AS we all know the name of the Canadian Punjabi Ghazal writer and singer Shamsher Singh Sandhu who maintained the multicolored culture of Punjab all over the world. Read below to know about his journey of life.
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ÈmÈyr sMDU dI ÈÉsIaq ƒ jy cMd ku lÌËF dI glvwkVI ivc lYxf hovy qF mYN ieAuN afKFgf ik Auh iËMdgI dy vMn-suvMny rMgF df guldsqf hY jF ieAuN kih lvo- sMqrMgI pING aqy jF iPr Aus dy afpxy hI iek gIq muqfbk 'dupwtf qyrf swq rMg df`. pihlF Auh khfxIkfr sI, iPr inwkf motf Èfier vI, iPr pwqrkfr bixaf aqy iPr sihjy-sihjy aijhy gIqkfr dy qOr `qy pRiswD huMdf igaf ijs dy gIqF ivwc pMjfbI siBafcfr dy surÉ rMg vI, bfrIk rMg vI aqy hlky Ìulky rMg vI aqy Èfied ikqy-ikqy ieqrfËXog rMgF dy drÈn dIdfry huMdy hn. XkInn Aus dy gIqF ivc iËMdgI df BrpUr jÈn hY-Biraf mylf hY, pr 'mYN iqVky GVy df pfxI, kwlH qwk nhIN rihxf` vrgy gIqF ivc mOq iek rUhfnI AudfsI bx jFdI hY.
hor hor gwlF ijnHF bfry Èfied bhuqy lokF ƒ aqy Èfied Aus dy pRÈMskF ƒ vI pqf nhIN ik Aus ƒ iÌlmI hsqIaF dy aMdrly ByqF bfry pRmfixk jfxkfrI hY. BlvfnF bfry vI Auh jo kuJ jfxdf hY aqy ijvyN pyÈ krdf hY Auh vI Gwt idlcsp nhIN. kuJ qwQ qF hYrfn krn vfly huMdy hn pr huMdy hn BrosyXog. iKzfrIaF dI Kyz klf bfry aqy Éfs krky kbwzI aqy hfkI dy kihMdy khfAuNdy iKzfrIaF dy Kyzx dy aMdfË bfry aqy nÉiraF bfry jdoN Auh koeI gwl krygf qF quhfzI Aus Kyz ivc kyvl idlcspI hI nhIN vwD jfeygI sgoN quhfzy aMdr ieho ijhf hunr, cfa aqy jigafsf pYdf ho jfvygI ik kfÈ! asIN Kyz ƒ ieAuN vyKIey jF vyK skIey 'ijvyN smÈyr vyKdf hY`.
jdoN blivMdr iPwzf kbwzI pfAux jf irhf huMdf hY qF isrÌ Auh hI ies nËfry bfry ieAuN kih skygf peI, iek phfV quiraf af irhf hY. ieho ijhIaF gwlF kridaF keI vfr mYƒ ieAuN mihsUs huMdf hY ijvyN Kyz qy iKzfrI ƒ ibafn krn vyly Auh srvx df hfxI bx igaf hovy, ijs dIaF Kyz ilKqF qoN ieh pqf nhIN lgdf ik Kyz ƒ kivqf ikhf jfvy jF kivqf hI afpxy afp ivc Kyz huMdI hY. AuNj mYN ieQy guridafl bwl df iËkr krnf ËrUrI smJdf hF ikAuNik iek Auh hI sI ijs ny Kyz ivc iKzfrIaF dI Kyz ƒ kuJ ies aMdfË ivc pyÈ kIqf hY ik Aus ivc sfihq, isafsq, ivigafn, Drm aqy ieiqhfs df imlfp ho igaf aqy ieAuN lwgf ijvyN iksy bfÊ ivc vwK-vwK rMgF dy sfry Puwl ieko smyN iKV gey hox. smÈyr sMDU kol vI ieho ijhI klf hY.
