pMjfbI Kyz pRymI cfhuMdy hn ik eyzy mhfn iKzfrI dI jIvnI AunHF nUM pMjfbI ivc vI pVHn nUM imly. vyKdy hF ikhVf Kyz adfrf jF pRkfsLk awgy afAuNdf hY? stfr iKzfrIaF dIaF jIvnIaF nvyN iKzfrIaF leI pRyrnfmeI qy rfh-idsfAU ho skdIaF hn.

kuJ idn hoey blbIr isMG vYnkUvr qoN torFto afieaf qy afpxy pRsMskF nUM imilaf. Aus ny ryzIE qy tI[ vI[ qoN sroiqaF qy drsLkF nfl ivcfr sFJy kIqy. hfkI dy purfxy iKzfrI abnfsL inwJr qy suwKI horIN Aus dy aMg sMg rhy. Kyz pRymIaF ny AuhnUM hwQIN CfvF kIqIaF qy dfavqF idwqIaF. asIN ajIq ryzIE qoN KyzF dIaF gwlF kr ky hty sF ik blbIr isMG dy drsLn ho gey. mYN afiKaf, quhfzI Aumr bhuq vwzI hY, asIN huuxy eI quhfnUM Xfd krdy sI. Aus df POjI ZMg nfl bwDI dfVHI vflf ichrf iksy POjI jrnYl df BulyKf pf irhf sI. awDy ku GMty dI imlxI ivc hI Auh ajIq aKLbfr aqy ey[ bI[ sI[ ryzIE dy stfPL nfl iGE-iKcVI ho igaf qy insLMg gwlF krn lwgf. ijvyN Auhny afpxy juwsy nUM cusq drusq rwiKaf hoieaY lgdf hY Auh sYNcrI mfrygf.

 brYNptn hfkI klwb dy sihXog nfl Kyz pRymI rxjIq isMG dulya dy KulHy Gr `c sO ku swjxF imwqrF ny blbIr isMG df aiBnMdn kIqf. blbIr isMG ny afpxIaF jIvn XfdF sFJIaF kridaF keI hfsy-Kyzy dIaF gwlF vI suxfeIaF. AuhnF `coN iek ieh sI ik jdoN ElMipk KyzF df son-qmgLf ijwq ky Auh afpxy sLihr mogy afieaf qF Aus nUM trwk `qy ibTf ky bYNz vfijaF nfl  jlUs kwiZaf igaf. iek mfeI jlUs vyK ky puwCx lwgI ik mYnUM vI dwso kI hoieaY. jdoN AuhnUM dwisaf ik blbIr isMG KyzF `coN ijwq ky afieaf hY qF hYrfn hoeI Auh kihx lwgI, “hfieaf, mUMh `qy dfVHI afeI af. ajy ieh KyzI jFdf!”

blbIr isMG df jnm 10 akqUbr 1924 nUM Aus dy nfnky ipMz hrIpur KLflsf, qihsIl iPlOr ivc hoieaf sI. Aus df jwdI ipMz pvfDVf vI Aus dy lfgy hI hY. bcpn dy pihly pMj vrHy Aus ny nfnkIN ibqfey. ipqf s[ dlIp isMG Aus vyly jylH ivc sn. Auh idafl isMG kflj lfhOr pVHidaF suqMqrqf sMgrfm ivc kuwd pey qy iqMn vfr jylH gey. bfad ivc jdoN Auh mogy aiDafpk lwgy qF blbIr isMG vI mogy clf igaf.

mogy Auh dyv smfj skUl ivc pVHn lwgf. Cy sfl dI Aumr ivc Aus ny hfkI PVI. Auhdy skUl ivc hfkI dIaF iqMn tImF sn. sI tIm qoN sLurU kr ky Auh ey tIm qk Kyizaf. hornF iKzfrIaF dy mukfbly AudoN Auhdf kwd inwkf sI qy AuhnUM afm kr ky golF ivc KVfHa idwqf jFdf. AudoN kOx jfxdf sI ik gol ivc KVHf inwkf ‘bIHrf’ hfkI dI Kyz df mhfn sYNtr Pfrvrz bxygf qy Auhdy nF Auqy mFvF afpxy bwicaF dy nF rwKxgIaF.

