,mauJao samaJa maoM hI nahIM Aayaa ik baat @yaa hO. [NTrnaoT kI sauivaQaa Gar maoM haoto hue maOM ]saka ]pyaaoga nahIM jaanata qaa. jabaik baccaaoM ko ilae vah Kola banaa huAa qaa. k[- idnaaoM tk maOMnao saa[T nahIM doKI. ek tao mauJao saa[T Kaolanaa nahIM Aata qaa¸  dUsaro mauJao kmPyaUTr kI xamata AaOr ]sakI saovaaAaoM ka AMdaja, nahIM qaa .  tIsarI baat¸ maOM [sao mah%%vapUNa- BaI nahIM samaJata qaa. iktnao laaogaaoM ko pasa kmPyaUTr hOÆ ]namaoM sao BaI iktnao laaoga [NTrnaoT kI sauivaQaa kao jaana rho hOMÆ mauJao kao[- jaanakarI nahIM qaI.

pUiNa-maa vama-na ko Aaga`h pr Aaga`h ko baad maOMnao Apnao CaoTo baoTo AiBanava kI sahayata sao saa[T pr ApnaI khanaI doKI.  saca khUM tao kao[- ]%saah yaa raomaaMca nahIM huAa.  laoikna k[- baar jaba ]nasao baatcaIt hu[- tao mauJao ApnaI naadanaI pr trsa Aayaa. ek kutUhla pOda hao gayaa AaOr maOM samaJa saka ik [NTrnaoT tao vah maaQyama hO jaao iksaI rcanaakar kao vyaapk¸ ivastRt AaOr AsaIma flak do sakta hO. AaOr¸ tba maOMnao [sao gamBaIrta sao ilayaa. [sa trh [NTrnaoT pr ilaKnaa Sau$ huAa. 

mauJao jaananao vaalao jaanato hOM ik maOM inayaimat ilaKta hUM [sailae kuC laaogaaoM kI dRiYT maoM bahut ilaKta hUM. bahut ilaKta hUM¸ yah khnaa sahI nahIM hO.  inayaimat ilaKnao kI vaja,h sao vah ‘bahut’ hao jaata hO¸  yah Alaga baat hO.  ihndI ko saaihi%yak jagat maoM Aba bahut kma saMskarSaIla saMpadk hOM jaao ApnaI hOisayat ko saaqa–saaqa rcanaakar kI hOisayat BaI phcaanato hOM.  AiQakaMSa saMpadk jaba rcanaakaraoM sao imalaI rcanaaAaoM ko baaro maoM  kao[- saUcanaa nahIM doto tao iksaI rcanaakar sao iDmaaND krko kuC ilaKvaa panaa ]nasao khaM hao sakogaa.  pUiNa-maa vama-na ]sa kma yaa lauPt haotI p`jaait kI hOM jaao rcanaakaraoM sao ilaKvaanaa jaanatI hOM  ]nhaoMnao mauJasao na kovala ‘AiBavyai@t’ bailk ‘AnauBaUit’ ko ilae BaI ilaKvaayaa yah gauNa dOinak jaagarNa ko laKna} kayaa-laya ko p`baMQak EaI ivanaaod Sau@la maoM BaI hO.  ]nhaoMnao p`#yaat kqaakar rajaond` rava sao kanapur ko ga`Ina pak- maoM hao rho ik`koT ko ek TosT maOca  ko baaro maoM ilaKvaayaa. kOsaa saMyaaoga hO ik maoro baoTaoM ko naama AnauBava AaOr AiBanava hOM.  jaba BaI [- maola Kaolata hUM AaOr ‘[na baa^@sa’ maoM ‘AiBa AaOr Anau’ kI Aaor sao Aayaa maola idKta hO tao mauJao sabasao phlao Apnao baoTaoM kI yaad AatI hO.  ]nakao yaad krnao ka yah bahanaa hI khaM kma hOÆ

