guMmnfm cYNpIan dI gfQf

- ipRM[ srvx isMG
 

KyzF dI dunIaF ivc msLhUrIaF vI bhuq hn qy guMmnfmIaF vI Gwt nhIN. jdoN iKzfrI cYNpIan bx ky ijwq mMc ‘qy cVHdf hY qF AuhdI cfry pfsy bwly bwly ho jFdI hY. qy jdoN Auh Kyz qoN irtfier ho ky Aumr df ipClf pihr ibqfAux lwgdf hY qF Aus nUM nyV qyV dy vI Buwl jFdy hn. Auh guMmnfmI dI vfdI ivc guafc jFdf hY. aijhf hI eysLIaf dy iek cYNpIan mwKx isMG bfjvf nfl hoieaf.
eysLIaf bVf vwzf mhFdIp hY. kroVF arbF dI iehdI afbfdI hY. dunIaF dy do iqhfeI mnuwK iehdy ivc vsdy hn. ijhVf juafn iksy Kyz ivc eysLIaf df cYNpIan bxy Auh koeI mfmUlI mnuwK nhIN huMdf. Auhdy aMdr koeI aduwqI lgn huMdI hY ijhVI Aus qoN virHaF bwDI imhnq krvfAuNdI hY qy kroVF lokF ‘coN mIrI hox df mfx bKLsLdI hY. aijhy ivakqI Xfd rwKxy bxdy hn. AuhnF dI pRfpqI dIaF kQf khfxIaF nvIN pIVHI leI pRyrnf df somf ho skdIaF hn. pr sfzy dysL ivc hfly KyzF dy aijhy jyqUaF dI koeI pwuC igwC nhIN. keI qF kwKoN hOly hoey buZypf kwtdy hn.
awsIivaF dOrfn mYnUM jlMDr dy sports kflj ivc hoeI vYtrn aQlItF dI iek mIt vyKx df mOkf imilaf. AuQy mYN iek bVf kwdfvr bfbf izsks suwtdf vyiKaf. AudoN AuhdI Aumr swqr sflF qoN Aupr hovygI qy hux koeI pqf nhIN jINdf vI hY jF nhIN. Auhdy gMjy isr duafly zwbIdfr prnf lpyitaf hoieaf sI qy awDIaF bFhF vflI GsmYlI ijhI POjI bunYx pfeI hoeI sI. mlysLIey df motf pjfmf Auhny lwk Auqy bunYx dy Aupr dI bMinHaf hoieaf sI. aYn AuvyN ijvyN aQlIt kwCf bunYx dy Aupr dI kr lYNdy hn. hyTF pjfmy dy pHONcy KfkI jLurfbF ivc quMny hoey sn qy BUry PlIt ksI Auh iqafr briqafr KVHf irhf sI. mYN Auhdy kol dI lMG ky qy iPr brfbr KVH ky aMdfjLf lfieaf ik Aus df kwd svf Cy Puwt qoN vI AWcf sI. Aus df srIr ajy iswDf sqor sI. qdy ipRMsIpl som nfQ ny ‘vfjL mfrI, “mwKx isaHF qUM afpxI vfrI Buwilaf iPrdYN, af izsks suwt.”
Auh izsks suwtx afieaf qF afly duafly KiVHaF nUM afKx lwgf, “BrfE, bc ky KVHo. prHF prHF ho jo. ies shurI df pqf koeI nHIN ikDr nUM inkl jy.” jdoN AuhdI suwt nIvIN ijhI inkl ky nyVy hI jf izwgI qF Auh aPsos `c afmuhfrf boilaf, “jor qF hflF vI bVf hYgf pr aYqkF dfa `c eI nHIN afeI.”
drsLkF nUM koeI pqf nhIN sI ik Auh bjLurg kdy izsks suwtx ivc eysLIaf df cYNpIan sI. mYN puwC igwC kIqI qF pqf lwgf ik Auh AuhI mwKx isMG bfjvf sI ijhVf 1951 dIaF pihlIaF eyisLafeI KyzF ivc izsks suwtx ‘coN Pst afieaf sI. Aus smyN cfry pfsy mwKx mwKx ho geI sI pr hux Aus nUM koeI nhIN sI jfxdf.
mYnUM purfxy cYNpIan iKzfrIaF dy drsLn krn qy AunHF nfl gwlF krn ‘c KLfs idlcspI hY. AunHF qoN nvyN qy purfxy dohF vyilaF dy hfl cfl df pqf lwg jFdf hY.
