jdoN mYnUM aYm:ey: kIqI nUM
sfl ku ho igaf sI qy awgoN pI:aYWc:zI: vflI pVHfeI krn dy rfh qur ipaf sF
qF AuhnF idnF ivwc gurU nfnk dyv XUnIvristI dI knvokysLn af geI. mYnUM
aYm:ey: pMjfbI ivwcoN pihly sQfn AuWqy rihx krky do golz mYzl imly. iewk
XUnIvristI vwloN jo hr ivsLy qy idwqf jFdf hY, jo cFdI df huMdf hY. BfvyN
Auhdy AuWqy golz mYzl iliKaf huMdf hY. qy dUjf ‘BfeI joD isMG mYmorIal
golz mYzl.’ mYnUM dwisaf igaf ik ieh sony df hY. AuhnF dy nF qy jmHF rfsLI
dy ivafj df bxf lYNdy ny.
mYN dovyN golz mYzl lY ky agly idn ipMz puwjf qF Gr dy bVy KusL hoey. aFZ
guaFZ iekwTf ho igaf. hr koeI mYzl PVH PVH vyKy qy myrI mF nUM vDfeIaF
imlx.
iewk sfzy GrF ‘coN cfcI lgdI, Auhny sony vflf mYzl hwQ qy rwK ky puwiCaf,
“puwq ieh ikMny ku qoilaF df hoAUgf?”
“cfcI, iqMn cfr qoilaF df jfpdf.”
“iehnUM quVf ky peINzl bVf vDIaf bxjUgf.” cfcI ny sihj-suBf kih idwqf.
“ieh ienfm huMdf cfcI, eyhnUM vYsy sMBfl ky rwKIdf. vyKIdf. Xfdgfr huMdI
sfrI Aumr dI. iehdf quVf ky kuC nIN bxfeIdf.” mYN afvdI vwloN smJfieaf.
“lY…qy PLyr eyhdf kI PLYdf hoieaf!” cfcI nwk cVHf ky bolI.
“puwq jfh aMdr rwK eyhnF nUM, eynHF zuMn vwitaF nUM kI pqf mYzlF df!”
iKJidaF ijhI myrI mF ny afiKaf.
QoVHI icr bfad mihiPLl hor mGI. iewk jxf boilaf, “BqIj qYnUM aeIny sfl ho
gey pVHdy nUM. solHF jmfqF aFhdy qUM pfs kr lIaF. qUM hux kI pVHI jfnF?”
“hux cfcf iewk zfktrI dI izgrI huMdI af sB qoN vwzI. pI:aYc:zI kihMdy
AuhnUM. Auh krdf vF. mYN soicaf beI koeI jmfq hux rih nf jfvy. iqMn cfr
sfl lgdy ny eys izgrI nUM.”
“lY…afh qy mOj bxgI PLyr. afpxy ipMz vI koeI zfktr nhIN sI hYgf. qyry
huMidaF hux sfnUM kfhdf iPLkr af!”
jy mYN AuhnUM vI KolH ky dwsdf ik ijhVI zfktrI dI pVHfeI mYN krdF, iehdy
nfl koeI ibmfr rfjLI nhIN ho skdf qF Auhny vI cfcI vrgf eI koeI ibafn
Cwzxf sI. so, mYN cuwp rihx ivwc hI Blf smiJaf. pr afAux vfly vkq ny nvF
rMg ivKfieaf.
mYN 1988 ivwc srkfrI kflj qlvfVf ivwc pMjfbI df lYkcrfr lwg igaf. ies qoN
keI sfl pihlF dy hI myry lyK aqy inbMD aKLbfrF ivwc pRkfisLq hox lwg pey
sn. qy iPLr cfr pMj ikqfbF Cp geIaF. iPLr mYnUM ilKLqF vI dvfeI vrgIaF
lwgx lwg peIaF. aslI dvfeI ijhVI qMdrusq bMdy nUM vI idwqI jf skdI qy
ijMnI mrjLI mfqrf ‘c leI jf skdI.
myrIaF ilKLqF pVHn vfly anykF vfr hwlfsLyrI dyx vrgIaF gwlF krdy. bVHy
KusL huMdy. bVHf cMgf lwgdf. pr iewk idn iewk nvIN cuxOqI af KloqI.
isKLr dupihry bYWl KVkI. bfhr iewk guxI igafnI, bwDI dfhVI bMdf KVf. aMdr
ilaFdf. axdfhVIey nUM vyiKaf sI. pCfixaf. Auh myrf purfxf ividafrQI sI jo
awj kwlH aYm:bI:bI:aYWs zfktr sI. pihlF qF Ausny bVI dyr nf imlx afAux
dIaF muafPLIaF mMgIaF qy iPLr kihMdf,
“sr ,myrf mn bVf prysLfn sI. mYN afiKaf ‘sr’ nUM iml ky afvF. qusIN sfnUM
klfs ‘c vI vDIaf vDIaf gwlF suxfAuNdy huMdy sI.” Auh AuWqry hoey ichry nfl
bol irhf sI.
