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Aus idn mYN afpxI zfierI ivwc
iliKaf sI:-
“25 dsMbr 1980 svyry 9:00 vjy. ieh kYnyzf df itRp mYnUM kI kI bxfvygf?
ikhVy rfhF AuWqy qorygf? mYN kvI huMdf jf irhf hF. mYnUM AumV AumV ky
kivqf Auqr rhI hY qy hr nvyN idRsL nUM BfvnfvF dIaF lVIaF ivwc idmfgL
suwqy isD hI prox lwg ipaf hY. jdoN dI, 23rd sLfm qoN, sfrI DrqI icwtI hI
icwtI dyKI hY brPL nfl ZwkI peI qF pqf nhIN ikhVf sUrj myry ijLhn ivwc,
myrI CfqI ivwc cVH Kloqf hY qy BfvnfvF AuWqy, aihsfsF AuWqy jMmI peI brPL
KorxI sLurU kr idwqI hY.”
krIb 26 sfl ieh ivcfr aqy ilKIaF sqrF suwqIaF rhIaF. mMYN Buwl Bulf igaf
sF. pr akqUbr 2006 dI iewk svyr mYN pMjfb klf Bvn, sYktr 16, cMzIgVH ivKy
pMjfb sfihq akYzmI dI aYgjLYkitv dI mIitMg ivwc ihwsf lYx vfsqy igaf.
mIitMg ivwc ihwsf
lYx vfsqy jlMDr qoN khfxIkfr virafm sMDU vI af gey aqy gwlF gwlF ivwc
AuhnF ny bhuq KUbsUrq idwK vfly pMjfbI rsfly, “sIrq” dIaF sqMbr aqy akqUbr
2006 dIaF kfpIaF hryk mYNbr nUM ByNt kIqIaF. virafm hurF ny ies rsfly
bfry, ies dy sLurU hox dy bfry, ies dy aYzItr aqy afpxy PLrjLMd, supn
sMDU, bfry vI ivsQfr sihq dwisaf. rsfly dy sPLy PLrolidaF, aMdr CpIaF
rcnfvF AuWqy Jfq mfirdaF, kfgLjL dI mulYmI aqy komlqf prKidaF jfixaf ik
rsflf swc hI vDIaf idwK vflf hY. ieh gwl vI spwsLt ho geI ik jdoN ies nUM
virafm sMDU, surjIq pfqr aqy pMjfbI dy hor mMny-pRmMny aqy isrmOr lyKkF
aqy ivdvfnF dI srpRsqI imlygI qF ieh Auprflf nf isrPL jLrUr-br-jLrUr sPLl
hI hovygf sgoN pMjfbI sfihqk Kyqr ivwc iewk AuWc dumflVf, aiq rOsLn
cfnx-munfrf vI sfbq hovygf. acfnk hI mYN ikhf, “virafm jI! torYNto nfl
myrf vI zUMGf irsLqf hY. torYNto myrI kivqf dI jnm BUmI hY. myrf kivqf
ilKx aqy kvI hox df sPLr torYNto qoN hI sLurU hoieaf hY.”
myrI gwl suxidaF hI virafm sMDU, ikrpfl kjLfk, nfhr isMG afid ny KusLI BrI
hYrfnI drsfeI aqy virafm hurF ny qurq hI ikhf, “ieh qF kmfl hI ho geI. Bfa
jI qusIN ies bfry ilKo qy ‘sIrq’ ivwc ies nUM CfpFgy.” dUjy mYNbr dosqF ny
vI ieho ikhf aqy mYN virafm hurF nfl vfadf kIqf ik jdoN Auh agly mhIny
mIitMg vfsqy afAuxgy qF AudoN qwk mYN kuJ nf kuJ jLrUr ilK CwzFgf. ieh gwl
vwKrI hY ik mYN hux krIb 5 mhIinaF ipwCoN hI afpxf vfadf pUrf kr sikaf hF.
