iekwqIvyN nMbr vflf pihly nMbr df khfxIkfr kulvMq isMG ivrk
- joigMdr isMG inrflf
 

(keI sfl pihlF pRiswD khfxIkfr joigMdr isMG inrflf ny kulvMq isMG ivrk nfl iewk mulkfq kIqI sI, jo iksy kfrn ivrk sfihb dy ijAUNdy jI Cp nf skI. hux keI sfl pCV ky qRY-mfisk ‘muhFdrf’ ivwc pRkfiÈq Aus mulfkfq dy kuwJ aMÈ pMjfbI khfxI dy pfTkF leI DMnvfd sihq ‘sIrq’ ivwc punr-pRkfiÈq kIqy jf rhy hn.)

myrI pIVHI dy sfry lok, jo skUlF-kfljF ivwc pVHy, AurdU aqy aMgryËI dy ividafrQI huMdy sn. iemiqhfnF (pRIiKaf) ivwc PylH ho jfx dy zr qoN jF bhuqy nMbr lYx dy lflc qoN mYN pMjfbI ivwc kdI kuwJ nhIN piVHaf sI BfvyN mYnUM pMjfbI pVHnI aqy ilKxI afAuNdI sI. mYN bhuqf aMgryËI df ividafrQI sF. lfhOr ivwc aMgryË aqy amrIkn pRoPYsrF kol piVHaf sF aqy Kflsf kflj aMimRqsr qoN aMgryËI dI aYm[ ey[ kIqI. aMgryËI df sfzf kors 19vIN sdI dy aMq qIk dy aMgryËI sfihwq Auqy muwk jFdf. vIhvIN sdI ivwc vVdf hI nhIN sI. khfxI nUM ngUnI cIË smJ ky ies nUM aYm[ ey[ dy kors ivwc asloN koeI QF nhIN idwqI geI sI. myrf iDafn hr vyly kors vwl rihMdf. khfxIaF dIaF ikqfbF Èfied kflj dI lfiebRyrI ivwc hox pr mYN Auh kdI pVHIaF nhIN sn. jy soicaf jfvy qF 1938 qoN pihlF khfxI nUM pMjfbI sfihwq ivwc koeI sQfn pRfpq nhIN sI. “pRIqm”, “rxjIq ngfrf” qy “PulvfVI” afid pwqr khfxIaF Cfpdy pr Auh prcy vycx leI huMdIaF. prcfpurfxf hox nfl Auh purfxIaF ho jFdIaF qy iPr afpy nfs ho jFdIaF. sB qoN pihlI khfxI jo myry mn Auqy ajy qwk AukrI hoeI hY Auh syKoN dI “Bwqf” sI. mYN hYrfn rih igaf ik ipMzF dy jIvn bfry qy hl vfhux bfry vI khfxI ilKI jf skdI hY. Ausy qrHF dI khfxI ilKx dI cfh nfl mYN koeI awT sfl ipCoN “Cfh vylf” ilKI. “pRIq lVI” dIaF khfxIaF df imafr ienHF qoN Auμ” 1 sI qy pMj diraf dIaF jo ipCoN Cpx lwgf ies qoN vI Auμ” 19 aMimRqf pRIqm dI iewk khfxI “lohy df ikwl” mYN AurdU pRIq lVI ivwc pVHI jo mYnUM bhuq cMgI lwgI. pMj diraf ivwc duwgl dIaF khfxIaF CpdIaF ijnHF Auqy myrf iewk dosq AuCl-AuCl pYNdf. pr myry ivwc Aus ijMnI sfihwqk sUJ nhIN sI. ividafrQIaF ivwc EdoN pwqr KrIdx df irvfj nhIN sI. ‘pMj diraf’ EdoN awT afny df afAuNdf sI, mqlb awT syr kxk dy