khfxIaF:
krnYl isMG igafnI

vcolx
anmol hIrf
ajLlF dy irsLqy
awj dI rwq
muswrq
imksz klcr
blFeIz zyt
bygLm
by-vqn
aihsfn
krj

mfnvI irsLqy?

lyKkf: prmjIq momI

afsyb: sRI mqI sLfihdf aihmd

bujLidl: muhsnf jYlfnI

ieh vI koeI khfxI ey? jnfb mksUd ielfhI sLyK

bfbul qyrf puMn hovy: divMdr isMG syKf

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pfsLivk aqy hor khfxIaF
ig: rqn rIhl

KLUbsUrq--ig: rqn rIhl

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mya grIn-- zf: gurnfm igwl

irsLiqaF dI sImf-- dljIq isMG Aupwl

The daughter of Eve-- Dr. G. S. Rai

do sfl: surjIq klpnf

AurdU inwkI khfxI:

iemiqhfn: sPIaf sdIkI (lMzn)

nI kuVIey: bfno arsLd (lMzn)

  DUV: drsLn DIr

hwvf dI DI :
zf: guridafl isMG rfey

Elz pIpljL hom:
zf: guridafl isMG rfey

dovyN XunIvristI dy nft klf zIpfrtmYNt ivc aksr iekwTy idKfeI idMdy. bohrf jfqI dIaF mihlfvF dI suMdrqf df, gujrfqI smfj ivc iek ivÈyÈ sQfn mMinaf jFdf hY. nÌIsf ijMnI suMdr sI, EnI hI Aus dI Ëbfn ivc imTfs sI. KrbUËy ijhf ÈwÌfÌ cyhrf, inrml qwkxI aqy klIaF vrgI muskfx. hsdI qF AusdIaF gwlHF hor vI surK ho jFdIaF. ibnf 'myk-awp' hI Puwt Puwt pYNdI sI. bohiraF dIaF kuVIaF aOsqn vDyry lMmIaF qy nfËuk huMdIaF ny. pr Ausdy BrvyN juwsy qy GwgrI vFg lMMmI skrt dI ÈoBf kfrn Auh iek rfjsQfnI kMjk vFg lgdI. AusdI mwlHk mwlHk subk jhI qor qoN, iksy 'bYly' nrqkI df BulyKf pYNdf. afpxy kUly lMmy vflF dy suhwpx df AuhnUM pUrf aihsfs hoxY. ikAuNik jdoN vI ryÈmI iltF nUM iek Kfs adf nfl iek moZy qoN dUsry vl lihrFdI, bws jfn hI kwZ lYNdI.
nÌIsf dI afvfË ivc eynI mDurqf sI, ik Auh XUnIvristI dI lqf mMgyÈkr vjoN jfxI jFdI. kfilj df koeI vI ÌMkÈn Aus dy gIqF ibnf aDUrf hI huMdf sI. iek vfrIN AusdI iek rfËdfn shylI arcnf ny Aus nUM svfl kIqf.
"nÌIsf iek gwl puwCF[[[? qyrI afvfË ivc eynf soË hY, ies df kI rfË hY?"
"qUM iksy nfl ipafr pf ky vyK[[[." nÌIsf ny iksy qrMg ivc muskrFdI ny Auwqr idwqf.
kdy pVHfeI qoN awkIaF kuVIaF Aus nUM afÈf BoNsly df koeI lokpRIX gIq sunfx leI kihMdIaF qy kdy Aus df 'mUz' nf huMdf, qF rl ky Aus nUM idljIq dI sONh pf idMdIaF.
"qYnUM qyry Es pgVI vfly dI ksm."

"hfey, qusIN bVIaF byÈrm ho. myrI kmËorI df Ìfiedf AuTfey ibnf bfË nhI afAuNdIaF." dljIq nfl pIzf irÈqf Aus leI bVy gOrv dI gwl sI, ijs dI Kfqr Auh AuhnF dI hr ÌrmfieÈ pUrI krn leI iqafr ho jFdI.
"cMgf Pyr quhfnUM mYN ryÈmf dI iek nvIN 'kmpoËIÈn' suxfAuNdI hF."

