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Kalam Se Kamal Tak

1919 ki Chitthiyan

Calcutta 1919

Angrezi hukumat ke khilaaf awaazein tez ho rahi thi. Jallianwala Bagh ki goonj abhi bhi logon ke dilon me thi, aur Bengal ki galiyon me azaadi ka sapna saans le raha tha. Lekin usi daur me, jab har taraf sangharsh likha ja raha tha... ek kahani aisi bhi shuru hone wali thi, jo talwaron se nahi, chitthiyon se likhi jaani thi.

Ab bhi jaha khato aur telegram ke zariye logo se juda jaata tha, telephone ki taare bade zamindaron aur parivaron tak seemit thi. Aaj bhi ragon me saadgi, hawa me shuddhata thi.

'Kuch chitthiyan sirf shabd nahi intezaar bhi laati he....'

Us din Calcutta kuch zyada hi shaant tha. Saavan ki thandi hawaon ne dastak thi, halki halki baarish ki boondon me mitti ki khushboo man ko moh rahi thi, aur main isme kho kar khidki par khade prakriti ki sundarta me doob gayi thi. Tabhi ek awaaz ne mujhe mere khayalon se bahar nikaal kar haqeeqat me lauta diya....

Maa - Vasudha.....Vasudha.....

Vasudha - Aai Maa.

(Vasudha bhaagte hue aati he, usse zyada uski Bangali saadi lehra rahi thi, lambe ghunghraale baal hawaon se chehre par aakar uska khoobsurat chehra chhupa rahe the par badi badi surme wali aankhe nahi chhupa pa rahe the.)

Vasudha bhaagte hue rasoi me aakar Maa ke paas baith jaati he.

Maa use dekhti he aur halka sa muskura deti he.

Maa - Ye kya haal bana rakha he? Bikhre hue baal, saadi idhar ki udhar aur ye chehra bheega hua kyu he?

Vasudha - Saavan ki pehli baarish milne aayi thi Maa.

Maa - Tu ghar se bahar gayi thi?

Vasudha - Nahi Maa, me to khidki par khadi thi.

Maa - Vasudha aur koi dekh leta to? Ab tu 17 varsh ki ho gayi he, chhoti nahi rahi. Zara si baat ko log bada bana dete he aur tujhe to bohot dhyaan dena he. Teri shaadi to isi gaav ke Zamindar ke bete se tay hui he.

(Vasudha sar jhukaye apni Maa ki baate suni ja rahi thi.)

Maa - Vasudha tune kabhi aisa kuch nahi kara jisse mujhe ya tere Baba ko kabhi tujhse koi shikayat ho. Par beta ladki ki izzat kaanch ki tarah hoti he, uska zara sa tidakna bhi logo ko bardaash nahi. Mana teri shaadi bachpan me hi Bijoy Babu se tay kardi thi par zara se me rishte bigad jaate he aur tere Baba to Sarpanch he, ghar ke saath gaav bhi sambhalna he.

Vasudha - Maa aap nishchint raho me aage se aur dhyaan rakhungi.

Maa - Aur me jaanti hu meri Vasudha bohot samajhdaar he. Ab chal tere Baba aa gaye he. Me unhe paani dekar aati hu, tu garam luchiyan utaar de.

Vasudha - Ji Maa.

(Maa ke jaate Vasudha kaam me lag jaati he. Tabhi uski chhoti behen uske paas aati he.)

Vasudha - Are Mogra kaha thi tu?

Mogra - Wahi jaha tum thi, apne hone wale pati ke khayalon me.

(Vasudha turant Mogra ke muh par haath rakhti he.)

Vasudha - Pagal ladki, koi sun lega to kya sochega. Aur waise bhi main kisi ke khayalon me nahi thi, bas apne hi khayalon me thi.

Mogra - Hay meri sharmili didi, waise bhi aap kyu khayalon me jaogi jab aap unhe dekh sakti ho, mil sakti ho.

Vasudha - Chup, me kabhi unse nahi mili. Sirf dekha he.

Mogra - Ha kyuki wo isi gaav me jo he. Par mil bhi sakti ho.

Vasudha - Nahi, kisi ne dekh liya to kitni badnaami hogi. Aur aisa sochna bhi mat. Log kya kahenge? Aur waise bhi jald hi hamari shaadi bhi ho jaygi. Me aisa kuch nahi karna chahti jisse Baba ko bura lage.

Mogra - Didi...

Vasudha - Chup, meri madad karwa.

(Tabhi unhe bahar se kuch awaaze aati.)

Vasudha - Lagta he bahar koi aaya he.

(Ve dono baate hi kar rahi thi tabhi Vasudha ki saheli Champa bhaag kar unke paas aati he.)

Champa - Vasudha Vasudha... (Haafte hue)

Vasudha - Are saans to le le, kya hua?

Champa - Wo Murli Kaka ki beti Mamta jo ghar se bhaag gayi thi, suna he jiske saath bhaagi thi usne use chhod diya aur wo wapas gaav laut aayi he. Uske Maa Baba ne use bohot maara aur ab tere Baba ke paas laaye he ki Panchayat unka faisla kare.

