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        bzurgW qoN mYnUM do AwdqW ivrwsq ivc imlIAW hn- iek GVI muVI cwh pIxI qy dUjI dupihr nUM sOxw[ ies dUjI ivrwsq sdkw sMn 1992 ivc PrvrI dI iek dupihr nUM mYN su~qw ipAw sW ik Pon dI GMtI v~jI[Pon cuikAw qW Awvwz AweI, “sr, Gry EN?” lVkI dI Awvwz sI pr aunINdry ivc pqw nw ligAw kOx sI[ pu~iCAw qW bolI,“sr mYN sonUM, lgdw sON rhy ho? mYN Tihr ky Pon krdI AW?” sonUM (bdilAw nW) myrI ividAwrQx sI[ mYN soicAw auh ieQy ikvyN? kuJ h&qy pihlW hI qW aus dI SwdI hoeI sI[ clo pyky AweI hovygI, ieh l~Kx lw ky mYN poly ijhy ikhw, “nhIN[ jwgdw AW, bol[“ “sr mYN quhwnUM imlxw sI[“ aus ny sMkoc nwl jor lw ky ikhw[ ”TIk hY, svyry ds vjy ivBwg ivc Aw jwvIN[“mYN AwpxI vloN aus nUM nyVy dw smW dy ky ikhw[ “nhIN sr mYN huxy imlxw cwhuMnI AW[“aus dy bolW ivc audwsI ijhI sI[ mYN hmdrdI nwl ikhw, “ieh g~l hY qW iPr huxy Aw jw[ Gr dw rsqw smJwvW?” “nhIN sr mYnUM pqw AY[mYN huxy AwanI AW[“ ieMnw kih ky aus ny Pon r~K idqw[mYN cwh pIx leI au~T ky rsoeI vl clw igAw[

        susqI dy aus Awlm ivc sonUM bwry XwdW dI pUrI lVI myry idmwg ivc GuMm geI[ pMj swl pihlWN auh myrI AYm ey Bwg pihlw dI ividAwrQx sI[ ie~kIAW swlW dI m~DrI ijhI, pqlI, sUMdr qy hoxhwr[^wmoS ijhy klws ivc Aw jWdI[ A~KIN pweI nw rVkdI[ hr roz ifpwrtmYNt jWdy nUM hyTW gyt dIAW slIbW qy shylIAW nwl bYTI imldI[ Awdr qy Apx~q BrI muskrwht nwl auT ky ivS krdI[ swl Br auh ividAwrQIAW dI BIV ivc rulI rhI[ iPr iek idn aus dI iv~lKxqw aujwgr hoeI qy aus dw k~d au~cw lgx lgw[

        mwrc 1987 dy iek idn sonUM dI klws ny sInIArz nuM Alivdw pwrtI idqI[ sonUM qy aus dI shylI Amrjoq styj sMBwl rhIAW sn[ sonUM mwihr Swier vWg aurdU dy SyArW dI JVI lgw rhI sI[ auh dovyN kuVIAW hr ividAwrQI nMU iek AlHwauxI ijhI suxw ky vwrI 2 styj qy s~ddIAW qy kuJ sunwaux nUM kihMdIAW[ auhnW dw gIq s~dy jw rhy ividAwrQI dy guxW AoguxW muqwibk ieMnW Fu~kvW huMdw sI ik AMdroN Awp muhwrI vwh vwh inkldI[ suxw ky muVdy ividAwrQI nUM auh iek qohPw idMdIAW jo aus dI i&qrq dy iblkul AnukUl huMdw[ AiDAwpkW dI vwrI Awaux qy auhnW mYnUM vI iek in~kw SrwrqI gIq gw ky s~idAW ijs ivc myry audwsIn suBwA qy inhorw kisAw hoieAw sI[ mY vI aus dw jvwb iek Zzl gw ky idqw sI ijs dw mqlw sI. “hmwry bwAd AMDyrw rhygw mhi&l myN,bhuq icrwZ jlwEgy rOSnI ky iley!“ muVn ligAW auhnW mYNnUM moFy ivc pwaux vwlw bYg idqw jo myrI Awn-kYNps prsnYltI dw ih~sw hUMdw sI[ mYnUM aus dy rcnwqimk guxW ny kIl ilAW sI[

