vaahage vaalee lakeer daa mauakhik itihaas

ddaa. sarabajeet singh chheenaa dee rachanaa vaahage vaalee lakeer vichharre parivaaraan daa itihaasa mool roop vich 1947 dee desh vandd ton upaje lahinde ate charrhade dohaan panjaabaan de lokaan de dukhad anubhav daa utam purakhee biaan hai|

pusatak de vidhaagat adhiain de aadhaar ute ih rachanaa mauakhik itihaasadee kottee vich shaamal hundee hai| likhatee itihaasak saamagree dee upalabadhee de, ttaakare ute lokaman de sach deean seenaabaseenaa tureean aaundeean kahaaneean de verave adhik bharoseyog te jeevant hunde han ate inhaan dee sanbhaal dee chetanaa daa jaaganaa manakhee samaaj lee sadaa hitakaaree hundaa hai| ddaa. chheenaa ne guradavaariaan dee yaataraa samen nijee roop vich ate ddaileegeshanaan vich saamal ho ke paakisataan de safar samen aae idharon udharon ujaarre de santaape viakateean kolon ikatat is prakaar dee saamagree noo kalamabadh karake ik nivekalaa kaaraj keetaa hai| ih rachanaa unhaan maarre dinaan dee dasaa noo vee biaan karadee hai ate bhavakh vich parasapar piaar ate saanjhaan de virase noo banaaee rakhan dee disaa noo vee parapak karan vich sahaaee hundee hai|

rachanaa vich pesh ghattanaavaan de aadhaar ute ik vaddee traasadik sathitee udon banadee hai jadon lekhak noo kee viakateean de fauat ho jaan dee soochanaa praapat hundee hai| parivaar de bhaapaa jee pitaa de aapane vichharre mitraanbeleean ate hamavatanaan lee bheje yaadaan de dtoe ate maan mittee noo sijadaa karan dee tamanaa is sathitee vich jeeadiaan jee pooree naa kar sakan dee udaasee daa ahisaas lekhak sang sadaa lee jurr giaa hai| kis noo milaangaa kis noo dasaangaa de birataant de antaragat pesh udaaseen verave, tur giaan te vichharr

aapanee bhain ate bhooaa noo milake aaeaa daleep singh gaddee vich lekhak noo vichharre rishatedaaraan dee manodasaa biaan karadaa futt futt ke ro paindaa hai| us noo charraaun aaee bhain valon lekhak noo sukhee saandee hindusataan pahunchaaun dee bholebhaa keetee sauanpanaa is vandd deean kee parataan kholadee hai| ajihe hor prasang lekhak de man vich thaan thaan jaagrit hunde han|

pusatak vich pesh tathaan ton vidit hundaa hai dharat vanddee gee, paanee vandde ge lakhaan lokaan dee jaanamaal daa nukasaan hoeaa| vaddee padhar ute manakhee ghaan hoeaa| mohamuhabat, dosateean, dushamaneean vich badal geean| par janam bhone, bolee ate sabhiaachaar de saanjhe tath lokaan de manaan vichale parasapar piaar te mohateh noo naa vandd sake| doheen paaseen panjaabee mel hon te ik dooje noo udd udd ke galee ghuttaghattake milade han| razaa mahimood vichharran mauake huseen

hathalee rachanaa vich pesh prasangaan ton sapastt hai maamattee ate bolee dee saanjh vatanon door vee rang lai aaundee hai| kaineddaa dee unattaareeo sattett vich ddaa. jafar ikabaal ate lekhak dee nikattataa ate piaar daa aadhaar iho tath banadaa hai|

sarahad ton disadaa aapanaan pindd de birataant vich dohaa deshaan daa rauachikataa bharapoor bhoogolik adhiain pes hai| ajanaalaa tahiseel de balharravaal pindd ate paakisataan de badovaal pindd de nazadeekee faasale karake lokaan vich samaajak ate jajbaatee tandaan vich vee najdeekee banee rahee|

maasattar nazeer ahimad vandd pichhon vee aapane sakool balharravaal vich sakool band hon te kujh der bachiaan de ghareen aa ke parrhaaundaa rihaa| vandd de itihaasak faisale lokaan de manaan noo naheen vandd sake| kohaan door bhaasade nagaraan dee sathitee kadee kujh ku vaattaan dee vith ute hon karake panjaabee, lahauaron firozapur ate lahauaron amritasar kam karake saadin murr jaande san | lopoke daa jmeenadaar dhanavant singh sandhoo dauarraak dasadaa haimain savere lahauaron tur ke bhajadaa hoeaa aapane naanake lopoke ho ke shaam noo murr aapane ghar nanakaanaa saahib murr jaandaa saan| aapane vatan naal aadarask piaar deean is prakaar deean jhalakeean anekaan han| pinddaan dee nerre sathitee de aadhaar ute panjaab vaaseean ne kee akhauataan muhaavariaan dee sirajanaa kar lee see|

vaahage dee lakeer santaalee dee vandd samen ghattee bhiaanakataa dee dashaa noo vee viakat karadee hai par ajiheean bajar bhulaan ton suchet reh ke panjaabeean vich puraane piaar noo nibhaaee rakhan dee disaa vee niradhaarat karadee hai| pusatak daa lekhak is disaa val agrasar hon dee chetanaa vee jagaaundaa hai|

ddaa. chheenaa ne saral panjaabee bhaashaa ate birataant ras naal gudhee is pusatak dee rachanaa naal panjaabeean de parasapar piaar, pachhaan ate saanjh de maarag ute ik hor meelapathar gadd ditaa hai jo saanjhee maanavee soch noo sadaa chaanan pradaan karadaa rahegaa| ik sanjeedaa vishe noo inee sapasttataa naal pes karan daa ih yatan paatthakaan vich rachanaa prat avas parrhan dee ruchee ate dilachasapee utapan karegaa mainoo ih pooraa visvaas hai|

hindapaak dosatee de alanbaradaaraan valon is rachanaa daa suaagat karanaa banadaa hai| mere valon aapasee saanjhaan de sunehe de is shaabadik guladasate dee rachanaa gundaaee lee pusatak de lekhak ddaa. sarabajeet chheenaa noo mubaarak|

shaalaa murr vichharran raat naa aave te saanjhaan deean ih tandaan hor peedteean hon|

eikabaal kauar ddaa.

rittaaeiradd pro. haauaorra, amritasar

mo. 9646237373

shubh aagaman

eih panjaab dee mittee dee taaseer hai ki ethe iko vele amarataa pradaan karan vaale bootte vee falade ne te zahireelee fasal vee ugadee hai| ih lok muhabat vich vee marade ne te nafarat vich vee jaan lainde ne| is khite de dariaa kee vaar lahoo luhaan hoe| panjaab lee jeevan de ih alokaar varataare isadee khaaseeat vee han te saraap vee|

je muhabataan, saanjhaan, dosateean te nighe rishatiaan dee pranparaa lameree hai taan saraapaan, dukhaan te kaleshaan dee daasataan vee chhottee naheen| je baaharee hamalaavar is mittee noo litaarrade rahe taan panjaab vaasee khud vee guthamagathaa hono naheen gurez karade rahe| santaalee dee vandd daa dukhaant is khaanaajangee dee, eis sire dee misaal hai|

gurooaan, peeraan, paiganbaraan te devatiaan dee dharatee de ih vaasee hameshaa kauamaan, dharamaan te firakiaan vich reh ke jeeve| saanjhaa jeena theen shaaeid inhaan noo kade raas naa aaeaa| saaeid har samen daa haakam panjaabeean dee ikamatthataa noo kade vee baradaast naa kar sakiaa, jaan shaaeid kachee mittee de gune hoe panjaabee jaladee hee kise baaharee taakat de dtaahe charrh jaande rahe te haakam jamaat de manasoobe safal kar dinde rahe|

santaalee de saake ne panjaabee jisam, man te soch noo jo zakham dite uh koee viakatee shaaeid kade vee naa bhul sake| jo us saake de chasmadeed gavaah bache ne uh taan hun vee bukabak hanjhoo kerade, lahoo de ghutt bharade te sute sute teh utthade ne| jinhaan is khoonee kaandd de vaaparan uparant janam liaa, aunhaan noo ih khoonee manzar aapane virase vich piaa disadaa hai| is darad dee intahaa noo uh chashamadeed gavaahaan dee gahiraaee naal hee mahisoos karade ne|

ahisaasaan dee is shidat noo har hasaas viakatee vaang ddaa. sarabajeet chheenaa bahut gahiraaee naal mahisoos karade han| vaahage vaalee lakeer aunhaan de handtaae, mahisoos keete, jeeve uh naroe ate achhoh anubhav han, jo unhaan aapanee paakisataan ziaarat dauaraan vekhebhoge | daradaan de ahisaas andar dabaae panjaabee murr baahaan kholee, hasade musakaraaunde chihariaan naal unhaan de suaagat lee pabaan bhaar han| aasepaase vicharade, eiko jiheean shakalaan soorataan, eiko jiheean akalaan, eiko zubaan bolade ih lok kine aapane han, kine kareeb han| har thaanbaazaar, sarrakaan, galeean, pindd muhale, shahir har thaan, jithe chaar lok khalonde ne, koee zikar chhirradaa hai, koee gal hundee hai, authe muhabat de ful ttahikan lagade ne| garamajoshee vich hatha ghuttaneean te nighe aalingan|

ddaa. chheenaa ne jo muhabat lahinde panjaab, sindh te hor paakisataanee thaavaan te jaa ke kamaaee vaahage vaalee lakeer ausadee ik jeevant kathaa hai| ih pusatak kahaaneean varage lekhaan naal sirajee gee hai| inhaan vich tez veg vich vahindaa kathaaras hai | jiaunde jaagade saah lainde paatar han| aapane pindd deean galeean te vichharre lokaan dee murr milanee de nighe tabasaraat han| nikeean nikeean chhohaan han, jiven kise handte hoe chitarakaar ne rangaan dee kahikashaan siraj ditee hove|

main ddaa. sarabajeet chheenaa dee kalam te soch noo akeedat pesh karadaa haan| aseen iko kaafale de paandhee haan, eik raah te ik manzal hai| shaalaa muhabataan de deeve jagade rahin, saanjhaa de paracham jhulade rahin, manakhataa salaamat rahe te rishatiaan daa nigh hikaan vich maaghadaa rahe|

talavindar singh

meet pradhaan, kendaree lekhak sabhaa, amritasar

fon 9872178035

lekhk valon

duneean de itihaas vich vason de ine vadde tabaadale dee koee hor misaal naheen miladee jo 1947 vich bhaarat ate paakisataan dee vandd naal miladee hove| kee vidavaanaan anusaar manakhee vikaas de shuroo hon ton lai ke hun tak vakhavakh dhaaramik visvaasaan te koee 2 karorr de kareeb pusatakaan likheean geean han, har dharam vich dayaa ate prem bhaav noo vadhaaun dee sikhiaa ditee gee hai par jine katal ate juram dharam de naan te hoe han ih kise hor mude te naheen hoe| ik prasadh shaaeir deean ih sataraan

taareekh dee najaron ne vahu dauar bhee dekhe hai

lanbonh ne khataa kee, sadeeo ne sajaa paaee

par us vandd vich hazaaraan, lakhaan preevaaraan jinhaan de bette, betteean, bhain, bharaa, maan, baap, maare ge jaan gunm hoe uhanaan dee aapanee taan koee vee khataa galatee naheen see| par us de jo nasoor unhaan noo mile uhanaan ton chhuttakaaraa zindagee bhar naa ho sakiaa|

panj dariaavaan dee haree bharee dharatee te ih lok hindoo, musalim, sikh ate isaaee sadeean ton ikatthe ik hee sabhiaachaar daa jeevan jee rahe san| ik bolee, eiko jiheean rasamaan, rivaaj, eik pichhokarr ate aapas vich prem bhaavanaa| kujh mutthee bhar lokaan valon failaaee is nafarat ne hasade vasade ghar ujaarre ate jinaa lokaan ne uh santaap bhogiaa, auhanaan de dukh, darad deean bhaavanaavaan dee tarajamaanee, duneean daa koee vee lekhak aapane shabadaan vich naheen kar sakadaa|

par anekaan uh misaalaan jinhaan vich uthe rahin vaale lokaan ne inasaaneeat de faraj vajon doosariaan noo surakhiaa ditee uh kahaaneean, eidhar ate udhar de lokaan vich aapas vich milan ate aapanee chhaddee hoee dharatee noo vekhan dee vaddee khaahish paidaa karadee hai| vandd ton bahut lamaan samaan baad vee lokaan deean jo bhaavanaavaan han, auhanaan dee tarajamaanee karan dee main ih chhottee jihee koshis keetee hai, aumeed hai paatthak is noo pasand karanage|

ddaa. s. s. chheenaa

fon. 9855170335

taae dee nishaanee

bhaaeea jee daadaa jee ate bhaapaa jee valon saanoo kee vaar ih hidaaeit keetee jaadee see ki saadde ghar de ik bajurag nauakar jis noo aam hee nihaalaa kihaa jaadaa see uhanaan noo bhaaee jee kihaa karo| jado kadee saadde moonhon nihaalaa nikal jaandaa taan bhaaeea jee, bhaapaa jee, bebe jee daadee jee jaa beebee jee valon saanoo sakhat taarranaa keetee jaandee ki bhaaee jee kihaa karo| bachapan vich taan bhaaven is gal dee samajh nahee see aaundee ki guraa ate feekaa vee taan is taraan de hee nauakar han uhanaan baare taan kadee nahee kihaa bhaaee nihaal maseeh baare kiaun is taraan kihaa jaandaa hai, par jad asee hosh sanbhaalee taan bhaaee nihaal maseeh dee kurabaanee noo asee hee hor lokaan noo dasade hunde saan jis dee misaal bahut hee ghatt miladee hai|

1947 dee vandd vele saaddaa saaraa hee preevaar lorreendaa samaan lai ke ttarak raaheen vaahage vaalee sarahad paar kar giaa jadon ki bhaapaa jee hor zarooree samaan lai ke gadde raaheen baakee kaafale de naal aae| jado gaddaa turan lagaa taan bhaaee nihaal maseeh jo saadde ghar vich saadde baabaa jee daadaa jee de pitaa de same ton naal kam karadaa aa rihaa see, auh ate us daa 12 ku saal daa larrakaa aapanen kujh kaparre ik vadde saare kaparre de jhole vich paa ke gadde de laage kharre san| inaan dovaan noo sikhaan ate hindooaan de pindd chhadd ke jaan vaale lokaan de naal kharraa vekh ke saaraa hee pindd hairaan see| baakee eesaaee preevaar taan araam naal inaan jaan vaaliaa val vekh rahe san ate uhanaan noo mil rahe san| jad bhaapaa jee har ik ton vidaaee lai ke bhaaee nihaal maseeh noo mile taan us de juaab noo sun ke hairaan hee ho ge uh keh rihaa see ki uh vee uhanaan de naal jaavegaa par bhaapaa jee ne us noo ate vadhaave noo bahut samajhaaeaa

eih kis taraan ho sakadaa hai, asee nanbaradaar daa den nahee de sakade, hajaaraan vaar us ne saaddee madad keetee, hajaaraan museebataan vicho us ne saanoo kadtiaa, aj jadon tuseen museebat vich ho taan tuhaanoo chhadd ke chalaa jaavaan laahanat hai aisee jindagee te, je tuhaadde naal jaandiaan aseen mar vee jaavaange taan asee is noo ganeemat samajhaange, mai tuhaanoo ikaliaan noo nahee jaan denaa uh praanee lai ke gadde de age baitth giaa ate bhaapaa jee ate vadhaavaa gadde de pichhe baitth ge|

rasate vich jad uh pindd ton 8, 10 paileean aa ke baakee kaafale naal ral ge san taan bhaapaa jee ne uhanaan noo vakhariaan kar ke fir vaapis murr jaan lee manaaun dee koshis keetee| baarabaar uhanaan noo kihaa ki is haalat vich taan ristedaar vee aapane ristedaaraan noo nahee pahichaanade, tusee kiau aapane aap noo museebat vich paa rahe ho, jaau araam naal jaa ke aapane bharaavaan naal raho par nihaal maseeh baajid see|

rasate vich sikhaan, hindooaan de vaakif musalim jafeean paa ke ik dooje noo mil rahe san, kise noo mahaual dee samajh naheen see lag rahee| uhanaan deea akhaan vich atharoo san par har ik noo is tarhaan dee umeed see ki chhetee ih sabh kujh ttheek ho jaavegaa ate uh vaapis murr aaunage, ate uh jaan vaale fir uhanaan gharaan vich

eis hee umeed vich bhaaee jee tin chaar maheene saadde idhar vaale naven ghar vich rahe ate is samen vich uh asaanee naal vaapis jaa sakade san, par fir aaunaa jaanaa paramitt te shuroo ho giaa| par ih vee muskal naheen see ate fir bhaaeea jee hee bhaaee nihaal maseeh noo kahin lage, bhaaee jee uthe vee tusaan hathaan naal mihanat karanee hai ate idhar vee, je teraa dil karadaa hai taan toon ithe hee reh pau ate bhaaeea jee ne uhanaan noo alaatt hoe gharaan vichon ik kanaal jagaah, malabaa ate paise de ke unaan daa ghar banavaa ditaa ate uh uthe hee pake tauar te rahin lag piaa| vadhaave dee shaadee ho gee, bhaaee jee potare, potareean vaale ban ge, par fir uhanaan noo aapane ghar ate bharaavaan dee yaad aaun lag pee|

aus ne paasaporatt banaaun dee koshis keetee, kadee janam tareek dee galatee, kadee koee taruttee ate fir uh koshis chhadd dindaa| uhanaan dinaan vich paasaporatt vee dilee ton banade san, fir uh bhul jaandaa par koee chaar maheene baad fir kahin lag paindaa raatee supane vich mainoo mere abaa mile san, auh kahinde san tainoo 96 deean kabaraan uddeekadeean han, aapane bharaavaan kol kiaun nahee jaandaa, jaa ate aapane bharaavaan de naal deean kabaraan vich araam kar|

kujh dinaan baad bhul jaandaa, fir sabh kujh bhul jaandaa kujh dir baad fir milan dee khaahish paidaa hundee, paasaporatt banaaunaa shuroo hundaa, par adhe man naal shuroo hoee kosis fir vich hee chhadd ditee jaandee ate akheer us ne jiven is taraan dee aapane vichharre preevaar noo milan dee khaahis noo chhadd hee ditaa, haan je kite hovegee taan ih us de dil tak hee see, aus ne kadee kise noo is taraan dee khaahish baare naa dasiaa see ate naan kise ne is sabandhee us noo puchhiaa hee see|

raat manjaa andar lai ge, 10 ku vaje bhaaee nihaal maseeh fir aaeaa, aus de hath vich baaeebal see jis noo bahut khoobasoorat kaparre vich lapettiaa hoeaa see| uh baara2 baaeebal noo sir te rakhadaa ate moonh vich kujh boladaa, shaaeid uh praathanaa karadaa see| main jaanadaa saan ki bhaaee jee parrh taan sakade nahee par uh pairaan bhaar thale baitthe hoe san ate akhaan band karake kee vaar moonh vich kujh bolade san| bhaapaa jee ne barree kosis keetee ki uh manje te jaan kurasee te baitth jaave par uh naanh kar dinde san| raat noo bhaaeea jee savaragavaas ho ge| nihaal maseeh ne doosare din vee kujh naa khaadhaa ate uhanaan de sasakaar tak uh bhaaeea jee dee manjee de kol baitthaa rihaa|

