(rngakarmee, nirdeshak aur kavi alakhanndan kaa pichhale dinon bhopaal men nidhan ho gayaa. unake snbndh men vikhyaat saahityakaar jnyaanarnjan ne ek mahatvapoorn snsmaran aalekh likhaa hai. yah aalekh naagapur se prakaashit lokamat men 26 faravaree ko prakaashit huaa hai.)
rngakarmee, nirdeshak aur kavi alakhanndan ne chaar dashakon tak nirntar rngakarm karate hue anek bejod naatakon kee prastutiyaan desh bhar men kee hain. unhen sngeet naatak akaadamee kaa sarvochch sammaan bhee milaa jo isee varsh maarch men dillee men diyaa jaanaa thaa, par mrityu ne ise snbhav naheen hone diyaa. isee 12 faravaree ko maatr 64 varsh kee umr men, bhopaal men unakaa nidhan huaa. desh aur madhyapradesh men is nidhan se rng karmiyon ko gaharaa aaghaat lagaa hai. unake apane rng-mndal ke anaginat sadasy aur pooraa vaktee kaaryakarttaa gahare shok men hain. bhopaal ke bhaarat-bhavan se baahar svatntr roop se naatakon kaa mnchan karanaa aur shramajeevee tareeke se 'nat bundele' naam kee rng snsthaa ko raashtreey pahachaan denaa ek aisaa chunauteepoorn kaam thaa jise alakhanndan ne bakhoobee sngathit aur snpaadit kiyaa. jabaki apaar saadhanon ke baavajood bhaarat-bhavan apanaa rngamndal naheen chalaa paayaa. ham sabhee jaanate hain ki hindee men maulik naatakon kee lambee kamee, saadhanon kaa abhaav, aur ghatate darshakon kee paristhitiyon ke kaaran nirntar rng-karm karanaa ab mushkilon bharaa kaam hai. isaliye alakhanndan jaise sakriy rngakarmee kee maut ek badaa saanskritik aaghaat hai.
alakhanndan majaboot kaathee ke svasth aur sakaaraatmak vyakti the. shareer pukhataa aur kasaratee thaa. kishor avasthaa se hee bhaarateey bhaashaaon ke saahity aur khaasataur par lok-naaty kee padhaaee karane lage the. ve udaar vaamapnthee the, aatmahatyaa ke viruddh the, lekin aajeevan kathor parishram aur rngakarm kee lagaataar raat-din jaagatee dinacharyaaon aur muthabhedon ne unhen pataa hee naheen chalaa, dheere-dheere tod diyaa. unake fenfade tabaah hue aur chaubees ghnton kee aakseejan unhen lag gaee. unhen 'faaibrosis aof lngsa' kee beemaaree thee. upachaar bahut huaa par chaaraagar haar gaye. alakhanndan 1948 men bihaar ke ladaakoo jilaa bhojapur men paidaa hue aur faravaree 2012 men unakaa nidhan huaa. bihaar se visthaapit hokar ve chhatteesagadh, saragujaa aur bundelakhand ke ilaakon men baar-baar jaate rahe. in ilaakon se unakaa gaharaa lagaav aur prem thaa. unakee samoochee bunaavat men jo mishran thaa vah isee ghumntoo aacharan kaa parinaam thaa. ve bhojapuree bolanaa kabhee naheen bhoole, jabaki unakaa antim lendaskep bundelakhand hee banaa. jabalapur aakar ve sthir hue aur praan pran se kaam karanaa shuroo huaa. unakee kaayaa men jo bhaashaa tair rahee thee vah sngharshasheel hindee pattiyon men hee taiyaar huee thee. alakhanndan kunbhakaar ke chaak kee tarah aviraam apane jeevan ko chalaate rahe. unhonne naatak kiye bhee aur likhe bhee.
