pMjfbI sfihq dy lyKkF qy pfTkF
dy iËhn ivc jMmU Èihr df iKafl afAuNdy hI Éfild husYn df iKafl afpxy afp
af jFdf hY iblkul AuvyN ijvyN idwlI df iKafl afAuNdy hI lfl iklHy qy kuqb
mInfr dIaF qsvIrF quhfzy iËhn ivc afpxy afp AuBr afAuFdIaF n.
Kfild sfihb ƒ mYN pihlI vfr igafrF sfl pihlF AudoN imilaf sF jdoN pRo[
divMdr isMG ny jMmU XUnIvristI dy pMjfbI ivBfg ivc do idnF pMjfbI sYmInfr
krvfieaf sI. ies sYmInfr ivc pMjfb aqy idwlI qoN afey vIh-pwcI lyKkF dy
myl ivc mYN vI Èfml sF. sfƒ XUnIvristI dy gYst hfAUs ivc Tihrfieaf igaf
sI. pRo[ divMdr isMG qoN ibnF jMmU dy do lyKk suÈIl Èrmf qy Kfild husYn
mihmfn lyKkF dy hr smyN aMg-sMg rhy. AunHF dI hr loV df iKafl rwiKaf. mYN
sfiraF qoN CotI Aumr df qy sfihq ivc nvF sF. mYN bhuqy lyKkF ƒ pihlI vfr
ieQy hI iml irhf sF. kfnPrMs dy pihly idn dI smfpqI qoN bfad asIN
XUnIvristI dI bws ivc jMmU df pRiswD bfg bfg-ey-bfhU qy bfhU iklHf dyKx
gey. Èfm ƒ Kfxf Kfx leI jfx lwgy qF mYN zf[ suÈIl Èrmf ƒ puwiCaf, “zfktr
sfhb ikDr jf rhy hF.``
“aOh Kfild sfihb jMmU-kÈmIr dy pRiswD lyKk ny. awjkwlH izptI kimÈnr lwgy
hoey ny, ienHF dy Gry afpF sfiraF ƒ Kfxy dI dfavq ey[[[ AuWQy cwly aF``,
suÈIl ny dwisaf.
“zf[ sI? lwgdy qF hY nhIN``, mYN ikhf.
suÈIl hwisaf, iPr Aus ny iek vfikaf suxfieaf. Kfild husYn qy suÈIl iek vfr
iksy sfihqk pRogrfm ivc Èfml hox leI aMimRqsr ƒ jf rhy sn. pMjfb ivc iksy
nfky qy puils ny gwzI rokI. suÈIl ny Qwly Auqrdy dwisaf ik aMdr bYTy sfhb
izptI kimÈnr hn. puils vfly ny aMdr JfqI mfr ky ikhf, “lgdy qF hY nIN qUM
kihnYN qF mMn lYNdy aF.``
Kfild husYn ny lMmf smF vwzIaF pdvIaF qy kMm kIqf pr afpxI ÈÉsIaq ƒ aPsrI
df rMg nhIN cVHn idwqf. iehI kfrn hY ik jMmU-kÈmIr, pwCmI pMjfb, pUrbI
pMjfb aqy idwlI ivc syvf-mukqI qoN bfad adbI hlikaF ivc AunHF df nfm
siqkfr nfl ilaf jFdf hY. pMjfbIaF dI mihmfn-invfjI sfry mulk ivc pRiswD
hY. Kfild husYn dI mihmfn-invfjI sfry pMjfbI lyKkF ivc pRiswD hY. jy ies ƒ
BuwK nf smiJaf jfey qF iek gwl dwsF: Kfild ny mihmfn lyKkF dI syvf krn leI
afpxy nOkrF dI CuwtI kr idwqI. afpxI bIvI qy bwicaF ƒ Kfxf afp iqafr krn
leI ikhf. Aus ny pwcI lyKkF leI pwcI qrHF dy kÈmIrI Kfxy iqafr krvfey.
bhuqy lyKkF ny lËIj kÈmIrI KfixaF df svfd pihlI vfr ciKaf sI. Aus dy
bwicaF ny afp Kfxf vrqfieaf. Kfxy qoN bfad kÈmIrI kfhvy qy virafm isMG
sMDU BfjI ExHF dI styj skwqrI nfl kvI drbfr vI cldf irhf. ikaf XfdgfrI kvI
drbfr sI-Kfild dI mihmfn-invfjI, kysr Kuly kÈmIrI kfhny dIaF cuskIaF,
kivqf qy pMjfbI dy isrmOr mMc sMcflk virafm isMG sMDU dy jumly.
kuJ sflF bfad myrf dfxf-pfxI mYƒ jMmU lY afieaf. mYN pirvfr smyq eyQy
rihxf ÈurU kIqf qF Kfild sfihb ExF nfl mulfkfq aksr hox lwgI. kdy Auh myry
kol Gry af jFdy qy kdy mYN AunHF dy Gr cly jFdf. nvyN Èihr qy nvyN lokF
ivc mYƒ AunHF dI vfkÌI df bVf afsrf sI. AunHF df Gr ÈRIngr bfeIpfs nyVy
iek phfVI ‘qy vsI klonI biTMzI ivc hY. vwzy sfry ivhVy ivc bxI AunHF dI
KUbsUrq koTI PfrUK abduwlf aqy gulfm nbI afËfd dIaF koTIaF dy iblkul kol
hY.
