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May ki tapati dopahar, chaaro taraph maano aag baras rahi ho. Sadaken, galiya, chauraahe, har taraph garmi ne ha - ha kaar macha rakha tha. Log pankho se, paani se, kisi tarah khud ko thanda rakhane ke jugaad mein lage the. Sadakon par gaadiyaan ka dhuaan bhi maano aag ki lapato mein nikal raha ho. Chaaro taraph logo mein traahi – 2 machi hui thi.
“Bhagavaan kya aaj hamen bhun kar khaane ka iraada hai ?” Kasbe ke chauraahe par kapade ki chhatari mein khud ko kisi chhipaati chhoti si sabji ki dukaan mein baithi Tiger Tai boli.
Naam sunakar aap ko thodi hairaani ho rahi hogi ? Asal mein Tiger Tai city ke paas ke jangal ki sarahad par rahati hai jahaan usane apani bakariyon ko bachaane ke lie ek baagh ke dando se maarakar uske daant tod die the. Tab se log inhen Tiger Tai kahate hai.
Garmi ki vajah se pasine aur umas se Tiger Tai ka bura haal tha. Saamane rakhi sabji bhi maano usaki dukaan par hi rakhi pakane ke mud mein thi.
“Tai lagata hai aaj tera bulaava aa gaya hai upar se.” Paas hi phalo ki rehadi lagaaye khade Jams bond ne kaha.
Inake naam ki bhi apani ek kahaani hai. In mahaashay ko pure city ki khabar rahati hai, ladako ke ladakiyon ko pataane se lekar city ke vidhaayak ki wife ke naitalais kharidane tak aur kisi ki patni ke bhaagane se lekar city mein aaye naye aadami tak. Mr. Jams Bond har marj ki dava hai, aur sabase badi baat, unhen ye naam khud police ne diya hai.
“Kamine mare mere dushman.” Tiger Tai use daantati hui “ Abhi to mujhe 100 saal jina hai.”
“Tai ye duniya paapiyon se bhari padi hai tera yahaan rahana thik nahi hai.”
“Tujhe bataane ki jarurat nahi hai kaun paapi hai kaun kya ? Mujhe kab marana hai mujhe pata hai.” Tai use ghurati hui “ chup chaap apane phal bech.”
“Seb kya bhaav die ?” Rehadi par aakar khada hote aadami ne puchha.
“Ji saahab ji 50 rupaya kilo, bade hi mithe seb hai.”
“He bhagavaan ! ham garibo par thodi si daya kar.” Tiger Tai haath jodati hui “Jyaada kuchh nahi to chhaav (chhaaya) hi kar de, kuchh chain hi mil jaayega.”
Maano bhagavaan Tiger Tai ki praarthana ka wait hi kar raha tha. Tai ne baat puri bhi nahi ki thi achaanak ek bahut bada baadal suraj ke saamane aa gaya. Sab ke chahare par chamak laut aayi.
“Are vaah chaachi !! teri praarthana mein to badi taakat hai.”Bond majaak lete hue “Mere lie ek mahal bhi maang de.”
“Duniya ki bhalai ke baare mein sochoge to sab kuchh mil jaayega, is tarah maangane se kuchh milata to ye duniya kab ki mit jaati.” Tai ne bhadak kar kaha.
“Teri lila tu hi jaane Tai, par tere kahane se bhagavaan ne chhaav kar di is lie.....”Bond Tai ki taraph seb uchhaalate hue “ Ye seb inaam mein le.”
“Taazi sabji lo, taazi sabji........!!!” Tai seb sidai mein rakh apane kaam par lag gayi.
Sab us baadal ko dhanyavaad de rahe the.
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Dusari taraph us baadal mein kuchh bijali chamak rahi thi. Vishaal baadal ko dur se dekhane se aisa lag raha tha maano hava ne apane jor par parvat ko utha liya ho, insaani duniya ki hakikat se dur, baadal ke upari taraph kuchh alag hi tha, jo shaayad insaan kabhi soch hi nahi sakata tha. Ek alag duniya, suraj ki raushani mein chaandi se chamakate aakaash ko chhute ped, prakrti ke man lagaakar banaaye, hare bhare pahaad aur dudh sa girata jharanon ka bedaag paani, apani hi dhun mein gaate pakshiyon ki aisi prajaatiyaan jo shaayad hi un baadalo se kabhi niche aayi ho. Har tarah ke phalo se ladhe pedo ke bagiche, aur aapase mein khelate jangali jaanavaron ke bachche, man mein base svarg ki yaande taaja kar rahe the.
