1995 dI gwl hY, rysLmF trFto
afeI. Aus dy progrfm bfry tI. vI. qoN hokf sux ky myrI DI: nqfsLf kihx
lwgI, “zYzI mYN VysLmF dyKxI aY.”
AudoN nqfsLf msF iqMn sfl dI sI. mYN soicaf, bwcI hY, dsF imMtF Bwul Bulf
jfvygI. ijhVf bwcf hfly ‘r’ nMU ‘V’ kihMdf hY Aus nMU rysLmF df kI pqf hY.
pr myry kMm AuWqy jfx qwk nqfsLf ny “VysLmF dyKx” dI rt lgfqfr lfeI rwKI.
nqfsLf dI ies ijLwd ny myry afpxy aMdr vI rysLmF nMU imlx dI Auqskqf jgf
idwqI sI. mYN smJxf cfhuMdf sI ik rysLmF ivwc Auh ikhVf jfdU hY ik iewk
iqMn sfl dI bwcI vI Aus nMU vyKxf aqy suxnf chuMdI hY.
pr kwuJ afvfjLF ajyhIaF vI huMdIaF hn, ijhVIaF bwicaF dy mfsUm mnF qoN vI
huMGfrf lY lYNdIaF hn. ies df aihsfs mYnUM nqfsLf dI ijLwd qoN bfad hI
hoieaf.
rysLmF ies qoN pihlF vI do vfr trFto af cwukI sI, pr dovyN vfr mYN sLihr
qoN bfhr hox kr ky Aus nMU nf iml sikaf.
rysLmF dy gIqF dI typ Gr ivwc asIN kdy kdfeIN sux lYNdy sF. jdoN hI rysLmF
dI afvfjL kMnI pYNdI, nqfsLf BfvyN Gr dI iksy nwukr ivwc, jF iksy vI Kyz
ivwc msq ikAuN
nf huMdI, myrI lfiebryrI `c af ky bVy iDafn nfl suxn lwg pYNdI. ies qoN
pihlF, rysLmF dI afvfjL nfl nqfsLf dy ies moh nMU mYN bflpn dI mOj qoN vwD
kwuJ nhIN sI smiJaf.
sLoa vflLy idn asIN rysLmF nMU imlx gey. tI. vI. progrfm “ivjLn afP pMjfb”
df sMcflk hox dy nfqy, mYnUM ieh irafieq hfsl rhI hY ik mYN ihMd-pfk
Aup-mhFdIp dy iksy vI klfkfr nMU, styj dy ipwCy “zrYisMg rUm” ivwc jf ky
iml lvF. rysLmF nMU vI mYN ieMJ hI imilaf. Auh hor vI inwG qy qpfk nfl
imlI jdoN Aus nUM iksy ny dwisaf ik mYN suirMdr kOr df mUMh boilaf pwuqr
hF.
suirMdr kOr dI isPq slfh ivwc rysLmF ny bVI sLrDf aqy siqkfr df iejLhfr
kIqf.
Auh bolI, “asl mOsIkI qF bfjI (suirMdr kOr) jF mYzm nUr jhF ijhy PLnkfrF
dI hY. asIN qF aYvyN vkq hI tpfAuNdy hF. ies nMU awlf df krm smJo jF
quhfzy ijhy suxn vfilaF dI imhrbfnI, jo qusIN sfzy ijhy anpVHF nMU vI
PLnkfr df drjf dy rwiKaf hY.” asIN ikMnF icr iewk dUsry nfl gwlF ivwc
rwuJy rhy.
nqfsLf dy moh dI gwl suxky rysLmF ny bwcI nMU ipafr nfl cuMimaf aqy
progrfm sLurU krn vyly Aus nMU AuNgl PVf styj qwk afpxy nfl hI lY geI.
rysLmF df progrfm ZfeI GMty cwilaf, sfrf smF nqfsLf sfzy tybl AuWqy cOkVI
mfrky bVy iDafn nfl Aus nMU suxdI rhI.
