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Iqvix-eGUk¼i evsjvG`Gki ài‚Z½cƒYÆ cÉðÕ©vGbi bvg| QvcvwâZ ˆiŒcÅgy`Ëvi cÉvwµ¦Õ©vb wnGmGe LÅvZ biwms`x ˆRjvi ˆejve DcGRjv ˆ^GK cÉvq wZb wKGjvwgUvi cwøGg AewÕ©Z Iqvix ‰es eGUk¼i MÉvg `ywU `xNÆw`b ˆ^GK cwiwPZ| µÏvBmGUvwmb hyGM MwVZ gaycyi MGoi cƒeÆ mxgvG¯¦ MÉvg `ywU AewÕ©Z| Kqiv bvGg cwiwPZ ‰KwU g†Z cÉvq b`x Iqvix MÉvGgi Dîi w`GK cƒeÆ ˆ^GK cwøGg cÉengvb|

‰ AçGji f„wgi…c ˆ`GL gGb nq ˆh, Avw` HwZnvwmK hyGM cyivZb eËþcyò b`wU cÉðÕ©vGbi wbKU w`Gq cÉevwnZ nGZv| mvÁcÉwZK KvGjI b`wU Iqvix-eGUk¼i MÉvg ˆ^GK gvò wZb wKGjvwgUvi `ƒGi cƒeÆ w`K w`Gq cÉevwnZ nGœQ| Avwoqvj Luv b`x ˆhLvGb ˆgNbvi mGã wgGjGQ ˆmLvb ˆ^GKI cÉðÕ©vbwUi `ƒiZ½ LyeB Kg| cÉðÕ©vbwU AGcÞvK‡Z DuPz f„wgGZ AewÕ©Z nIqvq ebÅvi Kej ˆ^GK gyî× ^vGK| eËþcyò bG`i ŠbKUÅ ‰es mnGR ˆgNbvi gGZv wekvj b`xGZ cÉGeGki myGhvM Iqvix-eGUk¼i cÉðÕ©vbwUGK eügvwòKZv `vb KGi ài‚Z½cƒYÆ KGi ZzGjGQ|

ˆeËvé I ˆjŒn mvgMÉx, Iqvix-eGUk¼i

1933 mvGj gynÁÃ` nvwbd cvVvb bvGg ‰KRb Õ•zj wkÞK meÆcÉ^g Iqvix-eGUk¼Gii cÉðZvwî½K ài‚Z½ RbmgGÞ ZzGj aGib| cieZÆxKvGj `xNÆ mgq aGi Zvi cyò ˆmŒwLb cÉðZvwî½K gynÁÃ` nvweeyÍÏv cvVvb Iqvix-eGUk¼i ˆ^GK cÉðeÕ§ msMÉn ‰es cvkvcvwk MGelYvI AviÁ¿ KGib| wewf®² mgGq Abym®¬vGbi dGj AvweÓ•‡Z nGqGQ ˆh, Iqvix-eGUk¼i MÉvg `ywUi AwaKvsk Õ©vbRyGo cÉvPxb emwZ wQj| ‰QvovI cvk¼ÆeZÆx MÉvg ˆhgb-ivãviGUK, ˆmvbvi‚Zjv, ˆK±`yqv, giRvj, Píxcvov, cvUzwj, Rqgãj, nwimvãb, hGkvi, Kz´£vcvov, ˆMv`vwkqv ‰es AvõyÍÏvnbMGiI cÉvPxb emwZi wPn× cvIqv hvq| `xNÆw`b aGi cÉPzi cwigvGY Õ¼Í¸-gƒjÅ cv^Gii cyuwZ, KuvGPi cyuwZ, ˆjŒnwbwgÆZ cÉðeÕ§, QvcvwâZ ˆiŒcÅgy`Ëvmn AviI AGbK aiGbi cÉðeÕ§ DcÆhyî× Õ©vGb cvIqv hvq| Rwg-Pvl, cyKzi-Lbb, e†wÓ¡i KviGY f„wgi DcwifvGMi Þq cÉf‡wZ KviGY cÉðeÕ§mgƒn Š`evr cÉvwµ¦| mÁcÉwZ ‰KwU mxwgZ AvKvGii cÉðZvwî½K Lbb ˆ^GK ˆek wKQy ài‚Z½cƒYÆ cÉðeÕ§i m®¬vb wgGjGQ| ‰àwji gGaÅ i‚GjGUW g†rcvò, beW& g†rcvò, Dîi fviZxq KvGjv gm†Y g†rcvò, KvGjv gm†Y g†rcvò, Õ¼Í¸-gƒjÅ cv^Gii cyuwZ, KuvGPi cyuwZ, cv^Gii ˆdÑK, wPjZv ‰es mvi Ask, ˆjŒneÕ§ ‰es ˆjŒn MjvGbvi dGj ŠZwi ej RvZxq eÕ§, gvwUi ˆ`qvGji Ask ‰es ˆcvovGbv KvhÆò×Ggi wPn× LyeB ài‚Z½ enb KGi|

