gaja,la ]d-U kavya ka sabasao AiQak laaokip`ya $p hO. [saI laaokip`yata ko karNa gaja,la ilaKnao vaalaaoM nao 'mauSaayaraoM' ka Aayaaojana ikyaa¸ ijasamaoM p`%yaok kiva ApnaI–ApnaI gaja,laoM saunaata qaa. [sa p`kar ek prmpra cala pD,I¸ ijasaka calana Aaja BaI bahut hO. drAsala gaja,la bahut laaokip`ya ivaQaa hO. [saka phlaa Saor sqaa[- AaOr SaoYa saBaI Saor Antro ko $p maoM jaanao jaato hOM. ijana ragaaoM maoM zumarI AaOr TPpo gaayao jaato hOM¸ ]nhIM ragaaoM ka p`yaaoga gaja,laaoM ko gaayao jaanao maoM BaI haota hO. 

raga kI Saas~Iyata ka gaja,laaoM kI gaayakI maoM jaaor nahIM hOM. Aajakla gaja,la gaayakI ApnaI baulaMidyaaoM pr hOM. [saI sao [sakI laaokip`yata ka pta calata hO. gaja,laaoM kI prmpra maoM vahIM nausartI¸ isaMraja¸ balaI¸ Saah haitma¸ Saah maubaark¸ AavaK¸ mauhmmad Saaikr naajaI sao laokr maIr tkI maIr¸ [MSaa¸ mausahfI¸ naaimaK¸ maaoimana¸ jaaOk¸ gaailaba¸ AaitSa¸ halaI¸ daga¸ AmaIr maInaa[-¸ jalaala¸ fanaI¸ hsart¸ Asar laKnavaI¸ ijagar AaOr ifrak gaaorKpurI p`mauK hOM. maIr nao ilaKa hO – 
"p%ta¸ p%ta baUTa–baUTa hala hmaara jaanao hOM
jaanao na jaanao gaula hI na jaanao¸ baaga tao saara jaanao hOM." 
gaja,la kI saudIGa- prmpra maoM [sako Ëimak ivakasa kI samaUcaI dastana hO.

maorI samaJa maoM ihndI gaja,la yaa farsaI yaa ]d-U gaja,la khnaa baomaanaI hO¸ @yaaoMik samaUcaI gaja,laaoM maoM hmaara samaUcaa jaIvana baaolata hO. gaja,la¸ gaja,la hOM¸ ]samaoM Baod nahIM ikyaa jaanaa caaihyao AaOr na Alaga–Alaga Kanao banaanao kI ja$rt hO. bahrhala ihndI maoM jaao gaja,la ilaKI jaa rhI hOM¸ ]nhoM ]d-U kiva irkganaa[ja nahIM kr pa rho. ]samaoM maITr AaOr naap jaaoK kI dIvaaroM hOM. [sailayao dovanaagarI maoM ilaKI jaa rhI gaja,laaoM kao ihndI maoM gaja,la khnao yaa maananao kI ek lacar prmpra ivakisat hao rhI hO¸ laoikna yah masalaa baahrI hO AaOr ek trh baomaanaI BaI hO. iksaI BaI BaaYaa kI laaokip`ya ivaQaa ko saamanao kBaI kao[- AvaraoQa AaD,o nahIM Aata. gaja,la kI hma jaba BaI baat krto hOM¸ ]d-U ka naama ja,$r Aata hO. jaaihr hO ik Aba gaja,la AaiSak–maaSaUk ko tkrar–[krar AaOr huSna–Aao–[Sk ka maamalaa nahIM hOM. 