awj qoN koeI iqMn ku dhfky pihlF jdoN pfiksqfn ryzIE ny afpxI invyklI lwBq
vjoN rysLmF nMU sfhmxy ilaFdf sI, Aus dI anoKI afvfjL ny srhwd dy afr pfr
vihMdy dirafvF vFg, dovyN pfsy dy pMjfbIaF dy idlF ivwc afp-muhfry rfh bxf
ilaf sI. lok rysLmF dI afvfjL ivwc “hfey Auey rwbf nhIN lwgdf idl myrf” jF
“AuWT gey gvFZoN Xfr” suxn dI AuzIk ivwc rihMdy.
ieh afvfjL iewk KLfnfbdosL kuVI dI afvfjL sI. rqf ku Bfry sur vflLI ies
nvyklI afvfjL nMU sux ky mihsUs huMdf sI, ijvyN lok gIqF ivcly ivCoVy aqy
AuzIk df sfrf drd ies ivwc Aumz afieaf hovy.
mYN keI vfr socdf hF ik pfiksqfn ryzIE dy ahudydfrF ny, sLfhbfjL klMdr dy
mjLfr AuWqy, rysLmF nMU pihlI vfr pUrI msqI aqy vyg ivwc gfAuNidaF suixaF
hovygf, qF Auh ikMnIN zUMGI qrHF hlUxy gey hoxgy! pfiksqfn ryzIE ny AudoN
ies afvfjL nfl quafrP krfAuNidaF ikhf sI, “DrqI ies nMU afpxI afvfjL
kihMdI hY, aqy afsmfn df kihxF hY ik ieh Aus dI gUMj hY.”
rysLmF df rfjsQfnI kbIlf mulk dI vMz smyN ihjrq krky pfiksqfn af igaf sI.
rysLmF dI Aumr AudoN BfvyN sfl ku dI sI, qF vI Auh pMjfbI dy nflL-nflL
rfjsQfnI nMU vI afpxI mfdrI jLubfn smJdI hY.
jnm smyN Gr idaF ny Aus df nF “pTfxI bygLm” rwiKaf sI, pr Aus dI mF Aus
nMU ipafr nfl rysLmF afKdI sI. aMq nMU Aus df nF rysLmF hI pwk igaf qy
eysy nF vflLy gux Aus dI jLfq df ihwsf bx gey.
rysLmF afpxy nF bfry hfsy nfl dwsdI hY, “mYN pTfxI qF sI nhIN, pr bygLm qF
mYN AuWkf hI nhIN sI.”
gfAux df sLOk Aus nMU bcpn qoN hI sI. Aus df kbIlf AUT, gfvF aqy bwkrIaF
pfldf qy iehnF df vpfr krdf. awj AuhnF ies myly ivwc hoxf qF agly idn,
afpxF zMzf zyrf smyt ky, iksy hor QF lwgx vflLI mMzI vl qur pYxf. rysLmF
dy kbIly dy bjLurgF nUM ajy vI jYpur, joDpur, bIkfnyr afid rfjsQfnI
sLihrF, ksibaF dIaF rOxkF aqy pYNzy Xfd hn. Auh nfl lwgdy gujrfq aqy pMjfb
dy ielfikaF ivwc vI jFdy, vwK-vwK pIrF PLkIrF dy mjLfrF AuWqy mnfey jfx
vflLy AursF ivwc sLfml huMdy.
pIrF PLkIrF dI mMnq twprIvfsIaF dy ivsLvfs df vwzf ihwsf hY. mjLfrF AuWqy
lwgx vflLy myilaF df iewk ivsLysL pwK ieh vI hMudf ik vwK-vwK kbIilaF dy
gvweIey afpo apxy TwT bMnH ky gfAuNdy. qfiraF dI CfvyN, gIqF dIaF hykF
sfrI-sfrI rfq hvf ivwc gUMj dIaF. rysLmF dy gfAux dy gux nMU iehnF myilaF
ny hI AuqsLfihq kIqf.
