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iËMdgI dy Cy dhfikaF dy lMmy
sÌr dOrfn, axigxq TMzIaF-qwqIaF hvfvF ‘coN guËrn qy vMn-suvMny, sury,
bysury ivakqIaF nfl ivcrx qoN bfad mYN ieh XkIn krn lwg ipaf hF ik buwDI
dI sDfrn (norml) Xogqf vfÜf hr ivakqI, koeI nf koeI hunr, kudrq vwloN hI
lY ky afAuNdf hY. mYnUM eys gwl ‘c vI dm nËr afAuNdf hY ik iksy Éfs
hflfq ivwc, inwky qoN inwkf aqy quwC qoN quwC smiJaf jFdf, dunIaF df hr
hunr vI mhfn huMdf hY; ieh gwl vwKrI hY ik iksy Éfs smyN aqy hflfq ivwc
koeI hunr vwD slfhuqf aqy mfxqf pRfpq kr lYNdf hY.
awj dy qknIkI mhOl ivwc ilKx, pVHn, gfAux, kMipAUtr, sfieMs afidk ivwc
pRbInqf jF mYzIkl sfieMs dIaF brIkIaF ivwc muhfrqF nUM AuWqm hunrF ‘c
Èumfiraf jFdf hY, pr pVHfeI-ilKfeI aqy hor pRvfxq KyqrF ‘c ‘mfhr’ lokF
dI, iksy jMgÜ ivwc gvfcI koeI tolI, agr ikqy kihr dI srd rfq ‘c Turk rhI
hovy qF Aus Éfs hflq ivwc, pwQrF aqy lwkVIaF nUM rgV ky awg Aupjfa lYx
dI muhfrq rKdf koeI asloN ‘gMvfr’ qy ‘jFglI’ smiJaf jFdf ivakqI vI,
‘mfhrF’ nfloN vDyry hunrmMd ho guËrdf hY. ieMJ hI, awj dy Xug ‘c, asmfn
ivwc hvfeI jhfËF dIaF, mClIaF vFg qfrIaF luaf dyx vfly pfeIlftF dy hunrF
‘qy hYrfnI Ëfhr kIqI jFdI hY, pr hvfeI jhfË dI eIjfd qoN pihlF vI qF
ajyhy axigxq ivakqI huMdy hoxgy ijhVy ajyhy do KMiBaF ivckfr dI jhfË
Auzfa skx dy hunrI ho skdy sn ijnHF df Ìfslf agr do cfr ieMc vI Gtfa
idwqf jFdf qF jhfË dy KMB, KMiBaF nfl GsV ky, jhfË nUM BuaFtxI dy dyNdy,
pr Aus vkq ikAuNik hvfeI jhfË df qswvr aqy hoNd hI nhIN sn, ies leI
AunHF df ieh hunr puMgr hI nf sikaf.
hF, mYN afpxy ies ivÈvfÈ nUM duhrfAux dI ÊusqfÉI krdf hF ik hr
sDfrn-buwD ivakqI koÜ koeI nf koeI hunr ËrUr huMdf hY.
iesy sMdrB ivwc ieh gwl vI shI hY ik kudrq ny BfvyN hr ivakqI nUM iksy
nf iksy hunr ivwc prbIn hox dI sMBfvnf/guMjfieÈ nfl lYs kIqf huMdf hY,
lyikn afpxy sMBfvI hunr dI ÈnfÉq kr lYxI hr ivakqI dy ihwsy nhIN
afAuNdI. imsfl dy qOr ‘qy, keIaF ivwc vDIaf Blvfn bx jfx dI smrwQf huMdI
hY, pr iksy aigafq kfrn Auh hfrmonIam vjfAux dy qFGI ho jFdy ny. ies
hflq ‘c AunHF dIaF AuNglF, hfrmonIam dIaF surF ‘coN DunF AuBfrn dI QF,
AunHf df imwDx-ilqVx vwD krdIaF ny.
