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bIqy ‘qy sihvn hI Jfq pYNdI rihMdI hY. ieMJ jfpdf hY ijvyN bMdf imhnqI qy isrVI GfeHI vFg QF QF qoN iqVF Koqdf iPrdY. jIvn sPr dOrfn BFq BFq dy anuBvF dIaF iqVF dI iewk cMgI coKI pMz bxdI jFdI hY. iËMdgI dIaF KwblI iqVF dI ies pMz ivwc - afpxy ipMzF, GrF, pYlIaF, jUhF qy hvylIaF dy sIn huMdy hn. afpxy jnmdfiqaF, BYx BrfvF, irÈqdfrF qy anykF XfrF-bylIaF dy dfiery dIaF JlkF huMdIaF hn. KyzIaF KyzF dy afnMdF df pRgtfvf huMdf hY. aOkVF, sPlqfvF/asPlqfvF dy idRÈ huMdf hY. ies ivwc mfxy vfqfvrx dy drÉqF - brinaF, inMmF, qrykF, ÈrINhF dy PuwlF dI sugMDIaF huMdIaF hn, vgIaF/suhfgIaF pYlIaF dI mihk, gMz dy guV dI mihk, aMbIaF, jfmxUaF, pIlUaF, pwky rsy lsUiVaF dy suafd, vgdy bOldF dy glIN pfey GuMgrUaF dI Cxkfr qy twlIaF dI txkfr, cwldy KUhF dy kuwiqaF, lwkV dy bYVF, crÉVIaF qy itMzF dI mDur sMgIqk afvfË aqy iËMdgI dy hor anyk hMZfey nËfry - Èfml huMdy hn. ies aqIq dy afsmfn ‘qy ieh pl qfiraF vFg cmkdy nËrIN pYNdy hn. jdoN vI ipwCly jIvn ‘qy Jfq pYNdI hY qF surq sMBfl dy plF nfl hI ienHF iqVF dI dfsqfn ÈurU huMdI hY.
1938-39 df smF. sihjqf Biraf jIvn. ikqy koeI kfhl, Bwj-BjfeI nhIN sI vyKI. sfdf Kfx pIx. Èrfb iksy myly msfDy jF iksy Kfs idn-idhfr ‘qy, Auh vI do cfr Kfs bMidaF qk sImq huMdI. duwD, mwKx, lwsI, sfg, dflF afm pr sbËI ikqy ikqy, jdoN ikqy koeI PyrI vflI cwkr mfr jFdf. ikrqI jwt qy AuhnF dy nfly kMm krdy afQVI guV dy puwjky ÈONkIn huMdy sn. kVfh, ÉIr, jF KMz/swkr vfly cOlF ‘qy qrdf iGAu gwBrUaF df mnpfAuNdf Kfjf huMdf. awDf awDf idn hl vfhuMdy, khIaF mfrdy, jF toky nfl BrIaF kuwqrky afieaF nUM iPr rwjvF imwTf qy iGAu eI sMquÈt kr skdf sI. Br grmIaF ivwc iPr bohVF ipwplF hyT mMjy zihMdy, koeI ssqf lYNdf, koeI luhfr qrKfx koloN sMd sMdUlI TIk krf lYNdf. afey gey koloN bfhr dIaF nvINaF qfËIaF vI sFJIaF ho jFdIaF. munÈI nFa df qrKfxf df muMzf iewk vfrI ikqy vFiZAuN jfky afieaf sI. Aus vwloN koiety dy Bucfl dIaF gwlF sB ny bVy ghu nfl suxIaF. hux jdoN Bucfl dI qbfhI dIaF ÉbrF pVHdy hF qF Auh gwlF iewk dm cyqy ‘c sfhmxy af KloNdIaF hn.
