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afsf isMG “msqfnf” iewko iewk pMjfbI gfiek hY ijs nMU ‘pdm sLRI’ snmfn nfl invfijaf igaf hY. Aus ny Aumr Br sfPL suQry aqy sfihiqk gIq gfey hn. Aus dy bhuq smF pihlF gfey gIqF dI PLrmfiesL, awj vI, ryzIE AuWqy huMdI rihMdI hY.
Auh afpxI smkflI aqy ies sdI dI isrmOr pMjfbI gfiekf suirMdr kOr df sB qoN vD smF joVIdfr irhf hY. cfr ku dhfky inBI, ies joVI ny pMjfbI nMU keI amr gIq idwqy hn.
ieMnIaF PIqIaF dy bfvjUd afsf isMG “msqfnf” df, iekwly df, koeI aYWl. pI. rIkfrz nhIN. kI ies ivwc isrP aYWc. aY~m. vI. grfmoPon kMpnI df hI ksUr hY? pMjfbI BfeIcfrf ies dlIl df Auhlf lY skdf hY, pr asIN pMjfbI dy ies cMgy gfiek pRqI afpxI axgihlI dy dosL qoN bc nhIN skdy. irkfrizMg kMpnIaF afp vI AuWdm krdIaF hn, pr Auh sbMDq BfeIcfry vwloN iesLfry vI AuzIkdIaF hn. jo ivkdf hY, Auh AuhI gIq rIkfrz krky mfrkIt ivwc ByjdIaF hn.
Aumr dy swqrivaF nMU twpy hoey afsf isMG “msqfnf” nMU ies gwl df zfZf duwK hY. keI vfr Auh inrfsL ho ky pukfr vI AuWTdf hY, “pMjfbI ivwc hr lwlU pMjU df aYWl. pI. bixaF hY. mFey Xf... sfzf hI koeI aYWl. pI. nhIN, sfzf ksUr ieh hY ik asIN mFeI Xf... sfihiqk gIq gfey ny!”
“mF Xf…” Aus df qkIaf klfm hY. Auh ieh gflH pUrI kdy nhIN boldf; mF qy Xf sLbd qoN bfad dy bolF nMU Auh mMUh mIt ky aMdr hI Kf lYNdf hY. bhuqI vfr Auh afpxI gwl iesy sLlok nfl sLurU krdf hY qy iesy nfl hI mukfAuNdf hY.
afsf isMG “msqfnf” nfl myrI pihlI mulfkfq 1977 ivwc hoeI jdoN Auh pusLpf hMs aqy jsvMq jOlI nfl trFto afieaf sI. mYN Aus df iewk sLoa brYmtn ivwc krvfieaf sI. ies mulfkfq qoN bfad Aus ny myrf nF afpxy dosqF dI sUcI ivwc sLfml kr ilaf.
Aus df nF, Aus dy mfipaF ny, gurU grMMQ sfihb ivwcoN “a” awKr inklx AuWqy rwiKaf sI, aqy “msqfnf”, Aus dy nF nfl skUl ivwc pVHidaF Aus dy iewk aiDafpk ny joiVaf. Auh CyvIN jmfq ivwc hI sI. iewk idn Auh vDyry hI sLrfrqF kr irhf sI. Aus dy aiDafpk ny sLrfrqF krdy nMU PV ilaf aqy ikhf, “Auey afisaf, qMU bVIaF msqfnIaF kr irhf eyN.” afsf isMG Aus idn qoN “msqfnf” bx igaf.
afsf isMG “msqfnf” 22 agsq, 1927, nMU sLyKUpurf ivwc pYdf hoieaf. Aus dy ipqf df nF s. pRIqm isMG aqy mfqf df nF bIbI aMimRq kOr sI. AusnUM gfAux df sLOk bcpn qoN hI sI. sMgIq dI mwuZlI iswiKaf Ausny pMzq durgf pRsLfd qoN hfsl kIqI. bfkfiedf iswiKaf df ieh dOr koeI bhuqf smF nhIN cwilaf. sur df Aus nMU rwb vloN hI vrdfn hY, aqy cMgI sLfierI dI cox ivwc, Aus dI qIKx bwuDI, gfiekI dy hr moV AuWqy, Aus nMU agvfeI idMdI rhI hY.