ieQy mYN iek Gtnf df iËkr krnf cfhuMdf hF. apryÈn blU stfr dy sfky ipCoN sfrI iswK kOm AudfsI dy vwK-vwK rMgF ƒ hMZf rhI sI. asIN vI sfry iksy nf iksy rUp ivc ies ivc Èfml sF. iksy ƒ drbfr sfihb klcrl df ihwsf lwgdf sI, iksy ƒ lwgdf sI 'Drm Auqy hmlf hoieaf` aqy bhuq sfry ieho ijhy vI lok sn ijhVy kihMdy sn ik mIrI pIrI dy kyNdr ƒ qbfh krn dI koiÈÈ kIqI geI hY. vYsy smÈyr sMDU AuWqy Drm dI koeI bhuqI jËbfqI pkV nhIN, Auh Èfied klcr ivcoN hI iËMdgI dy rMgF dI qlfÈ krdf hY. iklf rfeypur df mÈhUr Kyz mylf hY ijQy Auh hr vfr hfËrI Brdf hY. AuNj myilaF ƒ ijAuNidaF jfgidaF rwKx dI Aus dI rINJ qy nINJ dy hfxI bhuq Gwt imlxgy. iklf rfeypur dy Kyz myly ivc apryÈn blU stfr ipCoN smÈyr ny kysrI dsqfrF aqy dupwitaF df hVH vyiKaf. Auh kuJ plF leI ies smuMdr ivc zuwb igaf aqy jdoN bfhr inkilaf qF Auh ies smuMdr ƒ ÈbdF dy Gyry ivc bMnHxf cfhuMdf sI. pr pMjfb ivc aÉbfrF Auqy krVI sYNsriÈp lwgI hoeI sI, ieQoN qwk ik keI vfr sfƒ 'KflI QF` rwKx dI vI iejfËq nhIN sI, ijs ivc asIN Aus ÉflI QF ivwc 'sYNsr dI Byt` Èbd ilK ky afpxf ros pRgt krdy sI. muwkdI gwl asIN afpxI AudfsI ƒ Èbd hI nhIN sF dy skdy ikAuNik ieho ijhI AudfsI Auqy AunHF idnF ivc pihry lwgdy sn. pr smÈyr sMDU ny ieho ijhy Èbd lwB ley jo sYNsriÈp AuWqy lwgy pihrydfrF dy sÉq pihry ivcoN lMGx ivc kfmXfb ho gey. aYzy vwzy Gyry `coN bwc ky inklxf aOKf sI, pr Auh inkl igaf sI. Aus ny myly ivc dsqfrF aqy cuMnIaF dy hVHF ƒ kuwJ ienHF ÈbdF ivc pyÈ kIqf :
AuQy kysrI dsqfrF qy cuMnIaF df hVH afieaf hoieaf sI, ijvyN Auh sfry kih rhy hox 'asIN dUx svfey hoey`. quhfƒ Xfd hovygf ik 18vIN sdI ivc jdoN iswKF dy isrF dy muwl pYNdy sn, Aus dOr ivc mIr mMnU dI kYd ivc iswK aksr ieh gIq gfieaf krdy sn : 'mMnU asfzI dfqrI, asIN mMnU dy soey. ijAuN ijAuN mMnU vwZdf asIN dUx svfey hoey.` smÈyr sMDU ny ies gIq ƒ Xfd krvf ky jdoN sYNsriÈp dIaF bfË nËrF qoN bcfa ky pyÈ kIqf qF asl ivc Auh afpxy hI aMdfË ivc smuwcI iswK kOm ƒ 'klcrl bfgI` aYlfn kr irhf sI.
Auh iek bhuq hunrmMd kQfvfck hY, ijs dI kQfkfrI ivc sUÉm ijhI cuglI vI huMdI hY, kdy AuWcI aqy kdy nIvIN pwDr df mnorMjn vI huMdf hY, kdy vwKrI ijhI iksm dI pRsMÈf vI huMdI hY, kdy aids iksm df ivroD vI huMdf hY- gwl kI Aus ibafnbfËI dy aMdfË ivc iek ieho ijhf rMg huMdf hY jo Ausy dI hI ajfrydfrI khI jf skdI hY. pMjfbI itRibAUn ivc sfzy sMpfdk ilKfrI hox dy nfl nfl sfzy nfl brfbrI dy qOr `qy vI ivcrdy sn. pr AuNj kdy kdy AunHF dy aMdrlf 'bfs` vI isr cuwk lYNdf sI. ijAuN hI Auh isr cuwkdf sI, qF smJo Auh sMpfdk smÈyr sMDU dy aiVwky af igaf. Aus vyly 'bfs` dI 'bfsigrI` bfry dwsx lwigaF quhfƒ swc muwc ieh mihsUs huMdf hY ik Auh sB kQfkfrF dI mohrlI kqfr ivc KVHf hY. ieho ijhy ikwsy sunfAux smyN Aus ny Èfied hI iksy ƒ muafÌ kIqf hovy- BfvyN Auh brijMdr hmdrd huMdf, BfvyN hrBjn hlvfrvI, BfvyN gurbcn Buwlr, BfvyN gulËfr sMDU qy BfvyN ÈMgfrf isMG Buwlr. pr aijhf kridaF Auh mihÌl ivc bYTy bMidaF ivc pUrI ingHf rwKdf qF jo AunHF ivcoN koeI 'sbMDq bfs` kol cuglI nf kr dyvy. AuNj Auh iksy vI Drm sMkt ivc Gbrf jFdf hY aqy Aus kol ieho ijhy plF ivc ZukvyN Èbd vI nhIN huMdy. pr smF pf ky jdoN Auh Aus Drm sMkt dI ivafiKaf kr irhf huMdf hY qF ieAuN lgdf hY ijvyN Aus ny bdlf lY ilaf hovy.
