myry nftkF ivwc myry afpxy myrI BUaf df pwuq jMgIr
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jMgIr myrI BUaf df pwuq sI qy Auh sfzy pirvfr df iewk ‘aihm’ jIa sI. pr ies aihmIaq df nf hI kdy Kud jMgIr nUM aihsfs hoieaf qy nf hI sfzy pirvfr dy iksy jIa vwloN Aus dI ies aihmIaq nUM kdy koeI mfnqf imlI. AusdI ies aihmIaq df mYnUM vI vWzy ho ky hI aihsfs hoieaf. vwzf ho ky mYnUM smJ afeI ik sfzy Gr ivwc myry qfey qoN ipwCo sfzy Gr dI dUjI afriQk QHMMmI, jy koeI hY sI, qF Auh jMgIr hI sI.
jMgIr df jnm qF sMgrUr ijLly dy ipMz bIr klF ivwc hoieaf sI pr jd Auh do-ZfeI sfl df sI qF myrf bfbf hrnfm isMG AusnUM afpxy nfl sfzy pihly ipMz kMuBVvfl lY afieaf sI. iesdf kfrn ieh sI ik myrI BUaf sMqI dy dUjy pwuq hmIr hox qoN kuJ mhIinaF bfd jMgIr dy ipqf, mqlb myry PuwPV (myry jnm qoN pihlF dI ieh Gtnf hox kfrn ijsdf nF mYnUM Xfd nhI irhf) dI mOq ho geI sI qy myrI BUaf Ausdy idAur virafm dy lV lf idwqI geI sI. ies nvIN smfijk siQqI dy mwdy-njLr afpxI DI dI pRysLfnI Gwt krn dy ierfdy nfl myrf bfbf hrnfm isMG afpxI DI dy shuiraF dI sihmqI nfl afpxy ies dohqy (jMgIr) nUM afpxy nfl afpxy ipMz kMuBVvfl lY afieaf sI. iPr siQqIaF kuJ aijhIaF bxIaF ik jMgIr muV ‘afpxy Gr’ nf jf sikaf qy Auh mrdy dm qwk afpxy nfnky Gr df hI ho ky rih igaf qy jd 1945-46 ivwc afpxI GrylU mjbUrI vws sfzf smwucf pirvfr afpxf ipqf-purKI ipMz kMuBVvfl Cz ky ipMz iksLngVH PrvfhI af itikaf qF jMgIr vI ies pirvfr df mYNbr hox dy nfqy ies nvyN ipMz afieaf. iPr afpxI dyhI dy aKLIrly sfh qwk Auh iesy pirvfr df mYNbr bixaF irhf.
jMgIr bVf iswDf-sfdf bMdf sI. iswDy-sfdy nfloN vI ikqy vwD iswDV iksm df iensfn. anpVHF df vI anpVH. bIh qoN vwD AusnUM igxnf nhIN sI afAuNdf. bIh qoN bfd jy Aus nUM ‘ihsfb-ikqfb’ dI loV pYNdI qf Auh ‘bIhF’ qy ‘dsF’ dy ihsfb nfl igxqI-imxqI krdf sI. imsfl vjoN Auh qIh nUM ‘bIh qy dws’ afKdf sI qy cflI nUM do bIhF, swT nUM iqMn bIhF. ies qrHF sO qwk phMuc jFdf sI. iek vfr sfzy ipMz df nOhr cMd bfxIaF sfzy Gr af ky sfzI kpfh df sOdf kridaF kihx lwgf, ‘mYN kpfh 75 rupey pRqI mx dy Bfa lYx nUM iqafr hF.’ Aus vkq kol jMgIr vI KVHf sI. myry bfpU dy bolx qoN pihlF hI boilaf, ‘nf beI nOhr cMdf, ieh Bfa qF bhuq Gwt aY, asIN qF iqMn bIhF lvFgy mx df. lYxI aYN qF gwl kr.’
srIrk pwKoN dyKx nUM BfvyN jMgIr bhuqf qgVf nhIN sI lgdf qy kwd vI Ausdf smwDrf hI afiKaf jf skdf sI pr jtkU kMm krn nUM Auh pUrf DUs sI. hmysLf imwtI nfl imwtI hoieaf rihMdf. moty qy BfrI kMm Auh imMtF-sikMtF ivwc kr ky ahu mfrdf. pr Aus nUM KyqI dy kMm df iksfnI hunr AuWkf hI nhIN sI afAuNdf. nf Auh hl dI iswDI rfhl kwZ skdf sI qy nf hI shI ZMg nfl kwhI, kuhfVf-kuhfVI jF ksIaf clfAux df AusnUM koeI ZMg-qrIkf afAuNdf sI. ksIey nfl kpfh gwuzx vyly kpfh dy bUty hI kwt-vwZ sutdf. pfxI df nwkf hmysLf loV nfloN vwD cOVf krdf. ikwkr, tfhlI, qUq afid koeI rwuK CFgxf hMudf qF moty zfhxy hI vwZ sutdf.
