rfmgVHIaf kflj PgvfVf ivc aYP[
ey[ (igafrvIN qy bfrHvIN jmfq) ivc dfKLlf lYx vyly mYN iewCf jLfhr kIqI,
mYN sfieMs dy ivsLy rwKxy hn. aYP[ ey[ nhIN, aYP[ aYs-sI[ krnI hY. mYnUM
Xfd sI, mYtirk ivc dfKLlf lYx vyly mYN, hYwzmfstr s[ amr isMG ivrdI dI
mrjLI qoN Ault, ijLwd krky aKLiqafrI ivsLy zrfieMg qy pMjfbI rwKy sn.
sfieMs dy ivsLy nhIN ley sn. hux sfieMs dy ivsLy afp mMg irhf sF. myry
nfl hfeI skUl qoN dsvIN pfs krky afieaf rfm srUp sfieMs dy ivsLy lY ky
dfKLlf lY cuwkf sI. dsvIN dy nqIjy ivcoN Ausdy Cy nMbr myry nfloN vwD
sI. nOvIN dsvIN dIaF jmfqF ivc AusdI qy myrI dosqfnf twkr rhI sI. skUl
dy smfgmF ivc mYN qy Auh dovyN mMc Auwqy jf ky kdy-kdy boly sn. Auh aksr
aMgryjLI ivc boldf. mYN pMjfbI ivc. Auh ilK ky aqy Gotf lf ky aMgryjLI
ivc BfsLx jLbfnI Xfd kr lYNdf sI. mYN iksy kvI dI njLm kfgjL Auwqy ilK
ky bol idMdf. mYnUM eIrKLf huMdI, ieh hr cIjL Gotf lf ky Xfd kr lYNdf
hY. mYQoN ikAuN nhIN Xfd huMdI? mYnUM ilKqF jLbfnI Xfd nf kr skx dI
afpxI ies kmjLorI df aihsfs agly virHaF ivc vI irhf. mYN rfm srUp nUM
afpxy nfloN vwD jLhIn kdy nhIN sI mMinaf. igafrHvIN bfrHvIN jmfqF ivwc
mYN kflj ivwc Aus nfloN vwD isr-kwZ ividafrQI bixaf irhf. jy Aus sfieMs
pVH skdf hY, qF mYN ikAuN nhIN? myrf imwqr jgdIsL, ijsdf ipqf jgjIq
sLUgr imwl ivwc ieMnjInIar sI, aYP, aYs-sI[ ivwc dfKlf lY irhf sI. iek
hor mMuzf, jo rfm srUup dy nfl hI hdIafbfd ipMz qoN pVHn afAuNdf sI, qy
sfzy nfl hI AuTdf bYTdf sI, vI sfieMs dy ivsLy lY irhf sI. pr ipRMsIpl
ikrpfl isMG nfrMg mYnUM dfKlf dyx lwgy boly-Cwz sfieMs pVHn df iKafl.
afrts dy ivsLy lY. vwD nMbr lYx leI ihsfb rwK lY. qyry ijhy lfiek
mMuizaF nUM bI[ey krky afeI[ey[aYs df mukfbly df iemiqhfn dyxf cfhIdf
hY. ipRMsIpl sfihb dy mn ivwc myry lfiek hox dI gl sYkMz-mfstr ividaf
Bfskr iswDr pf gey sn. ieh pRBfv agly do sfl vI bixaf irhf. so, ipRMsIpl
sfihb dI slfh AuWqy mYN, mjLmUlF df iml-goBf lY ilaf. lfjLmI aMgryjLI dy
nfl ihsfb, ieiqhfs aqy aKiqafrI pMjfbI ivsLy rwK ley.
