"khaM sao laaegaa
kaisad bayaaM maora ja,ubaa maorIÆ
maja,a qaa tba jaao saunato maoro maMuh sao dastaM
maorIÑ"
AdbaI mahiflaaoM maoM
Aja,Ima Saayar [sa iksma ko hiÔ-yaa eolaana BaI krto
hOM AaOr Kud–bayaanaI maoM ksar naf,saI BaI idKato
hOM. Apnaa naama BaI laoMgao tao iksaI Sahr sao jaaoD,
kr gaaoyaa ik baja,ato Kud ]nakI kao[- pihcaana hI
nahIM. iÔrak gaaorKpurI¸ majaaja, laKnavaI¸ jaaoSa
malaIhabaadI¸ hÔIja, jaalaMQarI¸ maja$h
saulatanapurI¸ hsart jayapurI¸ SakIla badayaunaI¸ saaihr lauiQayaanavaIÑ
maOM BaI maujaissama
[Msaana haota tao yakInana Apnao naama ko saaqa
nyaUyaaik-yaa jaaoD, kr ksar naÔsa AdIba hao jaata.
laoikna maOM tao ek jaIta jaagata Sahr hMU. saaota kma
jaagata j,yaada hMU @yaaoMik :
"Aja,la sao hI maora saubah sao yao vaada hO
ik jaba vaao ]Ôk po AaegaI tao maOM saao
jaa}Mgaa."
yah saca hO ik imasa`¸
yaUnaana¸ raoma¸ caIna AaOr ihMdustana jaOsaI
saOMkD,aoM sadI puranaI SahrI thja,Iba mauJao ivarasat
maoM nahIM imalaI. vahaM ko laaoga jaba mahIna
malamala¸ maulaayama roSama AaOr gaudgaudo maK,mala
ko ilabaasa phna kr GaUmato qao tao maOM yahaM fOlaI
baÔ- kI safod caadr tanao izzura krta qaa. vahaM pr
jaba AalaatrIna mahla¸ dumahlao¸ iklao¸ ATiryaa
bana rhI qaI tao maOM yahaM baIsa–baa[-sa hja,ar
ekD, kI salaoTI mama-rI ca+ana banaa ipGalatI baÔ-
kao diryaa¸ KaD,I¸ samandr maoM bahto doK rha qaa.
vahaM jaba hukUmat¸ saltnat AaOr imailkyat ko naama
pr gadr¸ jaMga hao rho qao tao yahaM mauJao basaanao
vaalao banjaaro ja,maIna jaayadad ko laÔD,aoM sao
baoKbar jahaM thaM CavanaI Dalato ifrto qao.
ifr BaI tarIK, gavaah
hO ik Kulao Aama baahoM fOlaa kr duinayaaM kI hr
thja,Iba ka K,Or makdma krnaoM vaalaa mauJa jaOsaa
dUsara kao[- Sahr Aba tk na huAa. Aaja BaI maorI
samaundrI sarhd pr KD,I sTOcaU AaÔ ilabaTI- haqa maoM
baulaMd maSaala ]zae idna rat tmaama duinayaa ko ilae
ek Kulaa davatnaamaa saro–Aama duhratI rhtI hO.
mauJao do dao tuma
Apnao gaurbat ko maaro
vaao maja,laUma saaro
jaao qak kr hOM haro.
tUÔanaaoM nao baoGar ijanhoM kr idyaa hO
jaao lahraoM ko pTko
pD,o hOM iknaaro.
jaao sahmao hue hOM
jaao isahro hue hOM
jaao trsao hue hOM
ik Aaja,ad kba haoÆ
]nhoM Baoja dao pasa maoro
yahaM pr
saunahrI hO faTk
AaOr maOM pasa ]sako
maSaalaoM Aaja,adI ]zae hue hMU.
[sao kao[- saaÔ
gaao[- samaJao yaa bad gaumaanaI. hkIkt yahI hO ik
Aaja kI tarIK maoM maora isa@ka isar caZ, kr baaolata
hO. yahaM maorI CaoTI saI dIvaar galaI kao ja,ra saa
jaukama hao jaae tao tmaama itjaartI duinayaa ko maala
gaudama baaja,ar CIMknao lagato hOM.
ijasa maukama pr maOM
Aaja hMU¸ vahaM phMucanao ko ilae maOMnao ipClaI
tIna–caar saidyaaM ClaaMgao lagaa kr par kI hOM.
sa~hvaI sadI maoM jaba Dca vaosT [MiDyaa kmpnaI nao
mauJao AaidvaasaI [MiDyana laaogaaoM sao KrIda tao
maOM kaOiD,yaaoM ko maaola ibaka ek jaja,Ira qaa.