mwKx isMG izsks suwt hitaf qF mYN Piqh bulf ky arjL kIqI, “bfbf jI jy quhfzy kol smF hovy qF kuJ bcn iblfs hI ho jfx.”
mwKx isMG kol smF KuwlHf sI qy asIN iek ruwK dI CfvyN invykly jf bYTy. Aus ny BuMjy bih ky lwqF insflIaF qF Auh mYnUM asfDfrn qOr ‘qy lMmIaF lwgIaF. Auhdf dfhVf bwgf sPYd qy BrvF sI ijs nUM Aus ny KuwlHf Cwz rwiKaf sI. Auh hvf dy buwilaF nfl JUldf. Auhdf rMg bysLwk kuJ pwkf sI pr hflF vI Auhdy ‘c lflI dI Bfa mfr rhI sI qy awKF ilsLk rhIaF sn. mYN rvfieqI qOr ‘qy pihlF ishq bfry puwiCaf qF Aus ny ikhf, “sB vfihgurU dI ikrpf aY. ishq qF bVI afhlf pr njLr hux kmjLor pY cwlI af.”
iPr gwlF bfqF KuwlHIaF qF pqf lwgf ik Auhdf jnm 11 mfrc 1911 nUM cwk nMbr 321 ijLlHf lfielpur ivc hoieaf sI. AuQy AunHF dy bfby nUM murwbf jLmIn df imilaf sI. ipwCoN Auh zyrf bfbf nfnk lfigEN nfrovfl qoN AuWT ky gey sn. iPr dysL dI vMz AuprMq AunHF nUM kfdIaF kol ipMz nMgl bfgbfnF ivc jLmIn alft hoeI. Auh afpxf buZfpf Ausy ipMz ivc kwt irhf sI.
mwKx isMG nUM bcpn ivc pVHn df mOkf nhIN sI imilaf. jdoN Auh iewkI sflF df hoieaf qF AuhnF dy ipMzoN iek POjI aPsr ny AuhnUM POj ivc BrqI krf idwqf. pihlF Auh zMgr cfrdf qy KyqI df kMm krdf irhf sI. qyeI sfl dI Aumr ivc jdoN XUrp qy amrIkf dy iKzfrI afpxI isKr dI Pfrm ivc huMdy hn Auhny KyzF KyzxIaF sLurU kIqIaF. Aus ny jMmU qvI dI CfAuxI ivc pihlF pihl afpxy AuWcy kwd kfrn AuWcI Cfl lfAuxI sLurU kIqI. AudoN qk Auhdf kwd Cy Puwt cfr ieMc ho igaf sI qy srIrk vjLn do mx qoN vD igaf sI. AuWcI Cfl qoN ibnF Auh hrzlF dI dOV vI lfeI jFdf qy izsks hYmr vI swutI jFdf. koc AunHF idnF ivc koeI huMdf nhIN sI. ijhVf koeI iksy Kyz ivc awgy vDdf AuhnUM vyK vyK hor iKzfrI AuvyN krI jFdy. jIhdy ‘c vwD jLor huMdf AuhI Pst afAuNdf. mwKx isMG kwd kfT vjoN qkVf hox kfrn hryk Kyz ‘c afpxy hfxIaF nUM hrf idMdf.
1941 ivc jdoN Auh qIh sflF df hoieaf qF 123 Puwt pOxy awT ieMc izsks suwt ky hjLUr aihmd df irkfrz qoVn dy nfl nvF nYsLnl irkfrz rwK igaf. mukfblf imMtgumrI dy buwc styzIam ivc hoieaf sI. mwKx isMG dy dUjI ivsLv jMg ivc AulJ jfx kfrn Auh keI sfl Kyz mukfbilaF qoN lfBy irhf. Aus df irkfrz iPr som nfQ ny qoiVaf jo bfad ivc sports kflj df ipRMsIpl bixaf. jMg htI qF dysL dI vMz ho geI. Aus ipwCoN 1949 ivc mwKx isMG ny muV izsks nfl jLor ajLmfeI kIqI qy iek idn 136 Puwt Qroa kr idwqI. ies ihsfb nfl Auh iPr dysL df awvl nMbr izsks sutfvf bx igaf.