brfbr. awjkwlH dy BfvF dy ihsfb ieh 12 rupY df bxdf hY. aYm[ ey[ krn ipCoN jdoN mYN POj ivwc BrqI ho igaf qF AuQy “pMj diraf’ mMgvfieaf krdf sF. mYN dÌqr ivwc bYT ky hI ‘pMj diraf’ pVHn lwg jFdf. jMg dy idn sn. dÌqr huMdf hI GMty do df sI. POj df iewk ieh inXm sI (Èfied hux vI hovy) ik jy quhfzf vwzf aÌsr vI kmry ivwc afvy qF qusIN KVHy nhIN huMdy sI. Auh quhfnUM slfm krdf sI ijvyN qusIN Aus dy aÌsr hovo. iewk vfr mYN ‘pMj diraf’ pVH irhf sF. myrf aÌsr myry kmry ivwc afieaf, mYnUM slfm kIqI qy iPr corI awKIN dyiKaf ik mYN kI pVH irhf sF. EprI ilpI vyK ky Aus ny smJ ilaf ik jo kuwJ mYN pVH irhf sF Aus df POj jF jMg nfl koeI sMbMD nhIN ho skdf. pr Aus ikhf kuwJ nf. kuwJ icr ipCoN duwgl dI khfxI “zMgr” ies ivwc CpI qF mYN Aus nUM vDfeI dI icwTI ilKI. Auh mYnUM jfxdf nhIN sI. Aus ny jvfb idwqf ik iksy lyKk nUM myry vrgy pfTk qoN bhuq AuqÈfh iml skdf hY. pr mYN afpxI pihlI khfxI “cfcf” aMgryËI dy iewk mfsk pwqr ivwc CpI khfxI dI nkl krky ilKI. ieho ijhy mfsk pwqr AudoN rylvy styÈnF Auqy afm ivkdy sn ikAuNik byÈumfr pVHy-ilKy aMgryË muMzy POjI aÌsr bx ky ihMdusqfn afey hoey sn.
myrI pCfx kuwJ pwCV ky hoeI hY. Aus vyly dy rfjsI prBfvF hyT lok myrIaF khfxIaF nUM TIk nhIN smJdy sn. bhuqy aflock vI ienHF iÉaflF dy hI sn. iewk inwkI ijhI gwl qoN ieh qwQ CyqI smJ af jfvygf. 1959 ivwc hIrf isMG drd jI dy iewk lVky ny myry iewk dosq nUM ikhf ik ivrk pMjfbI ivwc 31vyN nMbr df khfxIkfr hY. Aus 30 khfxI lyKkF dy nF Aus nUM igx ky dwsy ijhVy myry qoN cMgIaF khfxIaF ilKdy sn. Auh lVkf igafnI jI dy ‘PulvfVI kflj’ ivwc igafnI afid dy ividafrQIaF nUM pVHFdf sI. mYN smJ igaf ik ieh rfey igafnI jI dI hI hY. ikAuNik Auh lVkf afpxI koeI vwKrI rfey bxf skx dy Xog nhIN sI. igafnI jI df idmfg bVf qyË qy sUJ bhuq iqwKI sI. Auh Aus qoN pihlF koeI 30 sfl iewk Auμai mfsk pwqr ‘PulvfVI’ dy sMpfdk rhy sn, ijs ivwc hor mfsk pwqrF vFg bhuq sfrIaF khfxIaF CpdIaF sn. Aus vyly qwk mYN afpxIaF bhuqIaF khfxIaF ilK bYTf sF qy jo sQfn myrf bxnf sI, bx cuikaf sI. igafnI dy aqy XUnIvristI dy hor korsF ivwc myrIaF khfxIaF lwgIaF hoeIaF jF lwgIaF rhIaF sn. mYN kyNdrI
