rcanaaeM

ekaMkI
AMtyaa-maI

saMsmarNa
ifr yah paikstana @yaaoM

hasya vyaMgya
hmanao AQyaxata kI

kivataeM
AMtrala
ABaava
AaSaMka
ek p`Sna Apnao sao
ek p`Sna tumasao
kNa-hIna
kusamayata
tuma ibana
BaItr ka Baya
Baulaavaa
iSavaalak kI gaaod maoM
svar dana
htp`Ba

ga,ja,laoM
paMca ga,ja,laoM

ica~aovaaca
dsa mah%vapUNa- ica~

sammaityaaM
samaacaar p~aoM sao

gaaya~I banaama klamaa     ³khanaI´

samaIr Aaja paMca vaYa- baad Apnao maaM–baap ko pasa jaa rha qaa. ]sao sada hI [sa baat ka ehsaasa rha qaa ik vah Apnao maaM–baap ka [klaaOta pu~ hO. ]sako maaM–baap ]sao doKnao kao vyaakula hao rho qao laoikna [na ipClao paMca vaYaao-M maoM¸ caahkr BaI¸ vah Apnao Gar nahIM jaa saka qaa. maaM tao [sa baIca k[-–k[- idna ]sako pasa Aakr rh ga[- qaI prntu ipta kovala ek baar tBaI Aae qao¸ jaba ]sako Gar pu~ ka janma huAa qaa. [sako baad tao vao KtaoM ko ja,iryao hI baccao ko planao–baZ,nao ko samast samaacaar pUCto rho qao. samaIr kI naaOkrI hI kuC [sa trh kI qaI ik [saka kuC basa nahIM calata qaa. [na paMca vaYaao-M maoM hr saala mahInao Bar kI Cu+I ko ilae dr#vaast dota rha qaa laoikna Cu+I [sa vaYa- hI maMjaUr hao payaI qaI. Aaja vah [tnaa KuSa qaa jaOsao duinayaa Bar kI daOlat ]sako haqa Aa ga[- hao.

rolagaaD,I pr savaar haoto hI samaIr kI AaMKaoM ko saamanao ]saka Gar¸ ]saka Sahr¸ Sahr ko galaI–baaja,ar sajaIva hao ]zo qao. bacapna kI BaInaI–BaInaI saugaMQa ]sako naqaunaaoM maoM Barnao lagaI qaI AaOr ek saaqa iktnao hI caohro ]sakI AaMKaoM ko saamanao Aa KD,o hue qao – rSaId¸ baSaIr¸ gajnafr¸ [iStyaak¸ Abdussamad¸ irj,vaana vagaOra–vagaOra. rSaId AaOr [iStyaak ko Alaavaa iksaI nao BaI [na paMca vaYaao-M maoM ]sao p~ nahIM ilaKa qaa. na ApnaI kuSala BaojaI qaI¸ na ]sakI xaoma pUCI qaI.

'saba saalao Apnao–Apnao QaMQao maoM magna haoMgao.' ]sanao svayaM hI ApnaI ija^&asaa ka samaaQaana ZMUZ, ilayaa AaOr p`tIxaa krnao lagaa ik ek rat AaOr AaQao idna ka yah safr kba K%ma hao AaOr vah Apnao Gar phMucao.

caar vaYa- ka praga ApnaI maaM sao Anaok p`kar ko p`Sna pUC rha qaa AaOr ]sakI maaM ]%tr doto–doto AGaa nahIM rhI qaIM.