        bwhr Aw ky mYN aus dI klw nUM slwwihAw[aus ny disAw ik aus nUM aurdU dw bhuq Sok hY qy pVweI dy nwl nwl ies zubwn dw ifplomw vI kr rhI sI[ aus ny vI myrI Zzl dI bhuq qwrI& kIqI qy glqI nwl mYnMU klwkwr hI smJ bYTI[ bwd ivc jdON vI aus ny myry ig&t vwlw bYg pwieAW vyKxw, kihxw,”sr bhuq A~Cy lg rhy ho[“ sux ky mYnUM aus ivc iek inrCl Awqmw dw Aks idKweI idMdw[ AYm ey krn auprMq aus ny pI AYc fI ArMB kr idqI[Aksr slwh mSvry leI myry ivBwgI dPqr Aw jWdI[ jldI hI auh iek srkwrI kwlj ivc pRoPYsr lg geI qy aus ny mYnUM dosq kihx dI iezwjq mMg leI[ ipCly mhIny auh Awpxy ivAwh dw kwrf dyx AweI sI[aus ny ^uSI nwl disAw ik aus dw hox vwlw “SOhr” iek srkwrI hspqwl ivc fwktr sI[ iPr aus ny mYnUM iek SyAr mu^wiqb krky AwpxI “^vwihS” khI ik aus dw sB qoN krIbI dosqN aus dI SwdI qy sB qoN pihlW phuMcy[” aus dI BolI ie~CW dI lwj rKx leI mYN aus dy ivAwh qy sB qoN pihlW phuMicAW sI[

        “pr Aj Acwnk kI kMm pY igAw hY sonUM nUM?” mYN soicAw[ qd hI GMtI v~jI qy auh bUhy qy KVI sI[ aus ny ivAwh vwlw lwl sUt qy cUVw pihinAw hoieAw sI[cyhry qoN pihlW vwlI muskrwht qy bybwkI gwieb sI[ aus nwl iek kwly sUt vwlw nOjvwn sI jo AwpxI idK kwrn aus dw “Sohr” lgdw sI[srdIAW dI FldI Du~p dw AwnMd mwnx leI auhnW ny bwhr hI bYTxw cwihAw[ mYN cwh pwxI dI pySkS kIqI pr sonUM rokdI hoeI bolI,”sr AsIN kuJ nhIN pIxw[ AsIN quhwfy kol shwieqw leI Awey hW[qusIN swfI g~l suxo[“aus dI Awvwj ivc icMqw dI illk sI[

        mYN dohW dy ichirAW nUM BWipAw qy nwl peI kursI qy bYTidAW boilAw,”dso[“ auh bolI, “sr ieh myry hsbYNf fw: blbIr isMG ny[ iehnW nUM koeI qklIP hY ijs ny swnUM i&kr ivc pwieAw hoieAw hY[ iehnW nUM iek isAwxy hoimEpYQ dI qwlwS hY joo iehnW nUM TIk kr sky[pitAwlw hoimEpYQI dw Gr hY ies leI iehnW nUM ieQy lY ky AweI hW[qusIN iek purwxy hoimEpYQ ho[mYN iehnW disAw AY ik quhwfy qoN vfw koeI nhIN[ qusI plIz iehnW nUM dyKo[“ ApxI vifAweI suxnw qy AxsuxI kr dyxw myry leI koeI nvIN g~l nhIN sI[pr Zwilb vWg sonUM dw “AMdwiz bXW” hI “kuC Aor” sI[ aus dI pRsMsw ivc gurU dw mwx iCipAW hoieAw sI jo mYN hI smJ skdw sW[ mYN nIvIN pweI aus dI pRsMsw dw AnMd mwxdw irhw qy nOjvwn dI smisAw bwry ikAws ArweIAW krdw irhw[

        mYN aus dy fwktr pqI nUM sMboDn kr ky ikhw,”kwkw jI dso kI s~misAW hY[“ aus dy bolx qoN pihlW hI sonUM ny tok ky ikhw,“sr iehnW dw pYr dyKo[“ nwl hI auh Awpxy pqI nUM bolI,”blbIr bUt lwh ky pYr idKwE sr nUM[” fwktr swihb ny cIs vtidAW Apxy s~jy pYr dw bUt lwh ky zurwb lwhI qy iPr boc kyy pYr myry A~gy DirAw[ mYN aus dy pYr nUM iDAwn nwl dyiKAw[ pYr qy SoijS AweI hoeI sI qy ies qy hlkI isAwhI dI BwA mwr rhI sI[ auNglIAW qy SoijS kuJ ijAwdw sI pr AMgUTw swP idKweI nhIN sI dy irhw[ieMj lgdw sI ijvyN aus auqy p~tI bMnH ky kwly rMg dI im~tI dw lyp kIqw hoieAw hovy[pYr ivcoN AxsuKwvIN murdwrI hvwV Aw rhI sI[

