Aba saaoicayao ik AmarIka maoM Aanaovaalao BaartIya jaao ik na kovala samaya bailk sqaana kI dRiYT sao BaI hja,arao maIla dUr Aa gayao hOM , , ,AaOr eosao doSa maoM jaao ik Baart ko maukabalao p`gait kI duinayaa maoM kaosaaoM Aagao hOM , , ,eosao doSa maoM planaovaalao BaartIyaaoM kI yauvaa pIZ,I ApnaI dadI tao CaoD,¸ maaM–baap kI duinayaa sao hI iktnaI–iktnaI dUr haogaI. dadI kI duinayaa tao yauvaaAaoM ko ilayao SaaoQa ka ivaYaya bana jaatI hO @yaaoMik ]saka ktra Bar BaI AMdaja, ]nako maaOjaUda jaIvana maoM nahIM.

[sa tqya kao hma qaaoD,a saa BaI samaJa lao tao hmaoM AMdaja, hao jaayaogaa ik hmaaro yahaM baD,o haonao vaalao yauvakaoM kI duinayaa hmasao iktnaI dUr hO. hma¸ phlaI pIZ,I ko Ap`vaasaI jaao kafI hd tk [na baccaaoM kI dadI kI duinayaa kao Apnao BaItr saMjaayao hOM¸ ABaI BaI ]sa duinayaa ko inayamaaoM ka palana krto hOM¸ ]saka Kana–pana¸ ]sako rIit–irvaaja¸ ]sako saaoca–ivacaar kao maanato hOM , , ,svayaM [na baccaaoM sao iktnaa dUr Aa gayao hOM.

pr hma maoM sao iktnao yah saba doK pato hOMÆ 
doK pato haoto tao pIiZ,yaaoM ko ijasa T@kr kI baat Aaja hma kr rho hOM¸ ]saka savaala BaI na ]zta AaOr ]zta tao ]sakI Kasa Ahimayat na haotI. pr saMGaYa- hO [sailayao savaala ]zta hO AaOr baar–baar ]zayaa jaata hO. AaOr AmarIka maoM basao AavaasaI BaartIyaaoM ko baaro maoM tao AaOr BaI jyaada baar ]zayaa jaata hO @yaaoMik yahaM ko BaartIya pirvaar ek saaqa samaya AaOr sqaana ko bahU–AayaamaaoM maoM ivacar rho hOM AaOr ibanaa tklaIf ko ek sao jyaada samaya–sqaanaaoM ko baIca sao inakla panaa iksaI BaI [Msaana ko basa kI baat nahIM haogaI.
@yaa hOM vao bahu–AayaamaÆ

phlao yauvak–yauvaityaaoM ka savaala laIijayao. idna ko caaObaIsa GaMTaoM ko BaItr hI vao kma sao kma ek itha[- ihssaa ]sa duinayaa maoM gaujaarto hOM jaao ]nako Gar kI duinayaa ko ekdma Alaga haotI hO. jahaM BaartIya saMdBaao-M ka kao[- tallauk hI nahIM haota. na tao Baart ]nako krIkulama ka ihssaa haota hO¸ na KolaaoM ka¸ na ]nako AQyaapk yaa sahpaizyaaoM kao khIM CUta hO. ]sa vaatavarNa maoM khIM kuC eosaa nahIM haota jaao BaartIyata kao paosao¸ yaa ]nhoM ]sako naja,dIk lao jaaya. BaartIyata kao BaUla kr yaa ]sasao dUr jaakr [sa duinayaa maoM rmanaa hI yahaM kI saflata kI ek baD,I Sat- haotI hO.

[sa duinayaa ko inayama na kovala iBanna bailk Gar kI duinayaa ko ]laT BaI hao sakto hOM. Agar baccao kao Gar maoM isaKayaa jaata hO ik baD,aoM ka Aadr krao tao baahr isaKayaa jaata hO ik sabasao barabarI ka vyavahar krao. Gar maoM isaKayaa jaata hO ik ivanama` banaao¸ isar Jauka kr calaao¸ Aip`ya sa%ya na baaolaao tao baahr yah ]mmaId kI jaatI hO ik saaf baat khao AaOr Kulakr¸ baobaak haokr baaolaao.