jaao $proKa ‘Amar ]jaalaa’ ko kanapur kayaa-laya maoM saMpadk–kiva vaIrona DMgavaala ko saamanao banaI AaOr ‘Amar ]jaalaa’ maoM kayaa-invat nahIM hao sakI AaOr ijasako kuC AMSaaoM kao ‘Akro’ SaIYa-k sao sauSaIla isawaqa- nao laKna} ko ‘janasa%ta’ maoM p`kaiSat ikyaa¸  ]sa $proKa nao ek  Aakar ko saaqa ‘AiBavyai@t’ maoM na kovala jagah banaa[- bailk laaokip`yata BaI pa[-.  maOMnao ‘fOna maola’ saMBaalakr nahIM rKI.  mauJao ]nako ip`MT Aa]T rKnao caaihe qao. Asala maoM kmPyaUTr kao sahI ZMga sao hOMDla krnaa mauJao Aaja BaI nahIM Aata. hrdma baoTo kI sahayata laota hUM AaOr DaMT Kata hUM.

maOMnao Sau$ maoM hI kha qaa ik Aa%makqaa ka yah dUsara ihssaa hO. laaogaaoM kao AaScaya- haogaa ik phlaa ihssaa¸  phlao @yaaoM nahIM saamanao AayaaÆ [saka @yaa ]%tr dUMÆ saca khUM tao maOM saahsa jauTa rha qaa.  ivaSvaasa kroM¸  Aa%makqaa ilaKnaa svayaM kao gaIlaI lakD,I kI trh saulagato doKnaa hO.  [tnaa hI nahIM¸  mausaIbat AaOr Aaft maaola laonaa hO.  Aa baOla mauJao maar kI tja,- pr samasyaaAaoM kao davat donaa hO.  eosao–eosao laaoga ija,ndgaI maoM Aato hOM¸  jaao dao pla phlao khI hu[- ApnaI baat sao maukr jaato hOM.  [tnaa hI nahIM¸ vao Aapsao p`Sna BaI kr sakto hOM ik eosaa ]nhaoMnao kba kha qaa. maOMnao yah BaI kha hO ik Aa%makqaa maoM ‘Aa%ma’ jaOsaa kuC haota hI nahIM¸  dUsaro hI haoto hOM. jaao yaa tao caaoT phuMcaato hOM yaa AapkI caaoTaoM pr marhma lagaato hOM. eosao laaogaaoM kI saM#yaa BaI kma nahIM haotI  ijanhoM Aapnao caaoT phuMcaa[- haotI hO. ApnaI Aa%makqaa maoM iksaI kao caaoT phuMcaanaa maora ]d\doSya nahIM hO.  mauJao caaoT phuMcatI hao tao phuMca jaae. laoikna ija,ndgaI maoM jaao caaoT Ka[- hO yaa dUsaraoM kao phuMcaa[- hO¸ ]saka @yaa k$MÆ jaao kmaInao imalao hOM yaa ijanako saaqa maOMnao kmaInagaI kI hO¸  ]saka @yaa k$MÆ yaid dUsaraoM kao bacaato hue ilaKUMgaa tao ApnaI rxaa nahIM hao paegaI , , ,AaOr ApnaI rxaa krto hue ilaKUMgaa tao Aa%makqaa ilaKnao kI ja,$rt hI @yaa hOÆ