Iqvix-eGUk¼i cÉðÕ©vGbi weGkl ŠewkÓ¡Åmgƒn wbGÁ² AvGjvwPZ nGjv: Õ¼Í¸-gƒjÅ cv^Gii Þz`Ë Þz`Ë wQjKv ‰es ˆdÑK AeGklàwj mvÞÅ enb KGi ˆh, IqvixGZ ‰KwU cv^Gii cyuwZ ŠZwii KviLvbv wQj| cv^i ˆKGU cyuwZ evbvGbvi cÉwò×qvq wQjKv ‰es ˆdÑKàGjv ŠZwi nZ| PgKcÉ` wewPò cyuwZàwj Iqvix-eGUk¼i ‰jvKvi weMZ w`Gbi gvbyGli AwRÆZ DœPgvGbi wkÍ¸`ÞZvi bxie A^P Dä¾j mvÞÅ enb KGi| evsjvG`k f„LGí cyuwZ ŠZwii KuvPvgvj cvIqv hvq bv, ZvB gGb Kiv nq ˆh, Zv ˆ`Gki evBi ˆ^GK Avbv nGZv|

Avgiv `xNÆw`b aGi ‰ ‰jvKvi ˆjŒn wbwgÆZ nÕ¦KzVvi, Qywi, ˆcGiK ‰es ˆjŒngj mÁ·GKÆ RvbZvg| mvÁcÉwZK cÉðZvwî½K LbGbI ˆcGiK, ˆjŒngj, ˆjŒn MjvGbvi dGj m†Ó¡ AwZÞz`Ë ej, gwiPv cov ˆjŒn eÕ§ AvweÓ•‡Z nGqGQ| ˆcvov BU m`†k ˆcvov gvwU cvIqv wMGqGQ, hv ˆKej DœPgvòvi ZvGci dGj m†Ó¡ nIqv mÁ¿e| DœP gvòvq ˆcvovGbvi NUbv ˆ^GK gGb nGZ cvGi ˆh, cÉðÕ©vGb ˆjŒn MjvGbv nGZv| DGÍÏLÅ ˆh, IqvixGZ Dîi fviZxq mg†Y g†rcvGòi Õ¦Gi ˆjŒnwbwgÆZ eÕ§ cvIqv hvq| fviZeGlÆi ˆcÉÞvcGU Dîi fviZxq KvGjv gm†Y g†rcvò mg†«¬ cÉðÕ©vbàwji mgqKvj Avby. wLËÓ¡cƒeÆ 700-100 A^ev wLËÓ¡xq 50 Aõ| Iqvix LbGb ‰KwU gvwUi ˆ`qvGji Ask weGkl (?) cvIqv wMGqGQ, hv wKbv Dîi fviZxq KvGjv gm†Y g†rcvGòi mgmvgwqK| ‰ AvweÓ•viwU LyeB ZvrchÆcƒYÆ ‰ KviGY ˆh, ‰wU weGkl KGi ‰ AçGj ‰es mvaviYfvGe evsjvq gvwUi NGii ‰K `xNÆ HwZGnÅi cÉgvY enb KGi| ‰ gvwUi NiB Lye mÁ¿eZ evsjvG`Gk cÉvPxbZg Õ©vcbvi bgybv| hvGnvK, ‰ AçGj BUwbwgÆZ (BGUi cwigvc 32 ˆmwg × 30 ˆmwg × 6 ˆmwg) Õ©vcZÅI iGqGQ|

