ijs vkq Ìon dI GMtI KVkI; sUrj
ajy inklx dI iqafrI ivwc hI sI. Gr dy jIa suwqy hoey sn. knyzf ivwc
svyry vyly isr aqy rfq dy zUMGy hox vyly koeI Gwt-vwD hI Ìon krdf hY.
aijhy smyN afieaf Ìon aksr ‘ieMzIaf’ qoN hox kr ky mYN hI cuwkdf hF.
Ìon AuWqy iekbfl rfmUvflIaf sI. Auh afpxy TMZy-DIry sdf-bhfr aMdfË, “hF
jI, vIr jI” kih ky gwl ÈurU krn dI QF kfhlI nfl boilaf, “E Brf! qyrf
eI-myl hYk ho igaf. mYnUM amrjIq cMdn ny lMdn qoN afiKaY; mYN vI vyiKaY.
qUM aYN kr; Auh vI kihMdf sI, afpxf nvF eI-myl pqf bxf ky afpxy jfx-pCfx
vfly sB bMidaF nUM dws dy. CyqI kr.”
Ausdy qurq pflxf krn vfly kfhly afdyÈ nUM sux ky mYN hYrfn hoieaf. ‘hYk’
dy arQ BlI-BFq jfxdy hoieaF vI mYnUM AuWkI smJ nf peI ik myry ‘eI-myl’
nfl kI ho igaf hY! mfVf-motf tfeIp kr lYx qy eI-myl krn qy KolHx qoN
ielfvf mYnUM kMipAUtr df kuJ vI pqf nhIN.
mYN kMipAUtr cflU kIqf qy afpxI eI-myl KolHx dI koiÈÈ kIqI pr Auh vfr
vfr lfl awKrF ivwc ieh kih ky ienkfr krI jfvy ik “qusIN afpxf eI-myl pqf
jF pfs vrz TIk nhIN Biraf.”
mYN bONdl ijhf igaf. ieh kI hoieaf? mYnUM ies ‘corI’ nfl juVIaF
ku-sMBfvnfvF qy ku-BfvnfvF df ielm nhIN sI. mYnUM qF ieh iÌkr sI ik
ipCly sfl qoN afpxf iliKaf hoieaf sfrf mYtr afpxy hI eI-myl pqy ‘qy
Byijaf hoieaf hox kr ky hux ikvyN pRfpq krFgf! ipCly sfl kMipAUtr Érfb
ho jfx kr ky myrI svY-jIvnI dy keI axCpy ihwsy aMjfeI cly gey sn. myry
kol AuhnF df koeI rIkfrz nf hox krky pihlI vfr mYnuM aihsfs hoieaf ik
afpxf iliKaf guMm-gvfc jfvy qF AusdI ikMnI pIV huMdI hY. ieh qF aOlfd
gvfcx vFg sI. gvfc gey nUM muV qoN ilKxf qy Aus ivwc pihlF vrgI hI jfn
pf skxI sMBv nhIN. ies sdmy kr ky awT nON mhIny kuJ nvF ilKx nUM myrI
rUh hI nhIN mMnI. dosqF ny ieh sux ky slfh idwqI sI ik afpxf iliKaf hor
QfvF ‘qy ‘syv’ krn qoN ielfvf iesnUM bcf ky rwKx leI afpxy hI eI-myl pqy
‘qy ‘post’ kr ilaf jfxf cfhIdf hY. hor sB QfvF qoN ilKq nÈt vI ho jfvy
qF eI-myl qoN qF KolHI jf skdI hY.
eyQy qF awj ilKq nUM ‘eI-myl’ ivwc sFBx vflI slfh vI Ìyl ho geI sI. eynf
Èukr sI ik eI-myl ivwc iliKaf mYtr kMipAUtr ivwc surwiKaq hI sI.
pr iekbfl dI ‘nvF eI-myl pqf bxf ky huxy sB nUM dwsx’ vflI gwl dy aMdrly
arQF df mYnUM scmuwc koeI pqf nhIN sI. mYN ‘sIrq’ mfisk-pwqr dI eI-myl
KolH ky vyKI qF hYrfn rih igaf ieh jfx ky ik myry eI-myl pqy `qy myry
vwloN hI icwTI ilKI hoeI sI.
9 apRYl nUM 4-13 ‘qy ieMglYNz qoN aMgryËI ivwc ilKI icwTI ies pRkfr sI:
hYlo!
ikvyN cwl irhY? AumId hY qusIN qy quhfzf pirvfr cVHdI klf ivwc hovogy.
mYnUM aÌsos hY ik mYN quhfnUM iksy sYmInfr dy islisly ivwc kIqI jfx vflI
afpxI ieMglYNz Xfqrf bfry sUicq nhIN kr sikaf. ieh eI-myl pRfpq huMdy
sfr mYnUM quhfzI shfieqf dI loV hY. mYN hotl dy rfh ivwc ikDry afpxf
btUaf gvf bYTf hF. Aus ivwc myry pYsy qy hor kImqI smfn sI. CyqI qoN
CyqI mYnUM 2500 zflr Byjo qfik mYN afpxy hotl dy ibwlF df Bugqfn kr skF.
ieh pYsy quhfzf myry isr krË hovygf. qusIN jo vI Byjo Aus leI mYN quhfzf
Èukr-ÊuËfr hovFgf qy vfps muVidaF hI quhfnUM ieh krË adf kr idaFgf.
jy qusIN myrI shfieqf kr skdy hovo qF ikrpf krky dwsxf qf ik mYN quhfnUM
pYsy Byj skx bfry hor qÌsIl Byj skF.
afdr nfl-virafm sMDU
hux gwl dI gMBIrqf df aihsfs hoieaf. mYnUM hwQF-pYrF dI pY geI. iesdf
Bfv qF ieh sI ik nklI ‘virafm sMDU’ ny ieh icwTI myrI eI-myl `qy drj
sfry piqaF `qy Byj ky pYsy mMgy sn. iehnF piqaF ivwc lyKk-imwqr vI sn,
inwjI imwqr vI. iehnF ivwc ‘sIrq’ (myry byty supndIp sMDU dI sMpfdnf
ivwc knyzf qoN Cpdf mfisk-pwqr) dy anykF pfTk vI sn qy pMjfbI dy
dys-ivdyÈ ivwc Cpdy mYÊËInF qy aÉbfrF aqy sMpfdkF dy pqy vI sLfiml sn.
hrÌly hoey ny iekbfl nUM Ìon kr ky icwTI bfry dwisaf. Aus ny ikhf,
“icwTI mYnUM vI afeI hY, cMdn nUM vI. qyrI eI-myl `qy drj sfry piqaF `qy
afeI hovygI. eysy leI qF qYnUM ikhY ik supn nUM afK ky afpxf nvF eI-myl
bxf ky sB nUM dws dy, ikqy koeI Twigaf nf jFdf hovy.”
iksy dy Twgy jfx df zr qF sI hI nfl hI zr sI ik mYN KLud vI Twg ijhf
lwgx lwg ipaf sF. bhfnf bxf ky pYsy btorn vflf. nyVy dy jfxU imwqrF nUM
Cwz ky sfDfrn jfx-pCfx vfly bfkI lokF ny qF ieho smJxf sI ik vfh! ikaf
pYsy muwCx df qrIkf lwBf sU!
suwqy hoey supndIp nUM jgfAux leI AuTfAux hI lwgf sF ik Ìon dI GMtI iPr
KVk peI. Èfier suKpfl df Ìon sI. mYN AusnUM puwiCaf, “quhfzy qoN vI pYsy
mMg ley! pYsy mMgx vflf ieh mYN nhIN hF, koeI hor hY ijsny myrf eI-myl
curf ilaf hY.”
“mYnUM ieh icwTI quhfzI ilKI hoeI vI nhIN sI lwgdI.” suKpfl ny iekbfl dI
gwl dI puÈtI kridaF sB nUM sUicq krn bfry slfh idMidaF jdoN nvF eI-myl
pqf nf bxf skx dI myrI asmrwQf bfry jfixaF qF afpxy vwloN nvF eI-myl pqf
bxf ky Byjx dI pyÈkÈ kIqI hI nhIN sgoN ds-pMdrF imMtF ivwc do eI-myl pqy
bxf ky ‘sIrq’ dy pqy `qy Byj vI idwqy.
pr myry kol qF hux iksy df vI eI-myl pqf nhIN sI. ikwQy eI-myl krF!
ikvyN dwsF qy iks nUM dwsF! pqy qF sfry corI ho gey sn.
iesy vyly ieMzIaf qoN ajmyr aOlK df Ìon af igaf. eI-myl pVH ky Auh
pryÈfn ho igaf sI. myry dwsx ‘qy suK df sfh lY ky kihMdf, “mYN pihlF qF
puwCx leI rGbIr isrjxf nUM do-iqMn vfr Ìon kIqf, pr jvfb nf imlx ‘qy mYN
soicaf knyzf Ìon kr ky iewk vfr pqf qF kr lvF. nhIN qF Brf mYN qF soc
ilaf sI ik krdy aF kus nf kus.”
aOlK ny ajy gwl mukfeI hI sI ik KMny qoN blivMdr gryvfl “pYrIN pYnF jI’
kih ky dwsx lwgf, “quhfzy leI iewk ÉuÈÉbrI hY.”
eynI pryÈfnI dI hflq ivwc ikhVI ÉuÈÉbrI hoeI!
