An article written by a freedom fighter after 45 years from his memory about his journey to central jail Indore.

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xka/khth ds vlg;ksx vkUnksyuks esa ƒ‥†0 dk O;frxr lR;kxzg&vktknh
dh yM+kbZ esa fo”k’V egRo j[krk gSA fczfV”k ljdkj us tc f}rh; fo”o ;q) esa
fcuk Hkjrh; usrkvksa dh jk; fy;s Hkkjr dks ;q)kfu esa >ksd fn;k o ;q) lekfIr
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ij Hkkjr dh Lora= djus dk ,syku djuk Lohdkj ugh fd;k rks dkaxzsl us izkarh;
ljdkjksa ls R;kx i= ns fn;kA rc xka/khth us O;fDr lR;kxzg dk “ka[kukn dj
fn;kA ;g ƒ‥†„ ds Hkkjr NksM+ks vkUnksyu dh Hkwfedk FkhA
O;fDrxr lR;kxzg ,d u;k vkUnksyu FkkA xka/khth us dkaxszl ds pqfuUnk
usrkvksa o dk;ZdrkZvksa dks bl lR;kxzg ds fy;s Lohd`fr nsus dk ,syku fd;kA
lR;kxzgh ds pquko dh izfØ;k dh fuEu dlkSfV;ka Fkh %&
¼1½ O;fDrxr lR;kxzgh&lR;kxzg vkUnksyu dh lekfIr rd vius ?kj ykSV ugh
ldsxkA
¼2½ lR; & vfgalk ij og n`<+orh gksA
¼3½ lR;kxzg flQZ vaxszth “kklu ds {ks= esa gksA ns”kh fj;klrksa ds vanj ughA
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¼4½ lR;kxzgh izekf.kr [kknh /kkjh gksaA
¼5½ lR;kxzgh gkFk esa frjaxk ys] ;g ukjk yxkos fd **;q) esa enn djuk egkiki
&vaxsztksa dks yM+kbZ esa u ,d ikbZ nks u ,d HkkbZ nksA
¼6½ LkR;kxzgh vkelHkk esa mxz ukjs yxkrs Hkk’k.k Hkh ns ldsxk vkSj fxj¶rkjh u
gksus ij og fnYyh dh vksj iSny dwp tkjh j[ksxkA lR;kxzgh okgu ij lokj gks
ugh pysxkA

2. ¼7½ izn”k dkaxszl desfV;kssa dh flQkfj”k ij lR;kxzgh;ksa ds ukesa dh lwph xka/khth
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dks izf’kr djuh gksxh vkSj xka/khth ftu ukeksa dh flQkfj”k djsx]s mUgksa dk
s a
O;fDrxr lR;kxzg djus dh ik=rk izkIr gksxhA
vkSj egkRekth us tc izFke O;fDrxr lR;kxzgh dk uke ?kksf’kr fd;k rks u
dsoy dkaxszltuksa cfYd ns”k ds jktuSfrd txr esa rgydk ep x;kA lc ;gh
ekurs Fks dh xka/khth ia- tokgj yky usg: dks izFke lR;kxzgh ?kksf’kr djsxs ftUgsa
a
os viuk jktuSfrd mrjkf/kdkjh vkSj l{ke usrk ekurs FksA ysfdu vkpk;Z fouksck
Hkkos izFke lR;kxzgh cuk;s x;s] tks ;Kfi xka/khth ds fudV ds lg;ksxh Fks] fdUrq
ftUgsa ns”k ugh tkurk FkkA bl izzdkj ,d gh >Vds esa fouksckth lkjs ns”k esa
iz[;kr gks x;s vkSj ckn esa rks lokZsn;h Hkwnkuh usrk ukrs mudh izflf) esa pkj
pkan yx x;sA
eSa bu fnuksa vkxjk ls izdkf”kr gks jgs nSfud lSfud ds laiknd eaMy esa
FkkaA ;w-ih- ds rstLoh ys[kuh ds /kuh usg:th] fdnubZ th] VaMuth] vkpk;Z ujsnz a
nso tSls usrkvks ds fo”oLr varj.k fe=] nsork Lo:i ia- Jh d`’.knRr ikyhoky
