sxy myry hr pMjfbI ƒ ieAuN
lgdf hY ik mYƒ bhuq kuJ pqf hY. ies soc dI pMjfbIaF ƒ iewk dyx ieh hY ik
asIN afpxI gwl-bfq ivwc muhfvry qy aKfx bhuq vrqdy hF. sfihqk-pirBfsLf
muqfibk muhfvry jF aKfx Auh ivafpk qwQ huMdy hn jo smyN dI ksOtI qy prKy
hoey huMdy hn qy hmysLf hr QF swc huMdy hn. pMjfbI ‘c eyny aKfx qy muhfvry
hn ik sfry qF ajy qwk iksy ikqfbI sLkl ivwc iekwTy nhIN kIqy hoxy.
ijAuN ijAuN mYN vwzf huMdf igaf, ienHF ‘c myrI idlcspI vDdI geI. iPr ienHF
‘coN keI ‘ivafpk qwQF’ qy sLwk vI hox lwigaf. myrf afpxf ivsLf jIv-jMqU
ivigafn hox kfrn iPr vI ienHF qy srsrI njLr mfrn qoN ijLafdf kuwJ nhIN
kIqf. iPr iewk vfrI Bfrq dy AuWGy pMCI ivigafnI zf[ mnjIq isMG ZINzsf ny
cMzIgVH qoN inklLdy aMgryjLI dy aKbfr ‘ieMzIan aYWkspRYWs’ ivwc iewk lyK
Cfipaf jo pMCIaF sbMDI pMjfb dy lokF ‘c gLlq DfrnfvF bfry sI. Aus lyK ‘coN
iewk gwl mYƒ ajy vI Xfd hY jo ttIhrI dy AuWpr ƒ pYr krky sOx bfry sI.
ipMzF ‘c lok afm hI ieh kihMdy hn ik ttIhrI AuWpr ƒ pYr krky sONdI hY qF
ky asmfn Qwly nf izg pvy. pr asl ivwc ttIhrI iswDI hI bYTI huMdI hY qy ieh
Dfrnf iblkul gLlq hY.
iesy qrHF bfbf PLrId dI quk hY, “kflLI koiel qUM ikq gux kflLI, apny pRIqm
ky hAuN ibrhf jflLI.” ies quk muqfibk bfbf PLrId koiel dy kflLI hox df
kfrx Aus dy pRIqm qoN ivCoVf dwsdy hn. pr asl ivwc kflLy rMg dI koiel qF
nr koiel jF koielf hY. koiel jF kih lE ik mfdf koiel qF kflLy rMg dI huMdI
hI nhIN (Poto dyKo). mfdf koiel qF icwqr-imwqrI huMdI hY. sLfied ivigafn
dy ividafrQIaF qoN ielfvf bfkI pMjfbIaF ƒ ieh pqf hI nf hovy. iesy qrHF
mor dy pivwqr hox dIaF gwlF kIqIaF jFdIaF hn. kihMdy hn, “mor nfc nwcdf hY
qy mornIaF Ausdy duaflLy Jurmt af pfAuNdIaF hn. ies zrfmy ivwc mor df roxf
inklL jFdf hY qy hMJU izwgx lgdy hn, jo mornIaF afpxIaF cuMJF nflL cug
lYNdIaF hn. ies qrHF mornIaF grBvqIaF ho ky aFzy idMdIaF hn qy morF dI nsl
awgy vDdI hY.” ies khfxI ivwcoN kfm jF sYWks ƒ kwZ ky mor ƒ suwcf qy
pivwqr jfnvr idKfieaf jFdf hY. iesy kfrn hI mor dy KMBF nflL gurU gRMQ
sfihb qy cOr Julfieaf jFdf hY. aijhI iewk gwl hI hjLrq eIsf msIh dy jnm
nflL vI joVI geI hY ik mF-myrI ƒ iksy kirsLmy rfhIN grB Tihiraf sI qy
jIjLs krfeIst isrPL mF-myrI df hI muMzf sI. ieh sB Dfrimk DfrnfvF hn. pr
mor mornIaF nflL sYWks krdf hY jfxI ik murgy-murgI vFg hI mornIaF nflL Bog
krdf hY qF jf ky Auh aFzy dyx dy kfibl huMdIaF hn.
