bauJaI raK sao BarI zMDI fayarPlaosa kao Bautha banaanao ko ilae Agar kao[- kmaI qaI tao isaf- ekaQa makD,I ko jaalao kI¸ varnaa ]sako saamanao pD,o puranao taMbao AaOr laaoho ko kalao dogacao tao phlao hI Aaga fMUknao AaOr bauJaanao ko hiqayaaraoM sao laOsa qao.

jaao kBaI fSaI- drI rhI haogaI¸ Aba vah ek baD,a saa icaqaD,a qaa ijasao KIMca tana kr ]sako pObaMdaoM kao fnaI-car ko naIcao iCpa idyaa gayaa hao.

faor paosTr baoD k[- baar taihra kao Akolao pa kr fusafusaa cauka qaa.
"mat saaoyaa krao [sako saaqa. yah tumharo ]pr savaar haokr tumhoM kcaaoTogaa AaOr tumhara dma GaaoT kr Kud Aarama sao K,ra-To laogaaÆ"

Saama kao krna ko Aanao sao phlao jaba vah Kanao vaalaI maoja, pr PlaoTo sajaatI tao k[- baar maoja, kI ToD,I maoD,I TaMgao taihra ko TKnaaoM yaa GauTnaaoM sao Tkra kr TaoktIM¸
"@yaaoM raoja, raoja, ]sako ilae eosaa laja,Ija, Kanaa pkatI haoÑ vaao tao tumhoM raoja,anaa iplsa hI Kanao kao khta hO na taik ]saka maja,a banaa rho AaOr tuma ABaI maaM na bana sakao. tumhoM @yaa jaldI hO maaM bananao kIÑ ABaI tao tumhoM to[-savaaM saala hI lagaa hO naÑ mat fTknao dao ]sao Apnao pasaÑ iplsa Kakr jaao saara idna tumhara mana BaarI rhta hO ]sao pla dao pla ko SaaOk sao @yaa bahlaanaaÆ"

idna ko gaumasauma hlko ]jaalao maoM jaba vah baonaagaa fayarPlaosa ko ]pr vaalaI maOnTlapIsa kI QaUla JaaD,tI¸ tao raK kI zMDI ZorI naIcao sao baudbauda kr [ltjaa krtI.
"maorI baat saunaao taihra¸ khIM sao qaaoD,I saI saUKI lakD,I laakr basa ek baar mauJao jalatI Aaga kI garmaI do dao. ifr doKnaa¸ maOM iksa haoiSayaarI sao [sa saaro kmaro kao fMUk kr Apnao jaOsaa banaa dMUgaI."

kmaro maoM [Qar ]Qar jaato jaba kBaI iksaI pObaMd pr ]saka paMva pD,ta tao pUrI kI pUrI fSaI- drI isahr ]ztI.
"maorI BaI majabaUrI hO¸ eo KUbasaUrt Sahja,adIÑ eosaI jagah– jagah sao iCdI hu[- na haotI tao tora itlasmaI kalaIna bana jaatI. raoja, idna maoM ]D,akr tumhoM ja,aihda K,alaa ko pasa CaoD,tI AaOr Saama kao laaOTa laatI¸ krna ko Gar vaaipsa Aanao sao phlao. maja,ala qaI iksaI kI jaao galat–salat kh–CU kr tumhoM proSaana krtaÆ"

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ja,aihda ko ilae taihra ]sa kMuvaarI maaM kI [klaaOtI AaOlaad qaI ijasakI gaaod tao BarI qaI¸ magar kaoK nahIM.

ek hunarmaMd kharna ko puStOnaI Aaosaaro sao tp kr inaklaa baoSakImat taohfa qaI taihra. gaMuQatI maaTI maoM sar ka ek CaoTa saa baala BaI rh gayaa haota tao taohfo maoM KaoT rh jaata.

