(ieiqhfs dy mhF nfiekF bfry
socidaF, asIN AuhnF nUM aphuMc, alOikk qy asDfrn sLkqIaF qy ivsLysLqfvF dy
ies kdr DfrnI smJdy hF ik asIN AuhnF dI sfDfrn iensfnI pCfx nUM asloN hI
awKoN Auhly kr idMdy hF. swcI gwl qF ieh hY ik AuhnF ivwc vI sfDfrn mnuwKI
hsrqF ‘qy rIJF hMudIaF hn pr smF afAux ‘qy Auh afpxIaF inwjI hsrqF iqafg
ky iksy vwzy smfjk, rfjnIqk ienklfb leI afpf smrpq krky sfDfrn sqh qoN
AuWpr AuT jFdy sn qy sfzy mhF nfiek bx jFdy hn. ies lyK ivwc sLhId Bgq
isMG dy sfQI pRiswD lyKk XsLpfl ny Bgq isMG dIaF sfDfrn mnuwKI ivsLysLqfvF
df idlcsp ibafn kIqf hY. ies ivwc Bgq isMG df iewk sDfrn ivakqI df ibMb
AuBrdf hY jo iqafg qy kurbfnI dy rfh cwlidaF vzyrIaF mMijLlF mfrn leI
XqnsLIl hY.) -sMpfdk
hiQafrbMd ienklfbI aMdlon dy ijs dOr nfl myrf inwjI sMbMD irhf hY, Aus
ivwc Bgq isMG df sQfn bhuq mhwqvpUrn sI. ienklfbI Bfvnf jF rfjnIiqk gwlF
qoN ielfvf vI jmfqI aqy imwqr dy rUp ivwc Bgq isMG dy sfQ df bhuq vwzf
afkrsLx sI. Auh Kud hsmuwK aqy KLusLidl hox dy nfl nfl dUijaF dy hfsy df
vI awCf Kfsf sfDn bx skdf sI. Bgq isMG dy Aus smyN dy rUp aqy Aus dy
vrqmfn ieiqhfsk mhwqv aqy sQfn ivwc bhuq vwzf aMqr hY.
Bgq isMG dy jo suwGV aqy cusq icwqr, hYt pihny aqy mwuC nUM mroVf idwqy
hoey awj QF-QF ivKfeI idMdy hn, AuhnF qoN Bgq isMG dy Aus pihly smyN dy
rUp aqy ivvhfr dI klpnf nhIN kIqI jf skdI. kwd lMmf, ichry df rMg sfPL,
hlkI-hlkI dfVHI-muwCF nfl iGiraf ichrf, AuBry hoey pr hlky Brvwty qy kuJ
CotIaF awKF. isr AuWqy iZwly-iZwly bMny kys, pr dohIN pfsy lV Cwz ky bMnI
CotI ijhI pwg. Kwdr dy mYly aqy aksr srIr dy bymyc kwpVy. qyV aksr pjfmy
dI jgHf lMugI pihn ky hI Auh kflj af jFdf. sfzf jmfqI JMzf isMG AusdIaF
awKF dI Aupmf lwzU ivwc icpky bdfmF nfl aqy Ausdy kwd dI Aupmf jvfn alVH
boqy nfl krdf huMdf sI.
dUjy pfsy, vkq afAux ‘qy Ausy Bgq isMG df rUp aqy krnI dovyN hI eyny inKry
ik AusnUM PFsI idwqy jfx dI KLbr df sdmf jdoN QoVHf ijhf hlkf ipaf qF ies
sdmy dI zUMGI swt nUM sihj mjLfk ivwc ZflidaF pMjfb dI iewk pRmuwK kFgrsI
afgU kih bYTI, “ies Kbr nfl pqf nhIN dysL dIaF ikMnIaF kuafrIaF kuVIaF dy
idl ivDvf ho gey hoxgy.”