1951 ivc pihlIaF eyisLafeI KyzF hoeIaF. AudoN mwKx isMG dI Aumr cflI sflF dI hox dy bfvjUd Auh BfrqI tIm ivc cuixaf igaf. nvIN idwlI dy nYsLnl styzIam ivc Aus ny 130 Puwt pOxy igafrF ieMc izsks suwt ky sony df qmgLf ijwq ilaf. AuQy Aus ny jpfn dy kihMdy khfAuNdy izsks sutfvy nUM ipCfV idwqf.
mYN puwiCaf, “eysLIaf df golz mYzl ijwq ky ikvyN lwgf?” Auh mfx nfl dwsx lwgf, “eysLIaf df golz mYzl ijwiqaf qF myry PotU vI lwQy qy mYnUM KLusLI vI bVI hoeI. aPsrF dIaF mymF mYnUM ‘ieDr afE mwKx isMG’ ‘ieDr afE mwKx isMG’ krn lwgIaF.” mymF dI nkl lf ky mwKx isMG imMnHf ijhf muskRfieaf.
“eysLIaf ijwqx ipwCoN hor ikMny sfl izsks suwtI?”
“ijMnI dyr mYN POj `c nOkrI krdf irhf EnI dyr izsks suwtdf irhf. mYN afpxI kmFz vfsqy izsks qy hYmr dovyN eIvYNt ijwq lYNdf sI. 1952 ivc pRYkits kridaF `kyrF mYN 140 Puwt izsks suwt idwqI sI qy hYmr 155 Puwt suwitaf sI. jy hux vFg AuhnIN idnIN koicMg dI shUlq huMdI qF pqf nHIN asIN ikQy phuMcdy!”
“quhfnUM Kyz dy isr `qy koeI qrwkI vI imlI?”
“koeI Kfs nHIN. mYN bwqI qoN CpMjf qk cOvI sfl POj dI nOkrI kIqI qy hOldfrI pYnsLn lY ky rtYr hoieaf. `kyrF mYnUM izv kmFzr ny pMjfh rupey df ienfm Gwilaf sI. Auhdy nfl myrf hONslf bhuq viDaf sI.”
“AuhnIN idnIN hor ikhVy aQlIt quhfzy mukfbly `c afAuNdy sn?”
“pihlF myrf mukfblf amr isMG nfl huMdf sI. luiDafxy dIaF nYsLnl KyzF `c Auh Pst afieaf sI. Aus ipwCoN nHIN mYN iksy nUM `gfVI lMGx idwqf. iPr pRduwmx isMG cVH igaf qy Auhdy nfl eI blkfr isMG. qd qk myrI Aumr vI vfhvf ho cuwkI sI.”
mYN KfD Kurfk bfry puwiCaf qF mwKx isMG vyrvy nfl dwsx lwgf, “inwky huMidaF sfzy Gr duwD iGE dI koeI QoV nHIN sI. lvyrf afm huMdf sI ijs krky Kurfk KuwlHI zuwlHI KfDI. POj ivc vI kdy Kurfk cMgI iml jFdI kdy mfVI. kdy spYsl Kurfk vjoN duWD df glfs qy iek aFzf lwg jFdf. mYN kdy pkOVf sLkOVf nHIN KfDf qy ibmfr Tmfr vI neHIN hoieaf. hux vI mYN cfh pIx dI QF dhIN Kfx nUM cMgf smJdF.”
gwlF krdy krdy mwKx isMG ny mYdfn vwl njLr GumfeI qy afKx lwgf, “hux loa hrzl lwgx zhI af.” mYN ikhf, “kuJ Gr pirvfr bfry vI dwso.” mwKx isMG Gr dIaF gwlF insLMg dwsx lwgf, “quhfnUM pqf peI pihlF hryk dI sLfdI neHIN sI huMdI. sfzI qF KLYr vfhI vI Gwt eI sI. bws mhIN ChIN rwK CwzxIaF qy vwzI Aumr qk myrf ivafh nf hoieaf. iPr 1947 `c gyV bixaF qy mYN vI twbr vflf bx igaf. pr myry GroN ivcfrI bhuqI dyr jINdI nf rhI qy iqMn lVkIaF nUM jnm dyx mgroN gujLr geI.”
mwKx isMG kuJ pl cuwp ho igaf qy mYN vI cwup rihxf munfisb smiJaf. mwKx isMG ny afpxI hwz bIqI agFh qorI, “EdoN qk mYN eysLIaf df cYNpIan bx igaf sI qy myrI guwzI vfhvf cVH geI sI. 1954 dy isafl `c rfvlipMzI vwl dI iek Bfpx ny myry nfl ivafh krf ilaf. rMg qF myrf pwkf sI pr mYnUM vYl koeI nHIN sI. aYvyN kdy kdfeIN Guwt pI lYxI pr vfh lwgdI duwD iGE qy mIt PrUt eI Kfxf. vzyrI Aumr df hox `qy vI Bfpx dy mYN psMd sF.”