BaartIya saMskRit khtI hO ik Aa%ma ka dmana krao¸ ivalaya krao AaOr AmarIkI khtI hO ik Aa%ma kao Pyaar krao¸ paosaao ³yahaM Aa%ma sao maora matlaba "saolf" yaa "sva" sao hO´. ]pinaYadaoM maoM Aa%ma ka ek Aqa- AaQyaai%mak hO ijasako ivakasa pr jaaor idyaa gayaa hO vahI ]saka duinayaavaI $p Ahma hO ijasako dmana pr jaaor idyaa gayaa hO. yaaina ik "maOM" kao BaUla kr "Aa%ma" kao ]sa "prmaa%ma" ko sva$p maoM Gaulaa donao pr bala idyaa jaata hO. maOM [sa eoihk Aa%ma¸ "maOM" yaa Ahma kI baat kr rhI hMU ijasakI AiBavyai> [Msaana ka ek vyai> ko $p maoM ivakasa haonao ko ilayao AvaSyama\BaavaI hO ijasaka dmana krnao sao vyai> ka AMtsa saUKnao lagata hO. AmarIkI saMskRit nao [sa Ahma kI AiBavyai>¸ ]sako saImaahIna ivakasa AaOr ]sako p``it jaaga$kta pr sabasao jyaada jaaor idyaa hO. BaartIya samaaja maoM bahut sao GaYa-Na [sa dmana ka pirNaama haoto hO @yaaoMik Aa%ma yaa saolf jaba bahut dbaa idyaa jaata hO tao vah ifr laavao kI trh jahaM–thaM fUTta hO , , ,pairvaairk JagaD,o yaa samaaja maoM }Mcaa str panao ko JagaD,aoM ka¸ imannaa–imasaknaa hao jaanao ka¸ maUla yahI hO. [sa ivaYaya pr manaaoivaSlaoYak Da•sauQaIr k@kD, AaOr Da•p`kaSa dosaa[- ka laoKna ivaSaoYa p`kaSa Dalata hO. AmarIka saMskRit khtI hO ApnaI yaaogyata kao jaanaao–samaJaao¸ ]sao AaOraoM ko saamanao Aanao ka maaOka dao¸ tao BaartIya khtI hO ik ApnaI yaaogyata ka idKlaavaa mat krao.

baat yah hO ik BaartIya AaOr AmarIkI saMskRit maoM [tnaa AMtr hO ik k[- caIjao talamaola KatI hI nahIM. pr ifr BaI BaartIya maata–ipta hI Agar baccao kao Gar maoM ivanama` bananao kao khoMgao tao saaqa hI yah ]mmaId BaI kroMgao ik baahr kI duinayaa maoM vah sabasao kMQao sao kMQaa imalaa kr calao¸ AmarIkI saaiqayaaoM kI hI trh p`ityaaoigataAaoM maoM ihssaa lao¸ baosabaala Kolao¸ vaOsao hI ega`oisava hao jaOsao AmarIkI baalak. doKa jaayao tao svayama\ BaartIya maaM–baap hI daonaaoM saMskRityaaoM ko maanadMDaoM ka baaoJa Apnao baccaaoM pr CaoTI ]ma` sao Dalanao lagato hOM. vao caahto hOM ik Gar pr tao baccao ivanama`–SaalaIna banao rho pr jaba baahr jaayao tao AmarIkI baccaaoM kI hI trh smaaT-–ega`oisava banao. vao pUrI kaoiSaSa krto hOM ik yao baccao baosabaa^la Kolao¸ vaayailana bajaayao¸ baOlao saIKo. saaqa hI jaba ]nakI BaartIyata kao laokr icaMitt haonao lagato hOM tao ]nakao tbalao¸ isatar AaOr BartnaaT\yama kI @laasaaoM maoM BartI krvaato hOM AaOr jaaor Dalato hOM ik baccao [nhoM BaI Qyaana lagaa kr saIKMo. saaqa hI Apnao Qama- AaOr BaaYaa kI iSaxaa BaI lao. ApnaI pUrI kaoiSaSa ko saaqa vao baccaaoM kao Gar AaOr baahr daonaaoM saMskRityaaoM maoM Zalanaa Sau$ kr doto hOM. ApnaI saMskRit ka &ana ja$rI hO [sa pr savaala nahIM lagaayaa jaa sakta. inaScaya hI [sasao baccaaoM kI jaD,oM majabaUt haotI hO jaao ]nako bahumauKI ivakasa ko ilayao¸ ]nako ek majabaUt vyai> bananao ko ilayao ja$rI hO.

