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mYN Bgq isMG dy pJMqrvyN sLhIdI idhfVy AuWqy 23 mfrc 2006 nUM lfhOr jfx dI koisLsL kr irhf sF. myrI ieh KLfihsL sI ik BfrqI aqy pfiksqfnI lokF nUM ies ieiqhfsk Gtnf nUM iekwiTaF mnfAuxf cfhIdf hY pr ieh KLfihsL keI kfrnF krky pUrI nf ho skI. pr ies sfl iewk swdf acncyq imilaf ijs ivc mYnUM 13 apRYl nUM zfktr bI afr aMbydkr dy lfhOr ivc mnfey jfx vfly jnm idn dy mOky qy AuhnF Aupr prcf ilKx nUM ikhf igaf sI. swdf ‘gMgf rfm hYrItyj PfAUNzysLn’ vwloN sI. sr gMgf rfm df nfm pMjfb aqy idwlI ivwc bVf jfixaF pCfixaF nfm hY. lfhOr vFg hI idwlI ivc vI sr gMgf rfm hspqfl hY, ijhVf afpxIaF cMgIaF syvfvF leI jfixaF jFdf hY. sr gMgf rfm,BfeI rfm isMG vFg hI iewk bhuq vwzf afrkItYkt sI, ijs ny lfhOr dIaF bhuq KLUbsUrq iemfrqF nUM izjLfeIn kIqf sI. Ausny pitafly aqy aMimRqsr dIaF vI kuJ mhwqvpUrn iblizMgF nUM izjLfeIn kIqf sI. myry leI ieh hYrfnI vflI gwl sI ik sr gMgf rfm PfAUNzysLn ieh sYmInfr zf: aMbydkr AuWqy krvf rhI sI. KLYr, mYN AuhnF df swdf pRvfn kr ilaf aqy afpxf prcf ilK ky smyN isr AuhnF nUM Byj idwqf. bMglOr qoN Cpx vfly prcy ‘dilq vfies’ df sMpfdk vI:tI:rfjsLyKr vI ies sYmInfr ivwc isLrkq kr irhf sI. XU:ky, nypfl aqy pfiksqfn qoN vI bhuq sfry ivdvfn ies sYmInfr ivwc Bfg lY rhy sn. ieh lfhOr phuMcx qy hI pqf cwilaf ik zfktr aMbydkr bfry ieh sYmInfr isrPL lfhOr ivwc hI nhIN ho irhf sgoN 14 apRYl nUM krfcI ivwc vI aijhf iewk sYmInfr zf: aMbydkr AuWqy ho irhf sI. krfcI dy smfgLm ivwc vI Bfrq dy kuJ dilq ivdvfnF nUM bulfieaf igaf sI.
mYN afjLfdI qoN ipwCoN cVHdy pMjfb ivwc pYdf hoieaf aqy EQy hI myrI pflxf posxf hoeI . myry vzyry biTMzf ijLlHy dy mihrfj ipMz dy vsnIk sn, ies leI myry mn ivwc lfhOr aqy pwCmI pMjfb nUM vyKx jfx leI jjLbfqI qOr ‘qy AuqsLfhI hox df koeI KLfs kfrn nhIN sI. mYN nfsqk hF, ies leI myrf pfiksqfn nUM vyKx jfx ipwCy koeI Dfrimk kfrn vI nhIN sI. ies dy bfvjUd mYN BfrI AuqsLfh ivwc sF. ies dy do kfrn ho skdy hn. iewk qF ieh sI ik mYN Bgq isMG aqy Aus dy aMdoln dy ieiqhfs nfl sMbMiDq aiDaYn nfl juiVaf hoieaf hF aqy gLdr pfrtI aqy krqfr isMG srfBf vI myrI iKwc dy kyNdr bxy rhy hn. iehnF dohF kOmI sLhIdF nUM PLFsI vI lfhOr sLihr ivwc idwqI geI sI. dUjf kfrn Auh lok aKfx sI ik ‘ijs ny lfhOr nhIN vyiKaf Auh jMimaf hI nhIN’. ieh vI mOkf myl hI smJo ik ies lok kQn ‘qy afDfirq asgr vjLfhq df ihMdI nftk iehnI idnIN do vfr lfhOr ivwc Kyizaf igaf. pihlI vfr iksy ivdysL Xfqrf qy jfxf vI myry AuqsLfh df kfrn ho skdf hY.
mYN socdf sF ik mYN iewk ‘prfey’ mulk ivwc jf irhf hF, aqy mYnUM iewk ivdysLI vFg hI iewQy ivcrnf cfhIdf hY, KLfs qOr ‘qy AudoN jdoN dohF dysLF dIaF srkfrF dy afpsI sMbMD imwqrqf pUrn nf hox. pr mYnUM ieh kihx ivwc koeI iJjk nhIN ik mYN lfhOr ivwc idn rfq Esy qrHF hI KuwlH ky ivciraf ijs qrHF koeI ‘lfhOrIaf’ ivcr skdf hY. ieh vwKrI gwl hY ik jdoN mYN lfhOr eyarport qy AuWqiraf, qF mYnUM QoVHI musLikl df sfhmxf jLrUr krnf ipaf. mYnUM jo vIjLf imilaf sI, Auh iswK XfqrIaF dy jwQy dI kYtfgrI ivwc imilaf sI, jo kudrqI hI iehnF idnF ivwc ivsfKI df iqEhfr mnfAux pfiksqfn jf irhf sI. pr vIjLy PfLrm dIaF cfr kfpIaF mYN afpxy hwQIN BrIaF sn, AuhnF ivwc mYN awTF QfvF nUM vyKx dI afigaf vI mMgI hoeI sI, ieh sLihr sn: tYkslf, PYslfbfd , ieslfmfbfd, pysLfvr afid. pfiksqfn hfeI kimsLn ny mYnUM vIjLf PfrmF dIaF Auh do kfpIaF vfps nhIN sn kIqIaF ijhVIaF pfiksqfn phuMcx ‘qy eyarport qy myry vwloN muhweIaf krvfeIaF jfxIaF cfhIdIaF sn. myry pfsport AuWqy iswK XfqrI hox dI mohr lwgI hoeI sI. mYnUM ies bfry sLMkf aqy icMqf sI, aqy mYN pfiksqfn dy aiDkfrIaF nfl ieh sFJI vI kIqI, pr AuhnF ny ikhf ik ‘insicMq rho, koeI smiwsaf nhIN afAux lwgI.’ mYnUM sI ik AuhnF do kfgLjLF dI vjHf kfrn mYnUM eyarport qoN AuNj hI vfps nf moV idwqf jfvy. ieh KLdsLf shI sfbq hoieaf jdoN eyarport AuWqy izAUtI dy rhI kuVI ies gwl qy bijLwd ho geI ik AuhnF do kfgLjLF dy nf hox dI vjHf kr ky mYnUM vfps jfxf pvygf. pr mYN idl nhIN Cwizaf. Auhny afpxy sInIar aPLsr nUM bulfieaf. mYN AuhnF nUM ikhf ik jy qusIN mYnUM vfps Byjxf cfhuMdy ho, qF bysLwk Byj idE. Edr myry myjLbfn, ijnHF ny mYnUM swidaf aqy itktF vI ByjIaF hoeIaF sn, rvfieqI aMdfjL ivwc myrf svfgq krn leI, PuwlF dy hfr leI, bfhr Kloqy sn. Auh myry qoN vI ijLafdf prysLfn sn aqy AuhnF dI ies prysLfnI bfry mYnUM iewk sikEirtI vfly swjx ny diwsaf ,jo AuhnF df sunyhF lY ky afieaf sI.. mYN sikEirtI vfly nUM ikhf ik AuhnF nUM kho icMqf nf krn. mYN siQqI nfl afpy inpt lvFgf. mYN Es eyarport aPLsr nUM aqy Es izAUtI dy rhI kuVI nUM ikhf ik mYN sYmInfr ivwc Bfg lYx leI afieaf hF, aqy AuhnF lokF ivwcoN hF, ijhVy dohF mulkF dy lokF dy afpsI imlvrqn aqy dohF iDrF dI dosqI dy KLfihsLmMd hn. mYN AuhnF nUM afpxf swdf pwqr aqy hor kfgLjLfq ivKfey. mYN AurdU aqy aMgryjLI ivwc gwl krn dI QF AuhnF nfl TyT pMjfbI ivwc gwl kIqI. myry bolF ivclI sdfkq qoN eyarport aPLsr sMqusLt sI aqy Auys kuVI nUM vI koeI hux bhuqf ieqrfjL nhIN sI rih igaf. AuhnF nfl nijwiTidaF mYnUM lgBg pOxf GMtf lwg igaf sI. mYN bfhr afieaf. mYnUM lYx afey imwqrF ny bVI grmjosLI nfl myrf svfgq kIqf.
