vaitaagavaadee

vaaraanasee, raam kumaar.

'meghadootama' men kaalidaas, uj‍jain ko s‍varg se tootakar giraa ek tukadaa kahate hain. jab meghadoot is shahar kee chhat se gujrataa hai, to bas, ise nihaarataa rahataa hai, isakee aur isake logon kee taareef men kaee pan‍ne likhe hain un‍honne. yaksh apanee s‍tree ke prem men hai, vichhoh men hai, usee tarah jal se bhare us megh ko agar poore kaav‍y men kisee se prem huaa jaan padtaa hai, to uj‍jain se hee huaa hogaa. vah itanee premil aankhon se is shahar ko nihaarataa hai.

kaee baar main sochataa hoon ki jab megh, alakaapuree pahunch gayaa hogaa, to usake baad vah khud ek vichitr kis‍m ke bichhoh se peedit huaa hogaa-- uj‍jain kaa bichhoh. vah kise doot banaaegaa ? uj‍jain jaise shahar, k‍yaa aghoshit aur an-abhiv‍yak‍t prem ko abhishap‍t hain ? mahaakaal uj‍jain men rahate hain, lekin baseraa unakaa kailaash hai, nagaree unakee kaashee hai. ashok apane jeevan ke mahat‍tam paath uj‍jain men padhte hain, lekin unakaa astit‍v magadh men rahataa hai, raajagrih men tahalataa hai, kaling men vah shekhar hain. mahendr aur snghamitraa, vidishaa chale gae hain, shreelnkaa ke khaate men hain. var:mihir kaa naam khud uj‍jain hichak se letaa hai ki un‍hen shahar se naheen, aasamaan se prem thaa. aur vah baar-baar bagdaad bhaag jaanaa chaahate the.

k‍yaa atul‍y bhav‍yataa bhee aapako dviteeyak banane ko prashas‍t karatee hai ? aisaa hotaa hai. saaree bhav‍yataaen ek din nepath‍y men chalee jaatee hain.

bahut kam shahar aise bache hain, jo ek saath do yugon men jeete hain. puraane mithakeey shahar nash‍t ho chuke hain. troy kaheen naheen hai, kun‍s‍tunatooniyaa ab at‍yaadhunik is‍taam‍bul hai, rom apane shav kaa m‍yookas hai. patanaa, naalndaa, kash‍meer apane bhav‍y ateet ke vartamaan chutakule yaa dard hain. uj‍jain isalie bhee viral hai ki vah ab bhee ek avadhaaranaat‍mak itihaas kee dhool men jindaa hai. kaee saare nagaron ke saath aisaa naheen ho paataa.

vikramorvasheeyam men kaalidaas ne kathaa kee prish‍thabhoomi pratish‍thaanapur ko banaayaa hai. vidvaanon men ekaraay naheen ki yah pratish‍thaanapur hai kaun-see jagah? un‍honne jaisaa varnan kiyaa hai, usake aadhaar par kuchh log use prayaag paas sthit ek chhotaa-saa ks‍baa jhoonsee maanate hain. mahaadevee varmaa ke rekhaachitron men jhoonsee kaee baar aataa hai. lagabhag chaar bade raajavnshon ke dauraan mahat‍vapoorn s‍thaan rahe pratish‍thaan ke naash kee kathaa bhee kam dilachas‍p naheen hai. chaudahaveen sadee men yahaan hadbong naamak raajaa kaa raaj thaa. kahate hain, an‍yaayee thaa. ek baar ek peer usake raaj‍y men aae aur raajaa unakaa yathochit sam‍maan n kar paayaa, ul‍te apamaan kar baithaa. tab peer ne kruddh hokar aasamaan men chamakane vaale mirikh sitaare ko huk‍m diyaa ki vah is nagar par vajr kee tarah gire. glatee raajaa kee thee, dnd poore nagar ko milaa. nagar jhulas gayaa. barbaad ho gayaa. jhulasane ke kaaran usakaa naam jhoonsee padaa.