bhojapur se jabalapur
meree alakhanndan se mulaakaaten 1970 ke aasapaas shuroo hueen. mujhe ilaahaabaad se aaye 10 varsh ho chuke the aur jabalapur shahar kee aatmaa ko hamane pakad liyaa thaa. yahee vah samay thaa jab alakh men naatakon kaa keedaa paidaa huaa. usane aarnbhik dinon men nautnkee, raamaleelaaen khoob dekheen aur aadhunik naatakon kee taraf usakaa rujhaan badh ne lagaa thaa. vah chaubees ghntaa bechain praanee thaa aur neend men bhee snvaad bolate-bolate uth baithataa thaa. vah satapulaa (jabalapur kaa ek anchal jahaan se aardinens fektree istet dyaauroo hotee thee aur jahaan shramikon ke kvaartars bhee the) se shahar ke madhy tak haanfataa huaa, milan kee utaavaliyon ke saath, yuvakon kee tarah kabhee saayakil se kabhee paidal aataa jaataa thaa. beech men kabhee ghamaapur men kahaaneekaar raajendr daanee se bhee baithak karataa thaa. usakee aavaaragee soddesh thee. shaamon kaa vaartaalaap, mitr milan, kaary-yojanaaen, der raat tak naatakon kaa paath, riharsal aadi hote rahate the. us samay tak naee peedhee par harishnkar parasaaee kaa jaadoo chadh ne lagaa thaa. vinod kumaar shukl aur naresh saksenaa ko shahar chhod kar gaye hue lagabhag ek dashak ho rahaa thaa. muktibodh kee mrityu ho chukee thee, lekin unake srijan kaa saayaa shahar par jabaradast roop se mndaraa rahaa thaa. parasaaee kee upasthiti aur muktibodh kee anupasthiti ne chhaatron, adhyaapakon, lekhakon, patrakaaron aur rng-karmiyon ko uttejit kiyaa huaa thaa. bhojapur ke baad ek nayaa alakhanndan jabalapur men paidaa ho rahaa thaa. tees saal vah jabalapur men rahaa aur tees saal bhopaal men. shurooaat usakee jabalapur men huee aur ant bhopaal men. raajadhaanee men, sarvasaadhaaran se jude rng-karm aur lokapriy rngamnch kee vajah se vah naatak ke snsaar kaa siramaur banaa aur mukhayamntree, snskriti mntree ko bhee usakaa gunagaan karanaa padaa. jabaki usakee shavayaatraa men abhinetaa, raajanaitik-saanskritik kaaryakarttaa, lekhak, darshak, stnbhakaar aur hindee-urdoo kee duniyaa ke bahut se log shaamil the.
kaarnt kaa saathmeree mulaakaaten usase saataven-aathaven dashak men khoob hueen aur jaldee hee ham ek doosare ke saathee ho gaye. usake bheetar mujhe apanaa aavaaraapan najr aataa thaa. ilaahaabaad se ukhad jaane ke baad main jabalapur men apane thikaane banaa rahaa thaa. un dinon jabalapur bahut hee khoobasoorat aur shaanadaar thaa, saanskritik roop se khoob sampann. isee vajah se main ek aanshik kamyoonist ban sakaa. hamane mil-julakar vivechanaa jaisee rng-snsthaa kaa nirmaan kiyaa, jisane ab apanee keerti ke 50 varsh poore kar liye hain. isee samay alakhanndan ek pakkaa yuvak huaa aur usane madhyapradesh aur chhatteesagadh ke lok-naatyon, lok-sngeet kaa gaharaa adhyayan kar liyaa thaa, jis vajah se baad men vah apane rngamnch par kaavyaatmak-binbon kee rachanaa aur lokatatvon kaa panaraavishkaar aur navaachaar ke liye charchit ho sakaa. isee aadhaarabhoomi kee vajah se alakhanndan ko bhaarat-bhavan men rahate hue kaarnt jaise vishvavikhyaat nirdeshak kaa n keval saath milaa balki unake maahir rng-sngeet kaa anubhav bhee milaa. vidit ho ki bhaarat-bhavan ke rngamndal men alakhanndan aath saalon tak b. v. kaarnt ke sahaayak nirdeshak rahe. kaarnt ke baad alakh sarvochch nirdeshak pad par jaane ke liye pooree yogyataa rakhane baavajood usase isaliye vnchit rahe ki un dinon ke ek jaane-maane snskriti-jaar ne aisee snbhaavanaa se unhen vnchit kar diyaa.
jabalapuriyaa shuruaat
saataven dashak ke antim daur men jabalapur kee apanee rakshaa-mntraalay kee achchhee khaasee naukaree chhod kar pooraa vaktee rng karm karane kee baat alakh mujhase hameshaa karate the. main unhen rokataa thaa par ve naheen maane. unhonne chupachaap antim nirnay kar liyaa. alakhanndan ek bechain, mehanatee aur jiddee aadamee thaa. nirnay men usakee bhaavukataa naheen thee, mere rokane men jaroor thee. kuchh hee dinon pahale jabalapur men pnkaj svaamee ko ek saakshaatkaar dete hue, alakh ne kahaa thaa ki agar mujhe 250 varsh kaa jeevan mile to utane hee samay tak rng karm karate hue thakoongaa naheen. isaliye usane naukaree chhod dee aur aajaad ho gayaa. vah bilkul nidar thaa aur lakshyabhed ke liye tatpar thaa. baad men usane bhopaal ke ek bade urdoo shaayar fajl taavish ke naatak 'daraa huaa aadamee' kee shaanadaar yaadagaar prastuti kee aur jabalapur men bhee 'vivechanaa' ne isakaa mnchan kiyaa.