2[ 1 ipRMsIpl srvx isMG dI ikqfb ‘Kyz jgq dIaF bfqF’ rIlIj krdy hoey 2 srdfr blbIr isMG jI

skUl dy mfhOl ny blbIr isMG nUM vDIaf iKzfrI bxn dy rfh pfieaf. skUl dy hYWz mfstr sLRImfn eIsLr isMG KLud hfkI Kyzdy sn. dsvIN pfs kr ky Auh iek sfl mogy dy zI[ aYWm[ kflj ivc piVHaf. kflj ivc Auh golF `coN inkl ky Puwl bYk dI QF KVHf hoieaf. agly sfl Auh iswK nYsLnl kflj lfhOr clf igaf. aYWP[ ey[ df iemiqhfn dy ky Auh mogy afieaf qF KLflsf kflj aMimRqsr qoN swdy afAux lwgy. KLflsf kflj ivc hfkI dy msLhUr koc hrbyl isMG huMdy sn. ijQy ikDry cMgy iKzfrI dI dws pYNdI AuhnUM Auh afpxy kflj ivc dfKLl hox leI pRyrdy. lfhOr Cwz ky Auh aMimRqsr af igaf. KLflsf kflj ivc AudoN cfr grfAUNzF Auqy hfkI KyzI jFdI sI. mfVy iKzfrI nUM vfrI nhIN sI imldI. blbIr isMG iqMn sfl kflj dI tIm ivc LKyizaf, pr kpqfn bxn dI vfrI nhIN afeI. kpqfnI Aus ny pMjfb XUnIvristI tIm dI kIqI ijs dI hdUd AudoN ipsLfvr qoN idwlI qk huMdI sI.  Auh aMgryjLI dI aYWm[ ey[ kr irhf sI jdoN pMjfb puils vfly Auhdy mgr pey qy AuhnUM puils ivc BrqI kr ky hI mgroN lhy. Auh puils dy hwQoN iqlHk igaf sI pr AunHF ny AuhnUM hwQkVIaF lf ky qy ieMspYktr bxf ky Cwizaf. pMjfb puils vfly aksr hI ieMj krdy rhy hn. hfkI dy srpRsq sRI asLvnI kumfr ny blbIr isMG nUM `kyrF iProjLpuroN sfihb isMG nUM ilafAux leI Byijaf. nfl hdfieq kIqI ik nf afvy qF EvyN eI ilafAuxf ijvyN qYnUM ilafey sI.

hrmIk isMG dy cfcy qy ggn ajIq isMG dy bfby sfihb isMG dI nFh suxn ipCoN Auhdy AuvyN hI hwQkVI lwgI ijvyN blbIr isMG dy lwgI sI. idwlI dy mYc qoN pihlF AuhnUM mMjy nfl bMnH ky rwiKaf igaf ik ikqy Bwj nf jfvy. aKLIr sfihb isMG ny vfsqy pfey ik hwQkVI KolHogy qF hI KyzUMgf qy Auhdy hwQ KolHy gey.

asl ivc kflj pVHidaF hI blbIr isMG eynI vDIaf hfkI Kyzx lwg ipaf sI ik Auhdf js dUr-dUr qk PYl igaf sI. 1944 qoN Auh nYsLnl hfkI cYNpIanisLp Kyzx lwgf qy 1963 qk Kyzdf irhf. 1949 ivc Aus ny pMjfb tIm dI kpqfnI kIqI. AudoN pMjfb lgfqfr iqMn sfl nYsLnl cYNpIan bixaf. blbIr isMG dI PurqI qy insLfny Auqy ihwt dy QF-QF crcy hox lwgy. iDafn cMd ipwCoN dysL nUM iPr Aus vrgf hI sYNtr Pfrvrz iml igaf sI.

1947 ivc Auh pihlI vfr BfrqI tIm df mYNbr bx ky islon Kyzx igaf. 1948 dIaF ElMipk KyzF lMzn ivc hoeIaF. Aus nUM BfrqI hfkI tIm ivc cux ilaf igaf. lMzn ivc hfkI dy PfeInl mYc smyN Aus ny do gol kIqy qF AuhdI hor vI bwly-bwly ho geI. 1949 ivc Auh kfbl geI BfrqI tIm df mYNbr bixaf qy 1950 ivc kpqfn. 1952 ivc hYlsYNkI dIaF ElMipk KyzF smyN Auh BfrqI tIm df mIq kpqfn sI. AuQy iqMn mYcF ivc BfrqI tIm dy kul qyrF golF ivcoN nON gol blbIr isMG ny kIqy. AudoN AuhnUM dunIaF df sB qoN qkVf sYNtr Pfrvrz iKzfrI mMinaf igaf. 1954 ivc Auh mlfieaf isMGfpur geI BfrqI tIm df kpqfn bixaf aqy ‘ieMzIaf vFzrr’ nF dI tIm vwloN inAUjLIlYNz, afstRylIaf, isMGfpur qy sRI lMkf `c Kyizaf.

