UPDATE 42
Dil hai chhota sa, chhoti si asha
Masti bhare mann ki bholi si asha
Chaand taaron ko chhoone ki asha
Aasmaanon mein udne ki asha
Dil hai chhota sa, chhoti si asha….
Mahek jaaoon main aaj to aise
Phool bagiya mein maheke hai jaise
Baadalon ki main odhoon chunariya
Jhoom jaaoon main banke baawariya
Apni choti mein baandh loon duniya
Dil hai chhota sa, chhoti si asha
Masti bhare mann ki bholi si asha
Chaand taaron ko chhoone ki asha
Aasmaanon mein udne ki asha
Dil hai chhota sa, chhoti si asha
Masti bhare mann ki bholi si asha
Swarg si dharti khil rahi jaise
Mera mann bhi to khil raha aise
Koyal ki tarah gaane ka armaan
Machli ki tarah mach loon yeh armaan
Jawaani hai laayi rangeen sapna
Dil hai chhota sa, chhoti si asha
Masti bhare mann ki bholi si asha
Chaand taaron ko chhoone ki asha
Aasmaanon mein udne ki asha
Dil hai chhota sa, chhoti si asha
Masti bhare mann ki bholi si asha
Fairy tales, fairy land jaisi he kahani thi, chhoti chhoti chijon me badi badi khusiyan dhunti Riti. Pariwar me pali-badhi har middle class family ki aagyakari suputri, ghar ka kaam, padhai, aur ghar ke diye sanskaar. In sab se badkar uski apni ek chahat “koi sapno ka rajkumar aayega aur usse dulhan bana kar le jayega”
Jindgi har pal kuch naya sikhti aur sikhati hai, aur sikhne ki chahat apar thi Riti me. Roop jitna sunder tha, swabhaw utna he chanchal, par ghar ke mile mahol ke karan sirf un se he baten karti thi, jinko janti thi.
Kabhi bahut jyada utar chadhao nahi dekhi apni jindgi me, siway iske ki jab koi unchi awaz me baat kar de to aankhon se ganga-jamuna nikal aate the. Himalya ki gode me basa Himachal Pradesh ke Sirmaur jile se thi.
Nahan, Sirmaur ke heart ,me he pure pariwar ka rahna hota tha. Sangit se kaphi lagaw tha aur Mohit Chauhan ki fan kyonki wo bhi ussi sahar se hain.
Nahan me kisi baat ki kami nahi thi, padhne me hamesa aage thi, par kahte hai na koi perfect nahi hota, aisi he kahani thi Riti ki…. ek to koi ro kar kuch kahe to dil jaldi pighal jata tha, aur dusri jo aamuman 60% ladkiyon me ye khamiyan payi jati hain …. Kanjus.
Khair jindgi bilkil sidhi chal rahi thi, do bhaieyon ki eklauti ladli, hamesa do saheliyan…. Ladli aur Priya ke sath wo apna har dina pyar se gujar rahi thi.
Lekin ye jiwan hai, aur kahin na kahin, kabhi na kabhi kuch aisa ho jata hai, jiska paraspar achha ya bura prabhaw ta-umr rahta hai.
Kahte hain college life jindgi ke sabse hasin dino me gine jante hain. Kaam-kaam aur jiwan ki vyast’ta me phasne ke baad log apne moj-masti se bitaye inhi dino ki kalpna karte hain, par ek sachai aur bhi hai, ue waqt me huye sitam pure jiwan par ek alag he chaap chhorte hain.
College ke second year ki ye baat thi, jab chhoti-chhoti ghatnayen fan failaye ek vikral rup lene ke liye taiyar thi, aur in sab se bekhabar Riti apni dost Ladli aur Priya ke sath apne college ke annual day ke function ki taiyari me lagi thi……
Priya….. Ahhh ! Ghante bhar se baithe baithe kamar akad gayi, tum dono ab bhi baithe ho, chhoro isse aur chalo, kal kar lena.
Ladli….. Kamchor, ek to pura din kaam karegi nahi, aur royegi jyada, upar se tujhe baithne me bhi thakan ho rahi hai.
Priya….. Haan bilkul thakan hogi he, yahan sabse jyada kaam main he karti hun, ab jyada bol mat.
Ladli…. Tu aur kaam, rahne de, rahne de, abhi mahine din pahle ki he baat hai jyada din bhi nahi huye uss kahani ko ?
Riti….. Ladli kaun si kahani re, mujhe to tum kuch batati he nahi.
Ladli…. Tujhe nahi pata kya ?
Priya…. Koi kahani nahi hai Riti, ye bas fenk rahi hai.
