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“afpxy msIN lhUrF nfl pflLy sI hux ieh pflxy pY gey”.hrnfm kOr ny mn hI mn ikhf.ds sfl ho gey sn knyzf afeI nUM pr ieh islslf muwkx ivwc hI nhIN sI af irhf.Aus dy gozy drd krdy sn qy rIV dI hwzI ivwcoN syk ijhf inwkldf rihMdf.Ausdf jI krdf sI ik bysmYNt ivwcoN afpxy Gr vfly inrMjx isMG nUM hfk mfr lvy.pr Auh qF afp sfrI rfq hUMgdf irhf sI ijvyN zfZf buKfr ciVaf hovy.bfhr keI idnF bfad Duwp cVI sI.bYkXfrz ivwc KVy bUitaF nUM Puwl ijhy lwgy idKfeI dy rhy sn.Ausdf jI krdf sI ik bfhr hry hry Gfh qy gyVf kwZy.pr ikwQy?cfr bwicaF ny Aus dI BUqnI Bulf CwzI sI.iewk AusdI kmIË iKwcdf qy dUjf lwqF nUM cuMbV jFdf ik ‘pihlF mYnUM cuwk’.jy Auh GUrdI qF rox lwg jFdy.jy rqf vI iDafn iksy hor pfsy krdI qF Cotf pOVIaF jf cVdf.kIrqI kdy stIrIAy nUM CyVdI aqy kdy kursI kol krky ikcn dy kfAUNtr qy jf cVdI.Aus nUM htfAuNdI qF dUsrf tI vI nUM jf cuMbVdf.lVdy roNdy kurlfAuNdy inafixaF nUM vrFAudI keI vfrI hrnfm kOr afp roxhfkI ho jFdI.
awj vI Ausdf rox Twilaf nhIN sI igaf.bwicaF dI Bwj dOV qy cIk ichfVy nfl inrMjx isMG vI AuwT ky Auwpr af igaf.“nF mKF itkdy nI.sOx ikhVf idMdy ny GVI.pihlF hI sfrI rfq nINd nhIN afeI”.
awgoN hrnfm kOr kihx lwgI “mYN ikhVf sOKI hF.sfrf idn bwcy idmfg cwt jFdy ny.socdI rihMdI hF kdoN rfq afvy.pr rfq ikhVf sOKI lMGdI ey.do bwcy pYNd srfhxy pey huMdy ny nINd ikhVf aFAudI ey.sgoN pfsf vI nhIN lY huMdf.iswDI sDor peI df ÈrIr afkV jFdf ey.pfly dy bfpU pqf nhIN ikhVI kYd Bugq rhy hF.tuwkr imlxf qF iewk pfsy irhf mYN qF ajy svyr dI cfh vI nhIN JulLsI.cfh qF mYN qF pIvF jy juafk mYnUM pIx dyx”.
inrMjx isMG ny AusdI gwl df koeI jvfb nf idwqf.bws eynf hI afiKaf’ “ilaf mYN do kwp cfh bxf idMdf hF.juafk mYN sMBfl lAU qUM cfh pI lvIN”.
hrnfm kOr qoN awQrU nf zwky gey.Aus nUM afpxf afp bVf doÈI ijhf jfipaf.Auh mn hI mn socx lwgI ‘kI ieh Auh hI srpMc inrMjx isMG hY,sfrf ipMz ijsdI sulfh lYx leI awgy ipwCy GuMimaf krdf sI.Tfxydfr ,ptvfrI aqy qsIldfr qwk eyhdy qoN kMn BMndy sn.qy awj ies dI ieh hflq’.cfh bxfAuxI qF iewk pfsy rhI,ies ny qF kdI pfxI df glfs qwk Brky nhIN sI pIqf.mYN sfrI Aumr eyhdy sfhmxy jfn qoV ky kMm krdI rhI.kdI Auwcf sfh vI nhIN sI kwiZaf.pr hux jFdI Aumry ieh dI Èfn dy munfry hux ikAuN Zih ZyrI ho gey?kdI ieh isMk ivc pey jUTy BFzy Dox jf lwgdf ey qy kdI rotIaF qwqIaF krdf ey,jF cfh bxfAuNdf ey.ieh Aumr qF iehdI hukm clfAux qy arfm krn dI sI.pr hux qF do vkq rwb df nF lYxoN vI igaf.AuQoN aFAudf hoieaf afpxy vfsqy qy myry vfsqy ikMnI sohxI mflLf qy bfxI dy gutky lY ky afieaf sI ik hux knyzf phuMc ky arfm nfl mflLf PyrFgy’.