“aYQy KMny quhfzf iewk pRsMsk hY afpxf muMzf gurpRIq. afpxy pMjfbI
aflock surjIq df Cotf Brf. qusIN jfxdy eI hovoNgy. AusnUM qusIN iek-do
vfr ‘sIrq’ ivwc Cfipaf vI aY. AuhnUM quhfzy vwloN koeI eI-myl afeI hY.”
“E Brf myry vwloN kfhnUM!” mYN AuhdI gwl kwt ky qurq sfrI khfxI dwsI qF
Auh kihMdf, “mYN qF iehnUM pihlF eI ikhf sI ik ieh Bf jI nHIN ho skdy.
mYN iehnUM ikhf, ‘jy AuhnF ny pYisaF leI kihxf eI sI qF qYnUM ikAuN
kihMdy; AuhnF sB qoN pihlF eyQy mYnUM afKxf sI.’ pr ies pqMdr vwl vyKo.
afpxf akfAUNt leI bYTY qy pYsy ikvyN qy ikwQy Byjx df ihsfb ikqfb lf
irhY. nklI virafm sMDU nfl lgfqfr eI-myl `qy sMprk bxfieaf hoieaf ey.
mYN qF quhfnUM ieh KLuÈÉbrI dyxI sI ik vyKo! quhfnUM lok ikMnI muhwbq
krdy ny.”
mYN AuhnF df DMnvfd kridaF nklI virafm sMDU dI gurpRIq nfl hoeI eI-myl
Éqo-ikqfbq dI kfpI mYnUM Byjx leI ikhf.
pMjF ku imMtF ivwc AuhnF ivwc hoieaf eI-myl vtFdrf gurpRIq ny Byj idwqf.
iehnF eI-mylF ivwc gurpRIq nklI virafm sMDU nUM Aus koloN pYsy mMg ky
Ausdf mfx vDfAux leI DMnvfd vI kr irhf sI qy pYsy Byjx leI qqprqf ivKf
ky, Ausdf pqf qy Ìon df sMprk vI mMg irhf sI qFik Auh lMzn rihMdy afpxy
iksy irÈqydfr rfhIN pYsy iBjvf sky. Auh ieh vI kih irhf sI ik jy Auh
(nklI sMDU) iksy df mfstr jF vIËf kfrz nMbr Byj sky ijsdI EQy Aus nfl
nyVqf hovy qF Auh Esy vyly Es akfAUNt ivwc pYsy trFsÌr kr deygf. pr nklI
virafm sMDU gurpRIq nUM pYsy kyvl qy kyvl vYstrn XUnIan rfhIN Byjx ‘qy
bl dy irhf sI. (Ëfihr sI ik Auh bMdf ieMzIan jF pMjfbI nhIN sI ho skdf,
ijsnUM ieh ielm nhIN sI ik vYstrn XUnIan rfhIN ieMzIaf ivwc pYsy Byjy qF
jf skdy hn pr EQoN pYsy bfhr nhIN af skdy. vYstrn XUnIan rfhIN pYisaF df
adfn-pRdfn AuWqrI amrIkf jF XUrpIn mulkF ivwc hI huMdf hY) Ausny ‘afpxf
pqf’ ‘qy Ìon nMbr vI dy idwqf sI jo ies pRkfr sI: kYNgisMgtn hfeI strIt,
iËp-koz w8 4pt styt: lMzn, dyÈ: ieMglYNz.
vfr vfr Ìon dI GMtI vwjx krky supndIp vI hux qwk AuWT bYTf sI. sfrf kuJ
sux ky myrI pqnI vI pryÈfn ho geI. mYN ‘sIrq’ dy pqy qoN ijMny ku vI
eI-myl pqy lwBy AuhnF nUM ies ‘TwgI’ bfry sucyq kIqf qy hor imwqrF qwk
vI sunyhF phuMcfAux dI bynqI kIqI. trFto rihMdy Èfier qy nftkkfr
AuNkfrpRIq nUM ikhf ik Aus kol knyzf ivcly ijMny vI sFJy lyKk imwqrF dy
pqy hn AuhnF nUM eI-myl kr ky sUicq kr dyvy. ieho hI syvf ikrpfl isMG
pMnUM hurF dy ijLMmyN lfeI.
supndIp dUjy kmry ivwc mF nfl buV buV kr irhf sI, “hr vyly qF eI-myl
KolH ky bYTy rihMdy sn. koeI ÊlqI kr bYTy hoxgy. pqf qF hY koeI nHIN ik
sfrf isstm ikvyN Epryt krIdf hY.”
kIqI ÊlqI dI mYnUM mfVI mfVI smJ pY rhI sI. do ku hÌqy pihlF mYnUM
‘ivMzo-lfeIv’ qoN eI-myl afeI sI (myrI hOtmyl ivMzo-lfeIv `qy hI KulHdI
sI), ijs ivwc ikhf igaf sI ik ‘ivMzo-lfeIv `qy eI-myl pqy vfly bhuq sfry
lokF df ‘sfzy’ kol pUrf rIkfrz nf hox krky asIN bhuq sfry eI-myl pqy bMd
krn df ÌYslf kIqf hY. quhfzf nF vI AuhnF ivwc Èfiml hY. jy qusIN cfhuMdy
ho ik quhfzf eI-myl Kfqf cwldf rhy qF inmn ilÉq sUcnf Byjx dI Éycl kro.
ies jfxkfrI ivwc AuhnF, myrI jnm-imqI, pfs-vrz, dyÈ afid bfry puwiCaf
sI. ieh vI ikhf sI ik iesdf jvfb ‘irplfeI `qy kilk kr ky dyvF.
hÌqy ipwCoN ieh eI-myl iPr afeI sI qy mYN soicaf ikqy myrf eI-myl Éfqf
bMd hI nf ho jfvy. mYN ieh sUcnf Byj idwqI. iesdy jvfb ivwc
‘ivMzo-lfeIv’ dy dwsy pqy `qy eI-myl nf phuMc skx ‘zilvrI PilEr’ df
noits af igaf. lwgdf sI ieh Aus Twg dI hI koeI cfl sI. Ausny ivMzo-lfeIv
df nF vriqaf sI qy afpxy lukvyN pqy rfhIN bhfny nfl myrf vyrvf jfx ilaf
sI.
pr ieh gwl dwsx dI ies vyly koeI quk nhIN sI.
eI-myl pVHidaF hI dosqF-imwqrF qy jfxkfrF dy dyÈ-ivdyÈ qoN Ìon ‘qy Ìon
afAux lwgy. kYlgrI rihMdy myry aiDafpk s mihMdr isMG ny ‘myrI’ eI-myl
pVHI qF iÌkrmMd ho ky ieMglYNz rihMdy sfzy sFJy imwqr Èfier gurnfm
iZwloN nUM Ìon ‘qy sfrI gwl dws ky ikhf, “gurnfm mYN virafm nfl eI-myl
‘qy sMprk kIqf hY qy AusnUM pYsy Byjx hI vflf sF pr iPr qyrf iÉafl af
igaf. qUM hYQy bYTYN. afh Ausdf dwisaf pqf ilKfAuNdF qUM AusnUM pYsy
qurMq dy ky af. Auh bVI muÈkl ivwc hY.”
gurnfm iZwloN nUM ‘dfl ivwc kuJ kflf’ nËr af igaf sI. kuJ icr pihlF hI
afpxI DI kol ieMglYNz afeI hoeI pMjfbI lyiKkf blivMdr kOr brfV ny gurnfm
nUM Ìon `qy sunyhF Cwizaf sI, “mYN ‘virafm’ dI eI-myl dy jvfb ivwc
AusnUM pYsy Byjx dI ivDI bfry puwiCaf qF Ausny sMprk krn leI afpxf Ìon
nMbr vI idwqf hY qy lMzn df afpxf pqf vI. jd mYN Aus pqy `qy Ìon kIqf qF
awgoN koeI hor hI bMdf aMgryËI ivwc boilaf. jd mYN AusnUM ikhf ik mYnUM
virafm sMDU nfl imlfE qF kihMdf ‘Auh ies vyly iml nhIN skdf pr bVI muÈkl
ivwc hY. qusIN ijMnI CyqI ho skdY pYsy ‘vYstrn XUnIan’ rfhIN Byjx dI
Éycl kro.’ Auh virafm nfl gwl ikAuN nhIN krfAuNdf? mYnUM qF koeI gVbV
lwgdI hY. qusIN vI ies Ìon `qy sMprk kr ky vyKo.”
gurnfm iZloN ny dwsy gey Ìon ‘qy, ijhVf Aus bMdy ny hor imwqrF nUM vI
idwqf sI (Tel : +447024038516) gwl kIqI qF AusnUM vI ‘virafm sMDU’ dI QF
Ìon ‘qy Auho hI bMdf imilaf jo CyqI qoN CyqI pYsy Byjx leI kih irhf sI.
