ies lyK df pRyrxf sRoq,
vwK-vwK smyN qy vfprIaF do bhuq hI mfmUlI GtnfvF hn. mfmUlI vI qy
akfr-pRkfr pwKoN iewk dUjI qoN iblkul vwKrIaF vI.
pihlI GtnF lgBg do sfl purfxI hY.
mMYN afpxy ajIjL, hripMdr isMG sLfhI dy GroN af irhf hF qy ipMz dy drvfjLy
ivwc mYnUM iewk swjx rok lYNdy hn-
-hux qF drvfjLy df kusL nF kusL krnf pAU, iewtF’coN imwtI ikrn lwg pI-
mYN Ausdy AuWpr AuWTy swjy hwQ dI syD, AuWpr Cwq vwl vyKdf hF. mINNh df
pfxI cox nfl bdrMg hoeIaF iewtF- bfly aqy sLqIrIaF, Bury hox bfad kfly hox
lwg pey hn.
-Cwq bdl hoAU- mYN bfpU dI keI vfr khI gwl duhrfAuNdf hF.
Pyr myry sfhmxy KVy bMdy ny iewk gwl suxfeI.
acfnk AuWqr afey mINh ny, iewk idn, keI jxy drvfjLy’c rok ley sn. iBwjdf
iBjfAuNdf, Bfdly vflf zogr vI afpxy sfeIkl qy ciVHaf drvfjLy hyT af KiVHaf
sI. cfr ku kxIaF cwj nfl peIaF, sfrf drvfjLf cox lwg ipaf. izgdy qupikaF
qoN pry huMidaF, QF-QF qoN coNdI Cwq vwl vyKidaF zogr ny sih suBfa puwiCaf
sI- bfbf qyjf mr igaf?-
-hF, iqMn sfl hogy, AuhnUM qF mry nUM- myry sfhmxy KVy bMdy nUM ieh
smJx’c, kuJ pl lwgy ik acfnk mINh nfl coNdI Cwq hyT, bfbf qyjf ikwQoN af
igaf.
-miKaf, Auhny nIN ijAUNdy jIa iksy sFJy QON nUM ajF lwgx idwqI. kI mjfl jy
drvfjLy’coN iqp vI co jFdI- zogr ny dUr Guly KVy kfly bwdlF vwl vyK ky
ikhf sI.
ieh bfbf qyjf myrf bfpU sI.
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dUjI Gtnf QoVHy idnF dI hY. pirvfr dy bhuqy jIa, ikqy imlx gey, rfq ruk
gey sn. Cy ku sfl df myrf bytf, iqsnUr, AuzIkdf-AuzIkdf Edr igaf sI.
aOtilaf ijhf iPrdf Auh myry kmry’c af igaf qy myry nfl hI lyt igaf. Kyzx
dy lflc Auh dUijaF bwicaF dy nfl nhIN sI igaf qy hux mn-msosI ipaf sI.
ipaf-ipaf rox lwg ipaf qy iPr sON igaf.
suwqy pey iqsnUr nUM KMG iCVI. awDIaF ku awKF KolH ky, Auh iPr sON igaf.
KMG iPr iCVI. Auh bycYnI ijhI’c KMGdf pfsf prq ky iPr sON igaf. KMG iPr
iCVI qy iPr iCVdI rhI. AusdI vfr vfr iCVdI KMG aqy Ausdy ichry qy sfP
drdIlI bycYnI myry sfhmxy KulHI ikqfb dy awKrF ivwc AuWqrnI sLurU ho geI.
grm pfxI’c idwqI dvfeI aqy inwG nfl AuhnUM kuJ itkf afieaf. pr sLFq itky
pey iqsnUr vwl vyKidaF hI myry mn dI sLFqI ihwl jFdI qy mYnUM hr pl lgdf,
huxy iesnUM iPr KMG iCVygI qy Ausdf rukdf sfh myrf dm Guwt dyvygf.
iPr jdoN AusnUM sOx leI Auhdy kmry’c, suwqy pey nUM hI iljfieaf igaf qF
Auh sLFq sI.
mMYnUM lwigaf hux mYN afrfm nfl pVH skFgf. pr nhIN. Ausdf KMGdy df lfl
hoieaf ichrf qy awD KulHIaF awKF, AuhdIaF awKF dI AudfsI myrI klpnf’c
AuWqr geI sI. hux jdoN Auh KMGdf nf suxdf sI, nf idsdf sI, qF vI iewk hOl
myry aMdr pYNdf irhf. GVI-muVI Auhdf hrfisaf mUMh mn dI awK sfhmxy af
jFdf.
pVHn leI loVINdI iekfgrqf jFdI rhI.