1995 tak jadon ki nihaal maseeh dee mauat ho gee uh takareeban 100 saal ne kareeb see| uh bhaaeea jee noo hameshaa yaad karadaa rahindaa see| hun us ne aapane bharaavaan, bhateejiaan noo milan dee koshis vee chhadd ditee see je koee us noo puchhadaa vee taan uh kahi

pichhe jihe jadon meraa paakisataan jaan daa progaraam baniaa taan main uchechaa bhaapaa jee noo milan pindd giaa taan ki aapane pichhale pindd de lokaan de naan pate lai sakaan ate uhanaan noo mil sakaa| main ucheche tauar te vadhaave noo sadiaa| us de chaachiaan ate uhanaan de putaraan de naan aapanee ddaaeiree vich likhe | vadhaave ne vee mainoo jarooree taakeed keetee ki main jaroor us de chaachiaan ate uhanaan de putaraan noo mil ke aavaan ate uhanaan daa haal chaal puchh ke aavaan| aapane pichhale pindd chak nanbar 96 vich jadon main pindd de chauak vich hor viakateean de naan dase ate fir main nihaal maseeh de bharaavaan ate bhateejiaan baare puchhiaan| pataa lagaa ki nihaal maseeh de bharaa taan hun is duneean vich naheen par us de bhateeje han ate ik aadamee uhanaan noo lain chalaa giaa| uhanaan vichon ajeej maseeh jo takareeban 70 ku saal daa see, aunaa ne aaudiaan hee sabh ton pahile aapane taae baare ate vadhaavaa maseeh baare puchhiaa| uh lagataar kahee jaa rihaa see ki asee aapane abaa ate chaachiaan kolon tuhaadde baare ate taae baare sunade rahe haan abaa jee kahinde hunde san, auh jis preevaar de naal giaa hai uh uhanoo fulaan vaang rakhanage| main jado us noo us de taae dee mauat baare dasiaan taan uh aap hee kahin lagaa ki jadon uh idharon giaa see, audon hee us dee umar 60 saal ton upar see, par uh bahut hinmatee aadamee see| saaraa hee pindd us dee hinmat ate hauasale deean galaan karadaa hundaa see| saaraa hee pindd taae noo yaad karadaa hundaa see ate ih gal vee uh karade hunde san ki uh udhar giaa hee kiaun, saaree umar hee preevaar noo naheen miliaa idhar us de preevaar de 7080 jeea han|

main ajeej de naal uhanaan de ghar aa giaa| uhanaan de ghar deean aauarataan ate bache mainoo vekh ke hairaan san| par jado ajeej ne

hun ajeej chup see, jadon main koee gal ajeej ton puchhadaa taan jiven us daa dhiaan kite hor hove| ine noo naal de gharaan de lok vee uhanaan de viharre vich aa ge san| kujh lok kotthiaan te baitthe san| ajeej dee gharavaalee uhanaan noo das rahee see, eih taae de

akheer main chhuttee lee ate jholaa hath vich farr ke boohe val hoeaa| ajeej ne meraa hath farriaa hoeaa see, boohe te aa ke main us noo fir jafee paa lee par main vekhiaa, auh akhaan vichon atharoo keran lag piaa ate meraa hath ghutt ke mainoo kahin lagaa saradaar jee ih bhaandde de diau, eih taae dee nishaanee hai, aseen taan inaan noo vekh ke taae noo yaad karade haan | ate fir uh kujh naa bol sakiaa ate mere kolon vee koee gal naa hoee|

virakaan daa dohataraa hove te.......

kujh chir pahilaan jadon mainoo paakisataan vich guradavaariaan dee yaataraa daa veejaa miliaa taan is vich karataarapur saahib, lahauar ate sachaa sauadaa daa veejaa vee see| is ton saal pahilaan jadon mainoo paakisataan aan daa mauakaa miliaa see taan main aapane janam asathaan vaale pindd chak nanbar 96 jilaa saragodhaa vee giaa saan, authe jis piaar naal mere pindd vaaliaan ne meraa suaagat keetaa see, auh main saaree umar naheen bhul sakadaa| pindd pahunch ke jadon main dasiaa ki main nanbaradaar lachhaman singh daa potaraa haan, tad kujh hee minttaan vich takareeban saare hee pindd de marad ik chauank vich mere irad girad aa ke baitth ge ate hairaanee vaalee gal see ki kujh hee minttaan vich chaah, pakauarre ate jalebeean vagairaa kidharon uthe aa geean ate uthe edaan lag rihaa see, jiven koee samaagam jaan jashan manaaeaa jaa rihaa hove | uthe baitthe sabh jane saadde saare parivaar baare edaan puchh rahe san, jiven uhanaan noo vichharran daa barraa udarevaan hove|

sachaa sauadaa de kol mere naanakiaan daa pindd fularavaan see ate jadon desh dee vandd hoee see taan main ate meraa chhottaa bharaa aapanee beebee jee maataa jee naal aapane naanake aae hoe saan ate ithon hee asee ik kaafale vich chal ke poorabee panjaab aae saan| is kaafale noo kujh din sachaa sauadaa guradavaare rahinaa piaa see, eis lee 60 saal magaron mere man vich us guradavaare noo vekhan dee chaah jaag rahee see ate is naal hee main aapane naanake pindd fularavaan vee jaanaa chaahundaa saan | main ik din lahauar rihaa te agale din main ik kaar te karataarapur val chaale paa dite, mere naal ik ddaraaeevar ate lahauar ton ik hor aadamee see | karataarapur val jaandiaan raah vich ik vaddaa shahir naarovaal aaeaa| uthe kee thaavaan te, baajavaa

asee jad guradavaaraa karataarapur saahib de darashan karake baahar aae taan granthee jee noo main puchhiaa ki ithon dderaa baabaa naanak taan bahut nazadeek hai, taan us ne dasiaa ki uh saahamane uche safaide de darakhat ddheraabaabaa naanak de baahar han| main ih gal vekh rihaa saan ki bolee, chihare, kadakaatth, sihat aad te is ilaake dee jameen ate jalavaayoo daa kinaa prabhaav see, jis noo sarahad dee lakeer vandd naheen sakee|

eis ton baad asee sachaa sauadaa val chal pe, shekhoopure vichon dee langhadiaan jadon asee kachihareean de kolon langh rahe saan taan mainoo maamaa jee valon is kachiharee naal sabandhit daseean kee kahaaneean yaad aa geean ate main us samen dee kalapanaa karan lag piaa, jadon inaan kachihareean vich pagaan vaale sikh saradaaraan dee rauanak hundee hovegee ate hun saaddee kaar sachaa sauadaa guradavaare val jaa rahee see, sarrak te ture jaande lokaan daa pahiraavaa bilakul us taraan daa hee see, jis taraan main maamaa jee daa vekhadaa rihaa saan ate uhanaan de chihare ate kad kaatth sabh kujh us taraa daa hee see, jinaan vichon keean ne tahimataan badheean hoeean san ate keean ne pajaamen paae hoe san |

guradavaare val jaandiaan main aapane naal ge viakatee noo dasiaa ki guradavaaraa pauarreean charrh ke jaaeedaa hai taan uh puchhan lagaa ki kee main pahilaan vee ithe aaeaa haan, taan fir main us noo uh samaan dasiaa jadon main bachapan vich aapane naanakiaan de pindd de lokaan naal is guradavaare vich kee din rihaa saan | guradavaare mathaa ttekan ton baad granthee jee ne saanoo chaah piaaee| us kolon main fularavaan pindd baare puchh rihaa saan, taan uh dasan lagaa ki is ton baad yaataree satteshan aaundaa hai ate us ton baad bahaaleeke ate us de naal hee fularavaan hai ate ih koee 8, 9 kilomeettar ton vadh naheen |

main ddaraaeevar noo kihaa ki main aapanaa naanakaa pindd jaroor vekhanaa chaahundaa haan, taan uh kahin lagaa ki kee tuhaanoo us pindd vich koee jaanadaa hai asal vich uh uthe naheen see jaanaa chaahundaa ate mahisoos karadaa see ki uthe kaafee samaan lag jaavegaa| par bhaaven mainoo us pindd vich koee vee naheen see jaanadaa par ih meree jajabaatee jahee khaahish see ki us pindd noo jaroor vekh ke aavaan, jithon utth ke asee bhaarat ge saan ate main vekhanaa chaahundaa saan ki hun uh pindd kis taraan daa lagadaa hai |

saadde naal ge viakatee ne dasiaa ki ithe ik aarrhatee us daa vaakaf hai, aus noo uh milanaa chaahundaa see ate us ton baad fularavaan ho ke nanakaanaa saahib chalaange | jadon asee aarrhatee kol ge taan uh aapanee dukaan vich hee see, ate us taraan hee lakarr dee sandookarree, ate laalalaal vaheean us de age peean san jis taraan saaddeean anaaj manddeean vich hundeean han ate kanddaa, vatte ate boreean daa baaradaanaa sabh kujh us taraan daa hee mahaual see, jo asee bachapan ton idhar aapane shahir de aarrhateean kol vekhade

main utth ke kharraa ho giaa taan us ne mere naal hath milaaeaa ate baitthan lee kihaa| aarrhatee ne us noo dasiaa ki inaan saradaar huraan daa naanakaa pindd falaravaana hai| main us noo dasiaa ki mere naanaa jee daa naam s belaa singh see, ate maamiaan de naan san, karam singh, jasavant singh, guracharan singh ate uh virak san | taan muhamad shafee dasan lagaa ki uh vee virak hai| us pindd de jiaadaa lok virak han, asal vich is ilaake vich jiaadaa abaadee virakaan dee hai, eithon daa aim.ail.e ate shekhoopure daa aim.ail.e vee virak han, auh kahin lagaa ki ih naa taan us ne sune hoe han par us noo inaan baare jiaadaa pataa naheen kiaun jo jadon paakisataan baniaa see taan uh 7,8 saal daa hee see| kujh chir baad uh utthiaa ate baahar noo chalaa giaa ate kahin lagaa ki main hune aaeaa je, asee sochiaa ki shaaeid uh koee sunehaa den giaa hai par kujh minttaan baad us de ik hath jalebeean ate samosiaan daa ddoonaa ate ik hath vich chaah daa gilaas see | par main us

vichharre preevaaraan daa itihaas

lahauar de kendaree relave satteshan de bilakul naal sathit guradavaaraa singh singhaneean vich main tthahiriaa hoeaa saan| guradavaare dee bahut hee khoobasoorat imaarat vich ik gaisatt haaoos baniaa hoeaa hai jis noo videshee sikhaan khaas karake ingalaindd de sikhaan ne yaatareean lee banavaaeaa hai| dasiaa jaandaa hai ki is itihaasak jaghaa noo paakisataan vich rahin vaale sikhaan ne ik mukadamen vich, aapanaa hak jataa ke liaa see| us samen mere naal amritasar ton hee do hor preevaar vee is guraduaare vich tthahire hoe san| saadde kol vaapasee te aaun lee siraf ik rel gaddee daa hee saadhan see| aseen vaahage ton paidal aa ke baaraddar paar naheen saan kar sakade kiaun jo paidal langhan lee ik vakharee ijaajat chaaheedee see jo saadde kol naheen see| aj ton baad jad fir gaddee aaunee te jaanee see us din tak saaddaa veejaa khatam ho jaanaa see, jis karake saanoo hor ulajhanaan vichon langhanaan painaa see| is lee jis din savere main vaapis amritasar aaunaa see main raat noo hee is baare bahut suchet saan ki gaddee naa langh jaave| shaam noo mere kol ik viakatee aaeaa jo amritasar yooneevarasittee dee kise profaisar aauarat daa vaakaf see ate us ne mainoo do vadde vadde paikatt dite jinaan vichon ik us profaisar noo denaa see ate ik mere lee see| jadon us ne ih dasiaa ki ih do kek han taan mainoo aapanee parrhee likhee jamaat dee siaanap, jindaadilee ate vaahage vaalee lakeer noo paar karan lee samaan dee chon sabandhee soch te kee shanke paidaa hoe| uh doven kek main rakh taan le par baad vich relave sattesn te pahunchan tak kee vaar uhanaan noo naal liaaun jaan uthe chhadd aaun dee duchitee vich rihaa

main savere paidal hee satteshan te pahunch giaa ate attaaree dee ttikatt lai ke saje hath vaale palettafaaram val aa giaa| aje bahut hee thorre jihe lok aae san| gaddee palettafaaram te lagee hoee see, main aapanaa samaan gaddee dee seett te rakh ke palettafaaram dee rauanak ate jaan vaale viakateean val vekhan lee baahar aa ke kharraa ho giaa| kujh chir baad hee mere naal guradavaare vich reh rihaa parivaar vee aa ke ik ddabe vich varr giaa| jiaadaatar yaataree paakisataan ton bhaarat noo aapane rishatedaaraan noo milan lee jaa rahe san jaan, pahilaan bhaarat ton paakisataan vich reh rahe aapane rishatedaaraan noo milan vaale jaapade san, jo uhanaan de pahiraave ate galabaat ton lag rihaa see| haualee haualee satteshan te kaafee bheerr ho rahee see| par har ik jaan vaale de naal takareeban une hee uhanaan noo rukhasat karan vaale jaapade san|

fir ik vaddaa garap jis vich aauarataan, marad ate bache san, auhanaan ne barre sadhaaran jihe kaparre paae hoe san, eikatthe hee aa rahe san ate uhanaan de vich ik sikh saradaar, koee 6 ku futt uchaaee ate kaafee changee sihat vaalaa koee 70 ku saal dee umar, hath vich ik kaparre daa vaddaa saaraa thailaa lai ke aa rihaa see|

auhanaan vichon ik bajurag maataa ne mere kol aa ke mainoo jafee paa lee ate barree apanat naal kahin lagee, eis aapane veer noo vee naal lai jaa, rasate vich is daa khiaal rakheen| usade kahin daa dtang is tarhaan see jiven uh mainoo sadeean ton jaanadee hove par main aje us vakat tak uhanaan baare kujh vee naheen saan samajh sakiaa| is de naal uhanaan rukhasat karan vaaliaan vichon maradaan ate larrakiaan ne mere naal hath milaae ate uh sikh saradaar vee aa ke miliaa|

kithe jaanaa hai tusee amritasar| main javaab ditaa ate

main moge de laage ik pindd ton haan, eih meree bhooaa ate uh doven mereean sakeean bhainaan han| uh meraa bhanaveea hai, eih larrake mere bhaneve han, eih mereean bhainaan han, eih mereean bhaneveean han ate ih meree bhanevee daa patee hai ate uh door kharre meree bhooaa de javaaee, mere bhanaveee han|

eine noo uh door kharrote us dee bhooaa de javaaee vee mere kol aa ge ate mainoo milee par mainoo ih sabh kujh jaanan dee utasukataa vadhadee gee| par main uh samaan aje yog naa samajhiaa| par mainoo inee ku samajh taan lag gee see ki ih ik vichharriaa parivaar hai| fir daleep singh aap hee dasan lag piaa, main aapanee bhooaa ate bhain noo 59 saalaan ton baad miliaa haan ate is milan lee kineean koshisaan keeteean han, eih main hee jaanadaa haan ate hun agon kithe milanaa hai |

aus dee bhooaa baarabaar us noo jafeean paa rahee see, mere pekiaan dee nishaanee par hun kadon milaange aus deean doven chhotteean bhainaan us noo baarabaar mil raheean san, bhaa jee aapane potare de viaah daa kaaradd bhej denaa, aseen veejaa lai ke jaroor aavaangeean, viaah ton bahut din pahilaan kaaradd bhejanaa, bahut samaan lag jaandaa hai veejaa lain lee, eisalaamaabaad ton veejaa miladaa hai, barree koshis karanee paindee hai|

tuseen kadon aae see tin chaar din hoe han kis jagaah ton aae ho doosaraa puchh rihaa see kinee door hai amritasar, laahauar ton, kadon pahunch jaauge

auh suaal jiaadaa puchh rahe san ate mere javaab den ton pahilaan jaan mere valon kujh puchhan ton pahilaan hee uh hor suaal kar dinde san| par main uhanaan kolon bahut kujh puchhanaa chaahundaa saan| kiharree jagaah ton aae ho vakhavakh pinddaan ton, saare hee

rishatedaar vakhavakh pinddaan vich rahinde san ate chhottee krisaanee naal

giaa tuseen kine aadamee bach ge see| main puchhiaa saadde parivaar vichon siraf main ate meraa chaachaa aseen taan aapane jeean deean laashaan daa sasakaar vee naheen see kar sake| milattaree vaaliaan ne saanoo surakhiat jagaah pahunchaan dee kaahalee paaee hoee see| pataa naheen us hamale vich maare ge 2530 maradaan aauarataan daa sasakaar kine keetaa, keetaa vee ki naheen keetaa, mainoo aj tak vee uh seen naheen bhuliaa| meree bhooaa ate bhainaan ne barre dukh vekhe, saare bande iko jihe naheen hunde fir ik musalamaan chauadharee ne inaan de viaah karavaa dite| jadon sarakaar valon is tarhaan deean aauarataan noo vaapis bhejan de yatan ho rahe san taan chaache ne koshis taan keetee par adhe jihe man naal, auh jiaadaa hee ddiparaishan vich see, main chhottaa saan |

koee panj saal ton meree bhooaa ate bhainaan baare mainoo pataa

fir us ne samaan val ungal kar ke dasiaa ih jiharraa samaan piaa hai, eis ton duganaan main chhadd aaeaa haan| inaan taan main lijaa vee naheen saan sakadaa| samaan vich kaparre, bhaandde, khaan deean cheejaan, khoe deean pineean, gurr jis vich meve, badaamaan deean gireean, sauanf aad kee kujh piaa hoeaa see ate ithon tak ki til vee san|

main bahut manaah keetaa par uhanaan ne bado badee ih samaan naal kharran dee jid keetee ate main vee naanh naheen kar sakiaa jis piaar naal uh samaan lai ke aaeean san je main naa kharradaa taan changaa naa lagadaa|

aus vakat main us gurr daa aapane kol pe kekaan naal mukaabalaa kar rihaa saan ate mainoo uhanaan daa bhaar is samaan de bhaar ton kite jiaadaa lag rihaa see| inaa magar chhipe jajabaataan vich jameenaasamaan daa farak see|

pataa hee naheen lagaa jadon gaddee aa ke vaahagaa de satteshan te kharro gee| us ne dohaan hathaan vich kujh samaan vaale kaparre de jhole farr le ate ik torraa sir te chuk liaa|

jadon aseen paasaporatt chaik karavaa ke samaan noo aikasare vaalee masheen te rakhiaa ate doosaree taraf samaan lain aae taan aikasare noo vekh rihaa karamachaaree daleep singh noo sanbodhit ho ke kahin

sabh kujh hee miladaa hai bhaarat vich, par bhainaan ate bhooaa valon ditaa ih gurr ate til naheen milade naal de kharrhe karamachaaree ne daleep singh val is tarhaan vekhiaa, jiven us noo shak hove ki is saradaar deean bhainaan ate bhooaa paakisataan vich ho sakadeean han| par daleep singh deean akhaan vich is dukhaant daa vaddaa itihaas lukiaa nazar aa rihaa see|

aapanee dhratee dee khich

saadde ddaileegeshan ne mulataan ton karaachee jaanaa see ate ih takareeban 900 ku kilomeettar ton upar safar see kaaraan jaan basaan raaheen taan 15,16 ghantte lag jaane san par is lee havaaee jahaaj raaheen jaan daa prabandh keetaa hoeaa see | shaam noo chal ke aseen koee 1 ghantte vich hee karaachee pahunch ge| karaachee shahir baare aseen bachapan ton hee bahut kujh sunade rahe saan| ih ik bahut vaddaa shir hai| mainoo yaad hai riste vichon saadde taaeaa jee, eithon dee miaunsapal kamettee de mulaajam san ate uh aapanee galabaat vich is shahir deean rangeeneean ate visaalataa baare kaafee kujh dasade hunde san| earaporatt te aapo aapanaa samaan laindiaan saanoo kaafee samaan lag giaa, eis vakat adhee raat daa samaan see par earaporatt te yaatareean de aaun ate jaan karake, pooree gahimaan gahim see| koee yaataree aapanaa samaan lai ke andar noo jaa rihaa see, koee baahar noo aa rihaa see| ttaikaseean daa aaunaa jaanaa jaaree see| karaachee deean sarrakaan te pooree gahimaan gahim see| kaafee kaaraan, ttaikaseean ik ton doosaree taraf aa jaa raheean san| shahir deean bahut saareean dukaanaan aje vee khulheean hoeean san| beech paleijar hottal, earaporatt ton koee 26 ku kilomeettar door see ate saanoo uthe pahunchan lee 31.36 mintt lag ge|