pr hux pVHfeI pihlF vFg hoxo ht geI. hux vI ipCly do sflF vFg ipMz qoN
hI pVHn leI afAuNdf sF. hux vI ipMz muV ky sbk Xfd krn leI smF Enf ku hI
imldf sI, ijMnf pihlF imldf sI. qF vI mYN ienHF do sflF ivc pVHfeI ivc
Auh imhnq nhIN kIqI, jo mYN krn dI Xogqf rwKdf sF. hux ipwCy vwl JfqI
mfrdf hF, qF kfrn afpxI mfVI afdq ivwc lwBdf hY. ieh afdq sfrI Aumr rhI
hY. mYN jy iksy kMm ipwCy pvF, qF bhuq inwT ky, srIrk qy mfnsk ksLt
Jwlky, lgfqfr bYTk lf ky, kr skdf hF. ies qrHF ilwKx pVHn dIaF keI kTn
muihMmF mYN ijLMdgI ivwc aksr sr kIqIaF. nqIjy bhuq Kfqr-Kfh inkly. pr
ies cMgI pRivrqI dy nfl iZl-mwT krI jfx dI afdq vI myry suBfa ivwc sLfml
hY. mn ivwc ierfdf bxf lYNdf hF. kMm krky vDIaf Pl pRfpq krn dy sLyKI
Bry iKafl vI mn ivwc cwkr kwtdy rihMdy hn. pr bhuq vfr kMm sLurU nhIN
krdf. jy sLurU kr vI lvF, qF bxfey ierfdy anusfr inbyVdf nhIN.
so, swcI qy kOVI hkIkq ieh sI ik imzl skUl aqy hfeI skUl ivwc kfiem kIqI
afpxI rvfieq qoN Ault mYN kflj dy ienHF sflF ivwc nflfiek qy lf-pRvfh
ividafrQI bxdf jf irhf sF. pr kflj mYNgjLIn leI kuJ ilKqF ilK ky, kd kdy
kflj dy mMc AuqoN iksy kvI dI ilKI njLm bol ky qy AuNj vI kflj dy
jfxy-pCfxy ividafrQIaF vFg ivvhfr krky afpxI hAumYN nUM sMqusLt rwKx df
Xqn kr irhf sF. ies gl df aihsfs sI ik myry pfs pYsy nhIN hn. mYN aqy
myrIaF BYxF dI pflxf df Bfr nfnikaF AuWqy hY. loV ies gwl dI sI ik jy
kflj ivwc pVHn af hI igaf sF, qF pihlF vFg imhnq krn dI afdq kfiem rKdf.
imQy hoey insLfny Auwqy phMucx leI lgfqfr pVHdf. pr mYN ieAuN kIqf nhIN.
iesdf mfVf nqIjf inklxf sI. do sflF bfad aYP[ ey[ dy XUnIvristI iemiqhfn
ivwc myrI isrP sYkMz zvIjLn afeI. ipMsIpl nfrMg inrfsL qy nfrfjL hoey.
hux mYnUM nf iksy aiDafpk ny afiKaf ik awgoN bI[ey krn leI dfKlf lY lY.
nf myry afpxy mn ivwc josL sI. qF vI keI idn jwkf-qwkf kridaF dfKlf lY
ilaf. dfKlf lY ky jdoN vwzy mfmf inrMjn isMG qFGI nUM imilaf qF Auh vI
myry dfKlf lY lYx AuWqy KusL nhIN hoey.
ajy do ku mhIny hI pVHfeI hoeI sI ik s[ jgq isMG plfhI, ijnHF ny bI[ey
kr leI sI, sunyhf lY ky afey, ‘‘qYnUM jgjIq isMG gogoafxI bulfAuNdy
hn.’’ s[ jgjIq isMG gogoafxI pMjfb ivDfn sBf dy mYNbr sn. dYink ‘‘Kflsf
syvk’’ aMimRqsr qoN kZdy afey sn. hux rfjnIiqk kfrnF krky AunHF nUM ieh
aKbfr aMimRqsr dI QF PgvfVy qoN kwZxf pY irhf sI. AunHF nUM prcf ilKx
leI iksy pwqrkfr dI loV sI. mYnUM pwqrkfrI df koeI qjrbf nhIN sI. isrP
myry kuJ lyK aYP[ey dI do sflf pVHfeI dOrfn jlMDr qoN Cpdy AurdU
‘‘ajIq’’ aqy pMjfbI ‘‘akflI pwqRkf’’ dy ivsLysL aMkF ivwc Cpy sn. mYnUM
aMgryjLI, AurdU qy pMjfbI BfsLfvF ilKx-pVHn dI bhuq muhfrq vI sI.
