Antaraal - Online Marathi Magazine: Content / Jan2006_lekh Vatavrukshanchya Savalit by Rizwana Kashyap

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,dnk dqByhrjh dkxni=a ‘kks/k.;klkBh eh QkbZyhapk xB~Bk leksj ?ksmu clys vu~ vpkud ,d QkbZy m?kMY;koj R;krwu dkgh vxnh fioGh iMysyh Ik=a QMQMyh- dkgh vkth& vktksckauh] FkjFkjR;k gkrkauh fyfgysyh] [kwi o”kkZaiwohZph] dkgh vkbZph- R;kr vktkscakpa ,d i= gksra- ekÖ;k yXukuarj yxspp fyfgysya- R;kr R;kauh fyfgya gksra] ^^c?k Lo;aikd djrkauk uk;ykWuph lkMh eqGhp uslw udksl-** eh useda rsp djk;ph- R;kryk /kksdk ekghr vlwugh- lqrh lkM;k /kqmu bL=h o LVkpZ djk;yk eyk osGp dqBs vlk;pk\
eu vtwu HkwrdkGkr nwjoj f’kjya- ckyi.kkP;k vkBo.kh nkVw ykxY;k- [ksM;ke/kY;k] fdacgquk [ksM;kP;kgh ckgsj vlysY;k dkSyk: ?kjkP;k- ?kjkP;k o&g;kaM;kr clysY;k vkth&vktksckaP;k izfrek MksG;kleksj vkY;k- lqrh lkMh uslysyh] MksD;ko:u inj ?ksrysyh vkth vu~ xka/khVksih ?kkrysys vktksck- f’ko.k;a=koj clysyh fdaok d/kh ckxsr dke dj.kkjh vkbZ vkBoyh- ekgsj EgVya dh dk; dk; Lejra- fo’okl] vkiyai.k] ckyi.k] fd’kksjkoLFkk vkf.k rk:.;kph lIrjaxh LoIua] vkbZ ofMykapa izse] vkth vktksckauh dsysys ykM] cgh.k HkkoaMkaph yqVqiqVqph HkkaM.ka] eSf=.khacjkscj [skGysyh Hkkrqdyh] Jko.kkrys >ksikGs] jpysyh esanh] vkacV fpapk vkf.k dS&;k] lk;dy f’kdrkauk iM.ka] jM.ka vkf.k iqUgk Lor%yk lkaHkkGwu ?ks.ka] vktkji.kkr vkbZ] vkthyk vkiY;ktoG [kspwu clowu ?ks.ka] okjaokj ,sdysY;k ifjdFkk iqUgk iqUgk lkaxk;yk yko.ka] ykdMh pqyhojpk Lo;aikd] danhyhr dsysyk vH;kl- jk=h >kMkaoj ped.kkjs dktos] ts usgeh [kksyhr ;sr vkf.k ,d /kqan izdk’k lrr jkgh-
vkth& vktksck nks?kagh xka/khoknh Eg.kwu ,su rk:.;kr R;kauh eqacbZ lksMyh o xzkelsok vu~ ‘ksrh djk;yk uxj ftYg;krY;k ,dk [ksM;kr ;smu olys- eh tsOgk ekxs oGwu c?krs rsOgka eyk nks?kkapkgh [kwi vfHkeku okVrks- eyckj fgyojhy vkfy’kku laxejojh ?kj lksMwu rh nks?ka [ksM;krY;k ,dk ekrhP;k [kksyhr jgk;yk vkyh- ik.khlq)k nwj fofgjho:u vk.kkoa ykxk;pa- laMklkph lks; uOgrh- vFkkZr uarj R;kauh xkokckgsjP;k vkiY;k tfeuhoj NksVal ?kj cka/kya- vkthP;k rksaMwu rdzkjhpk ,d ‘kCngh d/kh dks.kh ,sdyk ukgh- xka/khthaP;k pGoGhr R;k nks?kkauh Lor%yk iw.kZi.ks >ksdwu fnya- ns’kklkBh dqBY;kgh R;kxkyk lTt vlkoa Eg.kwu R;kdkGh R;kauh dqVqac fu;kstu d:u Lor%yk ,dp viR; gksm fnya vu~ rs Eg.kts ek>s oMhy- f’k{k.kklkBh R;kauh vkiY;k ,dqyR;k ,d eqykyk lnSo vkiY;kiklwu nwj Bsoya dkj.k xkokr ,drj lks; uOgrh nqlja ;kapap tsye/;s vkrckgsj ;s.katk.ka-