]d-U maoM BaI yao baOiryar TUTo hOM¸ ihndI maoM tao khnaa hI @yaaÆ ifrak gaaorKpurI ko SabdaoM maoM – "drAsala gaja,la kI vyai>vaadI caotnaa ka AaQaar [tnaa kmajaaor nahIM qaa ijatnaa }pr sao doKnao pr maalaUma haota qaa. p`oma kI Baavanaa ]tnaI hI svaaBaaivak hO ijatnaI BaUK AaOr Pyaasa. kao[- vyai> doSap`omaI hao yaa doSad`aohI¸ ihndU hao yaa mausalamaana¸ puratnapMqaI hao yaa p`gaitSaIla¸ hr ek kao BaUK¸ Pyaasa AaOr naIMd ek saI lagatI hO. ]d-U kavya ko pICo saUfIvaad kI vah Sai>SaalaI prmpra qaI ijasao na Qaaima-k kma-kaND ka pSaubala dbaa saka¸ na samaya ko p`vaah nao ijasakI Qaar kao kund ikyaa." ³]d-U BaaYaa AaOr saaih%ya¸ pRYz 270´

ihndI gaja,la yaid khnaa hI hO tao ihndI gaja,la Aba vah ivaQaa hO¸ ijasamaoM husna AaOr [Sk kI caaSanaI Bar nahIM hO¸ bailk gaja,la vah hOM ijasamaoM hmaarI tklaIfaoM¸ samasyaaAaoM AaOr ja_aojaohd BarI ijandgaI ko samaUcao flasafo¸ vaakyaat AaOr hkIktoM tao Saaimala hI hOM samaUcaI kayanaat ka saaOndya-–KuSabaU rMgao rvaanagaI AaOr tasaIroM yaksaaM hao ga[- hOM.

ihndI maoM gaja,la ilaKnao kI prmpra Baartondu hirScand` sao p`armBa haotI hO. ]nakI BaaYaa KD,I baaolaI hO jaao ]d-U ko samaIp hO. inaralaa¸ i~laaocana¸ SamaSaor AaOr duYyant k[- eosao naama hOM¸ ijanhaoMnao gaja,laaoM maoM Anaok rMga Baro hOM. drAsala ihndI gaja,la ko ivaiBanna Aayaama AaOr pD,ava hOM. ek jamaanao maoM inaralaa nao gaja,laaoM ka BarpUr ]pyaaoga ikyaa hO. AndajaobayaaM¸ khnao maoM Balao hI yao ]d-U kI naja,akt na poSa kr payao haoM¸ laoikna kNToNT¸ samaaja ka du:K–dd- ApnaI KUbasaUrtI ko saaqa maukmmala $psao ]nakI gaja,laaoM maoM imalata hO. inaralaa nao gaja,laoM p`yaaoga ko ilayao nahIM khIM. yahaM yah BaI Qyaana donao kI baat hO ik kao[- BaI rcanaa Apnao samaya sao baahr nahIM haotI. gaja,la jaOsao papular fama- maoM samaya kI pocaIdigayaaoM kao¸ BaartIya rajanaIit ko KaoKlaopna AaOr Aama AadmaI kI tklaIf AaOr jamaanao kI ]zapTk kao ihndI gaja,laaoM maoM dj,a- ikyaa gayaa. inaralaa kI gaja,laaoM ko dao namaUnao doKoM —
³1´ 
Aaja mana pavana huAa hO
jaoz maoM jyaaoM saavana huAa hO. 
³2´ 
hMsaI ko tar haoto hOM yao bahar ko idna
)dya ko har ko haoto hOM yao bahar ko idna

inagah $kI ik koSaraoM kI baoiSaMnaI nao kha
saugaMQa–Baar ko haoto hOM yao bahar ko idna.

ivanaya dubao ka maananaa hO ik "gaja,la ApnaI camak–dmak AaOr AndajaobayaaM ko saaqa ihndI kivata ko maMca pr Aa[- AaOr tmaama ABad`taAaoM¸ ASlaIlataAaoM ko baIca BaI ApnaI SaalaIna AaOr saaihi%yak maud`a ko saaqa jagah banaanao kI kaoiSaSa kI Aa\Or jagah banaa[- BaI. [saI baIca p~–pi~kaAaoM maoM BaI gaja,la AcCI KasaI tadad maoM Cpnao BaI lagaI. kuCok gamBaIr evaM #yaait saaih%yakaraoM nao gaja,la ko p`it SaalaIna evaM ijammaodaranaa $K Ai#tyaar ikyaa. [namaoM SalaBa EaI rama isaMh¸ SaorjaMga gaga-¸ Adma gaaoMDvaI¸ ramakumaar kRYak¸ ivanaaod itvaarI¸ jahIr kuroSaI¸ mahoSa Aga``vaala Aaid kivayaaoM ka naama ilayaa jaa sakta hO¸ laoikna ihndI gaja,la jaOsaI iksaI caIja, ko pcaD,o maoM yao kiva nahIM pD,o. pUva- maoM inaralaa¸ i~laaocana¸ SamaSaor¸ duYyant Aaid svanaamaQanya kivayaaoM nao BaI gaja,laoM ilaKIM¸ ikntu vao BaI gaja,la hI rhIM AaOr na hI [na rcanaakaraoM nao ]nhoM ihndI gaja,la kha. Balaa i~laaocana AaOr SamaSaor kI ]d-U tqaa ihndI ko baaro maoM kao[- p`Sna ]za sakta hO." ³Aignapqa gaja,la ivaSaoYaaMk´