"maaM¸ baahr @yaa hOÆ"
"AMQaora hO¸ baoTa."
"AMQaora @yaa haota hOÆ"
"kalaa–kalaa BaUt jaOsaa haota hO."
"BaUt AMQaoro sao baD,a haota hO¸ mammaIÆ"
"haM."
"tao ifr AMQaora BaUt sao Dr jaata hOÆ"
"haM."
"maoro papa BaI AMQaoro kao Dra sakto hOMÆ"
"Aro tumharo papa tao sabakao Dra laoto hOM¸ mammaI kao BaI¸ haM."
"papaÑ Aap mammaI kao Drato hOMÆ"

praga nao ipta ka baajaU iJaMJaaoD,kr pUCa tao samaIr jaOsao Apnao bacapna kI A+ailakaAaoM sao hzat\ QartI pr Aa igara.
"@yaa¸ baoTaÆ"
"papa¸ Aap mammaI kao BaI Dra sakto hOMÆ"
"Qa%toro kI. tuma idna Bar ]laTI–pulaTI baatoM krto rhto hao. calaao¸ saao jaaAao Aba. rat hao ga[- hO."
"nahIM papa¸ mauJao naIMd nahIM Aa rhI hO."
"mammaI¸ rolagaaD,I maoM hmaaro jaOsaI caarpa[yaaM @yaaoM nahIM haotIMÆ" praga GaUmakr ifr maaM kI Aaor calaa gayaa qaa.

qaaoD,I dor baad ]sanao praga kao [sa p`kar ]zakr gaaod maoM ibaza ilayaa jaOsao kuC BaUlaa huAa yaad hao Aayaa hao.

"AcCa baoTaÑ tumakao jaao caIja hmanao yaad kra[- qaI¸ vah yaad hO naaÆ"
"baa baa blaOk SaIp vaalaI pao[ma naaÆ"
"}M hMU."
"jaOk eND ijala vaalaIÆ"
"}M hMU."
"irMgaa irMgaa raoija,jaÆ"
"nahIM baoTa¸ vaao jaao hmanao kha qaa ik jaba Gar jaaeMgao tao AmmaaMjaI kao saunaaeMgao."
"gaaya~I maM~." baccao na ivajayaI Aavaaja maoM kha.
"haM¸ yaad hO naaÆ"
"jaI haM."
"saunaaAao jara."

AaOr praga fT–fT baaolanao lagaa¸ "! BaUBau-va: sva: t%saivatuva-roNyaM , , ,"
"gauD baa^yaÑ Aba hma Gar jaa rho hOM naa¸ jaakr AmmaaMjaI kao saunaanaa. AmmaaM KuSa hao jaaeMgaI."
"AaOr baabaa BaI KuSa hao jaaeMgaoÆ"
"haM¸ baabaa tao [tnao KuSa haoMgao ik tumhoM Zo,r saarI bafI- laakr doMgao."
"bafI- nahIM papa¸ hma tao caa^klaoT laoMgao."
"Ba[-¸ baabaa tao bafI- hI laokr doMgao¸ caa^klaoT laonaa hao tao [iStyaak AMkla sao daostI krnaa. , , ,AcCa¸ Aba hmaoM dUsarI caIja BaI saunaaAao."
"@yaaÆ"
"ijasakao yaad krto hue tuma ir@Saa maoM baOzo qao."
"klamaaÆ"
"haM , , ,."
"laa [laah [illalaa mauhmmadur-saUilallaa."
"vaorI gauDÑ SaabbaaSaÑ"
"[iStyaak AMkla ko Gar maoM BaI ek AmmaaMjaI hOM."
"AMkla kI mammaIÆ"
"hMU."
"jaOsao AmmaajaIM AapkI mammaI hOM naaÆ"
"haM¸ ]nakao klamaa saunaanaa tao vao KuSa haokr [tnaI saarI baaoTI pkakr iKlaaeMgaI maoro baoTo kao."
"klaojaI BaIÆ"
"haM¸ klaojaI BaI¸ kaoFto BaI AaOr ibaryaanaI BaI."
"tba tao zIk hO."

AaOr ifr baatoM krto–krto praga }MGanao lagaa. }MGato–}MGato ]sakI gaaod maoM isar rKo hI saao gayaa. samaIr kI p%naI nao saamanao vaalaI baqa- pr ibastr zIk ikyaa AaOr praga kao saaqa laokr saao ga[-. samaIr kI AaMKoM BaI naIMd sao BaarI hao rhI qaIM.