Auh afpxy bfry dwsdy hn, “mYN pihlI apRYl 1945 ƒ mfstr ÈyK gulfm husYn dy
Gr jMmU qoN iCafht iklomItr dUr vsy Èihr AUDmpur ivc jnm ilaf. isafsqdfnF
dIaF krfmfqF rMg ilafeIaF. dyÈ dI vMz hoeI. iek qUÌfn AuWiTaf. myry awbf
df Gr vI Zih-ZyrI ho igaf. sfrf pirvfr mfiraf igaf. hXfqI dy aOKy rfh `qy
Btkx leI mYN qy myrI mF bc gey.``
“swq sfl asIN riPAUËI kYNpF ivc ruldy rhy. mF ny bVIaF musIbqF nfl pfilaf,
pVHfieaf qy ruËgfr dy kfbl bxfieaf. pr bcpn ivc XqImI dI ijhVI mfr mYN
shI, Aus ny mYƒ byhwd jËbfqI bxf idwqf. QuV qy mihrUmI dy aihsfs ivc pilaf
Kfild husYn lfÈAUr ivc iËMdgI dI kuVwqx ƒ pfldf irhf.``
“Kfild sfihb jMmU pMjfbI ielfkf hY. AuNj vI jMmU-kÈmIr ivc pMjfbI eynI afm
hY ik jMmU aqy kÈmIr dovF irafsqF ivc pMjfbI smJI jFdI hY. pr eyQoN dy
muslmfn vDyry krky AurdU ivc ilKdy hn. qusIN pMjfbI ivc ikvyN ilKx lwgy?``
“qihsIl mhOr qy gUl ƒ Cwz ky pUrf iËlHf AUDmpur zogrI bolx vflf ielfkf ey.
myry mfpy vI zogry sn pr 1947 ivc asIN ihjrq krky jMmU af gey. mgroN
Ausqfd muhwly ivc afbfd ho gey. Ausqfd muhwly dy vsnIk pMjfbI boldy ny.
ies leI mYN vI pMjfbI boldf hF. mYN pMjfbI Ëubfn iksy skUl, kflj jF
XUnIvristI `coN nhIN iswKI, sgoN afpxI mF koloN, Ausqfd muhwly dy bËurgF
koloN qy lfhOr ryzIE dy mÈhUr pMjfbI pRogrfm ‘rfvI dIaF CwlF` dy ikrdfr
inËfm-dIn koloN iswKI qy iPr pMjfbI Ëubfn ƒ hI afpxy ieËhfr df vsIlf
bxfieaf.``
jMmU dy muslmfnF ivc bolI jFdI ies TyT Ëubfn df pRgtfvf Kfild husYn ny
afpxIaF khfxIaF ivc ies qrHF kIqf hY: ‘iekrfm mMËl dI dUjI ƒh Ëuhrf[[[
ienfn KoKr dy Gr dI kuwkVI, afpixaF cUicaF ƒ PfikaF qoN bcfx leI qy AunHF
ƒ dfxy Kvfx leI kdy-kdy prfey GrF ivc jfx lwgI. pr Aus ny afpxy afdm df
juwsf gloN nhIN lfihaf. Aus ny ies juwsy ƒ hI afpxI qkdIr mMn ilaf. afpxy
afdm dy juwsy hyT luk ky rMg-brMgy lIVy pfx vflI Ëuhrf dIaF gwlF hox
lwgIaF[[[. (ieÈiqhfrF vflI hvylI)
afpxI bIvI bfry ilKidaF Aus dI vfrqk df nmUnf dyKo: myrI bIvI nsIm iPrdOs
iek suGV GrylU aOrq ey. Èkl dI qy idl dI KUbsUrq ey pr iek adIb hox dy
nfqy mYN Auhdy idmfg dI KUbsUrqI dI qfrIÌ nhIN kr skdf. ieh jumlf Auhƒ
nfgvfr lwgy qF mYƒ mfÌ kr dyvy pr mYN swc kihx qy mjbUr hF beI myrI bIvI
df myry adIb bxn ivc koeI hwQ nhIN hY. iksy hor aOrq df hovy qF kih nhIN
skdf. sbUq vjoN mYN quhfƒ dws sknF beI Ausny awj qIkr kdy myry koloN koeI
khfxI nhIN suxI. kdy koeI adbI bihs nhIN kIqI. Auhdf kihxf ey ik ieh sB
ÌËUl bkvfs ey. iek vfrI mYN rfq ƒ bih ky khfxI ilK irhf sF. iek lÌË
‘lMgrI` myry iËhn `coN Auqr igaf sI. Qwk-hfr ky mYN afpxI bIvI ƒ jgfieaf.
mYN Auh ƒ puwiCaf ik lUx-imrc kuwtx vflI kuMzI ƒ poTohfrI ivc BlF kI
kihMdy ny? Auh ny bVI byruKI nfl isr dI muMzI ƒ Jtkf idwqf qy pfsf prq ky
sON geI. svyry AuTidaF sfr hI Aus ny altImytm dy idwqf ik rfq vflI hrkq jy
kdy dubfrf kIqI qF bhuq burf hovygf.