asl ivwc jMgIr nUM bfrIkI dy kMm ivwcoN suafd hI nhINN sI afAuNdf. moty qy KwulHy-zwulHy kfrj ivwcoN hI AusnUM srUr afAuNdf sI. KyqoN hry dI vwzI-sfrI BfrI BrI jF iksy ijns dI pUrI BfrI pMz isr ‘qy cwuk ky ipMz ilafAux vrgf BfrI-Brkm kMm hI AusnUM koeI zMUGI mfnisk qswlI dy skdf sI. inwky qy bfrIk kMm qF AusnUM ilwdV bMidaF dy kMm lgdy sn. ies dI ies mfniskqf qy ‘Xogqf’ sdkf AusnUM Gr vwloN vI krn nUM aijhy moty-soty kMm hI sONpy jFdy sn. Kyq df koeI itwbf jF iBVI ZflxI hMudI qF ‘afeIN jMgIr, jy Gr df kwcf koTf ilpx leI gfry dy Bfry bwTl koTy AuWqy iljfxy pYNdy qF vI, ‘afeI vy jMgIr.’
pr afpxI iswDV-ivrqI qy hunrI Gft dy bfvjUd jMgIr sfzy iksfnI pirvfr dI rIVH dI hwzI vrgf iewk jLrUrI aMg sI. Aus smyN dy iksfnI kMmF-DMidaF ivwc jMgIr vrgy ‘DUs’ bMidaF dI vI bVI loV hMudI sI. ivsLysL qOr ‘qy Coty iksfnI pirvfrF ivc aijhf imwtI nfl imwtI hox vflf bMdf iek aqI jLrUrI afriQk loV hI bx igaf sI. grIbI kfrn afm iksfn ividak qy smfijk igafn qoN afm qOr ‘qy kory hI rih jFdy sn qy AunHF ‘koiraF’ ivcoN iek-awDf aqI iswDV vI rih hI jFdf sI ijhVf idmfgI sLkqI dy mukfbly srIrk sLkqI ivc vDyry ‘blvfn’ huMdf sI qy aijhy blvfn bMdy nUM hI jwt-BfsLf ivc ‘DUs’ afKdy hn. ‘DUs’ mqlb ijhVf imwtI hoieaf rhy qy BfrI qoN BfrI kMmF nUM afpxI dyh-qfkq dy isr ‘qy imMtF-sikMtF ivc mukf mfry. ‘kudrq dI idwqI’ ies iswDV-ivrqI qy dyh-sLkqI sdkf jMgIr hmysLf KyqI dy BfrI Brkm qy musLkqI kMm hI afpxy hwQ lYNdf sI qy ijvyN ik mYN Aupr ikhf hY, Gr vwloN vI AusnUM ies qrHF dy kMm hI krn nUM sONpy jFdy sn.
BfrI-Brkm kMm krn sdkf jMgIr dI KfD-Kurfk Kfx dI smrrwQf vI DUs bMidaF vflI hI sI. ieko vyly Auh bfjry dIaF awT-dws jwtU rotIaF Kf qy hjLm kr jFdf sI (pr ‘hVwpdf’ nhIN sI). kxk dIaF ies qoN vI vD! pr Auh bfjry dIaF rotIaF Kf ky hI vDyry afnMd qy qswlI mihsUs krdf. ies kr ky nhIN ik AunHF idnF ivc kxk dI iklq bhuq sI, sgoN ies krky ikAuNik kxk mukfbly bfjry df sfr qy akfr motf-sotf sI. bfjry dIaF rotIaF nfl jy sfg iml jFdf iPr qF kihxf hI kI! sfg nfl bfjry dI rotI Kfx qoN bfad Auh afpxI ‘iqRpqI’ qy KusLI df pRgtfvf hmysLf ieh AukqI bol ky krdf, ‘sfg buVHy dy Bfg, iKcVI Kfey, buVHf mr jfey!’
motf-soty kMm krn qy motf-sotf Kfx-pIx sdkf jMgIr dI ishq afm qOr ‘qy TIk qy qMdrusq hI rihMdI sI. 50-55 sfl dI Aumr qwk ibmfrI-ismfrI afid kfrn mYN kdy Aus nUM mMjy AuWqy ipaf nhIN sI vyiKaf. isr-drd, inwky-moty buKLfr afid nUM qF Auh ibmfrI hI nhIN sI smJdf. jy kdy ies qrHF dI koeI mrjL Aus nUM ho vI jfxI qF ies nUM TIk krn dy Aus kol afpxy hI ZMg-qrIky sn. iek vfr dI gwl hY ik hfV dI ruwq Auh Kyq ivc hl vfh irhf sI. mYN lfgy hI zMgr cfr irhf sI. Aus nUM bhuq qyjL buKfr cVH afieaf. Kfsf icr qF Aus ny ies nUM gOilaf hI nf, pr jdoN buKLfr bhuqf hI AuqoN dI pYx lwgf qF Auh mYnUM koloN bulf ky kihx lwgf, ‘Eie jmyr, myry nfl qF qfp ny lY ilaf pMgf! qUM aYieM kr, afh bld qF rlf lY afpxy dUjy psLUaF ivc, mYN cfVdYN ies vwzy pihlvfn nUM rgVf!’ kih ky Ausny bldF dy gloN pMjflI lfh ky myry mUhry lf idwqy qy afp zilaF Auwqy ilt-ilt ieDr-AuDr pfsy mfrn lwgf. zilLaF Auwqy ies qrHF jLor lf-lf pfsy mfr irhf sI ijvyN iksy qgVy pihlvfn nfl sLrq lf ky Gol kr irhf hovy. qy swcmuwc GMty-zyZ GMty bfd Ausny buKLfr nUM rgVf cfVH ky Aus Auqy PLqih hfsl kr leI sI.