ihndI gaja,la k[- pD,avaaoM sao haokr gauja,rI hO AaOr yah yaa~a ABaI BaI jaarI hO. rmaoSa rjak kI gaja,laaoM maoM baD,a tIKapna AaOr maark svar imalata hO. jaOsao – 
"qama jaa AadmaKaor jamaanao¸ duinayaaM Bar ko caaor jamaanao
yao torI sarmaayaodarI¸ hma doMgao JakJaaor jamaanao." 

gaja,laoM k[- bahraoM kI haotI hO. ]nakI Sa@la saUrt maoM BaI A@sar fk- haota hO. jaOsao – 
"[sa kdr va> kI maara maarI hu[-
ijandgaI kuC nagad kuC ]QaarI hu[-.

idna rat AaoMTa hOM hmanao psaInaa
ifr BaI halat na baohtr hmaarI hu[-."

ihndI maoM gaja,la kI prmpra ek lambao Arsao sao hOM¸ laoikna ]sakI p`itYza maoM duYyant kumaar hI hO. duYyaMt kI gaja,laaoM ko p`kaSana ko pScaat pUra ihndI saMsaar gaja,laaoM sao AaPlaaivat hao gayaa. duYyant nao ilaKa BaI hO ik "[Qar baar–baar mauJasao yah savaala pUCa gayaa hO AaOr yah kao[- bauinayaadI savaala nahIM hOM ik maOM gaja,laoM @yaaoM ilaK rha hMUÆ yah savaala kuC eosaa BaI hO jaOsao bahut idnaaoM tk kaoT ptlaUna vaalao AadmaI kao ek idna QaaotI–kuto- maoM doKkr Aap ]sasao pUCoM ik tuma QaaotI–kuta- @yaaoM phnanao lagaoÆ maOM mahsaUsa krta hMU ik iksaI BaI kiva ko ilayao kivata maoM ek SaOlaI sao dUsarI SaOlaI kI Aaor jaanaa kao[- AnahaonaI baat nahIM¸ bailk ek sahja AaOr svaaBaaivak p``iËyaa hOM¸ ikntu maoro ilayao baat isaf- [tnaI nahIM hO. isaf- paoSaak yaa SaOlaI badlanao ko ilae maOMnao gaja,laoM nahIM khIM. ]sako k[- karNa hOM¸ ijanamaoM sabasao mau#ya hO ik "maOMnao ApnaI tklaIf kao¸ ]sa SahId tklaIf kao¸ ijasasao saInaa fTnao lagata hO¸ jyaada sao jyaada saccaa[- AaOr samaga`ta ko saaqa j,yaada sao j,yaada laaogaaoM tk phMucaanao ko ilayao gaja,la khIM hOM." vao Aagao ilaKto hOM ik – "ij,andgaI maoM kBaI–kBaI eosaa daOr BaI Aata hO jaba tklaIf gaunagaunaahT ko rasto baahr Aanaa caahtI hO. ]sa daOr maoM fMsakr gamaoM jaanaaM AaOr gamaoM daOraM tk ek hao jaato hOM. yao gaja,laoM drAsala eosao hI ek daOr kI dona hOM." ³saayao maoM QaUp¸ pRYz36´

