sLRomxI kmytI df bjt iejlfs
- igafnI sMqoK isMG

ies vfrIN mY EhnIN idnIN afpxI ‘bfqF bIqy dIaF’ nfmI ikqfb CpvfAux aqy ‘aKF bxvfAux’ dy islisly ivc, aMimRqsr ivKy hI sF. awKF bfry vI sux lvo: lokF nUM awKF ivKf ivKf ky kmjor kr leIaF. AuqoN hor vfDf ieh hoieaf ik myry mYlbrn ikafm smy, iek nOjvfn DrimMdr isMG ny, iksy lfiebRyrI ivcoN, s[ ajmyr isMG dI ikqfb ‘iks ibD rulLI pfiqsLfhI’ lY aFdI. ies ivc Aus ny iswK kOm dI durdsLf nUM ibafn kIqf hY. ikqfb dI CpfeI bhuq brIk qy ikqfb vI vfhvf vwzI sfrI sI; mY vI Aus nUM CyqI mukf lYx dy lflc ivc, ivqoN vD smf lf ky pVHI igaf. ikqfb qF mY mukf leI pr jdoN rfq nUM do qoN cfr vflLI, aKMzpfT dI rOlL qy bYTf qF eyny moty awKr hox dy bfvjUd vI mYnUM pfT pVHn ivc KfsI idwkq afvy. aYnkF nUM tyZf myZf ijhf krky bfxI pVHn df Xqn krF. ies jdo jihd ivc mY iek GMty df pfT msF hI do GMitaF ivc pUrf kIqf. kfPI icr pihlF awKF dy zfktr ny mYnUM dwisaf hoieaf sI ik awKF ivc moqIaf hY qy jdoN cfhF EpRysLn krvf lvF pr jwko qwikaF ivc hspqfl nF ilKvfAux hI nf igaf. sfzf pyNzU pMjfbIaF df suBf hI hY ik Tfxy, kcihrI qy hspqfl asIN axsrdy nUM hI jFdy hF. jdoN cfry bMny hor koeI cfrf nf hI cwldf idsy qF BfvyN axmMny ijhy mn nflL, zrdy zrdy jf vVIey. lwgdI vfh asIN iehnF iqMnF QfvF qy jfx qoN, hr hIlf vrq ky bcxf hI cfhuMdy hF. vYsy vI iksy cMgy sLfier ny, iehnF iqMnF ivcoN do aqy iek hor bfry, alfh nUM bynqI krky, iehnF qoN bcy rihx dI iewCf ieAuN prgt kIqI hY:
awlfh bcfey blfEN qIno sy.
vkIloN hkImo aOr hsIno sy.
EQoN vyhlf ho ky awKF nMU zfktrF qoN ‘KurcvfAux’ leI, aMimRqsr nUM iqafry soD ley. eyQy isznI ivc, muPLq vflLy srkfrI hspqfl ivc myrI vfrI afAux nUM sfl jF sfl qoN vD smf vI lwg jfxf sI qy pYisaF vflLf EpRysLn myrI phuMc qoN bfhr sI. BfvyN vwzy puwqr sMdIp isMG ny afiKaf vI ik awKF Aupr hox vflLf sfrf KLrc, Auh kr dyvygf pr afpxI iek awK ‘Kurcx’ dy kfrj Aupr hI cfr hjLfr zflr bwcy dy lvf dyxy mY Auicq nf jfxyy. ivcfr kIqf ik ijMnf KLrc afpxI iek awK qy, eyQy isznI ivc krnf hY; aMimRqsr ivc, lwg pg Eny KLrc nflL dohF, iek awK dI suDfeI, ikqfb dI CpvfeI, dy kfrj vI rfs af jfxy sn. ieAuN soc ky aMimRqsr nUM cfly pf idqy.
Brf dy Gr aMimRqsr ivc agly idn hI ajIq aKLbfr ivcoN, zf[ dljIq isMG jI pdm sLRI df lyK piVHaf qy lyK dy aMq ivc AuhnF df PLon nMbr iliKaf imlL igaf. AuhnF nUM irMg krky afpxy bfry dwisaf qy imlLn dI KfhsL prgt kIqI. AuhnF ny Esy idn dupihr ijhI nUM hspqfl ivc af ky imlLn leI smf dy idqf.
mY jdoN imsnrI kflj (1958-1960) ivc gurmiq sMgIq dI ivwidaf prfpq krdf sF qF Aus smy zfktr sfihb jI, afpxy ipqf, pRisD gurmiq ivdvfn ipRMsIpl sfihb isMG jI, horF nflL hI EQy rihMdy sn qy AucyrI zfktrI dI pVHfeI krdy sn. so mY qF AuhnF nUM jfxdf sI pr AuhnF nUM myrI Xfd hovy, ieh sMBv nhI sI.