mYN sqMbr 1980 dy aKIr ivwc kolMbo plfn nIqI aDIn AucyrI tRyinMg lYx leI
brimMGm XU:ky puwjf sF. krIb awD akqUbr, 1980 ivwc iewk idn acfnk hI myry
kYnyzf (torYNto) vsdy dosq avqfr gryvfl df PLon af igaf aqy Auh kihx lwgf
ik hux jdoN mYN XU:ky qwk af hI igaf sF qF ikRsms dIaF CuwtIaF ivwc
torYNto cwkr vI mfr jfvF. mYN AusnUM ikhf, “XU:ky qwk qF srkfrF ny Byj
idwqf/lY afeIaF. awgoN qUM lY jf qF mYnUM koeI ieqrfjL nhIN. myrI qF mOj
hI mOj hovygI.” mYN qF hfsy ivwc hI gwl khI sI. mYnUM qF 10-12 idn ipwCoN
AudoN pqf lwgf ik avqfr ny mjLfk nhIN sI smiJaf jdoN eyar kYnyzf dI lMzn
torYNto aqy vfpsI vflI itkt zfk rfhIN mYnUM iml geI. ieMj kYnyzf aqy
torYNto jfx df myrf sPLr qih ho igaf. imqI 23 dsMbr, 1980 nUM mYN eyar
kYnyzf dI Auzfn nMbr ey sI 865 ivwc, hIQro hvfeI awzy qoN, afpxI sIt jf
mwlI aqy jhfjL ny dupYhr 12:24 AuWqy AuQoN afpxI Auzfx Br leI.
hIQro hvfeI awzy AuWqy hI nslI iKwcoqfx aqy vrqfry dIaF bhuq hI sUKm
JfkIaF dyKIaF. pihly gyt AWqy cYk ien kfAUNtr AuWqy gory krmcfrI ny bVy hI
ruwKy ZMg nfl kfgjL ley, iemIgRYsLn PLfrm idwqf. pr jdoN borizMg qoN pihlF
vfly gyt kol puwjf qF dyiKaf ik ibjleI drvfjLy dy dUjy pfsy iewk AuWcf
lMbf gTIlf aPLrIkn-kYnyzIan krmcfrI KVHf sI aqy ibjleI drvfjLy ivwcoN lMG
ky af rhy hr XfqrU (myry qoN awgy sfry gory hI sn) dy srIr AuWqy hwQ PyLr
ky, qswlI krky awgy jfx dy irhf sI. jdoN myrI vfrI afeI qF ibjleI drvfjLy
ivwcoN lMGidaF “pIN” “pIN pIN” hoeI ikAuN jo myry KIsy ivwc kuJ iswky,
iewk stIl df pYn sI. mYN drvfjLf twpidaF hI afpxy donoN hwQ PYlf idwqy qF
jo Auh toh ky, hwQ Pyr ky qswlI kr lvy. pr Aus kfly kYnyzIan krmcfrI ny
mYnUM hwQ vI nf lfieaf qy isrPL hwQ ihlf ky, “its all right. Welcome to
Canada,” kih ky awgy lMGx df iesLfrf kr idwqf. mMYnUM kuJ ajIb mihsUs
hoieaf ikAuNik pihlF Aus ny iksy vI hor musfiPLr nfl ieMj nhIN sI kIqf.
mYN QoVHf ht ky, iewk kursI AuWqy bYT ky, dyKx lwg ipaf ikAuNik mYN ipCFh
muV ky dyK ilaf sI ik myry qoN 10-15 musfPLrF ipwCoN 2-3 pMjfbI lgdy
musfPLr KVHy sn. mYN dyiKaf ik Aus krmcfrI ny Auho vqIrf AunHF pMjfbI lgdy
musfPLrF nfl vI kIqf jo Aus ny myry nfl kIqf sI.
