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“muihMdr isMG” sLfied hr swqvyN pMjfbI df nF hY. ieh nF hr glI muhwly, ipMz aqy sLihr ivwc afm imlygf. pMjfb ivwc mihMdr isMGF dI Brmfr hY. imsqrI muihMdr isMG, mfstr muihMdr isMG, Tykydfr muihMdr isMG, nMbrdfr muihMdr isMG, sMq muihMdr isMG, kvI muihMdr isMG.
pr jy mYN puwCF, “kI qusIN aYWs. muihMdr nMU jfxdy ho?”
sLfied quhfzf AuWqr nFh ivwc hI hovy.
aYWs. muihMdr Auh sMgIqkfr hY ijs ny iPlm “nfnk nFm jhfjL hY” df aqI suMdr sMgIq idwqf sI.
ijs sMgIq inrdysLk aYWs. muihMdr ny 35 ku pMjfbI iPlmF aqy 60 ku ihMdI iPlmF leI sMgIq isrijaf hovy, ijs dy kMpojL kIqy gfxy awj iewk vwKrI pihcfx rwKdy hn. Aus klfkfr AuWqy hr pMjfbI nMU byhwd mfx hoxf cfhIdf hY. pr pMjfbIaF nMU Ausdf cyqf krfAux leI “nfnk nFm jhfjL hY” df shfrf lYxf pYNdf hY! swc qF ieh hY ik awj kwlH ‘nfnk nFm jhfjL hY’ aYWs. muihMdr dy nF nfl qKwls vFgUM juV cuwkf hY.
aYWs. muihMdr nMU mYN pihlI vfr 1980 ivwc, suirMdr kOr dI vwzI BYx bIbI muihMdr kOr dy Gr bMbeI imilaf sF. kuwJ gwlF krn ipwCoN aYWs. muihMdr ny mYnUM puwiCaf, “jy mYN amrIkf jfvF qF AuWQy myrf BivK ikho ijhf hovygf.“ mYN ikhf, “jdoN qusIN pihlI vfr jfvogy qF quhfzI bVI afE Bgq hovygI, gurdvfiraF qoN swdy afAuxgy, sropy imlxgy. pr sfl Cy mhInyN bfad ieh AuqsLfh hOlLy-hOlLy Gt jfvygf qy iPr quhfnMU afpxI rotI rojLI df mslf hwl krn leI kuwJ hor kMm DMdf krnf pvygf.“ jd Auh Bfrq Cwz ky amrIkf afieaf qF swc muwc hI Aus nfl ieho kuwJ vfpiraf.
aYWs. muihMdr afpxy pirvfr smyq, 1983 ivwc, pwky qOr qy vfisLMgtn amrIkf af igaf. sfzIaF mulfkfqF df islislf vD igaf. trFto ivwc Aus dI DrmpqnI df inwkf Brf rihMdf hY, Auh Aus nMU imlx afAuNdf qF Gr dIaF gwlF bfqF qoN vyhly ho ky Auh bhuqf smF myry nfl hI gujLfrdf.
bIqy sflF dIaF anykF imlxIaF ivwc ies sUKm mfnuwK nUM bVy nyiVEN jfnx df mOkf imilaf. hr mulfkfq ivwc aYWs. muihMdr df koeI nf koeI nvF KLUbsUrq pwK AuWGV afAuNdf. Auh bhuq Gwt boldf hY. bVI musLikl nfl KuwlHdf hY. Auh loVo vwD sUKm BfvI qy sfAU hY. sLfied ieh vI iewk kfrn hY ik aYWs. muihMdr sLuhrq dI Aus isKr qwk nhIN phuMicaf ijsdf Auh hwkdfr hY. awj kwlH afpxF Zol afp vjfAuxf pYNdf hY. qusIN afpxy jOhr nMU pihcfnx df kMm inrol hornF lokF AuWqy nhIN Cwz skdy. ies leI quhfnMU afpxIaF isPqF afp krn df vl vI afAuxf cfhIdf hY. aYWs. muihMdr nMU ieh krn dI jfc nhIN.
iPlm ‘bYjU bfvrf’ dy inrmfqf ny ies jfxy pihcfxy nF dy axpCfqf ho ky rih jfx dI buJfrq sLurU ivwc hI bwuJ leI sI. Aus ny iPlm dy sMgIq inrdysLn leI aYWs. muihMdr dI cox krn qoN bfad afp hI ieh kih ky Aus nMU aprvfn kr idwqf sI ik “srdfr ibkqf nhIN”.
‘bYjU bfvrf’ iPlm df inrmfqf qF aYWs. muihMdr nMU ipwT dy igaf pr ies srdfr ny iPlm klf pRqI afpxF Drm pflx ivwc koeI ihckcfht nf ivKfeI. Aus ny ies inrmfqf nMU do msLvry idwqy jo ‘bYjU bfvrf’ iPlm dI sLfndfr sPlqf df kfrn bxy. iPlm dy inrmfqf ny sLurU ivwc bYjU bfvrf qy qfnsYn dy gurU sMq hrIdfs dy nF nfl iPlm bxfAux dI socI sI. aYWs. muihMdr ny ikhf, “sMq hrIdfs dy nF nfl iPlm nhIN ivkxI ieh iPlm qusIN ‘bYjU bfvrf’ dy nF nfl bxfAu.“ dUsrf msLvrf sI, “jy qusIN ies iPlm df sMgIq mYQoN nhIN idvfAuxf cfhuMdy qF ieh kMm nOsLfd qoN ielfvf iksy hor qoN nf krvfAuxf.“ ieh dovyN munfPy-bKsL msLvry aYWs. muihMdr ny muPq idwqy.
drasl ieh gwl bMbeI dy iPlmI lokF dy qswvr ivwc Gwt hI afAuNdI hY ik koeI pgVI vflf iswK iewk vwzf sMgIq inrdysLk ho skdf hY. bMbeI vrgy sLihr ivwc, Bfpf brfdrI smyq sfrf iswK BfeIcfrf motr pfrts, hotlF, rYstorYÏtF, tYksIaF jF ieMport-aYksport dy kfrobfr dy hvfly nfl jfixaF jFdf hY.