Aus nfl gwl bfq krn AuprMq gurnfm ny sfrI gwl dwsx-puwCx leI knyzf sfzy
Gr dy pqy ‘qy Ìon kIqf qF hkIkq df pqf lwgx ‘qy hwsx lwgf, “srdfr mihMdr
isMG hurIN qF ivcfry pUry iÌkrmMd sn qy mYnUM afKx, “qUM huxy lMzn jf qy
AusnUM pYsy dy ky ‘Cuzf’.” ivcfrI blivMdr kOr brfV afpxI QF pryÈfn! pr
mYnUM qF Èwk sI. mYN ikhf ik BfAU ny jy ieMglYNz afAuxf huMdf qF mYnUM
nf dwsdf. nfly hotl ivwc Auhny ikAuN rihxf sI? vIh bMdy AuhnUM eyQy Gr
rwKx vfly. pYsy vI cfhIdy huMdy qF mYnUM PLon krdf. sfiraF nUM eI-myl
kfhdy leI krnI sI!”
surjIq pfqr ny vI kuJ iesqrHF hI ikhf, “mYnUM eI-myl dI smJ pY geI sI ik
qyrI nhIN. mYN afiKaf hotl qy virafm? qy Auh vI lMzn ivc? ikDry igaf
huMdf ‘imafmI’ vrgy mulk ivc, ijwQy afpxf bMdf imlxf muÈkl hY, qF hotl
ivwc Tihrnf koeI mMn vI lYNdf.”
srI qoN rGbIr isMG isrjxf hwisaf, “mYN afiKaf Brf df pqf eI krIey
ieMglYNz qoN muV afieaf ik nhIN?” mYN rGbIr isMG nUM ikhf ik vYnkUvr qy
srI ivwc rihx vfly sFJy imwqrF nUM ies bfry sUicq kr dyvy qF ik koeI
BulyKy ivwc Twigaf nf jfvy. Ausny pMjF ku imMtF ivwc afpxy kol eI-myl
piqaF qy JUTI eI-myl qoN sfvDfn hox dI sUcnf dy idwqI.
Ìon qy Ìon afeI jf rhy sn. kdI lYNz-lfeIn ‘qy kdI supn dy mobfeIl ‘qy.
jy pUnm pRIq-lVI supn nUM Ìon krky afpxI iÌkrmMdI df ieËhfr kr rhI sI qy
supn nfl hI gwl krky afstRylIaf qoN myrf ÈfiÊrd rUp lfl Bfr-mukq hoieaf
mihsUs kr irhf sI qF srI qoN nfvlkfr jrnYl isMG syKf myry koloN Gtnf dI
qÌsIl jfx ky sfry sFJy dosqF nUM sfvDfnI vrqx df sunyhF dyx leI vcn dy
irhf sI.
mYnUM QoVHf ku Drvfs hox lwgf ik JUTI eI-myl dI hkIkq lgBg sfry imwqrF
nUM pqf lwg rhI sI. iPr vI mYN soicaf ik Aus Ìon nMbr ‘qy ieQoN Gr df
koeI jIa vI Ìon krky vyKy. pr ieh soc ky ik Gr dy Ìon nMbr df qF agly
nUM ( ‘sIrq’ dI sfeIt qoN jF myry vYWb-pyj qoN) pqf hovygf hI, mYN eyQy
brYNptn ivwc rihMdI afpxI vwzI DI rUp nUM ikhf ik Auh Aus Ìon nMbr ‘qy
Aus bMdy nfl gwl kry. QoVHI dyr ipwCoN rUp df Ìon afieaf, Aus bMdy ny
pihlF ieh jfnxf cfihaf ik AusnUM (rUp nUM) ies gwl df pqf ikvyN lwgf qF
rUp ny ikhf ik ‘iksy ÌrYNz ny, ijsnUM eI-myl afeI hY, mYnUM pYsy Byjx
leI ikhf hY ikAuNik virafm isMG sMDU myry ‘aMkl’ hn.’ Ausdf jvfb sI ik
Auh (virafm isMG sMDU) ies vyly sYmInfr ivwc ibËI hn. Ìon ‘qy iml nhIN
skdy pr AuhnF dy nF ‘qy pYsy CyqI qoN CyqI Byj idwqy jfx. rUp ny ieh vI
dwisaf ik Ausdy aMgryËI bolx dy lihËy qoN Auh koeI cInI jF jpfnI mUl df
bMdf lwgdf sI. rUp ieh vI vfr vfr hdfieq kr rhI sI ik jfx-pCfx vfly hor
lokF nUM sfvDfn krn leI aÉbfrF nUM, ieMzIaf ivwc vI qy eyQy vI, Ébr dyxI
cfhIdI hY.
supndIp ivaMg nfl kihMdf, “E koeI eyQy iksy nUM KotI dvfnI nhIN idMdf.
pMJI sO zflr iks Byjxy ny! bhuqf iÌkr nf kro.”
myrI nUMh suKimMdr ny Aus vwloN dwsy ‘hotl’ dy pqy nUM ‘gugl’ `qy lwB
ilaf. ieh koeI plMimMg aqy plfsitk df smfn vycx vflf Èo-rUm sI.
gurnfm iZwloN df Ìon iPr af igaf, “BfAU virafm isMhF! ieh bMdf hr hflq
ivwc PiVHaf jfxf cfhIdY. qUM QoVHf ku AuWdm kr. hYQy afpxI puils kol
iesdI rIport ËrUr ilKf. mYN eyQy afpxI puils nfl gwl kIqI hY pr Auh
afKdy ny ik asIN iswDf lMzn dI puils dy kMm ivwc dÉl nhIN dy skdy. ies
bfry sMbMDq bMdf afpxy mulk ivwc rIport ilKfvy qy AuQoN dI puils lMzn dI
mYtropolItn puils nUM afKy qF bMdf PiVHaf jf skdY.”
AusdI gwl dy jvfb ivwc myry vwloN, “vyKo, krdy aF kuJ nf kuJ. slfh krdy
aF.’ sux ky Auh iKViKVf ky hwisaf, “BfAU! qyrIaF CuhlIaF df mYnUM pqf qF
hYgY pr iPr vI mYN qYnUM Ëor dy ky kihMdF ik puils kol ËrUr jfE.”
myry ‘AuWdmI’ suBf bfry AusdI gwl swcI sI. Ausdf sunyhF supndIp nUM
idwqf pr puils kol jfx df bhuqf Ëor nf pfieaf. supndIp vI ies leI koeI
bhuqf kfhlf nhIN sI jfpdf. nyVly imwqrF vwloN Ìon af jfx krky ivÈvfs
ijhf hox lwgf sI ik ‘Aus’ dy cuMgl ivwc koeI nhIN Psx lwgf.
eyny ivwc supndIp ny afpxI eI-myl KolHI qF kihMdf, “afh iksy sIqf rfm
mfDopurI dI eI-myl afeI hY. Auh vI pYsy Byjx lwgY. Ausny Aus bMdy nfl
hoeI afpxI kOrspONzYNs vI ByjI hY.”
sIqf rfm dI pihlI eI-myl mYnUM ajy hÌqf pihlF hI imlI sI. Aus ny ‘sIrq’
dI pRsMsf krky dwisaf sI ik Auh ‘afËfdI dy ÈhIdF bfry Koj kr irhf hY aqy
Ausny kuJ nvyN qwQ lwBy hn.’ mYN AusnUM puiCaf sI, “kI qUM Auho sIqf rfm
qF nhIN ijsny ÈhId Bgq isMG dy sfQIaF dIaF ilKqF df ihMdI ivcoN pMjfbI
ivwc anuvfd kr ky pusqk CpvfeI sI qy Aus pusqk df nfm ‘ÈhIdF dI ivrfsq’
myrI slfh lY ky rwiKaf sI. Ausny dUjI eI-myl ivwc jvfb idwqf sI ik ‘hF
mYN Auho sIqf rfm hF.”
mYnUM isrÌ do eI-mylF krn vfly sIqf rfm qoN vI pYsy mMg ley gey sn aqy
rÈk dI gwl qF ieh sI ik sIqf rfm vI myrf muÈkl ivwc Pisaf hoxf sux ky
aÌsoisaf igaf sI qy gurpRIq vFg hI nklI virafm sMDU nUM pYsy Byjx dI
ivDI puwC irhf sI.
Gwt jfx-pCfx vfly iesqrHF dy qF anyk snyhIaF dy pqy myrI eI-myl ivwc drj
sn. ho skdf hY Auh vI sIqf rfm vFg hI ‘Aus’ nfl pYsy Byjx bfry sMprk
ivwc pey hox! koeI pYsy Byj vI skdf hY. AuNj aijhy keI swjxf dy Ìon vI
af rhy sn. amrIkf qoN afpxI ikqfb ‘aËlF dy irÈqy’ Byjx leI iewko-iewk
eI-myl krn vfly myry leI asloN ajnbI igafnI krnYl isMG ny vI Ìon kr ky
myry sMkt ivwc Psy hox bfry ‘kuJ krn’ qoN pihlF jfxkfrI lY lYxI ibhqr
smJI sI.
ieMglYNz qoN sMqoK DflIvfl df Ìon afAux ‘qy qF puils kol rIport ilKfAux
bfry amlI qOr ‘qy inrxf lYxf hI ipaf.
DflIvfl kih irhf sI, “eI-myl pVHidaF hI mYN lMzn rihMdy afpxy puwqr nUM
ikhY ik Auh ies pqy `qy sMprk krky ijvyN vI hovy pYsy dy ky afvy jF
Byjy. pr muMzy nUM Ìon krky myry mn ivwc LiKafl afieaf ik knyzf supn nUM
Ìon krky puwC vI lvF. afh qF Èukr hoieaf. mYN huxy hI muMzy nUM Ìon krky
dwsdF. iÉafl qF afieaf sI ik qUM afvyN ieMglYNz qy sfnUM pqf nf hovy!
