sLfm vyly
mYN afpxy kflj (akfzmI) ivwc ividafrQIaF nUM pVHf irhf sI ik irksLf gyt
AuWqy af ky ruikaf. do afdmI AuWqr ky vrFzy ivwc af gey. iewk lMmf-JMmf
afdmI pYNt-kot pfeI sPYd dfVHI vfly afpxy sfQI vwl iesLfrf krky boilaf,
'ienHF nUM pCfxdy EN?''
''hF! ieh myry ipqf jI hYn.''
''cMgf! ienHF nUM sMBflo.'' Pyr myry ipqf jI nUM sMboDn ho ky
boilaf,''BfeIaf! mYN hux cldF. mYN mfhlpur phMucx leI bws lYxI hY. qMU
afpxy twbr 'c phMuc igaff aYN. mOj kr.''
jmfqIaF ivwc pVH rhy mYN afpxy Coty lVky pRympfl nUM bfhr bulfieaf.
''bytf! ieh qyry bfbf jI aY. ienHF nUM Gr lY jf.''
mYN jmfqF qoN ivhlf ho ky sLfm awT-sfZy awT vjy Gr phMuicaf, qF dyvnyq
ibjlI bMd sI. AunHF idnF ivwc ienvrtr dI kfZ ajy nf inklI hox krky, ibjlI
bMd hox AuWqy imwtI dy qyl vflI lfltYx jF dIvf bfilaf jFdf sI jF mombwqI
nfl cfnx kIqf jFdf sI. sfrf tWbr Gr dy ipCly bYWzrUm ivwc mwDm rOsLnI ivwc
prdys qoN afey mihmfn nUM GyrI bYTf sI. myrI pqnI acfnk Gr phMucy shurf
sihb nUM dyK ky hYrfn vI sI, qy KusL vI. myry iqMnF bwicaF leI qF acfnk
prgt hoey ''bfbf jI'' ipafrf ipafrf ajUbf sn. ipqf jI ny mYnUM myrf hI
ilwiKaf pwqr PVfieaf.
''Bfpf jI! qusIN bfbf jI nUM ieho ijhf Kq ikAuN iliKaf?'' vwzf lVkf
ihrdyjIq boilaf. Aus ny Ausy sfl aYm[ey[ pMjfbI kIqI sI.
''mYnUM qF qusIN BfeIaf jI nUM Kwq ilKx bfry dwisaf nhIN? prdys bYTy bMdy
nUM ieho ijhI icWTI QoVHo ilKxI cfhIdI hY? '' myrI pqnI ny iglf kIqf.
jLfhr sI, myry bfp ny Gr phMucdy sfr myrI ilKI icwTI sfry twbr nUM pVHn
leI dy idwqI sI. qy hux sfrf twbr mYnUM ktwihry ivwc KVHf krn leI iqafr
sI.
mYN afpxf iliKaf Kq kfhlI kfhlI pVH ilaf sI. mYnUM cyqy afieaf, keI mhIny
pihlF acfnk mYnUM iewk icwTI imlI sI. ieh myry bfp dI pMjfbI ivwc ilKI
hoeI sI. AunHF ny iliKaf sI, mYN CyqI quhfzy pfs rihx leI phMuc irhF hF.
mYnUM ieh vI Xfd afieaf, sfl jF do sfl pihlF iewk ivawkqI nYrobI (kInIaF)
qoN af ky mYnUM imilaf sI. Aus df nfm suirMdr isMG sI. Aus df goq vI Bogl
sI. Aus ny dwisaf sI, quhfzy ipqf jI nYrobI ivwc sfzI vrksLfp ivwc kMm
krdy sn. asIN AunHF nUM afpxy bfp vFg hI smJdy hF. vrksLfp AunHF dyy
ijLMmy CwzI hoeI hY. jfx lwigaF Auh hjLfr igafrF sON rupey ieh kihky mYnUM
PVf igaf, ieh pYsy BfeIaf jI vwloN hn.
mYN suirMdr isMG pfs afpxy BfeIaf jI dI Aumr Br dI bypRvfhI dI gl jLrUr
kIqI hoeygI. pr hux mYnUM Xfd nhIN. jdoN KLq afieaf qF myrf mn gLubfr nfl
Br igaf. mYN gwusy nfl afpxy bfp nUM iliKaf, qusIN 1935-36 ivwc nYrobI
gey, jdoN mYN cfr-pMj sfl df sF. hux 1975-76 hY. cflI sfl bIq gey. qusIN
twbr BulfeI rwiKaf. mYN ijLMdgI ivwc pihlI vfr quhfzf Kq piVHaf hY. quhfzI
lfpRvfhI dI vjHf krky myrI mF byvkq mOq mr geI. myrf Brf cVHdI jvfnI 'c mr
igaf. sfnUM nfnikaF ny pfilaf-pVHfieaf. mYN afpxI imwhnq nfl pYrF AuWqy
KVf hoieaf. hux quhfzf koeI hWk nhIN bxdf, quhfzf twbr quhfzI syvf kry.