lyKk sBf df jnrl skwqr sF qy hr dUjy-qIjy idn igafnI jI nfl gwlbfq huMdI rihMdI sI. ies sB kuwJ dy ipCoN AunHF dI myrI sfihwqk ikrq bfry ieh rfey sI. iPr mYN suixaf ik AunHF mogy iewk sfihwqk iekwT ivwc sMq isMG syKoN hurF nUM ies gwl leI BMizaf ik AunHF ny mYnUM sujfn isMG dy brfbr ikAuN KVHf kIqf hY. (syKoN sfihb ny “duwD dy CwpV” dy muK bMd ivwc iliKaf sI pMjfbI ivwc do lyKkF, sujfn isMG aqy ivrk, ny kyvl khfxIaF ilK ky pRiswDI KwtI hY). mYN ieh vI suixaf ik syKoN sfihb ny ies aOgux Auqy AuQy pCqfvf pRgt kIqf. jdoN kyNdrI lyKk sBf vloN swdI iewk mIitMg vyly mYN pRo[ ikÈn isMG nUM afpxf prIcY dyx leI ieh dwisaf ik mYN kulvMq isMG ivrk hF qF AunHF ikhf, “hF kyNdrI sBf vloN jo icwTIaF afAuNdIaF hn, AunHF Auqy quhfzy dsqKq huMdy hn.” AunHF nUM ieh icwq cyqf vI nhIN sI ik mYN cMgIaF mfVIaF khfxIaF vI ilKdf hF. nf hI mYN dwisaf. ieho ijhI siQqI ivwc myry bfry iksy nUM kuwJ ilK ky bdnfmI hI KwtxI sI. ipCoN af ky myry Auqy iewk do pusqkF ilKIaF vI geIaF. sB qoN cMgI pusqk virafm isMG sMDU ny ilKI. awjklH zf: rxDIr isMG cMd kihMdy hn ik Auh iewk pusqk myry bfry ilKxgy. iewk amrIkn KojI ny gulËfr isMG sMDU dIaF khfxIaF aMgryËI ivwc sMpfdq krky CpvfeIaF hn. Aus ny keI pMjfbI lyKkF nfl afpxI gwlbfq ipCly isafl typ kIqI. Aus qoN Aus ny iewk iswtf ieh kwiZaf hY ik mYnUM afm qOr `qy pMjfbI df sB qoN vDIaf khfxI lyKk smiJaf jFdf hY.
myrIaF khfxIaF bfry (ijs nUM qusIN khfxI klf kihMdy ho) myry afpxy ivcfr bhuqy cMgy nhIN. mYnUM afpxIaF khfxIaF bhuq BYVIaF lgdIaF hn. pr iPr vI mYN khfxI dy Kyqr ivwc cODr dI cfh krdf hF. (jy khfxIaF nf ilKdf huMdf qF iksy hor Kyqr ivwc cODr dI cfh krdf.) mYnUM vDIaf jF sB qoN vDIaf khfxIkfr aKvf ky bhuq ÉuÈI huMdI hY. pr ies nfl mYnUM afpxIaF khfxIaF nfl ipafr nhIN jfgdf. koeI pwqr vyKx nUM imly qF sB qoN pihlF ieh vyKdf hF ik Aus ivwc myrf nF hY ik nhIN. ieh BuwK kuwJ ies krky vI qyË hoeI hY ik myrf nF hux pihlF nfloN vwD afAuNdf hY. myrIaF khfxIaF nUM psMd krn vfly lok vD gey hn. ies ivwc aflockF df koeI ihwsf nhIN. aflockF dI rfey nUM pfTk bhuqI mhwqqf nhIN dyNdy.
