khfxIaF:
krnYl isMG igafnI

ajLlF dy irsLqy
awj dI rwq
muswrq
imksz klcr
blFeIz zyt
bygLm
by-vqn
aihsfn
krj

mfnvI irsLqy?

lyKkf: prmjIq momI

afsyb: sRI mqI sLfihdf aihmd

bujLidl: muhsnf jYlfnI

ieh vI koeI khfxI ey? jnfb mksUd ielfhI sLyK

bfbul qyrf puMn hovy: divMdr isMG syKf

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pfsLivk aqy hor khfxIaF
ig: rqn rIhl

KLUbsUrq--ig: rqn rIhl

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mya grIn-- zf: gurnfm igwl

irsLiqaF dI sImf-- dljIq isMG Aupwl

The daughter of Eve-- Dr. G. S. Rai

do sfl: surjIq klpnf

AurdU inwkI khfxI:

iemiqhfn: sPIaf sdIkI (lMzn)

nI kuVIey: bfno arsLd (lMzn)

  DUV: drsLn DIr

hwvf dI DI :
zf: guridafl isMG rfey

Elz pIpljL hom:
zf: guridafl isMG rfey

myrf snmfn
rfm srUp axKI

mY skUl tIcr sF . ieh vDIaf gwl hMudI jy myrf skUl vI myrf snmfn krdf - skUlI pDr df hI inwkf-motf snmfn . eysy gwl ƒ ilaf jf skdf sI ik hux qwk sfihq akfzmI ienfm jyqU pMjfbI lyKkF ivcoN mY pihlf skUl tIcr sF . sfihq akfzmI vilLaF ny qF myry pRÈsqI-pwqr ivc Kfs qOr Auqy iliKaf sI, ". ienHF ny afpxy afp ƒ iek skUl aiDafpk dy kfrj leI smwrpq kIqf hoieaf hY ."
iek vfr 1979 ivc myry nfvl "sulgdI rfq" ƒ BfÈf ivBfg ny 2500 rupey ienfm idqf . aÉbfrF ivc myrI Ìoto CpI vyKky myry skUl dy swq jxy mYƒ bfhoN PV ky iek hotl ivc lY gey . aT vwzy ipwqlL dy glfs kMÕxI vflLy dhIN dI lwsI dy qy do iklo brÌI . hotlL ivcoN bfhr af ky mY AunHF ƒ puiCaf, "quhfzy ivcoN iksy ny myrf ieh nfvl piVHaY beI ?"
iek mfstr df jvfb, "asIN brÌI Kf lI, lwsI pI lI; asIN qyry nfvl qoN kI lYxf aY, Eie !"
mY afpxI srivs df bhuqf smf ijnHF skUlF ivc gujfiraf, Auh sn jyTUky (iqMn sfl), BdOV (iqMn sfl), hMiZafieaf (Cy sfl) qy rUVyky klF (Cy sfl) . brnfly myrI sB qoN vD Tihr hY . pr pihly skUlF vflLy sfQI aiDafpk aijhy GtIaf svfl nhIN krdy sn . iek qwQ hor myry sfhmxy afAuNdf hY - pihly cfr skUlF vflLy sfQI aiDafpkF ivcoN keI jxy myry dosq bxy . Auh hux qwk vI myry dosq hn . myrI KuÈI-gmI ivc Èfml hMudy hn . pr brnflf skUl ivc myrf nvF dosq koeI nf bx sikaf . ijnHF pMj-swq bMidaF nflL GrylU sbMD sn, Auh ies skUl ivc afAux qoN pihlF dy hI sn .