socF ivwc zuwbI hrnfm kOr nUM vyK ky inrMjx isAuN Pyr boilaf, “nfmIeyN kI socIN pY geI eyN?hux ipwCy bfry soicaF kI bxnf eyN,eyQy hr iksy nUM afpo Dfp peI hoeI af. afpF nUM puwCx leI iksy pfs smF hI nhIN.dws cfh Dr idaF”?
hrnfm kOr awKF pUMJdI bolI, “ Dr lY pfly dy bfpU.bws qyry hwQoN hI syvf krfAuxI bfkI sI”.Auh bwicaF vFgUM Puwt Puwt ky ro peI.
“kmlI nF bx nfmIey.Auh vI qF ivcfry mËbUrI vs ny.pflf qy Auhdy GroN lVkI vI qF sfrf idn kMm qy mrdy ny.ibwkr trwk qy jFdf ey.Auhdy GroN lVkI afp Èfm qwk tuwt ky msF afky kMm qoN izwgdI ey.Pyr eyh juafk ivcfry ikwQy jfx?jy juafk sMBflx Gr rihx lwg pYxgy qF Gr df qorf nhIN qurnf.nfly juafk vI qF afpxy hI poqy poqIaF hn,hux ikwqy suwt deIey eyhnF nUM?”
Auh qF pfly dy bfpU TIk hY pr jy afp sMBflx jogy hoeIey qF sMBflIey nF.goizaF qoN AuwiTaf nhIN jFdf.joVF ivwd drd huMdf rihMdf ey.pqf nhIN gTIaf ho igaf.hux qF afpxf afp sMBflxf vI aOKf lwgdf ey Pyr ieh juafk sMBflxy ikqy sOKy ny?nfly ieh ikqy itkx vfly ny.aOh vyK ikvyN iPwzf ijhf pOVIaF vl nUM Bwjf jFdf ey.svyr dI vIh vfrI rok htI hF,suxdf hI nhIN”.kih ky hrnfm kOr Pyr Ausdy ipwCy dOVI.
inrMjx isMG cfh df kwp hrnfm kOr vl vDfAuNdf hoieaf boilaf, “lY qUM cfh pIjy kuwJ Kfxf hY qF vI dws?ilaf Aunf icr juafkF nUM mYN sFBdf hF”.qy Pyr Auh bwicaF nUM afp iKzfAux lwg ipaf.sonI,rfjU,rfxI qy kIrqI hux Aus dy duafly ho gey.koeI Aus dI pwg iKwcdf qy koeI kuVqf.koeI kihMdf kok dyh qy koeI kihMdf kuwkI lYxI hY.pr Auh AunHF nUM hor hI KyzF pfAux dy Xqn krdf irhf.iKzfvf bixaf Gr vflf,hrnfm kOr nUM bVf hI ajIb lwg irhf sI.Auh goizaF Bfr bYTf CuxCixaF nfl icwtI dfVI vI ihlfAuNdf.kdI puwTf kdI iswDf ho AunHF df mnorMjn krdf.ies vkq Auh srpMc inrMjx isMG iblkuwl nhIN sI jfp irhf.Auh iewlqF krdy rfjU nUM kwCF hyT hwQ pfky soPy vl nUM GsItIN leI jf irhf ieAuN lwgdf sI,ijvyN koeI qmfÈf ijhf kr irhf hovy.hrnfm kOr nUM afpxy bcpn dy idn Xfd afey jdoN Auh kTpuqlIaF df qmfÈf vyKdI huMdI sI.kTpuqlIaF vflf BfeI iewk mrd kTpuqlI ncfieaf krdf sI ijsdf nF Ausny pRqfpf rwiKaf hoieaf sI.Auh vI jmf pfly dy bfpU vFgUM hI puwTf iswDf ijhf hoieaf krdf sI.ijs bfry soc ky hrnfm kOr df afp muhfry hI hfsf inwkl igaf.