so, AunHF ny mYnUM Aup-sMpfdk bxf ilaf. ‘‘inkMmy bMdy’’ nUM kMm iml
igaf. pYsy df mslf Pyr vI hwl nhIN hoieaf. qnKfh isrP awsI rupey mhInf
dwsI geI. Auh vI kdy iewkTI nhIN imlI. kdy vIh rupey iml gey, kdy qIh
rupey qy kdy pMj-ds vI. pVHfeI bMd ho geI. rojLfnf ipMz jfxf vI bMd ho
igaf. ikrfey AuWqy kmrf lY ky sLihr ivwc rihxf ipaf. awT mhIny bfrF bfrF
GMty kMm kIqf. ienHF awTF mhIinaF ivwc qnKfh (tukiVaF ivwc) pMj ku
mhIinaF dI hI imlI, pr ieh lfB ho igaf ik myrI aKbfr ilK skx dI kfblIaq
dI so jlMDr qwk phuMc geI. ies leI jdoN awT mhIinaF bfad, gogoafxI dy
igRPqfr ho jfx nfl, aKbfr Cpxf bMd ho igaf, qF mYnUM jlMDr dy
‘‘pMQ-syvk’’ ivwc kMm krn leI ipMz sunyhf af igaf. ‘‘pMQ syvk’’ qoN
AurdUU ‘‘pRBfq’’ ivwc igaf. AurdU ‘‘pRBfq’’ qoN AurdU ‘‘ajIq’’ ivwc
igaf. ienHF cfr-pMj sflF ivwc bI[ey vI kIqI, qy aYm[ey pMjfbI vI. pr
ienHF do iemiqhfnF leI vI AuvyN bfkfiedgI nfl pVHfeI aqy imhnq-BrI
iqafrI nhIN kIqI, ijvyN skUl ivwc krn df afdI sF. arjn vFg pMCI dI awK
ivwc qIr mfr ky insLfnf PMuz lYx
dI jfc jfxdf sF. iesdf mhwqv vI jfxdf sF. pr insLfnf PMuzdf nhIN sF.
aMgryjLI BfsLf ivwc ies iksm dI afdq nUM ‘‘zirPitMg’’ kihMdy hn. byVI
nUM lihrF dy hvfly kr dyxf. mlfh afp cwpU nf mfry. byVI ijwDr jFdI hY,
jfx dyvy.
aKbfrF ivwc nOkrI kridaF khfxIaF ilKIaF. do vwzy nftk qy iewk drjn dy
krIb iekFgI ilKy. ‘‘pMjfbI dunIaF’’, ‘‘pMj diraf’’ aqy ‘‘sfihq smfcfr’’
ivwc aflocnfqmk lyK ilKy. vwzy nftk ‘‘isafV’’ aqy ‘‘afpy kfj svfrIaY’’
aqy iekFgI sMgRih ‘‘idn-rfq’’ aqy ‘‘Dn ipr’’ Cpy gey. ‘‘isafV’’ pMjfb
XUnIvristI cMzIgVH dI igafnI dy islybs ivwc pfT-pusqk lwg igaf.
pfT-pusqkF ivwc sLfml hox vflf mYN pMjfbI df sB qoN CotI Aumr df lyKk
sF. vwzy Coty lyKk mYnUM jfxdy-pCfxdy sn. pRkfsLk myrIaF pusqkF KusL ho
ky Cfpdy sn. myry mMgx Auwqy kuJ pysLgI rfieltI vI dy idMdy sn. ‘‘kyNdrI
pMjfbI lyKk sBf’’ aqy ‘‘pMjfbI sfihq akfzmI’’ luiDafxf dIaF
sfihqk-gosLtIaF, hux dIaF gosLtIaF nfloN, AudoN kfPI gMBIr iksm dIaF
hMudIaF sn. mYN ienHF gosLtIaF ivwc prcf ilKx vfilaF ivwc qF nhIN. bolx
vfilaF ivwc aksr sLfml hMudf.
CotI Aumr ivwc pVHn ilKx vfly gMBIr ivakqI hox dI bx geI ies Bwl df sbUq
vI imldf rihMdf sI. aYm[ey pMjfbI krn leI mYN lfielpur Kflsf kflj ivwc
dfKlf ilaf sI. klfs isrP sLfm nUM lgdI sI. mYN rojL nhIN hfjLr ho skdf
sF, ikAuNik aKbfr ivwc myrI zIAUtI dupihr do qoN sLfm 9 vjy qwk hMudI
sI. qF vI kdy kdy jFdf sF. ijs idn pihlI sLfm nUM igaf, qF pRo[ s[ s:
amol ny, jo pMjfbI ivBfg dy muKI sn, mYnUM dyK ky aMgryjLI BfsLf ivwc
pRsLn pwuiCaf, ‘‘qMU aYm[ey[ pMjfbI df ividafrQI hYN?’’ mYN nfm dwisaf,
qF mYnUM isr qoN pYrF qwk dyK ky boly-’’ qMU swc-mwuc ipafr isMGf Bogl
hYN?’’ mYN ikhf, ‘‘qusIN eyny hYrfn ikAuN ho? ‘‘ myrf iKafl sI, qMU
pMqflI ku sfl df hovNygf. pMjfbI dunIaF ivwc Cpy qyry lyKF qoN myrf ieh
pRBfv bixaf hoieaf sI’’, amol sfihb boly.
