crn isMG sPLrI soPy qy bYTf sI. pUrI qrF iKiVaf hoieaf. boilaf, “iek vfr mYN ikqy kivqf pVH irhf sI. sMq iBMzrFvfly vI EQy sn. mYN kivqf pVH ky hitaf qF bfd ivc mYnUM imly. klfvy ivc ilaf. kihx lwgy-isMGf qUM kivqf qF bhuq vDIaf ilKdYN. aMimRq Ck lY. afp vI Ck. GrvflI nUM vI Ckf. mYN hwQ joV ky ikhf- bfbf jI qusIN ikhf hY. mYN qF Ck lAUN, pr GrvflI aflI sLrq nf lfE. sMq kihx lwgy – beI ikAuN? mYN ikhf-bfbf jI ieh qF ibnf aMimRq qoN hI mfn neIN, jy iehny aMimRq Ck ilaf, ieh qF mYnUM kwcy nUM Kf jfAU. sMq iBMzrFvfly iKViKVf ky hwsx lwgy. iek syvk ny mYnUM dwisaf, asIN sMqF nUM eyny AuWcI hwsdy kdy nhIN dyiKaf.

sPLrI dI gwl nfl mihPl ivc vI hfsV mc geI.

mYN gwl awgy qorI, ‘bfbf jI, qrsym sPLrI nUM qF asIN imldy huMdy sI kdy kdy jlMDr. cMgI gLjLl ilKdY[[.’

‘lY AuhdI sux lY….’ sPrI nUM dUjf pYWg srUr ivc lY afieaf sI, ‘Auhdy GroN myrI nuMh rfxI, mYnUM kihMdI, bfpU jI quhfzy puwq dI vI gLjLlF dI ikqfb CpI aY’. mYN ikhf eydF kr, gLjLlF nUM prfq ivwc pf ky guMn lf, rotIaF pkf ky inafixaF nUM Kuaf. jy gLjLlF dIaF rotIaF neIN pkf skdI, afh lY 300 ruipaf, mYN gurduafry kivqf pVHn igaf sI, EQoN ilafieaF, iehdf aftf lY af qy inafixaF df iZwz Br. lgdI gLjLlF dI ikqfb.’

bfbf ijwQy bYTdf EQy hI mihPl ho inbVdI.

vwzy vwzy kfly qivaF qoN hlkIaF afzIE kYistF aqy pqlIaF pqlIaF sIzIaF qwk df sPr, ijwQy ivigafnk AuWnqI df pRqIk hY, EQy gfAux klf ‘c afey hlkypn aqy pyqlypn df icMnH vI hY. kfly qvy ‘c bMd hoeI afvfjL jd bohV qy tMgy jF cubfry qy rwKy spIkr rfhIN awD asmfny PYldI sI qF gfAux klf df kwd Aus qoN vI keI guxF AuWcf ho jFdf sI.

ipMz dy bohV jF cubfry qoN vwjdy spIkr qoN lY ky pUry ivsLv ivwc phuMcx dI smrwQf rwKx vfly, jfndfr gIq ilKx vfly sLfier crn isMG sPrI nUM imlidaF hI Auh jLmfnf Xfd af jFdf sI. kinMGm pfrk dy AuWcy AuWcy drKqF ivc iGry bYNcF qy bYTy asIN gwlF ivc mgn sF.

sPLrI dy rcy rumFitk aqy Dfrimk gIqF ny lokmn ivc ies qrF Gr kr ilaf hY ik iehnF nUM lokmn dI ismrqI coN mnPI krn bfry soicaf vI neIN jf skdf. iswDI sfdI bolI ivc invyklIaF qsLbIhF, ibMbF qy prqIkF dI vrqoN krky sPrI ny gIqF ivc aijhf rMg Biraf hY ik awj vI iehnF gIqF dy bol kMnI pY jfx qF hQlf kMm QfeyN ruk jFdf hY.

hfey sfzy hMJUaF df muwl qfr jf
nfgxy nI iek zMg hor mfr jf]

bfbf bhuq iKwJdf sI. guwsy ivc afKdf, ‘hMs ny ies gIq nUM EnI isLwdq nfl neIN gfieaf ijMnI nfl mYN iliKaf. hMs vwzf gfiek aY, pr myrf gIq gfAux vyly Aus qoN gwl neIN bxI’.

‘nI mYN srU nUM klfvy ivwc lY ilaf
afpxf ipafrf jfx ky…’

‘kuMzlF nUM puwC gorIey
iehnF ikhVy ikhVy kihr gujLfry
ikMny ku ipafr lwBdy
iehnF Pfh ky kbUqr mfry…’

awj vI ieh gIq mn dIaF qrMgF CyV idMdy hn.

kivqf aqy ijLMdgI ‘c Prk huMdf hY. ijLMdgI df drd kivqf ‘c Zl ky suhjmeI ho jFdf hY. jy kivqf suhj neIN pYdf krdI qF Auh rcI geI cIjL kuJ vI hovy pr kivqf neIN ho skdI.

nirMdr bIbf df gfieaf ‘sfkf srhMd’ iesdI imsfl afp hY-

‘awzIaF gulfb rMgIaF
soj pY ky Ptx nUM afeIaF
CMB idaF kMizaF ny
Auhdy pwbF qy bUtIaF pfeIaF.
DUV Auhdy crnF dI
lokF cuwk ky mwQy nUM lfeI
cMn mfqf gLujLrI df
suwqf kMiZaF sI syj ivCfeI….