eih hottal ik bahut vaddee jheel de kinaare baniaa hoeaa see ik taraf paanee hee paanee door tak nazar aaundaa see| saaddaa samaan saadde kamariaan vich rakhiaa jaa rihaa see| hottal de laan vich do aadamee mej de iradagirad baitthe hoe san uhanaan ne mainoo vekh ke aavaajaan maaraneean shuroo kar diteean| saradaar jee aa jaau, saradaar jee aa jaau ate main turadaa turadaa uhanaan kol pahunch giaa|

main uhanaan de kol baitth giaa saradaar jee kithon aae ho mere dasan te ki main amritasar ton aaeaa haan uhanaan vichon ik kahin lagaa ki lau aseen taan guaandtee bharaa haan, main lahauar ton haan, amritasar ate lahauar iko gal hai| paau paig saradaar jee lee| par main uhanaan noo kihaa ki main taan sharaab peendaa naheen taan fir uh kahin lagaa ih kis tarhaan ho sakadaa hai aseen panjaabee taan sraab ton bagair reh hee naheen sakade| saradaar jee tuseen te saadde guaandtee bharaa ho, tuhaanoo taan peenee hee painee hai, jadon doosaraa viakatee ik galaas vich sharaab paaun lagaa taan main fir kihaa ki main naheen peendaa taan uh vee kahin lagaa, saradaar jee, koee farak naheen paindaa, tuseen taan saadde bharaa ho, auh vee panjaabee bol rihaa see| fir uh puchhan lagaa saradaar jee lahauar vadheea hai ki amritasara main andaajaa laaeaa ki ihanaan peetee hoee hai pataa naheen kiho jihaa javaab ttheek samajhade honage| main keh ditaa doven shahir iko jihe hana taan uh kahin lagaa saradaar jee ih gal taan naheen, kithe lahauar te kithe amritasar| main barree kasootee sathitee vich saan| mainoo ik tarakeeb sujhee ate main uhanaan noo kihaa ttheek hai par main aapanaa samaan pahilon aapane kamare vich rakh aavaan ate main tezee naal uthon risaipashan val aa giaa| us vakat raat de 2 ku vaje daa samaan see ate ddeleegeshan daa inchaaraj misattar saboor saanoo chitaavanee de rihaa see ki saare savere 7 vaje tak tiaar ho jaanaan kiaun jo haidaraabaad jaa ke raat fir vaapis aaunaa hai ate ih koee 175 kilomeettar daa safar hai|

doosare din haidaraabaad jaan ton pahilaan main barekafaasatt kar ke, aapanee chaah daa kap hath vich lai ke jheel dee taraf chalaa giaa|

karaachee shahir bahut door door tak failiaa hoeaa see| saanoo karaachee ton baahar nikaladiaan hee adhaa ghanttaa lag giaa| ih shir sindh praant dee raajadhaanee hai| sindh praant dee kul abaadee 561 karorr hai jis vichon 33veen sadee, 261 karorr taan ikale karaachee shahir vich hee rahindee hai| ih shir paakisataan dee sabh ton vaddee bandaragaah hai jitho ziaadaatar desaan naal isadaa antararaasttaree vapaar hundaa hai| is shir dee vason ate vapaar kar ke kihaa jaandaa hai ki paakisataan vich ikatthe hoe kul ttaikas vichon 17veen sadee taan ikale karaachee vichon hee ikatthaa hundaa hai| 1947 vich jadon paakisataan ik vakharaa desh baniaa see taan karaachee, paakisataan dee raajadhaanee banee see jo

haidaraabaad sindh daa doosaraa vaddaa shahir hai jisadee abaadee koee 31 lakh de kareeb hai ate is tarhaan sindh dee ziaadaatar abaadee taan inhaan do shahiraan vich hee rahindee hai| jadon aseen karaachee ton haidaraabaad val jaa rahe saan taan aseen vekhiaa ki jithon tak vee najr jaandee see naa taan koee fasal najar aaundee see, naa paanee| siraf laal jahe rang dee kararree jihee mittee dooradoor tak nazar aaundee see| ghaah dee taan ik tirr vee najr naheen see aaundee| main is jameen daa aapane ilaake dee jameen naal mukaabalaa kar rihaa saan ate mainoo ih gal vee sapashatt hoee ki sindh dee jiaadaatar vason shiraan vich kiaun rahindee see| paanee daa naa milanaa vee inaan ilaakiaan dee vaddee samasiaa see| is gair upajaaoo jameen daa mukh kaaran vee paanee daa naa milanaa see| koee fasal naa hon karake, dooradoor tak koee abaadee jaan kandh, kotthaa vee nazar naheen see aa rihaa|

mottar vea te barree rauanak see jis te ttarak, kaaraan te basaan aa jaa raheean san| mottar vea te vaddevadde dtaabe vee aaunde san, jinaan de baahar vaddevadde manje ddatthe hoe san ate kuraseean ddattheean hoeea san | par mai sarrak de dovaan paasiaan te ucheauche darakhataan dee chhaan, pahilaa ttinddaan vaale vagade khooh ate aj kal ttiaoobavailaan deean aarraan vich vagadaan paanee ate bharapoor fasalaan dee kalapanaa karadaa hoeaa aapane ilaake deean sarrakaan daa is sarrak naal mukaabalaa kar rihaa saan|

jadon asee dariaan sindh de kareeb pahunche taan dariaa de dovaan paase, bharapoor fasalaan kharreean san ate is taraan lagadaa see jiven aseen fir aapane hee ilaake vich aa ge hoeee| dariaa de pul

jadon main rishaipasn ton aapane kamare dee chaabee lain giaa, taan rishaipasn vaalaa larrakaa mainoo kahin lagaa ki tuhaaddaa koee vaakif tuhaanoo milan aaeaan see ate bahut lamaan samaan tuhaanoo uddeekadaa rihaa hai ate raat ku vaje vaapis giaa see| main us dee gal sun ke hairaan saan ki uh kon ho sakadaa see| main us noo dubaaraa puchhiaan ki uh kon see ate mainoo kiven jaanadaa see, main taan karaachee vich kise noo vee nahee jaanadaa main taan jindagee vich pahilee vaar karaachee aaeaa haan| taan uh dasan lagaa ki uh ik bajurag see ate kahindaa see ki jiharre saradaar saahib amritasar ton aae han mai uhanaan noo milanaan hai, auh mere ilaake de han, ate uh kal fir aaun lee keh giaa see|

main us dee ih gal sun ke hairaan saan ate kadee meraa khiaal saragodhe vich mile aadameean val jaandaa see kadee aapane pindd val, par meree samajh vich kujh nahee see aa rihaa|

savere aje main chaah hee pee rihaa saan taan ttaileefoon dee ghanttee vajee fon risaipashan ton see ate risaipasn vaalaan larrakaa keh rihaa see ki tuhaanoo koee milan aaeaa hai|

eik dam lifatt raahee main thale aa giaa ate risaipashan te

haan, main us pindd noo jaanadaa haan, auh bahut vaddaa pindd hai, main ik vaar uthe giaa saan main us noo dasiaa| uh kee viakateean de naa lai rihaa see ate uhanaan dee prasidhee baare das rihaa see, aus ilaake naal sabandhit kee galaan dasee jaan rihaa see ate fir uh us ilaake vich hoee tabadeelee baare mainoo puchhadaa rihaan, sarrakaan, sakool kaalaj, pattee de tahaseel banan ate hor kee galaan asee karade rahe, aus ilaake vich naramaa, kapaah, mirachaan deean fasalaan baare galaan dasadaa rihaa ate akheer vich usane mainoo puchhiaa ki tusee amritasar kithe rahinde ho|

khaalasaa kaalaj de andar rahindaa haan|

khaalasaa kaalaj amritasar de andar, khaalasaa kaalaj amritasar de andara us ne duharaa ke puchhiaa ate main usadeean akhaan vich ik ajeeb jahee chamak vekhee jo us dee utasukataa baare das raheen see|

ausade chihare dee utasakataa das rahee see jiven usanoo mere te yakeen naa hove ate uh fir puchhan lagaan, tusee kee kam karade ho|

main khaalasaa kaalaj parraaudaan rihaa haan ate aj kal rittaaeir haan main dasiaa| us ne fir kaahalee naal do vaar duharaa ditaa tuseen khaalasaa kaalaj amritasar parraaunde rahe ho, tusee khaalasaa kaalaj amritasar parraaunde rahe ho|

taan fir uh kaahaleekaahalee dasan lagaa khaalasaa kaalaj karake taan meraa kaireear baniaa see, mai kaalaj dee futtabaal tteem vich saan, futtabaal dee khedd karake mainoo idhar aa ke kasattam dee nauakaree milee, khaalasaa kaalaj taan aje vee mere sufane vich aa jaandaa hai ate fir us ne kee profaisaraan de naa le, jinaa vichon kujh noo mai miliaa hoeaa saan, aus ne unhaan baare kee suaal puchhe, kaalaj dee kanatteen, faroott shaap, kaalaj de hosattal, krikatt dee garaaundd, faaram ate kee kujh hor, aus de suaal taan muk hee nahee san rahe fir uh kahin lagaan, kaalaj dee futtabaal garaaundd daa inch inch mainoo yaad hai, aseen shaam noo udon tak futtabaal kheddade rahinde saan, jadon tak futtabaal raat de hanere vich labhan ton hatt naheen jaandaa see main taan hun vee akhaan band karake kaalaj ate fir kaalaj dee garaaundd vich jaa sakadaa haan| saradaar jee tusaan taan mainoo mere kaalaj dee sair karaa ditee hai, saanoo taan baad vich veejaa naheen mil sakiaa| main taan khaalasaa kaalaj noo vekhan lee saaree umar tarasadaa rihaa haan us ne meraa hath ghutt ke farriaa hoeaa see ate uh kaahaleekaahalee kaafee kujh das rihaa see, mai us noo kaafee jajabaatee hoeaa vekh rihaa saan| us ne mainoo aapane ghar aaun daa sadaa vee ditaa| mere kol kharrhee santosh singh mainoo samen dee ghaatt baare yaad karavaa rahee see | mai gharree vekhee, saanoo galhaan karadiaan noo ik ghanttaa ho giaa see par lagadaa see jiven gal shuroo vee naheen keetee, majabooree vas main jadon us kolon chhuttee lee taan mai vekh rihaa saan, aus deea akhaan vich atharoo san|

pradhaan mantaree daa jamaatee

saadde ddaileegeshan de progaraam vich pradhaan mantaree ddaa manamohan singh de pindd gaah vich vee jaanaa see kiaun jo jadon ddaa saahib bhaarat de pradhaan mantaree bane san, aus pindd noo maaddal pindd ghoshit keetaa giaa see jis vich sihat, vidiaa, audayog, aavaajaaee ate manddee naal sabandhit sevaavaan noo aadhunik tauar te vikasat karanaa see| ih pindd chakavaal jile vich see| isalaamaabaad ton asee savere koee 8 ku vaje is pindd val chal pe, aus vakat chhottaa chhottaa meenh pai rihaa see par rasate vich ih meenh tej hundaa giaa| gujarakhaan shahir ton baad potthohaar dee dharatee aaee taan meenh karake chhottechhotte naaliaan vich geree rang daa kaafee paanee vag rihaa see| kee naale taan upar tak bhare hoe san door door tak koee vee viakatee najar naheen see aa rihaa| rasate vich ik chhottaa jihaa dariaa aaeaa main us dariaa noo barre gauar naal dekh rihaa saan, taan paakisataan vich saadde ddaileegeshan de prabandh karan vaale misattar saboor ne mere pichhe hath maar ke kihaa, chheenaa jee, eis dariaa noo seeon kahinde han ate uh jo khabe hath door ik pindd disadaa hai, auh tuhaaddee us kavitree daa hai jis ne ih nazam likhee see aj aakhaan vaaris shaah noo ..... us ne dasiaa is pindd daa naan dhamiaal hai | us vakat mainoo amritaa preetam de pindd daa dhiaan taan naa aaeaa par inaa yaad see ki uh is ilaake dee see ate main us dee prasadhee ate us de lokaan de dil vich hon noo daad de rihaa saan | idhar de lok vee us kavitee noo inaan satikaar dinde han jis vich sarahadaan bearath reh jaandeean han ate aapane change khiaalaan karake kee lok sarahadaan ton kite pare aapanee jagaah banaa lainde han | fir mainoo yaad aaeaa ate main hee saboor noo dasiaa ki ih pindd amritaa preetam

eih ilaakaa bahut khoobasoorat ilaakaa hai | asal vich desh dee vandd vele idhar vidak sansathaavaan kaafee san, eiho vajaah see ki desh dee vandd ton baad panjaab vich bahut saare prasadh adhiaapak, lekhak, leeddar ate prabandhak is hee khetar ton san | shree indar kumaar gujaraal, jo bhaarat de pradhaan mantaree rahe san, maasattar taaraa singh, karataar singh dugal ate hun de bhaarat de pradhaan mantaree ddaa manamohan singh, eis hee khetar ton hon dee ih vajaah vee ho sakadee hai ki ih lok mihanatee san ate aapane kam vich nipun san taan hee uh bahut ucheean ucheean padaveean te pahunch ge| main us vakat vandd ton pahile samen dee kalapanaa kar rihaa saan jadon is taraan dee vandd dee kise kalapanaa vee naheen keetee hovegee ate is ilaake de sikh hindoo musalim ate isaaee sabh ikatthe kamaan vich saver ton hee rujh jaande honage | sarrak te lage meel patharaan te chakavaal dee dooree likhee aaundee see| fir ik jagaah te aa ke saaddee bas, mottarave ton khabe noo murree, taan saanoo pulees dee ik aisakaaratt jeep ne kharraa keetaa, jo kaafee der ton saanoo uddeek rahe san ate uhanaan ne gaaha pindd jaan lee saaddee agavaaee karanee see | saaddee bas ik pul ton ghunm ke fir pichhe noo murr pee ate mottarave de naalanaal kaafee kilomeettar pichhe val aa gee| main mahisoos kar rihaa saan, mottar vea te is taraf ton hee taan ge saan| saboor jee inaan vaadhoo painddaa keetaa hai, kee asee pichhon naheen saan murr sakade main us noo puchhiaa| mottar vea daa iho ik gun gin lau jaan dosh ki mottar vea te har jagaah ton raah naheen badal sakade, kujh khaas thaavaan ton hee badal sakade haan bhaave 10 kilomeettar jaan is ton vee vadh jaanaa pe | ih siraf pradhaan mantaree de pindd de maaddal pindd banan karake hee ik vishes paas ditaa giaa hai, aus taraan mottar vea te hor kite vee is taraan naheen hundaa|

eih saaraa khetar pahilaan jihalam jile vich see ate chakavaal is dee tahiseel see, jo fir jilaa ban giaa| chakavaal ithon

rasate vich ik chauank aaeaa, jis noo tarutteeban chauank kahinde san jis de chaare paase chhotteean chhotteean dukaanaan san jinaan vich kariaanaa, chaah, sabajeean deean dukaanaan san | is ton age sarrak bahut chhottee see ate sarrak de dovaan paasiaan te kanak de naarr naal bane moosal san, bhaaven ki naveen kanak aaun vaalee see par inaan moosalaan vich aje vee toorree jamaan rakhee hoee see, eih chhottechhotte akaar de moosal san| inaan retaleean paileean vich saron, toreea, taaraameeraa, kanak ate chholiaan deean fasalaa san| saadde naal jaa rahe larrake das rahe san ki paanee dee padhar bahut hee neeveen hai, jo kee jagaah te 411 futt ton vee jiaadaa hai, eis lee ttiaoobavail laaunaa ate us noo chalaaunaa kaafee mahingaa paindaa hai, sauanee deea fasalaan vich jiaadaa mungafalee beejee jaandee hai us lee paanee dee lorr naheen paindee ate fasal changee ho jaandee hai| main mahisoos kar rihaa saan, shahiree sahoolataan ton inee dooree vaale is pindd vich pradhaan mantaree daa bachapan beetiaa see| rasate vich ik jagaah, eik chhottaa jihaa naalaa aaeaa jisanoo kas kahinde san jo ki barasaatee naalaa see, jo siraf barasaataan vich hee chaladaa see | fir ik pindd aaeaa ate asee samajhiaa ki ih hee pindd hovegaa, par uhanaan larrakiaan dasiaa ki is

jiaadaa tar noo taan hun ih vee yaad naheen hovegaa ki uh kiharraa see manamohan singh|

bhaaven ki manamohan singh bhaarat de pradhaan mantaree banan ton pahilaan vee kaafee uch padaveean te rahe san ate bhaarat de vit mantaree vee bane san par is pindd vaaliaan noo naheen see pataa ki uh is pindd daa hai par jad 2004 vich uh pradhaan mantaree bane ate uhanaan daa pichhokarr akhabaaraan vich aaeaa taan us din is pindd daa har ik viakatee ih samajhadaa see ki uhanaa de ghar daa aadamee pradhaan mantaree baniaa hai | saare lok ikatthe hoe, laddoo vandde ate us raat lamaa samaan saare hee pindd vich bhangarre painde rahe | pindd de har viakatee noo is gal te maan see ki uhanaan de pindd daa aadamee bhaarat daa pradhaan mantaree baniaa hai, jiven unaan de preevaar daa hee hove| uh lok das rahe san ki jadon asee aapane rishatedaaraan noo milan jaande haan taan uh manamohan singh de preevaar ate pichhokarr baare puchhade han ate jinaan ku asaan bajuragaan kolon suniaa hundaa hai uh uhanaa noo das dinde haan| bhaaven ki manamohan singh ik sadhaaran vapaaree preevaar naal sabandh rakhadaa see par uh bahut mihanatee see ate uh bhaarat de ughe arath saastareean vajon aapanee pahichaan antararaasttaree padhar te banaa chukaa see|

baarash de baavajood vee pindd de bahut saare lok us sakool vich jamaan hoe hoe san | ik vadde kamare vich kaafee lok kuraseean te baitthe ate kharre san ate naal vaalaa kamaraa vee khachaa khach bhariaa hoeaa see| is taraan lagadaa see jiven saaraa hee pindd, bhaarat ton aae ddaileegeshan noo milan, sakool vich aa giaa see | rasamee meetting shuroo hoee ate jiharraa aadamee utth ke bolan lagaa main us noo pahichaan liaa ih taan pichhale saal ithon jaan vaale naajimaan de vafad vich see ate is ne ithon manamohan singh lee ik tile dee jutee banaa ke kharree see jo is de pitaa ne khaas tauar te manamohan singh lee banaaee see| us ne dasiaa see ki vandd ton pahilaan jiaadaatar lok pinddaan vichon hee juteean banaaunde hunde san | har preevaar de lok

meetting ton baad asee uhanaa de saahamane vaale ghar vich chale ge jithe chaah paanee daa intajaam see | uthe mejaan te garam garam jalebeean, pakauarre, samose, santare kele, chaah mainoo aapane pindd dee yaad divaa rahe san| ik uche lame kad daa suhanee sihat vaalaa bajurag jis ne safaid pajaamaa kameej paaeaa hoeaa see ate chittee pagarree banee hoee see uh mere kol aa giaa ate us ne manamohan singh daa puraanaa jamaatee hon vajon aapanee vaakafee karavaaee ate kahin lagaa ki tusee kis shahir vich rahinde ho ate mere amritasar dasan

amritasar meraa ik hor jamaatee jogindar singh kohalee rahindaa hai, jo kasattam vich kise uche aahude ton rittaaeir hoeaa hai, kee tusee usanoo jaanade ho uh puchhan lagaa| naheen main us viakatee noo miliaa taan naheen amritasar bahut vaddaa shahir hai, je tuhaadde kol us daa aiddarais hove taan main mil lavaangaa par us kol jogindar singh daa aiddarais naheen see|

