XfdF dy JroKy `coN
iksmq
mUl lyiKkf: gurmIq kuibsyk (ieµgilÈ ivc)
pµjfbI rUp: joigµdr ÈmÈyr
 

myrI mF afpxy swjy hwQ df dohrf aµgUTf lY ky jµmI sI. iksy vyly Auh ieh khfxI dsdI huµdI sI ik ikvyN ieh Ébr ipµzoN ipµzIN PYl geI sI. ieQoN qIkr ik lokIN ieh kihx lwg pey sn, ik KYihraF ivc iewk bwcI ny jnm ilaf hY, ijsdf ichrf hI hY nhIN. ies mUrÉqf qy Ausƒ hfsf af jFdf. AuNJ jdoN Auh ieh gl dsdI ik iewk joqÈI ny ieh BivÈ bfxI kIqI sI ik iek idn Auh sÌr krky dUr Ìfsly jf ky iksy QF rhygI. mF Tµzf sfh BrdI qy kihµdI ”jo AusdI iksmq ivc hY”. mYƒ ivÈvfs hY ik myrI mF df aµgUTf iewk idn vI AusdI AudfsI df kfrn nhIN sI bixaf. pr afpxI siBaqf aqy pirvfr ƒ dUr ipwCy Cwz ky afAuxf ËrUr bixaf hovygf.


myrI mF 1933 dy sfl ivc kYnyzf afeI sI. kYnyzf ivc eIst ieµzIanF ƒ vot pfAux dy hwk imlx qoN 14 sfl pihlF aqy ihµdosqfn ƒ brqfnIaF qoN afËfdI prfpq krn qoN vI 14 sfl pihlF.


“stYits kYnyzf” anusfr 1920-1945 ivckfr ieµzIaF qoN kyvl 675 ivakqI hI kYnyzf ivc dfiÉl hoey sn. jdoN mYN afpxI mF dI pfsport qy Ìoto dyKI. mYQoN Auh pCfxI hI nf geI. Aus Auqy pfsport rwKx vfly df nfm imisj gurbcn kOr pqnI muxÈf isµG sI. Aus smy ihµdosqfn ivc goq Èfied hI koeI ilKdf hovy. AuNJ mYƒ ieµJ lwgf, ik myrI mF dI ÈnfÉq aqy iksmq sµpUrn qOr qy myry ipqf vloN AulIky jfx vfly rfhF nfl bwJI hoeI sI. Ausdf jnm asQfn ipµz Kihrf, iËlf hoiÈafrpur, pµjfb drj kIqf hoieaf sI. pfsport ieh dsdf sI ik Auh 1914 ivc pYdf hoeI hY. nf mhInf drj sI nf idn. bfad dy pfsportF ivc 19 jnvrI dI qfrIK dI rcnf kIqI geI sI.


kYnyzf ivc koeI aijhf nhIN sI huµdf, ijsdI jnm imqI nf hovy. ihµdosqfn ivc AudoN jnm rijstrz nhIN sn huµdy. ies leI myrI mF nhIN sI jfxdI ik AusdI shI shI jnm qfrIÉ ikhVI hY. jnm imqI bfry lokIN ikafÌy lfAuNdy huµdy sI, “AudoN kxk vwZ rhy sI” jF “AudoN bVI TµzI ruwq sI” afid afid.

 

myrI mF AudoN kyvl 19 sfl dI sI, jdo Aus ny dys Cwizaf. ijsdy bfry Auh AudoN kuJ nhIN jfxdI sI. Aus df pfsport 19 meI 1932 ƒ lfhor qoN jfrI hoieaf sI. kYnyzf dy iemIgryÈn aqy kflonfeIjyÈn ivBfg vloN vYnkUvr qoN 30 nvµbr 1931 ƒ Ausdy pfsport leI afigaf prdfn kIqI geI sI. ieh myry ipqf ny pRfpq kIqI sI. Auh kuJ vrHy pihlF kYnyzf afey sn, aqy hux ivafh krvfAux leI vfps ihµdosqfn jf rhy sn. pfsport dI imafd muwkx dI qfrIÉ 19 meI 1937 sI. AuNJ myrI mF 1961 qwk arQfq 28 sfl bfad qwk ihµdosqfn nhIN geI sI. jy Auh jfxdI huµdI ik ikµny sÉq jIvn ivc dI lµGxf pvygf, kI Auh afAuNdI?