myrf nf AuDr (pfiksqfn ivc) kuwJ rih igaf hY, nf ieDr kuwJ afieaf hY. zuwbI byVI nf ipCly pwqn dI huMdI hY nf agly dI. mYN pfiksqfn bxn qoN ipCoN afpxy hI iËlHy ivwc aÌsr bx ky irhf. sfzI ËmIn iewk sVk dy nfl nfl cldI sI. iewk idn jdoN afpxy kMm ivwc iPridaF gwzI Aus sVk qoN lMG rhI sI qy mYN zrfeIvr nUM ikhf ik gwzI Ërf hOlI kr lY. mYN cMgI qrHF vyKxf cfhuMdf hF. asl ivwc mYN purfxIaF byrIaF qy kuwJ afpxy hwQF nfl lfeIaF tfhlIaF vyKxf cfhuMdf sF. hor lok AuQy iPr rhy sn. iewk QF AunHF huwky leI awg dwbI hoeI sI. mYN purfxf BUq bx ky AunHFdy sfhmxy nhIN hoxf cfhuMdf sF. gwzI rokI nhIN. ipMz vwl vI nhIN moVI ijhVf Aus dy nyVy hor sVk Auqy sI. iPr iewk idn ipMz vflI sVk qy ipaf qF ipMz gwzI rok leI. purfxy muslmfnF ny ijhVy ipMz dy kMmI sn, ny afE Bgq kIqI. nvyN afey muslmfnF mYnUM koeI vwzf aÌsr smJ ky afpxy duwK dwsy. mYN sux ky tur afieaf. afpxy Gr nhIN igaf. iehI soicaf ik bMdy qoN BUq ikAuN bxF? iewk vfr af ky iPr mYN pfiksqfn kdI nhIN igaf. eyDr vI koeI QF afpxf nhIN lgdf. ikDry rihx nUM, mkfn bnfx nUM jIa nhIN krdf. vfhI krn dI ihMmq nhIN hY. AuNj vI Èihr dI iekwl nfl, suMdrqf nfl, aKbfrF ikqfbF nfl moh pY igaf hY.
srkfrF nf pMjfbI lyKkF nUM jfxdIaF hn, nf hI AunHF dIaF ilKqF bfry kdI icMqf krdIaF hn. lyKk afpy hI afpxy afp nUM bhuq cuBvF smJ ky zrdy rihMdy hn. myrI bhuqI nOkrI Bfrq srkfr dI sI ijQy rcnfqmk ikrqF dI KulH hY. pMjfb srkfr ivwc hr cIË srkfr nUM ivKf ky hI CpvfeI jf skdI hY. pr ijMnf icr koeI duÈmx irport nf kry srkfr nUM kI pqf hY. asl ivwc srkfr iewk PfeIl hI huMdI hY ijhVI sI[ afeI[ zI[ dy Qfxydfr jF keI vfr ispfhI ÈurU kr idMdy hn. AunHF ivcfiraF nUM sfihwq df kI pqf? duwgl pMdrF sfl iewk PfeIl dy prCfvyN hyT irhf. pr ieh siQqI Aus dy ilKx krky nhIN sI, hor kfrnF krky sI. Ausdy vËIr dosq AusnUM Aus siQqI ivcoN kwZ vI nf sky. ikwzI hYrfnI aqy duwK dI gwl hY ik Ausy lyKk dI PfeIl bxI ijhVf srkfr dy sB qoN nyVy sI. ijhVIaF khfxIaF mYN nOkrI arMB krn qoN pihlF ilKIaF Auh vI srkfr-ivroDI nhIN sn. asl ivwc khfxIaF ilKx nfloN vwD srkfr-ivroDI kMm Aus vyly kyNdrI lyKk sBf df jnrl skwqr hoxf sI. srkfrI kfÊËF ivwc ieh kimAUinst pfrtI dI sMsQf sI qy kimAUinst Aus vyly srkfr dy sB qoN vwzy ivroDI sn. nOkrI ny kyvl myrf smF KfDf hY. pr jy mYN koeI hor kMm krdf qF Auh vI myrf smF KFdf. nOkrI ivwc ilKxf sB qoN sOKf hY, jy Auh Kfs qrHF dI nOkrI nf hovy. kMm dy vkq mukrr hn, bfkI smF byiPkrI df huMdf hY. pr koeI izptI kimÈnr jF Qfxy df ieMcfrj jF vfeIs cFslr lyKk nhIN ho skdf ikAuNik ieh idn-rfq dIaF nOkrIaF hn. ies qrHF koeI vwzf vpfrI jF kfrKfnydfr; ikAuNik ieh vI idn-rfq dy kMm hn. mYnUM pyÈfvr lyKk hoxf cMgf nhIN lgdf. ieh kMm luk ky afpxI mrËI anusfr krn vflf hY. ieh pyÈf nhIN ho skdf ikAuNik ieh smfjk kMm nhIN hY. ies ivwc iksy sMpfdk, pRkfÈk jF pfTk df koeI dÉl nhIN hoxf cfhIdf. qusIN afp ilKxf hY, AunHF ny nhIN.
