jdoN mYN ieMdrf gFDI srkfr dy qÉq nUM ‘AultfAux dI ÈfijÈ’ rcI.
- ajmyr isMG aOlK (98155-75495)

(ipCly aMk qoN awgy)

ipCly aMk ivwc mYN quhfnUM dwisaf sI ik ikMnHF kfrnF kfrn srkfr mYNnUM ‘nkslvfVIaf’ smJdI sI qy iks qrHF ies ‘smJ’ aDIn myry Èihr dI puls do vfr mYNnUM koqvflI lY geI sI. qy mYN ieh vI dwisaf sI ik iPr ikvyN qy iks qrHF mYNnUM Cwz idwqf jFdf sI. hux vfrI afAuNdI hY puls hwQoN myry qIjI vfr PVy jfx dI. pwkI qfrIÉ qF Xfd nhIN pr myrf aMdfËf ijhf ieh hY ik ieh nvMbr dy pihly hPqy df koeI idn sI. puls aMdrly myry soimaF qoN mYNnUM pqf lwigaf ik igRPqfrI dy hukm iPr af gey hn. pr ies vfr myry leI Pfiedy vflI gwl ieh hoeI ik myrI igRPqfrI dy hukmF nfl myry kflj dy iewk hor lYkcrfr pRo: virMdr isMG nUM igRPqfr krn dy vI hukm afey hoey sn. pRo: virMdr isMG afr[ aYs[ aYs[ df iewk vrkr sI qy iewk qrHF nfl Auh sfzy kflj ivwc afr[ aYs[ aYs[ df sYlw hI sI pr kflj ivwc pMjfb stUzYNts XUnIan df Ëor hox kfrn AusdIaF kflj ivwc afr[ aYs[ aYs[ dIaF srgrmIaF ÈurU krn dy ierfidaF nUM ‘bUr’ L kdy vI nhIN sI pY sikaf. pRoPYsr virMdr isMG nUM vI afpxI igRPqfrI dy vrMtF df pihlF hI pqf lwg cuwkf sI qy pqf lgidaF hI Auh ‘rUhpoÈ’ ho igaf sI. myry leI bcq jF Pfiedy vflI gwl ieh sI ik ijQy pihlF afpxy igRPqfr hox jF jylH jfx sdkf myry mn aMdr mYNnUM afpxI nOkrI Éuws jfx jF qnKfh kwty jfx df DVkU lwigaf rihMdf sI, AuQy pRo: virMdr isMG dy vfrMt af jfx kfrn hux myry aMdroN ieh DVkU bhuq hwd qwk cuwikaf igaf sI. kfrn ieh sI ik AuhnF idnF ivwc sfzy kflj dI prbMDk kmytI df prDfn bfbU ihwq aiBlfÈI sI. Auh jn sMG pfrtI df pMjfb pwDr df iewk nyqf sI (ijhVf bfd ivwc 1979 ivKy pMjfb ivwc bxI Aus ‘sFJI srkfr’ ivwc vËIr vI bixaf sI ijs ivwc BfrqI kimAuinst pfrtI dI pMjfb ÈfÉf vwloN kfmryz sqpfl zFg vI vËIr bixaf sI.) mYNnUM ies gwl df pUrf ivÈvfÈ sI ik pRo: virMdr isMG BfvyN jylH ivwc do sfl vI ikAuN nf kwt afvy pr kflj dI prbMDk kmytI AusnUM nOkrI qoN kwZx dI gwl qF dUr rhI, AusdI qnKfh df vI iewk pYsf qwk nhIN kwtygI. qy jy Aus ivruD kmytI ny koeI kfrvfeI nf kIqI qF myry ivruD vI nhIN kr skygI. aqy jy prbMDk kmytI myry ivruD aijhf glq kdm AuTfieaf vI qF mYNnUM kmytI ivruD nYiqk qy kfnUMnI lVfeI lVn leI iewk Tos afDfr iml jfxf sI.