buwZypy ivwc quhfnUM sMBfly.
ieh KLq sfzy bfp nUM qF psMd afAuxf hI nhIN sI, myrI pqnI qy bwicaF nUM
bhuqf hI nf-psMd sI. ipwCoN pqf lwgf, nYrobI qoN BeIaf jI nUM qorn lwigaf
suirMdr isMG Bogl ny vI ikhf-''BfeIaf! qyrf pwuq qYnUM sMBflUMgf vI?''
bwcy mYQoN afs kr rhy sn, mYN eynf kTor Kq ilKx dI sPfeI idaF. AunHF nUM
afpxy Bfpf jI qoN ieho ijhy aswiBaf ivvhfr dI afsLf nhIN sI.
ibjlI afeI qF iqMnF bwicaF ny cfa ijhy nfl PYslf kr ilaf, ieh ipClf
bYWz-rUm bfbf jI nUM dy idMdy aF. AudoN sfzI moqf isMG ngr ivwc nvIN nvIN
bxvfeI koTI dy iqMn bYWz-rUmF ivwcoN do hI ajy iqafr sn. iek dI iqafrI
bfkI sI. ies ipCly bYWz-rUm ivwc sfzI bytI sONdI sI. iewQy bYT ky hI pVHdI
sI. mMuizaF nUM ies gwloN kOV cVHdI. iehny ikAuN pUrf kmrf mwilaf hoieaf
hY? hux AunHF dI kOV jFdI rhI. Auh KusLI nfl afpxy cukvyN mMjy bYTk ivwc
zfh lYNdy.
mYnUM ies gl leI aPsos nhIN hoieaf sI ik mYN bfp nUM gwusy BrI icwTI ilKI?
pr ieh soc vfr-vfr AuBrdI, myry bwicaF nUM bfp bfry myrI sLkfieq df kI
ielm hY? ienHF ny jdoN dI hosL sMBflI hY, mYN kdy afpxy bfp dI byruKI df
ijLkr hI nhIN kIqf. swcI gl qF ieh sI, jdoN myry bwicaF dy jnm hoey, myrI
afpxI afmdn BfvyN Gt sI, mYN PYslf kr ilaf sI, bWicaF nUM ipqf df pUrf
lfz-ipafr imlxf cfhIdf hY, ienHF dI hr rIJ pUrI krnI cfhIdI hY. afpxIaF
BYxF vwl vI sB PrjL pUry krn dI kosLsL kIqI.
bwicaF leI qF ieh iblkul nvF anuBv sI ik sfzy Bfpf jI afpxy ipqf jI vwl kI
vqIrf apxfAuNdy hn?
ieh qF mYN jfxdf hI sF ik myrI qihjLIb ieh mMg krdI hY, mYN Gr afey ipqf
jI dI syvf-sMBfl pRym nfl krF. afm qOr qy nUMhF bfry sLkfieq hMudI hY, Auh
sws-shury dI Kycl Jwlx leI iqafr nhIN hMudIaF. iewQy qF KusL iksmqI vflI
gl sI ik nUMh shury dy afAux AuWqy cfa mihsUs kr rhI sI. Auh kuJ isLilMg
nYrobI qoN ilafey sn. AunHF ny mYnUM PVfey. mYN AunHF nUM bYNk lY igaf.
isLilMgF dy iqn hjLfr rupey bxy. AunHF dy nfm syivMg bYNk akfANUt KolH
idWqf, qy ikhf, jdoN loV hovy, pYsy kZf ilaf kro. mhwly dIaF nyVy dIaF
sVkF idKf idwqIaF, qF ik jdoN jIa kry, GroN bfhr inkly, qy iPr qur afey.