sfnUM lfhOr dy ‘hOlIzy ien’ hotl ivwc Tihrfieaf igaf, jo lfhOr dy iqMn vwzy hotlF ivwcoN iewk hY. sYmInfr vI hotl dy kfnPrMs hfl ivwc hI hox vflf sI. mYN 12 qrIk nUM lfhOr puwjf jd ik sYmInfr 13 apRYl sLfm pMj vjy sLurU hoxf sI. 13 apRYl dI svyr nUM mYN afdqn svyr dI sYr vfsqy inkilaf. mYN bfhr jfx smyN hotl vfilaF nUM pwuiCaf ik kI mYnUM afpxf pfsport nfl lY ky jfxf cfhIdf hY? AuhnF ny mYnUM XkIn dvfieaf ik ies dI koeI loV nhIN qy jy jLrUrq pvy vI qF mYN hotl df hvflf dy skdf hF. pUry awT idnF ivwc iksy vI puils jF sikEirtI vfly ny kdy myrI koeI puwCigwC nf kIqI. jgHf dI koeI jfxkfrI nf hox krky mYN PLIrojLpur roz AuWqy ‘lksLmI cONk’ qwk sYr kIqI. mYN pMjfb asYNblI qwk sYr kr ky vfps muV afieaf pr mYnUM ieh nhIN sI pqf ik ieh pMjfb asYNblI hY. kmfl dI bxI hoeI ‘awlfmf iekbfl XfdgfrI iemfrq’ vI hotl dy sfhmxy hI sI aqy ajoky lfhOr df swiBafcfrk kyNdr ‘al hmrf’ vI hotl qoN kuJ kdmF dI dUrI qy hI sI. iesy qrHF hI mfl roz, lfrMs bfgL jF kMpnI bfgL (ijs nUM awj kwlH ‘bfgL-ey-ijnfh’ df nfm dy idwqf igaf hY) vI hotl qoN kuJ ku dUrI qy hI sn. aMimRqsr aqy lfhOr dohF sLihrF ivwc hI ies nfm dy bfgL hn. sYmInfr sLfm nUM sI, mYN QoVHy icr leI iPLr bfhr GuMmx iPLrn jfxf cfhuMdf sF, pr nf igaf. aglf kMm mYN afpxy mobfeIl ivwc ‘pfiksqfnI’ ism kfrz pvfAux df kIqf qF ik mYN lfhOr rihMdy afpxy jfxUaF qy hornF dy nfl rfbqf bxf skF. krMsI dI koeI smiwsaf nhIN sI. BfvyN ik mYnUM afAux smyN sB ny dwisaf sI ik BfrqI rupeIaf EQy sijhy hI cwl jFdf hY, qd vI mYN idwlI eyarport qoN kuJ zflr qbdIl krvf ley sn. ieh gwl swc hI inklI. mYnUM idwlI eyarport qy ‘izAUtI PLrI sLfp’ qoN ielfvf iewk vI zflr pfiksqfn ivwc KLrcx df mOkf nf imilaf.
mlivMdr isMG vVYc ny mYnUM afpxy jwdI ipMz lwDyvflf vVYc dy iewk ivakqI df sMprk nMbr idwqf sI. Auh afdmI eynf Bfvk hoieaf ik myrf Pon suxky qurMq do GMty kfr df sPLr krky myry svfgq leI sYmInfr ivc phuMc igaf. Auh cfhuMdf sI ik mYN Ausdy aqy vVYc sfihb dy ipMz jLrUr jfvF , pr smyN dI Gft kfrn mYN jf nf sikaf.
sYmInfr df muK mihmfn pMjfb df gvrnr KLfild mkbUl sI. sYmInfr lgpg smyN anusfr sLurU ho igaf sI pr gvrnr AudoN phuMicaf, jdoN mYN bol irhf sF. pihlf bulfrf sLizAUl kfst PLYzrysLn krfcI df pRDfn suryNdr vflfsfie sI. Auh pfiksqfn ivc dilqF dI hflq bfry bVy ivsQfr nfl boilaf, ijMnHF nUM iewk smyN Bfrq vFg nOkrIaF ivc irjLrvysLn idwqI hoeI sI. iPr iewk pVfa ‘qy ieh irjLrvysLn vfps lY leI geI sI. hux dilq ies irjLrvysLn dI muV bhflI dI mMg kr rhy sn. zfktr aMbydkr pfiksqfn dy dilqF ivc bhuq mkbUl hY aqy iehnF dilqF ivcoN bhuq sfry ihMdU aqy eIsfeI hn. lfhOr dI mihlf ivdvfn zfktr ruKLsfnf sdIkI ny myry ipCoN bolxf sI. ieslfmfbfd ivc XU aYn df pRqIinD sulymfn afisPL vI myry ipwCoN boilaf. afisPL ny ipClI rfq afpxI ‘sLuwD ihMdI’ nfl mYnUM cikRq kr idwqf sI. Auh ihMdI aqy sMsikRq sfihq df eynf igafqf sI ik mYnUM pfiksqfnI lokF bfry afpxI aigafnqf bfry soc ky bVf ajIb mihsUs hoieaf. iqrUBvn XunIvristI df zfktr isLafm kfqUvfl aglf bulfrf sI. XU ky qoN pfiksqfnI ieiqhfskfr zfktr PLkIr muhMmd BwtI vI myry bfad boilaf. vI tI rfjsLyKLr gvrnr qoN pihlF boilaf. pihlF gMgf rfm PLfAUNzysLn dy zfierYktr zfktr XuUsPL buKfrI ny bulfiraF df DMnvfd kIqf aqy PfAUNzysLn dy AudysL bfry jfxkfrI idwqI. vI tI rfjsLyKLr aqy mYN dovF mulkF dI afpsI nyVqf bfry crcf kIqI. mYN lfhOr sLihr aqy Bgq isMG bfry gwl kridaF QoVHf Bfvk ho igaf. zfktr aMbydkr dI mfnvvfdI iPlfsPLI bfry crcf krn qoN ielfvf, mYN sroiqaF nUM ikhf ik myry aqy quhfzy sfiraF leI lfhOr dI DrqI bVI mukwds DrqI hY ikAuNik iewQy Bgq isMG, krqfr isMG srfBf ijhy sLhIdF df KLUn zuilHaf hY. mYN ieh vI ikhf ik jwilHaF vfly bfg dI DrqI vI sfzy quhfzy dovF leI bVI pivwqr DrqI hY ikAuNik AuQy vI iswKF , ihMdUaF aqy muslmfnF df sFJf lhU zuwilHaf sI. mYN sroiqaF nUM ikhf ik Bgq isMG ijMnF sfzf hY Enf hI quhfzf vI hY ikAuNik Auh ieDr hI pYdf hoieaf, Ausny bhuqf kMm vI iewQy hI kIqf aqy sLhIdI vI lfhOr ivc hI pRfpq kIqI. mYN AuhnF nUM dwisaf ik Bgq isMG sfzy leI qF kOmI hIro hY jd ik AuhnF ny Bgq isMG nUM afpixaF vFg nhIN apxfieaf. mYN 1947 ivc afpxy rfjsI mnorQF dI pUrqI leI svfrQI rfjnIqk lokF vwloN PLYlfeI iPrkU nPLrq aqy kIqy vihsLIafnF ivhfr bfry vI gwl kIqI ijsdy PLlsrUp dovF pfisaF qoN sfry BfeIcfiraF dy lwKF lokF nUM akih duwKF df sfhmxf krnf ipaf. mYN kMzydfr qfr dy Aurfr pfr vwsdy sfry BYx BrfvF nUM bynqI kIqI ik BfvyN bIiqaf Bulfieaf qF nhIN jf skdf pr iesqoN sbk qF iswiKaf jf skdf hY. gvrnr KLfild mkbUl ny bVI dlIl nfl afpxy ivcfr pysL kIqy aqy zfktr aMbydkr nUM sLrDFjlI arpx kIqI. pRogrfm dy KLqm hox ipwCoN bhuq sfry lok myry kol af ky bVI grmjosLI nfl myry gly imly. sfzy sFJy siBafcfrk irsLiqaF bfry pysL kIqy myry ivcfrF ny AuhnF dy mn nUM Cuh ilaf sI.