agar aisee kahaaniyon men sat‍yataa ho, to sabase badee baat nikalakar aatee hai ki ek raajaa kee glatee ke kaaran sirf nagar aur usake naagarikon ko hee dnd naheen milataa, balki pooraa itihaas dndit ho jaataa hai. k‍yonki koee bhee nagar kabhee bhee sirf vartamaan naheen hotaa. is kathaa men vah peer shaayad ateet kaa prateek hai. jin nagaron aur raajaaon ko ateet kaa sam‍maan karanaa naheen aataa, un par mirikh, vajr banakar tootataa hai. jhoonsee ko bhee naheen pataa ki usakaa jhulasanaa samay ke ek vishaal vriksh kaa jhulasakar lup‍t ho jaanaa hai.

shaharon se prem apane astit‍v se prem kee tarah hai. bahut saare log badan par kapadon kee jagah shahar odhkar chalate hain. ve bhaashaa naheen bolate, shahar bolate hain. tabhee kisee ko dekhate hee aap pahachaan jaate hain ki yah bathindaa kaa hai. aur kisee kee bolee sunate hee aap kah dete hain ki yah bhopaalee hai. yah aisaa samay hai, jisamen sabase jyaadaa kraaisis aaidentitee kee hai. kuchh log apanee aaidentitee ko kho chuke hain. kuchh ke paas hai, lekin ve us aai‍dentitee se door bhaagate hain. aur kuchh apanee aaidentitee ko t‍yaagakar doosaree aaidentitee grahan kar lenaa chaahate hain. jaise ek ks‍baaee, lagaataar chaahataa hai ki usakee aaidentitee munbaee-dil‍lee ke saath jud jaae. jaise munbaee-dil‍lee men kaee log lagaataar chaahate hain ki unakee aaidentitee n‍yooyork-lndan se jud jaae.

is tarah kaa sngharsh apane itihaas ke saath sngharsh hai. yah apane shareer se apanee parachhaaeen ko hataa dene kaa sngharsh hai.

(27 aprail ko dainik bhaas‍kar men prakaashit.)

pikaaso kee penting 'sapanaa'. isamen mairee vol‍tar modal ke roop men hain.

pikaaso kaa prem-jeevan bahut daraavanaa hai. pikaaso ne kaee baar prem kiyaa aur har baar vah khud prem se door hue. kaee baar mujhe lagataa hai ki prem bhee unake lie ek prayog thaa. vah n jaane kis cheej kee talaash kar rahe the. unake jeevan men kaee prem ke baare men pataa chalataa hai, lekin saat premikaaon ne unakee kalaa par gaharaa prabhaav daalaa. pikaaso ke kalaat‍mak jeevan men aalochak saat mod maanate hain. d b‍loo peeriyad, d roj peeriyad yaanee gulaab-kaal, d n‍yood, k‍yoobijm, afreekaa se prabhaavit kaal, k‍laasik daur aur sarriyalis‍t aadi his‍se. har prem ke baad pikaaso ke chitron men badalaav aayaa.

1904 :

faranaande olivar, pikaaso kee pahalee premikaa thee. usake saath rahakar pikaaso ne 'd roj peeriyada' par kaam kiyaa. us dauraan kee adhikaansh penting‍s men jis mahilaa kee chhavi hai, vah olivar hee hai. donon nau saal tak saath rahe. pikaaso bahut eersh‍yaalu aur pajesiv premee the. olivar par itanaa sndeh karate the ki kuchh ghnton ke lie baahar jaanaa huaa, to olivar ko kamare men bnd kar dete aur baahar se taalaa lagaa dete the. aisaa barason tak hotaa rahaa, jab tak ki unake jeevan men evaa gool n aaee.

1913 :

evaa gool ke saath bhee pikaaso olivar kee tarah hee rahanaa chaahate the, lekin yahaan takaraav huaa. unakaa prem-snbndh bahut chhotaa rahaa. evaa ne door hone kee dhamakee dee, to pikaaso khud hee door ho gae. evaa ise sahan naheen kar paaee, use teebee ho gaee. manorogon aur avasaad se joojhate 1915 men usakee mrit‍yu ho gaee. usakee mrit‍yu ne pikaaso ko tod diyaa. k‍yoobijm par kie gae tamaam kaamon men aap pikaaso kaa evaa ke prati prem dekh sakate hain. k‍yoobijm men pikaaso paishan se bhare hue hain.

