Bachpan ke Din bhulaaye nahi maine..

Issme bachpan ke sune gaye dheron kisse kahaaniyon ki udhed-bun hai. Saar-sankchhep me aap isse bahot kuchh kori kalpana aur bahot se logon ke Jeevan me se uuthaayi gayi kuchh chatpati baton ka sammiishran maan sakte hain. Ye meri kahaani na hokar, kuchh kuchh mere nanihaal ki, jo ho sakti thi, wo kahaani hai.. Mujhe bahut afsos hota hai ki mujhe maarwadi nahi ati. Apni naaniji se seekh nahi paayi main. Ma ko bhi nahi aati.. par phir bhi koshish ki hai maine, un lamhon ko waise hi achaari masaale me lapetne ki jo shayad tab ghatit huye honge, teekhe-chatpate se, aur meri ma ne sune honge chatkhaare le-lekar! Ye kuchh sansmaran, ek samay nanhi rahi Paankhuri ke muh se, jo ab badi hogayi hai.

Mujhe sabse spasht apni dadiSa ki baaten yaad hain. Unki daant-fatkaar, aankhen tarerna, unke niyam-kanoon, unki ummeeden sabse! Pitaji unke bade bete the, par sautele. Kintu unhone pitaji aur chachu me fark karna nahi seekha, shayad dada saheb ke dar se! Par unka karkash swabhaaw amma par haawi hone lagta!
Unhe bahut ummeeden theen chachu se, jo ki pitaji se kul 8 saal chhote the, jitni ki meri umar thi jabka ye kissa hai.
Ye ek purana vakya, meri zindagi ki diary ka, jiske panne, main ek ek kar ke, koi bhi, kaheen se bhi, khol rahi hoon..
Achaar ki barni (bote) me sarson ka tel daalte/bharte samay jeene ke paas parchhayeen dekh zor se chillayeen dadi sa.. “kathe ja ri se chhori?? Athe aa! Chal thaari akal main thikaane lagaaun se!” 
Dar ke maare praan sookh gaye! Dadi ne fir pakad lia the mujhe patang udaane jaate chupke-chupke!
Ab to khair nahi!

Isse pehle ki meri thukaayi hoti, bhaiyya ne aakar mujhe bacha lia. Chhote bhai sa ko bahiyya bolna hamaare yahaan ka vyavhaar hai. Unhone kaha, “dadiSa, jiji ye patang to mere vaaste lekar ja ri se!” Wo aur kuchh kahe, isse pehle dadi sa ne ghoor kar mujhe bula lia aur rasoi-ghar se doosra imratbaan uttha laane ko kaha. BhaiSa ko ishara mil chuka tha, patang ki tarah udd jaane ke liye, fir bhi wo khade rahe. Bole, “dadisa, meri tikli kaun pakdega?” Dadisa chillayeen, ” hurr chhore, pareshaan naaiy kar chhori ko, chal bhag yahaan se!” Mere sapno par ghadon pani pad gaya! Par shukra hai, dadisa ko ye nahi pata laga ki main patang udaane wali thi!

Mujhe patang udaane ka bada utsaah aur utsukta bhari lalsa thi! Parantu Pitaji uske viruddh the. Unka manana tha ki padhna likhna to theek par kaheen chhori ne haath-pair tuda liye to byaah hona bhi doobhar hojayega. Mere pitaji bahot khule vichaaron ke the aur kisi cheez ke liye mana nahi karte the, so ye baat maine unki maan li. Waise bhi humaare yahaan ghar ke badon ki baaten na maanane aur taalne ka kqaayda na tha.

Maine swayam ka dil rakhne ko duchhatti (attic) ki khidki mein parde ki jagah patange taang leen. Unke beech beech me paardarshi chamkeele neele kaaghaz ke baadal taank liye. Unn se chhan chhankar aati rang-birangi raushni mano mere khwaabon khayaalon ki sunheli dunia me hazaaron titliyaan uda dia karti thi; mere sapno ke samandar me saikdon machhliyaan taira dia karti thi! Rang birangi raunshniyon wale jugnu chamka karte thay..!
Main khushi ke maare jhoom utthti thi gar sachmuch me koi raah bhatki huyi titli mere sapne ki tokriyaan bunane wale iss baithak-numa, behad neechi chhat waale iss kamre me chali aati thi. Ek baar maine ek masoom, naazum si, mere napaak iraadon se anjaan titli ko uske pankhon se pakad lia. Usse ek kaanch ki botal me band karke kas kar dhakkan laga dia ki kaheen haath se na nikal jaaye! Aur intezaar karne lagi agle din ka jab main school jaakar apani saheliyon ko apni bahumulya daboch dikhati!