bl i= ds laLFkkid lapkyd vkSj laiknd FksA lSfud Lora=rk laxke dk vxznwr
z
vkSj “kz)s; ikyhokyth Lora=rk laxke ds izeq[k lsukuh FksA ge laikndks dks
z
mudk Li’V vkns”k Fkk fd vaxsztksa dh gkj ds lekpkj cMs+ “kh’kZdks esa vkSj thr ds
NksVs “kh’kZdksa esa izdkf”kr fd;s tkosaA ikyhokyth dks vaxszt ljdkj us ;q) esa
vius i= }kjk enn djus gsrq 1 djksM+ :i;k nsus dk izy¨Hku fn;k Fkk] ftls
jk’Vª HkDr ikyhoky th us u dsoy Bqdjk;k cfYd dbZ ckj v[kckj ds n¶rj ij
ljdkj }kjk rkys Mkys tkus o i= dks Hkkjh {kfr igqapkus dh “kklu ds neu dk
Lokxr Hkh fd;kA ,sls Fkk og jk’Vªh; nSfud vkSj ,sls Fks loZL= R;kxh jk’VªHkDr
laikndA Lora= ns”k esa ,sls lekpkj i= ,sls laiknd D;k dgha <w<us ij Hkh fn[k
a
ldsxs ;k fey ldsxA
a a s
lks eSa O;fDrxr lR;kxzg ds Jhx.ks”k ds fnu lSfud esa jkf= dkyhu
lekpkj laiknd Fkk ;kuh eSa jkr dh M~;wVh ij FkkA vk/khjkr ds yxHkx
vlksfl;sVM izl dk rkj feyk ftleas fouksckth ds lR;kxzg djus dk lekpkj
s s
FkkaA eSus ml lekpkj dk tk “kh’kZd fn;k og vkt †‡ o’kZ ckn Hkh Lej.k gSA •
ykbZu cksYM VkbZi eas “kh’kZd FkkA
**vaxsztksa dks ;q) esa enn nsuk egkiki** vkpk;Z fouksck lR;kxzg djrs
fxj¶rkjA
jkr „ cts viuh M~;wVh iwjh dj eSa ?kj tkdj lkS x;kA lwcg ‥ cts [kcj
yxh fd iqfyl us lSfud dk;kZy; ij Nkik ekjk gSA eSa nkSM+k+&nkSM+k fdukjh
cktkj fLFkr lSfud dk;kZy; igqapk rks ns[kk fjokYoj yVdk;s vaxszt vQlj vkSj
„0&„‡ ykBh /kkjh iqfyl lSfud dk;kZy; dh ryk”kh ys jgs gSA esjs }kjk fy[kk
lekpkj mlds “kh’kZd] izQ dkih vkSj lSfud dk izHkkr dkyhu laLdj.k dh
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izfr;ka iqfyl us tCr dj vius dCtsa esa ys yh vkSj izl ij rkyk Mky iqfyl
s
xkMZ yxk fn;k gSA ge lc dks dk;kZy; ds ckgj fudky fn;k x;kA

3. i= ds lEikndksa o deZpkfj;kas esa cM+k jks’k o tks”k FkkA esjs izfr Hkh ukjkth
Fkh fd eSaus ,slk lekpkj ,sls “kh’kZd ls D;ksa fn;kA lSfud ds can fd;s tkus ls
cgqr ls lkFkh jksVh&jksth ls oafpr tks gks x; FksA ysfdu i= ds rRdkyhu ofj’B
a
laiknd ia- thokjke ikyhoky o lSfud ds laj{kd Jh txuizlkn jkor us esjh
ihB FkiFkikrs eq>s lkaRouk nh fd rqeus lekpkj oSlk gh fy[kk tks laiknd dks
fy[kuk FkkA
nwljs fnu i= ds O;oLFkkidksa us lSfud ifjokjksa ds lkfFk;ksa dks osru nsdj
bl vk”oklu ds lkFk fonkbZ nh fd i= ds izkjaHk gksrs gh vki yksxks dks iqu%
vius dke ij vkeaf=r fd;k tkosxkA
eSaus cksfj;k&fcLrj cka/kk vkSj iRuh dks ys bUnkSj vk x;kA eSa csdkj gks x;k
bldk nq[k eq>s ugh Fkk] nq[k bl ckr dk cgqr Fkk fd esjs dkj.k lSfud dk
izdk”ku can gqvkA bUnkSj ls vusd dk;ZdrkZ HkkbZ&cfgu lR;kxzg ds fy;s jokuk
