1971 dIaF srdIaF df ieh vfikaf
hY. aMimRqsroN KLjLfnf mMqrI s[ blvMq isMG dI kfr ivc jlMDr vwl jf rhy sF.
ipClI sIt qy dsqUr anusfr Kwby hwQ s[ blvMq isMG qy AuhnF dy nflL swjy hwQ
s[ gurcrn isMG tOhVf bYTy hoey sn qy agfVI zrfeIvr nflL mY bYTf sF. afdq
anusfr hI mY srdfr tOhVf jI nUM puwC ilaf ik jy 27 meI 1964 nUM pMizq
nihrU nf mrdf qF iswKF dI siQqI kI huMdI! Auqr ivc afpxy spwsLtvfdI suBf
anusfr AuhnF sMKyp jvfb idMidaF afiKaf ik iPr iswKF dI lIzrisLp mOjUdf nf
ho ky kuJ hor huMdI.
iesdf gwl ipCokV ieAuN hY: 1960 dy pMjfbI sUbf morcf sLurU hox qoN pihlF
hI mfstr jI nUM qF awDI rfq nUM AuhnF dy GroN hI trwk ivc lwd ky pulIs lY
geI. ieh vfikaf myry sfhmxy hoieaf. mY EhnI idnIN sLhId iswK imsLnrI kflj
df ividafrQI hox krky EQy mOjUdf sF. mfstr jI dy Gr qy kflj dI kMD sFJI
hY. agly idn aKLbfr qoN pqf lwgf ik hjLfrF hI akflI vrkr Aus rfq PV ky
jyhlF ivc quMn idqy gey ny. so AunI sO swT vflLf pMjfbI sUby df morcf sMq
PLiqh isMG jI dI agvfeI ivc cwilaf. sMq jI ny sucwjy sfQIaF dI slfh nflL
morcy nUM ies ZMg nflL aiPrkU rUp dy idqf ik iesdI ivroDqf krn leI iksy
kolL koeI dlIl nf bcI. isrP do pfrtIaF nUM Cwz ky bfkI sfrIaF pfrtIaF qy
jQybMdIaF iesdI
hmfieq krn lg peIaF. kFgrs qoN ielfvf isrP jnsMG hI ivroDI rih geI sI jo
ik Aus smy dy pMjfb ivc ihmFcl nUM sLfml krky mhF pMjfb bxfAux dI smwrQk
sI. sMq jI dI agvfeI hyT pOxy ku sfl dy krIb ieh sLFqmeI morcf cwilaf.
rIkfrz qoV igxqI ivc mfeI BfeI jyhlF ivc gey. kYroN srkfr ny jLulmF dI vI
hwd mukf idqI. biTMzf jyhl ivc bMd akflI kYdIaF Aupr vI golLI clf ky kuJ
mfr idqy. jyhl ivcly sLhIdF dIaF asQIaF jdoN aMimRqsr puwjIaF qF EQy df
mfhOl eynf gLmjLdf aqy dihsLq BrpUr sI ik asQIaF dy jlUs dI agvfeI krn leI
lIzrF ivc iJjk vyKI jf rhI sI ikAuNik afm ivcfr sI ik kYroN jlUs Aupr
golLI clvf dyvygf. aMq ivc ies jlUs dI agvfeI, kflLy bsqr pihl ky, jQydfr
mohn isMG quV ny kIqI. sLihr dy bfjLfrF ivc bVy josL ivc sLhIdF dIaF
asQIaF df jlUs kiZaf igaf. ieh vI iKLafl kIqf jFdf sI ik morcy dy ivroDIaF
pfsoN, srdfr kYroN sLih dy ky jlUs Aupr, sLihr dy koiTaF qoN pQrf vI krvf
skdf hY pr rfq nUM jlUs amn amfn nflL hI vfps af igaf.
morcf bVy josL nflL jfrI irhf pr srkfr tws qoN mws nf hoeI. lokF ivc
AuqsLfh Brn leI qy srkfr qy dbf pfAux leI sMq jI ny mrn vrq rwK idqf.