ies qoN pihlF ik mYNnUM igRPqfr kr ilaf jFdf mYN pihlF hI zI[ aYs[ pI[ mfn nUM jf imilaf. zI[ aYs[ pI[ mfn nUM sfrI aslIaq suxfAuNidaF mYN ikhf, “mYNnUM igRPqfrI df qF aYzf koeI zr nhIN pr jy mYNnUM pRoPYsr virMdr isMG dy igRPqfr jF pyÈ hox qoN bfd igRPqfr kIqf jfvy qF myrI nOkrI jF qnKfh dI ËrUr bcq ho jfvygI.” jfx-pihcfx sdkf zI[ aYs[ pI[ mfn mMn igaf qy kihx lwgf, “TIk aY.” pr nfl dI nfl Ausny mYNnUM ieh vI kih idwqf, “pr ijMnf icr pRo: virMdr isMG aMzrgrfAUNz rihMdf hY, Enf icr qusIN vI mfnsf nf rihxf. Enf icr eyDr-EDr ho ky smF kwt lYxf.” mYN zI[ aYs[ pI mfn[ dI slfh mMn igaf qy dUsry hI idn ‘aMzrgrfAUNz’ ho igaf. aMzrgrfAUNzI dy mYNnUM pMdrF ku idn hI kwtxy pey. iehnF pMdrF ku idnF ivcoN kuwJ ku idn mYN afpxy iewk dosq dy dosq, ijhVf nihrI mihkmy ivwc aYs[ zI[ E[ sI, kol kwty qy kuwJ afpxy iewk nkslI ividafrQI hrdyv rfeypurI dy brnfly rihMdy iewk dosq dy Gr. myrI Tihr krvfAux vfly dovF hI sjnF dI irhfieÈ bfhr KyqF ivwc sI qy dovF kol hI rihMidaF mYNnUM iksy iksm df zr-BAu nhIN sI. pMdrF ku idnF bfd mYNnUM Ébr iml geI ik pRo: virMdr isMG pyÈ ho igaf hY qy AusnUM jylH ivwc ByjN idwqf igaf hY. Ébr imlidaF hI mYN afpxI ‘aMzrgrfAUNzI’ qoN grfAUNz Auqy af igaf qy afpxy Gr prq afieaf.
iehnF pMdrF ku idnF ivwc mfnsf dI puls dy prbMD ivwc iewk qbdIlI ieh vrqI ik zI[ aYs[ pI[ mfn dI bdlI ho geI sI qy AusdI QF iewk lfjvMq isMG nF df zI[ aYs[ pI[ af igaf sI. ies nvyN zI[ aYs[ pI[ bfry mYNnUM pqf lwigaf ik ieh zI[ aYs[ pI[ afm pulsIaF dy AuÜt nrm suBfa df mflk sI qy vfh-lgdI Auh iksy nfl pulsIaf DwkVÈfhI nhIN sI krdf. mYNnUM dwisaf igaf ik jy AusnUM pqf lwg jfvy ik PiVaf bMdf iblkul byksUr hY qF ijQoN qwk Ausdy vws huMdf Auh Aus bMdy dI mdd hI krdf hY, aYvyN DwkV dy vwZIÉur puls aPsrF vFg agly nUM ÉwjÜ-Éuafr nhIN krdf. pr Gr af ky nf hI mYN ies nvyN zI[ aYs[ pI[ nUM imilaf qy nf hI koqvflI ivwc jf ky pyÈ hoieaf. soicaf, ‘jdoN afAuxgy, cilaF jfAUN.’ mYN kflj ivwc afpxI izAUtI `qy jf hfËr hoieaf. acMBy vflI gwl ieh ik ipRMsIpl mYNnUM pUry siqkfr aqy ipafr nfl imilaf qy stfP ny vI myry nfl pUrI ‘hmdrdI’ ivKfeI. (Èfied ieh pRo: virMdr isMG dy jylH aMdr jfx df hI ‘ikRÈmf’ sI.) myrI gYrhfËrI dy idnF ivwc pMjfbI XUnIvristI pitaflf vwloN srkfrI brijMdrf kflj PrIdkot ivKy hox vfly XUnvristI dy biTMzf-PrIdkot KyqrI Xuvk-myly dI icwTI kflj ivwc afeI peI sI. mYN cuwp kr ky Xuvk-myly dIaF Auh siBafcfrk afietmF (nftk, , ihstRoinks, kstXUm pryz afid) krvfAux ivwc ruJ igaf ijMnHF df mYN ipCly pMj-Cy sfl qoN ieMcfrj bixaf af irhf sI. afpxIaF igRPqfrIaF dI lukximcI kfrn ies sfl dy Xuvk-myly leI mYN afpxf qF koeI nftk ilK nhIN sI sikaf, ies leI pMjfbI nftkkfr gurcrn isMG jsUjf dy hfs-rsI nftk ‘Bfbo df BUq’ nUM mYN mlveI rMgx dy ky ‘sws cMdrI df BUq’ nF hyT iqafr krvfAuxf ÈurU kr idwqf. ies qrHF siBafcfrk afeItmF nUM iqafr krvfAuNdy hoey koeI 24-25 idn lMG gey. iehnF