ryzIE qoN Aus df pihlf gIq, Bfrq dI vMz qoN bfad, sMn 1949 ivwc, prsfirq hoieaf. Aus gIq dy bol sn, “TMZIey hvfey ikhVy pfisEN qUM afeI eyN.”
msqfny dy pirvfr nMU imlx df mOkf mYnUM pihlI vfr PrvrI 1978 ivwc Aus dy Gr imilaf. Aus dI jIvn sfQx, sLIlf kuJ vrHy hoey, kYNsr dI nfmurfd ibmfrI hwQoN sdf leI ivCoVf dy geI. Auh iewk puwqr aqy iewk DI df ipqf hY. bwicaF nMU ipqf dI gfiekI ivwc koeI bhuqI idlcspI nhIN. dysL dI vMz qoN bfad Ausny idwlI ivwc vsybf aKLiqafr kIqf; hux AuWQy hI nIm rItfierz ijLMdgI gLujLfr irhf hY.
dyKx nMU “msqfnf” bVI golmol ijhI cIjL njLr afAuNdf hY. Aus df nF vI kuJ ajyhf hY ijhVf Aus dy gol hox df isrlyK hI jfpdf hY. ieMJ njLr afAuNdf hY ijvyN Aus df nF aqy Aus df ivakqIqv iewk dUjy leI mycf lY ky bxvfey gey hox. Aus df gol ichrf, iPkso aqy zor nfl ks ky suafrI hoeI dfVHI, cMgy mfvy nfl pfxI df iCwtf dy ky Gotky bMnHI hoeI pwg, mDrf kwd, aqy vfhvf vDI hoeI gogV; ieh sfrIaF KLfsIaqF Aus dy afkfr dI gol idwK nMU hor AuBfrdIaF hn.
Aus dI gol mol idwK qoN Aus dy suBfa aqy soc bfry bhuqf nhIN qF kuJ motIaF-motIaF gwlF qusIN jLrUr bwuJ skdy ho. imsfl vjoN Auh Kfx pIx df bhuq sLOkIn hovygf, Auh hwsx hsfAux ivwc XkIn rwKdf hovygf, Aus nMU gwlF PurdIaF aqy kihxIaF afAuNdIaF hoxgIaF, Aus nMU ies gwl dI icMqf rihMdI hovygI ik afpxy mDry kwd kfrn Auh ikqy axgOilaf jF luikaf nf rih jfvy.
ijMnF Auh pIx df sLOkIn hY AuWnf hI Aus nUM Kfx df cskf vI hY. Auh iQMdy ivwc nucVdy prONTy, rogn josL, kbfb, BuMny hoey aFzy bhuq psMd krdf hY. zfktrF df pwkf XkIn hY ik ieMnIN iQMdI Kurfk Kf ky koeI afdmI 40 sfl qoN vwD nhIN ijAuN skdf. AuhnF dy ihsfb nfl “msqfnf” afpxI Aumr qoN 30 sfl vwD ijAuN cuikaf hY.
iewk vfr Aus dy zfktr ny Aus nMU msLvrf idwqf ik Auh sLrfb pIxI Cwz dyvy. msqfny ny ikhf, “mFeI Xf... zfktr sfihb! ieh kI jLulm krn lwgy ho. jy qusIN dfrU Cuzf idwqI qF asIN qF mF Xf... mr jfvFgy.”
zfktr ny msqfny dy qrly AuWqy psIj ky ikhf, “ieh gwl hY, qF isrP iewk awD pYWg kdy kdfeIN pI ilaf kro, vwD nhIN!”
agly idn “msqfnf” lwsI pIx vflLy iglfs ivwc pUrf aDIaf Aultf irhf sI. Aus dI pqnI ny ikhf, “ieh kI kr rhy ho? sLrfb pIxI qF zfktr ny quhfnMU mnHF kIqI sI.”
msqfny ny ikhf, “pYWg bxf irhf hF... zfktr ny ikhf sI, iewk pYWg pI ilaf kro.”