“qUM qy Xfr zfktr aYN hux! eys jLmfny ‘c lok zfktr bxn nUM qrly lYNdy
iPLrdy ny. qYnUM kfhdI prysLfnI? ikwQy aF awj kwlH?”
“kdI ikqy kdI ikqy sr.”
mYN smJ igaf ik iesnUM srkfrI nOkrI nhIN imlI. ies krky prysLfn aF. qy
pRfeIvyt hspqflF vfly pYsy QoVHy idMdy ny. Auhny dwisaf ik Auh aMimRqsr dy
msLhUr hspqflF ‘c nOkrI kr cuwkf sI. pVHidaF AuhnUM gfAux df vI sLONk sI
qy mYN AusnUM mukfbilaF leI iqafrI krvfAuNdf huMdf sF. Auh KLud hrmonIam
vjf lYNdf sI.
so mYN Aus qoN gLjLlF suxIaF. AusdI qfrIPL kIqI. hONslf vDfieaf qy Auh
iewk vfr qF hOlf Puwl ho ky clf igaf.
pr mYN socIN pY igaf. myry eys ividafrQI vrgy hjLfrF muMzy kuVIaF zfktrI
dIaF izgrIaF kr cuwky hn. ipCly 15-20 sflF ‘c iehnF ‘coN pMj pRqIsLq nUM
vI srkfrI nOkrI nhIN imlI. bhuqy ingUxIaF qnKLfhF qy pRfeIvyt hspqflF ‘c
kMm krn leI mjbUr hn. ijvyN hjLfrF bI:aYWz muMzy kuVIaF zyZ do hjLfr mhInf
AuWpr kMm krn df awk cwb rhy hn.
ijwdx AuhnF nUM zfktrI dI izgrI ivwc dfKLlf imilaf sI, Auh qF Edx hI ieAuN
smJdy sn peI koeI mhfn Gtnf vfpr geI hY. bhuiqaF nUM cMgy GrF dy irsLqy
afAux lwgy. keI kuVIaF df ivdysL jfx df dfa iPLr igaf. ijhVIaF ies izgrI
dI bwly bwly nfl cMgy GrIN ivafhIaF geIaF jF hspqflF vfilaF dIaF nUMhF bx
geIaF, AuhnF dI qy rih af gI. Zwkx Zwikaf igaf. kmfAux dI muwK ijMmyvfrI
AuhnF AuWpr nhIN sI.
pr ijhVy muMzy ies krky cMgy GrIN ivafhy gey ik AuhnF zfktrI dI izgrI krnI
jF kr leI hY. bVf vwzf mfarkf mfr ilaf hY. AuhnF dy afpxy Gr idaF dIaF
afsF sn ik hux ieh Gr df mUMh Do dyxgy. AuhnF dIaF afpxIaF iewCfvF aqy
lflsfvF df vI koeI aMq nhIN sI. jIhdy nfl lfvF leIaF, Auh qF pihly idnoN
eI asmfn AuWqy AuWzdI sI.
qy ivckfr PLs gey ivcfry zfktr muMzy, ijMnHF dy GridaF ny sB CwlI pUxI vyc
ky AuhnF AuWqy lfAux qoN bfad vwzIaF afsF AumIdF lfeIaF.
so mYnUM zfktr df aksr PLon afAuNdf. jo inrfsLqf dy smuMdr ivwc goqy Kfx
vfly bMdy dI afvfjL vrgf huMdf. Auh mYnUM afny bhfny imlx afAuNdf aqy
GMitaF bwDI bYTf rihMdf. bhuqI vfr AusdI gwl df koeI mUMh isr nf huMdf.
mYnUM hux AuhdIaF gLjLlF suxn df vI koeI bhuqf mfienf nf lgdf qy mYN
AuhnUM afp gLjLlF gfAux nUM nf kihMdf. myry Gr dy kfhly pYx lwg pey. iPLr
Auh bgLYr PLon krn qoN afAux lwg ipaf. mYN AusnUM cVHdI klf ivwc aqy KLusL
rwKx leI pUrI vfh lfAuNdf.
