CHELIANWALA (CHILLIANWALA)
cyilAWvwlw
mMfI bhwaudIn izlHy ivc (mMfI bhwaudIn qoN 22 Aqy KwrIAW qoN 80 iklomItr dUr), ijhlm dirAw dy nyVy iek ipMf[ bhuqIAW AMgryzI ikqwbW ivc ies dw nW icilAwvwlw iliKAw imldw hY[ ies QW ’qy 13 jnvrI 1849 dy idn AMgryzI &OjW Aqy cqr isMG AtwrIvwlw qy aus dy pu`qr Syr isMG dI AgvweI hyT is`K &OjW ivc zbrdsq lVweI hoeI sI[
is`K &OjI ies lVweI ivc jIA-jwn nwl lVy sn[ aunHW dy idlW ivc pMjwb ’qy AMgryzI kbzy dy i^lw& roh PYl cukw sI[ auh AMgryzW nUM qwry idKwauxw cwhuMdy sI[ auDr AMgryz &OjIAW nUM mudkI Aqy &IrozSwh dIAW lVweIAW dw BulyKw sI pr aunHW nUM ieh nhIN sI pqw ik ies lVweI ivc lwl isMh, kn`eIAw lwl, AXuiDAw pRswd qy Amr nwQ vrgy Zdwr AgvweI nhIN sn kr rhy blik ieh SyrW dI &Oj sI, jo jzbwq dI CW hyT jUJ rhI sI[
ies lVweI ivc AMgryzI &Oj burI qrHW qbwh ho geI[ ies lVweI ivc 2512 &OjI (757 mry, 1651 z^mI, 104 lwpqw; mwry igAW ivcoN 1000 dy krIb AMgryz sn; ienHW ivcoN 132 A&sr sn) qy AMgryzW ny cwr qopW vI guAw leIAW[ 24vIN pYdl rjMmt dy qW 50% &OjI (590) mwry gey sn[ is`K &OjIAW ivcoN mrn vwilAW dI igxqI 4000 dy krIb sI[
ies jMg bwry klk`qw rIvIaU (1849) ny iliKAw ik ies sb-kMtInYNt (swaUQ eySIAw) ivc brqwnIAW dIAW lVweIAW ivcoN cyilAWvwlw sB qoN vD qbwhkuMn sI[
gir&n ies nUM “A&Zwinsqwn ivc brqwnvI &OjW dy kqlyAwm vWg ^O&nwk” dsdw hY[ AYfivn Awrnlf ny ies lVweI bwry ikhw sI ik “jy is`K AijhI iek hor lVweI ij`q jWdy qW brqwnIAW dI hkUmq nw isr& pMjwb coN hI ^qm ho jwxI sI blik aunHW nUM Bwrq ivcoN vI k`F id`qw jwxw sI[”
jrnYl QYkivl ilKdw hY ik “myrw i^Awl hY ik ies G`lUGwry ivcoN myrw iek vI ispwhI nhIN sI bicAw[… iek-iek is`K swfy iqMn-iqMn ispwhIAW nUM mwrn dy kwibl sI[…brqwnvI &Oj is`K &OjIAW qoN eynI ^O&zdw sI ik auh mYdwn iv`coN ieM\ B`j gey sn ijvyN ByfW AwpxI jwn bcwaux vwsqy BjdIAW hn[”
ies lVweI ny AMgryzW ivc eynw ^O& pYdw kIqw ik brqwnvI pwrlImYNt ivc vI ies dw mwqm mnwieAw igAw[ ies mOky ’qy, 80 swl dy, ifaUk Aw& vYilMgfn
(ijs ny vwtrlU dI lVweI ivc nYpolIAn nUM hrwieAw sI) ny pMjwb jw ky is`KW dy i^lw& jMg ivc ih`sw lYx dI ^wihS dw iezhwr kIqw[
cyilAWvwlw dI jMg dw ieMglYNf ivc eynw rMj qy mwqm hoieAw ik jwrj mYryifQ vrgy mMny-prmMny Swier dI klm ny vI iek drd-BrI mwqmI nzm ilKI sI:
icilAWvwlw! icilAW vwlw!!
iek hnyrw audws ipMf
ijs nUM duSmx ny GyirAw hoieAw hY[
srd pwxIAW dy dUjy pwr
auh ip`Cy htx nUM iqAwr hY,
qdoN kql qy G`lUGwrw
aus dI hwr dy ievz ivc imlxy sn[
icilAWvwlw! icilAW vwlw!!
JwVIAW vwly jMgl nwl iGirAw mYdwny jMg
ijs dI zmIn ’qy lhU dI cwdr ivCI hoeI hY
ieh mOq dy prvwinAW dI &Oj
^O&nwk mukwbilAW ivc
(ij`q dy) Brm dI grj nwl dbI hoeI jUJdI hY[
icilAWvwlw! icilAW vwlw!!
iek mINh BrI rwq ivc mwry jw cuky &OjIAW,
z^mIAW qy mr rihAW dI sWJI qkdIr
qy jdoN aunHW dy swQI byshwry Asmwn dI C`q hyT
if`gy pey sn[
icilAWvwlw! icilAW vwlw!!
(mYryifQ dI nzm dw pMjwbI ivc ieh qrjmw myrw Awpxw hY: fw. hrijMdr isMG idlgIr)
ies lVweI ivc hoeI hwr bdly jnrl g`& nUM htw ky sr cwrls nYpIAr nUM AMgryzI &OjW dw kmWfr-ien-cI& bxw id`qw igAw sI[ AMgryzW ny ies lVweI dw iek mYmorIAl vI bxwieAw sI, jo A`j vI kwiem hY:
(fw. hrijMdr isMG idlgIr)