xkokrhy vLi`’;rk fuokj.kklkBh R;kauh vkiY;kijhua [kwi iz;Ru dsys- R;kryk ,d izlax vkthua lkafxryk] rks Eg.kts ,dnk xzkeLFkkaph R;kaP;k ?kjh cSBd gksrh- vkthdMs ,d gfjtu ckbZ dkekl gksrh- vktksckauh lokZalkBh fryk pgk djk;yk lkafxryk- xzkeLFk ,desdkaP;k rksaMkdMs c?kk;yk ykxys- R;kryk ,dt.k Eg.kkyk] ^^vkEgkayk frP;k gkrpk pgk pky.kkj ukgh-**
^^ex rqEgkayk pgk feG.kkj ukgh**] vktksck mRrjys- ‘ksoVh FkksM;k’kk oknkoknhuarj xzkeLFk r;kj >kys-
rlkp vtwu ,d izlax- xkokr nq”dkG iMyk gksrk- vkeP;k fofgjhr I;k;yk okij.;k& brir ik.kh gksra- gfjtu o brj dkgh xzkeLFk fL=;k ik.;kP;k ?kkxjh ?ksmu vkY;k- cjkscj ,d nksu rFkkdfFkr mPpo.khZ; iq:”kgh gksrs- R;kauh vktksckauk lkafxrys dh] gfjtukauk ik.kh ?ksmu nsm u;s- R;koj vktksck Eg.kkys] ^^gfjtu ik.kh ?ksrhyp ?ksrhy] brdap uOgs rj vkrk rqEgh ik.;kyk gkr yko.kkj ukgh] ghp ek.kla rqEgkayk ?kkxjh Hk:u nsrhy-** xzkeLFkkaPkk ukbykt >kyk- vktksckapk njkjk eksBk gksrk- R;kosGh rs uxj ftYgk dkWaxzsl dfeVhps v/;{k gksrs- ‘ksoVh R;kauh EgVY;kizek.ksp >kys-
vkth&vktksckaPkk vkEgka fr?kka ukroaMkaoj [kwi tho gksrk- eh ygku vlrakuk T;k T;k >kMkaoj pkMkaph ,d Qkanhgh eyk fopkjY;kf’kok; rs ofMykauk d/kh dkiw nsr ulr- yXukuarj Ik= fygwu fopkjr- usgeh Eg.kr] ;k >kMkauk ikfgya] rqÖ;k tqU;k lk;dyhyk ikfgya] lqU;k lqU;k >ksD;kyk ikfgya dh okVra dqBwurjh rw /kkor /kkor ;s’khy-
,dnk vktksckaoj :Lkwu eh ik;hp ‘kkGslkBh fu?kkys- ,jOgh eh ,l- Vh- us tk;ph- rsOgk ek>a o; vlsy vdjk ckjk o”kkZapa- ‘kkGk lqekjs vkB fdyksehVj ykac gksrh- vktksckauh vkiyh lk;dy mpyyh vu~ rsgh ekÖ;kcjkscj ik;h pkyw ykxys- nksu rhu fdeh pkyY;kuarj ,d cl vkyh- clpk Mªk;Ogj vkEgkayk vksG[kr gksrk- R;kua cle/;s cl.;kpk [kwi vkxzg dsyk- ek= eh jMr clys vu~ vkiyk gV~V dk;e Bsoyk- vktksckauh R;kyk tk.;kl lkafxrya- ‘ksoVh vkEgh ik;hp ‘kkGsr iksgkspyks- la/;kdkGh tsOgk ‘kkGk lqVyh rsOgk eh cl LVs’kudMs fu?kkys- FkksM;kp varjkoj] ,dk ygku’kk iqykoj vktksck ek>h okV c?kr clys gksrs- fnolHkjkps rgkuysys mik’kh! Eg.kkys] ^^vkrk eh rqyk cle/;s clowu lk;dyoj ?kjh ;srks-** vktgh gk izlax vkBoyk dh eyk ek>h Hk;adj ykt okVrs-
vktksckauh vkeP;koj ftrda izse dsya frrdh f’kLrgh ykoyh gskrh- tso.kk[kk.;kar u[kjs R;kauk vftckr lgu gksr ulr- tso.kkph fuank rj eqGhp ukgh- xaer Eg.kts ;kp xks”Vh eyk oSokfgd thoukr d/khd/kh uMY;k- rlap lxG;kauh ,d= clkoa] tso.kkph Bjkfod osG vlkoh gh f’kLrgh R;kauh ykoyh- Vscykoj okrkoj.k usgeh izlUu vls- O;k;kekpk ik;aMkgh R;kauh eyk ?kkywu fnyk- vH;kl vlks] ifj{kk vlks] vkepk O;k;ke pqdr uls- vkeP;k ‘kkGsr tk.;kP;k ckcrhrgh R;kauh cl f’kok; ¼,l- Vh½ nqljh loyr fnyh ukgh-