maorI Aapi%t [sa baat pr hO ik maaM–baap ]na sao ja$rt sao jyaada ApoxaaeM krnao lagato hOM. [sasao hmaaro baccaaoM pr bahut baaoJa Dlata hO ek saaqa bahut kuC saIK Dalanao ka. AaOr na kovala saIKnaa bailk ]sao zIk sao BaItr gaunanao–maqanao ka. Agar vah [na ApoxaaAaoM kI pUit- maoM safla na haoM tao yah ]nako ivakasa maoM Gaatk hao sakta hO.

caMUik BaartIya saMskRit ka kao[- saMdBa- ]nakI raojamara- kI ija,MdgaI maoM nahIM haota¸ [sailayao bahut kuC BaartIya ivaVaAaoM kao saIKnaa ]nako ilayao "[rrolaovaoMT" hao jaata hO dUsaro AmarIkI saMdBa- caMUik ]nako jaIvana ko hr idna ka saca haota hO [sailayao Anacaaho–Anajaanao hI vah ]nakI hstI ka ihssaa haonao lagata hO. vahIM jaba kuC baD,o haokr jaao kuC ]nhaoMnao "Aasmaaisasa" kI p`iËyaa sao Gar sao ga`hNa ikyaa haota hO ]sako p`it vao Apnao–Aap sacaot haoto hOM¸ Apnao–Aap ]sakI Kaoja krto hOM. ]nakI ApnaI samaJa AaOr Kaoja hI ]nakao BaartIyata ko ]na AMSaaoM kao ga`hNa krnao ko ilayao t%pr krtI hO jaao ]nakI maaOjaUda ijaMdgaI maoM Kp sakto hOM¸ ]nhoM rasa Aa sakto hOM. vanaa- maaM–baap ka isaKayaa bahut kuC ]nhoM saaMp ko koMcaula kI trh %yaaga donaa pD,ta hO. jaao vao ApnaoAap pato hOM vahI AMtt: jaIvana Bar ]nako saaqa rhta hO.

hmaoM baccaaoM maoM saMskRit ko ]na maUla t%vaaoM kI hI samaJa pOda krnaI hO. ]nakao jabardstI maMidraoM maoM nahIM Qakolanaa¸ jabardstI ihMdU Qama- ko BaaYaNa nahIM saunavaanao¸ jabardstI kIt-naaoM maoM nahIM ibazanaa. ijatnaa Gar maoM haota hO¸ naanaI–dadI yaa pirvaar ko dUsaro sadsyaaoM maoM doKto saunato hOM¸ %yaaoharaoM kao manaanao maoM Abja,va- krto hOM vah jaananaa ]namaoM jaaga$kta Barta rhta hO jaao ]nako mana kI tOyaarI krtI rhtI hO sahI savaala pUCnao ko ilayao. savaala jaao BaartIyata kao ]nakI maaOjaUda ijaMdgaI maoM "rOlaovaoT" banaa sako. Aaja BaartIya maaM–baap kao baar–baar yahI iSakayat haotI hO ik baccao ]nasao [jjat sao nahIM baaolato¸ tU–tD,ak krto hOM¸ hr baat ka maMuhtaoD, javaaba doto hOM¸ kuC krnao sao raokao tao baD,I baoSamaI- sao ]saka tk- maaMgato hOM¸ kuC BaI krnao kao khao tao savaala ]zato hOM. maOM eosao bahut sao maaM–baap kao jaanatI hMU jaao isaf- [sailayao Baart laaOT gayao ik yahaM baccao ibagaD, jaato hOM. maOM ]nasao pUCtI hMU ik kOsao ibagaD, jaato hOM tao javaaba imalata hO – baD,o $D hao jaato hOM¸ maaM–baap kI saunato nahIM. maOM ]nhoM CoD,tI BaI hMU ik Aap baccaaoM kao Apnao kMT/aola maoM rKnaa caahto hOMÆ @yaa baccao AapkI sampi%t hOÆ

