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(Bfg dUjf)

‘smfl hIQ’ brimMGm Èihr df hI bfhrlf ielfkf sI. ies ipMz ivc PuWtbfl dI grfAuNz bhuq mÈhUr sI qy aj vI hY. ieh kvYNtrI nUM jfx vflI sVk ‘ey 45’ qy siQq hY. ieWQy tfAUn hfAUs vwzI igxqI ivc sn. ies ielfky ivc BfrqI pMjfbI, pfiksqfnI pMjfbI, Bfv mIr purIey, jmIkx lok vwD vwsoN ivc rihMdy sn. dunIaF dI dUjI aflmI jMg qoN bfad ies ielfky ivc ieMmIgrFt vwD afAuxy ÈurU hoey. kfrn, iek qF Gr ssqy sn aqy dUjf ieWQy dIaF PYktrIaF ijnHF ivc kMm df imlxf sOKf sI. ‘bI[ aYs[ ey[’ afpxy lokF dy kfimaF nfÜ BrI peI sI. ieh ipsqOl-rfeIPlF vI bxfAuNdy sn aqy motrsfeIkl vI. nyVy hI krfeIËlr dI vwzI PYktrI sI. hor CotIaF kMpnIaF bhuq sn.
ies ielfky ivc ikrfey qy kmry sOKy iml jFdy sn. ijnHF kol Gr sn, Auh vI Gr dy kmry ikrfey `qy dy Cwzdy sn. ÈfipMg aqy skUl nyVy sn. pbilk bfQ qurn dy Ìfsly qy sn. bwsF dI afvfjfeI sOKI sI.
smflhIQ BfvyN mYN bhuq vrHy rhI. iËMdgI df coKf ihwsf eysy QF guËfiraf hY. pUry sqfrF virHaF df lMmf sÌr qYa krnf sOKf nhIN huMdf. iewQoN mYnUM bhuq kuJ imilaf. iesy Èihr ivc myry bwicaF dI pYdfieÈ hoeI aqy pÜy, bVy hoey. ieWQy hI nslvfd dy sfnUM Jtky lwgy. dUjIaF kOmF dy vrqf df pqf lwgf. myry bwicaF dI ividak sÌlqf df muwZ vI iesy Èihr bwJf.
iesy Èihr ny myry hwQ klm PVfeI. bhuq sfry sfihqkfrF nfÜ rfbqf kfiem hoieaf. bhuq sfrIaF sfihqk sÉÈIaqF nUM mYN iewQy hI imlI. bhuiqaF nfÜ dosqI gMZI geI ijhVI aj qk cl rhI hY. keI imwqr ivwCVy vI. iËMdgI afAuxI jfxI hY. Pyr vI Auh idl dy iksy kony ivwc ivÈyÈ QF bxf gey. myrI klm nUM hwlf ÈyrI iesy Èihr ivwc imlI. 1980 dI pihlI ivÈv kfnPrFs vyly anykF sfihqkfr ieMglYNz afey. sB nUM imlx df mOkf imilaf. hÌIË jlMDrI jdoN brimMGm afey qF AunHF dy mUhoN “aBI qoN mYN jvfn hUM” suxn df mOkf imilaf. iewQoN dIaF lfiebryrIaF aqy imAUËIam ny myry aMdr Kfs QF kfiem kIqf. aj vI jdoN mYN vfips prqF qF imAUËIam jfx dI qlb rihMdI hY. brimMGm dI inAU strIt ivc mYN pqf nhIN ikMny hËfr vyrF geI hovFgI. kMm AuWqy jFdy afAuNidaF ies ivwcIN lMGxf pYNdf.