AunHF dI jyb ivwcoN kuJ pYsy pf idwqy. GroN KflI nhIN jfxf. loV pvy, qF
irksLf kr lYxf[ iksy dukfn AuWqy bYT ky Kfx-pIx nUM mn kry, qF Kf pI lYxf.
kuJ idn lMG gey. bIvI-bwcy ieh dyK ky bhuq KusL sn ik bfbf jI nUM ikMny
sfPL-suQry rihx dI afdq hY? Doqy kwpVy pf ky qy pwg svfr ky bMnH ky GroN
bfhr inkldy sn. Kfx-pIx lwigaF vI gMd nhIN pfAuNdy.
iek sLfm pqnI nUM hYrfnI hoeI. bws awzy vl nUM GMumx gey sn. vfpsI AuWqy
ivHskI df pAUaf kot dI jyb ivwc pf ilafey. rotI Kfx qoN pihlF glfs ivwc
pAUaf pfieaf. QoVHf pfxI pfieaf. do cfr GwutF ivwc sfrI sLrfb pI gey. pIx
qoN bfad afvfjL ivwc gVHkf pYdf ho igaf. pINidaF-pINidaF KMGUrf vI mfiraf.
sLfm nUM Gr afieaf, qF pqnI ny shury dI sLrfb pIx dI sLkfieq kIqI.
''BlIey loky! sfzy bfp ny aPrIkf ivwc cflI sfl sLrfb pIx df kMm hI kIqf
hY. kmfeI sfrI sLrfb 'c hI roVHI hY. twbr vwloN mukMml byiPkrI rwKI. sfrf
idn kMm kIqf, sLfm nUM sLrfb pIqI qy GoVy vycky sOON gey. iesy krky sfzy
bfp dI ishq TIk hY. hux ieh afdq Cwz nhIN skdy.''
mYN iqrqflI sfl dI Aumr qWk sLrfb iblkul nhIN pIqI sI. jdoN dosq pwuCdy,
qF mYN kihMdf, sfzy bfp ny eynI pIqI hY ik jy mYN nF pIaF qF msIN ksr pUrI
hoxI hY. hux mYN kdy kdy pI lYNdf sF. pr myrI pqnI Gr ivwc shurf sfihb
vwloN sLrfb pIx dI gl bhuq BYVI smJ rhI sI.
iewk do idn lMGy, qF Auh pAUaf Pyr jyb ivwc pf ilafey. hfr dy PYslf kIqf,
ienHF dy pIx df pRbMD afp krIey. sLrfb dI boql afp ilafky rwKI. rojL sLfm
nUM pYWg bxf ky afp dy dyxf. pihlF qF cwup rihMdy sn. hOlI-hOlI gl krn lwg
pey. myrI pqnI qy kflj jFdI sfzI bytI nUM ksoeI ivwc rwuJIaF dyK ky AunHF
nUM kihMdy-''kdy afrfm vI kr ilaf kro. mYN Gr bYTdf aF. qusIN dovyN jfAu,
bfjLfr GMum-iPr afAu. AuWQy nYrobI ivwc qF afpxIaF qIvIaF eynf kMm nhIN
krdIaF.''
iewk idn myry nfl irksLy ivwc bYT ky jf rhy sn. girwlF bxfAux vflI vrksLfp
afeI. irksLf rukvf ky girwlF dyKIaF. mYnUM boly- ''ienHF nfloN qF mYN
ijLafdf cMgIaF girwlF bxvf skdf aF. mYN qF girwlF df zIjLfien vI afp hI
bxf skdf aF. ienHF dy zIjLfien vI bhuq bhuq iswD-pDry hYn.''
mYN ikhf-''iKafl qF cMgf hY, pr hux ho nhIN skxY. mYN huxy mkfn bxfAuNdf
hitaYN. mkfn ajy aDUrf aY. jy girwlF df kfrobfr sLurU krIey qF myry ihsfb
nfl iewk knfl df plft KrIdIey. msLInrI KrIdIey. Pyr, kMm quhfQoN iewkilaF
cwlxf nhIN. mMuizaF ivwcoN iksy iewk nUM ies kMm ivwc pfAuxf pAU. AunHF
nUM ieho ijhy kMm dI koeI tryinMg nhIN. ies leI ieho ijhy jugfV afpF qoN
ho nhIN skxy. qusIN Gr bYT ky rotI pfxI Cikaf kro, qy afrfm kiraf kro.''
iewk idn mYnUM boly-''ipafrf ishF! qMU inafxy pVHfey aY. mkfn vI bxf ilaf
aY. mYN qF kuC nhIN kIqf. mYN qF Buwuilaf eI irhf. mYN iek vfr Pyr jfAUNgf
qy pYsy kmfAUNgf. afpF hor cONh sflF nUM gwuzI df ivafh vI krnf aY.''