dao vaYa- phlao ijasa idna pUiNa-maa vama-na sao faona pr Aa%makqaa ko ilaKnao AaOr [sako Qaaravaaihk p`kaSana kI baat hu[- tao maoro mana maoM phlaI baat yah Aa[- ik @yaa maorI Avasqaa ‘Aa%makqaa’ ilaKnao kI hao ga[-Æ AD,talaIsa vaYa- kI Avasqaa @yaa Aa%makqaa ilaKnao kI Avasqaa hOÆ pcapna–pcapna vaYa- kI Avasqaa ko laoKk tao yauvaa laoKk kho jaa rho hOM. tao @yaa maOM ]nasao baUZ,a hUMÆ @yaa mauJao ija,ndgaI maoM AaOr kuC nayaa doKnaa AaOr Baaoganaa nahIM hOÆ maOM [sa inaYkYa- pr phuMcaa ik ija,ndgaI kI kqaa ilaKnao ko ilae Avasqaa kao[- maanak nahIM hO. ]sa idna bahut kuC yaad Aayaa.  k[- Aa%makqaaAaoM ko Alaavaa BaI bahut kuC. yah BaI ik laoKna maoM maora kao[- maa[-–baap nahIM qaa.  Aaja BaI nahIM hO. iksaI jamao hue laoKk nao maorI iksaI rcanaa kao iksaI pi~ka ko ilae kBaI irkmaoND nahIM ikyaa.  rajaond` rava¸  Da^ rmaoSa Samaa- AaOr Da^ ,ramajanmarama Samaa- nao mauJao rasta idKayaa¸  yah maOM kBaI nahIM BaUlaUMgaa laoikna jagah maOMnao ApnaI lagana AaOr satt\ kaoiSaSa sao banaa[-. 

nae rcanaakaraoM kao  yah batanaa Apnaa k%t-vya samaJata hUM ik saaih%ya kI duinayaa maoM na kao[- maa[-–baap haota hO AaOr na kao[- Saa^T-–kT.  [sa duinayaa maoM vahI ijaegaa jaao rcaogaa.  va@,t caaho ijatnaa laga jaae.  BaaD,o pr ilae gae Aalaaocak maaM–baap yaa ]nako Wara gaaod ilae gae rcanaakar d%tk–pu~ yaa pui~yaaM¸  j,yaada jaIto nahIM.  kuC samaIxak yaa Aalaaocak mauJao baIsavaIM sadI ko ]%traQa- ka khanaIkar maanato hOM laoikna ]namaoM sao k[yaaoM kao nahIM maalaUma ik jaba vao pOda BaI nahIM hue qao¸ maOM ‘Qama-yauga’ AaOr ‘saaPtaihk ihndustana’¸  ‘yaaojanaa’ jaOsaI pi~kaAaoM AaOr ‘dOinak jaagarNa’ jaOsao AK,baar maoM ‘saIrIja,’ maoM Cp rha qaa yah sana\ 1971 maoM Sau$ hu[- maorI saaihi%yak yaa~a kI phlaI parI ko ]%traQa-¸ 1980–81–82–83 ka samaya qaa ‘khanaIkar’¸ ‘?tmBara’¸  ‘maMtvya’ AaOr ‘jaagarNa’maoM maorI khainayaaM sana\ 80 sao phlao Cp caukI qaIM.  ]sa samaya BaI AaOr ]sako BaI baad k[- p`kaSapuMja pucCla taro kI trh jala kr bauJa cauko qao AaOr k[- janma lao rho qao.  maorI T/oijaDI yah rhI ik  maOM p`aya: ihndustana sao baahr rha AaOr bakaOla rajaond` yaadva ‘]pisqait’ kI cacaa- haotI hO  maanao¸ ik Aap ApnaI cacaa- kraeM yaa ik cacaa-AaoM ko daOrana BaID, maoM saamanao haoM. ipClao saat–Aaz vaYaao-M maoM eosao k[- maaOko BaI Aae ik BaID, qaI AaOr maOM BaID, ko saamanao BaI qaa.  baD,o–baD,o saaih%yakaraoM ko saamanao qaa.  ek sao ek naamacaIna vahaM qao magar iksaI maa[- ko laala nao ‘khanaI’ pr baaolato hue BaI [sa xao~ maoM maora naama nahIM ilayaa. eosaa nahIM hO ik vao mauJao jaanato nahIM. baD,o laaoga hOM  ]naka baD,Ppna hO ik iksaI kao pZ,oM¸ na pZ,oM yaa pZ,kr haiSae pr rK doM @yaaoMik ]nhoM tao isaf- [tnaa yaad rhta hO ik kaOna ]nhoM pZ,ta hO. 