        hoimEpYiQk ielwz dy FMg inAwry hn[ies ivc nw tYstW dI koeI vu~kq hY nw AyksirAW dI[ loV hY qW mrIz qy mrz dIAW AlwmqW dI[pYr dI hwlq gMBIr sI[pUry rog icMnH jwnx leI mYN puiCAw,”kI hoieAw sI ies nUM?”

        ”sr AwpW AMdr nw bYTIey?“ aus ny sonUM qoN JyNpidAW ikhw[ mYN aus dI g~l Bwp ky ikhw,”sonUM cwh bxw ky ilAwvygI, AwpW ieQy hI bYTdy hW[“ sonUM nUM pqw sI ik aus dw pqI AwpxI mrz aus qoN CupwauNdw hY[ ies leI auh ibnw auzr AMdr cwh bnwaux clI geI[ mYN aus dw kys sunx leI hor nyVy bYT igAw[

        auh boilAw,”sr g~l quhwfy qIkr hI rhy[ myry pYr nUM kYNsr hY[ koeI fyF swl pihlW cot lgI sI[ PoVw bx igAw[ KUn rsdw irhw[ AYNtI-bwieE KwDy, koeI Awrwm nw ipAw[keI hspqwlW ivc ielwz krvwieAw qy SpYSilstW nUM ivKwiAw[ auhnW sB ny kYNsr disAw hY[ tYst vI pOjyitv hn[ myry ipqw jI nUM vI pRostRyt kYNsr sI[ Swied hYrIiftrI hovy[myry kol sB irportW hn[ jy kho qW ivKwvW?”

        aus dy mMUhoN ieh sux ky mYnUM Dkw ligAw qy sonUM dI hoxI qy dXw AweI[ ivAwh dw bVw cwA sI aus nUM[ auh ieMnI hoxhwr, qy pqI imilAw kYNsr dw mrIz! sux ky pqI nwloN pihlW mr jwvygI, AynI sYNsyitv hY auh[ mYN soicAw[

” nhIN, tYst bwd ivc vyKWgy[ qusIN ApxI sm~isAw bwry dsI clo[“ mYN Apxy BwvW nUM ks ky ikhw[

        fUMGI icMqw dw pRgtwvw krdy hoey aus ny dsxw SurU kIqw,”jdoN pqw c~iLAw qW dieAw nMd vwilAW ny pihlW ies nMU kwtrweIj kIqw iPr kImoQrypI qy iPr ryyfIeySn trItmYNt[pr koeI &rk nw ipAw[ pI jI AweI ivc pUry tYst krky muV ielwz cldw irhw[QoVy moV qo bwd hwlq pihlW nwloN vI Krwb ho geI[ hux swry pYr qy soijS PYl geI hY[ cOvI GMty cIsW pYNdIAW hn[ pyn-ik~lrz vI kMm krno ht gey hn[ rwq nUM nINd nhIN pYNdI[ hux iPr dieAw nMd ivKwieAw sI[ auhnW ny kYNsr Agy Pyl jwx dy fr qoN jldI AMgUTw k~tx dI slwh idqI hY[ drd kwrn mYN Awp ies nUM ktvwaux leI kwhlw hW[ fwktr hox dy nwqy mYN smJdw vI hW ik hux iehI ies dw h~l hY pr SrIr dy moh kwrx socdw hW ik myrw AMgUTW iksy qrW bc jwvy[ iksy ny slwh idqI AY ik hoimEpYiQk ielwz krvw ky vyK lvW[ sonUM quhwfI bVI qwrI& krdI hY, ies leI ieQy ilAweI hY[ qusIN ies dw h~l dso[“

        “kI drd ies vyly vI ho irhw hY?” mYN pu~iCAw[

        “hW jI[ieh qW kdy htdw hI nhI[“[aus ny cIs v~t ky ikhw[

        “kdy vI nhIN?” mYN iPr puiC~Aw[

        “skUtr clw irhw hovW qW Gt mihsUs huMdw hY[ies leI pYdl clx dI QW bhuqw skUtr qy hI                 bwhr AMdr jWdw hW[“ aus ny soc ky disAw[