jahaan tak mujhe yaad aataa hai alakhanndan kee jabalapuriyaa shurooaat ek nukkad naatak se huee - 'jaise ham loga'. ise hindee ke kathaakaar shashaank ne likhaa thaa. shashaank tab manovijnyaan ke chhaatr the aur unhen is naatak ko samay par likh dene ke liye mainne ek kamare men bnd kar diyaa thaa. ek sthaaneey rng-snsthaa 'kachanaara' ke liye alakh ne mashahoor naatakon, 'rng gndharva' aur 'teen apaahija' kaa nirdeshan kiyaa. vivechanaa ke saath unhonne 'dulaaree baaee', 'bakaree', 'ikataare kee aankha', 'bahut badaa savaala', aur 'veting for d godo' jaise bade naatak kiye aur in naatakon ne khoob dhoom machaaee. isee dauraan alakh ne dhamataree, raayapur, bilaasapur aur baad men ambikaapur, raayagadh men aisee kaaryashaalaaen keen jinase sthaaneey rngakarmee ubhar kar aa sake. aaj bhee ve naatak ke jeete-jaagate kendr bane hue hain. yah 1975 se 1980 kaa samay thaa.
raashtreey pahachaanalakh ke jeevan kaa doosaraa daur usakee raashtreey pahachaan kaa hai, jisamen vah jabalapur se bhopaal pravaas par gayaa aur pramukhath vaheen rah gayaa. us samay bhaarat-bhavan men rngamndal kaa taanaa-baanaa bunaa jaa rahaa thaa aur alakh usake snsthaapakon, nirmaataaon men ek pramukh vyakti thaa. usane lagabhag aath varsh to desh ke vikhyaat aur mahaan rngashilpee b. v. kaarnt ke saath hee kaam kiyaa. kul 16 varsh alakhanndan bhaarat bhavan men rahaa. usane 'aadhe adhoore', 'klark kee mauta', 'aagaraa baajaara', 'shastr sntaana', 'chndaa bednee', 'taamr patra', 'jagar magar andher nagara' aur 'chaarapaaee' jaise safal naatakon kee prastuti kee. mohan raakesh, raameshvar prem, habeeb tanaveer, tripuraaree sharmaa aur mani madhukar ke naatakon ke alaavaa usane svayn ke bhee naatak kiye. usakaa ek khaas kaam yah thaa ki usane bachchon ke liye 10 se adhik naatakon kee parikalpanaa kee aur unakaa mnchan kiyaa, karavaayaa. eshiyaa kavitaa samaaroh men usane shreekaant varmaa ke 'magadha' kee naaty prastuti kee thee, jise khoob saraahanaa milee. usane bengaluroo men urdoo thiyetar kee sthaapanaa kee aur 20 saal tak desh ke bade naaty samaarohon men yaadagaar prastutiyaan bhee usake khaate men hain.
nat bundele kaa avadaan
bhaarat bhavan se mukt hone se pahale hee usane ek naatak tukadee 'nat bundele' kee sthaapanaa kar lee thee, jisamen vah shesh jeevan kaam karataa rahaa. yahee usakaa maulik dastaa thaa. vah lagaataar kavitaaen likh rahaa thaa. usake do-teen sngrah aaye, pahalaa kavitaa sngrah 2003 men aayaa thaa, jisakaa naam 'ghar naheen pahunch paataa' thaa. vah apane naatakon men kavitaaon kaa prayog aksar karataa thaa. usake ek naatak men muktibodh kee ek kavitaa kaa paath mainne bhee kiyaa thaa.
alakhanndan ne jab 'taamr patra', nat bundele ke bainar par kiyaa tab vah rng bhaashaa men ek srijanaatmak muthabhed karane kee kshamataa paidaa kar chukaa thaa. usakaa kad itanaa badaa huaa ki usake ek naatak 'mahaanirvaana' men khud b. v. kaarnt ne ek abhinetaa kee haisiyat se kaam kiyaa. yah 1994-95 kee ghatanaa hai. bhopaal gais traasadee par usake naatak 'baanjh ghaatee' ke samay vikhyaat abhinetree vibhaa mishraa se usakaa gaharaa vivaad bhee huaa. usane arun paande, seetaaraam sonee, raajendr kaamale, gaureeshnkar yaadav, ajay ghosh, aalok chatarjee, tapan benarjee, irafaan saurabh aur rnjanaa bhatt jaise bade abhinetaa thiyetar kee duniyaa ko diye aur basnt kaasheekar jaise yuvaa rng nirdeshak ko gaharee preranaaen.
alakhanndan ko shikhar sammaan, sngeet naatak akaadamee kaa sheersh raashtreey sammaan, habeeb tanaveer sammaan, spndan puraskaar aur narasee sammaan aadi anek sammaan mile. par usakaa vaastavik sammaan rng janon ke bheetar thaa. kahate hain ki vah bhopaal shahar men hone vaalaa, bharasak, har naatak dekhataa thaa. bhaarat bhavan men usake liye ek kursee sadaiv khaalee rahatee thee. vah naatak dekhataa aur chupachaap laut jaataa thaa. vah tatkaal pratikriyaa naheen detaa thaa. jis din yah kursee khaalee rah jaatee thee, isakaa matalab hotaa thaa ki alakhanndan bhopaal men naheen hai. ab yah kursee sadaiv khaalee rahegee.