myrI pihlI pihcfx ies ipMz nfÜ Aus vyly hoeI sI jdoN mYN ivafhI hoeI, gulfbI sUt aqy goty vfÜI cuMnI ivwc, igwT ku GuMz kwZI ivtmor roz dy Gr dI dihlIË awgy KVI sF. stYPorz vfÜf pirvfr bhuqf ipCFh iKcU nhIN sI. BfvyN kuJ ku bMdÈF lgdIaF sn. myrf vIrf bhuq ilbrl sI. pr ieh shuiraF df ikly vrgf Gr, aqy bMdÈF vI ikly vrgIaF hI sn. ies leI GuMz lfËmI sI. pr stYPorz df Gr, AuWQoN dI rihxI-bihxI dyK ky Èfied myrIaF afsF bhuq vwzIaF ho geIaF hoxgIaF. ieh purfxf qy hnyrf Gr, GuMz ivwc ilptI mYN, qy axjfx lok. zr nfÜ aMdroN kMb-kMb jFdI sF. ieho GuMz mYN pUry Cy mhIny kwiZaf. jdoN mYN iesnUM mfVf ijhf AuWpr vl srkf lYNdI qF bIjI dI afvfË gUMjdI, “pwlf nINvf kr lY.” ieh pwlf nINvf brimMGm dIaF sVkF ivc vI irhf. Cy ku mhIny bfad mYN ZIT ho ky cuwk idwqf.
ies Gr dI dihlIË dy aMdr pihlf pYr pfAuNidaF hoieaF, iksy aYsy Kfxy dI mihk afeI sI ijhVI myry iËhn ivwc sdf vfsqy rc geI. mYnUM bfad ivwc pqf lwgf ik ieh jmIkx lokF df Kfxf sI. zrfeI iPÈ. zrfeI iPÈ dI mihk sMBfilaF vI nhIN sI sMBldI. ieh quhfzy kwpiVaF ivwc vI rc jFdI hY. Gr dIaF kMDF, PrnIcr, Kfxy ivc vI rc jFdI hY. ijwQy hwQ lfvo, mwCI dI mihk. myrf sfh lYxf aOKf ho irhf sI. dUjf aOKf sI ies Gr df vfÈrUm ijhVf Gr dy bfhr gfrzn ivwc bixaf hoieaf sI. iewko tuafilt. Auh vI Gr dy bfhr. nhfAux vfsqy BfeIaf jI ny ipMz vFg guslKfnf bxvf ilaf sI. koilaF vflI ÈYWz nUM KflI krvf ky AusdIaF kMDF nUM aqy PrÈ nUM afp sImYNt nfÜ plfsqk kr ilaf sI. pfxI dI grm bfltI aMdroN lY jfvo aqy TMzy pfxI dI tUtI aMdr lgvf rwKI sI. clo aYnf Èukr sI ik ikwDry bfhr nhIN sI jfxf pYNdf. vrnf lokIN hÌqy bfad pbilk ‘bfQF’ ivc jf ky bfQ krky afAuNdy sn. sfzy aFZI-guaFZI kihMdy sn ik qusIN ikMny BfgF vfly ho ijnHF dy Gr bfQ krn nUM Kurf vI hY aqy tuielYWt vI hY. pr ies Gr ivc iek idwkq sI, ijs dI mYN afdI nhIN sF. ies Gr ivc jmIkx lok rihMdy sn. ipwCly vrHy stYPorz rihMidaF hoieaF, mYN AunHF nUM sVkF-bËfrF ivc qF dyiKaf sI. pr Ausy Gr ivc rihxf? bhuq aOKf sI. iqMn kmry AunHF kol sn aqy do sfzy kol. sfzf bYWzrUm bYTx vflf kmrf vI sI aqy sOx vflf vI. hr afieaf igaf, iesy kmry ivc bYTdf sI. smJo ikMnf aOKf hovygf? vYsy Gr ivc rsoeI dy nfÜ zfeIinMg rUm vI sI. pr ikrfeydfr rihx kfrn AusdI hflq vI Ksqf sI. AuWQy bYiTaf jf skdf hI nhIN sI. Auh iPlmI aYktrF aqy aYktrYWsF dIaF qsvIrF nfÜ Biraf ipaf sI. rsoeI ivc do tybl sn. iek AuWqy asIN kMm krdy sF aqy dUjy AuWqy jmIkx lok kMm krdy sn. imlx vrqx qy pqf lwgx lg ipaf ik Auh vI ikMny cMgy bMdy sn. pr AunHF df Kfxf myry rfs afieaf hI nhIN. mwCI aqy mIt dI bdbU Gr dy hr kony ivc PYlI peI huMdI. cfr ku sfl bfad ieh Gr asIN ikrfey `qy hI rihx idwqf aqy iesy ielfky ivc iek hor Cotf ijhf Gr KrId ilaf. do bYWzrUm, do