ek baat AaOr hO¸  maOMnao iksaI kao blaU yaa blaOk laobala jaa^naIvaa^kr nahIM iplaa[-.  Agar ipClao baIsa barsaaoM maoM kovala baIsa baar hI iplaa[- haotI tao AhMkar ijasasao maora kao[- irSta nahIM hO ]sao Baa[- banaato AaOr galao lagaato hue kh sakta qaa ik ihndI ko p`mauK khanaIkaraoM maoM Saumaar ikyaa jaata  mauFtKaor laaoga nahIM jaanato ik maOM pi~kaeM KrIdkr pZ,ta hUM ]nhoM tao mauF,t maoM imalatI hOM pi~kaAaoM ko sampadk Kud kao jaIivat samaJanao ka Barma banaae rKnao ko ilae majabaUrna ]nhoM Baojato hOM.  AaOr¸ vao ]na pi~kaAaoM kao [sailae nahIM pZ,to @yaaoMik ]nhoM vahI¸  AaOr¸  ]tnaa hI pZ,naa hO jaao ]nako saaxaa%kar yaa va@tvya sao saMbaMiQat hO.  maOM kao[- pi~ka yaa pznaIya saamaga`I ibanaa KrIdo nahIM pZ,ta. kao[- saamaga`I Apnao Aap ]plabQa hao jaae tao Alaga baat hO. ivadoSa maoM rhto hue ek pi~ka kao panao kI iktnaI kImat caukanaI pD,tI hO¸  [sao maOM hI jaanata hUM . laoKkaoM kao ek p~ tk na ilaKnaovaalao saMpadk yaa Aa%mamaugQa Aalaaocak @yaa jaanaoMÆ rcanaa Capnao ko baad pi~ka AaOr pairEaimak Baojanaa tao dUr kI baat hO¸  saUcanaa tk donaa vao ja,$rI nahIM samaJato. eosao ek nahIM Anaok saMpadk hOM ijanhoM maOM p`aya: faona krta hUM. pOsao maorI jaoba sao K,ca- haoto hOM.  rcanaa panao ko baad BaI vao maorI rcanaa ka sToTsa pcaIsaaoM faona ko baad BaI nahIM bata pato ]nako kayaa-laya ka kao[- Anya kma-caarI tao AaOr BaI dyanaIya isqait maoM haota hO. yao vao naaOkr saMpadk hOM jaao baD,I pi~kaAaoM maoM pOOMtIsa – caalaIsa hja,ar $pyaaoM sao j,yaada vaotna AaOr }pr sao Anaok sauivaQaaAaoM ka ]pBaaoga kr rho hOM. [nakI pi~ka maoM yaid ek p`vaasaI ihndI laoKk saala maoM ek baar ApnaI rcanaa ko dma pr Cpta hO tao BaI ]sao pi~ka tba doKnao kao imalatI hO jaba vah Apnao p`yaasaaoM sao ]sao Baart sao maMgavaa pata hO. ivadoSa sao ek rcanaa kao Da^k sao rijasTD- Baojanao ka K,ca- 500 $pyao sao AiQak Aata hO.  ]sako baad faona pr faona. 