Gar phMucaa tao maaM kI mamata drvaaja,o pr hI ]sakI balaOyaaM laonao kao Akulaa rhI qaI. samaIr AaOr ApnaI mammaI kao AmmaaMjaIM ko carNa CUto doKkr praga nao BaI dadI ko paMva Cue tao dadI kI AaMKoM ClaClaa ]zIM. praga kao CatI sao icapkakr dadI nao k[- baar ]saka maaqaa caUmaa AaOr baaolaI –
"Aro maOM tao samaJaI qaIM ik tU AMga`ojaI skUla maoM pZ,kr saahba bana gayaa haogaa. Aro vaahÑ tU tao baap jaOsaa hI bana rha hO. vaarI jaa}M¸ sadkoÑ"

paMca saala sao saUnao pD,o Gar maoM [na AZ,a[- p`aiNayaaoM ko Aato hI jaOsao bahar Aa ga[- qaI. bahar tao vaastva maoM AaQao p`aNaI kI hI qaI AaOr vah qaa praga. D\yaaoZ,I¸ AaMgana¸ mada-naa¸ dalaana¸ saIZ,I¸ Ct¸ sabaka mauAayanaa krko¸ Zor saaro p`Sna pUC–pUCkr dadI maaM kao jaOsao ]sanao qaka–saa idyaa qaa. samaIr kI p%naI tao praga kao dUQa iplaakr¸ qaaoD,I dor saasa sao baityaakr KaT pr jaa laoTI qaI AaOr samaIr caaya–vaaya pIkr ipta sao imalanao dukana pr calaa gayaa qaa.

dukana sao haokr Aanao sao phlao samaIr dsaok GaraoM maoM GaUmakr Apnao ima~aoM kI kuSalaxaoma pUC Aayaa qaa AaOr Apnao Aanao kI saUcanaa do Aayaa qaa. Aba Saama ko paMca baja rho qao AaOr ]sakI baOzk ]nhIM puranao caohraoM sao ATI pD,I qaI¸ ijanako ABaava maoM samaIr sada hI ekakIpna AnauBava krta rha qaa. SaadI ko kuC idnaaoM baad hI vah p%naI kao laokr naaOkrI pr calaa gayaa qaa¸ [sailae Aasa–pD,aosa kI bahut–saI AaOrtoM ]sakI p%naI AaOr baccao kao doKnao BaI Aa ga[- qaIM. Gar maoM maolaa–saa laga gayaa qaa.

Aaz bajato–bajato ]sanao saBaI ima~aoM kao ivada kr idyaa qaa. vah ek Saama Apnao ipta ko saaqa ibatanaa caahta qaa. ]sao mahInao Bar kI Cu+I imalaI qaI. SaoYa saBaI idna¸ SaoYa saBaI SaamaoM vah Apnao ima~aoM ko ilae saurixat kr cauka qaa laoikna Aaja kI Saama vah Apnao Gar kI caardIvaarI ko ilae saurixat kr rha qaa.

saaZ,o Aaz bajao ipta dukana sao laaOTo. kuC dor praga ko saaqa baityaato rho AaOr ifr haqa–maMuh Qaaokr caaOko maoM Aa baOzo. samaIr kao pasa hI caTa[- pr ibazato hue baaolao –
"puranao jamaanao maoM laaoga ApnaI GarolaU ijammaodairyaaoM sao inapTkr vaanap`sqa lao laoto qao AaOr Gar–baar baccaaoM kao saaOMpkr jaMgalaaoM maoM calao jaayaa krto qao. laoikna Aba¸ baD,o haoto hI baccao Gar sao inakla jaato hOM AaOr maaM–baap kao Gar maoM hI vaanap`sqa imala jaata hO."

"Aapsao iktnaI baar tao kha hO ik dukana–]kana ka ca@kr CaoD,kr maoro pasa Aa jaa[e. AaiKr yah saarI maohnat Aap iksailae kr rho hOMÆ Aapko AaSaIvaa-d sao maoro pasa iksaI caIja, kI kmaI nahIM hOM. mauJao BaI tao maaM–baap kI saovaa krnao ka hk hO."