jdoN ies skUl ivc afieaf, myrI pqnI ds-bfrF idnF bfad hI mr geI . duKI mY pihlF hI sI . Auh ZfeI-pOxy iqMn sfl sÉq bImfr rhI sI . juafk rulL rhy sn . pqnI dy Bog qoN bfad ijs idn mY skUl afieaf, iek mfstr mYƒ puwCx lwigaf, "axKI, hux Pyr ikvyN srdY, qImI bgYr ?" Auhdf mqlb kfm-pUrqI qoN sI . jIa kIqf, kuwqI jfq dy golLI mfrF . myrf Gr AujV igaf qy ieh ... .
pqnI dI mOq krky myrf idl buiJaf hoieaf sI . mYƒ iksy df hfsf-mËfk Ëihr lgdf . pr iek-do sn ijhVy myrIaF bdnfm khfxIaF df nF lY-lY mYƒ CyiVaf krn qy hisaf krn . Pyr ÈoBf afeI qoN ikhVf mY suKI ho igaf sI !
iek idn svyry skUl af ky mY aiDafpkF dy hfËrI rijstr ivc afpxI hfËrI lf irhf sF . iek mfstr afieaf qy myry hQoN pYn PV ky afpxI hfËrI lfAuNdf mYƒ pwuCx lwigaf, "hF beI, qyrI ieh cOQI mYirj aY ik pMjvIN aY ?"
pihlf qF mY gwl ƒ tflxf cfihaf pr Pyr AulLtf ky mY Auhƒ ikhf, "jy qyrI GrvflLI mr jfey; ÌrË kro awj eI mr jfey; Pyr qMU hor ivafh krfeyNgf jF nhIN ?" mfstr df ÈrfrqI ichrf afpxI GrvflLI dI mOq df nF sux ky pIlLf pYx lwigaf; qy Pyr Auh myry nflL hor koeI gwl kIqy bgYr prHF ƒ qur igaf . AuhdI afpxI Aumr cflLI-ku sfl sI . Èfied do bwcy sn .
koeI ieh kih ky agly nflL myrI vfkÌIaq krfAuNdf, "iehny jI "tIsI df byr" iliKaY ."
pqf nhI Auh myry nflL ies qrHF df slUk ikAuN krdy sn?
Pyr eyDr-EDr bYTy do-do jxy jF qF itAUÈnF dIaF gwlF krngy qy jF afpxy-afpxy sfeIz ibËns dIaF . jF Pyr ivAuNqF bxfAuxgy ik awj iks ƒ AulU bxfieaf jfvy jF kIhdI lwq iKwcI jfvy ! mihMgfeI Bwqy dI nvIN ikÈq Auqy lftrI df itkt inklL afAux ijMnI ÉuÈI mnfAuxgy .
vwzf kukrm itAUÈnF . agwsq-sqMbr ivc Auh mMuizaF ƒ kuwtxf ÈurU kr idMdy hn . muMzy ny itAUÈn rwKI nhIN ik AuhdI kuwt Éqm . ijhVf itAUÈn nf rwKy, dsMbr-jnvrI qwk kuwt KFdf rihMdf hY . bVf inrdeI kMm hMudf hY ieh mfstr df . iek iek mfstr kolL cflLI-cflLI mMuzy .
BrQrI hrI ny afiKaf sI -
sfihq sMgIq ivhUn mfnuÈh
sfkÈfq pCU pUC ivÈfx hInh .
mqlb ieh ik Auh afdmI pUC qy isMÕF qoN ibnf sfmrqwK pÈU hMudf hY ijs ƒ sfihq qy sMgIq klf dI koeI sUJ nhIN .
sfzy ieh pVyH-ilKy anpVH bMdy pÈUaF qoN vI BYVy hn . pÈU qF Pyr vI idn-rfq ijnHF mnuwKF dy kolL hovy, AunHF dy isMÕ nhI mfrdf qy jdoN AunHF dy kolL jfvy, pUC ihlfAux lwg pYNdf hY - mqlb afdr-Bfv jqfAuNdf hY pr sfzI ieh jfq sfQI dy isMÕ hI mfrygI qy jy pUC ihlfvy, agly ƒ ilbyV ky Dr dyvygI .