kmry hyTlI mMiËl qy, zfeIinMg-rUm aqy ikcn vKry. pUrf bfQrUm Gr dy aMdr aqy iek tuafielYWt bfhr vI. Gr df gfrzn koeI sO-svf sO Puwt lMbf. PlF dy drKq. gfrzn syb-nfÈpfqIaF, strfbYrI, rfsbYrI nfÜ Biraf ipaf. Puwl-bUty bhuq hI. KUbsUrq QF. pr ieh goiraF df ielfkf sI. do ku mhIny gory lokF vwloN sfnUM nÌrq nfÜ dyiKaf igaf. Pyr hOlI-hOlI sfzI dosqI AunHF nfÜ gMZI geI. sfzy guaFZI ‘imstr aqy imisË rfeIt’ myry mUMh boly mF-ipE bx gey. sfmHxy Gr vflI ‘imisË stn’ cMgI dosq bx geI. dUjy pfsy dy guaFZI ‘imstr qy imsË kItn’ dy bwcy myry bwicaF nfÜ pVHdy sn. AunHF nfÜ vI sFJ bwJ geI. ies Gr ivc asIN iksy ikrfeydfr nUM nhIN rwiKaf. sfzI iËMdgI df cMgf vkq iesy Gr bIiqaf hY. iesy Gr asIN afpxy bwcy pfÜy-pVHfey sn.
smflhIQ ielfky nUM burf nF mIzIey vwloN idwqf igaf sI ik ies ielfky nUM hor kOmF ny af ky nÈt kr idwqf hY. sfzy lokF dy ivafh ÈfdIaF huMdy qF rOlf pYNdf. lokIN glIaF ivc KVy gwlF krdy. Coty ijhy Gr ivc sO-sO bMdf iekwTf hovy qF aFZIaF-guaFZIaF ny rOlf qF pfAuxf hI hoieaf. Pyr iewQy gurduafry, msIqF afid bx gey. ijs nfÜ hor vI rOlf vwD igaf. ieWQy dI KUbsUrq pfrk sI kvYNtrI roz qy ‘smflhIQ pfrk`. ieh ies qrHF nÈt hoeI ik lokIN pfrk afAuxf hI Buwl gey. iksy vyly ieh PuwlF nfÜ lwdI peI huMdI sI. nslI CokrvfDf af ky bwicaF, bËurgF nfÜ bdqmIËI krdy. Pyr afpxy lok ikhVy Gwt sn Auh vI afpxIaF hfkIaF kfrF ivwc rwKdy. smflhIQ dy nfÜ lgdy ielfky spfrk bruwk aqy spfrk ihwl ies qoN vI vwD ivgV rhy sn. ies df kfrn ieh vI sI ik sfzy lok Gr qF lY lYNdy sn. pr AunHF AuWqy pYsf lf ky suafrdy nhIN sn. sfÌ suQrf nhIN sn rwKdy. Gr ivc afp vI rihMdy sn aqy ikrfeydfrF nfÜ vI BrI rwKdy sn. nqIjy vwjoN gory lok rOlf pfAux lwg pey ik Auh ies qrHF dy guaFZ ivc ikvyN aqy iks qrHF rihx?
hoieaf ieh ik GrF dy lYtr bOksF ivwcIN awgF dy goly GrF aMdr vrn lwgy. ijs leI lok zr ky bfhrly ielfikaF vwl nUM Bwj qury. GrF nUM vI sFBx lwgy. ieh vI mihsUs hox lwg ipaf ik hux ipwCy nUM muiVaf qF jfxf nhIN. ikAuN nf jIvn iewQy hI ibhqr bxfeIey. ieh sB 1972 jdoN eIzI amIn vwloN aPrIkf ivwc AUDm mcfieaf igaf aqy rfqo-rfq lokF nUM Gr-Gft Cwz ky, jfnF bcf ky mulk Cwzxf ipaf aqy jhfjF dy jhfj Bry hoey hIQro hvfeI awzy AuWqy af KVy hoey. aPrIkI lokF df rihx-sihx vKrf sI. Auh pYsf kol ilafey sn aqy AunHF ny rfqo rfq Gr KrId ley. ibËnYWsF ÈurU kr leIaF. Auh afp vI aqy AunHF dy DIaF puwq vI pwbF-klwbF ivwc jfx lwg pey. ijs df asr ieMglYNz rih rhy lokF dI aOlfd qy ipaf. pihlF iewQy vsdy lokF dI AuWT rhI pnIrI vI bgfvq krn lwgI. ieh siBafcfrk bdlfa quhfnUM idnF ivc ivKfeI dyx lwgf. ies vfsqy ieMglYNz dy lok vI afpxy vl aqy afpxy bwicaF vl iDafn dyx lwgy. vrnf pihlF qF pYsf bxfAuxf aqy ipwCf suafrnf lihr hI cl rhI sI.
