पथ के दावेदार भाग-5

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is lekh ka punarikshan evan sampadan hona avashyak hai. ap isamean sahayata kar sakate haian. "sujhav"

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kahate-kahate bharati ki mukhakriti kathor aur gale ki avaz tikhi ho uthi, is l daki ki maan aur yadu ne jo aparadh kiya hai vah kya keval in logoan ko dand dekar samapt ho jaega? d aauktar sahab ko jab tak maianne nahian pahachana tha tab tak maian bhi isi tarah sochati thi. lekin aj maian janati hooan ki is narakakuand mean jitana pani hai usaka bhar apako bhi svarg ke dvar se khianchakar le aega aur is narakakuand mean dubo dega. ap mean itani samarthy nahian hai ki is dushkriti ka rrin chukae bina hi mukti pa jaean. ham log apani hi garaj se yahaan ate haian apoorv baboo! yah upalabdhi hi ham logoan ke path ke dave ki sabase b di sadhana hai. chalie.
chalie, apoorv ne kaha. lekin vah bharati ki batoan par vishvas nahian kar saka.
sagaun ka ek pe d dikhakar bharati boli, yahaan samane kee bangali rahate haian. chalie.
bangaliyoan ke atirikt aur jatiyoan mean bhi ap log kam karati haian?
haan, hamean to sabhi ki avashyakata hai. lekin presideant ke atirikt aur koee any bhashaean nahian janata. yah kam unhian ka hai.
vah bharat ki sabhi bhashaean janati haian?
haan.
aur d aauktar sahab?
bharati hans p di, d aauktar sahab ke sanbandh mean apaki bhi utsukata rahati hai. apako is bat par vishvas nahian hota ki sansar mean jo kuchh bhi jan lena sambhav hai vah sab kuchh janate haian. jo kuchh kiya ja sakata hai vah kar sakate haian. unake lie ajnan ya asadhy kuchh bhi nahian hai.
donoan ne ek makan mean pravesh kiya. bharati ne pukara, panchakau di, aj tabiyat kaisi hai?
bhitar se avaz aee, aj kuchh thik hai.
itane mean ek boodha samane a kh da hua. bola, beti, l daki ko khooni aanv rahata hai. shayad bachegi nahian. l dake ko kal se phir bukhar a gaya hai. pas mean ek paisa bhi nahian ki ek-do khurak dava la sakooan. yah ek katori saboodana ya barli hi pakakar khila sakooan. usaki donoan aankheanan aansuoan se bhar geean.
apoorv bola, paisa kyoan nahian hai?
vah bola, puli ki janjir gir jane se baean hath mean chot lag gee hai. lagabhag ek mahine se kam par nahian ja saka. paisa kahaan se aega baboo ji?
apoorv bola, karakhane vale isaka koee prabandh nahian karate?
mazadoor ke lie prabandh? vah to kah rahe haian ki kam nahian kar sakate to makan chho d do. thik hokar ana. kam mil jaega. aisi halat mean chala kahaan jaooan? chhote sahab ke hath-paanv jo dakar ek haphte aur rah paooanga. bis varsh se kam kar raha hooan mahashay. yah log aise hi namak haram haian.
apoorv krodh se jal utha. ji mean aya ki mainejar mil jae to usaki gardan pak dakar dikha dooan ki achchhe dinoan mean jisane lakhoan rupe kamakar die haian, aj bure dinoan mean usaki kya halat hai?
apoorv ke makan ke pas hi bailaga diyoan ka ek adda hai. use vahaan ki ek ghatana yad a gee. ek jo di bail jivanabhar bojh dhote-dhote jab ashakt aur boodhe ho ge ho unake malik ne unhean kasaee ke hath bech diya. us raste se vah jab bhi gaya hai, is ghatana ko yad karake usaki aankhoan mean aansoo a ge haian. bailoan ke lie nahian. lekin dhan ki lalasa mean is sima tak barbar aur nishthur bane manushy ke lie, jo apane-apako nianratar chhota banata ja raha hai.
kamare ke ek kone mean saik doan sthan par phate-purane bichhaune par ek l daki aur ek l daka adhamare se p de the. unake pas jakar bharati ne unaki nabj dekhi. bhay ke karan apoorv vahaan nahian ja saka. lekin daridrata pi dit un donoan bachchoan ki vedana usaki chhati mean chot kar gee.
kuchh der ke bad bharati boli, chalie.
panchakau di chupachap, udas mukh lie kh da tha. bharati ne snigdh svar mean phir kaha, daro mat, donoan achchhe ho jaeange. maian d aauktar aur dava, sabaka prabandh kar deti hooan.
usaki bat poori ho hi rahi thi ki apoorv jeb mean hath dalakar rupaya nikalane laga. bharati ne jaldi se us hath ko pak dakar rok diya. panchakau di ki najar doosari or thi. vah yah nahian dekh paya. lekin apoorv isaka karan nahian samajh saka.
bharati ne apani aangiya ke jeb se char ane nikalakar usake hath mean dekar kaha, bachchoan ke lie char paise ki mishri, char paise ka saboodana le ana aur baki do ane ka dal-chaval lakar tum kha lena. kal tumhara prabandh kar dooangi. yah kahakar apoorv ko sath lekar kamare se nikal aee.
raste mean apoorv ne poochha, apane mujhe paise dene se rok diya aur svayan bhi nahian die. yah kyoan?
dekar to a rahi hooan.
isi ko dena kahate haian? usake is durdin mean paee-paise ka hisab karake keval char ane dena usaka apaman hai.
ap kitana dene ja rahe the?
kam-se-kam paanch rupe.
bharati jibh katakar boli, bap-re-bap! sab chaupat ho jata. bap to sharab pikar behosh p da rahata aur l daki, l dake donoan ki mrityu ho jati.
sharab pi leta?
nahian pita? hath mean itana rupaya a jane par sharab n pi jae-aisa manushy sansar mean kaun hai?
apaki sabhi batean vichitr haian. bimar bachche ki dava ke rupe se sharab kharidakar pi le-yah kya saty ho sakata hai?
nahian to data ka hath pak dakar du:khi vyakti ko dene se rokooan, kya maian itani nich hooan?
inaki maan nahian hai?
nahian.
kahian koee rishtedar bhi nahian hai.
bharati boli, hone par bhi koee kam nahian ata. das-gyarah sal pahale panchakau di ek bar apane gaanv gaya tha. apane kisi p dosi ki ek vidhava stri ko phusalakar yahaan le aya tha. l daka-l daki usi ke haian. do varsh bit rahe haian gale mean phaansi lagakar is sansar se mukt ho gee. yahi panchakau di ke parivar ka sankshipt itihas hai.
apoorv ne gahari saans lekar kaha, narakakuand hai.
isamean tanik bhi sandeh nahian, lekin kathinaee to yah hai ki yah sabhi hamare bhaee-bahin haian. rakt ka sanbandh asvikar kar dene se to chhutakara nahian milega apoorv baboo! oopar baithakar jo sab kuchh dekh rahe haian vah kau di-dam jo d-jo dakar hisab karake hi chho deange.
apoorv ne gambhir hokar kaha, lagata hai ki yah asambhav nahian hai.
palabhar pahale panchakau di ke kamare mean kh de-kh de jo vichar paida hue the bijali ke veg ke saman man mean dau d ge. bola, maian bhi manushy hooan. mera bhi kuchh-n-kuchh dayitch hai.
