“Tak bak tak bak tak bak tak bak aaj main talwar se maar doonga…..tak bak tak bak…..
ha ha ha ha….. kahan bhaag ke jayega badmassh kahinka…..?” “Ruku idhar aao beta
pitaaji dilli jaa rahein hain” Ruku apni maa ki awaaz paate hi khilona chodkar apne
pitaaji ke godh mein jaa bhaithta hai. Horipodo babu apne kaam ke silsile se chaar din
ke liye Dilli jaa rahein the, “Beta kya chahiye tumhe Dilli se?” “ Pitaaji mere liye ek
talwaar le aanaa, mere sipahiyon ke paas talwaarein kam hai” Horipodo babu muskuraake
Ruku ke gaalon ko puchkarte hue bolein “Thik hain main Lal Quille mein Shah Jahan
se do teen talwaarein maang ke le aaunga”. “Sach pitaaji?.....Yeh Shah Jahan kaun
hai?....” “Arre!!! Suno tum kya isske baton mein pad rahe ho. Chalo tumhe station bhi toh
jana hai, jaldi niklo nahi toh raaste mein jaam ke wajah se tumahari train chhuth jayegi”
Horipodo ki patni ne kaha. Horipodo ne apne bete ko godh se utara aur apni attaychi
lekar nikal gaye.
Horipodo babu raaste mein jaam ke wajah se local train mein safar karna hi thik samjhe
taki Dum Dum station local train se pahaunch jayenge aur phir waha se dusri train lekar
dilli chale jayenge.
LOCAL TRAIN…..
Horipodo babu local train mein aankhein band kiye bhaithe hue the. Poschim Bongo
mein local train-o mein safar karne ka alag hi maza hai. Aap kabhi boriyaat mahsoos
nahi karenge, khuch na khuch dilchasp cheeze ghathti rehti hai. Aapko lagega ki aapne
train ka ticket nahi kisi rangmanch ka ticket kaata hai. Kabhi logon ke adbhut batein
sunne ko milengi, toh kabhi pheriwaalo ko anokhe andaazo mein alag alag cheeze bechte
hue paaye jayenge…… “ AE SUUUUAR KA BACCHA, GADDHE KA BACCHA,
BANDAR KA BACHCHA..” tabhi Horipodo babu ke paas bhaithe hue yaatri ne cheekhe
pheriwaale se bola “ Saale!! gaali kisko deta hai? Tabhi pheriwale ne ek dabba apne jholi
se nikal ke bola “AAGAR AAPKO KAATE, TOH YEH TAMBAKTU OINTMENT
LAGAAYIYE”. Apne Horipodo babu ke liye yeh sab aam baat thi. Kuch hi der baad
achanak Horipodo ke sar ke theek upar train ke deewar se takrakar ek cheez Horipodo
babu ke godh mein aakar girti hai. Horipodo babu kuch sambhal paate ki ek pheriwala
aake bolta hai “Kyun babu, dariye mat, yeh chaaku nahi…kalam hai dhekhiye deewar
se takrane ke baad bhi toota nahi aaur kaisa mast likh raha hai”. Horipodo babu thoda
muskurake bole “Shukriya, par mere paas meri apni kalam hai” kehkar woh apni
kammeez ke bayein jeb mein haath rakhte hain magar… “Meri…..meri kalam kahan
hai…..?” Horipodo babu apne seat se uth khadhe hue aur jhuk kar seat ke neeche
dhekhne lage. Issi beech Dum Dum station aa jata hai aur weh utar jaate hain.Unki Dilli
wali train dusri platform mein khadhi thi. Horipodo babu pareshan se ho gaye the, unka
kalam sirf unka kalam nahi tha ek sahayogi bhi tha. Woh kisi tarah train mein chadke
apne samaan ko seat ke neeche rakh ke bhaith jaate hain. Train chal padti hai. “Sahaab
yeh humari seat hai” Horipodo babu apne soch mein itni gaharai mein doobei hue the ki
unhone kuch suna hi nahin. Train ke ek dusre yatri ne unhe phir se bulaya “Mahashaye,
aap shayad galat seat pe bhaithe hain. Aapki ticket dhek sakta hun?” Tabhi Horipodo ne
unke taraf dhekha aur jeb se ticket nikalke unko diya aur phir se muh latkake dusri aur
dhekhne lage. “Mahashaye, yeh coach number S4 hai apki seat toh S6 mein hai.”