aYWs. muihMdr nMU ies iksm dy pihcfx sMkt df sfhmxf, iPlmI dunIaF ivwc pYr rwKidaF hI krnf ipaf. sB qoN pihlF, inhMgF dI pgVI ijwzf, lMmf nFm hI smwisaf bixaF. bKsLI muihMdr isMG srnF. ajy ies nF nfl srdfr df Prlf nhIN sI juiVaf hoieaf. iPlmI dunIaF ivwc qF ajyhy nF cldy hn ijhVy btUey vFg vlyHty hoey qy sMKyp hox. Jwt pwt jLubfn AuWqy cVH jfx. asl nFm nfl drsLkF ny smJxf sI ik lksLmI kFq-ipafry lfl vFg ieh vI keI BrfvF df rfgI jwQf hY ijhVf hIro qy hIroien dy afnMd kfrj krn leI sRI afnMdpur sfihb qoN mMgvfieaf igaf hY. ies leI bKsLI muihMdr isMG srnF nMU afpxF nFm iPlm dunIaF dy nfp df krn leI ies df iqMn cuQfeI CFgxf ipaf. Cotf nF prdy qy vwzy awKrF ivwc iliKaf jf skx krky vwzf njLr afAuNdf hY. ieEN bKLsLI mihMdr isMG srnf “aYWs. muihMdr” bx igaf.
pr Aus ny afpxF iswKI srUp kfiem rwiKaf. ies srUp ny Aus leI Gwt musLklF KVHIaF nhIN kIqIaF. sLurU-sLurU ivwc ivjy Bwt qy sLMkr Bwt ny iehnF nMU afpxI iPlm leI sMgIq inrdysLk cuixaF. jdoN aYWs. muihMdr stUzIE phuMicaf qF bfhr pihrf dy rhy pTfx ny pwuiCaf, “afp iks ko imlnf mFgqf hY.“
Aus ny dwisaf, “mYnUM Bwt sfihb ny bulfieaf hY.“
pTfx ny dUr KVHy Bwt sfihb nMU jf ky ikhf, “voh srdfr afp ko imlnf mFgqf.“ Bwt sfihb ny dUroN aYWs. muihMdr vl njLr duVfeI qy pTfx nMU kih idwqf, “kih do isqfr-Kfqf myN afj jgHy nhIN hY.“ ‘isqfr-Kfqf’ iPlmI sYWt dI iqafrI nMU afKdy hn. Bwt sfihb ny smJ ilaf ik sLfied koeI imsqrI kMm dI BflL ivwc afieaf hY.
jdoN pTfx ny af ky Bwt sfihb df sunyhf aYWs. muihMdr nMU idwqf qF Aus ny pTfx qoN ipwCf Cuzf ky dUr KVHy Bwt sfihb nMU jf Gyiraf qy dwisaf, “mYN PwtIaF Tokx nhIN sgoN mYN qF quhfzy swdy AuWqy quhfzI aglI iPlm leI sMgIq dyx bfry gwl krn afieaF hF.“
iPr vI Bwt sfihb nUM XkIn nhIN sI af irhf. Auh aYWs. muihMdr nMU aMdr lY igaF. iPlm ‘nIlI’ dy gIq Aus qoN suxy, qF ikqy jf ky Bwt horF dI qswlI hoeI ik ieh iswK swcmuc hI sMgIq inrdysLk hY.
aYWs. muihMdr Cy Puwt lMmf suhxf sunwKf iensfn hY. pocvIN pgVI, sLfh kflI dfhVI sMvfrky ismko lf ky prYWs krky rwKdy hn. iPlmI dunIaF ivwc kMm krn vflLy iswKF dI igxqI QoVI nhIN, pr ajyhy iswK tfvyN hI hn jo dyKx nMU vI iswK lwgdY hn.
aYWs. muihMdr 25 PrvrI, 1925, nMU imMtgumrI-sfeIvfl ivwc pYdf hoieaf. Aus dy ipqf, bKLsLI sujfn isMG srnf, puls ieMspYktr sn. Aus dI mfqf df nF srdfrnI bsMq kOr sI. aYWs. muihMdr horF dy 4 Brf aqy 5 BYxF sn.
acMBf hI hY ik puls aiDkfrI dy Gr pYdf ho ky aYWs. muihMdr nMU gflF dI QF sMgIq iswKx dI cytk lwgI. Auh ajy 9 sfl df hI sI jdoN Aus ny sMq sujfn isMG, lfielpur vfilaF; qoN sMgIq iswKxf sLurU kr idwqf. 1942 ivwc nnkfxf sfihb qoN dsvIN pfs krn qoN ipwCoN Auh KLflsf kflj lfielpur ivwc dfKl hoieaf. afpxI kflj dI pVHfeI smyN Auh hfkI df vDIaf iKzfrI sI.
ijnHF sMgIqkfrF qoN Aus ny sMgIq iswiKaf, AunHF ivwc imMtgumrI dy pMzq mUrqI rqn vI sn. pMzq jI afdI CVy sn. Auh afpxy cubfry ivwc afpxy sLfigrdF nMU sMgIq isiKaf idMdy. Auh aYWs. muihMdr qoN aksr puwCdy, “sn ik mIt df svfd ikho ijhf huMdf hY?” KuMbF vrgf, “muihMdr df jvfb huMdf. iewk vfr mihMdr dy vwzy Brf dy ivafh ivwc pMzq jI vI sLfml sn. ivafh ivwc mIt-aflU dI qrkfrI bxI hoeI sI. mihMdr ny mIt ivwcoN aflU qy qrI kwZ ky pMzq jI nMU Kuafey. agly idn pMzq jI kihx lwgy, “kfkf muihMdr, aflU qF mYN keI vfr KfDy hn, pr eyny svfd aflU aqy aYnI svfd qrI pihlI vfr quhfzy Gr hI KfDI hY. ikvyN bxfey sn ieh qrI vflLy aflU?”
