‘jwg jMksLn rylF df, gwzI
iewk afvy iewk jfvy’ vrgI, pMjfb dy bwcy bwcy dy buwlHF `qy Prkx vflI,
sdf-bhfr kvIsLrI ilKx vflf sLomxI kvIsLr krnYl isMG ‘pfrs’ rfmUvflIaf
sdI dy nyVy ZuwkdI Aumr Bog ky afKLrkfr 28 PrvrI nUM duinafvI ‘jMksLn’
qoN sdf leI qur jfx vflI ‘gwzI’ ivc bYT ky amuwk sPLr `qy qur igaf qy
ipwCy ‘plytPLfrm’ `qy KVI Ausdy lwKF pRsMsk-pRymIaF dI BIV moh BrIaF
awKF nfl AusnUM jFdy nUM hwQ ihlf rhI hY qy AusdIaF XfdF nUM icqv rhI
hY.
krnYl isMG ‘pfrs’ swcmuwc df pfrs sI. AusdI sUJ dI Coh nfl sfDfrn ijhy
sLbd husIn qrqIb ivc juV ky aijhy ilsLky ik AuhnF dI rOsLnI ivc sfDfrn
pyNzU pMjfbI afpxy lok ivrsy, smfj, siBafcfr aqy ieiqhfs dy nfl nfl
afpxI rUh nUM vyKx, smJx qy mfnx dy Xog mihsUs krn lwgf. awDI sdI qoN
vwD AusdI kvIsLrI, Ausdy sfQIaF dI gfiekI qy pfrs dI pysLkfrI df jfdU
pMjfbIaF dy isr cVH ky boldf irhf. koeI mylf jF vwzy qoN vwzf Dfrimk,
smfijk-siBafcfrk smfgm Ausdy kvIsLrI jwQy dI sLmUlIaq qoN ibnF aDUrf
smiJaf jFdf sI. lok mIlF qwk pYNzf krky Ausdy aKfVy suxn jFdy. Ausdy
ilKy ikwsy KLrId ky pVHdy qy AuhnF ikwisaF nUM pVHdy-pVHdy ‘pfrs-Coh’
nfl kIly KLud kvIsLr bx jFdy.
Auh pMjfb df pihlf kvIsLr sI ijsny sB qoN pihlF ‘afl ieMzIaf ryzIE
jlMDr’ qoN afpxy jwQy nfl kvIsLrI gfAuxI sLurU kIqI. rIkfrz kMpnIaF ny
AusdI kvIsLrI dy qvy Bry. pfrs dI kivqf qy gfiekI pMjfb dy Gr Gr phuMc
geI. Auh hryk pMjfbI Gr df afpxf jIa bx igaf. lok GrF, swQF aqy KyqF ivc
kMm vI krI jFdy, gwlF vI krI jFdy qy jdoN koiTaF AuWqy mMjy joV ky AuhnF
nfl ltkfey spIkrF ivcoN pfrs dI kvIsLrI dy rIkfrz vwjdy qF lok ivcoN sfh
rok ky pfrs dI kvIsLrI dI hUk nfl ieksur hoky Ausdf afnMd vI lYNdy
rihMdy. AusdI kvIsLrI dI sMgq ivc suwqf hoieaf pMjfb jfg ky aMgVfeI Brn
lwgdf. Bgq isMG, suBfsL cMdr bos aqy syvf isMG TIkrIvflf vrgy lok-nfiek
bx cuwky rfjsI afgU qy pUrn Bgq, kOlF, dhUd bfdsLfh, srvx kumfr qy qfrf
rfxI ijhIaF lok-gQfvF AusdI kvIsLrI nfl juV ky muV pMjfbI lok-mn ivc
ijAU AuWTIaF. AusdI kvIsLrI lok-kivqf vFg pMjfbI mn df ihwsf bx geI.