jdoN mYN gfiekI, sfiËMdgI aqy sfihq rcnf nfÜ afpxI gUVHI sFJ AuWqy nËr
mfrdf hF qF mYnUM jfpdY myry aMdr lÌËF nfl Kyzx aqy sur-qfl nfl iewkimwk
hox dy QoVHy-bhuqy bIj kudrq vwloN hI iKlfry hoey sn. ieh bIj kudrq
vwloN myry bfpU nUM vI imly sn ijs ny, hr sUÉm klf nUM msÜ dyx vfly kTor
hflfq ivwc iGry hox dy bfvjUd, ienHF bIjF nUM afpxI lgn aqy isrV nfÜ
puMgrfa ilaf. bfpU kvIÈrI ilKx/gfAux aqy sMgIq df aiBafsI sI. bcpn vwl
ijwQoN qIk myrI surq prqdI hY, EdoN qoN hI sfzy QuVF Bogdy Gr ‘c kvIÈrI
dI rcnf dy rUp ivwc kfivk lÌË Cxkdy sn, gfiekI dIaF lYaF gUMjdIaF sn,
aqy ZwzF dy qfl QpQpFdy sn.
ijs Ëmfny dI gwl mYN krn lwgf hF Aus ‘c awj vfÜIaF sI zIË aqy ksYWtF df
hfly qswvr vI nhIN sI jnimaF. Auh ‘qivaF’ dy qOr ‘qy jfxy jFdy,
grfmoÌon-mÈInF ‘qy cldy rIkfrzF, aqy bOldF dy glIN pfeIaF jF mMdrF ‘c
ltkdIaF twlIaF dI Èkl dy vwz-akfrI lfAUzspIkrF df Xug sI. ÈfdIaF,
aKMzpfTF, BogF aqy ÉuÈI dy hor smfgmF mOky, ieh lfAUzspIkr, koiTaF AuWqy
do mMijaF dy isrhfixaF nUM iqkoxI Èkl ivwc joV ky, AunHF AuWpr tMg idwqy
jFdy sn. ienHF spIkrF rfhIN ZfzIaF qy algoiËaF dI sMgq nfÜ kIqI gfiekI
dy grfmoÌon rIkfrz, keI keI idn qy sfrI sfrI idhfVI sfry ipMz dy kMnF ‘c
‘pMp’ kIqy jFdy sn. sfAUNz-bfks dy nfm nfÜ jfxI jFdI iewk zwbI ‘c kwsI
iewk sUeI, mhIn isafVF ‘c iGsV ky, mÈIn AuWqy GuMm rhy rIkfrz ‘coN avfË
cugdI, aqy aYNplIPfier dy iewk guMJÜdfr isstm ivwc dI guËfr ky koTy
AuWpr tuMgy ‘horn’ rfhIN dUr dUr qIkr phuMcfAuNdI. bcpn Aumry, grmIaF dI
ruwqy afpxy koTy AuWqy mMjy ‘qy ipaF, rIkfrzF rfhIN suxI qUMibaF dI qux
qux, algiËaF dI cUM cUM, srMgIaF dI cIN cIN aqy ZwzF dI ‘zuwg zuwg, ZuMm
ZuMm’ myry kMnF ivwc hux vI gUMjx lwg jFdI hY. Gr ivwc sMgIq aqy kvIÈrI
df atuwt prvfh hox kr ky sMgIq myrI ismrqI ‘c iksy Éfs idn jF Kfs vkq
AuWqy dfÉl nhIN hoieaf; ieh qF hvf vFg afp-muhfry hI myry idlo-idmfÊ ‘c
GuÜ igaf sI, pr sMgIq aqy qfl nfÜ myrf amlI aqy sucyq vfh ijs ieqPfk nfl
hoieaf Auh myrIaF XfdF ‘c kdy DuMdÜf nhIN ipaf.