muihMdr ny BolLypn ivwc ikhf, “mIt pf ky.“
ieh suxn dI dyr sI ik pMzq jI awg BbUkf ho AuWTy qy kihx lwgy, “inkl jf iewQoN myry cubfry ivwcoN, hrfmKorf! qUM qF myrf Drm hI BirsLt kr idwqf hY. qYnMU srsvqI dI mfr vjy.“
muihMdr sLrmsfr hoieaf hyTF AuWqr afieaf. kuwJ idnF ipwCoN Aus nMU iewk hfxI muMzf bfjLfr ivwc Jtky dI dukfn kolL iml igaf. Auh muMzf vI pMzq jI qoN sMgIq iswKdf sI. hwQ ivwc Ausny iewk potlI PVI hoeI sI. muihMdr ny puwiCaf, “Auey, ies potlI ivwc kI ey?”
muMzf kihx lwgf, “mIt aY, pMzq jI leI. ijs idn dy quhfzy GroN ivafh Kf ky afey hn, inwq bxf ky Ckdy hn.“
ieh soc ky ik jdoN pMzq jI mIt Kfx hI lwg pey hn, AuhnF df guwsf TMzf ho igaf hovygf, muihMdr vI Aus muMzy nfl ho quiraf. muihMdr nMU cubfry ivwc dyKidaF hI pMzq jI Pyr BVk AuWTy qy lwgy gfhlF kwZx, “dUr ho jf myrIaF njLrF qoN; Kbrdfr mYnUM afpxI sLkl ivKfeI!” muihMdr ny puwiCaf, “pMzq jI, hux qF qusIN afp hI mfsfhfrI ho gey ho, hux kfhdf gwusf?”
pMzq jI boly, “guwsf mYnUM ies gwl df hY ik mIt vflLy aflU qUM mYnUM eynf icr pihlF ikAuN nf Kuafey?”
AuhnIN idnIN sMgIq iswKx leI iksy igafqf nMU gurU Dfrnf ikhVf sOKf huMdf sI. ieh gurU inwkI ijhI gwloN Kwl vI AuDyV idMdy qy Jwt idaflU vI ho jFdy sn. muihMdr ny jfx ilaf sI ik jy sMgIq iswKxf hY qF Aus nMU afpxy gurUaF dy qwqy TMzy pl sB sihxy hI pYxy hn. 1944-45 ivwc Auh bnfrs dy bVy Augmy sMgIqkfr pMzq rfmdfs imsrf dy sLfigrd bixaF. ienHF idnF ivwc hI Aus dI mulfkfq Eusqfd bVy gLulfm alI nfl hoeI. keI sflF dI sfDnf dy sdkf aYWs. muihMdr ny afKr srsvqI dyvI nMU irJf ilaf.
aYWs. muihMdr nMU ajy qwk Xfd hY ik Aus ny lfhOr ryzIE qoN pihlf gIq 30 nvMbr, 1945 nMU gfieaf sI. ieh gIq aihmd ndIm kfsmI df iliKaf sI, ijsdy bol sn, “pMK ibnF ikq jfey pMKyrU”
Auh zyZ sfl lfhOr ryzIE qoN gfAuNdf irhf. Pyr GtnfvF df vihx awcncyq Aus nMU lfhOr qoN bMbeI lY igaf. ieh kihxF qF musLklF hY ik smyN ny duKdfeI GtnfvF df cwkr kyvl ies leI clfieaf sI ik aYWs. muihMdr nMU bMbeI phuMcfieaf jfvy. pr hoieaf kwuJ ieMJ hI. AuhnIN idnIN aYWs. muihMdr dy ipqf isaflkot ivwc inXukq sn, ijwQoN aYWs. muihMdr, ryzIE `qy gfAux leI, lfhOr afAuNdf sI. iewk vfr Auh gfAux qoN bfad, vfips isaflkot jfx leI, rylvy stysLn qy phuMicaF qF pqf lwigaf ik PsfdF krky AuDrlI gwzI kYNsl ho geI sI. Ausy smyN bMbeI jfx vflLI gwzI iqafr KVHI sI. aYWs. muihMdr ny soicaf ‘ikAuN nf bMbeI ho afvF.‘ hux vFg, AudoN vI hr mUMh mwQy lwgdy nOjvfn dI vwzI rIJ iehI huMdI sI ik iksy nf iksy qrHF bMbeI phuMc ky iksmq afjLmfeI jfvy. BfvyN lfhOr vI AudoN iPlmsfjLI dy kyNdr vjoN AuWBr irhf sI pr asl iPlm-ngrI bMbeI hI sI. aYWs. muihMdr 10 meI, 1947, nMU ies ngrI ivwc jf Auqiraf. AudoN Auh nhIN sI jfxdf ik iqMn mhInyN bfad dysL dI vMz ho jfxI hY. lfhOr ny bdysL ho jfxf hY aqy Auh bMbeI jogf hI ho ky rih jfvygf.
Auh bMbeI phuMc qF igaf pr awgoN ikwQy jfvy? bMbeI rylvy dy sYNtrl stysLn dy vyitMgrUm ivwc ies sunwKy nOjvfn nUM inMmoJUxI hflq bYiTaF dyK ky rylvy df iewk muslmfn aiDkfrI BFp igaf ik sYNkVy nOjvfnf vFg ieh vI iPlmF dy sunihrI ihrn df Btkfieaf hoieaf eyQy afieaf hY, qy koeI itkfxf bxn qwk rfq kwtx dy cwkr ivwc hY. Aus rylvy mulfjLm dI izAUtI ivwc stysLn dy pihly drjy dy vyitMgrUm nMU rfq 11 vjy ijMdrf lfAuxf aqy svyry pMj vjy KolHxf vI sLfml sI. Aus rihm idl iensfn ny ikhf, “jy qUM cfhNy qF rfq 11 vjy qoN svyry pMj vjy qwk bMd vyitMgrUm ivwc rfq kwt skdf hYN.“ ieMJ aYWs. muihMdr rojL rfq dy 11 vjy vyitMgrUm ivwc bMd ho jFdf, sONdf, jfgdf, nhfAuNdf DoNdf qy svyry pMj vjy bfhr af jFdf. ies muslmfn rylvy krmcfrI dI myhrbfnI nfl aYWs. muihMdr ny 25-30 rfqF vyitMgrUm ivwc kwtIaF. Aus dy iPlmI sPLr df ieh afrMB swcmuc hI iPlmI moV kwt skdf sI jy koeI KLUbsUrq amIrjLfdI vI, iksy nf iksy qrHF, rfq vyly AuWQy af imldI; zfielfg huMdy, aqy do cfr gfxy huMdy. sLfied aYWs. muihMdr ny ies iksm dI rumFitk iewCf vI kIqI hovygI. afpxI ies iewCf ivwc AuhnF prAupkfrI rylvy mulfjLm nMU Drm df ipqf bxfky Aus leI koTI aqy kfr df mqf vI sLfml kIqf hovygf. jIvn dy iewk pVf AuWqy Aus nfl ieMJ hoieaf vI, pr ajy qF aYWs. muihMdr ny bMbeI dIaF TokrF KfxIaF sn.