AunHF df vwzf bytf Ëfkr husYn mlyrkotly ivafihaf hoieaf ey. kdy Auh kÈmIr
ivc cldI qihrIk ivc Èfml ho igaf sI. Kfild sfihb dwsdy hn: ‘sfzy cfr bwcy
ny. do DIaF qy do puwqr. vwzI DI smIaf qbwsm aYm[ey[ aYl[aYl[bI[ qy
pI[aYWc[zI[ey[. golz mYzilst ey. Aus df pqI ieMjInIar ey. dUjI bytI humf
qbwsm iek zfktr ey qy Auhdf KfvMd ieÈrq cODrI vI pyÈy qoN zfktr ey. myrf
vwzf puwqr Ëfkr husYn coKf icr qwk myry gly df iglV qy hwQ df Cflf bixaf
irhf. Aus ny myrI soc qy sMnH mfrI. mYƒ qyËfb ivc nuhfieaf. Auhƒ afËfdI qy
brbfdI dy TykydfrF ny vrglfieaf sI pr rwb df Èukr ey ik CyqI hI Auh ƒ sfrI
hkIkq df pqf cwl igaf. ieMj svyr df Buwilaf Èfm ƒ Gr af igaf. dUsry byty
df nfm Xfsr iemrfn ey. ies bwcy ny aYm[ey[ qwk qflIm hfsl kIqI ey.’
Kfild husYn dy sOhry ÈRIngr dy rsqy ivc pqnItfp dy nyiVAuN swjy hwQ Auqr
ky, lMmf sÌr qih krky iek KUbsUrq vfdI ivc hn. kuJ mhIny pihlF zf[ suÈIl
Èrmf aqy adbI sMgq dy Audm nfl jMmU ivc Kfild husYn dI pusqk ‘bldI brÌ df
syk` AuWqy sYmInfr hoieaf. ies sYmInfr ivc pMjfb aqy idwlI qoN sfihq dy
DnMqr Èfml hoey. zf[ siqMdr isMG nUr, zf[ jgbIr isMG, zf[ rvyl isMG, zf[
dIpk mnmohn, zf[ gurpfl sMDU, zf[ krmjIq isMG, sI[aYl[ modigl, zf[ nriBMdr
isMG, zf[ joigMdr isMG rfhI, zf[ mnmohn qy blivMdr gryvfl. Kfild husYn ny
ienHF sfiraF ƒ afpxy sOhry ipMz GuMmfAux df pRogrfm bxf ilaf.
asIN sfry Aus Kyqr dy phfVF dI bxqr aqy KUbsUrqI qoN dMg rih gey. AunHF dy
sOhry pirvfr dI sfdI qy sucwjI rihxI-bihxI qoN sfry jxy pRBfivq hoey.
Kfild ExF dI sws jMmU-kÈmIr lYijslyitv kONsl dy mYNbr rhy hn. jMmU-kÈmIr
dy adbI hlikaF ivc ieh afm hI ikhf jFdf hY ik Kfild husYn ƒ bxfAux ivc
AunHF dI ies aMmIN df bhuq hwQ hY. Aus ny bhuq Qwly qoN sÌr df afgfË kIqf
qy iPr pOVI dy aKIrly zMzy qwk puwijaf.
“mYN klrk BrqI hoieaf. nOkrI dy nfl-nfl pVHdf irhf aqy klYktr qy iËlHf
mijstryt dy ahudy qwk puwijaf. afKr mihkmf Kurfk dy spYÈl sYktrI dy mnsb
qoN irtfier hoieaf. awjkwlH irafsqI srkfr ny mYƒ jMmU-kÈmIr styt kiËAUmr
protYkÈn kimÈn df mYNbr bxfief hoieaf hY.”
Aus ny pMjfbI ivc cfr khfxI sMgRihaF dI rcnf kIqI. Auh pMjfbI sfihq jgq
ivc iblkul hI vwKry qrHF dy iKwqy df, vwKrI qrHF dy lokF df, vwKrI qrHF df
nfmfingfr hY. Kfild dI afpxI pIVHI nfl jMmU dy muslmfnF dI pMjfbI Ëubfn
Kqm hox vwl ƒ vD rhI hY. nvIN pIVHI AurdU, ihMdI qy aMgryËI nfl juV rhI
hY. ies zugr Drq dy vsnIk BfÈf dy msly qy keI qrHF dy BMbl-BUisaF dy iÈkfr
hn. pMjfbI qy zogrI bhuq jldI blI cVHn leI iqafr hn. iPr Èfied AurdU,
ihMdI, kÈmIrI qy gojrI dI vfrI afvy. pr Kfild ny afpxy lokF ƒ afpxIaF
khfxIaF rfhIN pMjfbI avfm df aMg bxf idwqf hY.
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