Ladli… Achha main fenk rahi hun, to chup baith thodi der abhi pata chal jayega.
Priya…. Koi kahani hogi to na, jhooti kahin ki.
Riti…. Chup karo dono, aur yadi yun he jhagra karna hai to nikal jao yahan se, mujhe function ki taiyari karni hai. Ladli ab bolegi bhi baat kya thi.
Ladli… Kuch nahi Riti, uncle-aunty teen din ke liye bahar gaye the, baki kamon ke liye to naukar the, par khana banane ki jimmedari Priya ki he thi, par ek he din kichen ka kaam karne ke baad bimar pad gayi, aur majbooran unhe apna kaam bich me he chhor kar aana para.
Riti…. Heee heee hee hee, sach me …. Kamchor Priya
Priya…. Bas bhi karo tum sab, wo to matr ek sanyong tha, usse mere kaam se jod di. Pagal kahin ki.
Riti aur Ladli lagatar Priya ki khinchai karte rahe, tabhi ek ladka un teeno ke pass pahuncha, teeno uss ladke ko dekh kar shant ho gayi, mahol kuch aisa bana ki teeno usse he dekh rahi thi, aur wo sir jhukaye chupchap khada tha.
Ladli…. Aap kaun hai aur kyon aaye ho.
Ladka….. Ji main Rajeev hun, Prof. Aacharya ne bheja hai, aap ki help ke liye.
Riti…. Sir ne mujhe kuch nahi kaha iss bare me, aur kaha bhi hota to humara kaam lagbhag khatam ho gaya hai, koi jaroorat hogi to main bata dungi.
Rajeev…… Ji thik hai, koi help chahiye hoga to bata dijiyega.
Itna kahne ke baad wo ladka wahan se chala gaya, kuch der baat karne ke baad teeno bhi college se apne ghar ki ore chal di.
Roj ki tarah Riti apni mom ke sath market nikli, halki-fulki kharidari aue ek walk ke liye. Sabji ke ek dukan par jab dono maa-beti kharidari kar rahi thi, pichhe se ek ladke ki awaz aayi…. “Hello maim, how are you”
Riti’s mom…. Kaun ho beta tum.
Rajeev…. Ji aunty main, maim ka junior hun aur inke he college me padhta hun.
Riti…. Rajeev aap aise sadkon par nahi toka kijiye, mujhe achha nahi lagta. Ok bye, ab hum chalte hain.
Dono wahan se thode aage nikalne ke baad Riti ki mom kahne lagi…. “Kaun tha ye, lagta hai yahan naya aaya hai kya”
Riti…. Pata nahi mom, aaj mila tha college me, Aachrya sir ne usse humare help ke liye bheje the.
Mom…. Kahin tumhara pichha to nahi kar raha tha. Dur rahna…
Riti aankhen dikhati …. Mommm ! Tum bhi na, wo college me mila tha, ab kya koi market me mil jaye to pichha he kar raha tha kya ? Kuch bhi sochne lagti ho. Waise bhi Achrya sir ne help ke liye kaha tha, to ab wo kuch soch kar he kahenge na.
Mom…. Achha thik hai beta, chal ab ghar chalte hain.
Riti…. Nahi, pahle Sumit bhaiya ke dukan chalte hain, phir ghar chalte hain.
Mom wahan jana to nahi chahti thi par Riti ki jid, jana he para.
Sumit…. Namste aunty, kaisi hai Riti.
Riti…. Achhi hun bhaiya, Mohit sir ka koi song aaya kya ?
Sumit…. Arre tumhe pata nahi, Mohit abhi Nahan me he hai.
Riti…. Sachi… Kab, kahan par hain wo. Mujhe bhi milna hai.
Riti ka expression dekh dono, Sumit aur Riti ki mom, dono jor-jor se hasne lage, unhe hasta dekh Riti ka chhota sa muh ho gaya aur wo samjh chuki thi ki Sumit usse chher raha tha.
Bas itni si he baat thi, aur Riti wahin rona shuru…. “Kya milta hai rula kar, jab dekho tab ek he baat lekar chherte rahte ho, jao main kisi se ab baat nahi karti”
Kaphi samjhane ke baad shant huyi, jate-jate pata nahi mom ko kya sujha aur usne Sumit ko ye kah di ….. “ki koi ladka Riti ka pichha kar raha tha”. Riti apni mom par aankhe gurrati, phir se “bas ek sanyog” bata kar sabko shant kar di.
Par kisi ke dil me kya hai ye kaun janta tha, aur aane wala waqt kitna bhayawan tha ya matr ek sanyog…….