Bgq isMG dysL dy nOjvfnF aqy muitafrF dy supinaF df afdrsL bx igaf qy lok
Aus dy rUp nUM vI AuhdI vizafeI dy pRCfvyN ivwc vyKx lwgy.
kflj dy idnF ivwc Bgq isMG nUM buwDU bxfAux ivwc mjLf afAuNdf sI . mYN afp
vI kfPI buwDU bxdf irhf hF. asIN sfry hI kdI nf kdI buwDU bxdy rhy. iksy
smyN hfsy mjLfk df pfqr bxn vflf Bgq isMG afpxI kurbfnI aqy insLTf kfrn
awj gOrv df pRqIk bx igaf hY. ies qoN ielfvf ikMnIaF hI rhwsmeI dMd-kQfvF
vI Bgq isMG dI Xfd nfl juV geIaF hn. iehnF dMd-kQfvF dI qulnf ivwc AuhnF
vyilaF dI vfsqivkqf ibafn krn ivwc sMkoc huMdf hY ik kuJ pfTk ikqy ieh nf
smJ lYx ik mYN Bgq isMG dy mhfn ivakqIqv nUM afpxy brfbr iKwc ky afpxI
mhwqqf vDfAux leI AusnUM Cotf kr irhf hF.
ieho ijhI iewk dMd-kQf mYN 1939 ivwc PiqhgVH sYNtrl jyl ivwc kfnHpur dy
sLRI isLvrfm pFzy (jo ipwCoN ivDfn sBf dy mYNbr vI bxy) qoN vI suxI sI.
pFzy jI Aus smyN pRmuwK kFgrs kfrjkrqf sn aqy asihXog aMdoln ivwc 6 mhIny
leI jylH afey hoey sn. pFzy jI Aus khfxI dI pRmfixkqf leI myrf smrQn
cfhuMdy sn. khfxI ieh sI-”srdfr Bgq isMG jI aqy btUkysLvr dwq jI jdoN vlYq
qoN vfps prq rhy sn qF jhfjL ivwc kuJ aMgryjLF ny Bfrq mfqf dI sLfn dy
ivruwD kuJ apsLbd khy. Bgq isMG jI aqy dwq jI ny AuhnF lokF nUM kMnF qoN
PV ky smuMdr ivwc suwt idwqf.”
mYN ieh khfxI sux ky jLor dI hws ipaf. KLfs kr ies leI ik pFzy jI pRmuwK
rfjnIiqk kfrjkrqf hox dy nfl XUnIvristI dy grYjUeyt vI sn. Bgq isMG nUM
sLhId hoieaF Aus vyly isrP kuJ sfl hI hoey sn. eyny QoVHy smyN ivwc hI
eynIaF kflpink khfxIaF pRcilq ho geIaF sn. soco, kMnF qoN PVH ky qusIN
kqUry qoN vwzy iks jfnvr nUM pfxI ‘c suwt skdy ho. ieh khfxI sux ky
ivsLvfs kr lYx vfly dI klpnf ivwc iksy afdmI nUM kMnF qoN PVH ky aqy cuwk
ky suwtx leI, Bgq isMG jF dwq dy srIr ivwc BIm vFgUM do cfr hfQIaF df jLor
qF cfhIdf hI hY. iPr do-ZfeI hjLfr sfl pihlF dy XoiDaF BIm, arjn dy srIr
ivwc sO-sO hfQIaF dy jLor dI klpnf kr lYxf koeI hYrfnI dI gwl nhIN.