Xfr! qUM qF sfzf mfx eyN. ies krky hor koeI dUjf iÉafl Ëor eI nhIN PVH
sikaf. qyry kMm afAux df kIhnUM cfa nhIN hovygf! qyry isr qoN qF keI jxy
pYsy vfr ky dyx leI iqafr hoxgy.”
ies vyly qwk cfr vwj cuwky sn.
supn hurF ny puils nfl Ìon ‘qy sMprk kIqf qF awgoN jvfb imilaf, “ieh kys
sfzy aDIn nhIN afAuNdf. qusIN PrfzF nfl nijwTx vfly puils sYWl nfl sMprk
kro. pr ikAuNik kwlH qoN lONg vIk-aYNz ÈurU ho irhf hY ies leI sMBv hY
ik EQy quhfnUM koeI iml nf sky!”
aOrq piuls kFstybl ny Ìon df sMprk Ìrfz ivBfg vwl trFsÌr kr idwqf. sfzy
vwloN EQy sfrI Gtnf df vyrvf dy ky mYsj Cwz idwqf igaf qy aglI kfrvfeI
leI asIN AuhnF df AuWqr AuzIkx lwgy.
koeI AuWqr nf afieaf. ieh vI ajIb gwl pqf lwgI ik ‘lONg vIk-aYNz hox
krky EQy koeI nhIN ho skdf!’ ieMzIaf dy dÌqrF ivwc qF suxdy qy vyKdy hF
ik pMj vjy CuwtI hoxI hovy qF klrk pfqÈfh cfr vjy hI rotI vflf zwbf PVH
ky Gr nUM iÉskx dI iqafrI ivwc huMdy hn. ieh qF knyzf sI ijwQy ‘smyN dI
kdr’ aqy krmcfrIaF dI ÌrË-swnfÈI dIaF khfxIaF imwQ vFg pRcilq hn.
QoVHI dyr ipwCoN brimMGm qoN svrn cMdn mJYlI mfx nfl kihMdf, “mYN
afiKaf, myrf mJYl BfAU afvy vlYq qy AuhdI ‘byby’ nUM pqf nf hovy Auhdy
afAux df, ieh kdI ho nhIN skdf! pYisaF dy lYx dyx dI qF gwl hI bfad dI
hY!” ‘byby’ df iÉqfb mYN hI cMdn nUM idwqf sI. lYstr ivwc hoeI ivÈv
kfnPrMs `qy igaF cMdn ny hvfeI jhfË qoN AuWqridaF hI bfkI vÌd nfloN
mYnUM qy rjnIÈ bhfdr nUM inKyV ky iewk pfsy kridaF kfnPrMs dy pRbMDkF
nUM ikhf sI, “ieh nÊ, nhIN swc nÊIny, myry mihmfn hoxgy. bfkI vÌd qusIN
lY jfE sfrf.” asIN hÌqf Br Ausdy Gr rhy sF. CiVaF dI bihk! cMdn qVkf lf
ky msflydfr dflF qy sbËIaF bxfAuNdf. afpxy hwQIN rfVH rfVH Ìulky
lfhuMdf. Ausny sfnUM ‘byby’ vrgf moh dy ky ieh iÉqfb ‘hfsl’ kIqf sI jo
AusnUM awj vI Xfd sI. iesy krky ies eI-myl ivclf sunyhF Auhdy mMnx ivwc
afAux df svfl hI pYdf nhIN sI huMdf.
mYN ‘sIrq’ dI vYWb sfeIt `qy ‘ies eI-myl qoN sfvDfn hox’ dI sUcnf lfAux
leI ‘sIrq’ dy vYWbizËfeInr gurdIp nUM ieMzIaf sunyhF idwqf qF Ausny vI
dwisaf ik eI-myl AusnUM vI afeI hoeI hY.
aglI svyry AuWTidaF hI mYnUM ieh vyK ky qswlI hoeI ik ‘sIrq’ dI sfeIt
`qy sUcnf lwg geI sI. Ëfihr sI ik ijhVy pfTk ‘sIrq’ nUM sfeIt qoN pVHdy
sn Auhnf qwk sunyhF phuMc jfvygf. ikrpfl isMG pMnUM ny ‘ilKfrI’ dI sfeIt
`qy lfAux leI vI sUcnf Byj idwqI sI. bhuq sfry imwqrF nUM kIqIaF eI-mylF
rfhIN qy mUMhoN mUMh idwqy sunyihaF rfhIN sUcnf phuMc cuwkI sI. ‘sIrq’
dI sfeIt vyK ky keIaF ny, ijnHF sfzy nfl sMprk sfDx qoN ibnF hI, nklI
virafm sMDU nfl pYsy Byjx leI sMprk sQfpq kIqf hoieaf sI, Aus nfl kIqI
jfx vflI eI-myl pwqrI bMd kr idwqI aqy iesdI sUcnf sfnUM dyxI ÈurU kr
idwqI. mYN AuhnF vwloN ‘virafm sMDU’ nfl sfDy sMprk dIaF Pfrvrz kIqIaF
kfpIaF pVH irhf sF. iehnF ivwc gurpRIq- ‘virafm sMDU’ dI eI-myl pwqrI df
duhrfE hI sI. sB dI icMqf gurpRIq vrgI sI aqy ‘virafm sMDU’ vwloN AuNJ
hI vYstrn XUnIan vflI ivDI rfhIN pYsy Byjx `qy Ëor sI. isrÌ lÌËF df hI
vfDf-Gftf sI.
rUp kwlH qoN Ëor pfeI jf rhI sI aKbfrF nUM Ébr dyx leI, “zYzI qusIN afKy
nhIN lwgdy CyqI. Ébr vI idE qy jy puils ny jvfb nhIN vI idwqf qF puils
kol afp jf ky rIport ilKfE. myrI gwl mMno. kwlH nUM koeI ieh vI kih skdf
hY ik mYN quhfnUM pYsy Byjy sn. qusIN hI myry nfl Ìrfz kIqf hY. quhfzy
kol rIkfrz hoxf cfhIdY ik Auh bMdf mYN nhIN sF.”
Ausny mMmI afpxI ‘qy vI Ëor pfieaf qF Auh vI myry dvfly ho geI, “qusIN
Aus muMzy nUM nfl lvo ijsdI eI-myl corI hoeI sI. AuhnUM pqf hoAU ikvyN
qy ikwQy jfxY. supn qy suKimMdr vI Gr eI ny. mYN suKimMdr nUM ikhY. Auh
vI nfl jfx leI iqafr ho rhI ey.”
Auh ijs muMzy df hvflf dy rhI sI Auh AuNkfrpRIq sI. kwlH AuNkfrpRIq ny
hI mYnUM dwisaf sI ik kuJ sfl pihlF iksy jfx-pCfx vfly bMdy ny hI Ausdf
eI-myl pqf vI corI kr ilaf sI qy Aus pqy qoN AuNkfrpRIq vwloN iksy hor
sFJy jfx-pCfx vfly bMdy nUM gMdIaF eI-mylF krnIaF ÈurU kr idwqIaF sn.
AudoN Ausny puils nUM kys idwqf sI qy bMdy df pqf vI lf ilaf sI. mYN
AuNkfrpRIq nUM Ìon kIqf ik Auh vI sfzy nfl puils dy dÌqr jfvy. Ausny
ikhf ik Auh CyqI hI af irhf hY.
puils kol jfx leI mYN iqafr ho ky bYTf sF aqy ‘bcf’ hox kr ky qswlI ivwc
sF ik brYNptn (knyzf) qoN khfxIkfr kuljIq mfn df Ìon afieaf, “Bf jI! mYN
qF Twigaf igaf! mYN qF pYsy Byj vI bYTF AusnUM.”
“E Bilaf lokf! ieh kI kr bYTf qUM.” mYN mwQy `qy hwQ mfiraf, “qUM qF
aYQy bYTf sYN, gvFZ ivc. Gr Ìon kr ky pqf kr lYNdoN. ieh qF bVI mfVI gwl
hoeI Xfr! awCf qUM hux aYN kr. asIN puils kol rIport ilKfAux cwly aF,
qUM CyqI af jf sfzy vwl. `kwTy cwldy aF.”
kuljIq qy AuNkfrpRIq phuMc gey.
kuljIq nfl myrI koeI purfxI qy pIcvIN sFJ nhIN ijs dy afDfr ‘qy mYnUM
pYsy Byjxf Aus leI jLrUrI huMdf jF AusdI mjbUrI huMdf. asIN eyQy knyzf
ivwc hI sfihqk smfgmF ‘qy awT-ds vfr imly hF. kdI iek-dUjy dy Gr vI
afAux-jfx nhIN hoieaf. AuNJ Auh khfxIkfr vjoN mYnUM afdr idMdf hY. mJYlI
aMdfË ivwc vwzy Brf nUM bulfAux vFg ‘Bf jI’ afKdf hY. cfr-pMj sfl pihlF
hI Auh eyQy myry sMprk ivwc afieaf sI. jfx-pCfx hox AuprMq Auh ieMzIaf
igaf qF mYN soicaf sI ik Èfied Auh mYnUM vI imlx jlMDr afvygf. pr Auh
nhIN sI afieaf. bfad ivwc myry puwCx qy kihMdf sI, “mYN soicaf, Bf jI
vwzy bMdy ny. kI pqf imlxf cfhux vI jF nf.” pr aslI gwl Ausny hor bfad
ivwc ieh dwsI ik myry bolF dI krVfeI qy ichry dI sÉqfeI qoN AusnUM lwgdf
sI ik myry kol dosqI leI rfh dyx vflI ivrl qy lck nhIN. ipClyry sfl mYN
AusdI ikqfb ‘qy hoey smfgm smyN pRDfngI-BfÈn vjoN kuJ Èbd afKy sn aqy
Ausdf khfxI-sMgRih ‘ivclI AuNgl’ irlIjL krn dI ijLMmyvfrI inBfeI sI.
