anykF jfnvrF dI mOq df kfrn bxdf hY priPAUm

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jy qusIN dunIaf nUM bcfAux leI gMBIr ho qF Xfd rwKo ik ies df awDy qoN vI vwD ihwsf AunHF cIjLF leI nsLt kIqf jf irhf hY, ijnHF dI sfnUM loV hI nhIN. afE mYN quhfnUM dwsF ik priPAUm (sYNt) snaq vwloN ikvyN jfnvrF dy kqlF nUM aMjfm idwqf jFdf hY.
aYNbrigRs sprm vylH mwCI dIaF aMqVIaF qoN pYdf hox vflf iek aijhf pdfrQ hY ijs nUM priPAUm ivc ies dy siQrqfkfrI gux krky vriqaf jFdf hY ikAuNik ieh vfsLpIkrn dI ikiraf nUM mwTI kr idMdf hY. ieh kfPI mihMgf huMdf hY. asl ivc sprm vylH mwCIaF vwloN ies pdfrQ dI vrqoN afpxy Bojn nUM hjLm krn leI kIqI jFdI hY aqy bfad ivc Auh ies nUM AultI jF iek qrHF dI ml-iqafg ikiraf rfhIN iqafg idMdIaF hn. priPAUm kMpnIaF df dfavf hY ik iqafigaf igaf pdfrQ hI vriqaf jFdf hY. ieh pfxI `qy qYrdf rihMdf hY, ijQoN ieh iknfry `qy af lgdf hY jF mCyry ies nUM smMudr `coN iekwTf kr ilafAuNdy hn. pr ieh gwl shI nhIN hY. priPAUm snaq nUM ies pdfrQ dI tnF dy ihsfb nfl loV huMdI hY aqy koeI vI eynI AuzIk nhIN krdf ik ieh QoVHf-QoVHf krky loVINdI mfqrf ivc kdoN iekwTf huMdf hY. sgoN ies nUM sprm vylH mwCIaF df kql krky hfsl kIqf jFdf hY. ienHF dy kql `qy pUry ivsLv ivc 1977 qoN hI pfbMdI lwgI hoeI hY pr nfrvy aqy jfpfn ivc ieh vrqfrf ajy vI jfrI hY. BfvyN PrFsIsI ienHF dysLF vwloN vylH mwCIaF dy kql dI inMdf krdy hox pr isrPL PrFs ivc hI aYNbrigRs nUM upriPAUm leI loVINdy rUp ivc Zfl skx dI shUlq mOjUd hY aqy PrFs ies dI ienHF dovF dysLF qoN KrId krdf hY. aYNbrigRs dI sflfnf mMg cfr tn hY. amrIkf qy afstRylIaf ivc aYNbrigRs dy vpfr `qy pfbMdI hY. pr XUrpI priPAUm inrmfqf aijhy bhfny bxf ky bc jFdy hn ik AunHF vwloN iljfieaf jf irhf aYNbrigRs bhuq purfxf hY jF iPr ieh ik ieh vfnuafqo qy PfklYNz vrgy dUr-duryzy dy tfpUaF qoN Auh imilaf hY. asl ivc swcfeI ieh hY ik vpfrsLudf aYNbrigRs df 96 PLIsdI ihwsf vylH mwCIaF nUM kql krky hfsl kIqf jFdf hY aqy isrPL 4 PLIsdI hI kudrqI qOr `qy iekwTf kIqf jFdf hY.
PrFsIsI kMpnIaF ivsLv Br ivc aYNbrigRs df vpfr krdIaF hn, hflF ik ies dy vpfr `qy sKLq mnfhI hY. ieh aMqrrfsLtrI ‘sfeIts’ smJOqy dI sUcI nMbr iek ivc sLfiml hY, ijs qihq jMglI jIvF qoN hfsl pdfrQF nUM vpfrk mksdF leI vrqy jfx qoN pUrI qrHF bfhr rwiKaf igaf hY. sprm vylH nUM 1970 ivc lupq hox dy KLqry df isLkfr jfqI krfr idwqf igaf sI. amrIkf ny 1973 ivc KLqry df isLkfr jfqIaF dI rfKI leI iek aYkt pfs kIqf ijs qihq sprm vylH aqy ies nfl sMbMiDq pdfrQF dI surwiKaf vI lfjLmI ho geI. aYkt ivc ikhf igaf hY ik KLqry df isLkfr iksy vI jfqI jF Aus nfl sMbMiDq vsqF nUM rwKxf, vycxf, iljfxf afid gLYr-kfnUMnI hY. ies df Bfv hY ik amrIkf ivc priPAUm kMpnIaF nUM aYNbrigRs dI sLmUlIaq vfly priPAUm vycx jF KrIdx dI KuwlH nhIN. afstrylIaf ny vI ies `qy pfbMdI lfeI hoeI hY. 1981 qoN XUrpI XUnIan ny sprm vylH nfl sMbMiDq pdfrQF dI drfmd `qy pfbMdI lfeI hoeI hY. ies sB kuJ dy bfvjUd amrIkf qwk ivc ‘kudrqI priPAUm’ vycx vflIaF kMpnIaF aYNbrigRs dI vrqoN jfrI rwK rhIaF hn aqy ieMtrnYWt vYWbsfeItF ies dI KuwlHyafm ivkrI kr rhIaF hn. Auh ies qwQ nUM njLraMdfjL kr rhIaF hn ik ies vsq dI mMg vDx df iswDf mqlb hor vylH mwCIaF df kql hI hY. iek aMdfjLy muqfibk ies smyN isrPL 360,000 sprm vylH mwCIaF bcIaF hn jdoN ik gRIn pIs dy anumfn muqfibk 1978 ivc ienHF dI igxqI 1,500,000 sI.