AuhnF pfs imlLn jfx leI qurn smy, iswK ivdvfn qy myry ihqU, iganI joigMdr isMG afjLfd jI df PLon af igaf. AuhnF nUM hspqfl ivc hI af ky imlLn leI afK ky mY qur ipaf. jFdy nUM hspqfl dy bUhy awgy igafnI afjLfd jI Kloqy mYnUM AuzIk rhy imlL gey. dovyN asIN zfktr jI kolL phuMc gey. shfiek bIbI ny sfnUM kursIaF qy sjf idqf qy zfktr jI nUM sfzy bfry dws idqf. Aus smy zfktr jI mrIjLF dI kqfr nUM vfrI vfrI vyK rhy sn. ies leI sfnUM kuJ smf AuzIkxf ipaf pr ieh AuzIk koeI borIaq vflLI nhI sI. sfnUM sgoN ieh vyK ky KLusLI ho rhI sI ik ikvyN zfktr jI bVy ghu nflL mrIjF nUM vyK rhy sn qy loVINdI kfrvfeI kr/krf rhy sn.
mrIjLF nUM Bugqf ky zfktr jI ny sfzy vwl muK moiVaf. mY afpxIaF iqMn ikqfbF AuhnF dI Bytf kIqIaF qy KLud nUM AuhnF dy ipqf jI df sLfigrd hox bfry dwisaf. jfx ky bVy KLusL hoey qy ikqfbF dy vrky bVy ghu nflL eyDroN EDr qy EDroN eyDr AulLt plLt ky vyKy. iPr “hor koeI syvf?” puwCI. mY ikhf ik myrIaF awKF vyK lvo. kihMdy, “kI gwl hY?” mY ikhf, “Gr dy vyKxo ht gey hn; ies leI hux zfktrF nUM hI ivKfAuxIaF pYNdIaF ny.“ myrf ivaMg smJ ky zfktr sfihb KLUb hwsy. vYsy gMBIr qy Kfs krky isafxI Aumr nUM phuMc cwuky, pRoPLYsLnl ivakqIaF qoN eynI CyqI ivaMg nUM smJ ky, pRsMn hox dI afs nhI huMdI ikANuik ivaMg vI iek koml sfihqk klf hY ijs nUM smJx leI aijhI sfihqk rskqf vflLI brIk buDI dI loV huMdI hY pr zfktr dljIq isMG jI, awKF dy sMsfr pRisD mfhr hox dy nflL nflL, kvI, sfihqkfr aqy sfihq dy rsIey vI hn.
KYr, awKF vyKx qoN bfad kihMdy, “moqIaf hY.“ mY ikhf, “iKwc idE.“ kihMdy, “kdoN?” mY ikhf, “ijMnI CyqI ho skyy.“ kihMdy, “awj hI 2 vjy?“ mY ikhf, “TIk hY.“ “koeI nflL hY?” puwCx qy mY dwisaf ik ieh igafnI jI hI ieh syvf inBfAuxgy. Esy smy vI[afeI[pI[ kfgjL iqafr krky, iek syvk nUM nflL qoiraf qy afpxI nUMh rfxI, zf[ sImf k[ isMG vwl Byj idqf. Aus bytI ny msLInF rfhIN sfrIaF pVqflF krn AupRMq, mYnUM, afpxy pqI, zfktr krnbIr isMG jI dy hvfly kr idqf. ies smy ig[ afjLfd jI ny ikhf, “ DIey, vwzy zfktr jI ny qF quhfzy vwl Byijaf sI; qusIN awgy qor rhy ho!” zfktr bytI ny afiKaf, “mY afpxy nfloN vD Xog ivakqI pfs iehnF nUM Byj rhI hF.“ KLYr, ies hfsy hfsy ivc hI zf[ krnbIr isMG horIN afpxy EpRuysLn QIeytr ivc lY gey qy sfzy vyKidaF vyKidaF hI swjI awK df ‘tIr’ kZ ky ahu mfiraf qy kuJ imMtF ivc hI mYnUM bfhr kZ idqf. ies sfry smy dOrfn myrI ‘rfKI’ dI syvf ig[ joigMdr isMG afjLfd jI ny pRsMnqf sihq inBf idqI. ieh vwKrI gwl hY ik bfad ivc dvfeIaF aqy hor rwK rKf afid leI, do mhIny iehiqafq vrqxI peI. mY pVHn vI lwg ipaf qy ivroDIaF nUM awK ivKfAux vI lwg ipaf; BfvyN ieko hI.