Auh 1977 ivwc trFto afieaf qF mYN, pusLpf hMs aqy kuldIp dIpk nfl, Aus df iewk aYWl. pI. iqafr kIqf sI. Aus dy gIq irkfrz krn leI Aus nMU mYN stUzIE lY igaf. mfeIkroPLon awgy ibTfAux qoN ipwCoN jdoN mYN Aus nMU gIq sLurU krn leI ikhf qF Aus ny isr ihlfAuNidaF afiKaf, “gfAux leI PIilMg nhIN af rhI.”
pMj ku imMt ipwCoN mYN iPLr Aus nMU gIq sLurU krn leI iesLfrf kIqf qF Aus ny iPLr AuhI jvfb idwqf, “mF Xf... PIilMg nhIN af rhI!”
myry kolL KVHy jsvMq jOlI ny mYnUM ikhf, “boql qoN ibnF msqfny ivwc PIilMg nhIN afAuxI.”
mYN Bwjky nyVy dy Tyky qoN boql ilaFdI, ijs nMU vyKidaF hI msqfny dIaF awKF ivwc cmk af geI aqy pYWg aMdr jFidaF hI gIq Aus dI jLubfn AuWqy Kyzx lwgf.
msqfny dI BrvIN dfVHI qoN ieMJ jfpygf ijvyN Aus df jUVf vI ieMnF hI vwzf hovygf, pr Aus nMU pgVI qoN ibnF dyK ky quhfnMU bhuq hYrfnI hovygI. Aus df isr hQylI vFg sfPL hY. iewk vfr Auh kihx lwgf, “ijhVy vfl, rwb ny, mFeI Xf... sfzy isr AuWqy lfAuxy sn, Auh Aus ny pqf nhIN iks KLusLI ivwc sfzy iZwz AuWqy lf Cwzy hn qy Auh vI mfeI Xf... duwgxy krky.”
afpxy ipMzy dy vflF kfrn Aus nUM afpxy dosqF dIaF itwcrF sihxIaF pYNdIaF hn. iewk vfr “msqfnf”, suirMdr kOr, hjLfrf isMG rmqf, aqy pRkfsL kOr, kuJ sfijLMidaF dI tolI lY ky, afgry progrfm krn jf rhy sn. rfh ivwc kosI dy iewk Zfby AuWqy cfh pIx leI ruky. ieh jgHf aFzy vflLy prFTy aqy mfhF dI dflL leI msLhUr sI. Zfby dy nyVy hI iewk irwC ncfAux vflf mdfrI iml igaf. rmqf mdfrI nMU kihx lwgf, “suxf beI, qmfsLf idKfAux df kI lvyNgf?”
mdfrI ny ikhf, “jI pMj rupey.”
rmqf kihx lwgf, “Auey ieMnNy rupweIey! qMU do rupey kwZ, asIN qYnMU afpxy irwC df qmfsLf idKf idMdy hF.” nfl hI Ausny ipwCy af rhy “msqfny” nMU ikhf, “jrf kwpVy lfh ky afeIN msqfinaF.”
“msqfnf” AuhnF tfvyN pMjfbI gfiekF ivwcoN hY ijhVy cMgf pVHy hoey hn. Aus ny dysL dI vMz qoN sfl ku pihlF lfhOr dy KLflsf kflj qoN bI. ey. pfs kr leI sI. pMjfb dy mOjUdf mwuK mMqrI pRkfsL isMG bfdl df Auh hm-jmfqI irhf hY.
dysL dI vMz qoN bfad Auh idwlI af itikaf, ijwQy Auh irjLrv bY~k df mulfjLm ho igaf. kuJ vrHy hoey Auh iewk AuWc aiDkfrI vjoN, bY~k qoN irtfier ho cuwkf hY.