mYN not kr irhF sF ik sfzf purfxf cYNpIan ibnF iksy lkoa Cpoa jF vl Cl dy afpxIaF inwjI gwlF swco swc dws irhf sI. awj kwlH dy cYNpIan ieEN nhIN dwsdy. mYN puwiCaf, “kdy PrMt `qy vI lVn jfxf ipaf?” mwKx isMG ny Kwbf hwQ awgy kr ky ivKfieaf, “afh golI mYnUM PrMt `qy eI lwgI sI. PrMtIar dy iek pTfx dI golI tUM Tfh[[[ krdI afeI qy myrf Kwbf hwQ ivMnH geI. pTfxF dIaF golIaF motIaF huMdIaF pr myrf iPr vI bcfa ho igaf.”
mYN hYrfn sF ik grIbVy ijhy idsdy ies cYNpIan aQlIt ny hflF qk koeI igLly isLkvy vflI gwl nhIN sI kIqI. ieMj gwlF kr irhf sI ijvyN sB kfsy vwloN sMqusLt hovy. keI rwjy puwjy bMdy aYvyN eI ‘mr gey’ ‘mr gey’ krI jFdy hn. qy keI aijhy vI twkrdy hn ijnHF dI pRfpqI jF dyx kfxI kOzI dI vI nhIN huMdI pr tfhrF ieEN mfrdy hn ijvyN dunIaF cwldI hI AuhnF dy isr `qy hovy.
mYN mwKx isMG dIaF loVF QoVF jfnx leI puwiCaf, “pirvfr nUM pflx leI quhfzI afmdn df kI vsIlf aY?” bjLurg cYNpIan dy ichry `qy pihlF qF ivaMgmeI muskRfht afeI qy iPr kuJ lwijaf dy BfvF nfl lwgf, “iKzfrI sB grIb eI huMdy af. amIr hox qF POjI ikAuN bxn? myrI ZfeI iqMn ikwly pYlI af qy eynI pYlI `coN Blf ikMnI ku afmdn hoAU? JotIaF rwK ky gujLfrf krIdf. myry pMj puwqr af pr Auh nlfiek eI inkly af. EdoN `pRysLnF df irvfj nHIN sI huMdf qy aOlfd vfDU ho geI. mgroN aYmrjMsI `c agilaf ny `pRysLfn vI krqf pr Auh iks kMm?”
bfby dI gwl hwsx vflI vI sI qy rox vflI vI. mYN puwiCaf, “kI gwl puwqr iksy kMm DMdy nHIN lwgy?” mwKx isMG ny duKI huMidaF ikhf, “eyho qF duwK af. iek nUM gwzI nfl lfieaf, dUjy nUM kfrKfny lfieaf. inwikaF nUM ikhf, shuirE tfierF nUM pMcr lfAuxy eI iswK lE. pr Auh ikDry nhIN cwly. iek qF qmfkU vI lfAux lwg ipaY. bIbIaF bVIaF cMgIaF qy afpo afpxy GrIN vwsdIaF. mYN muMizaF nUM BrqI leI vI KiVaf pr agFh vwZI df isstm cflU ho igaf qy Auh BrqI huMdy huMdy rih gey.”
mYN afKLrI gwl puwCI, “qusIN kuJ hor dwsxf cfhuMdy hovoN?” myry hwQ ivc zfierI sI qy mYN Aus dIaF gwlF nflo nfl not krI jFdf sF. Aus ny smiJaf sLfied mYN iksy srkfrI mihkmy df bMdf hovFgf jo Aus dI mdd kr skFgf. eysLIaf df cYNpIan ruk rk ky ilKfAux lwgf, “ilKo[[[ myrIaF qF sfrIaF rIJF pUrI ho geIaF[[[. bQyrI dunIaF dyK leI[[[. mYnUM muMizaF df eI iPkr mfrI jFdf[[[. jy quhfzy hwQ vws af qF qusIN eI mfro koeI hwlf[[[. jy myry muMzy ikDry cOkIdfr eI lwg jfx qF myrI jfn suKflI inkl jy[[[.”
mYN hux pMjfb jf ky pqf krFgf ik Aus dI jfn suKflI inklI hY jF ajy jINdf hI hY!