mÈkUly vI ÉUb cwldy. Coty muMzy afpxIaF KyzF-bfrF tfhxI, kOzIaF nfl klI joty, nwkF pUr, sYNty jF ÉuwqI pYNqVy dy afnMd mfxdy. vwzy pfÈy dI bfjIaF lf lYNdy. ipMz dy msly vI ivcfr ley jFdy. krqfr isMG blwgx df mÈhUr gIq - ijAuNdy jIaf sohixaF qYnUM svrg ivKfvF, juVIaF hoeIaF nI rOxkF ipwplF dIaF CfvF - eysy nËfry df shI rUp pyÈ krdf hY. ies gIq nUM amrjIq gurdfspurI dI lMmI hyk ivwc suxky mYN qF TIk Ausy Xuwg ivwc phuMc mugD ho jFdf hF. ieh gIq Aus smyN dI smuwcI kwlcr pyÈ kr idMdf hY. ies qoN cMgf svrg hor ikhVf ho skdf hY? Aus df qIbr hyrvf mihsUs huMdf hY. jIvn ivwc EVkF dI sihjqf, sFJ Biraf imlvrqx, afpsI afdr-siqkfr. ieh gIq pihlI vfrI mYN amrjIq gurdfspurI koloN lfielpur Kflsf kflj, jflMDr, dI purfxI hfkI grfAUNz (hux ieh duafbf Kflsf skUl dI grfAUNz bx cuwkI hY) ivwc suixaf sI. AuQy joigMdr bfhrly vwloN iswKF qy PrMgIaF dI lVfeI df iewk Aupyrf pyÈ kIqf igaf sI. mYN AudoN zI ey vI kflj jflMDr ivwc aYWm[ ey[ krdf huMdf sI. zI ey vI kflj dy hostlF dy krVy rfqrI anuÈfsn ‘coN inklxf sOKf nhIN sI huMdf. cOkIdfrF nfl gFZy-sFZy krny pey. ÈONkF vfly rfh kwZ hI lYNdy hn. ies qrHF asIN kuwJ hfkI dy iKzfrI qy aYQlIt bVI ihMmq nfl vyKx phuMcy sI. ies aYzvYNcr df mohrI sI, AuWcf lMmf, hfkI df iewk nfmvr iKzfrI sIql isMG. siBafcfrk guxF df vflf Auh AudoN AuWQoN aYWm ey pMjfbI kr irhf sI. iËMdgI dy vfvroilaF ivwc Aus nfl ipwCoN myl-jol nhIN rih sikaf.
KyqI muwK DMdf sI. ies dy shfiek DMdy ipMz ivwc hI krn vfly jwtF dy sypI huMdy. AuhnF df inrbfh vI KyqI nfl juiVaf hoieaf sI. dfeI qoN lYky dUr durfzy ÈihrF qoN sOdf-sUq ilafAux vfly bfxIey aqy bRihmx/pFDy vI ipMz ivwc hI huMdy sn. mfVf motIaF mrjF df ielfj dysI AuVF-poVF nfl ipMz ivwc isafxIaF boboaF kr lYNdIaF huMdIaF sn. bwicaF, qIvIaF, bMidaF qy pÈUaF dy aOrF leI Dfgy qvIq vI zyiraF dy sfeIN, PkIr jF BfeI jI hI krI jFdy sn. mVHIaF imsfxF dI pUjf aqy suKF suKx df irvfj afm ijhf eI huMdf sI. ivÈyÈ jwdI pFDy hirduafr qoN vI hfVI dI Psl vyly cwkr mfrdy. gwl kI qylI, nfeI, imrfsI, iesfeI, DobI, julfhy, Guimafr, drjI, mocI aqy gurduvfry dy BfeI, dfieiraF dy pIr, PkIr, sfDU aid sB myry Aus nfnkf ipMz ivwc hI sn.
myry bwcpx dy hfxI ienHF hr vrgF ‘coN hI sn. hfx nUM hfx ipafrf. iehnF dy muMizaF nfl hI AuWTxf-bYTxf, imlxf-iglxf, Kyzxf-mwlxf ÈurU ho igaf. iehnF ivwcoN kol skUl nhIN sI jFdf. jy koeI jFdy sI qF Auqly pfsy dy bfxIey jF bRihmxF dy muMzy jFdy sI. jwtF dy pfisAuN iksy nUM afpxy bwicaF nUM skUl Byjx df kdI icwq-cyqf eI nhIN sI afieaf jfpdf. jy iksy nUM iKafl afieaf vI hovy qF kMmF kfrF dIaF mjbUrIaF nhIN sn jfx idMdIaF. ijhVf kMm vwzy krdy Aus ivwc hI Coty hwQ vtfAux lwg pYNdy. zMgrF mgr Byjx leI iewk muMzf hmyÈF cfhIdI sI. pÈUaF nUM cfrx iljfxf aqy pwTy-dwQy krn vfly anykF kMm ivwc bMidaF hmyÈF hI Gft rihMdI. jy iksy ny QoVI dyKf-dyKI krky skUl Byjxf vI qF skUlI kwpiVaF dI mjbUrI skUl Cuzf idMdI. awgoN bwcy vI skUlI mfhOl ivcly munÈI dy zMizaF, kMn PVfeI dy sihm ivwc skUl vwl mUMh nhIN sn krdy. AudoN AurdU jfxdy mOlvI hI bhuqy mfstr huMdy sn. hF swc skUl nhIN sI kihMdy mdrwsf ikhf jFdf sI. mdrwsf shI qOr qy mdrwsy hI sn. imjfl sI Blf koeI kusky. munÈI dI afvfË sB nUM POjI zirwl mfstr vFg cuwp krf idMdI aqy iswDy vI kr idMdy. bcpn Kyz vrys huMdf hY. hr koeI KuwlHf-zuwlHf mfhOl ivwc rihx nUM locdf hY. nf iksy ny kuwJ tokxf. sgoN zMgr cfridaF AunHF zMgrF dI srdfrI qy hor afËfdI kIhnUM cMgI nhIN sI lwgdI. mYnUM vI lwgdI sI. pr mYN ikvyN, ikhVy hflfqF ivwc skUl phuMicaf myry leI iewk aBuwl Gwtxf hY.