bharati boli, pahale-pahale to maian bhi nahian dekh pati thi. krodh mean akar jhag da kar baithati thi. lekin ab dekh pa rahian hooan ki in sab ajnani, du:khi, durbal man aur pi dit bhaee-bahanoan ki gardan par pap ka bojh kaun ladata ja raha hai.
pas vale kamare mean ek u diya mistri rahata hai. usak pas vale kamare se bich-bich mean tej hansi aur kolahal ki avajean a rahi thi. yah sab panchakau di ke kamare se bhi sunaee de raha tha. vah donoan us kamare mean pahuanche. bharati ko vah log pahachanate the. sabhi ne usaki abhyarthana ki. ek dau dakar ek stool aur beant ka ek modha le aya. donoan baith ge. pharsh par baithe chhah-sat adami aur ath-das auratean ek sath sharab pi rahe the. toota haramoniyam aur tabala bich mean rakha tha. tarah-tarah ke rang aur akar ki khali botalean charoan or ludhaki p di thian. ek boodhi-si aurat nashean mean dhut p di so rahi thi. use ek prakar se nangi hi kaha ja sakata tha. sath se lekar bis-pachchis varsh tak ke nau umr stri-purush baithe the. aj ravivar hai. purushoan ka chhutti ka din tha. pyaj-lahasun ki tarakari aur sasti jarman sharab ki avarnaniy durgandh ek sath milakar apoorv ki nak tak pahuanchate hi usaka ji michalane laga. ek kam umr ki aurat ke hath mean sharab ka gilas tha. shayad tho de din pahale hi ghar chho dakar aee hai. baean hath se nak band karake gilas ko muanh mean u delakar bar-bar thookane lagi. ek adami ne jhatapat usake muanh mean tarakari thooans di. ek bangali stri ko sharab pite dekh apoorv stambhit-sa ho gaya. lekin usane kanakhi se dekha ki itane bhayankar vibhaty drishy se bhi bharati ke chehare par kisi prakar ke vikar ka chidd nahian hai. yah sab dekhane-sunane ki jaise vah abhyast ho gee ho. lekin palabhar ke bad ghar ke svami ke kahane par jab trami ne gana arambh kiya-vah yamuna-vah yamuna- aur pas hi baithe ek adami ne haramoniyam uthakar jhooth-mooth hi ji jan se bajana arambh kiya tab shayad itana bojh bharati ke lie asahy ho utha. ghabarakar boli, mistri ji, kal ham logoan ki sabha hai. shayad yah bat tum bhoole nahian ho. vahaan jana to chahie hi.
zaroor chahie bahin ji, kahakar kala chaand ne gilas mean sharab dal li.
bharati ne kaha, bachapan mean tumane padha hoga ki tinake jo d-jo dakar rassi taiyar karane par hathi bhi baandh ja sakata hai. ek n hone par tum log kabhi kuchh n kar sakoge. keval tum logoan ki bhalaee ke lie sumitra bahin kitana parishram kar rahi haian. batao to.
is bat ka sabhi ne samarthan kiya. bharati ne kaha, tum logoan ke bina kya itana b da karakhana ek din bhi chal sakata hai? tum log hi to usake vastavik svami ho. itani sidhi-sadi bat kalachand, tum log n samajhana chaho to kaise kam chalega.
sabane kaha, yah bat bilkul thik hai. un logoan ke n chalane par to aandhera-hi-aandhera rah jaega.
bharati ne kaha, phir bhi tum logoan ko kitana kasht hai. sochakar dekho. jab tab aparadh ke bina hi sahab log tum logoan par lat-joote marakar bahar nikal dete haian. is pas ke ghar ki halat dekh lo. kam karate samay panchakau di ka hath toot gaya jisake karan use khana nahian mil raha. usake l dake-l daki dava n milane ke karan maut ke muanh mean ja rahe haian. b da sahab use makan se bhi nikal dena chahata hai. yah jo lakhoan-karo doan rupayoan ko labh yah log kar rahe haian, yah kisaki badaulat ho raha hai? aur tum logoan ko milata kya hai? abhi us din ki ghatana hai-shyamalal ko chhote sahab ne dhakel diya, vah aj tak aspatal mean p da hua hai. is bat ko tum log kyoan sahoge? ek bar sab log ek hokar ooanchi avaz mean kah do ki yah atyachar ham log ab nahian saheange. phir dekhooangi ki vah log tum logoan se aur kuchh nahian chahate kala chaand.
ek sharabi itani der tak avakh-sa hokar sun raha tha. usane kaha, bhaiya ham kya nahian kar sakate? ham sab aisa peanch dhila karake rakh de sakate haian ki dha d-dha d-dh dam bas adha karakhana saf ko jaega.
bharati ne bhayabhit hokar kaha, nahian, nahian, dulal, aisa kam kabhi mat karana. isase to tumhian logoan ki hani hogi. ho sakata hai, kitane hi log mar jaean. ho sakata hai...nahian, nahian...yah bat sapane mean bhi mat sochana dulal. isase badhakar bhayanak pap doosara nahian hai.
dulal matavali hansi hansakar bola, nahian, yah kya maian janata nahian. yah to keval batachit ke silasile mean kah raha hooan ki ham log kya nahian kar sakate.
bharati boli, tum logoan ko sumarg mean, sachche marg mean kh da hona chahie, tabhi tum kuchh kar paoge. tum logoan ko bahut rupaya pavana hai. vah kau di-kau di karake vasool karana hoga.
isi bat ko lekar vah sab halla-gulla karane lage. tab bharati boli, saanjh ho rahi hai. abhi ek jagah aur jana hai. ab ham log ja rahe haian. lekin kal ki bat mat bhool jana. kahakar vah kh di ho gee.
kala chaand ke is adde ke sabhi vyavahar apoorv ko ashobhan dikhaee die. lekin aantim samay mean jin batoan ki charcha huee usase usake virakti ki sima nahian rahi. bahar ate hi usane atyadhik aprasann hokar kaha, tum yah sab batean un logoan se kyoan kahane gee.
kaun sab bat?
vah nalayaq haramajada to sharabi hai. dulal ne kya kaha, tumane suna to? man lo yah bat sahab logoan ke kanoan tak pahuanch jae?
unake kanoan tak kaise pahuanchegi?
are, yah log hi kah deange, yah log kya yudhishthir haian? sharab ke nashe mean kab kya kar dalean, isaka koee thikana nahian hai. tab tumhare oopar hi sara dosh aega. yah kaheange ki tumane hi sikhaya hai.
lekin yah to jhoothi bat hogi.
apoorv ne vyakul hokar kaha, jhoothi bat? are, aangrejoan ke rajy mean jhoothi bat ke lie kya kabhi kisi ko jel ki saza nahian mili? yah rajy to jhooth ke adhar par hi kh da hai.
sambhavat: mujhe bhi jel ho sakati hai.
tumane to jhat se kah diya, jel ho sakati hai. nahian, nahian, yah sab kuchh nahian hoga. aur tum yahaan kabhi aogi bhi nahian.
ek adami se milana tha lekin usake dvar par tala laga tha. donoan laut p de. kala chaand ke makan mean sharabiyoan ka tark-vitark abhi tak chal raha tha. log yah kahakar jhag d rahe the ki eesaee l dakiyaan karakhanean mean h datal kara dena chahati haian. h datal mean unhean b da kasht hoga. un logoan ko lain ke gharoan mean nahian ane dena chahie. kala chaand mistri ne kaha vah moorkh nahian hai. vah un logoan ki dau d-dhoop parakh raha hai. ek satark mahila ne salah di ki b de sahab ko pahale hi savadhan kar dena thik hoga.
