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iesy klm qo imwpl dI kYnvs gLjLl sMgRih 2005 pRgitE KLflsf nftk 2007 afjLfdI dy jhfjL nftk 2008
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rotI vfieaf lMzn
(nftk)
AuNkfrpRIq
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Roti Via London A Play by: Onkarpreet © 17 Blairwood Court Brampton, Ontario Canada – L6P 1B5 Email: [email protected] tfeItl kvr: Poto – jspfl iZwloN, Potokfr- pRqIk afritst bYk kvr: Poto – AuNkfrpRIq, Potokfr – zf[ suKpfl Published by: Chetna Prakashan
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‘kwcI rotI sykx’ leI GrvfsI qoN prvfsI hoey lokF dy nfm..
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DMnvfd:
AuntfrIE pMjfbI QIeytr dy sRI jspfl iZwloN jI, imisjL ieMdrjIq iZwloN aqy tIm df, ijhnF ny
ies iek-pfqrI nftk nUM apxI adfkfrI rfhIN mMc qy sMjIv krky pMjfb dy keI sLihrF aqy
trFto (kYnyzf) ivKy drsLkF dy rU-b-rU kIqf.
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sDfrn kwpiVaF ‘c iek aDKV Aumr df bMdf styj qy pRvysL krdf hY. Ausdy swjy moZy qy iek
bYg ltk irhf hY aqy Kwby hwQ nfl Auh iek sUtkys nUM iKcI af irhf hY.
mwDm ijhI rOsLnI vfly lYNp post Qwly af ky Auh ruk jFdf hY. afly duafly vyKdf hY aqy bYg
moZy qoN lfh ky rwKidaF drsLkF vwl sMboDq huMdf hY:
oh! My god...same thing again...even after 25 years! lE! idwlI dI gwzI awj iPr zyZ
GMtf lyt ey. 25 sfl pihlF jdoN mYN eyQoN pihlI vyr idwlI nUM quiraf sI Edx vI lyt sI. hF!
Edx mYN kYnyzf nUM quiraf sI pihlI vyr. vfieaf lMzn. pr lMzn qoN pihlF idwlI. jo sdf vFg
dUr sI. Auh kihMdy ny nf ik,’aBI idwlI dUr hY’. gwzI ny lyt ho ky idwlI nUM hor dUr kr idwqf sI.
( jLrf ruk ky. nIJ nfl afly duafly vyKidaF)
pr, Edx mYN iekwlF neIN sI. hF eysy lYNp post hyTF asIN KVy sF. byby, bfpU, Cotf Brf minMdr,
aqy myrf lMgotIaf Xfr, bObI, qy cfcf. asIN sfry ipMzoN bws qy afey sF.
GroN qurn hI lwgy sF qF acfnk pwKI vfly sMq af gey. myrf kYnyzf jfx df sux ky cuwp ijhy kr
gey sI. byby ny mYnUM Auhly nfl ikhf, ‘pRIqmF, sMqF nUM mwQf tyk 21 rupey. asIs lY myrf puq’.
mYN jd qIk 21 rupey kfiem krdf, sMq bUihEN bfhr vwl qur pey sn. mYN kfhlI kfhlI AuhnF
mgr igaf qF Auh ruk gey. mYN gozIN hwQ lf ky rupey AuhnF vwl vDfey qF AuhnF pYsy nf PVy pr
apxI pwKI nUM jLor dI Gumfieaf qy ikhf, ‘puwqrf ikhVI vlYq nUM cwilaYN. (hws ky) asIN sfry eI
vlYq afey hoey aF, pwuqrf. Gr muVnf sB ny. iek idn.’ aqy kfhlI nfl nMbrdfr kI hvylI
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vwl nUM qur pey. bVI zUMGI gwl kih gey sI sMq. ‘ivlfieq’ lPLjL asl ‘c sB qoN pihlF bfby
nfnk ny vriqaf sI apxI bfxI ‘c pRdys vfsqy. guru gRMQ sfihb dy pMnf 538 qy Auhnf dI
AucfrI quk hY: ‘dr,Gr,hsqI,GoVy Coiz ivlfieiq dys gey’.
pwKI vfly sMqF nUM mYN kdI eyny gMBIr neIN sI dyiKaf. Edx AuhnF dy bolF ‘c koeI gLm sI. pIV
sI. koeI rmjL sI. neIN qF hmysLf AuhnF nUM hfsy vflIaF guwJIaF gwlF krdy vyiKaf sI.
pRfiemrI skUl ‘c svyr dI sBf ho rhI sI. jn-gn-mn mYN qy bObI khf ky hty sF. ik nfl hI
bObI ny nfarf cuwikaf,’bfpU gFDI!’
‘amr rhy, amr rhy’. ividafrQI pUry jLor nfl boly.
‘cfcf nihrU’.
sfry boly,’ijLMdfbfd, ijLMdfbfd’.
ies qoN pihlF ky mYN ‘jY ihMd’ khfAuNdf, aglI ‘vfjL pwKI vfly sMqF dI afeI. iek dhfV sI
AuhnF dI vfjL ‘c Edx, ‘Eey inafixE[[[nihrU Qozf cfcf ikvyN lwgf Eey[[[Auh QozI mF df
dyar lwgdf sI? qy afh bfpU[[[ieh QozI mF df [[[ Ksm lwigaf.’ grfAuNz ‘c hfsV mwc geI.
qy BYxjIaF vI imMnf imMnf muskfx zeIaF sI.
[[[swcIN ikMnF moh Biraf huMdf sI ipMz EdoN. KusL KusLhfl. hfsy TwTy gUMjxy. duK suK sB dy sFJy
hoxy. BwTIaF lwgxIaF. dfxy Buwjxy. hIrF rFiJaF aqy kYdoaF ny dfxy cwbdy iPrnf.
dfsU ny nokvIaF aqy TokvIaF juqIaF bxfAuxIaF.
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(gMBIr mudrf ‘c)
dfsU mocI dI bxfeI juwqI dI mMg dUr dUr qIk sI. pr afh ‘globlI nyrI’ ny AuhdI kfrIgrI
PIqf PIqf kr sutI. Auhdf muMzf bsLIrf AuhnUM jlMDr lY igaf. ijwQy Auh kihMdy nfeIkI kMpnI
leI qsimaF qy PIqIaF cVHfAuNdf dm qoV igaf.
pwKI vfly sMq kdoN dy ‘vlYqoN’ apxy Gr nUM cfly pf cuwky ny. Auhnf df hokf hfly vI ipMz dI PjLf
‘c mihsus huMdY, ‘ ieh kMm neIN GrF dy bfbf mukxy[[[KsmF nUM Kfx kjIey’ aqy iPr Auhnf kdy
iksy rfh jFdy nUM bfhoN PV ky Glfr lYxf qy Auhdy duafly GuMm GuMm gfAuxf, ‘nf ijMd tutdI nf
ijMd PutdI bfbf hux kI krIey’? qy nfl hI agly vwl nUM dyK ky hwsxf qy afpy juafb dyxf,
‘mfro rfm nfm dy Dwky lY jfE roVH roVH ky’.
hF swc suixaY sMqF dy akfl-clfxy mgroN iksy ny AuhnF qy ikqfb ilKI ijsqoN Byd KuilHaf ik
Auh kdy suBfsL cMdr bos dI ajLfd ihMd POj ‘c rhy sn aqy AuhnF df ipCokV ienklfbI sI.
ikqfb df nF vI kihMdy ‘pwKI vflf ijMLdf sLhId’ hY.
KYr! mYN 25 sfl pihlF eyQoN kYnyzf nUM qurn dI gwl kr irhf sI. Coty Brf aqy bfpU ny qF myry
nfl idwlI qIk jfxf sI pr byby, cfcy aqy bObI ny qF eyQoN eI ipMz nUM muV jfxf sI.
gwzI afeI qF byby ny mYnUM jLor dyxI apxI ihk nfl Guwt ilaf aqy bolI,’ikhVI mF cfhuMdI puwq
prdysI hovy. pr cMdry hflfq eI aYsy’[[[qy byby zusk peI. myrf vI gwc Br afieaf. ‘awCf jfh
puwq, bfbf BlI krU. myry puwq nUM qwqI vfa nf lwgy, hy vfihgurU imhr rwKI’.
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‘BfbI muMzy dI gwzI qurn aflI aY. aYvyN jIa Cotf nf kro. pRIqm apxf sB qoN vwD piVHaf
iliKaf isafxf muMzY bQyrf cMgf rhU ieh ijwQy vI jfAU.’ cfcy ny byby nUM myry nflo pryH nUM kridaF
ikhf sI aqy nfl hI mYnUM apxI vwKI nfl Guwt ilaf sI.
gwzI ‘c sItF mwl leIaF asIN iqMnF ny. gwzI ny qurn dI afKrI sItI vjfeI qF bObI Jt dyxI
zwby coN Auqrn leI AuWiTaf. Auhny mYnUM gLl lfieaf aqy iek prcI myrI muwT ‘c Gut idwqI. aqy
qyjLI nfl ihwl peI gwzI coN AuWqr ky bfhr plytPfrm qy Klo igaf.
mYN bfrI QfxI bfhr vyiKaf. byby, cfcf aqy bObI awKF BrI KVy sI. gwzI ny stysLn Cwizaf qF mYN
bObI aflI prcI nUM KolH ky vyiKaf. AuWpr AuhI sfzI mnBfAuNdI kivqf dIaF sqrF sn. pr
sqrF Aultf ky ilKIaF sn bObI ny. rfq dI QF prBfq ilKI hoeI sI. prBfq dI QF rfq :
lMG igaf prBfq df vylf
hux hY kflI rfq df vylf
kfmy dysoN bfhr nUM cwly
Auh apxy rojLgfr nUM cwly]
bObI qy mYN pihlI qoN 14vIN qIk kwTy hI pVHy sF. mYN aYm[ey ‘c dfKlf lY ilaf aqy bObI pUrI qrF
‘sFJI KyqI’ nUM smrpq ho igaf. ‘sFJI KyqI’ agFhvDU soc df iek pRojYkt sI ijs ‘c pMj
ipMzF dy iksfnF ny apxI jLmIn nUM ‘sFJI KyqI’ df nF dy ky iewk kmytI bxf leI sI aqy KyqI
inrol dysI ZMg nfl iksy vI Kfd jF rsfiexk sprya qoN ibnf krn df PYslf kIqf sI.