Auh myry kol hmysLF roxf ijhf mUMh bxf ky afAuNdf aqy jfx lwigaF AuWcI
AuWcI hwsdf jFdf. pr jd Auh aglI vfr afAuNdf qF hflq hor inwGrI huMdI. Auh
mYnUM af ky aksr eyho vfk boldf:
“sr mYnUM jd kuC nIN suwJdf qF Dfzy Gr qur peInF. ijwdx qusIN vI mYnUM Gr
nf vfiVaf, Edx pqf nIN iPLr mYN ikwDr nUM qur jfxf.”
mYN hr vfr AusdIaF gwlF suxdf qy iPLr hOlI hOlI, ijhVy Kwzy ‘c Auh mYnUM
izwgf jfpdf, Auhdy ‘coN afpxy ihsfb nfl AuhnUM kwZx dI koisLsL krdf.
mYN afpxy GridaF nUM bws eyho kih rwiKaf sI ik ieh myrf ividafrQI hY qy
mYN eyho ijhI hflq ‘c iehnUM nwk mUMh nhIN vwt skdf. KOry lIh ‘qy af jy.
pr lIh ‘qy kI afAuxf sI. Auh ijhVf bVf sohxf sLbd kIrqn vI kiraf krdf sI.
iewk idn myry kol afieaf qF isr Gon mon kIqf hoieaf qy AuWqy sfPLf vlyitaf
hoieaf. aqy hyTF lMmI dfhVI jUVI krky bwDI hoeI. dfhVI bwDI qy isr Gonf,
bVf ajIb lwgy.
afAuNidaF sfr mYnUM kihMdf:
“sr, hirmMdr sfhb AuWqy hmlf Blf kIhny kIhny kIqf sI?”
mYN smiJaf ik ieh sLfied ieiqhfs dI koeI zUMGI GoK krnf cfhuMdf. mYN afpxI
bytI milkf, jo ieiqhfs dI ividafrQx hY, nUM afvfjL idwqI. myrI pqnI aqy
CotIaF bytIaF vI af bYTIaF. milkf ny afpxI jfxkfrI anusfr cfnxf pfieaf.
zfktr bVy ivsLvfs aqy mfx nfl boilaf:
“quhfnUM pqf ijhVy aihmd sLfh abdflI ny hirmMdr sfhb aMimRqsr AuWqy hmlf
krky AsnUM pUiraf sI, Auh mYN sI. bVy bMdy mry sI Es jMg ‘c. Auh sfrf myrf
kfrf sI.” kihMidaF Auh AuWcI AuWcI hwsx qoN bfad dwsx lwgf. myrI vhutI aqy
bytIaF ny zry ijhy mUMh bxf ley. Auh boilaf:
“iewk idn bIbI afgI myry kol dvfeI lYx qy mYN buwJ lI. mYN afiKaf bIbI
qYnUM Xfd qF nIN hoxf. mYN jdoN drbfr sfhb qy hmlf kIqf sI, qUM AudoN iswK
PLOjI huMdI sI ipClI jUn ‘c. aihmd sLfh abdflI dy rUp ‘c jdoN mYN drbfr
sfhb AuWqy hmlf kIqf sI qF qyrf kql myry hwQoN hoieaf sI. Auh ijhVf qyrf
ipCly jnm df lihxf-dyxf, Auh mYN qyrf aYs jnm ‘c dyx izhF, qyrf ielfj
krky.” ieh gwl dwsidaF zfktr ny ajIb ijhIaF awKF bxf leIaF qy myry inafxy
dUsry kmry ‘c jf ky mUMh awgy hwQ rwK ky hws hws ky lot pot hox lwgy.
mYN aMdroN bVf duKI hoieaf pr mYN kI krdf. AuhdIaF qy gwlF hor avwlIaF
huMdIaF jFdIaF sn.
keI idnF bfad iPLr rfq sfZy ku nON vjy myrI bYWl KVkI. drvfjLf KoilHaf qF
do jxy KVHy sn. iewk zfktr qy iewk nfl rivdfs gurduafry df gRMQI hrdIp
isMG. jo myrf ividafrQI vI irhf sI. Ausny qblf cuwikaf hoieaf sI.
mYN sLfm qoN hI iZwz ivwc bVI pIV nfl Gulx izhf sF. KOry koeI KfDy pIqy df
asr sI. PLUz puafiejLinMg vrgy lwCx jfpdy sn. afAuNidaF zfktr kihMdf:
“hrmonIam qF quhfzy kol hYgf eI af. qbly qy mYN gurdIp nUM lY afieaF. awj
gLjLlF dI mihiPLl jMmU itkf ky, sfrI rfq.”