Agle din ki subaah, jab main taiyaar hone ke baad daudti daudti, seedhiyaan ulaanghti khushi se haanfti, upar tak pahunchi, to dekha, uske praan pakhru udd chuke the! Wo pankh fadfada fadfada kar apne praan tyaag chuki thi. Meri baal-buddhi ko behad tthes pahunchhi aur bal-man ko gehra dhakka laga. Jaane kya hua, main bahut tez bukhaar me pad gayi us kisse ke baad. Ek hafta bukhaar na utra. Utra to titli-jugnu pakadne ka khumaar bhi saath utra. Ab mujhe jaane kyun ye vishwaas baith gaya tha ki titli ya jugnu ko quaid karna ashubh hota hai, ap-shagun lata hai. Aaj padhi-likhi hoon so paryaavaran ke lihaaz se to ye baat aur bhi saarthak lagti hai, par jo bhi hai, kaheen achcha hi hua ki mujhe wo titli-jugnu pakadne ki tamanna chhoot gayi !

Ma bataati theen ki Pitaji ne dada saheb se vichaaron me khulapan virasat me paya tha. So unhone kabhi bhi mere school jane par rok nahi lagayi. Dadisa ke laakh virodh ke bawajood. Na hi mujh me aur bhaiyya me koi fark kiya, siwa patang udane ke. Wo bhi isliye ki Unhe mera natkaht-pana, khilandad-pana maloom tha. Unhe pata tha ki alhadpane me main chot-chappat kha gayi to byaah me khoob dikkat ayengi, so ye soch kar wo mujhe hadd se adhik uchhal-kood karne par rok-tok karte, isse zyada kuchh nahi. Wo kehte the, ladkiyon ko aajkal ghar ke kaaj ke alwa padhna-likna bhi ana hi chahiye.
Jab chachu ki Japan se chitthi aati to wo mujhse thitholi me puchhte “Tane Kuchh padhna likhna aawe koni?” Aur main khilkhilati kilkaari maarti chitthi lekar baith jaati sabke liye baanchne ko.
Amaa baithi baithi muskuraati rehteen, kaam karte huye aur dadisa aankh me paani bharti rehteen.

Chachu Japan gaye huye the. Padhayi poori karne Engineering ki. Main chachu se bahot hili-mili huyi thi. So unki rang-birange postcardon par jab khaas mere liye patra aate to main maare khushi ke jhoom utthti. Fir kuchh aur apne utsukta bhare totle sawaal likh bhejti ! Mera bhaiyaa bhi baitha mujhe gilehri ki tarah tukur tukur takta, jab main badi tanmayta se, zor zor se bol bol kar, ek ek shabd jama jama kar likhti unko. Aur likhti ki mere liye Japani gudiya aur Bhaiyaa ke liye daudne wali motor-gadi laal rang ki zaroor lana! fir hum dono daudne ki pratiyogita karte huye, dakghar tak jaate aur kaka se keh lkar post karwaate. Sabko Chahchu ka pata maloom tha daakghar me, ek unhi ki to chhitthi aati thi Japan se. yun to bahot se prawaasi base the videsh me hamaare gaon se, parantu japan me koi nahi.

Japani gudiya ki aas lagaaye lagaaye 2 saal beet gaye aur jab Chachu aaye to sachmuch ki japani gudiya le aaye! Saanwale, muchhad, gitte par raubile mere chachu aur mome ki gulabi gudiya, chhoti chhoti ankon wali meri chhutki si chachi. Jaise ki sab bole, “batuye si haigi ya to!” Amaa ko bada dhakka pahuncha tha apni chhoti bahu ke sapno ko lekar. Par na to pitaji ne kuchh kaha na Dadisa ne Aur amama ne to khoob hans kar swagat kia, aao-bhagat ki. Ptaji ne hi amma ko samjhaya aur khule man se iss itne bade balaav ko jeewan me sweekar kia. Chachu jald hi wapas laut gaye apni videsh me lee huyi naukri par ur amma ki karkasha awaaz kheej me tabdeel hogayi. par ek bhala huya iss sab me, Amma ki muskurahaton, samarpan aur sehansheelta (bardaasht) ne ab dadisa ko unhe khule man se asli bahu manane aur sweekaarne pe majboor kar dia.