AzarhvaI sadI maoM jaba torh iryaasataoM nao imala kr
AmarIka kao ek maulk banaayaa tao mauJao
iryaasato–saltnat ka iK,taba imalaa. ]nnaIsavaIM
sadI maoM jaba ÍaMsa nao AmarIka kao daostI maoM
sTOcaU AaÔ ilabaTI- ko Saanadar taohÔo sao navaaja,a
tao maOM bandrgaaho–pnaah hao gayaa. jaana ra^kÔOlar
kI dI hu[- Azarh ekD, ja,maIna pr baIsavaIM sadI maoM
jaba yaunaa[-ToD naoSanja, ka AalaISaana hOD @vaaT-r
banaa tao maOM ja,maIro jahana ka hmasaayaa bana
gayaa.
AaOr ifr Aa[-
[@kIsavaIM sadIÑ phlao hI saala maoM khr barpa.
gyaarh isatMbar kao idna dhaD,o tbaahI dao hvaa[-
jahaja laokr ]D,I¸ maoro AasamaaM tk ]zto jauD,vaa
itjaartI Sahja,adaoM sao Tkra[- AaOr caMd hI lamhaoM
maoM tIna hja,ar baogaunaah jaanaoM lao ga[-. maora
AMjar pMjar ihla gayaa. maatma AaOr saaogavaarI ka
jaao daga maorI $h tk ]tra vaao ABaI tk kayama hO.
tIna saala haonao kao Aae. maOM kuC nahIM BaUlaa¸ na
Baulaanaa caahta hMU. jaba tk yakIna na hao jaaeM ik
maora tIyaa paMcaa caahnao vaalaaoM kI tao @yaa¸
]nakao kumauk AaOr pnaah donao vaalaaoM kI BaI KOr
nahIM. mauiSkla yah hO ik [sa maamalao maoM
vaaiSaMgTna AaOr maora naja,iryaa kuC Ôk- hO. maulk
kI rajaQaanaI hO na vaaiSaMgTnaÑ isaÔ- dao isayaasaI
jaubaanaoM samaJata hO : DOmaaoËoiTk AaOr irpblaIkna.
AaOr maOMÆ duinayaa
kI hr jaubaana saunata¸ samaJata hMU. kuC hI idna hue
maoT/aopaoilaTna myaUija,yama AaÔ AaT- kI saaÔ
sauqarI saIiZ,yaaoM pr baOzo tIna nyaUyaaik-yao
baityaa rho qao. baaola tao tInaaoM AMga`ojaI hI rho
qao. laoikna saunanao vaalao kao spOinaSa ArbaI AaOr
isaMhla jaubaanaaoM kI baatcaIt laga rhI qaI.
"AmarIka AaOr $sa
naoM ApnaI AapsaI kha saunaI Baulaa dI¸ yah tao AcCa
hI huAa. basa Aba hmaoM AmarIka phlao kI trh AasaanaI
sao maalaI madd nahIM dota." maOi@sakao ka
huAirja, kh rha qaa.
"]saka ek Aasaana
trIka hO ABaI¸" saIiryaa ko husaOna nao kha.
"Apnao kuC gaOr maulkI lafMgaaoM sao kh kr [nako
iksaI Sahr maoM Acaanak gauMDa gadI- krvaa dao. yah
Apnaa pUra ÔaOjaI Amalaa fOlaa laokr tumharo maulk
kao tbaah kr doMgao. ]sako baadÆ [nasao hI @yaa saarI
duinayaa sao maalaI [K,laak,I madd imala
jaaegaI."
EaIlaMka ka ip`yar%nao
kuC dor tk AaMKoM maMUd saaocata rha¸ ifr isar ihlaa
kr baaolaa.