iek vDIaf gIqkfr dy qOr `qy mYN Aus dI pRsMÈf krn dI KuwlH lY irhf hF, ijs ƒ KuÈfmd jF cfplUsI dy vrg ivc nf rwiKaf jfvy. Aus dy bhuqy gIq surjIq ibMdrwKIey ny hI gfey. ibMdrwKIey dI afvfË ivc jo jfdU-pRBfv huMdf hY Aus bfry mYN iPr kdy ilKFgf pr keI vfr mihÌlF ivc ieh svfl kIqf jFdf hY ik kI ibMdrwKIey ny sMDU ƒ mÈhUr kIqf jF sMDU ny ibMdrwKIey ƒ bulMdIaF Auqy phuMcfieaf? asl ivc dovF ny hI iek dUjy ƒ pRiswDI dI mMiËl Auqy phuMcfieaf hY. pr ieh qF ikhf hI jf skdf hY ik ibMdrwKIey dy aMdfË ivc gfiek qy Èfier kuJ ies qrHF Gul iml gey ik ies qrHF dI afÈkI dI ivafiKaf ivc ÈbdF dI Bfl krnI pvygI, jo ies smyN myry kol nhIN hn. Aus dy gIqF ivcly imafr aqy afm lokF ivc aqy ivÈyÈ krky jwtF ivc pey zUMGy pRBfv aqy Aus dI pRiswDI dy kfrnF bfry afpxI dfmfd gurismrnpRIq isMG iZwloN koloN mYN aMdrlI jfxkfrI lYxI cfhI qF kuJ idlcsp nuwkqy AuBr ky sfhmxy afey. gurismrn ikAuNØik aMgryËI sfihq df vI gMBIr ividafrQI hY aqy smÈyr sMDU df 'PYn` vI hY, ies leI Auh Aus dy gIqF dI qulnf aMgryËI dy Èfier 'ivlIam vrzËvrQ` nfl krn lwg ipaf ijs ny jtkI BfÈf ivc gIqF ƒ pyÈ krky afpxy smyN ivc bVI pRiswDI KwtI. ivlIam vrzËbrQ ƒ bldF dI joVI, gwzf aqy gwzf clf irhf iksfn DUh pfAuNdf sI. Auh ieho ijhy idRÈF ivcoN bhuq kuJ vyKdf sI. smÈyr sMDU vI ies qrHF dy idRÈF dI ivafiKaf krn df mfhr hY. 'qyry `coN qyrf Xfr boldf` dy bol iksy ipafr dI guwJI prq ƒ AuWprlI sqHf `qy lY afAuNdy hn, jo boilaf nhIN jf skdf, iliKaf BfvyN jf skdf hovy. pr 'ilKy` ƒ 'bolx` qwk phuMcfAuxf smÈyr sMDU dI pRfpqI hY. asl ivc jwtF dI smUihk-cMclqf ƒ jF AunHF dy DONs-klcr ƒ Aus ny AuWcI pwDr dI cMclqf ivc bdl idwqf hY ijs ivc sfihq dy vI rMg afp muhfry hI af gey hn. Aus ny jwtF dy suBfa dy sfry iPwky gUVHy rMg pyÈ kIqy. pMjfb dIaF kuVIaF ivc luky ipafr dIaF keI prqF ƒ vI Aus ny sfhmxy ilaFdf. mnoivigafn dI iek kuVI dI qF ieh iewCf sI ik Auh ienHF gIqF ivc lukI rIJ ƒ mnoivigafnk rMg dyxf cfhuMdI hY. jdoN koeI axpCfqf muMzf igwDy ivc iksy kuVI dI bFh PVdf hY qF kuVI dy aMdr ijhVI vwKrI iksm dI Jrnfht, lihr jF aihsfs pYdf huMdf hY, smÈyr ny Aus mnovyg, KlblI jF hlcl ƒ ijvyN 'sF-sF` kih ky gIq ivc ilaFdf hY qF pqf lwgdf hY ik Auh muitafr-klcr dy zUMGy ByqF df hfxI hY. kihMdy hn ik smfijk irÈiqaF ivc jy ikqy drd dI ieMqfh vyKxI hovy qF Auh Aus vkq vyiKaf jFdf hY jdoN DI ivafh smyN bfbl dy ivhVy ƒ alivdf kihMdI hY. pr smÈyr ny ies drd iBwjI dfsqfn ƒ iek hor aMdfË ivc vI pyÈ kIqf hY jdoN DI puwqF DIaF dI ho ky pyky Gr afAuNdI hY qF Aus df Auho ijhf svfgq nhIN huMdf jo mF dy ijAuNidaF huMdf sI. Aus vyly BfbIaF aqy BrfvF dI jo hflq huMdI hY, ies hflq df Auh ibafn kridaF iksy Pqvy vrgf aYlfn krdf hY ik 'pyky huMdy mfvF nfl`. myrf iek dosq Aus dy gIqF dI ivafiKaf krdf aksr kihMdf huMdf hY ik smÈyr dy gIqF ivc pYsy dI qfkq, swqf dI qfkq aqy smfijk ruqbf- iqMny hI vwK vwK rUpF ivc imldy hn.
