ÈMkr df nF duafby dy nfmI ipMzF ivc igx huMdf hY. ieQy dy dyÈ Bgq bfibaF ny Êdr lihr ivc vwzf ihwsf pf ky nfmxf Kwitaf sI. isafsq ivc eys ipMz dI kU boldI rhI hY. iksy vyly iesy ipMz dy isafsq ivc pMj-Cy mMqrI rhy sn. svrn isMG ivdyÈ mMqrI qoN lY ky ivDfn sBf mNYbrF, iËlf pRIÈdF qy cYarmYnIaF qwk dy bVy ruqby eys ipMz ny sFBI rwKy hn.

KyzF dy ivc vI ieh ipMz ipCy nhIN irhf pihlvfn gurdfvr, ijhdI kfbl qwk DuMm sI, qoN lY ky iDafnf, cYn, mohxf, srvx ZfzI, pflf afid qkVy mwl sn. ÈMkr dI iCMj dI bVI mÈhUrI rhI hY. bfhrly mulkF ivc vI keI nfmI iKzfrI vsdy hn. hor vI keI pfsy ÈMkrIaF df AuGf nF hY. pr kbwzI ivc ÈMkr df nF Aucf krn df ishrf Gwugy dy isr hY. iehdf pUrf nF hrimMdr isMG qwKr hY. pr iehdy nF qoN kbwzI-jgq vfkÌ nhIN. nYÈnl kflj nkodr iehdy sdky ieh kflj iqMn sfl XUnIvristI df cYNpIan irhf sI. ieh kbwzI dy pihlI vlYq afeI tIm df cotI df stfpr sI. Esy tIm ivc nkodr kflj dy iqMn iKzfrI afey sn qy do hor vI af skdy sn.

ieh dwsdf hY ik iehny skUl ivc iek vI kOzI nhIN sI pfeI qy nf hI jwwPf lfieaf sI. ieh Puwtbfl Kyzdf sI qy kflj af ky vI Putbfl hI Kyzxf ÈurU kIqf. pr cwkF dy iehdy dosq ny iehnUM kbwzI Kyzx dI afr kI lfeI, ieh sfry pfsy Guwgf, Guwgf hI krvf igaf.

ieh kihMdf hY ik iKzfrI kdI vI afpxI Kyz qoN sAtiszy nhIN huMdf. ieh vI afpxI Kyz qoN iqRpq nhIN sI. ieh hmyÈf hor vDIaf Kyzxf cfhuMdf sI. iehny iek tIcf ieh imiQaf hoieaf sI ik ieh 25 Puwt vflI lfeIn qy PVn ivc kfmXfb hovy. iehdI mnÈf pUrI nf hoeI. ieh 1975 ivc knyzf af igaf. knyzf af ky ijwQy ieh irhf, EQy qF dysI bMdf vI nhIN sI lwBdf, kbwzI df qF supnf vI lYxf aOKf sI. ieh mËf lYNidaF dsdf hY ik jdoN iPwzU pihlI vfrI kynzf Kyzx afieaf, qF pwuCdf iPry ik Guwgf ajy Kyzdf hI hY? ieh afpxy afp ivc CotI gwl nhI.

ieh qkVy iKzfrIaF df pUrf snmfn krdf hY qy dUsiraF nUM AuqÈfh idMdf hY. ieh dwsdf hY ik jdoN pRIqf, rsflf, jIqf, swqf, bolf, sfh pfAux afAuNdy qF iehnUM iKafl huMdf sI ik ieh Èfied PVy nhIN jfxy. iesy krky vDyry sfvDfnI nfl hwQ pfAuNdf. Auh vI Èfied sfh pfAux qo pihlF ievyN hI socdy hox ik mUhry zwkx vflf vI koeI aYrf-ÊYrf nhIN hY- ÈMkr vflf Guwgf hY.