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Psl nUM ibnf iksy ivcoly dy iswDf afpy mMzIaF ‘c vycx df mqf sI. PYslf sI ik KyqI dI
afmdn/Krc sB ‘c brfbr vMzI jfvygI. KyqF ‘c kMm krn vfly kfimaF df vI hox vflI
afmdn ‘c ihwsf qYa sI. sFJI KyqI nfl juVy sBnF pirvfrF leI muPq ividaf aqy zfktrI
shUlqF vI socIaF geIaF.
ijwQy sfzf ipMz aqy afs pfs dy cfr hor ipMz ies pRojYkt ‘c pUry AuqsLfh nfl kuwdy sn AuQy
sfzf hI qfieaf guridafl isMhu iesdf pUrf ivroDI sI. AuhnUM ipMz dy bfkI iksfn iesdy Pfiedy
dwsdy qF Auh awgoN apxf Kfs jumlf suxfAuNdf:
‘mYN kihMnf jy guaFZI df mUMh lfl hovy qF AuhdI rIs krn nfloN mfeIN Xfvf apxf mUMh cpyVF
mfr ky lfl kr Cwzo.’ Ausdf ieh jumlF pMjF ipMzF ‘c msLhUr ho igaf sI AudoN.
qfey guridafl df hmYqI bixaf sI sfzy nfl viraF qoN kMm krdf ‘pRkfs’L. jo sfzy nfloN kMm
Cwz ky qfey guridafl nfl jf lwgf sI.
‘zwzUaF dI pMsyrI ‘c sfry zwzU[[[sLyr nf rldy iewjVI’. ieh jumlf pRkfsL dI jLubfn qy svfr sI
AuhnIN idnIN.
qfey guridafl df ivroD qF Auhdy hmysLF qoN inafry rhy ‘mYN nf mfnUM’ vfly aVb suBf kfrn sI
pr pRkfsL vloN qfey dI hmfieq qF pRkfsL dy apxy idl dy zUMGy drd df prCfvF sI.
pRkfsL ijwdx sfzy nfl kMm qy afx lwgf Pty hfl sI. 40-45 dI Aumr qoN ikqy vwzf jfpdf lMmf
mfVkU ijhf bMdf. isr qy mYlf prnf. pftf kuVqf aqy Qwly goizaF qIk kCihrf. bfpU ny aqf
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pqf puiCaf qF ro ipaf, ‘srdfr jI afh mfrI myry isr qy nlky dI hwQI[[[myry apxy Brf
ny[[[dyKo zUMG.’ nfl hI Auhny apxy isroN prnf lfh ky ivhVy ‘c vgfh mfiraf sI. swcIN Auhdy
isr dy ipCly pfsy lMmy twk df zUMG sI ijwQoN Auhdy vfl vI Auzy hoey sn.
‘pr BfeI gwl kI hoeI[[[?’ byby ny duwD df glfs PVfAuNidaF puiCaf.
‘srdfrnI gwl kI hoxIN Brf myrf piVHaf iliKaf[[[qy mYN iewl nUM kuwkV nf jfxf. mfpy bcpn ‘c
gujLry. iek BYx sI rotI tuk krky pfldI Auh vI qyeIey qfp ny Koh leI. mYN KyqIN irhf. inwkf
pfVf inkilaf. mYN vI ikhf sLyrf pVH dbky. qy afh dyKlo pVH ky cMd cfVHy. sfzy pMj Kwqy huMdy.
kihMdf vyc ky cMzIgVH krnf kfrobfr. mYN gUTf nf lfvF. qy afh kIqf kfrf. mhInf mYN bysurq.
Cy mhIny pfglF dy hspqfl. pqf neIN kdoN myrf gUTf lvf ky cldf bixaf ik.
puls vfly kihx ibafn dya. kI dwsdf. iek kuKoN jfey nUM ikvyN Psf idMdf. kih idwqf, ‘sfbH
bhfdr mwq mfrI geI sI myrI. pOVI lf ky ikwl gwzx lwgf sI ik iDafn jLrf pfsy igaf qy QOVI
Tfh krdI hwQ qy vwjI. pOVI qoN aYsf iQVikaf ik iswDf nlky dI hwQI qy af izwgf. afh isr ‘c
gwzI geI hwQI dI nok.’
sLrdfr jI! afh qy Blf hovy muxsLI krmy df ijhny QozI dws pfeI.’ pRkfsL lgfqfr zuskI jf
irhf sI.
[[[qy pRkfsL sfzy nfl kfmf lwg igaf. idmfgI swt aksr jfgdI qF Auh apl twplIaF mfrdf.
kdy rox lgdf aqy kdy apxI moeI mF nUM cyqy krdf:
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mfeyN nI rwb kol rihx vflIey
sfnUM rotI dI grfhI dy jf.
kdy bYTf bYTf iswTxIaF dyx lwg pYNdf, kdy suhfg dy gIq. AudoN Auhdy Dur aMdr ikqy kuafrI
mr geI BYx (pfsLo) df ivafh ho irhf huMdf:
bytI cMnx dy Ehly Ehly ikAuN KVI?
nI pfsLo cMnx dy Ehly Ehly ikAuN KVI
mYN qF KVHI sI bfbl jI dy bfr
bfbl vr loVIey.
qy AuhdI afKrI sqr hyk qoN vYx bx jFdI. asIN AuhnUM hlUxdy qF Auh kdy iekdm AuT KVoNdf
kdy pfsf vwt ky lyt jFdf aqy sfnUM kihMdf, `jfE KylHo mwlHo sohxy bfxy bxky. mYN TIk aF hux.`
KyqF ‘c pUrf dbkf rKdf. pihly idn KyqIN igaf qF iesfeIaF dy ivlIam nUM pY igaf. Auhny
sLihr nUM jFdy bfpU jI qoN qUVI dI pMz mMgI. Auhnf ikhf lY afvIN. ivlIam apxI pwlI qy dfqI
leI sfzy KyqF nUM igaf. qUVI dy kuwp kol phuMcf eI sI ik awgy pRkfsL:
‘mYN kihMnF myrI vwt qoN pry ho jfh neIN qF jwt burf twkrU.’ ivlIam khy mYN srdfr hurF qoN
puiCaf. pRkfsL hor qfa ‘c af igaf, ‘BfeI sYb aYs vyly srdfr mYN aF. myrI koeI mMjUrI neIN
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qYnuM qUVI dyx dI. qyrf srdfr afAU qF myry nfl gwl krfeIN Pya dyKFgy. hux qUM BfeI sYb cldf
bx.’
ivlIam roxhfkf hoieaf afKy, ‘srdfr qF eyny Bly mfxs afh ikwQoN lYN aFdf bMdf AuhnF.’ qF
pRkfsL ny Jpt ky AuhqoN pwlI dfqI Koh leI. dfqI Psf ky pwlI lMgfr istI aqy dhfiVaf, ‘qyrf
srdfr Blfmfxs, qUM Blfmfxs[[[Pya aYs bdmfsL koloN kI BfldF, bfhr ho bMinE.’
