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1980 dI gwl hoAU. sfzy Gr do-iqMn idnF qoN cMgf pMgf ipaf hoieaf sI. myry cfcf sR hridafl isMG jo srkfrI hfier sYkzMrI skUl pwtI ivwc pVHfAuNdy sn; Auh vYsy qF Blymfxs aqy Ërf Gwt bolx vfilaF ‘co sn. pr jy ikqy iCwt lf lYx jF guwsy ‘c hox qF iPr ÈurU ho jFdy sn. Auh myry AuWqy zfZy KÌf sn qy myry Gr dy vI qkrIbn AuhnF dIaF gwlF nfl sihmq sn.
“nf, mYN qYƒ puwCdF beI skUl sfzf, PMkÈn sfzf, asIN eyzI muÈkl nfl afrgynfeIË kIqf. quhfƒ AuQy iksy swidaf nI, bulfieaf nI. asIN EQy jo mrjI krIey. qy quhfƒ ikMnHy hwk idwqf sI ivwc af ky rMg `c BMg pfAux df? ``
“jo mrjI qusIN pbilk kwTI krky krnf sI? eyho ijaf pRogRfm quhfƒ krnf eI neHI sI cfhHIdf. `` mYN afpxI vwloN pfey ivGn dy hwk ivwc dlIl dyx dI koiÈÈ kIqI.
“nf, qyry kol Tykf hr iewk dI gwl `c dKl dyx df? myrI qy qUM byËqI krf ky rwKqI sfry skUl `c. aFhdy qyrf BqIjf nfl sI. `` cfcf aMdroN duKI sI.
“Tyky dI kI gwl af? seHI gwl seHI af. ``
mYN vI aV igaf sF. asl ivwc AuhnI idnI mYƒ guVHqI hI aVH jfx dI imlI hoeI sI. qy mYN afpxy mno GridaF qoN lY ky srkfr qk hr poKoN bfÊI hoieaf ipaf sI. ieiqhfs ivwc bfgI hoey bMdy hI myry afdrÈ sn. mYN stUzYNts PYzryÈn afÌ ieMzIaf df iËlHf pwDr df lIzr bx igaf sF qy Gr Gwt hI vVdf sF.
hoieaf ieMj sI ik srkfrI hfier sYkMzrI skUl pwtI ivwc hfkI dI grfAUNz ‘c vfhvf dunIaF kwTI hoeI. afly-duafly dy skUlF dy mfstr, ividafrQI qy afm lok. afly-duafly kursIaF lwgIaF. pUrf mylf Biraf. pihlF skUl dy ipRMsIpl ny sMKyp qkrIr ivwc cfnxf pfieaf ik asI awj siBafcfrk pRogRfm krvf rhy aF. ies qoN bfad Ausny gfiek joVI ƒ mMc Auqy bulfieaf. iewk kuVI qy iewk afdmI. sfjIaF sfË sur kIqy. ZolkIaF CYxy KVky. mylf jMm igaf. gfiek joVI ny bVIaF ajIb ijhIaF hrkqF nfl styj qy gyVf idwqf. pihlF inwkf ijhf Dfrimk gfxf gfieaf. dUjf gfxf Ërf sihMdf-sihMdf lwcr suxfieaf qy iPr af gey aslI rMg ‘c.
asIN vI cfr jxy pMzfl ivwc bYTy sF. myry nfl krm huMdl idaflpurf, amrjIq isMG mKU qy dIdfr isMG minaHflIaf sn. asI slfh bxfAux lwgy ik jy ieh luwcpuxf bhuqf Klfrn qF kI krnf! sfzI afvdI soc sI ik eyho jeHy pRogRfm lokF dy aslI msilaF vwloN iDafn htfAux leI qy jnqf dI soc Krfb krn leI srkfr pwKIaF dI koiÈÈ huMdy ny.
lMzU gfiek joVI ny aslI rMg ‘c afAuNidaF gfxf ÈurU kIqf:-
“GVf vwjdf GVolI vwjdI.” kuVI ny avfË kwZI.