aYWs. muihMdr lfhOr ryzIE qy gfAuNidaF surweIaf nMU do cfr vfr imilaf sI. surweIaf hux iPlmI dunIaF ivwc isqfry df drjf hfsl kr cuwkI sI, pr aYWs. muihMdr nMU XkIn nhIN sI ik surweIaf AuhnF nMU pihcfx lvygI pr ijs bybsI dI hflq ivwc Auh Pisaf hoieaf sI Aus ivwc Aus leI ieh pwqf Kyzx qoN isvf hor koeI cfrf hI nhIN sI.
kuwJ vD rhy iPrkU iKcfa kfrn qy kuJ iswKI isdk kfrn Auh iqMn PuwtI ikrpfn vI nfl hI rwKdf sI. iewk idn Auh surweIaf dy Gr jf hfjLr hoieaf. hulIey qoN ieMJ lwgdf sI ijvyN gurU kf ieh isdkI iswK suMdrI surweIaf nMU mugLlF dy pMjy qoN CuzfAux afieaf hovy. Gr ivwc surweIaf dy mfmf aYÏm. jLhUr Aus nMU imilaf. Auh dovyN pihlF lfhOr ivwc vI iml cuwky sn. Auh aYWs. muihMdr dy hwQ iqMn PuwtI ikrpfn dyK ky muskrfey qy kihx lwgy, “suxfE srdfr sfihb, iks muihMm qy afey ho?”
aYWs. muihMdr ny ikrpfn nwukr ivwc KVHI krky afpxI iviQaf suxf idwqI. jLhUr sfihb ny AuhnF dI jfx pihcfx bMbeI ryzIE dy “XMg ieMzIaf” progrfm dy pRozIAUsr jI. aYÏm. josLI nfl krf idwqI ijwQoN aYWs. muihMdr dI bMbeI sLihr ivwc sMgIqk ijLMdgI sLurU hoeI.
surweIaf dy GroN bfhr inklx lwgy qF jLhUr sfihb ny muskrf ky ikhf, “srdfr sfihb, afpxI qlvfr nf Buwl jfxf pqf nhIN ikMnIaF ku muihMmF ivwcoN ajy quhfnMU gujLrnf pYxf hY!”
AunHIN idnIN ryzIE qy gfAux vflLy nMU pRqI gIq 10 rupey imldy sn. Aus nMU pqf lwgf ik gIq dI Dun iqafr krn vflLy nMU 15 rupey pRqI gIq imldy hn. vfDU pYisaF dy lflc ivwc Auh afpxy gIqF dIaF DunF vI afp bxfAux lwg ipaf. josLI sfihb dy sihXog nfl, hor gfAux vfilaF leI vI, DunF bxfAux df kMm imlx lwgf. ies qrHF gfiek qoN aYWs. muihMdr sMgIq inrdysLk bx igaf.
rotI pfxI df Krcf ryzIE qoN qurn lwg ipaf qF Aus ny iPlmF ivwc dfKl hox df koeI rfh lwBxf sLurU kIqf. pihlI bryk Aus nMU iPlm “sLfdI kI rfq” ivwc imlI. ies iPlm dy cfr gfxy pihlF sMgIq inrdysLk pMzq goibMd pRsLfd sur-bwD kr cwuky sn. pRozIAUsr nfl JgVf ho jfx kfrn Auh ieh iPlm ivwcy hI Cwzky cly gey. ies leI bfkI dy gfixaF nMU sur-bwD krn df kMm aYWs. muihMdr nMU iml igaf. ies iPlm ivwc iewk do-gfxf suirMdr kOr ny qlq mihmUd nfl gfieaf sI. ies iPlm df iewk gIq “hm idl kI khfnI kXf kihqy, kuwC kih nf sky, kuwC kih BI gey” ihwt sfbq hoieaf. ieh gIq lqf mMgysLkr ny gfieaf sI. ies pihlI iPlm dy krYizts ivwc aYWs. muihMdr df nF kyvl ‘mihMdr isMG’ idwqf igaf.
aYWs. mihMdr ny ijs pihlI pUrI iPlm df sMgIq inrdysLn kIqf Auh sI, “gIq aOr aFsU” ieh iPlm 1947 dy aMq ivwc bxI sI. ies df vI iewk gIq “do nYnf kfjl vflLy- krdy gorI myry hvfly” ihwt sfbq hoieaf. rxjIq afrt pRozksLn leI ieh gIq muhMmd rPI ny gfieaf sI.
ies iPlm qoN ipwCoN ijs iPlm df sMgIq inrdysLn aYWs. muihMdr ny kIqf Auh sI “syhrf”. ies ivwc arun aqy inrmlf ny kMm kIqf sI. inrmlf dyvI awj dy hIro goibMdf dI mfqf hY.
