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apRYl, 1978 dI iewk Èfm mYN qy ÊËl-gfiek jgjIq isMG mONtrIal qoN progrfm dy ky prqy qF ipqf jI nUM isitMg rUm ivwc bYiTaF dyK ky jfipaf ijvyN Auh koeI Éfs sunyhf dyx leI Auqfvly hox. myrf aMdfËf TIk hI sI. mYnUM dyKidaF hI AuhnF ikhf, “E beI, iksy nUr jhF df tYlIPon afieaf sI. Aus ny afpxF nMbr nhIN Cwizaf, kihMdI sI kwlH svyry dubfrf tYlIPon krygI.”
BfvyN ipqf jI ny “iksy nUr jhF” dI gwl kIqI sI, pr AuhnF dI sfrI srIrk BfÈf AuhnF dy ies XkIn dI hfmI Br rhI sI ik ieh nUr jhF AuhnF dI jvfnI vyly dIaF “ËInq” aqy “anmol GVI” vrgIaF byhwd mkbUl iÌlmF dI hIroien hI hY. pr mYnUM ipqf jI dy ies XkIn df koeI afDfr nËr nhIN sI afAuNdf. nUr jhF vrgI ihMd-pfk Aup-mhFdIp dI nFmvr iPlmI hsqI nUM kI loV hY ik Auh mYnUM tYlIPon kry. mYN soicaf, nUr jhF nF dI iksy bIbI ny myry ryzIE progrfm bfry koeI gwl krnI hovygI, jF ho skdf hY, iksy ny jgjIq qy icwqrf isMG df progrfm buwk krnf hovy.
dUsry idn hfly asIN sfry nfÈqy qoN ivhly hoey hI sF ik tYlIPon dI GMtI vwj peI. mYN rsIvr cuwikaf qF awgoN afvfË afeI, “mYN nUr jhF bol rhIN hF, mYN kwlH vI Ìon kIqf sI, qusIN Gr nhIN imly.”
mYN puwiCaf, “ikhVy nUr jhF?”
awgoN afvfË afeI, “mYzm nUr jhF.”
ieh qF swc muwc AuWGI aYktrs qy mlkf-ey-qrMnm nUr jhF hI sI. pl dy pl leI qF mYN vI ckrf igaf pr CyqI hI sMBl ky ikhf, “hukm kro.”
nUr jhF bolI, “mYN suixaF ey, ÊËl-gfiek jgjIq isMG awj kwlH trFto afey hoey ny, aqy quhfzy koÜ Tihry hoey ny.”
drasl nUr jhF jgjIq isMG dI bVI gUVHI ÌYn hY. Auh AunHIN idnIN afpxy truwp nfl amrIkf afeI hoeI sI. ijvyN hI Aus nUM jgjIq isMG dy trFto ivwc afey hox df pqf lwgf, Auh Aus df Éurf kwZdI hoeI myry tYlIPon nMbr qwk phuMc geI.
“mYN huxy gwl krfAuNdf hF”, afK ky mYN jgjIq isMG nUM dUsry kmry ivwcoN bulfieaf aqy ikhf, “mYzm nUr jhF quhfzy nfl gwl krnf cfhuMdy hn.”
QoVI ijhI hYrfnI qF jgjIq isMG nUM vI hoeI. jdoN koeI klfkfr Èuhrq dy iewk Éfs drjy `qy puwj jFdf hY qF ijhIaF awcncyq mulfkfqF jF sbwb Aus dy leI sMBfvnf dy dfiery qoN bfhr dI gwl nhIN rih jFdy. pr AudoN qwk jgjIq ajy ies drjy qwk phuMicaf nhIN sI. do cfr rsmIN gwlF qoN bfad jgjIq aqy mYzm afps ivwc ieMnyN KuwlH gey ik pUrf iewk GMtf iewk dUsry nfl ÊuÌqgU krdy rhy. Aus qoN bfad ijMnyN ku idn jgjIq myry koÜ Tihiraf, dohF ivcfly tYlIPon AuWqy awDf pOxf GMtf gwlbfq hr dUjy qIjy idn huMdI rihMdI. iesy smyN ivwc mYzm nfl myrI vI vfkÌIaq vwD geI. jdoN Aus df tYlIPon afAuNdf, sB qoN pihlF mYN hI Aus nfl duaf slfm krdf. Auh sfzy nfl gwlbfq “siq sRI akfl” qoN ÈurU krdI. hYrfnI dI gwl ieh hY ik hor pfiksqfnI imwqrF dy Auylt Aus df “siq sRI afkfl” df Aucfrn bVf ÈuwD huMdf.
nUr jhF jgjIq nUM sfhmxy bYT ky suxnf cfhuMdI sI. mYzm meI dy aMq ivwc inAUXfrk phuMc rhI sI ijQoN nyVy hI lONg-afeIlYNz dy iewk imwqr dy Gr jgjIq isMG ny iewk inwjI mhiPl ivwc Èfml hoxf sI. ÌYslf hoieaf ik ieh imlx df ZuwkvF mOkf hY.
inÈicq smyN nUr jhF, afpxy awT dws sMgI sfQIaF nfl, dwsy pqy AuWqy af phuMcI. jgjIq isMG ÊËl gf irhf sI. nUr jhF nUM dyKidaF hI Aus ny ÊËl ivwcy Cwz ky iÌlm “anmol GVI” ivwc gfieaf hoieaf nUr jhF df gIq, “afvfË dy khF hY, dunIaF myrI jvF hY” gfAuxf ÈurU kr idwqf.
