iba`Tona maoM 16vaIM SatabdI maoM 'madirMga saMDo' manaanao kI prMpra ka ]llaoK BaI imalata hO. jaao garIba laaoga Apnao gaaMva sao dUr Sahr ko AmaIraoM ko GaraoM maoM naaOkrI krto qao vao [sa idna AvakaSa laokr Gar jaato qao. gaaMva maoM [sa samaya maaM va Anya pirjaanaaoM ko saaqa ]%sava AaOr KanaopInao ka vaatavarNa rhta. Sahr sao Aanao vaalao kamagaar maaM ko ilae kok va Anya ]phar lao jaato. [sa idna ek ivaSaoYa kok ka baD,a mah%va haota qaa ijasao 'madirMga kok' yaa 'isamanala kok' kha jaata qaa. 

puratna ga``Isa maoM vaYa- maoM ek idna dovaaoM kI maaM "rIha" ko naama pr vasaMt ?tu maoM ]%sava manaanao kI p`qaa qaI. [sa Avasar pr saubah–saubah ]z kr rIha kao Sahd sao banao kok ka Baaoga lagaayaa jaata qaa¸ ]sao ]<ama poya caZ,ayaa jaayaa qaa tqaa fUlaaoM sao AiBanaMdna ikyaa jaata qaa. eosaa lagata hO ik maaM kao madsa- Do pr ibastr maoM fUla AaOr saubah ka naaSta donao kI p`qaa tBaI sao Sau$ hu[-. 

Alaga–Alaga doSaaoM maoM [sa idna kao manaanao kI prMpra qaI AaOr [sako karNa AaOr ]d\doSya BaI Alaga–Alaga qao. AasT/oilayaa¸ maOi@sakao¸ Donmaak-¸ iÔnalaOMD¸ [TlaI¸ TkI-¸ baoiljayama¸ $sa¸ caIna AaOr qaa[-laOMD maoM maatRidvasa manaanao kI prMpra Amaoirka sao phlao sao jaarI hO. Baart maoM maaM ko mah%va kao Qaaima-k AnauYzanaaoM sao bahut phlao sao jaaoD,a jaata rha hO. navara~aoM maoM dovaI kI pUjaa AaOr knyaa iKlaanao kI p`qaa kafI kuC piScama ko madsa- Do sao imalatI jaulatI hO. baa[bala maoM [-va kao samast p`aiNayaaoM kI maaM maanaa gayaa hO.

Amaoirka maoM [sa pva- kao sabasao phlao A{arh saaO bah<ar maoM CaoTo pOmaanao pr baaosTna Sahr maoM jaUilayaa vaaD- haovao ko sauJaava pr Cu+I rK kr manaayaa gayaa qaa. jaUilayaa haovao kao AmarIka maoM maihlaa AiQakaraoM ka masaIha kha jaa sakta hO. ]nhaoMnao madsa- Do ko $p maoM AmarIka maoM maihlaaAaoM ko AiQakaraoM AaOr ]nakI sauK–samaRiw ko ilae Gaaor saMGaYa- ikyaa. ÍaMsaIisayaaoM AaOr jama-naaoM ko baIca yauw maoM baD,I saM#yaa maoM saOinakaoM kI maR%yau ko baad pirvaar ibaKr gae qao AaOr Anaok maihlaaeM baosahara hao ga[- qaIM. ]nakI doKBaala krnao vaalaa kao[- nahIM qaa AaOr ]naka jaIvana baD,o kYT maoM vyatIt hao rha qaa. madsa- Do manaa kr jaUilayaa nao samaaja AaOr sarkar ka Qyaana [na maihlaaAaoM kI Aaor KIMcaa AaOr ]nako punas-qaapna ka mah%vapUNa- kama ikyaa.

]nnaIsa saaO saat maoM ek AaOr AmarIkI maihlaa enaa jaaiva-sa nao [sa idSaa maoM mah%vapUNa- kdma ]zae. ]nhaoMnao phlaa maatRidvasa 10 ma[- 1908 kao ApnaI maaM ko sammaana maoM sqaanaIya caca- maoM saamaUihk p`aqa-naa kr ko manaayaa AaOr [sa idna kao manaanao ko ilae ga``oFTna¸ piScamaI vajaI-inayaa maoM p``caar Sau$ kr idyaa. baad maoM jaba vao iflaoDoilfyaa gayaIM tba vahaM BaI ]nhaonao [saka p``caar ikyaa. [na saba p`ya%naaoM sao 8 ma[- 1914 kao ma[- ka dUsara rivavaar maatR idvasa ko naama pr sarkarI taOr sao Cu+I AaOr ]%sava ka idna GaaoiYat kr idyaa gayaa. [sa AadoSa pr raYT/pit vauDrao ivalsana nao hstaxar ike. safod kanao-Sana ko fUlaaoM kao madsa- Do ka AaiQakairk p`tIk caunanao ka p`stava BaI enaa jaiva-sa ka hI qaa. [sako baad laMdna maoM BaI [saka p``a$p badla gayaa AaOr madirMga saMDo Aba madsa- Do ko naama sao hI inaQaa-irt idna manaayaa jaanao lagaa hO. 

jaldI hI [sa idna kao saMpUNa- ivaSva maoM laaokip`yata imalaI AaOr vyaapairk iva&apnaaoM ko ilae madsa- Do ka p`yaaoga haonao lagaa. enaa [sasao KuSa nahIM qaIM. halat yahaM tk phuMcaI ik 1923 maoM enaa jaaiva-sa nao nyaayaalaya ka drvaaja,a KTKTa kr [sako ivaÉw ApnaI Aja,I- daiKla kI pr vao maukdmaa har ga[-M. Aajakla SauBakamanaa AaOr Qanyavaad ko AiBanaMdna p~aoM¸ imaza[yaaoM¸ vas~aoM¸ AaBaUYaNaaoM yahaM tk ik haoTlaaoM ko iDnar tk maoM madsa- Do ka ja,aordar vyaapairk p`yaaoga haota hO.

