ipCly do iqMn dhfikaF qoN kdy kdfeIN ieh
afvfjL bVy AuWcy sur ivwc AuWTdI rhI hY ik sRI drbfr sfihb dy kIrqn df
imafr idn-bidn izwgdf jf irhf hY, ies leI ies pfsy iDafn dyx dI loV hY.
lokIN iewQy qwk vI kihMdy suxy gey hn ik awj kwlH Aus QF inXukqI klf’c
inpuMn hox krky nhIN, isPLfrsLI kMm cwldf hY. ipCly kuJ smyN ‘c ieho
ijhIaF GtnfvF vI GtIaF hn, ijnHF nfl iswK ihqYsLI ihridaF ‘qy swt vwjI hY.
awj qoN Cy sfl pihlF suixaf sI ik pfiksqfn qoN afey BfeI afsLkI AurPL BfeI
lfl ijhVy BfeI mrdfnf jI dI kul dI 17vIN pIVHI ‘coN dwsdy hn, horF dy jwQy
nUM kIrqn krn qoN nFh kr idwqI geI sI- aKy pihlF isMG sjo. iPLr KLbr suxI
geI, ijs dI qfeId s: iqRlocn isMG aYm:pI ny kIqI ik BfeI cylf rfm isMDI
ijhVy ik sfrI Aumr kIrqn rfhIN iswK sMgqF nUM dysL ivwc qF kI ivdysLF ivwc
jf jf ky vI iswKI df kfPLI pRcfr krdy rhy hn. sfzy kuJ nOjvfnF ny Dwky nfl
AuhnF df pUsf roz vflf gurduafrf bMd krvf idwqf hY aqy AuQoN gurU mhfrfj
jI dIaF bIVF cuwk ilafey hn. kfrn? aKy Auh pihlF isMG sjx.
ies QF sfzf ieho ijhf koeI mnorQ nhIN ik asIN rbfbI, rfgI, ksbI, aqfeI jF
iksy qrHF dy mjHbI JyiVaF ‘c peIey, qF vI ies qwQ nUM ies QF ‘qy spwsLt kr
dyxf bVf jLrUrI hY ik vwzy qoN vwzy bhuq ajoky iKLafl gfiek jF kloNqIaF df
ipwCf rbfbIaF df hY. rfgI, rbfbI klf df afps ivwc afdfn-pRdfn krdy rhy hn.
ies swcfeI nUM kOx JuTlf skdf hY ik Ausqfd bVy gLulfm alI KLF dy ipqf alI
bKLsL KLF qfAUs nvfjL mhMq gwjf isMG dy sLfigrd sn. AuhnF leI rfm, rhIm,
awlHf, vfihgurU dy nfvF ivwc kwtVqf vflI koeI lkIr nhIN sI. dysL dy 1947
vfly AujfVy smyN bVy gLulfm alI pfiksqfn cly gey. agsq dy mhIny lfhOr qoN
AuhnF df ryzIE pRogrfm sI. pfiksqfn srkfr vwloN ieh hukmnfmf sB QfeIN jfrI
kIqf igaf sI ik ijhVy rfg-rfgxIaF vI ‘ihMdvI’ hn jF AuhnF dy nF
dyvI-dyviqaF vfly hn, Auh hrigjL nf gfey jfx, blik AuhnF df nF qwk vI nf
ilaf jfvy. Aus mhfn Ausqfd dIaF bMdsLF df jykr ghu nfl aiDaYn krIey qF
quhfnUM AuhnF ivwc rfm, sLfm jF isLafm dI vrqoN afm iml jfeygI. hux KLF
sfihb ny afpxy mn ‘c ieh gwl pwkI kIqI hoeI sI ik Aus idn Auh lilq
gfAuxgy, ‘ab mn jfg kfhy ko qU soieaf?’ ijhVf ik BYrv TfT df rfg hY. ryzIE
stysLn df zfierYktr ieh gwl qfV igaf aqy kMtIn ‘c bYiTaF KF sfihb nUM
hfkmfnf lihjLy ‘c kihx lwgf ik Auh rfg bdl dyx Bfv ik lilq dI QF koeI
muslkI cIjL suxfAux.
KF sfihb ijhVy PLkIrfnf qbIaq dy suafmI sn, awgoN kihx lwgy, “mYN qF BfeI
rfg lilq hI gfvFgf, qusIN lok ies df nF BfvyN PuwPI (BUaf) hmIdF anfAUNs
krvf ky, ielsfmI (muslmfnI) bxf ky pRsfrn krvf lE.” so ieho ijhI kwtVqf
BrpUr Gutx ‘c KF sfihb ny Aus dysL ivwc kI rihxf sI, Auh iPLr AuWQoN CyqI
Bfrq vfps prq afey sn.