rfq dy Kfxy vyly mYN pfiksqfn dy dilq smfj dy pRqIinDF nUM imilaf. AuhnF ivcoN bhuqy eIsfeI brfdrI nfl sMbMD rwKdy sn aqy Auh pMjfb asYNblI jF ijLlHf asYNblI dy mYNbr sn. lYPLtInYNt jnrl(irtfierz) jLulPLkfr alI Kfn vI ies mOky hfjLr sI. Auh eyvyikAUjL prfprtI trwst borz df cyarmYn hY. ieh jfxkfrI idlcsp lwgI ik pfiksqfn srkfr ny ipCly do iqMn sfl ivc gMgf rfm PLfAUNzysLn kfiem krn aqy ieMj hI idafl isMG rIsrc aYNz klcrl PLfAUNzysLn kfiem krn dI afigaf idwqI hY. gMgf rfm PfAUNzysLn agrvfl glI dI agrvfl DrmsLflf ivc siQq hY. DrmsLflf dI hflq cMgI nhIN sI aqy hux AusnUM TIk kIqf jf irhf hY. iswK jQy dy bhuq sfry mYNbr vI AuhnIN idnIN ies DrmsLflf ivc Tihry hoey sn. ivsfKI dy idhfVy AuWqy, ijhVf idafl isMG PfAUNzysLn vwloN afpxy qOr qy mnfieaf jf irhf sI, pfiksqfn srkfr ny nnkfxf sfihb jF tYkslf ivKy gurU nfnk XUnIvristI kfiem krn df aYlfn kIqf. pMjfb dy gvrnr ny Aus pRogrfm ivc vI isLrkq kIqI. iewQy BfrqI jQy dy mYNbr vI hfjLr sn.
mYN 21 apRYl dI dupihr qwk lfhOr ivc sF aqy mYN cfhuMdf sF ik eyQy afpxI Tihr df vwD qoN vwD lfB lY skF. myrf mksd lyKkF/ivdvfnF aqy afpxI soc dy bMidaF nUM imlxf aqy ieiqhfsk QfvF nUM vyKxf sI. mYN pihlF XfqrU bx ky sLurUafq kIqI. myrf pihlf pVfa pRiswD lfhOr imAUjLIam sI. mYnUM afjLfdI sMgrfm nfl sMbMiDq kflIaF icwtIaF qsvIrF dy sLYksLn ny sB qoN vwD afkrisLq kIqf. lfhOr ivc ieh pfiksqfn dI afjLfdI dI jwdojihd sI jd ik myry leI ieh sFJy sMGrsL dI dfsqF sI. mYN mhfqmF gFDI, jvfhr lfl nihrU, suBfsL bos aqy bldyv isMG dIaF qsvIrF vyKIaF ijMnHf dy nfl ijnfh, ilafkq alI Kfn, abduwl gPLfr Kfn afid dIaF qsvIrF sn. bhuq sfrIaF qsvIrF PfiqmF ijnfh dIaF vI sn. ijnfh dI pfrsI pqnI ,rwqI, qy AuhnF dI DI dInf dIaF qsvIrF ny myrf Aucycf iDafn iKwicaf. EQy gMDfr klf sLYlI df iewk vwKrf mukMml sLYksLn sI ijs ivc boDI prMprf dI klf dy nmUny sn. ieMj hI EQy iswK afrt nfl sMbMiDq iewk pUrf sYksLn sI. purfxIaF izEZIaF vI iKwc pfAuNdIaF sn. pRiswD nYsLnl kflj afPL afrt ies imAUjLIam dy nfl hI siQq sI pr iesnUM mYN bfad ivc hI vyK sikaf. mYN hfl hI ivc kflj vwloN pRkfisLq kIqIaF iqMn ikqfbF vyKIaF. iehnF ivcoN do sr gMgf rfm bfry sn aqy iewk BfeI rfm isMG bfry. ieh jfpdf hY ik ik hOlI hOlI pr mjLbUqI nfl pfiksqfn, ivsLysL qOr qy pMjfb , afpxI ivrfsq dI prMpirk amIrI nUM , BfvyN Auh ieslfimk nf vI hovy, apxf irhf hY.
jy qusIN sLfkf hfrI ho qF bfjLfr ivc Kfxf Kfx leI quhfnUM cMgI bxI hoeI sbjLI musLikl nfl hI iml skygI jd ik mfsfhfrIaF leI lfhOr svrg hY. anfrklI aqy gvfl mMzI dI PUz strIt dI eynI byqfb iKwc huMdI hY ik eyQy lfhOr sfrI rfq jfgdf rihMdf hY. iewk rfq PUz strIt ivcoN asIN awDI rfq qoN bfad iewk vjy ivhly hoey aqy bfgL-ey-ijnfh dIaF isLmlf phfVIaF vwl cwl pey ijwQy rfq dy do vjy klfsIkl sMgIq df pRogrfm cwl irhf sI. PLrIdf KLfnm ny ajy huxy hI afpxf gfien smfpq kIqf sI. lfhOr siBafcfrk qOr ‘qy eynf jfigrq sLihr hY ik vyK ky hYrfn rih jfeIdf hY. mYnUM afpxy ividafrQI jIvn dy Auh idn Xfd afey jdoN mYN jy aYn XU ivc pVHdf sF aqy dyr rfq gey mflvMkr hfl ivc klfsIkl sMgIq suxn jfieaf krdf sF. idwlI ivc qF Auh idhfVy lwd gey hn pr lfhOr ies pwKoN ajy ijAUNdf hY.
sLfhI iklHy nUM vyK ky bhuqI KLusLI nf hoeI. iesnUM cMgI qrHF nhIN sI sMBfilaf igaf. pMjfb AuWqy iewk smyN rfj krn vfly mhfrfjf rxjIq isMG dI smfDI vI iewQy sI. pMjvyN gurU dI Xfd ivc bixaF gurdvfrf zyhrf sfihb vI njLdIk hI hY. iesdy nyVy hI 1947 qoN ipwCoN bixaF mInfr-ey-pfiksqfn hY ijs dIaF kMDF AuWqy 23 mfrc 1940 nUM pfs hoieaf pfiksqfn df mqf iliKaf hoieaf hY. ieh mqf aMgryjLI, AurdU, pMjfbI aqy bMgflI ivc AuWkiraf hoieaf hY.
Bgq isMG dy kfrnfimaF nfl sMbMiDq QfvF nUM vyKxf myry leI iewk hor vwzI iKwc sI. pRiswD agFhvDU pMjfbI khfxIkfr jLubYr dy sMg-sfQ ivc pihlF mYN brYzlf hfl vyKx igaf , ijs dI mhwqqf nUM EQy hux bhuq Gwt lok jfxdy hn. hfl cMgI hflq ivc nhIN sI aqy iewQy koeI tryinMg skUl cwl irhf sI. iemfrq dy afkfr qoN ieh lwgdf sI ik iksy vyly ieh bVI vwzI iemfrq hovygI. cMgI iksmq nUM iesdf nINh pwQr ajy surwiKaq hY. afjLfdI sMgrfm dy ies hYWzkuaftr dI nINh 1900 ivc suryNdr nfQ syn ny rwKI sI. ieh cMgf hovygf jy Bfrq srkfr afpxy pRBfv dI vrqoN krky pfiksqfn dI srkfr koloN iesnUM ‘ivrfsqI iemfrq’ vjoN sFBy jfx dI gwl mMnvf lvy. lfhOr df lfjpq rfie hfl, ijwQy pRiswD dvfrkf dfs lfiebRyrI(ijhVI hux cMzIgVH ivc hY) sI, ivc hux pfiksqfnI puils df ‘iPMgripMRt ibAUro’ hY. mYN ies QF nUM nf vyK sikaf aqy nf hI mYN nYsLnl kflj lfhOr dI insLfndyhI kr sikaf, ijwQy Bgq isMG 1922 qoN lY ky 1926 qwk pVHdf irhf sI. mYN lfhOr nyVlf ‘KvfsrIaF’ nF df ipMz vI nf lwB sikaf ijwQy Bgq isMG df pirvfr keI sflF qwk rihMdf irhf sI. nf hI mYnUM rfvI dy iknfry Auh QF iml sky ijwQy pihlF lflf lfjpq rfie aqy ipwCoN Bgq isMG, rfjgurU aqy suKdyv dI musLqy KLfk ny aMiqm pnfh leI sI. ieho hI Auh rfvI df iknfrf sI ijwQy BgvqI crn vohrf iewk bMb nUM prKLx smyN sLhIdI pf igaf sI. ieh sfry QF guMm gvfc jfx df ieh kfrn vI hY ik rfvI diraf hux suwk igaf hY aqy lok qF ieh vI afKdy hn ik hux ieh diraf nhIN sgoN iewk nflf hI rih igaf hY. Auh ieh vI afKdy hn ik Bfrq ny rfvI ivc vgx vflf pfxI rok ilaf hoieaf hY. ijwQy mYnUM ieh sfry ieiqhfsk QF nf lwBx nfl inrfsLf hoeI sI AuWQy myry leI ieh qswlI vflI gwl sI ik mYN zI ey vI kflj df hostl qy nyVy hI Auh QF asfnI nfl lwB geI ijwQy sFzrs nUM kql kIqf igaf sI. ies ielfky ivc koeI bhuqI ijLafdf qbdIlI nhIN hoeI isvfie ies gwl dy ik zI ey vI kflj aqy hostl hux gOrimMt ieslfmIaF kflj aqy Ausdy hostl ivc qbdIl ho cuwkf hY. pr aYs:aYs:pI df dPLqr Esy qrHF hI hY, ijvyN Auh skft dy smyN ivwc sI. mYN lfhOr jylH vfly Es PLFsIGft dI vI insLfndyhI kr leI sI, ijwQy PLFsIaF iudwqIaF jFdIaF sn aqy ijs nUM ipwCoN Zfh idwqf igaf, hux Aus QF qy ‘sLfdmfn cONk’ aqy PLuhfrf cONk’ bx gey hn. ieh hux irhfiesLI kflonI bx geI hY aqy iewQoN Aus jylH aqy Aus ies nfl juVI ieiqhfiskqf df nF insLfn vI nhIN lwBdf ijwQy sYNkVy afjLfdI sMgrfmIaF nUM PFsI idwqI geI sI. jmhUrI kdrF nfl juVy hoey pfiksqfnI kfrkuMn hr sfl 23 mfrc nUM ‘sLfdmfn cONk;’ ivwc iekwTy huMdy hn aqy iewQy mombwqIaF jgfAuNdy hn. Auh ies QF dI ieiqhfisk mhwqqf nUM Aujfgr krn vflI iewk XfdgfrI qKLqI iewQy lfAux dI Xojnf vI bxf rhy hn. Bgq isMG afpxy gupqvfs smyN lfhOr dy keI mkfnF ivwc rihMdf irhf ijMnHF bfry lok ajy vI ijLkr krdy hn. ieho ijhf iewk Gr jylH roz AuWqy vI siQq hY. pRiswD lyKk njLm husYn swXd jylH roz AuWqy hI rihMdf hY, pr AuysnUM Bgq isMG dI irhfiesL vfly Aus mkfn df pqf nhIN sI.