ieh gIq gf ky jgjIq isMG nUr jhF pRqI afpxI akIdq pyÈ kr irhf sI aqy Aus df sMgIqk suafgq vI. nUr jhF dy kmry ivwc dfKl hox dy aMdfË, Aus dI qor qy Aus dI muskrfht qoN Ëfhr sI ik jgjIq isMG vwloN afKI jf rhI sMgIqk ‘jI afieaF’ Aus nUM swc muwc cMgI lwg rhI sI.
nUr jhF afeI qF sfrI dI sfrI mhiPl cuMiDaf geI. Aus smyN Auh 50 sfl dy gyV ivwc sI. BfvyN Auh kuwJ BfrI qF ho geI sI, Pyr vI Aus dI idwK ivwc Auh ÉUbI ajy mOjUd sI ijhVI qRIaf suhwpx nUM sihj dI Coh idMdI hY.
Aus dI iJlimlfAudI sÌyd sfVHI, Aus dI sj-Dj, Aus df afAux, imlx, muskfAux qy bolx df aMdfË Aus dy asfDfrn hox dI hfmI BrdI sn. Aus nUM dyK ky lwgdf sI ik BfvyN Aus ny mlkf-ey-ihMd nUr jhF vFg mulkF AuWqy rfj qF nhIN kIqf pr lokF dy idlF AuWqy Aus df rfj ËrUr hY.
jy ieh mMn vI ilaf jfey ik Aus dy ichry df KyVf, hwQF dI sUÉmqf, bfhvF dIaF golfeIaF aqy ijsm df qnfsb kfËmYitk srjrI df kmfl sI, qF vI rUh qF nUr jhF dI afpxI sI. myrf nhIN iÉafl ik jy nUr jhF dI rUh jvfn nf huMdI qF plfsitk srjrI dy cmqkfr ivwc koeI cmk huMdI aqy nf Aus dy mykap ivwc koeI qfËgI.
nUr jhF jgjIq isMG dy sfhmxy bYT geI. jgjIq ny ÊËl CohI, “Ìfsly aYsy BI hoNgy, Xyh kBI socf nf Qf, sfmny bYTf Qf voh aor voh myrf nf Qf.” jgjIq isMG df AunHF idnf ivwc ieh aMdfË sI ik jdoN Auh gfAuNdf sI, bhuqI vfrI awKF bMd kr lYNdf sI (Aus dI ieh afdq awj kwlH Gt geI hY). jgjIq do GMty gfAuNdf irhf. Aus ny jo kuwJ gfieaf Aus ivwc bhuqf ihwsf Auh sI ijs dI ÌrmfieÈ nUr jhF ny kIqI. Auh gfAuNdf qF Aus dI afvfË dy jfdU ivwc msq nUr jhF dI nËr Aus dy ichry AuWqy itkI rihMdI.
mhiPl Éqm hoeI qF nUr jhF jgjIq nUM kihx lwgI, “jy burf nf mnfE qF mYN iewk gwl afKF!” jgjIq ny muskrfAuNdy hoey ikhf, “qusIN sfzy sInIar afritst ho, jo mrËI hY kho; ies ivwc burf mnfAux vfÜI ikhVI gwl hY.”
nUr jhF bolI, “gfAux aqy sunx vfilaF df irÈqf afiÈk mfÈUk vflf huMdf hY. sunx vfilaF dI ieh ÉfihÈ huMdI hY ik koeI gfiek jdoN gfey qF AuhnF dIaF nËrF nfl nËrF imlf ky gfey. mYN vI iesy afs nfl sfhmxy bYTI sF. jdoN qusIN, “Ìfsly aYsy BI hoNgy” vfÜI ÊËl gf rhy sI, mYN soc rhI sF qusIN mYnUM suxf rhy ho. qusIN afpy soco jdoN qusIN awKF bMd kr lYNdy so, qF mYnUM ikMnI mfXUsI huMdI hovygI.”
nUr jhF df ipafrf ijhf ieh iglf sI, apxwq aqy dfd dyx df anoKf ZMg vI.
iewQy iewk CotI ijhI Gtnf vI vfprI ijhVI myry pMjfbI suBfa nfl sbMD rVkdI hY. pMjfbIaF df suBfa hY ik Auh ibnf puwCy dwsy afpxI pUC nUM awg luafAux leI kfhÜy huMdy hn. Kfs qOr qy jdoN mfmly df sbMD iksy bIbI nfl hovy.
gwl ieMJ hoeI. jgjIq isMG dI ies mhiPl qoN bfad, nUr jhF df iewk AupfÈk Aus dy gozy muwZ af bYTf. Auh QoVHy QoVy icr ipwCoN joÈ qy AuqÈfh ivwc af ky, nUr jhF dy gozy Guwtx lwg ipaf kry. mYN koÜ hI bYTf sF. QoVHI dyr qF nUr jhF afpxy gozy ieDr AuDr krky afpxy pRsMsk dy AuqÈfh qoN bcx dI koiÈÈ krdI rhI, pr jdoN Auh bfË hI nf afieaf qF nUr jhF ny myry kMn ivwc ikhf, “ies bMdy nUM qF mgroN lfh!”
mYN Aus bMdy nUM ikhf, “BfeI sfihb! qfrIP Ëubfn nfl kIiqaF hI kfÌI huMdI hY, hwQF nfl krnI ËrUrI nhIN.”
