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Me_ Pariwar ki tasveer me sabse kareeb khada hua aadmi? Kon tha wo, Dadu?

Dadaji_ Fir jaldbaji kar rhe ho, Jay.
Maine kaha naa… ak-ak naam aur ak-ak ghatna kaa matlab tumhe step by step samajh aayega.

Me_ Lakin aapne hi kaha ki koi bahut kareebi aadmi bhi dushman ho sakta tha.

Dadaji_ Ho sakta tha… maine ye nhi kaha ki wahi dushman tha.

Tumhare mata-pita ki maut ke baad bahut sare logo per shak hua tha. Kuchh log tumhare pita ke political rivals the, kuchh business rivals aur kuchh tumhari maa ke Collector banne ke baad uske khilaf ho gye the.

Lekin uss samay… jab tumhare pita aur Nimrit ki love story shuru ho rhi thi, tab unhe khud bhi nhi pata tha ki unki life me kitne dost aur kitne dushman banne wale hai.

Me_ To library wali mulakat ke baad kyaa hua?

Dadaji_ Uske baad tumhare pita aur Nimrit har Sunday Central Library me milne lage.

Lakin wo mulakate aam premi jodo jesi nhi hoti thi.
Nimrit apni IAS ki kitabe, notes aur current affairs ke journals lekar aati thi. Tumhare pita apne sath government policies, district development plans aur budget se judi reports lekar aate the.

Me_ Papa bhi IAS ki preparation karte the?

Dadaji_ Nhi bete.

Tumhare pita kaa lakshya politics tha. Lakin unhe government system samajhne kaa bahut shauk tha.

Wo kahte the—

Abhay_ Agar ak neta ko ye hi nhi pata ki government kaa system kaam kese karta hai, to wo logo ki problem solve kese karega?

Nimrit theoretical questions padti thi aur tumhare pita unhe ground level ke examples se samjhate the.

Ak din Nimrit ne pucha—

Nimrit_ Maan lijiye ak village me college ki building hai, teachers bhi appointed hai, fir bhi bachche college nhi aate. Administrator ko kyaa karna chahiye?

Abhay_ Pahle ye samajhna chahiye ki bachche college kyun nhi aa rhe.

Nimrit_ Garibi ki wajah se.

Abhay_ Ho sakta hai. Lakin sirf yahi wajah ho, jaruri nhi.
Ho sakta hai college village se bahut dur ho. Ho sakta hai teachers regularly naa aate ho. Ho sakta hai ladkiyo ke liye alag washroom naa ho. Ho sakta hai parents ko lagta ho ki college bhejne se achcha bachcho se kaam karwaya jaye.
Administrator kaa kaam office me baithkar order nikalna nhi hai. Use village me jakar asli problem samajhni hogi.

Nimrit_ Aap politician banenge ya Collector?

Abhay_ Collector ko ak district milta hai. Me politics me aakar pure state ke liye kaam karna chahta hu.

Nimrit_ Bate to aap Chief Minister banne jesi karte hai.

Abhay_ Sapne chhote kyun dekhe jaye?

Nimrit_ Abhi to aap MLA kaa election bhi nhi lad sakte.

Abhay_ Isliye Dharmchand ko ladwaya hai.

Nimrit_ Matlab jab tak aap 25 saal ke honge, tab tak practice Dharmchand karega?

Abhay_ Nhi. Practice hum dono kar rhe hai. Galti karega wo aur seekhunga me.

Nimrit hansne lagi.

Library me baithe dusre logo ne dono ki taraf dekha to Nimrit ne turant apni aawaj dheemi kar li.

Nimrit_ Library me dheere baat karte hai.

Abhay_ Hansi aap aur dant mujhe rhi hai.

Nimrit_ Kyunki aap mujhe hasate hai.

Abhay_ Ye bhi meri galti hai?

Nimrit_ Haa.

Abhay_ Fir ye galti me baar-baar karunga.

Nimrit ne use gusse se dekhne ki acting ki, lakin uske chehre ki muskan chhup nhi saki.

Dheere-dheere Nimrit tumhare pita ke samne comfortable hone lagi.

Pahle wo sirf IAS aur politics ki baat karti thi. Fir wo apne bachpan, apni maa aur apne sapno ke bare me bhi batane lagi.

Ak Sunday usne tumhare pita ko apni maa ki ak purani photo dikhayi.

Nimrit_ Ye meri maa hai.

Abhay ne photo ko bahut dhyan se dekha.

Abhay_ Aap bilkul inke jesi dikhti hai.

Nimrit_ Sab yahi kahte hai.

Maa mujhe District Collector banana chahti thi. Wo khud banna chahti thi, lakin unki shaadi jaldi ho gyi. Fir pariwar aur business ki responsibilities me unka sapna piche chhut gya.

Abhay_ Isliye aap unka sapna pura karna chahti hai?

Nimrit_ Haa.

Jab wo accident hua tha, tab me sirf 6 saal ki thi. Maa aur Dadi bus se ghumne gyi thi. Wapas aate wakt bus accident me dono ki death ho gyi.

Mujhe bahut samay tak lagta tha ki maa ak din wapas aa jayegi.

Abhay ne Nimrit ki aankho me dard dekha, lakin usne use bechari samajhkar tasalli dene ki koshish nhi ki.

Usne bus dheere se kaha—

Abhay_ Aapki maa wapas nhi aa sakti… lakin unka sapna aapke jariye jarur pura ho sakta hai.

Nimrit_ Agar me exam clear nhi kar payi to?

Abhay_ To dobara exam dengi.

Nimrit_ Aur dobara bhi nhi hua to?

Abhay_ Fir teesri baar.

Nimrit_ Aapko har problem kaa solution itna simple kyun lagta hai?

