(asIN sIrq dy pfTkF nfl
iewh Audfs KLbr sFJI kr rhy hF iek lyiKkf aqy rfjnIqk kfrkuMn bIbI krqfr
iZloN lgBg 93 sfl dI Aumr Bog ky 15 jUn 2008 nUM sfnUM sdIvI ivCoVf dy
gey hn. krqfr iZloN 30 meI 1915 nUM kYlyPornIaF dI ismI vYlI ivc pYdf
hoey. AuhnF df ipqf bKLsILsL isMG iZloN pihlf pMjfbI sI jo 1897 ivc sLFq
sfgr dy pwCmI kMZy ‘qy AuWqiraf aqy amrIkf df vfsI bixaF. krqfr dI mfqf
rqn kOr 1910 ivc amrIkf afeI. krqfr dy mfpy gLdr pfrtI dy moZI mYNbrF
ivcoN sn. krqfr iZloN CotI Aumr qoN hI Bfrq nUM aMgryjLF dI gulfmI qoN
Cutkfrf idvfAux leI lVy jf rhy suqMqrqf sMgrfm ivc srgrm ho gey. Auh
lgBg sfrI Aumr mnuwKI hwkF dI rfKI aqy smfijk qbdIlI leI jUJdy rhy.
AuhnF ny blYk pYNQr vrgIaF jQybMdIaF dI srgrm shfieqf kIqI aqy Kyq
kfimaF nUM jQybMd krn ivc vI ihwsf ilaf. Auh 1989 ivc ilKI afpxI pRiswD
khfxI ‘qoqy dI cuMJ’(Parrot’s
Beek) leI sdf
Xfd rihxgy. kuJ sfl pihlF sfDU ibinMg ny krqfr iZloN dI ilKI iek pusqk
df pMjfbI ivc anuvfd kIqf sI. Aus pusqk dy muwZ ivc sfDU ibinMg ny krqfr
iZloN aqy Ausdy pirvfr bfry jfxkfrI idMdy ijhVy sLbd ilKy sn, Auh asIN
‘sIrq’ dy pfTkF dI njLr kr rhy hF. ‘sIrq’ dy sMpfdk nUM ieh mfx vI jFdf
hY ik krqfr iZloN qy Ausdy ipqf bKLsLIsL isMG df ipMz aqy sMpfdk df ipMz
iewko(sur isMG) hI hY. ies leI afpxI vzyrI bIbI dy qur jfx df sfnUM
inwjI duwK qy Gftf vI hY.-sMpfdk)
krqfr iZwloN nfl myrI pihlI mulfkfq trFto iewk sfihqk qy siBafcfrk
kfnPrMs`qy hoeI. Aus ny “pYrt'Ë bIk” (qoqy dI cuMJ) ivcoN kuwJ ihwsy
pVHy ijnHF ny mYnUM byhwd p®Bfivq kIqf aqy Ausy sYÈn ivwc mYN kuwJ
kivqfvF pVHIaF ijhVIaF krqfr nUM psMd afeIaF. sYÈn dy bfad asIN dovyN
iewk dUjy nUM bVy cfa nfl imly. AumrF dy Prk dy bfvjUd pihly hI kuwJ plF
ivwc sfzI jfx pCfx dosqI ivwc bdl geI
jo
pwkI hI huMdI geI hY. krqfr iZwloN afpxI Aumr df sqfsIvF vrHf ipwCy Cwz
cuwkI hY. Aus ivwc ajy vI nOjvfnF vFg jIvn jIx dI KfihÈ aqy jfnx dI qIbr
iewCf hY. AusnUM iml ky quhfnUM icrF qoN ivCVy dosq nUM imlx vrgf afnMd
p®fpq huMdf hY. krqfr iZwloN nUM afpxy bwicaF qy dohqIaF/dohiqaF,
poqIaF/poiqaF AuWpr bVI KuÈI qy mfx hY. Auh ismI vYlI ielfky ivwc 1915
`c jMmI, Erygn qy kYlIPornIaf ivwc pÜI, iek byhwd ijgry vflI aOrq hY.