Aus dy pfsport qy iewk mohr lwgI hoeI hY. jo pRgt krdI hY, “4 julfeI 1933 ƒ klkwqf polIs vloN dyiKaf igaf.” aqy iewk hor vI hY jo ieh dsdI hY, “6 julfeI 1933 ƒ klkwqf ivKy ikµg jfrjj zfk polIs ny cYkafAUt kIqf.” ienHF sfrIaF mohrF qoN mYƒ lgdf hY, ik kµnyzf ƒ afAux dI sfrI kfrvfeI bVI kiTn huµdI sI. BfvyN pfsport dy pihly sÌy qy ibafn sI, “ies pfsport rwKx vfly ƒ bÊYr iksy rukfvt dy afËfdfnf qOr qy lµGx aqy jfx idwqf jfvy, aqy Ausƒ jdoN koeI loV pvy, hr shfieqf aqy riKaf prdfn kIqI jfvy”. kI mYƒ ies nfl ivÈvfs ho skdf hY ik myrI mF ijhVI nf pVH skdI sI nf ilK skdI sI, dI dyK Bfl huµdI rihxI sI, jy Auh myry ipqf dy nfl sÌr nf krdI? lgdf hY myrI mF aqy ipE ny 6 julfeI 1933 ƒ klkwqy qoN afpxf sÌr surU kIqf. BfvyN kYsy hflfq huµdy, sÌr qf hr hflq ivc hI kiTnfeIaF Biraf hoxf sI, pr ies ivc vfDf ieh ho igaf ik myrI mF 6 mhIny qoN grBvqI sI. ieh koeI sYr spfty vfly krUË df qËrbf qF nhIN sI. AunHF ƒ jhfË ivc afpxf rotI tuwk afp bxfAuxf pYNdf sI. Auh sfƒ bwicaF ƒ aksr dsdI huµdI sI, ik iksy ƒ ieh pRvfh hI nhIN sI ik BfvyN asIN jIAuNdy rhIey jF mr jfeIey. ies Auqy iewk hor mohr vI hY, ijhVI pRgt krdI hY ik Auh 26 julfeI 1933 ƒ hFg kfg ivc sI. afÉrI mohr “lYNizz iemIgrFt kYnyzIan iemIgryÈn, agsq 12 1933 ivktorIaf, bI[ sI[” dI hY. myry mfqf ipqf ivktorIaf myrI mF dy Brf jgq isµG bYNs kol rhy. AunHF df Gr Aus ielfky ivc huµdf sI, ijwQy hux mya Ìyar mfl hY. akqUbr 1933 ivc myrf vwzf Brf sohx isµG ivktorIaf ivKy pYdf hoieaf. AusqoN bfad Auh XUbo dy lfigµg kYNp ivc rihx cly gey. ijwQy myry ipqf lwkV dI imwl ivc kµm krdy sn. ieh pfldI cly jfx qoN pihlF dI gwl hY.


myrI mF ny disaf, ik pµjfb dy KuwlyH mYdfnF qoN bfad vYnkUvr dy AuWcy AuWcy ÌrF dy ruwK dyK ky Auh cikRq rih jFdI sI. myrI mF ƒ nvyN bwcy, nvyN mulk, axjfxy rIqI irvfj, aqy ivafh qoN pihlF nf jfxdI pqI dy nfl rihx dy vfqfvrn ivc dI lµGxf ipaf. Aus dOr dIaF sfrIaF pµjfbI qIvIaF df ieho sFJf qjrbf sI. pµjfb qoN afeIaF sfrIaF dUjIaF qIvIaF anusfr Auh afpxIaF shylIaF dI shfieqf nfl ies siQqI qy kfbU pfAuNdIaF rhIaF. jd mYN 1967 ivc ihµdosqfn geI ijvyN myrf AWuQy vfh ipaf, Auh mYƒ aiDk lwgf. afpxI mF dy hflfq ƒ apnfAux, isdk aqy hOsly nfl myry mn ivc AusdI slfhuq leI hor vfDf hoieaf. myrI mF qy AusdI mF pµjfbI vI pVH ilK nhIN skdIaF sn. nqIjy dy qor `qy koeI icwTI jo AunHf ƒ imldI jF Auh pfAuNdIaF, iksy qoN pVHfAuxI jF ilKvfAuxI pYNdI. ievyN Byd BrIaF gwlF ikvyN dwsIaF jf skdIaF sn? tYlIPon sµcfr bfry qF iksy ny suixaf qwk nhIN sI. sfzy kol mF dy sfkF sµbDIaF jF Ausdy Bfrq dy jIvn dI koeI qsvIr nhIN . jµmx, mrn, aqy hor ËrurI GtnfvF dIaF KbrF ‘nIly do vrky eyarogRfm’ qy ilKIaF mhIinaF bfad phuµcdIaF. ijsdI hr imldI QF qy kuC nf kuC iliKaf huµdf. jdoN koeI ieµzIaf qoN afAuNdf, sB Ausƒ Auqsukqf nfl imldy. myry mfqf ipqf sfzy ipCy rih rhy pirvfr bfry Ausdf disaf iewk iewk kImqI Èbd bVy iDafn nfl suxdy. mYƒ aijhIaF imlxIaF Xfd hn, pr mYN vfkeI ieh nhIN jfxdI sF ik Auh ikµnIaF mhwqv pUrn sn, jd qwk ik mYN bflÊ nhIN ho geI. myrI iewk shylI hY, Auh 19 sfl dI sI, jdoN iemIgryt hoeI. afpxI jnm BUmI aqy afpxy apnfey dys dohF ivckfr lIro lIr hoeI kihµdI hY, ik Auh ikqy vI Gr vFg mihsUs nhIN krdI. myrf iÉafl hY, ho skdf hY ik myrI mF vI ievyN anuBv krdI hovy. Auh 1961 ivc ihµdosqfn ƒ vfps geI sI. myry Coty Brf zyivz (suKdyv) dy nfl jo 7 sfl df sI. Auh do sfl AuQy rhI. myrf iÉafl hY, Auh afpxy dohF dyÈF dy ivckfr lIro lIr huµdI rhI hoxI hY. myrI mF afpxy bcpn bfry lµbf smf gwlF kr skdI sI. Auh afpxy ipµz dy aµbF dI imTfs aqy gµinaF dIaF gwlF krdI huµdI sI jo Auh bcpn ivc cUpdI huµdI sI. asIN bwicaF ny afpxI CotI ijhI i˵dgI ivc nf gµny dyKy sn nf aµb. cUpx dI gl qF dUr dI rhI. myrI mF dIaF XfdF myry mn ivc iewk adBuq aqy pyNzU jIvn dy gIqF ijhy ihµdosqfn dI isrjxf krdIaF.