Auh AupfÈk Jyp igaf qy QoVHI dyr ipwCoN afpxI QF qoN AuWT bYTf. Aus dy jfx dI dyr sI, mYN Aus dI QF AuWqy jf bYTf. Auh vfips afieaf qF myrI QF AuWqy af bYTf. nUr jhF ny koeI gwl kIqI qF pRsMsk dy AuqÈfh ny Aubflf KfDf qy Auh Pyr nUr jhF dy goizaf nUM PV bYTf. ies vfr mYnUM kuwJ vDyry hI guwsf ciVHaf, mY ikhf, “BfeI sfihb, jy qusIN afpxy gozy nhIN quVvfAuxy qF afpxy hwQF nUM Ërf sMBfl ky rwKo!”
mhiPl brÉfsq hoeI qF AuhI pRsMsk byiDafnI nfl sVk pfr krdf hoieaf iewk kfr dI lpyt ivwc af igaf. Aus dIaF dovyN lwqF tuwt geIaF.
mYN hux qwk pCqf irhf hF ik mYN kfhqoN gwl mUMhoN kwZxI sI, hflF ik mYnUM pqf hY ik myry ivwc aijhI koeI ÈkqI nhIN ik myry mUMhoN inwklI hr gwl swcI ho jfey. mYN keI vfr ieh kihMdf hF ik ies vfr sfzI lftrI inwkl afeygI, pr inwklI kdy nhIN.
nUr jhF ny mYnUM hI pRsMsk qoN Cutkfrf duafAux leI ikAuN ikhf? Èfied ies leI ik Aus ny BFp ilaf sI ik ies bMdy AuWqy hI pUrf Brosf kIqf jf skdf hY.
do ku hPqy dy vkÌy qoN bfad nUr jhF jdoN afpxF progrfm pyÈ krn ipwCoN trFto afeI qF Aus ny myry nfl qfl myl kfiem riKaf. Auh bhuq hI pryÈfn sI. ies progrfm AuWqy pfiksqfn dy pRiswD aYktr muhMmd alI aqy Aus dI byÊm ËYbf ny vI hfËr hoxf sI, pr iksy Éfs kfrn Auh nf af sky. ijs krky lokl prbMDkF nfl Aus dy kuwJ afriQk mwq Byd ho gey. progrfm hoieaf pr nf hoieaF vrgf. progrfm qoN ipwCoN kuwJ idn Auh trFto rhI, pr duKI hflq ivwc.
AuWqrI amrIkf dI PyrI qoN bfad jdoN Auh vfips pfiksqfn jfx lwgI qF afpxy hsqfÉr nfl Aus ny afpxI iewk rMgIn qsvIr mYnUM idwqI aqy kihx lwgI, “iekbfl BfeI! jy pfiksqfn afieaf qF ËrUr imlIN.”
mYN 1982 ivwc pfiksqfn igaf. kuwJ idn lfhOr ivwc afpxy dosqF koÜ Tihiraf. myrf idl kIqf ik mYN nUr jhF nUM iml afvF pr ieh soc ky iJjk igaf ik jy Aus ny pihcfixaf hI nf qF mfXUsI AuTfAuxI pAU. nUr jhF nfl myrI jfx pihcfx jgjIq isMG dy kfrn hoeI sI. ies leI myrI ieh iJjk iksy hwd qwk jfieË vI sI. ho skdY Auh hux qwk mYnUM Buwl Bulf geI hovy.
Auh 1984 ivwc muV trFto afeI. mYsI hfl ivwc Aus df progrfm sI. mYN hIaF krky Aus nUM imlx cilaf igaf. hfl dy grIn rUm ivwc afpxy nF dI prcI aMdr ByjI qF nUr jhF ny aMdroN hI afvfË idwqI, “iekbfl BfeI! bfhr ikAuN KVf hYN, aMdr af nf!”
mYN aMdr igaf qF nUr jhF ny jgjIq isMG df hfl puwiCaf qy iÊlf kIqf, “lokF nUM pqf nhIN kI ho igaY, jy mYnUM Aus dI afvfË qy Aus dI gfiekI psMd hY qF ies df mqlb QoVHy hI aY beI mYN Aus AuWqy afiÈk ho geI aF. vyK nf! Auh qy myry puwqr df hfxI hoxf ey; lokI myrI qy Aus dI Aumr nhIN vyKdy!”
myry puwCx AuWqy Aus ny dwisaf ik jdoN Auh 1982 ivwc bMbeI geI sI qF Aus nUM kuwJ puwTIaF iesdIaF gwlF sunx nUM imlIaF. nUr jhF Aus vyly styj AuWqy jfx dI iqafrI kr rhI sI. Auh kihx lwgI, “kwlH mYnUM myry hotl ivwc svyry 10 vjy ËrUr imÜIN.”
ihMdusqfn dIaF ijnHF nvIaF pIhVIaF ny nUr jhF nUM iÌlmF ivwc kMm kridaF nhIN dyiKaf, AuhnF ny Aus nUM pfiksqfn tI. vI. AuWqy gfAuidaF ËrUr suixaf hovygf. nUr jhF ihMd-pfk Aup mhFdIp dIaF igxqI dIaF do cfr iÌlmI ÈKsIaqF ivwcoN hY, ijnHF ny ies sdI dy cOQy dhfky ivwc adfkfrI aqy sMgIq dI dunIaF ivwc kdm rwiKaf sI, qy sdf-bhfr bUitaF vFg hux qwk afpxI klf dI mihk iKMzf rhIaF hn.
nUr jhF df jnm sqMbr, 1929, nUM ksUr ivwc hoieaf. Aus idn pOx ny vI nUr jhF dy afgmn dI KuÈI ivwc gIq gfey hoxgy. ksUr gfiekI leI mÈhUr jgHf hY. sMgIq smrft svrgvfsI bVy Êulfm alI vI ksUr dy hI jMmpl sn.