idnF ivwc nf hI koeI puls mulfËm mYNnUM igRPqfr krn leI afieaf nf hI mYN afp jf ky igRPqfr hox dI gwl afpxy idmfg ivwc ilaFdI! ies pfsy qoN iewk qrHF nfl mYN byiPkr hI ho igaf. soicaf beI ijhVy aYny idn nhI afeyN, hux Èfied hI afAux. mYN nftk vI iqafr ilaf qy bfkI afeItmF vI. aÉIr Auh idn vI af phuMicaf ijs idn afpxIaF siBafcfrk afeItmF vfly klfkfr-ividafrQIaF dI tIm nUM lY ky mYN PrIdkot jfxf sI. asIN PrIdkot jfx vfsqy rfq dI ZfeI vjy vflI gwzI PVnI sI. ies sMbMD ivwc mYN ividafrQIaF nUM smyN-isr styÈn `qy phuMcx dI hdfieLq kr ky AuhnF dy tI[ zI[ ey[ afid lYx leI kflj dy dPqr ivwc cilaf igaf. Aus vkq afQx dy do-ZfeI vjy sn. jd mYN klfkfr-ividafrQIaF dy tI[ ey, zI[ ey[ afid dy pYsy lY ky kflj dy dPqr ivcoN bfhr inkilaf qF sfhmxy ey[ aYs[ afeI[ divMdr Èrmf ny Pyr af drÈn idwqy. mYNnUM vyK ky pihlF qF Auh muskRfieaf qy Pyr myry kol af ky mYNnUM kihx lwgf, “lAu jI pRoPYsr sfihb, aYqkIN qF jmF pwky afrzr af-gy. ies vfr bcxf muÈkl aY. afAu cwlIey.” sfrI siQqI dy GoÉ-pVqfl kridaF mYN vI hux qwk ies iswty `qy puwj cuwikaf sI ik jy qIsrI vfr igRPqfr kIqf igaf qF ‘jylH-Xfqrf’ hr hflq ivwc krnI hI pvygI. so, mYN divMdr Èrmf dI muskRfht df jvfb muskRfht ivwc idMidaF boilaf, “mqlb ies vfrIN mYNnUM Gr Ébr krn df vI smF nI idAuNgy?” igRPqfrI dy sMbMD ivwc keI vfr vfh pYx sdkf Èrmf myry nfl kfPI GuÜL-iml igaf sI. myrI gwl sux ky Auh boilaf, “nhI, N aYieM Gr qF ho afAu. Gry Ébr krn dy nfl-nfl GroN jylH ivwc pihxn leI afpxy kpVy-lIVy vI lY afAuxf. GMtf, awDf GMtf lf afAu Gry. aYieM qF Qozy `qy pUrf ivÈvfÈ aY!” Èrmf hux qwk Èfied ieh cMgI smJ cuwkf qrHF sI ik rwb bMidaF dy lhU ivwc Bwjx-Buwjx vfly kx pfAux vyly ies ÈÉÈ nUM Buwl igaf sI!
Èrmy qoN CuwtI lY ky mYN pihlF iswDf ipRMsIpl dy dPqr igaf qF jo AusnUM afpxI igRPqfrI bfry ieqlfh kr skF. pr cpVfsI qoN mYNnUM pqf lwigaf ik ipRMsIpl pihlF hI afpxy Gr jf cuwkf sI. mYN kflj ivcoN ipRMspl dy Gr Pon kr ky AusnUM sfrI gwl dws idwqI qF jo Auh PrIdkot jfx vfly ividafrQIaF nfl jfx vfsqy iksy hor lYkcrfr dI izAUtI lf sky. ipRMsIpl ny ikhf, “PrIdkot jfx leI mYN pRoPYsr awCrU isMG dI izAtI lf idaFgf. qusIN iksy cpVfsI rfhIN ividafrQIaF dy tI[ ey[ zI[ ey[ dy pYsy qy hor loVINdy kfgË afid AuhnF pfs pujdy kr idAu.” mYN ies qrHF hI kIqf. Aus qoN bfd mYN afpxy Gr af igaf. myry Gr phuMcx qoN pihlF myrI pqnI mnjIq Gr af phuMc cuwkI sI. afAux-sfr mYN jd sfrI khfxI AusnUM dwsI qF Auh GbrfAux dI QF mYNnUM kihx lwgI, “koeI gwl nI. ieh qF iewk idn hoxf hI sI. pr qusIN idl nf CwizAu, mYN krFgI ijMnf ku myry koloN hoieaf.” cfh-pfxI pI ky qy jylH ivwc pfAux leI loVINdy kpVy-lIVy lY ky mYN idn-iCpy ijhy koqvflI cilaf igaf. Èrmy ny ispfhIaF vfly iewk KflI pey kmry vwl ieÈfrf kridaF mYNnUM ikhf, “Aus kmry ivwc bYT jfAu pRoPYsr sfihb. do mMjy pey ny AuQy, ijhVf cMgf lgdY, Aus Auqy afpxf afsx jmf lAu. qVky lY ky clFgy quhfnUM biTMzy.”
