“myrI kfr pwkI sVk AuWqoN dI
lMGxI cfhIdI hY.`` s: pRkfÈ isMG bfdl ny pI[ zblXU[ zI[ ƒ afiKaf. pUry
mihkmy ƒ BfjV pY geI. ipwCoN s: pRkfÈ isMG bfdl plfhI ipMz inÈicq idn
AuWqy nhIN afey. qF vI, AunHF dy idwqy krVy hukm dy kfrn PgvfVy qoN plfhI
qwk pwkI sVk bx geI.
ieh gwl 1970-71 dI hY. 1967 dI pMjfb ivDfn sBf dI cox qoN bfad pMjfb ivwc
akflI srkfrF bxn lwg peIaF sn. pihlF jsits gurnfm isMG muwK mMqrI bxy. Pyr
akflI dl qoN bfgI ho ky lCmx isMG igwl dI srkfr bxI. qIjI vfr s: pRkfÈ
isMG bfdl muwK mMqrI bxy. akflIaF dIaF srkfrF bxn df pwCmI dyÈF ivwc
rihMdy bhuq sfry pMjfbIaF ƒ vI cfa sI. s: pRkfÈ isMG bfdl ƒ ieMglYNz qy
kYnyzf dy pMjfbIaF vloN ienHF dyÈF ivwc afAux dy sunyhy afey. kYnyzf ivwc
ikAuNik plfhI ipMz dy bhuq sfry lok vsy hoey sn, s: jgq isMG plfhI df Brf
qy bytf vI vsy hoey sn, ies krky kYnyzf jfx df sunyhf dyx leI s: jgq isMG
plfhI s: pRkfÈ isMG bfdl ƒ imly. bfdl jfxf mMn gey, pr s: jgq isMG ƒ boly,
“qusIN vI myry nfl cwlo.`` s: jgq isMG nfl qF nhIN gey. pihlF cly gey,
qfik ieMglYNz aqy kYnyzf ivwc bfdl df Xog svfgq ho sky. vfpsI AuWqy bfdl
sfihb ny s: jgq isMG ƒ puwiCaf, “myry lfiek koeI kMm hovy, qF dwsxf.``
“sfzy ipMz ƒ sVk nhIN bx rhI. jy qusIN sMbMDq aiDkfrIaF ƒ hukm idAu, qF bx
skdI hY.``
gl ieh sI ik plfhI ipMz dI murwbybMdI ho cuwkI sI, qy plfhI dy vsImy qwk
aijhf cOVf rfh rwK idwqf igaf sI, ijsƒ pwkI sVk ivwc bdilaf jf sky. ipMzF
ƒ pwkIaF ilMk sVkF bxfAux df irvfj lCmx isMG igwl ny ÈurU kr idwqf sI. pr
plfhI ipMz df PgvfVy vl ƒ jFdf nvF iswDf KulHf rfh aD-ivckfry PgvfVy dI
ËmIn ivwc bMd ho jFdf sI. PgvfVy ƒ jfx vfly lok kfPI vl pf ky Èihr ƒ jFdy
sn. s: jgq isMG ny afpxy ipMz dI muÈikl s: gurmIq isMG ƒ vI dwsI. Auh pI[
zblXU[ zI[ mMqrI sn. afl ieMzIaf isK stUzYNts PYzryÈn dy pRDfn rih cuwky
sn. s: jgq isMG dy AunHF nfl dosqfnf sMbMD sn. awj dy bhuqy pfTkF ƒ ieh
gwl pqf nhIN hoxI ik awj klH df qyË-qrfr kFgrsI afgU jgmIq isMG brfV s:
gurmIq isMG df bytf hY. s: gurmIq isMG vI cfhuMdy sn, plfhI ipMz dI sVk
bxy. pr PgvfVy dI KyqIbfVI vflI ËmIn dI murwbybMdI nf hoeI hox krky plfhI
qoN awgy rfh ikvyN inkly? jy rfh leI srkfr ËmIn akvfier krdI sI, qF sVk dy
Krc qoN ibnHF BoN-pRfpqI leI vI kfÌI Dn cfhIdf sI. PgvfVy vflI ËmIn df
muwl iËafdf sI. pr hux jdoN s: pRkfÈ isMG bfdl dI vI idlcspI jfg peI, qF
srkfr vDyry Krc krn leI yiqafr ho geI. kuJ hPiqaF ivwc hI pwkI sVk iqafr
ho geI. ijwQoN qwk sfƒ Xfd hY, pUrI PgvfVf qihsIl ivwc iksy ipMz ƒ inklI
ieh pihlI pwkI sVk sI.