"tuma zIk khto hao¸ samaIr. laoikna jaba tk haqa–paMva calato hOM¸ tba tk prmaa%maa iksaI ka maaohtaja, na kro AaOr ifr dukana ka maamalaa hI AjaIba haota hO. AssaI hjaar $pyaa laona–dona maoM cala rha hO. dukanadarI samaoTnao BaI lagaMU tao baIsa saala caaihe."
"kBaI tao samaoTnaI hI pD,ogaI¸ samaIr tao Aakr dukana pr baOznao sao rha." samaIr kI maaM nao kha.
"yao tao KOr @yaaoM Aanao lagaa. jaba hmaarI AaMKoM maMud jaaeMgaI tao hma kaOna doKnao AaeMgao. Ba[-¸ jaIto–jaI tao maaoh nahIM CaoD,a jaata."

]nako Kanaa Kato hI AmmaaM nao AaMgana maoM caarpa[yaaM ibaCa dIM AaOr vao saba laaoga ibastraoM pr baOzkr baatoM krnao lagao. AakYa-Na tqaa baatcaIt ka kond` praga hI qaa.
"baD,a toja inaklaa hO yah praga tao." dada nao mauskrato hue kha.
"paota iksaka hO." dadI nao svaBaavaSa ma@Kna lagaato hue kha.
"Aro haM praga¸ hmakao tao yaad hI nahIM rha¸ AmmaaMjaI kao gaaya~I maM~ saunaaAao naa. Aata hO na AapkaoÆ"
"haM , , ,"
"Aro vaahÑ tumanao [sao gaaya~I maM~ BaI isaKa idyaa. baoTa¸ Qama- hI saMsaar ka maUla hO. maOM Dr rha qaa ik AMga`ojaI kI talaIma khIM [sa baccao kao Qama-–ivamauK krko hmaaro Kanadana kI prmpraAaoM sao ivalaga na kr do laoikna , , , vaah¸ vaah¸ saunaaAao tao praga baabaUÑ"
"ABaI saunaata hMU." ek baar AByast p`va>a kI trh KKarkr AaOr ibastr pr saIQao baOzkr praga nao gaaD,I calaa dI –
"laa [laah [illalaah mauhmmadur-saUilallaah."

dada kI saarI p`sannata kafUr hao ga[-. ]nakI AaMKaoM maoM ivasmaya tqaa ËaoQa ka imaiEat Baava spYT hao Aayaa.
"[sao [slaaimayaa skUla maoM pZ,a rho hao @yaaÆ"
"jaI nahIM¸ pZ,ta tao saoMT sTIfna maoM hOM. klamaa tao maOMnao hI [sao isaKayaa qaa. vah [sao gaaya~I maM~ sao gaD,baD,a baOza hO."
"magar klamaa isaKakr @yaa [sao maaOlavaI banaanao ka [rada hOÆ" ipta ko svar maoM $Ka[- qaI.
"iptajaI¸ maOM [sao saBaI Qamaao-M ko maUla–t%vaaoM sao piricat kranaa caahta hMU taik baD,a haokr [sao kao[- BaI Qama- AjanabaI na lagao."
"laoikna ijasanao Apnaa Qama- hI Kao idyaa¸ ]sako haqa AaOr @yaa AaegaaÑ"
"nahIM iptajaI , , ,maunnaaÑ tuma gaD,baD,a gae hao. yah tao klamaa hO. hmanao tumasao gaaya~I maM~ saunaanao kao kha qaa¸ ! BaUBau-va: vaalaa."
"vaao , , ,papa¸ vaao BaI hmaoM yaad hO¸ ! BaUBa-va: sva: t%saivatuva-roNyama\. Bagaao- dovasya QaImaih iQayaao yaao na: p`caaodyaat\."

