Room no 19

To hold a crown, prepare yourself for the consequences as well.

Mai Raghav, aplogo ke liye ek aam insan prr mujse puchiye mai kisi raja se kam nhi. Bss meri
takt praja nhi balki samaj me apni ek jagah hai. Aur isi berehem takt ke liye maine apna
varchasv kurban krr diya.
Gaur se dekh lo mujhe, ye Raghav nhi , takt ko hasil kiya wo hara hua Raja hai. Aur isi drd ko
chupane ke liye maine apna hi ek sansar bana liya – Room no 19.

Scene 1:
Wife:
Nahin puchungi,jahan kahin bhi jaate ho, bss sabke samne mere pati ke tarah rahiyega?
Kyunki apke ghar jana hai aaj.
Raghav:
Kosish karunga.
{Hospital}
Raghav:
Abb tabiyat kaisi hai uski?
Caretaker:
Wapas kyun aaye ho, jab nikle hi the kabhi nai aane ke liye. Kyun , jis samaj ke liye, iss
hanste khelte insan ko majboor krr diya pagal hone ke liye ,whi samajh tumko pehchane se
mana krr diya? Abhi bhi hosh nhi aaya hai to dekh lo use ek baar aur. Intezar me baitha hai
wo?
Raghav:
Hosh me hi to hun, isiliye to ye mere liye Room no. 19 hai.
CareTaker:
Room no 19?
Raghav:
Ek lekhak ki rachna hai, Room no 19. Usme uss lekhak ko shanti chahiye thi. Use wo shanti na
ghar me mili, na uske bachon se mili , na pariwar wallon se aur nai na hi bhagwan ko yaad
krne se. Mili to use ek aise paraye kamre se mili jo na hi uska ghar tha aur na hi uska Samaj.
Wo wahan ghanto waqt bitata tha. Yuhin baithe baithe waqt bita diya krta tha. Apno ne us prr
aarop daala ki wo dhokhebaj hai ,usne kisi ko kuch nai bataya. Tang aa krr aapno ne use
paraya krr dala , tbb bhi usne kisi ko kuch nhi bataya. Ab batao usne aisa kyun kiya?
Caretaker:
Kuch Raaz chupa hoga uss kamre me isiliye.
Raghav: {smiled}
Nai. Shayad uska ye pal wo kisi se nhi batna chahta tha. Use drr tha ki agar log jaan jate to
use pagal samajhte.
(stern faced} Mujhe apne kartuton prr koi garv nhi hai kyunki ye baat mujhe achi tarah se
pata hai maine kya krr dala hai teen zindigiyon ke saath. Mai zimedar hun ,prr aapko koi haq
nhi mujhe kasoorwar bolne ka!
{satire}
Apka beta meri tarah hota, to kya aap aaj pyaar ki devta ban yhi baatein usse kehte?
Bhut gussa aa rha haina mujh prr, to kariye na (shouts)
Lekin wo wahan pada mera isqh hai, apke taras ki zarruray nhi hai use?
Ajj hara hua hai, prr ladega wo apne liye bhi aur mere liye bhi.
App “with due respect” apna farz nibhaiye.
Shukriya!
(He walks off from the scene)

Scene 2: {At home}

Mother:
Bahu ! so kaisa kaam krr rha hai wo jo aa nhi paa rha . Jarrur tumhare kisi kaam me atka
hoga.Are yaad nhi tha kya tumko ajj Sharma ji ka poora parivar aa rha hai. Ek to aise hi unke
tont sun sun krr adhi zindagi to aise hi beet gai ab lo tum bhi aa gai.
Father :
Use kya bol rhi ho,phone lago Raghav ko. Bolo jaldi aane , Sharma ji , dada banne ki khusi me
milne aa rhe hain humlog se. Ek to bhagwan jaane kab humko ye avsar milega dusron ki khusi
me hi mithaiyan khate khate diabeties krwa lenge khud ko. Ek dum nalayak hai tumhara beta.
Mother :
Dekhiye wo aapke tarah khali nhi baithe rehta hai . Aata hi hoga wo, lo aagaya wo. 100 saal
jiyega mera beta.
{ Raghav walks in }
Mother :Papa gussa krr rhe the , ajj ke din bhi late krr diye tum. Akhir kabhi to hum sab ki
baat sun liya karo. Bahu! Kadhi kya ho pani to le kar aao . Raghav tum baitho yahan prr . Ajj
kal tum kahan gayab hue rehte ho. Kabhi kabhi ghar bhi nhi aate. Kya chal rha hai tumhari
zindagi me . Mummy papa ko batao.
Paise ki dikkat aa gai hai kya.
Raghav:{ Smirk}
Ma! Bss … Aur mujhse saha nhi jayega. Mauka diya tha aap sabko , prr afsos…
Mother:
Purani baat mat lao yahan. Wo sab khatam ho chuka hai. Ye asliyat hai , wo pani le kar khadi
tumhari biwi hai aur bss. Yhi hakikkat hai. Badi muskil se tumhara pariwar bana hai bache aa
jayenge to baki bache bhram bhi tut jayenge.
Raghav: Hakikat ya hakikat chupane ke liye ek jhut. App bhi kamal nhi ho Ma.
Father : Sharma ji aa gaye… Bahas baad me krna. Raghav kitni umar hai tumhari, shadi ho gai
hai tumhari, phirr bhi bachkani baaten krr rhe ho. Jao bahu ke saath rho.