mYN dwsy gey kmry ivwc jf ky iewk mMjy Auqy bYT igaf. rfq pY geI. GroN mYNnUM rotI vI af geI qy rjfeI gudYlf vI. dUsry mMjy vflf ispfhI do vfr kmry ivwc afieaf shI pr jd Auh dUjI vfr afieaf qF Ausny afpxy isvlIan kpVy bdl ky afpxI vrdI pfeI pr rfq kwtx leI Auh muV kmry ivwc nf afieaf. mYN iekwly ny hI Aus kmry ivwc rfq kwtI. svyry koqvflI dy sfhmxy vflI cfh dI dukfn ‘qy mYN cfh vI pI afieaf. bfd ivwc GroN vI ‘bRykPfst’ vI af igaf. ies qrHF krdy-krfAuNidaF dUjy idn dy nO-ds vj gey pr mYNnUM biTMzy Byjx dI koeI vfeI-DfeI mYNnUM nËr nhIN sI af rhI. ey[ aYs[ afeI[ divMdr Èrmf vI iewk vfr Bwj-nwT ijhI ivwc koqvflI ivwc afieaf qy iPr EhnIN pYrIN cfr-pMj ispfhIaF smyq bfhr inkl igaf. Aus qoN bfd Auh dupihr dy koeI bfrF-iewk vjy vfips afieaf. koqvflI ivwc hux qwk aYvyN by-mqlb ijhy bYTy nUM mYNnUM aklkFd ijhI vI hox lwg peI. koqvflI ivwc afpxy kMm-DMDy myrI jfx-pCfx vflf ijhVf vI bMdf afAuNdf qF mYNnUM vyK ky hrfn ijhf hoieaf Jwt puCdf, “aOlK sfihb qusIN ieQy ikvyN? bMdf Ps igaf afpxf koeI jF[ L[ ? mYN krF mdd jy koeI myry lfiek aY qF?” qrHF-qrHF dy bMdy qy qrHF-qrHF dy svfl! AuhnF bcfiraF nUM kI pqf ik ‘aOlK sfihb’ qF afp hI Pisaf bYTY, iksy hor Psy hoey nUM Auh kI CzfAU?
aÉIr mYN Èrmy nUM ikhf, “Èrmf sfihb, mYNnUM aYieM ivhlf bTf ky ikAuN kfT mfiraY? jd jylH ivwc Byjxf eI aY qF Byjx dI kro! aYvyN ikAuN afQx krI jf rhy EN?” myrI gwl sux ky Èrmf kihx lwgf, “pRoPYsr sfihb, asIN Qozy vFg ivhlIaF nI KFdy! jmF hwk dI Kfwny aY! lhU-imwtI iewk krdy aYN qF jf ky mUMh `c pYNdIN aYN tuwk dI burkI! rfq bfrF vjy ipMz nMgl rxjIq pI[ tI[ nUM cuwkx Ausdy Gr Cfpf mfrn nUM gey sI. Auh hwQ nI afieaf. hux KoKr dy do amlIaF nUM PV ky lY ky afey aYN! sfnUM sO kuwqy-kMm krny pYNdy aY! QonUM sfzI aOiKafeI df ik pqY? qusIN qF Cwz ky muMizaF-kuVIaF mUhry ieÈk-muÈk dI icAuNdIaF-icAuNdIaF, mhIny ipCoN notF dI QwbI zuwk ilafAuxy-EN!” Èrmy dy mUMhoN rxjIq pI[ tI[ dy Gr Cfpf mfrn vflI gwl sux ky mYN soicaf beI swcIN-muwcIN puls nUM bhuq sfry ‘kuwqy-kMm’ krny pYNdy aY! ‘kuwqy-kMmF’ nfloN vI ikqy vwD byËmIry kMm! ‘swc-muwc’ hI Auh ‘lhU-imwtI iewk kr ky’ afpxy qy afpxy pirvfr dy iZwz ivwc ‘tuwk dI burkI pfAuNdy’ ny! hux rxjIq pI[ tI[ dy Gr Cfpf mfrn dy ‘hwk-swc’ dI hI gwl lY lvo. rxjIq pI[ tI[ sfzy Èihr dy gFDI hfier sYkMzrI skUl ivwc pI[ tI[ mfstr sI. sfl 1967 dI nkslI lihr dy prBfv hyT Auh vI ies lihr dy prBfv hyT aMzrgrfAUNz ho igaf sI. Pyr Auh qy myry kflj df iewk nkslI ividafrQI hrdyv rfeypurI sfzy ipMz dy iewk syT df sPfieaf krn gey PVy gey sn. AuhnF nUM ihrfsq ivwc lY ky puls ny AuhnF df ‘puls mukfblf’ bxf idwqf sI. puls-mukfbly ivwc AuhnF nUM mfiraf qF nf igaf pr mfrn dI QF