baccaaoM kao Apnao sao Alaga krko ek svaaya%t [ka[- ko $p maoM svaIkar krnaa AaOr ivakisat haonao donaa¸ bahut ja$rI hO. Aap ]nhoM rasta ja$r idKa[yao pr iktnaI dor tk ]MgalaI pkD,kr calaato rhoMgaoÑ hmanao ]nakao pOda ikyaa hO tao [saka yah matlaba nahIM ik hmaara ]napr hk hao gayaa. ]nhoM ApnaI saaMsa Barnao kI Aaja,adI haonaI caaihyao. AaiKr hmaIM nao [sa AmarIkI duinayaa ka rasta BaI ]nakao idKlaayaa hO. Aba Agar vao saflatapUva-k ]sa pr cala pD,o hO AaOr [tnaa Aagao Aa gayao hO tao @yaa Aba cauiTyaa pkD, kr ]nhoM vaaipsa KIMcanao kI kaoiSaSa A@la kI baato haogaIÆ yah tao vahI gaaya–Zaor vaalaI baat hao gayaI. gaaya ko galao maoM rssaI baaMQa dI ik jaba tk AapkI majaI- hao carnao do ifr jaba mana Aayao tao rssaI KIMca vaaipsa KMUTo sao baaMQa idyaa. eosaI Aaja,adI svatM~ mana sao saaocanaovaalao yauvaaAaoM kao kOsao rasa Aa saktI hOÑ baakI BaartIya saMskRit ko jaao AaMtirk gauNa hO¸ jaao ]nakao sahja BaayaoMgao ]nakao tao sahja hI vao AMgaIkar kr laoto hOM¸ ]sako ilayao ]nakao jabardstI iksaI KMUTo sao baaMQanao kI ja$rt nahIM haotI.

Kasa taOr sao jaba laD,ikyaaoM ka savaala ]zta hO tao BaartIya–AmarIkI naja,iryao maoM jamaIna Aasamaana ka fk- Aa jaata hO. BaartIya maUlyaaoM maoM ABaI BaI laD,ikyaaM GarolaU hI BalaI haotI hO caaho iktnaI BaI AaQauinak AaOr fOSanaobala haoM. ]naka GarolaU saMskar ]nhoM tarIfolaayak banaata hO. maaM–baap ko laaD,caava maoM plaI laD,ikyaaM samaaja ko dUsaro xao~aoM maoM BaI bahut tr@kI kr rhI hO pr ivavaah ka savaala ]zto hI kamaSauda laD,kI maoM BaI GarolaUpna ko gauNa ZMUZ,o jaato hOM. AaOrt Aaja BaI GarvaalaaoM kI [jjat ka masalaa banaI hu[- hO. Aaja BaI AmarIkI–BaartIya GaraoM kI laD,ikyaaoM kI ek baD,I samasyaa yahI haotI hO ik maaM–baap ]nakao pUrI AajaadI nahIM do pato jaOsao ik ]nako Baa[yaaoM kao imalatI hO. jahaM maaM–baap Aaja,adI do Dalato hOM vahaM vao sadOva Kud hI Apnao pr saMdoh krto rhto hoM ik sahI kr rho hOM yaa nahIMÆ ik ihMdustana maoM haoto tao yah samasyaa hI na ]ztI. jabaik yah samasyaa hr pIZ,I kI haogaI¸ AaOr hr BaaOgaaoilak xao~ maoM haogaI. ]saka $prMga badlaa hao sakta hO. laD,ikyaaoM ko masalaaoM kao laokr ek pUra dUsara laoK ilaKnaa haogaa [sailayao [sao yahIM CaoD, maOM Aagao baZ,tI hMU.

AmarIkI samaaja ko saaqa ek maUlya jaao yahaM Aanaovaalao lagaBaga saBaI BaartIya baaMTto hOM vah hO iSaxaa pr jaaor donao ka. pr hma nayao vaatavarNa maoM Aaiqa-k taOr sao Asaurixat AavaaisayaaoM ko ilayao iSaxaa maanaisak ivakasa ka ]tnaa baD,a ja,iryaa nahIM hO ijatnaa ik Aaiqa-k ivakasa ka. Aaiqa-k baZ,ao%trI ko ilayao BayaBaIt AavaasaI baccaaoM kao vyaavasaaiyak iSaxaa laonao pr hI dbaava Dalato rhto hOM. caMUik maoiDkla yaa kmPyaUTr jaOsao ivaYayaaoM kI pZ,a[- inaScayaa%mak taOr pr saurixat BaivaYya ka vacana do saktI hO tao hma baccaaoM kI $ica dUsaro ivaYayaaoM yaa klaaAaoM maoM haonao pr BaI ]na pr dbaava Dalato hOM ik vao kao[- Qana–]pjaa} ivaYaya hI pZ,oM. yah dbaava Kasa taOr sao laD,kaoM pr jyaada pD,ta hO.

