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 ]jabak
kI trh mauMh doKto rh gae rovat baabaU. [sa bau,Zapo maoM
@yaa–@yaa sabak saIKnaI haogaI ]nhoMÆ phlao tao yahaM
Aato hI ]nhoM batayaa gayaa ik Gar maoM lauMgaI¹gaMjaI
phnanaa CaoD,kr pajaamaa–kurta phnaa kroM. ija,MdgaI Bar
vao Gar maoM lauMgaI¹gaMjaI hI phnato rho. ga,maI- ko
idnaaoM maoM tao vao ]Gaaro badna pD,aosa ko iksaI Gar
maoM BaI jaanaa hao tao calao jaato qao. Aba hrdma
pajaamaa–kuta- phnao rhnao sao ]nhoM eosaa lagata qaa
jaOsao vao Apnao Gar maoM nahIM¸ bailk iksaI irStodar ko
yahaM pahuna banakr baOzo haoM. Aba khto hOM ]nako
GaUmanao sao p`oisTja K,raba hao jaatI hO. AaiK,r vao @yaa
kroM pUra idnaÆ
vahaM baaD,I maoM ]nhaoMnao k[- trh ko gaaC lagaa rKo qao.
kolaa¸ Ama$d¸ Aama¸ kThla¸ sahjana¸ baor¸ ppIta¸
SarIfa¸ baola¸ Anaar Aaid ko. [na sabako fla sahja hI
]plabQa hao jaayaa krto qao. kuC saibjayaaM BaI ]gaa laoto
qao. ]nhoM fUlato¸ flato AaOr baZ,to doKnaa ek sauKd
AnauBaUit do jaata qaa. yahaM hiryaalaI kao ivalaaisata ka
fudnaa banaakr dao–tIna dja-na gamalao rK ilae gae qao¸
ijanamaoM baaOnao AaOr baaMJa paOQao tIna–tIna¸
caar–caar iklaao ima+I maoM Kusao hue idKto qao. [nhoM
doKkr rovat baabaU kao lagata qaa jaOsao yao paOQao
ja,maIna sao ]KD,kr Apnao duBaa-gya ka ivalaap kr rho hOM¸
]na maCilayaaoM kI trh jaao samaud` sao laakr baaotla maoM
Dala dI jaatI hOM.
Apnao Gar
maoM vao A@sar eosaI hI caIja,oM rKto Aae qao jaao iksaI
na iksaI kama Aae. yahaM vao doK rho qao ik isaÔ- SaaoBaa¸
idKavaa AaOr Saana baZ,anao ko ilae AjaIba–AjaIba
Sa@la–saUrt kI mahMgaI–mahMgaI vastueM khIM ÔSa- pr¸
khIM dIvaar pr¸ khIM draja, pr iTka dI ga[-M hOM ijanaka
kao[- maanaI–maksad ]nhoM Aajatk samaJa maoM nahIM
Aayaa. khto qao yao poMiTMgsa hOM¸ yao sklpcar hOM¸ yao
eMTIk pIsa hOM¸ yao JaaD,–fanaUsa hOM¸ yao kalaIna
hOMM. rtna ka tIna saala ka baoTa AaOr jatna kI Z,a[-
saala kI baoTI iksaI nasa-rI skUla maoM BaojaI jaanao
lagaI qaIM.
saubah baccao jaanaa nahIM caahto¸ raoto¸ klapto AaOr
k[- trh ko naKro krto. rovat baabaU ka mana dyaa sao Bar
jaata¸ Balaa yah BaI kao[- ]ma` hO pZ,nao kI² yao baccao
hI Gar maoM haoto qao ijanako saaqa ]naka mana lagaa rhta
qaa¸ varnaa dsa bajato–bajato Gar sao baoTo–bahueM
saBaI inakla jaatIM. ]nhoM yah AjaIba lagata ik [sa trh
pOsaa kmaanao ka @yaa matlaba hO ik kao[- ek gaRhsqaI
saMBaalanaovaalaa tk na rh jaaeÆ [sa kama ko ilae ek maoD
rK laI ga[- qaI¸ jaao bat-na–vaasana AaOr
JaaDU–paoMCa krto hue ]nako ilae Kanaa BaI banaa idyaa
krtI. ek–DoZ, bajao baccao Gar Aa jaato tao rovat baabaU
]nhoM iKlaa–iplaakr haoma vak- kranao maoM iBaD, jaato.