Horipodo Babu agli station mein utar ke coach badal lete hain aur S6 ke seat mein bhaith
jaate hai. Ek hatasha unke chehre par chhaayi hui thi…woh chalti hui train ke khidki ke bahar dusri
rail patri ki taraf dhekh rahe the. thi…woh chalti hui train ke kidkhi ke bahar
pas dusri rail patri ki taraf dhekh rahe the…..issi beech unke saamne woh manzar ubhar ke aaya jab unko yeh kalam mili thi……..
Garmiyon ka mausam tha Horipodo babu ki nayi nayi shaadi hui thi, woh pehli baar
apni patni ko ghumane kalkatte ke bahar le jaa rahein the. Ek din daftar jaane se pehle
railway station ticket arakshan karne gaye. Unhone railway counter ke bahar railway
arakshan ka parcha liya aur ek kone mein khadhe ho gaye apna naaam aur train ka naam
likhne. “Ufff!!!! Main kalam to laya hi nahi. Arre!! oh moshayi zara suniye aap mujhe
apni kalam de sakte hain woh main apni”. Tabhi dusre aadmi ne unhe apni kalam dete
hue kaha “lagta hai aap bahaut jaldi mein ghar se nikal ke aa rahein hain?” Horipodo
babu ne zara muskurake apne chashmein ko naak ke upar rakhke kaha “Aapko kaise pata
chala?” Dusre vyakti ne kaha “Aap ghar se nikalne se pehle apne kameez mein sindoor
ka daag mithana bhul gayein hain, dhekhiye.” Dusre vyakti ne aankhon se ishaara karte
hue kaha. Horipodo ka chehra sharam ke mare laal ho gaya tha aur weh kalam lekar
sar jhukaa kar arakshan parche mein likhne lage. Tabhi station ke bahaar ek dhamaka
hua, sab log station ke bahar bhaag rahe the, Horipodo babu bhi station ke bahar aakar
bhaagne lage. Log cheek cheek kar keh rahein the aatangwaadi hamla hua hai. Horipodo
babu ke haath mein arakshan ka parcha aur us vyakti ki dee hui kalam thi. Woh sochne
lage ki woh kalam us vyakti ko wapas karni chahiye ki nahi ki tabhi unhone dhekha
woh vyakti unke saamne tez rafter se chal jaa rahein hain “Arre!!! Bhaisahaab aap ka
kalam!....Suniye yeh to lete jayiye!’ Horipodo ne yeh kaha hi tha… ki ek aur dhamakha
hua aur Horipodo babu ek taraf chitak ke ghir pade.
Jab hosh aaya toh apne muthi mein woh kalam dhekha, weh uth khade hue aur bhaagte
bhaagte uss aadmi ki talash karne lage jisne unhe yeh kalam dee thi. Unhe baar baar woh
muskurata hua chehra yaad aa raha tha. Raaste mein logo ke shav khoon se latpat pare
hue the, unhi ke beech Horipodo babu ne iss vyakti ko dhund nikala, woh aadmi mar
chukka tha…Horipodo babu ne socha kya yeh kalam iske shav ke paas rakh dun? Kya
mare hue aadmi ki koi cheez apne paas rakhni chahiye. Yeh sochte sochte weh kalam
us vyakti ki jeb mein rakhne lage ki tabhi unhe khyaal aaya ki kya pata yeh kalam unke
liye bhagyashaali ho isilye shayad woh bach gaye jabki woh iss vyakti ke khuchi faasle
par the jab dusra dhamakha hua. Yeh sochkar unhone woh kalam apne paas rakh liya.
