Unwal

By Aryesh Maurya

Kuchh kahaniyan aisi hoti hain, jiski shuruaat hame nahi pata hoti hai. Magar ham kabhi unhe khatm bhi nahi hone dena chahte hain, to ham sawaal karte hain. Ye kahani hame kuch aise hi sawalo ki or le jaati hai. 

Mera janm Aami Nadi ke kinare base, ek gaon mein hua tha. Aur ye kahani usi gaon se jude unn palon ki hai, jiski aakhri gawah shayad meri hi pidhi hogi. Unwal. Poore jile ke sabse bade gaon mein se ek hua karta tha. 

Bachpan ki baat hai, tab ek manjile se uncha kisi ka ghar tha hi nahi, tab ek ped tha pipal ka, jiski sabse unchi daal par chadh ke hum bacche, dur tak ke nazaare ka anand liya karte. 

Charon taraf jahan tak najar jaati, Unwal apne kheto ki harisunehri chadar se aise dhaka rehta, ki maano kshitij par wo aasmaan ki neeli chadar se sila hua ho. 

Bachpan me ek gaay bhi thi hamaare yaha. Gori. Wo itni gori thi ki maine uska naam Gori hi rakh diya tha. Jaanwaro me kitni mamta hoti hai, ye maine usko dekh ke hi samjha tha. Garmiyo me main aur dadaji usko le kar nadi mein nehlane ke liye le jaya karte the. Uss nadi ka pani itna saaf hota, ki aksar ham bhi Gori ke sath ek do dubkiya laga hi lete. 

Par ek din jab ham nadi se laute, to Gori zor zor se rambhaane lagi. Hame samajh nahi aaya to hamne vaid ko bulaya, magar unke aane se pehle hi Gori ne damm tod diya. 

Uss ghatna ke kuchh dino baad, nadi ke pani se ek badbu aane lagi, jisse pura gaon pareshan ho gya. Pata laga ki ek naya kaarkhaana khula hai, jiska kachra wo nadi mein dalte hain. Gaowalo ki lagatar shikayato ke baad bhi kuchh 5 saal lage uss kaarkhaane ko band karwaane me. Par ab, nadi me pani hi nahi bacha hai. Bacha h bas kachra.

Khair jo hua so hua... baatein purani ho gyi. 

Uske baad ham bhi sheher chale aaye apni padhaai karne, aur gaon aana jana kam ho gaya. Fir sheher badla, aur gaon wahin chhoot gaya. 

3 saal snatak pura karne ke baad jab mai ghar wapas lauta, to gaon jaakr dadaji se milne ki badi ichha hui. Aur jab mujhe ye pta chala ki Papa ne retirement plan ke tehet, gaon wala ghar 3 manjila banwa liya hai, to meri khushi maano doguni. Maine socha chalo ab apne Unwal ka nazaara lene ke liye wo ped to nahin chadhna padega. 

Inhi khayalo me magan, mai papa ke sath gaon ke liye nikal pada. Ham ghar pahuche, mai dadaji se mila, wo mujhe hamaara naya bana ghar dikhane lage. Lekin mujhe dekhna tha apna Unwal. To mai seedha sabse upar wali chhat pe ja pahucha. 

Wahan ki hawa me, wo aazaad mitti ki wahi mehek aaj bhi thi. Mann ko bada sukoon mila. 

Fir maine nazar ghumaai aur mujhe badlaav nazar aane lage. Mere ghar ke aaspas aur bhi logo ne pakke bahumanjile makaan banwa liye the. Pagdandiyon ki jagah sadkon ne le li thi. Aur wo pipal ka ped, wo bhi sadak nirmaan ke liye kaat diya gya tha. 

Fir meri nazar padi kshitij par, aur wo lamha mujhe khayalo aur sawalo ki gehri khai me dhakel gaya. 

Wo kheto me fasal ki chadar chhoti ho chuki thi. Jaha pe kabhi aasmaan aur Unwal ki sunehri hariyali ek kesariya dhaage se sile rehte, waha ab kuch nirmaan-aadheen imaaratein nazar aa rahi thi. Ab wo silaai mujhe khulti hui dikhne lagi. Aur uss khulti silaai me se, sheher kareeb aata lagne laga. 

Kuch khet to itne bejaan dikhe, ki maano apne liye ek kisaan ke intezaar me arso se vrat rakkhe baithe ho. Gaur kiya to ab kisi ke ghar pe gaay - bhains bhi nhi thi.

Uss lamhe me ek dar ka ehsas hua, jo hamesha se aaspaas hi tha, magar pehle kabhi mujhe dikha nahi. 

Bachpan mein jo gaon bahut bada lagta tha, wo mere bade hone ke sath shayad khud hi boodha ho raha hai. 

Shehrikaran ke naam par nayi imaaratein, godaam aur karkhane Unwal ke badan par jhurriyon ki tarah chadhte jaa rahe hain. 

Uss lamhe me mujhe kuchh bohot aham khota hua mehsoos hua. Ehsaas hua ki vastav me ham kitne samvedanheen ho chuke hain... aur bewakoof bhi... 

Main sochne laga ki aakhir aisi kya majboori hai? Ham kaise bhool gaye ki khane ke liye kamana nahin, ugaana jaruri hai... 

Ham kaise shahron mein jakar apne gaon bhool gaye? Imaaraton ki parchhai me, pedon ki chhaon bhul gaye? 

Kaun sa aaram pa liya hamne shahron mein jakar? 

Kaun hai sheheri jise na koi dukh ho? 

To fir ye nirmaan kaisa, jisme vinash pramukh ho? 

Dekho na jin kheton ke anaaj ham khate the, Aaj ye nirmaad unhi kheton ko khaa raha hai. Kitne achraj ki baat hai na! ham sheher ja rahe hain, aur sheher gaon aa raha hai.

By Aryesh Maurya