kYstr jF kYstorIam iek iqwKI mihk vflf kRImI pdfrQ huMdf hY, jo XUrp aqy AuWqrI amrIkf ivc imlx vfly dirafeI kuwiqaF dI ipwT `qy mOjUd gRMQIaF ivc huMdf hY. ies dI vrqoN vI priPAUm ivc siQrqf ilafAux vfly pdfrQ vjoN kIqI jFdI hY. ieh pdfrQ asl ivc ienHF jIvF ivc nr aqy mfdf dy ielfikaF nUM vwKry-vwKry rwKx ivc mdd krdf hY pr iehI ienHF dy nslGfq df kfrn bx igaf hY. ies dI pRfpqI leI ienHF jIvF nUM vwzI pwDr `qy kql kIqf jFdf hY. ienHF dIaF gMRQIaF kwZ ky AunHF nUM alkohl ivc pf ky kYstorIam priPAUm hfsl kIqf jFdf hY.
hfeIrykIam nfmk pdfrQ hfeIrYks nFa dy iek jMqU qoN hfsl kIqf jFdf hY, jo KrgosL jfqI nfl imldf-juldf huMdf hY. hfeIrykIam asl ivc hfeIrYks dy ipsLfb qoN bxdf hY. hfeIrYks df ipsLfb qrl nhIN huMdf sgoN jYlI vrgf huMdf hY. hfeIrYkIam ies ipsLfb df sLIsLydfr rUp huMdf hY. ieh pdfrQ hfsl krn leI Auprokq jMqUaF nUM AudoN qwk ipMjry ivc rwiKaf jFdf hY, jdoN qwk Auh mr nhIN jFdy.
ksqUrI ihrn iek hor aijhf jIv hY jo priPAUm snaq df vwzf isLkfr bx irhf hY. ksqUrI Auh mihkdfr pdfrQ hY, jo nr ihrn dI ipwT `qy iek QYlI ivc huMdf hY. jdoN ihrn dI Aumr do sfl dI huMdI hY qF ies dI mihk kfrjsLIl ho jFdI hY. nr ihrn vwloN ies dI vrqoN mfdf ihrn nUM afpxy vwl iKwcx leI kIqI jFdI hY. hr ihrn dI QYlI ivc qkrIbn 15 gRfm ksqUrI huMdI hY. bws, iesy CotI ijhI mfqrf kfrn hI ienHF ihrnF df kql kIqf jFdf hY. hr sfl qkrIbn 4,000 bflg nr ihrn kql kr idwqy jFdy hn. ivsLv dI kuwl ksqUrI df 15 PLIsdI ihwsf iekwlI PrFsIsI priPAUm snaq vrqdI hY. ksqUrI ihrn dI jfqI nUM 1979 qoN hI aMqrrfsLtrI ‘sfeIts’ smJOqy qihq surwiKaq kIqf igaf hY pr ies sB kuJ dy bfvjUd ipCly 10 sflF ivc sfry eysLIaf ivc ienHF dI afbfdI 80 PLIsdI Gt cuwkI hY. 1986 ivc Bfrq ivc ienHF dI igxqI 30,000 sI jo awj 3000 qoN vI Gt rih geI hY. isLkfrIaF vwloN ihrnF df isLkfr krn leI stIl dIaF qfrF dI vrqoN kIqI jFdI hY. Auh bhuqf krky hr Aumr aqy hr ilMg dy ihrnF nUM kql kr idMdy hn. keI vfr Auh ijAUNdy jfnvr dI ksqUrI vflI gRMQI kwZ ky Aus nUM pIV nfl qVPdf mrn leI Cwz idMdy hn. ihmfilaf phfVF `qy sYNkiVaF dI igxqI ivc stIl dIaF qfrF vflI kuiVwkIaF cfr-cuPyry lwgIaF imldIaF hn. ijvyN-ijvyN ihrnF dI igxqI GtdI jFdI hY, AunHF dy isLkfr dI mfqrf vDdI jFdI hY.
iesy qrHF mskrt nFa df iek jl-cUhf huMdf hY, jo bhuqf krky pfxI dy hyTF rihxf hI psMd krdf hY. ies dIaF gudf gRMQIaF dI vI priPAUm bxfAux leI vrqoN kIqI jFdI hY.
jy ienHF jIvF dI vrqoN nf vI kIqI jfvy qF priPAUm bxfAux dy afm ZMg ivc vI sUrF aqy hor jfnvrF dI crbI vrqI jFdI hY. PrFs dy sB qoN vwzy priPAUm Auqpfdk kyNdr grfsI ivc PuwlF nUM AunHF glfs sLItF `qy ivCfieaf jFdf hY, ijnHF `qy jfnvrF dI crbI/grIs lwgI huMdI hY. Puwl AudoN qwk vfr-vfr bdly jFdy hn jdoN qwk AunHF dI mihk pUrI qrHF ies crbI/grIs vwloN jjLb nhIN kr leI jFdI. iPr ies crbI jF grIs nUM alkohl ivc Gol ky loVINdf qyl hfsl kIqf jFdf hY. alkohl aqy qyl dy anupfq dy ihsfb nfl hI priPAUm dIaF vwK-vwK iksmF iqafr huMdIaF hn.
isMQYitk qyl KuwlHyafm muhweIaf hn. so, jfnvrF qoN KusLbUdfr pdfrQ hfsl krn dI koeI loV nhIN rih jFdI. pr priPAUm snaq AudoN qwk nhIN bdlygI, jdoN qwk qusIN Aus nUM aijhf krn leI mjbUr nhIN krogy. mYN kdy priPAUm dI vrqoN nhIN kIqI. kI quhfnUM ies dI vrqoN dI loV hY?