Auh bolI, “kdI afpxy inafixaf nUM qF ieh lfz lzfey nhIN sn.bws kMm hI kMm krdy rhy.kdI tuwk kdI mwJF dI sFB sMBfl qy kdI DfrF.AuQoN htxf qF hor anykF kMm.iewk vfr Cwizaf Czfieaf Pyr sfrf kuwJ dubfrf qoN krnf pY igaf.hrnfm kOr Auh idnF nUM Xfd krn lwgI bolI, “AudoN qF srIr ivwc bQyrI qfkq sI,kdy nrmF cugxf kdy CwlIaF zuMgxIaF,mUMgI qoVnI,idhfVIdfrF df krnf.aftf ipsfAux leI pIhx iqafr krnf.kwpVy Dohxy,swnIaF krnIaF”.hrnfm kOr nUM apxf Biraf BkuMinaf Br Xfd afieaf.KurlIaF qy pMj swq swjr sUeIaF mwJf.pwTy crdy bldF dI mwc mwc,ieMjx dI Twk Twk qy gurduvfry vwjdf lfAUz spIkr.sfrf idn vIhI ivwc vwjdy smfn vycx vfilaF dy hokry.kdI sbËI vflf af jFdf qy kdI kwpiVaF vflf.iËMdgI ivwc ijvyN rUh ijhI DVkdI sI.
“pqf nhIN ikwQy clI geI Auh rOxk.mYnUM qF jfxI mwJF hI nhIN BuldIaf.eyQy afky ikMnI dyr supny aFAudy rhy ijvyN pfxI dIaF ipafsIaF aiVMg rhIaF hox.mwQy PuwlI qF myry aijhI hwQ peI sI ik hor iksy nUM Dfr hI nhIN sI idMdI.sfzy leI qF Auh hI sony dI lMkf sI pfly dy bfpU.pr hux Ps gey ies AujfV bIafbfn ivwc.kfhdI knyzf ey”. Ausdf hOkf inwkl igaf.
Pon dI GMtI dhfVI ijs nUM suxidaF hI hrnfm kOr dy ijsm ivwc zr df krMt dOiVaf.Ausny Pon cuwikaf qF awgoN pfly dy Gr vflI bolI, “bwicaF ny kuwJ Kfa pI ilaf ik nhIN.aFzy Aubfl ky dyxy sn jF sIrIal qy sYNzivwc dy dyxf sI.kIrqI dI KMG dI dvfeI Pirwj ivwc peI hY.ienHF df iDafn rwKxf.bgYrf bgYrf.Auh awgoN ‘cMgf koeI nf koeI nf’ krdI rhI.AudF aMdroN duKI sI ik ‘eynHF dy Kfx pIx df sfnUM nhIN iPkr,asIN vI qF kuwJ lwgdy hF eyhnF dy.asIN svyr dy BuwKx Bfxy hF qy iewk bwicaF ny bws krfeI peI af sfnUM qF iksy ny kdI puwiCaf nhIN ik qusIN kuwJ Kfa ilaf jF iksy gwloN aOKy qF nhIN.sfzy leI qF iksy kol smF hI nhIN.ijvyN asIN Gr ivwc vfDU smfn hoeIey’.Pon sux ky Auh hor vI Audfs ho geI.