knyzf af ky ieh pirvfrk iËMmyvfrIaF hyT vI dwibaf igaf, pr afpxf Èok ieh Putbfl Kyz ky pUrf kr lYNdf irhf. pr 1978 ivc pMjfbIaF dy gVH srI ivc af jfx qy iPr kbwzI nfl juV igaf. iek do vfr biritÈ kolMbIaf dI tIm lY ky Kyzx vI igaf qy Aus qoN bfad iksy nf iksy ZMg nfl kbwzI nfl juiVaf hI irhf.

pMjfbIaF dy eIrKflU suBfa dI gwl kridaF ieh dwsdf hY ik knyzy ivc hI iek vfrI dUsrI iDr vfly lVfeI krn ihq kfilLaF nUM lY afey pr jdoN AuhnF ny iehnF dI Kyz dyKI qF mMn gey ik ieh qkVy hn.

mÈhUrI iehdy isr nUM nhIN cVHI. ieh isrP ÈOk leI hI Kyizaf. ieh jdoN vI ipV ‘c igaf, isrÌ mukfbly leI hI igaf qy Auh vI kYV vflf nhIN sgoN imqrqf vflf. iehnUM eys gwl df hmyÈf iKafl rihMdf ik lok Kyz dyKx afey hoey hn. jy ikDry iksy ny vDIkI kIqI vI qF iehny moV nhIN idwqf jd ik iehdy nfl df nkodr dI tIm df iKzfrI rMgdfr gflF dI vfCV lfeI rwKdf sI. iehdy nfl Kyzdy nkodr dy iKzfrIaF isr, keI swcIaF-JUTIaF AUJF lwgdIaF sn pr ieh swwcf-suwcf irhf. iewQoN qwk ik kuVIaF iehdf iDafn nf iKc skx kfrn iehnUM guMgf jF bolf kih ky mn hOlLf kr lYNdIaF sn.Gwugf eys gwloN vI ivlwKx hY ik iehny nÈy qoN qobf krI rwKI hux vI ieh soÈlI pI lvy qF pI lvy.

ieh, mflVI, BONkV, pRIqy afid dy stfeIl qoN pRBfivq sI. hwsidaF dsdf hY ik iek vfr iehny pRIqy nUM Bwj ky PV ilaf sI qF guridafl BONkV ny 100 rupweIaf ienfm idwqf sI. pRIqf kbwzI df Èfh asvfr DfvI sI, ijhdy bfry ieh mÈhUr sI ik afieaf pRIqf, igaf pRIqf.

Guwgf dwsdf hY ik eys gwl ivc rqI scfeI nhIN ik jdoN dyvI idafl nUM iehny roikaf sI, Auh jrf htvF ho igaF sI. Auh qF eydUM bfad vI keI sfl cotI dI Kyz Kyzdf irhf.

lok kihMdy sn ik ÈMkr kol pMjfb df stfpr qF hY pr DfvI nhIN qy iesy krky ieh jwsI qy jYby nUM iKzf lYNdy hn; Guwgy ny gMZ KolI ik jwsI qF hY hI ÈMkr df. iblgy Auhdy nfnky hn. GrylU JgVy kfrn Auh iblgy clf igaf sI. qy jYbf hY cwkF df pr rihMdf afpxy nfnkIN ÈMkr. AuNJ vI ÈMkr qy cwkF dI jUh rlLdI hY.

Guwgf kbwzI nUM afpxy DMnBfg smJdf hY. iehdy kfrn iehnUM cMgyy bMidaF nfl bYTx-AuTx df sbwb imilaf qy isKx df vI. ies qrHF dIaf gwlF krdf hrimMdr isMG qwKr isafsqdfn lgdf hY- iPr vI ieh isafsdfnF dy ipMz df hY.

iehnUM kbwzI dy pwDr izgx df iÌkr hY. iehdf muK kfrn qF ieh vI sI ik pihlI afeI tIm ivcoN hI iqMn cfr iKzfrI, 1974 ivc hI ieQy itk gey. eys ruJfn ny Korf lf idqf. iswty vjoN stAndArd BeArer qy Role Model nf rhy. niÈaF df ruJfn vI kbwzI leI ishqmMd nhIN hY. afpxy qkVy hox df kfrn ieh ZMzovflIey bMsy nUM mMndf hY. bMsf, stfpr nUM Dwk ky pfilLaF qwk lY afAuNdf sI.

