHdf hI nhIN awj kwlH eys vyly---ies leI kMD twp ky af gey.’
supndIp hwsI jf irhf sI qy afKI jf irhf sI, ‘myrf qF aMkl amr isMG vwloN AudoN df zrfieaf idl ajy qwk kfbU ivwc nhIN afieaf---’
asIN Thfkf mfr ky hwsy.
‘ mF qF mrI hI hY nf---BfvyN amr isMG dI hI mrI hY---’ myrI pqnI ny ‘hfa’ df mfarf mfiraf! pr sfzy ’qy ijvyN koeI asr nf hoieaf. mYN qy supndIp hwsI jf rhy sF.
acfnk myrI pqnI ny gwlF df ruKL plt idwqf, ‘hYN supn! iehnF dI sux lO-- jdoN qF pqf lwgf ik iehnF dI mF dI KLbr aY qF zfzF mfrn vFg bol inkly--- jdoN mYN afiKaf, ‘quhfzI nhIN ieh qF myrI mF dI KLbr hY--- qF Esy vyly cuwp qy sLFq ho gey---.’
sfry iKV iKVf ky hwsy. mYN mfVf ijhf hwsidaF ikhf, ‘nhIN nhIN, aYho ijhI qF koeI gwl nhIN----’ pr aMdroN aMdr mYnUM lwgf, ieho ijhI koeI gwl hY qF jLrUr sI---’
‘nhIN nhIN zYzI muwkro nf-- pihlI KLbr suxfAuNidaF quhfzIaF awKF ivwc awQrU afey mYN afp vyKy sn--- ipwCoN qusIN cuwp kr gey sI.’ myrI CotI DI rmxIk ny afiKaf.
‘lE-- ieh qF iPLr---’ mYN iCwQf pYNidaF pqnI nUM afiKaf, ‘jdoN qUM pihlF smiJaf qyrI mfqf hY qF qyrI lyr inklI sI jdoN mYN ies gwl qy jLor idwqf ik myrI mF---’
“Cwzo! Cwzo!! aYvyN dIaF gwlF. swc swc hI huMdf hY---’ myrI pqnI ny dubfrf afiKaf qF mYN cuwp ho igaf. mYnUM KfmosL vyK ky rmxIk bolI, ‘Cwzo mMmI aYvyN ivcfry zYzI nUM JUTf nf krI jfvo---.’ iPLr Ausny bVy pqy dI gwl afKI, ‘afpxI mF, afpxI mF huMdI hY. hr mF df afpo-afpxf mhwqv hY. zYzI dI mF df zYzI leI, quhfzI mF df quhfzy leI---amr isMG aMkl dI mF df Auhdy leI aqy myrI mF df myry leI---’ Ausny afpxI mF dI TozI PVH ky ipafr nfl ihlfeI. mYN afpxI DI dI isafxp ’qy muskrf ipaf. Aus iCx mYnUM sfry bwicaF dIaF mfvF afpxI mF vFg hI lwgx lwgIaF.
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afpxy kfgLjL-pwqr PolidaF mYnUM afpxI AuWqy ilKI ilKLq lwBI. iesnUM iliKaF aqy CipaF lgpg iewk dhfkf bIq cuwkf hY. awj nf myrI mF aqy nf hI myrI pqnI dI mF ies sMsfr ivc hn. dovyN cfr ku sfl pihlF awgV-ipwCV sfnUM Cwz ky sdf leI ies sMsfr qoN kUc kr geIaF.
iksy vI mF df sMsfr ivc koeI bdl nhIN. iksy ny TIk ikhf sI ik ijMnF icr mF ijAUNdI huMdI hY, sfnUM AusdI amul kImq df aihsfs nhIN huMdf. jdoN mF Cwz ky qur jFdI hY, kyvl AudoN hI pqf lwgdf hY mF dI kImq df! pr AudoN quhfzy kol mF nhIN huMdI!
myry kol afpxIaF iehnF dovF mfvF bfry krn vflIaF Zyr sfrIaF gwlF hn pr awj mYN kyvl quhfzy nfl isrPL ‘afpxI mF’ dI kyvl iewko hI gwl sFJI krnI hY.