msqfny ny afpxy gfiekI jIvn ivwc bhuqf smF suirMdr kOr dy nfl styjF AuWqy hI nhIN sgoN irkfrzF ivwc vI sfQ idwqf. aPLsos hY ipCly kuJ ku sflF qoN dovyN alwg-alwg gfAuNdy hn, ijs df msqfny nMU bhuq hI duwK hY.
jfpdf hY, bY~k dI lMbI nOkrI dy iswty vjoN, ihsfb ikqfb Aus dy hwzIN rc igaf hY. sLfied iesy kfrn Auh afpxy pwilEN BfvyN pYsf nf kwZy, pr sFJy ienfmF jF PLIs ivwcoN ijMnF-ijMnF iksy dy ihwsy afAuNdf hY, Aus ivwc iewk pfeI df Prk nhIN pYx idMdf. dUsry pfsy Aus dI mflI hflq ieMnIN vDIaf hY ik jy Auh cfhy afpxI ihsfbI ikqfbI afdq qoN CuwtI lY skdf hY, pr ieh afdq hux Aus suBfa df ihwsf bx cuwkI hY.
iewk vfr idwlI suirMdr kOr dy Gr qoN QoVHI dUr iewk kflj dy smfgm ivwc suirMdr kOr aqy “msqfnf” afpxF progrfm pysL krn gey; Aus sLfm mYN vI nfl hI sF. progrfm KLqm hox qoN bfad prbMDkF ny suirMdr kOr aqy msqfny dI PLIs dy ky ivdf kr idwqf. “msqfnf” prbMDkF nMU kihx lwgf, “mYnUM Gr phuMcx leI tYksI jogy pYsy qF idE!”
AuhnF ny msqfny nMU iewk sO rupey df not PVf idwqf. msqfny ny Auh rupey afpxI jyb ivwc pfey, aqy bfhr af ky suirMdr kOr nMU kihx lwgf, “mYnUM nyVy dy lokl bs awzy AuWqy qF Cwz dyeIN, mYN AuWQoN Gr jfx leI bws lY lvFgf. mF Xf. . ienHF pYisaF nfl boql lvFgy.”
msqfny nMU myrI qy suirMdr kOr dI nyVqf rVkdI hY, ijs df kfrn awj qwk myrI smJ ivwc nhIN afieaf. 1981 ivwc idwlI igaf qF hmysLf vFg mYN suirMdr kOr kolL hI Tihiraf. iewk idn “msqfnf” acfnk iml igaf; mYnUM vyKidaF hI kihx lwgf, “kI gwl, jdoN vI afAunY, iswDf kstm afiPLs (Bfv suirMdr kOr dy Gr) hI jf TihrdY, sfzy kolL mfeIN Xf... dfrU nhIN jF rotI pfxI nhIN? suirMdr kOr qF puwqr ieMJ bxfAuNdI hY ijvyN pMjfb aYNz isMD bY~k afpxIaF bRFcF KolHdI hY.”
mYN ikhf, “msqfnf jI, qusIN ijwdx khoN, mYN quhfzy kolL hfjLr ho jfvFgf.”
PLYslf hoieaf ik agly idn mYN msqfny dy irjLrv bY~k dy dPqr jf ky Aus nfl lMc krF.
mYN ieh qF nhIN sI soicaf ik “msqfnf” mYnUM lMc leI asLokf jF Ebrfey hotl ivwc lY ky jfvygf, pr mYN ieh jLrUr smJdf sF ik Auh nyVy dy iksy sfPL suQry rYstorY~t leI jLrUr jLor pfvygf.
jdoN mYN Aus dy dPqr pwujf qF Auh afpxI kursI qoN AuWiTaf aqy myjL dy nfl itkfieaf hoieaf itPLn-kYrIar cuwk ky, mYnUM AuqlI mMjLl AuWqy bY~k dI kMtIn ivwc lY viVaf. AuWQy Aus ny iewk myjL AuWqy itPLn-kYrIar KoilHaf, ijsdy iewk zwby ivwc do prFTy sn aqy dUsry ivwc qrI vflf iewk aFzf. Aus ny aFzf cmcy nfl awDo awD kIqf; awDf ihwsf aqy awDI qrI iewk KflI zwby ivwc myry leI pf ky, qy do prFTy mYnUM PVf ky kihx lwgf, “qUM sLurU kr, mYN kMntIn vfilaF qoN afpxy leI do rotIaF luhf ilafvF.”