“qy ivwc kI vwjdf?” gfiek boilaf
“ivc vwjdf CVy df bukcU`` gfAuNidaF gfiek kuVI ny bVy aÈlIl iksm dy aYkÈn kIqy.
sfzI awD pcwDI slfh qF pihlF hI bxI sI. asIN cfry jxy AuWTy aqy llkfry mfrdy styj vwl vDy.
“Klojo jrf Dfƒ dwsdy ikMj gMd GolIdf! ``
sfƒ styj vwl afAuNidaF vyK ky gfiek joVI aqy ZolkIaF vfijaF vfly afpxf smfn Cwz ky pqf nhIN ikDr ƒ Bwj gey. lf-lf-lf-lf hogI. hPVf-qPVI pYgI. dunIaF AuWT pI. asIN styË Auqy kbËf krky lwcrpuxy dy iKlfÌ nfhry mfry. aqy vfrI-vfrI 15-20 imMt BfÈn idwqy. PMkÈn Kqm ho igaf. asIN ies gwloN bypRvfh sF ik sfƒ kOx mfVf afhMdf qy kOx cMgf.
bfkI iqnHF ƒ qF koeI puwCx vflf nhIN sI. pr myrf skf cfcf Ausy skUl ivwc mfstr hox krky myry leI Gr ivwc vwKrI musIbq sI. nfly isrÌ mYN hI sF ijhVf Ausy skUloN iqMn-cfr sfl pihlF hfier sYkMzrI pfs krky igaf sF. EdoN vI jwd mYN skUl dy bVy rohbdfr zI[ pI[ amrjIq isMG dy zMzy dI prvfh nf kridaF skUl df pRDfn bixaf qF Ausny myry cfcy ƒ AulHfmF idwqf sI, “hridafl isHaF, muMzf smJlo Dfzy hwQF `coN inkl igaf. ``
asF PMkÈn ivwc jo vI kIqf, Aus krky cfcy ƒ stfÌ mIitMg ivwc ipRMsIpl ny cMgI JfV pfeI sI. qy myry vwloN zrfieaf vI. cfcf Ëor dy ky kih irhf sI.
“jy qyry eyho cfly reHy qF qUM sfiraF ƒ iksy vwzI musIbq `c suwtygF. nf suwtygF qy afKIN! vltohy vfly bydI ipRMsIpl ny vI qyrf AulHfmf idwqf. beI qyrf BqIjf myry skUl `c af ky mYƒ Kwjl krky igaf. ``
hflF ik vltohy skUl ‘c iewk bVy aVHb bydI ipRMsIpl ny igafrF ividafriQaF dy nF kwt ky iemiqhfn dyxo rok idqf sI qy divMdrjIq iZwloN, mYN qy krm isMG huMdl, pwtIEN muMizaF df trwk Brky vltohy jf ky ipRMsIpl df iGrfE krky sfiraF ƒ dfÉl krvf ky afey sF. dfÉl hox vfilaF ivwc BfeI mnjIq isMG vI sI jo awj kwl ÈRomxI akflI dl bfdl df sInIar mIq pRDfn hY.
myrI mF mYƒ smJfAux lwgI, “vyK puwq, asIN qyry doKI nI, vyK, awq cMgI nI huMdI. qUM lYNdf pMgy puls nfl vI. puls ƒ vI ijwiqaf kdI koeI?