ivtmor roz vfly Gr sfZy ku cfr sfl rhy aqy hYdr roz vfly Gr pUry qyrF vrHy rhy. pr sdf vfsqy ieh vI ipMz myrf nf ho sikaf. iËMdgI ny krvt leI, iËMmydfrIaF ny mn kuryidaf aqy sfnUM awgy qurnf pY igaf. brimMGm qoN koeI bfrF-cOdF mIl bfhr. Cotf ijhf ipMz. ieh shI mfainaF ivc ipMz sI. pMjfb dy ipMz vrgf. iewko sVk ipMz dy gwBy ijsdf nF sI tYmvrQ roz. ipMz sI ‘ikMgËbrI’. ies df siBafcfr pyNzU sI. hr koeI iek dUjy nUM jfxdf sI. nslvfd hovygf vI qF koeI jfihr nhIN sI krdf. KyqF dI sbjI-BfjI vI ilaFdI jf skdI sI. ieh ipMz sfzy rfs afieaf. KulHf ielfkf, qfËI hvf. myrI klm dy vI rfs afieaf. ies ipMz dy Bgoilk iKwqy df iËkr myrIaF keI khfxIaF ivwc vI hY. khfxI jurm df `crc’ aj vI AuWQy, Ausy qrHF Kloqf hY. pfxI dI JIl ijs nUM ‘vftr pfrk’ kihMdy hn, aj GuMmx-iPrn dI Kfs QF bx cuwkI hY. ies ipMz df mhqwv ies leI vI vwD hY ik ieh ieiqhfsk aqy imiQhfsk qOr qy purfxy KMzr AuWqy visaf hoieaf dwisaf jFdf hY. AunINvI sdI qk ieh ipMz ivrly tFvy GrF df hI ipMz sI. ijs dy ivwcIN diraf ‘tym’ vihMdf sI. ikhf jFdf hY ik iewQy sYksn rfjy df iklf sI. ijsdf nF ‘ikMgË Port’ pY igaf. iesy ikMgË Port qoN ipMz df nF ikMgËbrI ipaf. iewQy imwzeIvl vkq df hfl ijsnUM ikMgËbrI hfl ikhf jFdf hY hflIN vI KVf hY. iek hor khfxI vI pRcwilaq hY ik ivlIam ÈYkspIar dy nfnky pirvfr ‘afrznË` ‘kfsl brOimwc` jo ikMgËbrI qoN pMj-Cy mIl dI dUrI qy hY, AuWQy rihMdy sn. AunHF dy muMzy jOhn afrzn df ipafr iksy kuVI aYils birwj nfÜ pY igaf. jOhn dy bfp sr vfltr ies ivc rjfmMd nhIN sI. jOhn nUM ikwznYp krky brysbirWj hfl ikMgËbrI lY aFdf igaf. ies hfdsy qy ikMg aYzvrz cOQy ny ieh izAUtI sr ircrz ibMGm dI lfeI ik ies vkq nUM sFiBaf jfvy. sr ibMGm ny jOhn aqy aYils df ivafh PrvrI 1474 ivc krvf idwqf. 1502 ivc jOhn nUM kfsl brOimwc df pfrk hfl iml igaf. jOhn df Brf QOms strYWtPorz apfAUn aYvn dy nyVy ivlkot ivc vs igaf. AusdI DI ‘mYrI afrzn’ ivlIam ÈYkspIar dI mF sI.