mfCIvfVy ‘c suwqy guru goibMd isMG dI iesqoN vwD pRBfvsLflI qsvIr[ sLfied hI koeI icwqrkfr bxf sky.

crn isMG sPLrI df jnm 5 apRYl 1918 nUM bodl grnf sfihb (huisLafrpur) ivfc hoieaf. Ausny 16 sfl dI Aumr ‘c kivqf ilKxI afrMBI aqy ipwCy muVky neIN dyiKaf.

crn isMG sPLrI dy ikMny gIq irkfrz hoey ieh igxqI sPrI nUM vI Xfd neIN sI. Auh dwsdf sI, ‘sfry gfAux vfilaF ny myry gIq gfey hn. myrf nF pUry sMsfr ‘c phuMcfieaf hY. mYN AuhnF df sLukrgujLfr hF. (rqf iKJ ky) ‘kuJ eydF dy gfAux vfly vI hn gIq myrf gfieaf hY pr nF apxf iPwt kr ilaf’.

‘iksy df nF dwsogy?’
‘Cwz kI lYxf iksy df nF lY ky.’

crn isMG sPLrI aijhy pihly gIqkfrF ivwcoN iek sI, ijhnF dy gIq irkfrz krn leI kMpnIaF vloN rfieltI idwqI jFdI rhI sI. awj kYstF dy Xug ivc rfieltI bfry puwCx qy sPrI ny ikhf, ‘keI cMgy bMdy af. QoVHy bfhly pYsy dy idMdy af. keI neIN vI idMdy. hux AuhnF mgr bMdf puls lfAuxoN qF irhf[[.’

awj pMjfbI dIaF ikqfbF nf ivkx bfry afm gwl krI jFdI hY. lyKk pwilEN pYsy Krc ky ikqfbF CpfAuNdy hn. kivqf dI ikqfb nUM qF pRkfsLk hwQ pfAuxoN vI zrdy hn. pr sPLrI ikqfb Cfpx dy rfeIts dyx qoN pihlF hI rfieltI vsUl kr lYNdf sI. Ausdy gIqF dIaF 13 ikqfbF Cp cuwkIaF hn. iswKI dIaF vftF,aMimRq iBwjy bol,lhU dIaF lftF,qygL dI Dfr AuWqy nwc Auie Kflsf, guru rivdfs mihmf, qkly dy vl kwZ lY, AusdIaF cricq ikqfbF hn.

sPLrI ny mYitRk krky igafnI kIqI qy Pyr E tI. Kflsf hfeI skUl dsUhf ivwc Auh mfstr irhf.

kI kivqf ilKx leI iksy Ausqfd df hoxf jLrUrI hY? sPrI df juafb sI, ‘dunIaF ‘c hr kMm iswiKaf jf skdf hY. iksy qoN isKlfeI leI jf skdI hY. isrP sLfierI hI iek aijhI cIjL hY ijs df ikqy koeI skUl nhIN. ies df jLjLby nfl sbMD hY. ieh rwbI dfq hY. aiBafs nfl ies ivwc inKfr afAuNdf hY’.

apxy smkflIaF coN Auh nMd lfl nUrpurI aqy ipafrf isMG inrCl nUM vDIaf gIqkfr mMndf sI.

crn isMG sPLrI dy puwqrF coN qrsym sPrI pMjfbI df vDIaf sLfier hY.

ienfmF snmfnF dI gwl cwlI. sPrI ny inhory nfl ikhf, ‘mYN sfrI Aumr iswK ieqhfs bfry gIq ilKy. sfrI dunIaF ‘c rihMdy pMjfbIaF ny slfhy. pr sLRomxI kmytI nUM mYN 1998 ‘c njLr afieaf snmfn dyx leI. KYr! bVy ienfm imly. srkfrI ienfmF nUM mYN kuJ smJdf eI neIN. jdoN mYN styj qy kivqf pVHdf hF lok asL asL kr AuWTdy hn. vfh vfh krdy hn, EdoN mYN kroVpqI huMdf hF’.

pMjfbI gfiekI ‘c afey bymqlb sLor-sLrfby bfry Ausdf idRV ivsLvfs sI, ‘ies sLor-sLrfby vflI gfiekI df aMq hox vflf hY. lok sMjIdf sLfierI dy hI afisLk hn’.

kinMGm pfrk ‘c sLfm df Gusmusf vDdf jf irhf sI. ies Gusmusy ‘c crn isMG sPLrI df kwd cubfry qy vjdy spIkr dI afvfjL qoN vI keI guxf AuWcf jfpdf sI. ies kd dy sfhmxy kinMGm pfrk dy AuWcy AuWcy drKq vI mDry lwg rhy sn.

crn isMG sPLrI pMjfbI gIqkfrI df suhj sI.

5 jnvrI 2006
bldyv gryvfl ny bVI AudfsI BrI afvfjL ‘c ikhf, ‘bfbf sPLrI qur igaf.’
mYnUM iekdm bfby nfl bIqIaF GVIaF ny Gyrf pf ilaf.

gryvfl boilaf, ‘bfbf lMmI Aumr Bog ky BrpUr nmfxf Kwt ky igaf hY. Ausdy jfx bfd bYTk bfby dy aMdfjL ivc hI hoxI cfhIdI hY. mihPl lwgxI cfhIdI hY.

iek bYTk virMdr sonI dy Gr hoeI, ijwQy bfbf af ky rihMdf huMdf sI. iek bYTk sfzy Gr hoeI. dohF hI bYTkF ‘c bfby nUM ‘vwzf’ kIqf igaf….

(30 jnvrI 2006)