afriQk pwKoN kmjLor hox dy bfvjUd sfzy Gr koeI nf koeI lvyrf (dwuD dyx vflf psLU) hmysLf rihMdf sI. ieh lvyrf afm qOr ‘qy myrf bfpU ipMz dy iksy syT qoN lY ky AuDfry muwl ‘qy lY ky afAuNdf sI ijs df ivafjL keI vfr mUl dy hI brfbr jf puwjdf sI. pr grIb iksfnI pirvfr ivc lvyrf rwKxf vI iek aqI loV qy mjbUrI sI. duwD ibnF KyqI df musLwkqI kMm-DMdf nhIN sI ho skdf. lvyrf hox dy bfvjUd Gr ivc aYnf afm duwD vI nhIN sI huMdf ik pirvfr dy sfry jIaF nUM iZz-BrvF nsIb ho skdf. Gr ivc iGAu dI jLrUrq sdkf irVkx leI vI duwD rwKxf lfjLmI sI. ies leI irVkx ihwq rwKy rfKvyN duwD ivcoN bcy nUM hI afQxy vMz-vMzf ky QoVf-bhuqf pIx nUM imldf. ies ivcoN keI vfr Gr dy ivhly jIa afpxy ihwsy nfloN vD zkfr jFdy (ivhilaF ivc qory-Pyry qy gwlF mfrn dy sLOkIn myry bfpU jI, vYlpuxf krdf qy nsLy-pfxI df sLOkIn myrf vwzf BfeI hrnyk qy pVHfeI dI afV ivc cMgf Kfx-pIx dI lflsf rKdf mYN, sLfml sI).
KyqF ivc aOiKafeI vflf srIrk kMm krn vfly afm qOr ‘qy ies qoN vI vFJy rih jFdy qy jF iPr Aus bcy duwD ivcoN vI AunHF dy krmF nUM bicaf duwD hI AunHF df nsIb huMdf qy ies nsIb dy BfgI hmysLF myrf kfmf qfieaf sMqf qy imwtI nfl imwt ho ky kMm krn vflf myrI BUaf df puwq jMgIr hI bxdy. mfVI afriQkqf dy lqfVy hoey smfj ivc isrPL srmfeydfr jmfq hI imhnqksLF dy hwkF ‘qy zfky nhIN mfrdI sgoN AunHF dy pirvfrF ivc hI AunHF nUM ies luwt aqy byiensfPLI df isLkfr hoxf pYNdf hY. pr sfzy Gr ivc nf qfey sMqy qy nf hI jMgIr ny ies luwt qy byiensfPLI ivruwD kdy koeI afvfjL AuWcI kIqI. bws, kdy-kdy qfieaf sMqf aYnf ku jLrUr afKdf, ‘hUM! sfly ivhlV, aMnf dy kIVy!’ ajIb qrHF df iksfnI ‘sMqoK’ sI ienHF ‘bMidaF’ ivc!
qfieaf sMqf qF KyqI dy kMm ivc ‘mgn’ hoieaf Gwt-vD hI Gr afAuNdf pr jMgIr nUM psLUaF df hrf afid ilafAux vfsqy Gr afAuxf pYNdf sI. Gr af ky jMgIr nUM ijs idn QoVHy ‘coN vI QoVHf duwD nsIb ho jFdf qF Auh ies QoVHy nUM vI ‘vD’ mMn ky pIx df ZMg apxf lYNdf. ieh ZMg hmysLF iek hI huMdf qy Auh ZMg sI ‘duwD ivc duwD nfloN keI guxf vD pfxI pf lYxf.’ AunHF idnF ivc pyNzU iksfn ies ‘rsfiexk kfrj’ nUM ‘kwcI lwsI’ kihMdy sn. pr jMgIr kdy vI ies leI ieh ‘kdr-GtfAU’ vfkMsL nhIN sI vrqdf. ies qrHF dI AukqI bolx nfl Aus nUM duwD dI pivwqrqf nUM aFc afAuNdI idsdI sI. Aus leI ieh ‘kwcI lwsI’ nhIN, sgoN pUry df pUrf ‘rUhfnI aMimRq’ sI. Auh ieh ‘duwD’ pI ky iksy ‘dfrsLink iKVfAu’ ivc af jFdf qy ies iKVfAu ivc afieaf afp-muhfrf bol AuTdf, ‘afhf beI! kyrF qF rUh-jI BrgI! duwD vrgf aMimRq Diraf ipaY ikqy jwg-jhfn dy qKLqy ‘qy!’ afriQk QuVF dy mfry iswDy-sfdy ikrqI lok afpxIaF BuwKF nUM Buwlx dI koeI nf koeI ‘dfrsLink qfrikkqf’ isrj hI lYNdy hn.