vaYa- 2003 ko sarkarI AaMkD,o khto hOM ik Amaoirka maoM 55 p`itSat maihlaaeM maaM hOM. 2003 ko AaMkD,aoM ko Anausaar ]sa vaYa- madsa- Do kI SauBakamanaaAaoM ko ilae 22¸022 fUla baocanao vaalaI saMsqaaAaoM maoM 113¸270 kma-caairyaaoM nao fUlaaoM kao sajaanao¸ gauladsto banaanao¸ ]nakao baocanao AaOr ]nhoM maataAaoM tk phuMcaanao maoM ihssaa ilayaa. [sa Avasar pr ijana fUlaaoM ka p`yaaoga ikyaa gayaa ]namaoM sao dao itha[- fUla kovala kOilafaoina-yaa p`aMt sao laae gae qao. maaM kao ]phar donao ko ilae ijana dUkanaaoM pr [~ AaOr p`saaQana K,rIdo gae ]nakI saM#yaa 13¸938 qaI AaOr ijana p`itYzanaaoM sao AaBaUYaNaaoM kI K,rId kI gayaI ]nakI saM#yaa qaI  28527. ha^lamaak- ko AaMkD,aoM ka khnaa hO ik AiBanaMdna p~ p`kaiSat krnao vaalao 114 p`itYzanaaoM ko 14318 kma-caairyaaoM nao [sa Avasar pr madsa- Do ko kaD- tOyaar krnao ka kama ikyaa. [sa Avasar pr kovala yaU esa e maoM 150 imailayana AiBanaMdna p~ Baojao gae¸ ijasasao pta lagata hO ik yah pva- kaD- Baojanao kI laaokip`yata maoM tIsaro sqaana pr hO. 

piScamaI doSaaoM maoM baccao maata–ipta ko saaqa nahIM rhto [isailayao madsa- Do AaOr fadrsa- Do manaanao ka mah%va kafI j,yaada hOO. Aaja ko pirvaoSa kao doKto hue lagata hO ik madsa- Do manaanao kI jaao prMpra cala pD,I hO ]sasao caaho ek idna hI sahI maaM kao Apnao baccaaoM ka AaOr baccaaoM kao ApnaI maaM ka [Mtja,ar tao rhta hO. saMyau@t pirvaar Aba hmaaro Apnao doSa maoM BaI bahut kma hao gae hOM. eosao maoM kma sao kma ek idna maaM ko naama haonaa hI caaihe. manauYya ek saMvaodnaSaIla p``aNaI hO yaid saMskaraoM ko p``it saMvaodnaSaIlata K%ma hao gayaI tao ifr jaIvana naIrsa hao jaaegaa.

maaM sao iSaSau ka saMbaMQa gaBa- sao hI Sau$ haota jaata hO jaba maaM gaBa-sqa iSaSau kao Apnao hI SarIr ka ek AMga banaa laotI hO. iSaSau BaI tBaI sao jananaI kao Apnao sabasao krIba maananao lagata hO. maaM BaI baalak ko [d- igad- ApnaI duinayaa banaa laotI hO. baalak ko $dna maoM BaI maaM hI haotI hO¸ tao ]sako ivakasa maoM BaI maaM kI hI Jalak haotI hO. baalak Apnao Andr ApnaI maaM ka hI p``itibamba doKta hO. maaM irSto $pI Gar kI Ct kI trh haotI hO. maaM baalak kI p``qama gau$ khlaatI hO. sahja Baava sao maaM baalak kao Apnaa AaBaasa kratI hO AaOr maaM ka vahI AaBaasa baalak ko jaIvana kao paoiYat BaI krta hO. baalak ko kdma kao Aagao baZanao ko ilayao maaM hI phlaI ]MgalaI dotI hO AaOr jaIvana pya-nt vah idSaa baaoQa BaI kratI rhtI hO. eosaI haotI hO maaM jaao kaomalata ko saaqa baalak ko ivakasa maoM sahayak haotI hO AaOr ja,$rt hao tao kzaor haokr samaya ko qapoD,aoM sao baalak kao bacaa BaI laotI hO. 

maaM kI p`Saist maoM duinayaa kI AnaokaoM BaaYaaAaoM maoM khavataoM ko BaMDar hOM. ivaSva saaih%ya maoM maaM hr jagah Ca[- hu[- hO. ]sako p`it p`oma AaOr sammaana p`diSa-t krnao ko ilae Anaok kivataeM ilaKI ga[- hOM. iflmaoM banaI hOM AaOr ]pnyaasaaoM kI rcanaa hu[- hO. maaM ka AaSaIvaa-d ijasako isar pr hO vah saBaI saMkTao ka saamanaa kr sakta hO. Apnao )dya maoM maMa ko p`it Aadr kI CupI Baavanaa vya@t krnao ko ilae piScamaI doSaaoM maoM madsa- Do kI prMpra Sau$ hu[- qaI. halaaMik maaM ko ilayao Aadr AaOr sammaana kao iksaI Sabd yaa ]phar sao AiBavya> nahIM ikyaa jaa sakta tqaaip hma ApnaI kaoiSaSa tao kr sakto hOM ik ApnaI maaM ko ilayao kma sao kma ek idna ]%sava ko $p maoM manaa kr ]sako p`it kRt&ta vya@t kI jaae. maatR idvasa pr maatR Sai> kao kaoiT–kaoiT p``Naama hO. 
16 ma[- 2006