BaaojapurI maoM ek khavat hO.  maOM ]sao ]sako maUla $p maoM ]d\QaRt nahIM kr sakta magar Da^T,, , , Da^T ko saaqa tao ]d\QaRt krnao ka hk, mauJao hO.  tao¸ khavat hO¸  ‘ hla do¸  baOla do AaOr, , , ,Kaodnao ko ilae pOnaa BaI do.,’ eosao BaI saMpadk hOM ijanhoM baIsa–baIsa $pyaaoM ko iTkT lagao ilafafo BaI Baojao magar ]nakI baoSarmaI ]na iTkTaoM kao baoMcakr ek Saama kI da$ pI ga[-.  ek p`vaasaI ko pasa BaartIya Da^k iTkT hmaoSaa khaM haoMgaoÆ ApnaI jaoba sao pcaasa yaa saaO $pyaa lagaakr kao[- saMpadk iksaI p`vaasaI rcanaakar kao pi~ka nahIM Baojata. pUCnao pr baD,I sarlata sao JaUz BaI baaola dota hO ik  pi~ka Aapkao Baoja tao dI qaI.  Aro¸  Baoja dI qaI tao @yaa ]sao ja,maIna Ka ga[-¸ Aasamaana inagala gayaa yaa paosT Aa^ifsa vaalao pI gae.  hr mahInao yaid ]sao dao p`ityaaM BaI ivadoSa BaojanaI haoM tao DoZ, saaO $pyaaoM sao AiQak Kca- nahIM Aaegaa.  yah QanaraiSa rcanaakar ko pairEaimak sao BaI laI jaa saktI hO.  magar yah tao tba hao jaba pairEaimak donao kI naIyat AaOr prmpra hao Aalaaocak yaa samaalaaocak yaid [sao maora baD,baaolaapna na samaJaoM tao ek gauja,airSa hO¸  ijatnaa mauJao pZ,a hO ]sa pr [-maanadarI bartoM.  mauJao Zaola pITnao ka SaaOk nahIM hO magar pITnaa pD, rha hO. @yaaoMik Aaja ka yauga svayaM kI maako-iTMga ka hao gayaa hO.  maora davaa hO ik k[- Saor Aalaaocak itya-k roKaAaoM pr bahut cala cauknao ko baad vaË roKa pr Aagao nahIM calaoMgao ipClao dao–tIna saalaaoM maoM AMSaumaana Sau@la¸ pUjaa EaIvaastva¸ saaQanaa Aga`vaala¸ hotu BaarWaja¸ rajaoSa rMjana¸ mahoSa dp-Na¸ rakoSa ibaharI¸ manaIYa i~pazI AaOr Baart BaarWaja nao ivaiBanna p~–pi~kaAaoM maoM maora ]llaoK ikyaa hO. rajaond` yaadva AaOr AmarIk isaMh dIp nao k`maSa: maoro phlao AaOr dUsaro khanaI saMga`h ka blaba- ilaKa hO.  maOM sacamauca [naka AaBaarI hUM. ijasa trh laoKna AaOr jaIvana maoM maOM AajaadI caahta hUM ]saItrh samaIxakaoM AaOr AalaaocakaoM kao BaI pUrI AajaadI donaa caahta hUM ik vao jaao ]icat samaJaoM¸ ilaKoM.

jaba ‘Akro’ ilaKnaa Sau$ ikyaa qaa tao Aa%makqaa idmaaga maoM nahIM qaI.  yaa~a vaRtaMt qaa.  paMca–paMca saaO SabdaoM sao BaI kma ko epIsaaoD qao .  laoikna Aa%makqaa maoM vao epIsaaoD nahIM cala sakto qao.  maOMnao ija,ndgaI kao KMgaalanaa Sau$ ikyaa AaOr ifr yaadaoM kI saMkrI gailayaaoM sao gauja,rkr ilaKnaa. ek Ant:sailalaa bahnao lagaI . AbaUQaabaI phuMcanao ko p`arimBak idna sauKd AnauBavaaoM ko idna nahIM rho. maoro samaya sao na phuMcanao kI dSaa maoM jaao iSaixaka tdqa- inayaui@t pr kama kr rhI qaIM ]naka ivaraoQa.  SaIla saa’ba ka ivaica~ svaBaava. dixaNa BaartIya laaogaaoM ko bahumat maoM ek eosaI jaIvana SaOlaI kI tlaaSa ijasamaoM maakUla ZMga sao ijayaa jaa sako. }pr sao Saraba ka na imalanaa.  imalanaa tao dUr¸ iksaI sao [sa baaro maoM pUCnaa BaI kuf`.  baD,I AjaIbaaoga,rIba dSaa qaI.  kanapur maoM daostaoM ko kho hue vaa@ya yaad Aae, , , , , , da$ tao @yaa¸  panaI kI ek baUMd ko ilae trsa jaaAaogao , , , AaOr AaOrt , , ,]saka tao BaUgaaola hI BaUlakr jaaAao, , ,