jhfjL ivwc mYnUM ivckfrlI sIt imlI sI aqy mONtiral qwk mYN EQy hI bYTf
irhf. pr jdoN mONtrIal svfrIaF AuWqrIaF qF mYN iKVkI vflI sIt mwl leI aqy
torYNto qwk df sPLr hyTlI DrqI dyKidaF hI kwitaf. hyTF brPL hI brPL sI,
sPLydI hI sPLydI. isrPL sVk dI kflI lkIr hI Aus ‘icwtI cfdr’ AuWqy hfsLIey
vrgI vwKrI idws rhI sI. aMq ibRitsL vkq anusfr rfq 9:25 jhfjL torYNto afx
lwQf. avqfr gryvfl mYnUM lYx vfsqy afieaf hoieaf sI aqy asIN jldI hI Ausdy
Gr –crcihl aYvyinAU, ivlozyl, aONtrIE puwj gey. jdoN myrI GVI AuWqy
ibRitsL vkq anusfr rfq dy 11 vwjy qF mYN GVI nUM torYNto vkq anusfr sLfm
dy 6 vjy AuWqy sYWt kr ilaf. avqfr dy pirvfr nfl, myl imlfp ipwCoN , Ausdy
dosqF nfl imlidaF iglidaF, KFidaF pINidaF rfq dy 11:30 ho gey jdoN avqfr
dy bfpU jI ny myrI Qkfvt BFpidaF mihiPLl KLqm kIqI aqy mYN ibRitsL vkq
anusfr 22 Gmty jfgdy rihx ipwCoN sOx vfsqy kmry ivwc clf igaf.
sOx vfly kmry ivwc jfx ipwCoN, kuJ icr lytx ipwCoN, 23-24 dsMbr 1980 dI
rfq nUM mYnUM kivqf-jnm dIaF jxypf-pIVF ny af Gyiraf. AunINdry, lMby sPLr,
Qkfvt dy bfvjUd mYnUM nINdr nf afvy. mMYN pfsy mfrI jfvF. myry aMdr bhuq
kuJ AuWQl puwQl hoeI jfvy. myry idmfgL ivwc ijvyN qUPLfn AuWT rhy hox,
smuMdr dIaF CwlF cVH cVHky af rhIaF hox. mMYnUM bhuq sfry lokF dI afdq dy
Ault kdy vI koeI QF EprI nhIN lgdI aqy iksy vI nvIN jgHf qy lytx qoN pMj
imMt dy aMdr aMdr zUMGI, GUk nINd ivwc sON jFdf hF. pr Auh rfq myrI sfrI
Aumr ivclIaF 4-5 rfqF ivwcoN sI jdoN mYN sON nhIN sikaf, nINd nhIN af rhI
sI, AuWslvwty mfr irhf sF. pqf nhIN ieMj ikMnf hI vkq bIq igaf. aKIr mYN
AuWT ky bwqI jgfeI, swjy Kwby dyiKaf, bwcy dy skUl dy bsqy ivwcoN iewk
kfgjL aqy pYn kwiZaf aqy mYN JrItxf sLurU kIqf “brPL dI icwtI cfdr lY ky
suwqI peI lokfeI.” krIb 8-10 sqrF ilK idwqIaF. ieMj torYNto ivwc 23-24
dsMbr dI rfq nUM myrI pihlI kivqf ny jnm ilaf.
agly idn 24 dsMbr sfrf idn torYNto sLhir ivwc GuMmdy rhy. hr pfsy brPL hI
brPL. kVfky dI srdI. sLfm nUM jdoN Gr vfps af rhy sF qF qfjLI brPL izwgxI
sLurU ho geI. qyjL hvf clx lg peI. ies qyjL hvf ivwc izgdI brPL, “buwZI
mfeI dy Jfty” vFg ieDr EDr AuWzdI iPLrdI, brPL dy PLMby ikqy aVdy, ikqy
AuWzdy, ikqy tuwtdy iPLrn! ieh njLfrf dyKky, “brPLF dy vf-vroly,” myry
idmfg ivwc AuWBrx lwg pey. Aus rfq vI krIb 11:30 qoN ipwCoN sOx leI kmry
ivwc afieaf. Aus rfq mYN zfierI ivwc iliKaf, “……idmfg df smuMdr mMQn hox
lwg ipaf.” kuJ sqrF ilKIaF. kuJ sqrF bxfeIaF. rfq 00:30 AM 25 dsMbr (jF
24-25 dsMbr dI awDI rfq qwk) sOx dI koisLsL kIqI. pr nINd ikwQoN afAuNdI.