Scene 3:

Wife:
Phirr se whin gaye the haina? Jab sautan hi se ishq ladana tha to shaadi hi kyun kiya mere
se.Yahan mai taane sunu aapke wajah se aur aap aiyashi karo. Aur kitna giroge aap.
Sharma ji:
Are wahan kone me kya baatein kiye jaa rhe ho , yahan aao Raghav.
Naya naya shaadi hua hai to kya hum sab ko bhul jaoge kya ? Aao aao mithai khao beta hua hai
ghar me.
Raghav tum batao , tum kab mithai khilaoge humsab ko . Tumhari tarref sunate tumhare papa
thakte nhi, prr khush khabri sunane ka jab baar aata hai ,ye mahashay nikal lete hain. Isiliye
aab tumse hi pooch leta hun ?
Raghav:
Abhi humlog kuch soche nhi hai.
Sharmaji :
Are itna din ho gaya , abhi bhi nhi soche ho ?
Mother:
Are Sharma ji kya aap bhi konsi baton ko le kar baith gaye ,lijiye chaye pijiye bahu ne khud
banaya hai. Battein to hoti rahengi.
App akele aaye? Baki log?
Sharmaji:
Abb thodi na sab khali baithe rehte hain, kaam badh jata hai bache ke wajah se. Wo to aap
apne hain, isiliye to mithai khilane aaya mai , wrna sabko Courier karr diya maine mithai.
Abhi mai nikalta hun , phirr kabhi aram se baatein hongi. Abhi mai bhut busy hun. Chalta hun
Ram Ram…

Scene 4:
Father :
Bola nhi gaya tumko , dekha kaise bezatti karke nikal gaya wo . Kaise nalayak bete ko janam
diya hai tumne. “Abhi hum kuch soche nhi hain” ye kon sa jawab hai. Tumko isi sab chiz ke
liye padhaya hai.
Mother:
Are aap chup rahiye. Wo aaye hi the aag lagane humare ghar. Bahu nimbu mirchi le krr aao …
Nazar hataye iss ghar se .
{Meanwhile}
Raghav, dekho tumhare papa galt nhi bol rhe… Abb aur kitna taloge? Sab to shi chal rha hai
abhi. Ab nahi to kab.
Raghav :{ looked at his parents and then sarcastically walked towards them }
Sab shi chal rha hai. Mai aapko shi dikh rha hun. Kahan se ? Mujhe to nhi dikh rha?Kahan yahan
se (turns left) , nhi yahan se (turns right).. Are nhi nhi pkka yahan se dikh rha honga shi(turns
front). Are batao na kahan se? {Walks towards his wife} Kab tak aur sehne ka irada hai
tumhara . Shikhao mujhe bhi ,kaise chup reh jati ho tum ,in sab ke baad bhi ?
Sir phat nhi jata tumhara aise {shows towards himself} , haan mujhe jaise pati ko sehte hue.
Akhir aur kitna sahne ka irada hai tumhara mujh jaise shi insan ke liye. Chor dene ka maan
krta hoga na mujhe.
Prr choor nai paa rhi hogi, kyunki phir tum insan nhi kelaogi na?
Chinta mat karo mai sab samjhta hun kyunki mai in dono ko insan nhi balki bimar dikhta hun.
Mansik roop se bimar.

Pata hai …. Isi “shi “ ko dikhane ke chalte, apradhi hun mai kisi ka. Pagal bana dala use
maine. Wo wajah tarapta rha , aur mai yahan saadi shuda zindagi jeeta rha. Akhir ant me
khusi kisko mila.
Mereko ?
Nai.Mai to maar sa gaya hun
Tumko ?
Tum to thak si gai hi taane sunte sunte…
Mummy papa aapko ?
Haan shayd app log khush ho kyunki Sharma ji tont jo nhi maar rhe?
Prr khush kaise ho, mai to marr rha hun. Jara sharmaji ko bolna mujhe thoda khusi laa krr de
de…

Nhi hota aab ye natak mujhse. Zindagiyan kharab ki hai humne , iska ehsas aaplog ko nhi
hota. Maine khud ko mita dala , iska gum nhi hota aapko. Thak gaya hun ab , ye bhoj aur le
kar nhi chal skta mai .
Layak banne ke chalte maine sabse badi galti krr di Papa…
Murakh ho! Appka beta nalayak nikla !
{ Leaves the room}

Scene 4:
{ hospital}
Doctor :
Halat ko kafi sudhri hai patient ki , Recovery ke bhut ache chances hai uske. But wapis wo iss
halat me nhi jana cahiye . Remember no metal pressure.
Raghav : Is he asleep? Can I see him once?
Doctor: Yeah. But back off as soon as possible if he shows any sign of distress okay?
Raghav : Thanks doctor.
{ In the room}
Someone is asleep, Raghav enters carefully.
Raghav : Hey! (Caressing his forehead)
Missed me… kya halat bana rakhi hai tumne. Aise kon krta hai apne saath. Ek baar maafi to
mange ka mauka de dete. Abb maine jakar hakikat ko apnaya hai kitna budhu hun na. Danto
na mereko.
Maaf krr do na akhiri galti samjh krr aur wapas aa jao mere pass.
Mai abb aur bewakufi nai karunga, sab thik krke aaya hun pehli baar.Mauka to dekar dekho?
I miss our days. Can we …. Please can we go back?
{seeing no reply }
He silently gets up and started walking away from him.
He halted with a shock.
Then he saw back the patient was catching his hand .
Guiltily he kneeled down towards the patient and thanked him.
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