idnacayaa- kao ilayao ]nako mana maoM na ]laahnaa qaI na ]ktahT. isaf- baiccayaa hI nahIM eDjasT hao pa rhI qaI. baarh GaMTo ka Antr ]nakI idnacayaa- pr havaI qaa. Aadtna idna maoM saaonaa caahtIM¸ rat maoM jaaganao ka kao[- AaOica%ya nahI qaa¸ naa hI ]icat qaa. saarI idnacayaa- Amaoirka kI. Baart maoM khaM samaMjasya ibaza patIMÆ  ]naIMdopna sao baiccayaaM sahja nahI idK rhI qaI. ]nasao baar baar kha jaata Aagantuk kao AiBavaadna haqa jaaoD kr krao¸ pr vah kuC samaJa nahI pa rhI qaI. AmaoirkI ZMga sauSaIla kao yahaM pr psand nahIM¸ BaartIya ZMga kI ]nho samaJa nahI. iSaKa kao [na vyaqa- kI bahsaaoM mao kao[- $ica nahI qaI. [sasao vaha kafI naaKuSa AaOr icaDicaDI saI laga rhI qaI.

"tnau–manau kao laanao maoM yahI samasyaa hO. maOM AaOr iSaKa tao Ta[ma maOnaoja kr laoto hOM. jaba tk yao $TIna badlaoMgaI tba tk hmaarI vaapsaI hao jaayaogaI."
[sa va@t ek ipta kI ijammaodarI ]namaoM saaf idKayaI do rhI qaI. ijasakao ik na caahto hue BaI ]nhaonao baKUbaI, sao AaoZa qaa.
"SaadI…baccao…AaoFf…naao…naovar¸ [iNDyaa maoM hI saaro banQana hOM. saBaI ek dUsaro ko ca@kr maoM proSaana rhto hOM. Apnaa inajaI ZMga kuC BaI nahI haota. Aap pr hmaoSaa dUsaraoM kI saaoMca laadI jaatI hO¸ saUT kro yaa na kro." eosaI bayaana baajaI vah ApnaI Ammaa ko Aagao krto rho qao. eosaa tba haota jaba kao[- ]nhoM vyavaisqat haonao ko ilae Taokta.
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maOM ]nakI ifr vaapsaI kI ]sa [cCa kao [-maanadarI sao jaananaa caah rha qaa¸ ijasao ]nhaonao ipClao vaYa- jaanao sao phlao kha qaa¸
"jaa tao rha hUÐ kOsaa BaI hao [iNDyaa¸ hO Apnaa hI doSa kmaa ko vaapsa yahIM Aa jaa}Ðgaa AaOr Aakr Apnaa skUla KaolaUMgaa."
]nako [sa Baart p`oma pr maOnao saaoMcaa¸ Saayad samaya ko saaqa saaqa ]ddoSya–}Ymaa pirvait-t hao jaatI hO. ]nhaonao AmaoirkI jaIvana kao BaI baDI hI tTsqata sao doKa qaa. [na dsa vaYaao- maoM ]nho yak,Ina hao calaa qaa¸ saByata–saMskRit evaM samaya kI iBannata kao[- Aqa- nahI rKtI. yahaM BaI vao hI [nsaana hOM ]nakI AadtoM vahI hOM¸ vahI kuMza¸ vahI ~asa¸ vahI AiSaxaa–garIbaI. AiSaxaa AaOr garIbaI sao ]%pnna Asamaqa-ta AaOr ]sako saaqa Avyavasqaa kI ja,laalat AaOr jahalat.

ek vaa@yaa ijasao vah ipClaI baar Aayao qao tao saunaa gayao qao. ]nakI dIdI ko saasa–sasaur Aae qao¸ eosaa maanakr ik Amaoirka kI Aaba–Aao–hvaa maoM du$st hao jaa}Mgaa saaqa maoM AcCo kaibala Da@TraoM sao [laaja BaI hao jaayaogaa. ]nhaonao ApnaI vyasttma jaIvana SaOlaI maoM Apnao baccaaoM sao sahyaaoga maaMgaa qaa. baccaaoM ka Tka saa javaaba¸ 'maa^ma [Tsa yaaor p`ablama¸ Aae hOva naao Ta[ma fa^r AaolD enD baaogasa psa-na. [Tsa yaaor p`ablama enD yaU gauD maOnaoja [T.' sauSaIla ka mana BaivaYya kI AaSaMka sao kaMp gayaa qaa¸ ]sa AmaoirkI dSa-na sao ijasamaoM Baaoga AaOr Baaoga ko Alaavaa na kuC vah jaanata hO na jaananaa caahta hO.AmaoirkI jaIvana SaOlaI ko pMjaao ko naaKUna BaartIyaaoM kao BaI lahUlauhana kr rho hOM. maOM iktnao idna [sasao bacaa rh pa}Mgaa.
]nakI p%naI iSaKa Aa^rgaoinak kOimaosT/I sao Da@TroT qaI¸ jaaihr hO AcCI naaOkrI haogaI pOsaa BaI AcCa hI imalata haogaa.