ds ku imMt ipwCoN Pyr AuWiTaf aqy dUjI kivqf ilK idwqI, “brPLF dy
vf-vroly/grm ryqlI hvf vFg/jdoN awKF Julsdy hn/……”
25 dsMbr 1980 svyry 7:30 vjy mYN jfg ipaf. ipCly donoN idnF dIaF kviqfvF
pVHIaF. soD suDfeI kIqI, kFt CFt kIqI aqy donoN kivqfvF zfierI ivwc ilK
idwqIaF. krIb svyry 8:35 AuWqy avqfr tRFijLstr cuwkI myry kol afieaf aqy
Ausny dwisaf ik ryzIE anusfr svyry 8:30 vjy torYNto df qfpmfn mnPLI 27
izgrI (-27 C ) sI. sux ky hI kFbf af igaf. ijLMdgI ivwc pihlI vfr aYnI TMZ
vyKx aqy hMZfAux df mOkf bixaf sI. kmry dI bfrI dy prdy htf ky bfhr dyKx
lwg ipaf. cmkIlI sfPL Duwp ivwc brPL sLIsLy vFg cmk rhI sI. mYN vyiKaf ik
afs-pfs dy sfry GrF dIaF icmnIaF ivwcoN hOlI-hOlI DUMaF bfhr inkl irhf sI.
ieMj lwg irhf sI ijvyN koeI Dwky mfr-mfr ky DUMeyN nUM bfhr kwZ irhf hovy,
ijvyN hONk hONk ky DUMaF bfhr inkl irhf hovy. ieh njLfrf dyKdy dyKdy hI
myry idmfgL ivwc ilsLkfrf hoieaf, iKafl afieaf aqy mYN qurMq sqrF ilK
idwqIaF, “jdoN iPLjLf df tYNprycr/ jmfv ibMdU qoN sqfeI izgrI hyTF hovy/
qF GrF dIaF icmnIaF ivwcoN inkldf DUMaF…….” iek dm Ausy vyly hI mYN nON
sqrF ilK idwqIaF, kivqf pUrI bx geI aqy myrI qIjI kivqf df jnm ho igaf.
Aus idn mYN, avqfr aqy Ausdf pirvfr, amrIkf dy sLihr iztROiet leI qur pey
aqy 29 dsMbr nUM vfps torFto af gey. aglf idn sLihr ivwc GuMm iPLr ky
gujLfiraf aqy 31 dsMbr nUM svyry avqfr mYnUM aqy afpxy bfpU jI nUM torYNto
kYnyzf nYsLnl tfvr Cwz igaf. tfvr dI sYr krky hyTF AuWqry qF kuJ dUr hI
iewk bhuq vwzf sfrf krIb 15-20 Puwt AuWcf buwq dyiKaf. Ausdf nfm XUnIvrsl
mYn dwisaf igaf. pr mYnUM ieh ajIb ijhf sMbMD lwgf- iewk pfsy krIb 1500
Puwt AuWcf tfvr qy kol hI jMjIrF qoVn df Xqn krdy XUnIvrsl mYn df buwq! kI
myl hoieaf? ivcfr ilsLikaf- myl nhIN tkrfE dI hkIkq hY. sLfm Gr afx qwk
idl ivwc KlblI mcdI rhI. nvyN sfl dy jsLnF qoN PLfrg qF ho gey. pr afpxy
aMdr df qUPLfn sLFq nhIN ho irhf sI. aKIr pihlI jnvrI 1981 svyry 02:25 vjy
(31 dsMbr- pihlI jnvrI dI rfq) mYN cOQI kivqf ilKI, “iqwKI hvf ivwc/ nrm
brPL dy / Coty Coty ikxky…….” do cfr idnF ivwc ieh kivqf mukMml ho geI.