hPLqy bfad zfktr bIbf jI ny afiKaf ik swjI awK qF TIk ho geI hY, mY KwbI awK dI ‘murMmq’ vI krvf lvF. hux mYnUM idsx qF lwg hI ipaf sI qy nflLy do mhIny vfsqy iehiqafq rwKx dI smwisaf krky, mY aglI Xfqrf dOrfn hI KwbI awK nUM CyVnf TIk jfqf.
gwl mY krn lwgf sI, sLRomxI gurduafrf pRbMDk kmytI dy, mfrc, 2010 vflLy bjt iejlfs dI pr jf viVaf awK ‘soDx’ dy pRsMg ivc.
sdf dI qrHF pMQk iekwTF nUM vyKx dI myrI pRbl KfhsL dy asr aDIn, ieh iejlfs vyKx leI mY AuqsLfh sihq sLRomxI kmytI dy dPLqr, qyjf isMG smuMdrI hfl, nUM cwl ipaf. soicaf ik ies vfrI qF bfdl dl df koeI Kfs ivroDI grup nf hox krky, iejlfs ivc jfx leI koeI idwkq nhI afvygI. 16 mfrc, 1999 vfly, ’tOhVf htfAU’ iejlfs smy vrgy hflfq ies smy nhI hoxgy qy afsfnI nflL hI mY hfl dy aMdr jf vVFgf pr jdoN igaf qF pihrydfrF ny myrI iek nf suxI qy mYnUM aMdr vVno pUrI iehiqafq nflL rok idqf. 1999 vflLy iejlfs smy qF BfvyN bhuq hI sKLq pRbMD sn pr mOky Auqy iencfrj swjx, s[ hrBjn isMG pwtI jI, ny mYnUM pCfx ky, siqkfr sihq aMdr lMGf idqf pr ies vfrIN pihrydfrF ivcoN mYnUM jfnx vflf koeI nhI sI. mY vI eynI CyqI hOslf Cwzxf munfsb nf smiJaf. iek afpxy icrokxy vfkPL, kmytI dy Coty skwqr dy dPLqr ivc, ies afs nflL igaf ik ieh, mYnUM iejlfs vflLy hfl dy aMdr lMGfAux vflLf, qF Aus dy Kwby hwQ df kMm hY qy Auh afKygf ik pihrydfrF kolL myrf nF lY dyh qy Auh qYnUM aMdr lMG jfx dyxgy pr Aus ny vI nFh ivc isr Pyr idqf. myry jor dyx qy iPr nflL bYTy iek swjx vwl mUMh krky afKx lwgf, “qUM iehnF nUM afpxy nflL lY jfh.“ pr Aus swjx ny ieAuN aYkt kIqf ijvyN Aus ny gwl gOlLI hI nf hovy!
mY Aus aDUry skwqr dy kmry ivcoN bfhr inkilaf qF awgoN pUry skwqr, s[ dlmyG isMG jI, iejlfs hfl vwl nUM jFdy hoey, imlL gey. myry smisaf dwsx qy, qury qury jFdy kihMdy, “myry ipwCy ipwCy af jfE.“ mY AuhnF dy mgr qur ipaf. Kfs drvfjy Aupr jf ky AuhnF ny pihrydfrF nUM afiKaf, “iehnF nUM afAux idE.“ mY socdf sI ieh vI afKx dI loV nhI pvygI qy mY EdF hI, kmytI dy sB qoN vwzy aiDkfrI dy mgr, cuwp cfp quiraf jfvFgf qy mYnUM koeI rokygf nhI.
hfl vflLI mnjLl Aupr sfhmxy vflLy KulHy sQfn qy, mYNbr sfihbfn lMgr Ck rhy sn. mY qF isDf hfl dy aMdr hI lMG igaf qy iek nuwkr ijhI ivc jf ky bYT igaf.
