isLv nfl myrIaF igxqI dIaF
mulfkfqF hoeIaF. jdoN kdI mYN klfs ivc isLv dI sLfierI pVHfAuFdf ividafrQI
mYnUM kihMdy: sr koeI isLv dI gwl suxfE. AudoN myrf jI krdf kfsL mYN isLv
nUM kuJ
hor imilaf huMdf. pr isLv dy jIAuNdy jI ieh nhIN pqf sI ik Auh eynI jldI
qur jfvygf. AusdI kivqf:
asIN qF jobn ruwqy mrnf
qur jfxf asIN Bry Brfey
ihjr qyry dI kr prkrmf
jobn ruwqy afsLk mrdy
jF koeI krmf vflf
jobn ruwqy jo vI mrdf
Puwl bxy jF qfrf
nUM asIN kivqf qF smJdy sI, pysLngoeI nhIN sI smJdy. pqf nhIN Auh mr ky Puwl
bixaf jF qfrf pr mYN Aus nUM jIAuNdy jI ieh dovyN kuJ bxdf dyiKaf.
Auh jdoN hyTlIaF surF ivc afpxy gIq df muKVf gfAuFdf F Auh Puwl bx jFdf
sI. jdoN AuØWcIaF surF ivc aMqrf cuwkdf qF qfrf bx jFdf. AusdI sLfierI ivc
byimsfl rvfnI sI qy Ausdy prvfh ivc Auh pqf nhIN kI kuJ vhf dyNdf sI.
ikMny purfxy lPLjL, cIjLF, bUty. BUsLn ny iek lqIPLf isrijaf sI:
iek aiDafpk sfeIkl `qy skUl jf irhf sI. sfeIkl dy hYNzl dy dohIN pfsIN
jVIaF bUtIaF dy Bry do QYly ltk rhy sn. iksy ny puwiCaf: mfstr jI, ieh
QYilaF ivc kI iljf rhy ho? mfstr jI kihx lwgy: awj mYN bwicaF nUM isLv kumfr
dI kivqf pVHfAuxI aY. isLv dIaF ieh sqrF ny:
ijhVy KyqF ivc mYN bIjy sI
qfiraF dy bIj
AunHF KyqF ivc BwKVf buGft AuØWigaf. bwcy puwCxgy : mfstr jI, BwKVf kI
huMdf, buGft kI huMdf? mYN ikvyN smJfvFgf? ies leI mYN iek QYly ivc BwKVf
lY afieaF qy iek ivc buGft. ieh bwicaF nUM idKf idaFgf.
isLv dy sLbdF df sMgIq AuhdI hUk, AusdI df ibrhf, AusdI lPLjF dI jVq, AusdI
ibMbfvlI dI mOilkqf, AusdI lokDfrf df iesqymfl byimsfl sI.
mfey nIN mfey myry gIqF idaF nYxF ivc
ibrhoN dI rVk pvy
iBAuN-iBAuN sugMDIaF `c rwKy
Pyhy cfnxI dy
qF vI sfnUM nINd nf pvy
jdoN swTivaF ivc isLv df ieh gIq pMjfb dIaF hvfvF ivc gUMijaf qF pMjfbI
bolI nUM afpxI kdImI ÉUbsUrqI Xfd afeI. isLv kumfr dy afsy pfsy pRXogsLIlqf df
isDFqk ruab sI, ivRMdgfn sI. isLv iek iekwlI afvfjL sI. ies afvfj ny, aMdfjL
ny bhuiqaF nUM moh ilaf. kuJ dfinsLvrF ny Aus nUM kuVIaF muMizaF df kvI ikhf.
iksy ny pRiqgfmI, inrfsLfvfdI. pr sMq isMG syKoN vrgy mfrksvfdI dfinsLvr ny
Aus dI vzwqx nUM pCfixaF qy ies df aYlfn kIqf qy Aus nUM vIhvIN sdI qy swq
vwzy kvIaF ivc igixaf.
lUxf qy isLv nUM BfrqI sfihq akfdmI df ienfm imilaf. sB qoN CotI Aumr ivc ieh
purskfr pRfpq krn df mfx vI isLv nUM hI pRfpq hY. mYN afpxy pRogrfm ‘sUrj df
srnfvF` ivc ikhf sI ik isLv dI sLfierI ivc lUxf dI Auh hI QF hY jo afgry ivc
qfj mihl dI hY.