jatna nao
ek idna yah kama krnao sao BaI ]nhoM manaa kr idyaa¸
"baa]jaI² Aap @yaaoM baokar [nako saaqa magaja,maarI
krto hOMÆ [nhoM ihMdI maoM nahIM pZ,naa hO¸ yao
AMga`oja,I maaQyama ko baccao hOM. Saama maoM ek TyaUTr Aa
jaayaa krogaa. hma caahto hOM ik AMga`oja,I [nakI Gau+I
maoM Saaimala hao jaae. yao baccao hMsao¸ gaayaoM¸ raoeM¸
saaocaoM¸ ilaKoM¸ pZ,oM¸ baaolaoM¸ KolaoM saba
AMga`oja,I maoM. kla jaba yao baccao baD,o haoMgao tao
[nako AajaU–baajaU ka pUra vaayaumaMDla [tnaa
glaaobalaa[ja, hao cauka haogaa ik AMga`oja,I na
jaananaovaalao kao JaaDU maarnao kI naaOkrI BaI nahIM
imala sakogaI. AMga`oja,I hmaara baosa nahIM rhI¸ ijasako
calato hma bahut safrr rho. hmaaro baccaaoM ko saaqa eosaa
na hao¸ [sailae hma caahto hOM ik Gar maoM saarI baatcaIt
AMga`oja,I maoM hI hao. [samaoM hmaoM Aapka sahyaaoga
caaihe."
irlao rosa kI trh va>vya ka Agalaa ihssaa rtna nao
saMBaala ilayaa qaa¸ "haomavak- kranaovaalaa jaao
TyaUTr Aaegaa¸ vah kuC samaya Ékkr Aapkao [MiglaSa
spIikMga ka AByaasa kr idyaa krogaa. Aap [saka Anyaqaa na
laoM baa]jaI. AMga`oja,I nahIM baaolanaovaalaaoM kI [sa
saMBa`aMt AaOr iSaixat samaaja maoM @yaa kd` hO¸ Aap doK
hI rho hOM."
]nako mana
maoM Aayaa – tao @yaa Aaja tk ]naka pUra Kanadana yaa
ifr doSa kI 90 p`itSat AabaadI AMga`oja,I ko ibanaa
ja,aihla hI banakr rhtI Aa[-Æ ]nakI kao[- kd` nahIM rhIÆ
@yaa ivaDMbanaa hO ik [sa baU,Zo, sauggao kao Aba
AMga`oja,I saIKnaI haogaI² FlaOT maoM Aae ek maah
haonaovaalaa qaa. rovat baabaU kao ramavatI AaOr saamalaI
kI yaad A@sar Aa jaatI. K,asakr jaba saubah hI saubah
DoyarIvaalao dUQa donao Aa jaato. DoyarI ka dUQa ]nasao ek
idna BaI ipyaa na gayaa. ijaM,dgaI Bar ]nhaoMnao Apnao
saamanao duho hue taja,a dUQa ka saovana ikyaa. ipClao
idnaaoM AK,baaraoM maoM ]nhaoMnao pZ,a qaa ik yaUiryaa
AaOr iDTrjaoMT sao dUQa banaakr laaoga pOkoT maoM Bar doto
hOM. jatna nao ]nhoM samaJaanao kI kaoiSaSa kI qaI¸
"baa]jaI¸ DoyarI ka dUQa j,yaada fayadomaMd hO. [sao
pascara[ja, krko baO@TIiryaa ÍI kr idyaa jaata hO AaOr
[samaoM saaro paoYak t%vaaoM kI saMtuilat maa~a inayaMi~t
rKI jaatI hO. Aap yah dUQa ipyaa kIijae. bauro AaOr Saaitr
laaoga gaD,baD,I fOlaato hOM¸ [saka matlaba yah nahIM ik
saba kuC dUiYat AaOr ja,hrIlaa bana gayaa."