1949 ivwc surweIaf aqy dyv afnMd dI iPlm “nIlI” leI, pihlI vfr afsLf BONsly ny aYWs. muihMdr df surbwD iewk gIq gfieaf, “nfco nIl afkfsL ky qfro Cn-Cn nfco”. 1952 ivwc Aus ny iPlmsqfn kMpnI dI iPlm “sRI mqI” df sMgIq inrdysLn kIqf ijs ivwc gIqf dwq aqy hymMq kumfr df gfieaf hoieaf gIq “do nYnf qumHfry-ipafry ipafry” bhuq mkbUl hoieaf. ies iPlm dy inrdysLk afeI aYWs. jOhr sn. ienHF idnF ivwc ijs iewk hor AuWGI iPlm ivwc aYWs. muihMdr ny sMgIq idwqf Auh sI “pfpI”. rxjIq iPlmjL leI cMdU lfl sLfh dy inrdysLn hyT bxI, ies iPlm ivwc nrigs qy rfj kpUr ny kMm kIqf sI.
mDUbflf nfl aYWs. muihMdr dI jfx pihcfx iPlm “nfqf” ivwc hoeI. ies qoN bfad Ausny hor bhuq sfrIaF iPlmF df vI sMgIq inrdysLn kIqf ijnHF ivwc mDUbflf ny hIroien df rol inBfieaf sI. ienHF ivwc “sLIrI Prhfd” qy “mihloN ky KLfb” vI sLfml hn. do iPlmF hor sn, “Gr jvfeI” qy “idwlI kI glIaF“ pr ieh iPlmF iksy kfrn rIlIjL nhIN sn ho skIaF.
aYWs. muihMdr dwsdy hn ik mDUbflf dI gurU-Gr nfl ieMnIN sLrDf sI ik guru nfnk dyv jI dy jnm Auqsv dy gurpurb AuWqy bMbeI dy aMDyrI gurdvfry ivwc afKMzpfT dI sfrI syvf df Krcf hr sfl AuhI krdI huMdI sI. ieh islslf Aus dy mrn qwk cldf irhf. Aus dI by-mOkf mOq qoN bfad ijMnF icr Aus df awbf jIAuNdf irhf afKMz pfT dI syvf Auh krdf irhf. awj kwlH gurdvfry dI prbMDk kmytI mDUbflf vloN ieh syvf afp krdI hY.
ijhVIaF ihMdI iPlmF aYWs. muihMdr dI sMgIqk pRiqBf dI hfmI BrdIaF hn AnHF ivwc sLfml hn, “alfAudIn kf bytf”, “pqfl prI”, “sLihjLfdf”, “kfrvF“, “irportr rfjU”, “KLUbsUrq DoKf”, “sfq lVky sfq lVkIaF“, “ipkink”, “jLmIn ky qfry” afid.
sB qoN kTor ivaMg ieh hY ik ihMdI iPlmF ivwc qF srdfr df nF cl ipaf sI, pr pMjfbI iPlmF vflLy Aus nMU nyVy nhIN sn lwgx dy rhy. ijMnIN dUr pMjfbI iPlmF vflLy aYWs. muihMdr qoN Bwjdy, Enf hI Aus dy mn ivwc afpxI sMgIq klf dy pMjfbI mUl nMU pRgtfAux df sLOk vDdf jFdf. aMq nMU jdoN Aus qoN afpxF ieh sLOk TwlH nf hI hoieaf qF Ausny afp hI pMjfbI iPlm bnfAux df PYslf kr ilaf. Aus dI pihlI pMjfbI iPlm sI “prdysI Zolf” ijhVI 1962 ivwc bxfeI geI.
iewk sMvydnsLIl sMgIqkfr hox dy nfqy Auh jfxdf sI ik afpxF asl jOhr Auh pMjfbI iPlmF rfhIN hI idKf skdf hY aqy hoieaf vI ieMJ hI. Aus dI iPlm “nfnk nFm jhfjL hY” ny Aus leI sB qoN vwD pRsLMsf qy nfmxf Kwitaf. aYWs. muihMdr qoN mYN puwiCaf, “Bfpf jI, ‘nfnk nFm jhfjL hY’ iPlm quhfnMU ikvyN imlI.“
Auh boilaf, “drasl AunHF idnF ivwc mYN afsLf BONsly dI afvfjL ivwc aYWc. aYÏm. vI grfmoPon kMpnI leI 4 sLbdF dI irkfrizMg kr irhf sF. rmysLvrI vflLy ieh iPlm bxfAux df ierfdf lY ky bMbeI afey, afsLf BONsly nMU imly, qF Aus ny myry nF dI isPfirsL kIqI qy dwisaf ik Auh myry leI agly idn sLbd irkfrz krvf rhI hY. ies qrHF Auh mYnUM imlx af gey.“
1970 ivwc bxI ieh pihlI pMjfbI iPlm sI ijs ny rfsLtrpqI purskfr hfsl kIqf. ies iPlm dy sLbd ajy vI sLOk qy sLrDf nfl suxy jFdy hn. vfsqv ivwc ieh iPlm aYWs. muihMdr leI sB qoN vwzf pihcfx icMnH bx geI hY.
ijhVIaF hor pMjfbI iPlmF Ausny bxfeIaF AunHF ivwc sLfml hn, “cMby dI klI”, “duwK BMjn qyrf nFm”, “mn jIqy jwg jIq” afid. Ausny iewk ihMdI iPlm “crn dfs” vI bxfeI.
ijnHF pMjfbI iPlmF leI Aus df sMgIq msLhUr hY, AunHF ivwc “lLfzlI”, “dfj”, “qyrI myrI iewk ijMdVI”, “sMqo bMqo”, “suKI pirvfr”, “mOlf jwt” qy “mugLlfnI bygLm” sLfiml hn.
afpxIaF iPlmF Ausny “bydI aYNz bKLsLI” bYnr hyT bxfeIaF sn. aYWs. muihMdr AurdU dy AuWGy sLfier qy nFmvr isvl aiDkfrI svrgvfsI kMvr muihMdr isMG bydI “sihr” dy irsLqydfr hn. iehnF dohF dIaF dfdIaF skIaF BYxF sn. kMvr muihMdr isMG bydI mfx nfl afpxy afp nMU gurU nfnk dyv jI dy vMsL ivwcoN dwsdy huMdy sn.