myrIaF pihlIaF XfdF zMkn dy bfhrvfr pfldI dIaF hn. ijwQy myrf pirvfr lwg Bwg 18 vrHy irhf. ieQoN dy vsnIkF dI bhu igxqI eIst ieµzIanF dI sI. ieh iblkul ieAuN lgdf huµdf sI, ijvyN kYnyzf ivc pµjfb ivclf koeI kimAUnl ipµz hovy. ijhVy lok pfldI ivc jµmy qy vwzy hoey, afpxI bflÊ i˵dgI ivc vI afps ivc juVy rhy. sfzIaF i˵dgIaF df muK kyNdr gurdvfry dy afly duafly sI. aYqvfr AuQy guËfrI dy sn, aqy myry ipqf qy BYx AuQy hfrmonIam vfjf vjfAuNdy aqy Èbd kIrqn krdy huµdy sn. Bog pYx qoN bfad hr koeI ÈfkfhfrI lµgr Ckdf huµdf sI, ijhVf ik qIvIaF aqy bµdy iqafr krdy huµdy sn. kuJ smF myry ipqf pµjfbI vI pVHfANdy rhy aqy iewk zrfmf klwb nfl vI sbµDq rhy.


pfldI ivc afpxy lokF ivc afpsI myl jol aqy rl iml ky rihx df ieh bVf suhfvxf smF sI. jy sfzy Gr ivc iksy bwcy ƒ mF dI bxfeI dfl sbËI psµd nf afAuNdI, Aus ny kihxf, ik nfl dy Gr guaFZIaF dy jfh aqy dyK imisjL lCmx kI pkf rhI hY. myyrf iÉafl hY, myrf Brf sohx kuJ vfr AunHF dy igaf vI. imisjL lCmx ny bhuq ÉuÈI nfl Aus ƒ jI afieaF ikhf, aqy jo irwDf sI Auh vI idwqf.


keI vfr CotI Aumr dI bwcI hox krky mYN gurdvfry sON vI jfxf. jfgx qy mYƒ Kfxf pkfAux vflI QF qy lY jfxf, ijwQy myrI mF aqy hor qIvIaF rl ky rotIaF lfhudIaF huµdIaF sn. gurdvfry ivc Kfxf pkfAux smy vrqoN leI qIvINaF cwkI nfl msflf pIsdIaF huµdIaF sn. ivafh ÈfdIaF, jnm idnF, mrny dIaF mfqmI rsmF aqy i˵dgI dIaF hor duKFqk GtnfvF swcy idloN sFJIaF krdy huµdy sn. mYN iqµn ku sfl dI sF, jdoN myry dfdf jI svrgvfs ho gey. mYƒ Xfd hY ik AunHF dI dyh df sskfr lwkVF dI icqf ivc dfÊ dy ky kIqf igaf sI aqy bµdy sfrI rfq AuQy iDafn rKdy rhy. mYƒ AuQy jfx dI afigaf nhIN sI imlI. myrI mF mihsUs krdI sI ik mYN bhuq CotI hF. myrI BYx pflo myry nfloN 11 sfl vwzI sI. Auh ipwCy myrI dyK Bfl leI myry kol rhI. asIN dovyN imE dy jnrl stor dy brFzy ivc KVo ky dUr bldy isvy dI awg dyKdIaF rhIaF. mYƒ ieh vI Xfd hY, ik Auh myry qy iKJdI sI. ikAuNik Auh myry dfdf jI -pµjfb isµG - hurF ƒ bhuq ipafr krdI sI aqy Auh arQI dy nfl jfxf cfhuµdI sI. aijhIaF keI kurbfnIaF vwzIaF BYxF CotIaF BYxF leI krdIaF hI huµdIaF hn.


myrI mF iewk Gr girhsqx mF sI. AuNJ Auh afrfm-pRsq iesqrI nhIN sI. BfvyN pVHfeI ilKfeI vloN korI anpVH sI, pr Auh Auxy hoey suaftrF jF isly hoey sUtF dy pYtrn dyK lYNdI sI aqy iPr Auh afp AuvyN dy iqafr kr lYNdI sI. Ausdf afpxf bhuq sfrf smF kroÈIey nfl kµm, islfeI kZfeI, rotI tuwk bxfAux aqy vwzy gfrzn dI dyK Bfl aqy guwz guzfeI dy ruJyvyN ivc lµGdf. iesqoN ibnf sfzy kol iek bhuq suµdr aqy duwD dyx vflI gF vI huµdI sI, zyËI. myrI mF roË svyry suvKqy Ausdf duD coNdI. zyËI sfƒ duwD, dhIN aqy mwKx pRdfn krdI. myrI mF qy BYx svyry AuWT ky dwuD irVkdIaF. anyk vfr myrI BYx pflo lyk kfAucn ivcly hfeI skUl ivc pVHn jfx qoN pihlF svyry suvKqy hI zyËI dI Dfr kwZ jFdI. pfldI ivc guËfry idnF qoN lµmy smy ipwCoN jdoN Auh kdy ienHF idnF df iËkr krdI, Auh hwsdI aqy kihµdI “mYN ieh socdI hF ik Èfied skUly myry koloN gF dy gohy dI bo vI afAuNdI hovy”. ieAuN hfsf mÈkUlf cldf rihµdf.