saroMDr kr
jaanao kI Aba ]nakI Aadt banatI jaa rhI qaI. ]nakI
psaMd–naapsaMd kI Aba yahaM kao[- kImat nahIM qaI. ijasa
caIja, sao ]nhoM sa#t icaZ, qaI¸ ]sakI BaI Aba kao[-
r<aI Bar prvaah nahIM kI jaa rhI qaI. Gar maoM ek
AlSaoisayana ku<aa lao Aayaa gayaa. ]nhaoMnao k[-
idnaaoM tk maaOna rhkr ApnaI naaraja,gaI p`kT kI¸ magar
kao[- Ôayada nahIM.
ku<aa pUro Gar maoM GaUmanao AaOr hr caIja, saUMGanao
ko ilae Aaja,ad qaa. vah ek eosaa koMd` bana gayaa jaao
Gar ko saBaI sadsyaaoM ka Qyaana AakiYa-t krnao lagaa.
]saka naama rKa gayaa fMDU. kao[- ]sao pucakar rha hO¸
kao[- ]sao sahlaa rha hO¸ kao[- ]sao iKlaanaa caah rha
hO. ]sako ilae raoja,anaa dUQa AaOr bakro ko gaaoSt
maMgaanao ka ek ivaSaoYa [Mtja,ama ikyaa gayaa. ]sao
SaOMpU sao nahlaayaa jaata AaOr saubah–Saama maOdana lao
jaakr Gaumaayaa jaata. ek ku<ao kao [tnaa sar caZ,anaa¸
]sa pr [tnaa Kca- krnaa¸ rovat baabaU ko ilae A%yaMt
tklaIÔdoh qaa. ]saka Aksmaat Aakr pOr caaTnao laganaa¸
gaaod maoM caZ,kr naak–mauMh saUMGanao laganaa¸ ibastr
pr caZ,kr Aasana jamaa donaa¸ ]na pr ekdma naagavaar
gauja,r jaata. vao ]sao DaMTkr durdura doto¸ ku<aa
gaura- ]zta. Garvaalao¸ Kasakr ]nakI bahueM AaOr
paota–paotI durduranao AaOr gaura-nao ko dRSya ka
ivaSaoYa AanaMd ]zanao lagao¸ yaaoM jaOsao vao kao[-
ivadUYak haoM.
rovat
baabaU nao yahaM Aadt banaa laI qaI saubah hI saubah
maaina-Mga vaa^k krnao kI. vao jaanato qao ik Aarama ]ma`
kao Gauna kI trh KaoKlaa kr dota hO. yahaM maaina-Mga
vaa^k ko isavaa dUsara kao[- ]paya na qaa. Garvaalao
baoTo–bahuAaoM kao dor tk saaonao kI Aadt qaI. fMDU ko
Aa jaanao sao ]namaoM sao iksaI ek kao ]znaa pD,ta qaa.
Sau$–Sau$ maoM tao jaaoSa maoM ]zo¸ ifr vao Alasaanao
lagao. fMDU QauMQa CMTto hI baahr jaanao kao macalanao
lagata AaOr drvaaja,o pr jaakr pMjao maarnao lagata.
rtna nao ek idna kh idyaa¸ "baa]jaI¸ Aap tao raoja,
Thlanao jaato hI hOM¸ kla sao ja,ra fMDU kao BaI laoto
jaa[e."
imaja,aja, baurI trh ku,Z, gayaa rovat baabaU ka¸ laoikna
vao kr BaI @yaa sakto qaoÆ ku<aaMo ko p`it laaK GaRNaa
AaOr gaussao ko baavajaUd ]nhoM rtna kI baat maananaI
pD,I. vao raoja, doKto qao ik naIcao k[- laaoga ku<aaoM
kao laokr iGasaTto hue pak- kI trÔ baZ,o jaa rho hOM.