Jab woh uthkar jaane lage toh unko ek khyaal aaya ki is vyakti ke parijano ko ittala
karni chahiye. Woh us shav ke paas baith gaye aur patloon ki jeb se us vyakti ka batua
nikala aur use kholte hi unhe usmein se us vyakti ke office ka pehchaan patra milaa,
usmein ghar ka pata likha hua tha. Woh ek rikshe mein us shav ko lekar us vyakti ke ghar
pahaunchte hain. Unke khud ki kameez is vyakti ke khoon se latpat ho gayi thi . Hala ki
choth inko bhi lagi thi par in sab ghatanao ke beech, woh apna dard bhool gaye the. Kuch
der baad woh shav lekar is vyakti ke ghar pahunchkar darwaaza khathkhatate hain, jab
darwaaza khulta hai to tabhi Horipodo babu bol padte hain “Tum?”………
“ sir chai peeyenge adrak waali chaaye” ek chaye wala train mein musaafiron se pooch
raha tha, Horipoda babu ne uski taraf dhekh kar haan bhari, garam garam chaye peene
ke baad unka man thoda shaant hua, thodi der mein ticket checker aakar ticket mangne
laga. Horipodo babu ne ticket diya aur ticket checker ke kalam ko dekhkar unko phir se
apni kalam ki yaad aa gayi, unhone apne jeb ko phir se dhekha aur lambi saans lekar phir
se muh latkake bhaith gaye…… baaki din train mein sadharan tarike se guzra, raat ko
kareeb nau baje unhone phir bhojan kiya aur phir bakse se apne daftar ke khuch kagzaat
nikale aur unko gaur se padne lage. Padte padte……….
“Horipodo babu o Horipodo babu mera kalam aapke paas hai Horipodo babu?” jis
vyakti ne unko us din kalam likhne ke liye diya tha woh Horipodo babu se apna kalam
mang rahe the, khoon se latpat kapde phathe hue Horipodo babau ke taraf chale aa rahe
the…Horipodo babu ek kalam ko pakade hue the jo ki 6 feet lamba aur 2 feet chaura
tha… “ nahi yeh kalam main nahi de sakta yeh bahaut bagyhashaali kalam hai mere
liye main nahi de sakta “ Horipodo babu us 6 feet ke kalam ko apne haatho aur shareer
se jakde hue the ki achanak us mare hue vyaikti ne Horipodo babu ko dhakkha diya.
Horipodo babu kalam sahit zameen mein gir gaye aur woh kalam tooth gaya, kalam tuth
te hi sihai ki jaga laal khoon bahane laga. Horipodo ki kameez khoon se latpat ho gayi
thi. Us mare hue vyakti ne Horipodo babu ko bola “Meri kalam wapas…..”
“Sahaab Dilli aa gaya hai ab uthiye ?” Train ke ticket cheker ne aakar kaha.
DILLI
Dilli pahaunchkar weh ek hotel mein chale gaye jahan pehle se unke naam se ek kamra
book tha. Unhone apna samaan rakha, haath muh dhoye aur turant hotel se nikal gaye ek
stationery ki dukan ki khoj mein. “Bhaisahab, aapke paas kaali syahi wali Chelpark ka
kalam hoga?” Dukaandaar ne unhe Chelpark ke paanch-che kalam dikhaye aur Horipodo
babu ko ek kagaaz thamathe hue kaha “Yeh lijiye, likhke dhekh lije.” Tabhi Horipodo
babu ne muskurake unmein se ek kalam uthaya aur likhne ke bajaye use apne kameez
ki jeb mein rakha aur aankh bandh karke kalam par apna hath pherene lage, phir dukaan
mein idhar udhar chalne lage. Dukaandar yeh saab dhekh raha tha. “Achaa bhaisahab
isse thoda bhaari wajan ka kalam milega?” Dukandaar thoda chakit hoke bole “Matlab?”