1918 :

roosee nartakee ol‍gaa kokalovaa se shaadee karane se pahale pikaaso kaa ol‍gaa kee kaee mitron se prem rahaa. ol‍gaa roosee nartakee thee aur yoorop ke abhijaat‍y men usakee gaharee paith thee. usane pikaaso ko kaee haaee-profaail logon se milaayaa, unakee kalaa ko peris ke eleet ke beech pras‍tut kiyaa. pikaaso moolat: bohemiyan s‍vabhaav ke the aur ol‍gaa pooree tarah eleet. donon men naheen jamanee thee. naheen jamee. ol‍gaa se mulaakaat hee vah samay thaa, jab pikaaso ne bailerinaa men penting ke prabhaavon ko badal diyaa. usee dauraan fil‍makaar jyaan kok‍t‍yoo se unakee mitrataa gaharee huee. kok‍t‍yoo ne kaheen likhaa, 'pikaaso mujhe roj hairat men daal dete hain. vah kaee sundar aakaar banaate hain, aur ghoshit sundarataa se kuroop aakaaron kee taraf badhte hain. fir vah sundar, saral aakaaron, chitron ko rijek‍t kar dete hain.' pikaaso ne yahaan ek nayaa saundaryashaas‍tr gadhaa thaa. logon ne jab use dekhaa, to hairaan rah gae the. use turat s‍veekriti naheen milee thee. yah ol‍gaa ke saath pikaaso ke prem v katu snbndhon kaa pratifalan thaa. inamen pikaaso kaa rng-prayog bahut aakraamak ho gayaa thaa. vahaan ol‍gaa bhee avasaad aur paagalapan se ghir rahee thee. 17 saal saath rahane ke baad donon alag ho gae. ol‍gaa ko narvas brekadaaun ho gayaa. vah vikship‍ton-see ho gaee. vah hameshaa unakaa intajaar karatee rahee. ol‍gaa ko jab bhee yah lagataa ki pikaaso kaa prem ab falaan ladkee ke saath chal rahaa hai, to vah us ladkee se snpark karatee aur pikaaso se door hone ke lie dh‍makiyaan detee. dhamakaate-dhamakaate vah rone lagatee aur dhamakee, gujaarish kee bhaashaa men badal jaatee, 'mujhe meraa paab‍lo lautaa do.' pikaaso ne use talaak naheen diyaa thaa, k‍yonki aisaa karane par snpatti kaa aadhaa his‍saa use denaa hotaa. pikaaso dhan ke maamale men behad knjoos the. ol‍gaa apanee mrit‍yu tak pikaaso kee pat‍nee banee rahee.

1927 :

45 saal ke pikaaso ke jeevan men satrah saal kee mairee vol‍tar aaee. donon ne apanaa prem aur rish‍taa gup‍t rakhaa. pikaaso us samay ol‍gaa ke saath rah rahe the. vah kisee bhee tarah is rish‍te ko chhupaa lenaa chaahate the, lekin vah ab tak selebritee ban chuke the aur aisaa honaa mushkil thaa. vah unakee penting‍s ke lie modal kaa kaam karane lagee. pikaaso ne apane ghar ke saamane ek makaan kiraae par lekar mairee ko diyaa. kuchh hee barason baad un‍honne ek mahalanumaa s‍toodiyo banaayaa aur mairee vahaan rahane lagee. 1935 men mairee ne pikaaso kee betee ko jan‍m diyaa. isake baad ol‍gaa sahit sabhee ko pikaaso ke is snbndh ke baare men jaanakaaree mil gaee. ol‍gaa ne isee ghatanaa ke baad pikaaso ko chhod diyaa. mairee hameshaa pikaaso se shaadee karanaa chaahatee thee. 'gernikaa' banaane ke theek pahale kreeb paanch saal tak pikaaso kee penting‍s men bahut chamakeele rng, prasan‍n chehare vaalee ek yuvatee aur aahlaad ke s‍trok‍s dikhate hain. ve sab mairee vol‍tar hai. chitron men anoodit prem. betee ke jan‍m ke do saal baad pikaaso kaa ek aur prem honaa thaa doraa maar se. is prem ke baare men jaanakaaree milate hee mairee bahut dukhee huee. vah apanee betee ke saath door rahane chalee gaee. pikaaso ne kabhee usase shaadee naheen kee, lekin hameshaa usakee aarthik madad karate rahe. 1977 men, pikaaso kee maut ke chaar saal baad, barason lnbe avasaad se pareshaan hokar mairee ne gale men fndaa daalakar aat‍mahat‍yaa kar lee.

