Jaipur Polo Ground: 96 saal ka khula maidan

Jaipur Polo Ground ka kissa sirf ek sports venue ka nahi, ek shehar ki aadat ka hai. Maharaja ne yeh maidaan tohfe mein diya tha, aur phir 96 saal tak yahan polo ki duniya chalti rahi. Delhi ho ya Jaipur, aise khule maidan shehar ki saans jaise hote hain — jahan khel bhi hota hai aur logon ki yaad bhi jamti hai. Is ground ki khas baat yeh thi ki yeh sirf kuchh logon ke liye band jagah nahi tha; iska rang public memory mein bhi ghula hua tha. Ghoda daudta, mallet uthti, aur dhoop mein mitti ka ek alag hi scene ban jata. Log aksar kehte the, yeh maidan khatam ho toh sirf pitch nahi, ek purana shehar-ehsaas bhi chhoot jaata hai. Ab jab is daur ka ant likha ja raha hai, toh sawaal maidan se bada lagta hai: Jaipur apni aisi jagahon ko kaise yaad rakhega?