raoja–raoja tËar Sau$ hao gayaI. pit baaolaa naaOkrI krnao kI ja$rt nahIM. Gar pr baOzao AaOr baccaaoM kI doKBaala krao.

pr baccao tao baD,o hao cauko qao. doKBaala ka matlaba qaa idna Bar ]naka [Mtj,aar¸ icaZ,na AaOr kuZ,na.
AaiKr Acalaa nao Gar AaOr baccaaoM saBaI kao ek saaqa CaoD, idyaa.

Aba Acalaa kI ApnaI svatM~ ijaMdgaI qaI pr BaartI jaOsao laaoga ]sao baar–baar Apnao AtIt kI Aaor KIMcanao lagato , , ,

yaMU yahaM kI ijaMdgaI maoM BaartI jaOsao laaoga ekdma falatU qao¸ ]nasao rKo–rKayao ibanaa BaI Aarama sao kama calaayaa jaa sakta qaa. AaiKr yao laaoga ]sako vat-maana jaIvana maoM kao[- BaI Ahma BaUimaka Ada nahIM krto. basa ek naasTalaijayaa saa hI tao hO BaartI ka saaqaÑ jaba caaho ]sao JaTka jaa sakta hO. hmaoSaa ko ilayao tao ]sa naasTalaijayaa maoM baha BaI nahIM jaa sakta.

pr BaartI kao vah caaho iktnaa daoYa dotI rho ja#ma kao CoD, donao ko ilayao. ja#ma tao ]saka Apnaa hI hO.

pit kao CaoD,kr ek baohtr ijaMdgaI kI saaocaI qaI. pr kao[- BaI tao pu$Ya eosaa nahIM imalaa jaao ]sako ilayao sahI hao. ijasasao mana BaI imalao AaOr ]sakI ApnaI maaMgao BaI vah pUrI kr sako. eosaa pu$Ya jaao ]sao maui> BaI do sako AaOr Pyaar BaI. ]sako phlao pit kI trh¸ ]sakI hr hrkt¸ ]sakI hr caalaZala kao maa~ saMdoh sao hI na doKta rho.

vah saMudr hO [sailayao vah iksaI ek sao Pyaar nahIM kr saktI¸ yah maananaa iktnaa galat hO. yah saca hO ik ]sao pu$YaaoM ka Apnao p`it AakYa-Na sauK dota hO AaOr vah ]nhoM [sasao hTanaa nahIM caahtI¸ pr vah ]nako p`it samaip-t BaI nahIM haonaa caahtI. Agar samaip-t haonaa hO tao ]sa iksaI ivaSaoYa ko p`it hI haogaI. hr iksaI ko p`it tao nahIM. @yaa kao[- BaI pu$Ya ]sako mana kI [sa isqait kao samaJakr ]sao Apnaa banaa sakogaaÆ ]sao Pyaar do–lao sakogaaÑ

pr jaba BaI kao[- pu$Ya ]sako inakT Aayaa¸ ]sao saMdoh kI inagaah sao hI doKta. Acalaa ka Apnaa mana ihMdustanaI pu$YaaoM sao hI imalata qaa AaOr ]sao maui> ko saaqa Pyaar donao vaalaa kao[- BaI pu$Ya nahIM imalaa. yah baat nahIM ik vah ek sao AiQak pu$YaaoM ko saaqa SaarIirk saMbaMQa banaa kr rKnaa caahtI qaI¸ pr maUla $p sao maui> kI maaMga ja$r krtI qaI ik iksaI kI saMpi%t bana kr nahIM rhnaa hO ]sao. Saayad [saIsao pit sao tlaak ko baad sao jyaaoM jyaaoM va> gaujarta jaa rha qaa¸ ]sakI iksaI sahI pu$Ya sao imala panao kI ]mmaId QaMuQalaI pD,tI jaa rhI qaI AaOr Akolao rh jaanaa ]sakI ijaMdgaI kI saccaa[- banatI jaa rhI qaI.

Kanaa Kako saba ifr sao gaanaa gaanao baOz gayao qao. saba kh rho qao ik Aba Acalaa kI baarI hO. ]sao ek gaanaa tao gaa hI laonaa caaihyao.

