naImaa nao Jauka huAa isar ]zayaa hqaoilayaaoM kao Aapsa maoM rgaD, kr garma ikyaa AaOr kaoT kI jaoba maoM Dala kr laaprvaahI sao ek laMbaI naja,r daOD,a[-. ËIk ko iknaaro [sa ÔuTpaqa pr saba kuC mahInaaoM sao ]sako saaqa hO¸ ifr yah Acaanak pICo CUT jaanao ka Ahsaasa @yaaoMÆ AaOr pICo CUTnaa iksa caIja, saoÆ @yaa vah Akolaopna sao Dr ga[- hO , , ,yaa ]sao samaIr kI yaad sata rhI hO , , ,yaa ]sako jaIvana ko kuC maanadND qao jaao Akolaa pakr ]sao Dranao calao Aae hOM , , ,yaa ifr yah samaya ka vah maaoD, hO jahaM ]sao kuC nayaa kr gauja,rnaa hO AaOr vah nayaa @yaa hO [saka pta na haonaa ek KalaIpna ka Ahsaasa Baro jaa rha hO ]samaoM. 

hvaa Ék ga[- qaI. haqaaoM maoM namaI saI lagaI toa naImaa nao haqa kaoT sao baahr inakala ilae. galao maoM ek roSamaI skaÔ- Dala ilayaa qaa calato samaya ]sanao.  sadI- ]tnaI nahIM qaI. yah tao basa naIlao kaoT kao qaaoD,a saa rMgaIna krnao krnao ko ilae yaaoM hI phna ilayaa qaa. dohradUna kI said-yaaoM maoM skaÔ- ka jaao matlaba haota hO vah Saarjaah kI said-yaaoM maoM nahIM haota. pr naImaa naa tao dohradUna sao Alaga hao pa[- hO naa hI Saarjaah maoM imala pa[- hO [sailae sabakuC imalaa–jaulaa saa Anaap–Sanaap saa haota hI rhta hO.  naImaa nao galao ka skaÔ- ZIlaa ikyaa AaOr kaoT kI jaoba maoM rK ilayaa. kaoT ko baTna Kaola ide tao maaOsama ifr sao KuSanaumaa saa laganao lagaa. samaMdr kI hvaa baalaaoM maoM sao haoto hue kMQao pr ]D,nao lagaI. 

saD,k ko ]sa par dao baoD$ma vaalao lagjarI F,laOTaoM kI BaImakaya ibailDMga hO. [samaoM naIcao svaIimaMga pUla hO¸ ijama hO AaOr spaoT\-sa @laba BaI¸  AcCI KasaI haoTlanaumaa AMatirk sajjaa hO¸ AaOr vaOsaa hI drbaana BaI. [sa ibailDMga maoM tIna BaartIya pirvaaraoM kao jaanatI hO naImaa. Saarjaah Aato samaya sabasao phlao ]saka pircaya [nhIM pirvaaraoM sao huAa qaa. 

[namaoM sao ica~a ]%tr BaartIya hO. dohradUna maoM ]sako pit Sart kI paoisTMga samaIr ko saaqa hI qaI. vao laaoga rhto BaI ek hI mauhllao maoM qao. [sailae puranaI jaana–phcaana BaI hO. ]ma` maoM BaI naImaa ko barabar hI haogaI¸ pr vah ipClao paMca saala sao Saarjaah maoM hO. naImaa kao lagaa qaa ica~a sao ]sakI AcCI bananaI caaihe. 

Aaz bajao jaba samaIr AaiÔsa ko ilae inakla gayaa tba naImaa nao ica~a kao Ôaona ikyaa qaa AaOr pUCa qaa @yaa kla jaldI saubah ËIk pr calaogaI Thlanao. ica~a nao Alasaato hue javaaba idyaa qaa¸

"yaar Aba maOM saubah jaldI nahIM ]ztI. yah dohradUna qaaoD,I hO. saubah kuC kama nahIM rhta yahaM. Sart saubah Kud caaya banaa kr pI laoto hOM AaOr AaiÔsa calao jaato hOM. laMca vahIM laoto hOM. jaldI ]z kr @yaa k$MÆ maOM naaO saaZ,o naaO tk ]z jaatI hUM. ifr Aarama sao dsa gyaarh bajao tk TIvaI ko saamanao baOz kr caaya pItI hUM. baarh bajao hma saba laoDIja, iksaI ek ko yahaM [k{o haoto hOM taSa ko ilae. dao bajao tk AcCa gaoT TugaOdr rhta hO. tora idla kro tao tU BaI Aa jaa."

"kmaala hOÑ iktnao ]%saah ko saaqa hma inaklato qao dohradUna maoM rajapur raoD pr saubah kI saOr ko ilae AaOr saUyaao-dya ko saundr dRSya kao saMjaaoe vaapsa laaOTto qao. saba kuC BaUla ga[-Æ" naImaa nao pUCa qaa.