mYN nvyN bxy sQfnk imwqrF dI kfr ivwc Bgq isMG dy ipMz jfxf sI, pr Auh pihlF mYnUM jMizaflf sLyr KF ipMz ivwc vfirs sLfh dI mjfr ‘qy lY ky gey. EDr nUM jFidaF asIN jfxy pCfxy sLihr sLyKLUpurf dy ivwcoN gujLry. mYN dUroN hI bxy hoey ‘hrn mjfr’ nUM vyiKaf. ieh sLihjLfdf slIm duafrf mfry gey iewk ihrn dI Xfd ivwc bxI hoeI KLUbsUrq Xfdgfr hY. vfirs sLfh dy mjLfr nUM vyKxf vI iewk idlcsp anuBv sI, ies QF ‘qy hr sfl mylf lgdf hY aqy ‘hIr’ gfey jfx dy mukfbly huMdy hn. iehnF mukfbilaF dI sLurUafq aMimRqf pRIqm dI kivqf ‘awj afKF vfirs sLfh nUM……’ nfl kIqI jFdI hY. jMizafly qoN asIN nnkfxf sfihb vwl cwl pey. iewk iewk Cotf ksbf hY, pr ies nUM jfx vflI sVk kfPLI vwzI bx geI hY. pfiksqfn afpxIaF sVkF AuWqy bhuq iDafn dy irhf hY aqy Auh lfhOr qoN pysLfvr nUM jfx vflI motrvy AuWqy inscY hI mfx kr skdf hY. pr pfiksqfn ivwc rylvy syvfvF dI Gft hY. nnkfxf sfihb ivwc muwK gurduafry nUM rlf ky gurU nfnnk dI Xfd nfl sMbMiDq 8 guruduafry hn. muwK gurudafrf Auh hY, ijwQy PrvrI 1921 ivwc pivwqr sQfn nUM plIq krn vfly mhMq nrfiex dfs dy iKLlfPL morcf lwgf sI. mhMq nUM aMgryjLI rfj dI sLih pRfpq sI aqy Aus ny gurduafrf Cwzx qoN pihlF 200 dy lgBg iswKF df kqlyafm kIqf. guruduafry ivwc iewk QF ‘qy Auh ‘sLhIdI jMz’ vI hY, ijwQy iewk gurudafry nUM afjLfd krfAux vfly afey jwQy dy afgU lCmx isMG DfrovflI nUM ijAUNidaF Aus jMz nfl bMnH ky mhMq vwloN sfiVaf igaf sI. nnkfxf sfihb dy bhuqy gurduafry gurU nfnnk dy bcpn dIaF sfKLIaF nfl sMbMiDq hn. ieh Auh QF hn ijwQy Auh jnmy, pVHy, ijwQy AuhnF ny ivwidaf pRfpq kIqI, ijwQy Auh Kyzy aqy AuhnF ny zMgr cfry afid. mYN afpxy musilm dosqF dI sMgq ivwc iewQy pMgq ivwc bYT ky ‘lMgr’ Cikaf.
nnkfxf sfihb qoN jVHFvflf qwk df rsqf iswDf sI, BfvyN ik sVk df kuJ tukVf kuJ ikwlomItrF qwk KLrfb sI. jVHFvflf, ijhVf iewk qihsIlI ksbf hY, nUM pfr krky asIN cwk nMbr 105 nUM jfx vflI sVky pY gey. ies qoN pihlF ik asIN iksy nUM kuJ puwCdy, iewk KLusLgvfr JfkI vyKx nUM imlI. iewQy sVk dy iek pfsy tIn dy sfeIn borz AuWqy sIKF ipwCy bMd Bgq isMG dI pyitMg bxI hoeI sI, ijs nUM PLYslfbfd (purfxf nfm lfielpur) dy iksy jsbIr isMG nF dy ivakqI ny bxfieaf sI aqy Aus AuWqy Ausdf eI myl pqf vI iliKaf hoieaf sI. sfzy leI hux sOK ho geI. jdoN asIN sfeIn borz pVH rhy sF qF kuJ lok sfzy kol af gey aqy Bgq isMG ivc sfzI idlcspI vyK ky sfnUM Ausdy ipMz nUM jfx vflf rfh dwisaf. AuhnF ieh vI slfh idwqI ik ipMz vwl jfx qoN pihlF sfnUM njLdIk hI rihMdy Prhfn Kfn nF dy ivakqI nUM iml lYxf cfhIdf hY. Prhfn Kfn 82 sflF df bjLurg ivakqI hY, ijhVf aksfeIjL aPLsr vjoN rItfier hoieaf hY aqy ijsdI gulfb Pfrm nF dI PYktrI hY. Auh nyVy hI cwk nMbr 107, pTfnkot df vsnIk sI. asIN Ausdy invfs asQfn ‘qy phuMcy. Ausny sfzf bVI grmjosLI nfl svfgq kIqf. Ausdy zrfieMg rUm ivc Prym kIqI pr tuty hoey sLIsLy vflI , hYt pihny Bgq isMG dI jfxI pCfxI kflI icwtI qsvIr sI. Prhfn Kfn Bgq isMG dy pirvfr bfry gwlF kridaF bfgo-bfgL ho irhf sI. jdoN Bgq isMG sLhId hoieaf , Auh AudoN pMj ku sfl df sI. Ausny dwisaf ik Bgq isMG dy Coty Brf, ijhnF dy AusnUM nF Xfd nhIN sn af rhy(inscY hI kulbIr isMG aqy kulqfr isMG) AusnUM imldy rihMdy sn. Auh Bgq isMG df eynf pRsMsk sI ik myrf AusnUM ‘Bgq isMG dIaF ilKqF’ dI kfpI Byt krn nUM idl kr afieaf, pr myry kol koeI vfDU kfpI nhIN sI. mYN lYPLt vrz aqy aYn bI tI vwloN hfl hI ivc aMgryjLI ivc pRkfisLq hoeIaF Bgq isMG dIaF ilKqF dIaF kuJ ku kfpIaF hI afpxy nfl lY ky igaf sF. PLrhfn KLfn ny myry koloN ies pusqk dI iewk kfpI mFgvIN leI aqy ijMny icr qwk asIN Bgq isMG dy GroN ho ky prqy ,ies dOrfn hI, lgBg GMty svf GMty ivwc Ausny Aus pusqk dI afpxy vfsqy PLoto kfpI vI krvf leI. PLrhfn KLfn vwloN sfzI agvfeI leI Byjy gey ivakqI dy sfQ ivwc asIN cwk nMbr 105 vwl cwl pey. hnyrf ho irhf sI. ipMz vwl jFdI sVk koeI cMgI hflq ivwc nhIN sI.