Horipodo babu ne apne chashme ko naak ke upar karte hue kaha “Matlab thoda aur
wajandar”. Dukaandar ne thodi apni kameez ke kolar ko theek karte hue aur muskuraate
hue bola “Sir kalam ka wajan toh likhne wale pe nirbhar karta hai. Woh kaise usse upyog
mein laata hain.........kyun sir....... thik nahi kaha maine?” Horipodo babu muskurayein aur kalam
ka daam chuka kar kalam lekar hotel mein aa gaye.
Hotel ke bageeche mein Horipodo babu ek pyaali chai lekar bhaithe hue the, unke haath
mein kalam tha jisko woh ulat palat ke dhekh rahe the. Tabhi woh uth khade hue aur paas
pada ek chotha sa pathar apne haath mein utha liya aur apne hotel ke kamrein mein chale
gaye. Unhone apna baksa khola,kapde seene ke dhaage ka ek roll nikala. Horipodo babu ne woh chotha
sa pathar kalam par dhaage se bandh diya aur apne jeb mein rakh ke, kamrein mein
chalne lage aur jeb par hath rakhte hue bole “Ab thik hai?”
Agle din unke daftar ka conference tha jiske liye woh Dilli aaye the. Dilli ke Indian
Habitat Centre mein jab woh pahunche toh unhe bataya gaya ki kissi kaaran varsh,
conference agle din hoga. Horipodo babu ne socha issi beech Dilli ghooma jaye. Unhone
taye kiya pehle hotel jayenge phir kapde badal kar Dilli ghoomne nikalenge. Hotel
pahaunchte hi pata chala ki hotel mein ayakar wibhag (income tax) ki raid padi hai aur
kyunki woh bhi us hotel mein thehre hain, unko bhi wahin rukna padega jab tak ayakar
wibhag ke afsaron ki poochtach khatham na ho jaaye. Horipodo babu hatasha bharein
nazar se hotel ke sofe par bhaith gaye. Unhone jeb se apni nayi kalam nikaali aur usse
dhekhte rahe. Unhe laga unke paas unki woh poorani kalam nahi hai issiliye yeh sab ho
raha hai. Pehle toh conference ek din der se ho gaya aur ab hotel mein raid. Horipodo
babu ne kalam mein jo chotha pathar bhandha tha usko kalam se alag karke bahar phekh
diya par gadbad yeh ho gayi woh pathar bahar na jaake ek deewar par tangi tasweer
ke sheeshe se jaa takrayi aur woh tuth gayi. Horipodo babu khuch keh pate ki hotel ke
manager Horipodo babu ke saamne akar khade ho gaye. Horipodo babu unko dhekhke
bole “Woh darsal mere kalam mein ………aap….aap bill mein jod lijiyega …”
Agle din conference ke khatham hote hi unhone socha aaj mauka hai….Dilli ghuma jaye.
Dhopahar ko kareeb chaar baje Qutub Minar, chiriyaghar dhekhkar Lal Quille
pahaunche. Unhone abhi tak yeh sab kitaabo mein tasveer ke roop mein hi dhekhi
thi. Lal Quille mein ghuste hi unhe Meena Bazaar dhikh jaata hai, Horipodo babu ne
apni patni ke liye wahan se khuch jhumke, duppatte aur bete ke liye ek chhota sa putla
khareeda jisne ek talwar pakdi hui thi aur phir wahan se aage chal diye, Lal Quille ke
ek deewar par ek board tanga hua tha jismein shaam ko rangarang karyakram ‘LIGHT
AND SOUND’ ke barein mein likha hua tha. Unhone Quille ke andar ek bhojanalaye
mein khana khaya aur Light and Sound dhekhne ke liye ticket ki khidhki ki aur chale
gaye. “Light and Sound kitne baje shuru hoga?” “Sham ke chhe baje andhera hone ke
baad”.