Aus df asl nF “awlf-rwKI” sI. jdoN Aus ny afpxF iÌlmI kYrIar “ipMz dI kuVI” iÌlm qoN ÈurU kIqf AudoN Aus dI Aumr hfly 7-8 sfl dI hI sI. ieh iÌlm 1936 ivwc rIlIË hoeI sI. ies qoN bfad Aus ny koeI drjn ku iÌlmF ivwc iewk bfl-klfkfr vjoN “bybI nUr jhF” dy nF nfl kMm kIqf. sMgIq pwKoN nUr jhF ny pihlI vfr pMjfbI dI iÌlm, “ÊulbkOlI” leI pRiswD sMgIq inrdyÈk Êulfm hYdr dy inrdyÈn hyT gfieaf. ieh iÌlm 1939 ivwc rIlIË hoeI sI. gIq dy bol sn, “Èfvf jvfnIaF mfxy”.
nUr jhF qyrF sfl dI hI sI jdoN Aus ny iÌlmF ivwc bqOr hIroien, kMm krnf ÈurU kr idwqf sI. iÌlmF ivwc Aus nUM iÌlm inrmfqf ky. zI. mihrf ny ilaFdf sI. iÌlmsfËI ivwc lfhOr AudoN BfvyN bMbeI dy brfbr df qF nhIN sI pr ies vyly dy mdrfs ijwzf drjf ËrUr rwKdf sI. nUr jhF nUM pihlI vfr Èuhrq AudoN imlI jdoN idlsuK pMcolI ny 1942 ivwc ies nUM “Éfndfn” iÌlm ivwc rol idwqf. ies iÌlm df hIro BfrqI iÌlmF df mÈhUr aYktr prfx sI. ies iÌlm dI asfDfrn sÌlqf nUr jhF nUM Auzf ky bMbeI lY geI. bMbeI iÌlm ngrI ivwc Auh iekwlI nhIN geI; Auh afpxF ÈoÉ pMjfbI rMg vI afpxy nfl hI lY geI.
ihMdI iÌlmF ivwc slvfr kmIË df pihrfvf nUr jhF nfl hI ÈurU hoieaf. nUr jhF nUM ies gwl df mfx hY. bMbeI ivwc Aus ny “nOkr”, “nfdfn”, “dosq”, “lfl hvylI”, “BfeI jfn”, “ivlyj grl” afid iÌlmF ivwc kMm kIqf. sdf-bhfr iÌlm “ËInq” ny qF nUr jhF nUM sMgIq-isqfrf vI bxf idwqf.”bulbulo mwq roa XhF, aFsU bhfnf hY mnHF” Aus nUM cuwk ky ikqy df ikqy lY igaf. ies gIq ny Aus vyly dI sMgIqk mlkf ÉurÈId nUM byqfj kr idwqf. hux hr pfsy nUr jhF dI hI crcf say. Aus ny iÌlm “ËInq” ivwc “afhyN nf BrI iÈkvy nf kIey’ “ kvflI gfeI qF johrfbfeI aMbfly vfÜI aqy amIrbfeI krnftkI dy inrqkI ZMg dy sMgIq df irvfj vI Éqm ho igaf. iesqrI afvfËF ivwc gfeI ies pihlI kwvflI ny iÌlmF ivwc inrol ieslfmI qrË dI ies gfiekI leI pwkI QF bxf idwqI. ies iÌlm df sMgIq hÌIË Éfn ny idwqf sI.
mihbUb ÉF dI 1946 ivwc, bxfeI hoeI “anmol GVI” iewk aijhI iÌlm sI ijs ivwc nUr jhF dI adfkfrI aqy gfey gIqF ny Aus dy ruqby nUM afkfÈ qwk phuMcf idwqf. ies iÌlm df gIq “afvfË dy khF hY, dunIaf myrI jvF hY” hmyÈf-hmyÈf leI nUr jhF dI pihcfx bx igaf. ies iÌlm dy kuwJ hor gIq vI hrmn ipafry hoey ijvyN, “jvF hY muhwbq”, “af jf myrI brbfd muhwbq ky shfry” qy “ikXf iml igaf Bgvfn quJy idl ko duKf ky.” ies iÌlm df sMgIq pRiswD sMgIq inrdyÈk nOÈfd ny idwqf sI. ies ipwCoN nUr jhF ny hËfrF dI igxqI ivwc AurdU aqy pMjfbI iÌlmI gIq gfey, pr hor iewk vI gIq Aus nUM “afvfË dy khF hY” gIq qoN AuqFh dI AucfeI AuWqy nf iljf sikaf. hkIkq ivwc “anmol GVI” iÌlm df sMgIq, khfxI df invyklf-pn, ies dI kfst aqy ies sdI dy pRiswD zfierYktr mihbUb KF dI zfierYkÈn, kuwJ aijhIaF gwlF sn, ijnHF ny nUr jhF nUM iÌlmIN klf dy Kyqr ivwc bhuq awgy lY aFdf. ies iÌlm ivwc Aus df mukfblf surweIaf nfl sI. ies iqwKy mukfbly kfrn nUr jhF leI afpxI smrwQf dy mfmly ivwc iksy avyslypn qoN kMm lY skx dI AuWkf hI koeI guMjfieÈ nhIN rih geI sI. ieh iewk vwzf kfrn sI ik sMgIq qy adfkfrI, dohF pwKF qoN ies iÌlm ivwc nUr jhF dI prPfrmYNs Aus dI iËMdgI dI sB qoN vDIaf prPfrmYNs sI. iesy sfl hI Aus dIaF iÌlmF “idl” aqy “hmjolI” vI rIlIË hoeIaF.