Aus df bfp bKÈIÈ isMG iZwloN ipClI sdI dy aKIrly dhfky amrIkf afieaf qy
AusdI mF rqn kOr 1910 ivc, jo amrIkf ivwc afvfs krn vflI pihlI pMjfbI
aOrq sI. krqfr iZwloN ny bcpn vyly afpxy prvfr nfl Gor grIbI ivc idn
kwty. grIbI dy nfl nfl AusnUM iewk nslvfdI cuigrdy, aqy pMjfbI siBafcfr
ivclIaF mrd p®Dfn kdrF kImqF nfl vI lgfqfr jdo-jihd krnI peI. afpxy bcpn
vyly Aus ny gdr lihr df zUMGf p®Bfv kbUilaf aqy gdr lihr ivwc srgrm iek
pMjfbI nfl ivafh krvf ilaf. pr Aus sfQI pfsoN vI AusnUM mrd p®Dfn smfj
ivclIaF kdrF kImqF hI imlIaF aqy Aus ny afpxy jIvn nUM Kud syD dyx df
PYslf kr ilaf. afpxy jIvn bfry bhuq hI sMKyp pr BfvpUrq qrIky nfl krqfr
ny “qoqy dI cuMJ” ivc iliKaf hY. ieh AusdI klm df kmfl hY ik ienHF kuwJ
JlkIaF ivwc hI Aus ny afpxf smuwcf jIvn sfzy sfhmxy rwK idwqf hY. ies
ivwc krqfr dI mF vloN Aus nfl kIqf kTor ivhfr hI sfhmxy nhIN afAuNdf nfl
hI Aus vloN afpxI mF dy aijhy ivhfr dy kfrnF qwk phuMcx qwk df sPr vI
Èfml hY. ipCly Cy sq sflF dOrfn krqfr nfl KqF aqy tYlIPon rfhIN myrf
gUVHf sMprk bixaf irhf hY. Auh iewk vfr vYnkUvr afeI qy ies qrF Aus nUM
kuwJ idn bhuq nyiVEN dyKx jfnx df mOkf imilaf. ies swB dOrfn AuhdIaF
gwlF bfqF ivwc Auhdy vwzy Brf bz (buD isMG) df iËkr aksr huMdf. Auh bhuq
hI mfx qy siqkfr nfl bz dy kMmF bfry aqy Auhdy suBfa bfry gwlF krdI.
Auhdf bhuq mn krdf ik mYN vI bz nUM imlF. Auhdf kihxf sI ik mYN bz nUM
ËrUr psMd krFgf. pr bz dI 1998 ivwc mOq ho geI. myry mn ivwc Aus nUM nf
imlx df Jorf sI. pr jdoN mYN krqfr vloN bz dy jIvn bfry iliKaf piVHaf qF
mYnUM ies gwl df qIbrqf nfl aihsfs qy duwK hoieaf ik mYN Aus nUM nf iml
ky asl ivwc
ikMnf
vwzf ÉËfnf guafieaf hY. bz AunHF hIry ivakqIaF ivcoN sI ijnHF bfry asIN
suixaf huMdf hY pr Kud iksy aijhy ivakqI nUM imly jF jfxdy nhIN huMdy.
awj dy Ëmfny ivwc bz vrgy iensfn dy iml pYx dI sMBfvnf bhuq Gwt nËr
afAuNdI hY. “qoqy dI cuMJ” vFg hI krqfr ny bhuq sMKyp qrIky nfl afpxy
Brf bz dy lMmy qy sMGrÈmeI jIvn bfry iliKaf hY. ieh sfihqk alockF vfsqy
BfvyN iewk smwisaf hovy ik Auh ies ilKq nUM sfihq dI iks vMngI ivwc rwKx
jF iesdf iks qrHF kwd mfpx pr jo p®Bfv ieh ilKq afm pfTk AuWpr pfAuNdI
hY Auh vwzIaF ilKqF dy hfx dI hY. ies ilKq ivwc kdy krqfr iewk lyKk vjoN
sfnUM bz dy jIvn bfry jfxkfrI dy rhI hY, kdy Auh bz dy afpxy bol sfzy
qwk phuMcf rhI hY qy kdy Auh iewk BYx vjoN afpxy Brf dy suBfa dIaF,
slIky dIaF, nykI dIaF aqy sUJ dIaF gwlF sfnUM dws rhI hY. ies swB kfsy
df asr pfTk AuWpr iksy jfdU nfloN Gwt nhIN huMdf. bz bfrF sfl dI Aumr
ivwc jQy nfl rÜ ky ihMdosqfn nUM brqfnvIN sfmrfj qoN afËfd krfAux qur
jFdf hY. Pyr Auh cIn, jpfn, rUs ivwc ivcrdf hY, nvINaF gwlF iswKdf hY qy
dUijaF nUM isKfAuNdf hY. kdy Auh iksy smuMdrI jhfË ivwc luk iCp ky cVH
irhf hY qy kdy iksy pfsy jf irhf hY. Aus df jIvn bfqF ivwc suxIaF jF
iPlmF ivc dyKIaF gwlF vrgf lwgdf hY. khfxI dy aKIr `qy phuMc ky asIN
AuhnUM pcfsIaF sflF dI Aumr dy ishqmMd iensfn dy rUp ivwc kdy dOVdy nUM
icqvdy hF qy kdy ÈFq icwq XUnIvristI dI jmfq ivwc bYTy nUM aqy kdy iewk
bhuq hI sUJvfn qy idaflU pqI, bfp qy Brf dy rUp ivc. ieh swB kuwJ aslI
hox dy bfvjUd vI sfzy AuWpr iewk ajIb ijhf qilsmI asr Cwzdf hY jo ÈbdF
ivwc ibafnxf sMBv nhIN jfpdf. afpxI pihlI hI mulfkfq dOrfn mYN krqfr dI
khfxI pMjfbI ivwc anuvfd krn dI pyÈkÈ kIqI qF Auh KuÈ hoeI. khfxI
“isrjxf” ivwc CpI aqy krqfr nUM pMjfbI pfTkF vloN vDIaf huMgfrf imilaf.