miTafeI Kfx df vI bhuq sLONk sI jMgIr nUM. miTafeI df mqlb Aus leI muwK qOr ‘qy lwzU qy jlybIaF hI sI jF vD qoN vD Kyzxy, sLkrpfry jF imwTIaF pkOVIaF. ienHF qoN agFh Auh iksy miTafeI df nF nhIN sI jfxdf. Kfx dI qF gwl hI Cwzo, hor iksy miTafeI nUM Ausny sLfied hI kdy vyiKaf jF Aus bfry suixaf hovy. qy afm grIb iksfn pirvfrF vFg sfnUM lwzU-jlybIaF vI sfl ivc kdI-kdfeIN hI nsIb huMdIaF, rwj ky Kfx nUM qF hor vI kdy-kdy. bws, nyVy hI irsLqydfrI ivc iksy ivafh-sLfdI dy sunihrI mOky ‘qy hI. jMgIr qF keI vfr ienHF ‘sunihrI’ mOikaF qoN vI vFJf rih jFdf sI. ivafh-sLfdIaF ivc bfpU, byby qy asIN bwcy hI afm qOr ‘qy jFdy. ies leI ivafh-sLfdI ivcoN ilaFdI miTafeI ivcoN hI jMgIr nUM kuJ ihwsf imldf qy jMgIr ies ‘ihwsy’ nUM ies qrHF suafd lY-lY KFdf ijvyN ieh koeI rwbI inafmq hovy.
dfrU (sLrfb) df ‘syvn’ vI Auh kuJ ies qrHF hI krdf. dfrU df Auh sLOkIn nhIN sI. dfrU hI iek aijhI cIjL sI ijhVI bhuqI iml jfx ‘qy vI Auh BrpUr mfqrf ivc nhIN sI pI skdf. iek-do GuwtF pI ky hI Auh srUr ijhy ivc af jFdf. dfrU sfzy Gr ivc afm qF pIqI hI nhIN sI jFdI. myrf vwzf Brf hrnyk dfrU df afdI sI qy Auh ieh kMm afm qOr ‘qy GroN bfhr vYlIaF-sLYlIaF ivc bYT ky hI krdf sI. Gr df koeI bMdf Aus dI ies afdq nUM psMd nhIN sI krdf. Gr ivc qF dfrU vrHy-CmfhI iksy KLusLI dy mOky ‘qy hI nsIb huMdI sI qy ieh nsIbI mOkf afm qOr ‘qy Gr ivc Cy mhIinaF ipwCoN afeI ikrq dI kmfeI (hfVI jF sfAuxI dI pwkI PLsl) df smF hI huMdf sI. ies mOky df lfB vI bhuqf myrf vwzf Brf hrnyk hI AuTf jFdf ikAuNik jMgIr, mYN qy myry Coty Brf cMd qy mihMdr aYvyN cAuN-cAuN ivc hI mMUh nUM iCt-iCt lfAux vfly ‘ipafkV’ sF. bfpU qy qfieaf mYN kdy pINdy nhIN sI vyKy. ieh iCt-jI pI ky hI jMgIr ajIb lor ivc af jFdf qy afpxI iPqrq muqfibk afpxI iksy nf iksy ‘dfrsLink’ AukqI df Aucfr avwsL krdf. mYnUM Xfd hY ik iek vfr iek iCt pIx qoN bfad jMgIr lor ivc afieaf sfzy guaFZI cfcy inrMjx ky ivhVy ivc KVHI ikwkr vwl lMbf hwQ kridaF boilaf sI, ‘jmyr isaF, ahu ikwkr dyKdYN?’
mYN ikwkr vwl vyKidaF jvfb idwqf sI, ‘hF. ikAuN?’
Ausy qrHF lor ivc afieaf jMgIr boilaf, ‘mYnUM myry sfly dI AUrI vFgU GuwkdI idKfeI idMdI aY!’
Aus dI ieh AukqI bVy icr bfad mYN afpxy nftk ‘jdoN bohl roNdy hn’ ivc nftk dy pfqr mfDo dy mMUh ivc pf ky lgBg Ausy qrHF hI vrqI ijvyN kdy jMgIr ny ieh bolI sI.
miTafeI Gwt imlx jF Kfx nfl sbMiDq Aus dI aiqRipq Bfvnf nUM mYN iesy nftk ivc Bgqy pfqr nfl gwpF mfrn vyly mfDo pfqr dy mMUhoN ies qrHF aKvfieaf hY : ‘lY, mYN avdI sfrI Aumr ivc rwj ky qwqIaF-qwqIaF jlybIaF nI KfDIaF. jy jlybIaF bxfAux vyly mYN hlvfeI koly bYT jYN-qF iqMn-cfr tokry qF KfjYN jlybIaF dy!’
qy hfsy ivc lot-pot hoey ny mYN jvfb ivc jo ikhf sI, Auh nftk ivc nftk df pfqr Bgqf ieMj kihMdf hY, ‘aYnIaF jlybIaF Kf ky qF Xfr bMdf AUeIN afPr ky mr jy!’