maOMnao p`armBa maoM hI [sa tqya ka ]llaoK ikyaa qaa ik Aaja jaao gaja,la ilaKI jaa rhI hO¸ ]samaoM maaohbbat tao hO hI. hmaaro jamaanao AaOr ijandgaI kI tlKI AaOr kDuvaahToM khIM j,yaada hOM. duYyant nao ek Saor maoM kha hO – 
"ijasakao maOM AaoZ,ta ibaCata hMU
vah gaja,la Aapkao saunaata hMU." 
ihndI gaja,laaoM kI [sa Kasa phcaana AaOr idSaa ko Aalaaok maoM HI hma gaja,laaoM kI hkIkt phcaananao maoM samaqa- hao sakto hOM. duYyant nao Apnao Aa%ma va>vya maoM [sa baat kao svaIkara hO ik "gaja,la mauJa pr naaijala nahIM hu[-. maOM ipClao pccaIsa vaYaao-M sao [sao saunata AaOr psand krta Aayaa hMU AaOr maOMnao kBaI caaorI–iCpo [samaoM haqa BaI Aajamaayaa hO¸ laoikna gaja,la ilaKnao yaa khnao ko pICo ek ija&asaa Aakr mauJao tMga krtI rhI hO AaOr vah yah ik BaartIya kivayaaoM maoM sabasao p`Kr AnauBaUit ko kiva gaailaba nao ApnaI pID,a kI AiBavyai> ko ilayao gaja,la ka maaQyama hI @yaaoM caunaaÆ AaOr Agar gaja,la ko maaQyama sao gaailaba ApnaI inajaI tklaIf kao [tnaa saava-jainak banaa sakto hOM tao maorI duhrI tklaIf ³jaao vyai>gat BaI hO AaOr saava-jainak BaI´ [sa maaQyama ko saharo ek ApoxaakRt vyaapk pazk vaga- tk @yaaoM nahIM phMuca saktIÆ ³saayao maoM QaUp – pRYz 36´

duYyaMt ko kqanaaoM sao yah tao isaw haota hI hO ik gaja,la ApnaI puranaI QaurI AaOr BaUimaka kao CaoD,kr ja,maanao ko jalasao maoM Saaimala hOM – kBaI bahadur Saah jafr nao ApnaI pID,a kao vya> ikyaa qaa – 
"lagata nahIM hOM idla maora ]jaD,o dyaar maoM
iksakI banaI hOM AalamaoM naa payaodar maoM" 
[sasao jaaihr hO ik gaja,laaoM maoM kovala p`oma AaOr laaOikk p`oma ka hI vaNa-na hao sakta hO¸ yah maana laonaa Ba`aMitpUNa- hOM. AaOr BaI ivaYayaaoM kI cacaa-yaoM AaOr maukmmala baatoM [sa kavya$p maoM hao saktI hOM. vastut: kao[- kavya$p iksaI ivaiSaYT BaavaaiBavyaMjanaa ko ilayao hI hao sakta hO¸ yah maananaa hI AvaO&ainakta ka pircaayak hO."

duYyaMt nao ApnaI ek gaja,la ko Saor maoM kha hO – 
"mauJamaoM rhto hOM kraoD,aoM laaoga caup kOsao rhMU
hr gaja,la Aba saltnat ko naama ek bayaana hO." 

baahrI vyavahar AaOr Aantirk ]qala–puqala ka sambanQa Saayar samaJa sakta hO¸ Eaaota yaa pazk nahIM – gaja,la ko baaro maoM duYyaMt ka #yaala hO tIna Saor doKoM–
isaf- Saayar doKta hO khkhaoM kI Asailayat
hr iksaI ko pasa tao eosaI naja,r haotI nahIM¸ 

ijana hvaaAaoM nao tuJakao dularayaa
]namaoM maorI gaja,la rhI haogaI¸ 

jaba tD,ptI saI gaja,la kao[- saunaae
hmasafr }MQao huyao hOM¸ Anamanao hOM.