nvyN sfl dy pihly idn avqfr mYnUM amrIkf dI sYr krfAux lY quiraf. asIN
inAUXfrk, iPLlfzYlPLIaf, bostn aqy vfisLMgtn dI sYr krky 6 jnvrI nUM vfps
torYNto af gey. agly idn, 7 jnvrI 1981 sfLm nUM mYN ieMglYNz vfps afx leI
jhfjL PiVaf. eyar kYnyzf dI Auzfn nMbr 856 ny torYNto dy vkq anusfr rfq 9
vwj ky 13 imMt AuWqy Auzfx Br leI. mYN soicaf ik hvf ivwcoN hyTF jgmg
krdIaF rOsLnIaF df njLfrf mfxFgf, Pyr sON jfvFgf. pr do idn pihlF inAUXfkr
dy bRoNks dy ielfky ivwc CwbIvIN mMijLl dy PlYt ivwc ‘kYd’ iewk cfr sfl dy
mfsUm bwcy mnUM- nfl hoeI muflkfq aqy AusdI mfsUm qVp hI idmfgL ivwcoN
nhIN inkl rhI sI. mnUM dIaF CotIaF CotIaF gwlF, qrly, “aMkl qusIN nf jfvo.
aMkl qusIN ruk jfvo” dI BIK mMgdy vfsqy, ipCly do idnF qoN JMjoVI jf rhy
sn. mYN vI bhuq aOKf mihsUs kr irhf sF. aKIr ivwc mnUM ijwq igaf aqy mYN
jhfjL ivwc bYTy bYTy ny hI kivqf JrIt leI “kMkrIt dy jMgl ivwc/ ikMny
sfry/ AuWcy nIvyN/ bohV ibRC/ ruMz mruMzy srUaF vrgy. AuWpr AuWpr qurdy
jFdy…….” kivqf kfPLI lMbI bx geI. pUrI huMdy vkq rfq 11:30 ho igaf sI.
myrI pMjvIN kivqf torYNto-lMzn dy hvfeI sPLr dOrfn, hvfeI jhfjL ivwc pUrI
ho geI. krIb 8 imMt ipwCoN 11:38 vjy, jfgomItI ivwc, mYN pfielt vwloN
idwqI sUcnf suxI. Aus ikhf sI ik jhfjL ny 39vIN pwCmI ryKf (mYrIzIan) pfr
kr leI sI aqy XfqrI afpxIaF GVIaF AuWqy vkq 04:38 AM sYt kr lYx. kYnyzf
ipwCy rih igaf sI.
mYN 8 jnvrI nUM lMzn puwj igaf. torYNto ivwc sLurU hoieaf kivqf df pRvfh
Pyr vI nhIN ruikaf. ieMglYNz ivwc Tihrx aqy XUrp dIaF XfqrfvF dOrfn
kfiv-pRvfh jfrI irhf.julfeI 1981 ivwc mYN dysL vfips af igaf aqy ds sflF
ipwCoN agsq 1991 ivwc mYN afpxf kfiv-sMgRih “sfhF dI pwqrI” pRkfsLq kIqf.
iesdIaF pihlIaF pMj kivqfvF torYNto ivwc jnmIaF sn.myrI klm dI jo Xfqrf
torYNto qoN sLurU hoeI sI Auh hfly vI kdI Jrny vFg vygmeI, kdI mYdfnI ndI
aqy kdI JIl dy sFq pfxI vFg azol rihMdI jfrI hY. torYNto myrI kivqf dI jnm
BUmI dy rUp ivwc myrI ijLMdgI df vwzmuwlf mIl-pwQr bx igaf hY.
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