dadI nao tao [sa pr praga ka maMuh k[- baar caUmaa laoikna dada ka gaaya~I maM~ saunanao ka ]%saah samaaPt hao cauka qaa. ]nhaoMnao caadr Apnao }pr AaoZ,I AaOr saaoe rho.

qaaoD,I dor dadI tqaa maaM sao baatoM krko praga BaI saao gayaa tao samaIr nao BaI caadr AaoZ, laI AaOr ApnaI caarpa[- pr laoT gayaa. ]sakI AaMKaoM ko saamanao sao pnd`h vaYa- pUva- ko idna GaUmanao lagao.

samaIr ko ipta¸ ramaBaraosao ]sao bahut caahto qao¸ bahut maanato qao laoikna ]nhoM ]sakI ek baat ibalakula naapsaMd qaI AaOr vah qaI ]saka mausalamaana laD,kaoM sao maolajaaola. yaVip ramaBaraosao ko Apnao sambanQa nagar ko mausalamaanaaoM ko saaqa bahut AcCo qao laoikna [na sambanQaaoM ka AaQaar ]nakI dukanadarI qaa. dukana pr Aanao vaalaa vyai> ihndU haota hO na mausalamaana¸ vah tao ga`ahk haota hO AaOr ga`ahk kao p`%yaok dukanadar Bagavaana\ ka $p samaJata hO. [sailae ramaBaraosao ka duinayaadarI ka vyavahar eosaa saokUlar qaa ik ]saI baaja,ar maoM SaoK jamaaladIna kI dukana pr mausalamaana kma jaato qao AaOr ramaBaraosao kI dukana pr AiQak Aato qao. samaIr ko mausalamaana ima~aoM ko p`it BaI ramaBaraosao ko mana maoM kao[- duBaa-va na qaa laoikna ]naka ivaSvaasa qaa ik [na laD,kaoM ko saMsaga- sao ]nako baoTo kI Qaaima-k vaRi%t maoM ivakar Aa jaaegaa. phlao–phlao vao dbaI jabaana maoM samaIr sao kha krto qao¸ "baoTa puranaI khavat hO – jaOsaa Kavao Anna¸ vaOsaa haovao mana jaOsaa pIvao paNaI¸ vaOsaI haovao vaaNaI." prntu samaIr pr [na saMkotaoM ka p`Baava pirlaixat na haonao pr vao ]sao saIQao–saaf SabdaoM maoM samaJaanao lagao qao¸ "baoTa¸ ima~ta sahQaima-yaaoM sao hI inaBatI hO¸ ivaQaima-yaaoM sao tao basa matlaba ka vyavahar rKnaa caaihe."

samaIr maaM–baap ka [klaaOta baoTa qaa prntu [klaaOto baoTaoM kI trh na tao A@KD, hI qaa AaOr na ]_ama–]_MD. At: vah ipta kI baat caupcaap sauna laota prntu vah ima~ caunanao ka Apnaa sva%va BaI CaoD,nao kao tOyaar na qaa. ipta ko sammaanavaSa ]sanao [tnaa AvaSya kr ilayaa qaa ik mausalamaana laD,kaoM kao Apnao Gar pr baulaanaa band kr idyaa qaa. ifr BaI dUsaro–tIsaro idna kao[-–na–kao[- mausalamaana laD,ka Gar pr Aa hI Qamakta qaa. laD,kpna kI ima~ta maoM AaOpcaairk inaman~Na ka kao[- sqaana nahIM haota. samaIr kI maaM nao maMuh sao tao kBaI kuC nahIM kha qaa tqaa na hI kBaI ]sako maaqao pr bala baD,o qao laoikna ]sakI ek hrkt ]sakI p`itiËyaa ko spYTIkrNa maoM hr baar saamanao Aa KD,I haotI qaI. vah yah ik jaba BaI samaIr ka kao[- mausalamaana daost ]sako Gar pr caaya–panaI pIkr jaata tao ]sakI maaM ]saka jaUza bat-na ]zakr caUlhoM kI Aaga maoM JaaoMk dotI AaOr ifr ]sao gaMgaajala ka CITa dokr hI Gar ko p`yaaoga maoM laatI.

