🌄 Sapno Ka Safar – Part 1
Shimla ke pahaadon ke beech ek chhota sa gaon tha, jahan Arjun naam ka ek 16 saal ka ladka rehta tha. Subah-subah jab suraj ki pehli kiran barf se dhaki chotiyon par padti thi, to pura gaon sona jaisa chamak uthta tha. Lekin Arjun ke ghar mein itni roshni nahi thi — na bijli ki, na paise ki.
Arjun ka parivaar simple tha. Pita ji din bhar mazdoori karte the aur maa logon ke gharon mein kaam karti thi. Ghar mitti aur pathar ka bana tha, jisme sirf do chhote kamre the. Sardiyon mein thand itni tez hoti thi ki haath pair sunn ho jaate the. Phir bhi Arjun har subah 5 baje uthta, thande paani se muh dhota aur apni purani kitaabein lekar padhne baith jaata.
Uska sapna tha — ek din bada scientist banna. Woh chahta tha ki woh aise machines banaye jo pahadi ilaakon mein rehne wale logon ki zindagi aasaan bana dein. Jab bhi woh aasman ki taraf dekhta, use lagta tha jaise sitare usse bula rahe hon.
School mein Arjun shaant rehta tha, lekin dimaag se bahut tez tha. Teachers uski tareef karte the. Lekin kuch students uska mazaak bhi udaate the.
"Arjun scientist banega!" woh haste hue kehte.
Arjun bas halka sa muskurata aur chup-chaap apni seat par baith jaata.
Ek din science teacher ne class mein ek bada announcement kiya — "Is saal Rajya Star Vigyan Pratiyogita hogi. Jo jeetega, use scholarship milegi aur shehar ke bade school mein admission bhi."
Yeh sunte hi Arjun ka dil tez dhadakne laga. Yeh uske sapne ki taraf pehla kadam ho sakta tha. Lekin problem yeh thi ki competition ke liye ek working model banana tha — aur uske paas na paise the, na samaan.
Shaam ko jab woh ghar laut raha tha, to usne dekha ek purana, toota hua radio kachre ke paas pada hai. Usne use uthaya aur ghar le aaya. Maa ne poocha, "Yeh kya le aaye?"
Arjun ne dheere se kaha, "Maa, shayad isme se kuch kaam ka nikal aaye."
Us raat woh der tak radio ko kholta raha. Chhoti-chhoti wires aur purane circuits ko dekhkar uski aankhon mein chamak aa gayi. Shayad isi se woh apna model bana sakta tha.
Lekin use bilkul andaza nahi tha ki agle din school mein kuch aisa hone wala hai jo uske sapne ko aur bhi mushkil bana dega…
(To be continued in Part 2…)