yahI vajah hO ik Apnao baoTaoM kao hma ApnaI majaI- sao SaadI BaI nahIM krnao doto AaOr AmarIka maoM BaI Apnaa tyaSauda SaadI ka irvaaja hmanao barkrar rKa hO , , ,taik jaao bahueM Gar maoM Aayao vao hmaarI majaI- kI haoM¸ bauZ,apo maoM hmaaro kama Aayao AaOr baoiTyaaM ApnaI jaat maoM byaaho taik klauiYat na hao. yahI ek vajah hO ik bahut saI AmarIkI–BaartIya laD,ikyaaM ApnaI ibaradrI ko baahr SaadI krtI hO jahaM ]nasao BaartIya pirvaaraoM vaalaI ApoxaayaoM na kI jaaya. AaOr yahaM ko bahut sao laD,kaoM ko ilayao BaartIya vaatavarNa maoM plaI bahueM laanaI pD,tI hO jaao ik laD,ko–laD,kI maoM dUsarI trh ko tnaava pOda krta hO. ifr Baart BaI badla rha hO¸ [saka sahI AMdaja, yahaM baOzo BaartIyaaoM kao nahI hao pata jaao ik p`gait ko ]saI dSak maoM samaayao rhto hOM ijasamaoM Baart CaoD, kr yahaM Aayao qao¸ ]nhIM barsaaoM ko BaartIya maUlyaaoM kao Apnao BaItr paosato–Zaoto rhto hOM. BaartIya samaya ]nako ilayao [sa trh qama jaata hO jaOsao AakaSa kI Aaor baZ,ta huAa i~SaMkuÑ

laD,kaoM sao ABaI BaI k[- maaM–baap kI eosaI ApoxaayaoM banaI hO ik vao bauZ,apo maoM maaM–baap ka #yaala rKo¸ ]nhoM Apnao pasa rKo jabaik [sa samaaja maoM maaM–baap ka bauZ,apa baccaaoM sao svatM~ haota hO. na hI ivavaaiht is~yaaM pit ko maaM–baap kI doKBaala kao Apnaa fja,- maanatI hO. yah isqait bahut hd tk Baart maoM BaI AsahnaIya hao rhI hO jahaM ik baUZ,o maaM–baap bahut tklaIf mahsaUsa krto hOM ik bahueM ]naka #yaala rKnaa nahIM caahtI AaOr sarkar nao eosao kao[- baUZ,aoM ko saMsqaana banaayao nahIM jahaM ]nakI prvairSa kI jaa sako. hmaaro samaaja nao eosao maUlya hmaoM idyao hOM jahaM EavaNa kumaar jaOsao yauvaa maaM–baap kI saovaa maoM p`aNa %yaaga doto hOM yaa yayaait jaOsao ipta Apnao baoTo ka yaaOvana laokr jaIto hOM , , ,[sailayao baD,aoM ko ilayao p`aNa %yaaganaa kao[- baD,I baat nahIM dIKtI jabaik AmarIkI samaaja khta hO baccaaoM kao Apnaa jaIvana ApnaI majaI- sao jaInao ka pUra hk hO¸ [saI trh Agar baccao ]nasao Alaga haokr ApnaI majaI- ka jaIvana gaZ,naa caahto hOM tao maaM–baap kI naOitkta yah hO ik ApnaI KudgajaI- ko maaro ]nhoM raoko nahIM.

yah saca hO ik yahaM maaM–baap AaOr baccaaoM ko irSto maoM BaI fk- hO. AmarIkI maaM–baap Sau$ sao hI baccao kao svatM~ haonaa isaKlaato hOM jabaik BaartIya baccaa Sau$ sao hI saIKta hO ik ]sao baD,aoM ka Aadr krnaa hO¸ ]nakI Aa&a ka palana krnaa hO AaOr ]nako banaayao irStaoM¸ mayaa-daAaoM kao maana kr calanaa hO. Aaja BaI hmaaro ilayao AadSa- pu~ rama hO.

jaao saMskRit Aaja BaI saidyaaoM puranaI AadSaao-M pr ApnaI naIMva banaayao calatI rhnaa caahtI hO AaOr jaao inat nayao kI Koaja maoM hmaoSaa Aagao hI baZ,tI rhnaa caahtI hO , , ,]na daonaaoM ko baIca hmaaro yauvaa talamaola kOsao ibazayao – baD,a savaala [saI ka hO.

