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ivajaya ka pirvaar baD,a qaa
– dao baD,o Baa[- AaOr dao baD,I nanadoM tqaa ek CaoTa
Baa[- AaOr ek CaoTI bahna. yaaoM ivajaya kI isqait baD,I
AinaiScat–saI qaI ]sako maaM–baap ko Gar maoM. ]ma`
maoM CaoTa haoto hue BaI baahr Aa jaanao kI vajah sao
ivajaya kI samaJa AaOr AnauBava baZ,a huAa qaa. saaqa hI
]saka naja,iryaa BaI GarvaalaaoM sao ekdma Ôk- qaa pr
]sako puilasa AaOr AamaI- AÔsar baD,o Baa[- jahaM ek Aaor
]sakI saflata sao kuC p`Baaivat qao vahIM ]namaoM Saayad
ek [-Yyaa- sao ]pjaa AsvaIkar BaI qaa. vao CaoTo Baa[-
ivajaya sao mahMgao–mahMgao ]phar svaIkar krto hue khIM
AaoCa BaI mahsaUsa krto @yaaoMik ÉpyaaoM maoM vao kBaI
]tnaa cauka nahIM sakto qao AaOr tba ]naka vah hInapna k[-–k[-
trh sao maIra pr Kula jaata qaa. ek baar jaba maIra nao
snaohpUva-k baD,o Baa[- kna-la sarIna sao kha qaa¸
"Baa[- saahba¸ Aap Aa[e na hmaaro pasa
nyaUyaak-." tao javaaba imalaa qaa.
"na Ba[-¸ hmakao @yaaoM sajaa dotI haoÆ Aba [sa
]ma` maoM hmasao BaaMDo maMjavaaAaogaI , , ,Ba[-¸ hmasao
nahIM haonao eosao kama , , ,saÔa[- krao¸ Kanao
banaaAao¸ ApnaI Aarama kI ijaM,dgaI hO¸ Ad-laI Aagao–pICo
GaUmato hOM , , ,baahr @yaa rKa hOÆ" tba Apnao kTo
baalaaoM kao JaTko sao igaratI [zlaatI ]nakI p%naI khtI¸
"maIra¸ basa tuma Apnao hr ivaija,T pr mauJao
AmarIkI iSaÔana kI saaiD,yaaM AaOr rovalaa^na ka maokAp
laakr dotI rhao tao mauJao BaI kao[- ja,$rt hI nahIM hO
vahaM jaanao kI." saasa nao jaaoD, idyaa qaa¸
"baulaanaa hO tao roKa AaOr AMjana kao baulaaAao na ,
, ,Agalao saala AMjana da maOiDkla Ktma hao r(a vaO , ,
,saaro Da@Tr Aajakla AmarIka [- jaaMdo hOM , , ,baD,a
pOsaa kmaaMdo nao¸ tusaI baulaaNaa eo to AaonaMu
baulaaAao , , ,AMjana maOMnau kOMda baI saI ik tuAaD,o
naala gala kraM , , ,"
maIra ivajaya sao Akolao maoM baat ike ibanaa kao[-
ÔOsalaa nahIM krnaa caahtI qaI. ]sanao kha¸ "Baa[-
saahba sao tao maOM GaUmanao Aanao kI baat kr rhI qaI , ,
,AMjana kI baat Ôk- hO¸ ]sako ilae laMbaa ca@kr haogaa¸
spaMsar krnaa haogaa¸ ]sao khIM roijaDoMsaI BaI imalanaI
caaihe. Aajakla baahr sao Aanao vaalao maoiDkla Ca~aoM kao
baD,o Qa@ko Kanao pD,to hOM.
saasa nao ]sao eosao doKa qaa jaOsao vah bahanao banaa rhI
hao¸ "vaao tao Aba tU jaaNa , , ,to ivajao jaaNao ,
, ,AaK,r ivajao da Bara vao , , ,Aaoda vaI hk baNada e , ,
,AsaI vaI ApNao dovaraM¸ nanadaM da pUra kIta e , ,
,Ajakla baar jaa ko saaro ApNao frja, naMU Baula jaaMdo
nao."
maIra kao caaoT lagaI.
