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37 JhL dk ;wK pDdk j . jK, ni/jk wzBD ftu ;kB{z e'Jh fJsok˜
BjhA fe fJ; s'A pkd d/ ;kbK ftu th “;" ;kyh” nzdo e[M gfotosB
j[zd/ oj/ s/ BkwXkoh bfjo ;w/A sK eJh fe;w dh ndbk-pdbh j'Jh .
“;" ;kyh” dh jehes
;koh ftuko s'A n;hA fJ; f;N/ T[s/ gj[zud/ jK fe “;" ;kyh” r[o{
r'fpzd f;zx feos BjhA s/ Bk jh fJj j[D tkbk o{g GkJh ;kfjp f;zx
fbys j . fJj sK “gzi ;" ;kyh” Bkwh tv/ rzqE ftu'A 70-80 ;kyhnK
b e/ s/ fco fJ; ftu 15-20 j'o Gftys tkeK tkbhnK ;kyhnK obk
e/ fJ; dh frDsh ;" ehsh rJh j . “gzi ;" ;kyh” pko/ n;hA fJj efj
;ed/ jK fe fJ; d/ pj[s/ gq;zr GkJh okw e[fJo ih B/ f;ZyK B{z ;[DkJ/
;B s/ fJj fbykoh B/ tX/o/ tkose ftu ebwpzd ehs/ ;B . b/feB
w"i{dk “;" ;kyh” dk i' o{g j, T[j wjkokik oDihs f;zx d/
˜wkB/,ÙkfJd wD d[nkp d/ fe;/ pqkjwD f;Zy B/, fi;dk BK wEok
dk; j-Gftys tkeK dh Szdkpzdh ou e/ pDkfJnk j . n;hA nB[wkB
Bkb efj ;ed/ jK fe 1830-40 JhL d/ dofwnkB fJj BtK yoVk
fsnko ehsk frnk . fJ; ftu us[okJh fJj tosh rJh fe nB/eK j'
phshnK xNBktK B{z Gftys tke-Ùbh ftu go'fJnk frnk .
f¯ozrhnK dk uouk th fJ; rZb dh g[ÙNh eodk j fe id'A T[j
;sb[i s/ iwBk ftueko fcod/ s[od/, fJsB/ ikD/-gSkD/ j' rJ/, sK
jh T[BQK pko/ e'Jh rZb ejh ik ;edh ;h . n;k wzBD d/ pkti{d fJ;
jehes s'A n;hA fJBekoh BjhA fe “;" ;kyh” dh pj[s ;kwZroh “gzi ;"
;kyh” ftu'A bJh j'Jh j s/ g[okDh j, go fJj th wzBD tkbh rZb j
fe fJ; ;kyh g'Eh dh gqf;Xh T[sBh r[o{ ;kfjp dh gq;zrktbh eoe/
BjhA fisBh fe fgS'A fby/ Gftys tkeK eoe/ j'Jh j . s/ fJBQK B/ jh
“;" ;kyh” B{z pj[sh Ù[jos s/ tfvnkJh gqdkB ehsh . fw;kb bJh, i/
fJ; d/ d' Gkr eo bJhJ/ sK g{opkoX tkbhnK gzikj ;kyhnK ftu 15
s/ 17 Bzpo ;kyh fgS'A xV e/ gkJh rJh j s/ T[sokoX tkb/ Gkr ftu
10-15 ;kyhnK j'o fwbkJhnK rJhnK jB s n;k wzBD ftu th e'Jh
;ze'u BjhA fe fJ; s'A fgS'A th E'VQh pj[sh ndbk-pdbh j[zdh ojh .