Acalaa ka mana Bara saa qaa. ]sanao bahut dd-Bara ek puranaa iflmaI gaIt gaayaa. iksaI nao gaaOr nahIM ikyaa ]sakI AaMKoM saca maoM BarI hu[- qaIM. sabanao kha¸ "Aaja tao vaak[- maoM Acalaa nao bahut jaaordar gaayaa hO."

Acalaa ka mana hao rha qaa Aba saba calao jaayao. [namaoM sao iksaI kao nahIM maalaUma qaa ik ]sa pr Aaja @yaa baIt rhI qaI. ]saka Kulaapna¸ hMsaI–maj,aak¸ ]%saah sao galao imalanaa yaa gaala pr caUmanaa , , ,yahI tk ka tao naata qaa [na saba sao. [sasao jyaada na vah Kud Aagao baZ,tI qaI na dUsaroÑ baoTo kI SaadI ka jaao BaI matlaba [sa yaa ]sa yaa iksaI BaI samaaja maoM hao¸ Acalaa ko ilayao tao vah ek j,a#ma banata jaa rha qaa AaOr vah yah ja#ma iksaI kao BaI idKanao kI ihmmat nahIM rKtI qaI.

[Qar dFtr maoM halaat ibagaD, gayao qao. saba kma-caairyaaoM kao AMdaj,aa hao gayaa qaa kI BaartI hI ]nako iKlaaf Acalaa ko kana BartI hO. ]nhaoMnao Aapsa maoM imalakr maIiTMga kI ijasamaoM BaartI kao baahr rKa gayaa AaOr [sa maIiTMga maoM Acalaa ko iKlaaf vaa[-sa p`isaDoMT kao Kt ilaKa gayaa ik vah ]nhoM skUla ko baccaaoM kI trh AnauSaaisat krnaa caahtI hO. ]na pr dor sao Aanao ko JaUzo [lj,aama lagaayao gayao hOM. dFtr ka maahaOla kama krnao laayak nahIM rha. ]naka eosao kD,o AnaavaSyak AnauSaasana maoM dma GauTta hO. [sa baaro maoM kuC ikyaa jaayao. vanaa- vao saba imala kr yaUinayana tk ApnaI iSakayatoM lao jaayaoMgao AaOr AaiKrI dma tk laD,oMgao.

vaa[-sa p`oisaDoMT nao Kt idKato hue Acalaa sao [sa baaro maoM baatcaIt kI qaI AaOr hla ZMUZ,nao kI ihdayat dI qaI. ]saka khnaa qaa¸ "mauJao nahIM pta qaa ik tuma [sa trh ko sa#t inayama laagaU kr rhI hao. maOM [sa maamaolao maoM kuC nahIM kr sakta. tumakao hI kuC na kuC hla Kaojanaa haogaa vanaa- tumhoM %yaagap~ donaa pD, sakta hO. kuC saaoca samaJa laao ifr mauJasao iDsksa krnaa."