ngk & ckjk o”kkZaiwohZph ,d xks”V eyk vkBoyh- eh nksu pkj fnolkalkBh ekgsjh xsys gksrs- csM:ee/kwu ckgsj vkys rj ,d x`gLFk vktksckacjkscj cSBdhr clysys gksrs- vktksck eyk rRdkG Eg.kkys] ^^ ;kauk ueLdkj dj-**
eh dsyk vu~ glwu vktksckauk EgVya] ^^ vktksck] eh vkrk pkGh’khr vkgs- rqEgh ulra lkafxrya rjh eh dsyk vlrk-**
^^ ckG] rw eyk vtwu pkGhl fnolkaphp vkBorsl- rq>h vkbZ rqyk ?ksmu Vªsue/kwu mrjyh gksrh vu~ eh rqyk ifgY;kank gkrkr ?ksrya gksra- R;kuarj brdk osG fu?kwu y{kkrp vkya ukgh]** vktksck xfgo:u Eg.kkys gksrs-
eyk vkBora eh tsOgka dey cjkscj yXu djk;pk fu.kZ; ?ksryk rsOgka dey vlrkaukp R;kauh eyk toG ?ksmu MksD;ko:u gkr fQjoyk- t.kw R;kauk lkaxk;pa gksra] ^^dkWaVk Hkh uk pqHkus ik;s dHkh esjh ykMyh rsjs ikWaoksa esa** vu~ rsOgk eh fuoMysY;k jLR;koj fdrh Qqya vu~ fdrh dkVs vlrhy gs uk R;kauk ekghr gksra u~ eyk! Ukarj R;kauh deypk gkr gkrkr ?ksryk vu~ [kwi osG rlkp Bsoyk- t.kw vkiY;k ukrhlkBh vk’oklu ekxr gksrs dh] ^^ blssa gj iy u;h cgkj nsuk**
vkth cWVfeaVu o ykWu Vsful gs nksUgh xsEl Nku [ksGk;ph- ekÖ;k ekgsjh cWVfeaVu dksVZ gksra- ,dk fof’k”V o;kuarj fryk vkFkZjkbZV~leqGs rs lksMkoa ykxya- ekÖ;k yXukvk/kh nksu fnol eh lxG;k ‘ksrkpk ,d ‘ksrkr fQ:u vkys- eyk R;k ifjljkrya lxGa dkgh] xorh Qqya] >kMa] ‘ksrkryh fida vkiY;k ekuliVykoj fpf=r djkfo’kh okVr gksrh- eh ijrys rsOgk eyk mnkl mnkl okVr gksra- vkthua ek>h eu%fLFkrh vksG[kyh- eyk Eg.kkyh] ^^py vki.k nks?kh cWMfeaVu [ksGw;kr-** R;kosGsl frpa o; lqekjs 74-75 vlsy- frua lkMh [kkspyh] vkEgh jWdsV ?ksrys vu~ [ksGk;yk lq:okr dsyh- eyk ‘kVy dkWd t.kw fnlrp uOgrk] lxGap /kwlj fnlr gksra- vkEgh fdrh xsEl [ksGyks eyk vkBor ukgh- ek= eh ,dnkp ftadys ,oa vkBora-
ekÖ;k ckyi.khph ,d vR;ar h&dY vkBo.k vkthua eyk ,dnk lkafxryh- eh lqekjs rhu o”kkZaph vlrkauk ofMykauk vksfjlke/;s ,dk QGckxsr la’kks/ku djk;ph la/kh feGkyh- dkgh o”kZ frdMsp ?kkyok;ph vlk fopkj d:u vkbZ&oMhy eyk ?ksmu frdMs xys- eh [ksGr [ksGr ekrhps ik; ?ksmu iyaxkoj pys dh vktksck&vkth eyk jkxor vlr- eh xsY;kua ,ds lk;adkGh nks?ka ?kjkP;k o&g;kaM;kr clyh vlrkauk vktksck vkthyk Eg.kkys] ^^ ?kj fdrh Hkdkl >kya vkgs- ;k Hkdkli.kkis{kk ekrh fp[kykua Hkjysys ik;p eyk ijoMrhy-**
eh ygku vlrkauk vkbZ&vkth nks?khgh ekÖ;klkBh [kwi lqanj Hkjrdke] LekWfdax b- d:u QzkWDl f’kor- vkEgh vksfjlkr vlrkauk ekÖ;k okfnolkP;k fno’kh ,d iklZy vkya- R;kr vkthua cuoysyk ,d QzkWd gksrk- eh rhup o”kkZaph gksrs] ek= eyk rs iklZy vtwu vkBor vkgs vu~ rks QzkWd eh vtwu tiwu Bsoysyk vkgs-