"BaUlaI nahIM hUM yaar hr jagah kI ApnaI–ApnaI laa[Ô haotI hO¸ yahaM saaoto–saaoto kaÔI dor hao jaatI hO. K,asa taOr sao vaIk eMD maoM. iDnar yaa paTI-ja, calatI hI rhtI hOM."

naImaa kao taSa maoM kao[- $ica nahIM ifr BaI ]sanao saaocaa nae laaogaaoM sao maulaakat ka yah bahanaa AcCa rhogaa AaOr vah phuMca ga[- qaI ica~a ko Gar¸ baarh baja ko dsa imanaT pr , , , kao[- Co maihlaaeM haoMgaI taSa maMDlaI maoM Apnao Apnao iDM/@sa ko saaqa. 

ica~a samaJa ga[- qaI¸ naImaa [sa maahaOla maoM na[- navaaD,I hO AaOr vah @yaa pInaa psaMd krogaI pUCnao ko ilae kmaro ko dUsarI Aaor banao ikcaona tk lao ga[- qaI. naImaa nao Apnao puranao baotkllauÔI lahja,o maoM kha qaa¸ "yaar yah tao Apnao galao sao ]trnao ko phlao hI baahr Aa jaaegaa. kuC eosaa hO jaao SaaMit sao AMdr calaa jaaeÆ" ica~a hMsa pD,I qaI AaOr kaok maoM dao Aa[sa@yaUba Dala kr ]sakao qamaa idyaa qaa.

AaOpcaairk pircaya ko baad vao saba baataoM maoM laga ga[-M. caalaIsa ga`ama ko gaaolD baar ko Aaja ko dama sao laokr klaaba%tU kI saaiD,yaaoM tk AaOr Doibayar ko hIraoM sao imakura maaoityaaoM tk ]nakI baataoM ko ek saaO ek ivaYayaaoM maoM sao kuC naImaa kI samaJa maoM Aae qao kuC nahIM BaI samaJa maoM Aae qao pr [tnaa ja,$r samaJa maoM Aa gayaa qaa ik naa tao 'TolaI laa[Ô' AaOr 'eimaroT\sa vaumaona' kI p`ityaaoM sao sajao ica~a ko bauk SaolÔ maoM naImaa kao vahaM raok saknao laayak kuC qaa na vaa[na sao Baro iËsTla ko igalaasaaoM AaOr taSa ko p%taoM sao BarI caInaI iÔilagrI kI maoja, maoM.

naImaa kao lagaa qaa ik AjaIba saI gaMQa Baro ica~a ko [sa kaMca sao baMd vaatanaukUilat caaOKanao maoM ]saka dma GauT jaaegaa. na jaanao kOsao BaI dao bajao tk ka samaya gauja,ra qaa AaOr saarI AaOpcaairktaeM inaBaa kr naImaa Apnao Gar vaapsa Aaga[- qaI. baad maoM iksaI na iksaI kama sao vahaM jaanaa tao huAa pr ]sa caaOKanao maoM naImaa iÔT nahIM hao pa[-.

hvaa Saayad kuC toja, qaI. naImaa nao kaoT ko baTna ifr sao baMd kr ilae. kaÔI rasta tya hao cauka qaa. ek trÔ ËIk ko iknaaro–iknaaro yah lambaa ÔuTpaqa banaa hO Thlanao vaalaaoM kI sauivaQaa ko ilae AaOr saD,k  ko dUsarI Aaor k[- trh kI bahumaMija,laI [maartoM hOM. Alaga–Alaga trh ko CaoTo AaOr baD,o baMgalaaoM ko JauMD BaI hOM. [nhoM 'ivalaa' khto hOM yahaM pr. qaaoD,I–qaaoD,I dUr pr saD,koM AMdr kI Aaor jaatI hOM AaOr Alaga–Alaga mauhllaaoM kI Aaor rasta banaatI hOM. 

saD,k ko dUsarI Aaor dUsara maaoD, idKa[- donao lagaa qaa. 

yahaM sao baD,o ivalaa Sau$ haoto hOM. ijasamaoM jyaadatr yaUraopIya yaa AmaoirkI laaoga basato hOM. samaIr nao [sa jagah ka naama 'AMQaor nagarI' rKa hO. [sakI ek K,asa vajah BaI hO. tmaama baD,I [maartaoM ko baavajaUd raoSanaI kaÔI kma rhtI hO [na GaraoM maoM. AribayaaoM kI trh yao ApnaI 'baa]nD/Ivaala' pr saaro laOMp jalaa kr nahIM rKto. 
"]nhoM ibajalaI kI ikÔayat psaMd hO"¸ naImaa nao kha qaa ek baar. 
"nahIM saalao saba ÍsT/oToD p`aNaI hOM¸ samaIr baaolaa qaa , , , "[nakI ibajalaI ka Kca- tao ArbaI hI ]zato haoMgao. yao tao BaItr ko iksaI AMQaoro kmaro maoM da$ pIto AaOMQao pD,o haoMgao. ibajalaI jalaanao kI sauQa hI nahIM haogaI."