asIN knyzf ivwc BfrqIaF dy sO vrHy dy jÈnF smyN swQ vloN 1997 ivwc
AuhnUM vYnkUvr swidaf. Auh lyKk mMc dy mYNbrF nUM imÜI qy ies nfl Aus ny
afpxy afp nUM pMjfbI sfihqk BfeIcfry nfl juiVaf mihsUs kIqf. sfzy vfsqy
ieh Ausy iksm df iewk hor anuBv sI ijs qrHF pihlF sfDU isMG DfmI nfl
hoieaf sI. asIN vYnkUvr swQ vloN mlUky df pihlf ihwsf pMjfbI ivwc Cpvf
ky jdoN zf: DfmI nUM 1988 ivc vYnkUvr swidaf qF Auh eyQoN iewk nvIN ÈkqI
lY ky muiVaf. Aus qoN bfad Auhny mlUky df aglf ihwsf hI nhIN iliKaf sgoN
hor vI keI kuwJ ijhVf Auh CwzI bYTf sI, pUrf kIqf. ienHF sfihqkfrF dy
pMjfbI ivwc Cpx nfl ijwQy smuwcy pMjfbI sfihqk Gyry ivwc inwgr vfDf
hoieaf AuWQy knyzf amrIkf vsx vfly pMjfbIaF vfsqy ies gwl dI hor vI vwzI
mhwqqf hY. ies nfl sfzIaF ienHF mulkF ivwc lwgIaF zUMGIaF jVHF dI iewk
vwKry qrIky nfl inÈfndyhI hoeI hY jo ajy qwk sfzy sfhmxy id®Èmfn nhIN sn
hoeIaF. ieh khfxIaF sfzy Aus lMmy sMGrÈ df pqf idMdIaF hn ijhVf Dfrimk
Gyry aMdr nf afAux kfrn hux qwk kfPI hwd qwk axgOilaf irhf hY. jy kdy
sfzy siBafcfr ivwc afpxy ivrsy nUM shI sMdrB ivwc dyKx, mfx dyx qy sFBx
dI p®Qf huMdI qF asIN bz iZwloN aqy krqfr iZwloN dy sMGrÈmeI jIvn qoN
hux qwk ies kdr byKbr nf rihMdy. mYnUM ies gwl df mfx hY ik krqfr iZwloN
ny mYnUM afpxIaF rcnfvF anuvfd krn dI afigaf idwqI. mYN ies anuvfd dy
bhuq vDIaf hox df koeI dfavf nhIN krdf pr eynf ËrUr kihxf cfhuMdf hF ik
ieh anuvfd kridaF mYN byhwd KuÈI mihsUs kIqI hY. ienHF dovF hI ivakqIaF
dy jIvn bfry jfx ky mYnUM afpxy afp ivwc iewk ivÈyÈ vfDy df, iek amIrI
df aihsfs hoieaf hY. mYnUM pUrI afs hY ik pMjfbI pfTk vI anuvfd dIaF
kmIaF dy bfvjUd ies ilKq nUM pVHn nfl Ausy iksm dI KuÈI mihsUs krngy jo
mYN kIqI hY.( jnvrI 2002 ivc iliKaf igaf)
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