AaOr yahI hO ivaDMbanaa hmaaro yauvaaAaoM kI ijanho kBaI e•baI•saI•DI•³Amaoirkna baana- knFyaUjaD, dosaIja,´ BaI kh idyaa jaata hO. dao saMskRityaaoM maoM ek saaqa jaInaa ]nakI inayait hO. baahr gaaomaaMsa Kanaa AaOr ibayar pInaa AaOr Gar pr Sauw SaakaharI haonaa¸ ]nako hr idna kao k[-–k[- ihssaaoM maoM baaMTta hO. yah savaala lagaatar banaa rhta hO – @yaa zIk hO¸ @yaa SauBa hO. iksa AMdaja sao ]nhoM jaInaa caaihyao , , ,BaartIya hao kr ijayao tao dosaI kh kr iDsaimasa kr idyaa jaata hO¸ AmarIkI haoko ijayao tao BaI iksaI na iksaI trh kI Avaholanaa saunanao kao imala jaatI hO¸ "baD,a AMga`oja banaa ifrta hO". inastar tao iksaI BaI isqait maoM nahIM hO. hr caunaava maoM kuC na kuC galat dIKta hI hO ]namaoM¸ iksaI na iksaI kao. yahI daohrI ijaMdgaI ]naka Saap hO.

hala hI maoM maOMnao [sa SaIYa-k kI iflma doKI jaao kuC yauvakaoM kI hI banaayaI hu[- hOM. iflma ka mau#ya WMW AmarIkIkrNa AaOr BaartIyakrNa ko baIca hI JaUlata hO. bahut sao yauvak yauvaityaaM laoKna yaa iflma ko maaQyama sao ApnaI [saI DaMvaaDaola mana:isqait kao Sabd do rho hOM.

yah Saap Agar vyai>%va kI majabaUtI sao gaz jaaya tao vardana BaI bana sakta hO AaOr bahutaoM nao vardana banaayaa BaI hO. daonaaoM ko gauNaaoM kao laokr ek nayaa vyai>%va gaZ,naa¸ yaa daonaaoM maoM saaMmajasya ibazakr jaIvana kao calaanaa. yahI takt yauvaa pIZ,I sao vah bahut kuC kra laotI hO jaao Aama BaartIya yauvak nahIM kr pato.

BaartIya puratna saaoca AaOr AmarIkI maui>Baava ]nhoM iksaI BaI idSaa maoM jaanao sao raokta nahIM. ifr laoKna hao yaa vaO&ainak ivakasa¸ kmPyaUTr kI duinayaa hao yaa SaaoQa kI¸ hr idSaa maoM hI ]sa inabaa-Qa ivakasa kI JalakoM Zor–Zor dIK rhI hO. Aaja saaih%ya maoM sabasao jyaada ijana yauvaa laoKkaoM kao pZ,a–gaunaa jaa rha hO vao Baart kI saaoca AaOr ivadoSa kI BaaYaa ka imalaana krnao vaalao yauvaa BaartIya laoKk hI hOM. yaMU BaI skUlaaoM kalaojaaoM maoM BaartIya ivaVaqaI- hmaoSaa Aagao haoto hOM¸ yaa yahaM ko savaao-cca QanaI laaogaaoM maoM BaartIyaaoM nao Apnaa sqaana banaa ilayaa hO¸ vao saba jaanaI maanaI baato hI hOM.

Aba baat saaih%ya ko saMdBaao-M maoM kI jaaya.
ihMdI saaih%ya maoM yah pIiZ,yaaoM ka saMGaYa- khaM dIKta hOÆ
pIiZ,yaaoM ka saMGaYa- bahut saaro ihMdI saaih%yakaraoM ko laoKna ka ivaYaya banaa hO. mauJao yaad Aata hO BagavatI carNa vamaa- ka BaUlao–ibasaro ica~ ijasaka vyaapk Aayaama tIna pIiZ,yaaoM ko badlaava AaOr Alaga–Alaga najairyaaoM kao roKaMikt krta hO. naagar¸ yaSapala AaOr dUsaro laoKkaoM ko ilayao AaQauinak pIZ,I ka badlata naja,iryaa Kasa idlacaspI ka ivaYaya banaa hO.

AmarIkI ihMdI laoKna kI Aaor doKMU tao mauJao saaomaavaIra kI ek khanaI yaad AatI hO jaao Czo dSak maoM maOMnao saairka pi~ka maoM pZ,I qaI. khanaI ka SaIYa-k mauJao yaad nahIM pr majamaUna yaad hO. khanaI yahaM pr rhnaovaalaI ek ihMdustanaI maaM kI baoTI kao laokr icaMta ko baaro maoM hOM. vah raoja dUQa maoM Gaaola kr ApnaI ikSaaor baoTI kao gaBa-inaraoQak gaaolaI iplaatI hO ik [sa yaaOna–p`Qaana samaaja maoM @yaa jaanao kba iksako saaqa ]sakI baoTI saao jaayao AaOr gaBa- rh jaanao kI duGa-Tnaa hao jaayaÑ