isLv df romFsvfd, isLv dI inrfsLf, isLv df mOq-moh iksy nUM kuJ vI lwgy. Aus dI
rvfnI, Ausdf srodIpn, Aus dI ibMbfvlI, Aus dI sLbdfvlI, Aus dI isLlp df jfdU
kmfl hY. Auh sUPLIaF qy ikwsfkfrF vFg gfiekF df chyqf hY.
pihlI vfr mYN isLv kumfr nUM 1964 ivc imilaf jdoN mYN rxDIr kflj kpUrQlf df
ividafrQI sF. surjIq isMG syTI qy AunHF dI pqnI mnohr kOr arpn sfnUM pMjfbI
pVHfAuFdy n. ies
joVI sdkf kflj df mfhOl adbI srgrmIaF nfl BiÉaf rihMdf sI. PrvrI 1964 dI
gwl hY syTI sfihb ny iek bhuq vwzf kvI drbfr kflj dy jublI hfl ivc afXoijq
kIqf. pRo[ mohn isMG, zf[ hirBjn isMG, qÉq isMG, mIsLf, jgqfr, ikRsLn adIb,
rivMdr rvI, surjIq rfmfpurI qy hor bhuq sfry kvI ies kvI drbfr ivc sLfml
hoey. surjIq isMG syTI horF mYnUM isLv nfl imlfieaf: isLv, ieh surjIq aY, sfzf
ividafrQI, kivqf ilKdf. isLv ny mYnUM bgl ivc lY ilaf. Auhdy afVU-rMgy sUt
ivc sYNt dI bhuq ipafrI mihk af rhI sI. sLrbqI awKF, koml ijhf lmUqrf
ichrf. Auh myry nfl gwlF krn lwgf. acfnk kihx lwgf: qyrf pUrf nF kI hY?
qUM ikqy EhI surjIq qF nhIN? nvqyj ny mYnUM iek surjIq dIaF kivqfvF pVHfeIaF
ijhVIaF pRIq lVI ivc Cpx leI afeIaF sn. mYN EhI surjIq hF. mYnUM bhuq KusLI
hoeI. isLv nUM myrI iek kivqf dIaF do sqrF vI Xfd sn:
jLÉmI hMs Auzy srvr coN
pfxI ivc ipafjLI rOaF
ieh myrI kivqf gfiekf dIaF sqrF sn. Auh idn myry leI mhfn idn sI. isLv nUM
myrIaF sqrF Xfd sn. rfq nUM kvI drbfr sLurU hoieaf. isLv kumfr afpxI vfrI
afAux qwk styj dy ipwCy pRbMDk muMizaF kol hI bYTf irhf. kihx lwgf : mYN
kvIaF kol nhIN bYTdf. ieh eIrKf dI awg nfl Bry hoey huMdy hn. isLv dI vfrI
afeI. Aus ny gIq sLurU kIqf: mfey nI mfey mYN iek isLkrf Xfr bxfieaf. iek
AurdU qy pMjfbI kvI ny ‘vfh-vfh Pukrf Xfr bxfieaf` kih ky isLv nUM hUt krn dI
koisLs kIqI. isLv iek pl leI ruk igaf. iPr sfh rokI bYTI cuwp ivcoN Aus ny
Auzfx BrI. isLv AuWcIaF surF ivc aMqrf pVHdf qF qfrf bx jFdf hyTlIaF surF
ivc afAuFdf F Puwl bx jFdf.
Aus qoN bfad sulqfn pur loDI dy gurduafry ivc iek kvI drbfr dI rfq qoN
bfad dUjI svyr ryl gwzI dy zwby ivc isLv ny afpxf gIq suxfieaf:
awj idn ciVHaf qyry rMg vrgf
qyrI cuMmxoN ipClI sMg vrgf
iPr mYN aYm[ey[ krn pMjfb XUnIvristI pitafly af igaf. EQy myrf iek sInIar
dosq surjIq mfn isLv df bhuq dIvfnf sI. sfzy hostl ivc kvIaF bfry aksr
bihsF huMdIaF. asIN AunHIN idnIN lorkf, nyrUdf, bRYÉq pVH rhy sF. sihjy
kIqy sfnUM koeI pMjfbI kvI psMd nhIN afAuFdf I. asIN XUnfnI duKFq qoN Aury
dI gwl Gwt hI krdy sF.
pMjfbI XUnIvristI kYNps ivc kvI drbfr hoieaf. bfhr pMzfl lwgf hoieaf sI.