hk,Ik,t maoM trsa gayaa maOM.  ek baUMd Saraba ko ilae , , ,

khaM Saama ko saat–Aaz bajao ko baad hI Sau$ hao jaatI qaI AaOr khaM vah Acaanak dula-Ba hao ga[- qaI , , ,

na[- jagah qaI.  Akolaapna qaa.  pICo CUTI yaadoM qaIM.  baIvaI AaOr baoTo ko Alaavaa ek pUra jagat jaao kBaI maorI duinayaa rh cauka qaa¸  vah barabar yaadaoM maoM banaa rhta qaa , , , 

jaao pznaIya saamaga`I maOM Apnao saaqa laayaa qaa yaa rajaoSvar gaMgavaar nao ApnaI Aaor sao dI qaI¸ vah maOM inapTa cauka qaa. skUla ko pustkalaya maoM kuC K,asa nahIM qaa.  T\yaUSana maoro pasa qaI nahIM.  maorI SaamaoM p~–laoKna AaOr ratoM ihndI iflma doKnao maoM gauja,rnao lagaIM. Gar ko saBaI sadsyaaoM kao maOM Alaga sao p~ ilaKta.  ima~aoM¸ laoKkaoM¸  irStodaraoM maoM ijasakI yaad Aa jaatI¸ ]sao p~ ilaKta.  maorI ija,ndgaI kao ijana laaogaaoM nao kumhar kI trh gaZ,a hO¸  ]nhoM p~ ilaKta. ]sa ipta kao p~ ilaKta ijasasao ]sako jaIvanakala maoM kBaI Kulakr AaOr Aamanao–saamanao baat nahIM hu[-.  mauJao kaF,ka ka bayaana p`aya: yaad Aata hO¸  “jaao kuC maOM Apnao ipta kI CatI pr nahIM rao saka vah ApnaI khainayaaoM maoM raota hUM. ” laaK vaOcaairk ivaraoQaaoM ko baavajaUd maOM Apnao ipta sao bahut Pyaar krta qaa magar [tnaa Drta qaa ik maora Pyaar kBaI Aakar laokr ]pisqat nahIM hao saka. vao kBaI samaJa nahIM sako AaOr maOM kBaI samaJaa nahIM saka. vao BaI mauJao bahut ‘maanato’ qao.  caahnao AaOr maananao maoM fk- haota hO. laoikna ApnaI ]balatI maanaisakta maoM maOM ]sao mahsaUsa nahIM kr saka.  saaolah–sa~h kI Avasqaa maoM hI maOMnao ]nhoM nakarnaa Sau$ kr idyaa.  yah isqait ]nako ilae bahut kYTp`d rhI haogaI.  [sao maOM Aba j,yaada AcCI trh samaJa sakta hUM jaba maora baD,a baoTa AnauBava [sa vaYa- 17 maaca- kao baIsa vaYa- ka hao gayaa hO.  dao mahInao phlao maOMnao jaI TI vaI  pr Kbar maoM yah saunakr ik idllaI maoM baD,I zMD pD, rhI hO¸ ]sao faona ikyaa ik garma kpD,o phnaao¸ Apnaa K,yaala rKao¸ zMD bahut hO , , ,tao¸ ]sanao kha ik basa¸ [saIilae faona ikyaa , , ,zMD–vaMD khIM nahIM hO.

sahI va@,t pr hma iksaI kao kba samaJato hOMÆ hma sabakI iSakayat AaOr tnaava ka @yaa [sasao Alaga kao[- karNa hOÆ hmaarI bahut saI baImaairyaaoM ka janak ek–dUsaro kao sahI va@,t pr na samaJanaa hO, , , 

baambao ³maumba[-´ sao jaao tar maOMnao Gar Baojaa qaa AaOr ASaaok ko maaQyama sao jaao tar AbaUQaabaI sao Gar krvaayaa¸  daonaaoM ek hI idna vahaM imalao.  [saka pta mauJao Gar sao Aae p%naI AaOr ipta ko p~ sao imalaa , , , 

