bIbI ieMdr kOr pRiswD
icwqrkfr srdfr soBf isMG dI supqnI sn. jykr icwqrkfr jI tYgor vFg iewk
KUbsUrq ÈÉÈIaq sn, qF bIbI jI vI Gt nhIN sn. gorf rMg, suhxy nYx-nkÈ,
nwk ivwc mihMgy ng vflf kokf, drimafny qoN vwD kwd, hlky rMg dy
suiPLafnf rMg dy kwpVy AunHF dI sKÈIaq nUM inKfr ky rwKdy sn. Auh iewk
dfnI-mfnI rohbdfr aOrq lwgdy sn. AunHF idnF ivwc pVHfeI, Kfs kr kuVIaF
dI pVHfeI, vwl bhuqf iDafn nhIN idwqf jFdf sI, iPr vI Auh pMjfbI qy
ihMdI bhuq suhxy ZMg nfl pVH-ilK skdy sn. bol-cfl piVHaF-iliKaF vrgI
huMdI. mYN AunHF nUMM pihlI vfrI aMdryty jf ky hI vyiKaf sI.
mYN afpxf kYrIar iËlf mogf qoN iewk skUl aiDafpk qoN ÈurU kIqf sI. cVHdI
jvfnI dy ies smyN ivwc icwqrkfrI df ÈOk sI. myry vfhy keI icwqr keI
aÉbfrF jF mfisk pricaF ivwc vI Cwp cuky sn. nfl hI kivqf ilKx vl mUMh
mfrn df Xqn krdf sI, sfihq pVHx df qF bhuq hI ÈOk sI. myry bxy icwqr dyK
ky pMjfbI pricaF leI myry
koloN tfeItl bxvfeI jfx lwgy. myry bxfey do
pusqkF dy tfeItl pyj vI Cp cuky sn aqy keI aÉbfrF qy mYgËInF ivwc myry
lYtirMg zIËfeIn Cp rhy sn. AunHf idnF ivwc mogf qy brnflf dIaF
sfihq-sBfvF bhuq pRBfvÈflI ZMg nfl kMm kr rhIaF sn qy nvyN AuBr rhy
lyKkF dI sucwjI agvfeI vI kr rhIaF sn. mYN donF QfvF qy aksr jFdf rihMdf
sI. myry imwqr jrnYl isMG syKf, pRIqm brfV pwqo smyq kuJ sfihqkfr dosqF
ny slfh idqI ik mYN iksy Ausqfd icwqrkfr pfs rih ky isiKaf lvF, qF jo
hwQ hor sfP ho jfey qy kMm ivc inpuMnqf af jfey. mYN Aus vyly dy cfr pMj
pRmUK icqrkfrF nM pwqr ilKy, ienHF coN isrP srdfr soBf isMG vloN hI jvfb
afieaf.
mYN do mhIny dIaF CutIaF ivwc aMdryty igaf aqy icwqrkfr pfs pihlF hI
icwqrkfrI iswK rhy do ÈfigrdF dljIq isMG qy crnjIq pfs irhf. EQy sfzy
guaFZ ivc hI pMjfbI nftk dI nkVdfdI sRImqI norHf ircrzË rihMdI sI. asIN
idn ivwc iewk vfrI hroË Èfm nUM afpxy Ausqfd nUM afpxI icwqrkfrI dy
aiBafs krn leI bxfey icwqr ivKfAux aqy nvF sbk lYx leI jFdy sI. Auh aksr
stuzIE aMdr iksy icwqr Auqy kMm kr rhy huMdy, bfhr brFzy ivwc pihlF
mulfkfq bIbI jI nfl hI huMdI. AunHf dy pYrIN hwQ lgf ky aÈIrvfd lYNdy.