vahaan se bharati ko jabardasti door le jakar apoorv tikhe svar mean bola, in logoan ki bhalaee karogi? haramajade, paji, badamash. pasavale kamare mean do bachche mar rahe haian, unaki or aankh uthakar koee nahian dekhata. isase badhakar narak aur kahaan hai?
bharati boli, apako yah kya ho gaya hai?
mujhe kuchh nahian hua, lekin tumane kuchh suna hai ya nahian?
yah to purani batean haian. rojana hi sunati hooan.
apoorv garajakar bola, aisi kritaghnata! inhian ko tum apane dal mean lana chahati ho. yooniyan banana chahati ho? inaki bhalaee chahati ho?
bharati halaki-si hansi ke sath boli, yah log bhi to ham logoan mean se hi haian apoorv baboo! is chhoti-si bat ko bhoolakar ap sankat mean p d rahe haian. aur bhalaee? bhalaee to d aauktar sahab ki bhi nahian ki ja sakati apoorv baboo!
apoorv niruttar ho gaya.
donoan chupachap phatak par karake ghoomate hue b di s dak par pahuanch ge. basti ke chhor par jahaan se daladal arambh hoti thi, vahian timuhani par pahuanchakar bharati boli, agar ap ghar jana chahean to shahar jane ke lie yah daeean or ka rasta hai.
apoorv ne khoe-khoe se svar mean poochha, ap kya kahati haian.
bharati boli, ab apaka dimag thanda ho gaya hai aur yathochit sambodhan ki bhasha yad a gee hai.
kya matalab?
matalab yah ki krodh ke karan ab tak ap aur tum ka bhed nahian tha. vah phir laut aya hai.
apoorv lajjit hokar bola, ap naraj to nahian hueean?
bharati hansakar boli, huee bhi hooan to kya harj hai? chalie.
to chalooan?
chaloge nahian to kya maian aandhere raste mean akeli jaooangi?
apoorv chal diya. usake aantar mean ek jvala-si dhadhak rahi thi. un sharabiyoan ki batoan ko vah kisi bhi tarah se bhool nahian pa raha tha. sahasa k de svar mean bola, yah sab to sumitra ka kam hai. apako vahaan netritv karane ke lie jane ki kya zaroorat hai? n jane kaun kahaan kya kar dale. aur apako lekar khianchatani arambh ho jae.
bharati boli, ho jane dijie.
apoorv bola, vah re....ho jane dijie! asal bat yah hai ki netagiri karana apaka svabhav hai. lekin aur bhi to bahut se sthan haian?
koee dikha dijie n?
mujhe garaj nahian.
bharati ne hath badhakar apoorv ka dayaan hath zor se pak dakar kaha, mera svabhav badalega nahian apoorv baboo! lekin ap jaise adami par netritv kar paooan to aur sab chho d sakati hooan.

agale din sumitra ki adhyakshata mean phayar maidan mean jo sabha huee usamean upasthiti kam thi. jin logoan ne bhashan dene ka vachan diya tha unamean se bhi adhik log nahian a sake. sabha ki karyavaee der se arambh huee roshani ka prabandh n hone ke karan saanjh hone se pahale hi samapt kar di gee. sumitra ke bhashan ke atirikt sabha mean aur kuchh ullekhaniy nahian hua. lekin isaka arth yah nahian ki path ke davedaroan ke is pratham prayas ko vyarth kah diya jae. mazadooroan mean is bat ko phailane mean jis prakar der nahian huee usi prakar mil aur karakhane ke malikoan ke kanoan tak bhi ukt batoan ke pahuanchane mean vilamb nahian hua. charoan or yah bat phail gee ki ek bangali mahila vishv-bhraman karati huee barma mean aee hai. vah jitani roopamayi hai utani hi shaktimayi bhi hai. kisi ki majal nahian jo unake kamoan mean badha dal sake. sahaboan ka kan pak dakar vah kis prakar mazadooroan ke lie sab prakar ki suvidhaean upalabdh kara leangi aur unaki mazadoori do guni kara deangi- in batoan ko unhoanne spasht shabdoan mean kaha hai. jin logoan ko is sabha ki khabar thi aur jo log us din unaka bhashan nahian sun pae unhoanne nishyach kiya ki vah agami shanivar ki sabha mean avashy bhag leange.
bis-pachchis kos ke dayarean mean jitane bhi karakhane the unamean yah khabar davagni ki bhaanti phail gee.
sumitra ko bahutoan ne abhi tak nahian dekha hai, lekin usake roop aur shakti ki khyati jab un logoan tak pahuanchi tab ashikshit mazadooroan mean bhi sahasa ek jagriti-si dikhaee dene lagi. yah nishyach ho gaya ki ek din ka naga karake shanivar ko phayar maidan mean ek-ek mazadoor upasthit hoga. usaki vani aur upadeshoan mean yadi koee paras patthar ho jisase garib mazadooroan ka du:khi jivan ratoanrat ekaek atishabaji ke tamashoan ki tarah chamak uthe, to phir jis tarah ho sake vah durlabh vastu unhean prapt kar leni chahie.
us din bhashan karttaoan ke abhav mean apoorv ko bhi do-char batean kahani p di thian. bolane ki adat to thi nahian aur jo kuchh kaha bhi usako thik tarah se n kah saka. isake lie vah man-hi-man lajjit hua.
lekin aj achanak khabar mili ki us din ki sabha nishphal nahian huee. balki usaka phal yah hua ki agali sabha mean sabhi karakhanoan mean kam band karake karigaroan, mazadooroan ke daloan ne upasthit hone ka sankalp kar liya hai-tab garv tatha atmaprashansa ke anand se usaka hriday rah-rahakar phool uthane laga. us din vah achchhi tarah bhashan n de saka tha. lekin prashansa ke sath agami sabha mean bhashan dene ka nimantran pakar vah chanchal ho utha.
dopahar ke bhojan par usane ramadas ko yah bat bata di. ek din apoorv ke lie ramadas ne bharati ka apaman kiya tha, us din se bharati ke sanbandh mean usase bat karate hue apoorv ko sankoch hota tha. in dinoan apoorv us grihahin l daki se chupake-chupake jivan mean kitane b de kavy, kitane b de sukh-du:kh ke itihas ka nirman kar chuka tha, isaki use koee soochana nahian di thi. aj pulak aur romaanch ki adhikata se apoorv ne sari batean bataeean. bharati, sumitra, d aauktar sahab, navatara. yahaan tak ki us sharabi ka bhi ullekh kar diya. apane path ke davedar ke karyakramoan aur upadeshoan ka varnan karate hue us din lain vale kamare ke abhiyan ka vivaran bhi de diya.
ramadas ne koee prashn nahian kiya. ek din desh ke is vyakti ko jel jana p da hai, beantoan ki mar khani p di hai aur n jane kya-kya du:kh bhogane p de haian. keval ek din ke atirikt aur kisi din ramadas ne koee bat nahian bataee. aj sumitra ke patr ko ramadas ke samane rakhakar svayan ko path ke davedaroan ka ek vishisht sadasy batakar usane desh ke kam ke lie niyojit apane jivan ka varnan kiya.
patr padhakar talavalakar bola, babooji, yah sari batean apane pahale mujhase kabhi nahian kahi?
kahane se kya ap hamara sath deange?
kaisi batean kar rahe haian? mujhe to apane sahayog ke lie amantrit kiya nahian.