Aksar chalchitra, ya pustikaaon ke chitron me achaar-murabbon ki barniyon aur imratbaano ko dekhkar, ya fir sookhte failte papad-badiyon, sanrakshit kiye jaane wale phal-sabziyon ke rang-birange sookhte dheron ko dekh kar ye ehsaas karaya jata hai ki kitna mazedaar kaam hota hoga ki sara parivar lag kar badi tanmaiyta se ye sab bana raha hai aur anand uttha raha hai. Satya iske veeparet tha! Amaa, Anni bua se lekar maharajin taayi aur baamni, sabhi mandhe rehte the inn kaamon me! Upar se main dikh jaaun to mere bach nikalne ki bari kam hi lagti thi! Sara samay mirchon ke chhat par sookte rehne ke kaaran chheenke lagne ka dar so alag! fir kaheen parchhayeen na pad jaay kisi ki inn sab cheezon par jo itti menhat kar ke banaaye hain! Bekaar maan kar phenkani padti theen tab to. Anni bua ke byaah (vivah) ke baad ye sab kam na hua. Ab unke yahan jaane ko tarah tarah ke paad bilte-sookhte rehte the. Daal motth, daal biji, moong-dal ki namkeen aur bhujia, aur bhi bahot kuchh har samai rasoi me banta rehta! Mujhe toh Chhailoo halwaayi ke yahan ke pede aur jalebiyaan, zyada achche lagte the iss sab se!

Main chhat par chupke se jaakar hing ka achchar chura chura kar khaati rehti! Wo mera sabse pasandeda achaar tha. Aam ke saare achaar meri khaas pasand the! Ek baar, garmiyon ke din the. Anni bua ka byaah nahi huyi tha. Unn dino wo mujhe silaayi ke anke sikha rahi theen. kaafi silaayi seekh ke aane ke baad, mujhko bhook lagi. Tab fridge itne aam aur lokpriya na the. Hamare yahaan , niyam se, bche huye aate ki rotiyaaan bna di jateen ki daan-ityaadi ke kaam me ajayen ya ir isilye ki bachchon ko bhook lag jaaye. Anni bua apni aheli santo ke ghar chali gayen theen aur mine amma ke kamre me jhanka to wo dadisa ko pankha jhalte jhalte sogayi theen. Maine dabe paon haweli ke dalaan aur beech ka aangan ko paar karte huye rasoi-ghar ki ore kadam badha diye. Maqsad tha roti ke saath me achchar ki jugat lagana.

Kismat lagta hai mere saath thi kyunki muje paas hi me ek chowki dikh gayi. Maine fataafat chowki jamaayi rasoi-ghar ki alagni me rakhe aam-chutney ke bote ko utaarne ke liye. Uska bote zara peeche ko tha. Jyun hi aagey wala bote hath me aya, mera santulan bigad gaya aur main girne lagi. Bhaiyaa chupke se ye sab dekh raha tha. usner daud kar mujhe to girne se bacha lia, apr bote haath se chhhoot gaya aur kaanch choor-choor ho saare farsh par bikhar gaya. Dadi ki, amma ki, misrayn ki, sabki neend khul gayi ur sab billi, chooha, bandar ghus aya samjh kar andar daudte chale aaye. Main to buri tarh phans gayi thi aur aankhon me paani utar aya tha. Par bhaiyaa zor zor se rone lag gaya aur sab unke rone se bargala (baura) gaye. Poochchne par unhone kaha ki bhook lagi hi, unka man meethi chutney khaane ko tha, bote haath me doosra agaya aur fisal kar foot gaya! Wo to jiji (main) agayi nahi to jaane kaise sir footata bote ki jagah! Main hakki-bakki uska naatak dekh rahi thi aur man hi man uss par dheron pyar umad ha tha! Misraayan ji boleen, ” Toh bitua, bitiya se (mujhse) keh kar utarwa lete bote! Thaare chot na lagi ye sukar karo ab!” Mujhe roolaayi me bhi hansi chhootne ko hogayi! Bitiya ko haath kaunsa lagaane dete hain ki bhaiyaa usse utarwa lete! Par badon ko ye sab kaun samjhaaye!

Yunhi hanste-khelte, sharaaraten karte waqt bhaagta gaya aagey aagey, aur main uske peechhe, mano fir koi patang ki dor haath se chhuti ja rahi ho!