AunHF dy Gr koeI bwcf nhIN hoieaf sI, ies leI Auh vDyry kr ky cuwp cfp
qy Audfs ijhf hI bYTy huMdy. Auh aksr sfzy nfl glF krn lg jFdy. asIN
bwicaf vFg “hF jI, hF jI” afK ky AunHF nUM Kus krn df Xqn krdy.. AunHF
nUM QoVf Aucf suxfeI idMdf sI, ies leI AunHF nfl gl Ëor nfl bol ky krnI
pYNdIy sI. Auh sfihq bhuq pVHdy sn, pMjfbI qy ihMdI dy anykF prcy zfk
rfhIN Gr af rhy sn. Gr ivwc gurbKÈ isMG pRIq lVI, nfnk isMG nfvilst,
aMimRqf pRIqm qy hor lyKkF dIaF anykF ikqfbF sn, jo AunHF ny pVHIaF
hoeIaF sn. AunHf lyKkF aqy ikqfbF bfry glF krdy. Auh keI vrHy Kud vI
apxy pqI nfl pRIq ngr rhy sn, ies leI pRIq ngr bfry vI glF krdy. sfry
ipafr qy siqkfr nfl icwqrkfr soBf isMG nUM dfr jI afK ky bulfieaf krdy
sn. asIN kdI kdI afKdy “dfr jI dI bhuq mÈhUrI qy mfx siqkfr hY.” Auh
agoN afKdy, “ruVH jfxI mÈhUrI qF bQyrI hY, pr ieh koeI Pfiedf hI nhIN
AuTFdy.”
dfr jI disaf krdy sn ik jdoN 13 aprYl 1923 nUM ivsfKI vfly idn AunHF df
ivafh hoieaf, bIbI jI 13 ku virHaF dy bflVI ijhI iswDI sfdI kuVI sn, dfr
jI nfloN lgBg nON sfl Coty. Auh gurdfspur dy s[ rfm isMG Tykydfr dI
spuqrI sn aqy bhuqf smF afpxy nfnky iqRlokpur, iËlf kFgVf ivc rhy sn;
ies leI AunHF dI glbfq ivwc kFgVI bolI df pRBfv sI. dfr jI dI vwzI BYx
ny ivafh qoN kuJ idn bfad hI AunHF nUM vwK kr idqf, qF Auh bIbI jI nUM
afpxy stuzIE vfly kmry ivwc lY ky afey, ijQy Gr vflI koeI cIË nhIN sI.
Auh dsdy ik AunHF dI mfqf AunHF dy bcpn ivwc hI qpidwk dI nfmurfd bImfrI
nfl cl vsy sn, qF pflxf posxf ies vwzI (mqryeI) BYx bIbI lwCmI dyvI ny
jI kIqI sI, aqy afpxy Bfxjy, jo AunHF qoN kyvl 6 ku mhIny hI vwzf sI,
nfl afpxI ies BYx df duwD vI cuMiGaf sI.. Auh 16 ku virHaF dy sn ik ipqf
df sfieaf vI isr qoN AuT igaf. afeI[ tI[ afeI[ aMimRqsr qoN afrt aYNz
krfPt df izplomf pfs kr ky BfrqI POj ivwc zrfPtsmYn vjoN BrqI hoey.
pihlI sMsfr jMg lgI hoeI sI, AunHF nUM ierfk ivwc bÊdfd Byj idqf igaf.
ierfk ivwc rihMidaF hI AunHF dy bihnoeI s[ mMgl isMG EvrsIar QoVI dyr
bImfr rih ky akfl clfxf kr gey. dfr jI AuQy jo kuJ kmFdy, afpxy leI QoVy
ijhy pYsy rK ky sfrI qnKfh BYx nUM Byj idMdy. cfr sfl bfad jdoN
hYz-zrfPtmYn dI nOkrI Cwz ky aMimRqsr vfps prqy qF ijMny vI pYsy kol sn,
BYx awgy rK idqy. QoVy idnF bfad AunHF df ivafh kr idqf igaf. BYx ny vwK
krn vyly nf kuwJ idqf; nf hI puiCaf ik ikQy rhogy.