sn 1955 dI gwl hY: Aumr dy nOvyN pfeydfn ‘qy ivcridaF mYN qIjI jmfq dIaF
ikqfbF nfl iswJx lwigaf sF. sfzy gvFZI ipMz rxIeyN df mfstr ÈmÈyr isMG
kursI ‘qy nhIN sgoN BuMjy ivCfeI iewk qpVI AuWqy bYTdf. Auhdy sfhmxy
mDry kwd dI iewk ivÈfl sMdUkVI peI huMdI sI ijs ivwc Auh afpxy zrMk,
klmF, isafhI dIaF dvfqF, pYnislF qy hor inwkV suwkV dy nfÜ nfÜ hr roË
afAuNdI-jFdI sfry ipMz dI zfk df lyKf-joKf vI rKdf. mINh hovy jF hnyrI,
gVy pYx jF kohrf, Auh cfr, sfZy cfr mIl df sÌr pYdl hI qYa kr ky, skUl
ÈurU hox qoN awDf pOxF GMtf pihlF skUl af isr kZdf sI. svÉqy skUl phuMc
ky Auh kmËor bwicaF nUM ihsfb isKfAuNdf aqy rfh ‘coN cfkU nfÜ vwZ ky
ilaFdy kfinaF dIaF mhIn klmF GVdf.
BfdoN dIaF DupF ny afpxf kyVf cfVHnf ÈurU kr idqf sI pr nfl hI mOnsUn af
jfx kr ky, bUMdfbFdI ny grmI nUM hvf ‘coN incoVnf ÈurU kr idwqf sI. iewk
idn, do idn, hÌqf: bUMdf-bFdI qoN CVfikaF ‘c anuvfd hoeI bfrÈ bMd hox df
nfm hI nf lvy. rxIeyN vfÜf mfstr afvdy ipMz dI iÌrnI ‘qy TfTF mfrdy pfxI
nUM vyK ky vfips clf igaf. sfzy ipMz imwtI dy bnyiraF qoN bfhr nUM
vDfeIaF DOxF vfÜy prnfly, CwqF dy aQfh pfxI nUM sMBflx qoN qobf krn
lwgy. hryk Gr dy prnfly ‘coN vgdIaF DfrF df Èrr-Èrr df Èor sfry ipMz
ivwc gUMjx lwgf. CwqF pihlF isMmx lwgIaF, qy Ìyr cox, qy afiÉr lMgfr ho
ky mGory bxn lwgIaF. koiTaF dIaF kwcIaF kMDF Dur-aMdr qIk ipliplIaF ho
geIaF. gfry ‘c qUVI imlf ky, kMDF dy bfhrly pfsy kIqI ilpfeI,
ilEVF-KlypVF dy rUp ‘c dfaV dfaV ikrn lwgI. gÜIaF ‘c hrl-hrl krdf pfxI
KrUdI ÈrfbIaF vFg bUihaF ‘qy ZuwzF mfrn lwgf. sfry ipMz ‘c kwcy GrF dIaF
nIhF iPwsx lwgIaF.
sfzy gvFZI mihry prvfr dI sfzy ivhVy vwl dI kMD, bnyry vwloN sfzy vwl
nUM AuWlrn lwgI. lgfqfr vrH rhy mINh dy sqfey mihry prvfr dIaF dovyN
jvfn lVkIaF qy AunHF dy ibrD mfpy afpxy ieklOqy koTy ‘c kuMgVy bYTy sn.