mfhOl df pRBfv iks ‘qy hfvI nhIN huMdf aqy iPr bMDyj qoN afËfd KulHIaF jUhF, rohIaF ivwc msq albyilaF vFg GuMmxf. AudoN qF pqf nhIN sI pr hux smJ afAuNdI hY ik mfsI dy puwq Brf pVHn vfly pfsy cMgy qury hoey sn. bfpU jI (ÈurU qoN hI asIN bfp nUM bfpU jI kihMdy huMdy sI) POj ivwc sn. myry qoN vwzy BYx Brf vwzf mfsI kol isrP pVHn leI hI Byjy hoey sn. ies krky nfnikaF ‘qy qkVf dbfa sI ik blkfr nUM skUl Byjo. skUl Byjx dIaF slfhF kMnIN pY jFdIaF sn. Jwgf, kwCf qy pqfsy iqafr kr ley gey hoey sn. mUsy nUM pihlF hI pUrI soJI ho geI hoeI sI. imwqrf awj qYnUM skUl dy iÈkMjy ivwc isr dyx leI ËrUr iljfxgy. Aus idn mYN pUrf ziraf sihimaf sF. awK bcf GroN iKsk igaf. mfmf qy nfnf bfhr pYlIaF ivwc sn. mYnUM lwBx df kMm nfnI nUM hI krnf ipaf. ivcfrI ny muMizaF dy sfry QF itkfxy vyKy. myry hfxIaF qoN pVqfl kIqI. ikqoN pqf nf lwgy. BgOiVaF dI ikqoN nf ikqoN sUh inkl hI pYNdI hY. CwpV vfly pfsy mYry vwloN guaFZI bUV isMG hrnflI leI muiVaf afAuNdf nfnI nUM imilaf. puCdY: cfcI ikwQy Duwpy iPrn zhI eyN. vy puwq bwlI (Coty huMdy df nfnikaF df rwiKaf Cotf nF) nUM lwBdI iPrdI aF…dws ikqy qUM vyiKaf eI. cfcI Auh mVHIaF nyVy mYry ivwc CyVUaF nfl iPrdf vyiKaY. hwQ ivwc pqfsy PVHI nfnI ivcfrI klpdI AuWDr qur peI. icwty kpiVaF ivwc mblUs afAuNdI byby (asIN nfnI nUM byby kihMdy huMdy sI. ‘jI’ nfl lfAux df ikqy hI irvfj huMdf sI. pVHy ilwKy nOkrI pyÈf jvfeI jF dohqy ËrUr ‘byby jI’ kihx lwg pey sn.) nUM muMizaF dy sMvydÈIl rfzrF nUM kfPI dUroN isgnl iml igaf sI. byby nUM vyK mYN mVHIaF dy milHaF ivwc dI luwkdf luwkdf ipMz dy iksy srdy-puwjdy Èfh dI mVHI ‘qy bxfeI mfqfrfxI ivwc jf luwikaf. muMizaF nUM lY byby ny vI afpxy BgOVy nUM af dboicaf. nfnI mYnUM skUl vwl iKwcy aqy mYN DrqI ‘qy iltF. KwpdI-klpdI, DUMhdI, lflc dyNdI aÉIr mdrwsy dy duafr ‘qy ilaf KVHf kIqf.
ipMz dy bËurg nUM sfry munÈI/mOlvI jfxdy hI huMdy sn. pqfsy vMzy gey. mYN ies smyN pUrf Audfs bYTf ikMnIN dyr muVI jFdI byby nUM vyKdf irhf. ies sI myrf iswiKaf dy mMdr ivwc pihlf idn. loar imzl skUl, inMdoky (imsrF df) qihsIl nfrovfl, iËlf isaflkot, ivwc. hor XfdF aqIq dy icwqr pwt qoN imt skdIaF ny ieh myrI iewk aBuwl Xfd hY. iewQoN hI myrI iswiKaf dI buinafd ÈurU huMdI agly idshwidaF vwl iTwlH peI, ÈurU BfvyN bhuq hI idlgIr ijhy mfhOl ivwc hoeI pr ies dy iswty bhuqy hI KuÈguafr iswD hoey. DMn hn myrI nfnI vrgIaF mfvF ijnHF ny afpxy bwicaF dy lfz nf vyKy, pr AunHF dy BivwK nUM ikafsidaF ividaf dy Èfhrfh ‘qy qoiraf.