acfnk mn’c iKafl AuWBiraf- afpxy bwcy dI mfmUlI ijhI KFsI bfry mYN ikMnf
icMqq hF. do vfr dvfeI iplf ky afpxy sfhmxy sLFq suwqf vyK ky vI Ausdf
duwK mihsUs krI jf irhf hF. pr ikMny bwcy hn, jo grIbI aqy sO hor iksm dy
kfrnF krky ies dunIaF ivwc, aYn ies GVI ivlk rhy hoxgy. ies dunIaF ivwc
hI, ijs ivwc mYN afpxy hox dy ‘dmgjy’ mfr irhf hF, mOkf imldy hI afpxI
sMvydnF df ZMzorf ipwtdf irhf hF. ikMny hI ibmfrI nfl, hor ikMny hI TMZ
nfl, ienHF qoN vI vwD BuwK nfl aqy hor vDyry, acncyq Tfh-Tfh izwgdy hMkfrI
bMbF nfl mr rhy hn. jd ik mYN afpxy Bry BukMny Gr dy inwG ivwc afrfm nfl
‘sB hwCf’ mMn ky ipaf rihMdf hF. AuhnF dIaF duKdfeI cIkF nhIN suxdIaF, drd
ivMnHy ichry nhIN idwsdy, pIVo pIV hoeIaF awKF’coN iewk twk JlkdI AudfsI
ihrdy’c nhIN AuWqrdI. mfnvqf afpxy lyKF, khfxIaF vfsqy ikqy surwiKaq sFBI
peI hY. ijvyN sMsfr dy duwKF nfl myrf koeI vfsqf nhIN, myrI koeI ijMmyvfrI
nhIN.
ienHF qrl plF ivc mn dy mfrUQlF qy iewk bMdf AuWBiraf.
lMmf lMJf. DoqI df lFgV mfiraf hoieaf, DVoN nMgf qy isr qy Kwdr dy mtmYly
ijhy prny df ‘mMzys’, pYrF’c duKwlI juwqI. dovF hwQF’c pfxI dIaF ClkdIaF
bfltIaF. ryqy’c Ds-Ds jFdy pYr qy mOsm-
qpdI vfa vgy asmfnoN, pMCI mfr Auqfry.
myrI suqf, ryqy qy peIaF AuhnF pYVF dy nfl-nfl ipwCl KoVI ho muVI, qpdI
ryq’c, TMzf pfxI leI jFdy bMdy vwl.
ieh bfbf cVHq isMG sI. ijsdI smfD ipMz dy iCpdy pfsy aY qy lok AuhnUM
‘cVHqy aflf’ kihMdy ny. AuNj hux AuhnUM koeI nIN jfxdf. bws tFvF-tFvF koeI
bMdf, bfhlI hwd ieh kihMdf iml skdY
-Auh hflIaF nUM pfxI plfAuNdf huMdf sI-
pr hux mYN socdf hF, Auh ikhVI gwl sI, ikhVI cIjL sI ijs ny ‘bfibaF dy
cVHqy’ nUM ‘swqy KYrIN’ vsdy, gwj vwj vfly bfibaF dy lfxy dy sfry suwK
iqafg ky, ipMz dy afly duafly PYly do koh mfrUQl df sdIvI pFDI bxf idwqf
sI. ikhVf puMnx sudfgr sI jo suwqy pey cVHqy dy isrhfixEN, suwK-sLFqI qy
cONh ipMzF’c gihxy leI jLmIn df moh, loB aqy mfx curf ky Bwj igaf sI. Auh
ikhVf Koj-Kurf sI. ijsny AuhnUM ipMzoN bfhr, AujfV jfpdy luMzF-lfVF qy
srkMizaF df vfsI bxf idwqf sI. Auhdy mn ivwc aijhI ikhVI Bfvnf sI ijsny
lokfeI dy drd nUM AusdI afpxI inwjI dunIaF qoN mhwqvpUrn bxfieaf-
-cVHqy afly bfry kusL dws- iewk vfrI mYN bfpU nUM ikhf sI.
-afpxy’coN qI Auh?-
-nhIN, Auh qF bfibaF ‘coN qI, qfey ibsLn isEN dy bfby df Cotf BfeI- bfpU
ny mYnUM bfibaF df ‘kursInfmf’ suxf idwqf sI.
-AUN bhuqI gwl qUM afpxy vIr nrMjx isEN qoN puwCIN, Auhdy bfby df afVI qI
bfbf cVHqf-
ipMz dy lgBg sfry bjLurgF nfl, bcpn qoN hI myrI vfhvf ‘afVI’ rhI hY. vIr
nrMjx isEN imsqrI, jIhny iqMn sdIaF dI Duwp sykI (1898-2002) sI, AuhnF
ivwcoN sI jIhnF ny bfbf cVHqf awKIN dyiKaf sI. pr bfby cVHqy dy aMdr acfnk
AuWsr afey ‘mhF-mfnv’ bfry bhuqI sUcnf Auhdy kol vI nhIN sI. Auhny qF
iewko gwl qy qoVf JfiVaf sI.