1946 ivc ÌrvrI dI iewk TµzI svyr ƒ mF ny zyËI dI Dfr kwZI qy iPr mYƒ jnm dyx leI zMkn clI geI. jdoN myry afpxy bwcy hoey, mYN ieh soc ky hYrfn hoeI ik myrI mF ny AudoN ies ƒ ikvyN ilaf hovygf. iesqrIaF jo aOiKafeIaF sihn kr rhIaF hn, AunHF ƒ iksy ny mfnqf hI nhIN idwqI. mYƒ Xfd af irhf hY ik sKq TµzI srd ruwq ivc iek idn myrI mF aqy myrI kjLn crn kOr sfzy lwkV dy ibnf pyNt kIqy Gr dI Cwq qy KVIaF icmnI dI awg buJfAux df Xqn kr rhIaF sn. AunHF ƒ Aus Aupr lµby jYNprF aqy isrF qoN iqlkdIaF cuµnIaF nfl dyKxf bVf afnµd-meI dirÈ sI. AuNJ kuJ hÌiqaF bfad sfry ipµz ny dyiKaf ik ies qoN pihlf ik awg buJfAux vfly trwk phuµc skx, iewk Gr ijhVf bfhroN pyNt kIqf hoieaf sI awg nfl sV ky DrqI qy af ipaf hY. ies Gr ivc iek gorf pirvfr rihµdf sI. mYN ies leI kih rhI hF ik Gr pyNt kIqf hoieaf sI, ik kyvl gory hI afpxy Gr aqy tfieltF dy drvfËy pyNt krdy sn. kuJ hÌiqaF bfad asIN gurdvfry ivc Dµnvfd idvs mnfieaf. ikAuNik koeI vI awg nfl miraf jf ËÉmI nhIN sI hoieaf. iewk blUµgVf qwk vI nhIN. sB awg qoN bcf ley gey sn. jy myrI XfddfÈq TIk hY, imstr myAU pfldI df mhfn ipqfmf, ijhVf ik pµjfb qoN sI, ieh XkInI bxfAuNdf huµdf sI, ik pfldI ivc koeI vI Gr-rihq nf hovy. hr iek nUM ieh aihsfs sI ik asIN sB iewk kimAuintI hF.