Bgq isMG dy vlYq jfx dI gwl inrI kpol klpnf hY. Aus dy cfcf svrgI ajIq
isMG jo Prfr ho ky ivdysL cly gey sn, AuhnF qoN ielfvf AuhnF dy KLfndfn
ivwcoN kdI koeI ivdysL nhIN igaf sI. pFzy jI ny ieh vI dwisaf sI ik Auh
KLud nOjvfnF nUM suqMqrqf dy sMGrsL ivwc duwKF qoN nf zrn dI Audfhrx dyx
leI ieh AupdysL idMdy iPrdy sn ik Bgq isMG aqy dwq koloN AuhnF df aprfD
kbUl krvfAux leI AuhnF dy srIr dy purjLy-purjLy nUM hQOVIaF nfl kucilaf
igaf, pr AuhnF sUrbIrF ny sI qwk nf kIqI. pFzy jI iehnF kQfvF leI myrf
smrQn cfhuMdy sn. jdoN mYN iehnF nUM inrafDfr dwisaf qF pFzy jI nUM duwK
hoieaf. AuhnF nUM jfipaf ijvyN mYN Bgq isMG pRqI AuhnF dI apfr sLrDf nfl
eIrKf kr irhf hovF. Auh Bgq isMG nUM afm afdmIaF vrgf afdmI mMnx leI
hrigjL iqafr nhIN sn. Auh AuhnF nUM alOikk aqy cmqkfrI mMndy afey sn aqy
ies Dfrnf nUM iqafgx leI AuhnF nUM duwK mihsUs ho irhf sI.
ieho ijhIaF gwlF isrPL axjfx lokF ivwc hI nhIN sn PYldIaF, sgoN kuJ lokF
ny pusqkF ivwc vI ilKIaF hoeIaF hn. mksd kuJ burf nf hox dy bfvjUd vDyry
AuqsLfh sdkf hI ieh gwlF ilKIaF jFdIaF rhIaF hn. imsfl vjoN Bgq isMG bfry
ilKI iewk ikqfb ‘c mYN piVHaf hY ik Bgq isMG aqy BgvqI crn dovyN lwKpqI
GrfixaF ‘coN sn. lwKpqIaF dy pRqI afdr qy sLrDf df sMskfr pIVHIaF qoN sfzy
mn ivwc bYTf hY. Ausy Bfvnf qoN pRyirq ho ky asIN ijMnHF lokF df afdr krnf
cfhuMdy hF, AunHF nUM lwKLpqI vI bxf idMdy hF. lfhOr sfijLsL kys nfl
sMbMiDq Bgq isMG aqy BgvqI crn dohF ivwcoN hI koeI lKpqI Grfxy df nhIN sI.
hF, AuhnF dy pirvfr aOsq KFdy-pINdy mwDvrg dy sn. BgvqI crn dI afriQk hflq
jLrUr kuJ cMgI sI. Bgq isMG df pirvfr qF afriQk kiTnfeI kfrn sdf hI
nvyN-nvyN AudXogF aqy XqnF ivwc lwgf rihMdf sI.
BfvyN s[ iksLn isMG df sfrf pirvfr dysL dy afjLfdI sMgrfm qy smfjk qbdIlI
nfl juiVaf hoieaf sI pr jdoN Bgq isMG Ausy rfh ‘qy cwlx lwgf qF srdfr jI
nUM ieh gwl cMgI nf lwgI qy Auh ies gwl qoN nrfjL rihx lwgy. s[ iksLn isMG
ny ieh qF kdI nf ikhf ik AuhnF df puwqr dysL dy ajLfdI sMgrfm ivwc ihwsf
nf lvy pr AuhnF dI iewCf sI ik Gr-bfr dI icMqf kIqy ibnF kyvl dysL dI
mukqI dy sMGrsL ivwc kuwd pYxf mUrKLqf pUrn aqy aivvhfrk hY. Bgq isMG df
inscf sI ik bMdf do byVIaF ivwc pYr rwK ky nhIN cwl skdf. ipqf puwqr dy
ies mqByd kfrn keI JgVy vI hoey. keI vfr mYN vI AuhnF JgiVaF ivwc QoVHf
bhuq Ps igaf.
