Jaipur Polo Ground: ek daur ka ant

Jaipur Polo Ground ka naam aate hi ghoda, dhool aur tez takkar wali saans ek saath yaad aa jati hai. Yeh maidan Maharaja ka diya hua tohfa tha, aur 96 saal tak isne Indian polo ko Jaipur ki hawa mein zinda rakha. Is jagah ki khas baat yeh thi ki yeh sirf elite ka club nahi, balki shehar ki yaad ka hissa ban gaya tha. Aaj jab is daur ke khatam hone ki baat hoti hai, toh sirf ek ground band hone ki baat nahi lagti. Lagta hai jaise Jaipur ne apni ek purani aadat ko alvida kaha ho. Log kehte the, Delhi bhi bina iske kuchh adhoora sa lagta tha — aur yahi is jagah ki pahchan thi. Ab sawaal yeh hai ki is khule maidan ki jagah shehar apni yaad kaun si jagah sambhalega. Ghani badi baat hai, kyunki kuchh jagah sirf zameen nahi hoti, unmein poore daur ki dhadkan hoti hai.