qy jMgIr ny jo jvfb idwqf sI, Auh nftk ivc mfDo dy mMUhoN ieMj dfrsLinkqf bx inkldf hY : ‘lY mrdY qF sO vfrIN mrjy! jd bMdy dI rUh eI Br-gI Bgq isaF, Pyr ijAuN ky kI vVyvyN lYxy aYN! myry AuqoN dI qF Pyr BfvyN pfksqfn dy qopF vfly tYNk lMGI jfx, mYN nf mrn-murn dI prvfh krdf!’
ijs idn dfrU dI iCt pI ky lor ivc afey jMgIr ny Auprokq ‘bol’ boly sn qF Aus smyN mYN hfsy nfl lot-pot ho igaf sI qy ijs idn (lgBg 22-23 sfl bfad) afpxf nftk ‘jdoN bohl roNdy hn’ ilKx vyly AuhI bol mYN pfqr mfDo dy mMUh ivc pf irhf sI qF Aus smyN myrIaF BuwbF inklx vflIaF ho geIaF sn qy ilKidaF-ilKidaF mYnUM keI vfr ivcfilAuN AuWT ky afpxy afp nUM sMquilq krnf ipaf sI. AudoN qwk mYnUM sLfied ies gwl dI ‘smJ’ af geI sI ik duwKF dI npIVI qy pdfrQk QuVF dI mfrI iksfnI ijLMdgI dy hfsy-TwiTaF ivc vI AunHF dy duKFq hI AunHF df mMUh icVfa rhy huMdy hn.
Kfx-pIx vFg jMgIr df ‘pihrfvf’ vI motf-sotf hI sI. Kwdr df kuVqf, Kwdr dI DoqI qy isr leI ssqy ijhy kwpVy dI pwg jF Kwdr df prnf. pYrF leI DAuVI dI juwqI. ienHF ivcoN jy kdy koeI iek jF sfrIaF cIjLF Aus nUM nvIaF nsIb ho jFdIaF qF Auh hvf ivc Auzdf quiraf iPrdf. nvF lIVf pf jF pihx ky Auh kol KVHy bMdy nUM KyVy-BrpUr msqI ivc afieaf sQfnk jF ielfky dy iksy jfxy-pihcfxy sLOkIn bMdy df nF vrqidaF mfx ijhy nfl kih AuTdf, ‘PPiVaF vflf hrPUl awj afpxf kI mukfblf kr-lU bfeI isaF! ik neHIN?’
pr nvF kwpVf Auh bhuqf icr nhIN sI pfAuNdf. bhuqf icr pfAux vfsqy Aus kol vkq hI ikQy sI. svyr qoN rfq qwk qF Aus nUM kMm ivcoN hI isr Kurkx nUM ivhl nhIN sI imldI. afpxy nvyN kwpiVaF nUM Auh Aus vkq hI sFB ky rwK idMdf. ieh sFB ky rwKy kwpVy keI vfr keI-keI sfl sFB ky rwKy pey rihMdy. iksy myly-gyly dy mOky ‘qy hI ienHF nUM kdy hvf lgdI. Aus df bhuqf sfQ Aus dy pfty qy purfxy-Drfxy kwpVy hI inBfAuNdy.
iswDf-sfdf qy motI buwD df hox kfrn BfvyN jMgIr dI sfzy Gr ivc isafxy bMidaF vflI puwC-dws nhIN sI pr iPr vI Gr ivcoN Aus dI iek-do idnF dI gLYr-hfjLrI vI Gr dI cwl rhI gRihsQ rPLqfr ivc ivGn pf idMdI sI. Gr dy psLU bUQIaF cuwk-cuwk Gr dy bUhy vwl vyKdy rihMdy, cuwlHy mUhroN lwkVIaF jF CtIaF muwkIaF rihMdIaF. psLUaF leI KyqoN hrf ilafAux, tokf jF kuqrf krn vrgIaF ikMnIaF hI smwisafvF KVHIaF hoeIaF rihMdIaF. bfhr jf ky jy ikqy jMgIr qoN iek-awDy idn dI dyrI ho jFdI qF sfry Aus dI ies ‘kmaklI’ nUM kosdy nf Qwkdy. pr jMgIr vI iksy dI tYNa mMnx vflf nhIN sI, jvfb ivc iek dIaF do suxfAuNdf afKdf, ‘kI ho igaf, iek idn jfdy lwigaf! Gry ivhlVF dI DfV iPrdI aY, AunHF qoN zMgrF nUM kwK vI nI sI pfey jFdy?’ Auh swcf sI pr AuhnUM swcf mMnxf hr koeI afpxI hqk mMndf sI. ies leI Aultf Aus nUM kosdy afKdy, ‘Auie mUrKf, gwl smJx dI koisLsL vI kiraf kr! hux qyry aflf kMm qF qUM hI kr skyNgf, koeI hor qF nI?’ ivsLysL qOr ‘qy Gr dy ivhly bMdy (bfpU qy myrf vwzf Brf nyk) Aus nfl vDyry KihbVdy. Aus dI gLYr-hfjLrI ivc AunHF nUM kMm jo krnf pY jFdf sI.