Auh afp hI nhIN sgoN Ausdy ilsLkfey sYNkVy kvIsLr, Ausdy ‘sLfigrdF’ ny,
Ausdy nF dI cmk nUM, Aus vFg hI dysL-ivdysL ivc PLYlfieaf. ieMj pfrs ny
kvIsLrI dI mhfn prMprf nUM PYlfAux dy nfl nfl ijAUNdI rwKx df kfrj vI
kIqf. Ausdy sLfigrdF ivcoN isKLrlI Audfhrx pRiswD pMjfbI gfiek aqy iPLlm
aYktr hrBjn mfn dI idwqI jf skdI hY ijsnUM gfien, kvIsLrI aqy sur-sLbd
dI pihlI smJ ‘afpxy bfpU’ pfrs koloN hI imlI. ijhVy kvIsLr iswDy qOr qy
Ausdy sLfigrd nhIN vI sn Auh vI AusdIaF kivqfvF ipwCy afpxf nF joV ky
Ausdy hvfly nfl hI sQfpq hox dy Xqn ivc lwgy rihMdy. ZfzI prMprf nUM
sQfpq aqy ivkisq krn ivc ijwzf vwzf nF igafnI sohx isMG sIql df hY,
kvIsLrI dI prMprf ivc krnYl isMG pfrs vI Ezf-kyzf nF hY.
28 jUn 1916 nUM afpxy nfnky ipMz mihrfj (qihsIl PUl) ivc jnm lYx vflf
aqy mogy nyVy pYNdy ipMz rfmUvfly dy sfDfrn ikrsfx df puwqr krnYl kyvl
bfrF sfl dI Aumr ivc hI XqIm ho igaf. skUl jfxf Ausdf nsIb nf bx sikaf.
mfrU jLmIn rjvIN rotI dyx qoN ienkfrI sI. bysrosfmfnI dI hflq ivc afriQk
qMgdsqI df jIvn gujLfrn leI qy anpVH bwcy dy qOr ‘qy dunIaF dy Dwky Kfx
leI iekwly rih gey krnYl ny afpxy aMdr nUM mrn nf idwqf. ividaf qy igafn
BuwK AusnUM sMq igafnI isMG dy zyry ‘qy iKwc ky lY geI. Ausny AusqoN
ihMdI aqy pMjfbI df igafn hfsl kIqf aqy CyqI hI Auh vwzy vwzy Dfrimk
gRMQF df aiDan krn lwgf. ieh AusdI KojI ibrqI, inwq nvF jfnx dI qFG aqy
aMdrlI alokfrI pRiqBf df hI ikRsLmf sI ik sMq igafnI isMG nUM Aus ivc
BivwK dy mhfn ivdvfn dI Jlk idKfeI dyx lwgI. Aus Jlk dI afBf nfl ilskdy
krnYl nUM vyK ky sMqF ny krnYl isMG nUM ‘pfrs’ dy qKwlus nfl snmfinq kr
idwqf.
‘pfrs’ bxy krnYl isMG ny afpxy pihly gurU dy bKLsLy nF dI lfj rwKx leI
Ausdy hfx df bxn df pRx kr ilaf. Ausny swcf ivdvfn qy suwcf iensfn bxn
dI Dfr leI. ihMdI pMjfbI dy nfl Ausny iksy mOlvI qoN AurdU vI iswiKaf.
Ausny ihMdU, iswK aqy ieslfm afid DrmF df zUMGf aiDan vI kIqf. afDuink
sfihq vI pVHnf sLurU kIqf. ividaf dI aijhI zUMGI lgn ny Aus aMdr sfihq
aqy kivqf nfl ipafr krn df qIbr jjLbf pYdf kr idwqf. Auh Aus vyly dy
pRiswD kvIsLr mohn isMG rozy df sLfigrd jf bixaF. Aus aMdr kvIsLrI df
aijhf icrfgL bilaf ik iesdI lft nfl pMjfb ivc kvIsLrI dI prMprf nvyN
rMgF qy arQF ivc iJlimlf AuWTI.