ijvyN Auh gIq gfx dI QF koeI Ìirafd kr rhI hovy. gfAuNidaf gfAuNidaf AusdI afvfË dI loc qy md msq awKF df aMdfË, iÌËf ivc koeI 'sipircUal romFs' df vfqfvrn iKlfr dyNdf. muGD hoeIaF shylIaF turn vyly CyVKfnI kIqy ibnf nf tldIaF.
"awCf, ieh qF qyrI afpxI psMd sI. [[[sfzI ÌrmfieÈ df AuDfr kdy Pyr cukf dIN."
XunIvristI kYÌytIrIaf ivc bYiTaF, ividafrQIaF dIaF ZfxIaF ivckfr aksr AuhnF dI pRym khfxI df crcf iCV pYNdf.
"Xfr! sfly srdfr ny koiel vrgI 'bohrI' nUM ptf ky rwiKaf hoieaf hY." koeI lVkf Aus qoN sV-bl ky kihMdf qF koloN hI koeI kuVI bol pYNdI.
"qYnUM eynI jln ikEN huMdI hY? Aus vrgf hYNzsm' qF bx ky ivKf."
"aYsy ikhVy surÉfb dy pr lwgy hoey ny Aus dy? sfzy 'c ikhVI gwl dI Gft hY?" qF Aus dy jvfb ivc koeI hor mUMh Pwt Aus nUM icVfx leI kih dyNdI.
"kdy afpxI Èkl ÈIÈy 'c vyKI hYy? nf ipwdI nf ipwdI df Èorbf. 'qy Auh hoieaf Cy Ìuwt lMmf pMjfb df gwBrU. [[[ryÈm vrgIaF dfVHI mwuCF nfl qF inrf ÈihËfdf lgdY?"
"bol qF aYNj rhI hYN, ijvyN afp vI Aus qy lwtU hovyN."
"myrI gwl Cwz. jdoN Auh ikRikt dy mYdfn ivc Cwky mfrdY, qF awDIaF qoN vwD kuVIaF Aus qy kurbfn hox nUM iPrdIaF huMdIaF ny."
"sflI byÈrmI dI vI hwd hI ho geI. nf koeI mF bfp df ilhfË, nf Ëfq Drm df iKafl ."
"lgdf hY, eys mhfÈy nUM AuhdI pgVI cMgI nhI lgdI." hor koeI ivwcoN tok mfrdI.
"pgVI dI vI gwl sux lvo. ipClI vfrIN eys ivcfry nUM jdoN 'dlyr- mihMdI' dy Èoa dI itkt nhI sI imlI, qF hr iksy dIaF imMnqF krdf iPrdf sI." sfry muMzy kuVIaF Thfkf mfr ky hws hws dUhry ho jFdy.
asl ivc nÌIsf qy idljIq dI rfs-lIlf df ÈRI-gxyÈ ikvyN hoieaf, ieh bhuq Gwt lokF nUM pqf sI. ieh vfikaf gujrfq dy Bucfl afAux qoN iek sfl pihlF df sI. iek idn nÌIsf dI aMmI AusnUM kfilj Cwzx afeI. dovyN QRI-vHIlr 'qy svfr sn. ikDry kfilj-gyt sfhmixEN idljIq byiDafny lMG irhf sI. AusdI jfn bcfAuNdy bcfAuNdy AuhnF df QRI-vHIlr, Bry bËfr ivc Ault igaf, qy dUjy pfisEN qyËI ivc lMGdy trwk Qwly af igaf. nÌIsf dI aMmI df isr KwKVI vFg pft igaf qy ivcfrI EQy hI dm qoV geI. nÌIsf dI swjI lwq df 'mltIpl-ÌRYkcr' ho igaf sI, qy Auh cfr ku mhIny 'hOspItl-bYz' qy peI rhI. idljIq ny idn vyiKaf nf rfq. eynI syvf kIqI ijvyN Aus dI jfn, nÌIsf dI amfnq hovy.BfvyN Ausdy awbU vI dubeI qoN af gey sn, qy nsrIn Éflf ny vI BfxjI dI puwj ky iÉdmq kIqI. pr do mhIny jdoN Auh ivsfKI shfry qurdI rhI, idljIq ny Aus nUM hwQF qy cuwkI rwiKaf. Èfied Auh afpxy afp nUM AusdI mF dI mOq leI doÈI smJ irhf sI. Es aQfh syvf bdly, nÌIsf dy aMdr Aus leI aMqF df siqkfr jfg ipaf sI.
mF dI axhoNd kfrn hux nÌIsf iek qrF afpxI ivDvf Éflf dI spurdgI ivc af geI sI. Aus dy idl ivc idljIq leI QF hox bfry, BfvyN kuJ smfijk ivroD vfjb sI, aYpr acfnk aYzf iBafnk hfdsf vfprn qy Éflf nUM nÌIsf dI mfnisk hflq qy pUrI hmdrdI sI. idljIq df AusdI BfxjI pRqI ipafr, nÌsfnIaq qoN pRyrq nf hox krky, Ausnyy ijvyN Es irÈqy nUM pRvfngI dy idwqI hovy. qy ies qrF mfsI, BfxjI dI pwkI hmrfË ho geI jfpdI sI.
idljIq dI vwzI BYx mnjIq, 'vfzI-lfl-sfrfBfeI hOspItl' ivc 'gfeInkfloijst' lwgI hoeI sI, aqy nÌIsf dy aYksIzYNt vyly qoN hI afpxy vIr dI inrCl lgn qoN eynI pRBfivq hoeI ik Aus ny nÌIsf nUM afpxy prvfr df ihwsf smJdI ny Aus ivc Kfs rucI lYxI ÈurU kr idwqI. lwq dy ËKm Br jfx bfad jdoN mnjIq ny nÌIsf dI cfl ivc Ërf AUxqfeI vyKI qF Auhny Ausdy 'srjn' nfl 'knslt' krky qwqkfl hI AusnUM hspqfl dy 'aOrQopIizk kilink' ivc 'rYÌr' krvf idwqf. ijs dI ingrfnI aDIn Aus nUM do mhIny leI 'iÌiËE-QyrpI' lYx leI ikhf igaf, qy iek ivÈyÈ bnfvt dI sYNzl pihnx df suJfv idwqf. Es ielfj dI KUbI kfrn, nÌIsf dI qor df kj, iek mDur cfl ivc bdl igaf. ijvyN Auh iksy Kfs adf nfl qurn lwg peI hovy. sfry hYrfn sn, 'kI sc muc AuhnF dy ipafr ny koeI ikRÈmf kr ivKfieaf sI?'