pr ies df mqlb ieh nhIN ik jMgIr nfl aijhf bol-bulfrf jF vrqfAu Gr ivc ies kr ky huMdf sI ik Auh iksy ‘hor Gr’ df sI. nhIN, aijhf qF huMdf sI ikAuNik Auh Aus nUM aijhf hI smJdy sn. jy Gr df koeI hor mYNbr vI Aus vrgf huMdf qF Aus nfl vI Ausy vrgf hI slUk hoxf sI. iJVkF-JMbF, imhxy-qyhxy qF Gr ivc sfiraF nUM hI iksy nf iksy rUp ivc imldy jF idwqy jFdy rihMdy sn, PLrk isrPL ieqnf sI ik Auh iJVkF-JMbF qy imhxy-qyhxy sbMiDq bMdy dy anukUl huMdy sn. jMgIr ny vI kdI ienHF gwlF nUM ies rUp ivc nhIN sI ilaf. ilaf huMdf qF Auh kdoN df ieh Gr Cwz ky ‘afpxy’ Gr cilaf igaf huMdf. Auh afpxy afp nUM sfzy Gr df pUrf-sLUrf mYNbr smJdf sI qy iek mYNbr dy qOr ‘qy hI Auh Gr ivc dUjy mYNbrF nfl KihbVdf jF iqAuh krdf sI. iek vfr iksy gwloN Aus df kihxf nf mMnx kr ky Aus ny iCwqrF nfl myrI KVkYqI kIqI sI qy Gr dy iksy jIa ny ies df burf nhIN sI mMnfieaf. bs, mF ny hI mmqf-vs ieqnf ikhf sI, ‘cMdiraf, aYieM kuwtIdf huMdY jvfk nUM?’ sfry smJdy sn ik Aus mfmly ivc myry nfl aYsI hI hoxI cfhIdI sI. vwzf ho ky, jd mYN ‘pRoPYsr’ (lYkcrfr) lwg igaf qF jMgIr myry nfl gwlF krn vyly ‘iCwqrF nfl kuwty jfx vflI’ gwl mYnUM bVI apxq qy cfa nfl icqfrdf aksr hI afiKaf krdf, ‘jmyr isaF, qYnUM Xfd aY Auh gwl, jd Coty huMidaF qYnUM mYN iCwqrF nfl kuwitaf sI?’ Auh ‘Auh gwl’ ies qrHF mfx nfl suxfAuNdf ijvyN jy Auh myrI iCwqr-pryz nf krdf qF sLfied mYN ‘pRoPYsr’ bxn qoN rih jFdf qy Aus dI ‘Auh gwl’ jy sfrI nhIN qF aspwsLt rUp ivc kuJ nf kuJ swc jLrUr sI.
jMgIr df ivafh nhIN sI ho sikaf. ies dy do kfrn sn. iek qF Aus dy isDrypx krky qy dUjy Aus df afpxf Gr Cwz ky dUjy Gr df mYNbr bx jfx krky. mYNbr vI Aus Gr df ijhVf iek mujLfrf ipMz df Gr sI. mujLfrf ipMz dIaF qF kuVIaF dy irsLqy vI bfhrly ipMzF dy lok sO nwk-buwlH cVHf ky lYNdy sn, mMuizaF nUM irsLqf krn dI gwl qF hY hI kohF dUr dI sI. bs, pYsy dy-duaf ky hI isry lgdI sI gwzI. aijhI hflq ivc ‘bfhrly ipMz dy jMgIr’ nUM kOx afpxI DI idMdf? ies leI Auh CVf hI rih igaf. pr CVf hox dy bfvjUd jMgIr ny qIvIN dI prbl qFG kdy nhIN sI prgtfeI. pr ies df mqlb ieh vI nhIN ik Auh koeI iqafgI sMq-mhfqmf sI. ijLMdgI ivc iesqrI-Gft vflI BuwK nUM Auh aFZ-guaFZ dIaF nyVy dIaF BfbIaF-BrjfeIaF nfl hfsf-mKOl krky ‘pUrI’ kr ilaf krdf sI. BfbIaF-BrjfeIaF vI Aus dI ies kmjLorI df pUrf Pfiedf AuTfAuNdIaF. Aus qoN keI BfrI-Brkm kMm krvf lYNdIaF qy nfly ies bhfny hws-Kyz lYNdIaF. ies kMm bdly keI qF Aus AuWqy loV nfloN vI vD ‘idaflU’ ho jFdIaF. pr ies sB kuJ hox dy bfvjUd jMgIr sYks dy mfmly ivc psLU kdficq nhIN sI bixaf.