eosao laaogaaoM pr ]nhoM kaoFt haotI qaI. Aba vao Kud BaI
]saI EaoNaI maoM Saaimala haonao jaa rho qao. ek
ku<aavaalaa tao ]nhoM raoja, pak- maoM imala jaayaa
krta qaa ijasao doKto hI ]naka para caZ, jaata. ]saka
ku<aa ]nako bagala sao gauja,rto hI pta nahIM @yaaoM
ja,aor–ja,aor sao BaaOMknao laga jaata. saOkD,aoM laaoga
haoto pak- maoM¸ magar isaÔ- ]nhoM hI doKkr ]sako
BaaOMknao ka isvaca Aa^na hao jaata. ]saka maailak
ku<ao kao DaMTkr caup kranao ka svaaMga krnao lagata¸
laoikna ]sako haozaoM pr ek dbaI–dbaI mauskana BaI ]Bar
AatI.
rovat
baabaU doK rho qao ik Aba [sa dRSya ka maja,a
laonaovaalaaoM maoM k[- AaOr laaoga Saaimala hao gae hOM.
vao ]sao saunaato hue baD,baD,a ]zto¸ "pta nahIM
laaoga ku<ao @yaaoM palato hOMÆ AaOr Agar palato BaI
hOM tao eosao pagala ku<ao rKkr dUsaraoM kao tMga krnao
maoM @yaa maja,a imalata hOÆ"
jaba rovat baabaU phlaa idna fMDU kao laokr pak- phuMcao
tao jaOsao vao ek tmaaSaa bana gae. saBaI laaoga
GaUr–GaUr kr doKnao lagao ik ku<aaoM sao
icaZ,naovaalaa AadmaI Aaja Kud BaI ku<aa laokr Aa
gayaa. BaaOMknaovaalao ku<ao ko maailak kI AaMKoM tao
tajjauba sao fTI kI fTI rh ga[-M. raoja, kI trh ]saka
ku<aa ifr BaaOMknao lagaa¸ magar Aaja ]sao caup kranao
kI ]sanao kao[- caoYTa nahIM kI. rovat caah rho qao ik
javaaba maoM fMDU BaI ]sasao j,yaada toja, BaaOMko¸ magar
vah ApnaI pUMC saTkakr ]nako pOraoM ko pasa dubak gayaa.
sabaka KUba manaaorMjana huAa vah dRSya doKkr. sabanao
yahI samaJaa ik javaaba donao ko ilae Kasa taOr pr laayaa
gayaa ku<aa nakara saaibat hao gayaa. ]naka tao mana
hao rha qaa ik saalao fMDU ko baccao kao vahIM khIM
caardIvaarI ko baahr haMk doM. mana masaaosakr Gar laaOTo.
Gar maoM iksaI sao [saka ija,Ë BaI nahIM kr sakto qao.
naahk ek AaOr p`hsana ka saRjana hao jaata.
ek raoja,
rat kao ]nako ilae jagarnaaqa ka Ôaona Aa gayaa. vao KuSa
hao ]zo¸ "haM baaolaao¸ jagarnaaqa."
"BaOyaa¸ Aaja Saama kao maOM Aapko yahaM gayaa qaa
laoikna gaoT ko drbaana nao mauJao AMdr jaanao nahIM
idyaa."
vao samaJa gae ik [MTrka^ma pr gaoT ko isa@yauirTI nao
GarvaalaaoM sao pUCa haogaa tao [Qar sao kh idyaa gayaa
haogaa ik baa]jaI Gar maoM nahIM hOM¸ mat Baojaao. kOsaI
duinayaa hO yahÆ janata nagar maoM Apnao Aaosaaro pr
gaaMvavaalao dalaana kI trh ]nhaoMnao caaOkI ibaCa rKI qaI¸
ijanaka mana kro AaeM¸ baOzoM¸ baityaaeM¸ saao jaaeM.
yahaM Aanaovaalao sao phlao Ôayada AaOr nauksaana ka
ihsaaba lagaayaa jaata hO¸ ifr ]sao 'Baoja dao' yaa
'laaOTa dao' ka AadoSa inaga-t ikyaa jaata hO.
jagarnaaqa nao Aagao kha¸ "AapkI dIdI kI icaT\zI
Aa[- hO¸ maOMnao drbaana kao do dI hO."
rovat baabaU nao ]sao Qanyavaad doto hue ramavatI AaOr
saamalaI ko baaro maoM pUC ilayaa. jagarnaaqa nao kha ik
daonaaoM zIk hOM.