Zoa aijhf Zuwikaf ik s: jgq isMG PgvfVf qihsIl dI mfrikt kmytI dy pRDfn
cuxy gey. mfrikt kmytIaF hr qihsIl dIaF mMzIaF ivwc ivkx afAuNdIaF
KyqI-ijxsF dI ivwkrI vyly kuJ PI sdI PIs vsUl krdIaF sn. mfrikt kmytIaF
ikrsfxF aqy afVHqIaF ivckfr qfl-myl bYTfAuNdIaF sn, qy ikrsfx dy ihqF dI
ingrfnI krdIaF sn. PIs-vsUlI nfl ijhVf Dn iekwTf huMdf sI, Aus nfl ipMzF
dy rfh pDry krny aqy sVkF bxfAux afid dy lok-BlfeI dy kMm ho skdy sn. s:
jgq isMG ny mfrikt kmytI df muKI bxdy sfr PgvfVf qihsIl dIaF pyNzU sVkF
bxfAux df islislf ÈurU kr ilaf. PgvfVf Èihr phuMcx leI ipMzF dIaF
phuMc-sVkF aqy ipMzF ƒ afpo ivwc joVn vflIaF sMprk-sVkF pwkIaF hox lwg
peIaF. plfhI ipMz sB pfisAuN pwkIaF sVkF nfl juV igaf. pyNzU sVkF bxfAux
dy kfrn s: jgq isMG qihsIl dy hrmn ipafry nyqf bx gey.
ipMzF dy ivkfs leI kMm krn df ÈOk s: jgq ƒ isMG cVHdI juafnI ivwc hI pY
igaf sI. AudoN PgvfVf qihsIl pYpsU rfj df iewk ihwsf sI. pYpsU 1948 ivwc
pMjfb dIaF dysI irafsqF pitaflf, nfBf, jINd, mlyrkotlf aqy kpUrQlf afid
iewk dUjy nfl joVky isrijaf nvF sUbf sI. ipMzF ivwc pMcfieqF bxfAux leI
pYpsU srkfr vwloN pfs kIqf igaf kfƒn pMjfb dy pMcfieqI rfj kƒn nfloN bhuq
ibhqr sI. imsfl dy qOr qy pYpsU ivwc pyNzU lok bflg votF nfl isrÌ afpxy
ipMz dI pMcfieq hI nhIN sI cuxdy, nfl iek inafie pMc vI cuxdy sn. ieh iek
pRkfr cuixaF hoieaf “jwj`` huMdf sI, jo pyNzU JgiVaF aqy ÈkfieqF bfry
mfmly suxky inafie pUrx PYsly idMdf sI.
s: jgq isMG plfhI ipMzF ivwc cuxy gey pihly inafie-pMc sn. ipwCo jdoN 1956
ivwc pYpsU qoV ky PgvfVf qihsIl smyq pUrf kpUrQlf ijlHf pMjfb ivwc jËb kr
idwqf igaf, qF ieh inafey-pMc cuxn df cMgf inXm Kqm ho igaf. pr ikAuNik
ipMz-ivkfs df kMm AunHF ny afpxy ipMz plfhI qoN ÈurU kIqf sI, ies krky
ipMz vfsIaF dI BfrI bhuigxqI dy ivÈvfÈ-pfqr bxy rhy. 1959 qoN 1992 qwk
lgfqfr ipMz dy srpMz cuxy jFdy rhy. isrÌ iek vfr ivroDI AumIdvfr nfl
mukfblf hoieaf. nhIN qF hr vfr srb sMmqI nfl srpMc bx jFdy. iesy dOrfn
do-vfr ijlHf pRIÈd kpUrQlf dy aqy do vfr hI blfk sMmqI PgvfVf dy mYNbr
cuxy gey. iËlHf plfinMg borz dy vI pMj sfl mYNbr rhy.
ivkfs df koeI kMm hovy, Dn dI loV pYNdI hY. Dn dy do hI sfDn hn. srkfr aqy
lok. ipMz dy lok s: jgq isMG dI pRyrnf nfl sFJy kMm leI Dn idMdy rhy.
ieMglYNz aqy kYnyzf s: jgq isMG ƒ jfx df aksr mOkf imldf irhf. Auh plfhI
qoN AuWT ky prvfs ivwc gey lokF pfsoN ipMz dI qrwkI leI Dn mMg lYNdy sn.