iksaI KanadanaI lalaarI ko saQao hue haqaaoM sao rMgaa satlahiryaa dup+a qaI taihra. mahIna caunnaTaoM mao baMQaa kao[- rMga ja,ra saa BaI fOla jaata tao dup+o kI lahiryaaM saOlaaba bana jaatIM.

gaujarat sao laahaOr jaatI pOsaMjar gaaD,I ko ihcakaolao KatI baIsa–baa[sa saala kI ja,aihda kI gaaod maoM pD,I¸ marI maaM ko poT sao inaklaI¸ satmaasaI pOda[Sa ka ijaMda kirSmaa taihra.

laahaOr kI irFyaUjaI kalaaonaI maoM ek kmaro vaalao Gar maoM rhnao kI drK,ast ilaKtI ja,aihda ko kMQao sao lagaI fUla saI hlkI taihra.

irFyaUjaI ka^laaonaI ko Saaoraogaula Baro Ahato maoM ja,maIna pr Aagao paMva psaaro baOzI hu[- ja,aihda ko GauTnaaoM AaOr TK,naaoM ko baIca maMuh ko bala ilaTa[-¸ baadama ko tola kI maailaSa krvaatI¸ pTaolao saI ZIlaI ZalaI taihra.

Aasa pasa ko GaraoM kI AMgaIizyaaoM pr ima+I ka laop krtI ]kDU baOzI ja,aihda kI pIz sao icapTtI¸ Apnao paMva pr KD,a haonaa saIKtI taihra.

rssaI pr kZ,a[- ike plaMgapaoSa kao laTkatI¸ haqa ]zae KD,I ja,aihda kI kmar kao Apnao isar sao CU kr iKla iKla krtI gauiD,yaa saI gaaola maTaola taihra.

gaaorI ica+I¸ BaUrI naIlaI AaMKaoM vaalaI taihra.

GanaI plakaoM AaOr GaMuGaralao baalaaoM vaalaI taihra.

naajauk AMgauilayaaoM AaOr nama- haqa pOraoM vaalaI taihra.

skUla ka baOga ]zae ka^lanaI ko nau@kD, sao saD,k kao mauD,to hue laaOT laaOT kr K,alaa kao haqa ihlaakr doKtI taihra.

AaOr ifr ek idna Apnao caohro kao daonaaoM haqaaoM sao qaamao ja,aihda ko kaMQaaoM sao khIM ]pr isar inakalatI¸ ja,ra saa iJaJak kr pUCtI taihra.
"K,alaa jaana¸ maOM iksa ko jaOsaI idKtI hMUÆ AmmaI jaOsaIÆ"
"Aapa jaOsao tao basa Ganao baala AaOr laMbaI gad-na hO torI. kd–kazI¸ caohra–maaohra¸ naOna–na@Sa saba rayasaaihba ko CaoTo baoTo gaaopala jaOsao hOM. baD,a KUba$ qaa vaao jaba maOMnao doKa qaa¸" ja,aihda nao kha AaOr ek zMDI saaMsa BarI.

bad$inasaa sao imalanao ja,aihda kBaI kBaar Z@kI drvaaja,a galaI calaI jaatI qaI. Cu+I vaalao idna jaatI tao khIM na khIM gaaopala idKa[- do jaata. kBaI Gar maoM¸ kBaI galaI maoM. saIiZ,yaaM ]trto–caZ,to ekaQa baar ja,aihda ka dup+a gaaopala kI kmaIja, kI kuhnaI CU laota.

"caacaI¸ maOM pUC rha qaa¸" khta huAa gaaopala rsaao[- maoM gapSap krtI bahnaaoM kao Apnao Aanao sao Aagaah krta AaOr ifr caaya yaa panaI kI frmaa[-Sa krto kuC dor ko ilae dhlaIja, pr iTka rhta.

pta nahIM iksa irSto sao ]sanao bad$inasaa kao caacaI khnaa Sau$ ikyaa qaa. ek baar '[ivainaMga [na poirsa' ko A%tr kI dao CaoTI CaoTI naIlaI SaIiSayaaM lao Aayaa AaOr caacaI kI do dI.

