Kullu (Himanchal)
ku`lU
mMfI qoN 69, BuMqr qoN 10, mnIkrx qoN 43 Aqy mnwlI qoN 42 iklomItr dUr iek pRwcIn ngr[ ieh ihmWcl dI purwxy vyilAW dI iek irAwsq sI[ ibAws dirAw dy kMFy ’qy vsy hoey ies ngr ivc kdy boDIAW dy 20 m`T sn[ mhwrwjw ASok dw sqMB ie`Qy mOjUd sI, ijs nUM muZl cu`k ky lY gey sn qy id`lI ivc &Iroz Swh kotlw dy mYdwn ivc r`K id`qw sI[ ie`Qy bhuq smW pwl ^wndwn dI hkUmq rhI sI[ aunHW dy 85 rwijAW ny ie`Qy pihlI sdI qoN 1500 swl hkUmq kIqI sI[ sMn 1500 dy duAwly ie`QoN dy rwijAW ny Awpxy nW nwl ‘isMh’ Sbd lwauxw SurU kr id`qw sI[
1711 ivc ies irAwsq ny bMdw isMG bhwdr dI ADIngI kbUl kr leI sI[ ies mgroN ieh mhwrwjw rxjIq isMG dy mwqihq rhy sn[ 1846 ivc AMgryzW ny ku`lU ivc SwhI hkUmq dw ^wqmw kr id`qw qy ie`QoN dy hwkm nUM ‘rwey’ dw drjw dy id`qw[ ies dy bwvjUd lok SwhI ^wndwn nUM rwjy dw hI drjw dyNdy hn (ieh SwhI prvwr rGUnwQ pur ivc rihMdw hY ijhVw ik 1660 qoN ienHW dI rwjDwnI sI[ ie`QoN dw muK mMdr rGUnwQ mMdr SwhI ^wndwn dI jwiedwd dw ih`sw hY[ hux ieh mMdrW dw Sihr AKvwauNdw hY[ ie`QoN dw dusihrw dunIAW Br ivc mShUr hY[ies mOky ‘qy ku`lU ielwky qkrIbn 300 dyvI dyviqAW dIAW pwlkIAW ies ivc sjweIAW jWdIAW hn[
1710 dy A^Ir ivc bMdw isMG bhwdr ny lohgVH qoN phwVI irAwsqW vl kUc kr id`qw[ jd auh mMfI irAwsq ivc pu`jw qW auQoN dy rwjy ny aus dw Swndwr suAwgq kIqw[ ie`QoN dw SwhI prvwr gurU nwnk swihb dy smyN qoN hI is`KI nwl juiVAw hoieAw sI[ mMfI qoN bwAd bMdw isMG ku`lU v`l clw igAw[
ku`lU sbMDI is`K ieiqhws ivc iek g`p khwxI vI pRclq hY[ igAwnI igAwn isMG muqwibk, ie`QoN dy rwjy mwn isMh ny bMdw isMG nUM DoKy nwl ‘kYd’ kr ilAw qy iek v`fy ipMjry ivc bMd kr id`qw qW jo aus nUM bhwdr Swh kol pyS kr ky aus qoN v`fw eInwm hwisl kIqw jwvy[
ies kYd iv`coN bMdw isMG ikvyN inkilAw ies bwry v`K-v`K do vyrvy imldy hn: (1) bMdw isMG nUM irhw krvwaux vwsqy mMfI dy rwjy ny AwpxI &Oj ku`lU rvwnw kr id`qI sI pr ies &Oj dy phuMcx qoN pihlW hI is`K &OjW ny bMdw isMG nUM kYd iv`coN irhw krvw ilAw sI (2) dUjy ivcwr muqwibk bMdw isMG nUM aus dy swQI irhw krvw ky mMfI lY gey sn[ ies bwry iek kQw ieh vI ilKI jWdI hY ik ku`lU dy rwjy ny bMdw isMG nUM ipMjry ivc pw ilAw sI qy bMdw isMG Awpxy jwdU nwl au~QoN ipMjry sxy auf ky mMfI phuMc igAw sI[
ieho ijhIAW jwdU khwxIAW audoN vI crcw ivc rihMdIAW huMdIAW sn[ bMdw isMG dI igR&qwrI dI ies khwxI dI qsdIk &wrsI soimAW qy SwhI jW iksy vI irkwrf qoN nhIN huMdI[ jy ieh Gtnw hoeI huMdI qW muZl drbwr ivc ies dw izkr zrUr hoieAw hoxw sI[ A^bwrwqy-drbwry-muA`lw dy irkwrf jW koeI hor somw ies bwry zrw mwsw vI ieSwrw nhIN krdw[ ieh khwxI XkInn igAwnI igAwn isMG v`loN GVIAW geIAW drjnW hor g`pW vWg iek g`p hI hY.
ku`lU dw sqwrHvIN sdI dw rGUnwQ mMdr
ku`lU dy dusihry dw iek idRS
ku`lU dw mukwmI gurduAwrw isMG sBw
(fw. hrijMdr isMG idlgIr)