asal vich jadon daa paakisataan baniaa hai inaan viakateean noo yaad taan karade rahe haan par naa idhar ton ate naa udhar ton hee koee kadee milan aaeaa hai| saadde pindd vich taan ik do viakateean kol hee paasaporatt honage uh vee uhanaa ne kise hor desh vich jaan lee banaae hoe ne| manamohan singh de pradhaan mantaree banan ton pahilaan taan kadee inaan noo kise ne yaad vee naheen keetaa honaa, auhanaa baare taan baad vich hee kujh pataa lagaa| main hun manamohan singh noo milan jaanaa hai, main us noo 5060 saalaan baad milaangaa, main taan us noo pahichaan lavaangaa kiaun jo us dee fotto vekhade raheedaa hai, auh mainoo naheen pahichaan sakadaa uh aapane aap hee dasee jaa rihaa see| fir us ne ik larrake ate ik larrakee noo aapane paas bulaaeaa ate uhanaa naal meree vaakafee karavaaee ih meraa potaraa hai raajaa gulasher, eih yooneevarasittee vich parrhadaa hai ate ih meree potaree hai, eih faaeen aarattas dee vidiaarathan hai|

jad main uhanaa de baap baare puchhiaa taan uh kaafee chir chup rihaa ate fir dasiaa ki us dee mauat ho chukee hai| vadde shahir ate vidiak kendaraan ton door is pindd vich vee vidiaa de vakh vakh visiaan baare kaafee chetanaa see| is khetar de lok kaafee mihanatee lagade san| fir ik hor viakatee mere kol aaeaa ate kahin lagaa ki saradaar jee mere naal aau, eik likhat hai main tuhaadde kolon parraaunee hai, auh likhat guramukhee vich hai ate us noo idhar daa koee vee aadamee naheen parrh sakiaa| main sochiaa shaaeid koee

main soch rihaa saan ih kis taraan dee vandd see, eis guramukhee vich likhee hoee likhat noo parrhan vaalaa ithe kadee koee vee naheen aaeaa ate uh lok jo sadeean ton ithe vasade san, eik hee bolee bolade san, eik hee sabhiaachaar see, auhanaan noo ik lakeer ton doosaree taraf jaanaa piaa| fir uh dasan lagaa |

eih makaan inaa majaboot baniaa hoeaa hai ki saanoo 58 saal is ghar vich rahindiaan ho ge han par is daa kujh vee naheen badaliaa| par main mahisoos kar rihaa saan jadon uhanaan ne ih ghar banaaeaa hovegaa, eis noo kee pushataan lee banaaeaa hovegaa, eis taraan dee vandd taan uhanaan dee kalapanaa vich naheen aaee hovegee| uthon chalan vele rajaa mahimood alee kahin lagaa ki mainoo aapanaa aiddarais jaan je koee kaaradd hove taan de jaau, je kite amritasar aae taan tuhaanoo jaroor milaangaa|

julaaee 2008 dee ik shaam see jadon mainoo ik ttaileefoon aaeaa ate uh keh rahe san ki main razaa mahimood bol rihaa haan, main ik dam hairaan ho giaa ate uh fir dasan lagaa main ddaa manamohan singh vajeere aajam daa jamaatee haan ate jad tusee saadde pindd gaah aae see taan main tuhaanoo miliaa saan | taan mainoo uh sabh seen yaad aa giaa, gaah vich tej baarash ate us ghar vich jalebeean pakauarre, chaah, eik chitte pajaame kameej ate chittee pagarree vaalaa ik bajurag jis de naal us daa potaraa ate potaree see, saaraa hee seen ik tasaveer dee taraan mere saahamane aa giaa| jad amritasar rahinde

aus din jad main ate us daa jamaatee jogindar singh kohalee vaahage baaraddar noo jaa rahe saan taan mainoo ik ttaileefon aaeaa chheenaa jee kithe ho ih ik kasattam afasar daa see ate us ne visathaar naal dasiaa ki razaa mahimood ate us daa saathee mere dafatar vich baitthe hoe han, main ik aadamee noo tuhaanoo lain lee gett te bhej ditaa hai ate tuhaanoo uddeek rahe haan| main ate shree kohalee jad baaraddar vaale baahar de gett te pahunche taan ik aadamee ne age ho ke puchhiaa profaisar chheenaa ate mere haan kahin te uh saanoo dovaan noo naal lai ke kasattam de dafatar chalaa giaa| dafatar vich rajaa mahimood ate ik hor viakatee haajee jee baitthe hoe san | rajaa mahimood ne utth ke mainoo jafee paa lee, main kohalee saahib val ishaaraa karake puchhiaa, einaan noo pahichaanade ho| bas mere inaan kahin dee deree see ki rajaa mahimood ne kohalee saahib noo jafee paa lee ate koee tin mintt jafee paaee kharre rahe, dovaan deean akhaan vich atharoo vag rahe san | uh shaaeid 61 saalaan baad jaan bachapan ton baad budtepe vich mil rahe san | ih seen bahut hee bhaavuk see ate mere ton ilaavaa kasattam de sabh karamachaaree ate afasar us vakat bhaavuk hoke uhanaan val vekh rahe san par koee vee kujh vee naheen see bol rihaa|

aus vakat baahar kee akhabaaraan ate ttaileevijan chainalaan de prateenidh shree rajaa mahimood noo milan lee betaab kharre san par kasattam adhikaareean ne, saanoo chaah peen lee rok liaa| rajaa mahimood ne meraa hath farriaa hoeaa see ate main us de naal vaalee kurasee te baitthaa saan| jogindar singh kohalee aje vee bahut bhaavuk najar aa

ttaileevijan ate akhabaaraan vaaliaan de aam suaal san tusee pahilee vaar bhaarat aae ho pradhaan mantaree kol kinaan chir rahoge auh naal naal fotto vee lai rahe san| takareeban adhaa ghanttaa saanoo akhabaaraan ate ttaileevijan vaaliaan de naal lag giaa| vaahage ton asee sidhe ddee.e.vee. pabalik sakool aae jithe sree matee neeraa sharamaa sakool dee prinseepal ne uhanaan de suaagat daa progaraam banaaeaa hoeaa see| par main mahisoos kar rihaa saan ki ine vadde aau bhagat de baavajood vee rajaa mahimood thakaavatt mahisoos kar rahe san ate main saam noo darabaar saahib jaan daa progaraam banaa ke ghar aa giaa ate saam noo uhanaan noo mithe samen te naal lai ke darabaar saahib chaliaa gia| prakaramaa karade samen rajaa mahimood ate haajee poore sakoon vich san ate uh mainoo behat saare suaal puchh rahe san par uthe vee akhabaaraan ate ttee.vee. chainalaan vaale usanaan noo kee suaal puchh rahe san ate fotto khich rahe san par main mahisoos kar rihaa saan ki rajaa mahimood uhanaa kolon khahirraa chhuddaaun dee kosis karade san ate meraa hath farr ke kee suaal karadaa see ate khudaa daa sukar karadaa see ki us noo ih mauakaa miliaa hai ate naal hee ih vee kahindaa see ki har paakisataanee ithe aa ke darasn karanaa chaahundaa hai ate jis taraan daa mauakaa mainoo miliaa hai uh har paakisataanee noo milanaa chaaheedaa hai|

agale din rajaa mahimood dilee chale ge ate uhanaa ne fir aaun daa progaraam ditaa jo koee 10 ku din baad daa see| jad uh fir vaapis aae taan uhanaan de suaagat daa fir ik samaagam ddee.e.vee. pabalik sakool vich keetaa giaa ate main uhanaan noo dupihar de khaane te aapane ghar bulaaeaa uhanaan de naal ddee.e.vee. pabalik sakool dee prinseepal ate s jogindar singh kohalee san| bachapan vich jamaatee rahe jogindar singh kohalee ate rajaa mahimood

kohalee saahib jiharre 10 din pahilaan tak mere vaakif naheen san is taraan lagadaa see jiven mudataan de vaakif hon| par rajaa mahimood ate kohalee saahib jiharre pichhale 70 saalaan ton vaakif san par uh 61 saalaan baad mile san ate baar baar ih gal karade san ki shaaeid ih uhanaan dee aakharee milanee hove jiharree gal mainoo changee naheen see lagadee, par main ih gal nott karadaa saan ki jis din ton ih doven jamaatee mile san ih aapas vich naa taan koee raajaneetak gal karade san, naa hee kise samaajik mude dee gal karade san, einaa dee galabaat daa vishaa aapane puraane jamaateean, ate uhanaa de preevaaraan noo yaad karanaa, pindd deean kheddaan, beraan de malhiaan ton ber torr ke khaane, eithon tak ki ghorreean aootthaan dee sakool parrhadiaan savaaree karanee ate hor anekaan galhaa karade san, galaan karadiaan uh kee vaar bilakul chup ho jaande san |

agale din main ate jogindar singh kohalee, rajaa mahimood ate haajee saahib noo baaraddar te chhaddan jaa rahe saan | kasattam de adhikaareean ne fir barre hee satikaar naal uhanaan noo kasattam ate hor kaaravaaee ton vihaliaan kar ditaa | us vakat jogindar singh ne rajaa mahimood alee daa hath farriaa hoeaa see ate main uhanaan de magar jaa rihaa

saan, fir rajaa mahimood ne meraa hath vee farr liaa| saanoo dovaan noo uh fir aapane pindd aaun daa sadaa dindaa see ate fir aap hee keh dindaa see je tusee naa aa sake taan fir main hee do saal baad tuhaanoo milan aavaangaa, hun te saaddee pakee dosatee ho gee hai| saahamane vaahage vaalee baaraddar dee lakeer dis rahee see jis noo vekh ke jogindar singh bhaavuk ho giaa see | rajaa mahimood fir kahin lagaa je tusee naa aae taan fir main hee do saal baad tuhaanoo milan aavaangaa | par hun jogindar singh kujh vee naheen see bol rihaa| lakeer de kol kharro ke jogindar singh ate rajaa mahimood alee ne ik doosare noo jafee paa lee dovaan de atharoo ruk naheen san rahe, akhabaaraan vaale is sathitee vich uhanaa deean fottoaan khich rahe san | main ate jogindar sigh bhaaven doven hee us lakeer ton paarale khetar vich paidaa hoe saan par hun saanoo udhar jaan dee ijaajat naheen see, rajaa mahimood, jogindar singh ate main chup chaap kharre rahe ate fir razaa mahimood bagair koee lafaj bolan de saadde kolon hath chhuddaa ke us lakeer ton paar chalaa giaa|

eik akatoobar 2010 noo akhabaaraan vich khabar parree ki ddaa manamohan singh de jamaatee dee mauat ho gee hai ate ih vee likhiaa hoeaa see ki uh do ku saal pahilaan bhaarat vich pradhaan mantaree noo milan aae san, auhanaan de aaun ton lai ke vaapis jaan tak saare de saare seen mereean akhaan de saahamane ik filam vaang ghunm rahe san khaas karake, auhanaan de uh shabad je tusee naa aae taan main hee do saal baad tuhaanoo milan aavaangaa ate mainoo yaad aaeaa ki do saal inee chhetee beet vee ge han |

haivaan ate farishate

saradaar amarajeet singh panjaab pulees vich ais.pee. dee padavee ton rittaaeir ho ke, muhaalee de khoobasoorat ghar vich har taraan naal sukhee jeevan bitaa rahe han ate uhanaa de bachiaan de uche ahudiaan te biraajamaan hon karake uh aapane aap vich maanasik tauar te santushatt han par fir vee des dee vandd de samen te 60 saalaan ton vadh samen ton chhadde aapanen pindda baaval deean kauarreean mittheean yaadaan uhanaa noo lagaataar naheen bhul sakeean ate aje vee uh supaniaan vich potthohaar de ilaake vich jehalam dariaa de naal vagade ik naale suhaan de kandte turade turade door tak aapane ilaake de khoobasoorat fulaan ate falaan vaale darakhataan ton mitthe mitthe fal khaande neend vichon jaag painde han| pindd vich uhanaa daa gujaariaa hoeaa bahut sukhee jeevan uhanaa noo naheen bhul sakiaa, jis pindd de kache pake sakool vich uh praaeimaree de vidiaarathee san | jilaa raavalapinddee dee tahaseel gujarakhaan daa ih pindd baaval, jis vich 95 feesadee abaadee hindooaan sikhaan dee see par uh panj feesadee musalim lok vee pindd de hindooaan sikhaan noo khaas satikaar ate piaar dinde san| us taraan taan raavalapinddee jilaa vidiaa de pakhon bahut age see, par is pindd dee jiaadaatar vason parrhee likhee hon karake kaafee lok changeean sarakaaree nauakareean te lage hoe san, shaaeid us vakat daa raavalapinddee daa ddee.see. s. gokal singh vee is hee pindd daa hee see | jiaadaa lokaan de changeean nauakareean te hon karake is pindd noo jajaan daa pindd kahinde san|

s amarajeet singh de pitaa s mohan singh dee aatte dee chakee see jo ddeejal injan laal chaladee see, eis vich aattaa peesan de naal naal tel kadtan vaaleean atth ghaaneean vee chaladeean san,

fir uhanaan noo dukhee karadee hai pindd dee uh kauarree yaad jo 1947 vich vaaparee ate jis vich pindd de jiaadaa tar musalim lok uhanaa noo bachaaun dee koshis karade rahe par pindd de kujh sraaratee lokaan ate khaas karake pindd de ik badamaas dee vajaah karake uh vaddee duraghattanaa ghattee| kise dee galat afavaah jo bilakul niramool ate galat see ki raavalapinddee vich sikhaan hindooaan ne ik masajid saarr ditee hai de fail jaan karake ilaake de musalamaan dhaarraveean ne pindd noo gher liaa| bhaaven ki is vich vee kujh sraaratee ate badamaas lok hee san ate pindd de musalamaanaan naal change sabandh hon karake uh bachaaun dee kosis vee karade san par is bheerr de mahaual vich kise dee pes naa gee| saare sikh pindd de guradavaare vich ikatthe ho ge ate jadon ih vekhiaa ki is ghere vichon bach nikalanaa muskil hai taan chaar, chaar sikhaan ne ih teh karake ki hun bachanaan taan naheen talavaaraan lai ke baahar bheerr daa mukaabalaa karanaa shuroo kar ditaa ate is prakaar aapaneean jaanaan de diteean| aauarataan ne khooh vich chhaalaan maaraneean suroo kar diteean ate kee maradaan ne

par fir uh yaad jadon ik musalim preevaar dee kurabaanee naal ik rishatedaar daa bachanaa, fir ih gal sach saabit karadaa see| ki kujh ku lok hee haivaan hunde han| s amarajeet singh de jeejaa

par kohaalaa vich vaid jee de naal nauakaree karade maasattar jee toofail muhamad ne is sabh kujh de baavajood, vaid jee noo aapane ghar lukaa liaa| har roj ih galaan saahamane aaundeean raheean ki us kasabe vich ine lok maar dite han, aus patan te sikhaan, hindooaan de bachan dee koshis vich uhanaan te hamalaa karake ine viakatee

eik din musalamaanaan de ik garoh ne faisalaa keetaa ki kal ton har ghar dee talaashee lee jaave ate jinaan gharaan vich hindooaan sikhaan noo lukaaeaa hoeaa hai uhanaan musalim preevaaraan noo vee maar ditaa jaave| maasattar jee ne ih khabar sun taan lee, par vaid jee noo naa dasee| us taraan maasattar jee ih gal kee vaar karade hunde san ki kinee bujadilee hai saadde lokaan vich, jiaadaa lok inaan hindooaan sikhaan noo bachaaunaa chaahunde han par thorre jahe badamaashaan age bol naheen sakade ate ddarade hoe uhanaan badamaasaan dee har gal manade jaa rahe han| is de naal hee maasattar jee noo ih umeed hundee ki jaroor kal ton sarakaar harakat vich aa jaavegee ate inaan dee surakhiaa lee milattaree jaan pulis daa intajaam karegee par agale din fir kujh vee naa hundaa taan maasattar jee noo sarakaar de vivahaar te gusaa aaundaa|

par jadon vaid jee noo is talaashee vaalee gal daa pataa lag giaa taan uhanaan ne aap hee mahisoos kar liaa ki hun us noo aap hee chale jaanaa chaaheedaa hai ate is bhale maanas preevaar noo khatare vich naheen paaunaan chaaheedaa taan uhanaan ne agalee raat aap hee jaan daa man banaa liaa| uh jagaah is taraan dee see ki kuhaale de naal ik dariaa vagadaa see jo panjaab noo kasmeer ton vakh karadaa see | dariaa te ik pul see | pul paar karake khabe hath sree nagar jilaa see ate saje hath punchh see| punchh te ilaake vich ih katt vadt ghatt see ate uhanaan daa bachaa ho sakadaa see | par kuhaale de pul te musalamaanaan dee bheerr ne naakaa laaeaa hoeaa see jis ton kise hindoo sikh daa langhanaa sanbhav naheen see| maasattar jee, vaid jee noo har taraan bachaa ke bhejanaa chaahunde san | uhanaa ne aapane dovaan larrakiaan naal salaah keetee ki is taraan keetaa jaave ki vaid jee noo dariaa ton mashak raaheen paar karavaa ditaa jaave | chhotte larrake akaram de jinmen uhanaan noo surakhiat pahunchaaun dee jinmevaaree laaee gee| is sakeem de adheen saam noo jad kujh haneraa

raat kaafee ho chukee see is lee vaid jee ne dovaan larrakiaan noo kihaa ki uh vaapis chale jaan ate uh pahunch jaavegaa| par uh naa mane ate kaafee paidal tur ke uh ik guradavaare vich pahunche jithe kaafee hor sikh hindoo ikatthe hoe san ate uhanaan noo surakhiat chhadd ke vaddaa larrakaa taan vaapis aa giaa par akaram uhanaan de naal hee rihaa par jad vaddaa larrakaa vaapas aaeaa taan us ne ih gal sunee ki us raat musalim dhaarravee us guradavaare te hamalaa karan deean tiaareean kar rahe san, auh fir vaapis murriaa ate us ne ih gal uhanaa noo dasee ate is naal uhanaan lokaan ne aapanee surakhiaa daa intajaam keetaa| itho vaddaa larrakaa taan vaapis ho giaa par chhottaa akaram vaid jee noo jamoo chhadd ke jaan lee uhanaan de naal hee reh giaa|

auh doven turade turade koee 14 din baad jamoo pahunche| jadon vee vaid jee ne us noo murran lee kahinaa taan usane iho kahinaa ki mainoo taan koee khataraa naheen main taan kadee vee vaapis jaa sakadaa haan naale abaa daa ih hukam hai ki main tuhaanoo tuhaadde preevaar noo milaa ke hee jaavaangaa par us samen sabh rasate katte hoe san, koee ttaileefon jaan ddaak taar kujh vee naheen see| jamoo pahunch ke uh doven surakhiat taan san par vaid jee larrake noo ikale noo vaapis naheen san bhejanaa chaahunde ate uh mahisoos karade san ki uh us naal amritasar chalaa jaave ate kujh dinaan baad jad aman amaan ho jaavegaa taan uh usanoo vaapis bhej denage | par akaram keh rihaa

sarahad ton disadaa aapanaa pindd

desh dee azaadee lee har koee tatapar see bhaaven uh hindoo see, sikh see, musalim jaan isaaee see, har koee vott daa hak chaahundaa see har koee prabandh daa hisaa bananaa chaahundaa see ate duneean de hor deshaan dee tarhaan lokatantar noo aapane des vich bahaal karanaa chaahundaa see| par maarach 1947 ton pahilaan hee ih naveean afavaahaan shuroo ho geean ki ik des paakisataan bananaa hai, eik bhaarat, panjaab dee vandd honee hai| kujh lokaan noo pachhamee panjaab ton poorabee panjaab jaanaa painaa hai ate doosaree taraf kujh lokaan noo poorabee panjaab ton pachhamee panjaab jaanaa painaa see| hindooaan sikhaan noo poorabee panjaab ate musalamaanaan noo pachhamee panjaab jaanaa painaa see | desh dee sutantarataa de nazadeek pahunchiaan pahunchadiaan, eis tarhaan dee charachaa ik vadde fikar vaalee gal banadee jaandee see ate is khite vich sutantarataa dee khushee, eis fikar kar ke vaddee chintaa vaalee gal ban gee see, khaas karake uhanaan lokaan lee, jinaan noo aapane ghar ate jaaeidaadaan chhaddaneean paineean san, auh bhaaven poorabee panjaab de san jaan pachhamee panjaab de| duneean de itihaas vich is padhar te vaddee vason de tabaadale dee koee misaal naheen see miladee| khaas karake, aus haalat vich tabaadalaa jadon ki ih tabaadalaa dharam de aadhaar te ho rihaa hove| panjaab, dilee ton shuroo ho ke attak tak daa ilaakaa see jithe sadeean ton hindoo, sikh, musalim ate eesaaee ikatthe reh rahe san ate ih taan kise de dimaag vich naheen see aaeaa ki jithe uh jame, pale san uh ilaakaa uhanaan lee begaanaa desh ban jaavegaa|