AunINvI sdI qk ikMgËbrI ipMz QoVy ijhy GrF df hI sI. aj ieh vwD irhf hY. BfvyN iesdf ivkfs aYnf nhIN hoieaf, Pyr vI iesdI vwsoN 2006 qk awT hËfr ho geI sI. ies dy nyVly ipMz tYmvrQ, aYQrston, vftr Ertn, krzvrQ, imMnvrQ, hrlI, stn kolzPIlz, imzltn, lIa mfrstn, vfeIt eykrhIQ, polËvrQ afid mÈhUr ipMz hn. ijMnF ivc mMny-dMny amIr Grfxy vsdy hn. ieh ieMglYNz df bhuq KUbsUrq ielfkf vI hY.
ikMgËbrI ivwc mYN pUry awT vrHy rhI. ies ipMz ny myry bwicaF ivc AunHF amIr lokF vl dyK ky aqy AunHF dIaF dosqIaF mfxidaF hoieaF Èfied kuJ bxn dI lflsf jgfeI. eysy ipMz myry sfihqk imwqr-dosq af ky rihxf bhuq psMd krdy sn. Auh jdoN afAuNdy qF iewQoN dI vftr-pfrk dI sYr krdy. diraf tym dy kMZy qurdy. crc dy duafly gyVy lfAuNdy. pr ieh vI Èfied myry itk ky vsx dI QF nhIN sI. ikMgËbrI rihMidaF hoieaF aqy brimMGm ivc srkfrI nOkrI kridaF hoieaF, iek idn mYN kYnyzf nUM qur peI. kYnyzf af ky rYkszyl dIaF apfrtmYNtF aqy Pyr Gr lY ky rhI.
mYN 1987 ivwc pirvfr smyq kYnyzf, rYkszyl dy ielfky ivc afeI sF. rYkszyl ielfkf dwisaf jFdf hY ik 1950ivaF qk Pfrm lYNz hI sI. iewQy kuJ vI nhIN sI huMdf. pMjfhivaF ivc GrF dy zIvYlpr ‘rYks hYslop’ ny ies ielfky ivc Gr bxfAux dI kfAuNsl qoN iejfËq mMgI. torFto kMm krn vfilaF vfsqy aqy eyarport dy nyVy hox kfrn lokIN vI Gr KrIdx leI Auqfvly hoey. kfAuNsl vwloN Èrq rwKI geI ik rYkszyl bulyvfrz dy duafly ieMzstrIal ielfkf vI bxfieaf jfvy. hoieaf ieh ik Gr KrIdx vfilaF nUM jObF lYxIaF vI sOKIaF hoeIaF. sÌr vI bhuqf nf krnf ipaf. ieh ielfkf eyarport dy nyVy hox kfrn, aqy hfeIvy 401 dy hoNd ivc afAux kfrn vwDx-Puwlx lg ipaf. aj ieh ielfkf hr kOm dy lokF nfÜ Biraf ipaf hY. iewQy apfrtmYNtF dI Brmfr aqy ssqy GrF, hMbr irvr dy duafly hirafvl ny lokF nUM afpxy vwl iKwicaf. iesy ielfky ivc myrf puwqr rihMdf sI aqy iesy ielfky ivc asIN Aus dy kol af gey. iqMn ku vrHy ies ipMz ivc rihx bfad sfzy pYr Pyr iksy hor QF dI BfÜ krn lwgy.