]sanao nao tao naa nahIM kI qaI¸ ek saccaa[- bata[- qaI
pr saasa ]sakI baat kao hmaoSaa [saI ZMga sao samaJaa krtI
qaIM. kuC 'ibaTvaIna d laa[nsa' pZ,nao kI kaoiSaSa hmaoSaa
rhtI qaI ]nakI. jaba ZoraoM mahMgao AmarIkI ]phar AaOr
saaonao kI caona ]sanao saasa ko Aagao fOlaa dI qaIM tao
saasa nao eosao ]nakI trÔ doKa qaa ik 'tao @yaa huAa , ,
,tU AaiK,r mauJao @yaa do rhI hO , , ,hO tao maoro baoTo
kI hI kmaa[-Ñ" AaOr ifr jaOsao iksaI Ahsaana ka
badlaa caukanao ko Baava sao khtIM¸ "ApNaI maaM do
vaasto vaI to lyaa[- haoeMgaI , , ,kI lyaa[- saOMÆ"
AaOr maIra ko galao maoM
jaOsao kao[- kaMTa gaD,a dota. ]saka sasauralavaalaaoM kao
KuSa krnao ka¸ AcCI bahU banao rhnao ka saara caava
mailayaamaoT hao jaata.
ek AaOrt kI ijaM,dgaI ka yah kOsaa Ainavaaya- phlaU hO
jaao ]sako BaItr ko saaro ]da<a AMSa kao raK kr dota hO
AaOr mahja, ek AaOrt , , ,ek AaoCI¸ kUZ, magaja, AaOr
tMgaidla kI ek AaOrt maa~ bana jaatI hO¸ maIra BaI caaoT
krnaa caahtI hO¸ ApnaI itlaimalaahT maoM vah BaI naStr
cauBaaonaa caahtI hO– pr ]sako pasa vah BaaYaa nahIM hO
, , ,vaOsaI galaI maoM ]trkr javaabatlabaI krnao kI¸
jalaI–kTI saunaanao kI¸ nahlao pr dhlaa rKnao kI AaOr
vah AMdr hI AMdr saaro ]Ôana kao pI jaatI hO. ivajaya sao
SaadI krto va@,t sasaurala ka eosao kao[- isanaoiryaao
]sako jaohna maoM nahIM qaa , , ,SaadI ko [rado ko baad hI
daonaaoM ko pirvaar Aapsa maoM imalao qao. maaM nao saMkot
ikyaa qaa¸ "Baa[-–bahna bahut saaro hOM laD,ko ko¸
tU inaBaa laogaIÆ"
maIra nao ]laTkr kha qaa¸ "tao AcCI baat hO na , ,
,KUba raOnak rhogaI."
maaM nao duhra[- qaI baat¸ "raOnak–vaaOnak saba
zIk hO pr SaadI ko baad tao inaBaanaa haota hO. ijatnaa
baD,a pirvaar hao ]tnaI laona–dona kI mauiSkla banaI
rhtI hO."
"maaM¸ tuma BaI kOsaI 'maIna' baatoM krnao lagaI hao¸
maoro Baa[-–bahna haoto AaOr kao[- eosaa saaocata tao
kOsaa lagataÆ"
"vaao tao zIk hO¸ pr , , ,"
maIra turMt maaM kI icaMta samaJa ga[- qaI.
