Author: Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (K.A. Abbas). He was an Indian film director, screenwriter, novelist and journalist. He did his works in Hindi, Urdu and English languages.
लेखक: ख्वाजा अहमद अब्बास
ख्वाजा अहमद अब्बास (के.ए. अब्बास)। वह एक भारतीय फिल्म निर्देशक, पटकथा लेखक, उपन्यासकार और पत्रकार थे। उन्होंने हिंदी, उर्दू और अंग्रेजी भाषाओं में अपने काम किए।Summary:सारांश
This story is about a young girl named Sulekha who was popularly referred to as ‘Bholi’ for her simple nature. At ten months, she fell from her cot which caused some severe damage on her brain and she used to stammer when she learnt to talk. Bholi was born a pretty child, but she suffered from small-pox that left dark pock-marks on her face permanently. The ugly marks spoilt her appearance and people would often make fun of her due to her dullness. They would also consider her to be retarded as she stammered while speaking.
यह कहानी सुलेखा नाम की एक युवा लड़की की है जिसे अपने सरल स्वभाव के लिए लोकप्रिय रूप से about भोली ’के रूप में जाना जाता है। दस महीनों में, वह अपनी खाट से गिर गई, जिससे उसके मस्तिष्क पर कुछ गंभीर क्षति हुई और जब उसने बात करना सीखा तो वह हकलाती थी। भोली एक सुंदर बच्चे के रूप में पैदा हुई थी, लेकिन वह चेचक से पीड़ित थी, जिसने उसके चेहरे पर गहरे पॉक-मार्क्स छोड़ दिए थे। बदसूरत निशान उसकी उपस्थिति को खराब कर देते थे और लोग उसकी नीरसता के कारण अक्सर उसका मजाक उड़ाते थे। वे भी उसे मंदबुद्धि मानते होंगे क्योंकि वह बोलते समय हकलाती थी।Bholi’s father, Ramlal had around seven children, out of which three were sons and four were daughters. Among all daughters, Bholi was the youngest. All her siblings were hale and hearty, except young Bholi. Her parents were worried about her as to how to get her married when she would grow older. One fine day, Tehsildar Sahib had come to perform an inaugural ceremony of a primary school for girls in the village. He told Ramlal to send all his daughters to school. When Ramlal discussed with his wife, she objected and stated that nobody would marry their daughters if they were sent to school. Yet, she agreed to send Bholi to school as they were not sure if she would ever get married for her appearance or feeble-mindedness.
भोली के पिता, रामलाल के लगभग सात बच्चे थे, जिनमें से तीन बेटे थे और चार बेटियाँ थीं। सभी बेटियों में, भोली सबसे छोटी थी। युवा भोली को छोड़कर उसके सभी भाई-बहन नम्र और हार्दिक थे। उसके माता-पिता उसके बारे में चिंतित थे कि उसकी शादी कैसे होगी जब वह बड़ी हो जाएगी। एक दिन, तहसीलदार साहब गाँव में लड़कियों के लिए एक प्राथमिक स्कूल का उद्घाटन समारोह करने आए थे। उन्होंने रामलाल से कहा कि वह अपनी सभी बेटियों को स्कूल भेजें। जब रामलाल ने अपनी पत्नी के साथ चर्चा की, तो उसने आपत्ति जताई और कहा कि अगर उन्हें स्कूल भेजा जाता है तो कोई भी उनकी बेटियों से शादी नहीं करेगा। फिर भी, वह भोली को स्कूल भेजने के लिए सहमत हो गई क्योंकि उन्हें यकीन नहीं था कि अगर वह कभी भी अपनी उपस्थिति या कमज़ोर सोच के साथ शादी करेगी।Initially, Bholi was skeptical about going to school as she had never heard about it. However, on the first day of school, she was groomed properly and sent to school, she assumed that it was a better place than her own home. When she reached school, she was elated to see girls of her age around. She wanted to make friends but dared not to open her mouth due to stammering. However, when the class teacher smilingly asked her name, she stammered in front of the entire class and all the girls started laughing at her. This discouraged her completely. She started weeping and understood that nobody would like to be friends with her. Soon her teacher, a kind-hearted lady, encouraged her to tell her name again. She stammered yet again, but was finally able to tell her full name. Her teacher gave her a few good books with pictures and asked her to read those as it would help her to overcome her stammering habit. She also told Bholi to come to school regularly. This gave the young girl a new ray of hope and assurance of a new life.
Many years passed, the village soon became a small town and saw many improvements around it. Soon, there was a marriage proposal for Bholi. The prospective bridegroom, Bishamber Nath was a limping old man with grown-up children. He was almost of Bholi’s father’s age. However, Ramlal’s family agreed for the alliance as they felt he was a well-settled fellow. Bholi’s elder sisters were however, envious of the great pomp and show at their younger sister’s wedding. However, when the groom, Bishamber was about to put the garland around the bride’s neck, a woman slowly slipped the veil from Bholi’s face. The groom was surprised to see the pock marks on her face and refused to marry her without a dowry of five thousand rupees. Bholi’s father, Ramlal somehow arranged the amount and gave it to Bishamber Nath.
However, as the groom tried to garland the bride, Bholi held his hand and refused to marry such a voracious person. All the people present in the wedding were stunned to see how confidently she spoke without stuttering. The groom felt insulted and returned to his village. Later, Bholi assured her father that she would take care of him and her mother in their old age and would become a teacher in the same school where she learnt so many new and good things. Looking at this, Bholi’s teacher who was watching from a distance felt a deep sense of relief and satisfaction at Bholi’s courage and confidence that she exhibited in front of so many people.
Conclusion:निष्कर्ष
Bholi illustrates that proper moral and emotional protection should be given to children during the formative years of childhood to help them grow up into responsible citizens.
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