"lz„ Ad¡qfL$p_u rkõV$d_¡ dpÓ `p„Q V$L$p ÅÏ„ Ry>„ R>sp„e rdrgeÞk b_phy„ Ry>„' -qv$gu` bpfp¡V$, X¡$hg`f A_¡ BÞh¡õV$f
(rkV$u Ap¡a Äeyr`V$f ApBg¡ÞX$, ãgp¡qfX$p)

Ad¡qfL$p_p _L$ipdp„ R>¡L$ R>¡hpX¡$ rkV$u Ap¡a Äeyr`V$f ApBg¡ÞX$ R>¡. V$p`y D`f hk¡gy„ _Nf R>¡. Al] _\u kfL$pfu huS>mubÑu, _\u `p¡õV$ Ap¡qak, _\u N°p¡kfu õV$p¡f, _\u `[ågL$ ap¡_. Al] R>¡ 600 Ofp¡ A_¡ 1300 S>Zp_u hkrs. v$qfepC kp¦v$e®_u hÃQ¡ hk¡gy„ R>¡ Ap fdZue il¡f. gNcN sdpd Ofp¡ "Aprgip_ d¡Þi_' R>¡. v$f¡L$_u qL„$ds R>¡ b¡ rdrge_ X$p¡gf. Ap V$p`y D`f hksp `¥kphpmpAp¡ S> Ap Npd_¡ Qgph¡ R>¡. h¡õV$ `pd buQ il¡f\u huk dpCg R>¡V¡$_p Ap Npddp„ hk¡ R>¡ qv$gu` bpfp¡V$.

_ÆL$_p Ap¡fg¡ÞX$p¡_p NyS>fpsuAp¡ s¡d_y„ _pd Ap¡Ry>„ ÅZ¡ R>¡, `Z qv$gu`cpC Al]_p Ad¡qfL$_p¡dp„ Mpõkp ÅZusp R>¡, L$pfZ L¡$ s¡Ap¡ Ad¡qfL$p_p„ fpÄep¡_u kfL$pf kp\¡ cpNuv$pfudp„ ^„^p¡ L$f¡ R>¡. s¡Ap¡ BÞh¡õV$f-X¡$hg`f R>¡. s¡d_u b¡ L„$`_uAp¡ _¡dujp (`Ð_u Np¡`u_y„ Akg _pd) N°y` A_¡ ¾$uA¡qV$h Qp¡Bk hj£v$lpX¡$ 300 rdrge_ X$p¡gf_p¡ ^„^p¡ L$f¡ R>¡.

qv$gu`cpC_u Jdf R>¡ 41 A_¡ gpN¡ R>¡ 30. lÆ `Z s¡Ap¡ Ofdp„ B[ÞX$ep_u bpV$p L„$`_u_p„ Q„`g, g¢Op¡ A_¡ kv$fp¡ (`l¡fZ) `l¡f¡ R>¡. s¡d_p„ `Ð_u Np¡`ubl¡_ cpfs\u Aph¡gp dl¡dp_p¡_¡ dy„b¥ep `p„D-cpÆ `ufk¡ R>¡ A_¡ ApN°l L$fu_¡ MhX$ph¡ R>¡.

_kubdp„ _ dp_sp lp¡CA¡ sp¡ dp_sp„ \C S>hy„ `X¡$ A¡hu qv$gu` bpfp¡V$_u L$lpZu R>¡. hj£ 300 rdrge_ X$p¡gf_p¡ ^„^p¡ L$C fus¡ rhL$kpìep¡? Ap khpg_p¡ S>hpb ÅZsp„ `l¡gp„ A¡L$ V|„$L$u hpsp® L$fu gCA¡.