gksus yxs Fks cfYd [kknhokykth] xaxokyth] cfgu :de.kh nsoh] vktkn] nEifr
vkfn fxj¶rkj gks pqds FksA vkSj eSaus Hkh lR;kxzgh cu tsy tkus dk fuekZ.k ys
vtesj&esjokMk izn”k dkaxszl desVh dks viuk vkosnu isf’kr dj gh fn;k fd eq>s
s z
O;fDrxr lR;kxzgh dh vuqefr nh tkosaA ml le; bUnkSj ls Jh Fkkelflag us
fgUnh nSfud uothou dk izdk”ku izkjaHk fd;k gh FkkA lks] eq>s lEiknd dk dke
fey x;kA Jh flag us v[kcj ;q) esa vaxztksa dh enn dj /kuksiktZUk ds mn~ns”;
s
ls fudkyk Fkk ysfdu esjh ys[kuh rks Hkkjr ekrk dh xqykeh dh tathj rksM+us dh
“kiFk ls ca/kh gqbZ Fkh lks vxzys[k vkSj lekpkjksa esa fczfV”k ljdkj ds ;q) iz;klksa
dks foQy cuus dh Hkkouk dSls fNih jg ldrh Fkh ;|fi eSa cgqr laHkydj
fy[krk Fkk vkSj izdV esa muesa jktnzksg dh ckr idM+kbZ esa ugh vk ikrh FkhA fQj
Hkh ogh gqvk] tks lSfud ds lkFk gqvkA vkSj ,d fnu vaxszt jsflMsUV us uothou
ds izdk”ku ij izfrca/k yxk gh fn;kA **tga] tga pj.k iMs lUru ds Rga rga caVk
<+kj** Okkyh dgkor esjs uke dks mtkxj djus yxh fdarq ;g dgkor eq> ij fQV
ugh gksrhA dkj.k fd lSfud ls iwoZ eSa vadq”k [k.Mok] jktLFkku O;koj vkSj uo
jktLFkku vdksyk esa dke dj pqdk Fkk vkSj buesa ls dksbZ Hkh lekpkj i= can
ugh gq, FksA a
O;fDrxr lR;kxzg vuqefr ekaxs nks ekg chr pqds Fks ijUrq u eq>s vuqefr
feyh vkSj u dksbZ mRrjA bl foyEc dk dkj.k bUnkSj esa dkaxszl vkSj iztke.My
ds usrkvksa ds chp [khaprku gksuk FkkA iztk e.Myh usrk ugh pkgrs Fks fd dkaxszl
okys lR;kxzgh tu yksdfiz;rk izkIr djsA uxj dakxzsl ds cM+s usrk lHkh tsy tk
a
pqds Fks] vr% esjs uke dh flQkfj”k djrk dkSu tcfd iztkeaMyh usrk esjs
lR;kxzgh cuus dk fojks/k dj jgs FksA

4. foo”k gks eq>s iwT; ckiw ds uke lh/ks i= fy[kuk iM+k ftlesa eSaus viuh
tsy ;k=kvksa o v[kckjksa esa dke djus dk ftØ fd;k FkkA eSaus izn”kk/;{k dks
s
vtesj i= fy[kk ftlesa /kedh nh xbZ fd eq>s lR;kxzgh dk izek.k i= ugh
fn;k] xka/kh th dks esjs uke dh flQkfj”k ugh dh xbZ rks eS vu”ku ij cSB
tkÅxk vkSj izHkq d`ik ls izn”k dkaxzsl dh flQkfj”k ij ckiw uss eq>s O;fDrxr
s
lR;kxzg dh vuqefr ns gh nhA
vkSj 2 vDVwcj dks eSaus gjnk esa tks fd vaxszth “kkldh; bykdk Fkk]
lR;kxzg djus dk fu.kZ; ys fy;kA bUnkSj ds dkaxszlh fe= Lo% dY;k.key
y[kksfV;k us bl miy{k esa ,d izfrHkkst dk vk;kstu dj gh MkykA eSa
30 flrEcj dks ,d cM+s >ksys eas FkksM+s ls diM+s o pknj Mky] >aMk ys bUnkSj ls
Vªsu esa cSB [k.Mok jokuk gks x;kA LVs”ku ij lkfFk;ksa us Hkko Hkhuh fcnkbZ nhA
lR;kxzg dh dM+h “krksZ ds ckotwn ifjokj okyksa us esjs bl ladYi ij dksbZ
ukjkth izdV ugh dh cfYd fryd yxk vk”khl ns eq>s fonk fd;kA
1 vDVwcj 1940 dks eSa gjnk igqap x;kA eSaus gjnk dks lR;kxzg ds fy;s