hor vI dunIaF cMgI BlI vwsx zeHI af ipMz ‘c. ijwdx df qUM svrny srpMc dI vHylI ‘coN jf ky sfry ipMz dy sfhmxy, rwisaF nfl bwDy kwqo mËHbI ƒ pulIs qo KulvfieHaf. svrnf bVf Bfrf nfrfË af. Auh alHfmf dy ky igaf sfƒ. aFhdf “Dfzy muMzy ny cVHo-KqI kIqI sfzy qy, BfjI cVHfeI af. mYN kwqo qoN pYsy lYxy sI. mYN pYsy dy ky puls ilaFdI sI. Dfzy muMzy df hwk nI sI bxdf eydF. mYN Klox jogf nI iraf ipMz ‘c. afpxI iqMnHf pIVHIaF dI sFJ KUh ‘c pf qI eyhny. “ vyK puwq qUM cUhiVaF cwpiVaF bdly afpxy jwtF nfl pMgy lYNdf iPrdF. jy Edx qy Edx sfry jwt iewk pfsy qy qUM kwlf eI mjHbIaF awldI gwl krI igaF, ijwdx mohy dy dfxy vDfAux aflf pMgf ipaf. gurdIp soNh srpMc aFhdf asIN Dfzy muMzy krky ipCFh hty aF. dfs soNh imMbr vwKrf nfrfË af. “
“bIbI, eyh mËHbIaF df twtI pÈfp bMd krn df Xqn krn leI kwTy hoey sI. ijhVf mYN hox nhIN idwqf. kI mfVf krqf? DrqI eyhnf dy ipE ny bxfeI af, jIhdy AuWqy ieh hwgxf bMd kr dyxgy lokF df? `` mYƒ lwgdf sI ik mYN swcf sF. Grdy aYvyN ipMz dy lYvl qy eI socI jFdy sI.
myrI dfdI ijhVI myry vwloN Gr pRfhuxy ilafAux qoN vI aMdroN aksr duKI rihMdI sI Auh vI bol peI, “puwq, hF- vwzy dovyN qy AUN nI pVHy. qUM iewk pVH igaf sYN qy qUM AUN nlYk inkl afieaF. qy mfpy ikhVy Kuh `c pY jfx. ``
ieh nlfiek inkl afAux vflI gwl iksy vyly vI myrf KihVf nhIN sI CwzdI. mYN jd vI iewklf huMdf. Kfs krky jd rfq ƒ sOx lwgdf qF kdI qF mYN afpxy inwq dy cldy iewt-KiVwikaf AuWqy bVf mfx krdf qy bVI afpxy afp ƒ Kfs ÈYa smJdf pr jy GridaF dy nukqy qoN vyNhdf qF mYƒ nlYk vflI gwl vI pUrI glq nf lgdI.
myry dovyN vwzy Brf dsvIN qoN Qwly Qwly hI pVHfeI coN BuaFtxIaF Kf gey sn. qy dovyN hI ivdyÈ jfx dy cwkr ivwc eyjMtF qoN iek-iek vfr motI TwgI Kf cuwky sn. Gr df gihxf-gwtf ivwc igaf sI qy hor krjf vI cVH igaf sI. mYN bI[ ey[ kr igaf sF. myry sky mfsV srdfr myjr isMG Auboky cotI dy akflI lIzrF ivwcoN sn. sfry mYƒ koeI nOkrI krn leI pRyrdy sn qy mYN smJdf sF ik ieh ienklfbI lihr ivwc ivGn pfAux vrgI gwl kr reHy ny. lokF Kfqr inwjI ksfry Jwlxy pYNdy ny. Bgq isMG, srfBy aqy gurU goibMd isMG hurF dIaF imsflF dy dy ky mYN gwlF ivwc vfry nhIN sF afAux idMdf. qy AuhnF leI vI koeI nf koeI AulJx KVI rwKdf sF.
hOlI-hOlI gwl EDr jf rhI sI ik myry krky sfrf pirvfr eI vwzIaF musIbqF dI GuMmxGyrI vwl vD irhf sI.
muwK mMqrI drbfrhf isMG dI srkfr ny ikrfey vDfAux df PYslf afpxI vwloN bVf lukf ky awDI rfq ƒ aYlfinaf pr sfƒ rozvyË dy bMidaF qoN pihlF hI pqf lwg igaf sI qy asIN sfrIaF Kwby pwKI ividafrQI/ nOjvfn jQybMdIaF ny agly idn sfry pMjfb dy muwK mfrgF AuWqy cwkf jfm kr idwqf. srkfr hwkI-bwkI rih geI.