asIN EQy jf ky vyiKaf ik Bgq isMG df purfxf Gr Esy purfxI sLkl ivc nhIN sI rih igaf, sgoN iqMn ivrk BrfvF ny ies nUM vwK-vwK ihiwsaF ivwc vMz ilaf hoieaf sI. BfrqI pMjfb vFg hI pfiksqfnI pMjfb ivwc vI ivrkF, rMDfivaF, sihglF, BwtIaF, cIimaF, vVYcF, igwlF , sMDUaF aqy iswDUaF dI vwzI igxqI vwsdI hY. cfr knfl df ieh Gr ies ivrk pirvfr nUM dysL vMz qoN bfad alft hoieaf sI aqy hux ies ivwc iekbfl ivrk, sdIk ivrk aqy musLqfk ivrk nF dy iqMn BrfvF dy pirvfr rihMdy hn. Auh aMimRqsr dy ‘ivrk’ ipMz qoN ihjrq kr ky EQy gey sn. iqMnF BrfvF ivcoN sdIk ivrk dI mOq ho cuwkI hY, pr Ausdf pirvfr EQy hI rihMdf hY. jdoN asIN EQy phuMcy qF Gr dIaF kuJ suafxIaF cuwlHy duafly bYTIaF kMm kfr ivc ruJIaF hoeIaF sn. ipCoN asIN PLYslfbfd ivwc vkflq kr rhy musLqfk ivrk dy puwqr aYzvokyt aKLqr ivrk nUM vI imly. Aus ny dwisaf ik AuhnF nUM isrPL ieh Gr hI nhIN sI imilaf, sgoN Bgq isMG dy ipqf df 17 eykVF ivwc PYilaf aMbF df bfgL vI AuhnF nUM alft hoieaf sI. puwCx qy pqf lwigaf ik ies jLmIn dI kImq ies smyN 6 lwK pRqI eykV hY, jo ik lgBg 1 kroV qoN vwD bxdI hY. BfvyN ik mYnUM ieh pihlF pqf nhIN sI ik Bgq isMG dy pirvfr kol cwk nMbr 105 ivwc eyzf vwzf bfgL vI hY, qF vI ies bfry jfx ky mYnUM koeI hYrfnI nf hoeI ikAuNik mYnUM pqf sI ik Bgq isMG hurF df pirvfr iewk srdf puwjdf pirvfr sI. ijhVy jwj ny krqfr isMG srfBf nUM PLFsI dI sjLf idwqI sI, Aus ny afpxy PLYsly ivc bVf sfPL iliKaf sI ik Bgq isMG dy ipqf iksLn isMG ny 1914 -15 ivwc gdr pfrtI dI shfieqf leI iewk hjLfr rupieaf (jo ik awj dy ihsfb nfl iewk lwK ruipaf bx jFdf hY) idwqf sI. Bgq isMG aqy Aus dy pirvfr dI khfxI bVI iKwc BrpUr hY, ikAuNik ies pirvfr ny afpxy dysL dy mukfbly afpxy duinafvI suwKF nUM qrjIh nhIN sI idwqI aqy dysL dy Bly vfsqy iehnF suKF nUM iqafg idwqf.
mYnUM AudoN vI ieh koeI hYrfnI vflI gwl nf lwgI jdoN Bgq isMG dI sLKLsIaq ‘qy moihq hoey pysLvfr dy rfjnIqI sLfsqr dy ividafrQI vkfr aihmd ny myry koloN Bgq isMG bfry eI-myl rfhIN hor jfxkfrI pRpfq krnI cfhI. lfhOr ivwc myrI Tihr smyN vkfr PLon AuWqy myry nfl sMprk ivwc irhf. vkfr mYnUM pysLfvr ivwc imlx dI afs lfeI bYTf sI, ikAuNik pysLvfr XUnIvristI dI tIcrjL aYsosIeysLn EQy afAux leI myry pysLvfr dy vIjLy nUM klIar krfAux leI Xqn kr rhI sI. asIN ajy ipwCy ijhy hI jy:aYn:XU ivwc pysLfvr XUnIvristI dy aiDafpkF dy iewk zYlIgysLn df svfgq kIqf sI. jdoN mYN ;lfhOr ivwc sF, qF ‘zfn;’ aKLbfr dy pwqrkfr rjLf neIm ny vI eI-myl rfhIN myyry nfl sMprk kIqf aqy ‘zfn’ ivwc irvIAU krn leI myry koloN, myry vwloN sMpfidq kIqI aqy lYPLtvrz vwloN iesy sfl 23 mfrc nUM pRkfisLq kIqI ‘Bgq isMG dI jylH zfierI aqy hor ilKLqF’ nF dI pusqk dI mMg kIqI. mYN Aus nfl PLon qy vI bVI vfr gwl kIqI aqy Aus vsqy; lfhOr ivwc pusqk dI iewk kfpI vI Cwz idwqI.

aMgryjL aPLsrF ny lfielpur sLihr nUM bVy XojnfbwD ZMg nfl Ausfiraf sI. jdoN ieh bfr df ielfkf vwisaf qF ies ielfky dI jLmIn KyqI leI bVI AupjfAU sI, ies leI dUjy ielfikaF dy iksfnF ny vI iewQy jLmIn KLrIdx leI bVf AuqsLfh ivKfieaf, iblkul EvyN hI ijvyN pMjfbI lok qrfeI dy ielfky ivwc jLmIn KLrIdx jFdy hn. idlcsp gwl ieh hY ik iewQy bhuqy lok duafby qoN afey sn. iehnF nvyN afAux vfly lokF leI nvyN ipMz vI vsfey gey. iehnF ipMzF nUM cwk ikhf jFdf sI qy hr cwk df iewk vwKrf nMbr huMdf sI. BfvyN ik iehnF cwkF ivwc vwsx vfly lokF ny iehnF nUM afpxy purfxy ipMzF df nfm vI dy ilaf hoieaf sI. ieMj cwk nMbr 65 df nfm mukMdpur, cwk nMbr 67 df nfm igwdVipMzI, cwk nMbr 104 df nfm smrf, cwk nMbr 105 df nfm bMgy ( duafby dy bMgf qoN), cwk nMbr 106 df Kurlf, cwk nMbr 107 df nfm pTfnkot, cwk nMbr 109 df nfm bjfjFvflf afid sn. vMz qoN bfad vI ipMzF dy nfm ieho hI bxy rhy hn. isrPL jLmInF dy mflk aqy iewQoN dy vfsI hI qbdIl hoey. sfnUM dwisaf igaf ik 1965 qoN pihlF Bfrq qoN afey XfqrIaF leI ieDr afAux ivc bhuqI bMiDsL nhIN sI aqy iehnF ipMzF nUM vyKx leI lok aksr afAuNdy rihMdy sn. pr 1965 qoN bfad bMiDsLF vD geIaF. ipCly kuJ smyN qoN iPLr bMiDsLF kuJ iZwlIaF kIqIaF geIaF hn aqy lok iPLr iehnF QfvF qy afAux jfx lwg pey hn. sfnUM dwisaf igaf ik ipCly sfl kYnyzf qoN afey musfiPLrF dI iewk BrI hoeI bws ies QF nUM vyKx afeI sI. vMz qoN bfad, lfielpur df nfm PLYslfbfd rwK idwqf igaf sI. ieh sLihr tYkstfeIl AudXog df gVH mMinaf jFdf hY. ieh krfcI aqy lfhOr nUM Cwz ky pfiksqfn df qIjf vwzf sLihr hY. pr ies sLihr dIaF BIV, pRdUsLx aqy trYiPLk vrgIaF smwisafvF sfzy sLihr luiDafxy nfl bhuq hwd qwk imldIaF juldIaF hn. PLYslfbfd dy bxy hoey kwpVy dI eysLIan mMzI ivwc cMgI kImq hY. cwk nMbr 105 qoN asIN PLYslfbfd nUM cwl pey. hux rfq pY cuwkI sI. QoVHy vkPLy ipwCoN asIN motrvy qy cVH gey aqy do GMitaF ivc lfhOr phuMc gey. motrvy qy kuJ insicq vfhn hI clfey jfx dI afigaf hY , ies leI sVk AuWqy jfx vflI trYiPLk bVI qyjL, sihj aqy surwiKaq hY.