nihrU dy QfpVy nflL kYroN dI cfxikaf nIqI kMm kr geI. Ausny mfstr jI nUM
jyhloN aMimRqsr ilaf Cwizaf qy AuhnF ny sMq jI df vrq Cuzf idqf. lfry lwpy
qoN ielfvf imilLaf imlfieaf kuJ nf. sB kurbfnIaF BMg dy BfVy geIaF. iswK
jnqf ivc inrfsqf pYdf ho geI qy iswK ihridaF coN mfstr jI dI kdr Gt geI.
sMq jI df siqkfr vD igaf. iksy nf iksy qrHF nwp Guwt ky qy iKwc DUh ky ieh
bfhrI eykqf bxI rhI qy akflI dl ny 1962 dIaF coxF vI bfkI pfrtIaF nflL rlL
ky kFgrs dy iKlfPL lV leIaF. sMq jI ny KLud cox muihm dy iencfrj bx ky,
srhflI qoN srdfr kYroN nUM qy pwtI qoN Ausdy BxveIey s[ hrdIp isMG nUM hrf
idqf qy krmvfr jyhlF ivc bYTy, jQydfr mohn isMG quV qy s[ hjfrf isMG nUM
ijqf idqf. ieh vwKrI gwl hY ik afp kYroN Dwky nflL 34 votF qy ijwqx df
aYlfn krvfAux ivc sPLl ho igaf qy pwtI qoN akflI jyqU AumIdvfr s[ hjfrf
isMG igwl nUM jyhl ivcoN hI nf inklx idqf.
akflIaF dI aMdry aMdr iKcVI irJdI rhI. aKIr j[ jIvn isMG AumrfnMglL qy s[
lCmx isMG igwl ny ibwlI QYilAuN bfhr lY aFdI qy bINzI juwp ky dl nUM doPfV
kr ilaf. iek DVy dI agvfeI sMq PLiqh isMG jI ny krn leI sihmqI dy idqI qy
sLRomxI kmytI qy kbjy dI dOV sLurU ho geI. afm vFg hI kFgrs qy AusdI srkfr
ny sQfpq lIzrisLp dy AulLt sMq grup dI shfieqf kIqI. 2 akqUbr 1962 nUM
mfstr jI dy grup dy pRDfn, s[ ikRpfl isMG cwk sLyrf nUM sMq jI dy
AumIdvfr, sMq cMnx isMG jI ny do votF qy hfr dy ky sLRomxI kmytI dI
pRDfngI Koh leI. ieAuN iswKF dy afgU bx ky mfstr jI dI QF sMq PLiqh isMG
prgt qOr qy sfhmxy af gey.
kFgrs ivroDI sfrIaF pfrtIaF df smJOqf sI ik ijQy ijs pfrtI df mOjUdf aYm[
aYl[ ey[ hY jF ijs pfrtI dy AumIdvfr ny bfkIaF qoN vD votF leIaF hox EQy
sfrIaF pfrtIaF df Auh sFJf AumIdvfr hovygf. ies dOrfn ijLlf sMgrUr ivc
kimAUinst aYm[ aYl[ ey[ s[ sMpUrn isMG DOlf dI mOq kfrn KflI hoeI sIt qy
kimAUinst pfrtI dy AumIdvfr dI ihmfieq kIqI geI. pdvI qy suBf anusfr hI
sMq PLiqh isMG jI ies muihm dy afgU sn. AuhnF df zyrf kfr ivc hI huMdf sI.
kfr ivc Kf lYxf qy kfr ivc hI sON lYxf. mYnUM sMq jI ny afpxI jLbfnI
dwisaf ik cox jlisaF vfsqy srkfrI sfDnF nflL sjfeI styj qy aKIrlI spIc
srdfr kYroN dI hoxI qy mY afpxI kfr AusdI spIc dOrfn hOlLI hOlLI AusdI
styj dy ipCy lY jfxI. AusdI spIc dy aKIr ijhy qy hOlLI ijhI styj qy jf
cVHnf qy Ausdy ‘jY ihMd’ afKx ipCoN mfeIk qy jf ky
afKxf, “BfeIE qusIN srkfrI pwK sux ilaf hY. hux myrI gwl vI jFdy jFdy sux
jfieE.“ lokF ny hYrfnI nflL bYTy rihxf qy mY kYroN dI sfrI spIc qy kFtf
Pyr dyxf.