(hAukf lYNidaF) iPLr sLurU hoieaf mMdBfgf smF. pMjfb qy ijvyN sfVsqI af geI hovy. bObI df
sFJI KyqI df supnf KyrUM-KyruM ho igaf. pMj ipMzF dy iksfnF df sFJf twbr do iDrF c vMizaf
igaf. EDr iPrkUvfd df isLkfr donoN iDrF vloN iewk dUjy dy inhwQy qy mfsUm kohy jfx lwg pey.
bObI vI eys KihbfjLI df isLkfr ho ky iksy kys ‘c Dr ilaf igaf.
ijwdx bObI nUM PVn leI ipMz ‘c Cfpf ipaf mYN sLihr jfx nUM iqafr ho irhf sI ik pRkfsL sfho
sfhI hoieaf nwTf afieaf. Auh KyqF coN kMm krdf afieaf lwgdf sI. muVko-muVkI. nMgf DV.
qyV lMmF kiChrf. gl ‘c prnf, “pRIqmF puls pY geI ipMz qy.
pihlF qF mYN smiJaf ik Pya ikqy srdfr qy prcf purcf idwqf hoAU qyry igafnI qfey ny. mYN qF
hOldfr nUM pY vI inkilaf sI ik ‘KLbrdfr jy srdfr dI vfa vwl vI Jfky. mYN aYs aYs pI
Buwlr df bMdF. lYn hfjLr hoxf kwlH nUM qF piVaf vcfr lo. Aultf cor koqvfl ko zFty[[[ myry
srdfr qy prcf kfhdf. nfly afh igafnI ny qF Kud kwl myrI CMB afly Kwqy ‘c iKwc DUh kIqI
af khoN qF kwpVy Kohl ky idKflF JrItF.’ mUhirE hOldfr qy do spfty ijhy ijAuN lwgy hIN hIN
krn aKy nf nf Buwlr sfbH afh kCihrf nf lfieE sfnUM EdF eI XkIn af Qozy qy. nfly Buwlr
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sfbH qyry srdfr qy qF koeI prcf nIN aYqkF[[[ asIN qF bObI nUM lwBx afeyN aF AuhdI jLrf
lIzrI dI klfs lOxI af hvflfqy. afh jMJ-Gry bYTy af jIp lf ky]”
pRkfsL dI gwl sux ky mYN suMn ijhf ho igaf. pUxI kIqI pwg mMjy qy sut ky nMgy isr hI jMJ Gr
vwl nUM dOiVaf.
pRkfsL myry mgr mgr AuWcI AuWcI boldf af irhf sI. “QonUM ikhf sI pihlF ieh sFJI s MUJI KyqI
‘c kwZx pAux nUM kuC nIN hux af krlO iGAu nUM BfzF. kwlH nUM qyrI klfs vI lwgI lY.”
jd qIk asIN iPLrnI afly jMJ Gr phuMcy puls dI jIp DUV AuzfAuNdI jf cuwkI sI. bObI nUM
igRPqfr kr ilaf igaf sI.
bObI nUM jdoN bfpU qy mYN jLmfnq qy Cuzf ky ilafey qF Auh myry nfl lwg ky DfhIN ro ipaf. ‘pRIqmF
lok hfr gey[[[dusLmx ijwq gey. sfzf pMjfb qoN pUry Bfrq dI sFJI KyqI df supnf[[[cUr cUr ho
igaf Eey! ’
hflfq jdoN iblkul eI hwQoN inklx lwgy qF ijhdI ijMnI vI vfh lgdI sI Auhny apxy muMzy
pMjfboN bfhr kwZx ‘c hI BlfeI jfxI. iksy ny dUroN nyiVEN kYnyzf qoN muVI PYimlI dI dws pfeI
qF bfpU ny mYnuM smJfieaf,’puwq qUM qF bQyrf piVHaf iliKaf. eyQy vI ikqy nOkrI kr eI lAUN. pr
apxy minMdr df soc. hux qF jvfn puwq jdoN svyry GroN jFdy ny qF mfipaF nUMAuhnF dy Gr muV
afAux qIk sfh neIN afAuNdf. bfhr inkl jfAU qyry mgr qF eyhdf vI Blf rhU. sfzf vI iPLkr
lwQU.’
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iek afigafkfrI puwqr ikvyN nFh kr skdf sI. ivafh ho igaf. sfl ‘c vIjLf af igaf. vIjLf
afAux dI KusLI qF sI mYnUM pr bObI nUM Audfs vyK ky mYN vI Audfs ho igaf sI.
bObI ny vIjLy nUM Ault pult ky dyKidaF ikhf, “pRIqmF kI ny ieh vIjLy vI. iek aYlfn?
rfhfdrI!! rwijaF puwijaF vloN ik, “rotI qoN afvfjLfr loko! afE sfzy kol, asIN quhfnUM quhfzI
hYsIaq dI rotI rojLI idMny aF. qusIN sfzI mrjLI muqfibk kMm kro.”[[[qy ieh gwl sfQoN guJI
neIN,pRIqmF, ik jo ieh aYlfn krdy ny Auh pihlF ies leI hflfq vI pYdf krdy af. [[[pr
koeI neIN, dosqf! quM jfh aqy DrqI dy hyTly bMny isr Bfr KVf ho ky vI dyK af. qyry muVn qy
gwl krFgy[[[ qy pYrF Br ho ky kuC pwky pYrIN socFgy.’
minMdr qy bfpU idwlIEN muV gey. mYN vyitMg lFj ‘c bYTy ny bObI df ruwkf keI vyr piVHaf aqy
kflI rfq ‘c jhfjL cVH igaf, EQy leI ijwQy vIjLy muqfibk sUrj sI Es vyly.
jhfjL ‘c myry nfl dI sIt qy pihlF qF koeI neIN sI pr Pya iek kysrI dsqfr vfly srdfr
jI afx bYTy. apxf pYWg Auh nfl hI cuwk ilafey sn. bYTidaF AuhnF pihlF myry vwl ghu nfl
vyiKaf aqy boly, ‘ikwQoN df eyN jvfnF.’
aMimRqsr lfgy JbflL ipMz qoN.’
‘JbflL
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khIN.’ kihMidaF nfl hI Auhny apxI jyb coN qih kIqf iek nksLf kwiZaf aqy sfzIaF sItF
ivckfr peI KflI trya qy ivCf idwqf. ieh Bfrq df nksLf sI ijs qy srdfr hurF ny lfl pYn
nfl kuJ insLfn dyhI kIqI hoeI sI.
‘dyK Eey jvfnf, aYh hY apxf homlYNz. qYnUM iewk ivclI gwl dwsF. apxI ipwT qy keI mulk
ny.’ kihMidaF AuhnF apxy bcdy pYwg nUM iewk sfhy aMdr suitaf qy myrf juafb AuzIkx lwgy.
mYN nksLy nUM srsrI ijhI dyiKaf qy ikhf, ‘srdfr sfihb iksy vI KudmuKqfr styt dI sPLlqf
leI Auhdy kol bMdrgfh hoxI lfjLmIN huMdI. pr apxy homlYNz dy qF cfry pfsy KusLkI qy BfrqI
styt aY.’
srdfr hurIN myry juafb qoN eynf pRBfvq hoey ik AuhnF Pwt apxI jyb nfloN lfl pYWn lfihaf
aqy ‘homlYNz’ vfly dfiery nUM iKwc ky gFh lY gey. ‘ikAuN, bMbeI smuMdr kMZy eI af nf. lE bx
geI gwl. hux dws hY koeI ksr?’
mYN srdfr jI df qy apxf KflI pYWg vyK ky ikhf,’srdfr sfbH! homlYNz dI KusLkI qF cwkI geI
pr hux apxy pYWg KusLk pey ny’. Auh sfLied myrf ivaMg smJ igaf sI. Auhny hwsidaF
ikhf,’vYrI nOtI! afeI lfeIk nOtI pIpl.’ qy Auh KflI pYWg qy apxf apzyitz homlYNz nksLf
sFBdf apxI sIt vwl qur igaf.
myry aMdroN iek hAukf inkilaf, ‘eydF dy ‘hvfeI homlYNzIaF’ ny ikMinaF nUM g Mumrfh kIqf
hoieaY.’
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trFto dy eyarport qy irsIv krn qF AuNJ myrf shurf pirvfr afieaf sI. pr ievyN mihsUs
hoieaf ik AuhnF dy nfl ‘afrQk mMdvfVf’ vI afieaf sI. eyarport qoN Gr qIk jFidaF
AuhnF dIaF gwlF myry nfl Gwt aqy iek dUjy nfl cwl rhy ‘irsYsLn’ aqy nOkrIaF dy bury hfl
bfry vwD sn. ivwc ivwc Auh ibnf gwloN Bfrq nUM vI kosI jfdy.
mYN AuhnF dIaF gwlF cuwp-cfp sux irhf sF pr nfl hI myry mn ‘c iek rumFck supnf pr qol
irhf sI. jo kYnyzf bfry pVHI jfxkfrI coN jnimaf sI. ijs anusfr kYnyzf ‘lYNz afP
aOprcUintI’ hY, ijwQy qusIN jo mn ‘c Dfr lE, apxI imhnq sdkf pUrf kr skdy E.
lE! jI ijvyN sfk-sbMDIaF ‘c afey nvyN ieMmIgrFt dI do ku vIkaYNz afE Bgq huMdI hY. myrI
vI hoeI. kdI koeI irsLqydfr swdy lMc, iznr qy kdy koeI. myry sfly aqy Auhdy dosqF ny sB
aflf duaflf GuMmfieaf. nfgrf Pfl, sI[aYn[tfvr, trFto dI JIl ivclf tfpU.
[[[qy hF iek idn Auh mYnUM lY gey vMzrlYNz. rolr-kostr ‘c cVf ilaf. rolr kostr cwlx
lgf qF sfry kihx, “lY beI jdoN lokIN cIkF mfrngy afpF jYkfry Cwzxy af.” lE jI cwl ipaf
rolr kostr. kdy iekdm lwgy asmfn ‘c cwilaY afqsLbfjI afgUM qy kdy lwgy bws hux iswDf
vwjU mUMh prny grfAUNz ‘c. mYN iek hwQ nfl dy nUM pfieaf hoieaf iek rolr kostr nUM. Auqlf
sfh Auqy[[[QwlVf Qwly. jdoN ruikaf rolrkostr, qF myry nfl bYTy bylI ny KcrI ijhI hfsI
hwsidaF puwiCaf,’ikAuN Bfa jI, koeI jkfrf nIN Cwizaf qusIN?’ mYN ikhf,‘Bfa jI, jkfry dI Cwzo.
cyqf eI Buwl igaf[[[bolIdf ikwQoN dI af. srIr coN aftomYitk ijhIaF vfjLF bQyrIaF inklIaF.’