nUr jhF dI iPlm “imrËf sfihbF”, 1947 ivwc rIlIË hoeI ijs df kuwJ sMgIq pMzq amr nfQ aqy bfkI husn lfl qy Bgq rfm dI joVI ny idwqf sI. ies iPlm dIaF DunF TyT pMjfbI hn. ies iPlm df sMgIq bhuq hrmn ipafrf hoieaf.”af jf qujhy aÌsfnf judfeI kf sunfeyN” qy jI. aYWm durfnI nfl gfieaf iewk dugfxf, “qum aFKoN sy dUr ho, hueI nINd aFKoN sy dUr” awj vI kdy-kdy ryzIE AuWqy suxn nUM imldy hn.
iÌlm “jugnUM” sFJy ihMdusqfn ivwc Aus dI afÉrI iÌlm sI. ies df gIq, “XhF bdlf vPf kf byvÌfeI ky isvf ikaf hY” afpxy vyly bhuq hrmn ipafrf hoieaf. ieh pihlf gIq sI jo svrgvfsI muhMmd rPI ny nUr jhF nfl gfieaf. trFto ivwc rihMdy rPI sfihb dy vwzy BfeI hmId sfihb ny dwisaf, “Aus idn rPI bhuq hI nrvs sI nUr jhF ny Aus nUM pfxI iplfieaf aqy hOslf idwqf.”
ieh gIq rPI sfihb dIaF vwzIaF prfpqIaF ivwcoN iewk hY. ies iÌlm df sMgIq rPI sfihb dy srpRsq iÌroË inËfmI ny idwqf sI.”jugnUM” iÌlm qoN bfad Auh pfiksqfn clI geI ijQy koeI gfiekf jF aiBnyqrI Aus dy nyVy qyVy vI nhIN sI phuMcdI.
jdoN lqf mMgyÈkr iÌlmI dunIaF ivwc afeI, AudoN nUr jhF dI Dfk bYT cuwkI sI. ies gwl df lqf AuWqy pRBfv pYxf hI sI. lqf afp mMndI hY ik Auh nUr jhF dI bVI vwzI pRsMsk sI. iehnF donF ny 1945 ivwc iÌlm “bVI mF” ivwc iekwiTaF kMm kIqf sI. nUr jhF ny ies ivwc hIroien df rol kIqf sI. ies iÌlm df iewk gIq, “af ieMqËfr hY qyrf” afpxy smyN bhuq hrmn ipafrf sfbq hoieaf. pr dyÈ dI vMz ny iehnF dohF dIaF jUhF vwKo vwKrIaF kr idwqIaF.
jy nUr jhF ihMdusqfn ivwc rihMdI qF kI huMdf? kI lqf mMgyÈkr nUM hux vflf ruqbf hfsl ho skdf sI? ayjhy svfl hux byloVy jfpdy hn. AuNJ vI dohF dIaF afvfËF df kx vwKo vwKrf hY. BfvyN lqf dI afvfË nvIaF jvfn hIroienF leI byhwd ZuwkvIN hY, pr bMbeI dI bhurMgI iÌlm sMnaq ny nUr jhF dI ÈoÉ aqy BrpUr afvfË dI ZuwkvIN vrqoN dy rfh vI lwB hI lYxy sn. ho skdf hY iehnF dohF df afpsI mukfblf iehnF dohF vwloN hor vI AucyrI klfqmk pyÈkfrI df sbwb bxdf.
Auprokq svfl jF ikafÌy koeI arQ rwKx jF nf, pr ieh iewk hkIkq hY ik jo kuwJ bMbeI dI iÌlm swnaq nUr jhF qoN krvf jF gvf skI, Aus df pf-pfisk vI lfhOr dI iÌlm swnaq ies vicwqr klfkfr qoN hfsl nhIN kr skI, hflF ik nUr jhF ny iÌlmF ivwc kMm kridaF aqy aYkitMg Cwzx ipwCoN plybYk isMgr vjoN hËfrF dI igxqI ivwc gIq aqy ÊËlF gfeIaF.
ies mfmly ivwc hMZy hoey sMgIq inrdyÈk aYWs muihMdr ny TIk QF AuNgl rwKI jdoN Aus ny ikhf,
“lfhOr ivwc sMgIq inrdyÈk Gwt isafxy nhIN sn, pr pfiksqfn dI iPlm swnaq koÜ nf qF bMbeI dI pwDr dI qknIk sI, nf nvyN qjrby krn df hIaF qy nf hI Auh idwB idRÈtI ik Auh, iksy klfkfr qoN Aus dI asl smJ anusfr kMm krvf skdI. ies leI ies ivwc hYrfnI dI koeI gwl nhIN ik nUr jhF pfiksqfnI iPlmF ivwc klf aqy sMgIq pwKoN afpxy bMbeI dy dOr qoN awgy nf jf skI.”
mulk dI vMz vyly nUr jhF afpxy ÈOhr seIad ÈOkq husYn irËvI nfl kuwJ icr krfcI rihx qoN ipwCoN pwky qOr AuWqy lfhOr itk geI ijQy Aus ny Èfh nUr stUzIE dI sQfpnf kIqI. nUr jhF ny afpxI pihlI iÌlm 1951 ivwc “cMn vy” bxfeI ijs nUM ÈOkq irËvI ny zfierYkt kIqf. Èfier aYÌ. zI. ÈrÌ dy gIqF nUM sMgIq inrdyÈn idwqf svrgI iÌroË inËfmI ny.