kMD dy rqf ku AuWlridaF hI Cwq dIaF kVIaF qy kfny krV krV krn lwgy ijs
nUM suxidaF sfry mihrf prvfr ‘c hÌVf-dÌVI mwc AuWTI. afpxy mUhrly bUhy
QfxI dOV ky sfzy prly drvfiËEN Auh sfzy ivhVy ‘c hfly dfÉl hoey hI sn ik
JukI hoeI kMD DVMm kr ky sfzy ivhVy ivwc iKMzr geI. ivhVy ‘c buÉfr vFg
ciVHaf pfxI, iCwitaF dy rUp ivwc qRBk ky sfzI vfgÜy vfÜI kMD dy AuWproN
dI huMdf hoieaf gvFZIaF dy ivhVy ‘c jf izwigaf. ÈqIrIaF qy kVIaF aqy Cwq
AuWprlI igwlI imwtI ny mihiraF dy mMijaF ibsqiraF nUM dboc ilaf. AunHF
dIaF dovyN ibwlIaF mMjy hyToN dOV ky, AunHF dI izwgx qoN bc geI kMDoÜI
‘qy jf cVHIaF.
mihiraF df koTf ikridaF hI sfzy aFZ-gvFZ dy kwcy GrF dy sB vsnIk afpxy
koiTaF ‘coN mMjy ibsqry AuTfÜ ky, sfzy ivhVy vwl nUM dOVn lwgy. mMijaF
dy isr joV ky ivhVy ‘c iqkoxIaF JuwgIaF AusfrIaF jfx lwgIaF. vyNhidaF
vyNhidaF, sfzy ivÈfl ivhVy ‘c pMdrF vIh JuwgIaF dI iewk bsqI AuWg afeI.
mINh qoN bcfa leI gudYly qy rËfeIaF nUM iqkoxIaF JuwgIaF ‘qy suwitaf jfx
lwgf. guV vfly gwty, afty vfÜy pIpy, iGE dIaF pIpIaF, lUxdfnIaF qy dfÜF
dy kuwjy, aFZ-gvFZ dy izgUM izgUM krdy koiTaF ‘coN JuwgIaF vwl nUM vhIrF
Gwqx lwgy.
hux mihiraF dI kMD dy mlby AuWqy iewk qrpfl qfx leI geI. keI jfxy ikDroN
kuwJ ku pwkIaF iewtF lwB ilafey ijnHF nUM joV ky qrpfl dy hyT do cuwlHy
Ausfr ley gey. awg mcfAux leI, mihiraF dI Cwq dy mlby ‘coN kfnyN aqy
kVIaF DUhy jfx lwgy. cuwilHaF ‘c awg dy prgt huMidaF hI qrpfl hyT aOrqF
df Jurmt bwJ igaf. iewk vwzy pqIly ‘c dfÜ Aublx lwgI qy keI prfqF ‘c
cUVIaF vfÜy hwQF df igwly afty nfÜ dMgÜ hox lwgf. JuwgIaF ‘c ivlkdy myry
vrgy inafixaF dIaF jfVHF hyT burkIaF lwQx lwgIaF.
do ku idnF dI bfrÈI-JMbfeI qoN bfad bwdlF dIaF iqAUVIaF ‘c rqf ku nrmI
Jlkx lwgI. hor do idn lMGy qF GrF ‘c viVaf gozy gozy pfxI ivhiVaF dIaF
CfAuxIaF ÉflI krn lwigaf. sfry ipMz dy nuksfny gey kMDF-koiTaF df
ihsfb-ikqfb lwgxf ÈurU hoieaf. slHfby aqy icwkV df BrpUr prvfr ivhiVaF
‘c Cwz ky, pfxI horIN gÜIaF ‘c dI huMdy hoey, KyqF vwl nUM prq gey.
hux sfry ipMz dIaF DVMm ho geIaF CwqF qy kMDF df mlbf sFiBaf jfx lwgf.
izgxoN bc gey koiTaF ‘coN BYa PUMkfrn lwigaf, ies leI lok bc gey koiTaF
dy nyVy hox qoN vI qRBkx lwgy. sfzy ivhVy ivwc AuWg afeI, mMijaF nfÜ
bxfeIaF JuwgIaF dI bsqI ijvyN dI iqvyN kfiem rhI.