nÌIsf dy awbU qy kwlf kwlf Brf Èfihd, dubeI ivc kfrobfr krdy sn. gujrfq dy iswDpur Èihr ivc EhnF dI mihl vrgI hvylI ivc kyvl Aus dI mF qy nÌIsf hI rihMdIaF huMdIaF sn. aMmI dy ieMqkfl ipwCoN aYzI vwzI hvylI ivc iekwly rihx nfl Aus qy mfnisk qxfAu vD igaf sI. so Éflf dI slfh nfl Auh XunIvristI kYNps dI 'zOrmItrI' ivc hI rihx lwg geI. hux Aus nUM koeI rok tok nhI sI. Auh Èryafm idljIq dy 'vYspf skUtr' qy bYT ky GuMmdI iPrdI. hr dUsry qIsry 'vIk-aYNz' dovyN, aihmdfbfd qoN koeI swT ku mIl dI dUrI qy siQq 'mfAUNt- afbU' dy phfVI sQl 'qy cly jFdy aqy 'rIËfrt' dI rMgInI df rwj ky nËfrf mfxdy. hr Èfm 'sn-sYt- puafieMt' dIaF ikrnF df rMg, iek dUsry dIaF awKF ivcoN qwkdy aByd hoey rihMdy.
sqMbr 2001 dI gwl hoxI hY. acfnk iek ajIb Gtnf vfprI. nÌIsf dy awbU, dubeI dy iewk mMny hoey ÈyK dI kMpnI nfl rl ky cmVy df kfrobfr krdy sn. ÈyK lokF ivc afm qOr qy ihMdusqfnI lVkIaF nfl mOj myly dIaF khfxIaF qF icrF qoN pRcilq sn. ÈyK horF df lVkf afpxIaF awKF df afpRyÈn krfAux Bfrq afieaf. nÌIsf AuhnI idnIN arivMd imwl dy 'Èo-rUm' ivc 'sylË-mYnyjr' lwgI hoeI sI. afpxy awbU dy inrdyÈ anusfr Aus ny AuhdI bVI Éfqr kIqI. Auh qF Aus dI Èkl qy aYsf iÌdf hoieaf, ik vfps jFidaF hI Aus ny nÌIsf nfl inkfh krn df prsqfv Ausdy awbU kol jf rwiKaf. awbU ny jdoN inkfh bfry AusdI rfey puwCx dI QF, iswDf irÈqf pwkf krn df hukm suxf idwqf qF Auh sux ky suMn ho geI. Aus nUM lwgf ik Aus dy awbf ËrUr koeI ivafpfrk mjbUrI jF 'blYkmyl' df iÈkfr ho rhy jfpdy sn.

keI idn Auh idljIq dI buwkl ivc bYTI Ëfr Ëfr roNdI rhI. Auh cfhuMdI sI ik idljIq Aus nUM pMjfb jF hor ikDry lY ky clf jfvy. pr ies qrF ikDry Aus qy koeI agvf df kys nf KVHf ho jfvy, Aus dI Éflf ny nÌIsf nUM hflfq nfl nijwTx leI hwlf ÈyrI idwqI.
soc soc ky, Aus ny iek Bfv pUrq Kq AurdU ivc ilKvfky, ÈyK dy lVky dy nfm arsfl kr idwqf.