pMjfbI df iewk hor muhfvrf hY, “swp ƒ swp lVy, jLihr kIhƒ cVHy.” vYsy qF
afm krky swp ƒ swp lVdf nhIN ikAuNik jfnvr afps ivwc bhuq Gwt lVdy hn. pr
jy jLihrIlf swp dUjy swp dy lV jfvy jF Aus ƒ dMdI vwZ dvy qF Auh jLrUr mr
jfvygf. Aus qrHF swp afpxI jLihr ajfeIN guafAux leI hr iksy cIjL ƒ zMg
nhIN mfrdf ikAuNik ieh Ausdf afpxf isLkfr mfrn vflLf aslf hY. Auh afpxy
isLkfr dy jLihr df tIkf lf ky, mrn jF byhosL hox ipwCoN Aus ƒ inglL lYNdf
hY. ieh lfieaf tIkf Aus isLkfr dy mfs ƒ hjLm krn ivwc vI mwdd krdf hY.
bMdy ƒ zMg mfrnf qF Aus dI mjbUrI ho jFdI hY jdoN bMdf Aus ƒ qMg krdf hY
jF Auh smJdf hY ik ies bMdy qoN mYƒ Kqrf hY.
Bfrq df iewk aijhf swp vI hY jo dUjy swpF df isLkfr krdf hY. Aus df nF hY
PnIarF df rfjf jF ikMg kObrf, jo dwKxI Bfrq dy jMglLF ‘c rihMdf hY. ieh
Bfrq dy pUrb, imaFmfr, cIn, ieMzonysLIaf qy iPlIpINn ivwc vI imldf hY. ies
df jIv ivigafnI nF hY, EPLIEPLygs hwnfh . ies nF df mqlb hY swp-Kfxf jfxI
ik ieh hY swp-Kfxf swp. ieh srflL jF ajgr smyq jLihr-rihq qy jLihrIly
donoN qrHF dy swpF ƒ Kf jFdf hY. ieh dunIaf df sB qoN vwzf jLihrIlf swp
hY. iesdI lMbfeI sfZy pMj mItr qoN vwD vI ho skdI hY. jdoN ieh PnIar swp
(kobrf) ƒ KFdf hY qF Aus ƒ zMg nflL hI mfrdf hY. jy ikqy PnIar Aus nflL
lVdf lVdf afpxI pUrI jLihr ikMg kobry dy srIr ‘c pf dyvy qF Auh vI mr skdf
hY. hF AunHF dy srIrF ‘c sfzy nflLoN QoVHI bhuq ijLafdf sLkqI jLihr iKlfPL
lVn leI huMdI hY, pr pUrI jLihr BrI dMdI AunHF dI mOq leI kfPLI huMdI hY.
vYsy BfrqI jLihrIly swpF dy zMgy hoey bMdy jF jfnvr ƒ jLihr-roDk tIkf luaf
ky bcfieaf jf skdf hY. vIh-pwcI imMt qoN pihlF iksy vI BfrqI swp df zMg
jvfn bMdy ƒ jLihr dy asr nflL nhIN mfr skdf, pr dihl nflL ies qoN pihlF vI
bMdf mr skdf hY.
swpF dI bMidaF ivruwD lVfeI bfry vI sfzy smfj ‘c byquky qy byisr-pYr
DfrnfvF ny. aKy “PnIar iqMn jF pMj Puwt AuWcf KVHf ho ky Px iKlfr lYNdf
hY. ieh bMdy df ipwCf krdf hY.” aslIaq ieh hY ik jdoN ies ƒ Kqry df aihsfs
huMdf hY qF ieh dOV ky jF luk ky bcx dI koisLsL krdf hY, pr ies qrHF
iCiVaf PnIar swp guwsy ‘c af jFdf hY qy jy ies smyN Aus kolL koeI jfvy qF
Aus ƒ zMg mfr skdf hY. mYƒ iqMn mOky Xfd hn jdoN jMglLI PnIar swp mYƒ
imilaf. Auh hr vfr mYQoN zr ky Bwijaf, pr QoVHI dUr jf ky Aus ny Px
iKlfiraf qy PuMkfry mfry. mYN pihlF ziraf vI, pr Aus dy ies vqIry qoN
prBfivq ho ky Aus ƒ alivdf kih ky afpxy rfh pY jFdf irhf. ipMzF ‘c iesdy
jLihr bfry iewQoN qwk aPvfhF hn ik ijs sotI nflL ies ƒ mfiraf jFdf hY, Auh
sotI hI ies dy jLihr dy asr nflL tuwt jFdI hY. hor vI ik ies df zMigaf Jwt
hI mr jFdf hY qy ies ƒ isrPL isr qy sotI mfr ky hI mfiraf jf skdf hY. vYsy
swpF df jLihr AunHF dI Quwk-gRMQI ‘c pYdf hoey aYNjLfeIm hI huMdy hn. jy
asIN ies jLihr df glfs Br ky vI pI leIey qF kuwJ nhIN hovygf, ikAuNik ieh
aYNjLfeIm sfzy iZwz ivwc hjLm ho jfxgy. pr jy afpxy mUMh jF iZwz aMdr jLKm
hovy qF ieh jLihr srIr ‘c vV skdf hY jo swp dy lVn vrgI hI gwl hovygI.