“E zfktr, mYN qy iZwz pIV nfl mrn izhF. bVHf burf hfl af.” mYN sfrI gwl
KolH ky dwsI qF Auh Esy vyly motr sfeIkl stfrt krky bjLfr nUM Bwj igaf.
gurdIp mgroN mYnUM Jkdf Jkdf dwsy ik , “sr, mYnUM kihMdf sI, “sr ny
bulfieaY.”
10 imMt bfad zfktr af igaf. Aus kol do tIky sn. sirMjF sn. Ausny mYnUM
bgLYr puiwCaF iewk tIkf Br ilaf.
“sr, pMjF imMtF ‘c pIV gfieb ho jU, jLrf ku pjfmf Qwly nUM kirE.” myry
aFhidaF aFhidaF Auhny tIkf myry cUkny ‘c Tok idwqf.
mYN tIky qoN vYsy qF jLrf cflU hI hF pr soicaf ik clHo drd qF htfAUgf. pr
zfktr iewk hor tIkf Brn lwg ipaf. kihMdf ik ieh stIrfeIz hY. mYN hux vyKF
qFh-TFh ik ieh mfrU mYnUM awj. sirMj aYn sYWt krky Ausny afpxI bFh nMgI kr
leI. muwT mIt ky; zOly qoN afpxI bFh afp hI Guwt ky PVH leI qy mYnUM
kihMdf:
“sr, afh tIkf PVH ky myrI afh nIlI ijhI nfV idwsdI af nf, iehdy ‘c lfieE
hOlI hOlI.”
mYN bQyrf afiKaf ik Brfvf, mYN nIN kdI iksy nUM tIkf lfieaf. pr Ausny iksy
qrHF awDI ku sUeI KoB ky lf-lf-lf-lf kr ky mYQoN tIk lvf hI ilaf. iPLr
myrI pIV kuC kfbU ivwc sI qy Auh hux pUrI ‘kMz’ ivwc sI. iPLr Auqly kmry
dy drvfjLy bMd hox krky gLjLlF df dOr sLurU hoieaf. bfrF ku vjy gurdIp
ivcfrf msF jfn Cuzf ky Bwjf. zfktr AusnUM afKy ik qUM qVky 4 vjy eyQoN hI
jf ky gurU mhfrfj df pRkfsL kr leIN. gurdIp dy kol jfx qoN bfad mYN AusnUM
QoVHf ijhf GUr ky gfAuxoN htifeaf. Auh rfq myry kol irhf. qy duKVy roNdf
irhf.
“sr, mYnUM koeI vI psMd nhI krdf. Gr dy mYnUM pqf nIHN kI smJdy ny…qy
vhutI vI…” afK ky Auh cuwp ho igaf. myry jLor dyx qy Auhny dwisaf:
“AusdIaF bVIaF AuWcIaF AuWcIaF AumIdF sI myry qoN……beI zfktr aF mYN. mYN
AuhdI koeI rIJ pUrI nhIN kIqI. Auh mYnuM hux kuC nhIN smJdI. Auh …. mYN
kwlHf rih igaF dunIaF ‘qy.”
“E XwblHf vhutI kIhdI nIHN ruwsdI? koTIaF kfrF ‘c njLfry lYx vflIaF vI
ruws jFdIaF bVI vfr. koeI mnfAux dI klf vI cfhIdI ik nhIN. Auh Puwl aFgUM
iKVnf cfhuMdI qy qUM roxIaF gLjLlF eI gfAunF rihnF Auhdy srHfxy afsy pfsy
bYTf.”
hfsy TwTy nfl mfhOl kuC hlkf PLulkf hoieaf.