iksy ‘sfihq-sBf’ vwloN myry nfl rU-b-rU kIqf jf irhf sI. svflF-jvfbF df islislf cwl irhf sI ik iewk sroqy ny AuWT ky ikhf, “sMDU sfihb! myrI quhfzy qoN mMg hY ik qusIN huxy hI afpxy mn aMdr JfqI mfro aqy vyKo ik quhfnUM afpxy cyqy ivcoN iewk-dm ikhVI gwl dI qsvIr AuWGVdI idsdI hY, sfzy nfl Auho gwl sFJI kro!”
svfl idlcsp sI. mYN afpxy mn ivc pl ku leI AuWqiraf. mYnUM pihlI njLry hI afpxI soc dy icqr-pwt ‘qy afpxI mF dI qsvIr njLr afeI. afpxy afp ‘qy hYrfnI vI hoeI aqy sLrm vI afeI ik mYN afpxI mF nfl juVIies Gtnf nUM ikvyN BulfeI bYTf sF!
qy iPr mYN afpxy sroiqaF nfl ieh Xfd iesqrHF sFJI kIqI:
1972 dI ‘mogf-aYjItysLn’ ivc kuJ idn jylH ivc kwtx qoN bfad mYN kuJ idnF leI puils qoN bcx leI ‘afsy-pfsy’ hoieaf, hoieaf sF qf ik ikDry mYnUM dobfrf igRPLqfr nf kr ilaf jfvy, srkfr nfl hoey smJOqy aDIn PVHy gey ividafrQIaF nUM irhf kr idwqf igaf sI pr ies aYjItysLn ivc PVHy dUjIaF isafsI pfrtIaF dy kfrkun jF afgU nhIN sn Cwzy gey. mYN ikAuNik ‘jylH-kmytI’ df pRDfn irhf sF aqy myrf nfm nkslIaF ivc vI vwjdf sI ies leI bI aYWz df ividafrQI hox dy bfvjUd vI mYnUM nhIN sI Cwizaf igaf. jy myrf KLflsf kflj afPL aYjUkysLn aMimRqsr df ipMRsIpl myry ividafrQI hox df pwqr zI sI aqy aYs aYs pI nUM ilK ky myry nfloN irhf ho ky bfhr gey myry jmfqI amr isMG nUM nf idMdf qF puils ny mYnUM irhf hI nhIN sI krnf.
myry GridaF nUM myrI Tfhr df pqf sI. myrf iewk dosq sunyhf lY ky myry kol puwjf ik myry ipAu dI hflq TIk nhIN aqy bIbI df sunyhF hY ik mYN qurq Gr phuMcF. mYN Ausdy nfl hI qur ipaf. ipMz phuMicaf qF pqf lwgf ik myry ipqf dI gMBIr hflq nUM vyKidaF AusnUM aimRqsr dy srkfrI hspqfl ivc lY gey gey sn. mYN aimRqsr puwjf. afksIjn lwgI hoeI. myrf ipqf byhosL ipaf sI. myrI mF myry ipqf dy isrhfxy bYTI sI. Ausny stUl qoN AuWT ky mYnUM jwPI ivc ilaf aqy ‘iPkr nf krn leI’ ikhf. Aus muqfbk ‘zfktr afpxI pUrI vfh lf rhy sn.’’mhFrfj BlI krUgf.” Auh hONsly ivc sI.
ipqf nUM byhosLI dI avsQf ivc bYWz ‘qy ipaF awj qIsrf idn sI. idmfgL dI nfVI Pt geI sI. zfktr ‘hF’ jF ‘nFh’ ivc jvfb nhIN sn idMdy. tYst ho rhy sn.
awj mYN aqy myrf iewk dosq mYzIkl kflj qoN iksy tYst dI irport lYx gey sF. nON-ds vjy dy igaF nUM irport lYNidaF kridaF sfnUM zyZ-do df smF ho igaf sI. jdoN asIN vfps prqy qF myrI mF myry ipqf dy isrhfixEN AuWT ky awglvFZI sfnUM kmry qoN bfhr hI afx imlI.