ies gwl nMU afsf isMG “msqfnf” dI bhfdrI hI kihxF cfhIdf hY ik pMjfbI BfeIcfry vloN imafrI gIqF leI koeI pryrnf-jnk huMGfrf nf imlx dy bfvjUd, Auh gfiekI dy afpxy cuxy rfh qoN rqf nhIN iQVikaf.
asIN sMjIdf gfiekI df ikMnF ku muwl pfAuNdy hF, ies df qjrbf mYnUM AudoN hoieaf jdoN trFto ivwc iewk gurdvfry dy prbMDkF ny myry rfhIN msqfny nMU bulfieaf. “msqfnf” gurdvfry phuMicaf qF sMgq cMgI juVI hoeI sI. msqfny ny sLbd gfieaf, “mfDo hm aYsy qUM aYsf.”
gurbfxI dy ies sLbd ivwc KLfs qrHF dI aiDafqmk DUa hY. msqfny ny ieh sLbd gfieaf vI bVy drd nfl pr ies sLbd AuWqy Aus nMU sLrDflUaF vloN do-do zflr dy not hI ienfm ivwc imly.
“msqfnf” bVf mfXUs hoieaf. mYN kolLoN AuWTky Aus dy kMn ivwc ikhf, “jy Bytf cfhuMdy ho, koeI jjLbfqI ijhI cIjL suxfE.”
“msqfnf” myrI gwl smJ igaf. Aus ny crn isMG ‘sPLrI’ dI kivqf suxfAuxI sLurU kIqI, “nFvyN gurU jd kqlgfh `c afey, jwlfdF nMU qwk ky bVy muskrfey.” ies kivqf dy pihly imsry AuWqy hI pMj-pMj dy not mINh vFg vrHn lwgy. aKLIr AuWqy jdoN Bytf hoeI mfieaf msqfny ny igxI qF ieh 300 zflr qoN vwD sI.
mYN ieh nhIN kihMdf ik msqfny nMU ies kivqf AuWqy ienfm nhIN sI imlxf cfhIdf. aMq nMU ies kivqf ivwc Aus mhfn rUhfnI sLkqI df pRBfvsLflI vrnx hY ijs df gurU qyg bhfdr sfkfr rUp sn, qy ijs dy sLFq bl awgy jbr byvs sI. myrf Bfv isrP ieMnF hY ik vDIaf sur ivwc gfey “mfDo hm aYsy qUM aYsf” ijhy zUMGy qy vyg Bry sLbd df sMgqF dy idlF AuWqy hor vI zUMGf asr hoxf cfhIdf sI.
“msqfnf” afpxy Kyqr ivwc bVf prpwk gfiek hY, isvfey iewk gwl dy Aus nMU “n” qy “x” df PLrk krn ivwc musLikl afAuNdI hY. jdoN Auh “eyDr kxkF EDr kxkF” gfAux vyly “eyDr knkF EDr knkF” kihMdf hY qF ieh gwl vDIaf irwJI hoeI dflL ivwc, kokVUaF vFg rVkdI hY.