KYr sIt qF kFgrs ny srkfrI sfDnF nflL ijwq hI jfxI sI so ijwq geI pr ies
qoN srdfr kYroN guwsf Kf igaf. Ausny soicaf ik myrI ibwlI mYnUM hI
imafAuN! arQfq mY mfstr dy mukfbly sMq nUM iswKF df lIzr bxfieaf qy ieh
sfD myrIaF hI lwqF nUM pY igaf! ies qoN pihlF vI keI GtnfvF krky Auh sMq
jI qoN aOKf sI pr mfstr jI nflL injI ivroD krky Auh gupq qOr qy sMq grup
dI shfieqf krdf sI qF ik mfstr jI muV awgy nf af jfx. iesdy ievjL ivc Auh
sMq jI dI svwlI njr df cfhvfn sI pr sMq jI afpxy byprvfh suBf anusfr
AusnUM pwTy nhI sn pfAuNdy. pihlF qF sMq jI ny dohF hlikaF dy iencfrj bxky
AusnUM qy Ausdy njLdIkI irsLqydfr nUM hrf idqf. bVI iqkVm nflL Ausny afpxI
ijwq nUM BfvyN izklyar qF krvf ilaf pr dysL ivc AusdI asmfn qy gwuzI Aus
sQfn qy nf cVIH rih skI ijQy pihlF sI. 1962 dIaF coxF ivc akflI 20 ijwqy.
iek nUM anfAUNs nhI hox idqf qy dUjy nUM jyhl ivcoN inklL ky shuM hI nf
cwukx idqI. ies qrHF akflI mYbr 18 rih gey. pMjfb kFgrs df mIq pRDfn cODrI
dyvI lfl itktF dI vMz qoN kYroN nflL nfrfj ho ky vwKrI pfrtI bxf ky
ielYksLn liVaf. sItF qF BfvyN QohVIaF hI Ausny ijwqIaF pr inkIaF inkIaF
pfrtIaF qy afjLfdF nUM imlLf ky Ausny 23 df grup bxf ky pRvfnq apojLIsn
lIzr df drjf hfsl kr ilaf. kYroN pMjfb asYNblI ivc pRvfnq apojLIsLn nhI sI
bxn idMdf. jy bx jfvy qF bxI rihx nhI sI idMdf. Ausny iek iek krky Ausdy
mYbr qoVny sLurU kr idqy qy ies qrHF Ausdy nflL loVINdy 16 mYbr nf rih
sky. EhnI idnIN akflI asYNblI pfrtI vI dl vFg do PfV sI. Cy mYbrI grup df
afgU s[ gurnfm isMG mfstr jI nflL sI qy 10 mYbrI grup df afgU s[ lCmx
isMMG igwl sMq jI nflL sI. sMq jI ny cuwp cupIqy afpxy dsF mYbrF nUM vI
gurnfm isMG nflL joV ky 16 df grup bxf ky pRvfnq apojLIsLn bxvf idqI qy s[
gurnfm isMG nUM apojLIsLn lIzr df drjf imlL igaf. ieh vyK ky vI kYroNN nUM
bhuq iKJ cVHI ik ieh sfD hr QF hI AusnUM ckmf dy jFdf hY! ies qoN vI pihlF
iek hor vfikaf vI ivcfrn Xog hoieaf. hryk vfr akflI, afjLfd qy bfkI
pfrtIaF dy mYbr hOlLI hOlLI kFgrs ivc sLfml ho jfieaf krdy sn qy koeI
rOlLf rwpf nhI sI pYNdf. ies vfrIN jdoN do akflI mYbrF, cODrI lwKI isMG
imafxI qy s[ dlIp isMG sfhkot, nUM kYroN ny KLrId ky kFgrs ivc sLfml kr
ilaf qF sMq jI ny jf ky sfQIaF nflL Auhnf dy bUihaF awgy Drny mfry qy bVf
cIk ichfVf pf ky kYroN dI bdnfmI kIqI. aijhf pihlI vfr hoieaf sI ik iksy
pfrtI ny afpxy mYbrF dI gLdfrI Aupr rOlLf pfieaf hovy! ieh gwl vI kYroN
nUM bVI cuBI sI.