bhaaven ki desh dee vandd naal vason de tabaadale dee gal naheen see keetee gee, par jadon vakhavakh ilaakiaan vich firakoo dange

asal vich pahilaan taan is vandd dee ganbheerataa noo samajhiaa vee naheen see giaa, fir je samajhiaa vee giaa hundaa taan inaa eesaaee preevaaraan valon kis taraf jaan daa faisalaa kiven keetaa jaandaa| iho vajaah see ki sarahad de naalanaal zilhe jiven guradaasapur, siaalakott, amritasar, lahauar, firojapur mulataan aad vich inaan preevaaraan dee vandd ne inaan noo saaree zindagee ik doosare noo milan dee khaahish ate uddeek dee haalat naal gheree rakhiaa| maadhopur ton laahauar de kareeb tak raavee dariaa vagadaa see, jis de poorabee paase bhaarat ate pachhamee kandte val paakisataan see| par ih dariaa vee had naheen see, had taan pinddaan daa maal daa rikaaradd see jis karake, kite dariaa ton agale paase vee bhaarat de pindd san ate kite dariaa ton is taraf vee paakisataan daa khetar see| dariaa vee aapanaa vaihan badaladaa rahindaa see kadee ziaadaa paakisataan

eis tarhaan dee vandd vich ajanaalaa tahiseel de baaraddar te balarrhavaal daa patan, vandd ton pahilaan dariaa raavee daa uh mashahoor patan see jis ton idhar udhar de lok der saam, haneraa hon tak aaunde jaande rahinde san| saaraa din berree chaladee rahindee jo idhar ate udhar de pinddaan de lokaan noo aapas vich milaaundee rahindee| idhar bhaaven amritasar zilhe dee ajanaalaa tahiseel de pindd san par idhar ate udhar jaan vaale yaatareean ne kadee is tarhaan daa khiaal hee naheen see keetaa ki uh doosare jile val jaa rahe san, naa kadee kise de man vich is tarhaan dee vandd daa khiaal hee aaeaa see, aus vele je koee charachaa chaladee taan iho hee ki is patan vaalee jagaah te je pul ban jaave taan lokaa noo kinee asaanee ho jaave| kiaun jo idharon kee karamachaaree dariaa ton paar udhar nauakaree karan jaande san jo aapane saaeekal lai ke, berree te

dariaa paar karade san ate fir saaeekal te aapanee ddiaoottee vaale pindd pahunchade san| ithon tak ki balarrhavaal de sarakaaree haaee sakool vich kee vidiaarathee vee dariaa paar kar ke aaunde hunde san| pindd jagadev khurad de lok aje tak vee yaad karade han ki dariaa de is taraf balarrhavaal ate us taraf badovaal vadde pindd vee san ate inhaan pinddaan de lokaan vich goorree saanjh vee see, bhaaven dovaan pinddaan vich dariaa vee vagadaa see | balarrhavaal sakool

jadon firakee janoon deean bahut saareean khabaraan aaun lag peean taan sakool vich vee is tarhaa dee bahis chhirr jaandee jaan kee siaanee umar de hindoo, sikh, musalim vidiaarathee is baare koee suaal karade taan maasattar najeer ahimad uhanaan noo jhirrak dinde| ik usataad lee hindoo, sikh, musalim eesaaee sabh vidiaarathee us de us tarhaan de hee bache han jis tarhaan de bache uh ghar chhadd ke aaunde han| saare hee bache uhanaan lee baraabar de piaare han ate uh vidiaaratheean noo takeed karade ki tuhaanoo vidiaaratheean noo is tarhaan dee charachaa chherran dee lorr naheen tuseen siraf pusatakaan ate kheddaan tak hee seemit raho| agasat 1947 vich sakool takareeban band hee ho giaa see par maasattar najeer ahimad

meree chhottee bhain jagadev viaahee hoee see, kurashaid ate haneefaa ate uhanaan de patee, saadde rishatedaaraan de ghar de naal rahinde san, auh preevaar barraa hinmatee ate hasamakh preevaar see|

kurashaid ate haneefaa doven sakeean bhainaan san, aunhaan daa pindd badovaal paakisataan vich aa giaa see, jagadev khurad viaaheean hoeean san jadon uh jagadev khurad viaaheean geean san, taan dovaan pinddaan noo kareeb samajh ke uhanaan de viaah hoe san| uh tur ke balarrhavaal de patan ate berree te baitth ke paar ate fir tur ke aapane pindd badovaal pahunch jaandeean san | kee vaar savere jaa ke, shaam noo khabar surat lai ke vaapis fir jagadev aa jaandeean san| chaar bhainaan vichon ihanaan do bhainaan noo us vakat ih kadon khiaal aaeaa see ki kujh chir baad uhanaan noo aapane peke jaan lee dilee ton ijaajat lainee painee hai jaan uhanaan de bharaavaan ne kadon sochiaa see ki uhanaan noo aapaneean bhainaan noo milan lee berree ate saaeekal te naheen sagon basaan, gaddeean te ate fir isalaamaabaad ton ijaajat lai ke milanaa pavegaa jis lee kee kee din lag jaane han| bhaaven uhanaan bhainaan de sahure peke uhanaan de pairaan te charre hoe san par hun uh naheen san jaa sakadeean| uhanaan de pindd vich lage sapeekar dee avaaj hun vee unhaan de kanee pai jaandee see par uho pindd hun kee sainkarre meel door ho

kurashaid ate haneefaa aap vee mihanat karadeean san ate uhanaan de patee ate uhanaan de chaare bharaa vee mihanat majadooree daa kam karade san, auhanaan lee paasaporatt banaa ke jiaadaa vaar jaanaa inaa asaan vee naheen see| uhanaan noo kadee kadee jadon khat raaheen pataa lagadaa ki falaanaan rishatedaar fauat ho giaa hai taan uh uthe jaan dee khaahis noo dil vich hee dabaa laindeean san| doven taraf bhainaan, bharaa aj tak ih vee faisalaa naheen kar sake, ki uhanaan daa idhar aa jaanaa ttheek see jaan udhar reh jaanaa hee ttheek see| hajaaraan preevaaraan vich jo is tarhaan vandde hoe san, auhanaan vich is tarhaan de suaal utthade san ate fir uh preevaar vee san jo vandd ton baad taan ik vaar vee naheen san mil sake| ih vandd umar bhar dee vandd ban gee see| hun uhanaan de bharaavaan dee vee mauat ho chukee see uh putaraan, potariaan vaaleean ho chukeean san aje vee jadon uhanaan de pindd de sapeekar dee avaaj aaundee taan uhanaan noo fir is tarhaan hee lagadaa jiven uhanaan de bhateeje, bhateejee daa hee viaah hovegaa par hun uh ineean ku bajurag ate kamazor ho chukeea san ki uhanaan dee veejaa lai ke udhar jaan dee khaahish vee muk gee see bhaaven ki uhanaan noo aapane pindd de darakhat aje vee sarahad ton paar najr aaunde san| pindd daa girajaaghar, pindd dee galeean, boharraan ate pipalaan dee chhaavaan ate pindd de uche2 darakhat ate chubaare aje vee uhanaan dee yaad vich aaunde rahinde| san, jis tarhaan uhanaan de viaah ton pahilaan| uh pindd deean galeean ate gharaan noo aje vee vekhanaa taa chaahundeean san par vaahage vaalee lakeer naal jurreean mushakalaan ne uhanaan dee is khaahis noo khatam kar ditaa see|

dovaan paasiaan dee sukh mangan vaale lok

paadaree irashaad dataa mere vaakif naheen san par uhanaa de hamesaan naal rahinde baaoo raam jee noo main bahut changee taraan jaanadaa saan khaas karake uhanaan de inaan vichaaraan karake ki uh paidaa taan bhaaven hindoo dharam vich hoe san par uh kise vee dharam vich visvaas naheen san rakhade| uhanaan de kee vichaar meree samajh ton pare san jis taraan uh kahinde hunde san ki uh dharam vich visvaas naheen rakhade sagon roohaaneeat vich visvaas rakhade han| uh jaan taan saare hee dharamaan de aadamee han jaan kise de vee naheen| fir uhanaan valon keete kee kam jinaan dee saadde ilaake vich charachaa see, aus karake uh satikaare jaande san| bahut chir pahilaan ik ghar vich bajurag aauarat nauakaraanee noo ghar de maalikaan ne bijalee dee prais laa ke us de hath saarr dite kiaun jo uhanaan noo us te ih shak see ki usane uhanaan de 10 rupai choree keete han| baaoo raam ne uhanaan te mukadamaa keetaa ate maafee mangavaaee, eis taraan hee jadon ik majadoor kolon ik shaahookaar karaje ton kee gunaa viaaj lai ke vee us de bache kolo viaaj vich hee ghar vich majadooree karaa rihaa see, taan baaoo raam ne us de khilaaf kaaravaaee karake us dee jaan chhurraaee see ate is taraan de anekaan kam| is taraan de kam hee paadaree irashaad dataa, har ik lee karadaa see ate shaaeid uhanaa dee dosatee daa adhaar vee iho see| baaoo raam pichhon siaalakott jile de pindd vich rahinde san| vandd de samen jadon uh saare gadde te idhar aa rahe san taan kujh gunddiaan ne us de baap noo gadde ton laah ke us de saahamane talavaaraan naal katal kar ditaa| par uhanaan haalataan anusaar uhanaan noo us daa sasakaar karan daa mauakaa vee naa ditaa ithon tak ki uhanaan de preevaar anusaar uhanaan dee laas noo rasate ton pare kar ke us te kaparraa vee naa paan ditaa kiaun jo hor dhaarraveean dee bheerr aa rahee see

eirashaad dataa dasade san ki uh goraddan kaalaj raavalapinddee de vidiaarathee san ate uhanaa ne uthon hee bee.e. paas keetee see | main misn sakool dhaareevaal daa vidiaarathee saan | saadde jiaadaatar tteechar goraddan kaalaj raavalapinddee de hee vidiaarathee san ate uh kaalaj de sabhiaachaar, khuleean garaaunddaan, aucheean imaarataan ate aapane usataadaan deean bahut sifataan karade hunde san| asal vich uh kaalaj kise angarej goraddan dee saraprasatee adheen baniaa see| us vich isaaee vidiaaratheean dee ginatee jiaadaa see | uhanaa samiaan vich kaalajaan dee ginatee bahut thorree see ate ih saare kaalaj panjaab yooneevarasittee lahauar naal sanbandhit san| lahauar yooneevarasittee daa khetar dilee ton lai ke pishaavar tak ate doosaree taraf kasmeer ton lai ke mulataan tak failiaa hoeaa see | paadaree irasaad dataa vee us hee kaalaj de hosattal vich rahinde hunde san| us taraan taan uhanaan deean saareean hee galaan bahut dilachasap san, par khaas karake uhanaan dee uh khaas gal mainoo bahut yaad aaundee rahindee see, jo uhanaan de paadaree banan de pichhokarr naal sabandhit see|

kaalaj parrhadiaan, eirashaad dataa ik meel dee dauarr dauarradaa see par 1927 deean lahauar yooneevarasittee deean kheddaan vich uh naa siraf asafal hee rihaa sagon sabh ton magar reh giaa| is gal noo us ne bahut mahisoos keetaa ate us ne yooneevarasittee dee garaaoondd vich baitth ke hee ih praarathanaa keetee ki je uh agale saal meel dee dauarr vich fasatt aavegaa taan uh saaree umar paadaree ban ke khudaa dee khidamat karegaa|

eirashaad dataa dasade san ki uh goraddan kaalaj raavalapinddee de vidiaarathee san ate uhanaa ne uthon hee bee.e. paas keetee see | main misn sakool dhaareevaal daa vidiaarathee saan | saadde jiaadaatar tteechar goraddan kaalaj raavalapinddee de hee vidiaarathee san ate uh kaalaj de sabhiaachaar, khuleean garaaunddaan, aucheean imaarataan ate aapane usataadaan deean bahut sifataan karade hunde san| asal vich uh kaalaj kise angarej goraddan dee saraprasatee adheen baniaa see| us vich isaaee vidiaaratheean dee ginatee jiaadaa see | uhanaa samiaan vich kaalajaan dee ginatee bahut thorree see ate ih saare kaalaj panjaab yooneevarasittee lahauar naal sanbandhit san| lahauar yooneevarasittee daa khetar dilee ton lai ke pishaavar tak ate doosaree taraf kasmeer ton lai ke mulataan tak failiaa hoeaa see | paadaree irasaad dataa vee us hee kaalaj de hosattal vich rahinde hunde san| us taraan taan uhanaan deean saareean hee galaan bahut dilachasap san, par khaas karake uhanaan dee uh khaas gal mainoo bahut yaad aaundee rahindee see, jo uhanaan de paadaree banan de pichhokarr naal sabandhit see|

kaalaj parrhadiaan, eirashaad dataa ik meel dee dauarr dauarradaa see par 1927 deean lahauar yooneevarasittee deean kheddaan vich uh naa siraf asafal hee rihaa sagon sabh ton magar reh giaa| is gal noo us ne bahut mahisoos keetaa ate us ne yooneevarasittee dee garaaoondd vich baitth ke hee ih praarathanaa keetee ki je uh agale saal meel dee dauarr vich fasatt aavegaa taan uh saaree umar paadaree ban ke khudaa dee khidamat karegaa|

shaam noo inaam vandd samaaroh vich panjaab daa laifatteenaintt gavaranar inaam vanddan aaeaa| jadon ih ghosnaa hoee ki irasaad dataa goraddan kaalaj raavalapinddee daa vidiaarathee meel dee dauarr vich pahile nanbar te aaeaa hai ate usane yooneevarasittee daa navaan rikaaradd banaaeaa hai, taan ikatthee hoee bheerr bahut lamaa samaan taarree maaradee rahee| jadon irashaad dataa aapanaa inaam lain giaa taan laifatteenaintt gavaranar ne aapane aradalee noo kihaa ki is larrake noo pulis vich insapaikattar bharatee kar lau ate gavaranar ne irasaad dee rajaamandee puchhee | par irasaad dataa ne kihaa main is peskas lee tuhaaddaa dhanavaadee haan par main bharatee naheen ho sakadaa|

laifatteenaintt gavaranar hairaan see, lok taan pulis vich sipaahee bharatee hon lee tarale lainde han main is noo insapaikattar bharatee kar rihaa haan ate ih naanh kar rihaa hai, aus dee is daa kaaran jaanan dee dilachasapee vadh gee ate us ne puchhiaa| kee kaaran hai toon insapaikattar dee posatt ton inakaar kiaun kar rihaa hai sar, meraa khudaa naal vaadaa ho chukaa hai, main tuhaaddee peshakas saveekaar naheen kar sakadaa irasaad dataa ne javaab ditaa|

lok uhanaa dee vaarataalaap noo vekh taan rahe san, par sun naheen san sakade is lee lokaan vich chup chaap chhaaee hoee see ate sabh hairaan san|

gavaranar dee hairaanee hor vadh gee kee vaadaa ho chukiaa hai teraa khudaa naal, toon khudaa noo kithe miliaa see gavaranar ne suaal keetaa|

eis te lai gavaranar sattej ton thale utariaa ate us ne irashaad dataa noo jafee paa lee ate us dee pitth te thaapee de ke inaa hee kihaa khudaa tainoo barakat deve|

bee.e. karan ton baad irashaad dataa paadaree ban giaa us dee pahilee posatting kasmeer dee hoee ate fir guradaasapur jile vich, jithe us ne lokaan dee tan, man ate dhan naal sevaa keetee| us ne bagair kise dhaaramik bhedabhaav de har ik lee dilon ho ke kam keetaa| us ne naa siraf dhaaramik prachaar hee keetaa, balak ik samaaj sudhaarik ate sevaadaar de tauar te lokaan dee din raat sevaa keetee| us daa kam savere shuroo ho ke raat bahut der tak chaladaa rahindaa see| ih uh samaan see jadon vidiaa ate sihat sahoolataan dee vaddee ghaatt see ate khaas karake penddoo khetaraan vich ih hor vee ghatt san| uh bachiaan noo vidiak sansathaavaan vich daakhal karaaundaa, mareejaan noo ddisapainsareean ate hasapataalaan tak pahunchaaundaa | uhanaan noo davaaeean liaa ke dindaa bimaareean ate davaaeean baare us noo inee jaanakaaree ho chukee see ki bahut saare mareejaan noo aap hee davaaeean de dindaa| har dharam de lokaan noo us te vaddaa vishavaas ho chukiaa see us noo vekh ke hee uhanaa daa hauasalaa vadh jaandaa| thorre hee samen vich uh lokaan vich bahut haraman piaaraa ho giaa har koee us noo aapane hee preevaar daa mainbar samajhadaa see ate satikaarat darajaa dindaa see |