Acalaa nao tao saaocaa qaa ik eosao ]Mcao str kI naaOkrI imala gayaI hO tao ]sakI ijaMdgaI sauQar gayaI. dba kr kama krogaI AaOr SaamaaoM kao maj,ao krogaI. pr yah naaOkrI tao mauiSkla sao saala BaI nahIM gaujaar payaI. Aba ifr sao khaM KaojaogaI kamaÆ [tnaI mauiSkla sao tao yah naaOkrI imalaI qaI. khaM sao dogaI ApaT-maoMT ka ikrayaaÆ AaOr raojamara- ko Kcao-Æ
pr Acalaa ka kYT Saayad [tnaa hI nahIM qaa.
]sako BaItr lagaatar ek saMvaad calaa jaa rha qaa.
gaanaaoM ko baIca va@fa pD,a tao vah ifr sao yah saMvaad saunanao lagaI qaI¸ "Aro hmaoM tao pta hI nahIM qaa ik Aapka baoTa BaI hOÑ iktnaa baD,a hO."
"Aap tao [tnaI yaMga lagatI hO. hma saaoca hI nahIM sakto ik Aapka SaadI laayak baoTa BaI hO. @yaa saca maoM Aapka Apnaa hI hOÑ"
"Apnaa nahIM haogaa tBaI tao SaadI maoM gayaI nahIM."
"sacaÑ baoTo kI SaadI pr Aap nahIM gayaIMÆ"
AaOr Acalaa ]na AdRSya AavaajaaoM kao javaaba dotI rhI¸ "@yaa k$MÑ Cu+I hI nahIM imalaI. tBaI tao Aaja ]saI ko ilayao paTI- kr rhI hMU."
"baoTa bahU khaM hOMÆ"
"vao laaoga Baart sao hI saIQao hvaa[- gayao hOM¸ hnaImaUna ko ilayao."
yaMU SaadI pr naIlaI BaI nahIM gayaI qaI. pr naIlaI ka khnaa qaa ik Agar mamaI nahIM jaayaogaI tao vah BaI nahIM jaayaogaI. yaMU BaI [sao Apnao ihMdustanaI irStodaraoM ko gaaolamaaola savaalaaoM ka javaaba donao maoM bahut tklaIf haotI qaI. ]sao kBaI pta nahIM calata qaa ik vah sahI kr rhI hO yaa galat. vah jaao BaI khtI¸ ]sako matlaba sao Alaga Aqa- tao lagaayao hI jaato qao @yaaoMik baad maoM ]sao mamaI yaa papa sao yah ja$r saunanaa pD,ta qaa¸ "naIlaI eosao nahIM khto." "zIk hO tumhara matlaba yah ja$r rha haogaa pr yahaM pr [sa trh nahIM kha jaata."

AaOr Acalaa yah iksaI sao nahIM kh payaogaI ik ]sa ko baoTo nao saMdosa iBajavaayaa qaa ik ]sakI maaM SaadI pr nahIM jaayaogaI. Agar maaM ga[- tao vah SaadI krogaa hI nahIM. vah nahIM caahta ik "]sakI p%naI pr ]sakI maaM ka saayaa pD,o" AaOr yao Sabd AMdr hI AMdr Kayao jaa rho qao Acalaa kao.

yah saca qaa ik baoTo kao [sa baat pr Aapi%t qaI ik mamaa papa kao CaoD, rhI hO. ]saka yah BaI khnaa qaa ik papa tao baImaar rhto hOM [sailayao mamaa ]nakI doKBaala nahIM krogaI tao AaOr kaOna krogaa. ]sanao mamaa kao yah QamakI BaI dI qaI ik mamaa nao papa kao CaoD, idyaa tao vah kBaI ]nasao baat nahIM krogaa.

kBaI kBaar baat ifr BaI hao jaatI qaI. pr vah khta rhta ik mamaa svaaqaI- hO. ]nhoM papa sao eosaa bata-va nahIM krnaa caaihyao AaiKr vao ]nako pit hO. irStaoM maoM [sa trh sao manamaanaI krnaa mamaa kao SaaoBaa nahIM dota. vao jaanatI hO ik papa tao ]nhIM pr inaBa-r krto hOM. idla ko marIj,a hO. iksaI na iksaI kao tao pasa haonaa caaihyao. yao nahIM saaocatI ik vao iktnao Akolao rh jaayaoMgaoÆ

SaadI byaah ko maamalao maoM tao igalao–iSakvao K%ma hao jaato hOM. pr yahaM tao vah gaaMz hI Dala kr baOz gayaa hO.

iksa nao isaKa–pZ,a idyaa eosaaÆ , , ,dadI nao¸ yaa baap naoÑ eosaI Avamaananaa. eosaa p`harÑ [tnaI baD,I saj,aaÑ

pta nahIM @yaa kuC kha haogaa Acalaa ko iKlaafÑ vanaa- [sa trh sao maaM ka AsvaIkarÑ @yaa ]sakao maaM kI ja$rt mahsaUsa nahIM hu[- haogaIÑ @yaa saca maoM maaM kao itrskRt krko vah caOna sao baOza rh sakta hOÑ
@yaa nayaI p%naI maaM ko sqaana kao [tnaa Bar dogaI ik maaM kao doKnao tk kI ja$rt nahIM mahsaUsa haogaIÑ BaUla jaayaogaa maaM kaoÑ

duinayaa Bar ko irStodar tao [k{o hue ]sakI SaadI maoM. basa ek maaM hI , , ,ijasao ik sabasao phlao¸ sabako Aagao¸ sabako ]pr haonaa caaihyao qaaÑ
@yaa kBaI nahIM imala payaogaI Acalaa Apnao baoTo–bahU saoÑ
saca maoM [tnaI baurI hO vah , , ,maaM ka saayaa nahIM pD,nao dogaa p%naI prÑ
@yaa saca maoM yao ]saI ko Sabd hao sakto hOMÑ
Acalaa ka mana iksaI CIjao hue puranao kpD,o saa hao rha qaa. jara saa BaI tanaao tao fTta jaata qaa.