Kfnf-bdosL kbIilaF bfry sfzI Dfrnf sLfied ieh hY ik Auh afpxF vfsf aqy
gvFZ bdldy rihMdy hn, ies leI Auh QfvF jF lokF dy sbMD ivwc moh jF muhwbq
qoN KflI huMdy hn. pr aslIaq ies dy AuWkf hI Ault hY. rysLmF bolI, “koeI
QF quhfnMU plF ivwc hI afpxI lwgx lwg pYNdI hY qy keI QfvF df Eprfpn kdy
nhIN jFdf. kfr ivwc sPLr kridaF koeI QF mYnUM acfnk rok lYNdI hY. mYnUM
Xfd af jFdf hY ik iksy jLmfny ivwc asF eyQy vI zyrf lfieaf sI. mYN kfr
ivwcoN AuWqr ky Aus QF dy drKqF kolL jFdI hF, AuhnF nMU CoNhdI hF, AuhnF
dy hyT bYTdI hF. mn hI mn ivwc AuhnF GVIaF nMU duhrfAuNdI hF ijhVI asIN
kdy iewQy gLujLfrIaF sn.”
mYnUM jfipaf ik gvfc geIaF QfvF aqy awcncyq ivCVy gvFZIaF df hyrvf rysLmF
dI afvfjL ivwc swjry ivCoVy df drd bx ky boldf hY. ieh hyrvf hI Coty qoN
lY ky vwzy qwk, hr Aumr dy sroiqaF dy idlF nMU DU pfAuNdf hY.
rysLmF dI afvfjL ivwc afpxI hI qrHF dI iewk qpsL hY. ieh qpsL avwsL hI
rfjsQfn dy mfrUQlF dI dyx hY. jy qusIN Aus dI afvfjL nMU Aus dy svwC rUp
ivwc mfnxf hovy qF Aus dy rfjsQfnI gIq jLrUr suxo. afpxI muZlI mF bolI hox
kfrn jd Auh rfjsQfnI ivwc “pDfro hmfry dys ho” gfAuNdI hY, qF quhfzIaF
awKF awgy AuzIk dI qsvIr KVHI kr idMdI hY. lok-gfiekI aqy mF bolI df
ainwKVvF irsLqf hY. jy pMjfbI ivwc vI Auh eyny drd nfl gf skI hY qF ies df
kfrn vI iehI hY, ik ieh bolI vI Aus dI mF bolI hY. drasl hr gfiek dI
afvfjL hr iksm dI gfiekI leI ZukvIN nhIN ho skdI. ieh gwl rysLmF ijhy
AuhnF klfkfrF AuWqy Kfs qOr qy lfgU huMdI hY ijhVy lok-Dfrf ivwcoN AuWBrdy
hn. gfAux nUM BfvyN rysLmF ny gujrfqI, psLqo, isMDI, AurdU aqy keI hor
jLubfnF ivwc vI gfieaf hY pr jo kwuJ Auh afpxI mF bolI pMjfbI ivwc gf
cuwkI hY, jF gf rhI hY Auh hI Aus dI asl prfpqI hY.
iewk vfrI pfiksqfn tYlIvIjLn vfilaF ny Aus nMU sfVHI puaf ky iekbfl bfno
jF PLrIdf Kfnm bnfAux dI koisLsL kIqI sI. sLfied pfiksqfn dy swiBafcfrk
sLyK smJdy hn ik jo KLfls AurdU dIaF gLjLlF jF njLmF nhIN gf skdf, Auh
gfiek nhIN aKvf skdf. Aus ny dwisaf, “mYnUM tI. vI. vfilaF ny smJfieaf ik
sYWt dI ies nuwkr qo gLjLl gfAuxI sLurU krnI hY qy iPr agly imsry leI qur
ky dUjI nuwkry cly jfxf qy Aus qoN bfad qIjI aqy cOQI nuwkry jf Kloxf hY.
Auh qF smJf ky cly gey pr jdoN gLjLl sLurU hoeI mYN iewk nuwkr qoN gf ky
dUsrI nOkr nMU jfx lwgI, qF myry pYr hyT myrI sfVHI df pwlU af igaf qy
myrI sfVHI KwulH geI.” Auh styj AuWqy afm kihMdI hY, “srdfrF dI pgVI aqy
rysLmF df ilbfs kdy nhIN bdldy, dUroN hI pihcfxy jFdy hn.”
pqf nhIN pfiksqfn tI. vI. vfilaF ny rysLmF qoN AurdU ivwc kuJ cIjLF ikAuN
gvfeIaF? jdoN pfiksqfn ivwc cVHdI qoN cVHdI gLjLl-gfiekf mOjUd hovy AudoN
rysLmF nMU iewk vDIaf lok-gfiek qoN sfDfrn ijhI gLjLl-srf bnfAux dIaF
koisLsLF jy hfso hIxIaF nhIN qF byqukIaF jLrUr hn. rysLmF iewk isrmOr lok
gfiek hY qy Aus nMU ieh hI rihxf cfhIdf hY.