vYsy swpF ƒ mfrnf gLlq hY ikAuNik ieh sfzy vfqfvrx (eIkoisstm) df ihwsf
hn, qy afpxf rol adf kr rhy hn. swpF dI igxqI Gtx kfrx pMjfb ivwc
KyqI-bfVI ‘c cUihaF dy nuksfn ivwc bhuq vfDf hoieaf hY. iesy qrHF icVIaF
qy zwzU-zwzIaF dy Gtx krky vI kIiVaF df nuksfn viDaf hY. pr jy ikqy swp
mfrnf pY hI jfvy qF iewk lMbI sotI nflL Ausdy gwBy ijhy vfr kro, ijs nflL
AusdI iewk vfr ‘c hI rIVH dI hwzI tuwt jfvygI qy Auh ijLafdf ihwl-juwl
nhIN kr skygf. iPr BfvyN ijvyN mrjLI Aus ƒ mfr lvo. myry iKafl ‘c ienHF
aPvfhF jF JUTF ny pMjfbIaF ƒ swpF qoN bhuq zrf idwqf hoieaf hY. mYƒ lgdY
ik mYN swpF qoN BUqF nflLoN vI ijLafdf zrdf huMdf sI. awj-kwlH qF KYr nhIN
zrdf, ikAuNik mYƒ hux pqf hY ik BUq-Bfq iewk JUT hY qy swp ieMny Kqrnfk hI
nhIN hn.
pMjfbIaF ‘c sLyrF bfry vI bhuq gLlq-PLihmIaF hn. keI kihMdy suxy hn ik
sLyr df pihlf bwcf bwbr-sLyr huMdf hY qy bfkI sfry sLyr. hflFik bwbr-sLyr
jF lfien (pYNQrf lIE) qy sLyr jF tfeIgr (pYNQrf tfeIgirs) do vwKo-vwKrIaF
jfqIaF jF spIsIaF hn. bwbr-sLyr pIlLy-gyrUey rMg df huMdf hY. Aus qy koeI
kflLIaF DfrIaF nhIN huMdIaF. nr dy grdx duaflLy jwq ijhI huMdI hY, pr
bwbr-sLyrnIaF dy ieh nhIN huMdI. sLyr jLrd-BUry rMg df huMdf hY ijs qy
kflLIaF DfrIaF vI huMdIaF hn. nr qy mfdf iewko ijhy huMdy hn. grdx qy koeI
jwq nhIN huMdI. nr sLyr df Bfr 300 iklo qoN vI vwD ho skdf hY, pr bwbr
sLyr nr msIN 250 iklo qwk huMdf hY. sLyr afm krky iekwlf hI rihMdf hY,
isrPL bwcy pYdf krn leI joVI bxfAuNdf hY. Aus qoN ipwCoN sLyrnI Aus ƒ nTf
idMdI hY ik ikqy ieh bwicaF ƒ nf mfr dyvy. bwbr sLyr pirvfr ‘c rihMdf hY.
nr bwbr sLyr mhF susq hY. afm krky bwbr sLyrnIaF hI isLkfr krdIaF hn, pr
KFdf sB qoN pihlF nr hY. jdoN gvflIar dy rfjy ny iewk aPLrIkx bwbr sLyr ƒ
gvflIar nyVy jMglL ‘c Cwz idwqf qF kuwJ idnF ‘c hI AuWQoN dy sLyr ny Aus ƒ
mfr idwqf sI.