usake svar mean ahat abhiman ki jhankar, atyant spasht hokar usake kanoan mean gooanj uthi. jaldi se bola, isaka karan hai ramadas baboo! in kamoan mean kitana b da dayitv hai aur kitani ashankae, yah ap janate haian. ap vivahit haian. ek putri ke pita haian, isalie is ag mean maianne apako bulana uchit nahian samajha.
grihasthoan ko kya desh-seva ka adhikar nahian? janmabhoomi kya ap logoan ki hai?
apoorv lajjit hokar bola, maianne to aisa nahian kaha. maianne to keval yah kaha hai ki doosari jagah apaki zimmedariyaan adhik haian, isalie videsh mean itani b di vipatti mean p dana uchit nahian.
shayad yahi ho. lekin paradhin desh ki seva karane ko to vipatti nahian kahate apoorv baboo! hiandoooan mean vivah ek dharm hai. matribhoomi ki seva karana usase b da dharm hai. ek dharm doosare mean badha dega, agar maian yah janata to kabhi vivah n karata.
usake chehare ki or dekhakar apoorv ne prativad nahian kiya. maun ho gaya. lekin usane is tark ka samarthan bhi nahian kiya. desh ke kam mean is vyakti ne anek kasht sahe haian. aj bhi usake bhitar ka tej ekadam bujha nahian hai. samany prasang se hi vah ekadam uttejit ho utha hai. yah sochate hi apoorv shradhda se jhuk gaya.
lekin use yah asha nahian thi ki bulane se hi vah patni-putri ki maya chho dakar path ke davedar ka sadasy ban jaega. desh-seva ke adhikar ki usaki spardha in kee dinoan se bahut ooanchi ho gee thi. sahasa is prasang ko band karate hue usane agami sabha ke karan aur uddeshyoan ka varnan n karate hue bataya ki us din ko chho dakar jivan mean kabhi usane bhashan nahian diya. sumitra ke nimantran ki vah upeksha nahian kar sakata, lekin ek hi bat bahut se logoan ko suna sake, aisi bhasha ko use abhyas nahian tha.
talavalakar ne poochha, to phir kya kijiega?
apoorv ne kaha, jivan mean karakhana dekhane ka mujhe ek bar hi avasar mila tha jis par bhashan diya ja sakata hai. us karakhane ke adhikaansh mazadoor janavaroan jaisi ziandagi bitate haian. yah maian svayan anubhav kar aya hooan. lekin n jane kyoan, is vishay mean to kuchh bhi nahian janata.
ramadas ne hansate hue kaha, phir bhi kya apako bolana zaroori hai? n bolean to kya koee hani hai?
apoorv maun raha.
ramadas bola, lekin maian in logoan ki batean janata hooan.
kaise jana?
in logoan ke bich mean bahut dinoan tak rah chuka hooan apoorv baboo! meri naukari ke praman-patroan ko dekhate hi samajh jaeange ki maian desh ke kal-karakhanoan aur kuli-mazadooroan ke bich hi jivan bitata raha hooan. agar ajna ho to vah karun kahani apako suna sakata hooan. vastav mean in logoan ko dekhe bina desh ki vastavik sthiti ka jnan ho hi nahian sakata.
apoorv ne kaha, sumitra bhi thik vahi bat kahati haian.
bina kahe upay nahian hai. aur janati haian, isilie to vah path ke davedaroan ki adhyaksha haian. baboo ji, atmatyag ka arambh yahian se hai. desh ki nianv inhian par adharit hai. usaki poori janakari rahane se apaka sara udyam, sari ichchhaean, marubhoomi ki bhaanti do din mean sookh jaeangi.
yah batean apoorv ke lie nee nahian thian. lekin ramadas ke hriday se nikalane vale shabd usake hriday par gahara aghat karane lage.
ramadas aur n jane kya kahane ja raha tha ki tabhi parda hatakar sahab ke pravesh karate hi donoan chakit hokar kh de ho ge. sahab ne apoorv ki or dekhate hue kaha, maian ja raha hooan. apaki mej par ek patr rakh aya hooan. le lijiega.

sahab ke jane ke bad aauphis jaldi hi band karake donoan phayar maidan ki or chal die. us or ga di nahian jati thi isalie kuchh tej chalana p da. raste mean apoorv ne koee bat nahian kahi. usake jivan ka aj ek vishesh din tha. vah ashanka aur anand ki uttejana donoan ke bich baha ja raha hai. karigaroan aur kuli-mazadooroan ke sanbandh mean jo kuchh to ek pustak se aur kuchh ramadas se usane masala ikattha kar liya tha. un sabako man-hi-man batorate-sajate hue apoorv chupachap chalane laga.
sanh 1763 mean bambee mean kisi sthan par pahale-pahal rooee ka karakhana khula tha. usake bad se unaki sankhya badhate-badhate aj kitani ho gee hai. us samay kuli-mazadooroan ki kitani shochaniy dasha thi. unhean rat-din mehanat karani p dati thi. usake karan vilayat ke mil malikoan ke sath, bharat ke mil malik ka vivad kab arambh hua tha aur karakhane ka qanoon kis-kis sanh mean, kis tarikh ko kaun-kaun-si badhaoan ka samana karate hue pas hua, is desh mean pahale-pahal prachalit hua aur is samay vah qanoon parivartit hokar kis sthiti mean hai? us samay aur ab vilayat aur bharat mean mazadoori ki dar kya hai? un sabaki yooniyan banane ki kalpana kab aur kisane prastut ki thi? aur usaka phal kya hua tha? us desh ke aur is desh ke mazadooroan ke bich bhale-bure vyavaharoan ki tulana karane se kya pata chalata hai? aur labh tatha hani ka parinam usamean kahaan par nirdisht hua hai? adi usane jo vivaran ikatthe kie hoan vah kahian chhoot n jaean is bhay se usane svayan ko satark kar liya.
sumitra ki dooragami drishti use spasht dikhaee dene lagi. aur bharati...itane tho de se samay mant itana jnan, aur itani janakari usane kaise prapt kar li? harsh bhare vismay se usaka chehara chamak utha, aankheanan bhig geean.
maidan mean pahuanchakar un logoan ne dekha, vahaan til rakhane ke lie bhi sthan nahian hai. kitane log ikatthe he haian, koee sima nahian hai. us din jin logoan ne apoorv ko vakta ke roop mean dekha tha un logoan ne use rasta de diya tha. jo log nahian pahachanate the ve bhi unaki dekha-dekhi hat ge.
apar jan samooh ke bichobich manch bana hua tha. aj bhi d aauktar laute nahian the. unake atirikt path ke davedar ke sabhi sadasy upasthit the. mitr ko sath lekar kisi prakar bhi d ko thelata hua apoorv vahaan pahuancha. achchhe vakta se janata yukti aur tark nahian chahati. jo bura hai, vah bura kyoan hai, isase use koee sarokar nahian hota. use bas itana sunakar hi santushti ho jati hai ki jo bura hai vah kitana bura ho sakata hai. panjabi mistri ke bhayankar bhashan mean yahi gun adhik matra mean tha. isilie shrota atyadhik uttejit ho uthe the.
usi samay hangama mach gaya. ek kone mean bahut se log ek-doosare ke sath dhakka-mukki karate hue bhagane ki koshish karane lage. bhi d ko kuchalate-rauandate bis-pachchis gore pulis ghu dasavar tezise chale a rahe the. sabhi ki hath mean lagam thi, doosare hath mean chabuk aur kamar mean pistaul. jo vyakti bhashan de raha tha usaki garajati avaz kab tham gee aur vah manch ke niche bhi d mean dhansakar kahaan gum ho gaya, kuchh bhi samajh mean nahian aya.