ipCly sfl qoN qF Auh pIËy dy ibËns ivwc ruwJf rihx krky iksy sfihqk
imlxI ivwc vI nhIN sI afieaf. do-ZfeI mhIny pihlF ieQoN dy khfxIkfrF dy
Coty iekwT ivwc Auh imilaf qF AusdI hfËrI ‘qy hYrfnI pRgtfAux ‘qy Ausny
dwisaf sI ik pIËy dy ibËns ivwc AusnUM bhuq vwzf Gftf pY igaf sI. ibËns
ivwc Ausdy iBafl ny Aus nfl bhuq vwzI TwgI mfr leI sI. Aus kfrobfr qoN
‘ijMnF nHfqI Enf puMn’ vflI gwl bxn ‘qy alwg ho igaf sI qy hux qF afpxy
leI ‘jOb’ lwBdf iPrdf sI. Aus vwloN EQy pVHI khfxI bfry mYN afpxI rfie
idwqI sI qF Ausny mYnUM eI-myl kIqI ik Auh myrI rfie df sdf hI bVf afdr
krdf hY.. hux Ausny nvIN khfxI ilKI sI qy ajy hÌqf pihlF hI myrI rfie
jfnx leI ByjI sI. Auh kihMdf sI ik myrI rfie dI AusdI nËr ivwc gurUaF dy
bol vrgI kdr hY. Aus anusfr AusnUM kyvl myrI rfie dI loV sI, AuNJ Auh
iksy tuMzI-lft dI slfh dI pRvfh nhIN krdf.
Ausdy hwQ ivwc Byjy gey pYisaF dy hvfly vfly kfÊË pwqr sn.
AuNkfrpRIq ny AusnUM sfvDfn krn leI kwlH eI-myl vI kIqI sI. iPr vI ieh
ikvyN vfpr igaf?
“Auh eI-myl qF mYN hux awj svyry vyKI qF hI pqf lwgY. ieh myrf dUjf
eI-myl pqf hY. mYN qF afpxy hOtmyl vfly pqy `qy ijAuN bYTF ‘Aus’ nfl
icwTI-pwqr krn ik hor iksy pfsy iDafn hI nhIN igaf. nhIN qF awgy ieh
dUjI eI-myl vI mYN roË KolH ky vyKdF.”
TIk hI sI, jy AusnUM dUjI eI-myl KolHx df iÉafl qwk nhIN sI afieaf qF
AusnUM sfzy Gr Ìon krky hkIkq jfx lYx df iÉafl ikwQoN afAuxf sI!
“iewk vfr myry mn ivwc iÉafl afieaf qF sI ik Bf jI ny myry koloN hI pYsy
ikAuN mMgxy sn! AuhnF nUM qF myrI afrQk hflq df vI pqf eI sI. AuNJ vI Bf
jI ny jy eyQoN hI iksy qoN pYsy mMgxy sn qF myry qoN pihlF hor keI bMdy
ho skdy ny. pr iPr iÉafl afieaf, ‘nhIN, jy Bf jI ny myry `qy mfx krky
mYnUM hI afiKaY qF pYsy vI mYN ByjFgf eI. myry qF krYizt kfrz `qy vI
sfry awT sO zflr sn. kfrz df nMbr Byj ky AusnUM ikhf ik awT sO qusIN
krYizt kfrz qoN kZvf lvo, bfkI mYN vYstrn XUnIan rfhIN Byj idMdf hF.
jvfb afieaf ik nhIN, sfry pYsy hI vYstrn XUnIan rfhIN Byjo, krYizt kfrz
nhIN cwlxf. swcI gwl qF ieh hY, ies awT sO zflr qoN ibnF qF myry kol
pYsf vI nhIN sI. bfrF sO zflr iksy qoN PiVHaf qy vYstrn XUnIan rfhIN
pYsy Byj ky AusnUM nMbr idwqf. rfq iewk vjy qwk kMipAUtr `qy bYTf Auhdf
jvfb AuyzIkdf irhf. rfq iewk vjy Ausny DMnvfd kridaF iliKaf ik AusnUM do
hËfr zflr iml gey ny qF jf ky mYN surKrU ho ky suwqf ik clo Bf jI df bcf
ho igaf.”
cfh pI ky Auh dovyN aqy supn qy mYN puils styÈn vwl cwl pey. suKimMdr
nUM asIN Gr hI rihx idwqf.
rfh ivwc hI pitafly qoN bldyv DflIvfl df Ìon af igaf. Auh dws irhf sI ik
ipCly idnF ivwc AuhnF df pirvfr vI iesy qrHF dI bVI qklIÌ-dyh siQqI
ivcoN guËiraf hY. iksy ny Ausdy byty afÈU df eI-myl curf ky Aus vwloN
hornF nUM aÈlIl qsvIrF ByjxIaF ÈurU kr idwqIaF sn. AuhnF ‘qy puils kys
ho igaf sI. iewt puils dy KUh ivwc izwgI sI qF igwlI ho ky qF inklxI hI
sI. AuhnF df pYsf vI Érc hoieaf, pryÈfnI qy Kwjl-KuafrI vfDU dI hoeI.
mYN dwisaf asIN vI hux puils dy hI jf rhy hF.
puils dÌqr ivwc gol-afkfrI kfAUNtr ‘qy vwK vwK kursIaF ‘qy iqMn cfr
puils-krmcfrI bYTy sn. do ku jxy ipwCy bxy ÈIÈy dy kYibn ivwc guÌqgU
ivwc juwty hoey sn. asIN pihly bMdy awgy hI Klo gey. rMg-ZMg qy
dyKxI-pfKxI qoN Auh afpxf dysI-bMdf hI lwgdf sI. afpxy bMidaF nUM ies
krky vI aijhy mihkimaF leI cuixaF jFdf hY ik Auh afpxy BfeIcfry dy lokF
dI Ëbfn dI smwisaf krky rfbqy nUM sOKf bnfAux leI kMm af skdy hn. pr Aus
swjx ny sfzy nfl gwl-bfq aMgryËI ivwc hI kIqI aqy ieh pRBfv iblkul hI nf
idwqf ik Auh pMjfbI hY. pihlF muZlI gwl AusnUM supn ny smJf idwqI. iPr
Ausny kuljIq mfn qoN hoeI TwgI bfry vyrvf suixaF. vfhvf icr lMmyN
svfl-jvfb krn bfad Auh AuWT ky ipwCy igaf aqy kYibn ivwc bYTy gory
krmcfrI nUM iewk pfsy krky gwl krn lwgf. Auh sfzy vwl vyKdy hoey afps
ivwc iesqrHF gwl-bfq kr rhy sn, ijvyN bhuq prdy dI gwl kr rhy hox. eyzf
prdy nfl Blf gwl krn dI kI loV sI! ieh vI lwg irhf sI ijvyN Auh slfh kr
rhy hox ik iehnF nUM ikvyN tfilaf jfvy.
kfÌI lMmf smF gwlbfq krn AuprMq Auh sfzy kol afey. gorf krmcfrI sfrI
zItyl iPr puwCx lwgf. myry iqMny sfQI vfrI vfrI AusnUM kys ‘smJfAux’
lwgy. Ausdf aijhf iZwlf-mwTf ijhf rvweIaf vyK ky kuljIq mfn kuJ iKJ vI
igaf aqy AuWcI qy nrfËgI BrI afvfË ivwc sfrI khfxI duhrfAux lwgf. Ausny
sfzy dovF dy nF pqy Cpy hoey cfr ieMc cOVy qy Cy ieMc lMymyN pYz `qy ilK
ley. sfzy kihx `qy hI Ausny idwqy jfx vfly pYisaF dI zItyl drj kIqI. Auh
afp Aus nklI bMdy bfry koeI jfxkfrI lYx leI Auqsuk nhIN sI. asIN hI vfr
vfr afK ky Aus bMdy df pqf qy Ìon nMbr vI ilKvfieaf. sfrI kfrvfeI ilK ky
Ausny kuljIq nUM rIport df nMbr idwqf aqy ikhf, “ieh asl ivwc Prfz
zIpfrtmYNt vfilaF df kMm hY. asIN kys AuhnF nUM Pfrvrz kr idaFgy. Auh hI
ies `qy aglI kfrvfeI krngy.”
sfzy puwCx dy Aus dwisaf, “ho skdf hY bMdf PiVHaf jfvy pr asIN pYsy muVn
dI afs iblkul nf rwKIey.”
‘kfrvfeI’ pf ky asIN TMzy ijhy hoey vfps prqy.