sfihq pVHn dy sLOk ny AusnUM gurbKLsL isMG pRIq-lVI df sLYdfeI bxf
idwqf. jdoN gurdvfiraF ivc ‘pRIq-lVI’ df vVnf mnHF kIqf hoieaf sI qF Auh
gurdvfiraF ivc Dfrimk dIvfnF `qy hfjLr hox smyN afpxy Joly ivc
‘pRIq-lVI’ lukf ky lY jFdf qy rfq nUM dIvy dy cfnx ivc gurdvfry ivclI
Tfhr ivc pVHdf rihMdf. pRIq lVI dy inrMqr pfT nfl Aus aMdrly vihm-Brm qy
Dfrimk aMDivsLvfs df ndIn puwitaf igaf. Ausdy mn dI DrqI pwDrI ho geI,
vfhI qy suhfgI geI. ies ivc qrk, mfnv-pRym, brfbrI qy smfjvfd dy nvyN
aMkur Puwt inkly. AusdI rUh rOsLn ho geI. Auh ‘ihMdU, musilm, iswK, jwt,
bfhmx, sLUdr’ afid dIaF vlgxF ivcoN inkl igaf. iensfnI muhwbq Ausdf
sdIvI sunyhF bx geI. ieho kfrn sI ik jdoN sMqflI vyly Drm dy nF `qy
muslmfnF dy KUn dI holI KyzI jf rhI sI qF Auh afpxI jfn KLqry ivc pf ky
guMizaF koloN afpxy ipMz dy muslmfnF nUM bcf ky AuhnF nUM kYNpF ivc
phuMcfAux df Drm inBf irhf sI.
pVHdy rihxf aqy inrMqr aiDan krdy rihxf AusnUM sfh lYx vrgf kfrj hI
lwgdf sI. Aumr dy aMqly idnF qwk Ausny afpxy ies sLOk nUM ijAUNdy
rwiKaf. cMgI ilKq df Auh zwulH zuwlH pYNdf afsLk sI. ijs iksy dI koeI
ilKq AusnUM cMgI lwgdI qF lyKk BfvyN Ausdy poqiraF dy hfx df huMdf, Auh
AusnUM PLon krdf; phuMc ivc huMdf qF BfvyN knyzf bYTf huMdf jF pMjfb
ivc, kfr kZvfAuNdf ‘qy iksy afpxy dy sfQ ivc lyKk dy Gr qwk vI phuMc
jFdf. ilKq ilKx vfly Ausdy hwQF nUM cuMmdf, lfz krdf qy cMgI ilKq ilKx
dy sLgn vjoN sO jF pMj sO df not Ausdy isr qoN vfr ky AuhdI jyb ivc pf
idMdf. cfa ivc Br ky AuhdIaF awKF ‘coN KLusLI dy awQrU zuwlHx lwgdy.
afpxI DrqI qy afpxy lokF nfl Ausdy zUMGy moh dI imsfl hI hY ik Auh ipCly
keI dhfikaF qoN rihMdf qF BfvyN knyzf ivc afpxy bwicaF kol sI pr isafl
dy idnF ivc Cy mhIny afpxy ipMz rfmUvfly hI kwtdf. Aus kol imlx afAux
vfilaF df qFqf lwgf rihMdf. hr iksm dI Kfx-pIx dI syvf qoN ielfvf Auh
afpxy sLbdF dy anfrF nfl AuhnF dI rUh rusLnfAuNdf rihMdf. Ausdy ipMz df
hfeI skUl Ausdy nF ‘qy bixaF hoieaf hY. Auh hryk sfl afpxy koloN lwKF
rupeIey afpxy ipMz dI BlfeI vfsqy KLrcdf. Ausny afpxy KLrc ‘qy ipMz ivc
ibrD-Gr, izspYNsrI, lfiebRyrI, ijmKfnf, dilqF leI Drmsflf bxvf ky idwqy.
Auh gurU nfnk df swcf iswK sI. AusnUM Aus vFg hI ‘qyrf qyrf’ kih ky
afpxy lokF leI afpf lutfAux df cfa rihMdf sI. bfby nfnk vFg hI AusnUM
jfqF pfqF dy afDfr ‘qy vMizaf smfj prvfn nhIN sI, iesy krky jdo Ausny
afpxy ipMz dy isivaF nUM svfrn leI dfn idwqf qF ‘qQf-kiQq’ svrn jfqIaF
dy isivaF nfloN dilq jfqIaF dy isivaF leI dugxy pYsy idwqy sn qF ieh
aYlfn vI kIqf ik Auh afpxy mr jfx qoN bfad iehnF isivaF ivc hI sskfry
jfxf cfhygf. ieMj Ausny ‘iqn ky sMig sfQ, vwizaF isAuN ikaf rIs’ dy kQn
nUM aml ivc Dfr ky dwisaf.
