BACHPAN KI YAADEIN WO GALIYON ME RONAK

 

 Woh Galiyon Wale Din

​Hum woh aakhri pehri (generation) thay jo galiyon ki dhool mein apna bachpan dhoondte thay. Hamare liye manoranjan (entertainment) ka matlab koi screen ya digital game nahi, balki shaam ki woh doud-dhoop thi.

​Galiyon ki woh ronaq

Sooraj dhalte hi galiyan goonj uthti thin. Koi 'Luka-Chhupi' khel raha hota, toh koi 'Pitthu Garam' ke khel mein apni baari ka intezar karta. Woh ghar ki dehleez se bahar nikal kar seedhe doston ke shor mein shamil ho jana, aaj ki khamosh societies aur band kamron ke daur mein kahan naseeb hota hai.

​Woh saaday se khel, woh gehra sukoon

​Kanchay (Gotiyan): Apni jeb mein kanchay bharkar nikalna aur kisi ki jeet par woh khushi se jhoom uthna.

​Gilli-Danda: Uss lakdi ki gilli ko door tak maarna aur doston ki taaliyon ka shor.

​Chupan-Chupai: Ghar ki deewaron, pedon ke peeche ya kisi gaadi ke neeche chhup kar jo romanch (thrill) mehsoos hota tha, woh aaj ke video games mein kahan?

​Ammi ki aawaaz aur shaam ka nashta

Woh gali mein khelte hue ghar se aati ammi ki pukaar—"Arey o! Ghar aa jao, andhera ho gaya hai!" aur uss pukaar ko andekha karke thodi der aur khelne ki zid. Ghar pahunchne par woh thanda paani aur chai ke saath koi mamooli sa nashta bhi kisi shahi dawat jaisa lagta tha.

​Woh rishta jo benaam tha

Uss daur ke dost aaj bhi yaad aate hain. Hum bas saath thay, bina kisi matlab ke. Aaj ki tarah na phone thay, na WhatsApp—bas ek aawaaz di aur gali ke mod par dost haazir. Woh kacchi dosti, jo lad-jhagad kar shuru hoti thi aur mitti ki tarah paak (saaf) hoti thi.

​"Bachpan ki galiyan ab peeche chhoot gayin, aur hum bade hone ki daud mein bahut door nikal aaye. Kabhi-kabhi jee chahta hai ke wapas ussi gali ke mod par pahunch jaun, jahan waqt ka koi pahiya nahi tha, bas khilkhilati hansi thi."