NyS>fps_p dl¡kpZp il¡f_p sp¡fZhpmu dpsp_p Mp„Qpdp„ s¡f Of lsp„. Al] `V¡$gp¡ A_¡ bpfp¡V$p¡ kp\¡ hksp lsp. Apdp„ A¡L$ Of lsy„ qv$gu`cpC_p r`sp kp¡dpcpC bpbygpg `V¡$g_y„. kp¡dpcpC f¡gh¡ ¼gpL®$ lsp. Qpf v$uL$fp A_¡ Qpf v$uL$fu_y„ dp¡Vy„$ Ly$Vy„$b A_¡ ê$. 1000-1500_u V|„$L$u AphL$. qv$gu`cpC Adv$phpv$ Aphu_¡ apd®ku cÎep. s¡d_u kp\¡ d_p¡S> v$p¡v$p_u cZsp¡. d_p¡S> Ad¡qfL$p Nep¡ `R>u s¡_p `Óp¡dp„ Ad¡qfL$p_p h¥ch_y„ hZ®_ L$fsp¡ A_¡ rdÓ_¡ "Ad¡qfL$p Aphu_¡ Å¡C Å' A¡d ApN°l L$fsp¡.

1982dp„ qv$gu`cpC Ad¡qfL$pdp„ _kub_y„ `Ñy„ EOX¡$ L¡$ _l] s¡ QL$pkhp Apìep. rdÓ d_p¡S> Þey ep¡L®$dp„ õVy$qX$ep¡ A¡`pV®$d¡ÞV$dp„ buÅ Qpf v$p¡õspfp¡ kp\¡ fl¡sp¡ lsp¡. s¡ kp„L$X$u S>Áepdp„ qv$gu`cpC R>Ì$p lsp. When going gets tough, tough gets going_u ê$A¡, qv$gu` bpfp¡V$_¡ Ad¡qfL$_ ANhX$p¡A¡ V$u`hp_y„ iê$ L$fu v$u^y„. Adv$phpv$\u kph sL$gpv$u b¡Ndp„ d_p¡S> dpV¡$ Nfd dkpgp A_¡ kNp„_p L$pNmp¡ gph¡gp. h^pfpdp„ 1,000 X$p¡gf lsp. B1 B2 rhTp `f Aph¡gp s¡\u _p¡L$fu-^„^p_u kMs S>ê$f lsu. d_p¡S>¡ s¡_p cpC S>hplf `pk¡ qv$gu`_¡ V¡$¼kpk dp¡L$ëep¡.

N°¡lpDÞX$ bkdp„ qv$gu`cpC V¡$¼kpk `lp¢Ãep. bp`yÆA¡ Npd_p dpõsf_u rQÌ$u V¡$¼kpkdp„ fl¡sp A¡L$ NyS>fpsu rhÛp\} `f gMu v$u^u lsu, `Z rQÌ$u L$pd _ gpNu. S>hplfcpCA¡ awV$`p\ D`f A¡¼k`p¡V®$ kfàgk h¡Qsp„ f¡ÞX$u A_¡ dpBL$ ap¡¼k _pd_p„ Ad¡qfL$_ v„$`su_u dygpL$ps L$fphu v$u^u. b„_¡_¡ A¡L$ budpf v$uL$fu lsu A_¡ `pm¡gp¡ L|$sfp¡ V$p¡bu lsp¡.

qv$gu`cpC s¡d_¡ ^„^pdp„ dv$v$ `Z L$f¡ A_¡ Ofdp„ S>ê$f `X$é¡ b¡burkqV„$N L$f¡. ¼epf¡L$ Ad¡qfL$_ v„$`su qv$gu`cpC A_¡ L|$sfp_¡ A¡L$ N„^psu ê$ddp„ fpMu_¡ bpL$u_y„ Of b„^ L$fu_¡ S>sp„ fl¡sp„. qv$gu`cpCA¡ Ad¡qfL$p_p rhTp d¡mhhp Mpsf ANhX$ kl_ L$fu. 1,000 X$p¡gf `Z ap¡¼k v„$`su_¡ v$C v$u^p. v¡$i\u L$pNm Aphsp Ðepf¡ V$p¡bu_u kpnuA¡ fX$u g¡sp.