[[[qy lE jI do vIk-aYNz lMGy pRhuxcfrI dy qy kYnyzf dI dunIafdfrI sLurU.
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“kMm-knyzf do jxy[[[ mYN qy vhutI kwly.”
Gr aflI kMm qy clI jfieaf kry qy mYN apfrtmYNt dI bfrI ivcIN Jfikaf krF vfV ‘c Psy
ibwly aFgUM jF aYdF lwgy ijvyN mYnUM kukVI vFg Kuwzy ‘c qfV idwqf hovy.’
myrI GrvflI apxI mfsI dy kpVy dy stor qy kMm krdI sI. Aus qoN vwzy Brf dI nOkrI jfdI
rhI sI aqy Auh byrujLgfrI Bwqy qy sI. shurf sfbH pihlF swqy idn sikAUirtI dI jfb krdy pr
hux AuhnF dI jOb vI isrPL vIk-aYNz dI rih geI.
GrvflI iek idn kMm qy jfdIN mYnUM apxy pyky Gr Auqfr geI. myrI CotI sflI ny kfhlI ijhI
nfl bUhf Koihlaf aqy diwsaf ik qFqirk bfbf inrMjn dfs jI afey hoey ny Gr ‘c Dn-dOlq
dI brkq df Aupfa krn.[[[qy BfajI kihMdy aYsf Aupfa krngy ik bysmYNt ‘c zflrF df mINh
vrUgf.
mYN vI Ausdy mgr mlkVy ijhy bysmYNt dIaF pfAuVIaF Auqiraf qy pOVIaF ‘c bYT ky zflrF dy
mINh df lwgf ieMqjLfr krn[[[ik jy vrUgf mINh qF afpF vI JolI Br lFgy. qy lE jI mYN, mfieaf
dI brkq df ho irhf Aupfa dyKx lwg ipaf:
bfbf inrMjn dfs kursI qy bYTf sI aqy myrI sws, sflf, dovyN sflIaF bVy bycfry ijhy bxy Auhdy duafly BuMjy bYTy sn. shurf sfbH kMm qy gey hoey sI. bfbf AuWiTaf aqy vfrI vfrI kuJ ivwQ qy iqMn lMmIaF lkIrF cfk nfl iKwcIaF aqy lIkF qoN jLrf pryH iewk gol cwkr bxf ky iesLfry nfl myry sfly nUM pihlI lIk kol KVo ky swidaf. sfly sfbH dy ichry qy hux hlkI ijhI afsLf dI cmk sI. bfby ny mMqr Aucfiraf:
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iglI iglI gwpf
CUMaa CVwkf
jY kflI trFto vflI
qyrf vfr nf jfey KflI
sB dIaF JolIaF Brny vflI.
iglI iglI gwpf
CUMaa CVwkf
kfly ielm df ieh Kfsm bwcf
afh! lY afeI iek sLYa myry bwcf.
[[[qy bfby ny gl pfeI bglI coN iewk igwdV-isMgI kwZ ky sflf sfbH nUM PVfeI. sfly sfhb dy ichry qy lflI ijhI af geI ijvyN ikqy AuhnUM bfby ny ijwqI hoeI lftrI dI itkt kYsL krfAux vfsqy PVf qI hovy. sfly ny awgoN pMjfh zflr df not bfby dI bglI ‘c pf idwqf. koloN myrI sws bol peI:
bfbf jI ieh kflI
qF suxI sI klkwqy vflI
ieh trFto vflI ikhVI kflI
iehdf vfr clf nf jfvy KflI!!
awgoN bfbf boilaf:
iglI iglI gwpf
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CUMaa CVwkf
klkwqy vflI kflI ieMzIaf.
knyzf, amrIkf, lMzn vflIaF,
awjkl sB qoN qkVIaF kflIaF.
iehnF coN iek trFto vflI,
klkwqy vflI iesqoN hfrI.
mYN pOVIaF qy bYTf apxI Xfd dy GoVy Bjf irhf sI. bfby dI vfjL iblkul puqlI Gr cONk ‘c cfh dI dukfn krdy inrMjn dfs dI sI. nF qF pihlF hI myrI sflI ny dws idwqf sI Auhdf: ‘inrMjn’.
Kflsf kflj pVHdy asIN qkrIbn rojL iehdI dukfn qoN cfh pINdy sF. sfnUM pwky gfhk jfx Auh aksr sfzI cfh mlfeI mfr ky idMdf huMdf sI.
‘jY kflI klkwqy vflI[[[afh lE jI cfh dI ipaflI.’
Auh qkrIbn hr gfhk nuM cfh df kwp dyx lwgf kihMdf huMdf sI. ijAuN ijAuN bfbf mMqr Aucfrdf igaf AuhdI afvfjL sux sux myrf sLwk XkIn ‘c bdldf igaf. iPr mYN Auhdy ichry qy nIJ lf ky vyiKaf. vDI hoeI dfVI Qwly iblkul AuhI sI inrMjnf cfh vflf. hF ieh AuhI sI.
jd qk qfqirk bfbf sflf sfbH nUM PVH ky dUjI lIk vwl nUM lY jfx lwgf sI ik mYN pOVIaF coN AuT ky bfby vwl jFidaF vfjL cukI aqy Auho jumlf boilaf jo Auh kdy cfh dI dukfn qy mYnUM qy bObI nUM afAuNidaf dyK boilaf krdf sI:
jY kflI klkwqy aflI
af gey pRIqm, bObI bfeI
mlfeI mfr ky lYcI pfeI
cfh iehnf leI Kfs bxfeI.
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bfby ny sMn ‘c PVy gey cor vFg myry vwl dyiKaf. jd qIk mYN Auhdy moZy qy hwQ jf Diraf.
‘ikAuN bfbf jI pCfixaf? pRIqm bfeI nUM ik neIN. ik mlfeI mfr ky cfatf CkfeIey pihlF.’
inrMjn bfbf iekdm suMn ijhf ho igaf. iPr rqf sMBl ky KcrI ijhI hfsI hwisaf aqy nfl hI
iCwQf ijhf pY ky lwgf imMnqF krn:
‘rwb df vfsqf pRIqm bfeI iksy nUM bfhr nf dwsIN. eyQy vI lokIN qFqirk bfibaF aqy joqsLIaF
mgr Bwjy iPrdy af. pRIqm bfeI! bIbIaF dy isr qy rjvIN rotI imlI jFdI af.’
iesqoN pihlF ik koeI kuJ krdf jF kihMdf. inrMjn dfs ny myrI sws mUhry pMjfh zflr sut ky
bfhr vwl dOVdy ipwCf muV nf dyiKaf.
KYr! kuJ idn pf ky dUroN nyiVEN lgdy PUPV dI dws peI ijhdf apxf gYs stysLn sI. qy mYN gYs
stysLn qy kMm krn lwgf. svf pMj zflr GMtf. rotI pfxI apxf. awT GMty kMm do brykF 15 -
15 imMt. cfh PUPV ipaf idMdf.
myry nfl iek jxf hor kMm krdf jo afieaf qF iqMn cfr sfl df sI pr pVHfeI ilKfeI pwKo
korf hox kfrn eyQy hI itikaf hoieaf sI. Auhdf qkIaf klfm sI ‘BfeIaf jI’. Cotf hovy[[[vwzf
hovy[[[ bMdf hovy qINvIN hovy sB nUM ‘BfeIaf jI’ kih ky bulONdf. AuhnUM sfry ‘BfeIaf jI’ kihMdy.
gYs pMp mflk PUPV nUM imAUjLk suxn df sLOkIn sI. jdoN ikqy Aus vloN lfeI kYst coN ZfzIaF
dI sfrMgI dI vfjL BfeIaf jI dy kMnIN pYNdI qF Auh sfrMgI dI itAUn PV ky apxy hI bol kwZ
mfrdf:
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“kwlI nf Cwizaf kr vy[[[mYnuM Kqrf ho igaf.
AUN AUN AUN AUN[[[mYnUM Kqrf ho igaf
kwlI nf Cwizaf kr vy[[[AUN AUN AUN AUN]”
PUPV smJfAuNdf, “mUrKf iksy df mKOl Auzf ky ikAuN isr qy Bfr cVfAuNdfN.”
BfeIaf jI awgoN dlIl idMdy, “ BfeIaf jI iek mn icwq ho ky sux lO bsLwk, sfrMgI dI tUn iehI
af: ‘kwlI nf Cwizaf kr vy[[[mYnuM Kqrf ho igaf.’ PUPV awgoN cup eI BlI smJdf.
PUPV ny iek idn hwsidaF ‘BfeIaf jI’ dI gwl suxfeI, aKy ‘ikRsims df idn sI ‘qy BfeIaf jI
kwly pMp qy. kMm krdy rhy sfrf idn. sLfmIN mYN ihsfb krn afieaf qF puwiCaf BfeIaf jI TIk
Tfk irhf sB kuC qF awgoN mUMh ijhf bxf ky kihx lwgf:
“BfeIaf jI AUN qF afpF pfeI gey Ckft pr afh awj ijhVf vI afAuNdf sI gorf jF gorI khI
jfx ‘myrI ikRsims’. pihlF qF mYN suxdf irhf pr jd nf eI hty qF Pya mYN vI mUhirEN dwbvIN
jI jIB nfl khI igaf, ‘hFjI hFjI QozI af[[[iksims[[[sfzf kI aY.’ [[[pqf nIN AUhnF nUM myrI
gwl smJ afeI jFdI sI sux ky zfly do zfly dyeI gey.”