-bws, jIhdy vwl ‘AuhdI’ njLr svwlI ho jfvy-
pr ieh njLr ‘svwlI’ hox vyly dy, sfzy ipMz dy BUgoilk hflfq qy njLr mfrnI
jLrUrI hovygI. sfzy ipMz dy BUugol bfry, lMmF smF iewk khfvq rhI hY-
cihlF df vsfh nI bUQgVH nUM rfh nI.
bUQgVH nUM jFdf hr rfh ikqoN bdobdI af itky ryqy ny Kf ilaf sI. murwbybMdI
qoN bfad qwk AuWcy-AuWcy itwibaF qy ikwkrF ivwcoN ipMz vyKxf musLikl sI.
Coty-Coty KwiqaF’c bhuqy QfeIN vMzI hoeI jLmIn. jy iksy kol cfr kIly jLmIn
sI qF QoVHI-QoVHI kr ky pMj QfvF qy vMzI hoeI huMdI. nf bMdf vfhux jogf nf
Cwzx jogf.mINh qoN ibnF pfxI df iewk iewk pRbMD KUh, qy do-do ivwGy ‘qy
KUh koeI ikvyN lfvy. bhuqf mfqVF dy qF Kfx jogy dfxy vI rwb dy afsry
huMdy. bMdf iewk QF do ivwGy vfh ky, dUjy QF jFdf qF ipMz dy dUjy pfsy jfx
leI, itwby gfhuMdy nUM dupihrf af jFdf.
-murwbybMdI qoN pihlF qF vftfgfhI hI mfr jFdI- kihMdy bjLurg mYN vI suxy
hn. ies vftfgfhI dOrfn hI keI vfr bMdf PuVHk jFdf.
iewk idn bfibaF df sFJI, PuVHk ky izwg ipaf. pfxIEN iqhfieaf. cVHqy ny
AuhnUM ikwkr dI iCwdI ijhI kMizaflI CF hyT ibTfieaf qy ahu-koh Br vft,
‘awD dI KUhI’ qoN pfxI ilaFdf.
cVHqy nUM, keI rfqF ‘hfV boldf’ suxI igaf. awK lwgdI qF, afpxy sFJI dy
nfl-nfl awDI cmfVI hONkdI idKdI.
-jfr
pfxI kMnIEN qF nIN bMdf mrnf cfhIdf- cVHqy ny keIaF nUM ikhf. sfry sihmq
sn, pr kIqf kI jf skdf sI.
pr cVHqf kr skdf sI. Auh koeI mYN nhIN sI ik afpxf puwqr rfjLI qF jwg
rfjLI. puwqr bycYn qF sfrI dunIaF nyrI. iewk idn lokF ny dyiKaf cVHqf,
ipMz dy lihMdy pfsy, dUr qk PYlI, qRvYxI dy afsy pfisEN, kfhI qy BONKVf
sfPL kr irhf sI. pr ipMz vVdI sfr, BOKVy vFg hr pfisEN cuBdy bol AuhnUM
imly sn.
-cVHq isEN qF, aMgRyjL dI nsl aY beI, krU koeI krfmfq-
-BuwKf mrnY mfeIN jfvHy ny, ‘noKf eI Jwl ciVHaY iehnUM- cVHqy dy Gr’coN
syk inkilaf sI- Gr sflf kOlI Dox df mfiraf, ‘suwk mFj’ krky rwK idMdY-
iqRvYxI hyT clfAU ipafE-
pr cVHqy dy hT ny, hr BONKVy dy kMzy Bor idwqy sn. pihlF suwkI ryq, iPr
kwc vrgI pIlI imwtI qy afKr cVHqy dI khI df Pl, pfxI nUM jf lwigaf sI.
dUroN Zfl ilaf ky cVHqf pfxI qwk phuMcdf ho igaf sI. ijs GVI cVHqy ny,
pihly, hflI dI ‘Ek’ ‘c pfxI pfieaf, Auhdy kMnF’c lgfqfr ‘boldf hfV’ cuwp
kr igaf qy cVHqy dI kwcI KUhI, hflIaF, pflIaF leI aMimRq df srovr bx geI.
qy iPr ijs idn cVHqy ny, afpxy leI rwiKaf pfxI vI BFzy’coN iksy hflI dy,
psIno psInI hoey hwQF qy pf idwqf,‘bfibaF df cVHqf’ ‘cVHqf bfbf’ bx igaf
qy bUQgVH dy hr itwby qy Auhdy pYrF dy insLfn AuWGVn lwg pey.