sMq jI vwloN kIqy gey eyny ‘vfiDaF’ nUM brdfsLq nf krdy hoey, Ausny mfstr
jI nUM afK ky sLRomxI kmytI dy pRDfn ivruD bypRqIqI df noits idvf idqf.
sfry srkfrI vsIly prgt ho ky mfstr jI dy hwk ivc qy sMq jI dy ivroD ivc
Jok idqy gey. “seIaF Bey koqvflL ab zr kfhy kf.” BfvyN ik srkfrI qOr qy
ies pRDfngI dy JgVy ivc dKLl dyxf gLYr kfnUMnI sI pr dysL dy mflk pMizq
nihrU df QfpVf hox krky kOx kYroN nUM afKy, “ieMj nhI qy ieMj kr!” srdfr
kYroN ny sLRomxI kmytI dy mYbrF Aupr lf imsfl dbf pf idqf. ijsdf vI koeI
trwk, bws jF koeI hor vhIkl sI, TfxydfrF nUM hukm dy ky ijQy vI sI Ausdy
njLdIkI Tfxy ivc Kilhfr ilaf qy afiKaf, “mfstr jI nUMuM vot pfAux ipCoN
iqMn jUn nUM af ky lY jfieE.” ijs iksy vI mYbr df koeI irsLqydfr sI AusnUM
izAUtI qoN Gr nUM ieh afK ky qor idqf ik afpxy Plfxy dI vot do jUn nUM
mfstr jI dy hwk ivc pf ky 3 jUn nUM izAUtI qy af jfvIN. ies qrHF, “dohIN
dlIN mukfblf rx micaf BfrI]” vflLI hflq bxI peI sI. hr rojL pRYs ivc dohF
iDrF vwloN afpxI afpxI ijwq dy dfhvy kIqy jf rhy sn. iek idn mfstr dl dy
pRDfn ig[ BUipMdr isMG jI df ibafn afieaf[ “bhUmwq sfzy nflL hY.“ igafnI
jI ksLmIr dy vfsI hox krky ‘bhu’ nUM ‘bhU’ Aucfrdy sn. agly idn sMq PLiqh
isMG jI df ibafn af igaf, “igafnI jI iblkul TIk Purmf rhy hn. AuhnF dI bhU
df mwq AuhnF dy nflL hI hY; ijQoN qwk sLRomxI kmytI dy mYbrF df sbMD hY,
AuhnF df mwq sfzy nflL hY.“
ies XuD ivc mfstr qfrf isMG jI, mhfrfjf sfihb pitaflf, igafnI krqfr isMG,
s[ igafn isMG rfVyvflf, sfry hI pMizq jI dy QfpVy nflL kYroN dI agvfeI
hyT, sMq jI dIaF buZf jOhV nUM pdIVF puafAux leI iekTy sn. kYroN ny qF isr
DV dI bfjI lfeI hoeI sI ik ies sfD df kUMzf krky hI dm lYxf hY. ies
pRfpygMzy, Bwj dOV, PVo PVfeI afid dy mhFXuD ivc dohF iDrF df pwlVf qkrIbn
brfbr ijhf hI smiJaf jf irhf sI. ies vfikaf nUM ibafn kridaF iek BfeI
sMqoK isMG nfmI kmytI dy mulfjLm ny lMmyrI kivqf vI ilK idqI ijs ivc iek
lfeIn sI, “aDy aDy eyDr EDr guMnf ivckfry.“ mogy qoN iek lfB isMG guMnf
nfmI mYbr sI. Ausdf pqf nhI sI ik Auh kyhVy pfsy vot pfvygf.