“eyQoN dI puils dI bVI soBf suxI sI. mYnUM lwgdY; ieh vI isrÌ sVkF `qy
kfrF df clfn kwtx jogI eI hY.”
myrI gwl sux ky kuljIq boilaf, “kuJ nhIN krdI puils. kuJ icr hoieaf,
myrI kfr df ÈIÈf qoV ky iksy ny stIrIE kwZ ilaf. puils vflf kihMdf,
“asIN rIport ilK qF lYNdy aF pr aMdrlI gwl ieh hY ik qUM afpxf stIrIE vI
pvf lY qy ÈIÈf vI. kuJ imlx dI afs nf rwK. `kwlHy trFto ivwc iewk rfq
ivwc aijhy Cy sO kys huMdy ny. puils ikMinaF ku dI pVqfl kry!”
“mqlb ik puils ny pihlF eI hwQ KVy kIqy hoey ny. kys iËafdf huMdy ny,
ies leI pVqfl awgy qorn dI loV eI nhIN?”
Gr af ky bYTy qF mYN kuljIq nUM ikhf, “Brfvf hux ijwQy kMm krdYN EQy
myry leI vI koeI kMm lwB. qyry pYsy qF hux moVny eI ny iksy nf iksy
qrHF. pYsy qF qUM mYnUM eI idwqy ny. eyQy nhIN qF do ku mhIny qwk
ieMzIaf jf ky qyry pYsy moVFgf. qyrI Bfvukqf nfl afrQk nuksfn qF hoieaY
pr qUM myrf mfx vI vDfieaY. AuNJ vI jy koeI pYsy Byjdf hI nf qF ies sfry
Gtnf-kRm df koeI bhuqf arQ bxnf vI nhIN sI. qUM ies Gtnf-kRm ivwc jfn pf
idwqI ey. ÈUkr ey koeI bMdf pYsy dyx leI inwqiraf qF ey.”
myry hfsy ivwc AuhnF df hfsf rilaf qy AuNkfrpRIq kihMdf, “iewk ‘ipafrf’
qF mYdfn ivwc inwqr eI afieaf.”
iPr kuljIq dy moh aqy AusdI Bfvuk phuMc dIaF gwlF hox lwgIaF.
“jy qUM Bfvuk afvyg ivcoN iewk pl vI bfhr inkl ky socdf qF qYnUM iÉafl
af skdf sI ik jy mYN Ps igaf sF qF iesdf pqf sB qoN pihlF qF supn hurF
nUM sfzy Gr hI lwgxf cfhIdf sI. sfry lokF qoN pYsy mMgx vflf mYN Blf
afpxy GridaF nUM ikAuN nf afKFgf. eysy krky hI Èfied sfry dosq imwqr Ìon
krky GroN puwC rhy sn. qUM vI puwC skdf sYN. dUjf eI-myl dI BfÈf qoN vI
anumfn lfieaf jf skdf sI. bhuq sfry dosqF nUM ieho hI lwgf ik ieh myrI
BfÈf ho nhIN skdI. sfDU BfjI ny srI qoN gwl kridaF AusnUM sUcnf dyx vfly
jrnYl isMG syKf nUM ikhf sI, “pihlI gwl qF ieh hY ik virafm iksy koloN
pYsy mMgx vflf eI nhIN. pr jy iksy dosq imwqr nUM ikiqEN pqf lwg vI jfvy
ik AusnUM pYsy dI ËrUrq hY aqy Auh ies ËrUrq nUM pUrI krn leI pYsy dyxy
vI cfhy qF virafm ny lYxy nhIN.” kYlgrI vflf myrf Ausqfd kih irhf sI,
“mYnUM Èwk qF hoieaf sI AusdI BfÈf `qy. mYN socdf sF ik virafm ny jy
mYnUM ilKxf huMdf qF cfr vfr ‘sr’ ilKxf sI pr iPr soicaf ik ikqy BfÈf
`qy Èwk krn dy bhfny virafm Pisaf hI rih jFdf hovy, eysy leI gurnfm nUM
Ìon krky qYnUM ‘CuzfAux’ leI ikhf sI.” pr cwlo ieh ieMJ hI hoxf sI.”
sO hwQ rwsf ‘qy isr ‘qy gMZ idMidaF asIN cfh Éqm kr bYTy sF. kuljIq qy
AuNkfrpRIq ivdf hoey qF rsoeI ivwc sB kuJ sux rhI myrI pqnI rjvMq myry
nfl nrfË hoeI, “kmfl hY quhfzy vflI. iewk qF Aus ivcfry ny quhfzy leI
kurbfnI kIqI qy qusIN Ausdf ÈukrguËfr hox dI QF AusnUM afpxI eI-myl dI
BfÈf nf smJx df imhxf dy rhy so. nfly hwsI jFdy so. Auh quhfzy bfry kI
socdf hoAU ik ikho ijhf bMdf ey ieh?”
rjvMq ny mYnUM brÌ ivwc lf idwqf sI.
“Ausdf ÈukrÊuËfr qF myrf rom rom ey.” mYN iCwQf ijhf pY igaf.
AuWT ky kMipAUtr ‘qy jf bYTf. nvyN pqy ‘qy afeIaF eI-mylF pVHn lwgf.
aMimRqsr qoN joigMdr kYroN nUM, mohflI qoN kfnf isMG nUM, jlMDr qoN pRym
pRkfÈ nUM aslIaq pqf lwg cuwkI sI. eI-myl bfry myry ividafrQI prdIp dI
icMqf sI aqy afstRylIaf qoN igafnI sMqoK isMG Prmf irhf sI, “ieh lokF
qoN pYsy btorn df purfxf qrIkf hY qy keI vfr kfmXfb vI ho jFdf hY. kuJ
sfl pihlF mYnUM pitafly qoN mnjIq isMG bwl dI aijhI eI-myl phuMcI sI.
mYN GroN cfr hËfr mIl dUr hox krky bwicaF nUM pYsy Byjx leI ikhf. pr Auh
ieho ijhIaF eI-mylF dI scfeI smJdy sn. AuhnF ny pYsy nf Byjy qy myrf bcf
ho igaf.”
AuNkfrpRIq ny jFidaF hI aKbfrF nUM Byjx leI Ébr bxf ky puÈt krn nUM ByjI
hoeI sI.
eysy vyly kuljIq mfn df Ìon af igaf, “Bf jI, Aus bMdy dI iPr mYnUM
eI-myl afeI hY. DMnvfd kr ky iliKaf sU ik Ausdy awT sO zflr ajy vI
‘QuVdy’ hn. kihMdY; mYN ijwQy eynf Aus leI kIqf hY, ieh awT sO zflr vI
Byj idaF.”
AuhdI dlyrI dI qF hwd sI.
kuJ icr bfad kYlyPornIaF qoN lyKk crnjIq isMG pMnUM df Ìon afieaf. Ìon
‘qy mYnUM sux ky Auh hYrfn ho ky puwCx lwgf, “sMDU sfihb qusIN ieMglYNz
qoN af vI gey? mYN qF afpxy muMzy nUM bfhr kfr kwZx leI ikhf hY. Auh kfr
kwZdf ipaY qF mYN soicaf quhfzy Gr Ìon krky pqf eI krF. asIN qF bYNk cly
sF pYsy kZf ky vYstrn XUnIan rfhIN quhfnUM Byjx vfsqy.”
ieh islislf qF cwl so cwl sI. TIk hY kuJ piqaF ‘qy dosqF ny eI-mylF kr
idwqIaF sn, ÌonF ‘qy vI sunyhyN idwqy sn pr iPr vI sB qwk Ébr phuMcxI
sMBv nhIN sI.
qlvfVy qoN suirMdr mMz ny ikhf ik Ausny ieMglYNz ivwc rihMdy afpxy
irÈqydfr nUM pYsy phuMcfAux leI afiKaf hoieaf hY. AusnUM hdfieq kIqI ik
qurMq irÈqydfr nUM pYsy dyx qoN roky.
hux kI kIqf jfvy? supndIp nUM cMgI suwJI. Ausny vYstrn XUnIan vfilaF nfl
ies ‘TwgI’ df iËkr kIqf aqy AuhnF nUM ikhf ik iksy vI QF qoN virafm isMG
sMDU dy nF `qy Byjy jfx vfly pYsy rok ley jfx aqy ies nF `qy adf nf kIqy
jfx. vYstrn XUnIan vfilaF ny ies `qy aml krn df vcn dy ky ikhf ik jy
kuljIq mfn vI AuhnF nUM Ìon krky afK dyvy qF Auh afpxy adfry vwloN vI
puils nUM rIport krnf cfhuxgy. ieh qF AuhnF dy adfry nfl vI TwgI sI.
asIN kuljIq mfn nUM AuhnF nfl sMprk krn df sunyhF dy idwqf.
rfq nUM ivhlf ho ky mYN kuljIq nUM eI-myl kIqI.
ipafry kuljIq-qyrI gfVHI afriQk qMgdsqI dy idnF ivwc myrf nF vI qyry nfl
DoKf kr igaf.
mYN awj gwlF kridaF keI vfr qYnUM kih irhf sF ik qUM myrI muhwbq dy
afvyg ivwc ieh socxf Buwl hI igaf sYN ik ieh eI-myl TwgI vflI vI ho skdI
hY. myrI pqnI ieh sfrf kuJ sux rhI sI qy Ausny quhfzy jfx qoN bfad mYnUM
ÈrimMidaF kIqf ik ‘mYN ieh gwl bfr bfr ikAuN kr irhf sF! mYN ies gwl vwl
iDafn qy Ëor ikAuN nhIN sF dy irhf ik qUM eyDr-EDr dI socy ibnF myry nfl
aMdrly inhuM qy mfx krky igxqI imxqI vflI soc ivwc AulJx dI QF myry Éfqr
JnF ivwc Cfl mfrn dI krfmfq kr ivKfeI hY!’