duYyaMt kI gaja,laaoM ka saMga`h 'saayao maoM QaUp' Aayaa tao ]saka purjaaor svaagat huAa @yaaoMik ]samaoM hmaaro jaIvana kI ~asadI¸ ivaDmbanaayaoM¸ hkIktoM¸ ivaraoQaaBaasa AaOr jaanalaovaa isqaityaaoM kao baKUbaI roKaMikt ikyaa gayaa hO. cand namaUnao [sa trh hO – 
yahaM tao isaf- gaMUgao AaOr bahro laaoga basato hOM
Kuda jaanao yahaM pr iksa trh jalasaa huAa haogaa¸ 

ijasa trh caahao bajaaAao [sa saBaa maoM
hma nahIM hOM AadmaI¸ hma JaunaJaunao hOM¸ 

ijandgaanaI ka kao[- maksad nahIM hOM
 ek BaI kd Aaja Aadmakd nahIM hOM¸ 

raoja, jaba rat kao baahr ka gaja,r haota hO
 yaatnaaAaoM ko AMQaoro maoM safr haota hO¸ 

hao gayaI hO pIr pva-t saI ipGalanaI caaihyao
[sa ihmaalaya sao kao[- gaMgaa inaklanaI caaihyao¸ 

khaM tao tya qaa icaragaaM hrok Gar ko ilayao
khaM raoSanaI mayassar nahIM Sahr ko ilayao.

duYyaMt eosao phlao gaja,lakar hOM¸ jaao hmaaro samaya kao¸ ]sakI caunaaOityaaoM kao bahut KulaI AaOr pOnaI naja,r sao doKto hOM. saaqa hI bahut tD,pto huyao AMdaja, maoM ]sao poSa krto hOM – 
maOM baopnaah AMQaoraoM kao saubah kOsao khMU
maOM [na naja,araoM ka AMQaa tmaaSabaIna nahIM. 

rajanaIit kI AadSa-hIna¸ BaYT AaOr AvasarvaadI p`vaRi%tyaaoM ko karNa kiva ko mana maoM ]%pnna haonao vaalaa xaaoBa¸ ivavaSata¸ inaraSaa AaOr htaSaa jaOsaI BaavanaayaoM hI gaja,la ko ek–ek Saor maoM JalaktI doKI jaa saktI hO. ApnaI gaja,laaoM kao [saI $p koa svaIkarto huyao svayaM duYyaMt nao ilaKa hO – "[sa idla kI baat kr tao saBaI dd- mat ]MDola
Aba laaoga TaoMkto hOM gaja,la hO ik maisa-yaa."

duYyaMt nao ek hI trh kI gaja,laoM nahIM khIM¸ ]sako rMga Anaok hOM. ]nakI kuC gaja,laaoM maoM $maainayat BaI krInao sao Aa[- hO. jaOsao – 
"tuma iksaI rolagaaD,I sao gaujartI
maOM iksaI pula saa qarqarata hMU." 

ek dUsara rMga yah BaI hO – 
"isaf- hMgaamaa KD,a krnaa maora maksad nahIM
maorI kaoiSaSa hO yao saUrt badlanaI caaihyao." 

dUsara rMga yah BaI hO – 
"[sa nadI kI Qaar maoM zNDI hvaa AatI tao hO
naava jaja-r hI sahI¸ lahraoM sao TkratI tao hO

ek icanagaarI khIM sao ZMUZ, laaAao daostaoM
[sa idyao maoM tola sao BaIgaI hu[- baatI tao hO." 

duYyaMt ko pUva- AaOr ]nako jamaanao maoM jaao gaja,laoM ilaKI jaa rhI qaIM¸ ]namaoM BaI hmaara samaya maustOdI sao maaOjaUd imalata hO. namaUnao ko taOr pr ]na gaja,laaoM kI kuC baanagaI poSa hO. [sasao ihndI gaja,la ko ivakasa AaOr tovar ka pta calata hO. i~laaocana ka ek Saor hO – 
"zaokroM dr–ba–dr kI qaIM hma qaoM
 kma nahIM hmanao maMuh kI Ka[- hOM." 