1922 ivwc rfsLtrI aMdoln mulqvI hox kfrn Bgq isMG gurdvfrf aMg aMdoln ivwc
Bfg lYx lwgf. Ausny isr dy vfl vDf ley. Auh akflI bx ky kflI pwg bMnx lwgf
qy ikrpfn rwKx lwgf. ies ivwc Dfrimk afsQf nhIN sI sgoN rfjnIqk kfrnF krky
qy srkfr ivroDI BfvnfvF krky Ausny aijhf kIqf. iehnF idnF ivwc keI ihMdU
nOjvfn vI iswK aqy akflI swj gey sn. ikrpfn dy pRqI Bgq isMG dI idlcspI
ies krky sI ik ikrpfn dy afkfr Auqy srkfr ny pfbMdI lfeI hoeI sI qy iswKF
ny ies pfbMdI df ivroD krn leI ikrpfn aMdoln clfieaf sI qy iswK hwQ ivwc
iqMn PuwtI ikrpfn lY ky kfnUMn BMg krdy sn.
jdoN Bgq isMG nYsLnl kflj ivwc puwjf AudoN vI Auh kflI pwg bMnHdf huMdf
sI. gurdvfrf aMdoln smfpq ho cuwkf sI. hux kflI pwg sMprdfiekqf df hI
icMnH rih geI sI. Bgq isMG df kflI pwg bMnHx qy ikrpfn rwKx df sLOk hOlI
hOlI Gtdf igaf.
jdoN Bgq isMG ny pMjfb qoN idwlI aqy kfnpur jf ky dUjy pRFqF dy lokF nfl
sMprk krn df inscf kIqf qF lfhOr qoN bfhr jfx ipwCy iewk kfrn s[ iksLn
isMG dI nrfjLgI vI sI. Bgq isMG Gr dy kMm kfj dI pRvfh kIqy ibnf kyvl
rfjnIqk kMmF ivwc lwgf irhf. ies kfrn Ausdy ipqf AusqoN icVy rihMdy aqy
Aus Auqy afpxf aMkusL vDf rhy sn.
Bgq isMG ipqf nUM koeI sUcnf idwqy ibnF lfhOr qoN idwlI phuMc igaf. idwlI
qoN prkfsLq aKLbfr ‘arjun’ ivwc kMm krn lwgf. ‘arjun’ ivwc kMm kridaF iewk
idn Bgq isMG nUM anuvfd krn leI iewk qfr idwqf igaf. qfr sI, “cmn lfl,
aYzItr zIPMkt nysLn, arfeIvz aYt lfhOr” Bgq isMG ny Ausdf anuvfd kIqf,
“zIPMkt nysLn dy sMpfdk imstr cmn lfl lfhOr phuMc gey.”
aKLbfr dy sMpfdk ny anuvfd vwl Bgq isMG df iDafn idvfieaf pr Bgq isMG nUM
ies ivwc koeI glqI nf lwgI. Ausdf iKLafl sI ik cmn lfl ‘izPMkt nysLn’ nfmI
pwqr dy sMpfdk hn. jdoN Bgq isMG nUM ‘izPMkt’ sLbd dy arQ izksLnrI ivwcoN
vyKx df suJfAu idwqf igaf qF Bgq isMG nUM pqf lwgf ik ‘izPMkt’ df arQ ‘bMd
ho cuwikaf’ pwqr hY.
ieho ijhI iewk hor mjLydfr gwl Bgq isMG dy Aus smyN dy aMgryjLI igafn dy
bfry Xfd hY. isnymf dyKx df sLOk Bgq isMG nUM bhuq sI pr itkt KrIdx leI
pYisaF dI sdf qMgI rihMdI sI. ipqf qoN isnmy dy leI qF ikqy irhf, juwqIaF
df joVf KLrIdx leI vI pYsy mMgxy mnjLUr nhIN sn. Gr dy kMm kfj bfry jdoN
Auh ipqf dI gwl mMnx nUM iqafr nhIN sI qF KLrc leI pYsy ikvyN mMgdf!
smwisaf df iewk hwl sI ik jLrUrqF dI prvfh nf kIqI jfvy aqy kdI sfQIaF dI
jyb ivwc pYsf ids jfvy qF Aus nUM vrq lvy. iewk idn jY dyv gupq ny Aus nUM
isnymf ivKfAux df vcn idwqf. AudoN asIN lok isnymf cvfnI dy itkt ivwc hI
vyKdy sF pr cvfnI df hI AudoN bVf muwl sI. do afinaF ivwc qF iGAu dIaF
copVIaF do vwzIaF vwzIaF rotIaF qy qVkI hoeI dfl sbjLI df Bojn ho jFdf sI.