mYN iksy vI aYjItyÈn ivwc qoV-PoV ky sÉq iÉlfÌ hF aqy afpxI 10 sflF dI agvfeI ivwc kdI aYsf nhIN hox idwqf. pr sFJy Gol ivwc jd bfbf buwZf kflj dy ividafrQIaF Jbfl do bwsF sfV idwqIaF qF srkfr ƒ moVvF hmlf krn df bhfnf iml igaf. pMjfb Br ivwc PVo PVI ÈurU ho geI.
asIN vrMtIz ho gey. aMzr grfAUNz ho gey.
pulIs sfzy GrIN Cfpy qy Cfpf mfrn lwgI.
jdoN pulIs afAuNdI qF myrI mF awgoN kihMdI, “muMzf sfzy vfk `c nI hYgf. ijwQoN lwBdf PVH lY. ``
“Auh Gr afieaf sI. sfƒ pqf lwgf. svyry igaf. qusIN bfhroN kuMzf mfr ky sfƒ PVf dyxf sI. `` Qfxydfr boilaf.
“bwly E jvfnf qyry. muMzf PVf dIey Dfƒ afp ksfeIaF ƒ. isafsI lVHfeI af. koeI bMdf mfiraf Auhny? `` myrf bfp buVHk ipaf.
“clHo eyhƒ ibTfE gwzI `c. `` Qfxydfr gVHikaf. Qfxy lY igaf. iPr pqf nI kI socky Èfm ƒ Gr Byj idwqf.
myrf nfnf jQydfr AUDm isMG iBwKI ivMz gurU ky bfg aqy jYqo dy moricaF df GulftIaf sI ies krky myrI mF pulIs qoN bhuqf qfhuMdI nhIN sI pr Auh myry bfry iPkrmMd sI aMqF dI. asIN rfq idn ipMzF, skUlF, kfljF, afeI[ tI[ afeIaF ‘c mIitMgF/rYlIaF/jlsy krky bwsF dy iGrfE qy hor aYkÈnf nfl srkfr ƒ vwty vwt pfieaf hoieaf sI. mYN ipMz afAuNdf qy igRÌqfrI qoN bcx leI ipMz ivwc iksy vwl sONdf. mnHyry hI inkl jFdf rfhoN kurfhy. iewk rfq pulIs ny ipMz dI nfkybMdI kIqI qF Gr dy bVy Gbrfey.
asIN ivwc hor pMgf vI lY ilaf avwlf; gurU nfnk dyv XUnIvristI aimRqsr dI knvokyÈn af geI. gvrnr ny afAuxf sI. asIN PYslf kIqf ik jd gvrnr BfÈn krn lwgy qF afpF AuWT ky nfhry mfrIey qy afpxIaF mMgF dy ieÈiqhfr suwtIey. iewk pfiksqfn df nobl pRfeIË jyqU sfieMs dfn zf[ abdul klfm muwK mihmfn sI. aMdoln kfrn iksy gVbV dy zroN Kuwly pMzfl dI bjfey lfiebryrI hfl ivwc knvokyÈn kIqI geI. AuhnI idnI XUnIvristI stUzYNts kONsl ivwc pRDfn rqn isMG rMDfvf qy mIq pRDfn amrjIq isMG iswDU qy juafieMt sYktrI kvljIq kOr vI sfzy hI sn. AuhnF nUM vI aMdr jfx leI ds pfs iml gey. aMdr isrP pfs vfly hI jf skdy sn. pihlI-swty bVI sKq cYikMg nfl lok aMdr vfVy gey. qy muVky puls iZwlI ijhI ho ky bYT geI. asIN 10 ku jxy aMdr bfhr afAux vfilaF dy nfl hI iek-iek krky aMdr vV gey. jd gvrnr df BfÈn ÈurU hoieaf qF asIN iekdm 20 ku jxy AuWT ky afpxIaF mMgF dy hwk ivwc aqy pMjfb srkfr ivruwD nfhry mfrn lwgy. asIN lfiebryrI hfl ivwc prcy vI suwty ijMnHF ivwc igRPqfr lokF ƒ irhf krn aqy qÈwdd bMd krky vDy ikrfey vfps lYx dI mMg kIqI geI sI. zf[ abdul klfm ieh sB vyK ky muskVIaF ‘c hwsy.