aYWs. muihMdr ny gurbfxI, Kfs qOr qy bfbf PrId qy gurU qyg bhfdr dI bfxI nMU sMgIq bwD krky irkfrzf qy typF dy rUp ivwc bVy sucwjy ZMg nfl pysL kIqf hY. iswK BfeIcfry nMU cfhIdf hY ik Auh ies gwl nMU prvfn kry ik gurbfxI nMU surIlIaF DunF dy ky ies ivcly mfnvvfdI sunyhy nMU, pUry dysL ivwc phuMcfx ivwc aYWs. muihMdr ny bhuq vwzmulf ihwsf pfieaf.
sMgIq rcnf kivqf vFg iewk ascrj vrqfrf hY. iewk vfr aYWs. muihMdr bMbeI dI iksy bfr ivwc bYTf dosqF nfl dfrU pI irhf sI ik awcncyq iewk sLbd dI KUbsUrq Dun AuhnF dy idmfg ivwc gUMjx lwgI. ieh Dun Ausny Ausy vyly tYlIPon AuWqy afsLf BONsly nMU suxf idwqI. agly idn Auh svyry AuWiTaf qF asl Dun Aus dy idmfg ivwcoN inkl cuwkI sI. irkfrizMg vyly jdoN Auh Dun afsLf BONsly nMU smJfx lwigaf qF afsLf ny ikhf, “Bfpf jI! rfq vflLI Dun aYsy nhIN QI.“ iPr afsLf ny Auh qrjL jo Aus ny iewk sLfm pihlF tYlIPon AuWqy iswKI sI gux guxfky dwsI. ies qrHF sfzy kMnf qwk puwjf afsLf dI afvfjL ivwc iewk bhuq ipafrf sLbd “ry mn! aYso kr sinafsf”.
aYWs. muihMdr ny jdoN ieh gwl suxfeI qF kihx lwigaf, “mYN keI sfl qwk zrdf irhf ik ikDry ieh gwl sRomxI gurdvfrf prbMDk kmytI dy kMnIN nf pY jfey ik mYnUM pI ky sLbd dI Dun suwJI sI. ieh nf hovy Auh mfx snmfn dyx dI bjfey Aultf ieh Pqvf dy dyx ik ieh sLKLs qnKfhIaf hY. lfE pfbMdI iehdy gvfey sLbdF AuWqy qy sfP krfE ies qoN joVy.“ mYnUM ieh suxky sfzy Dfrimk adfiraF dI sOVI soc bfry soc ky AunHF AuWqy byhwd qrs afieaf.
aYWs. muihMdr 1983 ivwc pihlI vfr trFto afieaf qF mYN Aus nMU nfl lY ky mypl lIP gfrzn QIeytr ivwc afsLf BONsly df sLoa dyKx igaf. jdoN asIN bYk styj vVy hI sF ik sfhmixEN afsLf bVI kImqI rysLmIN sfVHI ivwc afAuNdI idwsI. Aus dI njLr aYWs. muihMdr qy peI qF Auh iewk dm sfzy vl afeI, aqy Ausny afpxI kImqI sfVHI dI prvfh nf kridaF, jLmIn AuWqy gozy tyk ky aYWs. muihMdr dy pYr Cohy qy bolI, “muihMdr jI! afp XhF?”
bfad ivwc myry ichry AuWqy pRsLn icMnH dyKky aYWs. muihMdr ny ikhf, “ieh afsLf df vwzfpx hY ik Auh sLuhrq dI tIsI qy phuMcky vI ieh gwl nhIN BuwlI ik Aus nMU iPlmF ivwc ilafAux ivwc mYN vI kuwJ rol inBfieaf sI.“
afpxy suBf anusfr aYWs. muihMdr ny JkidaF dwisaf, “mYN stUzIE qoN, afpxy kMm qoN bfad, dupihr df Kfxf Kfx dfdr dy iewk rYstorYÏt ‘eyl ipston’ ivwc jfieaf krdf sF AuWQy afsLf BONsly df pqI vI afAuNdf huMdf sI. Aus dI qy myrI cMgI jfx pihcfx ho geI. AunHIN idny afsLf ny iPlmF ivwc gfxf sLurU kIqf sI. pr koeI myjr bryk nhIN sI imlI. iewk idn imstr BONsly ny ikhf, “Xfr, myrI pqnI nMU koeI cMgI bryk nhIN dy irhf.“ mYN “pfpI” iPlm df sMgIq dy irhf sF. myry leI lqf ny gfAuxf sI. irkfrizMg vflLy idn iksy kfrn irkfrizMg kYNsl kr idwqI geI. bfad ivwc ijhVI qfrIK rwKI geI Aus idn lqf ivhlI nhIN sI. iPlm dI sLUitMg leI pRozIAUsr nMU gIq jldI iqafr cfhIdf sI. mYN syT cMdU lfl sLfh nMU ikhf iewk hor lVkI hY, jy qusIN kho qF mYN swd lYNdf hF. qusIN afp suxky vyK lvo. pihlF qF lflf jI rfjLI nf hoey, mYN ikhf jy afvfjL psMd nf afeI, qF nf shI; suxn ivwc kI hrj hY. Auh myrI gwl mMn gey. mYN rfqo rfq afsLf nMU gIq dI irhrsl krvf idwqI pr nfl ieh vI ikhf ik Auh ieh jLfihr nf kry ik mYnUM jfxdI hY. agly idn Aus qoN gIq sux ky pRozIAusr ny ikhf, “clygf!” pihlI vfr nrigs leI ieh gIq afsLf ny, plybYk idwqf sI. ies qoN bfad mYN hux qwk afpxy kMmpojL kIqy gIq vDyry krky afsLf qy rPI sfihb qoN hI gvfey hn. AudoN dI hI Auh mYnUM rwKVI bMnHdI hY.“
aYWs. muihMdr dy iPlm sMgIq df rMg rUp ikho ijhf hY, ies df aMdfjLf Aus dy mnpsMd sMgIq inrdysLkF qoN vI ho jFdf hY. iehnF sMgIq inrdysLkF ivwc sLfml hn gLulfm hYdr, pMzq amr nfQ, sLfm suMdr, nOsLfd alI, qy ainl ibsvfs.