vao JaT jaakr drbaana sao icaT\zI lao Aae. dIdI nao ilaKa
qaa ¸ 'maOM Aa rhI hUM¸ ek mahInaa tumharo pasa
rhUMgaI.' rovat KuSa hao gae. ]nhaoMnao Agalao hI idna
FlaOT ka pta ilaKkr javaaba Baoja idyaa AaOr kha ik vah
jaba marja,I Aa jaae. vao AaOr dIdI sahaodr Baa[- bahna
qao. dIdI ]nasao saat saala baD,I qaI AaOr bacapna maoM hI
maaM ko inaQana hao jaanao pr Gar ]sanao hI saMBaalaa qaa.
Apnao [klaaOto Baa[- pr vah hmaoSaa jaana iCD,ktI rhI qaI.
janata nagar ko Gar maoM vah hr AaD,o va> maoM AatI
rhI. rtna AaOr jatna ko janma ko samaya AartI ko p`sava
kao dIdI nao hI Aakr saMBaalaa qaa. gaaMva maoM kuC BaI
nayaI fsala kTtI¸ dIdI ]sakI saaOga,at iksaI ko ja,ire
ja,$r pza dotI yaa ifr Kud hI laokr Aa jaatI. FlaOT kI [sa
AjanabaI duinayaa maoM dIdI ek mahInao saaqa rhogaI¸ yah
samaacaar ]nako ekakI mana kao bahut saukUna do gayaa.
vao dIdI
ko Aanao kI ]%saukta sao p`tIxaa krnao lagao.
ek Saama jaba vao pak- maoM yaaoM hI ek–dao GaMTo
ibatakr Gar laaOTo tao jatna nao batayaa¸ "gaaMva
sao fuAa Aa[- hu[- hO ijasao maOMnao pasa hI ko ek AcCo
haoTla kMcana maoM zhra idyaa hO."
ek pla ko ilae tao jaOsao kaz hao gae rovat baabaU.
]nhaoMnao AaMKo trorkr pUCa¸ "haoTla maoM zhra idyaa¸
magar
@yaaoMÆ vah maoro saaqa rhnao Aa[- hO."
baD,o SaaMt AaOr saMyat haokr kha jatna nao¸
"baa]jaI¸ [samaoM baura maananao kI kao[- baat nahIM
hO. Aap doK hI rho hOM ik FlaOT maoM jagah bahut saIimat
hO. Amaoirka sao kla BaOyaa ka saalaa Aanaovaalaa hO¸ vah
ek Ap`vaasaI BaartIya hO AaOr [MiDyaa maoM phlaI baar Aa
rha hO inavaoSa kI saMBaavanaa tlaaSa krnao. BaOyaa ijasa
karKanao maoM [MjaIinayar hOM¸ ]samaoM Agar inavaoSa ka
samaJaaOta hao gayaa tao BaOyaa ko Étbao maoM caar caaMd
laga jaaegaa. [sailae hmaoM phlao ]saka Kyaala rKnaa
ja,$rI hO."
rovat baabaU ka duK iksaI gaubbaaro kI trh fT pD,a¸
"[sa Gar maoM ku<aa rh sakta hO laoikna maorI
bahna nahIM rh saktI. Aro jagah kI kmaI qaI tao kha haota
mauJao¸ maOM baalaknaI maoM yaa khIM BaI ÔSa- pr saao
jaata."
"fuAa ka jaao huilayaa hO¸ ]sao Agar hma Gar maoM
eDjasT kr BaI doto tao ]saka p`Baava AcCa nahIM haota¸
baa]jaI."