gore ghu dasavaroan ka nayak manch ke nikat aya. chikhakar bola, mitiang band karo.
sumitra abhi tak poori tarah svasth nahian ho paee thian. usake durbal udas chehare par ek pili chhaya dol gee. usane jalchhi se uthakar poochha, kyoan?
ajna hai?
kisaki?
sarakar ki.
kisalie?
h datal karane ke lie mazadooroan ko bh dakana mana hai.
sumitra bolian, mazadooroan ko bekar bh dakakar tamasha dekhane ke lie hamare pas samay nahian hai. yoorop adi deshoan ki tarah in logoan ko sangathit hone ki avashyakata ko samajhana hi is sanstha ka uddeshy hai.
sahab chakit hokar bola, sangathit karana? kam ke virudhd? yah to is desh ke lie bhayanak gair qanooni kam hoga. isase to nishchit roop se shaanti bhang ho jaegi.
sumitra bolian, haan ho sakati hai. jis desh mean sarakar ka arth hi aangreji udyogapati ho aur sare desh ke khoon ko choosane ke lie jinhoanne yah bhayankar yantr kh da kiya ho....?
bat poori bhi n ho paee ki gore ki lal aankhoan se ag barasane lagi. k dakakar bola, phir bhi aisi batean agar muanh se nikalian to mujhe apako giraphtar karana p dega.
sumitra usaki or dekhakar hansakar boli, sahab, maian bimar aur kamazor hooan. nahian to keval doosari bar hi nahian is bat ko to ek sau bar chilla-chillakar in logoan ko suna deti. lekin aj mujhamean vah takat nahian hai. itana kahakar vah phir hans p dian.
us bimar aur durbal nari ki saral-shaant hansi ke samane sahab man-hi-man lajjit ho utha. bola, alarait, apako savadhan kie deta hooan. mujhe mitiang band karane ka adesh hai, bhang karane ka nahian. das minat mean in sabako shaantipoorvak chale jane ko kahie, aur phir kabhi aisa n kijie.
kee dinoan se sumitra ne kuchh khaya nahian tha. sab logoan ke mana karane par bhi bukhar mean hi sabha mean chali aee thian. usane apoorv se kaha, apoorv baboo, keval das minat ka samay aur hai. chilla-chillakar sabako bata dijie ki ekajut hone ke siva isaka aur koee upay nahian hai. karakhane ke logoan ne aj ham logoan ka jaisa apaman kiya hai, agar tum apane-apako insan samajhate ho to isaka badala zaroor lena.
kahate-kahate usaki kamazor avaz phat-si gee.
lekin sabha ki adhyaksha ka aisa upadesh sunakar apoorv ka chehara sookh gaya. bechaini se sumitra ki or takate hue bola, 'uttejit karana gair-kanooni nahian hoga?
sumitra vismit hokar madhur svar mean boli, pistaul ke bal par sabha ko bhang kar dena kya qanoon-sangat hai? bekar khoon-kharaba maian nahian chahati. lekin is bat ki ap poori shakti se ghoshana kar dean ki aj ke apaman ko mazadoor bilkul n bhoolean.
path ke davedar ke jo char-paanch purush sadasy manch par baithe the, unake cheharoan se hi pata chal raha tha ki vah bahut hi mamooli aur nimn shreni ke log haian. shayad karigar ya isi prakar ke log the. apoorv naya hote hue bhi samiti ka shikshit tatha vishisht sadasy tha. itani b di bhi d ko sambodhit karane ka bhar isilie us par a p da tha. usane sookhe gale se kaha, maian to hiandi achchhi tarah bol nahian sakata.
sumitra bol nahian sakati thian. vivash hokar kahane lagian, jo kuchh bhi janate haian vahi do shabdoan mean kah dijie apoorv baboo! samay barbad mat kijie.
apoorv ne sabaki or dekha. bharati muanh phere kh di thi isalie usaka abhimat samajh mean nahian aya. lekin gore nayak ke man ka bhav samajh mean a gaya. apoorv bolane ke lie uth kh da hua. usake hoanth kaanp uthe, lekin un kaanpate hoanthoan se bangala, aangreji ya hiandi kisi bhi bhasha ka ek bhi shabd nahian nikala.
talavalakar uth kh da hua. sumitra ki or dekhakar bola, maian baboo ji ka mitr hooan aur hiandi janata hooan. yadi ajna ho to maian vaktavy chilla-chillakar sabako suna dooan.
bharati ne muanh ghooma kar dekha- sumitra ashchary se dekhati chupachap baithi rahian. aur un donoan nariyoan ki ghoorati aankhoan ke samane lajjit, abhibhoot, vakyahin apoorv stabdh, muanh nicha kie j davat baith gaya.
ramadas ne ooanchi avaz mean kaha, bhaiyoan, mujhe bahut-si batean kahani thian. lekin in sabane balapoorvak ham logoan ka muanh band kar diya hai. itana kahakar usane pulis ke ghu dasavaroan ki or sanket kiya, in vilayati kuttoan ko, jinhoanne hamare aur tumhare virudhd lalakara hai, vah tumhare karakhanoan ke malik haian, vah nahian chahate ki koee tumhean tumhari du:kh-durdasha ke bare mean batae. tum unake karakhane chalane aur bojha dhone vale janavar ho. lekin tum bhi unhian jaise manushy ho. usi prakar pet bhar bhojan karane ka, usi prakar anand karane ka adhikar bhagavan ne tumhean bhi diya hai. agar is saty ko samajh sako ki tum log bhi manushy ho, tum bhale hi kitane hi dukhi, kitane hi daridr aur kitane hi anapadh kyoan n ho, phir bhi manushy ho-tumhari manushyata ke dave ko koee bhi kisi bahane nakar nahian sakata. yah chand karakhanoan ke malik tumhare samane kuchh bhi nahian haian. yah pooanjipatiyoan ke virudhd gariboan ki atmaraksha ki l daee hai.
isamean desh nahian hai, jati nahian hai, dharm nahian hai, matavad nahian hai, hiandoo nahian hai, musalaman nahian hai. jain, sikh, kuchh bhi nahian hai-keval hai dhan mean unmatt malik aur garib mazadoor! tumhari sharirik shakti se vah darate haian. vah tumhari shiksha ki shakti ko sanshay ki najar se dekhate haian. tum logoan ke jnan pane ki ashanka se unaka khoon sookh jata hai. akshay, durbal, moorkh-tum log hi to unake vilas-vyasan ke ek matr sahare ho. is saty ko gaanth baandhana kya tum logoan ke lie kathin kam hai? aur inhian batoan ko spasht shabdoan mean kahane ke aparadh mean, kya aj in goroan ke samane hamare apaman ki koee sima rahegi? gariboan ki atmaraksha ki l daee mean kya tum log apani poori shakti n juta sakoge?
gora nayak bhashan ka arth nahian samajha, lekin shrotaoan ke cheharoan aur aankhoan mean machalati uttejana dekhakar uttejit ho utha. apani ristavach ki or vakta ka dhyan akarshit karate hue bola, aur paanch minat ka samay hai. jaldi khatm kijie.
talavalakar ne kaha, keval paanch minat-isase jara bhi adhik nahian mere vanchit bhaiyoan! maian tumase prarthana karata hooan ki ham logoan par kabhi avishvas mat karana. padha-likha kahakar, uchch vansh ka kahakar karakhane mean mazadoori nahian karata-in batoan se ham logoan par sandeh karake tum apana hi sarvanash kar baithoge. tum logoan ko niand se jagane ke lie pahali shankhadhavani sabhi deshoan mean aur pratyek kal mean ham log hi karate ae haian. aj shayad is bat ko n bhi samajh sako. lekin itana nishchay samajho ki in path ke davedaroan se badhakar tum logoan ka mitr is desh mean aur koee nahian hai.