myrIaF khfxIaF-lyK aKbfrF-rsfilaF ivc Cpdy hI rihMdy hn . iek vfr "pMjfbI itRibAUn" ivc myry iek nfvl df rIivAU Cipaf . dUjy idn myry skUl df iek aiDafpk mYƒ dwsx lwigaf, "klH qyrI khfxI pVHI sI ."
dwso beI, Auhƒ ieh nhI pqf sI ik rIivAU kI hMudf hY qy khfxI kI .
myrI khfxI CpI vyKky koeI puwCygf, "qYƒ iehdyy ikMny pYsy imlxgy ?"
mY JUT boldf hF, "koeI pYsf nhI imldf ."
Auh myrf mKOl Auzfeygf, "qF Pyr mwQf mfrn df kI PYdf ?"
iksy ƒ mY dwsdf hF, "eys khfxI dy awsI rupey imlxgy mYƒ ."
Auh cupw ho jFdf hY . ijvyN ik aPsos kr irhf hovy . Pyr Auhdf aglf svfl, "mHIny ivc Pyr cfr-pMj khxIIaF qF ilK eI lYNdf hovyNgf ?"
mY muskRfAux lwgdf hF .
aiDafpk afpxy mn ivc myrI "AuqlI afmdn" df ihsfb lf irhf hMudf hY .
sfihq akfzmI ienfm dI Ébr ijs idn aÉbfrF ivc afeI, svyry-svyry pRfrQnf qoN bfad cfr-pMj sfQI aiDafpk myry nyVy ho gey . pihlF qF sB ny vDfeIaF idqIaF . Pyr koeI puuC irhf sI, ieh ikvyN imldY ienfm ?"
koeI hor, "qyrI ikhVI ikqfb ƒ imilaY; kdy dKfeIN qF hY nIH !"
iek hor; "ikMny hËfr imlUgf ?"
iek mfstr ijhVf QoVHf pry KVHf kMnF dI mYlL kZ irhf sI , ieh sB suxI igaf . Pyr Auhny nwk ivcoN cUhy kZy qy Pyr kot dI jyb ivcoN Ëukfm KfDf gMdf rumfl kZ ky awKF dI igwz pUMJx lwg ipaf . jdoNN bfkI sB afpxIaF-afpxIaF jmfqF ƒ qur gey qF KMgUr ijhI mfr ky Auh myry nyVy hoieaf qy kihx lwigaf, "Pyr qF beI aYqkIN ienkm tYks lwgU qYƒ . ds hËfr KfsI rkm hMudI aY ." Auhdy bulHF Auqy kmInI muskRfht vI sI .
mY ivakiqqv ƒ doPfV kIqf hoieaf hY . skUl ivc mY lyKk nhI hMudf qy skUl qoN bfhr mfstr nhI . svyry jdoN skUl jfdf hF qF afpxy lyKk ƒ skUl-gyt qoØ bfhr KVHf kr idMdf hF . kihMdf hF, "lY beI imwqrf, afpF sfrI CuwtI qoN bfad imlFgy ."
aijhy Aujwz, AudMz qy aiÈÈt lokF ivc rihky vI sfihq-rcnf ijhf sUKm kMm krdf irhf hF qy aYnI mfqrf ivc kIqf hY; kI myrf pfTk-vrg mYƒ dfd nhI dyvygf ?
afpxI sfrI srivs dYrfn mY ds-bfrF hYzmfstrF aDIn kMm kIqf hY . hYzmfstrF ivcoN hYzmfstr vyiKaf, jlOr isMG . ijs iksy ny vI Auhdy aDIn kMm kIqf, hux qwk AuhdIaF vfrF gfAuNdf hY . Èukr hY hux myrf hYzmfstr myjr ajYb isMG mfn hY . Auh myrf kflj-sfQI hY qy Xfr vI . jfxy-pCfxy bMdy aDIn kMm krn df luqP hI hor hMudf hY . srivs dy do sfl jo bfkI rihMdy hn, qswlI nflL bIq jfxgy . koeI qskIn qF hY . pihlF aijhf nhI sI .
(mlLyH JfVIaF sPf 255 - 259)