(pRiswD icwqrkfr aqy kvI sohn
kfdrI df jnm 2 nvMbr 1932 ƒ ipMz cfcokI (PgvfVf) nyVy hoieaf. Ausny
ividaf rfmgVHIaf kflj qoN mukMml kIqI aqy afrt df izplomf iÈmly qoN
kIqf. kuwJ dyr rfmgVHIaf kflj ivwc pVHfieaf. jlMDr ivwc PotogRfÌI kIqI
qy iPr dyÈ-ivdyÈ ivwc afpxy icwqrF dIaF numfieÈF lfAuNdf hoieaf, zYnmfrk
ivwc pwky qOr ‘qy rihx lwg ipaf. sohn kfdrI dy icwqr aqy kivqf irvfieqF
ƒ qoVdy hn. pMjfbI ivwc iqMn kfiv-sMgRih ‘imwtI imwtI‘, ‘bUMd smuMdr‘
aqy ‘aMqr joqI‘ Cpx qoN ielfvf sohn kfdrI dIaF do ikqfbF aMgryËI ivwc
pRkfiÈq hoeIaF hn. AusdI sQfpqI-asQfpqI dy idnF dI ieh Gtnf hY.)
icwqrkfr sohn kfdrI Aus rfq sON nf sikaf. Ausƒ Auh ajnbI ivakqI vfr vfr
Xfd af irhf sI, ijs nfl Ausny Pon ‘qy gwl kIqI sI. kdy sohn kfdrI ƒ Aus
ivakqI dI gwl mËfk jfpdI. kdy kdy ivakqI dI gMBIr afvfË bfry soicaF ies
ivcoN swcfeI dI Jlk vI mihsUs huMdI. mËfk aqy swcfeI dI iKwcoqfx ivwc
Ausny sfrI rfq pfsy mfridaF lMGf idwqI.
1966 dI afÉrI iqmfhI dy idn sn. sohn kfdrI afpxIaF qsvIrF dI numfieÈ
lfAux leI brwslË afieaf hoieaf sI. brwslË ivwc AusdI pihlI numfieÈ sI.
kfdrI iehnIN idnIN sQfpqI-asQfpqI df dOr hMZf irhf sI. iewk kMpn dI
siQqI ivwc sI. AusdI siQqI afsmfn ivwc ltkdI Aus bUMd vrgI sI, jo iksy
iswp ivwc pY ky moqI vI bx skdI sI aqy iksy guMmnfmI dy vIrfn mfrUQl
ivwc izwg ky Ìnf vI ho skdI sI. Ausdy BivwK df PYslf hoxf sI. AuNJ vI
cfcokI qoN afey muMzy dI numfieÈ brwslË ivwc lwgxI koeI sOKI gwl nhIN
sI.
Auh idwlI dy afritst sihgl kol Tihiraf hoieaf sI. sihgl ny Aus nfl bVI
nyVqf jqfeI sI. sihgl ny soicaf, iewk muMzf KuMzf icwqrkfr. kfr vI rwKI
hoeI hY. mulk rfj afnMd dI icwTI vI kol hY. brwslË ivwc numfieÈ lwg rhI
hY. sivtËrlYNz ivwc rihMdf hY. cMgf afritst hI hovygf.
kfdrI afpxI kfr ivwc afpxIaF qsvIrF lwdIaF aqy brwslË dI gYlrI ivwc jf
lfeIaF.
isrÌ iewk qsvIr ivkI.
sohn kfdrI df idl Zih igaf. Aus df mn bhuq Audfs ho igaf.
Ausny bcIaF qsvIrF kfr ivwc rwKIaF. kfr stfrt krn dI koiÈÈ kIqI. kfr
‘Grr Grr` krky cuwp kr geI.
sihgl ny dyiKaf, kfdrI dI kfr Érfb ho geI sI. qsvIr vI iewk hI ivkI hY.
ho skdf hY hux kfdrI kfr irpyar krfAux leI pYsy mMgy. sihgl kihx lwgf,
‘myry awj hor gYst afAuxy aYN. qUM ikqy hor ieMqËfm kr lY.`
sihgl afpxy Gr ƒ qur igaf.
kfdrI ny afpxI iksy dosq kuVI kol jfx df mn bxf ilaf.
axmMny mn nfl kfdrI ny iewk vfr iPr kfr dI cfbI GuMmfeI. kfr ‘Prr Prr`
krky cwl peI. sohn kfdrI dI pRyÈfnI rqf ku GtI. Auh kfÊËI kfrvfeI krn
leI afÉrI vfr gYlrI ivwc igaf.
gYlrI vflI lVkI ny Ausdy nF afieaf iksy df mYsyj Ausƒ idMdy hoey ikhf,
‘ieh afdmI quhfƒ lBdf iPrdf sI. ieh Ausdf Pon nMbr hY.`
sohn kfdrI ƒ Xfd afieaf ik iewk afdmI bVy iDafn nfl AusdIaF pyNitMgË dyK
irhf sI. Aus nfl iewk lMbI ijhI lVkI vI sI. hovy nf hovy, ieh Ausy bMdy
df hI Pon nMbr hY.
dosq lVkI dy Gr jf ky, qsvIrF cuwk ky Ausny gYrfj ivwc rwK idwqIaF. aMdr
jf ky idwqy hoey Pon nMbr ‘qy Pon kIqf.
awigAuN afdmI dI afvfË afeI. Aus ny puiCaf, ‘ies vkq quhfzy kol pyitMgË
dI ilst hY? `
kfdrI ny ikhf, ‘hF hY. `
afdmI ny ikhf ik ies ies nMbr vflIaF pMj qsvIrF qyrI kImq ‘qy. jfxI
gYlrI dI pRfeIs ‘qy. bfkI pMdrF qsvIrF myrI pRfeIs ‘qy. ‘
kfdrI ny puwiCaf, ‘qusIN ho kOx? `
Aus afdmI ny ikhf, ‘ies ƒ Buwl jfvo. kI qusIN afpxIaF pMj qsvIrF afpxI
kImq `qy aqy bfkI qsvIrF myrI kImq `qy vycxIaF cfhuMdy ho?`
sohn kfdrI ƒ XkIn nf afvy.