1960 ivc Auh rom dIaF ElMipk KyzF leI pUrf iPwt sI pr Aus nUM tIm ivc nf pfieaf igaf. tIm pfiksqfn hwQoN hfr geI. asl ivc ipCly dsF sflf qoN blbIr isMG dI jo dihsLq peI hoeI sI Auh cuwkI geI qy tIm nUM ies df coKf Gftf ipaf. Aus vyly pMjfb dy muwK mMqrI s[ prqfp isMG kYroN ny ibafn idwqf ik tIm isafsq dI vjHf kfrn hfrI. iPr aMimRqsr lfgy iek iekwT nUM sMboDn kridaF ikhf, “tIm suafh ijwqdI. ijhVf tImF ijqfAuNdf irhf Auh qF aOh KVHf hY ipsqOl pfeI.” blbIr isMG AudoN zI[ aYWs[ pI[ sI qy muwK mMqrI dI mIitMg ivc vrdI qy ipsqOl pfeI izAUtI Auqy KVHf sI.

pMjfb srkfr ny AuhnUM puils `coN kwZ ky Kyz ivBfg ivc ahudf dy idwqf. iPr Auh hfkI dIaF tImF cuxn vflIaF kmytIaF ivc sLfml hox lwgf. 1974 ivc qihrfn dIaF eyisLafeI KyzF `c BfrqI tIm burI qrHF hfrI qF pMjfb dy muwK mMqrI igafnI jLYl isMG ny afiKaf ik ivsLv kwp ijwqx leI BfrqI tIm dI iqafrI pMjfb srkfr krfAux nUM iqafr hY. BfrqI ElMipk aYsosIeysLn vwloN afigaf iml geI. tIm df kYNp cMzIgVH lfieaf igaf qy blbIr isMG nUM tIm dI iqafrI df kfrj sONipaf igaf.

ivsLv kwp ijwqx vflI tIm iqafr krn dI gwl kihxI ijMnI sOKI hY, krnI EnI hI aOKI hY. cMzIgVH ivc kYNp sLurU hoieaf qF blbIr isMG dy ipqf jI gujLr gey. pqnI nUM bryn hYmryj ho igaf. bwicaF ny sflfnf iemiqhfn dyxy sn. blbIr isMG dI iek lwq grfAUNz ivc huMdI, iek hspqfl. rfq nUM iKzfrIaF dI ingrfnI vI krnI huMdI. awj kwlH dI dunIaF ivc iKzfrIaF nUM vIh iksm dIaF blfvF pY skdIaF hn. iKzfrIaF nUM srIrk, mfnisk qy rUhfnI qOr `qy kmjLor krn dIaF sO cflF hn. mfnisk qOr `qy prysLfn blbIr isMG afpxy iKzfrIaF df mnobl qkVf krdf irhf. srIrk qOr `qy hor qfkqvr qy rUhfnI qOr `qy hor AuWcy cuwkdf irhf. Aus df sbk sI, “ijwq qoN AurHF kuJ nhIN.”

kuaflflMpur ivc blbIr isMG afpxI tIm nUM gurdvfry vI lY ky igaf, msijd vI, mMdr vI qy igrjy vI. hryk iKzfrI ny hryk Drm sQfn Auqy mwQf tyikaf. pfiksqfnI iKzfrIaF nUM ieko nfhrf josL ivc lY afAuNdf hY. BfrqI iKzfrIaF leI iek Drm df nfhrf TIk nhIN mqF koeI hor iKzfrI hor qrHF mihsUs kry. tIm dy koc-mYnyjr df kMm zfktr df vI huMdf hY, dosq df vI, rihbr df vI qy sMqrI df vI. grfAUNz dI imwtI qoN lY ky iKzfrIaF dy hwQIN pfey kiVaF qy gl dy qfvIjLF qk Aus nUM sBnIN pfsIN njLr mfrnI pYNdI hY.

kuaflflMpur ivc BfrqI tIm ivsLv kwp ijwqI qF ryzIE qoN blbIr isMG dy pRBfv puwCy gey. Auhny bVy qhMbl nfl ikhf, “ies ijwq ivc sfry Bfrq vfsIaF df hwQ hY. sfzf JMzf Aucf hoieaf hY qy sfzf sB df mfx viDaf hY. mYN iKzfrIaF nUM mubfrkbfd idMdf hF ijnHF ny vDIaf Kyz ivKf ky dysL dI sLfn vDfeI hY.”