"tumharI baat hO tao sahI. laoikna [nako ÔaOjaI
hmalaa krnao ko baad Agar hmaara maulk jaIt gayaa taoÆ"
ijana Aama tbaahI ko
K,asa hiqayaaraoM ka [stomaala raoknao ko ilae AmarIka
naoM [rak pr ha[-–TOk ÔaOjaI hmalaa ikyaa qaa¸
vaao Aaja tk vahaM sao baramad nahIM hue. [sa baat kao
laokr AmarIkI Kuifyaa jaanakarI donao vaalao AÔsarana
kao galat–bayaanaI ko [lja,ama maoM kafI ja,vaaba
tlabaI donaI pD, rhI hO. caaObaIsaaoM GaMTo sanasanaI
kI Kaoja maoM maustOd maIiD,yaa kI KUba caaMdI hO.
vaOsao BaI nae p`oisaDoMT ko caunaava ka saala hO. Aae
idna p`oisaD,oMT bauSa AaOr ]mmaIdvaar kOrI kao laokr
cacaa- haotI hO. maOM Agar [sa bahsa maoM pD, gayaa
tao ifr ApnaI baat @yaa k$MgaaÆ mauJao tao
Kud–bayaanaI ka maaOka kma hI imalata hO. Aba imalaa
BaI hO tao eosao maahaOla maoM jahaM hr eora gaOra
na%qaU KOra ApnaI ijandgaI ko icaqaD,aoM kao ]QaoD, rÔU
krko turMt SaaOhrt ko Cpo hue pnnaaoM kI gaudD,I
banaanao ko ca@kr maoM hOM.
ek baaja,ar saa lagaa
huAa hO klama ko hunar kaÑ kmaao baoSa ÔIsa laokr
poSaavar ija,ndga,Inaamaa ilaKnao vaalao [nTrnaOT pr
baakayada vaObasaa[-T ko sajao sajaae Kaomacao ilae
KD,o hOM. maunaaisaba kmaISana kaT kr AdbaI ejaoMT
ija,ndgaInaamaaoM kao Aama sao K,asa banaa donao ka
vaada krto hOM AaOr ]Mcao damaaoM maoM ibakvaanao kI
haoD, lagaae hOM. kaolaimbayaa AaOr nyaUyaak-
yauinavaisa-TI jaOsaI Aalaa talaIma kI jagahoM Aba
ija,MdgaInaamaa ilaKnaoM kI T/oinaMga donao ko ilae
vak-Saap calaanaa ApnaoM ilae ja,$rI samaJatI hO.
jaao baonaama hOM
]nhoM ApnaI yaadoM baocanaoM ko ilae KrIddar caaiheM.
jaao naama vaalao hOM ]nakao poSagaI dokr iktaba Gar
ija,MdgaI naamaa ilaKnaoM kI davat do rho hOM.
hala hI maoM tgaD,I
poSagaI laokr ibala i@laMTna nao pUro naaO saaO
sa%tavana pnnaaoM kao Kud hI ilaKkr "maorI
ija,ndgaI" ka ]nvaana do idyaa. Cpnao sao phlao
haqaaoM haqa ibakI iktaba jaba baaja,ar maoM ]trI tao
ilaKnao vaalao kao AaD,o haqa laonao vaalaaoM kI kmaI
na rhI.
"kOmp sao ilaKa
huAa iksaI baccao ka bahut laMbaa Kt hO¸ khaM gayaaÆ
iksao imalaaÆ @yaa KayaaÆ" kh kr blaUmabaga-
roiDAao nao TI•vaI• ko maaoija,ja, K,barnavaIsa
Da^na radr sao mau%tiÔk haonao sao [nkar kr idyaa.
Da^na radr nao "maorI ijandgaI" ka
mauvaaiklaa p`oisaDoNT yaUilasasa ko ek hja,ar saÔaoM
maoM ilaKo tarIK,I ija,ndgaInaamao sao ikyaa qaa jaao
[tnaa baiZ,yaa qaa ik laaoga ABaI tk samaJato hO
maak-Tvaona naoM ilaKa haogaa.