iehnF sfry sMgIq inrdysLkF ny afpo afpxy inrdysLn ivwc sLfsqrI sMgIq dy qwq nMU kfiem rwKidaF iPlm jgq nMU anykF amr DunF idwqIaF hn. inrsMdyh aYWs. muihMdr df nF vI iehnF vwzy nfvF ivwc hI igixaf jfvygf. svrgvfsI muhMmd rPI aqy afsLf BONsly df nF Auh afp hmysLf bVy afdr nfl lYNdf hY.
aYWs. muihMdr ijMnIN vfrI trFto afieaf mYN hr vfr Aus leI sMgIq pRymIaF dI mhiPl df bMdobsq kIqf. kuJ vrHy hoey jdoN Auh trFto afieaf qF iewk hor swjx ny AuhnF nMU iewk sLMgIqk sLfm leI afpxy Gr bulfieaf. mhiPl cMgI PbI. AuhnF nMU kfPI zflr ienfm vjoN hoey. myjLbfn ny iewk bMd ilPfPf vI hrmonIam AuWqy afx rwiKaf. progrfm Kqm hox qoN bfad aYWs muihMdr ny hOlLy ijhy mYnUM ikhf, “vfjy AuWqy ijMnyN pYsy ienfm vflLy ny Auh privMdr qbly vflLy nMU dy-dy. mYN ijMnIN vfrI trFto afAuNdf hF, ieh bVI syvf krdf hY. bIbf muMzf hY!” mYN Aus dy hukm dI pflxf kIqI.
jdoN asIN dovyN, myrI kfr ivwc bYTky, myry Gr nMU af rhy sF qF, mYN myjLbfn df bMd ilPfPf aYWs. muihMdr nMU PVf idwqf. kihx lwigaf, “ilafE vyKIey sfzy myjLbfn ny sfzf kI mwul pfieaf hY.“ ilPfPf KoilHaf qF ivwcoN kyvl 20-20 dy do not inkly. hws ky boilaf, “vfh Auey muihMdr isMGf; awj qyrf muwl iehI kuwJ sI.“
aYWs. muihMdr afpxF Zol vjfAuNdy smyN ijMnF sMgfAU hY, Auh hornF nMU dfd dyx ivwc AunHF hI PrfK idl hY. mYN Aus nMU jgjIq isMG dI gLjLl gfiekI bfry puwiCaf Aus ny bhuq KuwlHky qfrIP kIqI. mYN puwiCaf, “mihMdI hsn jF gLulfm alI dy tfkry ivwc ikwQy ku rwKdy ho?”
aYWs. muihMdr horF ny afpxy hI aMdfjL ivwc ikhf, “ajyhf tfkrf bVf nfmunfisb hovygf, mihdI hsn qy gLulfm alI ajyhy GrfixaF nfl sbMD rwKdy hn ijnHF df jwdI-pusLqI ikwqf hI gfAuxf sI. jgjIq qy BuipMdr ny gLjLl gfiekI dy Kyqr ivwc kdm rwiKaf qF inrol afpxy sLOk dy sdkf. Auh sDfrn iswK pirvfrF ivwc jMmyN ply hn, sMgIq AunHF nMU ivrsy ivwcoN nhIN sI imilaf. jy jgjIq gLjLl gfiekI ivwc ies bulMdI qwk phuMicaF hY qF inrol afpxI lgn qy imhnq nfl. ies leI Auh sfzI BrpUr pRsLMsf df hwkdfr hY.“
aYWs. muihMdr df ivafh 10 meI 1953 nMU bIbI divMdr kOr cwZf nfl hoieaf. divMdr kOr iewk AuWc aiDkfrI dI DI sI, qy sunwKI sI rwj ky. jlMDr dy kMinXf mhf-ividafly dI ividafrQx, sMgIq qy klf nfl lgfE, inpuMn isqfr vfdk. AuqlI mwD sLyRxI dIaF muitafrF vFg Auh vI iPlmI afkfsL AuWqy cmkx dy supny lYNdI sI. AunHF dI sLfdI hoeI nMU 45 ku sfl ho gey hn. Auh 4 jvfn byty bytIaF dI mF hY, jvfnI vyly dy suhwpx dI ilsLk ajy vI Aus dy nYx nksLF ivwc bfkI hY. Aus dwisaf ik Auh muihMdr nfl sLfdI krn leI ies leI mMnI sI, ik Aus rfhIN Auh iPlmF ivwc prvysL kr skygI.
pr afpxy pqI dI KfihsL df siqkfr kridaf Ausny afpxF supnf Bulf idwqf. aYWs. muihMdr afpxI pqnI dy sfQ qy vPf dI kdr krdf hY.
aYWs. muihMdr nfl afpxIaF mulfkfqF ivwc Aus dI ijLMdgI bfry ajyhIaF bhuq sfrIaF gwlF mYN Aus dy mUMhoN suxIaF ijhVIaF afpxy sMgfAU suBf kfrn Aus ny sLfied pihlF iksy nfl Gwt hI sFJIaF kIqIaF hoxgIaF. mYN hOlLI-hOlLI AuhnF dy mn nMU Tkordf rihMdf qy Auh afpxIaF bUhybMd XfdF df kuMzf mlkVy ijhy KolHdf qy kdy iewk gwl, kdy koeI hor gwl suxf idMdf. pr iewk mfmly ivwc mYN afpxI byhwd koisLsL dy bfvjUd Aus df Byq KolHx ivwc sPl nhIN sI ho sikaf. Auh sI Aus dI lMmI iPlmI ijLMdgI ivwc vfprI iksy KLUbsUrq vfrdfq df ijLkr. myrf mn afKdf sI ajyhI koeI vfrdfq aYWs. muihMdr nfl vfprI jLrUr hovygI. iPlmI dunIaF hovy, sMgIq inrdysLk aYWs. muihMdr mUMh mwQy lwgdI sLKsIaq df mflk hovy. EDr gUhVy qy pwky irsLiqaF dI Bfl ivwc BtkdIaF KLUbsUrq rUhF hox aqy iPr vI kuwJ nf vfpiraf hovy, ieh gwl axhoxI ijhI lwgdI sI. jdoN mYN ies mfmly bfry kuwJ puwCdf, aYWs. muihMdr dy ichry AuWqy pl dy pl leI iewk ajyhf rMg afAuNdf ijs qoN sfP jLfhr huMdf ik Auh kuJ luko irhf hY.