"iSaKa Aap vahaM pr laOba maoM hao yaa TIicaMga jaa^ba maoMÆ" maOMnao cauPpI taoDnao ko ilae baat inakala laI qaI.
"yahaM sao saaocakr tao yahI gayaI qaI laoikna kOimasT/I ko ilae vahaM jaa^ba kafI kma hO. jaao hO BaI ]samaoM vahIM ko laaogaao kao p`aqaimakta dI jaatI hO. yahaM sao gayaI qaI¸ kmaanaa tao qaa hI¸ kmPyaUTr vak- kr rhI hUM." vahaM pr rhnao kI baobasaI¸ naslavaad kI pID,a yao saba ]naka caohra bayaana kr rha qaa.
vah daonaao pit–p%naI dao Alaga Alaga iSaFTaoM maoM kama krto. tba khIM jaakr sToTsa haisala kr pae qao. saPtahMt maoM hI vao daonaao ek dUsaro kao doK–baaola pato. baiccayaaM Aayaa ko Baraosao pla–baZ rhI qaI. laoikna sauSaIla p@ka [rada kr baOzo qao¸ baoiTyaaM Aba yahIM [iNDyaa maoM hI pZoM–baZoM.
"sauSaIla jaI¸ kla AapkI rvaanagaI hO yahaM pr saoTolamaonT ka [rada @yaa CaoDa idyaa hÆ" maaOka doK maOnao sauSaIla sao pUC ilayaa.
" haM…haM yahI samaya kI maaMga hO. tnau–manau kao Alaba<aa yahIM pr rKUMgaa¸ Ammaa ko pasa. yahaM ko Agalao SaOxaiNak sa~ sao¸ tba tk baoiTyaaoM kao AcCI trIko sao knvaonsa kr laUMgaa."
"prntu baiccayaaoM kao hI @yaaoM yahaM pr rKnaa caahto hOM. CaoTI hO¸ [tnaI dUr rKnao ka [rada , , ," mauJao kuC AjaIba saa lagaa qaa.
"bacapna sao hI BaartIya vaatavarNa maoM rhnaa saIKoM tao AcCa rhogaa Anyaqaa ivadoSaI jaIvanaSaOlaI kI AadI hao jaanao pr yahaM pr rhnao ko ilae tOyaar nahIM haMogaI. dIdI ko baccaaoM nao tao [iNDyaa p`stava pr Aa%mah%yaa tk kI QamakI do DalaI qaI." khto huyao sauSaIla kafI proSaana sao laga rho qao.
"prntu @yaa yah ]icat AaOr sahI haogaaÆ" maOnao pUCa
"vahaM kI sathI saMklphIna saMskRit maoM baiccayaaM na tao [iNDyana hI rh payaoMgaI naa hI Amaoirkna bana payaoMgaI. hmaarI CtrI [tnaI maaoTI nahI ik [nho saaMskRitk p`dUYaNa sao raok sako. [sa ]ma` maoM Aba hma daonaao pit–p%naI yahaM pr Aaiqa-k $p sao tao KDo, hao nahI sakto¸ saDk pr Aa jaayaoMgao. jaba tk SaarIirk xamataMe hOM vahIM rhUMgaa. tnau–manau kao hI maanaisak $p sao tOyaar kr rha hUM. jaao Anajaanao maoM BaUlavaSa kuC ijaddvaSa maOnao gaMvaayaaM¸ maorI yao nanhI baohd baaOiwk baoiTyaaM na gaMvaae." kh ek lambaI saaMsa laI qaI.
sajaI sa^varI gauiDyaa jaOsaI baiccayaaM Apnao DODI ka mauMh tak rhI qaIM¸ Saayad ihndI ibalkula BaI nahI samaJa pa rhI qaIM. vao samaJatIM BaI kOsao. maata ipta maoM AmaoirikyaaoM ko samaanaantr rhnao kI lalak jaao zhrI. baccaaoM kao ihndI isaKanao ka samaya ]nako pasa khaM qaaÆ pr [sa baar vah Apnao inaNa-ya AaOr samasyaa inarakrNa pr kaf,I gamBaIr laga rho qao. ApnaI ima+I sao dUr rhnao pr ]namaoM kafI, pirp@vata AagayaI qaI. hma laaoga ]nakI sad [cCa AaOr saMklp kao SauBakamanaaeM dokr laaOT Aae.

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