kfgËF ivwc AuhnF nUM ‘hiQafr sutdy hoey’ ivKf idwqf sI! bfd ivwc AuhnF dI Ëmfnq vI ho geI sI. Ëmfnq hoeI qoN hrdyv qF itk ky Gr bYT igaf sI pr rxjIq aMdr ajy vI Ëulm, DwkVÈfhI qy byiensfPI ivruwD ÉUn AubfÜy lYNdf irhf. Auh muV aMzrgrfAUNz qF nf hoieaf pr mnuwKI hmdrdI dy izwky ciVHaf hoieaf mnuKI aiDkfrF dI rfKI krn vfly ‘puwTy rfh’ pY igaf. iewk vfr sfzy ielfky dy iewk ipMz rfeypur (ijQoN df hrdyv rfeypurI sI) dy blvMq nF dy nkslIey nOjvfn dy Gr puls ny Cfpf mfr ky nfly qF AuhnF dI KVHI Psl AujfV idwqI, nfly Ausdy mF qy bfp bMnH ley qy nfly AuhnF dy Gr dy sfry zMgr pÈU mUhry lf ky Tfxy lY afeI. ‘ksUr blvMq df qy nUV ilaFdf Ausdy mF-bfp nUM? AuhnF dy zMgr pÈUaF nUM! ? ieh qF inrI DwkVÈfhI aY!’ bs Pyr kI sI! `cMgy-Bly’ Gr bYTy rxjIq nUM AusdI ËmIr huwjF mfrn lwgI! Auh AuiTaf qy AuT ky hfeI kort rfhIN Tfxy Auqy Cfpf mrvfAux leI iswDf cMzIgVH vijaf. puls nUM vI afpxy sUhIaF rfhIN Jwt pqf lwg igaf. jd pqf lwg igaf iPr Blf Auh ikvyN aijhy ‘puwTI’ ËmIr vfly ‘puwTy’ bMdy nUM aijhy ‘puwTy’ kMm krn idMdI? hfeI kort rfhIN Cfpf mrvfAux vfly rxjIq pI[ tI[ dy Cfpf mfrn dy kMm df qF kuwJ nf bixaf pr jd Auh rfqIN 8 ku vjy cMzIgVH qoN mfnsf phuMcx vflI aÉIrlI bws qoN bws awzy Auqy AuWqiraf qF Auqrdf hI puls ny dboc ilaf. dboc ky Ausy rfq hI Ausdf Kurf-Éoj imtf idwqf. bfd ivwc Tfxy dIaF irportF ivwc AusnUM ‘BgOVf’ ivKf idwqf. ieh gwl 1968-69 dI hY. qy awj dsMbr 1975 dI rfq nUM ey[ aYs[ afeI[ divMdr Èrmf dI agvfeI hyT sfzI puls ‘BgOVy hoey’ Ausy rxjIq pI[ tI nUM PVn vfsqy Ausdy Gr Cfpf mfrn geI sI! hY sI qy iesy ‘kMm’ nUM divMdr Èrmf awj afpxI pulsIaf Ëbfn ivwc ‘kuwqf-kMm’ kih irhf sI. vyiKaf, iks qrHF ‘lhU-imwtI iewk kr ky hwk-swc dI kmfeI dI burkI’ mUMh ivwc pfAuxI pYNdI hY sfzI ‘bcfrI’ pulIs nUM? !
ÉYr, QoVHy icr bfd Èrmf ‘ivhlf’ ho ky myry kol afieaf qy mYNnUM kihx lwgf, “lAu jI pRoPYsr sfihb, hux krdy aYN quhfnUM jylH Byjx df prbMD. dwso, quhfzy `qy kI kys pfeIey?” Èrmy dI ‘kys pfAux’ vflI gwl mYNnUM pUrI qrHF smJ nf afeI. ies leI mYN puwiCaf, “mYN smiJaf nI Èrmf jI. ‘kys pfeIey’ ikvyN?” Èrmf myry axjfxpuxy `qy muskRfAuNidaF hoieaf kihx lwgf, “bVy BoÜy bMdy EN. kys bxfey ibnf quhfnUM jylH ikvyN ByjFgy?” sux ky mYN hor vI hrfn ho igaf. mYN qF ieho smJdf sI ik aYmrjMsI durfn kys bxfey ibnf hI iksy nUM vI ibnf iksy vjfh aMdr kIqf jf skdf sI qy ieh Èrmf pqf nI ikAuN[ [ [ ? ieh gwl kI hoeI? mYnUM AulJx ivwc pey nUM vyK ky Èrmf kihx lwgf, “jy quhfnUM nhIN suJdf koeI kys qF koeI gwl nI. mYN afp hI bxf lYNdf hF.” kih ky Auh afpxy dPqr ivwc cilaf igaf. Èrmf qF afpxy dPqr cilaf igaf pr mYN ipCoN AuDyV-bux ijhI ivwc ipaf irhf. ikqy hor hI nf koeI puwTf pMgf KVHf kr dyvy!