"[sa bacakanaa¸
vaa*yaat AaOr Kud prst iktaba nao AmarIkI p`oisaDoMsaI
ka malaIda kr idyaa hO¸" yah khnao vaalaI
nyaUyaak- Ta[mja, kI jaanaI phcaanaI imaicakao
kakunaanaI naoM ApnaI Saahkar klama sao baD,aoM
baD,aoM kao panaI iplaayaa hO. laoikna ibala i@laMTna
AsalaI maayanaaoM maoM sarvaa[-var hOM. hMsato¸
mauskrato¸ Aaoz dbaato¸ Apnao KUbasaUrt caohro AaOr
saÔod baalaaoM ko taja kao TI•vaI• ko hr caOnala
pr idKato hue Ôryaato hOM ik :
"A@sar
ija,ndgaInaamaoM ]baa donao vaalao AaOr Kudprst haoto
hOM. ]mmaIMd hO ik "maorI ija,ndgaI" idlakSa
AaOr Kudprst haogaI."
yahI saba doKnao
saunanao ko baad maOM [sa natIjao pr phMucaa hMU ik
Apnaa nagar naamaa ilaKMU tao eosaI jaubaaM maoM jaao
na i@laMTna kao AatI hao¸ na Da^na radr kao¸ na
blaUmabaga- kao AaOr na imaja, kakutanaI kao. kao[-
eosaI jaubaana ijasamaoM hja,ar pnnaaoM kI baat ekaQa
jaumalao maoM hao jaae.
]sa idna ilaMkna saOMTr ko
eoilasa TulaI hala maoM jaao jaubaaM saunaI¸ vah
mauJao baD,I PyaarI lagaI. ga,ailabanaamaa ka Saanadar
[jalaasa krnaovaalao BaartIya ivaVa Bavana ko
Dayaro@Tr Da^@Tr jayarmana¸ ga,ailaba ko K,tUt Apnao
maK,saUsa AMdaja, maoM pZ,nao vaalao
salaIma AairÔ¸ maaOko kI Ahimayat batato
pd\maBaUYaNa Da^@Tr gaaopI caMd naarMga AaOr baar baar
dSa-kaoM ko [sarar ko baavajaUd dao sao caar Sabd
khnao maoM kMjaUsaI idKato pd\maBaUYaNa gaulaja,ar.
jaubaana saBaI nao vahI baaolaI¸ AMdaja, saba ka
Alaga rha. maOM tao tBaI iÔda hao gayaa jaba Da^@Tr
naarMga nao imayaaM Asadu_Ina gaailaba ko AMga`oja
saltnat kao KrI KaoTI saunaanao ka ek CaoTa saa
baathja,Iba vaa@yaa saunaayaa.
"mausalamaana hao
@yaaÆ" gaailaba kao jaola lao jaato hue ek
AMga`oja isapahI nao pUCa.
"haM¸ magar AaQaa. Saraba pIta hMU. saUAr maMuh
nahIM lagata." yah qaa gaailaba ka javaabaÑ
maOM Saayar nahIM tao
@yaa huAaÆ kaiÔyaa zIk baOzo na baOzo¸ bahr
mautaibak,o–AsaUla hao na hao¸ AdbaI duinayaa maoM
Apnaa nagarnaamaa ek maK,saUsa AMdaja, maoM khnao kI
ja,bardst tlaba hO mauJao. ihmaakt hao yaa naasamaJaI¸
khMUgaa ja,$r.
jaja,Iro saaihlaaoM
kao doK kr
[trayaa krto hOM
[nhoM doKao ik iktnaI dUr tk
baahoM psaaro hOMÑ
magar dao saaihlaaoM ko baIca
maaOjaaoM hI ka irSta hO
jaao TkratI tao hOM daonaaoM sao
laoikna imala nahIM patI.
hmaoM doKao ik daonaaoM saaihlaaoM sao
dUr rhto hOM
magar saaihla BaI Apnao
AaOr maaOjaoM BaI hmaarI hOMÑ
hD,sana diryaa¸
nyaUyaak- KaD,I¸ [-sT diryaa ko saaihlaaoM AaOr
ATlaaMiTk samaMdr kI lahraoM sao iGara maOM BaI ek
eosaa hI jaja,Ira hMU.
