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surjn ËIrvI vwloN ilKI ‘mhfn mnuwK’ kfrl mfrks dI adBuwq gfQf df pfT kridaF mfrks dy guxF dy gIq kMnF `c gUMjx lwg pey. ies qoN vI awgy ËIrvI hurF dI ilKq ny mn dy ivhVy aMdr mfrks pRqI moh dI mihk iKlfr idwqI hY. ËIrvI jI ny mfrks dI iËMdgI dy anyk pihlU bVI ÉUbsUrqI nfl AuGfVy hn. Auh ikMnf mhfn sI, ies df Jlkfrf lyK dy afrMB ivc aMkq kYnQ gflbRyQ dI itwpxI ik mfrks iek muwK ieiqhfsk vfprnf sI. aksr ieh iÉafl kIqf jFdf hY ik jy koeI hor nf hoieaf huMdf qF ies df kfrj iksy hor ny isry cVHf dyxf sI, pr mfrks bfry ieh nhIN afiKaf jf skdf ik jy Auh nf jIivaf huMdf qF sMsfr ny iPr vI ieMj hoxf sI, ijvyN ieh hux hY.
mfrks aqy eyNglË vwloN rl ky ilK gey kimAUinst mYnIPYsto dy afrMB aqy aMqly bol ilK ky ËIrvI ny iek vwwzy dsqfvyË dI Bfvnf ikMnI sOKI qrHF drsfa idwqI hY.
dfnÈvr khfAuNdy kuJ bMidaF vwloN byÈwk mfrks ƒ CitafAux dy Xqn kIqy jf rhy hn, pr lyK ivclf ieh pYrf ik ieh mfrks dI hI dyx hY ik awj df cyqn mnuwK ieiqhfs `qy nËr nhIN mfrdf, sgoN ieiqhfs rfhIN nËr mfrdf hY, mfrks dy cMgypx dI ivafpkqf aqy Ausdy drsfey rfh dI pRsMgikqf ƒ sohxy ZMg nfl ibafn kr igaf hY.
eynf jfxkfrI BrpUr qy vDIaf ilKx leI ËIrvI ƒ adfb. kfrl mfrks amr rhy.

—igafn sYdpurI, Èfhkot.