SamaSaor kI gaja,la ko dao Saor poSa hOM – 
"jamaanao Bar ka kao[- [sa kdr Apnaa na hao jaayao
ik ApnaI ij,andgaI Kud Aapkao baogaanaa hao jaayao. 

sahr haogaI yao rat baItogaI AaOr eosaI sahr haogaI
ik baohaoSaI hmaaro doSa ka pOmaanaa hao jaayao." 

eosaI halat maoM @yaa ikyaa jaayao
pUra na@Saa badla idyaa jaayao

doSa ka @laoSa imaTo [sa Kaitr
ifr nayao taOr sao ijayaa jaayao.

ihndI gaja,la maoM Adma gaaoMD,vaI kI hOisayat bahut mah%vapUNa- hO. vao caIj,aaoM kao Aarpar doKnao vaalaaoM maoM sao hOM¸ jaOsao – 
"vaod maoM ijanaka hvaalaa haiSayao pr BaI nahIM
vao ABaagao¸ Aasqaa¸ ivaSvaasa laokr @yaa kroM

laaokrMjana hao yahaM SambaUk vaQa kI AaD, maoM
]sa vyavasqaa ka GaRiNat [ithasa laokr @yaa kroM." 

]nakI ek gaja,la [sa daOr maoM bahut p`isaw hu[- hOM – 
kajaU kI BaunaI PlaoT¸ ivhskI igalaasa maoM
]tra hO ramaraja ivaQaayak inavaasa maoM."

ihndI maoM gaja,laoM KUba ilaKI jaa rhI hOM AaOr KUba p`kaiSat hao rhI hOM AaOr pZ,I BaI jaa rhI hOM. [Qar gaja,la gaayakI kI laaokip`yata nao ihndI gaja,la ko ivakasa ko p`it hmaoM AaSvast ikyaa hO. gaja,la $maanaI prmpra sao Sau$ hu[-¸ laoikna [sakI ivakasa yaa~a nao hmaoM jamaanao ko du:K–sauK ko saaqa Saaimala ikyaa hO. jaaihr hO ik gaja,la Aba hmaaro AaOr samaya ko saaqa hOM.,

ihndI gaja,la kI prmpra maoM inat nayao svar ]Bar rho hOM. nayao maanak BaI bana rho hOM. [nako k[- rMga hOM¸ k[- imaja,aja, hOM AaOr k[- tasaIroM hOM. [na gaja,laaoM nao hmaaro jamaanao ko pUro saMdBaao-M kao samaoT ilayaa hO. narond` kumaar nao ApnaI ek gaja,la maoM ek eosao sa%ya kao ]jaagar ikyaa hO¸ ijasaka Aamanaa–saamanaa hma inarMtr krto hOM – 
"Aba kbaUtr ]D,akr @yaa kraogao rhbarao
hao gayaI TUTa huAa [k Pyaar ApnaI ij,andgaI

hr trf kFya-U ka saamaa maaOt ka phra lagaa
bana gayaI jalata huAa baaja,ar ApnaI ij,andgaI

ek nao maMidr ]Calaa ek nao maisja,d ka naama
KUba KayaI p%qaraoM kI maar ApnaI ija,ndgaI." ³vat-maana saaih%ya¸ maaca- 1992´ 

rajanaIit kI ma@kairyaaoM¸ ]sako frobaaoM kao &ana p`kaSa ivavaok kuC [sa trh vya> krto hOM – "saUrja sao hma bacao tao jauganaU sao jala gayao hOM
 ijana pr ikyaa Baraosaa vaao laaoga Cla gayao hOM

isayaasaI Sahr maoM tU Aa gayaa hO tao sauna lao
vajaUd tora yahaM [Sthar–saa haogaa." ³vat-maana saaih%ya¸ isatmbar 90´ 

p`oma ko vyaapk%va kao AaOr caaht kao ip`yadSaI- zakur kuC [sa trh dja- krt hOM – 
"maOM tumharI AarjaU maoM sa#t Gaayala hao gayaa
 [sa kdr caaha tumhoM naIma pagala hao gayaa

rot ka Ambaar rataoM–rat dladla hao gayaa
kao[- raoyaa [sa trh sahra BaI jala–qala hao gayaa."³hMsa¸ jaulaa[- 1994´ 

Sahaya ASarf kI naajauk#yaalaI [sa Saor maoM doKoM – 
"@yaa badna hO ik baharaoM maoM plaa hao jaOsao
 [sa kdr nama- ik #vaabaaoM maoM Zlaa hao jaOsao."