awDy ku GMty bfd Èrmy ny iewk ispfhI rfhIN mYNnUM afpxy dPqr ivwc bulfieaf qy iewk kursI vwl ieÈfrf krdf hoieaf mYNnUM kihx lwgf, “lAu suxo, qusIN kI gunfh kIqY ijs sdkf quhfnUM aMdr kIqf jf irhY.” mYN kursI Auqy bYTdy ny afpxy kMn KVHy kr ley qy Èrmf mYNnUM myry Auqy pfieaf kys bVy DIrj nfl suxfAux lwgf. Aus kys dI iebfrq df iewk-iewk Èbd qF hU-b-hU Aus qrHF hux mYNnUM Xfd nhI ijvyN Aus GVI Èrmy ny mYNnUM suxfieaf sI. hor qF hor, kys dI asl imqI qy iebfrq ivwc ieqlfh krn vfly ivakqI qy Ausdy ipMz dy ilKy asl nF vI mYNnUM hux Buwl gey hn. ies kr ky quhfnUM dwsx vfsqy m_YN imqI, bMidaF qy AuhnF dy nF PrËI hI ilKy hn. pr Aus iebfrq ivclIaF motIaF-motIaF gwlF awj 33 sfl bfd vI mYNnUM ies qrHF Xfd hn ijvyN Auh ajy kwlH dIaF hI gwlF hI hox. Auh motIaF-motIaF gwlF ies qrHF sn:
“awj imqI[ (L?)[ dsMbr nUM bfd dupihr (? L_) vjy ‘jwgr isMG puqr imlKf isMG vfsI ipMz BMmy (?), qsIl mfnsf ny koqvflI mfnsf ivKy af ky ieqlfh idwqI ik ajmyr isMG nF df iewk ivakqI mfnsf dy muwK bws-stYNz Auqy iewk bws Auqy KVHf lokF dy iewk BfrI iekwT nUM BVkfAU qkrIrF kr kr ky ieMdrf gFDI srkfr ivruD BVkf irhf hY. jwgr isMG ny dwisaf ik ajmyr isMG lok dy iekwT nUM hiQafr cuwk ky ieMdr gFDI srkfr df qÉq AuÜtfAux leI Auksf irhf hY. jwgr isMG dI ieqlfh imlx `qy ey[ aYs[ afeI[ divMdr Èrmf dI agvfeI hyT koqvflI mfnsf dI BfrI Pors qurMq mfnsf dy muwK bws-stYNz Auqy phuMcI qy phuMc ky Ausny qurMq Aus bws nUM Gyrf pf ilaf ijs Auqy ajmyr isMG puqr kOr isMG vfsI mfnsf KVHf lokF nUM ieMdrf gFDI srkfr ivruwD hiQafrvMd bgfvq krn dI BVkfAux qkrIr kr irhf sI. Pors dy phuMcidaF hI lokF dI BIV qF qurMq iqwqr-ibwqr ho geI pr ajmyr isMG puls Pors nUM vyK ky AuWcI-AuWcI ‘ienklfb——iËMdfbfd’, ‘ieMdrfgFDI srkfr——murdfbfd’, ‘aYmrjYNsI——murdfbfd’, ‘ieMdrf srkfr df qKq —— plt idAu, pÜt idAu ‘, afid srkfr ivroDI BVkfAU nfhry lfAux lwg ipaf. ies qrHF dy nfhry lfAuNdy hoey AusnUM puls ny cfry pfisAuN Gyrf pf ky kfbU kr ilaf. igRPqfr krn bfd AusdI jfmf-qlfÈI kIqI geI. jfmf-qlfÈI krn durfn Aus koloN koeI hiQafr brfmd nhIN hoieaf. Aus qoN bfd koqlflI ilaf ky AusnUM koqvflI ivwc bMd kr idwqf igaf.”