blfy;s ilUn fd;k D;ksfd ;g esjh iwT;uhrk tuuh dh tUeHkwfe Fkh vkSj tuuh
a
tUEk Hkwfe”p LoxkZn;h xjh;lh dk lw= aeSa le>rk FkkA gjnk esa eSaus Lo;a Fkkyh
ctk ,syku fd;k fd ?kaVk ?kj ij bUnkSj ls vk;k lR;kxzgh lR;kxzg djsxkA 2
vDVwcj xka/khth ds tUe fnu ij nksigj 3 cts esa frjaxk >aMk fy;s da/ks ij viuk
>ksyk yVdk;sa vk;k vkSj Hkkjrekrk ds t; ?kks’k ds lkFk vaxszth jkT; eqnkZckn dk
ukjk yxk;kA dgk& **vaxsztks dks yM+kbZ esa enn nsuk egkiki gSA ljdkj dks u
yM+kbZ esa dksbZ HkkbZ nks ;kuh u dksbZ QkSt esa HkrhZ gks vkSj u ,d ikbZ ¼v/ksyk½
pank nksA** vk/kk ?kaVs rd eSa Hkk’k.k nsrk jgkA ysfdu ogk vk;s iqfyl okyksa vkSj
vQljksa us eq>s fxj¶rkj ugh fd;kA rc LFkkuh; dkaxszltuksa dh lykg ij eSa
gjnk rglhy ds xkaoks esa lR;kxzg djrk jgkA ,d iqfyl okyk cjkcj esjs lkFk
jgrkA esjh igjsnkjh es og esjh lHkkvksa esa gkftj jgrk fdUrq dksbZ ck/kk ugh
Mkyrk Fkk u fdlh izdkj eq>s lrkrk FkkA
Xkakoks esa yksx vdlj eq>s [kkuk f[kykrsA esjk Lokxr djrs esjs Hkk’k.k /;ku
ls ize ls lqursA lR;kxzgh HkS;k eq>s dgrsA
s
iqfyl ds flikfg;ksa ls lp ekfu;s esjh nksLrh gks xbZA xkao ds iVsy ds
fy;s ;k tehnkj ds fy;s ykfteh Fkk fd og iqfyl okys dks [kkuk f[kyk;s ;k
[kkuk cukus dk lkeku nsA cgqr ls iqfyl okys czkg~e.k Hkh Fks tks iVsy ls lkeku
ys Lo;a [kkuk idkrs FksA dbZ ckn ,slk gqvk fd tc xkao okys eq>s Hkkstu ugh
djk ikrs rks esjs igjs ij rSukr iqfyl okyk eq>s Hkh vius lkFk [kkuk f[kykrkA

5. ,d mYys[kuh; ?kVuk vkt Hkh ;kn gS ,d xkao esa ljdkjh iVsy us iqfyl
toku dks mlds [kkuk iqrkZ vkVk&nky&?kh vkfn fn;k rks iqfyl okys us dgk
fd jtuksa dk lkeku nksA ;g lR;kxzgh HkS;k Hkw[kk jgs vkSj eS [kkuk [kkÅa] ;g
dSls gks ldrk gS iVsy us esjs fy;s tc lkeku ugh fn;k rks iqfyl okys us
mls fn;k vkVk nky vkfn iVsy ds lkeus Qasd dj dgk rks eq>s rqEgkjk lkeku
ugh pkfg;sA ml fnu ge nksuksa Hkw[ks jgs fdUrq iqfyl okyk tjk Hkh mnkl ;k
nq[kh ugh gqvka vius bykds dh lhek lekIr gksrs gh flikgh pyk tkrk vkSj u;s
gYds dk flikgh mlds LFkku ij esjh igjsnkjh laHkky ysrkA
gjnk rglhy ds xkaoksa es 15&20 fnuksa rd xka/khth lan”k lquk dj eSa
s
fnYyh dh vksj vkxs c<+ jgkA vkSj lksgkxiqj rglhy {ks= esa izos”k fd;kA blh
rglhy ds ,d xkao lsejh gjpan gS] tks esjh tUe Hkwfe gSA ;gka esjs rkÅ dk
ifjokj jgrk gS] rFkk ;gh izkFkfed”kkyk esa eSaus * v&vk] b&bZ lh[kk FkkA dbZ
lgikBh ifjfpr eq>s feysA ;gka Hkh esjk Lokxr gqvk esjh lHkk dks lquus cgqr
yksx tek gq,A lR;kxzg dj ;gka ls Hkh esa py iM+k vkSj lksgkxiqj] xMjokM+k
gksrk czg~e.k ?kkV ij vej >kaoj igqapkA foU/;kapy igkM+ks dk lkSan;Z dks ljkgrs