jwtF df koeI hI muMzf skUl ivwc nËrIN pYNdf. bhuqy muMzy bfxIaF, bfhmxF jF kMmIaF dy sn. afly duafly dy cfr-cfr koh qoN muMzy eyQy pVHn afAuNdy sn. skUl dIaF kuwl cfr jmfqF sn qy do munÈI, iewk pihlI dUjI df qy dUjf qIjI cOQI df. skUl dI pVHfeI cwl peI. bYTf skUl ‘c huMdf pr dUr ipMz dIaF pYlIaF, KUhF qy ingfh huMdI. pqf huMdf sI ikhdf KUh vgdf hY ikhVf pwTy vwZ irhf hY aqy myrf mfmf qy nfnf aYs vyly ikhVy Kyq ivwc kMm kr rhy hn. idl ‘c iKafl afAuNdf ijhVy skUl ivwc nhIN afAuNdy, Auh ikMny KuÈiksmq hn. KuwlHI iPËf ivwc hn. koeI bMdÈ nhIN. pUry afËfd qy mOj ivwc. skUl kYd ijhI lwgdI AuqoN sbk Xfd krny pYNdy qy munÈI dIaF GUrF qy sotIaF vI KfxIaF pYNdIaF. GVI isrP vwzy munÈI kol huMdI sI. awDI CuwtI jF CuwtI dI GMtI Auh hI iksy muMzy nUM Byj ky vjvfAuNdf huMdf sI. pr sfzy afpxy klfk bxfey hoey sn. skUl dy bnyry jF drKq dI CF dI inÈfnI. do nMbr dy pwjIN vfro-vfrI vyK afAuNdy. kfiedf jF phfiVaF dI PwtI sfhmxy peI huMdI. pr iewk dUjy nUM dws idMdy ik CuwtI nUM igwT rih geI ey jF cwpf. afKrI plF ivwc ingfh twlI vwl hI bhuqI huMdI. KOry eysy krky hI munÈI ny sfnUM do gruwpF ivwc afhmo sfmHxy KVHy kr 100 qk dI igxqI jF phfVy AuWcI AuWcI bolx dy mukfbly krf idMdf. kihxf jy quhfzI afvfË ipMz dy dUjy pfsy clI geI, quhfnUM CuwtI dy iml jfeygI. asIN hor qfx nfl vD vD ky bolxf. Xfd krn dI ieh ivDI, hux pqf lwgdY, iewk sfriQk mnoivigafnk iswKx ivDI sI.
iewk vfrI myrf sUeI lwgf kwcI-pwkI df kfiedf KuwlH igaf. nfnI nUM mslf pyÈ kIqf. AunHF mfmI nUM ikhf sIx mfr dey. mfmI ny stYWpl vfly pfisAuN qF sIqf nf, Èfied soicaf ieQoN ikhVf KuwlHdY, ijDroN KuwlHdf sI AuDroN sIa idwqf. AudoN AunHF dI jfxy blf kfiedf, ikqfb kI huMdI aY. pr jIvn dy GtnfkRm jF kudrq dy cmqkfr vyKo! Aus nyk idl, imhnqI mfmI dy puwq, dohqy, poqry qy poqrIaF ny ikqfbF pVHIaF hI nhIN, ilKIaF vI hn. Auh iswiKaf dIaF jmfqF hI mukfeI iPrdy ny. kuwJ ny qF pMj pMj aYWm ey kIqIaF hoeIaF hn. kuwJ ny pI aYWc zIaF vI kIqIaF hoeIaF hn. Aus mhfn mF dI PulvfVI dy Puwl nfmvr sMsQfvF dy zfierYktr, ipRMsIpl, pRoPYsr, hYzmfstr, cotI dy vkIl, POj dy kmFzr bxy aqy hn vI. kFgrs srkfr vyly aYzvokyt jnrl dI pdvI ‘qy phuMcy mfmI jI dy dohq-poqy rfijMdr cImy ‘qy bVf PÉr mihsUs huMdf hY. Auh pMjfb qy hirafxf hfeI kort df iewk mMinaf pRmMinaf vkIl hY.