1947 vich paakisataan ban giaa| irashaad dataa guradaasapur nauakaree karadaa see| par irasaad dataa de bahut saare ristedaar ate sahuriaan daa preevaar paakisataan vich san| uhanaa dinaan vich katalogaarat chal rahee see | koee vee aapane aap noo surakhiat naheen see samajhadaa| irasaad dataa de sahure ate hor ristedaar us noo prerade san uh paakisataan dee taraf aa jaave| par irasaad dataa

bhaaven ki isaaee vason idhar jaan udhar kise taraf vee reh sakadee see par ik taan aapane ghar ate jaaeidaad noo koee naheen see chhaddanaa chaahundaa ate doosaraa is gal daa kadee khiaal vee naheen see hoeaa ki uhanaan thaavaan te jithe paidal jaande hunde san ate jithe jame pale khedde ate parrhe san, auhanaan jagaah te jaan vich koee mushakal aavegee| us vakat inaan galaan dee kalapanaa vee naheen keetee gee see| is karake, eirashaad dataa idhar ate us de sahure udhar reh ge| us de do saaliaan vichon vaddaa paadaree see chhottaa sakool maasattar see ate uh irasaad dataa daa jamaatee see ate hosattal vich us daa room mett vee see| us daa naan jalaa see par uh kaalaj parrhadiaan is naan noo ttheek naheen see samajhadaa is lee kaalaj parrhadiaan us noo je.aim. kahinaa suroo kar ditaa giaa see | ih siraf irasaad dataa daa preevaar hee naheen see, jo lakeer de dovaan paasiaan te vanddiaa giaa sagon hajaaraan isaaee preevaar is lakeer de idhar ate udhar vandde ge|

einaa preevaaraan vichauan hajaaraan preevaar aapane piaare rishatedaaraan noo ik vaar vee naa mil sake ate kee ik jaan do vaar barreean bandasaan adheen, barre seemat samen lee mil sake| kujh lokaan ne taan chitthee patar naal ik dooje naal sabandh banaaee rakhe par bahut saariaan de chitthee patar naal vee sabandh naa reh sake| keean preevaaraa vich taan kujh bharaa idhar ate kujh udhar, baap ate ik bharaa idhar ate baakee bharaa ate bhainaan udhar, kujh bhainaan idhar kujh udhar, bharaa idhar,

eirashaad dataa dee patanee taan inaa 50 saalaan vich do vaar veejaa lai ke aapane bharaavaan noo mil aaee see, par irashaad dataa ne jadon 1958 vich veejaa liaa taan panjaab vich inafaloojaan dee bimaaree fail gee ate irashaad dataa is bimaaree dee rokathaam lee, aam lokaan dee madad karan vich rujh giaa ate akheer us ne naa jaan daa faisalaa kar liaa fir jad 1971 vich veejaa liaa taan bhaarat paakisataan dee jang shuroo ho gee ate uh fir vee naa jaa sakiaa|

main kee vaar ih gal mahisoos karadaa hundaa saan ki paadaree saahib de seemat saadhanaan karake uh aapane preevaar daa paalan poshan us dtang naal naheen kar sake jis dtang naal uh kar sakade san| uh taan aapanee seemat tanakhaah vichon vee kujh naa kujh kise naa kise dee beemaaree jaan hor lorr te kharach kar dinde san | hun paadaree saahib maheene vich takareeban, eik vaar mere kol aa jaande san | mainoo uhanaan naal galabaat karanee barree changee lagadee see | main vekhadaa hundaa saan ki uhanaa noo itihaas dee vaddee jaanakaaree see | ik din chaah peendiaan peendiaan main ih keh ditaa|

paadaree saahib je tusee pulis vich insapaikattar bharatee hoe hunde taan tusee ghatto ghatt aaee.jee. rittaaeir honaa see, bhaaven bhaarat vich hunde jaan paakisataan vicha| main vekhiaa, meree gal sun ke paadaree saahib guse vich aa ge, auhanaa deean akhaan vich bhiaanak gusaa see ate uh ik dam kahin lage

sarabajeet toon barree nikamee gal keetee hai, toon barree nikamee gal keetee hai | main hairaan saan, par main hauasalaa karake kihaa paadaree saahib main kiharree maarree gal keetee hai taan uhanaa fir duharaaeaa sarabajeet toon barree ghatteea gal keetee hai, toon aaee.jee dee gal keetee hai | khudaa dee khidamat karake jo kujh mainoo miliaa hai, main taan us ton kee salatanataan vaar sakadaa haan is ton baad, paadaree saahib val meraa satikaar hor vadh giaa|

duaa karade samen, paadaree irashaad dataa de chihare te pooree saantee te sakoon see, mainoo ih barraa achhaa lagaa ate main vaadaa keetaa ki main jaroor uhanaan de rishatedaaraan noo milan dee kosis karaangaa|

lahauar vich ik raat reh ke agale din shaam noo jadon main kujh vihal mahisoos keetee taan main irasaad dataa valon dase pate te us de sahuriaan de ghar pahunchiaa| ih saam daa samaan see, auh dove bharaa hee ghar naheen san par aauarataan ate bache ghar vich san uh mainoo hairaanee naal vekh rahe san| naal de ghar de marad vee mere val hairaanee naal vekh rahe san| jadon main uhanaa noo dasiaa ki main dhaareevaal ton aaeaa haan ate paadaree irashaad dataa jee ne uhanaan noo mil de aaun lee kihaa see, eih sun ke uh khush ho ge ate andaron lakarr deean kuraseean baahar viharre vich lai aandeean| sadhaaran jihaa ghar see ate chhotte jahe viharre vich ittaan daa faras lagaa hoeaa see| garamee taa koee khaas naheen see par fir vee uhanaan larrakiaan ne baahar mej te ttebalafain rakh ditaa par us dee avaaj bahut uchee aaundee see jis karake main uhanaan noo kihaa ki pakhaa taan band hee kar den| naal de ghar daa ik viakatee andar aa ke mere kol baitth giaa ate uhanaa aauarataan ne ik larrake noo uhanaan dovaan bharaavaan noo bulaaun bhej ditaa|

auhanaa daa gavaandtee dasan lagaa ki ih doven bharaa taan is ilaake lee farishate han, har ik dee madad karade han| paadaree saahib taan aapanee tanakhaah vichon vee bahut saare paise kee bachiaan

eine chir noo uh doven bharaa ikatthe hee andar daakhil hoe| ih jaanan te ki main irashaad dataa jee de kolon aaeaa haan uh bahut khus hoe |haal chaal puchhan ton baad uh aapanee vichharree bhain noo yaad karan lage jis noo vandd ton baad siraf do, tin vaar hee mil sake san ate uhanaa noo is gal daa vaddaa afasos see ki bhaaven uh do tin ghanttiaan vich us kol pahunch sakade san par ihanaan kanoonee paabandeean kar ke uh us noo aakharee samen vee naa mil sake| maasattar jee kahin lage, asal vich ih kiharraa sauakhaa kam hai| isalaamaabaad ton jaa ke veejaa lainaa, ate fir kee kaaravaaeean pooreean karaneean ate ih safar jiharraa saaeekal te tin chaar ghanttiaan daa safar hai, aus lee saaraa din laa denaa| idhar jaan udhar jaan vaaliaan noo pulees kol jaa ke riporatt karaaunee, jiven

kinee ajeeb vandd see jis ne uh bhain bharaa jo ikatthe pale, kheddade rahe par vandd ton baad ik vaar vee naa mil sake | fir paadaree saahib kahin lage jalhaa taan do vaar ho aaeaa see main taan siraf ik vaar hee giaa see|

main jaan ke kihaa je.aim saahib do vaar ho aae hana taan je.aim ne ajeeb hairaanee naal mere val vekhiaa jiven uh mahisoos karadaa hove ki main usade naan ton ilaavaa vee us baare bahut kujh jaanadaa haan | par doosare lok meree gal sun ke maarraa jihaa has rahe san| kaafee lok saadde irad girad manjeean te baitthe san | paadaree saahib ate maasattar jee aapane bhaneviaan ate irashaad dataa jee baare kaafee kujh puchh rahe san| main uhanaa noo fir dhaareevaal aaun noo kihaa taan maasattar jee kahin lage hun taan paasaporattaan dee miaad mukiaan vee kee saal ho ge han, paasaporatt banaaun ton baad vee veejaa kiharraa asaanee naal mil jaandaa hai par chalo vekhaange bhaneviaan noo milan noo dil taan bahut karadaa hai| jad main uhanaan kolon chhuttee mangee taan paadaree saahib kahin lage baittho duaa taan kar leee uhanaa ne akhaan band karake praarathanaa keetee, bilakul us taraan hee jis taraan saadde ghar paadaree irashaad dataa ne keetee see|

........khudaa aman shaantee rakho, doven desh tarakee karan, dovaan deshaa de lokaan vich khushaalee vadhe, piaar muhabat vadhe...... mainoo is taraan lagaa jiven main aapane pindd vaale ghar vich baitthaa hoeaa haan| iho kujh taan duaa vich paadaree irashaad dataa mang rahe san| us vakat main uhanaan anekaan lokaan noo uhanaan deean iko jaheean majabooreean vich ghiriaa hoeaan, lakeer de is paase jaan us paase, door ton hee ik dooje dee sukh mangade hoe vekh rihaa saan|

pichhalaa pindd vekhan dee khaahish

eih kahaanee inhaan do bazuragaan jaan do parivaaraan dee naheen, eih taan unhaan lakhaan lokaan dee hai, jo vaahage vaalee lakeer ton paar us taraf jaan is taraf aae san| ih kahaanee hindoo, sikh ate musalim saariaan dee saanjhee hai| takareeban har ik parivaar ate har viakatee dee jo vaahage vaalee lakeer pain ton pahilaan paidaa hoeaa, aunhaan saariaan dee manodashaa takareeban is tarhaan dee hee rahee hai| main jad ik ddaileegesn naal paakisataan jaanaa see taan mere ik mitar dharindar bhattanaagar ne dilee vich mainoo do viakateean de ttaileefon dite ate ik kihaa ki je sanbhav hoeaa taan unhaan noo mil ke aaeiau| sree bhattanaagar, kanafaiddareshan aaf yoonaisako kalabaz in inddeea daa saikattaree janaral hai ate uh doven viakatee paakisataan vich bahut uch ahudiaan te san ate uh us noo kise kaanafarans vich mile san| jad aseen isalaamaabaad de hottal holeeddeein vich tthahire taan doosare din main unhaan dovaan noo fon keetaa| unhaan vichon ik taan miliaa hee naa ate doosare sree akhatar ahisaan ne mainoo kihaa ki uh aap hee mere kol koee 5 ku vaje de kareeb aavegaa| main 5 vaje de kareeb thale risaipashan kaaoonttar de kol, aus dee uddeek karan lee baitth giaa| mere naal saadde rishatedaar indarajeet singh gil vee san, jo mere naal us ddaileegeshan vich ge san|

takareeban 5 vaje jad akhatar risaipashan kaaoonttar val aaeaa taan us ne kaaoonttar val jaan dee bajaae sidhaa hee saadde kol aa ke puchhiaa, aap hee misattar chheenaa ho| uh ik khoobasoorat viakatee see| umar de hisaab 60 ku saal de kareeb hon de baavajood uh bahut sohanee dikh vaalaa see, bhaaven ki us de sir de vaalaan vich ganj jihaa disan lag piaa see| mainoo uh us musakaraahatt naal

fir us ne aapanai abaa jee baare sabh kujh dasanaa shuroo keetaa ki bhaaven uh bahut uche ahudiaan te rihaa hai par uh abaa jee dee penddoo nerrataa noo door naheen kar sakiaa| uh kadee vee saadde kol shahir naheen rahinaa chaahunde ate aapane pindd hee rahinaa chaahunde han| bhaaven is pindd vich rahindiaan 60 saal de kareeb samaan beet chukaa hai, fir vee uh aapane pichhale pindd anandagarrh noo naheen bhul sake ate takareeban rozaanaa hee kise naa kise tatakare vich uh aapane us pindd dee gal jroor karade han, jithe uh paidaa hoe san, bachapan bitaaeaa, khedde, parrhe ate jis pindd vich unhaan dee shaadee hoee| naa hee uh us pindd de lokaan noo bhule han, naa hee unhaan dosataan noo, jinhaan vichon shaaeid hee koee unhaan noo miliaa hove| uh aapane puraane pindd noo yaad karadiaan kahinde han; ajakalh desh vich holeean daa mauasam hundaa see| holee noo bahut lok manaaunde san, eikadooje te rang suttade san| ajakalh visaakhee ton pahilaan hee pindd de mundde bhangarre paaun dee sikhalaaee shuroo kar dinde san | fir uh har tiauhaar dee gal karade san, deevaalee, dusahiraa, loharree, janam ashattamee, eed ate gurapurab| par gal uh hameshaa aapane pindd dee hee karade han ate kahinde han, aj mainoo aapane pindd daa supanaa aaeaa| main aapanee baag de naal vaalee pailee vich paanee laa rihaa saan, khooh deean ttinddaan dee uho aavaaz aje vee mere kanaan vich goonjadee hai, jo 60 saal pahilaan chhadd ke aae saan| fir uh aapanee khooh vaalee aarr vich door tak jaan vaale paanee tak noo yaad karade han| akhatar ahisaan dasan lagaa, meraa

kaafee galaan karan ton baad uh kahin lage, abaa jee dee ik bahut vaddee khaahish hai, aapanaa puraanaa pindd anandagarrh vekhan dee, par pichhale samiaan vich is tarhaan sanbhav hee naheen ho sakiaa| main bhaaven bahut uche ahudiaan te rihaa haan, bahut pahunch rahee hai, par main aapane zilhe daa veejaa naheen lai sakiaa|

paakisataan ate bhaarat hee do is tarhaan de desh han ki jis zilhe daa veejaa hove, authe hee jaa sakade ho| ate uh kahin lage, hun haalaat ttheek han, hun ih sanbhav ho giaa ki aseen guradaasapur zilhe daa veejaa lai leee ate saradaar saahib tuseen saadde naal chalio, pitaa jee dee khaahish noo pooraa karanaa main sabh ton vaddaa faraz samajhadaa haan|

einaa lamaa samaan indarajeet singh saaddeean ih galaan sunade rahe ate kahin lage, meraa janam laaeilapur zilhe vich samundaree tahiseel de naal ik pindd daa hai| main hun vee us pindd de raah, galeean ate gharaan vich rahin vaale parivaaraan baare jaanadaa haan| main hun vee ih das sakadaa haan ki ih raah kis pindd noo jaandaa hai, eih ddanddee kis dee havelee tak pahunchadee hai ate ih paileean kis deea han| par kiaun jo saadde kol laaeilapur daa veezaa naheen, eis lee aseen uthe naheen jaa sakade| kee tuseen aapanaa pindd vekhanaa chaahunde ho janaab ahisaan, eindarajeet singh noo puchh rahe san|

vekhanaa hee naheen, audd ke uthe jaanaa chaahundaa haan| mainoo taan is gal daa barraa dukh hai ki main 15 din paakisataan rahaangaa, par aapanaa pindd naheen vekh sakaangaa|

taan janaab ahisaan ne kihaa, tuseen aapane paasaporatt dee

eih saaree galabaat main sun taan rihaa saan, par is vakat meraa dhiaan mere bhaapaa jee dee us khaahish val see, jis vich uh vee aapanaa pindd vekhanaa chaahunde san | uh vee har vakat aapane pindd chak nanbar 96 zilhaa saragodhaa vekhan lee ahisaan saahib de abaa vaang hee utasukataa rakhade san| uh taan aje vee kahinde hunde san ki bhaaven udharon aaeaa noo 60 saal ho chale han, par sufane har roz pindd de hee aaunde han| pindd deean chauarreean galeea, chauak, nahiraan de khulhe paanee, aapane baag, vagade hal ate aapane dosataa noo har vakat yaad karade han| aj akhatar ahisaan dee gal sun ke mainoo shidat mahisoos ho rahee see ate main unhaan dee ih khaahis chhetee ton chhetee pooree karanaa chaahundaa saan| naal hee main ih khiaal kar rihaa saan ki lakhaan lokaan noo taan paasaporatt banaaun ate veezaa praapat karan baare pataa naheen, par aapane chhadde hoe pinddaan noo taan uh vee onee hee utasukataa naal vekhanaa chaahunde honage, jis tarhaan akhatar ahisaan de abaa jaan mere bhaapaa jee, jadon main puraanaa pindd vekh ke aavaangaa taan bhaapaa jee ne kihaa see ki uthon aa ke chhetee ton chhetee mainoo mileen ate dasee ki hun pindd kinaa ku badal giaa hai ate tainoo kiharre kiharre lok mile san|

doosare din shaam noo janaab akhatar ahisaan aae ate unhaan ne indarajeet singh lee faisalaabaad daa veezaa lai aandaa| aseen is kam noo sanbhav vee naheen saan samajhade| saadde lakh jor den te vee unhaan ne naa veezaa fees dasee, naa lee| par jaan ton pahilaan fir kahin lage ki jad aseen aapane abaa jee naal aavaage taan saadde naal zaroor chalanaa, main bahut chhetee abaa jee dee khaahish pooree karanee hai| fir main unhaan noo aapane bhaapaa jee dee aapanaa pindd vekhan dee khaahis dasee taan uh kahin lage, jad tuseen laahauar aauge taan mainoo das

koee saal bhar main akhatar ahisaan ate us de abaa baare sochadaa rihaa ki uh aaun vele mainoo dasanage| main saal baad fir paakisataan giaa ate main akhatar ahisaan noo laahauar ton fon keetaa| uh bahut khush see, auh puchh rihaa see ki main kadon us kol aavaangaa| uh mere lee kee kar sakadaa hai| uh koee tina chaar mintt galaan karadaa rihaa taan main us noo yaad karaaeaa ki main us noo uddeekadaa rihaa haan| tuseen aapane abaa jee noo lai ke kiaun naheen aae| uh chup ho giaa| main taan samajhiaa ki shaaeid fon kattiaa giaa hai, par uh boliaa, abaa jee aapanaa pindd vekhan dee khaahish naal hee lai ge| uh puchhan lagaa ki tuseen aapane bhaapaa jee noo naal lai ke aae ho, taan fir meree chup ne us noo samajhaa ditaa ki uh vee ih khaahish naal hee lai ge han|

mulataan de anb

kaineddaa de onttaareeo praant dee ttaraintt yooneevarasittee vich kaineddaa de bahupakhee sabhiaachaar te ik kaanafarans ho rahee see, jis vich shaamal hon daa mainoo sadaa mil giaa| bahut hee khoobasoorat shir peettarabaro vich ih kaanafarans panj din chalanee see| jad main kaanafarans vaalee jaghaa te pahunchiaa taan uthe amareekaa, aasattreleea, kuresheea aad de marada aauarataan mileean jo aapoaapane desaan ton kaanafarans vich saamal hon lee pahunche hoe san| unhaan lokaan vich ik sauale jihe rang daa viakatee baitthaa hoeaa see| kujh lokaan naal vaakafee karan ton baad jad main angarezee vich us noo puchhiaa ki tuseen kis des ton aae ho taan us ne panjaabee vich javaab ditaa main paakisataan ton, mulataan ton aaeaa haan | mainoo ikadam hairaanee ate vaddee khushee hoee ki main aasaanee naal is naal panjaabee vich galabaat kar sakadaa haan | fir uh dasan lagaa ki jad tuseen hor viakateean naal vaakafee kar rahe see taan main aapane aap hee andaazaa laa rihaa saan ki ih charrhade panjaab ton hai| main ttee.vee., akhabaaraan vich taan sikhaan deean fottoaan bahut vaar vekheean hoeean han, par kise sikh noo pahilee vaar mil rihaa haan, jadon ki sikh hisattaree taan bahut vaddaa vishaa hai, jis baare parrhade rahe haan| meraa ate ddaa. jafar ikabaal daa kamaraa vee kolakol hee see ate uh mere naal meraa saamaan lai ke hosattal vich rakhan lee mere naal aaeaa ate is samen vich us ne dasiaa ki uh bahaaudeen zakareea yooneevarasittee mulataan vich angarejee vibhaag daa mukhee hai|

ttaraintt yooneevarasittee dee is kaanafarans vich charachaa daa dtang saaddeean yooneevarasitteean ton bilakul vakharaa see| savere barekafaasatt karadiaan hoeaa jaan lanch ate ddinar ute vee is tarhaan dee charachaa lee kujh vishe chune hunde san| dupahir noo thorrhaa samaan aaraam daa

authon de barekafaasatt, lanch ate ddinar vich lagaataar khushak sabazeean khaakhaa ke aseen doven ak ge saan | har roj vakhavakh raisattorainttaan ton khaanaa khaande saan | meenoo chon jis te nishaanee laa dinde saan, auh hee saahamane aa jaandaa see| ik din aseen dovaan ne aapane vich galabaat keetee ki daal jaan taree vaalee sabazee noo aseen doven taras ge haan| aseen ik do vaar raisattorainttaan ton puchhiaa vee ki kee ithe taree vaalee sabajee naheen, taan iho javaab miliaa ki jo kujh meenoo vich hai, eis chon jo chaaho mil sakadaa hai| aseen pragoraam dee koaaraddeenettar mis mailanee noo kihaa ki kise inddeean raisattoraintt ton khaane daa progaraam banaao, par

doosare din ttoraatton vich jad aseen ik inddeean raisattoraintt de agon dee langh rahe saan, taan bas noo mis mailanee ne tthahiraa liaa ate dasan lagee ki ih inddeean resattoraintt hai, saanoo andar jaa ke hairaanee hoee ki us noo chalaaun vaalaa bhaaratee panjaabee see ate us raisattoraintt vich barafee, pesattaree, gulaab jaamun ate samose aad is tarhaan hee san jiven uh amritasar daa koee raisattorentt hove| mere kol ddaa. jafar ikabaal aa ke kahin lagaa ih taan mulataan daa raisattoraintt lagadaa hai| saadde kahin te saaraa hee ddaileegeshan chaah peen lee man giaa ate aseen pesattaree, barafee, samose ate pakauarriaa daa aaraddar kar ditaa| har ik ne inhaan ddishaan daa aanand liaa| main kaaunttar te jaa ke is daa 270 ddaalar bil de ditaa| jis din daa main kaineddaa aaeaa saan, mainoo koee vee paisaa kharachan daa mauakaa naheen see miliaa| mere magar ikadam jafar ikabaal aa giaa ate puchhan lagaa ki kinaa bil hai| jad main us noo dasiaa ki bil main de ditaa hai taan uh kahin lagaa ih kis tarhaan ho sakadaa hai| adhaa bil main devaangaa| main us noo batheraa kihaa par akheer te uh kahin lagaa, chheenaa saahib, authe ik vaahage vaalee lakeer hai| tuseen kaineddaa, amareekaa de aadamee noo taan yakeenan dubaaraa mil sakade ho, bhaarat paakisataan daa aadamee yakeenee tauar te dubaaraa mil sakadaa hai ki naheen is noo tuseen yakeenee naheen keh sakade| main ih karazaa naheen lainaa chaahundaa| adhe paise tuseen dioge, adhe main devaangaa| ate is ton baad main kujh naa kihaa|