eSa chuk igqapkA vkxs fj;klrh lhek yxh gksus ls eSa Vªsu eas lokj gks iatkc] fnYyh
dh vaxszth jkT; dh lhek esa nkf[ky gqvka ;gka ,d xkao esa lR;kxzg djrs eq>s
vkf[kj fxj¶rkj dj iqfyl Fkkus esa can j[kk x;kA nwljs fnu eq>s xqMxkao Fkkus
esa j[kk x;ka rhljs fnu vaxszt fMIVh dfe”uj ds le{k is”k fd;k x;kA vaxszt
ljdkj fojks/kh esjs ukjs ,oa Hkk’k.k dh fjiksVZ iqfyl okyksa us nh ijUrq vaxszt
vQlj us eq>s rqjar fjgk djus dk gwDe lquk fn;kA nwxus tks”k ls eSa lR;kxzg
djrk fnYyh dh vkSj c<+ x;k vkSj …&† fnu ckn Hkkjr dh jkt/kkuh fnYyh eas
izfo’B gks gh x;kA okbl jk; Hkou] dsnzh; vlsEcyh Hkou] ,oa vU; ljdkjh
a
n¶rjksa ds le{k ;q) fojks/kh ukjs yxkrk ?kaVk ?kj ij igqapk tgka ․ o’kZ iwoZ eSus
ykBh pktZ lgus dk lkSHkkX; ik;k FkkA
eSaus fnYyh dkaxszl ds dk;kZYk; eas igqap viuh vken ntZ djkbZA … ls …
ƒ@„** eghuksa rd lR;kxzg djrs iSny fnYyh dh eafty gkfly djus okyk eS
igyk vkSj vafre lR;kxzgh FkkA usrkvksa us esjh ns”k HkfDr dh iz”kalk dh vkSj
Bgjus [kkus dk izca/k fd;kA fnYyh ls eSus ckiw dks i= fy[kk fd gjnk ls
lR;kxzg izkjaHk dj iSny pyrs eSa … ƒ@„** eghuksa esa fnYyh vk igwapk g¡waA vc
eq>s vkxs D;k djuk gskxk] lks vkns”k nhft;sA ‣&․ fnu ckn xka/khth ds futh
lfpo egs”k dk iksLV dkMZ feyk i= esa eq>s ckiw ds vk”khokZn ds lkFk c/kkbZ nh
xbZ vkSj dgk x;k fd esjk dke iwjk gks x;k vc baUnkSj ykSV tkÅa rFkk ogk
jpukRed dk;ksZ esa yxk jg¡wA

6. bl izdkj esjk O;fDrxr lR;kxzgh lQYkrk iwoZd lekIr gqvkA O;fDrxr
lR;kxzg laxke esa gtkjksa HkkbZ cguksa us tsy ;kruk,a rks galdj >syh gS dbZ us
z
tsyksa esa izk.k R;kx dj fn;sA dbZ ds fiz; ifjokjtu muds fo;ksx esa ;k vU;
dkj.kksa ls nqfu;k ls mB x;sA dbZ lR;kxzgh vkfFkZd n`f’V ls cckZn gks x;sA
ysfdu fdlh us mQ rd ugh dhA lR;kxzg dh ftu “krksZ dks f”kjks/kk;Z dj os
eSnkus tax esa mrjs Fks] ml “krksZ dh “kku mUgksaus c<+kbZA
LoxhZ; cgu :De.kh nsoh “kekZ ds cfynku dh ckr ugh dgwa rks eq>s iki
yxsxkA cgu “kekZ lR;kxzg dj jgh Fkh] vaxszth jkT; ds bykds eas rHkh muds ifr
Jh ,e xksiky “kekZ vpkud l[r chekj iM+sA ysfdu :Def.k cgu us lR;kxzg
“krZ ds ca/ku dks rksM+us ls bUdkj dj ifr ds vafre nZ”kuksa ds fy;s bUnkSj ykSVus
ls bUdkj dj fn;kA tc ckiw dks bl ohjkaxuk ds bl ns”k ize dh fjiksVZ nh xbZ]
s
rks mUgkssus cgu dks rqjar bUnkSj tkus dk vkns”k fn;kA ysfdu “kekZth ijyksd
a
xkeh gks pqds FksA vktknh ds bl fodV laxke esa HkkbZ;ksa ds vkxs c<+dj tks
z
dqckZuh nh tks loZLo ekr`Hkwfe dh iwtk esa lefiZr fd;k og gekjs ns”k ds bfrgkl
esa Lo.kkZ{kjksa eas fy[kk tkosxkA t; fganA