byiJjk ho ky KLrI gwl kih dyxf Ausdy suBfa df ihwsf sI. Auh qrksLIl
idRsLtIkon df DfrnI sI. ies vfr Auh dovyN jIa knyzf vwsdy puwqF( ‘sIrq’
dy muK sMpfdk hrcrn isMG, pRiswD sLfier qy glpkfr iekbfl rfmUvflIaf qy
pRiswD ividaf-sLfsqrI rCpfl isMG) qy DI crnjIq nUM ieh kih ky afey ik
asIN qF hux afpxy aMiqm sfh afpxI DrqI `qy lYx jf rhy hF. AuhnF df jhfjL
rfh ivwc hI KLrfb ho igaf. pfielt ny jhfjL dI KLrfbI df aYlfn kIqf qF
jhfjL ivc mOq vrgI KLfmosLI Cf geI qy iPr lok hwQ joV ky pfT krn lwgy,
ardfsF krn lwgy. AusdI pqnI dljIq kOr vI hwQ joV ky ‘vfihgurU vfihgrU’
krn lwgI qF pfrs hws ky kihMdf, “dljIq kury! qYnUM qyry iksy rwb-ruwb ny
nhIN bcfAuxf. jy bcfieaf qF Esy pfielt ny hI bcfAuxf hY!” qy swcmuc
AuhnF dy pfielt ny AuhnF nUM bcf ilaf. Auh jhfjL moV ky ptVI `qy lY
afieaf qy nvIN Auzfx rfhIN Auh dovyN Bfrq rvfnf ho gey. mOq nUM eynf
sfhmxy vyK ky afpxI qrksLIl soc nfl juVy rihxf ieh sfDfrn bMdy dy ihwsy
nhIN afAux vflf ijgrf nhIN.
pMjfb ivc afpxy ipMz rfmUvfly dI jUh ivc jf ky hI AusnUM suK df sfh
afAuNdf sI. kyNdrI srkfr ivc vjLIr rih cuwky qy lok BlfeI pfrtI dy pRDfn
Ausdy pwuqr blvMq isMG rfmUvflIey dy qrly vI AusnUM idwlI dI koTI ivc
rihx leI nhIN sn mnf skdy! blvMq aqy sMgrUr rihMdI pRoPLYsr DI krmjIq
AusnUM rfmUvfly hI af ky iml skdy! hr sfl Ausdf vwzf puwqr hrcrn vI Aus
nfl rfmUvfly cfr pMj mhIny AusdI CF mfnx leI knyzf qoN Bfrq qur jFdf.
kdI kdI iekbfl qy rCpfl vI gyVf mfr lYNdy. pr bfpU pfrs df ‘ipqrIqv’
pirvfr dy jIaF qoN bfhr inkl ky dUr dUr qwk PLYl igaf sI. Ausny sYNkVy
pMjfbIaF nUM afpxy moh dy klfvy ivc Guwitaf hoieaf sI. afpxy ipMz dI hvf
ivc aMiqm sfh lYiNdaF sfl ku pihlF byby dljIq kOr qur geI qy hux krnYl
isMG pfrs vI PfnI dunIaF nUM alivdf kih igaf.
ies smyN mYN Aus leI ieh ardfs krn qoN vI iJjkdf hF ik ‘pRmfqmF AusnUM
afpxy crnF ivc invfs bKLsLy!’ ikAuNik bfVyvfl ipMz ivc Ausdy kuVm dy Bog
dI rsm mOky vwzy vwzy amIrF vjLIrF ny afpxy sLrDFjlI sLbdF ivc ‘AusdI
afqmF nUM pRmfqmF vwloN afpxy crnF ivc invfs dyx dI bynqI hI kIqI sI’ qF
pfrs ny smfgLm dy aKLIr `qy sMgq nUM DMnvfdI sLbd kihMidaF ieh ikhf sI
ik, “asIN afp hI qF afKdy hF ik pRmfqmF inr-afkfr hY, Ausdf koeI afkfr
nhIN. jy Ausdf afkfr nhIN qF iPr Ausdf srIr ikwQoN afieaf! Ausdy kr-pYr
ikwQoN afey! jy Ausdy crn hY hI nhIN qF crnF ivc invfs kfhdf!”
asIN eynf qF jLrUr kih skdy hF ik afpxI kvIsLrI, agFhvDU qrksLIl soc,
imlxsfr qy muhwbqI sLKLsIaq df jlOa Ausdy pRsMskF-pRymIaF dy idlF ivc
dyr qwk jgdf mGdf rhygf.
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