Auh dsdy ik Aus rfq, jo AunHF dI “suhfg rfq” sI, Auh sON nhIN sky, socdy
rhy ik Gr gRihsqI qorn leI pYsy cfhIdy hn, pr jyb KflI peI hY. anBol
Aumr bIbI jI lfgy suqy rhy. svyry svyry hI AunHF nUM iksy ny afvfË
mfrI[“soBf isMG jI”, Auh Jt pt pOVIaF Auqr ky hyTF afey qF igafnI hIrf
isMG drd KVy sn, afKx lgy ik “mYN qF huxy svyr vflI pihlI gwzI lhOr jfxf
hY, PulvfVI leI do tfeItl-zIËfeIn CyqI qoN CyqI bxf idE.” icwqrkfr ny
JwkidaF JwkidaF hOlI ijhI ikhf, “ËrUr bxf idaFgf, pr rMg muky hoey hn.”
igafnI jI ny 30 rupY idMdy hoey ikhf, “rMgF vfsqy ieh lE pyÈgI pYsy,
tfeItl izËfeIn CyqI bxf dyxf.” ienHF 30 ruipaF nfl AunHF afpxI gRihsqI
surU kIqI. Auh afKdy “ies qrHF keI vfrI hoieaf hY, aOKy vyly Bgvfn bhuV
pYNdy hn.”
Auh dsdy ik AunHF bIbI jI dy suwK afrfm df sfrI Aumr iKafl riKaf BfvyN
aOKf hovF, Gr dy kMm kfj leI hmyÈf nOkr rK ky idqf hY. cMgf hI KFdy
pINdy qy pihndy rhy hF.”
iËlf kFgVf AunHF idnF ivwc pMjfb df iewk ihwsf sI. do ku sfl bfad aprYl
1963 ivwc mYN afpxI bdlI aMdrytf lfgy gOrimMt hfeI skUl pprolf dI krvf
leI. irhfieÈ leI dfr jI ny sfnUM afpxy imwqr pMzq mMgq rfm dI lfglI koTI
dy idqI sI. ieQy afAux qoN zyZ ku mhInf bfad myry puwqr bwbU (ihrdypfl
isMG) df jnm hoieaf. grmI dIaF CuwtIaF ipCoN mYN afpxI pqnI gurcrn qy
nvjMmy bwcy nUM aMdrytf lY ky afieaf. Aus smyN lfgly pMcruKI styÈn qoN
gwzI Auqr ky pYdl hI aMdyrty afAuxf jfxf pYNdf sI. bIbI jI bhuq dUr qk
af ky afp sfnUM lY ky gey. rsqy ivwc hI gurcrn qoN bwcy nUM AunHF afpxI
godI ivwc lY ilaf sI. hroË svyry mYN skUl clf jFdf, gurcrn Gr df kMm
mukf ky bwcy nUM nfl lY ky dfr jI vl clI jFdI. BfvyN AunHF ny Gr dy kMm
leI nOkrfnI rKI hoeI sI, bIbI jI hmyÈf Kfxf afp iqafr krdy sn. gurcrn
bIbI jI nfl Kfxf bxfAux-pkfAux dy kMm ivwc hwQ vtf idMdI. mYN dyiKaf ik
dfr jI qy bIbI jI dy afps ivwc bhuq mqByd sn. afm mIaF-bIvI vFg Auh keI
vfrI 15-15 idn afps ivwc boldy vI nhIN sn. dfr jI qF icwqrkfrI ivwc
guafcy rihMdy, Gr gRihsqI nfloN Auh afpxI klf nUM vDyry qrjIh dy rhy sn,
Auh aksr ikhf vI krdy sn, “myrIaF qsvIrF myry bwcy hI hn.” pr bIbI jI qF
qsvIrF nUM afpxy bwcy nhIN smJ skdy sn. AunHF leI qF idn kwZxf bVf aOKf
huMdf, sfihq vI ikqnf ku pVH lYNdy. Auh cfhUMdy sn ik AunHf dy Gr bwcf
pYdf huMdf. dfr jI qF hfsy nfl ikhf krdy sn, “sfzy Gr qF dhIN vI nhIN
jMmdf, bwcf ikQoN jMmxf sI.” bIbI jI ny Xqn kIqf sI ik AunHF dIaF
duwjIaF donF BYxF dy iksy bwcy nUM god lY ilaf jfey, pr dfr jI ny koeI
huMgfrf nf idqf. gurcrn df suBfa qy sfQ bIbI jI nUM cMgf lgx lg igaf sI.