Dur pahaado ki pahunch se dur dikhata ke bhavy city, jo shaayad chaandani ko bhi phika kar raha tha. Najaro ke aakhiri bindu tak unchi imaarate, vishaal daravaaje, aate – jaate Rajao ke kaal ki poshaake pahane log aur kahin se aati ek mithi ghante ki aavaaj. Dikhane mein kisi puraani raja ki kahaaniyon jaisa city, jahaan bhavyata aur khushahaali ke basere thi, jisako dekhane ki lie shaayad har koi marata ho.
Khair aage badhate hai. Suraj ki Suraj ki chamakadaar aur dharati par tikhi lagane vaali dhup city mein ghum rahe logo ko maano garm kar rahi ho, ye bhi kah sakate hai vahaan ke log dhup ko sek rahe the. City mein phalo, kapado, pakavaan ghar ki saaph - saphai ke saamaanon aur paani ke bartanon ki dukaanon par bhid lagi hui thi. Godha - daagaadi par saamaan le jaate logo ka chillaana, city ki adako ko saaf karate logo ka shor, apani kaanch ke bartan ki dukaan ka promotion karata aadami aur vishaal ped ki patti se patang banaate chhoti si dukaan mein aadami ka bachcho ki lagi bhid ko hata raha tha. Logo ka hansana, bachchon ka khilakhilaana aur dukaanadaaro ka saamaan ke raet ke lie ladana, sab kuchh normal lag raha tha, par vo sab maano aankhon ka dhoka maatr ho.
logo ke hansane mein majaburi, bachcho ke khilakhilaana jabarajasti aur dukaanadaar maano sab ka dhyaan bataane ki koshish kar raha ho. Har kisi ki aankhon mein ek ajib sa khauph aur ek - dusare ko dekhane ki jaldabaaji maahaul ko bhi rahasyamayi bana rahi thi. Achaanak sadako par lohe ki agadane ki aavaaj aane lagi aur jaanavaron ne bhi mano apani saanse rok li ho. Dar mein akadi logo ki gardan dhire – 2 ek sidai ghumane lagi. Maasum se chhote bachche sadak ke kinaare apani maan ke aanchalo mein chhipe liya. Hr koi dur vishaal dravaaje par najare jamaaye hue the maano koi bhoot nikal kar aa raha ho. Bachcho ki aankhe aur apani maan ke kapade ko chhoti ungaliyon se dabaana saaph bata raha tha city mein dar aur khauph ka kitane raaj tha. Kuchh hi palo mein hathiyaar band ek sena ki tukadi mustaid aankhon aur suraj ki roshani mein chamakati dhaar vaale hathiyaaron ke saath logo ki taraph badh rahi thi. Apane kaanpate pairo ko sabhaale log girate – padate sadak ko khali kar rahe the. Jaise -2 sena ki tukadi paas aa rahi thi logo ki dhadakan badhati ja rahi thi.
City ki bhid ke bich mein aa sena ki tukadi ruk gayi aur sab ke aage apani talavaar ko pholaadi kavach mein thaamen, lamba – chhoda bhari sharir ke saath tukadi ka naayak, baaj jaisi najaro se sadak ke donon sidai khade logo ke chahare par ubhar rahe dar ko dekh raha tha. Logo ki tham – 2 kar aa rahi saanse usake kaano mein padi. Do palo baad usane apane jute ko patakana shuru kiya to log kaanpane lage aur apani maa ke aanchal mein chhipa bachcha rone laga. Ghabaraahat mein aurat use chup karane lagi, par tukadi naayak ko dekh bachcha rota raha.
“Mujhe do ise....” Tukadi naayak ne aurat ke saamane haath phailaaye.
“Shama kar dijiye maanyavar bachcha hai !!” Aurat usake pairo mein jhukati boli.
“Maine kaha mujhe do.” Tukadi naayak ne maano aadesh diya ho.
“Maanyavar.......!!” Aurat bol hi rahi thi, tukadi naayak ne jara si talavaar bahaar nikali.
Aurat ne rota bachcha tukadi naayak ki taraph kar diya.
“Tum ro kyon rahe ho ?” Tukadi naayak ne pyaar mein bachche se puchha.