nUr jhF ny 1951 qoN 1960 qwk kyvl 13 iÌlmF ivwc ijQy hIroien vjoN kMm kIqf AuWQy ienHF iÌlmF leI gIq vI afp hI gfey. iehnF ivwc “dupwtf”, “gulnfr”, “lÉqy-ijgr”, “ieMqËfr”, “anfrklI”, “koiel” qy “Êfilb” afid AurdU dIaF sÌl iÌlmF qoN ielfvf 4 pMjfbI iÌlmF “pfty ÉF”, “nUrF”, “CU mMqr”, qy “prdysx” Èfml hn.
nUr jhF ny 1960 qoN bfad adfkfrI krnI bMd krky ipwT-vrqI gfAuxf ÈurU kr idwqf. Aus ny pihlI vfr iPlm “slmI” leI plybYk gfieaf. ies iPlm df iewk gIq “Xyh iËMdgI hY XF iksI kf ieMqËfr hY” bhuq hrmn ipafrf hoieaf. ies iPlm dy gIq nUr jhF dI BYx eINdn dy pqI mÈhUr Èfier qnvIr nwkvI dy ilKy sn. mOsIkfr sn rÈId aqrY.
swc qF ieh vI hY ik nUr jhF dy ipwT-vrqI gIq pihlI vfr iPlm “jfn bhfr” ivwc vrqy gey sn. ieh iPlm nUr jhF dy pqI ÈOkq husYn irËvI ny 1958 ivwc bxfeI sI. nUr jhF dy afpxy pqI ÈOkq irËvI qoN alwg hox kfrn Aus ny ies iPlm ivwc kMm krno nFh kr idwqI. ies iPlm dI hIroien leI muswrq nËIr nUM cuixaF igaf. plYbYk gfxy pihlf hI nUr jhF dI afvfË ivwc irkfrz ho cuwky sn. ies qrHF muswrq dI ipwT-vrqI gIq, nUr jhF dy vrqy gey. ieh iPlm burI qrHF Plfp ho geI qy ies dy gfxy vI mkbUl nf ho sky.
pMjfbI sMgIq pRymIaF leI ieh mfx dI gwl hY ik nUr jhF ny pMjfbI iÌlmF leI sB qoN vwD plybYk idwqf hY. iPlm “hIr rFJy” dy gIq “sux vMJlI dI imwTVI qfn vy”, qoN ielfvf hor vI anykF iÌlmI gIq hn jo afpxI invyklI pihcfx bx cuwky hn.”sfnUM nihr vfÜy puÜ `qy bulf ky”, “qyry muwKVy df kflf-kflf iql vy”, “suMJy idl vfÜy bUhy”, “sux vy blOrI awK vfilaf”, “jdoN hOlI ijhI lYnYN myrf nF” qy jF Aus df sdf bhfr gIq “kihMdy ny nYxF” jd kdy vI sunx nUM imldy hn qF mn iksy anoKI lwËq nfl Br jFdf hY.
ijwQoN qwk afpxI ies mhfn klfkfr dI kdr pfAux df svfl hY, pfiksqfn dy lokF jF ies dI hkUmq ny koeI ksr nhIN CwzI. AuhnF nUr jhF nUM sMgIq inrdyÈk svrgvfsI Évfjf ÉurÈId anvr dI iPlm “ieMqËfr” dy sdf bhfr sMgIq leI “mlkf-ey-qrMnm” df iÉqfb hI nhIN idwqf sgoN mlkf vflIaF KuwlHF mfnx df aiDkfr vI idwqf hY.
pRiswD sMgIq inrdyÈk nOÈfd alI dy kihx anusfr, “nUr jhF dI afvfË ijafdf gihrI awCI qy alOikk hY.”
jdoN mYN 1984 ivwc Aus nUM Aus dy hotl ivwc imlx igaf qF Aus df pihlf svfl ieh sI, “qUM ipClI vfrI ikhf sI, lfhOr afeyNgf. afieaf nhIN Pyr qUM?”
mYN ikhf, “afieaf qF sI pr quhfnUM imlx qoN iJjk igaf, soicaf, Èfied qusIN myry bfry Bul Bulf cuwky hovoNgy.”
“hY Jwlf!”, Aus ny kuwJ nfrfËgI nfl ikhf, “afpixaF nUM koeI QoVHf Buwl jFdY!”
nyiVEN qwikaF nUr jhF KuwlHy zuwlHy suBfa dI TyT lfhOrn hY ijs nUM hornF dI pRsMsf krnI afAuNdI hY.
Aus df mYnUM pihlf svfl sI, “jgjIq dI jF suirMdr kOr dI koeI nvIN kYst qy nhIN afeI?” Aus dI gwlbfq qoN Ëfihr sI ik Auh ies gwl dI pUrI Ébr rVkdI hY ik ihMdusqfn ivwc sMgIq qy klf dy Kyqr ivwc kI ho irhf hY.
mYN puwiCaf, “afpxI lMmI sMgIqk iËMdgI ivwc qusIN koeI Èfigrd vI bxfeI hY?”
nUr jhF ny bolI, “awj kwlH sfrIaF Ausqfd hI jMmdIaF ny. nvI pIVHI ivwc iswKx dI Auh iÈwdq nhIN jo sfzy vyly huMdI sI.”