1990 ivwc mYN imsIsfgf afx vsI. imsIsfgf dy mYzovyl ielfky ivc mYN pUry qyrF vrHy rhI. ieh vI iek ipMz hI sI jo imsIsfgf dy ielfky ivc sI. jy kr ies ielfky bfry socF qF iewQy solvIN sdI ivc sQfeI vsnIk ‘ierfkoafeI’ aqy ‘algonIkIanË’ krYizt irvr dy duafly rihMdy sn. ienHF lokF ivcoN kuJ ihAUrn lyk qoN af ky vsy sn ijnHF ny ies ielfky df nF imsIsfgf rwiKaf sI. sqfrvIN sdI qk imsIsfgf ivwcoN ‘ierokuafeI’ jf cuwky sn jF AunHF nUM hor Pst nyÈnF ny bfhr kwZ idwqf sI. koeI 1805 ivc XOrk Bfv aj dy torFto dy aÌsrF ny imsIsfgf nUM 84,000 eykV ËmIn idwqI aqy ieh ielfkf afm lokF dy vsx leI KolH idwqf. iewQy hor kOmF dy lok vI af ky vsx lwgy. sB qoN pihlF ietflIan afey. hOlI-hOlI ieh vI ipMz qoN Èihr df rUp Dfrn krdf igaf aqy iesdy bfhrly ielfky ipMzF df rUp Dfrn krdy gey. mYzovyl vI imsIsfgf dy bfhrlf ielfkf hY. BfvyN ieh aj ipMz qoN Èihr bx irhf hY pr jdoN mYN iewQy afeI sF qF ieh ipMz hI sI. afly-duafly Kyq hI Kyq sn. PfrmF sn.
ies ielfky ivc afr-pfr ny myrI sFJ kYnyzf dy lyKkF nfÜ krfeI. mYzovyl df myrf Gr afr-pfr df dÌqr sI. pUrI-pUrI rfq myrIaF AuNglF kMipAUtr dy kI borz nfÜ KyldIaF. myry zfeIinMg rUm ivc afr-pfr dI lya afAUt huMdI. aj vflI tYknOlOjI nf hox kfrn sB kuJ hwQIN krnf pYNdf sI. ds vrHy mYN iesy kMm dy cwkr ivc rhI. qy Pyr bYTy ibTfieaF mn Aucft ho igaf. ieWQy sB kuJ imlx qy vI mYnUM hor QF jfx dI kfhl pY geI.
qy hux mYN ipMz ‘imltn` jo aMgryËI dy Èfier jOhn imltn dy nF `qy visaf hoieaf hY aqy ‘jYspr mfrnt’ ijsny inAUkfsl ieMglYNz qoN 17 meI 1818 nUM pirvfr smyq af ky vsfieaf hY, mYN AuWQy zyry lf ley hn. ‘jYspr mfrtn’ df ‘ jOhn imltn’ mn BfAuNdf Èfier sI. mfrtn ny imltn dy nF AuWqy ijwQy ies ipMz df nF rwiKaf, AuWQy hor keI ielfikaF df nF vI rwiKaf, ijvyN CotI ijhI JIl df nF imwl pONz hY. Ausdy kMm dy QF df nF vI ‘imwl ÈOp’ hI hY. imwl-pONz df ielfkf bhuq hI KUbsUrq hY. kdI mYN Ausdf cwkr lfAuNdI hF. ies ipMz dy duafly phfVIaF hn. skIieMg vfsqy lok afAuNdy jFdy hn. rfq nUM phfVI AuWqy bwqIaF jgdIaF hn. ieWQy JIlF hn, ijwQy lok ikÈqIaF ivc bYTky mnorMjn krn afAuNdy-jFdy hn. ipMz ivc grmIaF nUM strIt mfrkIt lgdI hY. myly lgdy hn. afm lok vI iek dUjy nUM jfnx-pihcfnx lgdy hn. hux sfzy lok vI ies ipMz af ky rihx lg pey hn. iesy ipMz ivc rYslr ‘tfeIgr jIq isMG’ df Gr vI hY.
ipMzo-ipMz quridaF hoieaF mYN Pyr vI Bfl rhI hF Aus ipMz nUM ijwQy myrI QF hovy. ieh ipMz BfvyN cMgf lgdf hY, shury ipMz df JfAulf vI pYNdf hY, jo afpxf vI hY aqy ibgfnf vI. sroN dy Kyq vI lihrfAuNdy hn. kxk, mwkI vI huMdI hY. pr AunHF KyqF dI mihk nhIN afAuNdI ijhVI mn ivc rcI hoeI hY. ienHF sB ipMzF ivcoN guËridaF hoieaF, ipMzoN pfr ipMz quridaF hoieaF, ienHF dy ieiqhfs nUM ProlidaF hoieaF Pyr vI svfl AuWT KVoNdf hY ik ‘ikhVf ipMz hY myrf?’