ies mnorQ leI AunHF ny “nYÈnl rUrl zIvYlpmYNt susfietI`` bxf leI sI.
bfhroN afAuNdf Dn ies akfAuNt ivwc jmF rihMdf. ies Dn nfl ipMz dy skUlF
leI vwzIaF qy KulHIaF iemfrqF bxfeIaF. ies vyly ipMz ivwc cfr skUl cwl rhy
hn. pihlf, pMjvIN jmfq qwk srkfrI pRfiemrI skUl. ies dI iemfrq ipMz vwloN
hI bxf ky idwqI geI hY. dUjf, mfzl skUl. ieh iemfrq vI ipMz dI hY. qIjf
lVkIaF leI islfeI skUl. ies QF AuWqy pMjfh sfl ipMz df Kflsf aYNgloN
vrnYkulr imzl skUl cldf irhf. s: jgq isMG aqy ipMz dy hor bËurg iesy skUl
ivwc pVHy. smF bIqx nfl ieh iemfrq Ksqf ho geI. ipMz ny PYslf kIqf, ieh
iemfrq igrf idwqI jfey. PgvfVf Èihr ƒ jFdI pwkI sVk AuWqy nvIN vwzI KulHI
iemfrq bxfeI geI. iewQy imzl skUl ƒ hfeI skUl aqy hfeI skUl ƒ hfier
sYkMzrI skUl ivwc qbdIl kIqf igaf. awj kwlH ies skUl df nfm “gurU
hirgoibMd sInIar sYkMzrI skUl`` hY. ies skUl nfl “mIrI pIrI hfl`` aqy
“GMtf Gr`` vI bxfieaf igaf hY. “mIrI pIrI hfl`` bhuq AupXogI aqy Èfndfr
iemfrq hY. pUry PgvfVf Èihr ivwc ieho ijhf hor koeI hfl nhIN. pihly imzl
skUUl vflI QF isKlfeI skUUl dI iemfrq bxI.
Bfrq srkfr ny ieh soc ky ik skUlF-kfljF qoN pVHdy pVHdy hty nv-Xuvk ivhly
qury iPrdy hn, keI QF “kimAUintI pflItYkink`` bxfAux df PYslf kIqf sI.
ienHF sMsQfvF df pUrf nfm sI- “nYÈnl ieMstIicAUUt Pfr ietYgryitz rUrl
zIvYlpmYNt aYNz trFsPr afÌ tYknolojI``. pMjfb ivwc keI QF ieh sMsQfvF
KuwlHIaF. s: jgq isMG ny AuWdm krky plfhI ipMz leI vI ieh sMsQf mMg leI.
kyNdrI srkfr ny iek bwJI rkm hr sfl dyxI huMdI hY. bfkI Dn df bMdobsq aqy
pRbMD df kMm lokF ny afp krnf huMdf hY. sfzI ieiqlfh hY ik ieh sMsQf
“kimAUintI pflItYkink`` dy nfm hyT ijMnI kfmXfbI nfl plfhI ivwc cwl rhI
hY, pMjfb ivwc hor ikqy nhIN cwl rhI.
gurU nfnk dyv dy pMj sO sflf jnm idn dy mOky AuWqy pMjfb ivwc bhuq sfry
“gurU nfnk kflj`` KulHy. PgvfVf qihsIl ivwc vI iqMn kflj KuwlHy. iehnF
ivwcoN iek kflj PgvfVf Èihr ivwc suKcYnafxf sfihb dy sQfn AuWqy hY. iqMnF
kfljF ivwcoN sB qoN sPl kflj ieh hI hY. ies kflj dy moZI pRDfn Tykydfr bIr
isMG sn. ipwCoN s: jgq isMG pRDfn bxfey gey. hux qwk AuhI pRDfn hn. s: jgq
isMG ny ies kflj leI vI pRdysF qoN bhuq sfrf Dn Augrfh ky ilaFdf.
Auh qF afp ikhf krdy hn ik mYN qF aMqr-rfÈtrI mMgqf hF. dfn dyx vfly lok
ieh socky ik ieh Dn ipMzF dy ivkfs aqy iswiKaf sMsQfvF Auywqy lwg irhf hY,
idl KolH ky dfn dy idMdy hn. s: jgq isMG dI imsfl iek scfeI iswD krdI hY.