1936 :

ek daavat men kavi pol eluaar, pikaaso kee mulaakaat french fotograafr doraa maar se karaate hain. doraa balaa kee khoobasoorat hai aur bahut sundar s‍painish bolatee thee. pikaaso usake bhaashaa par prabhut‍v se prabhaavit ho gae. pikaaso ne doraa maar se prem ke baad hee mahaan penting 'gernikaa' banaanee shuroo kee. s‍painish grihayuddh kee vibheeshikaa par aadhaarit yah penting agar aap saamane dekhen, to rongate khade ho jaaenge, lekin us pentig men bhee ek sundar cheharaa hai, lekin vah ro rahaa hai. vah doraa maar hai. doraa maar fotograafar thee aur usane 'gernikaa' kee rachanaa-prakriyaa aur usakee nirmiti kee chhaviyaan banaaeen. 'gernikaa' ke baare men kahee gaee usakee baaten aaj bhee sabase jyaadaa praamaanik maanee jaatee hain. ek din mairee vol‍tar achaanak pikaaso ke s‍toodiyo pahunchee aur vahaan usane doraa maar ko dekhaa. doraa ke saath prem kee khbaren mairee ne sun rakhee theen. vahaan donon men kahaasunee huee. pikaaso ne kahaa ki tum donon aapas men tay kar lo, mujhe kisake saath rahanaa chaahie. vah kursee lagaakar baith gae. donon premikaaon kee kahaasunee baakaayadaa kush‍tee men badal gaee. un‍honne ek-doosare ke baal kheenche, kapade faad die, aur ek-doosare kaa uthaakar patak diyaa. mairee vol‍tar ne apamaanit aur paraajit mahasoos kiyaa aur pikaaso ke jeevan se baahar chalee gaee. doraa maar unake saath rahee. pikaaso ne apane sns‍maranon aur intarav‍yooj men kahaa hai, 'vah mere jeevan kaa sabase sundar kshan thaa, jab mainne do auraton ko maarapeet karate dekhaa, is baat ke lie maarapeet ki mere saath kaun rahegaa.' pikaaso hameshaa un sthitiyon ko pasnd karate the, jab ek mahilaa, un par daavedaaree ke lie doosaree ko kos rahee hotee thee. lekin saat saal baad pikaaso doraa maar se bhee alag ho gae. doraa ke lie yah itanaa badaa sadamaa thaa ki vah rotee rahee, rotee rahee. vah itanaa roee ki use ronaa rokane ke lie davaaen lenee padeen. usake baad vah kabhee avasaad se baahar naheen aa sakee. bees saal isee dukh men rahane ke baad usake kuchh prem aur hue, lekin pikaaso kee jagah koee n le paayaa. pikaaso ne apanee penting‍s men hameshaa use rotee huee sundaree ke roop men dikhaayaa thaa. doraa maar ko naheen pataa thaa ki pikaaso usakaa vartamaan naheen, usakaa bhavish‍y rng rahe hain. prem men paagal huee, dhokhaa khaaee ek rotee huee barbaad sundaree. pikaaso ne usake lie nijee penting‍s banaaee theen. 1997 men doraa ne apanee mrit‍yu tak un‍hen chhipaae-snbhaale rakhaa thaa.

1944 :

pikaaso 63 saal ke the, jab unakaa prem kalaa kee chhaatraa 23 varsheey jeelo se hotaa hai. pikaaso se snbndh ko jeelo ne prem ke saath-saath apane kairiyar men bade badalaav kee tarah bhee dekhaa. pikaaso ke saath usane kalaa kee baareekiyaan seekheen. pikaaso ke lie usane aart kriteek kaa kaam kiyaa. modal ke alaavaa vah pikaaso ke aayojanon kee mejbaan bhee thee. doraa maar se prem ke dauraan hee pikaaso kaa prem jeelo ke saath huaa aur isee kaaran vah doraa se alag hue. donon ke alag hote hee jeelo pikaaso ke saath rahane lagee. usane bhee penting‍s banaaeen aur use naam milaa, lekin peris ke kalaajagat kaa yah maananaa thaa ki ek at‍ynt pratibhaashaalee ladkee ne pikaaso se prem karake khud ko kht‍m kar liyaa hai. agar vah khud akele apanee penting‍s par kaam karatee, to shaayad use jyaadaa prasiddhi milatee. jeelo peris men hee thee, jahaan usane pikaaso kee roosee nartakee pat‍nee ol‍gaa ke paagalapan ko jhelaa. ol‍gaa ne pikaaso kee premikaaon men snbhavat: jeelo par hee sabase jyaadaa prahaar kie. jeelo kee sthiti bhee ol‍gaa jaisee hee hone lagee. kreeb das saal tak saath rahane ke baad vah pikaaso se alag ho gaee. alagaav ke baad usane kitaab likhee- laaif vid pikaaso, jisakee laakhon pratiyaan bikeen. pikaaso ne us kitaab kaa prakaashan rukavaane ke lie kort men kes kar diyaa thaa, lekin vah haar gae. jeelo ne usake baad pentar aur lekhikaa ke roop men apanaa jeevan bitaayaa, aur vah pikaaso kee ekamaatr premikaa thee, jisane pikaaso se alagaav ke baad apanaa maanasik sntulan naheen khoyaa.