"mauJao maalaUma hO tumhoM maorI ifË hO na¸ tao
mauJao kaOna–saa [nako saaqa rhnaa hOÆ maOM tao AmarIka
hao}MgaI. ifr ]sako baD,o Baa[-–bahna tao SaadI–Sauda
hOM AaOr Gar sao Alaga hI rhto hOM. KalaI CaoTo
Baa[-–bahna pMjaabaI baaga, maoM hOM."
maaM nao baat Aagao nahIM
baZ,a[- qaI pr maIra kao maaM ka tk- tba kuC samaJa maoM
Aayaa qaa jaba SaadI kI rsma ko Anausaar saaro
Baa[-–bahnaaoM kao sagauna pr AaOr dhoja ko maala ko
saaqa ]phar ide gae qao. tba maaM ko saaqa vah BaI [na
K,rIdairyaaoM maoM haqa baMTa rhI qaI. pr Aba maIra ko
pasa Qana kI kt[- kmaI nahIM AaOr ]sanao ivajaya ko
pirvaar vaalaaoM kao baiZ,yaa ]pharaoM sao [tnaa laad
idyaa hO ik ]nhoM kao[- iSakayat haonaI nahIM caaihe pr
]nakI SaaipMga kI saarI daOD,–QaUp ko baavajaUd kuC na
kuC saunanao kao imala hI jaata qaa maIra kao¸
"mauJao yao rMga psaMd nahIM. jaao rMga baD,I BaaBaI
nao phnaa hO¸ vah maora rMga hO." yaa "basa
ijasasao Aapnao phlao caa^yasa krvaa laI ]sanao
baiZ,yaa–baiZ,yaa maala CaMT ilayaa , , ,ifr hmaaro ilae
tao 'baosT caa^yasa' bacaI hI nahIM." maIra nao
saaocaa qaa vah saasa–bahU ko JagaD,aoM yaa sasaurala kI
CaoTI–CaoTI baomaanaI baataoM sao hmaoSaa }pr rhogaI , ,
,na kBaI saunaogaI jalaI–kTI , , ,na saunaaegaI. vah
kBaI iksaI trh kI iJak–iJak kI vajah hI pOda nahIM
haonao dogaI pr saba kuC Apnao haqa maoM khaM haota hO , ,
,maIra nao mana maoM kha ik AgalaI baar pUro pirvaar ko
ilae iD+ao ek hI rMga¸ ek hI iDja,a[na ka saba kuC laanaa
caaihe. yahaM tao lao–lavaa kr BaI laaoga–baaga,
naaKuSaI ja,aihr kr rho hOM. baD,I bahna ka Gar idllaI ko
dUsaro kaonao Sai@tnagar maoM qaa. ivajaya ko Aanao pr hI
maIra ]nhoM imalanao jaa sakI tao vao ivajaya kao saunaakr
khnao lagaIM¸ "tU Aayaa hO tao torI bahU BaI hmaoM
imalanao Aa[- hO vanaa- [sako ilae tao jaOsao hma hOM hI
nahIM."
maIra ]nako eosao vaa@ya
saunakr Avaak rh ga[- qaI. iksa trh sao baat krto hOM yao
laaogaÑ @yaa kao[- pOda[SaI duSmanaI ka irSta hO jaao isaÔ-
caaoT pr caaoT hI , , ,saamanao maoja, pr imaza[yaaM AaOr
pkvaana AaOr maMuh sao jalaI–kTI. maIra nao saÔa[-
donao kI kaoiSaSa krto hue kha¸ "dIdI¸ Aapko yahaM
Ôaona nahIM hO saao Aapsao saIQaI baat nahIM hao saktI
qaI¸ pr maaM jaI ko haqa Aapkao saMdoSa tao iBajavaatI
rhI qaI."
"laao , , ,saarI duinayaa TOi@sayaaoM–karaoM maoM
GaUmatI rhtI hao¸ yahaM nahIM Aa saktI qaIMÑ zIk hO¸
Aap laaoga baD,o laaoga zhro¸ AmarIkI pOsao vaalao , ,
,pr yaad rKnaa¸ CaoTa Baa[- CaoTa Baa[- hI rhta hO. pOsaa
baD,I caIja, nahIM."
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