ÉuÈiksmqI nfÜ sfzy do kwcy koiTaF ‘coN iewk koTf hVH qy mINh dy kihr qoN
bc inkiÜaf: bc vI eynf inwkiÜaf Aus ivwc byÉOÌ afieaf jfieaf jf skdf sI.
eys iBafnk hVH qoN kuwJ ku mhIny pihlF myry bfpU aMdr srMgI iswKx df ÈOk
vgx lwg ipaf sI. pr hVH dy idnIN, lgfqfr keI mhIny afQx svyr sfzy Gr ‘c,
cUM cUM dI rOxk lgfAux vfÜI srMgI, hVH dI mfr qoN bc gey koTy ‘c iewk
ikwlI qy tMgI rhI sI. kpfhF mwkIaF qy aflUaF dIaF ÌslF kihrF dy pfxI dI
Byt cVH geIaF sn. KyqF ‘c hfly vI gozy gozy pfxI Kloqf sI, ies leI iksy
vI mrd nUM KyqF ‘c jfx dI kfhÜ nhIN sI.
iewk idn dupihry, jdoN vwK vwK prvfrF dy asIN keI inafxy rotIaF Kf ky
ivhVy ‘c ‘JuwgIaF’ AudfÜy Kyz rhy sF, qF sfrf ipMz bcIaF KucIaF iewtF,
kVIaF, bfilaF, qy ÈqIrIaF nUM sFBx ‘c ruwJf hoieaf sI. izwgxoN bc geIaF
pr mGory ho geIaF CwqF ‘qy imwtI pfeI jf rhI sI. gÜIaF vwl nUM ikr geIaF
kMDF dy mlby nUM ieDr EDr AuTfÜ ky GrF dy pfxI dy inkfs leI lFGy bxfey
jf rhy sn.
acfnk hI, hVH dy kihr ‘c sfbq Kloqy rih gey sfzy koTy ‘c ‘quMg quMg quMg
quMg’ hox lwgI. bfpU, slHfby nfÜ iZwl pY geI srMgI nUM sur kr irhf sI.
qfrF dI avfË nUM iewk dUjy dy iblkul hfx dI krn leI bfpU kdy iewk ikwlI
nUM mroVdf qy kdy dUjI nUM. mroVy KFdIaF ikwlIaF ‘coN icrV icrV dI ajIb
avfË inwkÜdI qF mYnUM ieMJ lgdf ijvyN srMgI bfpU dIaF hrkqF ‘qy ieqrfË
kr rhI hovy. Pyr Auh pihlI AuNgÜI nfl qfrF nUM quxk quxk ky iewk dUjI dI
ipwc suxdf. hux srMgI dy gË nUM bMnHy GuMgrU Cxkx lwgy. bfpU srMgI dy gË
nfÜ bMnHy GoVy dy vfÜF nUM broËy dI itwkI AuWqy Gsf irhf sI. ijEN hI
broËy nfÜ lYs hoey gË ny srMgI dIaF qfrF nfl GsVvF sMprk kIqf, kwcy koTy
‘coN sMgIq isMmx lwgf. srMgI dI hUk suxidaF hI myry hwQF ‘coN bFty ikrn
lwgy qy myry pYr kwcy koTy vwl nUM iKwcy jfx lwgy. jdoN nUM mYN koTy dy
dr ‘qy awpiVaf, kursI ‘qy bYTf bfpU srMgI dI hUk ivwc pUrI qrHF
iewk-imwk ho cuwikaf sI. Aus dIaF srUr ‘c mItIaF awKF koTy aMdr myry
dfÉly qoN byÉbr rhIaF. iÌr vjd ‘c afieaf bfpU gfAux lwigaf: ‘ptxy dy
ivwc prgt hoey, dsm pfqÈfh soZI!’ mgry hI srMgI dIaF qfrF ‘coN bfpU dI
gfeI qrË gUMjx lwgI. srMgI dy pyt koÜ, gË, qfrF AuWpr iewk Éfs irdm ivwc
awgy ipwCy jFdf. mYN dyiKaf ik myrf isr afp-muhfry hI, gË dI awgy-ipwCy
dI hrkq dy nfÜ nfÜ Kwby swjy JUmx lwgf. bfpU sMgIq ivwc zUMGf hI zUMGf
lihMdf jf irhf sI. Pyr myrIaF AuNglF ‘c hrkq tpkx lwgI. Kwby hwQ dI
muwTI mIcI geI qy swjy hwQ dIaF AuNgÜF, mItI hoeI muwTI dy isr ‘qy srMgI
dy qfl ivwc Twk Twk krn lwgIaF. bfpU dIaF awKF DqUry ‘c gVUMd ivakqI vFg
rqf ku KulHIaF. Auhdf isr hfly vI JUmI jf irhf sI qy irdm ivwc myrI
muwTI ‘qy vwj rhIaF myrIaF inafxIaF AuNglF nUM, Auh bVy acMBy nfl dyKI
jf irhf sI.