agsq 1952 ivc jdoN mYN Cy sfl dI sF, myry ipqf jI ny sfzy pirvfr ƒ ivktorIaf lY jfx df PYslf kr ilaf, ikAuNik pfldI dI imwl bµd ho geI sI. mYN qy myrI mF bVf roeIaF jdoN zyËI vycI geI. ivktorIaf ivc rihx leI cly jfx nfl sfƒ sB ƒ siBafcfrk mfxisk Jtkf lwgf. myrI vwzI BYx pflo qfrf isµG swl nfl ivafhI geI aqy Auh julfeI 1952 ivc nfrQ vYnkUvr cly gey. jd myrI vwzI BYx sfzf Gr Cwz geI, ieh sfzy leI bhuq vwzf Gftf sI. Auh afpxy afp ivc agvfeI krn vflI koeI ÈY sI. Auh dohF siBafcfrF ivc afsfnI nfl ivcr skdI sI. Auh nf kyvl myry ipqf sµg jo Aus dy aiDafpk vI sn, gurdvfry ivc vfjf vjf ky Èbd hI pVH skdI sI, sgoN bVI srlqf nfl pµjfbI ilK aqy pVH vI skdI sI. Auh eynI inpuµn sI, ik ihµdosqfn ivc lok hYrfn huµdy sn. myrI BYx pµjfb ivc myrI mF dy pirvfr nfl sbµD joVn vflI iek kVI sI. Auh kyvl 17 sfl dI sI jdoN Auh sfzy koloN nfrQ vYnkUvr clI geI aqy iek nvIN pqnI dy qOr qy sfry GrylU kµm kfË ƒ sµBfilaf. Ausdy pirvfr ivc Ausdy pqI dy irÈqydfr vI Èfml sn. ieh smF lwkVF bfl ky cuwilHaF aqy aµgITIaF qy rotI tuwk pkfAux aqy hwQF nfl kpVy Dox, ncoVn df sI. pflo swc muwc hI bVI qkVI vrkr sI. jdoN Auh 18 sfl dI hoeI Aus dy pihly bwcy ny jnm ilaf. vIhF sflF dI huµdI qIkr Aus dy do kuVIaF ho geIaF, jYrI qy idljIq. jdoN Auh lwg Bg 22 sfl dI hoeI Aus ny ÌYslf ilaf ik Auh kµm qy jfieaf krygI. Aus ny afpxy doNh bwicaF leI koeI cfielz kyar lwBI aqy burfrz zrfeI zfk qy sYkRytrI dI poËIÈn lY leI. ieh Auh smf sI, jdoN pµjfbI kuVIaF dI qF gwl Cwzo, iesqrIaF AuNJ hI bhuq Gwt kµm krdIaF sn. myrI BYx ƒ qIhF bµidaF df Kfxf bxfAuxf vI kuJ nhIN lgdf huµdf sI aqy Auh pfrtIaF dyx leI bVI priswD sI. AusdIaF shylIaF dohF siBafqfvF nfl sbµD rwKx vflIaF sn. Auh sfzy bfkI sB leI iek Audfhrn sI. jdoN asIN pfldI ivc huµdy sF, Auh kYnyzIan Kfxy bxfAuNdI huµdI sI, jo Ausny kfAucn hfeI skUl ivKy hom ieknfimks df kors kridaF iswKy sn. BfvyN Auh vI lwkVF vfly cuwlHy qy hI bxfey jFdy sn. sfzy pfldI ivc guËfry idnF qoN kfÌI smf bfad asIN Ausƒ bynqI kIqI ik Auh sfzy leI lYmn mYirµg pfeIaF bxfvy. hor, Ausny myrI mF qoN kroÈIaf, Auxnf aqy sIxf vI iswiKaf hoieaf sI. AusdI rIs krnI bhuq muÈikl sI. AuNJ myrI BYx ny ieh kdI nhIN sI PV mfrI ik Auh dUsiraF qoN vDIaf hY. Auh bVI inmrqf pUrvk aqy imhrbfn iksm dI iensfn sI. afpxI sfrI i˵dgI Auh lokF nfl ipafr krdI rhI aqy ieh Xqn krdI rhI ik Auh AunHF dI ijµnI mdd kr skdI hY, kry. jdoN 1999 ivc Aus dI imrqU hoeI, Auh iewk aijhf Kwpf Cwz geI jo kdI nhIN pUiraf jf skdf. Auh dohF siBaqfvF aqy dohF pIVIHaF dy ivckfr Kwpy Auqy iewk pul sI. keI pwKF qoN Auh myrI ‘kYnyzIan mF’ sI ikAuNik Auh myry nfloN 11 sfl vwzI sI.


jdoN asIN ivktorIaf rihx lwgy, mYN aqy myry Brf jIq ny Auh duD pIx qoN nFh kr idwqI jo drvfiËaF qy boqlF ivc afAuNdf sI. asIN jfn strIt ivc rihµdy sF. ieµzstrIal ielfky dI iewk purfxI bsqI ivwc. ieQy koeI bµjr Zfrf nhIN sI, ijwQy nvyN blUµgVy lBdy, nF hI ryl dI ptVI dy nfl nfl lfhux leI bYrIaF sn, nF hI kuwkV qy cUcy qury iPrdy sn, nF hI duVµgy lfAuNdy sUr, ijnF df ipwCf krdy aqy nf hI koeI vwCf vwCI sI ijhdy gl ivc rwsf pf ky leI iPrdy. pfldI df diraf ijwQy myrf Brf jIq mwCIaF PVdf huµdf sI, hux kyvl iewk Xfd bx ky rih igaf sI. Auh guaFZI vI nf rhy, jo vfsqv ivc iewk vDy hoey pirvfr dy jIaf vFg hI huµdy sn. ieh sfzy vfsqy iek siBafcfrk Jtkf sI aqy myrI mF leI iewk asih ieklfpf. asIN agsq 1952 ivc afey sF. mYN sqµbr ivc gryz 1 ÈurU kIqf. ies nfl myrI mF Gr ivc iekwlI rIh geI. mYN nhIN jfxdI ik Auh ikvyN nijwTdI hovygI, ikAuNik mYN afp iewk Epry vfqfvrn ivc afpxy afp ƒ Ausdy anukUl bxfAux df Xqn kr rhI sF aqy mYN socdI huµdI sF, ik ieh ikµnI BYVI QFh hY.


ajy koeI vDyrf smf nhIN sI hoieaf, ik mYƒ nslvfdI byieËqI dIaF coBF df qjrbf vI hoieaf. iewk bflÊ dy qOr qy AunHF guaFZIaF df iËkr ÈRyxI rihq/nIvIN ÈRyxI df kIqf sI. mYƒ “zrtI ihµdU” dy Èbd suxny pYNdy sn. jy mYN afpxI mF ƒ dsdI qF Auh vI kI kr skdI sI? ies leI mYN afpxy qwk hI rKdI. jdoN mYN afpxy Gr aµdr vVdI sF, mYN jfxdI sF ieh swc nhIN. sfzf Gr inrmYl huµdf sI. myrI mF nf kyvl pµjfbI Kfxy hI bxfAuNdI sI, Aus ny kYnyzIan izÈF vI bxfAuxIaF iswK leIaF sn. Auh aksr kyk sykdI aqy jYm bxfAuNdI. Auh sfrf kuJ XfddfÈq nfl hI krdI ikAuNik myrI mF anpVH sI. jdoN sfzf Gr pirvfr dy jIaF aqy dosqF nfl Biraf huµdf, mF dI chyqI QF ikcn huµdI sI. Auh Kfxf bxfAux dy kµm ƒ puafVf nhIN smJdI sI. Auh afpxIaF shylIaF aqy pirvfirk jIaF nfl hsdI, gwlF krdI Kfxf vI bxfAuNdI rihµdI. asIN sfry Ausdy Pl df mËf lYNdy.


