18.8.1976

//Shree//

Aadaraneeya krishnan saheb,

Govind ki oor se appko sadar pranam. Aap ke aashirwad se mein kushal purvak apni behen ke paas Las Palmas mein pahunch gaya. Aap ke ghar se nikalne ke baad Santacruz Airport par hi mein samay se 4 ghanta pehle pahunch gaya. Waiting room mein baita. Us waqt saamne se 2 C.I.D officers jo airport mein custom ki checking karte hein, woh jaa rahe the. Unke paas cigarette na hone wajah se weh dono pareshaan ho gaye the. Meine dekha aur unko cigarette pesh ki, unko bahut khushi hui. Unhone meri puchtach ki. Kahan jaa rahe ho? Kitna saaman hai? Vagairah vagairah! 12 baje announcement hui aur humlog yan mein aur doosre passenger jo flight 103 ke the andhar chale gaye. Wahan par kareeb kareeb 1.30 ghanta checking hoti hai, pura saaman kholkar check karte hein phir apne ko pack karna padtha hai. Un C.I.D. officerne kaha ki yeh mera aadmi hai. Meri kuch bhi checking nahin aur mein bina kisi museebat se plane pahunch gaya. Jaise hi plane mein kadam rakha , airhostess haath jod kar swagat ke liye khadi thi. Meine bhi haath jodkar usse abhivadan kiya. Andhar jaakar dekha tho aise laga jaise Tajmehal ke room mein hoon. Bas chota dikhne wala plane andhar se kaafi lambha chauda tha. Teen-teen seaton ki teen choudi kathar thi. Meri seat kidki ke kareeb thi. Mere baaju mein ek foreigner baita tha. Jab raat hogayi tho sab log seat ki bajuaon ko upar karke palang bana kar soo gaye, lekin mere baaju k ajo foreigner baita tha woh bahut aswasth ho raha tha kyunki usko soneka tha. Meine usko kaha, “do you want to sleep sir??” Tho usne kaha “yes”, but where will you go? Meine doosri katharki khaali khursi ki taraf ishaara karthe hue kaha “there”. Woh bechara bahut khush hua phir Rome tak jaane tak usne mujhe har baath mein madath ki. Bahar se itna shor karne wala plane andhar se bilkul shaanth hota hai. Aakash udthe samay bilkul hiltha dhultha  nahin hai. Aise lagta hai, jaise ekhi jagah par khada hai. Khaane ke samay bahut maza aaya, sablog kaanta, chamach aur churi se khana khane lage, tho meine airhostess ko vegitarian food ka order diya kyunki woh India ki hotlon mein kaante chamche se khane ki aadat thi. Baaki sab log mutton wagairah churi ke saath khaa rahe the tho mein bhi unka saath de saka. Phir Rome ke aage Madrid se lekar Las Palmas tak meine khana hi nahin khaya kyunki khane ko taste hi nahin thi, sab feeka lag raha tha. Paani tho mujhe Las palmas tak mila hi nahin. Jab pyaas lage tho coffee piyo, iss tarah mein apne ichith jagah tak pahunch gaya. Jab Las Palmas mein do, teen, din ghooma tho bahut maza aaya. Bilkul modern country hai. Yahan par chota-bada, oonch neech ka koi bhedbhaav nahin, yahan ke log bahut hi ache mizaz ke hein. Aur aadha shehar tho Indian Sindhiyonse bhara hua hai. Kamane ko bahut sources hai. Agle hafte tak mein kaam par chadunga. Starting salary 1500 Rs. hoga. Wholesalers se mal lekar Retailers ko supply karna mera kaam hoga. Thodi din bhaasha aane tak, zara taqleef hogi kyunki yahan angrezi kisiko bhi nahin aati. Spanish hi chalti hai. Aur bahut kuch likhne ka reh gaya hai baaki doosre khath mein likhunga.

Aasha hai aap sablog iss letter ko padengue aur jald hii jawab bhi dengue. Maami ko mera sadar pranam aur Ajay Akhil ko saprem namaskar. Aapka chahtha Govind.