'muawËË ÈyK sfihb!
afdfb.
afp kf mubfirk pYÊfm imlf. Xyh myrI KuÈ iksmqI hY, ik afp ny ies nfcIË ko apnf ÈrIky-iËMdgI bnfny ky kfibl smJf. muJy rÈk hogf Aus KuÈnsIb pr, jo afp ky mihloN kI ËInq hony ky lfiek hogI.
dr asl mYN hËUr ko afgfh krny ky lIey ilK rhI hUM, ik myrI iËMdgI myN eyk spno kf ÈihËfdf pihly sy hI af cukf hY. ilhfËf myrI muhwbq ab Aus kI amfnq hY. muJy pUrf XkIn hY, ik eyk nyk muslmfn hony ky nfqy afp ies amfnq myN iÉafnq krny kf mÈvrf hrigË nf dyNgy.
jb afp ihMdosqfn qÈrIÌ lfeyy, qo afp ny bqfieaf Qf ik myry Èfihd BfeI jfn ky sfQ afp ky bRfdrfnf quawlkfq hYN. aOr Xyh BI iËkr kIaf Qf ik afp kI koeI bihn nhI hY. ies lIey, mYN ny qo afp ko hmyÈf eyk hmÈIrf kI aFKoN sy hI dyKf Qf.
muJy aÌsos hY ik mYN afp kI Xyh hsIn pyÈks kbUl nf kr skUMgI. ho skqf hY, cMd lmhoN ky lIey afp ko myrI ÊYr-rËfmMdI nfgvfr guËry. mgr AumId hY ik afp myry awbf hËUr ko, ies muafmly myN kqeI iËMmyvfr nf TihrfeyNgy. ikAuNik eyk bfilÊ ihMdosqfnI lVkI hony ky nfqy Xyh myrf ËfqI ÌYslf hY.
afp kI hmÈIrf,
nÌIsf '

swc puwCo qF nÌIsf dy awbU vI, afpxI bytI df irÈqf ihMdusqfn ivc hI krnf cfhuMdy sn. bytI vwloN sUJ bUJ Bry Éq ny ijs qrF AuhnF dI ieËq brkrfr rwKI, Auh idloN DMnvfdI sn. ÈyK horF dy ÌrËMd nUM vI spÈt sunyhf iml igaf ik nÌIsf koeI aYsI vYsI BfrqI lVkI nhI sI, ijs nUM afm mËdUr mihlfvF vFgUM vrglfieaf jf skdf.

Éflf dI dUr drÈqf 'qy nÌIsf dI sfbq-kdmI dy kfrn dohF pRymIaF dy jIvn ivc acfnk afAux vflf sMkt tl igaf. hux idljIq nÌIsf nUM iek pl vI afpxy qoN vwK hoieaf nhI sI vyK skdf. Aus ny AusdI mfsI nUM afpxy mF bfp dy aMqr jfqI ivafh dy ivroD bfry dws idwqf. mfsI nUM nÌIsf dy awbU qy pUrf Brosf sI, ik Auh Aus dI prvfngI qy Puwl cVHfAuxgy. Aus ny dohF nUM koeI bfhlf iekwT kIqy bÊYr, 'kort-mYryj' krf lYx dI slfh idwqI. sbwb nfl idljIq, 'vYstrn rylvy pbilk srivs kimÈn' dI cox ivc pfs ho igaf, 'qy Ausny Bwj nwT krky afpxI trYiÌk ienspYktr dI 'positMg' sfbrmqI ivc hI krvf leI.

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"qyrI jyb 'c jy hËfr rupey hYn, qF CyqI nfl imTfeI lY ky myry kilink phuMc jfh." ivafh qoN cOQy mhIny idljIq dI BYx mnjIq ny Aus dy dÌqr bYTy nUM iek idn 'kfl' kr ky 'srpRfeIË' idwqf.
"iks KuÈI ivc?"
"bwcU quM bfp bxn vflf hYN. qyrI vhutI 'qy AusdI Éflf myry kol 'cYk-awp' leI afeIaF bYTIaF ny."
"mYnUM qF AuhnF dwisaf hI nhI."
"kMm isry cVHn qoN pihlF kI dwsxf hoieaf? qfhIEN qF soicaf, afpxy vIr nUM KuÈI dI Ébr mYN hI sB qoN pihlF dy idaF. vDfeI hovy. swcIN mYN bVI KuÈ hF. lY nÌIsf nfl gwl kr lY." qy AuhnF Ìon BrjfeI nUM PVf idwqf.
idljIq dI KuÈI df pfrfvfr nhI sI. Ausdy pYr ËmIn qy nhI sn itkdy, ijvyN Auh dunIaf ivc pihlf ipE bx irhf hovy. Auh afpxI byÊm dI Èkl vwl bfr bfr vyNhdf. AuhdI ivqoN vwD tihl syvf krdf. hr qrF dy pdfrQ, myvy, Pl ÌrUt lY ky afAuNdf. PuwlF dy guldsiqaF nfl Gr mihkf ky rwKdf. cMgy cMgy gfiek klfkfrF, sfiËMidaF dy mDur sMgIq nfl iek agMmI mfhOl pYdf krI rKdf. bfhlI Kycl qoN bcx leI Aus ny AuhdI nOkrI qoN vI asqIÌf iBjvf idwqf.
agly mhIny dovyN KuÈI KuÈI Éflf dy nfl 'altrf-sfAUNz' krfx leI mnjIq dy 'kilink' jfx leI iqafr ho gey.
"mYnUM pUrf ivÈvfs hY, qyry vrgI koml jhI guwzI pYdf hovygI." idljIq ny nÌIsf dIaF gwlHF nUM sprÈ kridaF ikhf.
"Èrq lf lY, muMzf hovygf, inwkI jhI jUVI vflf, qyry vrgf ÈrfrqI." nÌIsf qurMq hQylI awgy krdI, gutk ky bolI.
"nhI bytI hovy gI."
"nhI bytf[[[."
"E[[[ho, Pokt ivc JgVdy ikEN ho? jy nf bytf hoieaf nF bytI, Pyr[[[?" koloN Éflf bolI.
"Pyr df mqlb[[[?" idljIq ny ascrj nfl puwiCaf, qF Éflf hsidaF hoieaF KusiraF vFg qfVI mfr ky bolI. "ikDry qIsrI iksm af geI qF?" qy iqMny hws hs ky lot pot ho gey.