s[ pRqfp isMG kYroN dyy vI ieh afKrI idn hI sn. Ausny sfZy awT sfl pMjfb
qy zMzy nflL rfj kIqf sI. jo vI AuiTaf Ausny kuclL ky rwK idqf. pMjfb ivc
cfr cuPyry Ausdf hI zMkf vwjdf sI. akflI, jnsMGI, kimAUinst, ptvfrI,
aiDafpk, srkfrI mulfjLm afid jo vI boilaf Aus ny Aus dI bolqI bMd krky rwK
idqI. ieh sB kuJ pMizq nihrU dI ikrpf nflL hI ho irhf sI.
ies BwKvIN lVfeI df nqIjf inklx qoN Cy idn pihlF, kYroN dI sLkqI dy somy,
pMizq jvfhr lfl nihrU df GorVU vwk igaf. arQfq Auh ies sMsfr qoN cuwikaf
igaf. ieh mnhUs KLbr suxidaF hI kYroN nUM afpxy hwQF pYrF dI pY geI. Aus
dy iKLlfPL bhuq sfry iBRsLtfcfr dy kysF dI pVqfl leI sLfh kimsLn bYTf
hoieaf sI. AusnUM isrP nihrU qy hI afs sI ijsdI ikrpf nflL Auh pMjfb ivc
cMm dIaF clf irhf sI. “hux horI nUM horI dI qy aMnHy nUM zMgorI dI.”
lokokqI anusfr AusnUM afpxI gwdI df iPkr pY igaf. AuqoN, “sr muMzfqy hI
Ely pVy.” vflLI lokokqI anusfr, s[ kYroN pRDfn mMqrI dI dOV ivc ihmfieq
murfr jI dysfeI dI kr bYTf jo ik ihMdusqfn dI rfj gwdI dI dOV ivc PfzI rih
igaf. lfl bhfdr sLfsqrI AusnUM iTwbI mfr ky kursI qy kfbjL ho igaf. ieh
Gtnf srdfr pRqfp isMG kYroN leI hor vI mfrU sfbq hoeI. iPr vI do jUn vfly
idn sfry afgUaF ny aMimRqsr zyry lfey hoey sn. mfstr jI qy igafnI krqfr
isMG jI PLkIr suBf dy hox krky sRI drbfr sfihb kMplYks aMdr siQq, sRI gurU
rfm dfs hspqfl dI AuprlI mnjLl Aupr, mfstr DVy dy dl dy dPLqr ivc mOjUd
sn. srdfr kYroN srkt hfAUs qy ies qrHF mhfrfjf pitaflf sfihb qy s[ igafn
isMG rfVyvflLf vI afpxy afpxy styts muqfibk ZukvyN sQfnF qy ssLoBq sn. sdf
vFg dupihr qoN bfad pRDfn dy iKLlfPL bypRqIqI noits qy ivcfr krn leI kmytI
df jnrl iejlfs sLurU hoieaf. kfbj grup vwloN dohIN pfsIN Aupr cVHn vflIaF
pOVIaF dy iknfiraF qy briCaF vfly KVHy krky, mfstr DVy dy do pwky mYbrF
nUM Aupr afAux qoN rokx leI briCaF vfilLaF nUM ihdfieq kr idqI geI. sMq
grup nUM pwkf pqf nhI sI ik asIN jrUr hI ijwq jfvFgy. iek do votF eyDr EDr
vD skdIaF sn. ies leI afpxI ijwq XkInI bxfAux vfsqy AuhnF ny ivroDIaF dy
do pwky mYbrF nUM iejlfs ivc sLfml hox qoN rok idqf.
jdoN ieh KLbr aMdr mfstr DVy dy afgU s[ ikRpfl isMG cwk sLyrf kolL geI qF
Ausny AuT ky ieh svfl AuTfieaf ik sfzy mYbrF nUM ikAuN roikaf jf irhf hY!