Bgq isMG nUM duD iGAu df sLOk vI Gwt nhIN sI. anfrklI ivwc kflU duwD-dhIN
vfly kol s[ iksLn isMG df AuDfr cwldf sI. Bgq isMG jdoN cfhuMdf AuQoN duwD
dhIN Kf pI skdf sI aqy Auhdy nfl jo vI koeI huMdf, AusnUM vI Kuaf-ipaf
skdf sI pr iksy qMdUr jF qvy Auqy Ausdf AuDfr nhIN sI cwldf. Bgq isMG
lfhOr dy nyVy Gr ivwc jfx qoN iJjkdf sI. rfm iksLn ny gRYjUeyt hoky mohn
lfl roz AuWqy iewk sfPL suQrf hotl KolH ilaf sI. asIN sfry jxy Kfxf Kfx
leI AuQy jfx lwgy, sfzy ivwcoN koeI iksy vyly Kfxf Kf irhf hMudf qF Bgq
isMG pwgVI dy dovyN pwly moiZaF ‘qy ltkfeI hotl ivwc af vVdf. ibnF iksy
BUimkf qoN iewk kursI cuwk ky Auh rotI Kfx vfly kol af bYTdf aqy rotI dI
vwzI sfrI burkI df zonf bxf ky dfl AuWqy qrdf iGAu ieko vfr smyt ky mUMh
ivwc pf lYNdf. jy rfjf rfm sLfsLqrI hotl ivwc ids pYNdf qF Bgq isMG jLrUrI
kMm Cwz ky vI, BuwK nf hox qy vI, Auhdy kOl ivwcoN sfrf iGAu pI jFdf.
“vyK Auey vyK! kI krdf eyN! vyKo Xfro! ies jwt nUM.” sLfsLqrI jI bfhvF
KolH ky shfieqf leI duhfeI idMdy rih jFdy.
pMjfb ivwc iGAu kuJ vwD mfqrf ivwc Kfx df irvfj sI. AuhnF lokF nUM ieh pc
vI jFdf sI. iewk idn Bgq isMG nfl kuJ jLrUrI gwl bfq krdy krdy mYN lfhOr
njLdIk AuhnF dy ipwCy ‘sFzf’ phuMc igaf. rotI df vylf sI. AusdI mF ny
ikhf, “pihlF rotI Kf lvo.” iewk vwzy sfry kOl ivwc GIaf kwdU dI sbjLI sI
aqy QflI ivwc bhuq vwzIaF vwzIaF rotIaF AuhnF rwK idwqIaF. sbjLI ivwc iGAu
eynf sI ik Bgq isMG Gbrf igaf. Auh JuMjlf AuiTaf, “mF! eynf iGAu koeI Kf
skdf hY. qMU sbjLI KLrfb kr dyNdI ey, eynf iGAu pf ky.”
Bgq isMG dI mF ny gwlH qy AuNglI rwKidaF myry kol isLkfieq lfeI’ “lY vyK
KF! ies muMzy vwl! kuJ KFdf eI nhIN. kOzI ijnF iGAu vI iehnUM burf lwgdY.
qdy qF suwk ky kMzf ho igaY.”
Bgq isMG dy lMmy-JMmy irsLt-pusLt srIr vwl iesLfrf krky mYN afiKaf, “jy
ieh kMzf hY qF iPr mYN qF hY hI nhIN.”
mF hws peI pr ipafr dI gflH kwZ ky mYnUM zFt idwqf, “hwq nlfiek! gwl krnI
vI nhIN afAuNdI. bwicaF nUM ies qrHF njLr lwg jFdI hY.
mYN Bgq isMG dy Aus vyly dy aMgryjLI dy igafn df Audfhrx dy irhf sF. jY
dyv gupq ny sLfm nUM Bgq isMG nfl isnymf jfx df vfadf kIqf hoieaf sI. Bgq
isMG ijwQy vI sI, isnymy qoN lyt nf hox krky Bwijaf hoieaf afieaf. vyiKaf
ik jY dyv insicMq lyitaf hoieaf koeI nfvl pVH irhf hY. Bgq isMG ny afpxy
pYr nfl jY dyv dy pYr nUM Tokr mfr ky icqfvnI idwqI, “Auey AuT! isnymy jfx
df vfadf Buwl igaY?”