jMgIr nUM guwsf Gwt-vD hI afAuNdf sI. afm qOr ‘qy Auh hfsy-TwTy qy KusL-imjLfjI ivc rihx vflf jIa hI sI. pr kdy-kdy jd Auh nUM iksy ‘qy guwsf afAuNdf sI qF Auh ies df bhuq bol ky pRgtfvf nhIN sI krdf. bs, kcIcI vwt ky aMdr hI rwK lYNdf sI qy mOkf imlx ‘qy ies df pRgtfvf cupky ijhy afpxy hI ZMg nfl kr idMdf sI. iek vfr ipMz ivc iek nsIb nF dy bfhmxF dy mMuzy ny iksy gwloN myry vwzy Brf hrnyk dy lpVf mfiraf. jd dovF pirvfrF ivc ies gwl df pqf lwigaf qF lpVf mfrn vfly mMuzy dy bfp ny sfzy pirvfr qoN muafPLI mMg leI qy mfmlf rPf-dPf ho igaf. pr jMgIr leI mfmlf rPf-dPf nf hoieaf qy Aus ny gwl mnoN nf BulfeI. pr Aus ny qurMq ies df pRiqkrm vI koeI nf idwqf. ies qrHF koeI do-ZfeI sfl lMG gey. dovF pirvfrF vloN gwl Aukf hI BuWl-Bulf idwqI geI. do-ZfeI sfl bfad iek idn jMgIr qy nsIb KyqoN vfps ipMz phy (KyqF nUM jFdf vwzf qy KwulHf rfh) ivc iml pey. hux qwk lpVf mfrn vflI gwl nsIb dy icwq-cyqy vI nhIN sI. ies leI Aus ny jMgIr nUM vyKidaF puwiCaf, ‘hor bfeI jMgIr isMaF, kI hfl-cfl aY? pirvfr qF TIk-Tfk aY?’
‘mKYN kfto PuwlF ‘qy KyzdIaY, qUM dyh avdI gwl!’ jMgIr ny KusL-KusL jvfb idwqf qy Pyr ikMnf icr KyqIbfVI, kMm-DMdy afid gwlF krdy ipMz vwl qury afey. jdoN dovyN ipMz kol dI lMGdI nihr dy pul AuWqy phuMcy qF jMgIr dy pqf nhIN kI idl ivc afeI, Aus ny ipCy ho ky hwQ ivc PiVaf tkUaf (vwZ-tuwk leI hwQ ivc PVy jfx vflf iek iksfnI sMd jo mOky-kumOky ‘hiQafr’ vI bx jFdf hY) nsIb dy igwty ‘qy aYny jLor nfl mfiraf ik Aus df awDf igwtf lfh swuitaf qy nfl dI nfl kcIcI lYNidaF boilaf, ‘qUM bfeI isMaF EhI nsIb aYN nf, jIhny sfzy nyky dy lwpV mfiraf sI?’ jMgIr dy ies ‘kfrnfmy’ sdkf ipCoW myry bfpU nUM BrI pMcfieq ivc nsIb dy ipAu dy pYrIN pwg rwK ky muafPLI mMgxI peI sI.
iesy qrHF iek vfr jdoN mYN pitafly pVHdf sI qF ipMzoN vfpsI pitafly dI bs PVHn leI mYN pYdl BIKI dy bs stYNz nUM af irhf sI. rfh ivc myry nfl jMgIr af rilaf. Auh Kfsf icr cuwp-cuwp hI myry nfl qurdf irhf. mYN soicaf ik ikAuNik ijMnf KLrcf mYN GroN lYx dy ierfdy nfl afieaf sI, Enf mYnUM nhIN sI imilaf, ies leI ies df duwK hox krky Aus dy mn Auwqy boJ sI qy sLfied iesy kfrn Auh cuwp-cuwp sI. pr gwl kuJ hor sI qy jd ieh gwl mYN Aus dy mMUhoN suxI, myry qF pYrF hyToN hI jLmIn inkl geI. jMgIr myry vwzy BfeI hrnyk df kql krnf cfhuMdf sI.
hrnyk ivhlf rihMdf sI qy Gr qy KyqI df Auh AuWkf hI koeI kMm nhIN sI krdf. Aultf vYlpuxy qy nsLy-pwqy kr-kr Gr df AujfVf kr irhf sI. Gr ivc ipMz dy hor ivhlV qy sLrfbI-kbfbI mMuizaF nUM ilaf-ilaf ky AunHF nUM duwD-cfhF ipaf-ipaf afpxy vYlpuxy df rohb pfAuNdf rihMdf sI. Aus dy ienHF cwjF kfrn hI Gr df mMUh dUjy pfsy ho igaf sI qy jMgIr qoN ieh sB kuJ brdfsLq nhIN sI ho irhf. Auh nyky (hrnyk) df Psqf hI vwZ dyxf cfhuMdf sI. nf rhygf bFs, nf vjygI bMsrI. bs, ies ivc Auh myrI rjLfmMdI cfhuMdf sI. hrnyk dIaF vYlpuxy dIaF hrkqF mYnUM vI nhIN sI cMgIaF lgdIaF pr Aus nUM jfnoN mfrn dI gwl sux ky qF zr nfl myrI sfrI dyh hI kMb AuWTI. mYN jMgIr nUM ieh gwl ‘suPny ivc vI nf socx’ leI ikhf. pitafly phuMc ky ieh gwl BUq bx ky myry nfl icMbVI rhI. keI rfqF mYnUM cMgI qrHF nINd nf afeI. bs, ies qrHF lgdf irhf ik bs ‘nyky nUM vwZy jfx’ dI KLbr afeI ik afeI! ieho-ijhf qF guwsf sI jMgIr df!