Aba tk laaKaoM
saOlaanaI Saama ko QauMQalako maoM yak–ba–yak
jagamagaatI maorI baoimasaala ska[-laa[na kao doKkr
dubaara yahaM Aanao ka [rada kr cauko hOM. Ta[msa
s@vaoyar kI caaOMiQayaatI raoSanaI maoM hr barsa yahaM
laaKaoM daost¸ AjanabaI¸ Garvaalao galao imala kr
SaOmpona Clakato hue rat ko zIk baarh bajao nae saala
kI K,uSaamadId ka naacata gaata jaSna manaato hOM.
maaOsaIkI hao yaa r@sa¸ T/a[bala hao yaa maa^Dna-¸
saOMkD,aoM saaija,daoM ko saaqa hao yaa Akolao¸
saoMT/la pak- maoM ibanaa iTkT K,rIdo nasaIba hao jaae
yaa mahInaaoM pihlao bauikMga krvaa kr karnaogaI ha^la
kI maK,malaI kuisa-yaaoM pr baOzo hue¸ yahaM inat nae
Adakar BaI idKto hOM AaOr lau%ÔAMdaoja, haonao vaalao
BaI.
TI•vaI• ko maaraoM
kI [sa duinayaa maoM maora Aa^na AaOr Aa^f ba`aDvao
ija,Mda AdakarI ka irvaailvaMga Daor hao gayaa hO.
vahaM Kolao jaanao vaalao naaTk AaOr D/amao doKnaa¸
]na caar masa$iÔyaat maoM ek hO ijana pr maora K,asa
zPpa laga cauka hO. baakI tIna BaI iganaa dota hMU.
GaMTaoM [Mtja,ar krnao ko baad dao tIna imanaT
ko ilae baolamaaMT rosa T/Ok pr Sato-M lagaakr
saalaanaa GauD,daOD,I doKnaa. empa[-r sToT kI [maart
ko kgaUro sao iKlaI QaUp yaa AMgaD,a[- laotI Saama ko
va> mauJao ek hI naja,r maoM dUrbaIna lagaakr
sarapa doKnaa. AaOr ga`OMD saonT/la T/ona sToSana kI
maUla BaUla[yaaM maoM yaa paoT- Aaqa^irTI ko basa
Tima-nala maoM phlaI baar ]trnao vaalao iksaI
maohmaana kao tlaaSa krnao kI kaoiSaSa maoM Kud Kao
jaanaa.
vaja,na GaTanaa AaOr
hOmabaga-r Kanaa maorI SahrI Aadt hO jaao nae
maohmaana kuC idna Tala doto hOM. ifr kao[- na kao[-
]nhoM samaJaa dota hO ik vaja,na GaTanao AaOr daOlat
baZ,anao pr kao[- raok lagaanaa baomaa[naa hO.
vaOsao hr nae Aanao
vaalao kao yahaM ek na ek idna kao[- hma–jaubaana¸
hma–vatna¸ hma–inavaalaa¸ hma–Pyaalaa imala hI
jaata hO. Aanao vaalaa AaOr kao[- taohÔa saaqa laae
na laae¸ mau{I Bar KuSabaU ApnaI thja,Iba kI laokr hI
Aata hO. maoro myaUija,yama tmaama duinayaa ko
baoSakImatI thja,IbaI taohÔo ÔK` sao sahoja kr
baTaorto hOM AaOr inahayat [hityaat sao krInao vaar
sajaa doto hOM jaOsao ik hr maohmaana ko ilae ek K,asa
kmara.
AaOr mauJao ABaI tk kaMca
ko ]na mau{I Bar manakaoM kI tlaaSa hO ijanhoM dokr
maOM caar saaO sao baIsa saala phlao KrIda gayaa qaa.
@yaa tarIK,I [%tÔak hO naÑ mauJao baocanao vaalao ko
Amaoirkna [MiDyanaÑ mauJao KrIdnao vaalaI BaI Dca
vaosT [MiDyaa kmpnaIÑ AaOr vaao kaolambasaÆ vaao BaI
tao [MiDyaa kao hI Kaojata phMucaa qaa na yahaMÆ
ijasakI tlaaSa maoM inaklaa qaa¸ vahIM jaa phMucata
tao maora @yaa haotaÑ yah saaocata hMU tao lagata hO
ik tlaaSa Aba tk jaarI hO. iksaI na iksaI ilahaja,o
Aaja BaI AmarIkI AaOr ihMdaostanaI ek dUsaro kao Kaoja
rho hOM¸ pihcaana rho hOM AaOr fOsalaa nahIM kr pa
rho ik kba hma kdma hao laoM.
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