1953 :

pikaaso ab boodhe ho gae the, lekin ab navayuvatiyon ke prati unakaa prem aur pragaadh ho rahaa thaa. jeelo ke saath prem ke dauraan hee unake kaee chhitaput snbndh bane, lekin 27 saal kee jaikaleen roke ke aane se jeelo ke saath unake snbndh samaap‍t ho gae. roke bhee unamen se thee, jinase pikaaso pahalee hee najr men prem kar baithe. use prabhaavit karane ke lie ek din vah roke ke ghar gae aur usake daravaaje par chok se kabootar kaa chitr banaayaa. usake baad vah chhah maheene tak lagaataar har roj roke ko gulaab dete rahe. antat: roke bhee unake prem men pad gaee. is prem ko bhee un‍honne gup‍t rakhaa. jeelo ne apane pati ko talaak de diyaa thaa aur pikaaso se shaadee karanaa chaahatee thee. pikaaso ne hee use talaak dene ko kahaa thaa, lekin us dauraan un‍hen lagaa ki jeelo sirf unake paison ke kaaran unase shaadee karanaa chaahatee hai. pikaaso ne choree-chhipe roke se shaadee kar lee. yah pikaaso kaa aakhiree prem thaa. donon 20 saal tak saath rahe. pikaaso ab har cheej se door ho chuke the. beemaar aur boodhe. sirf chitr banaayaa karate. roke ko saamane rakh un‍honne 400 se jyaadaa chitr banaae. roke n keval unakee pat‍nee thee, budhaape kaa sahaaraa, balki unakee sekretaree bhee. 1973 men pikaaso kee maut ke baad unakee jaayadaad ko lekar vivaad ho gayaa. jeelo, pikaaso ke bach‍chon kee maan thee. usane kes kar diyaa. roke kaanoonee pat‍nee thee. ant men maamalaa sulajhaayaa gayaa aur pikaaso kee jaayadaad se banee sns‍thaa 'm‍yoosee pikaaso' kee s‍thaapanaa huee. yah naam pikaaso kee premikaaon aur preranaaon kee s‍mriti men rakhaa gayaa. roke pikaaso se bahut judee huee thee. unake marane ke baad unakee kalaa aur usase judee aarthikataaon ko snbhaalatee rahee, lekin akelaapan usake lie bhaaree thaa. vah pikaaso ko yaad kar hameshaa rotee. rudan se avasaadagras‍t hotee. kabhee haaipar ho jaatee. aisee hee, s‍mritiyon ke aakraman men khud ko snbhalane men aksham paa usane khud ko golee maar lee.

pikaaso ne sabase prem kiyaa. unakaa nijee jeevan thaa, unakaa ravaiyaa sahee thaa yaa glat, is par naitikataavaadee kuchh bhee kah sakate hain. ham bhee kah sakate hain.

par bahudhaa mujhe lagataa hai, shaayad pikaaso bahut junoonee premee the, iseelie unakaa alag honaa un striyon ko sahan naheen huaa, jo khud unase alag ho jaanaa chaahatee theen. shaayad pikaaso ne unake anek prash‍non ko anut‍tarit chhod diyaa thaa. prem men aisee deevaanagee us samay bhee aatee hai, jab aapakaa premee aapake prash‍non ke javaab naheen detaa. tab aap sirf prem ke lie naheen jee rahe hote, balki un ut‍taron ke lie bhee jee rahe hote hain.

(daayaree se.)