LIGHT AND SOUND ek aisa dilchasp karyakram hai jismein apko Lal Quille ke andar
sthapith alag alag chhoti chhoti mehlon par roshni daalkar aur sangeet aur tarah tarah
ke awaazon ke madhyam se Dilli ke ithihas ke baarein mein bataya jata hai. Keh sakte
hain aapke saamne purane dilli ko pesh karna hi mul aakarshan hai. Yeh kahani Mughal
samraat ke dinno se lekar san 1947 ke beech ke waqt ko darshaata hai. LIGHT AND
SOUND karyakaarm hindi filmon aur rangmanch ke naami abhinetao ko lekar banaya
gaya hai. Iss karyakram mein aap inke sirf awaazon ko sun payenge alag alag dialogue
ke roop mein. Koi Shahjahan ki awaaz hai toh koi Aurangzeb ki. Isske nirdaishak hain
Chetan Anand.
Horipodo babu ticket khareed kar Lal Quille ke andar sthapith chhote chhothe mahalon
ko dhekh rahe the, garmi hone ke karan woh ek mahal ke andar thak ke bhaith gaye.
Dophar ka bhojan karne ke karan neend aana aniwarya tha.
UNHONE APNI AANKHON SE MAUT KE PHARISHTEH KO SHAHI
MEHAL MEIN MANDRAATE DHEKHA HAI. SHAH JAHAN KE BETON NE
YEH AFWAHEIN SUNI AUR HAR KOI HINDUSTAN KA BADSHAH BAN
BHAITHA, BHAI NE BHAI KA KHOON BAHAYA. BIMAAR BAADSHAAH
BEBASI SE YEH SAB KHOONI TAMASHA DEKHTA RAHA. AKHIRKAR
SHAH JAHAN KE TEESRE BETE SHEHAZADE MOHIRUDDIN MOHAMMED
NE SAB BHAIYON PE FATEH HASIL KI AUR SAN SOLAH SOH UNSATH
MEIN AURANGZEB AZAMGIR KE NAAM SE SHEHNSHAH KA ELAN KAR
DIYE GAYE. Issi beech Horipodo babu jag gaye, unke aas paas yeh sab awaazein
gunj rahi thi, kabhi lal toh kabhi peelein rang ki roshni unke chehre par pad rahi thi
unhe yaad ayaa ki Light and Sound ka karyakram shuru ho gaya hai par ab woh jaayein
kahan…… bahar toh andhera hai aur mehal ke andar roshni ke wajah se unke aankhein
bhi chondhiyaan jaa rahi thi, mehalon ke andar speakeron se paani ki kal kal awaazoin
se unka gaala aur bhi sookh raha tha, thodi der mein unhe durr se ghoddon ke pairon ki
awaazein sunayi dene lagi , kuch der baad woh ghodon ke awaazein unke kaano ke bilkul
paas se guzarne lagi. NAADIR SHAH GHODE PE SAWAAR HOKAR QUILLE KE
BAHAR NIKAL SADAK PAR APNE SIPAHION KE LAASHEIN DHEKHKAR
USKE AANKHON MEIN KHOON UTAR AAYA. “ JABTAK MERI TALWAAR
MYAN SE BAHAR HAI TAB TAK IS MUKKABAL SHEHAR MEIN KISIKO NA
CHORA JAYEGA….BHUDHE… BACHCHE….. MARD….. AURAT….. SABKE
SAB UTAR DO, JO SAAMNE AAYE KHATHAM KAR DO”. Horipodo babu ke
passeene chuth gaye the. Unhone jab apne haathon se apne mathe ka paseena pochha to
unke haathon mein unke bete ke liye khareeda hua putla roshni mein Nadir Shah jaisa
lagne laga tha unhone turant usse zameen par phek diya. Horipodo babu itne darein hue
the ki unke kapde passene se bheeg gaye the. Horipodo babu chup chupake khade hue aur
wahan se bhaag gaye.