"yah dao iksa ilaeÆ" bad$inasaa nao pUCa¸"ek tao Aapko ilae hO caacaI. dUsarI Aap ja,aihda kao do doM naÑ" kh kr vah dhlaIja, pr iTko ibanaa mauD, gayaa. ja,aihda nao SaISaI laonao kao haqa baZ,ayaa tao bad$inasaa nao CaoTI baihna ka haqa Apnao daonaaoM haqaaoM maoM lao ilayaa.

"mat kubaUla kr yao taohfa¸ maorI laaD,ao. ijasa galaI maoM rhnaa nahIM ]saka pta pUC kr @yaa krogaIÆ"

baMTvaaro ko baad gaaopala nao bad$inasaa kao ek K,t ilaKa ijasao AmaRtsar sao laahaOr phMucanao maoM krIbana baIsa barsa laga gae. dMgao fsaadaoM ko K,Una–K,rabao maoM kuC Dak ko qaOlao BaI ja,#,maI hue qao. maarao kaTao sao lahU–lauhana ek mausaaifr nao rat ko AMQaoro maoM Dak gaaD,I ko qaOlaaoM maoM pnaah laI qaI AaOr vahIM pr hmaoSaa ko ilae saao gayaa qaa. ]sako ja,#,maaoM ko inaSaana kuC qaOlaaoM kI ]prI prt sao icapTo K,taoM nao Apnao ]pr lao ilae qao. gaaopala ko ilaKo K,t pr "baIvaI bad$inasaa¸ makana nambar caaOdh¸ Z,lakI drvaaja,a galaI" baca gayaa¸ "gaujarat" Qabbaa bana gayaa. K,t SahraoM SahraoM BaTka. "yahaM nahIM hO" ko zPpo Ka Kakr tuD,a mauD,a. jaba gaujarat ko ek puranao Daikyao ko haqa pD,a¸ tao Apnao daonaaoM haqa ]pr ]za kr kha¸

"vaah rI ica{I¸ [tnao barsaaoM baad tuJao Apnaa isarnaaMvaa imalaa hO tao ja,$r K,uda ibaCD,aoM kao imalaanao kI ApnaI tja,vaIja, maoM mauJao Saaimala krnaa caahta hO."

caaOdh nambar makana ko nae maailak kao vahaM rhto dsa barsa gauja,r cauko qao. Daike naoM K,t ]sao nahIM¸ baokrI vaalao bai#tyaar kao do idyaa. badrIlaala ko nau@kD, vaalao makana maoM Aba vahI rhta qaa. jaba tk ]sakI GarvaalaI jaItI qaI¸ ja,aihda ko saaqa K,tao–K,tabat krtI rhI. ekaQa baar laahaOr jaakr imala BaI Aa[- qaI.

gaaopala ka K,t ja,aihda kao imala gayaa. ]sanao baar baar pZ,a. taihra kao pZ,ayaa.
AmaRtsar
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caacaI¸
Baa[yaa jaI kao hma ]nakI maja,I- ko iK,laaf Apnao saaqa laae qao. vaao AmaRtsar nahIM phMucao. baa^D-r par krnao sao phlao hI KUna K,rabao maoM dma taoD, idyaa AaOr ApnaI ija,d rK laI.
[kbaala Baapa puilasa maoM BartI hao gayaa hO. maOM ela•ela•baI• maoM daK,laa lao rha hMU.
Aap laaogaaoM kI salaamatI kI duAa krta hMU. ApnaI K,Oiryat ka K,t AmaRtsar puilasa sToSana ko maaf-t ilaKoMgaI tao hmaoM imala jaaegaa.

gaaopala

"ijana laaogaaoM kI salaamatI maaMgaI hO [sa K,t nao¸ ]samaoM tao tU AaOr maOM BaI Aato hOM naÆ" ja,aihda nao taihra sao pUCa. AaOr K,t ka javaaba ilaKvaa Baojaa. [kbaala kI maaf-t gaaopala kao.