mYN pqnI nUM ikhf ik mYN aMdroN kuljIq dI muhwbqI dyxdfrI dy aihsfs nfl
ÈrÈfiraf ipaf sF/hF ies gwl dy bfvjUd ik pYsy df qF BfvyN nuksfn ho igaf
hY pr mYnUM ies bhfny afpxI iËMdgI df iewk bhuq hI ipafrf sony nfloN
mihMgf Xfr lwB ipaf hY. awj ieho ijhy Xfr lwBxy ryq dy phfVI ZyrF ivcoN
sonf Bflx dy quwl hn.
kuljIq ipafry! mYnUM qUM ilÈkdI zlI vFg myrI vwKI nfl ilpitaf lwBf eyN.
mYN afpxy dovF nfl DoKf ho jfx dI AudfsI dI CF hyTF vI qyry muhwbqI
ilÈkfry nfl rOÈn hoieaf ipaf hF. qYnUM sfrI Aumr klyjy nfl Guwt ky
rwKFgf.
afpxI pqnI-myrI CotI BYx nUM vI kihxf ik afriQk qMgI dy idnF ivwc myry
nF vloN vwjI swt nfl Ausdf idl bhuq duiKaf hovygf pr AusnUM mYN Drvfs
idMdf hF ik AusnUM ies ievË ivwc virafm isMG sMDU dy rUp ivwc vwzf Brf
imilaf hY, ijhVf awj qoN quhfzy pirvfr dy sdf leI aMg-sMg Klox df vcn
idMdf hY.
ieh kihxf ies vyly ÌËUl lwgdf hY ik mYN do-cfr mhIny qwk, ieh pYsy
ieMzIaf jf ky qYnUM hr hflq ivwc moVny hI hn. pYsy moV idaFgf pr qYnUM
sdf leI afpxy idl dy kol rwK lvFgf.
qyrf swc-muwc df afpxf_virafm isMG sMDU
iesdy jvfb ivwc kuljIq ny iliKaf.
sMDU BfjI –quhfzI icwTI imlI. mYN pVHI qy ivcfrI qy Pyr mYN iksy soc
ivwc clf igaf. afpxy afp nUM puwiCaf ik ieh kI ho irhf hY. mYN socdf
hoieaf iblkul ÈFq-icwq sI. myrf mn iekfgr sI. iekfgrqf iblkul AusyqrHF
dI sI ijvyN asIN afp Aucyc nfl gurduafry jFdy hF iksy swdy ‘qy nhIN,
iblkul afpxy leI. mn cfhuMdf hY awj kIrqn suxIey qy iewk iewk Èbd ihrdY
ivwc pRvyÈ krdf hY. ieh vwKrI gwl hY ik Aus Èbd nUM afpxI jfc ivwc
AuqfrIey jF nFh. ies gihr ny mYnUM iewk AuWqr idwqf hY. ieh AuWqr BfvyN
bwicaF vflf hY qy iesqrHF dI sFJ ny mYnUM keI vfr nmoÈI hI idwqI hY. ies
nmoÈI ny mYnUM keI vfr ieh socx leI ivvÈ kIqf hY ik mYN ajy smJdfr nhIN
hoieaf. bVy bVy bfby mYN keI vfr afpxy kol smJ ley sn. keI vfr sulJx dI
koiÈÈ krdf krdf mYN AuliJaf hF. sbr, sMqoK, ivcfr dy mfieny myrI smJ
ivwc af hI nhIN rhy; jd ik iehnF dI aihmIaq nfl mYN ËrUr vfbfsqf hF.
myrf nuksfn hoieaf. ipwCly aTfrF mhIinaF dy afriQk nuksfn ny mYnUM awq
df amIr kIqf hY. ies amIrI dy bgYr mYN afpxI pqnI nUM smJ hI nhIN skdf
sI. ies amIrI dy bgYr myry bwcy grIb ho jfxy sn. ieh smJ lvo myry qy
prmfqmf dI myhr hoeI hY. cMgf Kfxf bnfAux vflI suafxI ËrUrI nhIN sony dI
hI hovy pr sony dI suafxI Kfxf cMgf ËrUr bxfAuNdI hY.
bcpn ivwc iewk khfxI sfry bwcy suxdy hn. sunfAux vflI dfdI hovy jF nfnI
jF hor koeI vI jo dfdI, nfnI aKvfAux dy myc hovy. mYN qy smJdf hF ik
aYsI khfxI sunfAux vflI hr nfrI prmfqmf qoN koeI vr lYky afeI huMdI hY.
Ausny rwbI sunyhf dyxf huMdf hY. iewk rfjkumfr sI. AusdI jfn qoqy ivwc
sI qy qoqf ipMjry ivwc bMd sI. rfjkumfr bhuq qrdwd nfl Aus qoqy nUM
pRfpq krdf hY. asl ivwc Auh qoqf qF murÈd hI huMdf hY ijs bÊYr rfjkumfr
dI gqI nhIN huMdI.
mYN vI keI kuJ guaf ky keI cotIaF qoN iqlkdf afpxy murÈd kol phuMcx vflf
sI. mYN ikMg brUs qF nhIN pr Aus qoN Gwt vI nhIN. btlr hIgl kihMdf ik
konsfieMs ivwc jo ilimtyÈn huMdIaF hn AunHF ivwc smy df sQfn nhIN huMdf.
jy smF ivwc pY igaf qF quhfzf ËmIr ielhfm nhIN rih jFdf. pqf nhIN ikvyN
afpxf nuksfn hoieaf pr hux dI GVI mYN socdf hF ik myry leI ieh qy iewk
rihmq dI GVI sI. GVI bIq geI qy myrf rwb myry qy myhrbfn ho igaf. quhfzy
Èbd qy AunHF dI qfsIr myry leI pRÈfd vFg hY. mYN awKF bMd krky ardfs
kIqI hY. Èukrfnf kIqf hY Aus dfdI df ijsny mYnUM ies rfh qoiraf sI.
qusIN dyK lYxf ieh myrf XkIn hY ik awj qoN bfd myrf iewk pYsy df vI koeI
nuksfn nhIN hoiegf. dfdI kdy vI JUTI nhIN ho skdI. quhfzy ÈbdF nUM mYN
nmskfr krdf hF. aMdr ikcn ivwc sux rhy pivqr kMnF dI aÈIrvfd qF dunIaF
dy Gwt lokF dy ihwsy hI afAuNdI hY. quhfzy nfm ny myry nfl koeI DoKf
nhIN kIqf. mYnUM qy nklI virafm ny vI vizafeI idwqI hY. Aus Twg ny vI
ikhf hY ik ies df irvfrz mYnUM ËrUr imlygf. sfiraF nUM pihlI nËry byvkUP
lwgf kuljIq hux cMgf cMgf lwgx lwg ipaf hY. kuJ GMitaF leI iKskI myrI
amIrI hux Pyr prq afeI hY. quhfzI pqnI nUM mYN kuJ vI sMboDn krF pr
AunHF dIaF Aus pl dIaF socF qF mF dIaF socF hI ho skdIaF hn. iehnF socF
ny hI DrqI iÈMgfrI hoeI hY. ieh iÈMgfr hI qy sfzy koloN KuÈbodfr glqIaF
krfAuNdy hn.
-kuljIq mfn
kuljIq mfn dI Èfierfnf rUh ivwc AuWqrn qoN bfad Bfry hoey mn nUM hlkf
krIey.
gurnfm iZwloN myrI ‘CuhlI’ df mÉOl AuzfAuNidaF CyqI qoN CyqI puils nUM
rIport krn leI kih irhf sI qFik Auh bMdf ijMnI CyqI ho sky igRÌqfr kIqf
jf sky. pr puils dI ‘CuhlI’ sux lvo. sfzy vwloN pihly idn Prfz
zIpfrtmYNt vfilaF nUM ijhVf sunyhF Cwizaf igaf sI, Ausdf jvfb pMjvyN idn
afieaf qy puils kFstybl vyrvf puwCx lwgI. sfrI gwl-bfq kr-sux ky kihMdI,
“quhfzf afpxf qF kuJ igaf eI nhIN. quhfzI iÈkfieq nhIN ilKI jf skdI.
iesqrHF dy kys qF sfzy kol hËfrF dI igxqI ivwc afAuNdy ny. asIN kIhdI
kihdI rIport ilKIey? hF, ijsdf nuksfn hoieaf hY Auh sfzy nfl qfl-myl
kry, AusdI rIpot drj kIqI jf skdI hY.”
sfzIaF dlIlF ik ‘iesqrHF sfzf Twg df ibMb bx irhf hY! kwlH nUM koeI sfzy
`qy TwgI mfrn df ielËfm lf skdf hY!” afid df Aus `qy koeI asr nf hoieaf
qy Ausny ruÉfeI nfl Ìon bMd kr idwqf. kuljIq dy stIrIE corI hox `qy
puils vfly vwloN idwqI rfie nfl ieh gwl ikMnI imldI sI. eysy idn hI mYN
aÉbfr ivwc Ébr pVHI ik iekwly amrIkf ivwc hI ipCly sfl 26 kroV 46 lwK
zflr dI ieMtrnYWt DoKf-DVI drj kIqI geI hY. TIk hI sI; asIN do hËfr zflr
dI TwgI Kfx vfly ikhVI igxqI ivwc sF!