        “drd hY iks qrHW dw?” mYN svwl kIqw[

        “iq~Kw[ijvyN koeI zihrIlI ik~l AMdr KuBI hovy[ idl krdw hY ies nUM iksy qrHW k~F dyvW jW AMgUTw jVoN k~t dyvW[“ aus ny cIs dw ibAwn krdy hoey d~isAw[

        ieh sux ky mYN fwktr nUM ghu nwl vyiKAw[auh pqly su~ky srIr vwlw qIh-b~qI swlW dw kwly rMg dw mn~uK sI[ suBwA dw QoVw ru~Kw lgdw sI[ aus dy cyhry qy duK dIAW ry^wvW au~BrIAW hoeIAW sn[ ibmwrI qy pIVw dy bwvzUd aus nUM AwpxI fwktrI lweIn ivc pUrw ivSvws sI[

        aus nUM au~Qy C~f mYN cwh pqw krn dw bhwnw lw ky iek dm AMdr clw igAw[mYnUM aumId sI ik mrIz qy mrz dIAW kuJ AlwmqW sonUM jrUr ds skygI[ mYN aus kol jw kyo suBwivk lihjyy nwl pu~iCAw;”sonMU hor g~lW C~f, qUM Awpxy pqI dy suBwA bwry d~s[ ^uS hYN nw?“

        ” sr jo soicAw sI auh nhIN[ koeI au~nI ie~kI g~l mMuhoN inkl jwvy, KihVw nhIN C~fdy[swrw idn mUMh sujw ky rKdy ny[“aus ny gMBIrqw nwl disAw[

        “qUM aus dI bImwrI bwry kuJ jwxdI AYN?” mYN Gumw ky pu~iCAw[

        “swrw idn kurwhuMdy rihMdy ny, kuJ dsdy nhIN[ pr iehnW nUM rwq nUM psInw bhuq AwauNdw AY[” ausny nvIN g~l dsdy ikhw[

“psIny ivc koeI bdbU?” mYN A~gy puiC~Aw[

“bhuq[ rjweI ivc mUMh nhIN dy huMdw[“ aus ny su`igAw nwl disAw[

“ik~dW dI bdbU?” mYN AwauNdI sUcnw nUM bocx dI iqAwrI nwl svwl kIqw[

“bwQrUm vrgI, ijdW dI keI vwr qWgy ivc bYTy AwauNdI huMdIy AY[“aus ny soc ky disAw[

aus dy au~qr ny myrI qihkIkwq smwpq kr idqI sI[“iPr qW mu&q ivc hI qWgy dI svwrI kr lYnI AYN qUM[“ mYN pMjwbI XunIvristI dy bu~DIjIvIAW vwlI it~cr ijhI JwV ky bwhr fwktr kol Aw bYTw qy sonUM cwh lY ky Aw geI[

        cwh iplw ky sonUM ny puiC~Aw,”sr iehnW nUM kI qklI& hY?”

        mYN ikhw mYN hoimEpYQ hW, qklI& dsdw nhIN; suxdw hW qy TIk krdw hW[ iehnW dw ielwz sMBv hY, krvwEgy qW ho jwvygw[“ dovy jIAW ny muskrw ky ielwz dI hwmI BrI[

        mYN dvweI l~B leI sI[ fwktr dy pYr dIAW cuBvIAW pIVW, ichry qy pIVW dIAW lkIrW, skUtr qy cVH ky cYn, rwq nUM psInw, psIny dI ^ws bdbU, sWvlw su~kw SrIr Aqy ru~Kw ij~dI suBwA kuJ AijhIAW AlwmqW sn ijnHW nUM dyK ky koeI nvisiKAw hoimEpYQ vI aus dI dvweI ds skdw sI[ mYN AMdr igAw qyy dvweI dI iek ^urwk ilAw ky fwktr dy mUMh ivc JwV idqI[ aus nUM  AMgUTw cot qoN bcw ky rKx leI qy iek h&qy bwd Aw ky ivKwaux leI ikhw[ aus ny soicAw iek puVI dy ky pRoPYsr ny twl idqw hY[ aus nUM pihlW hI hoimEpYQI ivc bhuqw ivSvws nhIN sI[ sMky nwl pu~Cx lgw, “hor dvweI h&qy bwd idEgy?” mYN ikhw dvweI qW hux mhIny bwd vI nhIN idAWgw[isr& ivKwaux leI Awauxw hY qusIN Agly h&qy[“ sux ky hYrwn qy ^wmoS mudrw ivc dovyN ivdw ho geyy[