aKbfrF dI nOkrI Cwzky mYN afpxy imwqr ig[ Bjn isMG vwloN clfeI jf rhI
akfzmI ivwc pMjfbI aqy aMgryjLI pVHfAuxI sLurU kr idwqI sI. pwqrkfrI vFg
mYN aiDafpk dy qOr qy vI kfmXfb sF, qy ividafrQIaF df psMdIdf aiDafpk
sF. aKbfrF ivwc nOkrIaF krky mYN anuBv kIqf sI, jy ho sky, qF awgoN
nOkrI kdy nf krF. afjLfd rhF. kwul-vkqI lyKk bxF, ijvyN nfnk isMG qy
gurbKsL isMG pRIqlVI bxy sn. akfzmI ivwc pVHfAux df kMm vI kuJ sfl hI
krF. bfad ivwc sMsfr ivwc GMumF-iPrF qy isrP ilwKF. pYsy kmfAux leI jy
ilKxf hY, qF aMgryjLI aKbfrF leI ilwKF. aMgryjLI ivwc clMq-mfmilaF AuWqy
ilK skx bfry afqm-ivsLvfsL bhuq sI. sfihqkfrI ivwc isrPL nfvl qy khfxI
AuWqy iDafn kyNdrq krn df ierfdf sI. ilKx leI vsqU bhuq suJdy sn. rivMdr
rvI dI sMpfdxf ivwc inkly iek mfsk pwqr leI ‘‘qlvfr dI Dfr’’ nfvl iksLqF
ivwc ilKxf sLurU kIqf, pr ikAuNik prcf do aMk kZky bMd ho igaf, iesL leI
myrf nfvl vI ruk igaf. kuJ sflF bfad, zlhOjLI pMdrF idnF dI CwutI ktidaF
iek hor nfvl df pUrf KrVf iqafr kr ilaf. pr ieh nfvl vI CpvfAux dI GOl
kfrn ax-Cipaf ipaf irhf.
ies sB kuJ df vwzf kfrn qF byVI nUM TIk ZMg nfl cwpU nf lfAux dI BYVI
afdq sI, pr iewk hor kfrn twbrdfrI jf Jmylf vI sI. asl ivwc twbrdfrI
sfrI Aumr myry pYrF dIaF byVI bxI rhI. ieh byVI Bfrq Br dy lyKkF dI
bhuigxqI nUM JwlxI pY rhI hY. pwCm ivwc bhuqy sfihqkfr aqy bOiDk kMm krn
vfly hor lyKk afm qOr qy ivafh krfAuNdy hI nhIN. jy krfAuNdy hn qF bhuq
pCVky. mYN qF nf isrP mYtirk pfs krn qoN pihlF ivafihaf igaf sF, CwbI
sfl dI Aumr hox qwk afpxy iqMnF bwicaF df bfp vI bx igaf sF. ikAuNik
mYnUM afpxy bfp df ipafr nhIN imilaf sI, ies krky myrf ienHF iqMnF
bwicaF nfl bhuq gUVHf aqy zMUGf ipafr sI. bwicaF nfl Bfvk-ipafr hox krky
afpxy twbr qy Gr nfl bhuqf hI juV igaf. jdoN iksy kfnPrMs jF iksy sBf dI
gosLtI AuWqy bfhr jFdf, hor lyKk keI keI idn bfhr kwt afAuNdy, mYN CyqI
qoN CyqI Gr nUM Bwjdf. jy iksy phfV AuWqy CwutI kwtx jFdf qF nfl pirvfr
nUM vI iKwcI iPrdf. ieho ijhy moh-ipafr dy irsLqy qoN ibnF vI koeI lyKk
KusL nhIN rih skdf. pr ieh irsLqy lyKk leI BfrIaF rokF vI bxdy hn.
sfihqkfrI aqy bOiDk kfrj mn aqy qn dI kfPI ivhl mMgdy hn. mOj ivwc rihx
dI KulH mMgdy hn.