sfƒ iek-iek ƒ cfr-cfr pulsIaF ny dboc ilaf aqy Qwly ilaf ky sdr Qfxy lY gey, mYN afpxy afp ƒ nOjvfn sBf df mYNbr dwisaf ijs krky mYƒ bfkIaF nfl hI Cwz idwqf igaf.
srkfr ny aMdoln awgy JukidaF vDy ikrfey ividafrQIaF AuWqy lfgU nf krn df aYlfn kr idwqf. pr asI EdoN qk sMGrÈ jfrI rwKx qy lokF df sfQ dyx df PYslf kIqf jd qwk sB jnqf dy vDy ikrfey vfps nhIN lY ley jFdy. sMGrÈ hor iqwKf ho igaf. bhuq sfry ipMzF Girafly, Twkrpury, idaflpury, iBKIiMvz, mfVI kMboky, afsl, mwKI, bfhmxI vflf rfqF ƒ hËfrF lokF dy iekwT krky jlsy kIqy gey.
‘mwKI` ipMz ijsƒ mrigMdpurf vI kihMdy, AuQy rfq zyZ do hËfr bMdf brCIaF gMzfsIaF lY ky sfzy jlsy ivwc bYTf. mYN qy krm isMG huMdl ny qkrIr krnI sI. gfAux vjfAux vfly muMzy afey nf. asIN iPrkrmMd sF ik pIqI KfDI vfly lok ikqy gfxy suxn dI mMg nf krn lwg pYx. ikAuNik ÈfmI spIkr `c boilaf igaf sI. mYN AuWiTaf. afpxI qy krm isMG huMdl dI jfx-pCfx krvfAux bfad mYN afiKaf. “BrfE, sfzy ikrfey qF Gwt gey ny. qy quhfzy srkfr GtfAux nI cfhUMdI. sfnUM Dfzy nfloN qoVnf cfhuMdI. asl ivwc sfƒ smJdI kwK nI, ieh amIrF dIaF srkfrF ny sdIaF qo luwt rhIaF sfƒ. sfƒ zrpok smJdy ny qy buwDU vI. buwDU qy hY gy eIN aF kuC, ijhVI awj qk smJ nI afeI ik sfzI burI hflq leI kOx juMmyvfr af qy sfƒ kI krnf cfhIdf. qy qusIN puwCoNgy ik zrpok ikvyN smJdI? Auh ievyN ik qusIN bYTy jy do hËfr bMdf. 10-20 pulsIey afAuxgy hux. asIN quhfzy leI lV rhy aF. sfzy sfhmxy sfƒ eyQy PV ky lY jfxgy qy qusIN bYTy vyNhdy rhogy ibtr-ibtr. hor dwso zrpok ikho ijhy huMdy ny. `` myrI eynI kihx dI dyr sI ik anykF bMdy brCy-gMzfsy lY ky styj lfgy af gey.
“iksy kMjr dI juraq nI ijhVf DfnUM sfzy huMidaF eyQoN PVky lY jy. ``
bs, asIN eyhoN qrIkf vrqky lokF dI axK ƒ vMgfr ky vrMitz huMidaF hoieaF anykF ipMzF ivwc Èryafm hËfrF lokF dy iewkT kIqy. sfƒ Brosf sI ik ieMj sfnUM igRÌqfr nhIN kIqf jf skdf qy iekwly-dukwly asF kfbU nhIN afAuxf.