]sanao inaScaya kr ilayaa ik kla sao vah iksaI mausalamaana daost kao Gar nahIM Aanao dogaa AaOr vah saao gayaa.

Aba vah savaoro–savaoro hI Gar sao tOyaar haokr inaklata AaOr daophr kao Kanao ko samaya laaOTta. k[- baar Gar Aakr vah iksaI ko yahaM Kanaa Ka Aanao kI saUcanaa hI maaM kao dota. qaaoD,I dor praga tqaa ]sakI mammaI ko pasa baOzkr vah ifr Gar sao inakla jaata tao rat ko Kanao tk laaOTta AaOr ifr jaldI hI ]sao naIMd Aa jaatI.

Aaz–dsa idna maoM hI samaIr kI p%naI AaOr baccaa vahaM sao ]kta gae. maaM–baoTa¸ daonaaoM ka jaIvana hI samaIr ko jaIvana sao [sa trh Gaulaa–imalaa qaa ik yahaM rhto hue ]nhoM eosaa p`tIt haonao lagaa qaa jaOsao vao samaIr ko ivayaaoga ko idna kaT rho haoM. AmmaaMjaI ko kanaaoM sao AaoT krko samaIr kI p%naI vaapsa calanao ko ilae BaI k[- baar kh caukI qaI. dao–tIna idna AaOr ]sako Aaga`h kI Avaholanaa maoM kaTkr AaiKr samaIr nao laaOT jaanao ka inaScaya kr ilayaa.

"magar tuma tao mahInao Bar kI Cu+I laokr Aae qao¸ ABaI tao pnd`h idna BaI nahIM hue."
"Asala maoM¸ iptajaI¸ mauJao yaad hI nahIM rha ik caaObaIsa kao ÍaMsa sao jaao DolaIgaoSana Aa rha hO¸ ]sako saaro kagajaat maorI AlamaarI maoM pD,o hOM."
"tao tuma ApnaI kMpnaI vaalaaoM kao ilaK dao ik talaa taoD,kr kagaja, inakala laoM."
"nahIM iptajaI¸ DolaIgaoSana sao baatcaIt ko daOrana BaI tao mauJao maaOjaUd rhnaa caaihe."
"tao tuma ABaI calao jaaAao¸ baccaaoM kao kuC idna baad Aakr lao jaanaa."
"[tnaa lambaa safr hO iptajaI AaOr ifr [sanao kla ApnaI bahna kao BaI CbbaIsa tarIK kao vahaM Aanao ko ilae ilaK idyaa hO."
"tuma laaoga phlao sao hI mana banaa cauko hao tao tumharI majaI-." khkr ramaBaraosao ek lambaI Aah Barkr caup hao rho.

rolagaaD,I ko iDbbao kI iKD,kI maoM sao jaba tk PlaoTfama- idKa[- dota rha¸ samaIr DbaDbaa[- AaMKaoM sao Apnao maata–ipta kao doKta rha AaOr haqa ihlaata rha AaOr ifr ]sanao isar BaItr kr ilayaa.

praga ifr sao rolagaaD,I maoM baOznao pr bahut p`sanna qaa. Qamma–sao papa kI gaaod maoM baOzto hue ]sanao kha –
"papa mauJao klamaa BaI yaad hO."

samaIr nao kuC na kha¸ isaf- qakI–qakI naja,raoM sao ]sakI Aaor doKa.
"saunaa}M¸ papaÆ"

ibanaa kuC kho hI samaIr nao gad-na ihlaakr Anaumait do dI.
"laa [laah [illalaah , , ,"

praga klamaa saunaa rha qaa AaOr samaIr kI AaMKaoM ko saamanao caadr AaoZ,kr laoT gae ipta kI %yaaoiryaaoM Bara caohra tmatmaa rha qaa.