kilink ivc mnjIq AuhnF df ieMqËfr kr rhI sI. zyZ GMtf ieMqËfr krn bfd jdoN Auh 'altrf-sfAUNz' df 'rIËlt' lY ky inklI, AusdI muskrfht qoN AusdI KuÈI df aMdfËf lwg irhf sI.
"imTfeI KuafE. myrf BqIjf afAux vflf hY. 'kFgrYcUlyÈnË!"

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ijs qrF rfvIEN pfr df pMjfb kdI Guwg vsdf sI, Esy qrF gujrfq vI hor pRFqF nfloN afriQk pwKoN hmyÈf KuÈhfl irhf. nfl hI ijvyN pMjfb dy lokF ny jwilaF vflf bfÊ df kFz, sMqflI dI vMz, 'afpRyÈn bilAU stfr' afid dI mfr JwlI sI, Ausy qrF gujrfq dy jn jIvn nUM vI smyN smyN rfjnIiqk, smfijk aqy kudrqI smwisafvF df sfhmxf krnf pYNdf irhf. kdy sMprdfiek qxfAu kfrn iesfeIaF qy hmly hoey. Pyr Bucfl dy kfrn jfn qy mfl dI by-ieMqhf brbfdI hoeI. ajy Bucfl dy dwuKoN lokF nUM msF sfh afieaf sI, aqy idljIq horF dy dMpqI jIvn dy afrMB nUM pMj ku mhIny hI hoey sn, ik ÌrvrI-2002 ivc, aXuiDaf mMdr inrmfx dy msly ny gujrfq nUM vI gMBIr sMpRdfiek dMigaf dI lpyt ivc lY ilaf.
goDrf styÈn 'qy tryn dy zwby ivc awg lwgx dI Gtnf kfrn qF idn rfq kqlo-Êfrq aqy afiqÈ-ËnI dIaF vfrdfqF hoxIaF ÈurU ho geIaF. ÊuMizaf dy hjUmF duafrf, bVodf, aihmdfbfd, klol, mihsfxf qoN ielfvf hor dUr drfË dy ksibaF, ÈihrF ivc Gwt igxqI dy lokF df jIvn duwBr ho igaf. Xojnf bwD qrIky nfl keI bsqIaF qF rfqo rfq nysqo nfbUd ho geIaF. sMpwqI jl rhI huMdI, 'qy hr qrF dy lok GrF aQvf storF nUM aMnHy vfh luwt rhy huMdy. nÌIsf horF dI iswDpur vflI hvylI vI agn Byt ho geI sI. Ausdy awbU dubeI qoN vfps afAuxf cfhuMdy sn, pr hflfq dI nËfkq vyK ny Éflf ny vrj idwqf.
aKbfrF vfly qF ilKdy sn ik polIs dy hwQ ivc, zMizaF qoN isvf kuJ vI nhI sI, iks qrF lokF dI ihÌfËq krdy? pr ivwcoN keI lok kihMdy suxy gey, ik polIs vI dMgfkfrIaF nfl imlI hoeI sI. guMzy kriÌAU dI vI prvfh nhI sn krdy. afiKr idKfvy leI srkfr nUM imiltrI bulfxI peI. sQfink pRÈfsn ivruD bQyry ros muËfhry hoey. pr dyÈ dI srkfr, afpxI pfrtI dy muK mMqrI nUM brKfsq krn qoN ienkfrI rhI. do ku mhIinaF ivc hI imrqkF dI sMiKaf hËfr qoN Awupr phuMc geI, 'qy koeI iek lwK lokF nUM ÈrnfrQI kYNpF df afsrf lYxf ipaf.