………qy iPLr iewk idn Auh vfpiraf, jIhdI klpnf vI cVHqy nhIN sI kIqI. Auhdf
puMn AuhdIaF afpxIaF njLrF’c pfp bx igaf.
jdoN hflI muV rhy sn. pyNzU BfsLf’c grmI dI sqfeI ‘GuwgI’ aflxy af geI sI,
cVHq isEN Gr afieaf. ryq’c rOKlI dyh, psIno psInI hoieaf ipMzf. Auhny isr
qoN Kwdr df prnf lfihaf qy prny nfl hI afpxy mUMh qy hvf kIqI. sfh sOKf
kIqf qy jd nUM Auhdf bfp bol ipaf-
-af igaf beI mF df cVHq isEN, proso iehnUM lMgr, puMn Kwt ky afieaY- vDI
KyqI’c, Gty bMdy df duwK bjLurg dy lihjy’c sfPL sI.
-nf iewk gwl dws, iqhf qyry bfpF bOldF nUM nI lgdI. hflIaF nUM pfxI iplf
ky nvyN dm kr idMnYN. Auh qyry pqMdr dupihry’c iewk hilafeI hor vgl lYNdy
ny. gAU dy jfey qYnUM srfp dyxgy ky nhIN, ijhVy by-jLubfnF dy puVy qyry
krky vwD syk huMdy ny……
cVHqy df, prny vflf hwQ QFey ruk igaf. Ausny zr ky afpxy bfpU vwl vyiKaf.
rotI KfDI qy isr vflf Kwdr df prnf igwlf kr ky, AuWqy qfx ky pY igaf.
do sfl,c , Aus idn pihlI vfr bfbf cVHqf afQx df gyVf lfAux nhIN igaf.-
-bfbf kusL iZwlf-mwTf nf ho igaf hovy- hflIaF ny pflIaF nUM qy pflIaF ny
rfhIaF qoN puwiCaf.
pr bfbf dUjy idn vI nI afieaf. qIjy idn bfbf lokF ny KUhI dy kol bYTf
dyiKaf.
rfhIaF ny pflIaF nUM aqy pflIaF ny rfhIaF nUM dwisaf. pfxI dI AuzIk sLurU
hoeI, pr pfxI nhIN afieaf. BONKVy dy qury kMzy iPr Puwtxy sLurU hoey-
-hor bfibaF dy twbr qoN kI qdrkfrI aY- bih igaf Qwk ky- kihxy suxny vfly
muskVINeyN hwsdy.
iPr lokF ny vyiKaf, bfby ny kwcI KUhI dy iewk pfsy cIrU iekwTy kIqy sn.
cUkxI kflI imwtI’c mlHx pf ky GfxI kIqI sI qy KUhI qoN QoVHy Prk nfl, iewk
kwcI Krl (KurlI vrgI lMbI hOdI ijsnUM sfzy pfsy ‘KylH’ kihMdy hn) bxf ky
ilwp leI sI. hux zMgr psLU CfvyN KV ky pfxI pINdy. koeI hflI hl QMm ky
pfxI pIx afAuNdf qF bfbf socdf- ‘hux TIk aY’, ieMnF icr gAU dy jfey qF dm
mfrngy’-
iPr qF KylH pwkI hoeI, KUhI icxI geI hltI lwgI qy bfby ny AuQy hI CotI
ijhI pwkI koTVI pfeI. vQyrf kusL hoieaf (AUN akflIaF dy ieiqhfsk iklyH,
gVIaF Zfh ky sMgmrmrI gurdvfry bxfAux vFg, bfby dI aslI koTVI qy KUhI asIN
vI nI sFBI, bfby dI smfD ‘qy lYNtr lfqf)
AuNJ kihMdy ny, bfby df kMm vyK ky, sfzy ipMz dy iksy bfxIey ny AuhnUM
KUhI qy hltI leI Dn idwqf sI. ipMz jF pirvfr qoN koeI mdd ley ibnF, kihMdy
Cy mIl dUroN, moiZaF qy pwkIaF iewtF ZoeIaF sn.
ipMz dy lihMdy pfsy, ruwKF dI svrg vrgI CF cVHqy bfby dI smfD qy Juldf
JMzf mYnUM hmysLF cfcy cMnx isMG dI Xfd krfAuNdf hY. jIhny bfbf cVHq isMG
dI Xfdgfr sO sfl bfad hrI kIqI, jIhdy Bog qy bolidaF mYN kih irhf sF.
“jfro- ieh bMdy nI jf rhy ipMz dy ieiqhfs dy sRoq suwk rhy ny’ – qy hux jd
ieh lyK ilKx leI vyrivaF dI loV peI, vyrvy nf imlx qy bhuq kuJ Cwzxf ipaf,
klpnf krnI peI, qF mYN socdf hF- “mYN ikMnF swc ikhf sI!”
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