myrf ierfdf Gwto Gwt qkisLlf aqy ieslfmfbfd jfx df qF sI hI, pr smyN dI bVI Gft sI. ajy mYN lfhOr ivwc vI keI lokF nUM imlxf sI. ies leI mYN bfkI idn vI lfhOr ivwc Tihrx df hI PLYslf kr ilaf. lfhOr ivc mYN pMj qfrf hotl nUM Cwz ky vwK vwK QfvF qy vI rihMdf irhf. iek rfq mYN nOjfvn ividafrQIaF ivc kwtI, ijMnHF ivcoN iek jxf iemrfn nnkfxf sfihb dy srkfrI kflj ivc AurdU pVHfAuNdf sI. iewk hor rfq mYN ‘sfAUQ eysLIaf pfrtIispysLn’ nF dI aYn jI E dy gYWst hfAUs ivc ibqfeI. ies adfry ny afpxy Koj ividafrQIaF aqy stfPL nfl vI myrI gwl bfq krvfeI. ies sMsQf dy izptI zfierYktr ierPLfn muPLqI ny mYnUM iewk sLfm buwlHy sLfh dy mjLfr qy iljfx dI pysLksL kIqI ijhVI mYN KLusLI KLusLI prvfn kr leI. ksUr nUM jfx vflI sVk nUM muV qoN bxfieaf jf irhf sI. sVk dI KLrfbI kfrn idl vI KLrfb hoieaf aqy swT iklomItr df sPLr asIN iqMn GMitaF ivc kIqf. pr mjLfr dy KLusLgvfr mfhOl ny sB kuJ Bulf idwqf. rfq dy igafrF vjy vI mjLfr AuWqy lok vwzI igxqI ivc mOjUd sn aqy mjLfr qoN bfhr KulHy QF ivc nwc aqy gf rhy sn. lokF vwloN mjLfr qy Puwl cVHfey jf rhy sn pr aOrqF nUM pivwqr mjLfr dy aMdr jfx dI afigaf nhIN sI. Puwl Auh AuQoN dy mjfvr nUM dy idMdIaF aqy mjLfr ivc KuwlHdI bfrI ivcoN aMdr dy dIdfr krdIaF. ieh gwl bulHy sLfh dI soc muqfbk nhIN sI pr bfkI sfrf kuJ buwlHy sLfh muqfbk hI ho irhf sI. lok ‘JuMmr’ vrgf rvfieqI nfc nwc rhy sn aqy sfjLF dIaF mDur DunF AuWqy mMqr mugD kr dyx vflI afvfjL ivc buwlHy sLfh dIaF kfPLIaF gf rhy sn.
nnkfxf sfihb , bulHy sLfh aqy vfirsLfh dy sQfnF dy dIdfr krn qoN bfad aqy vwK vwK KyqrF dy lokF nfl gwlbfq krn AuprMq mYN ieh mihsUs kIqf ik dysL dI vMz nfl sfzI siBafcfrk eykqf nUM aDrMg mfr igaf hY. dovF pfisaF dy pMjfbIaF dy mnF ivc iewk dUjy nUM imlx aqy jfnx dI ajIb iksm dI ipafs hY. lfhOr ivc, mYN, ieh mihsUs kIqf ik dovyN iDrF iewk dUjy qoN ibnF afpxy afp nUM aDUrf smJdIaF hn aqy iek dUsry dy sijMd aqy ishqmMd ihwsy nfl imlfp dI nyVlI qFG rwKdIaF hn. dovF pfisaF dy lok iewk dUjy nUM iml ky ‘mukMml’ hox leI vYrfgy pey hn. dohF pfisaF qoN iek dUjy leI muhwbq df jjLbf zuwlH zuwlH pYNdf hY. sLfied ieh jjLbf pwCmI pMjfb ivc kuJ vDyry hI hovy. aijhf socx vfly sfry lokF nUM lwgdf hY ik isrP rfjsI qfkq nUM hfsl krn dI mnsLf nfl aqy inrol rfjnIqk kfrnF krky hoeI iblkul hI qrkhIx dysL dI ies vMz ny ihMdUaF iswKF aqy muslmfn BfeIcfiraF dy afDfr qy AusrI mukMml pMjfbI siBafcfrk iekfeI nUM KMizq kr ky rwK idwqf hY aqy iesdf pMjfbIaF nUM bhuq hI nuksfn Jwlxf ipaf hY. myrf iKLafl hY ik srhwd dy afr pfr vwsdy sfry pMjfbI lok AuhnF rfjnyqfvF nUM ies gwl leI kosdy hoxgy, ijMnHF ny rfjsI qfkq hfsl krn leI pMjfb dI siBafcfrk eykqf nUM kurbfn kr idwqf. pfiksqfnI pMjfb BfrqI pMjfb nfloN lgBg iqMn guxf vwzf hY. pfiksqfnI pMjfb dI afbfdI nON kroV hY aqy ieh pfiksqfn dI smuwcI abfdI dy awD qoN vDyry hY. ieh TIk hY ik BfrqI pMjfb ivwc pMjfbI BfsLf aqy sfihq ny vDyry ivkfs kIqf hY. pr smuwcy qOr ‘qy vyiKaf jfvy qF pqf cwldf hY ik pfiksqfn ivwc pMjfbI swiBafcfr df idRsL bVHf sijMd aqy jfndfr hY. pMjfbIaF df ieh afK ky aksr mjLfk Auzfieaf jFdf hY ik pMjfbIaF df klcr isrPL ‘aYgrIklccr’ hY. ieh vI afjLfdI qoN ipwCoN dy BfrqI pMjfb dI hI pMjfbIaF nUM dyx hY ikAuNik ies pMjfb df koeI afpxf swiBafcfrk kyNdr nhIN sI rih igaf. jd ik lfhOr axvMzy pMjfb df sB qoN vwD swiBafcfrk sLihr igixaf jFdf sI aqy lfhOr dI ieh jfndfr qy sLfndfr pRMprf awj vI ijAUNdI jfgdI hY. afjLfdI AuprMq lfhOr ny lohVy df ivkfs kIqf hY, aqy hux ies dI afbfdI iewk kroV dy lgBg hY. afjLfdI qoN pihlF aMimRqsr qy lfhOr lgBg ‘jOVy’ sLihr sn. aMimRqsr suMgV igaf hY, aqy afjLfdI qoN bfad Aus df Dfrimk mhwqv qF BfvyN kfiem hY, pr Aus df swiBafcfrk mhwqv pihlF ijhf nhIN rih igaf.
mYN aMdrUnI sLihr aqy Aus dy duafly bxy bhuq cricq bfrF drvfijLaF nUM nhIN vyK sikaf. iehnF drvfijLaF ivwcoN sLhflmI drvfjLf (1947 ivwc hoey iPLrkU PLsfdF df muwK kyNdr), mocI drvfjLf, BftI drvfjLf, hfQI drvfjLf, dmorIaf drvfjLf afid df ijLkr pRiswD ihMdI lyKk XsLpfl ny afpxy mhFkfivk nfvl ‘JUTf swc’ ivwwc bVI cMgI qrHF ibafn kIqf hY. lfhOr ivwc afpxy afKLrI iqMn idn mYN pMjfb XUnIvristI lfhOr dy gYst hfAUs ivwc gujLfry. ienHF idnF ny mYnUM 1971-72 ivcly pMjfb XUnIvristI cMzIgVH ivwc ibqfey afpxy ividafrQI jIvn dy idnF dI Xfd qfjLf krvf idwqI. pMjfb XUnIvristI lfhOr dy nvyN kYNps ivwc bxI hoeI CotI mfrkIt pMjfb XUnIvristI cMzIgVH dI mfrkIt vrgI hI hY, BfvyN ik cMzIgVH vflI mfrkIt kuJ vDyry ivkisq hY. ijhVy hostl ivwc mYN svyr df nfsLqf aqy cfh lYNdf sF, Auh vI hU-b-hU cMzIgVH dy hostlF vrgf hI sI. vMz qoN bfad ‘pMjfb XUnIvristI’ df nfm bdl ky ‘XUnIvristI afPL pMjfb-lfhOr’ kr idwqf igaf hY jd ik kYPLytyrIaf aqy lfiebryrI dy afjLfdI qoN pihlF vfly purfxy nfm hI brkrfr hn. lfhOr dI pMjfb XUnIvristI qoN vKirafAux dy mksd nfl pMjfb XUnIvristI cMzIgVH ivcly ‘punjab’ dy sLbdjoV ‘panjab’ kr idwqy gey hn. XUnIvristI dy purfxy kYNps ivwc myrI PyLrI vI idlcsp rhI. ies kYNps ivwc AurdU, prsLIan, pMjfbI dy ivBfg qF kfiem sn hI hux ihMdI df ivBfg vI muV cflU kIqf igaf hY. pMjfbI ivBfg ivwc zf mohn isMG dIvfnf aqy BfeI sMqoK isMG qy sfDU idwq isMG dy nFvF nUM vyKxf vI afpxy afp ivwc iewk ivlwKx anuBv sI. ieDrly pMjfb ivc sLfied iksy nUM ieh pqf nf hovy ik pMjfb XUnIvristI lfhOr df pMjfbI ivBfg 1879 ivc sLurU hoieaf sI. idlcsp gwl ieh vI sI ik pMjfb XUnIvristI lfhOr dy ihMdI ivBfg ivc kMm kr rhI iewko iewk afrjLI aiDafpkf pMjfbI XUnIvristI pitaflf qoN myrI ividafrQx rih cuwkI sI. iesdf nfm sLbnm irafjL sI aqy ieh pitafly qoN ihMdI dI aYm ey krn qoN bfad ivafh krvf ky mlyrkotly qoN lfhOr ihjrq kr afeI sI. lfhOr afpxIaF ividak sMsQfvF krky vI jfixaF jFdf hY. ‘pRfeIvytfeIjLysLn’ dI bImfrI df isLkfr hox krky iekwly lfhOr sLihr ivc hI lgBg pMJI XUnIvristIaF bx geIaF hn. ieQoN qwk ik gOrimMt kflj df nF bdl ky ‘gOrimMt kflj XUnIvristI’ ho igaf hY aqy ieh nF bVf ajIbogrIb vI lwgdf hY.