iPr qsIl hYzkuaftrF AuWqy vwzIaF rYlIaF krn dI sUbf pwDrI kfl afeI. asIN vwzf iekwT pwtI kcihrI kIqf. sfrI qsIl dI puils iekwTI ho geI aqy sfzI rYlI ƒ Gyrf pf ilaf igaf. qkrIrF hoeIaF. sfzI pUrI cVHq sI. pr pulIs ƒ keI vrMitz lIzr ieko QF lwB gey sn. AuhnF rYlI dI smfpqI AuWqy Dfvf bolx df PYslf kIqf. pwtI kcihrI qoN rylvy lfeIn isrÌ 50 gË dUr hY. asF rYlI Kqm kridaF hI iekdm kmFzo aYkÈn vFg rylvy lfeIn AuWqy jf morcf sMBfilaf. pulIs ny hwlf boilaf qF asIN awgoN rylvy lfeIn qoN vwitaF df mINh vrHfieaf. pulIs ipwCy htI qy ies afV ivwc vrMitz lIzrF ƒ Bjf idwqf igaf. bfkIaF ny puils ƒ rokI rwiKaf.
asIN sfry muwK lIzr mfstr hrcrn isMG dy Gr jf vVy. ijMnHF df bytf sfzy nfl sI, ihMdI-ÈfsqRI hrcrn isMG swcf suwcf, asUlI aqy imsflI aiDafpk sI qy sfnUM bVf hI ipafr krdf sI, pulIs ny bUhf KVkfieaf. asIN aMdr sI. pr Ausny afiKaf, “hF beHI, eyDr qy koeI nI afieaf. `` Auh aMdr af ky Kuwl ky hwsy, “E beI muMizE, ieh nf smiJE peI mYN JUT boilaf, Bly leI JUT bolxf cMgf huMdf. ``
ies qrHF iewk vI vfrMitz lIzr nf PiVaf igaf. sMGrÈ ƒ kfmXfb bxfAux leI asIN igRPqfrI qoN bcxf cfhuMdy sF. vrnf sfƒ pqf sI ik jylHF aMdrly sOKy ny, Pl-PrUt Kf rhy ny, vyhly sfrf idn, bfhr af ky afKxf ‘asIN bVIaF jylHF kwtIaF`. jdik asIN BuwKy iqhfey 10-20 mIl roj sfeIkl clfAuNdy, 10-10 mIl pYdl qury iPrdy sF pYlIaF ivcoN dI ipMzo ipMz.
kdy-kdy mihsUs huMdf ik mYN inwkI Aumry bVy vwzy vwzy msilaF aqy dbfvF ivwc AulJdf jf irhF. myry afly-duafly msly hI msly sn. qy sfDn kol koeI vI nhIN sI. bhuqI vfr rotI Kfx ƒ vI jyb ‘c pYsy nhIN sn huMdy. bI[ ey[ krky pVHno hitaf hoieaF sF.
eyho ijhy hflfqF ‘c iewk idn pulIs sfzy Gr dy bUhy awgy iewk ieÈiqhfr icpkf geI. ijs AuWqy iliKaf sI ik mYƒ qy krm isMG huMdl ƒ afgUaF dy nfl ieÈiqhfrI mulËm krfr dy idwqf igaf hY. lok sfzy Gr aÌsos krn af rhy sn.
jd mYN Gr igaf qF myrI mF iZwz qy hwQ rwK ky bYTI sI. mYƒ ivclI gwl df pqf lwg igaf sI. mYN Auhdy kol mMjy qy bih igaf. Auh kuC nf bolI. Auhdf ichrf Auqiraf qy idmfg suMn sI. awKF ‘coN hMJU zlHk rhy sn “puwq eyh kI GfxIaF bxgIaF sfzy nfl. mYN qYƒ rfq dy iqMn-iqMn vjy AuT ky cfh bxf ky jgfAuNdI sI pVHn leI. “
afKidaF Auhny cuMnI dy pwly nfl awKF pUMJIaF, lMmf hOkf ilaf qy nIvIN pf leI.
myry aMdroN mF dy hMJUaF leI gunfhgfr hox dI cIK AuWTI. ieMj jfipaf myrf srIr cfry pfisAuN sMglF nfl bMnH ky iKwc irhf koeI. pqf nI kdo myrI mF ny mYƒ afpxI CfqI nfl Guwt ilaf. myry kMnF ‘c avfË peI, “qUM qy myrf iÈMdf puwq eyN, mihMgf ijaHf. afpxI iËMdgI ƒ eynf ssqf ikAuN smiJaf eI? “