aus chaahapaanee ton baad lanch dee lorr hee naa rahee| mis mailanee kahin lagee ih faaram bhar ke bil naal laa dio, main ih paise tuhaanoo de devaangee | aseen dovaan ne us noo dasiaa ki saadde panjaabee kalachar vich is tarhaan naheen hundaa| is ton baad us noo saadde saanjhe panjaabee kalachar baare samajhaaun lee jafar ikabaal koee adhaa ghanttaa sir khapaaundaa rihaa|

aus ton agale din jad main bhaarat aaun ton pahilaan ottavaa noo chale jaanaa see ate us ne kujh chir ttoraantto reh ke vaapas paakisataan aa jaanaa see, aseen jafee paa ke mile ate saadde dovaan de man vich ik gal see ki shaaeid zindagee vich fir aseen kadee vee naheen milaange| par kujh chir baad hee bhaarat ton paakisataan ik ddaileegesn giaa, jis vich mainoo vee jaan daa mauakaa miliaa ate is ddaileegeshan de progaraam vich mulataan vich tin raataan rahin daa progaraam see| mainoo is gal dee bahut khusee see ki main jafar ikabaal noo fir milaangaa ate us naal kujh samaan guzaaraangaa| main mulataan jad us noo us valon dite hoe nanbar te fon keetaa taan uh nanbar

jafar ikabaal ne aapane larrake naal meree vaakafee karavaaee jo kaar chalaa rihaa see| main ate saadde naal ge saadde rishatedaar s. indarajeet singh us naal kaar vich baitth ke tufail hottal vich chale ge| us vakat koee 10.30 daa samaan ho giaa see | aseen ik dooje noo bahut kujh puchhade rahe, kaineddaa vich vichharran ton baad uh ttoraantto ate main ottavaa vich rahe samen baare galaan karade rahe, ate fir uh kahin lagaa ki chheenaa saahib jad tuseen kihaa ki main mulataan ton bol rihaa haan taan main sochiaa ki kite ih supanaa taan naheen, kiaunk jo bhaarat ate paakisataan vich jaan lee inee aasaanee naal veezaa naheen miladaa| fir yaataraa lee kujh hee shahiraan daa veejaa miladaa hai| fir aseen bahut lamaa samaan bhaarat ate paakisataan de vakhavakh shiraan baare galaan karade rahe| jad main us naal mulataan de kareeb bahut vaddevadde anbaan de darakhataan ate anbaan de baagaan dee gal keetee taan uh dasan lagaa ki mulataan de anb videsaan vich nirayaat keete jaande han ate uh kahin lagaa is saal main tuhaanoo vee ithon anb bhejaangaa| je ih kaineddaa, eingalaindd hazaaraan meelaan te jaa sakade han taan tuhaadde kol amritasar kiaun naheen jaa sakade, jo ki 200 kilomeettar

fir uh lok kon san

jis ddaileegaishan naal main paakisataan giaa, aus ne do raataan saragodhe vee rahinaa see, saragodhe ton koee 6 kilomeettar dee dooree te chak nanbar 96 uh pindd see, jithe meraa janam hoeaa see ate jis pindd baare main bhaapaa jee ate hor vaddiaan kol hameshaa hee kise naa kise tatakare kar ke sunadaa rihaa see| bhaaven ki mainoo vee is gal dee barree khusee see ki mainoo aapane puraane pindd jaan daa mauakaa milegaa, par is ton vee kite jiaadaa khushee bhaapaa jee noo see, auh bhaaven ih taan hameshaa kahinde san, ki mainoo aje vee sufane, 96 chak de hee aaunde han, par pichhale samen vich haalataan is tarhaan deean raheean san ki aam haalataan vich aapanaa pindd vekhanaa sanbhav naheen s| ddaaeiree vich bhaapaa jee ne kee aadameean de naa likhavaae san ki pindd vich uhanaan noo jaroor mil ke aavaan|

par ddaileegeshan de badale hoe progaraam anusaar ddaileegesn saahapur jilaa saragodhaa vich rukan ate meetting ton baad, mulataan chale jaanaa see| is gal ton main bahut udaas ho giaa main taan kee maheeniaan ton is mauake noo uddeek rihaan saan ki kadon main aapanaa pindd vekh ke aavaagaan| main meetting vichon misattar saboor noo baahar bulaa ke aapanee ih gal dasee, par us ne taan mere raat rahin ate meraa pindd vikhaaun daa intazaam pahilaan hee kar ditaa hoeaa see ate ih saaraa kujh us ne us dee sansathaan patan de ik karamachaaree misattar farook de jinmen laaeaa hoeaa see| shaahapur vich hoee meetting vich, saadde suaagat vele uhanaan ne mainoo haaraan naal lad ditaa, ate mere bhaashan de vich taan baara2 taarree vajadee see| asal vich pichhale 58 saalaan de kareeb, eis khetar vich kadee koee panjaabee sikh giaa hee naheen see ate mere naal bhaarat de hor praantaa ton ge ddaileegettaan vichon jiaadaa tar noo panjaabee samajh vee naheen see aaundee, eis

lee bahute lok mere naal hee galaan kar rahe san ate baara2 mainoo charrade panjaab baare suaal puchh rahe san, bahut saare saanjhee bolee hon karake bahut apanat vikhaa rahe san|

par jadon baakee ddaileegeshan bas vich baitth ke chalaa giaa taan, farook mainoo aapanee kaar vich bitthaa ke, kise noo milan chalaa giaa taan ik soottiddaboottidd viakatee jis de hath vich ddaaeiree see, aa ke pahilaan kaar daa nanbar nott karan lag piaa ate baad vich mainoo kee suaal puchhan lag piaa, jis tarhaan tuseen kiaun naheen ge, farook noo kadon ton jaanade ho ate kis kol rahoge aad ate sapashatt see ki uh see, aaee.ddee. daa mulaazam see, bhaaven uh aapanee ddiaoottee hee kar rihaa see par mainoo barraa ajeeb lag rihaa see, khaas karake uhanaan de ik ghanttaa pahilaan daa vivahaar ate is vivahaar vich kinhaan farak see| jad aseen kaar vich saragodhe noo aa rahe saan taan aje adh ku vich hee aae hovaange ki farook noo ik fon aaeaa, jis vich us de baap, aus noo das rahe san ki ik pulees inasapaikattar uhanaan de ghar baitthaa hoeaa hai ate us de naal jiharre saradaar saahib han uhanaan baare puchh rihaa hai, jis baare uhanaan de baap taan kujh vee naheen san jaanade| farook dee inasapaikattar naal galabaat ton baad main us naal gal keetee ki meraa janam asathaan pindd 96 chak hai, main ik ddaileegeshan naal aaeaa saa ate meree vaddee khaahis hai ki main savere aapanaa uh pindd vekh ke jaavaan| is galabaat ton baad mainoo sk ho giaa ki saaeid uh mainoo meraa pindd nahee vekhan denage, jis baare farook vee sapashatt naheen see ate main mahisoos kar rihaan saan, ki pulees ate see.aaee.ddee. de is vivahaar naal, main is bhalemaanas noo vee preshaanee vich paa ditaa hai,

saragodhe pahunch ke, main farook noo kihaa ki pahilaa kise hottal vich samaan rakh leee, par uh keh rihaa see, ki pahilaan uhanaan naal jo aauarat aaee hai, aus noo ghar chhadd aaeee| main soch rihaa saan ki jis shahir ton mere bhaapaa jee, taaeaa jee ate chaachaa jee, eik

profaisar saahib, main tuhaanoo kise hottal vich nahee rakhanaa chaahundaa, aapane ghar rakhanaa chaahundaa haan is dee ik vajaah vee hai ate main chaahundaa haan, auh vajaah tusee maitho naa puchho|

main hairaan saan, auh vajaah puchhan lee, sagon main jiaadaa utasuk saan| jo us noo dasanee hee pee|

eis ilaake vich bahut vaddee ginatee vich lok anbaalaa ate jagaadharee ton aae hoe han, auhanaan ne bahut museebataan sahaareean san, keean de baap, bharaa, bache uhanaan deean akhaan saahamane maare ge san, keean deean larrakeean, bhainaan naheen san labheean ate bhaaven ki meraa janam taan idhar daa hee hai par inhaan suneean hoeean kahaaneean kar ke kujh lok aje vee charrade panjaab de lokaan noo barree nafarat karade hana|

main chup chaap us dee gal sunadaa jaa rihaa saan, ate uh kaafee kujh dasadaa giaa| tusee mere mahimaan ho tuhaaddee surakhiaa ate sevaa meree jinmevaaree hai, bhaaven mere ghar vich tuhaanoo hottal vaalaa sukh taan naa mile, par main tuhaanoo rakhanaa ghar hee chaahundaa haan|

farook de ghar us de baap saanoo uddeek rahe san, auh mainoo jafee paa ke mile, ate uh us raat vich hee mere kolon kee saalaan deean galaan puchh lainaa chaahunde san| par sabh ton pahilaan uhanaan ik sikh preevaar dee gal dasee, jinaan ne uhanaan de saare hee preevaar noo surakhiat bachaa ke uhanaan de saare samaan samet uhanaan noo ludhiaane tak

savere tiaar ho ke jad aseen pindd val chale taan farook kahin lagaa dafatar ton ho chalee, auh see, aaee.ddee. vaalaa inasapaikattar uthe saaddee uddeek kar rihaa hai| mainoo lagaa ki fir naa koee rukaavatt paa deve| par us ne meraa veejaa vekh ke fotto sattett karavaa liaa| ate puchhan lagaa ki main tuhaadde naal chalaan ki naa| main taan koee jaroorat naheen saan samajhadaa, par uh keh rihaa see, ki tusee ik uch ddaileegeshan de mainbar ho ate tuhaaddee surakhiaa lee, meree ddiaoottee uch afasaraan valon lee hoee hai, main sochadaa saan, eih meree kee surakhiaa karegaa

jad aseen pindd pahunche taan main ik hee nazar naal saaraa pindd vekh lainaa chaahundaa saan, eih hee uh pindd hai jis baare saadde vadde vaddere hun tak supane vich aapaneean paileean, baagaan, ghar, lok, ghorreean ate kee2 naheen vekhade| par pindd firanee ton andar hee see, baahar val koee makaan naa banan karake pindd vich vaadhaa hoeaa nahee see lagadaa| meree pagarree vekh ke pindd de lok hairaanee naal mere val vekh rahe san| jadon pindd de chauank vich aseen kaar khalaaree taan ik dam kee viakatee saaddee kaar kol aa ge ate main vekhiaa ki uh see.aaee.ddee. vaale vee uthe kharre san| mere ih dasan te ki main nanbaradaar s. lachhaman singh daa potaraa haan taan ik hee avaaj vich do, tin aadamee kahin lage, nazeer ahimad vaalaa ghara lok jamaan hunde ge, kise ne sapeekar vich bol ditaa ki charrade

par main ddaaeiree vichon jis vee viakatee daa naan boladaa saan, auh keh dinde san, auh fauat ho giaa hai, ttheek hee hun 58 saalaan de samen ton baad uhanaan vichon koee vee nahee see| haan basheer jo saadde preevaar daa bahut vafaadar see, aus daa larrakaa rasheed jo 72 ku saal de kareeb see, auh ttheekatthaak see, jad us noo pataa lagaa taan uh saare kam chhadd ke aa giaa| aj pahilee vaar us ne pindd de saahamane uh gal dasee, jis noo main kee vaar suniaa see| roj hee savere afavaah hundee see, ki sabh ithe hee rahinage shaam noo hundee, sikh hindoo chale jaanage dooje din hor afavaah, agale din hor| uh din vaddee preshaanee ate chintaa de din san| par jis din lok jaane suroo ho ge tuhaadde daadaa jee ne mere baap noo aapane ghar bulaaeaa ate ghar deean chaabeean diteean, ghorreean ate majhaan de kol lai ge ate kahin lage, basheer ih ghorreean, eih majhaan, eih ttarank, eih bisatare, eih bhaandde, eih samaan, sabh lai jaau| ih lok lai jaanage | tuseen saadde naal rahe ho, lai jaau| aseen ih naheen kharr sakade|

rasheed das rihaa see, ate uthe kharreebheerr sun ho ke sun rahee see main naal saan, main aapane baap val vekh rihaan saan, baap chup see, do minttaan baad, mere baap dee bhub nikalee nanbaradaar jee, aseen kadon chaahunde haan tusee jaau, saanoo te ih vee nahee pataa ih kauan chaahundaa hai, auh bhubaa maar ke ro piaa ate keh giaa ki aseen ih samaan naheen kharr sakade...| do din saaraa kujh jiau daa tiau rihaa, kise naheen chherriaa baad vich hor pinddaan de lok aa ke lai ge, pindd de bandiaan ne us samaan noo hath naheen laaeaa|

fir rasheed kahin lagaa, budtekhaan ghunman de bhateeje noo mil ke jaaeiau uh tuhaadde preevaar noo roj yaad karadaa hai ate is

ho sakadaa hai| jadon honage de dee par paakisataan ban giaa| chaah, jalebeean, pakauarre, eis tarhaan varataae jaa rahe san jiven koee jashan hove, takareeban saaraa hee pindd ikatthaa ho giaa see lok aapane gharaan val khich rahe san, par jadon main aapane ghar giaa taan uh nikenake kamariaan daa chhottaa jihaa ghar see ate main jaandiaan hee sir feriaa, naheen ih saaddaa ghar nahee, saadde ghar daa baraanddaa hee inaa vaddaa see, ki 100 manjee ddatth jaandee see, eih kee, taan nazeer ahimad kahin lagaa, hun tuhaadde ghar vichon koee 56 ghar ho ge han, vandd dar vandd ho gee hai, jad des ton aae saan udon ttheek hee uh ik bahut vaddaa ghar see| hor koee keh rihaa see, des vich is taraan naheen see hundaa ate uh 58 saalaan baad vee jis jagaah noo chhadd ke aae san, des kahinde san, jis noo har koee us hee jajabaat naal vekhanaa chaahundaa see, jis naal main vekhan aaeaa saan, pindd deean galeean vich ghunmadiaan, main kalapanaa kar rihaa saan je aseen saaraa preevaar ithe hunde taan kis tarhaan hundaa| kaar tak jaan lagiaa rasheed ne meraa hath farr liaa, eikaleeikale jeea daa naa lai ke puchhan lagaa, kee karadaa hai, kithe hundaa hai, kinaa parrhiaa see, kiharree nauakaree keetee see, akheer kaar vich baitthan ton pahilaan mainoo jafee paa ke kahin lagaa aapane bhaapaa jee noo meree yaad karaaunee ate mere valon salaam kahinaan ate hor kujh bolan ton pahilaan hee us de atharoo nikal aae, par main taan kujh vee naan bol sakiaa| galaa bhar giaa|

vandd ne dharam vee badal dite

bhaarat vichon ge ddaileegeshan noo lahauar shir vich 135 ate 136 yooneean kauasalaan valon sadiaa giaa see| hottal ton saadde naal patan sansathaa daa ik viakatee ajamat ulhaa khattak saadde naal jaa rihaa see, auh das rihaa see ki is sarrak noo firojapur rodd kahinde han ate firojapur ithon siraf 70 kilomeettar ate kasoor ton shaaeid 20 kilomeettar hee hai| main sarrak de dovaan paasiaan deean dukaanaan daa amritasar deean dukaanaan naal mukaabalaa kar rihaa saan, dukaanaan de naal turade firade lokaan de siraf chihare hee naheen, pahiraavaa vee amritasar de lokaan naal miladaa see| uh das rihaa see ki uhanaan samiaan vich aam hee lok savere firojapur jaa ke shaam noo laahauar aa jaande san ate laahauar firojapur vich aavaajaaee vee us tarhaan hee aam see jiven amritasar laahauar dee see| us vakat firojapur noo jaan lee amritasar de lok vee pahilaan kasoor jaande san| is tarhaan hee jamoo jaan lee pahilaan siaalakott jaanaa paindaa see ate siaalakott ton jamoo saaeid 40 ku kilomeettar see | is tarhaan hee shreenagar jaan lee pahilaan raavalapinddee jaanaa paindaa see| is vandd ne ih sabh kujh badal ditaa hai| us deean galaan barreean dilachasap san par saahamane 135 yooneean kauansil likhiaa hoeaa see ate bainar lage hoe san jinaan te likhiaa see bhaarat ton aae mahimaanaan daa suaagat hai aseen jad bas ton hetthaan utare taan saanoo gulaab de fulaan de haaraan nal lad ditaa giaa| naazim de dafatar vich kaafee lok jamaan san| uh lok aapane bhaashan uradoo vich den dee kosis taan karade san par uhanaan kolon badobadee panjaabee bolee jaadee see| ddaileegesn vich ge jiaadaa lokaan noo naa uradoo ate naa hee panjaabee hee samajh aaundee see kiaun jo bhaarat de vakhavakh praantaan ton ge inaan lokaan lee ih bolee naveen see | bhaasnaan daa mukh visaa iho see ki dovaan

eis ton baad ddaileegeshan yooneean kauansil 136 de dafatar val jaa rihaa see| ih rasataa laahauar vich ik vagade rajavaah de naal naal chaladaa see| ih rasataa inaa khulhaa naheen see ate baar baar ttaraifik ruk jaandee see| bahut saare dodheean ne aapane mottarasaaeikal ate jeepaan de magar dudh de ddaram rakhe hoe san| uhanaan daa pahiraavaa bilakul amritasar do lokaan de pahiraave naal miladaa see, barraa sadhaaran, chitteean chaadaraan, kameejaan ate pagarreean| jad aseen yooneean kauansil 136 de dafatar vich pahunche taan kaafee lok uthe saaddaa intajaar kar rahe san| kujh der bhaashan hoe ate us ton baad aseen chaah pee rahe saan taan main door kharrote ik barre hee sadhaaran pahiraave vaale bajurag viakatee ate us de naal ik aauarat noo kharre vekhiaa| us bajurag ne chittee pagarree banee hoee see| uh mere kol aa giaa ate puchhan lagaa saradaar jee kee haal hai kithon aae ho mere dasan ton baad kahin lagaa, main tuhaadde naal ik gal karanee hai ate main us naal thorraa jihaa paralee taraf ho giaa| saadde magar hee uh aauarat vee saadde kol aa ke kharree ho gee, aus ne dasiaa ki uh usadee bhain hai| firauh kahin lagaa saradaar jee firojapur jilhe vich kadee ge ho

haan haan kee vaar ge haan main usanoo dasiaa| saaddaa pindd firojapur jilhe vich see, authe ik bootte vaalaa pindd hai, rel daa satteshan hai, auh das rihaa see, haan us de najadeek saaddaa pindd see, meraa bharaa uthe reh giaa see ate uh udhar hee vas giaa hai, asal vich vandd de samen uh guaach giaa see| us ton baad us daa galaa bhar giaa ate usade atharoo nikal aae, main us daa haalat vekh ke ajeeb sathitee vich saan| kee tuseen us noo kadee dobaaraa mile ho main puchhiaa|

aseen taan samajhade saan ki uh maariaa giaa hovegaa, par barre chir baad usadaa pataa lagaa aseen taan hun kee vaar us