Ausny iPr puwiCaf, ‘pr qusIN[ [ ? `
Aus afdmI ny ikhf, ‘quhfƒ ies nfl kI? qsvIrF vycxIaF hn qF kwlH ƒ mYƒ
Pon krIN. `
sohn kfdrI sfrI rfq sON nf sikaf. kI ieh mËfk sI?
Ausny ÈsoMpMj ivwc hI sfrI rfq lMGf idwqI. svyry AuWT ky Ausny TMZy
idmfÊ nfl soicaf, pihlF Aus axjfx afdmIN vfsqy pMj qsvIrF hI lY ky
jfvygf. afpy mËfk jF swcfeI df pqf lwg jfvygf.
kfdrI ny Aus afdmI ƒ Pon kIqf, ‘mYN af irhf hF. `
Auh axjfx afdmI puwCx lwgf, ‘kI ÌYslf kIqf hY? `
kfdrI ny ikhf, ‘mYN pMj qsvIrF lY ky af irhf hF. `
Aus afdmI ny zfierYkÈn dy idwqI.
kfdrI igaf.
GMtI vjfeI.
drvfËf KuwilHaf. drvfËf KuwilHaf ik iksy klf dy svrg df prvyÈ duafr sI
ieh. aMdr eyzf vwzf stUzIE! hr pfsy pyNitMgF hI pyNitMgF. klf dI ijvyN
bhfr afeI hoeI sI.
kfdrI ny Jkdy Jkdy puwiCaf, ‘qusIN …? `
‘ivlFivk. `
ivlFivk qF bYljIam, blik XUrp df bhuq vwzf afritst sI. afrt dI rfiel
akYzmI df pRoÌYsr.
kfdrI ny puwiCaf, ‘quhfƒ myrIaF pyNitMg ikAuN cfhIdIaF hn? `
pRoPYsr ny ikhf, ‘mYƒ nhIN cfhIdIaF. iewk lVkI hY. Auh ieQoN ikAUibk
istI mUv ho rhI hY. Auh ikAUibk istI ivwc afrt gYlrI KolHxf cfhuMdI hY.
Ausƒ quhfzf kMm psMd afieaf hY. `
sohn kfdrI ƒ Xfd afieaf, ieh qF AuhI joVf hY, ijhVf AusdIaF pyNitMgË ƒ
iDafn nfl dyK irhf sI. Auh lVkI pRoPYsr ƒ mfihr dy qOr ‘qy lY ky geI sI.
pRoPYsr ny pyNitMgË dI qfrIÌ kIqI hovygI, Auh lVkI sfrf kMm ÉrIdx leI
iqafr ho geI.
sohn kfdrI ny ikhf, ‘mYN qF pMj hI pyNitMgË lY ky afieaf hF. `
pRoPYsr ivlFivk ny ikhf, ‘ÈfbfÈ! qusIN aslI afritst ho. qusIN ËrUr qrwkI
krogy. `
kfdrI ny puwiCaf, ‘ikAuN? `
pRoÌYsr boilaf, ‘qusIN isrÌ AuhI qsvIrF lY ky afey ho, jo quhfzI afpxI
pRfeIs dIaF hn. dUsrIaF nhIN ilafey. quhfzf ieh afqmivÈvfs dwsdf hY ik
qusIN ËrUr kfmXfb hovogy. `
pr sohn kfdrI qF bfkI vI vycxIaF cfhuMdf sI. Auh qF isrÌ ieh dyKx hI
afieaf sI ik Aus nfl iksy ny mËfk qF nhIN sI kIqf. Auh cfhuMdf sI ik kih
dyvy ik Auh bfkI qsvIrF vI lY afAuNdf hY. pr pRoPYsr dI gwl sux ky Ausny
soicaf, ‘hux cuwp hI cMgI. `pRoPYsr ivlFivk ny iewk afrt dy aYksprt ƒ
sohn kfdrI df kMm idKfieaf.
Aus aYksprt ny kfdrI dIaF klf ikrqF bfry lyK iliKaf. Aus ny iliKaf ik
ies afrt dI ÈYlI pUrb vloN afeI hY. kfdrI dy tonË XUrpIn nhIN hn. bs iPr
kI sI! sohn kfdrI ƒ XkIn ho igaf ik hux Auh nhIN izwgygf. afpxI mOlkqf
kfrn Auh afrt dI dunIaf ivwc afpxf QF bxf lvygf.
kfdrI bfry ieh afrtIkl nvMbr 1966 ivwc Cipaf sI. ds sqrF dy ies afrtIkl
ny sohn kfdrI dy BivwK dy drvfËy KolH idwqy sn.
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