“irpot lY aFdI? cwlo cMgf hoieaf!” Ausny sfzy hwQF ivc PVHy ilPLfPLy vwl vyiKaf. iPr ijvyN koeI BuwlI hoeI gwl cyqy af geI hovy. afKx lwgI, “hYN virafm! lOZf vylf ho igaf. qusIN kuJ KfDf pIqf vI hY ik nhIN?”
sfzf jvfb ‘nFh’ ivc sux ky kihMdI, “jfE myry puwq! pihlF jf ky iZwz rotI Kf ky afvo. ikvyN svyr dy BuwKx-Bfxy qury iPrdy jy!” Auhdf ichrf mmqf ivc mom bixaf hoieaf sI.
asIN kmry vwl vDidaF agly ielfj leI pihlF zfktr nUM irport idKfAux leI ikhf qF kihMdI, “ koeI nhIN rpot mYN ivKf lYNdI aF. qusIN pihlF iZwz ivc kuJ pf ky afE. quhfzy bfpU kol mYN bYTI aF. Auhdf iPLkr nf kro”
Ausdy jLor dyx ‘qy asIN lfgly Zfby ‘qy rotI Kfx qur gey. rotI Kf ky afey qF ipqf dy isrhFdI bYTI mF AuWT ky Klo geI aqy AusdIaF awKF ‘c qYr afieaf pfxI byvws ho ky Auhdy ichry ‘qy ‘itwp! itwp!’ vrHn lwgf.
“jfE puwq! koeI tYksI lY afE! quhfzf bfpU pUrf ho igaf.” Ausny buwlH icwQidaF afpxI Buwb aMdry zwk leI.
Ausny awQrU pUMJidaf ikhf, “pUrf qF ieh AudoN eI ho igaf sI jdoN qusIN rpot lY ky afey sI. pr mYN quhfnUM jfx-buwJ ky nhIN sI dwisaf. mYN soicaf jy quhfnUM huxy dws idwqf qF qusIN AuNj hI dyh lY ky ipMz nUM qur pYxf hY! iPr rox kurlfAux ivc pey myry lflF nUM pqf nhIN kdoN rotI df tuwk nsIb hoxf hY! quhfzIaF BuwKIaF ivlkdIaF aFdrF df soc ky hI mYN quhfnUM rotI Kfx qoiraf sI.”
eynI afK ky Ausny mYnUM bfhoN PVH ky awgy kIqf, “ af! hux afpxy qur gey ipE df mUMh vyK lY.” Ausny myry ipqf dy ichry ‘qy idwqf kwpVf cuikaf aqy Ausdy sdf leI sON gey sLFq ichry nUM inhfrdI ny mYnUM Coty bfl vFg afpxI CfqI nfl Guwt ilaf.
myrI mF dI Aumr AudoN iekqflI-bqflI sfl dI sI aqy myrf ipE pMjqflI-iCaflI sfl df hovygf. Ausdf suhfg AusnUM sdf leI Cwz ky clf igaf sI. pqI qoN ibnF Aus awgy dUr qwk ibRhf dI mfrUQl vFg BuwjdI ivCI ijLMdgI peI sI. Ausdf jhfn luwitaf igaf sI. ies prbqoN Bfry duwK nUM ksIs vwt ky pI jfx dI qfkq AusdI ikho ijhI aduwqI mmqf ny Aus mhfn aOrq nUM bKsLI sI ik AuhdI ijLMdgI dIaF iehnF sB qoN duKFqk GVIaF ivc vI AusnUM afpxy puwq dI BuwK df iKLafl irhf sI.
jdoN Aus idRsL nUM cyqy krdf hF qF myry lUMeIN kMzy KVy ho jFdy hn; awKF Br afAuNdIaF hn aqy afpxI mF dI mmqf sfhmxy myrf isr Juk jFdf hY.
awj afpxI mF dy hvfly nfl mYN sfrI dunIaF dIaF mfvF dI aQfh sLihxsLIlqf, isdk, sbr aqy zuwlH-zuwlH pYNdI muhwbq nUM nmskfr krdf hF!