Auh sfzy bwcy nUM “vy mwtky” kih ky afvfËF mfrdy. Auh aksr gurcrn qoN
bwcy nUM lY ky afpxI godI ivwc lY lYNdy qy afpxI CfqI qoN kmIË cuk ky
afpxf duD bwcy dy mUMh ivwc pf idMdy. bwcf QoVI dyr mUMh mfrdf, pr jdoN
duD nf inkldf, qF ht jFdf. AunHF nUM bwcy dI ikqnI BuwK sI, ies df pqf
iesy gl qoN hI lwg jFdf hY. bIbI jI nUM Èfied ies qrHF krn nfl hI kuJ
skUn imldf hoeygf.
ies qrHF idn bIqdy gey. mYN vI bIbI jI dy hr hukm dI pflxf krdf, ies leI
Auh mYnUM vI puwqrF vFg ipafr krdy sn. dfr jI qy bIbI jI dovyN jdoN kdI
vI bfhr jFdy, Gr sfnUM sMBfl ky jFdy. svf do ku sfl bfad sfzy Gr dUjy
bwcy ny jnm lYxf sI. bIbI jI aksr gurcrn nUM kihMdy, “asIN qYnUM afpxI
DI bxf lYxf hY. qyrf aglf jxypf mYN ieQy afpxy Gr ktfvFgI, qYnUM mYN
sfBFgI. ijs Gr bwcf pYdf hovy, Auh Gr pivwqr ho jFdf hY. sfzf Gr vI
pivwqr ho jfeygf.”
bIbI jI nUM zfiebytIË aqy hfeIprtYNÈn (blwz pRYÈr) df nfmurfd rog
cMbiVaf hoieaf sI. blwz pRYÈr kdI kdI kfPI vwD jFdf sI. Kfx pIx df Auh
iKafl nhIN rKdy sn. ies df asr AnHF dIaF awKF ‘qy ipaf. iek awK ivwc
kflf moqIaf Auqr afieaf. mYN AunHF nUM iewk vfrI Aus smyN awKF dy nfmvr
mfhr zf[ ÈmsLyr iÈMG pfs luiDafxf lfgy KMny lY ky afieaf sI. Aus smyN
Auh sfzy ipMz pKovfl vI afey sn. ies AuprMq aMimRqsr awKF dy mfhr zf[
mfn isMG inrMkfrI qoN iewk awK df apryÈn krvfieaf. ingfh qF jFdI rhI sI.
Auh jdoN sfnUM afKdy ik ies awK qoN mYnUM kuwJ idKfeI nhIN dy irhf, asIN
JUT bol ky ieho afKdy, “zfktr kihMdy hn ik kuwJ mhIinaF ipCoN hOlI hOlI
nËr afAuxf ÈurU ho jfeygf.” sfzy JUTy lfry ikqnf ku dyr Cupy rihMdy,
afKr AunHF nUM aslIaq df pqf lg igaf qy iewk-dm idl Cwz gey, ijs df
pRBfv AunHF dI ishq qy vI ipaf, jo idno idn inwGrdI geI. sfzy dUjy bwcy
dy jnm vyly Auh aMimRqsr gey hoey sn. mYN gurcrn nUM afpxy ipMz pKovfl
(luiDafxf) Cwz afieaf, ijwQy 15 julfeI 1965 nUM sfzy dUjy bwcy ibwtU
(ieMdrpfl isMG) df jnm hoieaf.