Ad¡qfL$_ g¡ML$ A¡ÞX³$ L$p_£Nu, NyS>fpsu g¡ML$ qL$ip¡fgpg diê$hpmp A_¡ L¡$v$pf_p\Æ_p„ `yõsL$p¡_p¡ âcph L$lp¡ L¡$ s¡d_p¡ QpgpL$ õhcph NZp¡, qv$gu` bpfp¡V$ V$k_p dk _ \ep.

B[ÞX$ep A¡b°p¡X$ AMbpf hp„Qsp„ hp„Qsp„ A¡L$ hpf Þey S>k} _ÆL$_p Npd_u dp¡V¡$gdp„ "_p¡L$fu Mpgu R>¡'_u Ål¡fps hp„Qu. AfÆ L$fu. _uspbl¡_ A_¡ l¡dycpC L$p`qX$ep_u a¼s 26 ê$d_u dp¡V¡$g lsu. AW$hpqX$ep_p kp¡ X$p¡gf `Npf lsp¡. lp¡`L$p¡ÞN Npd_u Ap dp¡V$¡gdp„ qv$gu`cpC_¡ _p¡L$fu dmu NC.

kamsp A_¡ kyM_u Apipdp„ ê$dp¡ kpa L$fu, ÅS>ê$ ^p¡ep„ A_¡ lp¡V¡g_p¡ ^„^p¡ k„cpþep¡. v¡$iu Y$b¡ dp¡V¡$g Qgphu. dp¡V$¡g_p dprgL$ ir_-frhdp„ dp¡V¡$g `f Aphu_¡ rlkpb L$fu S>sp. l`spcf_u L$dpZu qv$gu`cpC Npv$gp„ _uQ¡ `p\fu fpMsp. v$k drl_pdp„ s¡d_u A„Ns bQs 4,000 X$p¡gf_u \C NC. `Z L$p`qX$ep v„$`su_¡ s¡d_p L$p¡C kNp_¡ W$¡L$pZ¡ `pX$hp_p lp¡hp\u qv$gu`cpC_u _p¡L$fu NC.

qv$gu`cpC afu R>p`p„ hp„Qhp dp„X$ép. A¡L$ elwv$u_p X²$N õV$p¡fdp„ _p¡L$fu dmu. b¡ dpZk_y„ L$pd qv$gu`cpC A¡L$gp `sphsp s¡\u elwv$u_¡ qv$gu`cpC_u dpep b„^pC. qv$gu`cpC_¡ Ad¡qfL$pcfdp„ ap¡_ L$fhp_u R|>V$ v$u^u. qv$gu`cpCA¡ R>p`p„Ap¡dp„\u _„bf d¡mhu_¡ A¡õV¡$V$ A¡S>ÞV$p¡_¡ ap¡_ L$fhp dp„X$ép. elwv$u_u â¡fZp\u dp¡V¡$g ip¡^hp dp„X$u.

NS>hpdp„ ApW$ lÅf X$p¡gf lsp. Ly$Vy„$b_p rdÓ X$p¡. lfui `„X$ép A_¡ s¡d_p kpmp l¡d¡ÞÖ Å_u_u dv$v$ dmu. Ap b„_¡ NyS>fpsuAp¡_¡ s¡d_u bQs dp¡V¡$gdp„ fp¡L$hu lsu (L$fh¡fpdp„ bQs \pe s¡ dpV¡$). s¡d_¡ dp¡V¡$g k„cpm¡ s¡hp¡ dpZk Å¡Csp¡ lsp¡. afu B[ÞX$ep A¡b°p¡X$ AMbpf_u dv$v$\u A¡L$ A¡S>ÞV$ dmu. Ad¡qfL$_ A¡S>ÞV$ dp¥fu_ Ap¡"õguh_ lp¡riepf lsu. s¡Z¡ AY$pf ê$d_u fp¡L$ NpX®$_ dp¡V¡$g Np¡su v$u^u. X$p¡. `„X$ép A_¡ Å_u_¡ iê$Apsdp„ _ap_u Apip _lp¡su, `Z qv$gu`cpCA¡ `l¡gp S> drl_¡ 6,000 X$p¡gf_p¡ _ap¡ L$ep£. hj®_p A„s¡ 68,000 X$p¡gf_u S> Apip lsu, `Z 1,18,000 X$p¡gf L$dpep. X$p¡. `„X$épA¡ qv$gu`cpC_¡ 100 X$p¡gf_p `Npf¡ fpM¡gp, `Npf h^sp¡ Qpëep¡. b¡ hj®dp„ Ap cpNuv$pfp¡A¡ 150 ê$dp¡_u R> dp¡V¡$g d¡mhu gu^u.