ekÖ;k ‘kkGsrY;k f’k{kdka’kh vktksck o vkbZ tkLr laidZ Bsor- ekÖ;k izxrhcnn~y vktksck usgeh gsMekLrjkauk HksVr vlr- vkiY;k ukroaMkauk izknsf’kd Hkk”ksrwup f’k{k.k feGkoa gk R;kapk vV~Vkgkl gksrk- ‘kkGslkBh vkEgkayk [kwi [kLrk [kkO;k ykxY;k- vkeP;k xkokekxsZ ‘kgjkdMs tk.kkjh ldkGh 9 ph ,d cl- ‘kkGk Hkjk;ph nqikjh ckjkyk vu~ lqVk;ph la/;kdkGh lkMsikpyk- ikpohuarj ‘kkGk ,dk xksnkekr Hkjk;yk ykxyh- frFks laMkl & ckFk:eph lks; uOgrh- brj eqyhais{kk eyk ?kjkckgsj [kwi tkLr osG ?kkyokok ykxk;pk-
yXukuarj c&;kp o”kkZauh ,dnk eyk vktksckauh fopkjya] ^^csVk] rqyk ekÖ;k ‘ksrtfeuhph fuoM d’kh okVrs\** R;kauh R;k fojk.k tkxsr uanuou Qqyoya gksra- R;kpk R;kauk lkFkZ vfHkeku gksrk- vkiY;k FkksjY;k ukrhdMwu R;k o`)kyk nksu dkSrqdkps ‘kCn ,sdk;ps gksrs-
ekÖ;k eukr R;kosGh dk; vkya dks.k tk.ks] eh ,dne~ mlGwu Eg.kkys] ^^ eyk eqGhp ukgh vkoMyh tkxk- dkWystpk fdrh =kl >kyk- ‘kkGsP;k fdrhrjh dk;Zdzekr clP;k ca/kukeqGs eyk Hkkx ?ksrk vkyk ukgh]** rs ,dne xIi >kys- R;kauh ekÖ;klkBh [kwi dkgh dsya gksra- ;k mRrjkph R;kauk fuf’prp vis{kk uOgrh- ‘kkGk dkWystpk =kl >kyk vlyk rjh vkEgkayk eksdG;k okrkoj.kkr [ksGk;yk] ckxMk;yk feGkya gksra- ?kjph loZ izdkjph rkth rkth QGa feGr gksrh- nql&;k fno’kh eh eqacbZyk fu?kwu xsys- eykp ekÖ;k cksy.;kpk [kwi Ik’pkrki >kyk- R;kapa R;kosGsl 97 o”kkZapa o; gksra- R;k o`) O;Drhyk brD;k m’khjk vkiya er lkaxwu eyk dk; feGkya \ eh R;kauk ,d Ik= fyfgya vu~ R;kr [kwi ekQh ekfxryh] ek= nSokua dsysyh foMacuk c?kk- rs Ik= T;k fno’kh iksLV >kya R;kp fno’kh R;kaP;k fu/kukph ckreh vkEgkayk feGkyh-
vkth & vktksckabrda vkikilkar lkeatL; vlysya tksMia fojGp- ,desdkacnn~y R;kaP;k eukr vfr’k; vknjkph Hkkouk gksrh- T;k fno’kh vktksck xsys rks R;kaP;k yXukpk 72 ok okfnol gksrk- eh R;kaP;k vaR;;k=syk gtj jkgw ‘kdys ukgh- vkiyk vaR;laLdkj vfr’k; lk/ksi.kkus Ogkok v’kh R;kaph bPNk gksrh- R;keqGs R;kauk us.;klkBh xkMh cksykoyh gksrh- ek= xkokr o ‘kgjkr t’kh ckreh iljyh rls ‘ksdMks yksd xksGk >kys- R;kauh xkMhpk okij gksm fnyk ukgh- loZ tkrh&/kekZaP;k yksdkauh R;kauk [kkank fnyk- vkthua jMr jMr lkafxrya] ^^ rqeP;k vktksckauk usgeh okVk;pa dh] ^^[kknhdk dQu gks eq>is iMk oans ekrje~ vkokt jgs] esjh ekrkds ljis rkt jgs]** vxnh rlap >kya------**
vktksck xsY;kuarj nksu o”kkZauh vkth xsyh- ‘ksoVh ‘ksoVh vktksck ukghr gs rh fol:up xsyh- R;kaP;kcnn~y fopkjk;ph- vkrk ekÖ;ktoG gksrs Eg.kk;ph- rh nok[kkU;kar vlrkauk ,dnk ikp lgk ulsZl dkgh dkj.kkua frP;k [kksyhr ,dnep vkY;k- frua lxG;kauk ^lkjs tgkWals vPNk fganksLrWak gekjk* gs xk.ka Eg.kk;yk ykoya- R;kuarj gGwgGw frph ‘kq) gjir xsyh] rh ijr vkyhp ukgh-

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