Aus dy pRsLMskF ny Aus AuWqy vDyry hI jLor pfieaf ik Auh “n” qy “x” df Prk pCfxy qF Aus ny ies pfsy vwl Aucycf iDafn dyx dI Tfx leI. kuJ vrHy hoey suirMdr kOr aqy msqfny df iewk aYWl. pI. “pMjfbI dy nON rqn” rIlIjL hoieaf sI. Aus ivwc purfxy sLfierF df klfm bVy sucwjy rMg ivwc pysL kIqf igaf hY. msqfny ny ies ivwc pIlU df iliKaf imrjLf bVy suhxy qrIky nfl pysL kIqf, pr ies ivwc Aus ny “kfnIaF” sLbd nMU “kfxIaF” kihx nfl sfrf mjLf ikrkrf kr idwqf hY.
ieh KLfmI BfvyN muhMmd rPI ivwc vI sI pr Aus dy ipCokV vwl aqy Aus dI smuwcI gfiekI vwl dyKidaF Aus dI ieh CotI ijhI Buwl axizwT ho skdI hY. msqfny ivwc ieh ijLafdf rVkdI hY ik Auh inrol pMjfbI df gfiek hY aqy sLyKUpury vrgy TyT pMjfbI ielfky df jMmpl hY.
pr hux qwk msqfny ny, “n” “x” df Prk pfey, ibnF jo kuJ gfieaf hY Auh sfnMU isr mwQy kbUlxf cfhIdf hY ikAuN ik Auh sfzy swiBafcfrk ivrsy df vwzmulf ihwsf hY.
Aus dy gfey gIqF dI igxqI BfvyN Gwt hY, pr AunHF dI Aumr lMmyrI hY. lok gIqF ivwc Aus dI gfeI hoeI “hIr” iewk vwKrI pihcfx bx cuwkI hY. Aus ny ijwQy nMd lfl nUrpurI dy gIq “bwly nI pMjfb dIey sLyr bcIey” qy crn isMG sPLrI df gIq “kuMzlF nMU puwC gorIey” ijhy isLMgfr rs dy gIq gfey hn, AuWQy isLv btflvI dIaF rcnfvF, “mYnUM qyrf sLbfb lY bYTf”, “isKr dupihr isr `qy” aqy “rwuK” aqy pRkfsL sfQI dI gLjLl, “jdoN myrI arQI AuTf ky clxgy” afid nMU afpxy sur bKLsLky amr kr idwqy hn. Aus dy hfsy dy gIq vI sroiqaF vloN slfhy gey, “pMzq jI kI ieh lfl myrf” (suirMdr kOr nfl gfieaf iewk dugfxf), “mYnUM lokF idwqI vDfeI kfkf jMm ipaf”, aqy “bysLwk KflI boql qoVo” afid sLfml hn. ghu nfl vyKIey qF msqfnf bIqI sdI df pMjfbI gfiekI df iewk sMpUrn gfiek hY ijs dy gfey gIqF dI qfjLgI sdf brkrfr rhygI.
pMjfbI kivqf ivwc ikMnF kuJ gfAux vflf ipaf hY. msqfny ny sfihqk rcnfvF gfAux dI ijhVI rIq qorI hY Aus nMU awgy vDfAux dI loV awj vI EnI hI hY ijMnIN pihlF sI. prdysF ivwc vsdy pMjfbIaF leI qF ies dI loV hor vI vDyry hY. kyvl sfihqk gIqF aqy sMgIq dy sumyl rfhIN hI Auh afpxy asl ivrsy nfl juV skdy hn. pOp DunF qyy clMq ijhy gIq, gfiekF leI, vkqI sLuhrq qF pYdf kr skdy hn, pr AuhnF leI swiBafcfrk Kyqr ivwc koeI invyklI QF pYdf nhIN kr skdy. afAux vflLI pIVHI dy gfiekF qoN “msqfnf” AumId rwKdf hY ik jy AuhnF ny pMjfbI gfiekI ivwc koeI invyklf sQfn bxfAuxf hY qF AuhnF nMU gMBIrqf nfl ies pfsy iDafn dyxf hI pvygf. afsf isMG “msqfnf” pMjfbI gfiekI df ‘mIl pwQr’ hY aqy afAux vflIaF sfzIaF nslF ies vDIaf klfkfr dI pMjfbI bolI aqy swiBafcfr nMU dyx qoN bhuq kuJ iswK skdIaF hn.

*aPLsos hY ik pMjfbI gfiekI df ieh mhfn gfiek 23 meI 1999 ivwc sfQoN sdf leI ivCoVf lY igaf hY.

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