QoVHI dyr ruk ky Aus ny ikhf ik pfiksqfn ivwc mihnfË, aÌÈF, qy surweIaf Éfnm aqy hor bhuq sfrIaF lVkIaF afpxy-afpxy ivq anusfr awgy af rhIaF hn.
mYN afpxy vyly dI nFmvr gfiekf ËubYdf Éfnm bfry puwiCaf qF nUr jhF bolI, “ËubYdf dI afvfË bVI vwKrI sI. afpxy vyly Aus ny vDIaf gfieaf, pr ÈfdI qoN bfad Auh afpxy afp hI mfrkIt qoN bfhr ho geI.
ihMd-pfk Aup mhFdIp ivwc sMgIq klf dI siQqI bfry Aus ny ikhf, “swc puwCyN qF ipCly dsF sflF ivwc nf qF koeI cMgf sMgIqkfr AuWBr ky sfhmxy afieaf hY qy nf koeI gIqkfr. AuhI GsIaF iptIaF purfxIaF qrËF ny, AuhI afvfËF ny; jfpdY ijvyN iËMdgI iewk QF af ky Klo geI hovy.”
jgjIq nfl afpxy nF dy juVn dI gwl kridaF Aus ny ikhf, “dunIaF df mUMh qF nhIN PiVaf jFdf. myry vwzy puwqr akbr dy pYdf hox qoN bfad cfr sfl qwk myry koeI aOlfd nf hoeI; lokF kihxF ÈurU kr idwqf, suwk geI ey, hux ieh bwcy pYdf krn jogI nhIN rhI. myrI vwzI DI humfa dy pYdf hox qoN iewk sfl bfad myry dUsrf puwqr awCU hoieaf qF AuhnF hI lokF ny kihxf ÈurU kr idwqf, hux qF ieh sUrI vFg sUx lwg peI ey.”
nUr jhF df suBfa bhuq imlfpVf hY aqy Auh afpxy AuWqy hws skdI hY. ds ku sfl hoey iswK XfqrIaF df iewk jwQf gurdvfiraF dy drÈnF leI lfhOr phuMicaf. ies jQy ivwc Èfml kuwJ adb invfË swjxf ny soicaf ik ikAuN nf lgdy hwQ nUr jhF dy drÈn vI krdy clIey. AuhnF nUr jhF nUM tYlIPon kIqf qF Aus ny ikhf, “awj hI Èfm nUM af jfE.”
nUr jhF afAux vfilaF nUM bVy inwG nfl imlI; Èrbq, cfh qy lfhOr ivwc bxn vflIaF Kfs miTafeIaF nfl AuhnF dI tihl syvf kIqI. cfh pfxI qoN ivhly hox ipwCoN ihMdusqfnI XfqrIaF dI PrmfieÈ AuWqy nUr jhF ny gIq suxfAux leI afpxy sfiËMdy bulf ley.
afpxF gIq Cohx vyly Aus ny ikhf, “ieh gIq mYN AudoN gfieaf sI jdoN myrf vwzf bytf akbr myrI kuwK ivwc sI.”
dUsrf gIq sunfAux lwgI qF Aus ny ikhf, “ieh gIq mYN AudoN gfieaf sI jdoN myrI bytI humfa myry pyt aMdr DVk rhI sI.”
jdoN nUr jhF ny qIsrf gIq gfAux vyly afpxI byty asÊr dy pyt ivwc hox dI gwl kIqI qF iewk lyKk XfqrU qoN rih nf hoieaf Aus ny ikhf, “mYzm koeI ajyhf gIq vI suxfE ijhVf AudoN gfieaf hovy jdoN quhfzf pyt ÉflI sI.”
ThfikaF ivckfr nUr jhF kihx lwgI, “ÉflI pyt vfÜy gIq mYN bMbeI ivwc gf afeI so gf afeI, eyDr af ky qF mfÈf awlf mYN bhuqy Bry pyt nfl hI gfey hn.”
nUr jhF ny gwl BfvyN hfsy ivwc kIqI sI pr Aus dI gwl ivwc koeI bhuqI awqkQnI nhIN sI. Aus ny afpxI kuwKoN 2 byitaF qy 4 bytIaF nUM jnm idwqf. Ëfhr hY ik pirvfr rcnf dI lMmI cOVI Kyz KyzidaF ÉflI pyt dI guMjfieÈ ikwQy rih skdI sI. Aus dy do byty aqy iewk bytI Aus dI pihlI ÈfdI ivwcoN qy cfr bytIaF dUsrI ivwcoN hoeIaF.