baD,o–baD,o GaraoM maoM Akolao rhto hue bahut hI kma gaaoro laaogaaoM ko pirvaar saaqa maoM hOM. maaOsama AcCa hao tao A@sar [nhoM duba[- ko pbaaoM maoM vaIkeMD pr saOlaanaI maihlaa ima~ imala jaato hOM¸  AaOr gau$ SauË kao [na baD,o baMgalaaoM ko bagaIcaao maoM Alaava AaOr baarbao@yaU ka QauAaM idK jaata hO. gauÉ SauË saPtahaMt haoto hOM ArbaI duinayaaM maoM. saPtah ko baakI idnaaoM yahaM jyaadatr AMQaora hI Cayaa rhta hO. AMQaor nagarI ka yah AMQaora BaI naImaa kI cahla–kdmaI ka ek ihssaa hO.

vaOsao tao [sa Sahr kI bahut saI caIja,aoM maoM ihssaodarI hO naImaa kI. pr vao ihssao AjaIba trh ko caaOKanaaoM maoM baMd maoM hOM¸ ÔuTpaqa ko caaOKanaaoM kI trh. ek caaOKnaa naImaa ka kmPyaUTr BaI hO. jaao doSa¸ BaaYaa AaOr jaait kI tmaama lakIroM ko par kr gayaa hO bahut baar.

naImaa AcCI trh phcaanatI hO yahaM sao BaItr jaanao vaalaI saD,k ko baad caaOqao baMgalao maoM maak- rhta hO. maak- ma@laIna jaao baaoAaivasta ko naama sao Aa[- saI @yaU pr imala gayaa qaa ek idna. jaOsaa ]sanao Apnao Gar ka pircaya idyaa qaa¸ vahI hro rMga ka gaoT¸  hlko gaulaabaI baaogaonaivalaa ka fUlaaoM sao Bara huAa Ganaa JaaD,. vahI saÔod Ôaor vhIla D/a[va ima%sauibaSaI pjaorao esa eca jao 6363¸ ijasasao [sa Gar kao AcCI trh phcaanaa jaa sakta hO. 

maak- [MjaIinayar hO ek tola kMpnaI maoM. ]sakI put-gaalaI p%naI AkI-To@T hO¸ jaao jyaadatr put-gaala maoM hI rhnaa psaMd krtI hO. BaaYaa kI samasyaa kI vajah sao ]sao yahaM kama krnao maoM id@kt haotI hO. 
"naOnaI nao kBaI zIk saI AMga`oja,I nahIM saIKI¸ ek baar maak- nao batayaa qaa¸ "Saayad [sailae ik maorI put-gaIja, kaÔI AcCI hO AaOr iba`Tona maoM SaadI ko baad kBaI rhnaa huAa hI nahIM." ]sakI p%naI ka naama naOnaI hO.

maak- sao naImaa kI maulaakat Aa[- saI @yaU pr hu[- qaI. ifr daostI saI hao ga[-. kmPyaUTr pr hI. GaMTaoM baatoM kI. dixaNa AÍIka ko jaMgalaaoM ko baaro maoM¸ p`a[vaoT AamaI- ko baaro maoM AaOr maa[qaaolaaojaI ko baaro maoM.
"@yaa Aapnao BaartIya maa[qaaolaaojaI pZI hO¸" naImaa nao ek baar baat–iKD,kI pr pUCa qaa. 
"nahIM¸ maorI Éica raomana maa[qaaolaaojaI maoM qaI. jyaadatr vahI pZ,I. mauJao dovataAaoM ko cair~ baD,o raocak lagato hOM¸ maak- nao javaaba ilaKa qaa. 
"BaartIya maa[qaaolaaojaI pZ,nao kI kaoiSaSa nahIM kI bailk ga`Ik maa[qaaolaaojaI BaI kaÔI pZ,I hOM. k[- dovaI dovata ek sao hOM daonaaoM maoM AaOr kuC Alaga. jaao ek sao hOM ]namaoM BaI kuC iBannataeM hOM , , , maak- nao batayaa qaa.
"pr mauJao iksaI BaartIya sao BaartIya maa[qaaolaaojaI ko baaro maoM jaanakr KuSaI haogaI¸ maak- nao Aagao jaaoD,a qaa. basa ifr @yaa qaa baat cala inaklaI qaI— AqaInaa¸ AaoiDna AaOr jyauipTr sao laokr AaidSai@t¸ kait-koya AaOr baRhspit tk GaMTaoM laMbaI baataoM maoM¸ BaartIya AaOr yaUraopIya dovaSaas~ pr ek tulanaa%mak AQyayana kI iksaI iktaba sao jyaada laMbao naaoT\sa Ta[p ike haoMgao Saayad ]nhaoMnao 'baat iKD,kI' pr.