19vIN sdI dy aKLIrly sflF ‘c sRI aMimRqsr ‘c kuJ aijhIaF GtnfvF vfprIaF
ijnHF sdkf isMG sfihbfn ies gwl ‘qy jLor dyx lwg pey ik sfry rbfbI isMG sj
jfx. 1897 dy nyVy BfeI nwQU,kwQU, ijVy AuhnIN idnIN sRI hirmMdr sfihb dy
hjLUrI sn, isMG sj ky BfeI nwQf isMG, kwQf isMG bx gey. keIaF dy iKLafl
anusfr isMG sjx vfly Auh sB qoN pihly rbfbI sn. ieiqhfs ivwc ies gwl df
vrnx imldf hY ik AuyhnF dy jwQy Bfv BfeI nwQf isMG, kwQf isMG, hjLUrf isMG
aqy mulqfnf isMG nfl cfr rbfbxF vI huMdIaF sn aqy bVf rMg bwJdf sI. hfly
Auh qfjLy qfjLy hI isMG sjy sn ik iewk idn jdoN Auh akfl buMgf dy sfhmxy
kIrqn kr rhy sn qF AuhnF ivwcoN sMgqF ivwc bYTI iewk rbfbx bIbI nUM jdoN
AubfsI af geI qF Aus mUMhoN avsoN ‘Xf awlf’ inkl igaf. Aus ivcfrI nUM Drm
bdly nUM ajy bhuqy idn nhIN sn hoey, ies leI Ausdy mUMhoN suBfvk ‘Xf awlf’
inkl igaf sI, ijs nUM sux ky Aus dy lfgy bYTy isMG hwsx lwg pey sn. iCWQI
ijhI ho ky Auh rbfbx awigEN kihx lwgI, “Brfvo, hwsdy ikEN ho? iswK bixaF
nUM sfnUM ajy QoVHy idn hI hoey sn. awlf hOlI hOlI jfeygf aqy vfihgurU
hOlI hOlI afeygf.
cVHfeI krn qoN iqMn dhfky pihlF mulfkfqF dOrfn, sMsfr Br ivwc pRiswDI Kwtx
vfly Ausqfd awlf rwKf qblf nvfjL lyKk nfl ieh gwl bVy gOrv nfl kiraf krdy
sn ik rfg afsf pMjfb dI KLfs cIjL hY, ijhVf pUry dysL ivwc hor ikDry nhIN
gfieaf jFdf. mfJ rfg vFg ies rfg df vI sfzy purfqn gRMQF ivwc ikAuNik hor
ikDry koeI AulyK nhIN imldf, ies leI BfrqI sMgIq nUM sfzy gurU sfihbfn dI
ieh iewk bVI vwzI anUpm dyx hY. ijwQy hr svyr dIaF sunihrI ikrnF, ies rfg
dIaF mDur surfvlIaF rfg dI mfiKEN imwTI Dun nfl prIaF vFg pRvysL krdIaF
hn, EQy sUrj dI lfl itwkI sLfmF nUM afrfm krn leI afpxy Gurny ivwc lukx
lwigaF AuhnF surMgVIaF surfvlIaF duafrf ‘bilhfrI kudrq vwisaf’, dI kIrqI
krdIaF njLr afAuNdIaF hn.
1978 ivwc sRI aMimRqsr ivKy ngr df jdoN cfr sO sflf idvs bVI DUm Dfm nfl
mnfieaf igaf qF pRbMDkF ny ijhVf sB qoN vDIaf kMm kIqf, Auh ieh sI ik
AudoN gLYr iswK gfiek vjfiek vI bulfey gey sn. iewQoN qwk ik Ausqfd bVy
gLulfm alI KLF dy byty munwvr alI vI swdy gey sn. AuhnF iewQy Bry drbfr
ivwc gwz ky ieh gwl afKI sI ik rfg afsf inrol iswKF dy pfs hY, jF myry
pfs. sorT gf ky AuhnF
‘idlhu muhwbiq ijMn soeI sicaf..
ijn min hor muK hor, so kFZy kicaf..’
rfg afsf sLurU kr idwqf. bVHq kr ky jd hI Auh ies mukfm ‘qy afey-
‘prvdgfr, apfr byaMq qUM..
ijnf pCfqf scu, cuMmF pYr mUM..’
qF rfg afpxI murfd pUrI kridaF jfp irhf sI aqy cfr cuPLyry sugMDIaF PLYl
rhIaF sn.
ajoky Xuwg ivwc sfieMsI ZMg nfl socx vflf hr mnuwK ies qwQ nUM idloN
svIkfrdf hY ik iswK ivcfrDfrf ajoky mnuwKI ivkfs df sB qoN AuWprly pwDr df
sMklp hY. bfby nfnk df qF dr hI bhuq vwzf hY. nfl hI iswK Drm qF hY hI
‘afsf’ df Drm ijs ‘qy hr bMdy nUM afsf hY. iswKF dI qF subh hI ies rfg qoN
sLurU huMdI hY ikAuNik Auh ikhVf gurduafrf hY ijwQy aMimRq vyly ies rfg
nfl idn df afgLfjL nhIN kIqf jFdf? pr ipCly kuJ smyN ‘c dysL aMdr kuJ
aijhIaF GtnfvF GtIaF hn, ijhVIaF iswKI dI asl rUh jF rfg afsf dI sugMD
anusfr nhIN jfpdIaF. kI rivdfs BfeIcfry nUM afpxy nfloN inKyV dyxf aqy kI
BfeI cylf rfm, lCmx dfs vrigaF nfl ies iksm dI iDMgojLorI krnI.
hux dy hflfq anusfr, iewk-do nukqy ijhVy mYN AuWpr AuTfey hn, bVy aihm aqy
gMBIr hn. ieh afpf-pVcol dI mMg krdy hn. ies pfsy sfnUM sBnF nUM icMqf aqy
byhwd dUraMdysLI nfl socx dI loV hY ik jykr afpF eysy qrHF idn pur idn
guru nfnk nfm lyvf anuafeIaF dI igxqI GtfeI gey qF……?
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