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idljIq qy nÌIsf dI KubsUrq qy isiKaq joVI dy irhfieÈ Dfrn krn nfl, sfbrmqI rylvy kflonI ivc ijvyN koeI qfËgI af geI hovy. AuhnF dy ivafh nUM Cy ku mhIny ho gey sn, qy nÌIsf hux kuVI dI QF iek sMpUrx iesqrI bx geI jfpdI sI. ijvyN koeI klI, pRPuwlqf gRihx krn qy iek Puwl df rUp Dfrn kr lYNdI hY. Ausdy mF bnx dy afsfr kfrn Aus dy ichry qy iek adBuq afBf psr geI mihsUs huMdI sI. Auh kuafrI huMdI ijMnI sohxI sfVIH ivc lgdI huMdI sI, 'mrUn' rMgy pMjfbI sUt ivc Aus qoN vI vwD ipafrI lwg rhI sI.
bx sMvr ky rihx dI vI iek ivÈyÈ klf huMdI hY, ijs ivc nÌIsf ny pRbIxqf hfsl kIqI lgdI sI. AusdIaF cUVIaF nflL BrIaF gudfË bfhvF, 'lo-kwt' glmyN 'coN Jfkdf 'rUbIË' df sYt qy 'mYicMg' Jumky, AusdI myk-awp nUM cfr cMd lgfAuNdy jfpdy sn.
kfilj dy mfhOl dI hor gwl sI. EdoN hmyÈf idljIq, nÌIsf dI jfx pihcfx, iek pRymkf vjoN krvf ky Pwuilaf nhI sI smfAuNdf. dohF dI joVI eynI PbdI sI, ik iek dUsry kol Kloqy, 'myz Ìfr eIc adr' lgdy sn. pr hux Auh, lokF dI pRsMsk qwkxI nUM sdf Èwk dI nËr nfl vyKdf. ijvyN koeI Aus dy anmol KËfny nUM curfx dI idRÈtI nfl GoK irhf hovy. BfvyN nÌIsf hmyÈf nMgy mUMh hI afAuNdI jFdI sI 'qy Ausdy ÊYr-iswK hox bfry iksy nUM vI koeI pqf nhI sI. pr Ausdy grBvqI hox kfrn, AusdI Éflf dI afvfjfeI dy vD jfx krky lokF ivc Gusr musr ho rhI mihsUs kIqI jf skdI sI. injI surwiKaf vjoN, idljIq dUsry lokF nfl Gwt vwD hI myl imlfp rwKdf. kyvl rylvy dy zfktr Éfn nUM hI nÌIsf qy idljIq dy aMqr jfqI ivvfh bfry pqf sI.
zfktr mnjIq anusfr nÌIsf dI zilvrI, julfeI dy afKrI hÌqy 'c hox dI AumId sI. ipClI vfrIN jdoN idljIq Aus nUM 'cYkawp' leI lY ky igaf, qF AuhnF nUM bwcy dy kuJ vDyry ishqmMd hox bfry dwisaf igaf. ieh sux ky qF Auh iÌkr ivc pY gey, ik Èfied 'zilvrI nfrml' nf hovy.
"lgdf hY, ik 'isËyrIan' krnf pvy."
"isËyrIan afpRyÈn' ikMnf ku 'sIrIas' huMdY, BYx jI?" idljIq ny Auqsukqf nfl pwuiCaf.
"jdoN bwcy df isr vwzf hovy, jF 'zilvrI' vyly AusdI poËIÈn nfrml nf hovy, qF mF df pyt cfk kr ky hI bwcf pYdf kIqf jf skdf hY."
"bhuq pIV huMdI hoxI hY?" nÌIsf ijvyN sihm ky idljIq dy moZy nfl jf lwgI.
"iÌkr dI koeI gwl nhI, BrjfeI." mnjIq ny Aus df zr dUr krn leI smJfieaf. "ies qrF qF hspqflF 'c aksr hr roË hI bwcy huMdy ny. mF nUM 'aYYnYsQIsIaf' dy idwqf jFdf hY, qfik koeI drd mihsUs nf hovy. pyt dy hyTly ihwsy 'qy QoVHf ijhf cIrf dyxf pYNdf hY. kuJ idnF ivc hI tFky KulH jFdy hn. bws Ërf iehiqafq rwKxI pYNdI hY, qfik 'ienÌYkÈn' nf hovy. afKrI idnF qwk hr hÌqy 'cYk-awp' leI afAuxf pvygf."

