Update-14.
Raat ko hamare bich koi baat nahi hui thi, aur hum dono so gaye the. Subah ki pehli kiranein khidki se andar aa rahi thi, aur hawa mein ek tazgi thi. Maine aankhe kholi aur bistar se utha, lekin maa pehle hi uth chuki thi.
Mujhe pata chala ki Komal pehle hi nashta bana chuki thi aur ab woh nahane chali gayi thi. Maine kitchen mein nashte ki thali dekhi—parathe aur chai—lekin man mein kal raat ki khamoshi aur tasveer ka pal abhi bhi kaundh raha tha.
Maine socha, "Kya aaj kuch badlega?" Maine balcony mein kadam rakha, jahan hawa mere chehre ko chhoo rahi thi, aur maine railing ko pakda, apne vicharon mein khoya hua.
Kuch der baad mujhe maa ki awaaz sunai di. Maine suna,
Maa-"Sujay, kya tum uth gaye?"
Maine andar ki or kadam badhaye aur kamre mein pahucha. Wahan meri nazar maa par padi, aur main dekhata hi rah gaya. Woh bathroom se bahar aayi thi, aur unke baal gile aur khule the, jo unke nabhi se niche tak lahra rahe the. Pani ki boonde unke chehre se niche tapak rahi thi, aur uski aankhon mein ek anjana nikhār tha.
Maine saans roki aur socha, "Yeh kya hai? Yeh sundarta mujhe kyun andar tak hila rahi hai?
Maine maa ki or thoda aur dekha. Unhone ek halka sa kurta pahna tha, jo geelapan ke karan unke sharir se chipka hua tha, aur unki harakat mein ek anjana akarshan tha.
Maine apne kadam peeche khiche aur socha, "Mujhe yeh dekhna nahi chahiye, lekin meri aankhen hat nahi rahi hain."
Maine haath railing par tika liya, jo ab thandi lag rahi thi, aur dil mein ek ajib si kask jagi. Maine socha, "Yeh maa ka roop hai, phir bhi yeh ehsaas kyun jag raha hai?"
Maa ne mujhe dekha aur halki muskaan di, lekin unki aankhon mein ek sawal tha.
Maine sir jhukaya aur socha, "Kya unhe meri nazar ka matlab samajh aa gaya?"
Unhone apne baalon ko sookhane ke liye towel uthaya aur dheere-dheere unhe ponchne lagi. Maine apne kaanon mein uski saanson ki awaaz suni, jo halki lekin gehri thi, aur man mein ek toofan sa utha. Maine socha, "Yeh pal mujhe kahan le ja raha hai? Kya main ise rok sakta hoon?"
Main bathroom me Gaya aur naha kar kapde badal diye aur bahar aagaya.
Maa- tumhare liye nashta bana kar rakha hai.
Main- Kya aap nahi khana chahti?
Maa- nahi mujhe itne subah kuch khane ki aadat nahi hai. Tum khaalo.
Main- thik hai.
Maine nashte ki or kadam badhaya, lekin man abhi bhi Komal ke us roop par atka hua tha. Maine paratha uthaya aur chai ka ghunt liya, lekin swad mere munh mein nahi aaya.
Maine socha, "Yeh subah mere liye ek pariksha ban gayi hai. Kya yeh ehsaas mere sath rahega, ya main ise bhula doon?"
Maa- Sujay, kya tum bhool gaye maine tumhare liye ek t shirt ki thi.
Main- are ..haa...mujhe yaad hai lekin main pahanana bhool gaya.
Maa- haa to ab pahan lo usme kya hai.
Main- ab...
Maa- uff ab aur kitna sochoge.
Main- haa lekin maine kal yahi rakhi thi. Kya...
Maa- maine tumhare bag me rakhdi hai..
Ye sunte hi meri hawa nikal gayi aur chehre par ek dar saa chaa gaya. Kahi maa ne wo tasweere dekh to nahi li? Agar unhone dekha hai to wo kya soch Rahi hogi? Lekin kya unhone sach me dekha hai?