"zIk kha tumanao¸ Amaoirka sao Kuda banakr jaao
Da^lar ka inavaoSa krnao Aa rha hO ]saka [mp`oSana¸
gaaMva kI ek AnapZ,–ga,rIba AaOrt kao tumharo fuAa ko $p
maoM doKkr¸ AcCa kOsao rh pata² doK laao¸ khIM baap ko
$p maoM mauJao doKkr BaI ]nako inavaoSa ka mauD tao K,raba
nahIM hao jaaegaaÆ"
Sau$–Sau$
maoM jaba rovat FlaOT maoM Aae qao tao A@sar ]naka Qyaana
}pr sao naIcao igarnao pr calaa jaata qaa. Aaja ]nhoM
lagaa ik vao sacamauca Aztllao sao Zkola ide gae.
vao Baagato hue haoTla phuMcao¸ magar vahaM dIdI nadard
qaI. pta calaa AaQao GaMTo maoM hI vah haoTla CaoD,kr
calaI ga[-. kaTao tao KUna nahIM¸ khaM ga[- haogaI dIdIÆ
]nako isavaa AaOr kao[- BaI tao nahIM hO piricat. jaaD,o
kI rat maoM fuTpaqa pr BaI nahIM saaoyaa jaa sakta. Aaja
vaapsaI ko ilae BaI kao[- saaQana nahIM. Acaanak ]nako
maaqao maoM jagarnaaqa ka naama kaOMQa gayaa. ek Aa^Tao
ilayaa AaOr vao phuMca gae jagarnaaqa ko Gar. vahaM
]nhaoMnao doKa ik ek CaoTo sao Alaava ko saamanao dIdI kao
ibazakr jagarnaaqa AaOr ]sakI GarvaalaI manauharpUva-k
Kanaa iKlaa rho hOM. )dya Bar Aayaa rovat baabaU ka. ek
gaaMva ko haonao ko Alaavaa ]naka kao[- nahIM lagata
jagarnaaqa¸ ifr BaI ]nakI dIdI kao iktnaa maana do rha
hO. dIdI nao ]nhoM doKto hI Kanaa CaoD,kr ApnaI baahoM
fOlaa dI AaOr ]nhoM galao sao lagaa ilayaa¸ "mauJao
tao lagaa qaa ik Aba Apnao Baa[- rovat sao maorI maulaakat
nahIM hao sakogaI. nayao Qaana ka caU,D,a¸ frhI AaOr
gannao ka nayaa gau,D, laokr Aa[- hUM. saaocaa qaa [nhoM
jagarnaaqa ko pasa CaoD,kr kla vaapsa calaI
jaa}MgaI."
rovat
fUT–fUTkr rao pD,o¸ "mauJao maaÔ kr donaa dIdI¸
tumharo saaqa jaao salaUk huAa¸ ]saka gaunahgaar hUM
maOM."
daonaaoM Baa[-–bahna baOzkr sauK–duK baityaanao lagao.
kuC hI dor baad ]nhoM ramavatI AaOr saamalaI ka Kyaala Aa
gayaa. ]nhaoMnao ek qaalaI maoM dIdI ka laayaa caU,D,a
AaOr gauD, inakalaa¸ dao–tIna faMk caU,D,a Kud Kayaa
AaOr baakI laokr baajaU maoM hI isqat gaaohala calao gae.
ramavatI ek KUMTo maoM baMQaI qaI AaOr pasa hI maoM
saamalaI BaI. ]nhoM lagaa ik ek Do,Z–mahInao maoM
daonaaoM kuC j,yaada hI baU,Z,I hao ga[-M. ]nhaoMnao
pukara¸ "ramavatI¸ saamalaI." saamalaI
'maMo–maMo' krko kana ihlaanao lagaI AaOr ramavatI
Tukur–Tukur ]naka mauMh doKnao lagaI. ]nhoM mahsaUsa
huAa jaOsao [na AaMKaoM maoM Zorao igalao–iSakvao Bar
gae hOM. ]nhaoMnao tIna–caar mauT\zI caUD,a saamalaI ko
Aagao AaOr qaalaI ramavatI ko mauMh ko pasa rK dI.
daonaaoM Kanao sao baoprvaah ]nako mauMh hI doKtI rhIM.
rovat nao ramavatI kI laMbaI mauKaÌit kao ApnaI gad-na
sao lagaa ilayaa AaOr ek baar ifr ibalaK pD,o¸
"ramavatI¸ maOMnao tuma daonaaoM kao baoGar kr donao
ka gaunaah ikyaa¸ doKao¸ Aaja maOM BaI Aztllao sao
naIcao igar gayaa." |