BaartIya Da^k vyavasqaa kao maOM bahut AcCa samaJata hUM laoikna AcCI vyavasqaaeM BaI kBaI –kBaI gaD,baD,a jaatI hOM, , , maoro saaqa eosaI gaD,baiD,yaaM tIna–caar baar GaTI hOM, , ,  
]nakI cacaa- maOM p`saMga Aanao pr k$Mgaa, , ,
ApnaI Avasqaa sao AiQak ]ma` ko Ca~–Ca~aAaoM kao Aba tk pZ,ata Aayaa hUM.  laoikna jaba–jaba skUlaaoM maoM naaOkiryaaM kIM tao bahut CaoTo baccaaoM kI kxaaeM laonaI pD,IM .  AbaUQaabaI [iNDyana skUla maoM tao maOMnao vaaiYa-k prIxaa ko zIk phlao jvaa^[na ikyaa qaa.  mauJao kxaa–2 ko saI AaOr DI sao@Sana BaI Ta[ma Tobala maoM imalao.  k[- baccaaoM kI yaadoM maorI smaRit maoM hOM ikntu DaonaalD kao maOM kBaI Baulaa nahIM payaa.  vah sao@Sana  DI maoM qaa.  skUla 1 bajakr 20 imanaT pr Sau$ haota AaOr Saama kao savaa Ch pr AaiK,rI GaNTI bajatI. hr Saama ek CaoTa baccaa mauJao ‘gauD [vhinaMga sar’ khnao ko kuC plaaoM ko baad ApnaI basa kI Aaor baZ,to hue ‘gauD naa[T sar’ khta. yah raoja kI baat hao ga[- qaI. ibanaa eosaa ike vah jaata hI nahIM qaa. maOMnao Apnao sahkima-yaaoM kao DaonaalD ko baaro maoM batayaa AaOr ek Saama  ]nhoM vah GaTnaa idKa[- BaI. Agalao idna maOMnao DaonaalD sao kha ik yaid maOM Saama kao skUla ko dUsaro gaoT sao inaklaUM tao vah @yaa krogaa. ]sanao bahut inadao-Ya ]%tr idyaa¸ “sar¸ tao maOM BaI dUsaro gaoT sao inaklaa k$Mgaa, , , ” baccao baD,o maasaUma haoto hOM. ijasao caah laoto hOM ]sao hRdya sao caahto hOM. ]sa saala maOMnao ]sao kula baIsaok idna hI pZ,ayaa haogaa. ]sako baad vah saatvaIM AaOr AazvaIM maoM maora Ca~ rha.  ek idna ]sanao pUCa¸ “sar¸ DU yaU irmaombar maI, , , Æ”

“esa DaonaalD , , , ”

“sar,, , , . yaU Ta^T maI ihndI, , , h\vaona Aa[- vaaja [na sTONDD- TU, , , . ”

“ esa, , , Aa[- naao, , , ”

vah bahut KuSa huAa ik maOM ]sao yaad rKo hUM.  jaba vah kxaa 2 maoM qaa tba BaI vah ihndI maoM kmaja,aor qaa AaOr jaba saatvaIM AaOr AazvaIM maoM ]sao pZ,ayaa tba BaI vah kmaja,aor hI qaa laoikna halaat kao samaJa laonao ko baad ik ihndI kI kao[- pRYzBaUima skUla AaOr vaatavarNa maoM ek ivaYaya ko $p maoM nahIM hO AaOr AiQakaMSa baccao dixaNa BaartIya hOM¸  maOMnao iksaI kao fola na krnao kI maanaisakta banaa laI qaI.  halaaMik¸ Aqa- kao hI p`Qaanata donao vaalao BaaOitktavaadI samaaja maoM Anya ihndI AQyaapkaoM kao maora rvaOyyaa rasa Aanao vaalaa nahIM qaa.  DaonaalD jaba kBaI maMqalaI TosT maoM nambar kma pata tao pUCta¸ “sar¸ ivala yaU fola maI [na d fa[nala egjaama, , ,Æ