Bachcha usaki shakl dekh rota raha.
“Tum !! mujhe batao, ye ro kyon raha hai ?” Tukadi naayak ne paas khade aadami se puchha.
Aadami ki maano kisi ne saanse hi chhin li ho.
“Ahahare ho ?”
Pichhe khade sainik muskuraane lage.
“Ji vo .....” Apani saanso ko sabhaalate aadami dhire se “Bachcha aapase dar gaya hai.”
“Kyon....?”
“Ji vo.....” Aadami ki jubaan nahi khuli.
“Mainne puchha kyon !!?” Tukadi naayak lagabhag chillaaya tha.
Maano aadami ke saare javaab tukadi naayak ke chillaane se khatm ho gaye ho.
“Main bataata hun ......” Tukadi naayak dar se ghabara rahe logo ke chahare dekh “I saki vajah hai aap sab.”
Log dar aur chonfusion ke saath ek - dusare ka chahara dekh man mein hi savaal kar rahe the.
“Is bachche ko kisane bataaya dar kya chij hai, mujhase darana hai ise kaise pata chala ? Ise kisane bataaya main ise nukasaan kar sakata hun ?”
Sabake chahare maanon gardan se alag hone lage ho.
“Aap sab ko saamaany dikhane ke lie bola gaya tha par.......!!” Tukadi naayak gusse mein “Aap dikhaava to saamaany ka kar rahe hai, par dare hue, ghabarae hue, marane ke lie hamensha taiyaar. Aap hamaari kya madad karenge, aap to khud hi chaahate hai koi aakar aapako maar daale.” Havaon ko bhi shaant karati raubadaar aavaaj ke saath tukadi naayak “Dard maare jaane mein nahi, marane ki kalpana mein hota hai. Aapake jo haalaat hai unhen dekh koi bhi aasaani se aapake bich ghusakar phaayada utha sakata hai.” Naayak ek pal words rokate hue “Jaise ki ye....!!!” Kahate hue tukadi naayak ne bachche ki gardan ghuma diAurat chillaati hui tukadi naayak ki taraph daudi to ek pal hi laga tukadi naayak ko haath se jaadui kiran usaki gardan par ghumaane mein. Sadak ko apane khun se rangati aurat tin hi pal mein mar gayi. Phir se log chillaane lage.
“Shaant rahiye !!!” Chamakati kiran ke saath haath ko upar uthaata tukadi naayak “Ye hamaare log nahi the.”
Do hi palo mein aurat aur bachcha kaale lambe khataranaak jangali jaanavar mein badal gaye. Logo ko maano apani aankhon par vishvaas hi na ho raha ho.
“Dekha aapake dar ka natija, ye tha hamen aap ko samajhaane ka inaam.” Tukadi naayak pichhe khade sainiko se “Band kar do sab kuchh city mein, ye log isi laayak hai.”
sainik chilaalaate hue logo ko unake gharo mein band karane lage. Dukaan, baajaar, menle sab par taala lagaaya jaane laga. Log chillaate rahe par maano tukadi naayak par phark hi na pad raha ho. Kuchh hi minaton mein city ki sadak par sivae sena ki tukadi aur un do laashon ke koi nahi tha. Sena ki tukadi aage badh gayi.
“Aapako kaise pata chala maanyavar vo ghusapaithiya the ?” Pichhe chal rahe sainik ne jigyaasa ke saath puchha.
“Hamaare logo ki aankhe laal rang ki hoti hai jabaki insaani duniya mein kaali, nili, laal, sunahari.” Nayak Sainik pre ek dekhcr “Un donon ki aankhe nili thi, insaan yahaan nahi aa sakata aur hamaare logo ki aankhe kabhi nili nahi ho sakati to......”
“To phir ye......?” Sainik bol hi raha tha.
“Vahi ghusapaithiya the jinhonne sab ki naak mein dam kar rakha hai.” Tukadi naayak gusse mein saamane khaali baajaar ko dekhane ke baad “ hamaare logo ke dar ka phaayada utha un mein mil gaye.”
“Par bachcha aapako dekhakar roya kyon ?”
“Gusse se bachane ka sabase aasaan tarika maasumiyat hai, usane usi hathiyaar ka sahaara liya, par....”
“Baaj ki najar dhoka kha sakati hai aapaki nahi.” sainik ne baat puri kar di.
Tukadi naayak chupachaap aage badh gaya.
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