Mere man me sawalo ki barsaat hone lagi. Maine maa ki taraf dekha. Lekin unke chahre par dekh laga ki wo bilkul shant thi.
Maa- kya soch rahe ho pahan lo.
Maine dhire se bag khola aur usme se t-shirt nikali. Maa mere saamne abhitak khadi thi.
Main- haa main pahan leta hoon. Aap...
Main- ab isme sharmana kyun. Maine to bachpan me inhi haato se kapde pahanaye hai. Ab mujhse kya sharmana.
Sujay: "Haan, main pahan leta hoon. Aap..."
Maa: "Ab isme sharmana kyun? Maine to bachpan mein inhi haathon se tumhe kapde pahanaye hain. Ab mujhse kya sharmana?"
Main: (apne aap se sochta hua) Unki baat sahi hai, lekin yeh pal kuch aur hi mahsoos kara raha hai.
Maine apni shirt utar di, lekin thoda asahaj mahsoos kar raha tha. Shayad thoda sharm bhi tha.
Maa ki nazar meri or padti hai, aankhon mein halka chamak aata hai
Maa- "kya baat hai, Sujay. Tumhari body kitni mazboot ho gayi hai.
maine bas haan me sir hila diya.
Komal ko laga ki woh kitna badal gaya hai... yeh sharir, yeh taakat, yeh aatmavishwas... mera chhota Sujay ab ek purush ban chuka hai.
((sujay maa ki taraf dekhta hai. Komal ek tak sujay ko dekh rahi thi. Sujay young tha lekin uska mardana sharir aisa tha ki koi bhi ladki dekh turant pighal jaaye. Shayad kuch pal ke liye komal bhi use aise hi dekh rahi thi. Ya ho sakta hai wo apne bete ko dekh rahi thi. Jo kabhi chota hua karta tha aur aaj itna bada ho chuka hai))
Maine turant hi t shirt pahan Li. Aur maa se chalne ke liye kaha.
Ab hum dono car me the. Dono ka safar pune ke un selected gaon me tha. Karib dhai ghante ka hi Safar tha.
Main- to chalein..
Maa ne mujhe dekh muskurate hue haa kaha. Main car chalu ki aur un gaon ki taraf nikal pade. Unhone apni ek diary aur pen nikal kar rakha.
Hum dhire dhire apne lakshya ki taraf badh rahe the. Kuch khaas baate nahi, kuch nahi. Aur main apni us uljhan me tha.
Maa- to, ye kaam bahot mushkil hua hoga nahi. Unke baad tumne sidha company ki sambhalne ka decision liya. Aur Aaj tum itna kuch accha kar rahe ho.
Main- haa muskhil to tha. Par jab aapke saath aapki ek acchi team aur experienced log wo tho chize thodi aasan hoti hai.
Maa- haa baat to sahi hai.
Main- to agar aapne writing chod di hai to ab aap kya karti hai.
Maa- agar tum apna dhyan tasweero se hatakar thoda thik se dekhte to tumhe pata chal jaata ki main filhaal kya karti hoon.
Main ek pal ke liye shock hogaya lekin maa ke chahre par ek muskan thi.
Main- main...main samjha nahi.
Maa- ab itne bhi bhole mat bano. Kya tumne dekha nahi waha kitne saare newspapers the.
Main-haa dekha to tha par uska kya.
Maa- main usi newspaper ke liye articles likhti hoon. Waise travel writing aur wo bilkul alag hai. To ye mat kahana ki main wapas wahi kyun karti hoon.
Main- oh accha. Mujhe nahi pata tha.
Maa- waise nahi uske mujhe koi travelling karne ki jaroorat hai aur nahi mujhe daily office jakar baithna padta. Jyadatar kaam work from home hi hain. To kah sakte ho ki main ek type ki job karti hoon.
Main- accha. Mujhe bas laga ki aap bina kisi kaam ke kaise rahti hogi.