Auh ipMz aqy Auh ielfkf hI AunqI krdf hY, ijwQo dI sQfnk lIzriÈp isafxI,
pRqIbwD aqy eImfndfr hovy. qihsIl PgvfVf ivwc sB qoN pihlF iswiKaf PYlfAux
df kMm rfmgVHIaf sMsQfvF ny kIqf. AunHF dy muZly afgU s[ mohn isMG qy s[
mylf isMG imÈnrI-Bfvnf vfly lok sn. rfmgVIaf kflj, rfmgVHIaf pflItYkink
aqy rfmgVHIaf kflj afÌ aYjUkyÈn pMjfb ivwc bhuq AuGy hoey. ipwCoN AunHF dy
pRbMDk Eny kuÈl nhIN sfbq hoey. ies krky rfmgVHIaf sMsQfvF pihlI ÈoBf nhIN
kfiem rK skIaF.
s: jgq isMG dI agvfeI ijnHF sMsQfvF ƒ imlI rhI, Auh lgfqfr vDIaf PulIaF.
plfhI dIaF iswiKaF-sMsQfvF dy nfl-nfl gurU nfnk kflj PgvfVf ies vyly
ielfky dIaF srb-ÈRyÈt sMsQfvF ivwcoN iek hY. jgq isMG dyvqf nhIN. koeI
iensfn vI dyvqf nhIN huMdf. s: jgq isMG ivc kmËorIaF hn. pr Aus ivwc
lok-kMm krn dI lgn hY. Auh Gr-guafAU lok-syvk hY. Aus ny sfrI Aumr afpxy
mn qy qn dy suK dI pRvfh kIqy ibnf sFJy kMmF ivwc afpxy afp ƒ KpfeI
rwiKaf. afpxI ishq dI pRvfh nhIN kIqI. awj klH iek pRkfr byGr hY. kuJ
mhIny plfhI afAuNdf hY. bfkI mhIny ieMglYz jF kYnyzf rihMdf hY. pr mfVI
ishq dy bfvjUd lok-kMmF ivwc idlcspI ley ibnf Aus ƒ cYn nhIN. lok-kMm Aus
leI aMn-pfxI hY.
bdiksmqI ieh rhI ik PgvfVf ivDfn sBf hlkf pYNqI sfl pihlF rfKvF ho igaf
sI. nhIN qF, ies hlky df koeI hor ivakqI s: jgq isMG ƒ ivDfn sBf cox ivwc
hrf nhIN sI skdf. sfƒ Xfd hY, 1952 dI Bfrq Br dI ivDfn sBfvF dI pihlI cox
ivwc s: jgq isMG ivDfnkfr dI AumIdvfrI dy ibnYkfr sn. AudoN hI Auh bhuq
hrmn ipafry nyqf sn. AudoN ajy ieh hlkf rfKvF nhIN hoieaf sI. s: afqmf
isMG, jo ipwCoN akflIaF vwlo mMqrI bxdy rhy, akflI dl dI cox kmytI dy
mYNbr sn. AunHF ny s: jgq isMG dI QF akflI itkt iek hor AumIdvfr ƒ idwqI
sI. kfrn dUjy AumIdvfr df Dn sI. akflI pfrtI PgvfVy dI sIt hfr geI sI.
iewQoN sRI hMs rfj kFgrsI ivDfnkfr bxy sn. jy ieh hlkf rfKvF nf bxdf, qF
s: jgq isMG agly sflF ivwc ieQoN aijwq AumIdvfr sfbq hoxy sn. AuWc ividaf
pRfpq hox krky aqy iswiKaf sMsQfvF dy sMcflk hox krky Auh bhuq sPl iswiKaf
mMqrI bxdy. PgvfVf qihsIl hux vI Aunwq hY, pr ieh AuWnqI ilMk-sVkF krky hI
hY jF PgvfVf Èihr ivc cldIaF iswiKaf sMsQfvF krky hY. ipMz aqy PgvfVf Èihr
hor keI kfrnF krky bhuq pCVy hoey hn.
swcI gl ieh hY ik jo AunqI ipMz plfhI ny kIqI hY, Auh nf PgvfVf Èihr ny
kIqI hY, nf ies hlky dy hor ipMzF ny. plfhI ipMz qF sfry pMjfb df “mfzl
ipMz`` hY, ijsdI DuMm dyÈ-ivdyÈ ivwc hY. jy s: jgq isMG ƒ PgvfVf ivDfn sBf
hlky dI numfieMdgI krn df mOkf iml jFdf, qF pUrf hlkf pMjfb df “mfzl
hlkf`` bx jFdf. hux vI ies hlky dy ivkfs ivwc s: jgq isMG dI dyx XfdgfrI
hY.
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