Abhay_ Solution simple hota hai. Usper chalna difficult hota hai.

Nimrit_ Aur agar me haar gyi to?

Abhay_ Aap thak sakti hai, fail ho sakti hai… lakin haar tab hogi jab aap try karna chhod dengi.

Nimrit kuchh pal chup rhi.

Fir usne apni maa ki photo kitab ke andar rakh di.

Nimrit_ Aapko pata hai, jab aap aisi bate karte hai to aap 21 saal ke nhi lagte.

Abhay_ Or jab aap mujhe danti hai to aap mujhse 5 saal nhi, 15 saal badi lagti hai.

Nimrit_ Me aapse badi hu, ye baat baar-baar yaad dilana jaruri hai?

Abhay_ Mujhe koi problem nhi hai.

Nimrit_ Ho sakta hai aapke pariwar ko ho.

Abhay_ Meri maa ko pata chalega ki mujhe koi ladki pasand hai, to wo pahle uss ladki ko dekhegi. Age baad me puchegi.

Nimrit_ Aapne apni maa ko mere bare me bataya hai?

Abhay kuchh pal chup rha.

Nimrit_ Bataya hai?

Abhay_ Thoda sa.

Nimrit_ Thoda sa matlab?

Abhay_ Bus itna ki ak ladki hai, jo mujhe pasand hai.

Nimrit_ Aur?

Abhay_ Wo IAS ki taiyari kar rhi hai.

Nimrit_ Aur?

Abhay_ Wo mujhse 5-6 saal badi hai.

Nimrit_ Aapko ye last wali baat batane ki kyaa jarurat thi?

Abhay_ Kyunki baad me pata chalta to maa kahti ki maine important information chhupayi.

Nimrit_ Unhone kyaa kaha?

Abhay_ Unhone kaha—“Pahle ladki se puchh lena ki wo tujhe pasand bhi karti hai ya tu akela hi kahani bana rha hai.”
Nimrit apni hansi rok nhi payi.

Me_ Dadi Manjot ne sach me aisa kaha tha?

Dadaji_ Tumhari Dadi Manjot kaa swabhav hi aisa tha.
Wo bahut sidhi baat karti thi. Dil ki bahut achchi thi, lakin tumhare pita ko chhedne kaa koi moka nhi chhodti thi.

Me_ Papa ne Dadi ko ye nhi bataya ki maa ne pahle unhe lafanga samjha tha?

Dadaji_ Bataya tha.

Me_ Fir Dadi ne kyaa kaha?

Dadaji_ Manjot bahut hansi thi.

Usne kaha tha—

Manjot_ Ladki samajhdar hai. Tujhe pahli najar me pahchan gyi.

Abhay_ Maa, me aapka beta hu.

Manjot_ Isliye to itni achchi tarah janti hu.

Tumhare pita ne gusse me khana chhodkar jane ki acting ki, lakin tumhari Dadi ne unka hath pakadkar wapas bitha liya.

Manjot_ Achcha bata, ladki kesi hai?

Abhay_ Bahut achchi hai.

Manjot_ Ye to har pyar me pagal ladka kahta hai. Kuchh alag bata.

Abhay_ Intelligent hai. Mehnati hai. Apni maa kaa sapna pura karna chahti hai.

Manjot_ Aur tujhe pasand karti hai?

Abhay_ Abhi nhi pata.

Manjot_ To pahle ye pata kar. Uske baad apne pita se baat karna.

Me_ Aapko papa ne nhi bataya tha?

Dadaji_ Tumhare pita mujhse koi bhi badi baat jyada din tak chhupa nhi pate the.

Lakin wo chahte the ki Nimrit kaa jawab saaf hone ke baad hi mujhse baat kare.

Udhar Nimrit ki Mains exam ki date paas aa rhi thi.

Exam se lagbhag 20 din pahle tumhare pita ne Central Library me usse kaha—

Abhay_ Aaj ke baad hum aapke exam tak nhi milenge.

Nimrit_ Kyaa?

Abhay_ Agle 20 din aap sirf padhai karengi.

Nimrit_ Ye decision aapne akele kese le liya?

Abhay_ Kyunki jab bhi hum milte hai, aadha ghanta baat karne kaa plan hota hai aur do ghante ho jate hai.

Nimrit_ To hum kam baat karenge.

Abhay_ Nhi kar payenge.

Nimrit_ Aapko kese pata?

Abhay_ Pichle 6 Sundays se try kar rhe hai.
Nimrit chup ho gyi.

Use tumhare pita ki baat sahi lag rhi thi, lakin wo 20 din tak unse naa milne ki baat se khush nhi thi.

Nimrit_ Phone per bhi baat nhi hogi?

Abhay_ Sirf tab, jab bahut jaruri ho.

Nimrit_ Mere liye jaruri kaa matlab alag ho sakta hai.
Abhay_ Exam se related problem jaruri hai.

Nimrit_ Aur agar mujhe bus aapse baat karni ho?
Abhay tumhari maa ki taraf dekhte rhe.

Fir unhone dheere se kaha—

Abhay_ Tab me phone rakhne ko nhi kah paunga. Isliye aap phone hi mat kijiyega.

Nimrit ne kitab band kar di.

Nimrit_ Aap bahut ajeeb hai.

Abhay_ Aapko Collector banana hai.

Nimrit_ Mujhe banana hai, aapko nhi.

Abhay_ Lakin aapka sapna ab mere liye bhi important hai.
Nimrit tumhare pita kaa chehra dekhti rhi.

Abhay_ Exam achche se dijiye. Uske baad jitni der baat karni ho, kar lena.

Nimrit_ Promise?

Abhay_ Promise.

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