rUpovfl ipMz rihMdy sfzy cfcy jgq isMG nUM Kbr hoeI, qF Auh vWzy Brf nUM
imlx afey. cfcf jI awgy vI keI vfr af jfieaf krdy sn. cfh pfxI pI ky qur
jFdy. myrI pqnI aksr sLkfieq krdI- ''quhfzf cfcf hmysLf mYly kucYly kwpVy
pf ky af vVdY. iehqoN Doqy kwpVy nhIN pfey jFdy?''
awj cfcf vwzy Brf nUM boilaf-''afqmf isMhF! qMU cMgy krm kIqy aY. pwuq dI
koTI ivwc KMuB bixaF bYTYN. rojL Doqy svfry kwpVy pfAux nUM imldy aY. cMgI
coKI rotI imldI aY. nUMh pwuq ny PwulF vFg rwiKaf hoieaY. asIN swB kuC
hMuidaF sMuidaF rfhF 'c ruldy iPrdy af.''
iewk hor idn cfcf vwzy Brf nUM ipMz lY igaf. ipMz jf ky vwzy Brf nUM Xfd
afieaf, ipMz dI inafeIN ivwc afpxf cfr pMj knfl df Kyq hMudf sI. cfcy ny
dwisaf, hF, qyry ihwsy dI knfl QF peI aY. jy khyN qF vyc ilaF. kih idwqf,
vyc dy. sfZy cfr ku hjLfr rupey kImq imlI. mYnUM PVf ky boly, ieh ikqy vrq
lY. mkfn dy rihMdy keI kMmF Auwqy pYsy Krcx dI loV sI, pr pqnI qy bytI
bolIaF, asIN ienHF dy pYisaF nfl Pirwj lYxI aY. Pirwj ienHF dI insLfnI
smJFgy. mYN Pirwj KrId idwqI. iqMn ku mhIinaF bfad nYrobI qoN afieaf
hoieaf iewk ivakqI Gr afieaf. ''BfeIaf! cwlxY vfps ik rihxY?''
''clxY! clxY! mYN kmfeI qF koeI kIqI nhIN. aYqkIN kmfeI krnI aY.''
BfeIaf jI nUM vfps igaF sfl ku hoieaf sI ik suirMdr isMG Bogl nYrobI qoN
pMjfb iewk vfr Pyr afieaf, qy mYnUM kJu rkm idwqI. sLfied pMdrF sO rupey
sn. iewk Poto vI idwqI. BfeIaf jI sLfm nUM, CwutI qoN bfad, vrksLfp dy
ivhVy ivwc kursI AuWqy bYTy sn. nyVy PrsL AuWqy sLrfb dI boql peI sI.
Cy sfl lMG gey. sfzy vwzy lVky df ivafh sI. BfeIaf jI kuJ idn pihlF af
gey. ies vfr AunHF pfs cfr qoly sony df kVf sI. boly, ''ieh ivafh leI vrq
lY.'' mYN boilaf nhIN, pr kVf ivafh ivwc nhIN vriqaf. soicaf, bfby dI
kmfeI df kVf aY. AunHF dI poqI dy ivafh vyly vrqFgy.
ivafh qoN bhuq pihlF asIN mkfn df rihMdf kMm nbyV ilaf sI. sgoN irhfiesLI
QF hor vI Cwq leI sI. nvIN nUMh-pwuq leI, AunHF dy prdysoN afey bfby leI,
bfkI tWbr dy sOx-bYTx leI kmiraF dI koeI kmI nhIN sI. BfeIaf jI df inqnym
pihlF vflf hI sI. svyry nfsLqf krky koTI dy porc ivwc afpxI mKsUs kursI
AuWqy bYT jfxf. dupihr nUM Kfxf Kf ky GMty awDy GMty leI lyt jfxf. sLfm
nUM qurn iPrn leI bws stYNz vl inkl jfxf. Kfxy qoN pihlF ivHskI df pYWg lY
lYxf.
sfzf iDafn dUjy do bwicaF dy kIqy jfx vfly ivafhF vwl sI, ikAuNik ieh
dovyN bwcy vI ivafhuxXog sn. asIN hux pihlF lVkI df ivafh krnf cfhMudy sF.
