gngaa kinaare ghoomate huye khet men kaam karate aravind se mulaakaat huee. khet yaanee gngaa kee retee men konhadaa, laukee, nenuaa kee sabjiyon kee buaaee kaa kshetr. aravind vahaan roj saat-aath ghante kaam karataa hai. vah kshetr mujhe apane dainik jhamele ke ruteen se anavaainding kaa maukaa de rahaa thaa. par shaayad aravind ke liye vah drajaree (drudgery – bojh) rahaa ho. har baat ko pooraa kar vah samput kee tarah bol rahaa thaa - “aur kyaa karen, baaboojee, yahee kaam hai”.
deepaavalee ke samay gaanv vaale bntavaaraa kar lete hain gngaa ke kinaare kaa. aravind ke hisse sabjee ke paudhon kee terah kataaron kee jameen aaee hai. deepaavalee ke baad se hee ye log kaam men jut gaye hain. gngaa jaise jaise peechhe hat rahee hain, vaise vaise inake khet aage badh rahe hain gngaa tat tak. is hisaab se aravind kaa khet abhee lambaaee men do-dhaaee gunaa badhegaa.
apanee kamar se oopar haath rakh kar aravind bataataa hai ki har thaale ke liye lagabhag itanee khudaaee karanee padatee hai baaloo kee – tab tak, jab tak paanee n nikal aaye. us gaddhe men dedh haath gobar kee khaad daalee jaatee hai, fir ek gilaas yooriyaa. oopar ret bhar kar beej boyaa jaataa hai. sabjee kee jaden panap kar paanee tak pahunchatee hain.
paanee dene ke liye kund khodate hain ye log. roj paanee denaa hotaa hai paudhon ko. jab fal bade hone lagate hain to vahaan raat men ruk kar rakhavaalee karanee hotee hai. khet ke teen taraf baad lagaaee jaatee hai (chauthee or gngaa tat hotaa hai). yah baad chhote paudhon ko ret ke toofaan aur logon ke ghusane se bachaatee hai. jab paudhe paripakv ho jaate hain to isakee upayogitaa kam ho jaatee hai – tab ret ke toofaan kaa asar naheen hotaa unapar.
| aravind ke khet men konhade kee bel. ret men failee is bel men ek fool aur ek fal dhoondhiye! |
mere sir par maalagaadee parichaalan kaa bojh hai. lihaajaa main aravind ke kaam men ras letaa hoon. par aravind kahataa hai:
“aur kyaa karen, baaboojee, yahee kaam hai”.