pihlI nvMbr 1966 nUM BfÈf dy afDfr ‘qy pMjfb df punrgTn ho igaf, ijQy
pMjfbI sUbf hoNd ivwc afieaf, AuQy hirafxf nF df iewk nvF sUbf hoNd ivwc
af igaf aqy iËlf kFgVf smyq pMjfb dy sfry phfVI ielfky ihmfcl pRdyÈ ivwc
Èfiml kr idqy gey. 17 jnvrI 1967 nUM dÈmyÈ ipqf sRI gurU goibMd isMG jI
df 300-sflf pRkfÈ idvs sI, jo srkfrI qOr ‘qy mnfieaf jfxf sI. AuDr PrvrI
dy dUsry hPqy pMjfb smyq dyÈ dIaF jnrl coxF hox vflIaF sn. Aus smyN lok
sBf qy sfrIaF sUbfeI ivDfn sBfvF dIaF coxf ieko smyN iekwTIaF hI huMdIaF
sn. pRkfÈ idvs dI qIjI ÈqfbdI dy muK smfgm pMjfb-hirafxf dI sFJI rfjDfnI
cMzIgVH, ijQy zf[ mihMdr isMG rMDfvf cIP kimÈnr lgy hoey sn, qoN ÈurU
hoey. dfr jI 14 jnvrI mfGI vfly idn dsm-ipqf df iewk afdm-kwd icwqr lY
ky pMjfb rozvyË dI bws rfhIN cMzIgVH rvfnf hoey. bIbI jI dI qbIaq kuJ
TIk nhIN sI. jfx lwigaF AunHF bIbI jI dy mwQy ‘qy hwQ PyridaF ikhf, “mYN
CyqI muV afvFgf, do iqMn idnF dI hI qF gwl hY. hrbIr qy gurcrn quhfzy
pfs hn, iKafl rwKxgy.” AunHF dy jfx qoN awDf ku GMtf mgroN hI bIbI jI dI
hflq ivgV geI. surjIq isMG pMjfbI PoytogRfPr ny pflmpur jf ky kFgVf bws
awzy qy Pon kIqf, “cMzIgVH jfx vflI pMjfb rozvyË dI bws ivwc icwqrkfr
soBf isMG jf rhy hn, AunHF nUM afKo ik vfps muV afAux, bIbI jI dI hflq
bhuq ivwgV geI hY.” pr bws kFgVf qoN kuwJ imMt pihlF hI jf cukI sI.
surjIq pflmpur qoN zf[ isv kumfr (jo ipCoN ihmfcl ivDfn sBf leI ivDfiek
vI cuxy gey)nUM lY ky afieaf. bIbI jI byhoÈI dI hflq ivwc jf cuky sn,
zfktr sfihb ny AunHf df bhuq hI iDafn nfl muafienf kIqf aqy dvfeI idMdy
hoey ikhf, “dvfeI dI nhIN, hux duaf dI vwD loV hY.” surjIq ny rfq nUM
iPr pflmpur jf ky cMzIgVH Pon kIqf, pr dfr jI nfl mulfkfq nf ho skI.
Auh rfq bhuq Audfs sI. mYN sfrI rfq bIbI jI dy lfgy kursI ‘qy bYT ky
jfgdf irhf. bIbI jI nuM do ku vfrI mfmUlI ijhI hoÈ afeI, iewk vfrI pfxI
mMigaf, mYN glfs mUMh nfl lgf ky ipafieaf, qF iewk Guwt Br ky hI bs kr
idqf qy iPr byhoÈ ho gey. dUjI vfrI tfeIm puiCaf, mYN disaf ik rfq dy
ZfeI vwjy hn qf kihx lwgy, “hfly ZfeI hI vwjy hn.” ies AprMq Auh kOmf
(byhosI) ivwc cly gey qy iesy hflq ivwc agly idn bfad dupihr lMmy sPr
‘qy qur gey. surjIq ny pflmpur jf ky rfq nUM zf[ rMDfvf qoN dfr jI dy
itkfxy aromf hotl df nMbr lY ky Pon ‘qy gl bfq kIqI qy sfrI rIport idqI,
qF AunHF ikhf ik AunHF df afAuxf mÈikl hY, bIbI jI dI imRqk dyh df sskfr
idE. Aus sfrI rfq vI asIN AunHF dI imRqk dyh lfgy bYTy rhy, ipMz dy keI
swjx vI sfzy pfs af ky awDI ku rfq qk bYTy rhy.