iek vfr jdoN mYN lgBg gryz 3 ivc sI, mYN mF nfl Gr ƒ qurI jf rhI sF. mYN dyiKaf ik mF ƒ iewk guaFZI muµzy ny nslI byieËwqI nfl duKI kIqf hY. mF ny Aus vwl qwikaf qwk nf aqy afrfm nfl qurI geI. Aus ny ies bfry iksy nfl koeI gwl nf kIqI. pr mYN afpxy afp ivc ies bfry duKI huµdI rhI ik mYN awgy ho ky mF df bcfE ikAuN nf kIqf. Èfied mYN zr geI sF, ik muµzf ikqy mYƒ nf kuJ afKy. mYN ieh jfx lYxf ÈurU kIqf ik asIN vwKry hF. ijvyN ik keI horF df ivcfr sI ik asIN GtIaf hF. aFZ guaFZ ivc myry anykF dosq sn, pr sdf ieh ÉdÈf lwgf rihµdf sI ik mYN ienHF qoN vwKrI lgdI hF. bflÊ dy qOr qy aqy svY-inrnf krn AupRµq myrf ieh iÉafl hY ik ies df pRBfv sfrI i˵dgI myry AuWpr irhf. blik muZly skUl dy sflF dOrfn mYN srIrk qUµ qUµ mYN mYN ivc vI peI afm qOr qy iek ivÈys guaFZI muµzy nfl. AuNJ mYN afpxy mF ipE kol kdI iesdf iËkr nhIN sI kIqf. hux mYN socdI hF, ik Èfied AuhnF ƒ bcfAux leI. mYN afpxy vwzy BrfvF ƒ vI nhIN sI dwisaf. ikAuNik mYƒ pqf sI ik guaFZIaF nfl ËrUr lVfeI ho jfeygI. ies leI mYN iswK ilaf, ik gwl afpxy afp ivc hI rwKo. bflÊ dy qOr qy vI jd mYN nslvfd df iÈkfr hoeI, ievyN hI bcfE krdI rhI. ijµnf ku mYƒ brdfÈq krnf cfhIdf sI mYN AusqoN vDyry krdI rhI aqy iesƒ rokx leI dUijaF dI shfieqf pRfpq kr lYx qoN vFJI rhI. myrf iÉafl hY ik ikAuNik bwcy dy qOr qy iksy koloN shfieqf sµBv nhIN sI. mYN ieh iswK ilaf ik afpxIaF ËÉmI BfvnfvF ƒ lukf ky riKaf jfvy.


asIN Gwt-igxqI ivc vI Gwt-igxqI sF. nfbflÊI smy lgBg ieh asµBv sI, ik iksy vwzy nfl afpxf duK suK sFJf kr skIey. mYN do siBafqfvF ivc ivcr rhI sF. ieQy sdf hI mwuKDfrf dy smfj vloN rwd kIqy jfx df BY rihµdf hY. prqvIN nËr nfl dyKIey qF ies qjrby ny mYƒ iewk mËbUq ivakqI bxf idwqf. bflÊ avsQf ivc dfÉly df smF myry leI myry afpxy ax-pµjfbI dosqF nfloN vwKrf sI. ieh AudoN sI jdoN muµzy qy kuVIaF joVIaF bxfAuNdy qy lgfqfr imldy hn. pµjfbI muµizaF ivc XkInI qor qy “zyitµg” svIkfrq irvfj nhIN sI. ies sIn df Bfg nf ho ky mYN afpxIaF shylIaF aqy BYxF BrfvF qy shfieqf aqy afnµd lYx leI inrBr krdI sF. mYN sdf ieh mihsUs kIqf, ik myry mF bfp bVy ipafry hn. asl ivc mYƒ afpxy mF bfp vloN kdI vI koeI srIrk sËf nhIN sI imlI aqy mYN jfxdI sF, ik rihnmfeI, surwiKaf aqy dyK Bfl ies QF qoN imldI hY.