lokF nUM imlxf myry leI bVf amIr kr dyx vflf anuBv sI. kuJ lokF nfl myrf pihlF hI sMprk sI aqy kuJ hvfly mYN Bfrq qoN nfl lY ky quiraf sF. mYN mhfn sLfier PLYjL aihmd PLYjL dI DI slImf hfsLmI aqy Ausdy nfl hI PLkIr ajLIjudIn nUM imlx leI kfhlf sF. ieh dovyN pfiksqfn dy bVy pRiswD afritst hn aqy hfl hI ivc pMjfbI XUnIvristI pitaflf dy PLfeIn afrts zIpfrtmYNt ivc hoey iewk sYmInfr dy islisly ivc pMjfb afey sn. so, iewk sLfm qF mYN hfsLmI pirvfr nfl mfzl tfAUn vfly Aus Gr ivc ibqfeI ijwQy kdI PLYjL rihMdy rhy sn. lfhOr dy pRiswD nYsLnl afrt kflj dI ipMRsIpl vjoN irtfier hox AuprMq slImf hfsLmI awjkwlH bYknhYWz XUnIvristI lfhOr dI ivXUal afrts dI zIn hY. Ausdf pqI, sLueyb hfsLmI, jo arQ sLfsqr df irtfierz pRoPLYsr hY, iek hsmuK afdmI hY. Auh kuJ rojLfnf aKLbfrF leI kflm vI ilKdf hY. AuhnF dI DI df nF mIrf hY aqy dohqI df nF anHf. slImf dwsdI hY ik PLYjL sfihb ny Bgq isMG hurF vwloN sFzrs AuWqy kIqy PfierF df KVfk suixaF sI. Auh Aus idn Aus smyN ikDry zI ey vI kflj dy nyVy hI sn. iehnF PLfierF df KVfk pfiksqfn dy pRiswD kimAUinst lIzr svrgI mjLhr alI ny vI suixaF sI. ies gwl dI pusLtI AusdI pqnI qfrf mjLhr alI vwloN kIqI geI ijhVI pRiswD lyKk qfirk alI dI mF hY. ieh AuhnF lokF ivcoN hY ijhVy pfiksqfn ivc Bgq isMG dI Xfd mnfAuNdy rihMdy hn. mYN Ausdy Gr AusnUM imilaf aqy Bgq isMG dIaF ilKqF vflI ikqfb vI AusnUM Byt kIqI. qfrf mjLhr alI , ijhVI ies smyN ibafsI virHaF dI hY aqy slImf hfsLmI, dovyN, pfiksqfn dI jmhUrI lihr ivc ikRafsLIl hn. myrI Tihr dy smyN hI slImf ny aOrqF dI iewk rYlI ivc Bfg ilaf. KwbypwKI kfrjkrqfvF nUM pfiksqfn ivc afm bol cfl dI bolI ivc ‘surKy’(lfl) ikhf jFdf hY. iewk iPLksLnhfAUs buwk sLfp AuWqy lfhOr dy iewk pRgqIvfdI pRkfsLk aqy pusqk ivkryqf nfl acncyq hI myrf myl ho igaf. iPLksLn hfAUs ny pRiswD ieiqhfskfr mubfrk alI dIaF, lgBg sfrIaF hI pusqkF, AurdU aqy aMgryjLI ivc, pRkfisLq kIqIaF hn. mYN Bgq isMG aqy zfktr aMbydkr dy kuJ Potokfrz vMzx leI afpxy nfl lY ky igaf sF. ieho ijhf iek kfrz mYN iPLksLn hfAUs dy mflk nUM idwqf. iewk bjLurg afdmI ny, ijhVf EQy hfjLr sI, ny aijhf hI iewk kfrz AusnUM vI dyx leI afiKaf. iPr Ausny afpxI jfx pCfx aslm rhIl imrjLf vjoN krvfeI . Auh pfiksqfn dI kimAUinst pfrtI df kfrkun sI. Auhny dwisaf ik Auh hr sfl Bgq isMG df XfdgfrI idhfVf mnfAuNdy hn. BfvyN iehnF idnF ivc pfiksqfn kimAUinst pfrtI ‘qy koeI pfbMdI nhIN hY pr kimAUinst qfkqF kfPLI kmjLor hn. ieh kimAUinst pfrtI, (ijsdf isMD-hYdrfbfd ivc qgVf afDfr hY) qoN ielfvf nYsLnl vrkrjL pfrtI, mjLdUr iksfn pfrtI, lybr pfrtI afid gruwpF ivc vMzIaF hoeIaF hn.
pRoPLYsr mnjLUr aihmd, pRoPLYsr ajLIjudIn, aqy qihsIn aihmd dI sMgq ivc, ijMnHF dI muhwbq sdkf mYnUM ikqy rfq dy Kfxy ‘qy bulfieaf igaf sI, muZly simaF dI kimAUinst lihr bfry bhuq sfrIaF khfxIaF suxn nUM imlIaF, ijnHF ivcoN vDyry swcIaF sn. pRoPLYsr mnjLUr aihmd ies vyly ibafsI virHaF dy hn aqy AuhnF dy imwqr AuhnF nUM gFDIvfdI smJdy hn. BfvyN AuhnF df koeI vI imwqr gFDI bfry Ausdy ivcfrF nfl sihmq nhIN qF vI sfry jxy AusnUM iek pRsMn icwq aqy imlfpVy bMdy vjoN ipafr krdy hn. mYN lfhOr dy iek syT pRfx nfQ dI bVI hI idlcsp khfxI suxI ijsy 1947 ivc lfhOr Cwzx qoN ienkfr kr idwqf sI. syT pRfx nfQ PLjLl husYn mMqrI mMzl ivc pihlI vfr mMqrI bxn vfly lflf hrikRsLn df dfmfd sI. pRfx nfQ nUM 1965 ivc Bfrq-pfik jMg dy smyN QoVHy icr leI igRPLqfr kIqf igaf sI. Auh kuJ smyN leI Bfrq afieaf aqy iewQy Auh bImfr ho igaf. Ausny aYlfn kr idwqf ik Auh lfhOr qoN ibnF ijAUNdf nhIN rih skdf. Auh lfhOr vfps prq igaf aqy EQy jf ky iblkul TIk Tfk ho igaf. priswD AurdU lyKk swjfd jLhIr, ijhVf 1947 ivc pfiksqfn ivc kimAUinst lihr KVI krn leI pfiksqfn clf igaf sI, ny PLrjLI nF hyTF syT pRfx nfQ kol hI pnfh leI sI. jdoN iek vfr puils ny swjfd nUM igRPLqfr krn leI Ausdy Gr Cfpf mfiraf(BfvyN swjfd jLhIr ,bc ky, pihlF hI inkl igaf sI)qF afpxIaF reIsF vflIaF afdqF hox krky Ausny puils nfl ies gwloN zfZI nfrfjLgI pRgtfeI ik AuhnF ny Ausdy Gr Cfpf mfrn qoN pihlF AusnUM sUicq ikAuN nhIN sI kIqf jd ik puils df zI afeI jI Ausdf imwqr sI. qd AusnUM dwisaf igaf ik ijhVy pRoPLYsr nUM Ausny afpxI anYksI ivc Tihrfieaf hoieaf sI Auh asl ivc iewk BUmIgq kimAUinst lIzr sI. ieh Auh idn sn jdoN sLfier sfihr luiDafxvI vI pfiksqfn kimAUinst pfrtI ivc kMm krn leI pfiksqfn igaf sI aqy lyKk aihmd rfhI kol Tihiraf sI.