qF Auqr ivc pRDfn jI ny afiKaf ik Auh iqMn mIitMgF qy hfjr nhI hoey; ies
leI inXmF anusfr Auh mYbr nhI rhy. agly svfl dy jvfb ivc Auqr imilLaf ik
jf ky gurduafrf juzIsLl kimsLn ivcoN AuhnF dI bhflI df afrzr lY afvo. ieh
kMm CyqI ho skx vflLf nhI sI. EdoN nUM qF sfrf kMm mwuk jfxf sI. guwsy ivc
afey s[ ikRpfl isMG ny afiKaf, “sfzy mYbrF nUM Aupr mIitMg ivc afAux idE;
nhI qF asIN vfk afAUt krdy hF.“ vfk ajy pUrf vI nhI sI hoieaf ik pihlF hI
bxI skIm anusfr ivroDIaF nUM Dwky mfr mfr pOVIaF qoN Qwly Auqrn leI mjbUr
kr idqf igaf. ivroDI dl dI gYr hfjrI ivc, pRDfn ivc byBrosgI vflLf mqf srb
sMmqI nflL rwd kr idqf igaf. ies smy pRDfngI sMq cMnx isMG jI kr rhy sn qy
mMc sMcflx s[ lCmx isMG igwl kr irhf sI. srkfrI numfieMdf kfnUn anusfr
aMimRqsr df izptI kimsLnr s[ sMudr isMG mOjUd sI. ies krvfeI qy Aus dy
dsqKLq lY ley gey. dPLqr dy sfhmxy Gfh dy mYdfn ivc ivroDIaF ny mIitMg
krky afpxf pRDfn s[ jsbIr isMG ihsfr nUM cux ilaf. Qwly Auqr ky bfhr jf
rhy izptI kimsLnr nUM AuhnF ny afpxI kfrvfeI dws ky sihmq krnf cfihaf. Auh
“hF jI, hF jI” afKdf goNglLUaF qoN imwtI JfVdf afpxy rfh lwgf. ieh s[
suMdr isMG zI[ sI[ zfktr BfeI joD isMG jI df spuqr sI.
pUrf XkIn kIqf jFdf sI ik srdfr kYroN sfdy kwpiVaF ivc pulIs qy hor mfr
Kory bMdy Byj ky jbrdsqI dPLqr Aupr mfstr jI df kbjLf krvf dyvygf ijvyN ik
Ausny afp cOqI votF qy ijwqx df aYlfn krvf ky pMjfb df rfj sFBI rwiKaf sI.
lokF ivc bVf bhfdr idsx vflLf qy ies sfrI kfrvfeI dOrfn mMc sMcflx krn
vflLf s[ lCmx isMG igwl ies soc aDIn aMimRqsroN inklL igaf sI qy jlMDroN
jf ky, sMq cMnx isMG jI nUM aMimRqsr dy hflfq jfxn leI Pon kIqf. ieh gwl
mYnUM KLud sMq jI ny afpxI jLbfnI dwsI sI. pr lokF nUM hYrfnI hoeI ik
aijhf kuJ nf vfpiraf. kfrn eyhI sI ik pMizq nihrU dI mOq ho jfx krky srdfr
kYroN ivclI Auh juraq smfpqI vwl nUM ryhVy pY geI sI qy hux Auh aijhf Dwkf
krn dI sLkqI nhI sI rwKdf.
ieAuN pMizq nihrU dI mOq ho jfx krky sMq PLiqh isMG jI sLRomxI kmytI df
kbjf brkrfr rwKx ivc kfmXfb rhy qy mfstr jI iswKF dy lIzr vjoN muV iek
nMbr qy nf af sky. ieh sfrf kuJ vfprn dy dOrfn mY jINd qoN pitaflLy afieaf
sF. AupRokq sfrI jfxkfrI mYnUM Aus smy dIaF aKLbfrF ivcoN qy sMq PLiqh
isMG jI, sMq cMnx isMG jI qy AuhnF dy gVveI iek Auc afqmf sMq ajfieb isMG
jI qoN pRfpq hoeI sI.
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