jdoN mYN lgBg 11 virHaF dI sF, myrI mF ny ÌYslf kIqf ik sfƒ strfbrI qoVn jfxf cfhIdf hY. jYm dIaF kuJ boqlF leI nhIN blik ieh vI iewk Dn kmfAux df sfDn sI. afpxI mF dIaF shylIaF aqy AunHF dy bwicaF nfl. sfƒ cONk ivcoN AunHF ny cuwkxf sI. ieh cONk ivktorIaf ivc zgls, gOrmYNt aqy ihwlsfeIz dIaF strItF dy imlx vflI QF qy huµdf sI. 6[30 svyr dy smNy mFvF smyq asIN sfry bwcy AuWQoN iewk trwk dy ipCy lwd ley gey aqy iewk byrI Ìfrm qy iljfey gey. myrIaF shylIaF aqy mYN Gbrf rhIaF sF ik skUl ivcoN koeI ieh jlvf nf dyK ley! pr sfzIaF mfvF nhIN, Auh afpxI cVHdI klf ivc sn, Pfrm ƒ jfx vfly sfry rfh ivc jdoN Auh gwlF kr rhIaF sn, iKV iKV hws vI rhIaF sn. AunHF dIaF cuµnIaF lihrf rhIaF sn. nf kyvl Auh afp ÉuÈ sn sgoN sfƒ bwicaF ƒ vI hwlf ÈyrI dy rhIaF sn. dupihr dy Kfxy vyly mFvf ny nfl ilaFdIaF rotIaF, sbËIaF aqy afcfr kwZ ley. sB ny rl iml ky vµz ky Kfx df afnµd ilaf.


strfbrI dI ruwq mukwx qy vI Gr cYn nhIN sI. sfzy leI nf grmIaF dIaF CuwtIaF sn nf grmIaF dy kYNp. agFh lognbyrI sI. ieh bhuq BYVI sI. ies df qF suafd vI cµgf nhIN sI. sfzIaF AuNglF sqµbr dy awD qwk jfmnI rµg dIaF hoeIaF rhIaF. pr Gwto Gt AunHF ƒ qoVn leI KVox Xog qF rhy. mF ny ieAuN kIqI kmfeI Gr leI nvIaF izÈF, ÌrnIcr, aqy pirvfr leI hor cIËF KrIdx qy ÉrcI. hux mF ƒ afpxI kmfeI krn df Js pY igaf sI. Ausƒ koeI rokx vflf nhIN sI. bsµq ruwq ivc Auh ÌfrmF qy kµm krn leI jfx lwg peI, AWuQy pIly nrgsI PuwlF ƒ gwTF idµdI rhI, jd qwk ik Aus ƒ ho geI alrjI ny rok nf idwqf. Aus ƒ ieh kMm Cwzxf ipaf. iPr Auh iewk bykrI ivc kµm krdI rhI. jdoN Auh 58 sfl dI sI. Auh iksy qyl vflI QF qy iqlk geI. Aus dy guwt qy swt lwgI. ijs ny Aus ƒ kµm krn qoN vrj idwqf. kfiedy kfƒn nf jfnx krky myrI mF afpxI iÈÌt dy Éqm hox qwk kµm krdI rhI aqy iPr qur ky hspqfl geI. Ausdf guwt tuwt igaf sI. pr ikAuNik Ausny rIport nhIN sI kIqI. Ausƒ koeI muafvËf nf imilaf. myrI mF ijµnf afp kmfeI krn qy KuÈ hoeI Aunf pihlF kdy nhIN sI hoeI. ieh myry leI iewk cµgf sbk sI aqy ajy qwk hY.


myrI mF ieµzIaf jf kYnyzf ivc iksy skUl nhIN geI sI. Auh pµjfbI aqy aµgRyËI dohF vloN korI anpVH sI. pr afiÉrkfr Aus ny aµgRyËI ivc afpxf nF ilKxf iswK ilaf sI. ijhVf ik mYN Ausdy pfsport Auqy Gbrfht ijhI nfl ilKy awKrF ivc iliKaf hoieaf dyiKaf.


myrf ivÈvfs hY ik ieh Aus ƒ aqy hor pµjfbI qIvIaF ƒ pfldI ivc iksy imhrbfn aiDafpkf ny isKfieaf sI. myrI mF kol cfr pfsport sn. pihlf iewk 1932 ivc jfrI hoieaf. dUsrf 1961 ivc, qIsrf iewk 1973 ivc, aqy aµqlf iewk 1979 ivc. ievyN lwgdf hY, ik ijvyN myrI mF sµsfr Br df sÌr krn vflI hovy. myrf aµdfËf hY ik Auh sI. pr Auh kyvl sdf ihµdusqfn hI geI sI.


myrI mF, myrI BYx aqy myrf afËfdI nfl ivcrnf aqy pRfpqIaF dyK ky hYrfn huµdI. prqvIN nËr ivc mYN mF dy sfry hflfq ƒ shfrn aqy AunHF qy kfbU pf lYx qy ascrj huµdI hF. Aus dy suBfa ivc afËfd qrµg sI. ies leI Auh iewk akrmk iesqrI dy swcy ivc nf Zl skI. mYN qy myrI BYx kihµdIaF huµdIaF sF ik jy sfzI mF kYnyzf ivc jµmI huµdI aqy ividaf prfpq krdI, koeI nhIN kih skdf sI ik Auh kI krdI qy kI huµdI. ijvyN ik Ausny afpxy vrqmfn hflfq anusfr bhuq kuC kIqf hY.


mYƒ mF koloN bVIaF dfqF imlIaF. shylIaF dI mfnqf, pirvfr dI aihmIaq, mflI qOr qy afËfd rihx dI Kuwl, ividaf dI mhwqqf aqy Aus df afpxy bwicaF pRqI moh. AudoN vI jdoN bwicaF dIaF psµdF Aus leI EprIaF hox. hor myrI mF df suBf bVf hwsmuK aqy mËfhIaf sI. Ausƒ khfxIaF suxfAux aqy aYkitµg krky idKfAux df bVf ÈOk sI. myrf iÉafl hY, mYN qy BYx ny ieh mF koloN hI ivrsy ivc ilaf hY.