        A~TW idnW bwd fwktr ieklw AwieAw[ aus ny pYr idKwieAw qy disAw ik drd G~t hY qy ibnW pyn-ik~lr ley nINd Awaux lg peI hY[ dvweI mMgdw irhw pr mYN idqI nhIN[

        Agly A~TW idnW bwd  aus ny Pon kr ky disAw ik drd bhuq Gt hY[ sojw vI moVy qy hY[ iPr aus dw mhInw swrw koeI Pon nw AieAw qy nw sonUM dw[ mYN soicAw fwktr dw mn nhIN KiVHAw[ AwpRySn krvw bYTw hoxw hY[ ies leI mYN vI koeI Pon nw kIqw[

        iek idn sonUM Acwnk ifpwrtmYNt AweI qy kwPI dyr ieDr au~Dr dIAW g~lW krdI rhI[qy SyAr suxwauNdI rhI[ mYN hYrwn sW ik Awpxy bImwr pqI dI koeI ^br ikauN nhIN dyNdI[ soicAw aus dy hoimEpYQI qoN BgOVw hox dI AxsuKwvI ^br d~sx qoN ihcikcw rhI hY[A^Ir mYN pu~C hI ilAw,” sonUM qyry Sohr dy pYr dw kI hwl AY?” auh SrimMdI ijhI ho ky kihx lgI, “sOrI sr, mYN qW d~sxw hI Bu~l geI[ quhwfI dvweI qoN bwd auhnW dw drd Gtdw igAw qy auhnW ny cIKxw iclwxw bMd kr idqw[ mYN vI pu~Cxw bMd kr idqw[ quhwnUM pqw hI hY ibnw roey mW vI b~cy dI ^br nhIN lYNdI[ iPr iek idn svyry bY~f qy bYTy ieaUN hI mY auhnW dw pYr Awpxy vl iK~c kyy AMgUTw vyKx lgI[ drd qW hY nhIN sI[ auh Awpxy AMgUTy qy cVHy kwly ijhy mws nUM nhuM nwl Kurydx lg pey[QoVI dyr bwd nhuM smyq kwly mws dI pUrI topI ijhI auqr ky h~Q ivc Aw geI[ AMdroN ibnw nhuM lwl sUhw AMgUTw inkl AwieAw[ hux nhuM vI bx irhw hY[ hYrwnI dI g~l AY hux auhnW nUM rwq nUM psInw vI nhIN AwauNdw!“

        mYnUM aus dI hoxI bdlx dI byh~d ^uSI hoeI[pr AMdro mYN mihsUs kIqw ik ies ny ies ^br nUM AYnI AngOlI kr ky hoimEpYQI qy hoimEpYQ dohW dw Apmwn kIqw hY[nw ies nUM ivigAwn dI kdr hY nw klw dI[ mYnUM l~gw ijvyN pwrtI vyly dI isrk~F sonUM bOxI ijhI bx ky iPr nwSukirAW dI aus BIV ivc gvwc geI hovy ijs nUM Awpxy svwrQ qo Agy kuJ idKweI hI nhIN idMdw[ pr iPr iek dm iKAwl AwieAw ik ies ivcWrI nUM qW pqw hI nhIN ik hoimEpYQI ny kI mwArkw mwirAw hY[ ies nUM qW iksy ny disAW hI nhIN  ik ies dy SOhr nUM iks mrz ny GyirAw hoieAw sI[ pqI dw kYNsr qW aus leI p~q Ehly phwV hI bixAw irhw sI[ ies ivcwr dy Awgmn ny aus dw ksUr Do idqw qy myry mn dw mYl vI[ auh iPr mYnUM kMvl vWg inrml l~gx lgI[

        myrw idl kIqw d~s dyvW ik klwkwr qW mYN hW pr auh nhIN ijhVw qUM socdI AYN[ pr aus dy Sohr nUM idqy bcn qy ApxI pRoPYSnl nYiqkqw dy bMDn kwrx mYN cup irhw[