ienHF sflF ivwc kdy kdy ieh iKafl vI afieaf, suqMqr lyKx-kfrI dy
sLyKL-iclI vfly supny CwzF. pwkI afmdn leI nOkrI kr lvF. do mOky afey
vI.
pMjfbI XUnIvristI pitaflf dy Aup-kulpqI, BfeI joD isMMG qoN bfad, s[
ikrpfl isMG nfrMg bx cwuky sn. AunHF ny XUnIvristI dy aYkt anusfr pMjfbI
BfsLf qy sfihq dI Koj aqy ivkfs nfl sMbMDq keI nvyN ivBfg KolH idwqy.
nvINaF afsfmIaF inklIaF. mYN irsrc skflr dI afsfmI leI drKfsq idwqI pr
mYnUM ieMtrivAU leI icwTI irsrc-aisstYNt leI afeI. pr mYN ies afkV nfl
ieMtrvIAU AuWqy nhIN igaf ik mYnUM irsrc-skflr dI afsfmI leI ikAuN nhIN
bulfieaf igaf? dUjf mOkf idwlI ivwc amrIkn sPfrqKfny vwloN kwZy jfx vfly
pMjfbI spqfhk ivwc sMpfdk dI nOkrI sI. mYN drKfsq idwqI. lwgBwg awDI
drjn jfxy-pCfxy ivakqI ilKqI tYwst aqy ieMtrivAU leI hfjLr sn. mYN nf
isrP cuixaf igaf, sgoN iek amrIkn aiDkfrI afp mYnUM pwuCx leI jlMDr
afieaf,qMU kdoN nOkrI AuWqy hfjLr ho skdf hYN? ieh sLfied apRYl df mhInf
sI, mYN AusnUM jUn dy pihly hPqy dI qfrIK dwsI. ies ivckfr cwl rhy iksy
aMdoln qoN KPf ho ky muK mMqrI s[ pRqfp isMG kYroN dI srkfr ny ‘‘nvF
jLmfnf’’ aKbfr Auwqy pulsI-Cfpf mfr ky keI mulfjLm igRPqfr kr ley, qy
pRYws sIl kr idwqf. AunHF idnF ivwc hI pMjfbI sfihq akfzmI luiDafxf dI
kfnPrMs cMzIgVH ivwc sI. akfzmI dI prMprf anusfr ies kfnPrMs ivwc ivBfgI
kfnPrMsF dI lVI ivwc iek ‘‘pwqrkfr kfnPrMs’’ vI hoeI. gurbKsL isMG
bMnoafxf ny ‘‘nvF-jLmfnf’ AuWqy pulsI-Cfpy dI inMidaf df mqf pysL kIqf
qy mYN qfeId kIqI. kuJ idnF bfad mYnUM amrIkn sPfrqKfn dy amrIkI aiDkfrI
dI icwTI af geI, ijs ivwc jlMDr ivwc hoeI glbfq dy hvfly nfl iliKaf igaf
ik AunHF nUM aPsos hY ik inXukqI leI kIqI geI pysLksL rwd kIqI jFdI hY.
ipwCo idwlI qoN afey iek lyKk -imwqr ny Byq KoilHaf ik amrIkI sPfrqKfny
ivwc kMm krdf iek pMjfbI krmcfrI cMzIgVH kfnPrMs ivwc hfjLr sI. Ausny
idwlI phMuc ky amrIkI aiDkfrI nUM dwisaf ik ipafrf isMG Bogl kimAUinst
hY.
krmcfrI nUM mYN kfnPrMs ivwc dyiKaf vI sI. ipwCoN ieh krmcfrI sfzy imwqr
igafnI Bjn isMG df vfhvf imwqr bx igaf sI. igafnI jI nUM imlx afieaf
mYnUM vI iml ky jFdf sI.
jdoN 1969-70 ivwc mYN akfzmI ivwc aYm[ey[ pMjfbI dI jmfq pVHfAudI sLurU
kr idwqI, qy ieh jmfq vfhvf hrmn ipafrI ho geI, qF iksy adfry ivwc nOkrI
kr lYx dI locf mwTI pYNdI geI. AuNJ ieh aihsfs sfrI Aumr hI irhf ik
akfzmI ivwc pVHfAuxf iblkul Gfty vflf DMdf hY qy ies DMdy df afdr-mfx vI
nhIN, pr ieh gl vI Xfd afAudI sI ik imafn ivwcoN inkl cwukf qIr vfps
nhIN afAuNdf hMudf.
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