Iqvix-eGUk¼i cÉðÕ©vGbi agÆxq cÉK‡wZ Rvbv hvq bv| ZGe AwZ mÁcÉwZ AvweÓ•‡Z beW& g†rcvòwU ‰Z`çGj ˆeŒ«¬ msÕ•‡wZi BwãZ enb KGi| Iqvix-eGUk¼Gii ˆfŒGMvwjK AeÕ©vGbi ài‚Z½ weGePbv KGi w`jxc Kzgvi Pò×eZÆx gGb KGib ˆh, ‰ AçGji mGã `wÞY-cƒeÆ ‰wkqv ‰es ˆivgvb mvgËvGRÅi ˆhvMvGhvM wQj| i‚GjGUW g†rgvò, beW& g†rcvò, mÅv´£DBP KuvGPi cyuwZ, Õ¼YÆ w`Gq Ave†Z ‰K aiGbi KuvGPi cyuwZ, DœP gvòvq wUb wgwkÉZ ˆeËvé cÉvwµ¦ w`jxc Kzgvi Pò×eZÆxi AbygvbGK cÉvgvwYKZv `vb KGiGQ| Pò×eZÆx AviI ‰Kavc ‰wMGq wMGq gZvgZ cÉ`vb KGib ˆh, Iqvix-eGUk¼i RvqMvwU UGjwg DGÍÏwLZ ˆmvbvMov| wcUvi dÌvw´Öm Rywbqi `wÞY fviGZi AvwiKvGg`y, kÉxjsKvi gvbUvB, ^vBjÅvG´£i wKqb ^g ‰es wfGqZbvGgi AK-D ˆ^GK fviZ-cÉkv¯¦ gnvmvMixq AçGji ‰KK iGOi KuvGPi cyuwZi cÉvwµ¦i K^v DGÍÏL KGib| wZwb AviI DGÍÏL KGib ˆh, DchyÆî× cÉðÕ©vbàwjGZ Õ¼ Õ¼ AçGji cÉ^g bMivqb NGUwQj, cÉGZÅKwU wQj (b`x) e±`i ‰es UGjwgi f„GMvj cÉGZÅKwUGK evwYRÅGK±`Ê wnGmGe DGÍÏL KGiGQ| Iqvix-eGUk¼i cÉðÕ©vGbi ŠewkÓ¡Åmgƒn cixÞv KGi ˆ`Lv hvq ˆh, fviZ-cÉkv¯¦ gnvmvMixq AçGji ‰KK iGOi KuvGPi cyuwZ ‰LvGb cvIqv hvGœQ| Iqvix-eGUk¼i mÁ¿eZ ‰ AçGj cÉ^g bMivqGbi wPn× enb KGi| ‰wU ‰KwU b`x e±`i wQj ‰es ‰i mGã ZrKvjxb AbÅvbÅ e±`Gii evwYwRÅK ˆhvMvGhvM wQj| Abygvb Kiv nq ˆh, Iqvix-eGUk¼i wQj ˆgŒhÆ mvgËvGRÅi meÆ cƒeÆ mxgvbv| mvÁcÉwZK DrLbGb cÉvµ¦ Dîi fviZxq KvGjv gm†Y g†rcvò DchyÆî× Abywm«¬vG¯¦i cGÞ mvÞÅ cÉ`vb KGi| cwíZMY hywî× cÉ`vb KGib ˆh, weÕ¦†Z ‰jvKv RyGo Dîi fviZxq KvGjv gm†Y g†rcvò cÉvwµ¦ ˆgŒhÆ mvgËvGRÅi weÕ¦†wZi mvÞÅ enb KGi| Dîi fviZxq KvGjv gm†Y g†rcvGòi cÉvwµ¦ evwYwRÅK c^ ‰es ˆeŒ«¬ agÆxq msÕ•‡wZi weÕ¦vi ˆevSvGZI mvnvhÅ KGi|

DrLbGbi dGj cÉgvwYZ nGqGQ ˆh, Avw` HwZnvwmK hyGM Iqvix-eGUk¼i gvbe emwZ wQj| KveÆb-14 cixÞvi dGj ‰ chÆ¯¦ Iqvix-eGUk¼Gi wLËÓ¡cƒeÆ 450 AGõi gvbeemwZi wPn× cvIqv wMGqGQ| ‰Qvov Dîi fviZxq KvGjv gm†Y g†rcvò, i‚GjGUW g†rcvò, beW& g†rcvò cÉf‡wZ Avw` HwZnvwmK hyGMi wb`kÆb eGj cÉgvwYZ nGqGQ| fviZeGlÆi AmsLÅ Dîi fviZxq KvGjv gm†Y g†rcvò cÉðÕ©vGbi mgqKvj wbaÆvwiZ nGqGQ Avby. wLËÓ¡cƒeÆ 700-100 ‰es wLËÓ¡xq 50 Aõ| i‚GjGUW g†rcvGòi mgqKvj Avby. wLËÓ¡cƒeÆ Z‡Zxq kZK ˆ^GK wLËÓ¡xq w«¼Zxq kZK ‰es beW& g†rcvGòi mgqKvj wLËÓ¡cƒeÆ w«¼Zxq kZK ˆ^GK wLËÓ¡xq w«¼Zxq kZK| [‰g.‰g nK ‰es ‰m.‰m ˆgvÕ¦vwdRyi ingvb]

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