idlcsp gwl ieh hY ik ijwQy pfiksqfn dy skfPqI swjx Aus qoN gLjLl-srf bxn
dI afs krdy hn, AuWQy Aus dy sroqy Aus qoN Ausy BolLI BflLI qy awlHV
rysLmF dIaF adfvF BflLdy hn.
rysLmF nMU afpxy sLurU-sLurU dy axjfx-puxy aqy BolLypn dIaF gwlF suxfAux
qy hsfAux df vl afAuNdf hY. pr hux Auh Aus dOr nMU bhuq ipwCy Cwz afeI hY,
jdoN Auh pihlI vfr tYlIvIjLn stUzIE ivwc irkfrizMg smyN sfhmxy pey
tYlIvIjLn sYWt dI skrIn AuWqy afpxI qsvIr dyK ky eynI hYrfn hoeI sI ik
Ausy vwl hI qwkI jf rhI sI. aMq nMU tYlIvIjLn amly nMU tYlIvIjLn sYWt df
mUMh dUjy pfsy krnf ipaf sI. iesy qrHF iewk vfr AurdU dI njLm gfAux dI
smyN pRYkits kridaF “sLguPqf” lPLjL rtfAux leI tI. vI. progrfm dy
inrdysLkF nMU, kfPI isr-KpfeI krnI peI sI.
rysLmF BolLypn ivwc bolI, “mYN bVf jLor lfvF Xfd krn leI, pr “sLguPqf”
lPLjL AuWqy afvF qF sB kuJ Buwl jfvy. mYN bVf rwtf lf kyy ieh lPLjL Xfd kr
ilaf. jdoN tI. vI. vfilaF ny kYmry cflU kIqy qF mY pihly aMqry ivwc hI
“sLguPqf” lPLjL vflLI lfeIn kih ik afpxF ipwCf CuzfAux dI kIqI. AunHF ny
rIkfrizMg bMd krvf idwqI qy ikhf ieh lPLjL qF qIsry aMqry ivwc gfAuxf sI.”
hux rysLmF nMU gfAuNidaF 30 sfl qoN vD ho cwuky hn. progrfm pysL krdy smyN
mOky muqfbk Aus vloN afpxy awlHVpuxy dIaF iewk do gwlF df ijLkr cMgf lwgdf
hY. hux Auh bhuq dunIaF dyK cuwkI hY, Aus df sroiqaF dI mrjLI anusfr,
awlHV KfnfbdosL kuVI vjoN aYkt krnf bVf Eprf ijhf lwgx lwg ipaf hY. Aus
qoN ieh afs rwKxI ik Auh 18 sfl dI KfnfbdosL kuVI vjoN aYkt kry nf munfsb
ijhI gwl lwgdI hY, hux nf Auh KfnfbdosL rhI hY qy nf hI kuVI!
hux Aus nUM hr iksy nfl gwlbfq krnI af geI hY qy iksy vI jLbfn dy gIqF jF
nvIaF qrjLF nMU bhuq CyqI Xfd kr lYNdI hY. pihlf Aus nMU nvyN pMjfbI gIq
jf kfPLIaF pwky krn nMU hPqf-hPqf lwg jFdf sI, AurdU dy klfm qF keI vfrI
15-20 idn ivwc bVI musLikl nfl Xfd huMdy sn. kuwJ icr qoN Aus ny AurdU
jLbfn ivwc awKr AuTfxf iswK ilaf hY. hux pihlF vflLI koeI idwkq pysL nhIN
afAuNdI.
pihlF Aus nMU sfjLF nfl gfAux qoN vI zr ijhf afAuNdf sI, mqF klYrInYt dI
sur koeI hor hovy qy Aus dI afvfjL ikqy hor, hux rysLmF pUry ivsLvfs nfl
gfAuNdI hY.
rysLmF ny koeI Ausqfd nhIN Dfiraf. Aus ny pfiksqfn dy nFmvr sMgIqkfr nwQU
Kfn dIaF kIqIaF bhuq kMpojLIsLnF gfeIaF hn ijvyN, “hfey Auey rwbf nhIN
lwgdf idl myrf”, “nf idl dyNdI bydrdI nMU” afid. rysLmF dI ies nFmvr
sMgIqkfr nMU afpxF Ausqfd Dfrn dI hsrq, idl ivwc hI rih geI jdoN keI sfl
pihlF Kfn sfihb awlf nMU ipafry ho gey.
ryzIE tI. vI. AuWqy jF pbilk ivwc afAuxf rysLmF leI eynf sOKf nhIN sI. Auh
dwsdI hY ik ies dy leI Aus nMU afpxy prvfr ivwc KfsI jwdo jihd krnI peI.