PUPV df hukm sI ik ijhVf gfhk tYNk Puwl krfvy AuhdI gwzI dy sLIsLy vI sfPL krny. sLIsLy sfPL
krn dI mfVI ijhI tryinMg BfeIaf jI ny idwqI. pihlI gwzI afeI Puwl tYNk vflI qF mYN bVI
bfrIkI nfl Ausdy sLIsLy cmkfey. gorI qIvIN sI. KusL ho ky myrI hQylI qy iek zflr bKisLsL rwK
geI. kfr clI geI qF mYN hQylI ‘c Guwty zflr bfry socx lwigaf.
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aMdroN vfjL afeI, ‘srdfr vqn isMG kMg dy aYm ey pfs muMzy pRqIm isMG kMg ny pYtrol pMp qy
qyl pfAux df kMm krnf sI kdy? gwzIaF dy sLIisLaF qy kwpVf mfrn dI qF gwl eI Cwzo.qy afh!
iek zflr bKisLsL’.
iPr acfnk dsF nuMhF dI ikrq kmfeI vflI iPlfsPLI vwl iDafn igaf ik, ‘koeI vI kMm Cotf
jf vwzf nhIN. hF hovy iemfndfrI df.’ ‘izgintI afPL lybr’ dy ies isDFq ny kuJ Zfrs idwqf
hI sI ik vIjLy nUM dyK ky khI bObI dI gwl ijLhn ‘c KOrU pfAux lwgI,“rotI qoN afvfjLfr loko!
afE sfzy kol, asIN quhfnuM quhfzI hYsIaq dI rojLI rotI idMny aF. qusIN sfzI mrjLI muqfibk kMm
kro.”
Edx rfqIN Gr jf ky mYN bObI nUM KLq iliKaf.
bObI dy KLq vI hr mhIny iek do af hI jFdy. mYN vI AusnUM bkfiedf ilKdf rihMdf. mYN kYnyzf dI
nvIN imlI ‘KusLhfl’ ijLMdgI dIaF bfqF pfAuNdf.
bObI pMjfb ‘c cwl rhy iPrkUvfd bfry ilKdf. Kur rhy pMjfb bfry dwsdf. srkfrI aqy
gYrsrkfrI awqvfd dI cwkI ‘c ips rhy lokF dy ikwsy dsdf. moeIaF sFJf df mfqm krdf.
ieMJ Cy swq sfl gujLr gey. sfzy Gr do bwcIaF ny jnm ilaf. sUhI pihlI jmfq ‘c skUly jfx
lwgI. cyqnf irVdI iPrdI hfly. byby ,bfpU, dy nfl minMdr vI ipCly sfl kYnyzf af gey.
apfrtmYNt Cwz asIN inwkf ijhf mkfn lY ilaf. pqnI mfsI nfloN kMm Cwz ky itm hfrtn lwg
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geI. mYN gYs stysLn Cwz ky pOVIaF dy kfrKfny. eyQy GMty dy igafrF zflr imldy. EvrtfeIm dy
sfZy qyrF.
eyQy hI mYnUM imilaf ‘vfieaf lMzn’. nF qF Ausdf sI jogf isMG sLyrigwl pr Ausdy qkIey klfm
‘vfieaf lMzn’ krky sfry AuhnUM ipwT ipwCy iehI kihMdy. PYktrI ‘c mUMh qy Auhdf nfm jYg
cwldf sI. eysy PYktrI ‘c Auh vIh sflF qoN kMm krdf sI.
mYnUM hfly kMm qy lwgy nUM hPqf hoieaf sI ik iek isLPt dOrfn kMpnI df jrnl mYnyjLr dOrf
krn afieaf. ieMtrozksLn hoeI qF myrf nfm ‘pRIqm isMG’ sux ky kihx lwgf, ‘prIatm iejL
ibt lFg aYNz hfarz tU prfnAUNs[[[vfie zFt vI kfl XU pItr’. mYN iekdm moVvF Auqr idwqf,
‘afeI prYPr tU bI kflz ivd mfeI rIal nym sr[[[afeI zFt iQMk iets hfrz tU prfnfAUNs
bfeI sm ieMgilsL mYn lfeIk XU.’ jrnl mYnyjLr hws ipaf aqy boilaf,’sLuar dYn vI ivl kfl
XU prIatm isMG.’ kol KVf mYnyjr aqy PormYn JUTf ijhf muskrfeI jfx.
lMc rUMm ‘c ‘vfieaf lMzn’ ny mYnUM klfvy ‘c lY ky ikhf,’bfeI jI afey qF ‘vfieaf lMzn’ hI E
pr gwl kIqI pMjfbI sLyr argI. jINdy rho. KusL kIqY. asIN qF cup cfp eI jogy qoN jYg hogy sI.’
mYN vyiKaf jogf isMG dy ichry qy iek jyqU muskfn sI. ieh muskfn mYN kuJ hor sfQI BfrqI
vrkrF dy ichiraf qy vI mihsUs kIqI sI, Edx.
‘vfieaf lMzn’ ijMnf Edx sIras qy jjLbfqI ho igaf sI Aus dy Ault afm qOr qy Auh bVf
KusLidl aqy hfsy TwTy vflf bMdf sI. mYN Auhdy kYnyzf afAux bfry puwiCaf. qF pihlF qF Auh
iekdm gMBIr ho ky boilaf:
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rotI sB dI Kyz iKzfvI
rotI dy sB vxj vpfr]
rotI prbq jMgl ghMudI
ivwc afkfsL AuzfrI lfAuNdI.
kwcI rotI sykx afAuNdy,
lokI swq smuMdr pfr]
[[[qy nfl hI Auh jLor dI Tfhkf lgf ky hwisaf:
‘bfeI jI ijvyN XU[pI qoN dInf nfQ rfey. kwlU BeIey df pwitaf. vfieaf ‘luDyhfxf’. sfzy ipMz af
ky qfey mohxy nfl nOkr lwigaf sI. EvyN hI sfzy ipMz dy surjIqy df pwitaf mYN ‘vfieaf lMzn’
trFto phuMicaf.
lE jI! sfzy KyqF ‘c kMm krdf sI XU[pI df kwlU. Auh kyrF ipMz igaf gyVf mfrn qF nfl pMzq
dInf nfQ rfey nUM lY afieaf. ijwdx Auh afieaf qF Auh dI idK irK pVHy ilKy bfbUaF argI.
icwtf kuVqf, lFgV aflI icwtI DoqI. mwQy qy iqlk. dsvIN pfs. mOsm mihkmy coN irtfier
hoieaf sI. agly idn qfey mohxy ny lfa qf CMB ‘c guafrf vwZx. dupihr qfeIN bfhF qy DOx
pwCy gey. pMzq hurIN mfrn cIkF. ivcoN Tfal ky qfey ny ikhf jfh Auey Bwj ky nwkf moV. Auh
hOlI hOlI qury DoqI dI lFgV nUM sFBdf. qfey ny kwZI gflH qy dOV ky AuhdI lFgV iKwc qI aqy
ikhf, ‘Eey ies sflI nUM Psf lf cwj nfl ikqy. dOV ky ho[[[nwkf vwZ.’ Auh qF jI lwgf vwt qy
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bih ky rox: ‘mfry sfQ doKf hUaf hY srdfr jI. kwlU qoN hmy bolq rhf ik bws motr kf btn
dbfnf hY aOr kursI py bYT jfnf hY. XhF qoN hmfrI grdn aOr bfhyN bfZ dI ies susrI cfry kI
ktfeI ny.’ kflU nfly AuhnUM cup krfvy nfly pryH nUM mUMh kr krky hwsy qy khI jfvy, ‘rfey sfb
jI bws eyk do idn aOr iPr sb awCf lgny lgygf.’
[[[qy ieAuN hI sfzy ipMz aflf surjIqf igaf sI CuwtI kwtx knyzf qoN. mfrH cYnIaF cUnIaF pfeIaF
hoeIaF. CfpF CwilaF nfl AuNglIaF BrIaF. tYksI coN Auqiraf cfr pMj tYcI qy bYg lY ky. sB
EVmf koVmf igPtF nfl Br qf. ipMz ‘c pUrI tOar. myrf Xfr sI lMgotIaf. khy joigaf ktf
itkt qy phuMc knyzf. Pya dyKIN lihrF bihrF. eyQy ikwQy imwtI nfl imwtI hoxf. EQy sB kMm
msLInf krdIaF. bs btx nwpI jfxy. jy koeI puwiCaf kry ik sLIiqaf kI kfrobfr aY afvdf EQy
qF khy, ‘goiraF dI kMpnI ‘c gfrboloijst lwigaF.’ aglf sux ky cwup ijaf kr jy. Auh qF
‘vfieaf lMzn’ aYQy af ky pqf lwgf ik ‘gfrbyj’ dy trwk mgr lmkdY sfrf idn qy lokF dy
GrF mUhirEN gfrbyjL cuwk cwuk trwk ‘c istdY. aKy mYN ‘gfrbOloijst lwwgF.’
bfeI jI pihlF mhInf ku qF PYktrIaF dy vfsLrUMm sfPL krn df kMm kIqf. Pya afh pOVIaF df
kfrKfnf lwB igaf. mYN vI Pya jwt dy pwuq aflI Dfr leI mn ‘c ik jogf isMhF hux ipCfh muV
ky hoey hoey nI krfAuxI. jy ‘vfieaf lMzn’ pfieaY bok dy isMgF nUM hwQ qF dyKdy aF ikhVy Bfa
ivkdI aY.’