nsrIn Éflf dI irhfieÈ, gFDI ngr dIy musilm vsoN bYhrfmpur ivc sI. AuhnF dy nyVly cmnpurf ielfky ivc vI keI kql qy awg lwgx dIaF vfrdfqF ho cwukIaF sn. pr rwb dI imhr nfl AuhnF df bcfa huMdf irhf. dMigaF dI hflq ivc vI nÌIsf dI Kbr lYx leI, Éflf nUM aksr sfbrmqI jfxf pYNdf. iehiqafq vjoN AuhnF ny bfhr aMdr jfx vyly burkf pfAuxf bMd kr idwqf sI. hux idljIq nUM AuhnF dI surwiKaf dI vI vDyry icMqf rihx lwgI. AusnUM jdoN rylvy styÈnF dy dOry 'qy jfx vyly keI keI idn bfhr rihxf pYNdf, qF ipwCy dI iÌkr lwgI rihMdI. prsUq dy idnF ivc hox vflIaF ÈrIrk AulJnF kfrn, AuhnF kuJ idnF leI Éflf, nÌIsf nUM bihrfmpur lY jFdI.
ajy zilvrI ivc do hÌqy bfkI sn. iek somvfr idljIq svKqy AuT ky tUr qy jfx leI iqafr ho irhf sI.
"quhfnUM Xfd nhI awj do vjy 'cYk-awp' leI hspqfl jfxf hY?" nÌIsf ny Aus nUM Xfd krvfAuNidaf ikhf.
"zfrilMg awj jIaYm sfihb df ËrUrI ienspYkÈn hY. mYN jldI afAux dI koiÈÈ krFgf. qUM Éflf nfl, tYksI lY ky ikAuN nhI clI jFdI? mYN huxy Ìon kr dyNdf hF. qYnUM mYN cfr vjy, Éflf dy GroN hI 'ipwk-awp' kr lvFgf."
"pqf nhI, bVf zr lwgdf hY. quhfnUM pqf hI hY, rfqIN ikMnI rfq qwk nINd nhI sI afeI. 'qy jdoN mfVI jhI awK lwgI qF bury bury suÌny afAuNdy rhy. awj klH bybI lwqF vI bVIaF." Auh ajIb ajIb ivcfrF ivc AulJI, iksy Drvfs dI AumId ivc Aus nfl icMbV geI qy awKF Br afeIaF.
"ies ÈrfrqI nUM vI acvI lwgI hoxI aYN, CyqI bfhr inklx vfsqy. [[[iek hÌqf hor lwqF mfr lYx dy." Auh nÌIsf dy vDy pyt qy kMn lgf ky, bwcy dI ihljul dI afvfË suxn dI cyÈtf ivc hws ky boilaf. "zfrilMg! pihlf bwcf hox krky Gbrfht qF ËrUr huMdI hY, pr icMqf dI koeI loV nhI, mnjIq jo hY. Ausny sB kuJ sFB lYxY." Ausny lfz nfl Ausdy isMmdy awQrU afpxy bulHF ivc smyt ley 'qy skUtr lYky clf igaf. nÌIsf dUr qwk AusdI ipwT vwl vyNhdI, afpxy hI vihxF ivc guafc geI. qy Pyr ds ku vjy qwk iqafr ho ky bYhrfmpur clI geI.

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tUr qy jFidaf awj idljIq nUM kuJ vDyry hI bycYnI mihsUs huMdI rhI. bfr bfr nÌIsf df icMquq ichrf Aus dy sfhmxy af jFdf. 'jIvkf jIx leI ieh kMmF dI mjbUrI vI kI afK[[[?' stfÌ rUm ivc lMc dOrfn, ryzIE qy ÌsfdF dy Pyr qoN ÈurU hox dI burI Kbr ny Aus nUM socx qy mjbUr kr idwqf. 'aYsI siQqI ivc Aus nUM CuwtI lY lYxI cfhIdI hY.' Aus ny jIaYm dy ienspYkÈn dy 'kYNsl' hox bfry sux ky Èukr kIqf, 'qy 'prsnl afiÌs' nUM do hÌqy dI 'aYmrjYnsI-lIv' leI Ìon kr ky vfps Gr af igaf. tIvI qy dUr drÈn dIaF KbrF af rhIaF sn.
'qfËf smfcfroN ky anusfr aihmdfbfd ky ryvVI bfËfr ky eyk ÌlYt myN eyk stov ky Pt jfny sy eyk mihlf kI imRqU ho geI.
Dmfky kI iBafnk afvfË sun kr afs pfs ky log sVkoN pr inkl afey. koeI cflIs logoN kI BIV ny pfs kI bsqI myN afg lgf dI, ijs myN Cy pirvfr Juls kr mfry gey.
ÈrKyj muhwly myN, irkÈy pr svfr eyk afT sfl kI lVkI ko kuC guMzoN ny Curf mfr kr ËKmI kr dIaf. kflUpur kflonI ky eyk skUl tIcr ko iËMdf jlf dIaf igaf . bwqIs logoN ky eyk groh ny, hspqfl kI eyk aYNbUlYNs ko rok kr Aus myN svfr eyk bIs sflf Gfiel ko mOq ky Gft Auqfr dIaf.
alwg alwg bsqIEN myN ipCly qIn GMty myN afT bMb ivsÌot hony ky smfcfr imly hYN. jUhfpur aOr bihrfmpur ielfkoN myN BI siQqI qnfAu pUrx bqfeI jfqI hY. polIs kI gÈq brfbr jfrI hY.'
'hy rwbf! pqf nhI ajy hor ikMny mfsUm lok mfry jfxgy?' Auh ikMnf icr socdf irhf. bihrfmpur dI Kbr sux ky Aus ny 'sYl-Ìon' qy Éflf dy Gr df nMbr imlfieaf. GMtI qF jf rhI sI, pr iksy ny Ìon nf cuwikaf. Aus df idl burI qrF DVk irhf sI. 'rwb KYr kry. myrI nÌIsf shI slfmq hovy. mYN ikAuN Aus nUM kwlI nUM Cwz ky clf igaf?' Ausdf aMqihkrn Aus nUM lfhxqF pf irhf sI.
hor kuJ socy ibnf Auh skUtr cwuk ky bihrfmpur vwl nUM nws tuiraf. keI muhwilaF ivwc sVdy mkfnF 'coN ajy vI DUaF inwkl irhf sI. kuJ glIaF ivc lokF dIaF hyVHF hwQF ivc hiQafr cuwkI hrl hrl krdIaF idsIaF. ikMny hI lok apxI jfnF bcf ky nwsdy jFdy qwky. hr pfsy polIs dIaF jIpF dy sfiern suxfeI dy rhy sn.