KYr, aMdr igaf qF hOlLI hOlLI sfry mYNbr swjx vI hfl aMdr af sjy. styj Aupr ijQy gurU gRMQ sfihb jI df pRkfsL sI, EQy sdf vFg isMG sfihbfn vI sjy hoey sn qy pRDfn jI vI afpxy sQfn qy sj gey. apojLIsLn vflLy pfsy mYbr qF koeI nhI sI ids irhf, kuJ mIzIaf vflLy bYTy hoey sn.
skwqr, dlmyG isMG jI ny kfrvfeI sLurU kIqI. jnrl skwqr s[ suKdyv isMG BOr jI ny bjt bfry iqafr krky CfpI hoeI qkrIr pVHnI sLurU kr idqI. AuhnF dI spIc dOrfn hirafxf qoN iek mYNbr AuT ky, mhfrfj dI dy sfhmxy af ky ivckfr Klo igaf qy kuJ bolI jfvy. mYnUM Aus dI iksy gwl dI smJ nhI sI afeI ik Auh kI afK irhf sI. bhuq smf Auh Kloqf hoieaf, kuJ nf kuJ bolI hI igaf. sfiraF ny Aus nUM bYTx leI afiKaf. skwqr ny vI pRDfn ny vI qy akfl qKLq sfihb dy jQydfr ny vI; pr Auh Kloqf bolI hI igaf. ies dOrfn bfdl ivroDI mYNbrF ny kuJ prcy ijhy vI vMzy. ieAuN jfpdf sI ik ijvyN Auh swjx isrP rOlf pf ky, mIzIaf df iDafn afpxy vwl iKwcx dy mksd nflL hI aijhf kr irhf sI. isafxp krky, pRbMDk Aus nUM kuJ imMt mfeIk qy, afpxI gwl kihx leI, dy vI skdy sn pr aijhf krnf pRbMDkF ny Xog nf jfqf.
mY ajy soc hI irhf sF ik ies Bly pursL nUM ikAuN nhI hfl ivcoN Aus qrHF bfhr kr idqf jFdf ijvyN asYNblI qy pfrlImYNt ivcoN, spIkr df iesLfrf pf ky, mfrsLl byloVf rOlLf pfAux vflLy mYNbr nUM cuwk ky, hfloN bfhr Cwz afAuNdf hY. qFhIEN mY kI vyKdf hF ik pRDfn jI dI afigaf pf ky, pMj cfr syvfdfr ikRpfnF sxy aMdr af gey qy Dwkdy iK wcdy, Aus rOlLf pfAU mYNbr nUM, ‘siqkfr sihq’ hfloN bfhr Cwz afey ijQy Auh hfloN byhfl huMdf irhf hovygf!
KYr, jnrl skwqr vwloN sfZy ku cfr arb dy bjt dI muZlI spIc pVH idqI geI qy jYkfiraF dI gUMj ivc bjt pfs krky, “boly so inhfl” kr idqf igaf. ies mhfn (imnI nhI, jy ies nUM pfrlImYNt afKxf hI hovy qF) iswK pfrlImYNt df slfnf bjt, kuJ imMtF ivc hI pfs ho igaf. nf koeI ivcfr, nf koeI bihs, nf koeI ieqrfjL qy nf hI koeI ivroD.
rwb dI myhr nflL, 2011 ivc, ieh bjt vD ky pOxy ku pMj arb df ho hI jfvygf.
gwl krIey sLRomxI kmytI dy mfiek vsIilaF dI. sMgqF vwloN vwK vwK gurduafrf sfihbfn ivc, sLrDf sihq rojLfnf cVHfey jFdy cVHfvyy hI, sLRomxI kmytI dI afmdn df muK somf hn. sMsfr Br dy iswKF ivc ieh prfpygMzf afm hI hY ik sLRomxI kmytI nUM, srkfr nflLoN vD afmdn hY qy ieh iswKF dI BlfeI leI kuJ nhI krdI. sB akflI KLud hI KfeI jf rhy hn. ieh prfpygMzf kFgrsIaF, kimAUinstF qy hor sB pRkfr dy iswK pMQ dy ivroDIaF vwloN kIqf jFdf hY ijs krky suihrd qy smJdfr iswK vI ies dy asr hyT af jFdy hn.