Auprokq Gtnf qy jMgIr dI aijhI gusYlI mfniskqf nUM mYN koeI 40 sfl bfad sMn 2003 ivc ilKy afpxy nftk ‘inwky sUrjF dI lVfeI’ ivc kIqU nF dy ikrdfr rfhIN vrqoN ivc ilaFdf jdoN nftk ivclf kIqU pfqr cupky ijhy JfVF ivcoN inkl ky asLokI afVHqIey dy isr ivc jLor dI kuhfVf mfrdf hY. AuNj vI ies nftk ivc kIqU df ikrdfr Ausfrn vyly myrIaF awKF sfhmxy hmysLF jMgIr hI sI. nftk ivc kIqU Coty iksfn crny df sIrI hY. asLok afVHqIey rfhIN lfey njfiejL ivafj-pVivafj sdkf crny nUM afpxI sfrI jLmIn qoN hwQ Doxy pY jFdy hn, ijs sdkf Auh iek mjLdUr dI ijLMdgI ijAux leI mjbUr ho jFdf hY. bs, ies guwsy ivc hI kIqU asLok afVHqIey df kql kr Cwzdf hY. afpdf Gr nf bfr, bs crny ipwCy ieh kfrf kr sutdf hY.
jMgIr Gr-gRihsQ dIaF guMJldfr smwisafvF qoN AuWkf hI axjfx bMdf sI. ‘jy bMdy nUM iZwz-BrvIN rotI (Auh vI bfjry dI) imldI hovy, qn Zkx nUM kwpVf (mqlb ‘Kwdr’) nsIb huMdf hovy qy srIr nO-br-nO (Bfv ‘imwtI nfl imwtI hox dy smrwQ’) hovy qF hor kI bMdy nUM bFs cfhIdY?’ Auh aksr ikhf krdf sI. Gr dy isr iksy bfxIey-bkfl df krjLf hovy, iksy df dyxf-lYxf hovy, DI-puwq nUM irsLqf nf cVHdf hovy, ieh sB Aus leI icMqf krn vfly ivsLy nhIN sn. ieh qF aijhIaF gwlF sn ijnHF qoN jwt nUM jwt hox dI ‘pCfx’ imldI sI. ‘krjLf’ jy jwt isr nI cVU qF Blf hor kI nOhrIey bfxIey isr cVU?’ ieh Aus df pwkf mwq sI. jy kdy ipMz dy syT ny ihsfb-ikqfb afid dy ierfdy nfl Aus dy Gr-huMidaF Gr af jfxf qF Aus ny Kyq KVHI Psl nUM afpxI klpxf nfl loV nfloN vD aMgidaF syT nUM bVf huwb ky afKxf, ‘qUM prvfh ikhVI gwl dI krdYN syTf, aYqkIN Psl bQyrI hoxI aYN qyrI ikrpf nfl. qyrI pfeI-pfeI ‘qfr ky ahu mfrFgy!’
pr ies df mqlb ieh nhIN ik Auh smwisafvF pRiq AuWkf hI sMvydnsLIl nhIN sI. sMvydnsLIl bhuq sI. PLrk isrP aYnf sI ik Auh iksfnI dIaF buinafdI smwisafvF dy dUr-aMdysLI iswitaF nUM smJx qoN bOiDk qOr ‘qy asmrwQ sI. sMvydnsLIl qF Auh aYnf sI ik jy Gr df ‘mfmUlI’ psLU (bwkrI, vihVkf, mymxf afid) ibmfr ho jfxf, mwJ jF gF dy iZwz ivc jnm qoN pihlF hI kwtrU jF vwCy-vwCI df Kur jfxf, mINh afid sdkf Gr dI iksy kwcI kMD df Zih jfxf qF Aus ny keI-keI idn bwicaF vFg zuskdy rihxf. keI vfr qF Gr dy iksy jIa nUM Aus nUM bwicaF vFg iJVk ky cuwp krvfAuxf pYxf, ‘cwl Cz pry, ikAuN juafkF aFgU bUhkx lwigaYN! jo ho igaf so ho igaf!’
‘imwtI nfl imwtI hox vflf’ qy ‘axhoieaF’ vflI ijLMdgI ijAux vflf ieh ikrqI XoDf 1980 ivc ‘imwtI ivc imwtI’ ho igaf. jMgIr dI pUrn khfxI qF mYN afpxy iksy nftk ivc ibMbq nf kr sikaf pr jd vI iksy iswDy-sfdy, Boly-Bfly pr imwtI nfl imwtI hox vfly ikrqI pfqr dI AusfrI krn dI mYnUM jLrUrq pYNdI hY qF jMgIr aksr myrIaF awKF sfhmxy af KVoNdf hY qy mYnUM kihMdf jfpdf hY, ‘ikAuN jmyr isaF, afAuxYN mYN qyry iksy kMm?’
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