naIlaI maaM kI pID,a kao samaJatI qaI AaOr basa naIlaI hI samaJatI qaI. isaf- ]saI nao mamaa ka GauTnaa AaOr tD,pD,anaa doKa qaa. bacapna sao doKtI Aa rhI qaI. papa kI maaMgaaoM ka tao kBaI AMt hI nahIM qaa. Ba[-yaa BaI tao ibalkula papa ko jaOsaa. mamaa kao tao jaOsao Gar ka naaOkr banaa kr rKa huAa qaa. basa [nakI ja$rto pUrI krto rhao , , ,[nako Aagao–pICo GaUmato rhao. Agar na GaUmaao tao basa svaaqaI- hO. jaOsao ik hmaara tao janma hI [nakI doKBaala ko ilayao huAa hO. basa ek mamaa hI qaI jaao naIlaI kao papa AaOr Ba[-yaa ko naaj,aayaj,a fayada ]zanao sao bacaatI qaI. mamaa jaaor dotI ik baoTI AaOr baoTo kI prvairSa maoM fk- nahIM krogaI. pr papa AaOr dadI sao [sa baat pr baar–baar laD,a[- hao jaatI. basa yahI saunaayaa jaata ik laD,kI ibagaD, rhI hO. mamaa ibagaaD, rhI hOÑ

jamaIlaa nao ek puranaa iflmaI gaanaa Sau$ ikyaa –
"maoro bannao kI baat na pUCao¸ maora bannaa hiryaalaa hO
maoro bannao ko $p ko dma sao caaraoM trf ]ijayaalaa hO."

Acalaa kao Acaanak iksaI nao Zaola–baOMD sao ladI–sajaI baarat maoM phMucaa idyaa qaa. GaaoD,I pr baOza ]saka [klaaOta baoTaÑ saohro ko fUlaaoM sao Zka kaomala pr majabaUt caohra. safod Acakna maoM rajakumaar jaOsaa. irStodar¸ dUr ko naato¸ puranaI sahoilayaaM. naaca¸ gaanao¸ gaPpo¸ imaza[yaaM¸ pkvaana AaOr igalao iSakvaoÑ

jamaIlaa nao gaanaa baMd ikyaa tao maanaao Acalaa kao ifr sao jamaIna pr laakr pTk idyaa. sahsaa ]sao ApnaI CUTtI hu[- naaOkrI ka #yaala Aa gayaa.
Agar vah BaartI kao dFtr sao inakala do tao Saayad ]sakI ApnaI naaOkrI baca saktI hO. BaartI kao [tnaa krIba lao Aanaa galat baat qaI. vaa[sa p`oisaDoMT sao [sa baaro maoM baat krogaI.
pr baocaarI BaartIÑ
tao Acalaa @yaa kroÆ ifr sao nayaI naaOkrI kI tlaaSaÆ
nahIMÑ @yaa jaanao [sa str kI naaOkrI imalao yaa naÆ

mahInaa tao doKto–doKto gaujar jaata hO. khaM sao laayaogaI ikrayaa hr mahInao. khIM sao kuC imalanao ka Aasara nahIM.