kfrl mfrks bfry surjn ËIrvI dy eyny lMmy, BrvyN qy bhu-pwKI lyK dI qfrIÌ df isrÌ ieko lÌË vrqxf cfhFgf: lfjvfb.
mfrks dy nFa `qy Bfrq ivc hI nhIN, sMsfr Br ivc kimAUinst pfrtIaF df vMzy jfxf qy iewk dUjI df aYnf ivroD krnf iek ajUbf hY. mfrks dy bhu-pwKI ‘ivcfr’ Ausdy nFa `qy prspr-ivroDI ‘ivcfrDfrfvF’ bx ky kimAUinst pfrtI ƒ hI nhIN, mulk ƒ vI Èrmnfk aDogqI df iÈkfr bxfAuxoN nhIN rhy.
iksy vI Kyqr ivc ijAuNdy-jfgdy ivcfr ivcfrDfrfvF bx jfx qF AunHF df ieho hÈr huMdf hY qy AunHF ivcfrDfrfvF ƒ mMnx vfilaF df vI. kI ieh hr Drm, hr smfj ivc hI nhIN vyiKaf jFdf? qy hr vwzf ivcfrk sMsQfvF, pfrtIaF afid dy hwQIN isrÌ iek nFa rih jFdf hY. qd Ausdy nFa nfl juVIaF vwK-vwK pfrtIaF df hr bMdf, pfrtI df atuwt aMg bx ky afpxI vwKrI/mOilk hoNd gvf bYTdf hY. Aus hoNd ƒ gvf ky smUh df ihwsf bx jfxf AusdI mOq hY. ieh mOq Auh Kud muwl lYNdf hY; ijsƒ afqm-hwiqaf vI ikhf jf skdf hY.
mYN mfrks ƒ pUrI qrHF mMndf hF, pr Ausdy nFa `qy iksy pfrtI nfl juVn bfry soc qwk nhIN skdf. pMjfhivaF dy ÈurU ivc hI mYN kimAUinst pfrtI dy bhuq nyVy jf ky kuJ arsy bfad dUr ho igaf sF. AudoN Auh duPfV nhIN sI hoeI qy Ausdf byhwd sMkIrxqf qy kwtVqf Biraf ikrdfr mYƒ rfs nhIN sI afieaf, Kfs kr lyKk vjoN. iek Kfs ivcfrDfrf ƒ sfhmxy rwKky hornF vrgf ilKxf myry suBfa qy sfihqk kdrF-kImqF dy AuWlt sI. ivcfrn qy klfqmk nukqy qoN pfrtI dI rihnumfeI mYƒ rfs afAux vflI nhIN sI. AunHF hI idnF `c mYN vyiKaf ik sMsfr dy keI lyKk pfrtI qoN iknfrfkÈI krky afpxy vwKry rfh `qy qurn lwgy sn. qd AunHF `qy awgyvDU dI QF ipwCyiKcU hox df lybl lwg igaf sI. ieh lybl bVf Gfqk sI, pr AunHF iesdI pRvfh nf kridaF qy keI iksm dy nuksfn jridaF Kud afpxy bxfey rfh `qy qurn df ijgrf kIqf sI. afiKr kuJ hI sflF ivc ‘pfrtI lfeIn’ dI QF afpxI mnmrËI qy pUrI suqMqrqf nfl ilKx sdkf bhuq vwzy lyKk bxy sn. AunHF dy ies vqIry ny mYƒ pRBfvq kIqf sI qy AunHF dIaF rcnfvF ny vI, ijnHF ivc AunHF dy hr iksy dI afpxI vwKrI hI ÈKsIaq JlkdI sI. Auh ieko swcy ivc Zly hoey nhIN sI lwgdy. Auh kimAUinst nhIN sI rhy qy mfrksvfdI bx gey sn. Blf mfrks qoN kOx mUMh moV skdf hY. Aus dy ivcfrF ƒ smJxf bhuq aOKf hY, pr AusdI jfqI iËMdgI qoN pRBfvq hoxf! bhuq pRyrxfdfiek hY. Auh mhfn bhu-pwKI icMqk hI nhIN, alokfr bhu-pwKI mnuwK vI sI. AusdI sihj-sfdI pr aMqF dIaF aOiKafeIaF nfl BrI iËMdgI bfry pVHidaF awKF ilÈkdIaF vI hn, hMJUaF nfl ClkdIaF vI hn, qy afm sDfrn lokF nfl joVdIaF vI hn.…
ieh aihsfs surjn ËIrvI df lyK pVHidaF hoieaf hY. ies ivc AusdI BfÈf qy ilKx ÈYlI df vI hwQ hY.

— suKbIr, muMbeI.

ËIrvI sfihb ny DrqI dy rwb kfrl mfrks ƒ zUMGI iÈwdq nfl Xfd kIqf hY, pr mfrksI ivcfrDfrf ƒ pwuTf gyV dyx `c AusdI kurbfnI aqy iqafg ƒ imwtI-Gwty rolx `c mfrks dy lfzly Drm pwuqr rUs qy cIn vwloN KuwlHIaF hvfvF `c KrmsqIaF krnf duwKdfeI lwgdf hY. pihlf kflm cOQf pYrHf hY qF bVf lwCydfr, pr hkIkq `c BrmfAU hY. jdoN rUs qy cIn ny hI mfrks dy ‘srmfey’ ƒ rwdI `c vyc idwqf hY qF iPr iksy duÈmx dI aflocnf df iËkr byloVf ho jFdf hY.

— Drm isMG gulftI