myrf kys mYNnUM suxfAux qoN bfd Èrmf muskHfAuNdf hoieaf boilaf, “ikAuN, ikvyN lwigaf myrf bxfieaf kys?” kys suxidaF hI myry qF pYrF hyToN ËmIn inkl geI. mYN ikhf, “Èrmf jI, ieh kI qusIN kr rhy hoN? ies kys sdkf qF mYN keI sfl leI bwJ jfvFgf. mYN qF socdf sI beI qusIN myry nfl nrmI vrqoNgy pr qusIN qF[ L[ L?” myrI gwl kwtidaf hoieaf Èrmf boilaf, “GbrfAu nf pRoPYsr sfihb. quhfnUM iewk idn dI vI kYd nI hovygI.” jd mYN puwiCaf, “ikAuN, ikvyN nI hovygI?” qF Èrmf kihx lwgf, “ieh quhfnUM EdoN pqf lwg-jU jd qusIN pMj-cfr pyÈIaF Bugq lvNoNgy. hux qusIN bfhr bYT ky ds-pMdrF imMt AuVIk kro, Pyr afpF cldy aYN biTMzy nUM. bs, sfzI puls-vYn af jfvy.” mYN Audfs ijhf hoieaf bfhr af ky inMm hyT peIaF kursIaF ivcoN iewk Auqy af bYTf. mn ivwc Èrmy pRiq guwsf AuWT irhf sI. “sflf pfKMzI! nfly hws-hws gwlF krdf irhf, nfly pwkf aMdr krvfAux dIaF skImF GVdf irhf! ikwzf JUTf kys bxfieaY! aKy, ‘ieMdr gFDI srkfr df qÉq AultfAux leI lokF nUM BVkfa irhY.’ qF hI qF kihMdy huMdy ny beI ieh sfÜy puls vfly iksy dy imwq nI huMdy!”
pMdrF-bIh imMt bfd puls dI vYn af geI. Èrmf afpxy hwQ ivwc iewk Pfiel qy iewk hwQ-kVI leIN afpxy dPqr ivcoN bfhr inkilaf qy afpxy isr ivwc Éurk krn qoN bfd Aus Auqy topI rKdf hoieaf mYNnUM kihx lwigaf, “afAu jI pRoPYsr sfihb, pfeIey rvfngI.” mYN AuiTaf qy Èrmy nfl puls dI vYn ivwc jf bYTf. vYn ivwc pihlF hI do-iqMn ispfhI qy iqMn-cfr hwQ-kVIaF lwgy mulËm bYTy sn. Èrmy dy hwQ ivwc PVI hwQ-kVI hY qF myry hI lfAux vfsqy sI pr biTMzy qwk Ausny myry hwQ-kVI nf lfeI. pr biTMzf Èihr ivwc dfÉl huMidaF hI Auh mYNnUM kihx lwgf, “ilafAu jI pRoPYsr sfihb, Ërf hwQ kro myry vwl. mfVI-motI kfnUMn dI vI pflxf kr leIey.” kih ky Auhny myry hwQ-kVI lf idwqI. ieh Èrmf vI ajIb ÈY aY! ikho-ijaf bMdf aY ieh? mYNnUM smJ hI nhIN af rhI iehdI! asIN sYNtr jylH biTMzf dy muK drvfjy `qy phuMc gey. mYNnUM aqy bfkI mulËmF nUM sYNtr jylH dy jylHr dy hvfly krn qoN bfd Èrmf qy Ausdy nfl dy ispfhI qF qurMq vfips mfnsf nUM qur pey qy mYNnUM iewk ispfhI Aus bYrk vwl lY quiraf ijs ivwc mYNnUM ‘bMd’ rwiKaf jfxf sI. myry puwjx dI Ébr myry ‘nkslI BfeIcfry’ nUM pihlF hI lwg geI sI. myry aMdr dfÉl hox qoN pihlF hI Auh ‘aOlK vI af igaf Auie, aOlK vI af igaf Auie’ dIaF AuWcIaF afvfËF kwZ-kwZ ky afpxI ‘ÉuÈI’ df ieËhfr kr cuwkf sI. jd mYN bYrk aMdr dfÉl hoieaf qF ‘ienklfb, iËMdfbfd’ dy AuWcy qy ‘ÉuÈI-BrpUr’ nfhry gUMjx lwgy. jfx-pihcfx vfly nkslI sfQIaF ny mYNnUM ies qrHF Guwt-Guwt jwPIaF pfeIaF ijvyN mYN jylH ivwc nËrbMd hox leI nhIN, sgoN Aumr-kYd kwtx qoN bfd jylH ivcoN afpxy Gr afieaf hovF! AuQy jd vI koeI nvF bMdf phuMcdf sI qF Ausdf ies qrHF hI ‘suafgq’ huMdf sI. Aus bYrk ivwc nkslI qy akflI pfrtI dy isafsI kfrkun hI nËrbMd sn. jd-kd akflIaF df koeI nvF ‘bMdf’ igRPqfr kr ky aMdr Byijaf jFdf qF Ausdf ‘suafgq’ ‘ienklfb, iËMdfbfd’ dI QF ‘boly so inhfl[ [’df jYkfrf Cwz ky kIqf jFdf.