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vfieaf lMzn, aMimRqDfrI isMG sI. gurbfxI aqy hor Dfrimk PlsPy dy nfl nfl AuhnUM
arQcfry bfry vI cMgI jfxkfrI sI. Kfs kr ky Auhny prvfs aqy prvfsI mjLdUrF bfry keI
qrF dy CMd GVy hoey sI ijhnF nUM Auh apxI gwlbfq ‘c aksr CohNdf rihMdf:
imly jy sB nUM hwk dI rotI
Auc nIc imty hr KotI
kudrq dy sB bwcy jIvx
bx ky sFJf iek prvfr]
lMc jF cfh dIaF brykF dorfn sfzI cuMJ crcf aksr cldI rihMdI:
‘bfeI jI sfnUM muV ky gdrI bfibaF vrgy bfby cfhIdy ny. kfmfgftfmfrU vrgy ‘vfieaf lMzn’ dI
lIk mytx vfly byVy. sLhId myvf isMG vrgy sUrmy. XoDf sI, XoDf, myvf isMhu. ‘isr jfvy qF jfvy,
myrf iswKI isdk nf jfvy’ dy bol pugfAuxy vflf.’ [[[qy Pya apxf krqfr isMhu srfBf!
afhf[[[gdrI XoiDaF df inwk-Aumrf vwzf jrnYl[[[ikaf bfq. muMzf kI inrI awg sI awg, aKy:
syvf dysL dI ijMdVIey bVI aOKI
gwlF krnIaF bhuq suKwlIaF ny
ijhnF dysL syvf ‘c pYr pfieaf
AuhnF lwK musIbqF JwlIaF ny.
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beI vfh!! bwly Eey sLyrf dUilaf.[[[aYNvyN qF nI Bgq isMhu [[AuhdI Poto apxI jybH ‘c rwKdf
huMdf. apxf gurU mMndf sI AUhnUM. qy iPr Auh keI vyr josL ‘c af ky sLhId Bgq isMG bfry CMd
pUry josL ivwc bolx lwg jFdf:
“gdrI bfibaF jo afKI, gwl swcI krI jI
sfh sfh nfl, sI afjLfdI vrI jI ]
jys vyly pihlf gLdr vriqaf
Bgq isMG sI, msF awT sfl df]
‘BfgF vflf’ kih, ijhdf nF vwjdf
srfBy dI Poto, jybI ivwc rwKdf]
afKy gulfmIaF, jVHo mukfAuxIaF
pUrn afjLfdI, lokF nUM dvOxIaf ˆ.”
iek vyr myry mUMhoN suBYkI inkl igaf, ‘bfibE pUrn qF kI awD aDUrI vI ajLfdI hfly nI afeI.
Bgq isMG df supnf hfly supnf eI af.”
qF vfieaf lMzn hor vI qYsL ‘c af igaf, aKy, “qusIN shI kihMny E pRIqm isMG kMg sfbH. hux
Auh supnf pUrf krn srfBy jF Bgq isMG ny muV neIN afAuxf. ieh ijMLmF sfzf aY hux. pr asIN
kI kr rhy hF? suxo jLrf:
sfzI dunIaF iewk imwQ hY, dysL Clfvf,
sfzy gur pIrF df svrg hY DrqIEN bfhrf.
suwcI ikrq ijhnF leI BgqI,
hwkF dI soJI hI hY ‘rwb’.
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sfzy leI ny Auh ‘nfsiqk’ sB.
BuwK, grIbI, luwt, gulfmIN, rwbI Bfxy ‘c jrdy hF]
asIN Bgq isMG dy kI lgdy hF?
hor suxo:
mfrks sfzf rfj-gurU hY,
lYinn sfzf qfrf-DrU hY.
srmfeydfrI nfl rwKIey iBaflI
pUMjIpqIaF nfl sFJI ipaflI
rjvfVI juMzlI dy ‘ikMg mykr’ hF
ikrqI hwkF df vxj vpfr krdy hF]
asIN Bgq isMG dy kI lgdy hF?
bfeI jI! srkfrF ‘qy lIzr sfl bfd Auhdy buwq qy hfr pf Cwzdy af. apxy afp nUM bfhly
agFhvDU khONdy lfxy Auhdy nF qy vrHIN-iCmfhI afpo apxy bYnrF hyTF iek dUey qoN vwzf kwT krf
ky ‘amr rhy amr rhy’ kr kur ky agly sfl qk Gro GrI bih jFdy af rmfn nfl. hor qy
hor keI Auhdy nF qy afh afKMz pfT krvfeI jFdy af. aKy Bgq isMhu dy ielfky dI sMgq vloN.
pr bfeI jI Bgq isMG qF iksy iek ielfky iKwqy dysL df nhIN. Bgq isMG qF soc df nfm hY jo
dunIaF dy hr Aus mnuwK nfl KVI hY ijsdI dUjy mnuwK hwQoN luwt ho rhI aY.
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apxy afp nUM Bgq isMG dy pYrokfr, ihqYsLI qy sky soDry smJx vfly, asIN, jdoN qIk gulfmIN
vfly jIx qoN qObf krky mnuwK dI afjLfd hsqI leI neIN inqrdy EdoN qIk asIN sfry Bgq isMG
dy kuC nI lgdy.
pr pRIqm isMG jI ieh sB krU kOx? asIN…???
afh pOVIaF dI PYktrI ‘c mflkF leI pOzy bxy hoey gulfmI mfxdy lokIN? Evr tYm lYx leI
suprvYjLr dI cfplUsI krdy…apxy hI mjLdUr BrfvF nUM iTwbIaF lfAux dy mfhr.”
[[[qy vfieaf lMzn AucI sur ‘c ijvyN kUk hI ipaf
asIN[[[
Bgq isMG df idwqf mukqI bIj
Ausdy hI buwq ivc dPnf cuwky hF.
sUhI swcI 23-mfrc, 32-mfrc bxf cuwky hF ]
hux…
amrIkf sfzf ‘bfpU’ hY
ieMglYNz hY mfeI
zflrF dy puwq asIN
pONzf dy BfeI
‘rfjLI-KusL’, ‘afjLfd’ knyzf vsdy hF]
asIN Bgq isMG dy kI lwgdy hF?”
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AusnUM qYsL ‘c boldf vyK ky sfzf aPrIkn ko-vrkr POstr AuWcI dyxI bol ipaf,’pfa-jI ist
zAUn ist zAUn[[[cfbI pfajI cfbI.’
Pfstr vfieaf jrmn kYnyzf afieaf sI qy EQy pMjfbIaF nfl Auhdf vfh irhf sI. ijhnF bfry
sfnUM dwsdf ik Auh ijs apfrtmYNt ‘c irhf sI EQy AusdI qkrIbn sfrI Plor qy pMjfbI muMzy
rihMdy sI. aksr rfq nUM dfrU pI ky AuhnF coN iksy nf iksy dI cfbI guafcI hI rihMdI sI. aqy
Auhnf sfry drvfjLy KVkf KVkf puwCI jfxf ‘pfajI cfbI[[[pfajI cfbI.’
asIN ‘vfieaf lMzn’ nUM hWQ PVky ibTfAuNdy. kuJ dyr Auslvty lYx mgroN Auh apxI gwl kih
ky hI htdf:
‘bfeI jI! jy pMjfbIaF df rfj ‘vfieaf lMzn’ nf luwt hoieaf huMdf qF awj sfzIaF apxy Gr
pMjy iGAu ‘c huMdIaF. asIN iksy dy lYx dy sI ikqy. goiraF kol rotI leI nf afey huMdy afpF. qy
nf koeI srdfr jogf isMG sLyrigwl, ‘jYg’ bxdf.
apxy Gr jy rwjvIN KfeIey
bfr prfey kfhqoN jfeIey
GrvfsI qoN prvfsI hoeIey
Cwz Czf apxf Gr-bfr]
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swcI gwl qF ieh hY bfeI jI, ik asIN pOVIaF bxfAuNdy bxfAuNdy Kud iehnF mflkF leI ‘pOzy’
bx gey aF. sfzy qy pYr Dr Dr ieh munfPy dIaF nvIaF bulMdIaF CohI jFdy af.’
awj Auh rqf ijLafdf vwt KfeI bYTf sI. drasl awj mfl dI splfeI lyt hox krky msLInF
KVo geIaF qF PormYn ny AuhnUM ikhf ik msLInf Qwly JfVU Pyry EnF icr. qy Auh JfVU Pyr ky lMc
rMUm ‘c vVdf hI mYnuM kih irhf sI.
