vah yaadagaar din(hare Krishna mahatab)

aakhirakaar raat ka andhera khatm hua. poorab gahare laal rang ke varshon kee chamak mein, subah kee yaad mein ug aaya. usha bhaarateey itihaas mein ek nae yug kee shuruaat ka sootrapaat karane ke lie aaeen. aadhee raat mein, katak shahar raashtreey aur bhakti geeton ke shor, sangeet vaadyayantron kee madhur dhvani aur shankh kee dhvani se jeevant ho utha aur poore shahar ke log ek saath aa gae maano andhere ko door karane ke lie raat. saikadon varshon tak odisha ke raajaon aur soobedaaron ke gadh rahe baarabatee jile mein apane aadhikaarik nivaas mein kuchh bechain ghante bitaane ke baad, main sooryoday se pahale hamaare raajyapaal do. kailaashanaath katuj se milane gaya. vah ek any aitihaasik sthaan "laalabaag" mein bhee rahe, jo lagabhag do sau varshon tak mugalon ka aadhikaarik nivaas sthaan tha. us samay tak, do. katuz sir jhukaakar apane galiyaare mein chale jaate hain. jaise hee main unake paas pahuncha, unhonne mera haath pakadakar gale laga liya aur bhaavuk svar mein poochha, mahataab saahab, kitanee sadiyon baad? mainne uttar diya, lagabhag 1000 varsh baad. unhonne phir mera haath pakad liya aur kaha, aap shuddh itihaasakaar hain. baad mein hamane saath baithakar charcha kee ki itihaas mein kab bhaarateey log raajaneeti ke prati poornataya udaaseen ho gaye the. 11veen sadee se shuroo hokar usake baad kee sadiyon mein bhaarateey logon ke man mein yah vichaar paida hone laga ki desh ke maamalon mein unaka koee lena-dena nahin hai. unhen keval seeee raaja ya navaab hee rahane den. gaandheejee ne logon ko shaasakon ke aashrit vishayon ke roop mein dekhane ke is vichaar ko maano jaaduee roop se nasht kar diya aur aam logon ne apane dam par svatantrata praapt kar lee. kya yah aazaadee raaja ya navaab kee sena se hai, ya yah un padhe-likhe logon kee aazaadee hai jo jan aandolan se alag rah rahe hain? ridaya kisee raaja ko nahin le aaya.

jab hamane bhaarat ke itihaas kee vibhinn ghatanaon ko yaad kiya aur jab ham gaandheejee ke paas pahunche to anaayaas hee hamaare gaalon se aansoo bah nikale. keval gaandheejee hee bahut kam samay mein itihaas kee disha badal sakate the. aam logon kee khushee aur utsaah unakee aankhon, aankhon aur vaanee mein dekha ja sakata hai. isaka varnan bhaasha mein nahin kiya ja sakata. us shaam, ek sthaaneey bhojanaalay hol mein ek-vyakti naatak ka pradarshan kiya jaana tha. naatak ka naam hai- *yuge yuge ga bhaarat”. mainne aur shree sachin datt ne is naatak kee patakatha taiyaar kee; lekin bhaasha unakee thee. tula usaka hai. thula. naatak ke ant mein, thietar gavarnar aur logon se bhar gaya aur mainne bhaashan diya. kaaryakram shuroo hua.

naatak ke antim drshy mein ek tejiyaan yuvak green room se nikalakar manch par aaya aur poochha- kya aap mujhe pahachaanate hain? kya tum mujhe yaad karate ho? aapako aisa karane kee aavashyakata nahin hai kyonki mujhe isakee bilkul bhee ummeed nahin thee. main badale mein kuchh bhee ummeed kie bina phaansee par chadh gaya aur main vah khudeeraam tha jisane hansate-hansate apanee jaan de dee. tumhen mujhe yaad karane kee koee jaroorat nahin; lekin aaj main bhee is khushee mein shaamil hoon, kyonki mera balidaan vyarth nahin gaya hai. naatak mein jitane chhand bole gae, usane mere man mein gaharee chhaap chhodee aur jab mainne un logon ke baare mein socha jinhonne aajaadee ke lie apane jeevan ka balidaan diya tha, to aansoo bahane lage. main vahaan jyaada der tak nahin baith saka aur hol se baahar chala gaya. saaree raat *tumhen meree yaad aatee hai”? ye shabd mere kaanon mein goonjate rahe aur mainne khud se poochha, "kya ham unhen yaad karate hain?" agale din hamane raajaneetik kaaryakartaon ko nishaana banaane kee yojana banaee aur is yojana ko turant laagoo kiya gaya. hamane katak mein shaheed bhavan banaane ke lie dhan sveekrt kiya. us hol kee deevaaron par jin svatantrata senaaniyon ko pulis ne maar daala hai; athava jo log yuddh mein maare gaye, unake naam utkeern kiye jaayen; lekin kya yah unake lie paryaapt hai?

hajaaron logon ne apana kariyar chhodakar sadak par saadhu banane ka raasta chuna. hajaaron logon ne apanee saaree sampatti kho dee aur khushee-khushee sabhee apamaan sahe.

aajaadee ka sapana dekhane ke lie saikadon logon ko phaansee dee gaee aur golee maar dee gaee. jis vishaal bheed ne saikadon logon ko golee maarate dekha aur aajaadee aur nae yug kee shuruaat ke lie khushee se jhoom uthe, unamen se sabhee kisee bhee tarah ke raajaneetik kariyar mein ruchi nahin rakhate the. aazaadee unaka puraskaar thee... jise unhonne socha tha ki aakhirakaar unhonne haasil kar liya hai. pradesh ke sabase sudoor gaanv gaanda mein aajaadee ke jashn kee khabar phail rahee hai. logon kee khushee ka thikaana nahin raha. aadhunik jeevan aur sabhyata se door koraaput jile ke aadivaasee log bhee bahut khush the aur kah rahe the ki gaandhee mahaaraaj unake raaja honge aur jald hee unake saare dukh door ho jaenge. keval aadivaasee hee kyon, poore desh ke logon ne us samay svatah hee socha, ateet ke saare duhkh pichhalee raat ke du:svapn kee tarah kam ho jaayenge aur usha ke aagaman se sukh-samrddhi badh jaayegee... jo tha sangharsh ke dauraan har kisee ke sapane kee vastu.

sabhee ko bahut ummeeden theen aur ham sabhee ko laga ki hamane kuchh haasil kiya hai. lekin jab main 25 saal baad peechhe mudakar dekhata hoon to khud se poochhata hoon ki kya hamane logon kee aakaankshaon ko poora karane ke lie har sambhav prayaas kiya hai? nihsandeh, svatantrata ka apana pratiphal hai; lekin un laakhon logon ke lie jo pahale hee pooree nirarthakata aur niraasha mein apana aatmavishvaas kho chuke hain, yah aazaadee nirarthak hai. unamen kitana aatmavishvaas vaapas aa gaya hai. ve sochate hain ki yah desh unaka hai - ve svayan apane svaamee aur apane bhaagy ke svaamee hain uparokt prashnon ka uttar us nirnay par nirbhar karata hai jo itihaas pichhale 25 varshon mein kie gae sabhee kaaryon par vichaar karane ke baad dega. lekin isakee kasautee logon ka aatmavishvaas aur drdh sankalp hai, kyonki unhonne aajaadee haasil kar lee hai aur ve aajaadee kee raksha karenge. (vilej majalis, khand iv se uddhrt)..