BaartI kao tao @lakI- khIM BaI imala jaayaogaI. Acalaa mauskurayaI. pr ]dasaI imaTI nahIM qaI.
yao saba laaoga gaanao gaa kr calao jaayaoMgao.
@yaa yao laaoga BaI [saI trh jaIto haoMgaoÆ Aaja naaOkrI hO tao kla nahIM. saba pr vahI tlavaar laTk rhI hO.

pr Acalaa Kud iksaI ko AMd$naI maamalaaoM ko baaro maoM kuC nahIM jaanatI. saba hMsato–KuSa haoto Aato hOM¸ vaOsao hI laaOT jaato hOM. iksaI ko BaItr sao tao ]saka kao[- saraokar nahIMÑ na hI ]sao Apnao sao [tnaI fursat imalatI hO ik dUsaraoM ko garobaana maoM JaaMk sakoÑ

[namaoM sao BaI kao[- nahIM jaanata ik Acalaa ka BaItrI saMsaar kOsao icara jaa rha hO.
yahaM sao Cu+I hao gayaI tao Saayad ]sao BaI khIM @lak- kI naaOkrI hI imalao.
hr baar tao tu@ka nahIM lagata.

pr yah tu@ka ]sako laaBa ko ilayao qaa yaa ik baOMk p`oisaDoMT ko. ]llaU tao vahI banaIÑ phlao ]sako haqaaoM dUsaraoM kao inaklavaayaa , , ,ifr ]saI ka p%ta kaTnao kI saaij,aSaÑ
pr [tnaI kccaI gaaoilayaaM tao vah BaI nahIM KolaI. kuC na kuC jaugaaD, tao krnaa hI haogaa.
tao kOsao bacaayaogaI Kud kao.
Kud kao bacaakr rKnaa Aba BaI ]tnaa hI mauiSkla @yaaoM hOÆ isaf- hmalaavar hI badlao hOMÑ
@yaa khnaa haogaa vaa[-sa p`oisaDoMT sao. bahut saaoca samaJa kr [sa kI tOyaarI krnaI haogaI. Apnao ]saI ima~ kI salaah laogaI ijasanao yah naaOkrI idlavaayaI qaI.

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Acalaa nao saarI yaaojanaa safa[- sao samaJaa dI tao vaa[-sa p`oisaDoMT nao ]sakI saUJa kI dad dI AaOr kha¸ "Aro Aapnao tao baOMk kI AaOr BaI bacat kra dI. maOM p`oisaDoMT sao AapkI tnaKa baZ,anao ko ilayao irkmaOMD k$Mgaa."

Acalaa nao pla Bar kao caOna kI saaMsa laI qaI ik calaao ]sakI naaOkrI tao baca gayaI pr mana ifr BaI ]iWgna banaa rha.

Agalao idna Aa^ifsa maoM gayaI tao BaartI ]sako kmaro maoM Aakr BaBak pD,I¸ "@yaa k$MgaI maOMÆ khaM jaa]MgaI. [na laaogaaoM nao tao mauJao inakala idyaa hO. saba nao kh idyaa hO ik vao eosao ivaSvaasaGaatI ko saaqa kama nahIM kr sakto. maorI kanfIDoMSala irpaoT- BaI Kraba kr dI hO. maora Balaa @yaa kusaUr hO [samaoMÆ maOM tao jaao Aap pUCogaI vahI bata]MgaI. maOMnao kao[- jaanabaUJa kr iksaI ko iKlaaf Aapko kana tao nahIM Baro."

Acalaa caupcaap BaartI kI baat saunatI rhI.
"Aap maora kuC kIijayao. maOM tao falatU mao maarI gayaI. doiKyao maoro pit ko pasa BaI Aajakla zIk naaOkrI nahIM hO. baccao Alaga pZ, rho hOM. PlaIjaÑ"
]sanao BaartI ko Aaraop sao bacanao ko ilayao kha¸ "maOM @yaa k$MÆ maorI tao ApnaI naaOkrI kao hI Ktra hO."
ifr baD,a Apnaapna jatato hue baaolaI¸ "[sa dFtr maoM hmaI daonaaoM ihMdustanaI hO. [saIsao iksaI kao samaJa nahIM Aata hmasao kOsao poSa Aayao. saao Dr ko maaro Aba hma daonaaoM kI hI Cu+I ikyao do rho hOM. KOr maOM baat k$MgaI¸ pr mauJao ]mmaId nahIM ik maorI saunaoMgao."