qfrf isMG afpxI kivqf pVHky myry qy surjIq kol af bYTf. asIN pMzfl qoN
bfhr Gfh qy bYTy hoey sF. isLv kumfr afpxI kivqf pVH irhf sI: guMm hY, guMm
hY, guMm hY
iek kuVI ijhdf nfm muhwbq
guMm guMm guMm hY
qfrf isMG kihx lwgf: ieh kuVI asl ivc iehdI kivqf hY ijhVI guMm ho geI
hY. mYN vI awjkwlH kuJ nvF nhIN ilK irhf. ieh sfry kvI jo nvF ilK rhy ny,
ieh vI KVy-KVy dOV rhy ny, ijvyN POjI kdm-qfl krdy ny. ieh awgy nhIN jf
rhy. mYN kdm-qfl nhIN krnI cfhuMdf.
dUjy idn svyry zf[ jIq isMG sIql, isLv kumfr qy iek aYm[bI[bI[aYs[ dI
ividafrQx sfnUM gol mfrkIt ivc imly. zf[ sIql mYnUM pfsy bulf ky kihx lwgy:
ienHF dohF nUM afpxy hostl dy kmry ivc ibTf ky rotI Klf dy. mYN hostl dy bYk
zor qoN mYs QFxIN lMG ky do KfixaF df afrzr krky isLv qy Aus kuVI nUM afpxy
kmry ivc Cwz afieaf. isLv mYnUM kihx lwgf: mYN qflf lf ky cfbI mYs ivc PVf
jfvFgf. mYN mYs ivc Kfxf Kf ky lfiebRyrI ivc af igaf. Aus vyly mYN afpxy
afp nUM bhuq aihm sLÉs mihsUs kr irhf hF. do GMitaF bfad mYN afieaf afpxy
kmry df qflf KoilHaf. Kfxy EvyN hI axCoh pey sn. dUjy idn mYs dy nots borz
qy nots lwgf hoieaf sI: surjIq isMG pfqr iejL PfeInz rUpIjL tYn Pfr
ieMtrtyinMg ey lyzI gYst ien ihjL rUm. mYN bhuq dyr Aus noits nUM isLv dI Xfd
vjoN sFBI rwiKaf.
isLv nfl myrI cOQI mulfkfq cMzIgVH dy sqfrF sYktr ivc hoeI. mYN qy rxjIq
bfjvf pitafly qoN cMzIgVH afey sF, aYvyN GuMmx iPrn. kfPLI hfAUs ivc aimqoj
imilaf. kihx lwgf: bhuq Qwky-Qwky lgdy E. ieh lE, iek-iek golI Kf lvo. Aus
ny pfxI dy glfs mMgvfey qy sfnUM golIaF Klf idwqIaF. kfPLI pI ky asIN ikqfbF
dI dukfn qy af gey. aimqoj sLfm nUM hostl ivc imlx df vfadf krky clf igaf.
kuJ icr bfad mYN hlkf-hlkf nsLf mihsUs kIqf. mYnUM aihsfs hoieaf ik aimqoj
sfzy nfl koeI aimqojI coj Kyz igaf sI. ikqfbF dI dukfn ivc hI pqf nhIN mYN
qy rxjIq ikvyN inwKV gey.
ikqfbF dI dukfn qoN bfhr afieaf qF dUroN msLhUr icwtI jsqfr qy kfly cogy
vfly msLhUr icqrkfr s[ ikrpfl isMG afAuFdy jLr afey. mYN AunHF nUM siq sRI
akfl bulfeI qy aimqoj lor ivc AunHF nUM icqrkfrI bfry iek bhuq lMmf BfsLx
idwqf. hux afpxI mUrKqf nfloN AunHF dI sihnsLIlqf bfry soc ky hYrfn huMdf
hF ik Auh ikMnI dyr myrf BfsLx suxI gey.
myrf aglf lMmf BfsLx kivqf bfry sI qy Auh BfsLx suxn dI vfrI iksy mfVy moty
kvI dI nhIN isLv kumfr dI sI ijs nUM msqfnI qor quiraf afAuFidaF UroN dyK
ilaf sI. isLv dI sihnsLIlqf dy vI mYN bilhfr hF ik Auh mYnUM suxdf irhf qy Pyr
kihx lwgf: cl afpF Gr cwldy aF. bfkI gwlF EQy krFgy. asIN isLv dy Gr vwl
nUM
cwl pey. rfh ivcoN Auhny rsBrI PV leI. asIN jf ky soiPLaF `qy bYTy hI sF ik
pqf nhIN ikvyN GuMmdf GumfAuFdf xjIq bfjvf vI EQy phuMc igaf. pqf nhIN
kdoN qwk gwlF krdy rhy qy kdoN sON gey. svyry jfgy qF soiPLaF qy hI pey sF.