pr aMq nMU iewk idn Auh Byd Aus dy buwlHF AuWqy af hI igaf ijhVf sLfied hI Aus ny pihlF iksy hor nfl sFJf kIqf hovy.
julfeI 1996 ivwc aYWs. mihMdr afpxI pqnI sumyq trFto afieaf. ienHF idnF ivwc Auh awDf smF afpxy irsLqydfrF kolL Tihry hoey sn qy awDf pcwDf myry kolL. jdoN vkq imldf, mYN Aus nMU lY afAuNdf. Aus bfry inwkIaF-inwkIaF gwlF rfhIN kwuJ jfnx df myrf Xqn hr vyly jfrI rihMdf. Auh bVIaF KuwlHky gwlF krdf pr keI vfrI, Auh KuwlHdy-KuwlHdy bMd ho jFdf. Kfs krky ipafr muhwbq dy ivsLy dy bfry. BfvyN sfzy ivwc bVI nyVqf jfpdI, pr mYN Aus dI vwzI Aumr df siqkfr krdf hoieaf kdy vI lCmx ryKf pfr krn dI ihMmq nf krdf.
iewk inwkI ijhI mhiPl pMjfbI kvI iekbfl rfmUvflIaf dy Gr brYmtn ivwc hoeI ijs ivwc asIN isrP cfr imwqr sF, aYWs. mihMdr, iekbfl, mYN aqy cOQf bI. sI. qoN afieaf sLfier suirMdr DMjl.
suirMdr dI aYWs. mihMdr nfl ieh pihlI mulfkfq hox krky Auh kuJ vDyry hI jfnx df iewCuk sI. awj dI sfzI gwl bfq df ivsLf sMgIq qy iPlmF bfry hI sI. suirMdr ny kuJ sLrfrqI qy kuJ sMjIdgI dy imly july aMdfjL ivwc afpxy Kfs mlveI aMdfjL ivwc aYWs. muihMdr horF qoN puwiCaf, “bfpU! qMU suhxf sunwKYN, jvfnI vyly qF hor vI lohVy mfrdf hovyNgf... iPlm lfeIn `c anykF KLUbsUrq aOrqF nfl vfh ipaf hovygf, koeI iesLk-musLk nhIN kIqf?”
“nhIN beI, iesLk ikwQoN hoxf sI”, aYWs. mihMdr boilaf.
“JwUT boldYN, bfpU!” suirMdr ny gwl iksy Ausqfd iKzfrI vFg kwuJ ajyhy ZMg nfl suwtI ik muihMdr horF dy ichry AuWqy “dwsF ik nf dwsF“ dI duicwqI sfP njLr afAux lwgI, qF vI Auh ieh kihky Pyr tfl mtol kr igaf, “myrI afpxI pqnI vI aYktrYWsF vrgI KUbsUrq sI, mYN nMU bfhr eyDr AuDr vyKx dI loV hI mihsUs nhIN hoeI.“
kuwJ icr bfad iekbfl aqy suirMdr qoN CuwtI lY jd asIN sVk qy afey qF lwigaf ik suirMdr df qIr insLfny AuWqy vwj cwuikaf sI. aYWs. mihMdr df aMdrlf tuMibaf jf cwuikaf sI. asIN kfr ivwc bYTy qF aYWs. muihMdr horIN KuwlH hI ipaf.
Auh boilaf, “mDUbflf nMU mYN iPlm Kyqr qoN bfhr vI kdy-kdy iml lYNdf sF. sfzI dosqI ny hor gUhVf rMg PV ilaf. iewk idn mDUbflf ny mYnUM iewk isnmyN ivwc imlx leI ikhf. isnmyN ivwc gurU dwq dI iPlm “ipafsf” cwl rhI sI. bfks Aus ny pihloN hI buwk krvfieaf hoieaf sI. bfhr afm lokF ivwc Auh burkf pihnky rwKdI sI. bfks ivwc af ky Aus ny burkf lfihaf, qy kihx lwgI, ‘ikAuN nf afpF imlky nvyN isirAuN ijLMdgI sLurU krIey . .. ‘ ies qoN pihlF ik mYN afpxy ivafhy hox dI dlIl pysL krdf, Aus ny ikhf, ‘mYN do lwK rupey df bMdobsq kr idwqf hY, quhfzI pqnI dy gujLfry leI kfPI hoxgy. mYN nhIN cfhuMdI Aus nMU asIN Dwkf dyeIey. Aus nMU ieh rkm dy ky pMjfb Byj idE. ‘ mYN mDUbflf dI ies pysLksL qoN ckrf igaf, pr CyqI hI sMBl igaf. mYN ikhf mYnUM qyrI dosqI qy jjLby dI zUMGI kdr hY pr myry leI ieh mumikn nhIN. mYN do bwicaF df bfp hF. myrI pqnI ny myry hr Auqrfa cVfa ivwc myrf sfQ idwqf hY. mYN ienHF nMU ikvyN Cwz skdf hF? mYN qyrf dosq hF qy sfrI Aumr rhFgf. qyrI nfrfjLgI dlIp kumfr nfl QoVyH smyN dI hY CyqI hI Kqm ho jfvygI. iewk swcf imwqr hox dy nfqy myrI slfh mMn qy Ausy nfl hI sLfdI krvFeI.“
ieh ikwsf dwsidaF aYWs. muihMdr dI afvfjL ivwc mYnUM ieMJ mihsUs hoieaf ijvyN bIqy plF dI Xfd ajy vI ‘surF dy srdfr’ dy mn ivwc sLfied ikqy nf ikqy atkI hovy. pr AusnUM afpxy kIqy PYsly `qy pCqfvf nhIN sI.
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