QoVHy idnF bfad AuhdI mF df PLon afieaf. Auh buwk buwk roeI. kihMdI, “bytf
myrf Gr AuWjV igaf. iehnUM bcf lf. iewk qyrI gwl suxdf ieh……. myrf nfm nF
leIN. iewk vfr sfzy Gr af.”
mYN mfqf nUM hONslf idwqf qy Gr afAux df vkq mukwrr kIqf.
jd mYN Ausdy Gr igaf qF sfry pirvfr ny myrf bVf cfa kIqf. mYN pirvfr dy
mYNbrF dI soc, vqIry aqy sMbMDF df jfiejLf ilaf. gwpF sLwpF mfrIaF. zfktr
AuWqy ies sB kfsy df krMt lwgx vFgUM asr huMdf jfpy mYnUM. asIN ies
njLrIey qoN gwlFbfqF krdy rhy ik qyrI smiwsaf qyry inwj nfl juVI hoeI
jLrUr hY pr ieh qyrI inwjI smwisaf nhIN hY. ies hflfq ‘coN isafxp, hONsly
aqy sihj nfl inklx dy rfh pYxf cfhIdf hY. ieh qfxI vFg AuliJaf mslf hY. qy
afrfm nfl sulJxf hY, kfhly ipaF nhIN. bMdy dIaF iewCfvF aqy aslIaq ivwc
pfVf keI vfr hwd qoN ijLafdf vD jFdf hY. aYsI hflq ‘c keI vfr kuC smyN leI
iewCfvF AuWqy kfbU rwK ky hflqF nUM bdlx dy Xqn afrMBy jfx qF jLrUr hI
suKfvF moV af jFdf hY.
“qUM KusL irhf kr qy kdI ZwTI gwl nf kiraf kr qy inrfsL jeIHaF gLjLlF vI
Gwt gfieaf kr. sfihq ivwc AudfsI df ijLkr qF AudfsI df kQfriss krn leI
huMdf XfnI AudfsI nUM aMdroN inkl jfx df rsqf dyx leI. qy qUM hor Audfs
hox leI Audfs gLjLlF gfAunF. ijLMdgI bVHI KLUbsUrq hY. musLklF dI crcf
musLklF nUM jfnx leI krIdI, musLklF nfl lVn leI. inrfsL hox leI nhIN.”
mYnUM jfpy ik Aus AuWqy gwlF df cMgf asr ho irhf.
pr Auh agly idn iPLr myry Gr af igaf. kihMdf, “sr jI, mYN jo vI insLfnf
imQdF, pUrf nhIN huMdf. kI krF?” mYN AusnUM QoVHf GoK ky gwl nUM puwTy ruk
krn df mn bxfieaf:
“qUM insLfnf pUrf hox bfry nf soc. bws, jo vI TIk lwgy krdf jfh. jLrf soc
afpxy bfby nfnk df, eyzy isfaxy bMdy df kI insLfnf sI? kI Ausdy ijAUNidaF
pUrf ho igaf sI? hflfq bdl gey sI? dunIaF suDrgI sI? suDrI qF awj qwk
nhIN. kI gurU goibMd isMG ny jo soicaf sI, Auh AuhnF dy ijAUNdy jI pUrf ho
igaf sI? kI Ausny kdI inrfsLqf dI gwl kIqI?
iemfndfrI nfl afpxy kMm juwty bMdy nfl koeI sfrI Aumr nfrfjL nhIN huMdf
huMdf. swq bygLfny vI afpxy bx jFdy hn. afpxf idafnqdfrI nfl kMm krIdf
huMdf. insLfny insLUny afpy pUry huMdy iPLrdy ny. nF vI pUrf hoxgy qF kI
lohVf af jU! qyry hfxI hjLfrF zfktr ny. qyry vfly vI hflfq ny AuhnF dy. kI
qUM AuhnF nfloN nlYk aqy PosV eyN? Buwl jf sB kuC. awj qoN ijLMdgI dI
sLurUafq kr. jdoN jfg afgI, AusnUM hI svyr hoeI smJ.
iPLr keI icr AusdI koeI AuWG suwG nf inklI. iewk idn PLon afieaf:
“sr jI, sfsrIkfl”, zfktr dI afvfjL KLusLI BrI sI.
“sfsrIkfl, kI hfl cfl qyrf?”
“mYN iblkul cVHdI klf ‘c aF jI.”
“qUM afieaf nI kdI?”
“ruwJf sF jI bhuq, vkq nHIN imilaf. mYN socdf sF awj GVI ku Dfzy drsLn
krdf.”
“af jf ibsLrmf, awgy qUM ikhVf mYQoN puwC ky afAunF huMnF!” Auh KulH ky
hwisaf.
“Auh qy TIk af jI, awj mYzm vI myry nfl afAuxf.” “af jo, af jo.”
mYnUM afpxy nfm nfl lwgf ‘zfktr’ sLbd aslI lwgx lwgf.
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