pr BfeIaf jI, kuJ mhIinaF bfad, nYrobI qoN afey iewk sfQI nfl iek vfr Pyr
jfx leI iqafr ho gey. AunHF ny mMUhoN kuJ ikhf qF nhIN. sLfied mn ivwc
iKafl afAuNdf hovy, mYN aYqkIN vI kmfeI nhIN kIqI. ivhly bYTky vkq
gujLfrnf vI musLkl lgdf sI. Aumr hux awsI sfl qoN Gwt nhIN sI. qF vI,
pihlF vFg hI cusq sn. agly do sflF ivwc Cotf pwuqr pRympfl aqy bytI dIp
ivafhy gey, pr dfdf hfjLr nhIN sI. 1989 ivwc Auh qIjI vfr afey. hux njLr
af irhf sI, bZypy ny AunHF nUM Gyr ilaf hY. AuWcf suxdy sn. njLr vI kmjLor
ho geI sI. ieh sLukr sI, kr-pYr cldy sn.
meI 1990 ivwc mYN iewk kfhly swdy AuWqy ieMglYNz clf igaf. ipwCoN sfzI
bytI df iek apRysLn hoieaf, qy myrI pqnI nUM Aus dI dyK Bfl leI aMimRqsr
jfxf ipaf. ipwCoN sfzy iewk jfxMU pirvfr dI aiDafpkf lVkI ny Gr vI
sMBfilaf, qy BfeIaf jI nUM vI iqMny vyly Kfxf Kuafieaf. ikAuNik aiDafpkf
lVkI BfeIaf jI nUM sLrfb nhIN pRos skdI sI, ies krky AunHF nUM sLrfb imlxI
bMd ho geI. jdoN mYN iqMn mhIny bfad bdysL qoN muiVaf, qF mYN sLrfb df
kotf bhfl krnf cfihaf, pr pqnI bolI''- ''sLukr kro, AunHF dI sLrfb dI afdq
ht geI aY. sLrfb ikhVI gjLf aY?''
pr agly sfl jdoN AunHF nUM ipsLfb dI sKq qklIPL ho geI, qF mYnUM gunfhgfr
hox df aihsfs hoieaf. pMjfh sfl dI rojL sLrfb pIx dI afdq CWzx nfl ipsLfb
dI ibmfrI lwg geI lgdI sI. AuWqoN burI gl ieh ik BfeIaf jI sfP-suQry rihx
dI afpxI afdq Bwul ky QF QF ipsLfb krn bYT jFdy. Gr dy awsI Pwut lMby rfh
ivwc ipsLfb krn dy keI QF insLfn njLr afAuNdy. myrI pqnI iKJdI. AuNj vI
AuNhdf shury dI syvf-sMBfl df pihlf sLOk hux alop ho irhf sI. ikznIaF dy
mfhr zfktr qoN apRysLn krvfieaf. ipsLfb dI qklIPL ht geI. pr qn qy mn
dovyN kmjLor ho gey. cyqnf Gt rhI sI. iewk idn aYsf afieaf, jdoN AunHF nUM
pfKfny jfx df cyqf nf rihMdf. qyV dy kwpVy gMdy kr lYNdy. pqnI dI iKJ hor
vD geI, hflFik afpxy bfp dy gMdy kwpVy sfPL krn df kMm mYN keI mhIny afp
kIqf. iKJ qy gwusf mYnUM vI afAuNdf. pr ieh soc ky kMb jFdf, sfzf afpxf
buZypf pqf nhIN ikho ijhf afAuxf hY? kr-pYr hux vI cldy sn. BwuK-ipafs vI
TIk lgdI sI.
iewk idn jlMDr ryzIAu stysLn qoN bolx df myrf pRogrfm sI. pRogrfm inbyV ky
bfhr inkilaf, qF pRo: ikrpfl isMG ksyl vI koeI hor pRogrfm Bugqf ky bfhr
afey. mYN ikhf, dupihr dy Kfxy df smF hY. myrf Gr nyVy hY. cwlo, Kfxf Kf
lAu. Auh myry nfl Gr af gey. mYN Kfxf Kuafky AunHF nUM bws awzy jfx leI
irksLy AuWqy bYTfieaf. ipwCoN BfeIaf jI nUM rotI pRosI. AunHF ny iek Pulkf
Kf ilaf. mYN rsoeI ivwcoN lihMdf lihMdf dUjf grm Pulkf lY ky quiraf qF
iksy afvfjL dI ibVk suxI. mYN dOV ky BfeIaf jI vwl igaf. AunHF ny kursI dI
Zoa AuWqy isr swuwitaf hoieaf sI. Kfxf KFidaF KFidaF pRfx inkl gey sn.
ipwCoN aPsos krn vfly swjnF ivwcoN iksy ny ikhf ik ieho ijhI afrfm-dyh mOq
qF AunHF lokF nUM afAuNdI hY, ijnHF ny cMgy krm kIqy hMudy hn.
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