khanaI yaad rh jaanao vaalaI qaI AaOr [saIilayao Aba tk yaad hO. ]sa samaya Baart maoM rhto hue [sa baat ka mauJao pUra AMdaja qaa ik kaOmaaya- kI rxaa iksaI BaI laD,kI ko ilayao ]sakI jaana sao BaI jyaada maUlyavaana hOÑ ]sako baad ]Yaa ip`yaMvada AaOr saunaIta jaOna kI BaI caIjao pZ,I. maorI jaao [sa baaro maoM QaarNaa banaI vah yah ik jyaadatr laoKk jaba yahaM kI yauvaa pIZ,I ko baaro maoM ilaKto hOM tao vah puranaI pIZ,I ko Dr AaOr #vaaihSaaoM kao vya> krto hOM. maOM puranaI pIZ,I ko [sa $K sao sahmat nahIM hMU. puranaI pIZ,I yah BaUla jaatI hO ik ]nhaoMnao [tnaa baD,a ivad`aoh ikyaa ik Apnaa doSa tk CaoD, idyaa tao Aba Apnao baccaaoM kao Apnao samaaja ko Anau$p ivad`aoh @yaaoM nahIM krnao doto. kRYNa baladova vaOd AaOr rajaI saoz kI kuC khainayaaoM maoM yahaM kI nayaI pIZ,I kI maihlaa kao samaJanao kI AcCI samaqa- kaoiSaSa idKI.

Apnao laoKna maoM maOM yahI baat samaJaanao kI kaoiSaSa krtI rhtI hMU. masalana "saD,k kI laya" kI naoha maoM jaao knFyaUjana hO vah bahut kuC ]sakI maaM ka hI idyaa huAa hO yaa "icaiD,yaa AaOr caIla" kI icaiD,yaa jaba taktvar bana jaatI hO¸ jaba ApnaI pUrI ]D,ana Bar laotI hO tao dUsaraoM kao vah caIla laganao lagao pr ApnaI takt phcaananaa–saMjaaonaa @yaa Aaja kI naarI ka daiya%va nahIMÆ [saI trh "ivaBa>" kI Ananyaa Baart AaOr AmarIka ko baIca ApnaI phcaana kI tlaaSa kr rhI hO. sana\ 1989 ko Qama-yauga maoM maorI ek khanaI CpI qaI ijasaka SaIYa-k qaa "naato". ]sa khanaI ko naayak ka maUladSa-na kuC [sa p`kar qaa¸ maOM khanaI sao hI ]wRt kr rhI hMU – "doKao baoTo¸ saaro pairvaairk AaOr pIiZ,yaaoM ko JagaD,aoM kI jaD, hI yahI hO ik hma kudrt ko p`aosaosa kao nahIM samaJao. , , ,ijatnao BaI p`akRitk jaIva yaa pSau–pxaI hOM¸ jaba ek baar baD,o hao jaato hOM tao khIM–ko–khIM fur- hao jaato hOM. maaM Saayad phcaanatI BaI na hao ik kaOna ]saka Apnaa baccaa hO. ek [Msaana hI hO jaao AMitma saaMsa tk baccaaoM ko galao maZ,a rhnaa caahta hO AaOr ifr kudrt ko p`aosaosa ko iKlaaf jaanao kI vajah sao caaoT Kata hO."

[sa khanaI ko Cpnao pr mauJao yahaM bahut sao Kt Aayao AaOr jaba maOM ihndustana gayaI tao kuC baujauga- laaoga imalanao BaI Aayao ijanhaoMnao kha ik maorI baat tao ]nakao psaMd AayaI pr hma baUZ,o hao rho laaoga Agar baccaaoM ka maMuh na doKoM tao jaayao khaM jabaik SarIr QaaoKa donao lagaa hO.

]nakI baat galat nahIM qaI AaOr maOM jaanatI hMU ik [sa idSaa maoM hla hmaoM Kaojanaa hI hO. pr vah hla baccaaoM kI Aaj,aadI ka galaa dbaaoca kr nahIM haogaa.