mYN iehnF vwzy bjLurgF koloN, vMz qoN pihlF aqy ipCoN dy idnF dIaF khfxIaF suxn df afnMd mfixaF. mYnUM ieiqhfskfr mubfrk alI nUM iml ky vI kfPLI lfB hoieaf, ijsny ijnfh bfry KLrIaF gwlF krky lokF nUM nfrfjL kr ilaf sI. idl nUM Cuhx vflI iek hor imlxI pfiksqfn dy pihly PLoto pwqrkfr , 98 sflf bjLurg aYPL eI cODrI nfl hoeI. ‘df itRibAUn’ df Kwpf pUrf krn leI cflU hoeI aKbfr ‘pfiksqfn tfeImjL’ df sMpfdk, jdoN PLYjL aihmd PLYj,L bixaF qF cODrI ny Aus nfl kMm kIqf sI. pfiksqfnI lIzrF dIaF pihlIaF qsvIrF aYPL eI cODrI (iewk ikrscIan) ny hI iKwcIaF sn. Auho hI iewk aijhf PLotogRfPLr sI, ijsny sYNtrl jylH lfhOr dIaF AudoN qsvIrF iKwcIaF sn, jdoN Auh 1960 ivc ZfeI jf rhI sI. Ausny AuhnF PLotoaF dI PLfeIl sFB ky rwKI hoeI sI, ijMnHF ivc Aus PLFsI Gft dIaF qsvIrF vI sn, ijwQy Bgq isMG, srfBf aqy hor afjLfdI sMgrfmIaF nUM PLFsI idwqI geI sI. mYN afpxy sfDfrn kYmry ivc AuhnF qsvIrF nUM sMBfl lYx dI koisLsL kIqI pr ies ivc mYnUM sPLlqf pRfpq nf hoeI. pr mYnUM pqf sI ik dljIq amI ny kuJ idn pihlF iehnF qsvIrF nUM afpxy vIzIE kYmry ivc sFB ilaf sI. cODrI afpxy puwqr nfl rih irhf hY, jo iewk ikRsLcIan skUl df ipRMsIpl hY. bVy hI imTbolVy cODrI dI ieh KLfihs sI ik Auh vMz qoN pihlF dy afpxy imwqrF nUM lwB ky imlxf cfhuMdf hY ijMnHf ivcoN bhuqy PLotogRfPLr hI sn aqy idwlI ihjrq kr gey sn. iewk nF, ijsdf Ausny ijLkr kIqf , Auh sI aYl sonI aYNz kMpnI sI aqy dUjf sI sLMkr dfs aYNz kMpnI. iek pirvfr dy iqMn Brf sn:suMdr dfs, hrIsL aqy jgdIsL . iehnF ivcoN iewk PLotogRfPLI dy ikwqy nfl sMbMiDq sI aqy dUjy Brf hor kMm DMdy krdy sn. AusnUM afpxI vIhivaF dI jvfnI dy Auh idn Xfd sn jdoN lfhOr dy ihMdU, iswK, muslmfn aqy eIsfeI dukfndfrF ivc gUVHI imwqrqf sI aqy Auh pUrI swdBfvnf nfl vwsdy sn. bIqy df hyrvf lfhOr dy lokF dI pihlI pIVHI dy mnF AuWqy hI nhIN Cfieaf hoieaf sgoN ies hyrvy dI pIV nvIN pIVHI dy mnF ivc vI AuWqr geI hY, ijsny afpxy vzyiraF qoN isrPL bIqy dIaF khfxIaF hI suxIaF hoeIaF hn. iesy krky luiDafxy qoN ihjrq krky gey iewk pTfx pirvfr df myry nfl ivhfr bVf imwqrqf pUrn ho igaf. iewk hotl df vytr myry nfl luiDafxy qoN ihjrq krky pfiksqfn gey afpxy vzyiraF dIaF gwlF krdf eynf Bfvk hoieaf ik ies qrl Bfvnf df pRgtfvf krn leI myry vfsqy PLlF aqy pystrIaF dI iewk tokrI Br ilafieaf. Bfrq ivcoN gey XfqrIaF nUM lfhOr ivc ieh sLbd aksr hI suxn nUM imldy hn , “jI qusIN qF sfzy mihmfn ho.” ieh sLbd jdoN asIN vfr vfr suxdy hF qF mn hI mn afpxy afp nUM ies krky dosLI vI mihsUs krdy hF ik asIN qF srhwd pfroN afey mihmfnF dI sLfied AusqrHF dI syvf nhIN krdy, ijMnI syvf lfhOrIey sfzI krdy hn.
lfhOr ivcly njLm susYn swXd dy jylH roz Auqly Gr ivc sLukrvfr vfly idn hox vflI ‘sMgq’ dI hfjLrI Brnf vI bVf ivlwKx anuBv hY. vIh pMJI ivdvfn, ijMnHF ivc cfr pMj aOrqF vI sLfml huMdIaF hn, hryk sLukrvfr dI sLfm nUM iekwqr huMdy hn. gurbfxI pVHI jFdI hY aqy njLm husYn swXd iesdI ivafiKaf krdf hY. sLfm nUM ivCVx qoN pihlF Auh rl ky Kfxf KFdy hn. afpxIaF ilKqF ivclI bOiDk ilsLk sdkf njLm husYn pUrbI pMjfb ivc vI jfixaF pCfixaF nF hY. jdoN BfsLf ivBfg pMjfb ny ‘ivsLv pMjfbI kfnPLrMs’ dy mOky qy, pMjfbI XUnIvristI pitaflf ivc sLoRmxI sfihqkfrF nUM snmfinq krn leI sflfnf snmfn smfroh kIqf sI qF ies smfgm ivc pfiksqfn df muwK mMqrI pRvyjL ielfhI vI sLfml hoieaf sI. ies smyN njLm husYn swXd nUM ‘sLRomxI pMjfbI sfihqkfr’ (ivdysLI)-2004 df snmfn idwqy jfx df aYlfn hoieaf sI pr Ausny ieh snmfn lYx qoN ienkfr kr idwqf sI. Ausny ieh ienkfr iksy hor kfrn krky nhIN sgoN asUlF dI ibnf qy kIqf sI. swXd dI pqnI sfjdf sUPLI klfm df gfien bhuq hI vDIaf krdI hY. koeI vI afdmI lfhOr dIaF gwlF krn lwgy qF ieh muwkx ivc hI nhIN afAuNdIaF. pr mYN afpxI gwl bfq nUM iek idlcsp sMjog dI khfxI suxf ky KLqm krFgf.
nvfb muhMmd aihmd KF Auh srkfrI gvfh sI jo lfhOr sfijsL kys ivc Bgq isMG aqy Ausdy sfQIaF iKLlfPL Bugiqaf. pfiksqfn bxn ‘qy AusnUM afnryrI mijstryt bxfieaf igaf. ajIb ieqPLfk hoieaf ik ijs sLfdmfn cOk vflI QF qy kdI Bgq isMG horF nUM PLFsI idwqI geI sI , aYn Esy QF ‘qy AuWnIN sO swqrivaF ivc Ausdf kql ho igaf. aglf sMjog ieh sI ik iesy hI bMdy dy kql kys ivc ijLaf Aul hwk ny jLulPkfr alI Buwto nUM Psfieaf aqy 1977 ivc lfhOr jylH ivc PLFsI idwqf igaf sI. hux pfiksqfn ivc hr koeI ieh afKdf hY ik Buwto AuWqy ieh kys amrIkf dI sLih qy hI bxfieaf igaf sI. hux sfry ieh vI mMndy hn ik ijLaf Aul hwk dy igafrF sflf rfj df smF pfiksqfn dy ieiqhfs df sB qoN kflf smF sI aqy ieh pfiksqfn dy sfry izktytrF; aXUb KF, XfhIaf KF jF pRvyjL musLwrPL dy smyN nfloN vI BYVf smF sI. ijLaf dy dOr ivc pfiksqfnI smfj dIaF jmhUrI aqy sYkUlr kdrF kImqF mukMml qOr qy qihsL nihsL kr idwqIaF geIaF sn aqy AuhnF nUM jmhUrI afjLfdI muV pRfpq krn dI lMmI jwdojihd ivc Dwk idwqf igaf sI. ies smyN pfiksqfnI smfj jfgirq hY aqy ijLaf dy smyN dy pey aiq jLihrIly pRBfvF qoN KLlfsI pfAux leI sMGrsL kr irhf hY. sfzI iewCf aqy kfmnf hY ik Auh ies Xqn ivc kfmXfb hovy.
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