ies ‘aimqoj sLfm` qoN keI sflF bfad sfnUM aimqoj ny dwisaf ik Auh ijhVI golI
sfzI Qkfvt Auqfrn leI Auhny sfnUM KlfeI sI. Auh zirMkrs sI.
iek bhuq lMmy dlfn ivc vIh mombwqIaF gol kqfry ivc jg rhIaF sn qy hryk
mombwqI iek-iek sLfier dy ichry nUM rusLnf rhI sI. ienHF ichiraF ivc iek ichrf
pMjfbIaF dy mihbUb sLfier isLv df sI. ieh dlfn kvI qRYlocn dy Gr df sI, ijs
dI mMgxI dI pfrtI qy vIh pMjfbI kvI afey sn. hr sLfier ny mombwqIaF dI loey
afpxf klfm piVHaf. aÉIr ivc isLv ny afpxI jfdUmeI afvfjL ivc afpxI ipafrI
ÊjLl pVHI:
sLihr qyry qrkflF ZlIaF
gl lwg roeIaF qyrIaF glIaF
mwQy df dIvf nf bilaf
qyl qF pfieaf Br-Br pÜIaF
iesLk myry dI sfligrHf qy
ieh iks GwlIaF kfÜIaF klIaF
ieh isLv nfl myrI pMjvIN mulfkfq sI. isLv nfl myrI CyvIN mulfkfq pitafly
iksy kflj dy kvI drbfr ivc hoeI. ieh kvI drbfr gurU nfnk dyv jI dI pMjvIN
jnm sLqfbdI nUM smripq sI. isLv mfeIk qy afieaf qF aMgryjLI ivc sroiqaF
nUM
sMboDn krn lwgf. muMzy Ausdf mÉOl AuzfAux lwgy. Auh ruws ky styj qoN Auqr
igaf. sUbf isMG mMc sMcfln kr rhy sn. Auh isLv nUM mnf ky ilafey qy kihx
lwgy. isLv ruwsx qoN bfad ijLafdf awCf gfAuFdf Y. isLv ny afpxf gIq sLurU kIqf
qy ividafrQI Aus dy surIly qy rsIly bolF dI pfvnqf ivc zuwb gey:
huxy srGI dI vf ny
pMCIaF df bol pIqf hY
qy jfgI bIV ny qyry nfm df
iek vfk lIqf hY
isLv nfl myrI swqvIN mulfkfq cMzIgVH pMjfb XUnIvristI dy kvI drbfr ivc
hoeI. ieh kvI drbfr ivsLvf nfQ iqvfVI horF krvfieaf sI. ies ivc aimqoj ny
afpxI lMmI njLm amIbf pVHI. ieh pihlf kvI drbfr sI ijs ivc isLv ny afpxI
kivqf gf ky nhIN pVHI. ieh iek kRFqIkfrI kivqf sI. sLfied isLv qrwnum qy
romFs dy imhxy nUM idl nUM lf bYTf sI. sroiqaF dy vfr-vfr kihx qy vI isLv ny
koeI gIq gf ky nf suxfieaf. isLv gfvy nf ieh gwl sfiraF nUM ajIb lwgI. isLv ny
gfAuxf Cwz idwqf sI. lgdf TwgF ny kuwqf-kuwqf kih ky bRfhmx dy isr qoN
pTorf sutvf ilaf sI. ies qoN bfad isLv ijvyN srod qo romFs nUM nPLrq krn lwgf.
Aus ny luwcI DrqI qy kuwiqE vrgIaF nPLrq BrIaF njLmF ilKIaF. lgdf sI Auh
jLihr nfl Br igaf sI. iPr Ébr afeI ik Auh Puwl bx igaf jF qfrf. isLv dI mOq
qoN bfad btfly igaf. swQr qy bYTy lok ÉfmosL sn. isLv dy gfey iek gIq dI
irkfrizMg cwl rhI sI:
kI puwCdy EN hfl PLkIrF df
sfzf ndIEN ivwCVy nIrF df
sfzf hMJ dI jUny afieaF df
sfzf idl jilaF idlgIrF df |