Kitabein jo paas rehte-rehte door ho gayin...

Middle school mein Raamdhari Singh 'Dinkar' ki ek kavita padhi thi. Kavita ka sheershak tha Kalam ya ki Talwaar ! Aur uski ye panktiyan aaj tak dilo dimag pe dera dale huye hain

Do mein se tumhein kya chahiye Kalam yaa ki Talwaar
Man mein unche bhaav ya tan mein shakti ajay aapaar

(What do u want out of the two--- A pen or a sword ?
Great thoughts in ur mind or So much power in ur body that u become invincible)

Us waqt man mein mujhe koi sanshay nahin tha aur aaj bhi nahin hai ki inmein se kaun mera jyada priya hai. Lekhni ke is jadoo ko kitabon ke pannon pe jagane walon pe meri atoot shradhdha hai aur rahegi. Par aaj jab kaphi antaraal tak apne ko kitaboon se door pata hoon to ek jhunjhlahat si hoti hai !

Yoon to jab bhi kitaab ki kisi dukaan pe jata hoon to iksha hoti hai ki dher sari ek saath khareed loon. Par kabhi unki keematein aade aati hai to kabhie khareedne ke baad unko na padh pane ka samay .Kabhie Kabhie to poori kitaab khatma hone mein saal lag jate hain. Par jab ye competition aur naukari ka chakkar nahin tha to kis dhaddle se padhte the kahaniyan aur upanyaas. Mujhe yaad hai ki Great expectation maine sirf khane aur 3-4 ghante sone ko chor takreeban 40 ghante flat mein khatm ki thi.

Par aaj to khali waqt mein kitabon ki jagah PC ne le li hai. Aur aaj jab poetry ki ek file ke pages pe nazar padi to laga dekho to Gulzaar ne kis khoobi se apni is nazm kitabon se humari badhti dooriyon ka behtareen naqsha kheencha hai. Pesh hai uske kuch ansh..

kitabein jhankti hain band almaari kay sheeshon se
bari hasrat se takti hain
maheenoo ab mulaaqat nahi hoti
jo shamein in ki sohbat main kata karti thein,,,,ab aksar
guzar jaati hian computer kay pardon par
bari bachain rahti hian kitabein

zaban par zaiqa aata tha jo in safhe (page) palatne ka
ab ungli click karne se bas
ik jhapki guzarti hai :)
buhat kuch tah ba tah khulta chala jaata hai parde par
kitabon se jo zaati rabta tha kat gaya hai

kabhi seeny pe rakh ke lait jaate the
kabhi godi main rakhte thay
kabhi ghutno ko apne rahal(kath ki chouki) ki soorat bana kar
neem sajday main parha karty thay,choote thay jabhee se
khuda nay chaha to wo sara ilm to milta rahega baad main bhi

magar who jo kitabon main mila karte thay sookhay phool
kitabein mangne,girnay,uthane kay bahane rishty bante thay
unka kya hoga
who shayad ab nahi hongay!

Gulzar

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