jylH ivclIaF do-iqMn aijhIaF XfdF hn ijhVIaF ilKxIaF qF ËrUrI hn pr lyK dy lMmf ho jfx dy zroN Auh mYN iksy hor smyN leI rfKvINaF rwK lYNdf hF. jylH ivwc mYN muÈkl nfl 26-27 idn hI irhf. myrI pqnI mnjIq ny Bwj-nwT kr ky 26-27 idnF bfd hI myrI Ëmfnq krvf leI. myry kulIg qy myry dosq pRoPYsr awCrU isMG ny myrI Ëmfnq idwqI. Ëmfnq ikMny dI leI geI, aYvyN JUT bolF, ieh vI mYNnUM hux pwkI qrHF Xfd nhIN. mYN bfhr af igaf qy vfips afpxI izAUtI Auqy cilaf igaf. kflj ivwc sB mYNnUM ies qrHF hws-hws ky imly ijvyN AuhnF nUM myry bfhr afAux ‘qy bhuq ÉuÈI hoeI hovy. myrf iqafr krvfieaf nftk KyqrI Xuvk-myly ivcoN Pst af cuwikaf sI qy Aus ivwc sws df roÜ kr rhI ividafrQx nryÈieMdr mfnsfhIaf nUM ‘bYst aYktRYs’ df ienfm vI iml cuwikaf sI. iehnF ‘pRfpqIaF’ Auqy ipRMspl ny vI ÉuÈI df ieËhfr krdy hoey mYNnUM vDfeI idwqI.
bs, afpxy brI hox df iewk sMKyp pr idlcsp ikwsf suxf lvF, Aus ipCoN ies ibrqFq df Bog hI pf idaFgf. biTMzy dI adflq ivwc 6-7 mhIinaF durfn mYN koeI 7-8 pyÈIaF BugqIaF. jd ajy mYN 5-6 pyÈIaF hI BugqIaf sn qF iewk idn mfnsf dy bËfr ivwc mYNnUM ey[ aYs[ afeI[ divMdr Èrmf iml igaf. mYNnUM vyK ky Ausny myry bfhr afAux dI mYNnUM vDfeI vI idwqI qy ieh vI puwiCaf, ‘pRoPYsr sfihb, ikvyN cwl irhY iPr myrf bxfieaf hoieaf kys?” mYN jvfb idwqf, “kys kI suafh cly Èrmf jI! QoVf gvfh jwgr isMG qF iewk pyÈI `qy vI nI afieaf gvfhI dyx! AuhnUM dbkfa-dubkU ky pyÈI `qy Byjo. prFh iewk pfsf hovy!” Èrmf myrI gwl sux ky hwsx lwg ipaf. hws ky mYNnUM kihx lwigaf, “jwgr isMG nUM Buwl jfAu. Auh nI gvfhI dyx afAuNdf!” jd mYN iesdf kfrn puwiCaf qF Èrmf kihx lwigaf, “gvfhI dyx qF-hIN afAU, jy jwgr isMG nF df koeI ijAudf-jfgdf bMdf ies sMsfr Auqy hoAU? Auh qF mYN aYvyN iewk PrËI ‘jwgr isMG’ bxfieaf sI qF jo quhfzI bcq ho jfvy. jy jwgr isMG swcIN-muwcIN df bMdf huMdf qF Pyr pMj-swq sfl leI bwJ nf jFdy?”
vfh Auie Èrmf! mYN aYvyN JUTf kys bxfAux kr ky aMdry-aMdr qYnUM gfÜF idMdf irhf! ? qUM qF bMdf eI bVf kmfl df inkilaf! aglI pyÈI qy mYN sfrI gwl afpxy vkIl, ijhVf irÈqydfrI ivcoN myrf sfZU hI lgdf sI, nUM dwsI. qy Aus idn dI pyÈI qoN bfd mYN aglI pyÈI Auqy brI ho igaf. brI krn vyly jwj, ijhVI 40 sfl ku dI iewk vfhvf suhxI iesqrI sI, ny pqf hY mYNnUM kI ikhf sI? jF ieh puwCo ik Aus ny mYNnUM kI ‘nsIhq’ idwqI sI? lyzI jwj ny ikhf sI, “jfAu, quhfnUM brI kIqf jFdY.” pr nfl dI nfl Ausny ‘nsIhq’ idMidaF ikhf sI, “pr awgy nUM ieho-jI Èrfrq nf krnf! quhfzy vrgy pVHy-ilKy bMdy ieho-jIaF gwlF krdy cMgy nI lgdy!” kih ky jwj afp hI afpxy bulHF ivwc hws peI sI qy ktihry ivcoN bfhr inklidaF myrI hfsI vI inkly bgYr nf rih skI.
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