inrMjx isMG ny ajy Aus awgy cfh DrI hI sI ik Pyr Pon af igaf.hux CotI bhU suwKI df sI ik ‘Èfm nUM rfjU qy rfxI dI zfktr dI apuafieMtmYNt hY ienHF nUM cfr vwjdy nUM nuhf ky iqafr kr idAu.eynHF dy tIky lwgxy hn rfxI df zfiepr jrUr bdl idAu.idny eynF nUM sOx nF idAu nhIN qF tIky dy drd krky jy nF suwqy qF sfrI rfq qMg krngy’.hrnfm kOr Pyr ‘awCf koeI nf koeI nF’ AunHI dyr krdI rhI ijMnI dyr suwKI ny E: ky: bfey kih ky Pon nF rwK idwqf.hux qF Auh roa hI peI qy inrMjx isMG nUM afKx lwgI, “ieAuN krdIaF ny ijvyN mYN koeI nOkrfxI hovF.sfiraF ny hI smyN isr jfgxf qy sOxf huMdf hY.iewk sfzy kol hI suwK arfm leI smF nhIN.hux qF gurU Gr vI nhIN jfieaf jFdf.AudoN vI sfiraf ny lyt jfgxf huMdf hY,tI vI vyKxf huMdf hY qy storF nUM jfxf huMdf hY.ijvyN eynHF nUM koeI lukvIN qfr nfl ncf ky qmfÈf vyK irhf hovy qy awgoN ieh sfnUM ncfeI jFdy ny”.Aus nUM socIN zuwbI vyK ky inrMjx isMG bilaf, “iewk moyh dI qMd hY jo KihVf nhIN CwzdI nhIN hux nUM qF Cwzky kdoN dy ieMzIaf qur jFdy”.
bwcy dOV rhy sn,iewlqF kr rhy sn.hrnfm kOr socF ivwc zuwbI afpxy aqIq nUM cyqy krdI,cfh dIaF cuskIaF lYNdI rhI.eyho dÈf inrMjx isMG dI vI sI,jo cfh dIaF GuwtF Brdf kdI pYr dy aMgUMTy nfl kfript nUM kuryddf qy kdI vfr vfr afpxI pgVI nUM TIk krdf jo Ausdy mn ivclI bycYnI nUM Ëfhr kr rhI sI.Pyr Auh hrnfm kOr nUM kihx lwigaf, “nfmIey ieh jfx vI ikwQy ivcfry?ieMzIaf ivwc Kuwly QF huMdy sI,zMgr pÈU huMdy sI,kuwqy ibwlI icVI jnOr sO kuwJ sI,pr eyQy qF kuwJ vI nhIN.Kuwly ivhiVaF dI QF GrF ivwc bMd ho gey ny.AusY jgf hI Kfxf pIxf qy nwcxf kuwdxf hY.ienHF df mn prcfvf jy nhI hoAU qF cIjF qoVngy.ienHF df mn hor pfsy lfeI rwKx leI ienHF nUM iKzfAuxf vI jrUrI hY”.
“Auh qF TIk hY pfly dy bfpU pr hux qF ieAuN lwgdf hY ijvyN ienHF nUM iKzfAuNdy iKzfAuNdy afp vI cfbI vfly iKzfAuxy bx gey hoeIey”.hrnfm kOr ny ajy gwl pUrI hI kIqI sI ik jd nUM kIrqI ny rImot vflI kfr CwzI jo iswDI hrnfm kOr dy pYrF ivwc af vwjI.AuwDr sonI duwD pf ky sIrIal mMg irhf sI.rfjU rfxI dy vfl puwt irhf sI.Gr ivwc ijvyN koeI mhFBfrq df jMg ho irhf hovy.
hrnfm kOr hPI hoeI bolI, “ ieh kfhdf knyzf hY.afp qF Auh kMm qy cly jFdy ny ipwCoN bwcy sMBflxy ikhVf sOKy ny.ajy asI ivhly hF qy Gry bYTy prCfdy Ckdy hF.mYN kihMnI aF bwcy sMBflx qoN qF sfry kMm sOKy hoxgy.soicaf sI ik nUMhF af jfxgIaF qF afrfm imlygf.pr iksmq ivwc afrfm ikwQy.hux qF hwz gozy vI sfQ nhIN idMdy.iewk jY Kfxf af sUgr qy blYwz pqf nHIN ikwDro icMbV igaf.ieMzIaf ‘c GoVy vrgI peI sI eyQy afky sO ibmfrIaF lwg geIaF.hfey nI mF myrIey mYN qF lY leI goizaF ny.bws bwcy sMBflx jogy hI rih gey”.Aus ny pIV nfl ksIs vwtI.
injMjx isMG ny Pyr ikhf, “pr Auh vI kI krn nfmIey,Auh ikhVf sOKy ny.Gr qF qorf msF qurdf ey.ikMny qF Krcy ny eyQy?”