iPr lgfqfr cwl rhI srMgI dI ‘cIN cIN cIN cIN, cIN cIN cIN cIN’ iewk dm
ÉfmoÈ ho geI. myry hwQF ‘qy gwzIaF bfpU dIaF awKF df srUr nrm hox lwgf
aqy Aus dy buwlH aihsqf aihsqf pfisaF vwl nUM iKwcy jfx lwgy. mYN qRBk
igaf aqy myrIaF AuNglF luVk geIaF.
“vjfeI! vjfeI cwl!” bfpU dI avfË `c hukmIOaF qrlf sI. “Auey qUM qF qfl
`c vjfAuNdYN!” Aus ny AuWT ky ikwlI dy ltkdy qxIaF vfly JoÜy ‘coN iewk
Zwz kwZI qy myrIaF inwkIaF inwkIaF AuNgÜF ‘c itkfa idwqI.
“ies nUM vjfa!” bfpU df hukm hoieaf.
srMgI dI cUM cUM pihlF vflI irdm ivwc hI Pyr ÈurU ho geI. myrIaF AuNgÜF
shI qfl ivwc ‘zuwg zuwg, zg zg; zuwg zuwg, zg zg’ krn lwgIaF. iewko Gft
sI ik mYnUM Zwz dI ‘zuwg zuwg’ dI mrdfnf afvfË nUM, Zwz dI qxI nUM iKwc
ky, ‘zuwm, zuwm’ vflI mdIn avfË ivwc anuvfdxf nhIN sI afAuNdf. keI imMt
srMgI hUkdI rhI, qy Zwz shI qfl ivwc zugzugfAuNdI rhI.
Aus idn qoN bfad hr roË bfpU dI srMgI hUkdI qy myrIaF AuNgÜF Zwz dy mVH
AuWqy hrkq krdIaF. hOÜI hOÜI mYN Zwz dIaF sfrIaF iswDIaF aqy guMJÜdfr
gqF qy qfl vjfAux ivwc muhfrq ibnf iksy isKlfeI qoN hI hfsl kr leI.
gIq-sMgIq, ÈfierI, gfiekI, qy icwqrkfrI afidk sUÉm hunr asl ivwc koeI
koeI ivakqI kudrq koÜoN hI lY ky afAuNdf hY. mYN kdy ipMgl jF afrUË iksy
Ausqfd qoN bfkfiedgI nfl kdy nhIN iswiKaf, pr CMdbwD ÈfierI ilKdy smyN
aqy koeI ÊËl jF gIq styj AuWqy qrMnum ‘c pVHdy smyN bfpU dI hVF dy idnI
vjfeI AuhI srMgI myrI afqmf ‘c hUkdI huMdI hY. ieMJ hI jdoN iksy ryzIE,
typ jF tI vI ‘coN AuWTdI srMgI dI hUk myry kMnF ‘qy dsqk dyNdI hY, qF
myrI afqmf ‘c ZwzF dI zug zug afpmuhfry hI Clkx lwg jFdI hY.
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