iek sfhmxy vfprI hfsy vflLI gwl:
smf 1970 df hovygf. asIN kuJ swjx gurU rfmdfs srF qoN bfhr, bRhmbUtf mfrkIt ivc, vflLIey hlvfeI dI dukfn qy bYTy cfh pI rhy sF. iehnIN idnIN qF gurU rfmdfs jI dy lMgr ivcoN sfiraF nUM cfh imlL jFdI hY pr Aus smy cfh bfhr hlvfeI dI dukfnoN hI pIxI pYNdI sI. prlokvfsI ig[ drsLn isMG mjbUr, ajIq isMG mOlvI aqy hor vI kuJ imwqr sn ijnHF dy nF ies smy Xfd nhI. mjbUr jI df vfkPL, iek vfhvf piVHaf iliKaf nOjvfn vI sfzy vwloN cfh pIx dI sulfh mfrn qy, sfzy nflL af bYTf. nflLy qF Auh sfzy KLrc qy cfh dIaF cuskIaF leI jfvy qy nflLy eysy msly qy, sLRomxI kmytI qy qvf lfeI jfvy. mjbUr jI ny Aus nUM shI hflfq smJOx df Xqn kIqf pr Auh afpxIaF hI mfrI jfvy qy sfzf cfh pIx df anMd vI ikrikrf krI jfvy. aKIr mjbUr jI ny, Aus dI lgfqfr bolI jf rhI inKyDfqimk bolI qoN mjbUr ho ky, afpxI jyb ivcoN iek rupey df not kiZaf qy Aus nUM muKfqb huMidaF afiKaf, “kmytI df bjt qkrIbn iek kroV hY qy iek kroV dy krIb hI iswKF dI afbfdI hY. asIN KLrc nhI igxdy. qyry ihwsy iek kroV dI afmdn ivcoN iek rupeIaf afAuNdf hY. afh cuwk iek rupeIaf afpxf bxdf ihwsf qy bV bV bMd kr. sfnUM cfh pIx dy!” iPr hI Auh nOjvfn bolxo hitaf.
pihlF dys qy iPr ipCly sqfeI sflF qoN prdysF ivc mY iPr irhf hF. qkrIbn hryk QF ieh mslf myry sfhmxy afAuNdf hY. cMgy suihrd aqy isafxy iswK vI ies prfpygMzy df isLkfr hoey imlLdy hn. myry vwloN dwsI geI aslIaq AuhnF dy mMnx ivc nhI afAuNdI. KLud nUM vI pUurI jfxkfrI nf hox krky, mY sLRomxI kmytI vwloN clfey jf rhy adfry aqy AuhnF Aupr hox vflLy KLrcF bfry, Brosy nflL nhI dws skdf. BfeI jy afmdn hY qF eyny hjLfr mulfjLm, eyyny skUl, eyny kflj, eyny hor Dfrimk adfry, eynIaF srfvF, eyny lMgr, eyny ividak adfry afid, sLRomxI kmytI clf rhI hY; Auh sfry ies cVHfvy vflLI mfieaf nflL hI cwldy hn pr myry pfs iehnF dI shI jfxkfrI nhI hY jo mY sLMkf ivc iGry guriswKF nUM dws skF.
hryk vfrI dI aMimRqsr PyrI dOrfn, mY kmytI dy juMmyvfr swjxF nUM bynqI krdf hF ik BfeI afpxIaF pRkfsLnfvF ivc, vyrvy sihq iliKaf kro ik BeI totl bjt ivcoN eyny prsYNt mulfjLmF dIaF qnKfhvF qy KLrc huMdf hY. eynf ivwidaf qy, eynf srfvF qy, eynf hspqflF qy, eynf skUlF qy, eynf kfljF qy, eynf lMgrF qy [[[[[[[[[[[. hryk vfrI Auh, “hF jI, hF jI, krFgy, krFgy.” afKdy hoey, cfh ipaf idMdy hn qy hryk sfl bjt iejlfs ivc pVHI aqy CfpI jfx vflLI, jnrl skwqr dI qkrIr dI kfpI mYnUM dy ky qor idMdy hn. ieAuN juMmyvfr swjx goNglUaF qoN imwtI JfV idMdy hn. “pMcF df ikhf isr mwQy pr prnflLf EQy df EQy.“ jo mY jfnxf cfhuMdf hF, Auh Aus spIc qoN nhI jfx skdf.
ipCly sfl pMjfb srkfr dy bjt dI eynI gwl smJ ivc af geI sI ik BeI kuwl afmdn 45 hjfr kroV hY. Aus kuwl ivcoN 76 prsYNt mulfjLmF dIaF qnKfhvF aqy pYnsLnF qy KLrc huMdf hY pr sLRomxI kmytI dy bjt ivcoN ajy eynf vI nhI mY jfx sikaf.

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