usaki avaz sookhi aur kathor hoti ja rahi thi. phir bhi ji-jan se chillakar kahane laga., maian bahut dinoan tak tum logoan ke bich rahakar kam kar chuka hooan. ham logoan ko tum log nahian pahachanate lekin maian tum sabako pahachanata hooan. jinako tum log malik kahate ho, ek din maian bhi unhian mean se ek tha. yah malik kisi bhi tarah tumhean insanoan ki tarah nahian rahane deange. tumhean pashuoan ki tarah rakhakar hi vah tumhare manushyatv ke adhikar ko rok sakate haian aur kisi dasha mean nahian. tum log badamash ho, uchchhriankhal ho, charitrahin ho, unake muanh se yah galiyaan hi tum hamesha se sunate a rahe ho isalie jab kabhi tum logoan ne apane dave ko prakat kiya tabhi tum logoan ke sabhi prakar ke du:kh aur kashtoan ki j d mean tum logoan ke asanyat charitr ko hi zimmedar thaharate hue vah tumhari har prakar ki unnati ko rokate ae haian. keval is jhooth ko hi vah hamesha tumako samajhate ae haian ki svayan bhala n banane par kisi bhi prakar ki unnati nahian ho sakati. lekin aj maian tum logoan se nissankoch aur saph-saph kah dena chahata hooan ki unaka yah kahana sampoorn saty nahian hai. keval tum logoan ka charitr hi tumhari avastha ke lie doshi nahian hai. unake asaty ka aj tum logoan ko nirbhik banakar virodh karana hi p dega. ooanchi avaz se tum logoan ko yah ghoshana karani hi p degi ki rupaya hi sab kuchh nahian hai.
kahate-kahate usaki niras avaz tej ho uthi. phir kahane laga, bina mehanat ke sansar mean kuchh paida nahian hota. isalie mazadoor bhi tum logoan ki tarah malik hai-thik tum logoan ki tarah sabhi chijoan aur sabhi karakhanoan ka adhikari hai.
tabhi ek panjabi ke gore nayak ke kan mean kuchh kahate hi usaki lal-lal aankheanan aangaroan ki tarah jal uthian. usane garajate hue kaha, st aaup, nahian chalega. isase shaanti bhang hogi.
apoorv chauank p da. ramadas ke kurte ko pak dakar khianchatani karane laga, thaharo ramadas, thaharo. is nissahay mitrahin parae desh mean tumhari patni hai, ek chhoti beti hai.
ramadas ne kuchh bhi nahian suna. chilla-chillakar kahane laga, yah log anyayi haian, darapok haian. kisi bhi dasha mean saty ko tum logoan ko sunane dena nahian chahate lekin yah log nahian janate ki saty ka gala ghoantakar bhi usaki hatya nahian ki ja sakati. vah amar hota hai. kabhi nahian marata.
gore ne isaka arth nahian samajha. lekin achanak saiank doan logoan ke sarvaang se chhitakakar tikshn uttejana ki bhabhak usake muanh par lagi. huankar kar bola, yah nahian chalega. yah rajadroh hai.
palak marate hi, paanch-chhah ghu dasavar gho doan se kudakar ramadas ke donoan hathoan ko pak dakar zor se khianchate hue niche le ge. usaka dirgh sharir gho doan aur ghu dasavaroan ki bich dekhate-dekhate hi ojhal ho gaya. lekin usaki tej aur ooanchi avaz band nahian huee. avaz uttejit apar bhi d ke ek chhor se doosare chhor tak gooanjane lagi, bhaiyo! ab mujhase ap logoan ki bheant kabhi nahian hogi. lekin manushy hokar janm lene ki maryada agar apane malikoan ke pairoan ke niche n kuchalava chuke hoange to itane b de utpi dan, itane b de apaman ko kabhi bardasht mat karana.
lekin usake batean samapt hote-n-hote mane daksh yajn arambh ho gaya. gho de dau dane lage. chabuk kasane lage apamanit, abhibhoot aur ast-vyast mazadoor jan bachakar bhag kh de hue. kaun kis par gira aur kaun kisake pairoan ke niche kuchal gaya koee thikana nahian raha.
kuchh ghayal chot khae vyaktiyoan ko chho dakar sara maidan soona hone mean der nahian lagi. kisi tarah lang date hue jo log is samay bhi idhar-udhar bhage ja rahe the stabdh baithi sumitra unaki or ekatak dekh rahi thi. unase kuchh hi doori par apoorv baitha tha. ek aur mahila isi tarah sir jhukae vimudh-si baithi thi.
jo vyakti ga di lane gaya tha, das minat bad ga di lekar a gaya. sumitra bharati ka hath pak dakar dhire-dhire jakar usamean baith gee. aj vah bahut asvasth, utpi dit aur thaki huee dikhaee de rahi thian.
bharati ne kaha, chalie.
apoorv ne apana muanh oopar uthakar kuchh der tak n jane kya sochakar poochha, mujhe kahaan chalane ko kah rahi ho?.
bharati ne kaha, mere ghar.
apoorv kuchh der chup raha. phir dhire se bola, ap log to janati haian ki maian samiti ke lie kitana ayogy hooan. vahaan mere lie koee sthan nahian ho sakata.
bharati ne poochha, to phir is samay kahaan jaeange, dere par?
dere par? ek bar jana hoga, itana kahate hi apoorv ki aankheanan sajal ho uthian. kisi tarah aansuoan ko sanbhalate hue bola, lekin is videsh mean aur kahaan jaooan, samajh nahian pa raha bharati.
ga di mean se sumitra ne kaha, tum log jao.
bharati ne phir kaha, chalie.
apoorv bola, path ke davedaroan mean mere lie sthan nahian hai.
bharati usaka hath pak dane ja rahi thi lekin apane-apako sanbhalakar ek pal usake chehare par aankheanan tikakar dhime se boli, path ke davedaroan mean sthan bhale hi n ho lekin aur ek dave se apako vanchit kar sake sansar mean aisi koee vastu nahian hai apoorv baboo!
ga di mean se sumitra ne jhallakar poochha, tum logoan ke ane mean kya der hogi bharati?
bharati ne hath hilakar ga divan ko jane ka ishara karate hue kaha, ap jaie. ham log paidal jaeange.
raste mean chalate-chalate apoorv ne achanak kaha, bharati tum mere sath chalo n.
bharati ne kaha, sath hi to chal rahi hooan.
apoorv bola, yah bat nahian, talavalakar ki patni se jakar kya kahooanga? meri samajh mean nahian a raha. ramadas ko yahaan lane ki durbudhdi kyoan huee?
bharati chup rahi.
apoorv kahata gaya, achanak kitana b da anarth ho gaya. ab apana karttavy meri samajh mean nahian a raha.'
bharati phir bhi maun rahi.
kuchh der bad bechain hokar apoorv garaj utha, mera kya dosh hai. bar-bar savadhan karane par bhi koee gale mean dori baandhakar jhoole to use maian kis tarah bachaooanga? patni hai, l daki hai, ghar-grihasthi hai-jise yah hosh nahian, vah marega nahian to aur kaun marega? aur do varsh ki saza bhugatane do.
ap kya unaki patni ke pas is samay nahian jaeange!