Acalaa kao BaartI pr trsa BaI Aa rha qaa. saaqa hI glaaina BaI ik vah ]sa kao JaUza AaSvaasana do rhI qaI jabaik ]sa kao naaOkrI sao inaklavaanao kI saaijaSa Kud Acalaa kao hI krnaI pD,I qaI. pr krtI tao @yaaÑ yaa tao ]sao Kud inaklanaa pD,ta yaa BaartI kao vanaa- dFtr ko dUsaro kma-caairyaaoM ka ivaSvaasa kOsao jaIttIÑ

rat bahut baIca caukI qaI. laaoga gaa–gaa kr qak cauko qao. ifr BaI ]%saah kma nahIM huAa qaa [sailayao qako fTo galaaoM sao imalakr puranao laaokip`ya iflmaI gaIt samavaot svar maoM gaa rho qao¸ "bacapna ko idna BaI @yaa idna qao¸ ]D,to ifrto ittlaI bana ko."
Acalaa ivad`Up sao mauskurayaI. ]D,tI–ifrtI ittlaI iktnaI dor tk saurixat rh patI haogaIÑ kao[- na kao[- JaPp+a maarogaa hIÑ
iksaI nao kh idyaa¸ "Acalaa Aaja tumhara jaaoSa khaM calaa gayaa. yao vaalaa tao imala kr gaaAao."
ifr saba nao gaanaa Sau$ kr idyaa qaa¸ "rajaa kI Aayaogaa baarat¸ rMgaIlaI haogaI rat¸ magana maOM naacaMUgaI." gaana calata rha. Acalaa bacapna¸ yaaOvana AaOr Apnao maaOjaUda halaat ko saaqa gaanao ka Aqa- jaaoD,tI KamaaoSa hI rhI. Saaimala nahIM hao payaI gaanao maoM.

Acalaa ]zkr rsaao[- maoM Aakr bat-naaoM ka kama krnao lagaI. ]sasao gaayaa nahIM jaa rha qaa. naIlaI nao iksaI sao kha¸ "dao tao baja gayao. mauJao tao saubah kama pr jaanaa hO."
"[tvaar kao BaIÆ"
"haM ek Kasa p`aojao@T cala rha hO."

vah ]zI tao paTI- ]KD, gayaI. laaoga ]znao lagao.
Acalaa rsaao[- sao inakla kr drvaajao pr Aa kr KD,I hao gayaI.
Agar vah iksaI sao SaadI ka ijaË na hI krtI tao Saayad baohtr haotaÑ
paTI- tao hao hI rhI qaI. ]sao SaadI ko maaOko sao jaaoD,kr vah @yaa haisala krnaa caahtI qaIÆ baoTo ko p`it Apnao kt-vya ka inaBaavaÑ yaa ik baoTo ko naama pr SaadI ka ]%sava krko ]sa kI SaadI maoM saimmailat haonao kI mana kI ]D,ana yaa mana kI tsallaIÑ ik ]sanao nahIM baulaayaa tao na sahIÑ pr maaM ko hk sao kao[- SaadI ka ]%sava krnao sao tao raok nahIM saktaÑ

yah saba ]sa baoTo ko ilayao jaao [sailayao ]sasao taoD, cauka hO ik ]sanao Apnao pit kao @yaaoM CaoD,aÆ

yaa yah baoTo ka dbaa AaËaoSa qaa AaOr Acalaa kI kao[- dbaI ApraQa Baavanaa qaI. ijasako Anacaaho Aagamana nao ]sako yaaOvana kao caardIvaarI maoM baaMQakr ksamasaa idyaa qaa¸ Aba jaba vah fUla bana kr mahk ]za tao Acalaa BaI ApnaI fulavaarI pr gava- sao sar ]za kr taknao lagaI qaI. pr ]sa fUla ka maailak Aba kao[- AaOr bana baOza qaa. Acalaa dUr KD,I jaOsao prayao maala kao lalacaayaI AaMKaoM sao inahar rhI qaI.

laaoga baoTo kI SaadI kI baQaa[- do–do kr $Ksat haonao lagao qao. Acalaa ]nhoM Qanyavaad BaI krtI jaa rhI qaI pr mana eosao hao rha qaa ik jaOsao masala–masala kr iksaI nao kUcao maoM foMk idyaa hao. ]sakI saarI hstI eosaa mahsaUsa kr rhI qaI jaOsao vah iknaaro ka kao[- poD, hao ijasako Aasapasa sao iktnaI hI naidyaa gaujar jaatI hao pr vah vaOsao hI zMUz KD,a hao. kao[- BaI panaI ]sao nahIM CUta.

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