“Auh qF TIk hY pfly dy bfpU pr ipClI vfrI jdoN qUM ikhf sI ik afpF isaflo isafl ieMzIaf jf afvFgy qF sfry ikvyN twpy sI,ik eyQy juafk kOx sMBflU.iehdf mqlb hux juafk eI ny sfrf kuwJ sfzI qF koeI kImq hI nhIN”?gwl kridaF hrnfmIN dIaF awKF prl prl vih qurIaF.Auh ikMnI hI dyr cuMnI dy lV nfl awKF pUMJdI rhI qy cfry juafk Audfsy ijhy mUMh lY ky Auhdy AuhdIaF lwqF nfl lwg ky bYT gey,ijvyN kihxf cfhuMdy hox ‘bI jI qusIN ikAuN roNdy hoN?”byvsI dy ies mhOl ny inrMjx isMG df mn hor vI Audfs kr idwqf.
Auh afpxy pirvfr bfry socx lwigaf ik ikvyN ËmIn ivwcoN kuwJ nF bxn krky Aus knyzf jfx leI afpxy sflLy dy imMnqF qrly kIqy sn. qy AusdI BYx dy jor pfAux qy msF Auh pfly nUM irÈqf krvfAux leI rfjI hoieaf sI.swq eykV ËmIn do BrfvF ivwc vMzI jfxI sI,jo kuwJ vI nhIN sI.do kuVIaF dy msF hI ivafh kIqy sn qy krËf ajy qwk ciVaf hoieaf sI.AuDr pMjfb dy ivgVy hoey hflfqF kfrn zr lwgdf sI.dono muMzy kflj jFdy sn nF jfxy kdoN kI ho jfvy?Aus ny muMzy bfhrly mulk kwZx df PYslf kr ilaf sI.qy jor jUr pfky pfly df knyzf ivafh krvf idwqf.Pyr iqMn ku sflF bfad Auh Coty muMzy ibwkr smyq afp vI knyzf af gey.ipwCy sfrf Gr bfr Cwz Czf ky.
‘ibnF mËbUrI qON Gr bfr Cwz ky bygfny mulkF nUM kOx qurdf hY’.inrMjx isMG socIN zuwb igaf qy hrnfm kOr nUM kihx lwigaf, “knyzf vI afp ey shyiVaf hY ikhVf iksy ny glL pfieaf sI.hux qF aOKy sOKy kwtxI hI pYxI hY.nfly afpxf hI pirvfr hY.DIaF geIaF qy nUMhF af geIaF.ieh poqy poqrIaF vI sfzy hI ny Pyr doÈ kIhnUM dyxf hY?”
“gwl qF sfrI TIk hY,pr mnI rfm Audfs ho jFdf hY.jfxI idl nUM zobU ijhy pYx lwz jFdy ny”.hrnfm kOr ny ikhf.
“cwl Audfs nf ho cfh qyrI TMZI hoeI jFdI hY.qy mYN GVI bysmYNt ivwc jf ky afrfm krdf hF”.
inrMjx isMG bysmYNt ivwc af ky pY igaf pr ajy vI Ausdf mn itkfxy nhIN sI.kdI ipMz vflI pYlLI Xfd aFAudI kdI Gr.Pyr afp hI BMnF GVqF ivwc ipaf Auh socx lwigaf, “mnF pflf qy ibwkr ikhVF sOKy ny AunHF dIaF Gr vflIaF vI msF af ky kMm qoN izwgdIaF ny.qVky hI Pyr alfrm dI cIk ijhI sfiraF dIaF BfjVF puaf idMdI hY.cfh bxf rotI bMn,juafkF nUM dyK keI vfr qF afpxI cfh vI AunHF nUM kfr ivwc hI jf ky pIxI pYNdI hY.Èfm nUM afky Pyr Eho Bwj dOV.iewk qF kMm vfly inMbU vFgUM incoV idMdy ny qy AuwqoN ieh ijMmyvfrIaF.asIN qF bhuq sOKy hF,nhI qF sUbydfr bwgf isMG dwsdf sI ik ‘qfieaf dsONDf isAuN qy qfeI bcnI PfrmF ivwc ikvyN hwz gozy rgV ky gujfrf qordy ny’.Ausdf mn Pyr bycYn ho igaf qy Auh Pyr Auwpr nUM AuwT quiraf.