mYN iksy nUM muhwbq nhIN krdf, nf koeI mYnUM krdf hY. mYnUM ieh soc ky bhuq ÉuÈI huMdI hY ik jy mYN awj mr jfvF qF mYnUM koeI vI nhIN rovygf. kwlH df kI pqf? myry leI hr iesqrI iewk guÌf hY qy myrI AunHF ivwc Ausy qrHF dI idlcspI hY ijs qrHF lokF dI guÌfvF ivwc huMdI hY. keI QfeIN qusF suixaf hovygf ik ieQoN iewk guÌf aYny mIl dUr Plfxy QF Auqy jf ky inkldI hY. lokIN Auhdy mUMh awgy jf ky KVHy ho jFdy hn. nf koeI kdI aMdr igaf hY, nf kdI guÌf hY eI sI. hr iensfn guPf df afÈk hY. jy kdI guÌf dy aMdr JfqI mfrn df mOkf iml jfey qF mYN iewk awDI khfxI ilK lYNdf hF qy bws.
mYN nvIaF khfxIaF pVHdf hF ieh jfxn leI ik dunIaF ikDr nUM jf rhI hY. mYnUM AunHF dy nvyN-nvyN ivÈy, pfqrF ivclI lMmI gwlbfq, qy ivsQfr bhuq cMgy lgdy hn. mYnUM ieko hI Gftf lwBdf hY, ik bhuq pVHy-ilKy lok ikAuN pMjfbI ivwc khfxI nhIN ilK rhy? ijvyN pihlI pIhVI ivwc ilKdy sn. mYnUM aMgryËI pVHy hoey lok cMgy lgdy hn. AunHF ivwc smyN dy hfxI hox dIaF vwD sMBfvnfvF huMdIaF hn.
iqMn cfr sfl pihlF mYN cMzIgVH rihMdf sI. kuwJ tYlIPon afAuNdy, “asIN quhfzy bfry aYm[ iPl[ df QIsË ilKxf hY. mulfkfq leI vkq dwso jF ienHF svflF dy jvfb ilK ky Byj idE.” AunHIN idnIN “ajIq” ivwc nvyN khfxIkfrF nfl mulfkfqF rfhIN puwCF Cp rhIaF sn. iewk puwC ieh sI ik quhfnUM iks lyKk ny bhuqf pRBfivq kIqf hY. mYnUM iksy ny dwisaf ik bhuiqaF nvyN khfxIkfrF ny myrf hI nF ilaf sI. mYN smJ igaf ik hux jug bdl irhf hY.
klf ivwc AusqfdI ÈigrdI nhIN cldI, nf cwlx dyxI cfhIdI hY. ies
leI mYN kdI iksy nUM koeI suJfa nhIN idwqf. ipCy jhy iewk bhuq pVHI-ilKI bIbI imlI. kihx lwgI jy “pRIq lVI” nf inkldI qF ikwzf cMgf huMdf! jy iewk vwzmuwlI Aumr iswiKaf qy suJfa dyx ivwc ibqfx df vI ieh iswtf inkl skdf hY qF iPr suJfa dyx df kI Ìfiedf? koeI vI iksy koloN kuwJ nhIN iswK skdf. iewk qrHF dy lyKk afpy hI iekwTy ho ky iek-dUjy qoN iswK-isKf lYNdy hn. ijMnHF nUM mfVI sMgq dy pRBfv hyT afey khIdf hY, asl ivwc AunHF nUM koeI hor sMgq cMgI hI nhIN lgdI.

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