apoorv bola, jaooanga kyoan nahian. lekin kal sahab ko kya uttar dooanga. maian kahe deta hooan bharati, sahab ne ek bat bhi kahi to maian naukari chho d dooanga.
naukari chho dakar kya kijiega?
ghar chala jaooanga. is desh mean insan nahian rahate.
unake udhdar ka prayatn nahian kareange?
apoorv jhat bol utha, chalo, kisi achchhe bairistar ke pas chalean bharati. mere pas ek hazar rupe haian. kya inase kam n chalega? meri gh di adi jo chizean haian unase bechane par paanch-chhah sau rupe mil sakate haian.
bharati boli, lekin sabase pahali avashyakata hai unaki patni ke pas jane ki. mere sath mat chalie. yahian se ga di lekar steshan chale jaie. unako kya chahie, kya abhav hai? kam-se-kam poochhane ki zaroorat to hai. maian akeli chali jaooangi. ap chale jaie.
apoorv kuchh hichakakar bola, maian akela n ja sakooanga.
bharati boli, dere se tivari ko sath le lena.
nahian, tum mere sath chalo.
mujhe zaroori kam hai.
kam rahane do. mere sath chalo.
lekin mujhe is mamale mean kyoan dal rahe haian apoorv baboo!
apoorv choop raha.
bharati hans p di. boli, achchha, chalie mere sath. pahale apana kam poora kar looan.
raste mean achanak bharati boli, jisane apako naukari karane ke lie videsh mean bheja hai usamean apako pahachanane ki budhdi nahian hai. vah agar apaki maan hi kyoan n hoan. tivari desh ja raha hai. koshish karake apako bhi usake sath bhej dooangi.
apoorv maun raha.
apane uttar nahian diya.
uttar dene ki avashyakata hi nahian hai. maian grihasthi mean n rahata to maian sannyasi ho jata.
bharati boli, sannyasi? lekin maan to jivit hai?
apoorv bola, haan desh ke ek chhote se gaanv mean ham logoan ka ek chhota-sa makan hai. maan ko vahian le jaooanga.
usake bad?
mere pas do hazar rupe haian unhian se chhoti-si dukan khol looanga. usi se ham donoan ka kharch chal jaega.
bharati boli, kharch to chal sakata hai. lekin achanak isaki avashyakata kaise a p di?
apoorv bola, aj maian apane ko pahachan saka hooan. maan ke atirikt is sansar mean mera koee mooly nahian hai.
bharati ne ek pal usake muanh ki or dekhakar poochha, maan shayad apako bahut pyar karati haian?
apoorv bola, haan. hamesha se maan ka jivan du:kh-hi-du:kh mean bita hai. maian darata hooan kahian yah du:kh aur n badh jae. mera adhar maan hai. isilie maian darapok hooan. sabhi ki ashradhda ka patr hooan.yah kahakar usake muanh se lambi saans nikal gee.
bharati ne koee uttar nahian diya. apoorv ka hath pak de chupachap chalati rahi.
apoorv ne chiantit hokar poochha, ramadas ke parivar ka kya upay karogi?
bharati svayan kuchh nahian samajh saki thi. phir bhi sahas badhane ke lie boli, chalie to, jakar dekheange. kuchh-n-kuchh upay to kiya hi jaega.
tumako shayad vahaan rahana p de.
lekin maian to eesaee hooan. un logoan ke kis kam aooangi?
bharati ki yah bat apoorv ko chubhi.
donoan jab ghar pahuanche, sham dhal chuki thi. is rat kis tarah kya karana hoga, yah sochakar un logoan ke bhay ki sima nahian thi. aandar qadam rakhate hi bharati ne dekha, us or ki khi daki ke pas koee aram kursi par leta hua hai. dekhate hi bharati pahachanakar ullasit svar mean bol uthi, d aauktar sahab, ap kab ae? sumitra ji se bheant huee?
nahian.
apoorv ne kaha, aj bhayankar kaand ho gaya d aauktar sahab! hamare ekauteant talavalakar baboo ko pulis pak dakar le gee.
bharati boli, inasin mean unaka ghar hai. vahian unaki patni hai, beti hai. abhi tak unhean samachar tak nahian mila.
apoorv ne kaha, yah kaisi bhayanak apatti a p di d aauktar sahab....
d aauktar hansakar bola, bharati, maian bahut hi thaka hua hooan. mujhe chay banakar pila sakati ho bahin?
kyoan nahian? lekin ham logoan ko bahar jana hai.
kahaan?
inasin. talavalakar baboo ke ghar.
koee zaroorat nahian.
apoorv ne ashchary se kaha, zaroorat kaise nahian d aauktar sahab?
d aauktar hansakar bole, lekin isaka bhar to mere oopar hai. ap baithie. jab tak bharati chay banakar lae, hotal ka brahman rasoiya pavitrata ke sath khane ki kuchh chiz taiyar karake de jae. kha-pikar ap aram kijie.
apoorv bola, is rat ko to kasht uthane se tum bach geean bharati, lekin meri zimmedari.... kaisi hi rat kyoan n ho, ge bina poori nahian hogi.
bharati thithakakar kh di ho gee. lekin tabhi d aauktar ke muanh ki or dekhakar vah phir apana kam karane ke lie chali gee.
d aauktar sahab momabatti jalakar patr likhane lage.
das minat tak pratiksha karake apoorv jhuanjhalakar utkanthit ho utha. usane poochha, kya yah patr bahut hi avashyak hai?
d aauktar ne kaha, haan.
apoorv bola, udhar ki kuchh vyavastha ho jana bhi to kam avashyak nahian hai. kya ap unake ghar kisi ko n bhejiega?
d aauktar ne kaha, itani rat ko vahaan jane ke lie koee adami nahian milega.
apoorv bola, tab usake lie ap chianta n karean. savere maian khud hi chala jaooanga. ap bharati ko mana n karate to ham abhi chale jate.
d aauktar likhate-likhate bole, isaki avashyakata nahian thi.
apoorv ne kaha, avashyakata ki dharana is vishay mean meri aur apaki ek nahian hai. vah mera mitr hai.
chay ka saman lekar bharati niche utar aee aur chay banakar pas baith gee. d aauktar ka patr likhana aur chay pina, donoan kam sath-sath chalane lage.
do-tin minat bad bharati roothane ke aandazamean boli, ap hamesha vyast rahate haian. do-char minat apake pas baithakar batachit kar sakooan, isake lie ap mujhe samay hi nahian dete.
d aauktar ne chay ke pyale se muanh hatakar hansate hua kaha, kya karooan bahin, is do baje ki tren se mujhe jana hai.
bharati chauank p di. aur apoorv ke man mean apane mitr ke prati sanshay aur bhi badh gaya. bharati ne poochha, ek rat ke lie bhi apako vishram nahian milega?
d aauktar bola, mujhe keval ek din chhutti milegi bharati, lekin vah din aj nahian hai.
bharati samajh n saki. isalie usane poochha, vah samay kab aega?
d aauktar ne isaka uttar nahian diya.
apoorv bola, samiti ka sadasy n hote hue bhi ramadas saza bhugatane ja raha hai. uchit nahian hai yah.
d aauktar ne kaha, saza nahian bhi ho sakati hai.
apoorv ne kaha, n ho to usaka bhagy hai. lekin agar ho gee to vah aparadh mera hoga. is sankat mean maian hi use laya tha.
d aauktar keval muskara die.
apoorv bola, desh ke lie jisane do varsh ki saza bhogi hai, asankhy beantoan ke dag jisaki pith se aj bhi nahian mite. is avadesh mean jisake bachche keval usi ka muanh dekhakar ji rahe haian, usaka itana b da sahas asadharan hai. isaki tulana nahian.