“ naao, , , ” vah ek mauskana ko saaqa Aagao baZ, jaata.  vah Anya baccaaoM sao na kovala pZ,a[- maoM bailk svaasqya ko ilahaja, sao BaI kmaja,aor qaa. izganaa AaOr kmaja,aor.  kBaI–kBaI mauJao lagata ik vah maanaisak $p sao BaI kuC pICo hO.  maora saaocanaa ga,lat nahIM qaa.  maOMgalaaOrI maata–ipta kI saMtana DaonaalD slaao lana-r qaa. ApnaI kxaaAaoM maoM vah hmaoSaa AaiK,rI sqaana pr rha prntu ijasao bacapna khto hOM, , , ijasao inadao-iYata khto hOM, , , ijasao maasaUimayat khto hOM, , , ijasao kudrt kI Anamaaola BaoMT khto hOM, , , ]sao saMjaaoe rKnao maoM vah hmaoSaa p`qama sqaana pr rha, , ,  

kxaa 11 kI prIxaa maoM vah fola hao gayaa.  halaaMik navaIM kxaa sao hI vah maora Ca~ nahIM rha qaa.  ]sanao ihndI ko badlao f`OMca ilayaa qaa.  laoikna jaba vah 11 vaIM maoM fola huAa tao mauJao pta calaa.  dao–tIna mahInaaoM baad ek idna maOMnao ]sao skUla ko gailayaaro maoM Apnao pasa sao gauja,rto hue doKa tao pUCa¸  “ kOsao hao, , ,Æ”

“ sar, , ,  Aa[- ema iDToND [na @laa^sa elaovana, , , ”

“baT, , , h\vaa[-, , , .Æ”

“ sar, , , . yaU naao, , , Aa[ ema vaIk, , , eoND sar, , , kro@Sana, , ,  vaaja vhorI Tf, , , ”

“naao p`a^blaoma, , ,  vak- haD-, , , ”

“esa sar, , , Aa’yama vaik-Mga haD-, , , ”

vah ]saI saadgaI AaOr AbaaoQata ko saaqa Aagao baZ, gayaa jaOsao bacapna maoM basa kI Aaor baZ, jaata qaa. maOMnao tIna–caar vaYa- phlao ek laGaukqaa ilaKI ‘Eawa’ jaao ‘dOinak jaagarNa’ maoM p`kaiSat hu[-.  yah kqaa DaonaalD kI hO.  khainayaaoM ko pa~ eosao hI tao imalato hOM. AaOr eosao hI tao haoto hOM.  Apnao pasa.  bahut pasa.  Aaja¸  DaonaalD ijasao saba Daonala Dk khto qao vah lagaBaga 25 vaYa- ka hao gayaa hO.  AaOr ek Aa^yala kMpnaI maoM sauprvaa[ja,r hO.  Apnao saaqa ko saaz p`itSat laD,kaoM kao ]sanao pICo CaoD, idyaa hO, , , 

tk,dIr BaI kuC haotI hO¸ [sasao kaOna [Mkar krogaaÆ maOM hmaoSaa [sako mah%%va kao nakarta rha hUM.  DaonaalD nao iksaI trh baI , e , ikyaa qaa ik ]sako ipta kao lakvaa maar gayaa.  ]sakI maaM nao ]sao tRtIya EaoNaI kma-caarI ko $p maoM ek Aa^yala kMpnaI maoM inayau@t  krvaayaa.  vahaM jaao sauprvaa[jar qaa vah Acaanak ek saPtah na tao D\yaUTI pr Aayaa na ]sanao Apnao Anaupisqat haonao kI kao[- vaja,h bata[-. ]sao kMpnaI nao Tima-naoT AaOr DaonaalD kao p`maaoT kr idyaa  , , , AaOr , , ,  DaonaalD sauprvaa[ja,r hao gayaa laoikna Aaja BaI vah ]tnaa hI ivanama` hO ijatnaa kxaa dao maoM qaa.  cair~ maoM saMskRit @yaa [tnaI GaulaI–imalaI haotI hOÆ, , , 

³Agalao AMk maoM – xaopk´