“nF Pyr af gey?hux GVI afrfm kr lYNdy?hrnfmI ny puwiCaf.
“bws afrfm kfhdf krnf ey.pflf qy ibwkr ikvyN cfvF nfl pVHfey sI kdI KfDI sI eynF ny byhI rotI?qy hux ibwkr ikvyN ds ds idn dIaF iekwTIaF rotIaF lY ky trwk qy clf jFdf hY.ivcfrf byhIaF hI KFdf hovygf.AuQy lok kihMdy sn ik jwt dI jUn burI hY jo swpF dIaF isrIaF imwDdf iPrdf hY.mYN kihMdf hF eyQy trwkF vfilaF dI jUn Aus qoN vI BYVI hY.asIN Gwto Gwt qfjI rotI qF KFdy sI qy Èfm nUM Gr af jfeIdf sI.ieh pMdrf pMdrF idn juafkF df mUMh nhI vyKdy.brPF lwdy mOsm ivwc vI mOq dy GoVy qy svfr hoey qury iPrdy ny.mjfl hY ikqy Gr bih ky arfm nfl tI vI vyiKaf hovy”.injMx isMG ny iPkr Ëfhr kIqf.
Aus nUM PYktrIaF ivwc KUn sfVdy lwKF lokF df iKafl afieaf.jo svyry jf ky PYktrIaF ivwc bMd ho jFdy.bfhr BfvyN mINh jfvy jF hnyrI AunHF nUM kuwJ pqf nhIN qy rfq peI qoN inwkldy.keIaF ny qF aovr tfeIm dy lflc ivwc keI keI mhIny sUrj dy drÈx hI nhIN kIqy hoxy.PfrmF ivwc buwZy TyraF df vI mMdf hfl sI.hr pfsy iewk hPVf dPVI qy Bwj nws peI hoeI sI.pqf nhIN sfry iksdy ieÈfiraf qy nwc rhy sn.ijvyN qmfÈy vflf BfeI kTpuqlIaF ncfieaf krdf sI.
Aus ny ryzIAy lfieaf qF KbrF ivwc dws rhy sn ik amrIkf ivwc hoey nslI hmilaf df iÈkfr kuwJ iswK vI hoey hn ijnF df pihrfvf awqvfdI guwtF nfl imldf juldf sI.igafrF sqMbr nUM hoey hmly qoN bfad amrIkf ivwc mhOl bhuq Krfb ho igaf sI.nslvfdI Ausfmf ibn lfidn dI pwg vflI Poto vyK ky hr pgVI vfly nUM kuwt Drdy.qy keIaF dIaF jfnf vI clIaF geIaF.Ausdy afpxy puwqr vI qF pwgF bMndy sn.Auh bhuq zr igaf.Aus nUM 1984 ivwc hoey idwlI dMigaf dI qy Pyr pMjfb dy ivgVy hoey hflfqF dI Xfd afeI.Aus mhOl ivwcoN kwZ ky msF Auh afpxy puwqrF nUM eyQy lY ky afieaf sI.Aus ny ikhf, “hrnfmIey afpxI Aulfd nhIN imldI ieh bwcy vI afpxy hI ny afpxI aglI pIVI”.
hrnfmI ny vyiKaf ik Ausdf Gr vflf Pyr bwicaF sfhmxy goizaF prny ho ky AunHF nUM iKzf irhf sI.kdI Auh kuwJ krdf qy kdI kuwJ.pqf nhIN Ausdf drd ikwQy clf igaf sI.hrnfmI nUM Pyr Auh ‘kTpuqlIaF’ vfly pRqfpy vrgf lwigaf,pr Auh mUMhoN kuwJ nF bolI.bwcy ajy vI KrUd pf rhy sn.
(7 julfeI 2003)

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