Agle din Horipodo babu dophar ko kalkatte ke liye nai Dilli railway station pahunch
gaye. Kuch hi der mein train chal padti hai. Horipodo babu ab aur bhi dukhi the. Ek toh
unke paas kalam nahi thi aur dusri woh bete ke liya hua khilona Lal Quille mein chhor
aaye the. Kuch hi der mein railway karmachaari unko khaanna paros gaye, weh khana
khakar apne seat par let gaye, let tehi unke saamne upar lagi ceiling pankhe nazar aane
lage weh usko dhekhne lage aur sochne lage. Unke saamne phir se wahi kalam waali baat
wapas ubhar ke aane lagi....... Kuch der baad woh shav lekar is vyakti ke ghar pahaunchkar
darwaaza khathkhatate hain, jab darwaaza khulta hai to tabhi Horipodo babu bol padte
hain “tum”.
Horipodo babu ki patni khadi hui thi. Unki patni ke peeche us marein hue vyakti ki biwi
bhi akar khadhi hui. Jab usne apne pati ke shav ko dhekha toh cheekh padi, Horipodo
ki patni bhi saham si gayi thi. Weh Horipodo ke taraf dhekhke rone lagi, aas paas se aur
bhi log aa gaye unhone shav ko Horipodo babu ke paas se lekar ghar ke andar le gaye.
Horipodo babu ne apni patni ko sambhalte hue poocha “Tum… tum yahan kya kar rahi
ho?....” Horipodo Babu ki patni ne kaha “Kanakmala meri bachpan ki saheli hai, aur
jiska shav tum laye ho woh iska pati, subhah tumhare ghar se nikalne ke baad yeh dono
hamare ghar ka pata pooch kar hum dono se milne aaye the. Baaton baton mein jab unhe
maine bataya ki hum ghumne jaa rahein hai toh unhone bhi jaane ki iccha zahir ki….uske
baad Kanakmala ke pati ne kaha ki woh abhi railway station jayenge arakshan karne ke
liye, unhone kaha ki kanakmala khud wapas ghar chali jayegi,
Par tumnhe yeh kahan mil gaye railway station par?” “ Aare!! Main apni kalam bhool
gaya tha toh inse yeh kalam liya tha likhne ke liye ki tabhi railway sation ke bahar
dhamakha hua….” Tabhi Horipodo ki patni bol padi “Arre!! Yeh kalam toh maine hi
inko diya tha…inke paas kalam nahi thi….” Horipodo babu yeh sun kar wahin raste mein
bhaith gaye. Unko aur bhi vishwaas hogaya ki yeh kalam ke wajah se hi woh zinda the.
Tab ka din tha aur aaj ka din hai, matlab char din pehale tak unhone kabhi bhi woh kalam
apne se alag nahi hone diya. Jab unki neendh khuli toh woh station pahaunch
gaye the. Horipodo babu ne phir se local train pakdi aur apne ghar pahaunch gaye.
Darwaaza kholte hi Horipodo Babu ki patni ne dhekha ki inka muh latka pada hua hai.
Horipodo babu ne saari ghathna bataayi, Horipodo babu ki p kalkatta atni ne kaha “Koi baat nahi
shayaad yahi tak us kalam ka tumhare saath tha. Horipodo babu ek taraf apni aataychi
rakhte hain aur sofe par bhaithte hain ki tabhi unka beta unki godh mein aa bhaith ta
hai. “Beta Ruku iss baar tumhare liye talwaar nahi laa paya. Hua yun ki main…..” “ Koi
baat nahi pitaaji tab tak main is kalam se kaam chalaa lunga…” Horipodo ki aankhein
kalam ko dhekte hi phathi ki phathi rah jaati hai “ KYA?..... yeh kalam kahan se mila
tujhe ….?” “ Pitaaji aap jab dilli jaa rahein the aur main aapke god mein tha to tabhi
maine yeh kalam apke jeb se nikaal liya tha, ab yehi mere siphahi ki talwaar hai, chal
mere ghode tak bak tak bak kehte hue Ruku Horipodo ke god se utarkar bhag gaya.
P.S: light and sound dialogues taken from Youtube.