pr sfzy leI qF do hËfr zflr vI bVI vwzI rkm sI. iesy krky sfzI jfn qF
agly idnF ivwc vI sUlI ‘qy tMgI rhI. ieMglYNz qoN hI sfAUQfl rihMdy myry
BqIjy jspfl ny aqy inAUN-kYsl qoN Ausdy imwqr siqnfm ny dwisaf ik AuhnF
ny Aus bMdy nfl Ìon ‘qy gwl kIqI sI pr Ausdf Ìon vI ‘ajmyrI bfibaF’ vflf
hY, ies Ìon ‘qy Aus nfl gwl krn vfly nUM DVf-DV pYsy peI jFdy hn qy ieh
pYsy vI AusnUM hI imlxy huMdy ny. ies leI asIN Aus nfl Ìon ‘qy gwl-bfq
nf hI krIey/krvfeIey.
keI bMdy roË ieMtrnYWt nhIN KolHdy. ijAuN ijAuN koeI ieMtrnYWt KolHdf,
iqAuN iqAuN agly nfl vI sMprk krdf qy sfzy nfl vI. vYnkUvr qoN
Èfier-pwqrkfr bÉiÈMdr dI bytI pwqrkfr nvjoq ipwCoN jlMDr qoN hI jfxU hox
krky Gr dy jIaF vfly mfx nfl kihx lwgI, “aMkl! qusIN kI mÉOl bxfieaY;
lokF qoN pYsy mMgI jFdy E.”
AusnUM Ìon krn ‘qy supn koloN sfrI gwl df pihlF hI pqf lwg cuwkf sI.
Ausny dwisaf ik eyQy vYnkUvr ivwc qF ies Ébr df bhuq lokF nUM ajy vI pqf
nhIN. lokF qwk Ébr phuMcfAux leI Ausny ÉbrF ivwc anfAUNs krn vfsqy myrI
rIkfrizMg kr leI. Ausdy kihx ‘qy hI hrijMdr iQMd ny afpxy ryzIE pRogRfm
‘qy myry nfl lfeIv gwl-bfq krky sB nUM ies TwgI qoN bcx leI sfvDfn kr
idwqf. trFto qoN pRqIk isMG ny Ébr bxf ky pMjfbI itRibAUn nUM Byj idwqI
qy Ébr EQy vI lwg geI. pr iesdy bfvjUd Ìon afeI jf rhy sn.
hÌqy bfad jlMDr qoN pihlvfn krqfr isMG df Ìon afieaf, “quhfnUM pqY mYN
qF afpxI eI myl kdI KolHI eI nhIN. awj iksy dI eI-myl afAuxI sI qF mYN
lVkI nUM ikhf. Aus dwisaf ik aMkl dI iesqrHF dI nON apRYl dI eI-myl afeI
hoeI hY. mYN soicaf hux qwk pYisaF df qF ikqoN nf ikqoN bMdobsq ho eI
igaf hoAU. lMzn ivwc eI afpxy vI qy quhfzy vI bVy bMdy ny. pr mYN afiKaf
Ìon krky ‘sOrI’ qF mMg eI lvF ik mYN ies syvf qoN KuMJ igaF.”
mYN ikhf Èukr hY ik qusIN ies syvf qoN ‘KuMJ’ gey ho!
Esy hI idn ‘sIrq’ dI bfkfiedf pfTk iewk bIbI ajIq kOr df Ìon afieaf.
kihMdI, “mYN qF quhfzI myl afAux qoN cfr idn bfad eI-myl KolHI. Aus nUM
pYsy Byjx leI puwiCaf. pYsy Byjx eI vflI sF ik ‘sIrq’ dI sfeIt qoN sfrI
gwl df pqf lwg igaf.”
mYN ajIq kOr df DMnvfd kridaF dwisaf ik ikvyN sfrI dunIaF ivcoN Aus vrgy
myry snyhI myry kMm afAux leI Auqfvly sn.
“ipCly idnF qoN mYN ies Gtnf krky bhuq duKI qy pryÈfn irhF.”
Auh kihMdI, “duKI ikAuN? qusIN qF sgoN ÉuÈ hovo ik dunIaF ivwc eyny lok
quhfnUM ipafr krn vfly hn. quhfzy kMm afAux vfly.”
suihrd bIbI dI gwl TIk sI. ijs idn kuljIq qy AuNkfrpRIq puils nUM rIport
ilKvfAux qoN bfad Gr nUM cly gey qF AuNkfrpRIq ny Ìon kIqf, “zfktr
sfihb! mYN quhfnUM iewk gwl afKxI hY, Auh ieh ik qusIN kuljIq dy pYsy
moVn bfry AuWkf eI Buwl jfE. ieh pYsy qusIN nhIN moVny; AusnUM asIN
moVFgy ieh pYsy. qusIN bws insicMq ho jfE.”
kuljIq dy moh dy Bfr nfl qF mYN pihlF eI dwibaf hoieaf sF, hux
AuNkfrpRIq dy bol sux ky myrf mn Br afieaf. mYN AusnUM ikhf, “ipafry
AuNkfrpRIq- kuljIq mfn qoN qF mYN kurbfn jf eI irhF; hux qUM Ìon krky
mYnUM moh nfl Br idwqf hY. quhfzy ijhy rwbI ijAUiVaF df mYN DMnvfd kr hI
nhIN skdf. quhfzy pYsy vI kuljIq dy pYisaF vFg hI mYnUM iml gey smJo.
qusIN mYnUM ÈrÈfr kr idwqf hY. mYN DMn DMn hF ik mYnUM ieMJ ipafr krn
vfly lok eyQy knyzf ivwc vI bYTy hn, ijs knyzf bfry ikhf jFdf hY ik ieh
inrdeI DrqI hY; eyQy qF moh-muhwbq df irÈqf Éqm ho igaf hY, isrÌ pYsy df
irÈqf hI rih igaf hY! qusIN myrI Tihr dy ipCly do sflF ivwc pihlI vfr
mYnUM knyzf vI cMgf lwgx lf idwqf hY. rhI gwl kuljIq nUM pYsy dyx dI,
Auh mYN afp hI idaFgf. supn df pihlF hI hwQ qMg hox krky mYN Aus `qy vI
Bfr nhIN bxnf cfhuMdf. iesy leI mYN do mhIny bfad ieMzIaf jf ky pYsy
moVn bfry kuljIq nUM vI ilK idwqf hY. qusIN vI ies bfry koeI cfrf nhIN
krnf. quhfzy pYsy vI mYN afpxy afp nUM iml gey hI smJ ley hn. qusIN
afpxI muhwbq df mYnUM krËfeI bxf ilaf hY sdf sdf leI. ieh koeI CotI gwl
nhIN.”
sfrf ibrqFq ilK bYTf hF qF Coty sfAU vIr hrpRIq syKf ny sfry Gtnf-kRm dy
hvfly nfl iliKaf hY, “ies sfrI Gtnf qoN myry icwq ivwc quhfzy pRqI hor
vI sLrDf pkyrI hoeI hY aqy kuljIq mfn df vI hor siqkfr viDaf hY. pr Bfa
jI, qusIN ikhVf zflr mMgy sn, ijhVf qusIN afpxy isr ijLMmyvfrI lY rho
ho. myry iKLafl ivwc ieh zflrF df Gftf sfnMU sfiraF nMU rl-iml ky pUrf
krnf cfhIdf hY. jy quhfzI iejfjLq hovy qF.”
ieh iejfjLq qF BfvyN mYN nhIN dyx lwgf pr iejfjLq mMgx vfly iehnF sfry
snyhIaF nUM muhwbq dy gwPy Br Br ky vMzx nUM jI krdf hY.
‘klmF dy kfÌly’ dI mIitMg `qy dosq imwqr ‘eI-myl khfxI’ df ivsQfr puwC
rhy sn. mYN kol Kloqy kuljIq nUM vwKI nfl lfieaf, “iesny pYisaF dy Bfr
qy muhwbqI PuwlF dy Bfr nfl mYnUM sdf leI dwb ilaf hY. pYisaF df Bfr qF
lfh dAUN, pr dUjf Bfr nhIN lwQ skxf!”
ikrpfl isMG pMnUM kihMdf, “pYisaF df Bfr qF, jy qUM afKyN, qF, iehdf
huxy lfh idMdy aF. rUh `qy pey Bfr nfl qF qYnUM nijwTxf eI pYxf eyN.”
kuljIq kihMdf, “kuJ lokIN mYnUM pYsy Byjx krky mUrÉ afKdy ny. iewk
kihMdf ‘eI-myl qF mYnUM vI afeI sI, mYN qF kdI nf pYsy Byjdf. ikAuN
Byjdf mYN pYsy? qUM qF Bfvuk mUrÉ eyN.” mYN ikhf, “bws eysy krky mYN
quhfzy qoN vwKrf hF.”
koloN kulivMdr Kihrf kihMdf, “mYN qy AuNkfrpRIq bYTy sF. iCwt iCwt lfeI
hoeI sI. gwl kuljIq vwloN ‘quhfnUM’ pYsy Byjx dI ho rhI sI. AusdI
Bfvukqf qy kMm afAux dy ËËby nUM mihsUs krky sfzIaF qF awKF ivwc awQrU
af gey.”
mYnUM kuJ kihx dI loV nf peI.
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