myry afpxI mF dy sbµD ivc keI imly july mnoBfv hn. keI vfr mYN AudfsI mihsUs krdI hF, ik Aus df afpxI jIvn dI syD qy koeI kfbU nhIN sI. Aus ƒ juafn avsQf ivc hI afpxf pirvfr Cwz dyxf cfhIdf sI. swcIN, sdf leI. Aus dy bwcy gux qy afdqF Êfilb siBafcfr qoN kbUl kr rhy sn. keIaF pwKF qoN kYnyzIan jIvn Zµg Aus leI ivdyÈI sI. kYnyzIan ilhfË nfl dyKIey qF myrI mF juafn avsQf ivc hI cl vsI. ÈUgr dI ibmfrI qoN pIVq ho ky 67 sfl dI Aumr ivc hI. keI vfr socdI hF ik Èfied myry ivc hr iewk leI smfnqf, BfvyN iesqrI hovy jf mrd, ilµg, nsl, Drm aqy ilµg mUlk igafn dI hr iewk leI smfnqf dI mhwqqf myrI mF dy jIvn ny hI myry ivc dirV krvfeI hY.


myrI afpxI loV vI hY, afpxI hfnI qoN bcx leI, nf kyvl ies ivÈvfs leI ik dunIaF inaF pUrvk hovy, blik AunHF leI afvfË AuTfAuxI, ijhnF dI hfÈIaf bµdI ho cuwkI hovy.


myrf iÉafl hY ik ik myrI mF df ivakqIqv aqy Aus dy sfhs dI Audfhrn ny sµsfr bfry myry ivcfrF aqy kdrF kImqF ƒ rUp idwqf hY. iek aiq nslvfdI smy ivc iewk Gwt igxqI gruwp dy mYNbr dy qOr qy jIAuxf koeI sOKf nhIN. pr mYN socdI hF, ik myrI mF df jIvn myry nfloN vDyry kiTn sI, ikAuNik Aus kol hor koeI cfrf nhIN sI.


awj mYN Aus pµjfbI pirvfr dI ikRqgX hF ijs ivc mYN jnm ilaf. sfzy ivc vI hor iksy pirvfr vFg keI Auqfr cVHf afey pr asIN afpxI siBaqf aqy ipafr sdky sdf juVy rhy. prqvIN nËr nfl mYN mihsUs krdI hF ik myry pµjfbI ivrsy ny ikµny amIr qjrby dI bKiÈÈ idwqI hY aqy mYN afpxy afp ƒ BfgF vflI smJdI hF. BfvyN keI vfr vwKrI soc sdkf kuJ muÈiklF vI afeIaF. mYN ivÈvfs krdI hF ik qjribaF ny myry ivkfs aqy sµsfr ƒ dyKx dy idRsLtIkox qy skfrfqmk pRBfv pfieaf hY.


myrI mF dy jIvn ny mYƒ jIvn ivc myry afpxy mfrg df ÌYslf krn df hOslf bÉiÈaf hY. mYN afpxy mF bfp dI aihsfnmµd hF, ijnHF ny kurbfnIaF aqy aOiKafeIaF Jwl ky kYnyzf ivc iewk nvF jIvn Ausfiraf.


myrI DI aimr 23 sfl dI Aumr ivc ihµdosqfn geI sI. kuJ mhIinaF ipwCoN Auh ihµdosqfn dy ipafr ivc ÌfQI Gr vfps muVI. Aus ny mYƒ puiCaf ik myry myry mF bfp ny ikvyN sdf leI ihµdosqfn Cwz idwqf sI? keI vfr asIN KuÈ iksmq huµdy hF ik sfrf srkl dyK skdy hF. Auh ihµdosqfn jo myry mF bfp ny 1933 ivc Cwizaf sI awj dy ihµdosqfn nfloN ikqy vwKrf sI. AunHf df, Gwto Gwt myry ipqf df ieh supnf sI, ik ijvyN sfry iemIgrFt iewk vDIaf jIvn guËfrdy hn, AunHF dy bwcy vI guËfrn. ieh sI aslI kfrn, ijs leI Auh kYnyzf afey. AuhnF ƒ ieQy afAux leI ies mhfn sOdy ivc keI kuJ dyxf ipaf. afpxy pirvfr, afpxI siBaqf dy keI pwK, ieQoN qIkr ik afpxf Kfx pIx vI. awj asIN ÈlfGf kr skdy hF, pµjfbI siBaqf dI amIrI ƒ sµBfl skdy hF, jo Auh afpxy nfl ilafey, aqy jo kYnyzf dy ZFcy df iewk Bfg bx geI.
myry mF bfp kimAUintI nfl afpxy cµgy sbµDF aqy Aus pRqI iDafn pUrvk hox dI mhwqqf qy Ëor idµdy sn, myrIaF afpxIaF DIaF ieh kuJ svIkfr kr cuwkIaF hn. myrf ivÈvfs hY, ik myry mF bfp ieh jfx ky pRsµn hoxgy aqy bhuq mfx mihsUs krngy.