Vasudha - Kya? Chal jaldi.

(Teeno bahar darwaze tak aate he tabhi Vasudha ki Maa unhe rok leti he.)

Maa - Kaha ja rahi ho tum teeno?

Mogra - Maa wo....wo...

Maa - Bas bas pata he. Par bahar bohot log he. Jo dekhna he upar wali khidki se dekho lekin parde ke peeche se. Aur ha dhyaan rakhna koi dekhe na tumhe.

Vasudha - Maa aap chahti he hum ye sab dekhe?

Maa - Ha, ye to har ladki ko dekhna chahiye aur sabak lena chahiye ki jo ladki apne mata pita, gaav ki izzat sambhal nahi paati uski kya dasha hoti he. Ab jao mujhe bhi jaana he.

(Teeno upar khidki par chale jaate he.)

Gaav ke sabhi log bohot gusse me the. Mamta bas roye ja rahi thi aur uske Mata Pita sharm se sir jhukaye khade the...

Gaav ke kai log poore parivaar ko nikaalna chah rahe the to kai Mamta ko paani me dubaane to kahi ped se baandh kar jalana chah rahe the...

(Gaav walon ki baate Vasudha, Champa aur Mogra ko dara rahe the.)

Sarpanch (Vasudha ke pita) - Hum maante he Mamta ne galat kiya, na keval hone parivaar balki gaav ka bhi naam dubaya he. Hum sabke maathe par kalank lagaya he jiski saza milni chahiye. Par isme Murli Kaka aur unke parivaar ka koi dosh nahi. Isliye Panchayat ye faisla leti he ki Mamta ye gaav aur parivaar chhod kar chale jaaye aur sabhi aas paas ke gaav me ye khabar kare ki is ladki ko koi sahaara na de. Ab iska jo bhi hoga iski niyati karegi.....

(Panchayat ka faisla sabko maanya hota he. Vasudha, Champa aur Mogra wapas rasoi me aa jaati he.)

Mogra - Lekin Mamta kaha jaygi? Akeli ladki...

Champa - Aisi ladkiyon ki apni wahi badnaam gali hoti he jaha hum sharif ladkiyon ko us gali ka naam lene ki bhi ijaazat nahi.

Mogra - Mamta ki ek galti ne uski puri zindagi barbaad kardi.

Vasudha - Par ye ladkiya aisa kar kaise leti he? Ab batao hone parivaar gaav ke bina kaise reh legi aur kaha? Aisa bhi kya pyaar ki apnon ko hi bhool jao. Durga Maa bachaye aise pyaar se. Achha he hamari shaadi pehle se hi tay he.

Mogra - Ha aur ab to vivaah jald hi ho bhi jaygi.

Champa - Lekin Vasudha ka vivaah to 2 varsh ke baad hoga.

Vasudha/Mogra (saath me) - 2 varsh baad?

Vasudha - Lekin Maa ne kaha bade Zamindar ne Baba ko bulaya he. Shayad vivaah ki baat karne.

Champa - Are meri padosan Zamindar ki bahuon ko alta lagane jaati he. Usne bataya hamari Vasudha ke hone wale pati matlab Bijoy Babu apni Ayurvedic ki padhai puri karne 2 saal ke liye kahi door shahar ke kisi Gurukul ja rahe he.

(Vasudha ye sunte hi soch me pad jaati he.)

Mogra - To wo vivaah karke bhi to ja sakte he.

Champa - Ha, par Bijoy Babu chahte he pehle wo padhai puri kare fir vivaah.

Vasudha - Ab isme hum kya kar sakte he? Jaisa hamare bade tay kare. Par Bijoy Babu ne faisla liya he to shayad vivaah 2 varsh baad hi hoga.

Champa - Isme tera kya kehna he Vasudha?

Vasudha - Me kya bolu?

Champa - Vasudha tujhe kuch karna hoga. Abhi tak aur Bijoy Babu ne ek doosre ko mele, kisi tyohar ya samaroh me dekha he. Par ab wo doosre shahar ja rahe he, wo bhi bina vivaah kiye. To tujhe kuch aisa karna hoga jisse tu 2 varsh tak hamesha unke dil aur dimaag me rahe.

Mogra - Ha didi socho, Bijoy Babu ko koi doosre gaav ki gori pasand aa gayi to? Ya fir videsh ki koi gori mem.

Champa - Ha aur mene suna he ye videshi mem ko Hindustani ladke pasand aate he. Aur hamare Bijoy Babu ye bhi to aise lamba kad, saaf rang, Zamindar ka ruaab...

Vasudha - To main kya karu....

Champa - Chitthiyan.

Vasudha - Chitthiyan?

Champa - Ha Chitthiyan. 'Vasudha ki Chitthiyan' jo unhe tumse jode rakhegi.

Vasudha - Ha... 'Vasudha ki Chitthiyan' Bijoy Babu ko Vasudha se jode rakhegi... Main likhungi unhe chitthiyan....

{"Mujhe kahan pata tha ki in chitthiyon ki shuruaat meri kahani nahi, meri taqdeer likhne ja rahi thi... aur inhi ke saath janm legi ek nayi Vasudha."}

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