qv$gu` bpfp¡V$_u b¡ gpnrZL$spAp¡ R>¡. A¡L$ sp¡ tlv$u qaëd_p ky`fõV$pf Ardspc bÃQ_¡ s¡_u qaëd "rÓi|g'dp„ S>¡ fus¡ hNf d|X$uA¡ A¡õV¡$V$ Mfuv¡$gu s¡ Ardspc_u Av$p s¡d_¡ blz õ`i} NC. Äepf¡ `Z qfeg A¡õV¡$V$_u g¡-h¡Q L$fhp_u lp¡e R>¡ Ðepf¡ rÓi|g qaëd_p¡ Ardspc bÃQ_ s¡d_u rl„ds Mp¡gu v¡$ R>¡ A_¡ buSy>„, Ad¡qfL$p_u rkõV$ddp„ s¡d_¡ NS>b_p¡ rhðpk R>¡. s¡ rhðpk¡ s¡d_¡ Å¡Md M¡X$sp„ L$ep® R>¡. qv$gu`cpC L$l¡ R>¡, "lz„ Ad¡qfL$p_u rkõV$d_¡ a¼s `p„Q V$L$p ÅÏ„ Ry>„, `Z sp¡e lz„ rdrgeÞk b_phy„ Ry>„.' qv$gu`cpC_p¡ v$php¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡d_u L„$`_uAp¡_p 30 rdrge_ X$p¡gf_p¡ A¡L$ A¡hp ArNepf¡L$ bp„^L$pd_p âp¡S>¡¼V¹$k Qpg¡ R>¡. "Ap sp¡ `pi¡fpdp„ `l¡gu `|Zu R>¡. Ap`Z¡ NyS>fpsuAp¡ lÆ `p¡rgqV$L$g _\u \ep. NyS>fpsuAp¡_¡ lÆ kp\¡ flu_¡, Aklds \C_¡ `Z klds \sp„ _\u AphX$sy„. lz„ Ad¡qfL$pdp„ Ap iu¿ep¡. cg¡ sdpfp Arcâpe Sy>v$p lp¡e sp¡e kp\¡ dmu_¡ L$pd \pe.' qv$gu`cpC fpS>_urs kdS>sp gpN¡ R>¡.

s¡dZ¡ Ad¡qfL$_ rkõV$d_u kdS> L$C fus¡ L¡$mhu s¡ `Z ÅZhp S>¡hy„ R>¡. A¡L$ hpf Apr\®L$ AMbpf hp¡g õV²$uV$ S>_®gdp„ 300 rdrge_ X$p¡gf_p A¡L$ `°p¡S>¡¼V$_u Ål¡fps hp„Qu. 75 A¡L$f_p hp¡V$fäÞV$ D`f X¡$hg`d¡ÞV$ L$fhp_y„ lsy„. Ad¡qfL$p_p `p„Q î¡›$ X¡$hg`k® kp\¡ qv$gu`cpC bpfp¡V¡$ lfuapC L$fu. `„v$fkp¡ Of, Np¡ëa d¡v$p_, vy$L$p_p¡ hN¡f¡ bp„^hp_y„ lsy„. S>åbf Sy>Npf M¡g¡gp¡. lÅfp¡ X$p¡gf_p¡ MQ® L$fu_¡ õ\pr_L$ kfL$pf kdn fS|>Aps L$fu. A_¡, kamsp dmu. 1989-90_u Ap hps R>¡. _kub b¡ X$Ngp„ `pR>m lsy„ L¡$ `°p¡S>¡¼V$$ dþep¡ `Z s¡ kpL$pf _ \C i¼ep¡, L$pfZ L¡$ Ad¡qfL$pcfdp„ d„v$u Aphu lsu. Ap _yL$kp_¡ OÏ„ iuMìey„.