BfvyN ryzIE AuWqy gfAux qoN keI sfl pihloN hI rysLmF df 15 ku sfl dI Aumr
ivwc hI mOlvI bulf ky Aus dy mfmy dy muMzy nfl Aus df inkfh pVHf idwqf sI.
pr iPr vI Gr idaF nMU zr sI ik mqF AuhnF dI kuVI AuzfrU hI nf ho jfey.
AuNJ qF cMgI coKI kmfeI, motr kfrF qy suKflLI ijLMdgI iksy nMU vI burI
nhIN lwgdI pr ijwQy svfl aOrq dI brfbrI df af jFdf, kmfeI dy mfmly ivwc
aOrq dy mrd qoN awgy lMG jfx dI gwl ipqf purKI smfj ivwc prvfn krfAuxI
sOKI nhIN huMdI. gfAux df sLOk rysLmF dI CotI BYx nMU vI sI, pr Auh apxI
gwl apxy prvfr ivwc pugf nf skI, jLfihr hY Auh klfkfr df drjf hfsl nhIN kr
skI.
rysLmF df styj df sfQI Kfn muhMmd afp cMgf surIlf sMgIqkfr hY qy rysLmF dy
progrfm ivwc Aus df inpuMnqf nfl sfQ dyNdf hY. rysLmF do pwuqrF aqy cfr
DIaF dI mF hY. awj kwlH Aus dy dovyN puwqr mF nfl hI Aus dy progrfmF ivwc
sLrIk huMdy hn, iewk qblf vjfAuNdf hY aqy dUsrf hrmonIam.
rysLmF iewk GrylU aOrq lwgdI hY qy isvfey gfAux dy, hor sfry pwKF qoN Auh
hY vI iewk GrylU aOrq hI. jdoN Gr hovy qF sfry prvfr leI Kfx pkfAux df kMm
Auh afp hI krdI hY. Aus df pihrfvf slvfr kmIjL hY, iswDy cIr nfl gwuq krdI
hY, qy vfh lwgdI dupwtf isr qoN lihx nhIN idMdI. Aus nMU hwsx hsfAux qy
gwlbfq krn df vwl afAuNdf hY.
rysLmF hux qwk keI pfiksqfnI iPlmF ivwc aqy iewk do BfrqI iPlmF ivwc vI gf
cuwkI hY. Aus df imjfjL ajy vI buinafdI qOr qy KfnfbdosL hY, KuwlHf zuwlHf
qy mjLhbI pfbMdIaF qoN afjLfd! BfvyN Auh rwb nMU mMnx vflLI aOrq hY pr
afpxy rihx sihx qy vrqoN ivhfr ivwc Auh mOlvIaF vflLy kwtV ieslfm ivwc
ivsLvfs nhIN rwKdI. afpxy Bfrq dy dOry dIaF gwlF Auh bVy cfa qy sLOk nfl
suxfAuNdI hY.
drasl koeI vI Pnkfr iksy iewk mulk jF iewk kOm df nhIN huMdf, qy nf hI Pn
dIaF koeI hwdF huMdIaF hn. rysLmF ijhy KfnfbdosL klfkfrF bfry qF ieh gwl
Kfs qOr qy swc hY. rysLmF hux inry pfiksqfn dI nhIN, sgoN ivsLv Br dy
sMgIq pRymIaF dI chyqI klfkfr hY.
myry leI sB qoN vwzI gwl ieh hY ik Auh sfzI “nqfsLf dI VysLmF” hY, qy jdoN
kdy Aus dI afvfjL sfzy kMnF nMU nsIb hovy qF mYnUM aqy myrI pqnI nMU vI
AuWnI hI cMgI lwgdI hY, ijMnIN sfzI mfsUm bytI nMU. |