jY dyv ny lyitaF lyitaF icV ky kOVy ho ky zFt idwqf, “ajIb jfihl afdmI hY,
myrI qbIaq KLrfb hY qy iehnUM isnmyN dI peI hY. huxy zfktr koloN ho ky
afieaF. aOh vyK dvfeI!” Ausny myjL AuWqy peI boql vwl iesLfrf kIqf.
Bgq isMG ny nrmI nfl puwiCaf, “kI ho igaf qYnUM?”
jY dyv ny gMBIr mudrf ‘c AuWqr idwqf “zfktr ny izspypsIaf dwisaf hY.”
aMgryjLI df ieh sLbd sux ky Bgq isMG cuwp ho igaf. isnymyN nf jf skx df
rMj mn ivwc hI sI. cuwp cfp izksLnrI cuwk ky iewk kursI AuWqy bYT igaf aqy
‘izspypsIaf’ sLbd df arQ lwBx lwgf. arQ vyK ky Ausny izksLnrI myjL qy ptkf
mfrI. AuT ky iewk lwq jY dyv dy lwk ‘qy mfrI qy bFh qoN iKwc ky AusnUM KVf
kr ilaf.
“bdmfsLf! Kf Kf ky bdhjLmI kr leI hY. lyhV ky suwqf ipaYN aqy AuproN dvfeI
zwPUgf? izspypsIaf afK ky zrfAuxf cfhuMdf eyN?”
jY dyv AulJdf irhf ik Auhdf mn TIk nhIN hY pr Bgq dI dlIl sI, “qYnUM
bdhjLmI hY. sLfm nUM qYnUM rotI nhIN KfxI cfhIdI. qyry kol ijhVy pYsy hn
mYnUM isnymf vyKx nUM dy dy. qMU nhIN jfxf qF nf jfh.”
Bgq isMG dy Aus vyly dy aMgryjLI igafn dI crcf ies leI kIqI hY ik hOlI
hOlI afpxy svY aiDan rfhIN Ausny aMgryjLI Auqy eyynf aiDkfr kr ilaf sI ik
asYNblI bMb kFz vyly Ausny jo prcy suwty aqy itRibAUnl sfhmxy aMgryjLI
ivwc jo ilKqI ibafn Ausny idwqy sn AuhnF dI BfsLf dI prsMsf sB lokF ny
kIqI sI.
kuJ lokF ny klpnf kr leI sI ik Auh ibafn Bgq isMG ny nhIN, vkIlF dy ilKy
hoey sn. ies klpnf ivwc koeI qwQ nhIN hY. aiDan krnf Bgq isMG dy suBf df
iek ihwsf sI. jdoN vI vyKo, Ausdy lMby, byzOl kot dI jyb ivwc koeI nf koeI
pusqk rihMdI hI sI. sVk qy quridaF vI Auh pVHdf rihMdf sI.
idwlI aqy kfnpur ivwc Bgq isMG ny ikvyN idn gujLfry ieh anumfn lfhOr prqx
smyN AuhdI sUrq vyiKaF hI ho jFdf sI. isr dy vfl pgVI dI QF iewk mfmUlI
ijhy prny ivwc lpyty hoey sn. srIr AuWqy kyvl bMd gly df kot. Auho kot jo
lfhOr qoN jFdy smyN Auhny kmIjL AuWqy pihinaf sI. hux kmIjL ndfrd sI.
pjfmy dI jgHf luMgI sI. pjfmy df afsx qy kot dIaF afsqInF Pt jfx ‘qy pjfmy
dIaF tMgF kot dIaF afsqInF dI QF joV leIaF sn. iksy qrHF srIr Zwikaf
hoieaf sI pr kot dI jyb ivwc koeI pusqk jLrUr sI.
|