main us bajurag de vagade hoe atharooaan val vekh rihaa saan jad main uhanaan kolon bas val noo aaun lagaa taa usadee bhain kahin lagee tuhaaddee pagarree kar ke main tuhaanoo pahichaan liaa hai| tuseen taan mere veer varage lagade ho uhanaan dovaan bhain, bharaa ne mainoo jafee paa lee ttheek hai jaao, tuhaanoo avaajaan maar rahe ne, khudaa kare sukh saand rahe ate ise tarhaan hee milade rahee|

aseen bas vich hottal val chal pe| bas vich vee meraa dhiaan uhanaan bhainaan bharaavaan dee taraf see fir mainoo mere ik rishatedaar dee dasee hoee gal yaad aa rahee see jisane dasiaa see ki ik vaar jadon uh veejaa lai ke sekhoopure giaa see taan jis ghar vich main giaa, authe ik larrakaa mere kol aaeaa ate kahin lagaa, maamaa jee sat shree akaala main usade maamaa jee ate sat sree akaal kahin ton hairaan saan taan uh kahin lagaa, tuhaanoo saahamane ghar meree amaa bulaa rahee hai main uhanaan ghar vaaliaan ton puchh ke uhanaan de ghar giaa| us aauarat ne vee mainoo barre satikaar naal baitthan lee kihaa ate larrakee noo lasee lain lee bhejiaa|

auh dasan lagee jad rauale pe san taan meraa ih khaavand mainoo chuk ke sidhaa ithe lai aaeaa see| us vakat meree sudh budh vee guaach chukee see| mainoo kujh samajh naheen see aa rihaa ki ih kee bipataa pai gee hai| saadde pindd vich taan sikh, hindoo, musalamaan barre piaar muhabat naal reh rahe san, kee hoeaa ih taan meree us vele dee samajh ton vee baahar see| par is ne mainoo pooraa satikaar ditaa ate koee maheenaa baad mere naal nikaah karaa liaa| mainoo aapane maan baap, bhainabharaa, sabh yaad aaunde san par main ik kaidee vaalee jindagee bitaa rahee see| main bebas saan| nikaah ton baad main inaa dee patanee ban gee| is vakat bhaaven duneean de sabh sukh araam mere kol han par aje vee mainoo maan, baap, bhainaan, bharaavaan dee yaad

mere rishatedaar ne mainoo dasiaa see ki uh us aauarat daa sunehaa uhanaan de dase pindd den giaa, ausade bharaa mile vee ate usade bharaavaan ne ih vee dasiaa ki usade maan baap dee mauat siraf us larrakee de vichhorre kaaran vandd ton chhetee baad hee ho gee see| uhanaan dee maan deean akhaan siraf is lee band hoeean san ki us daa ronaa hee naheen see mukadaa ate baap taan takareeban sudhabadh hee gavaa chukaa see|

eih taan hajaaraan parivaaraan naal beetiaa see par mainoo aapane pindd vaalee jogindar kauar yaad aa rahee see jis noo taan padaarathik sukh vee naheen san mile, aus dee kahaanee is ton kinee vakharee see|

hun taan jogindar kauar noo aapane parivaar de jeean de naan vee bhulan lag pe san par uh naa taan baap noo, naa maan noo, naa bharaa ate naa aapanee bhain noo bhulee see | bhainaanbharaavaan vich uh sabh ton vaddee see| usadaa baap jadon vee shahir jaandaa uhanaan lee koee naa koee naveen sugaat lai ke aaundaa see| par vandd de samen usade baap ate bharaa daa katal, ausadee bhain noo usade saahamane ghorree te bitthaa ke lai jaan daa seen ate usadee chhottee bhain deean cheekaan aje vee us noo supane vich us tarhaan hee sunadeean han jis tarhaan uh ghattanaa kee saal pahilaan beetee see| us noo taan hun ih vee naheen see pataa

ki usadee maan ate bhain kite jiaundeean vee han ki naheen| us de saahamane haneraa hee haneraa see, ausane taan kee din kujh vee naheen see khaadhaa ate us noo kee din pahire de adheen ik hee kamare vich band rakhiaa giaa see|

kee maheeniaan baad us noo ik viakatee kol vech ditaa giaa see jo kaafee vaddee umar daa see ate usadee patanee mar chukee see par usade do larrake ate ik larrakee see jo takareeban us dee umar dee hee see| par hun uh mandar jaan lag pee see uh bhajan vee gaaun lag pee see| mandar jaanaa us daa nit daa kam ban giaa see| uh hun musalim reetee rivaaj bhuladee jaa rahee see| jinaa chir uh mandar rahindee us noo kujh shaantee vee miladee| par koee 9 saal uthe rahin ton baad us aadamee ne us noo gharon kadt ditaa ate saadde pindd de bachatar singh ne us noo aapane ghar lai aandaa| bachatar singh de pahilaan hee kaafee siaane larrake, larrakeean ate patanee see| uh us aauarat noo bahut maarraa samajhade san | bachatar singh ne hun us daa naan jogindar kauar rakh ditaa| hun vandd hoee noo 11 saal ho ge san uh aapanaa pichhokarr bhulaaun dee koshis taan karadee par uh beetiaa samaan bhuladaa naheen see| hun uh guraduaare jaan lag pee| us ne langar dee sevaa karanee, safaaee karanee, bhaandde maanjane, ausane sikhee rahu reetaan sikh leean san, paatth karanaa sikhiaa, gurapurab de dinaan vich uh prabhaat fereean te jaanaa ate us din kujh jiaadaa hee suakhate utth ke aapane patee lee chaah banaaunee| hun uh har tarhaan deean sikh dhaaramik rasamaan ton jaanoo ho chukee see par us dee aapane patee kol ik hee benatee see ki uh hun us noo gharon naa kadte ate uh hun uthe hee rahe, auh kahindee hundee see, auh hun thak chukee hai|

auh aapane guaandt de bachiaan noo bahut piaar karadee see, auhanaan de moonh chunmadee, auhanaan de vaalaan vich hath feradee ate vaal ttheek karadee, gharon kee cheezaan bachiaan noo dindee| jad kadee mele jaan shahir jaandee taan koee naa koee cheej bachiaan lee lai aaundee| par

par achaanak hee vandd ton 1213 saal baad usadee bajurag maan paakisataan ton labhadee labhadee us kol pahunch gee, hun uh us noo aapane kol kharranaa chaahundee see | uh usadee bhain noo vee mil ke aaee see, jo us ton siraf 810 kilomeettar door ik hindoo parivaar vich rahindee see| usadee maan bhaaven bajurag ho chukee see khaavand ate larrake de katal ton baad usane paakisataan vich vaddeean museebataan daa saahamanaa keetaa see par us dee kinee hinmat see| uh paasaporatt banaa ke inaa bacheean noo labhan, eis umar vich aaee see| par naan taan ih hun jaanaa chaahundeean san naa ih sanbhav hee lagadaa see ate naa uhanaan dee maan idhar reh sakadee see| uh taan jaaeidaad noo chhadd ke vee uhanaan kol rahin lee tiaar see par ih vee sanbhav naheen see lagadaa| usadaa veejaa kujh ku dinaan daa see ate us noo vaapis jaanaa paindaa see| usane aapanaa pataa ditaa ate is dochitee vich fir aaun de khiaal naal vaapis chalee gee| jadon inaan ne usade pate te khat likhe taan pataa lagaa ki ithon jaan ton do maheene baad hee usadee mauat ho gee see| par bachatar singh hun us lee sabh kujh see, aus daa vaddaa aasaraa see, aus karake uh sabh kujh bhulee baitthee see | par do saal baad bachatar singh bimaar hoeaa te mar giaa, ausade larrakiaan, larrakeean, noohaan javaaeean ne raat ton pahilaan jogindar kauar noo gharon kadt ditaa ate us ne guradavaare rahinaa shuroo kar ditaa, auh paagal ho gee see ih sabh galaan mere dimaag vich filam vaang ghunm raheean san|

kis noo milaangaa ate kis noo jaa ke dasaangaa

jad main paakisataan jaanaa see taan dilee ton babeetaa ne fon keetaa ki main, sree matee shakeelaan jo maibar paaraleemaintt han ate hind paak dosatee manch naal sabandhit han noo jaroor mil ke aavaan| lahauar vich main guradavaare singh singhaneean jo relave sattesn lahauar de bilakul hee kareeb see uthe tthahiriaa hoeaa saan| do dinaan baad main ddaa makabool jo ik sarakaaree ddaakattar see ate sree matee sukeelaa jee daa bhanevaan see usanoo fon keetaa taan us ne mainoo kihaa ki tuseen guraduvaare hee tthahiro mai tuhaanoo aa ke lai jaandaa haan ate tuhaanoo sukeelaan jee ate hor lokaan noo milaa diaang jado aseen ddaakattar makabool de ghar jaa rahe saan taan ddaakattar saahib rasate vich aa raheean imaarataan baare mainoo das rahe san ih sakataret hai, eih haaee koratt, eih panjaab yooneevarasattee, panjaab yooneevarasattee daa aarakeettaikatt mainoo thorraa jihaa khaalasaa kaalaj amritasar naal miladaa lagiaa| puraane panjaab dee iho ik yooneevarasattee hundee see jis daa gheraa jamoo kashameer ate dilee ton chal ke pisaavar ate sindh dee had tak lagadaa see ate puraanen netaavaan ate afasaraan vichon jiaadaa tar ne is hee yooneevarasattee ton aapaneean ddigareean leean san| fir cheefas kaalaj jis vich us vakat de mahaaraajiaan, navaabaan ate raaeisaan de larrake parrade hunde san| is kaalaj daa aalaa duaalaa bahut ucheauche darakhataan naal ghiriaa hoeaa see| jis vich ik bahut khoobasoorat par puraanee imaarat vaalaa hosattal see| main us vele us saanjhe panjaab dee kalapanaa kar rihaa saan, jis vakat us vakat de mahaanraajiaan dee aaualaad, kashameer, panjaab, sindh, pishaavar ate himaachal prades de khetaraan ton ithe aa ke parrhadee hundee see ate uhanaan dee door andesee vich vee is tarhaan dee vaahage vaalee lakeer daa kadee khiaal vee naheen aaeaa hovegaa|

thorraa hee chir baad asee ddaakattar makabool de ghar de baahar kharre saan| par ghar de baahar jandaraa lagaa hoeaa see, ddaakattar makabool utariaa ate main sochiaa ki shaaeid uh gavaandt ton chaabee lain giaa hai par uh kujh chir baad doosaree taraf ton chaabee lai ke aa rihaa see ghar vich jaa ke main vekhiaa usadee patanee ate bache saanoo uddeek rahe san| saaraa preevaar ghar, ate baahar ton jindaraa, main is

ddaa. saahib de bache mere kol baitth ge ate ddaa. saahib dee patanee mere lee chaah banaa liaaee| ddaa. makabool jis tarhaan amritasar, jalandhar dilee aad baare puchh rihaa see us ton lagadaa see ki usanoo charrade panjaab baare jaanan dee bahut vaddee khaahish see| dariaa biaas, sataluj kithon nikalade han, panjaab vich kujh khetar pahaarree vee hovegaa baarashaan de dinaan vich ih dariaa bahut bhar jaande honage, harrh vee aaunde honage, pinddaan vich vidiaa dee kee sathitee hai, ate uh anekaan hee suaal puchh rihaa see par shukeelaa jee daa fon aaeaa ki uh taan kadon de uddeek rahe han|

shukeelaa jee daa ghar ik bahut hee khoobasoorat kotthee see jis de baahar barre khoobasoorat falaan ate fulaan de pauade san | uhanaan de ddaraaeing room vich ik vadde saaeej dee uhanaan de patee dee fotto lagee hoee see jo sree bhutto de same kendaree mantaree rahe san ate samaajavaadee vichaaradhaaraa de san|

firojapur vee jaande hovoge shukeelaan jee ne mainoo puchhiaa, haan, anekaanvaar giaa haan mai juaab ditaa mai firojapur noo naheen bhul sakadee, meraa janam uthon daa hai, dilee daravaaje vaalee galee, galee de vich jiaadaa ghar musalamaanaa de san par kujh ku hindoo, sikhaan de san| chaachaa chaanan singh mere abaa daa pagavatt bharaa see| saanoo uh kaafale naal milaa ke giaa see| us vakat bahut saare musalamaan maare ge san| par chaachaa chaanan singh ate us de vadde bharaa ne aapaneean jaanaan talee te rakh ke saanoo kaafale naal milaaeaa see| rasate vich hindoo sikhaan de kujh ttoliaan ne uhanaan noo lalakaariaa see|

baad vich tuseen kadee firojapur ge naheen mai puchhiaa, siraf ik vaar, koee do saal pahilaan | par uthe taan hun koee ih vee naheen see jaanadaa ki asee uthe rahinde rahe saan, auh ttoottee jis ton paanee peende hunde saan| uh taan aje vee hai ate main vekh aaee haan par us ttoottee de irad girad jiharre marad aauarataan udon hunde san uhanaan vichon taan ik vee nahee miliaa| chaanan singh de preevaar vichon uhanaan de potare mile taan san par mereean kee galaan jiharreean us preevaar baare mai jaanadee saan, auh taan uh vee naheen san jaanade| par fir vee uhanaan bachiaan vichon uhanaa de daade, daadee de darashan keete mainoo sakoon miliaa| main us dharatee noo salaam keetee, aus dharatee ate uhanaan lokaan dee sukh saand mangee| aapane baap valo maran tak firojapur noo yaad karan ate lagaataar is taraan kahinaan ki supane vich main ate chaanan singh saaeekalaan te malhaanvaale noo jaande rahe haan| asee supane vich firojapur ton soddaa peende rahe haan par ih vee ajeeb vandd see jinaan lokaan ne jaanaa heel ke udharon lokaan noo idhar bhejiaa, jiharre rishatedaaraan ton kite ute san uh taan ristedaar gine naa ge, auhanaan de sade te taan saanoo veejaan nahee mil sakadaa par jo jindagee vich ik vaar vee naheen mile, je uh rishatedaar han taan uhanaan de naa te veejaa mil sakadaa hai| ih kiho jihaa kanoon hai| main paaraleemaintt dee maibar hon karake feerojapur taan vekh aaee haan par lakhaan uh lok jiharre aapane puraane gharaan ate saatheean noo vekhan lee tarasade rahe ate puraane saatheean noo milan dee khaahis naal hee lai ke is duneean ton chale ge|

samaan kaafee ho giaa see, ddaa. makabool ne aapane dosat misattar ikabaal jo lahauar de maaddal ttaaoon vich rahinde san ate ik vadde udayogapatee han, ate jo pichhon jalandhar ton ge hoe san, naal 4 vaje milan daa progaraam teh keetaa hoeaa see| aseen utthan lage taan shukeelaan jee ne kihaa 5 mintt hor baitth jaau main taan tuhaadde baare kujh vee naheen puchhiaa| haan mai hun fir bhaarat aaunaa hai, mere naal firojapur chaliau| main firojapur aapanaa ghar ik vaar fir vekhanaa chaahundee haan, authe jaa ke mainoo ajeeb sakoon miliaa see, jadon vaapis aa ke aapanee maan ate bhooaa noo uthe jaan baare dasiaa see taan uh kinaa chir mainoo ikaeik gal duharaa ke puchhadeean raheean san, auh taan aapanaa ghar vekhan lee tarasadeean hee raheean san| mai vekhiaa ddaa. makabool utth kharrhaa hoeaa see ate main samajh giaa ki uh lett ho rihaa hai| jad aseen baahar aa rahe saan, taan main sochiaa ki shukeelaan jee noo us mittee naal kinaa moh hai, auhanaan kihaa see ki mai taan tuhaadde baare kujh vee nahee puchhiaa, par gal uhanaan fir aapanee hee shuroo kar ditee mere kolon taan uhanaan kujh vee nahee puchhiaa| bhaave uhanaan de patee, kendaree sarakaar de mantaree rahe han| uh paaraleemaintt de maibar han ate videshaan vich ghunmade han par firozapur dee us galee noo uh kis sidat naal yaad karade han|

aseen koee 4.30 vaje misattar ikabaal de ghar pahunch ge, auh ate usadaa dosat saanoo kaafee samen ton uddeek rahe san| jad aseen uhanaan de ddaraaeing room vich baitthe, taan us de do larrake vee uthe

lamaa samaan galaan karan ton baad jadon main misattar ikabaal kolon chhuttee mangee taan uh kahin lagaa saradaar jee mai tuhaadde baare taan kujh puchhiaa hee nahee, aapane baare hee dasadaa rihaa haan, aseen fir baitthe taan kaafee chir rahe par uh aapaneean hee galaa das rihaa see ate main mahisoos kar rihaa saan ki har koee barree hee shidat naal aapanen pichhokarr noo yaad karadaa hai ate is pichhokarr sabandhee har koee iho jahe jajabaat rakhadaa hai| amritasar aa ke koee 4 ku maheene baad babeetaa jee daa mainoo fon aaeaa ki shukeelaa jee ne bhaarat aaunaa hai ate is vaar uh firojapur aapanaa ghar vekhanaa chaahunde han, je ho sakiaa taan tusee uhanaan de naal jaaeiau| mai shakeelaa jee noo lain vaahage baaraddar chalaa giaa ate takareeban adhe ghantte baad hee sree matee skeelaan ate ik hor aorat kasattam dee imaarat ton baahar aa raheean san | aseen 2 ku vaje amritasar pahunch ke khaanaa khaadhaa ate main uhanaan noo feerojapur jaan baare puchhiaa, par uhanaan javaab ditaa ki uh dilee ton chaar ku dinaan baad jad vaapis aaunage taan fir firojapur chalaange| par jad 4 dinaan baad uh dilee ton vaapis aaee taan main uhanaan noo fir firojapur jaan baare puchhiaa taan uh chup ho gee ate fir kahin lagee age jadon main vaapis lahauar jaandee hundee saan taan meree amaan ate bhooaa mainoo uddeekadeean rahindeean san uh mainoo bhaarat feree baare sainkarre suaal karadeean san, aauarataan de pahiraave ton lai ke bolee, shahiraan deean sarrakaan, eimaarataan,

kujh chir baad mainoo fir paakisataan jaan daa mauakaa miliaa taan main shakeelaan jee noo kihaa ki is vaar main fir aapanaa pindd vekhanaan chaahundaa haan| skeelaan jee ne kihaa ki main saragodhe tuhaadde pindd jaan daa progaraam vee banaan diaangee ate main vee tuhaadde naal chalaangee|

raat noo main pichhalee vaar saragodhe dee feree noo yaad karadaa rihaa, jinaa lokaan de bhaapaa jee ne naan likh ke dite san uhanaan vichon taan koee vee naheen see miliaa, jis baare vee main puchhadaa saa, javaab miladaa see, do saal hoe fauat ho giaa, 10 saal hoe fot ho giaa ih taan aje 6 maheene pahilaan fot hoeaa par fir vee jad main vaapis amritasar giaa saan taan bhaapaa jee ne fon te kihaa see, audd ke aa jaa ate mere kolon pindd deean galaan duharaaduharaa ke sunade rahe san jadon main uhanaan valon dase hoe lokaan baare dasiaa see ki uh savaragavaas ho ge san taan uh chup ho jaande san ate puchhade san, kee hoeaa see usanoo jiven uh mereean galaan naal hee pindd baare sabh kujh jaan lainaan chaahunde san, baad vich uhanaan ne kadee aadameean noo uhanaan de puchhan de bagair vee dasiaa| sarabajeet aapane pindd ho ke aaeaa hai, fir meraa dhiaan meree kaineddaa feree te giaa|

jithe main vekhadaa hundaa saan, ki chaachaa jee ate mere kajan barraa chir aapane puraane pindd noo yaad karade hunde san, par uhanaan de larrakiaan dee uhanaan galaan vich koee vee dilachasapee naheen see hundee, main ih saaraa kujh sochadiaan raat langhaa ditee, main hun jaa ke fir uhanaan lokaan noo hee milaangaa ate fir uhanaan vichon saadde preevaar baare puchhan vaale lok thorre jahe hee honage, fir jad vaapis

par kiau |

shkeelaan jee ne puchhiaa shakeelaan jee, hun kinoo jaa ke milaagaan ate vaapis jaan ke uh galaan kinoo dasaangaan|