agly idn 16 jnvrI nUM gurcrn qy hor aOrqF ny bIbI jI nUM nuhf ky kpVy
bdly. mYN ijwQy arQI nUM moZf idqf, AuQy AunHF dI icqf nUM agnI vI
idKfeI. afpxI iËMdgI ivwc mYN pihlI vfrI iksy dI mOq dyKI sI aqy Kud
sskfr kIqf sI. keI idn ieh sfrf idRÈ awKF agy GuMmdf irhf. dfr jI
cMzIgVH qoN 17 jnvrI pRkfÈ-idvs vfly idn Èfm nUM vfps afey. Gr dy sfhmxy
bws coN Auqry. asIN AunHF dI CfqI nfl lg ky rox lwgy. AunHF sfnUM idlfsf
idqf, aqy sB qoN pihlF iswDf hI ÈmÈfn Gft gey. AuQy cup cfp kuJ imMt KVo
ky do awQrU vhfey, bIbI jI dI afqimk ÈfqI leI ardfs kIqI qy Gr afey; Gr
jo bIbI jI qoN ibnf suMnsfn ho igaf sI, vIrfn ho igaf sI. 24 jnvrI nUM
bIbI jI dI afqimk ÈFqI leI aKMz pfT df Bog pfieaf igaf. ies qoN agly idn
mYN kIrqpur sfihb jf ky AunHF dIaF asQIaF jl-prvfh kr ky afieaf.
bIbI jI dy qur jfx qoN bfad Gr iewk dMm suMnf ho igaf sI. BfvyN bIbI jI
nfl dfr jI dy ivcfrF ivwc bhuq mqByd sn, afps ivwc bhuqI aMzrstYNizMg vI
nhIN sI, pr 42 sfl iekwTy rhy sn, Gr BF BF krdf sI. ies AuprMq AunHf
sfnUM ipMz ivwc afpxy ikrfey vfly Gr nhIN jfx idqf aqy afpxf sfmfn cuk
ky AunHF pfs af jfx leI ikhf. bIbI jI gurcrn nUM “afpxI DI” bxfAux dI gl
aksr kiraf krdy sn, kuwJ idnF bfad hI dfr jI ny Gr ivwc sRI gurU gRMQ
sfihb jI dI hËUrI ivwc ardfs kr ky qy gurcrn dy isr `qy hwQ rK ky bIbI
jI dy bolF nUM amlI rUp dy ky afpxI bytI bxf ilaf.
kudrq dI ieh kyhI ivzMbnf hY ik ijs sfzy ijs bwcy ibwtU df jnm afpxy Gr
krvfAuxf cfhuMdy sn, Ausy Gr ivwc 15 meI 1968 nUM ies bwcy dI acfnk mOq
ho geI, jdoN Auh Kyzdf Kyzdf Gr ivwc bxy qlfb ivwc izg ky zuwb igaf. Aus
nMU lwBdy lwBdy kuwJ imMtF ipCoN hI bfhr kwZ ilaf sI, zfktr vI Jwt af
igaf sI, pr Auh lMmI AuzfrI mfr jy dUsry jhfn bIbI jI pfs jf cukf sI.
dfr jI ny gurcrn nUM qF afpxI bytI bxf ilaf pr mYnUM nf dfmfd smiJaF nf
puwqr. aMdryty mYN AunHF df Èfigrd bx ky igaf sI, Auh mYnUM hmyÈf Èfigrd
hI smJdy rhy qy myry nfl ÈfigrdF vflf hI vrqfE krdy rhy, hflFik mYN
icwqrkfrI Cwz cukf sI. myrI hr gl nUM tok ky rwd kr idMdy. Gr ivwc myrI
koeI puwC pRqIq nhIN sI. mYN gurcrn pfs iglf krdf qF Auh kihMdI, “ieh Gr
dfr jI df hY, afpF AunHF nUM kuJ nhIN afKxf.” bIbI jI jIvq huMdy qF
Èfied Auh ajyhf nf hox idMdy. myry gurcrn nfl vI mqByd hox lgy aqy sfzy
mqByd ieqny vwD gey ik mYN aiDafpk vjoN srkfrI nOkrI Cwz ky, pMjfbI
XUnIvristI pitaflf qoN jrnilËm df kors kr ky, aMdryty nUM alivwdf afK
aMimRqsr ivKy pwqrkfrI Kyqr ivwc af igaf, ijQy afpxI lgn qy krVI imhnq
nfl afpxf iewk nFa bxfieaf, afpxI vwKrI pCfx bxfeI, ijs ivwc dfr jI qy
gurcrn df koeI hwQ nhIN, nf hI mYN kdI AunHF df nFa vriqaf. aMdryty
rihMdf qF Èfied iewk gumnfm ijhy aiDafpk vjoN hI mr-muk jfxf sI.
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