d aauktar ne kaha, isamean sandeh kya hai apoorv baboo! paradhinata ki ag jisake hriday mean rat-din jal rahi hai, usake lie isake atirikt aur to koee upay hai nahian. sahab ki pharm ki itani b di naukari ya inasin ka koee bhi vyakti use rok nahian sakata. yah usaka ekamatr path hai.
d aauktar ki batoan ko vyangy samajhakar vah jaise ekadam pagal ho utha. bola, ap usake mahatv ko bhale hi anubhav n kar sakean, lekin sahab ki pharm ki naukari talavalakar jaise manushy ko chhota nahian bana sakati. jitani bhi ichchha ho ap mujh par vyangy kijie lekin ramadas kisi bhi bat mean ap se chhota nahian hai. yah bat ap nishchit roop se jan jaeange.
d aauktar bole, maian yah janata hooan. maianne unako chhota nahian kaha.
apoorv bola, apane kaha hai. un par aur mujh par apane vyangy kiya hai. lekin maian janata hooan, janmabhoomi unhean pran se adhik pyari hai. vah nidar haian apaki tarah luk-chhipakar nahian ghoomate.
ashchary se bharati boli, ap kisako kya kah rahe haian apoorv baboo? ap pagal to nahian ho ge?
apoorv ne kaha, nahian pagal nahian hooan. yah jo bhi kyoan n hoan lekin ramadas talavalakar ki pad-dhooli ke barabar nahian haian. yah bat maian spasht shabdoan mean kah sakata hooan. usake tej, usaki nirbhikata se ye man-hi-man eershya karate haian. isilie tumhean jane nahian diya aur mujhe bhi chaturaee se rok diya.
bharati uthakar boli, maian apaka apaman nahian kar sakati, lekin ap yahaan se chale jaie apoorv baboo! ham logoan ne apako galat samajha tha. bhay ke karan jise hit-ahit ka jnan nahian rahata, unake pagalapan ke lie yahaan sthan nahian hai. apaka kahana sach hai-path ke davedaroan mean apako sthan nahian milega. aj ke bad kisi bhi bahane mere ghar ane ka kasht mat kijiega.
apoorv niruttar hokar uth kh da hua. lekin d aauktar ne usaka hath pak dakar kaha, jara baithie apoorv baboo, is aandhere mean mat jaie. maian steshan jate hue apako dere par pahuanchata jaooanga.
apoorv ki chetana laut rahi thi. vah sir jhukakar baith gaya.
chay pine ke bad jo biskut bache the unako d aauktar sahab jeb mean dal rahe haian, yah dekhakar bharati ne poochha, yah ap kya kar rahe haian?
khurak jutakar rakh raha hooan bahin.
kya sachamuch hi aj rat ko hi chale jaiega?
to kya maianne apoorv baboo ko bekar hi roka hai? sabhi ek sath milakar avishvas kareange to maian jiooanga bharati. yah kahakar unhoanne banavati krodh dikhaya.
bharati ne abhiman ke sath kaha, nahian, aj apaka jana nahian hoga. ap bahut thak ge haian. isake atirikt sumitra didi asvasth haian. ap to barabar hi n maloom kahaan chale jate haian. maian apaki ek bat nahian sun sakati, 'path ke davedar' ko maian akeli kaise chalaooan? is dasha mean meri jahaan tabiyat hogi chali jaooangi.
likhe hue patr usake hath mean dete hue d aauktar ne hansakar kaha. inamean ek tumhare lie hai, ek sumitra ke lie aur tisara tum donoan ke path ke lie hai. mera upadesh kaho, adesh kaho, sab kuchh yahi hai.
bharati boli, is bar kya ap bahut dinoan ke lie ja rahe haian?
dev: n jananti..... kah karake muskara die.
bharati boli, ham logoan ki kathinaee badh gee hai. isilie thik-thik bata jaiega ki ap kab lauteange?
yahi to kahata hooan- devan n jananti....
nahian, aisa nahian hoga. sach-sach bataie, kab lautiega?
itana agrah kyoan hai?
bharati boli, is bar n maloom kyoan dar lag raha hai. mano sab kuchh toot-phootakar chhinn-bhinn ho jaega.
usake sir par hath rakhakar d aauktar bole, aisa nahian hoga. sab thik hoga.yah kahakar vah hans p de. bole, lekin is vyakti ke sath is prakar jhooth-mooth jhag da karane par sachamuch hi rona p dega. apoorv baboo krodh avashy karate haian lekin jo pyar karate haian use pyar karana bhi janate haian.
bharati kuchh uttar dene ja rahi thi lekin achanak apoorv ke muanh uthate hi usake muanh ki or dekhakar chup ho gee.
usi samay daravaze ke pas ek gho da ga di ruki aur jaldi hi do adamiyoan ne pravesh kiya. ek oopar se niche tak aangreji poshak mean tha jise d aauktar ke atirikt aur koee nahian janata tha. doosara tha ramadas talavalakar.
apoorv ka chehara chamak utha. ramadas ne age badhakar d aauktar ke charanoan ki dhool mathe par chadhaee.
aangreji dresavala vyakti bola, jamanat mean itani der ho gee shayad gavarnameant mukadama nahian chalaegi.
d aauktar bole, isaka arth yah hai ki tum gavarnameant ko nahian pahachanate.
ramadas ne kaha, maidan se ane tak apako sath-sath dekha tha. lekin phir kab arntadhyan ho ge, pata nahian chala.
d aauktar ne hansakar kaha, arntadhyan hona zaroori ho gaya tha ramadas baboo! yahaan tak ki ratoan-rat yahaan se bhi arntadhyan hona p dega.
ramadas bola, us din steshan par maianne apako pahachan liya tha.
janata hooan. lekin sidhe ghar n jakar itani rat ge yahaan kyoan?
apako pranam karane ke lie. mere poona sentral jel mean jane ke bad hi ap chale ge the. tab avasar nahian mila. nilakaant joshi ka kya hua, janate haian? vah to apake sath hi tha.
d aauktar ne kaha, bairak ki charadivari laangh nahian pae, pak de ge aur phaansi ho gee.
apoorv ne poochha, us dasha mean kya apako bhi phaansi ho jati?
d aauktar hans p de.
us hansi ko sunakar apoorv sihar utha.
ramadas ne poochha, isake bad?
d aauktar bole, ek bar siangapur mean hi mujhe tin varsh tak najaraband rahana p da tha. adhikari mujhe pahachanate the. isilie sidha rasta chho dakar baiankak ke raste paha d laanghakar mevad pahuanch gaya. bhagy achchha tha. ek hathi ka bachcha bhagy se mujhe mil gaya. hathi ke us bachche ko bechakar ek jahaz mean nariyal ke chalan ke sath apana chalan karakar maian arakan pahuanch gaya. achanak thane mean ek param mitr ke sath amana-samana ho gaya. unaka nam hai bi. e. cheliya. mujhe bahut pyar karate haian. bahut dinoan se darshan n hone par mujhe khojate hue siangapur se barma a ge. bhi d mean achchhi tarah najar nahian rakh sake. nahian to paitrik gale ka..... yah kahakar hans p de. lekin sahasa apoorv ke chehare par najar p date hi chauankakar bola, yah kya apoorv baboo? apako kya ho gaya?
apoorv svayan ko sanbhalane ka prayatn kar raha tha. unaki bat poori hote, n hote donoan hathoan se muanh dhakakar tezise dau data hua kamare se nikal gaya.