Maa hasne lagi. Mujhe bhi thodi hasi aagyi. Lekin dar tha ki kahi wo un tasweero ke baare me wo na bole. shayad unhe bhi wah chiz awakward lag rahi thi.
Kuch der baad hum ek gaon ke paas jaane Lage. Main car chala raha tha aur maine Mrs pooja ko call kiya.
Main- hum us gaon me aaye hai, jahapar aapne kaha tha. Mujhe us insaan ke details dijiye jinse hume milna hai.
Mrs pooja- ji sir, wo is gaon ke mukhiya hai to wahi aapse mulakat karenge.
Car chalate wakt mera dhyaan phone me hi tha.
Maa (jor se chillate hue)- ruko sujay.
Maine achanak se brake mar diya aur gaadi ke tyres ghiste hue ruk gayi.
Main- Kya hua.
Maa ne darwaza khola aur car se utarkar bahar gayi. Main bhi hairani se unke piche piche chala gaya. Maine dekha ki waha ek choti si billi thi. Maa ne us billi ko God me uthaya.
Maa- dekho to ye kitni pyaari hai, hai na sujay.
Main- main to dar gaya. Mujhe laga Aisa kya hai ki aap itne tezi se chillayi.
Maa ne aaspaas dekha. Unhe laga ki shayad is bacche ki maa aaspaas hogi lekin koi nahi tha.
Maa- Sujay, kya hum ise apne saath le jaa sakte hai.
Mujhe waise paltu ka koi shauk nahi tha.
Main- lekin kyun, hume shayad..
Maa- Sujay, please.
Maa ke chahre par wo nadani dekh mujhse raha nahi gaya.
Main- thik hai. Ab chaliye dee hi rahi.
Hum wapas car me baith gaye. Aur maa ne us billi ko apne God me le liya. Ab hum gaon ke andar Gaye. Gaon bahot chota sa tha. Lekin hara bhara. Sidhe saadhe log. Kuch bacche hamari car ko dekh piche aane lage.
Sujay- Dekho to ye billi kitni pyaari ha, hai na.
hum gaon ke andar pahoch gaye. Main aur maa ne apne campaign ke liye sabse pehle gaon ke mukhiya se milne ka faisla kiya. Gaon ka chowk ek chhoti si jagah thi, jahan ek purani peepal ke ped ke neeche mukhiya apni charpai par baitha tha. Uske charon taraf kuch gaonwale khade the, jinme se kuch budhe the aur kuch jawan, sab apne apne kapdon mein gaon ki parampara ko jiwant kar rahe the—kisi ke sar par safed paggadi thi, to kisi ne sari ka pallu apne kandhe par daala tha.
Mukhiya ek shant swabhav ka aadmi tha, uske chehre par gahri rekhein thi jo zindagi ke lambe tajurbe ki kahani sunati thi. Uski aankhon mein ek ajeeb si roshni thi, jaise woh har pal ko apne dil mein basaye rakhta ho.
Maine aage badhkar apne haathon ko jodte hue bola,
Main- "Namaste, hum yahan ek campaign ke liye aaye hain. Hum aapke gaon ke kissanon se milna chahte hain, jo hamare products ka istemaal kar rahe hain. Kya aap humein unke saath jud sakte hain?"
Mukhiya- are aaiye sujay ji, wo aapke company me jo rajesh kaam karta hai na. Wo isi gaon ka hai. Usi ne kaha tha ki aap aane wale hai. Lekin usne ye nahi bataya ki aap itne jawan hai.
Main muskurate hue- accha to rajesh kaka isi gaon se hai. Tabhi main sochu ki unhone hamari team ko ye gaon kyun kaha. Chalo ye to accha hua. Kya hum shuru kare.
Mukhiya ne dheere se apna sar hilaya, uski muskaan mein ek garv tha. Usne ek aadmi ko ishara kiya aur bola.
Mukhiya- Achha, thik hai. Main unhe bula leta hoon. Thodi der rukiye, woh aa jayenge."
Mukhiya ne apni charpai se uthne ki koshish ki, lekin maine ne turant kaha, "Nahi nahi, aap baithiye, hum intezaar kar lenge."