nUr jhF df pihlf ivafh iPlm pRozIAusr qy zfierYktr ÈOkq irËvI nfl hoieaf sI. Aus df dUsrf ÈOhr ieËfË durfnI sI. ieËfË durfnI pRiswD pMjfbI iPlm “hIr rFJf” df hIro sI. durfnI sfihb nUr jhF qoN 10 sfl Coty sn. pr iÌlmI dunIaF ivwc AumrF qy bMDnf dI prvfh kOx krdf hY. iÌlmI isqfry vI dyviqaF vFg invykly jhfn ivwc rihMdy hn, ijQy sfDfrn smfjI rIqF jF nym lfgU nhIN huMdy. hkIkq ivwc ijhVIaF gwlF sfzI dunIaf ivwc doÈ smJIaF jFdIaF hn Auh klf dy Kyqr ivwc qy Éfs krky iÌlmI dunIaF ivwc phuMcky ivÈyÈqf df icMnH bx jFdIaF hn. ieh gwl bVI mÈhUr hY ik iewk vfrI nUr jhF pfiksqfnI ikRkt tIm dy iewk Augmy iKzfrI, nËr dy Gr, lfhOr ivwc hfËrI Br rhI sI ik drvfËy dy bfhroN iksy dI pYr-cfp AunHF dy kMnI peI. nËr sfihb ny Gbrf ky dUsrI mMËl dI KuwlHI bfrI ivwcoN Cfl mfr idwqI qy bFh quVf leI. ieMJ ikRkt iKzfrI vjoN Aus dy ÉuÈnumf kYrIar df Bog pY igaf. jy ieh Gtnf iksy afm aOrq jF mrd dy sbMD ivwc vfprdI qF awDy lok aOrq vwl AuNglF krdy aqy awDy ikRkt iKzfrI dI mUrKqf AuWqy hwsdy nUr jhF dy mfmly ivwc ikRkt iKzfrI vloN afpxy ikRkt kYrIar dI kurbfnI nUM iewk nËrfnf smiJaf igaf ijhVf idlF vfilaF nUM kdy kdfeIN husn dy drbfr ivwc pyÈ krnf hI pYNdf hY, aqy ikwsf Éqm ho igaf.
ieh ajyhf iekwlf ikwsf nhIN ijhVf nUr jhF dy nF nfl juiVaf hoieaf hovy. pfiksqfn dy iÌlmI kflm nvIsF koÜ lY dy ky nUr jhF hI qF iewk hMZxsfr aqy rMgIn pfqr hY ijs duafly Auh cMgI mfVI crcf dIaF buxqIaF bux skdy sn. ajyhf AuhnF rwj ky kIqf.
awsIvyN dhfky qwk ajyhf koeI sfl nhIN sI jdoN pfiksqfnI mIzIey ny nUr jhF dy nF nUM iksy ÌOjI izktytr, iksy isafsq-dfn, iksy AuWcy isvl aiDkfrI, jF iksy iÌlmI ÌfienYNsr dy nF nfl joV ky KMbf dIaF zfrF nf bxfeIaF hox. swcI gwl qF ieh hY ik nUr jhF df Enf Ìfiedf pfiksqfn dI iÌlmI swnaq ny nhIN AuTfieaf hovygf ijMnF Aus dyÈ dI aÉbfrI swnaq ny Aus bfry ÉbrF qy khfxIaF Cfp ky AuTfieaf hY.
nUr jhF nUM ies gwl leI dfd imlxI hI cfhIdI hY ik jdoN Aus nUM Ìuwl pyÈ hoey qF Aus ny afpxI “mYN” nUM bylgfm nhIN hox idwqf, qy jy iksy pfisEN koeI pwQr afieaf qF Aus nUM vI Aus ny iKVy mwQy kbUl ilaf. iËMdgI dy sÌr ivwc Aus ny Ausy sMquln aqy sihj df sbUq idwqf ijhVf ik iewk mMJI hoeI klfkfr vjoN Aus dI iÌlmI adfkfrI df ihwsf sI. BfvyN myrf ieh dfavf qF nhIN ik mYN nUr jhF nUM bhuq nyiVEN jfxdf hF, pr afpxIaF sMKyp ijhIaF myl-mulfkfqF ivwc ijMnf ku mYN Aus nUM pVH sikaF hF, Aus dy afDfr AuWqy mYN afK skdf hF ik Auh iewk Èfndfr rUh hY, aijhI rUh jo DrqI AuWqy vsdI qy iesdIaF sfrIaF ÉUbsUrqIaF nUM mfnx dI amuwk qFG rwKdI hY.
pfiksqfnI pMjfbI gfiek ÈOkq alI jUn, 1997, ivwc trFto afieaf qF mYN ÈOkq nfl nUr jhF df iËkr igly vjoN CyiVaf. drasl ieh lyK ilKx dy sbMD ivwc mYN nUr jhF nUM bIqy PrvrI dy mhIny icwTI ilK ky Aus qoN Aus dI iËMdgI dy kuwJ vyrvy mMgy sn. pMj mhIny lMG gey sn pr mYnUM afpxI icwTI df koeI jvfb nhIN sI imilaf.
ÈOkq alI ny dwisaf ik nUr jhF nUM idl dI qklIP Pyr vwD geI hY, ijs kfrn, mfnisk pryÈfnI vI Aus nUM GyrI rwKdI hY. nUr jhF awj kwlH bhuq bImfr hY aqy krfcI ivwc afpxI bytI aqy jvfeI hsn srdfr koÜ rih rhI hY.
nUr jhF dI bImfrI dI Ébr sux ky mYnUM byhwd duwK hoieaf, AuNJ hI ijvyN iksy Èfndfr purfxI iemfrq dI Zih rhI burjI dyKky huMdf hY.
nUr jhF ihMd-pfk Aup-mhFdIp ivwc iewk pUry dOr dI qrjmfnI krdI hY. Aus ny awDI sdI qwk jvfn idlF nUM nÊimaF aqy supinaF nfl DVkfieaf hY. Aus dy sdkf afiÈk idlF nUM dunIaf hmyÈf jvfn nËr afeI hY. Aus dy gfey gIq “dunIaf myrI jvF hY” dy rubrU smyN df mUMh Ëor vihx vI atk irhf lwgdf hY. mYN Aus dI lMmI Aumr dI kfmnf krdf hF.

(nUr jhF bfry ieh lyK kuJ sfl pihlF iliKaf igaf sI, aPLsos hY ik ieh klfkfr hux sfzy qoN sdf leI ivwCV geI hY.)

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