'kI bxygf dunIaf df?' Èfied Aus dy Audfs mn ivwco kuJ eyho jhy svfl AuqpMn ho rhy sn. Auh nÌIsf qy Éflf dI jfn slfmqI qoN isvf hor kuJ vI nhI sI socxf cfhuMdf. BIVF vflIaF glIaF qoN afpxy afp nUM bcfAuNdf, Auh Éflf horF dI glI df moV muV igaf. Gr dy bfhrlf bUhf twutf hoieaf vyK ky Ausdf mwQf Txikaf. byprvfhI nfl skUtr iek pfsy sutH ky Auh sfho sfh Bwjf bUhy ivc dfKl hoieaf.
Eh eynf hiÌaf hoieaf sI ik Aus dy mUMho afvfË nhI sI inwkl rhI. acfnk AusnUM ivhVy ivc cuÌfl peI Éflf dI lfÈ nËr afeI. ijs dy isr ivcoN Zyr sfrf KUn vg vg ky ÌrÈ lfl hoieaf ipaf sI. pqf nhI ikMny icr qoN Auh ies hflq ivc peI hoeI sI. vyNhdy sfr AusdIaF awKF Clk peIaF. AusnUM smJ nhI af rhI sI, ik kI kry. nÌIsf dI Bfl ivc aYDr EDr dIdy pfV pfV JfkidaF, Auh iewky sfh cubfry dIaF pOVIaF cVH igaf. qy jo kuJ sfhmxy vyiKaf, AusdI hUk inwkl geI. kmry dy ivckfr zwTy plMG 'qy Aus dI ipafrI nÌIsf dI loQ, lhU 'c lwQ pwQ, awD nMgI hflq ivc ivCI peI sI. AusdIaF qfVy lwgIaF awKF iek zrfAuxf idRÈ pYdf kr rhIaF sn. lgdf sI iksy inrdeI hwQ ny AusdI jfn lYx vyly, Ausdy pyt qy iksy qyË hiQafr nfl axigxq vfr kIqy hox, ijs kfrn Ausdf imRiqk bwcf kuwKoN bfhr izwg ky nfVU nfl ltk irhf sI.
ijs nfËuk jhI nÌIsf dy iek awQrU kyrn 'qy Ausdy hOl pYNdf sI, ikMnI byrihmI nfl iksy ny Aus nUM koihaf hovygf? jyhVI kyvl 'isËyrIan' Èbd sux ky hI TiTMbr geI sI, Aus ny iks qrF iksy inrdeI vwloN idwqy ËKm Jwly hoxgy? ikMnI pIV hoeI hovygI AuhnUM, jdoN ibnf 'aYnYsQIisIaf' idwqy, ibnf 'srjIkl' XMqrF dy, iksy ny AuhnF dy puwqr nUM dunIaF ivc ËbrdsqI ilafAux dI koJI hrkq kIqI hovygI?
mfnisk pIVf nfl qVÌdf, Auh polIs nUM 'kfl' krn bfry soc hI irhf sI. Aus ny vyiKaf, KUn nfl ilbiVaf iek Curf plMG hyTF izwgf ipaf hY. Èfied kfiql ny afpxy koJy gunfh qoN Èrmsfr ho ky, AusnUM sdf leI qrk krn dI ksm Kf leI hovy. jko qkI ivc Aus ny, Aus byrihm hiQafr nUM cuwk ky aMdfËf lfxf cfihaf ik ies dI qyË Dfr ny hor ikMny mfsUmF dI jfn leI hovygI.
acfnk AusnUM iksy dy dgV dgV aMdr afAux dI afvfË suxfeI idwqI. Ausny ipwCy muVky vyiKaf. iek polIs aÌsr ipsqolL qfxI Ausy vwl vDdf af irhf sI. "Kbrdfr[[[! hiQafr PYNk do!" AuhdI kVkvIN afvfË sux ky Curf Ausdy hwQoN izwg ipaf.
"ikqny inrdeI ho qum srdfr[[[? do do sMgIn jurm krky BI idl nhI Brf[[[? ary qum ny qo bwcy ko BI[[[ ."