4[ brYNptn dI hfkI klwb srdfr blbIr isMG jI nUM snmfn plyk ByNt krdy hoey

blbIr isMG ny sLukr kIqf ik Bfrq ivsLv kwp ijwq igaf qy pqnI vI ishqXfb ho geI. ipqf jI dy surgvfs hox dIaF aMqm rsmF iKzfrI puwqr ny kuaflflMpur qoN prq ky hI pUrIaF kIqIaF. pMjfb srkfr ny Aus nUM qrwkI dy ky Kyz ivBfg df zfierYktr bxf idwqf qy Aus ny nvIaF skImF nfl pMjfb ivc KyzF nUM hor hulfrf idwqf. blbIr isMG prvIn iKzfrI qy vDIaf iensfn hox dy nfl KyzF bfry bVy dfinsLvr ivcfr rwKdf hY. Auh kihMdf hY, “BfrqI iKzfrIaF leI ajy vI BfrqI ZMg dI hfkI KyzxI vDyry TIk hY. XUrpInF dI qknIk nfl asIN AunHF nUM isLkwsq nhIN dy skdy. Auh sfQoN ijsmfnI qOr `qy qkVy, qyjL qy DwkyKLor hn.” “POj ivc ijvyN huMdf hY, hfkI ivc vI AuvyN hI huMdf hY. bcfE df sB qoN vDIaf hiQafr qyjL qrfr hmly hn . awgy Kyzx vfly hmysLF cVH ky Kyzx qy iek pl leI vI iZwly nf pYx.”

“isnimaF ivc idn dy sLoa bMd kIqy jfx. Aus smyN bwicaF qy juafnF nUM Kyzx dy mYdfn ivc Byijaf jfvy.”“iek nsLf sLrfb df hY ijhVf kuJ plF ipwCoN Auqr jFdf hY qy srIr leI hfnIkfrk hY. iek nsLf ijwq-mMc Auqy cVHn df hY ijs dI koeI rIs hI nhIN.”

blbIr isMG ny cMzIgVH ivc afpxf Gr bxfieaf sI qy Aus df nF ‘ElMpIaf’ rwiKaf sI. Aus dI pqnI dy afkfl clfxy ipCoN Aus ny Auh Gr vyc idwqf qy rmqf ho igaf. Aus dy puwqr kYnyzf `c vsdy hn qy DI cMzIgVH ivafhI hoeI hY. Auh hfly vI KyzF `c pUrI idlcspI lYNdf hY qy swdy Auqy Kyz myilaF dI rOxk nUM cfr cMn lfAuNdf hY. hfkI dI qrwkI leI Auh hr smyN sihXog dyx nUM iqafr rihMdf hY.

mYN ijMnI vfr vI blbIr isMG nUM imilaf hF Auhdy gMBIr ivcfrF qoN pRBfivq hoieaf hF. Auhdy ivc inmrqf hY, sfdgI hY, hsmuwKqf qy hfjLr-jvfbI hY. muMizaF nfl muMzf, juafnF nfl juafn qy isafixaF nfl isafxf. Auhdy pqly qy CFtvyN juwsy `c ajy vI lck hY. Auhdf ichrf bwDI dfVHI nfl iKwcvF pr pRBfvsLflI lwgdf hY. awKF vwzIaF, nksL iqwKy qy rMg kxkvMnf. sMvfr ky bMnHI pitaflysLfhI pwg dsdI hY ik bMdf ajy juafn hY.

dysL dI bdiksmqI vyKo ik ijs blbIr isMG ny AuWc pfey dI hfkI Kyzx ipwCoN ivsLv kwp dI ijwq leI eynf jwPLr jfilaf, AuhnUM 1976 ivc mFtrIal jf rhI tIm dI iqafrI vyly iksy ny puiCaf hI nhIN. tIm dI iqafrI pitafly hoeI qy pitaflf cMzIgVH qoN Blf ikMnf ku dUr hY? hfkI dI isafsq ny hflfq aYsy bxfey ik ijs mulk dI hfkI tIm leI Auh idn rfq iek krdf irhf, iek sfl bfad Ausy mulk dI ElMipk Kyzx jf rhI tIm nUM hwQIN QfpI vI nf dy sikaf. ieh vwKrI gwl hY ik ivsLv kwp jyqU Bfrq jdoN mFtrIal ivc afstRylIaf qoN 6-1 golF Auqy hfiraf qF blbIr isMG dy hMJU vih qury. pr Auh sMBilaf qy iKzfrIaF nUM qfr ByjI-sLyro idl nhIN Cwzxf. purfxIaF ijwqF cyqy kro qy hONsly nfl Kyzo. hux vI jdoN Bfrq dI hfkI tIm ijwqdI hY qF blbIr isMG dy ichry `qy lflIaF jg pYNdIaF hn qy jdoN hfrdI hY qF awKF Br jFdIaF hn. 

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