Mukhiya ne us aadmi se kahkar hume ek aur charpaayi di.
Mukhiya- koi nahi, jabtak log nahi aayenge tabtak aap baith lijiye.
Main aur maa- ji dhanyawad.
Mukhiya ne ek aurat ko ishara kiya aur unhe chai lekar aane ke liye kaha.
Mukhiya- waise aapke saath ye kaun hai sujay ji.
Main thoda asamanjas me tha. Maine maa ki taraf dekha.
Main- ji ye, komal ji hai. Ye ek travel writer hai..a..thi. wo har jagah travel karke apni kahaniya likhti hai aur kisi kitabo ya kisi aur madhyam se logo tak pahunchati hai.
Shayad waha ki aurato ya kuch mardo ko maa ka ye profession accha nahi laga.
Mukhiya- humne to aisa pahli baar suna hai. Par ab jamana badal gaya logo ke kaam karne ke tarike bhi badal gaye hai.
Main- ji haa.
Thodi der baad, chowk mein kuch kissan jama hone lage. Unke kapde dhoop aur pasine se geele the, lekin unke chehre par ek chamak thi, jaise unki mehnat ka fal unhone apne haathon mein mahsoos kiya ho. Unke saath hi gaon ke gramapanchayat ka koi sadasya tha. Shayad utna padha likha na ho par wo in products ko janta tha.
maine maa ki taraf ishara kiya.
Maa- ji namaste , main komal aur ye sujay hai.
Aadmi- ji main hariya. Aur rajesh bhai ne hume bola tha ki aap aane wale the.
Hariya ne har kisaan se us product ke aane se pahle aur uske baad ke har chizo ko batane ke liye kaha. Har kisaan apne alag alag kisse suna raha tha.
Komal ne yeh sab sunte hue apna chhota sa notebook khola, jo unhone apne bag se nikala tha. Unhone apni kalam ko haath mein li aur kissanon ki baaton ko bade dhyan se sunna shuru kiya. Woh har ek se alag-alag sawaal karti—unke kheton ke baare mein, unki roz ki mehnat ke palon ke baare mein, aur unki ummeedon ke baare mein. Usne ek kissan se poocha, jaise woh har shabd ko apne dil se jod rahi ho.
Isi beech, wo chhoti si billi, Komal ke pairon ke paas aayi aur khelne lagi. Yeh billi chhoti thi, uske baal hare rang ke the, aur uski aankhon mein ek shararat bhari chamak thi. Kabhi woh Komal ki kalam par jhapti, to kabhi unke notebook ke kone ko apne chhote-chhote panje se kuredti. Ek baar to usne kalam ko apne muh mein lene ki koshish ki, lekin Komal ne hanskar use hata diya. Gaonwale yeh dekhkar halke se hasne lage, aur mukhiya ke chehre par bhi ek pyari si muskaan aa gayi.
Billi ki yeh shararat ne chowk mein ek halki si khushi ka mahol bana diya, jaise yeh pal sabki thakan ko bhoola raha ho.
Main paas hi baith kar yeh sab dekh raha tha, apne haathon ko pocket mein daale. Maine maa ki writing ki kala ko bade gaur se dekha—jis tarah woh kissanon ki har baat ko samajh kar use ek kahani mein pesh kar rahi thi, woh kamaal tha. Har kissan ki awaaz, unki mehnat ki kahani, aur unki chhoti-chhoti khushiyan—sab kuch maa ke kalam ke neeche jeevant ho utha tha.
Main sochne laga ki , "Yeh sirf likhna nahi hai, yeh to logon ki zindagi ko kagaz par saans dena hai."
Maine dekha ki maa ka chehra likhte waqt ek alag si roshni se bhar jata tha, jaise woh apne kaam mein kho chuki ho. Yeh dekhkar mera dil unki is kabiliyat se prabhavit ho utha, lekin uske dil mein ek ajib si uljhan bhi jagi—kya yeh sirf tarif thi, ya kuch aur?
End of update -14