ApnaI laoKna kI [sa Kaoja maoM maOM $kI nahIM AaOr maUlat: yahI khanaI maoro taja,o ]pnyaasa "gaaqaa Amarbaola kI' ka ivaYaya banaI ijasamaoM maOMnao maaM–baap ko Pyaar ko sva$p AaOr pirBaaYaa kao laokr hI savaala ]za idyao hOM , , ,"p`oma Aa%mamaaoh hO yaa prmaaohÆ p`oma¸ sauK pakr flanaa–fUlanaa Aaor hrIitmaamaya AanaMd hO yaa ik sava-sva dokr ir> hao jaanaa¸ saUK jaanaaÑ p`oma kI p`kRit @yaa hO laaoBa yaa saMcayaÆ dana yaa ivalayaÆ , , ,p`oma saca maoM [tnaa sava-ga`asaI haota hO ik Apnao p`Naya ko pa~ kao hI Ka Dalao."

baat yah hO ik iksaI BaI irSto maoM AakaSa yaaina "sposa" kI ja,$rt rhtI hO¸ vah caaho maaM–baap ko saaqa hao. hmaaro pirvaaraoM maoM sposa kI kao[- AaQaarBaUt pirklpnaa nahIM hO jaOsaI ik AmarIkI samaaja maoM hOM. pIiZ,yaaoM ka JagaD,a bahut kuC ]sa sposa ko hI iCnanao AaOr vaapsa CInao jaanao ka hO. bajaaya rMja krnao ko Agar hma AgalaI pIZ,I kao ]saka sauyaaogya AaOr ABaIisaPt sqaana do sako tao CInanao–JapTnao ka isalaisalaa hI nahIM haogaa.

pr ApnaI jagah CaoD,nao kao Balaa kaOna kBaI tOyaar haota hO saao yah JagaD,a BaI AnaMt banaa rhogaa. pr [sa idSaa maoM inaScaya hI vayask pIZ,I kI ijammaovaarI jyaada banatI hO. @yaaoMik vayask pIZ,I [sa AnauBava sao gaujar caukI haotI hO. ]sao yaad haotI hO ApnaI tklaIfoM¸ Apnao %yaaga¸ Apnao safla yaa Asafla ivad`aoh. Apnao taoD,nao AaOr jaaoD,nao ko sauK–duK. ApnaI ]D,ana Barnao kI [cCa¸ kulaaMcao Barnao kI lalak saagar laaMGanao ko [radoÑ

ifr Agar AanaovaalaI pIiZ,yaaM ivad`aoh hI na kroM tao duinayaa Aagao kOsaI baZ,ogaIÆ saba vahIM ka vahIM na $k jaayaogaaÆ saala Bar eksaa maaOsama rho tao @yaa ]ba na haogaIÆ Aasamaana raoja nayao rMga na idKayao jaIvana baorMga na hao jaayaogaaÆ naailayaaoM sao panaI nahIM inaklaogaa tao badbaU na CUTogaIÑ

hr pIZ,I ek nayaI saIZ,I bana jaatI hO ijasa pr pOr rK AgalaI pIZ,I AaOr Aagao baZ, jaatI hO. yahI Ëma hO ivakasa ka. yahI svaBaava hO p`kRit ka. yahI Qama- hO jaaityaaoM ka¸ saMskRityaaoM ka¸ saByataAaoM ka. AaOr yahI inayait hO maanava jaIvana kI¸ maanavaIya kma- kI.

hr pIZ,I [ithasa kI laMbaI EaRMKlaa kI ek kD,I Bar hI tao hO.
hmanao jaao baaoyaa vah ABaI nahIM fUTa tao Agar hmaaro baIja maoM sa%va haogaa tao kBaI AaOr jaakr fUTogaa.
[ithasa maoM khIM AaOr jaakr jauD, jaayaogaI kD,I. AaOr jaao kiD,yaaM iGasaI¸ kmaja,aor yaa fja,Ula kI hO vao Apnao–Aap TUT jaayaogaI. caaho iktnaa jaaor–jabardstI jaaoD,nao kI kaoiSaSa krto rhoM.

[na pIiZ,yaaoM kI saIiZ,yaaoM pr hI hmaoM Aagao baZ,naa hO. saIiZ,yaaM caZ,oMgao¸ tBaI tao Aagao baZ,oMgao. saIiZ,yaaM pkD, kr hI baOz gayao tao AQarasto maoM hI ivakasa Ëma kao Ava$w kr DalaoMgao.

maOM Apnao psaMdIda kiva BavaanaI p`saad imaEa kI kivata "TUTnao ka sauK" ko SabdaoM maoM khMUgaI ik "tIr sao Aagao baZ,oMgao , , ,[sailayao [na saIiZ,yaaoM ko fUTnao ka sauK¸ TUTnao ka sauK."
haM TUTnao ka BaI ek sauK haota hO AaOr ]saI kao phcaananaa hO hr pIZ,I kaoÑ