‘E bfeI jI sfzy bfibaF ny sfnUM atwl scfeI dwsI hY ik kudrq ny ijwQy vI koeI jIv pYdf kIqY
AuhdI rotI df ieMqjLfm pihlF EQy eI kIqY. AuhnUM apxI rotI kmfAux leI apxI jnm BUmI qoN
ikqy ‘vfieaf lMzn’ hox dI loV nIN.’
kudrq ijwQy jIa vsfey
EQy EQy irjLk bxfey
lokF dIaF TwgIaF krky
lokIN irjLko afvfjLfr]
‘mYN jogf isMG df hwQ Gut ilaf aqy ikhf,’awjkl, kudrq nUM kOx puwCdY, bfdsLfho. sB pfsy
msLInf dI srdfrI aY. msLIn df purjLf hoey ibnF, gujLfrf neIN.’
awgoN Auh josL ‘c afx ky boilaf, ‘gwl qyrI jmFH drusq aY. msLInF dy KUMnI ByV ‘c mnuwK df
idl rUh ipsI jf rhy ny:
rotI sB lVfeIaF lfvy,
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jMg ivwc mfvF dy puwq Kfvy.
rotI nfl lVy peI rotI,
rotI dy lY ky hiQafr]
[[[pr kMg sfbH ieh siQqI bdlygI. Bgq isMG dI soc rMg ilafeygI. lokF nUM gulfmF vfly jIx
qoN zr lwgx lwgygf. Auh afjLfdI vwl muVngy. pUrn afjLfdI vwl.”
kYnyzf `c PYktrI mjLdUr dI ijvyN dI ijLMdgI huMdI aY apxI vI lMG rhI sI, sohxI. Cotf Brf
trwk clfAux lwg ipaf sI. bfpU jI kuJ dyr iewk stor `c pYikMg df kMm krdy rhy. bObI dI
icwTI hOlI hOlI GtdI geI qy iPr iblkul bMd ho geI. inwky df ivafh Dr ilaf asIN[[[qy ipMz
phuMcy. bObI nf afieaf. pqf lwigaf apxy inwky Brf kol clf igaY luiDafxy.
mYN AusnUM Aucycf luiDafxy imlx igaf. BIVy ijhy mhwly `c qMg ijhI glI dy ivckfr sI AuhnF
df do kmry rsoeI df Gr. mYN AuhnUM vyK ky pCfx nf sikaf. bfCF aMdr DsIaF hoeIaF. awKF
bfhr nUM. dfVI vDI hoeI aqy iKwlrI pwlrI. srIr awDf neIN sI rih igaf. AuhnUM vyK ky myrf
ijvyN klyjy df rwg Biraf igaf. gwc Br afieaf. dosq sI Auh myrf. pRIqm df bobI bfeI.
mYN Ausdf hwQ Gut ky puwiCaf, `bObI! afh kI hfl bxfieaf hoieaf?icwTI df juafb vI neIN
idwqf hux kdy? ishq qF TIk aY nf qyrI??’ mYN ijvyN apxy afp nUM sMBfldy hoey ikhf.
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bObI nIvIN pfeI boilaf,‘ ishq nUM kI hoieaf. TIk aY. qusIN kYnyzf ‘mrIkf afly ibjLI rihMdy E
kMmF kfrF ‘c soicaf ikAuN qMg krnf icwTIaF ilK ilK. afAuNdy jFdy iml jfieaf kro. koeI
sfzy leI amrIkn krIm krUm lY afieaf kro. kihMdy sfrIaF KusLkI cuwk idMdI amrIkn
krIm.’ bObI dI gwl ‘c ivaMg sI pr iesdy Dur aMdr zUMGf drd Cuipaf sI. ijsnUM mYN hI
jfxdf sF.
mYN gwl awgy qornI cfhI, ‘sFJI KyqI aflf pRojYkt iPr dubfrf cflU neIN ho sikaf?’ juafb ‘c
bObI iekdm AuT ky KVf ho igaf aqy bVy ruwKy aMdfjL ‘c boilaf, ‘Buwl jo BfajI!! koeI sFJI
KyqI-KUqI neIN ho skdI. Auh vrky pft gey kdoN dy. aYvyN gLlq ikqfbF pVH-pVH kmly hoey
rhy.’
‘ikqfbF qF gLlq neIN, bobI, sfLied AuhnF qy aml krn vfilaF eI nyk idlI neIN vrqI.’ mYN
ikhf.
aYqkF bObI iKJ ky boilaf, ‘qF vrqo Pya nyk idlI BfajI. kro aml. kYnyzf ikAuN bYTy E jf
ky. nfly pqf lwgy aYQy ikhVy Bfa ivkdI aY?
aYQy hfa[[[‘nyk amlF’ dy dfavy krn vfilaF dy hI 36 DVy bxy hoey ny hux. hr iewk dI hIr
aslI qy vwzI hY.
nfly afpF qF, BfajI! ieh gorK DMdf eI Cwizaf hux. ipMz vI dukfn krdy sI aYQy vI Brf nfl
dukfn qy idhfVI cMgI lMGI jFdI. gujLfry jogI rotI imlI jfdI. hor kI cfhIdf? qusIN afh! cfh
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pIvo aqy pkOVy KfE! ivafh mYN afAUN jLrUr.’ kihMidaF bObI ivafh vflf kfrz Ault pult
vyKx lwgf.
mYnUM pqf neIN ikAuN jfipaf ijvyN Auh iek vfr iPr myrf vIjLf dyK irhf hovy.
bObI dy khy bol: “gujLfry jogI rotI imlI jfdI. hor kI cfhIdf?” sfrI muVdI vfty myry ijLhn
‘c KOrU pfAuNdy rhy. vfieaf lMzn dy suxfey CMd ies ‘c sLfml huMdy rhy, aKy:
pyt pvy nf jd qk rotI,
hr gwl iPwkI hr gwl KotI.
rotI aMmF bfq suxfvy,
Bry huMgfrf kwul sMsfr]
rotI gorI,BUrI,kflLI
awg qy pwkI awg ny Kf lI
rotI dy dr sB suaflI
rotI sB dI pRfx afDfr]
lE jI! ivafh kr ky asIN muV gey. bfpU aqy byby dovyN eyQoN qurn lwgy eI jLrf iZwly sI. kYnyzf
qk pujdy lMby sPLr nfl hor iZwly ho gey. CotI bytI, cyqnf, jLhfjL ‘c AultIaF lwgI krn.
buKfr cV igaf AuhnUM. gwl kI Gr pujdy asIN sfry iZwly mwTy aqy Qkfvt dy mfry. qVky phuMcy
aqy af ky sfrf idn koeI ikqy ipaf irhf koeI ikqy. sLfmIN vI rotI tuk dI koeI suD nf. ik
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acfnk ibnf Pon kIqy POjf ishuM af Dmikaf. nF qF iehdf sLrnjIq isMG sI pr pihlIaF ‘c
ikqy POj coN BgOVf ho ky ipMz afieaf qF lokF POjf isMG kihxf sLurU krqf. ieh bfpU nUM
kimAUntI sYNtr jF pfrk ‘c imldf huMdf. iehny ikhf sI afAuNdy hoey dfVHI nUM pfAux aflIaF
jflIaF lY afieE. AuhI lYx afieaf sI sLfied. pr hfly qF sfnUM apxI suD nI sI iehdIaF
jflIaF qF ikwQoN lwB lYNdy smfn coN. bihMdf eI kihx lwgf:
‘mYN soicaf bfeI vqn isMhu muV afieaf hoxf. nfly muMzf ivafh ky afieaf. jLrf qwqI qwqI
vDfeI dy afvF. AuNJ vI awj jLrf JV ijhf sI qy pfrk ‘c qF kI jfxf hoieaf.’ mYN AusnUM
dwisaf ik bfpU, byby bImfr ny aqy dvfeI lY ky suwqy pey ny. bfkI dy sB jIa vI Qkfvt dy BMny
aqy iZwly mwTy hox kfrn afpo apxy ibsqiraF ‘c ny. pr Ausny myrI gwl “hUM” kih ky tfl
CwzI.
mYN srsrI cfh dI sulHf mfrI qF boilaf, ‘BqIj! swc puwCyN qF, cfh df qF tYm nIN irhf. cUh df
Gut Gut lf lYNdy aF. vqn isMhu nUM afrfm krn dy. afpF GVI gwlbfq krdy aF. suxf Pya
ivafh ikvyN irhf Coty df? nfly sfzy pMjfb df kI hfl af?’ Auhny ijvyN ieh do svfl myjL
kursI vFg myry sfhmxy rwKy. hux boql qy glfs rwKx dI myrI vfrI sI.
mYN srsrI ijhy jvfb idMidaF ivskI dI boql aqy glfs ilaf rwKy aqy nmkIn qy brPL vgYrf
lYx rsoeI ‘c igaf. afAuNdy nUM Pojf isMhu awDf glfs KflI kr cuwkf sI. mYnUM bihMdy kihx lwgf,
‘cwk cwk BqIj TMZI nI krIdI huMdI brPL burP pfky. sfzy POj ‘c qF rMm vI kos y ijhy pfxI nfl
vrqdI sI.’