afKrI gwl jo Èfied iksy ƒ pqf nf hovy aqy Èfied sfzy dovF ivc hI hovy. Auh ieh hY ik iËMdgI dIaF gihrfeIaF aqy zUMGy ByqF ƒ jfnx, buwJx dI Aus dI jigafsf ipafs dIaF hwdF ƒ jf CUMhdI hY. itRibAUn dI vwzI iemfrq dI swB qoN AuWcI mMiËl AuWqy ieqÌfkvs sfƒ krIb iek sfl leI iek aijhf kmrf iml igaf ijQy mYN Aus dy hor krIb ho igaf. ieQy asIN iqMn jxy iekwTy ho gey Xfin qIsrf pwqrkfr suirMdr groaf sI. nOkrI dI muawqlI qoN ipCoN jdoN mYN bhfl hoieaf qF mYƒ ieho kmrf imilaf ijQy smÈyr nfl myrI gUVHI sFJ pY geI. myry kol koeI kMm nhIN sI ikAuNik aiDkfrIaF ƒ myrIaF ilKqF ivcoN iksy Éqry jF zr dI Jlk imldI sI. ies leI mYN iblkul ivhlf sI. smÈyr nfl sFJ Aus smyN gUVHI ho geI jdoN Aus ny bRihmMz dy ivsQfr bfry, blYk hol bfry, zfrk mYtr dI hoNd bfry, kuieMtm iQAUrI bfry ieh jfx ky svfl puwCxy ÈurU kr idqy ijvyN mYN ienHF bfry bhuq gihrfeI ivc jfxdf hovF. vYsy myrI iPlfsÌI dy ivÈy ivc aqy Kfs krky Drm dy rhwsvfdI pihlUaF bfry zUMGI idlcspI sI aqy smÈyr ieh jfxdf sI. pr iPr vI ivigafn dIaF zUMGIaF prqF bfry myrI jfxkfrI vI aDUrI sI. mYƒ hYrfnI BrI KuÈI ies gwl dI sI ik gIq ilKx vflf bMdf ieho ijhIaF rhws BrpUr swcfeIaF bfry zUMGI idlcspI rwKdf sI. kdy kdy ies svfl Auqy bihs ho jFdI ik 'smF` kI huMdf hY? kI smyN dI hoNd huMdI vI hY jF ieh sfzI mihË klpnf hI hY? sfieMsdfn afeInstn dI smyN bfry Koj bfry vI jdoN mYN Aus ƒ dsdf qF Auh kuJ plF leI ivsmfd ivc zuwb jFdf. asIN kdy surjIq iZloN dy lyKF bfry bihs krdy, jo aksr hI aYqvfr dy aMk ivc pMjfbI itRibAUn ivc Cpdy rihMdy sn aqy jo hux vI Cpdy hn aqy ijnHF ivc bVI ÉUbsUrq ÈbdfvlI aqy ÈyarF dy iÈMgfr nfl rwb dI hoNd qoN munkr hoieaf jFdf sI. kwcy-pwky KwbIpwKI aqy agFh vDU ienHF lyKF qoN zUMGI qswlI lwBdy. kdy kdy mOq bfry gwlF ho jFdIaF aqy ieho ijhI mihÌl ivc aMgryËI inAUË rUm ivc kMm krdy cIP sb-aYzItr bfl ikRÈn sYxI vI af jFdy ikAuNik AunHF dy aMdr vI iPlfsPI vrgy iviÈaF Auqy bihs krnI cMgI lwgdI sI. asIN BfvyN iksy vI Tos nqIjy Auqy nf phuMcdy pr iek gwl qF pwkI sI ik smÈyr sMDU kwcf ijhf nfsqk vI hY pr kwcf ijhf afsqk vI hY. pr iËMdgI ƒ jfnx df ÈONk ieho ijhf hY ik Aus ny idmfÊ aqy rUh dy sfry dr KuwlHy rwKy hn. pr koeI qF drd hY ijs ƒ ajy ikqy vI pnfh nhIN imlI. ÊËlgo gurdIp df ieh Èyar Èfied Ausy leI hY :
'sihrf vI izwTf, dyiKaf, gulÈn vI, Èihr vI,
imldI ikqy vI drd ƒ myry pnfh nhIN.`