ek baar naImaa nao saÔod pjaorao esa eca jao 6363 kao [sa Gar ko saamanao Ékto doKa qaa AaOr lagaa qaa ik ]samaoM sao kao[- AMga`oja, baahr Aaegaa pr ]samaoM sao kao[- BaartIya yaa paikstanaI baahr Aayaa qaa. ]sanao maaobaa[la sao baat kI qaI¸ qaaoD,I dor gaoT ko baahr [Mtja,ar ikyaa qaa¸ Saayad irmaaoT saMcaailat drvaaja,a iksaI nao AMdr sao Kaolaa qaa AaOr pjaorao AMdr calaI ga[- qaI. 

zIk¸ naImaa kao yaad Aayaa¸ kla hI baat krto hue maak- nao batayaa qaa ik rat kao roigastana maoM saÔr krto hue ]sakI gaaD,I rot maoM fMsa ga[- qaI. na ]sako pasa maaobaa[la qaa AaOr na kao[- saaqaI¸ ABaI saIja,na nahIM Sau$ huAa qaa AaOr roigastana BaI saunasaana qaa. ]sao Akolao ApnaI gaaD,I rot sao baahr inakalato 4 GaMTo lagao qao AaOr Saayad gaaD,I maoM kuC BaarI nau@sa BaI Aa gae qao. 
"@yaa gaaD,I gaOraja maoM CaoD, dI¸" naImaa nao pUCa qaa.
"nahIM¸ [tnaa samaya nahIM qaa saubah maoro pasa. kar kao baahr pak- kr ko maOkoinak kao Ôaona kr idyaa qaa vah AaiÔsa Aa kr caaBaI lao gayaa qaa. kama jaarI haogaa." maak- nao batayaa qaa.

Saayad maOkoinak kar phuMcaanao Aayaa haogaa. naImaa nao saaocaa qaa¸ yaa hao sakta hO kao[- BaartIya ima~ hao jaao imalanao Aayaa hao.

"@yaa Aapko BaartIya ima~ hOMÆ" ]sa idna naImaa nao pUCa qaa.
"ima~ , , ,¸ ima~ Sabd maoro ilae bahut K,asa hO , , ,Apnao irStodaraoM sao BaI jyaada , , ,Apnao Baa[- sao BaI jyaada , , ,maMOnao bahut hI kma daost banaae ApnaI ija,ndga,I maoM , , ,¸ maak- nao bahut QaIro–QaIro Ta[p ikyaa qaa. 

"eosao tao maoro AaiÔsa maoM bahut sao BaartIya laaoga kama krto hOM. vao saba maoro ima~ hOM pr maOM iksaI ko Gar kBaI nahIM jaata. kBaI baulaaeM tao BaI nahIM. BaartIya laaoga Qaaima-k haoto hOM. vao pirvaar ko saaqa rhto hOM. mauJao BaartIya maOnairjma vagaOrh ka kuC pta nahIM. saaÔ khUM tao kuC AnakmÔTo-bala saa lagata rhta hO. maMOnao kBaI kaoiSaSa nahIM kI iksaI BaartIya sao daostI kI. vaosao mauJao BaartIya Kanaa psaMd hO Agar ]samaoM imaca- na hao. mauJao naana BaI psaMd hO pr maOM BaartIya laaogaaoM kI trh haqa sao naana nahIM Ka sakta maOM gaMvaar lagaUMgaa Agar kaoiSaSa k$M tao , , ,AaOr haM ,mauJao saaOMÔ kI mahk psaMd nahIM , , ,"

daonaaoM nao bahut saaro ela Aao ela banaae qao [sa ivavarNa ko baad , , , , ,ela Aao ela yaanaI "laaÔ Aa]T laa]DlaI" yah BaI ]sanao kMPyaUTr pr baat krto hue hI saIKa qaa AaOr yah BaI ik  caaOKanao isaÔ- naImaa kI ija,ndga,I maoM hI nahIM hOM. e [sa doSa ko GaT–GaT maoM basao hue hOM. ÔSa- ko caaOKanao¸ Ct ko caaOKanao AaOr Alaga–Alaga doSaaoM kI Alaga–Alaga saMskRityaaoM ko caaOKanao. 

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