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myrf hfly dUjf pYWg QoVf bcdf eI sI ik POjf cOQf pf irhf sI. sfzI vfj sux ky myrI GraflI
Qwly afeI. isr qy cuMnI bMnI hoeI kws ky. sfsrI kfl kr ky sfzy koloN lMGx lwgI Pojf isMhu nfl
sulfh mfr bYTI, ‘qfieaf jI rotI[[[?’ POjy ny ivwcoN eI gwl boc leI, ‘afh huMdI KfndfnI
kuVIaF dI pCfx Jwt Auqr afeI af rotI tuk krn. bws bIbf myry leI qF do ku eI bhuq
hoxIaF. jLrf iek gMZf qy afcfr vI rwK jf EnI dyr.’
lE jI myry GraflI ny sVdI BujdI ny kIqIaF sLurU rotIaF rfVnIaF qy eyDr Pojf ishuM lwgf
rotIaF nUM rfVf lfAux. 8-10 rotIaF Kf ky Auhny CyvF pYWg pfAux dI QF bcdI boql nUM mUMh lf
ky KflI kr idwqf. mYN BFzy cuwk ky rsoeI vwl iljfx lwgf qF Auh lVKVfdf myry mgr eI af
igaf. myrI GraflI nUM GigafeI ijhI vfjL ‘c kihx lwgf, ‘myrI bIbI DIa iek hor propkfr
kr[[[hux mYnUM Gr vI Cwz af. bws pMj imMt dI vft pYxI. muMzf qF hux pY igaf hoxf myrf. jdoN
lfh ky igaf qF kihMdf sI PUMn kr idE. cwl myrI bIbI rfxI.’ kihMidaF Auh juwqI pfAux dI
koisLsL krdf msfh izgxo bicaf. myry vI iqMn ku pYg lwgy hox krky mYN Ehly nfl GraflI nUM
hI ikhf Cwz af imMnq nfl. iehnUM mgroN lfhIey blfa nUM.
lE jI! asIN AuhnUM Cwzx gey qF Auh kfr ‘c izgdf eI sIt qy lwgf GurfVy Cwzx. mYN qy Auhdy
muMzy ny msFh AuhnUM kfr coN lfihaf. aMdr vVdf mYnUM khI jfvy, ‘vqn isMhu dI Kbr lYx mYN
afAUN CyqIN. nfly jflLIaF lY jfAUN. AuhnUM kih qkVf ho prvfh nI krIdI. muMzf ivafh ky
afieaf. koeI gwl aY.’
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pMjfboN muV ky bfpU jI lgfqfr ibmfr ijhy rihx lwgy. tYstF qoN pqf lwigaf AunF nUM pfriknsn
hY. swjf hwQ aqy pYr mfVy mfVy kMbx lwg pey. bfpU jI izprYsLn ‘c rihx lwgy. kdI kdI rfq
nuM nINd ‘c qur ipaf krn. nINd ‘c apxIaF purfxIaF KyqIbfVI dIaF, ipMz dIaF gwlF krn
lg pYNdy. gwl gwl ‘c kihx mYnUM ipMz Cwz afE. pr AuhnF dy cwl rhy ielfj krky AuhnF df
hPqy qoN vwD ikqy bfhr rihxf sMBv nf sI.
ies dOrfn myrf iek purfxf imwqr jo awjkl pMjfb XUinvristI ‘c lYkcrfr sI. iksy
kfnPrMs qy kYnyzf afieaf. sfzy kol Tihiraf. rfqIN asIN bYTy ipaflo ipaflI huMdy purfxIaF
XfdF qfjLf kr rhy sI ik bfpU jI nINd ‘c qurdy sfzy kol afx KVy hoey.
AuhnF dy gl ‘c bYg sI aqy kMbdy hwQF ‘c hYNgrF smyq kuJ kwpVy. pRoPYsr nUM kihx lwgy, ‘kfkf
qUM mYnUM nfl lY clIN jfx lwgf. ieh qF mYnUM iljFdf neIN. mYN ipMz jfxf. apxy Gr. EQy rihxf
rmfn nfl.’
mYN bfpU jI nUM PV ky AuhnF dy kmry ‘c lY igaf. AuhnF nUM dvfeI idwqI. Auh CyqIN GUk sON gey.
pRoPYsr myry nfl KVf zOr Bor vyKy.
ies PyrI dOrfn asIN pRoPYsr nUM kYmlUps kol vfprdy mwCIaF dy slfnf vrqfry nUM ivKflx lY
gey. ijwQy mwCIaF smuMdr df sfl lMbf cwkr lf ky muV Aus jgf prqdIaF ny ijwQy Auh jMmIaF
sn.
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pRoPYsr ny mYnUM ikhf, “pRIqm mYnUM qF bfpU jI vqn isMG hurIN vI kYmlUps dI mwCI vFg muV
apxy Gr muVnf cfhuMdy lgdy.”
mYnUM ‘vfieaf lMzn’ dI khI gwl cyqy afeI, qy mYN ikhf, “nf pRoPYsr sfihb nf ieh shI nhIN.
ieMmIgrysLn qF mnuwK vloN kudrqI jIx ‘c pfieaf igaf ivgfV hY. iehnUM kYmlUps dIaF
mwCIaF nfl rlf ky nf dyKo.”
iPr pRoPysr imwqr ny dys jf ky mYnUM icwTI ilKI ijs ‘c myry ivcfr nfl sihmqI sI. nfl hI
Auhny iek kivqf ilKI ijs ‘c Aus ikhf sI ik rotI rojLI krky kYnyzf ‘c bfpU vqn isMG dIaF
poqrIaF ey[bI[sI isKdIaF ny aqy Aus dy apxy ipMz ‘c ibhfrI mjLdUr dy bwcy AUVf aYVf.
mYN ieh gwl kMm qy vfieaf lMzn, nUM dwsI qF Auh Tfhkf mfr ky hwisaf qy boilaf, ‘ bfeI jI
iehnUM koeI puwCy ky dyKx aflI gwl qF ieh sI, mfrHfj, ik vqn isMG qy ibhfrI mjLdUr dy
inafixaF nfl ieh Bfxf vriqaf ikAuN? ikAuN Auh apxy Gr mF bolI dy inwG ‘c rotI nf kmf
sky? AuhnF nUM GrvfsI qoN prvfsI ikhny bxfieaf??’
vfieaf lMzn dI bfq ‘c dm sI. ieh 19 vIN sdI ‘c pMjfb dI ‘vfieaf lMzn’ sLurU hoeI hfr
sI. ijs ‘c lMzn afilaF ny pMjfb dy qKLq qy bYTy bflk mhfrfjy dlIp isMG dy zOly qy bwJf
‘koihnUr’ DoKy nfl lfh ky mlkf dy qfj ‘c jf tuMigaf sI. qy nfl hI lut ilaf sI pMjfbIaF df
sfrf rfj-Bfg.
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[[[bfpU iek rfq bfhlf iZwlf ho igaf. asIN lfgly hspqfl lY gey. qVky ijhy Auh pUrf ho
igaf.
bfpU dy Puwl kIrqpur pAux dI gwl Coty Brf ny ieh kih ky myry ijLMmy lf idwqI ik msFh msFh
iewk imwtI Zox df mhIny df kMtrYykt imilaY. ies vfr qusIN jf afE BfajI. Coty Brf dy khy
‘ies vfr’ qoN mYnUM lwgf ijvyN Auh kih irhf hovy ik ‘byby vfrI mYN jf afAUN’.
[[[qy mYN bfpU dy Puwl qfr ky awj vfps jf irhF. bObI nUM imlxf cfihaf pr pqf lwigaf Auh
nisLaF df afdI ho cuwkY aqy hux iksy nsLf CuzfAU kyNdr ‘c rih irhY. Auhdf inwkf Brf dwsdf sI
ik nsLf CuzfAU kyNdr ivwc Auh aksr AuWcI AuWcI bolx lwg pYNdf:
‘Eey! lokF qy rfj krn vfilE!! nsLf CzfAU kyNdr bxfAux dI QF[[[ lokF nUM jIx dy mOky
idvfE! nsLy AuhnF afpy Cwz dyxy.’
sux ky mYnUM apxy aslI bObI Xfr dI Xfd af geI. (gwc Brky) bMdf ikqy hY kfiem hfly.
gwzI dI sLMitMg dI afvfjL afAuNdI hY.
(GVI vwl vyKdy hoey.)
Eh! myrI gwzI afAux df tfeIm ho igaY. hux mYnUM jfxf pYxf hY. awj bObI qF nfl neIN pr Aus
dIaF ilKIaF sqrF hfly vI myry aMg-sMg ny:
jybH coN AuhI inwkI ijhI prcI kwZ ky pVHdf hY:
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lMG igaf prBfq df vylf
hux hY kflI rfq df vylf
kfmy dysoN bfhr nUM cwly
Auh apxy rojLgfr nUM cwly]
awCf dosqo iPr imlFgy. qusIN myry muVn dI afs rwiKE. mYN quhfzy AuWTx dI afs idl ‘c lY ky
jf irhF.
gwzI dy qurn dI afvfjL.
prdf]
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Back Cover Text:
“pRIqmF kI ny ieh vIjLy vI!!
iek aYlfn?
rfhfdrI??
rwijaF puwijaF vloN ik, “rotI qoN afvfjLfr loko! afE sfzy kol, asIN quhfnUM quhfzI hYsIaq dI
rojLI rotI idMny aF. qusIN sfzI mrjLI muqfibk kMm kro.”
[[[qy ieh gwl sfQoN gwuJI neIN,pRIqmF, ik jo ieh aYlfn krdy ny Auh pihlF ies leI hflfq vI
pYdf krdy af.
[[[pr koeI neIN, dosqf! quM jfh[[[!! aqy DrqI dy hyTly bMny isr Bfr KVf ho ky vI dyK af. qyry
muVn qy gwl krFgy[[[ qy pYrF Bfr ho ky kuC pwky pYrIN socFgy.’