iehdy dovyN puwq KyzF ivc pUrf ÈOk rwKdy hn. vwzf qF biritÈ kolMbIaf dI jUnIar vyt ilPitMg ivc cYNpIan hY, qy Cotf bfsikt vDyry Kyldf hY.

kbwzI ivclI vwZI qoN ieh bhuq duKI hY. iehnUM zr hY ik jy ies pffsy suDfr nf afieaf qF ieh siqafnfs kr dyvygI. iehnUM ieh Xfd krfAux dI loV nf peI ik iek vfr cwkF vflf pMzq (kml) bfhr nUM afAux vflI tIm leI ihk dy jor cuixaf igaf sI pr ilaFdf nf igaf. koeI hor afpy hI af igaf qy bfhr afky Kyzdf vI irhf.

ieh mMndf hY ik TIk iKzfrI rih jFdy hn. ieh kih ky dwsdf hY ik Auhny krnYlL isMG biTMzy vfly nUM iehI puiCaf sI. ieh hor vI dsdf hY ik 1974 vflI tIm ivc vI 10 muMzy TIk sn bfkI Cy isÌfrÈI. qy jdoN iehdy swt lwg geI sI qF pRIqy ny ikhf, koc sfihb hux bfkI CyaF nUM ilafE ipV ‘c.

XfdF dI gwl kridaF dwsdf hY ik nYÈnl kflj nkodr gurU nfnk XunIvristI df cYNpIan sI qy mukyrIaF pMjfb XunIvristI df. mukyrIaf vfly zI pI eI ny blbIr isMG kulfr nUM icwTI ilKI ik qusIN vI cYNpIan qy asIN vI. dyKo sfzy dohF coN ikhVf aslI cYNpIan hY. kulfr ny ikhf ik sfnUM qF pqf hY ik asI cYNpIan hF jy quhfnUM Èwk hovy qF qusIN dyK lE. mYc hoieaf. pihlF qF rYPrI nf lwBy. mukyrIaF dI tIm dy Gon-mon DfvI dyKx nUM Éqrnfk lwgx. jdoN ByV hoey qF Auh ivc Cwz ky Bwjx nUM iPrn.

kwkV klF luiDafxy mYc sI iehnUM 1500 rupweIey ienfm imilaf. mYc qoN bfad ijwQy nhfANudyyy sI, hirafxy dy do muMzy afey qy afKx lwgy ik afey qF asIN vI Kyzx sI pr quhfnUM dyK ky hI rUh rfËI ho geI.

Kflsf kflj jlMDr nfl mYc sI, Guwgy df Ëor lwg igaf qy rsUlpurIaF jwgI iksy qoN PV nf hovy. iehny blbIr isMG kulfr nUM ikhf ik myrf qF Ëor lwg igaf hY. Auhny jwsI nUM ikhf ik sfh pfAyxy Cwz ky jwPy lfvy. jwgI sfh pfAux afieaf qF jwsI ny Zfh ilaf, nfl hI AuhdI bFh inlk geI qy jwsI qy gozy qy swt lwg geI. bfad ivc jwgI Kflsf kflj Cwz ky nkodr hI af igaf.

kbwzI nUM BFvy mUVH bMidaF dI Kyz kihMdy rhy hF pr ieh pMj Cy KyzF rlLf ky bxdI hY. iehdy nfl idmfg vI cfhIdf, dOV vI, cusqI vI, jor vI, zfË vI, qy hor vI keI cIjF.

hrimMdr isMG kbwzI nUM vDIaF Kyz qF smJdf hI hY qy iehdy leI kuJ krn leI hr vyly iqafr hY. pr ieh mYcF dOrfn lVfeIaF qoN icMqq vI hY. iKzfrIaF nUM imldy ienfmF qoN qF KuÈ hY qy iKzfrIaF vloN kIqI jf rhI kmfeI qoN vI. pr hyrfPyrI, irÈvqKorI df vI qOÉlf ikqy vwD hY iehnUM.

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