sLyrF dI bhfdrI bfry vI bhuq ikwsy hn, pr iewk gwl smJx vflLI hY ik sLyr
ny iksy kolL PVH nhIN mfrnI qy nf hI koeI mYzl lYxf hY, ies leI Aus ƒ
‘bhfdrI’ idKfAux dI koeI loV nhIN hY. Auh isrPL afpxI Kurfk Kfx leI isLkfr
krdf hY. bMdy qy hmlf Auh isrPL BuwKf mrdf jF afpxf afm isLkfr mfrnoN
nkfrf hox qy hI krdf hY. sLyr afpxy isLkfr qy corI ijhy ipwCoN Jptdf hY.
jy Auh sfhmixEN llkfr ky vfr kry (ijvyN ik afm pMjfbI smJdy hn) qF Aus ƒ
PflqU imhnq krnI pvygI qy Aus dy swtF vI lwg skdIaF hn. ieh jMglL dI BfsLf
`c qfkq ajfeIN guafAuxf hY. ies dI iewk bVI prqwK Audfhrx hY; pwCmI bMgfl
dy suMdr-bx zYwltf dy miKaflL cox vfilaF dI khfxI. ies dldlI ielfky ivwc
ieh miKaflL cox vflLy CotIaF CotIaF iksLqIaF ivwc iekwly jFdy sn qy afm hI
AuWQoN dy BuwKy sLyrF df isLkfr bx jFdy sn. AuWQoN dy hI iewk jMglLfq
mihkmy dy PfrYWst ryNjr ny afpxI Koj muqfibk AunHF miKaflL cox vfilLaF ƒ
afpxy isr dy ipCly pfsy mKOtf pfAux dI slfh idwqI, jo sLyr ƒ ieh BulyKf pf
skdf hY ik bMdy df mUMh iewDr ƒ hY. Auh awgy jFdf hY qF bMdf Aus ƒ AuWDr
vI dyKdf lgdf hY. ies qrHF byvkUPL bixaf sLyr bMdy qy hmlf nhIN krdf. ajy
qwk aijhy iksy bMdy dI sLyr df isLkfr bxn dI Kbr nhIN afeI ijs ny mKOtf
pfieaf hovy. vYsy DMn hY BfrqI srkfr ijs ny Aus ivcfry ryNjr ƒ koeI mfnqf
nhIN idwqI, ijs ny ieh mfhrky dI Koj kIqI sI. ieh Koj ies cIjL ƒ vI sfbq
krdI hY ik jfnvrF ƒ smJx nflL asIN bMdy qy jfnvr ivclf qxfa vI Gwt kr skdy
hF. jfxI ik jy sLyr bMdy nhIN mfrUgf qF bMdf sLyrF df dusLmx vI nhIN
rhUgf.
ieho ijhI iewk hor idlcsp Audfhrx mYƒ KyqI-bfVI qknIkI sLbdfvlI bxfAux
vflLI iewk mIitMg ‘c pqf lwgI. kIVf ivigafnI zf[ gtorIaf ny dwisaf ik ijs
ƒ pMjfbI sdIaF qoN ‘icwcV’ kihMdy af rhy hn, Auh asl ivwc icwcVI hY jo
mfdf hY qy ‘icwcV’ jF Aus df nr Auh hY ijs ƒ pMjfbI icwcVI kihMdy af rhy
hn. aijhIaF hor vI AudfhrxF hn, jo iDafn dI mMg krdIaF hn. sfzy bwicaF ƒ
afpxy aflLy-duaflLy dI Koj ivwc ihwsf lYxf cfhIdf hY qF jo Auh sfzy byquky
ivcfrF ƒ soD ky asl igafn df cfnx iKlfr skx. ieh pwky afDfr vflLf igafn hI
sfzI qrwkI leI rfh KolH skdf hY.
pMCI ivigafnI zf[ ZINzsf ny iewk prcy ‘c ilKaf hY ik pMjfbIaF ƒ dunIaF dy
sB hiQafrF dy nF afAuNdy hn, pr afpxy 400 qoN vI vwD pMCIaF ‘coN asIN msF
vIh ku df hI nF rwiKaf hoieaf hY. icVI, gutHfr, GuwgI, kF mor, qoqf, ibjVf
afid. AunHF muqfibk ies df kfrx ieh ho skdf hY ik pMjfbI hmlfvrF dy nflL
sMGrsL ‘c hI ruwJy rhy qy aijhy KojF qy klfkfrI ikwiqaF vwl iDafn hI nhIN
dy sky. myry ivcfr muqfibk jMglLI jfnvrF qoN zr df vwzf kfrx vI igafn dI
kmI hI hY.
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