afu qv$gu` bpfp¡V¡$ R>p`p„ hp„Qhp dp„X$ép„. L$u h¡õV$ rhõspfdp„ A¡L$ âp¡S>¡¼V$ lsp¡. R>p`y„ s¡dZ¡ kp„S>¡ Qpf hpÁe¡ hp„Q¡gy„. AfÆ L$fhp_u X¡$X$gpB_ `p„Q hpÁep_u lsu. qv$gu`cpCA¡ A¡L$ L$p¡fp `p_p D`f "I am interested. - Dilip Barot'' A¡d gMu_¡ a¡¼k L$fu v$u^p¡. L$u h¡õV$ il¡f Ad¡qfL$p_u v$qnZ¡ R>¡hpX¡$ Aph¡gy„ R>¡. 5.5 rdrge_ X$p¡gf_p¡ `°p¡S>¡¼V$$ lsp¡. õ\pr_L$ fpS>L$pfZ_¡ l„aphu_¡ `°p¡S>¡¼V$ d¡mìep¡. "BÞh¡õV$f-X¡$hg`f'_u L¡$qfef iê$ \C. dp¡V¡$gdp„ cpNuv$pfp¡A¡ s¡d_u `pk¡\u d¡_¡S>d¡ÞV$ `pRy>„ gC_¡ s¡d_p„ kNp„Ap¡_¡ kp¢`¡gy„ s¡\u qv$gu`cpC _hfp S> lsp.

AMbpf_u dv$v$\u S> buÅ A¡L$ âp¡S>¡¼V$_u Mbf `X$u. s¡ `°p¡S>¡¼V$$ v$rnZdp„ Ap¡`p gp¡L$p Npd¡ lsp¡. fpÄe kfL$pf Ðep„ 390 A¡`pV®$d¡ÞV$ b_phhp dpNsu lsu. A¡qfep Mfpb lsp¡. A¡L$ dy[õgd f¡qX$L$g N°y` Al] kq¾$e lsy„. s¡_p kæep¡ r_v$p£jp¡_p L$p_ L$p`u _pMsp. Aphp rhõspfdp„ bphuk rdrge_ X$p¡gf_p¡ âp¡S>¡¼V$ dþep¡. 1992dp„ Ap âp¡S>¡¼V$ iê$ \ep¡. ApS>¡ s¡ âp¡S>¡¼V$dp„\u qv$gu` bpfp¡V$_u L„$`_u_¡ hj£ b¡ rdrge_ X$p¡gf cpXy„$ dm¡ R>¡. `„v$f hj®_¡ A„s¡ dmi¡ 45 rdrge_ X$p¡gf. rb_D`ÅD S>du__¡ fmsu L$fhp s¡dZ¡ MQ£gp dpÓ 13.5 rdrge_ X$p¡gf. V|„$L$dp„, kfL$pf_¡ cpNuv$pf b_phu_¡ L$p¡C A¡qfepdp„ `¥kp fp¡L$hp_p. X¡$hg`d¡ÞV$ L$fsp„ L$fsp„ S>¡ L„$C dl¡kpZp õV$pBgdp„ L$fL$kf \pe s¡ L$fhp_u. s¡ L$fL$kf A¡ S> _ap¡. buÅ¡ _ap¡ gp„bp Npmp_p¡. D^pfu Q|L$hpC Åe A_¡ kdedep®v$p (dp¡N£S>_u) `|fu \C Åe `R>u âp¡`V$}_u dprgL$u `|f¡`|fu qv$gu` bpfp¡V$_u L„$`_u_u. 1992dp„ iê$ \e¡gp¡ Ap ^„^p¡ Å¡Mdu R>¡. d„v$u_y„ A\®s„Ó Aph¡ sp¡ ^pep¯ cpX$p„ _ dm¡. `¥kp fp¡L$hp_u _urs dpL£$V$ V²¡$ÞX$ hp„Qsp„ flu_¡, DL¡$gsp„ flu_¡ bv$gsp„ fl¡hp_u lp¡e R>¡. ApNplu L$fhpdp„ S>¡ lp¡riepf s¡ Ap ^„^pdp„ aph¡. qv$gu`cpC_p¡ A„v$pS> lÆ ky^u kpQp¡ `X$ép¡ R>¡, s¡\u v$ph lÆ ky^u s¡d_p lp\dp„ R>¡.

Ad¡qfL$p_p â¡rkX$ÞV$ rbg [¼gÞV$__¡ Qpf hpf dmhp dþey„ R>¡. qlg¡fu [¼gÞV$_ kp\¡ qX$_f gu^y„ R>¡. d¢ s¡d_¡ `|R¹>ey„ L¡$, "`¥kp_p¡ õhpv$ L¡$hp¡ R>¡?' qv$gu`cpC L$l¡ R>¡, "kpQy„ L$lz„, `l¡gp v$k rdrge_ X$p¡gf `R>u bpL$u_p sdpd `¥kp_p¡ Mpk dsgb _\u.'

"Ap ^„^pdp„ v$ph Mp¡V$p¡ `X¡$ A_¡ b^y„ g|„V$pC S>C iL¡$?' qv$gu`cpC L$l¡ R>¡, "Ad¡qfL$pdp„ b^p S>, Sy>v$u Sy>v$u L„$`_uAp¡ l¡W$m Sy>v$p Sy>v$p ^„^p L$f¡ R>¡. d¢ `Z A¡hy„ S> L$ey¯ R>¡. dpfp A¡L$ ^„^pdp„ Mp¡V$ Åe sp¡ s¡ ^„^p¡ Qgphsu L„$`_u S> _yL$kp_ L$f¡. bpL$u_u L„$`_uAp¡ Üpfp Qpgsp âp¡S>¡¼V¹$k `f Akf _ \pe. `Z lp, Å¡ dpfu L$p¡C A„Ns c|g \C A_¡ dpfu c|g_¡ L$pfZ¡ dpfp `f A„Ns v$php¡ d„X$pep¡, sp¡ `su Ney„.'

`y¿s he¡ Ad¡qfL$p Aph¡gp qv$gu` bpfp¡V$_¡ Äepf¡ d¢ `|R¹>ey„, "sd¡ `¥kp ¼ep„ hp`fp¡ R>p¡?' Ap„Mdp„ QdL$ kp\¡, lksp„ lksp„ L$l¡ R>¡, "`¥kp fp¡L$hp s¡ S> dpfy„ d_p¡f„S>_ R>¡.' `¥kp fp¡L$hpdp„ `¥kp DX$phhp S>¡V$gu s¡d_¡ dÅ Aph¡ R>¡. S>¡d `¥kp DX$phhp_y„ s¡d_p õhcphdp„ _\u s¡d A„Ns D^pfu fpMhu s¡d_¡ aphsu _\u. s¡d_y„ Of L¡$ s¡d_u buÆ rdgL$sp¡ `f A¡L$ X$p¡gf_y„e v¡$hy„ _\u. fp¡S> fpÓ¡ s¡d_p„ `Ð_u Np¡`u bpfp¡V$ s¡d_p„ bpmL$p¡ idp A_¡ _ufp kp\¡ k|h¡ R>¡, S>¡\u bpmL$p¡_¡ A¡L$gy„ _ gpN¡. qv$gu`cpC L$l¡ R>¡, "Ad¡qfL$pdp„ ER>fu fl¡gu dpfu bÞ_¡ v$uL$fuAp¡ `f V$uhu L$fsp„ Adpfp hs®__u h^y Akf \i¡. v$uL$fuAp¡_¡ A¡hy„ _ gpNhy„ Å¡CA¡ L¡$ dpbp` `p¡sp_p kyM dpV¡$ S> Æh¡ R>¡.'

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