Washington Irving, jo ek mashhoor American writer the, unka naam aaj bhi kai logon ke liye jaana-pehchaana hai. Unki likhi hui kahaniyan, jaise “Rip Van Winkle” aur “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” ab tak logon ke dil mein basi hui hain. Lekin kya aapko pata hai ki Washington Irving kahaan dafan hain? Agar nahi, toh chaliye hum aapko batate hain.
Washington Irving 28 April 1783 ko New York City mein paida hue the, aur unka safar ek kaafi inspiring tha. Unhone apni zindagi mein bohot saare kaam kiye, lekin sabse zyada unhe unki likhai hui kahaniyon aur unke likhne ka andaaz ki wajah se jaana gaya. Washington Irving ne apni zindagi ke aakhri kuch saal Spain mein bhi guzaare the, lekin unki maut 28 November 1859 ko New York mein hui thi.
Washington Irving ko New York ke Tarry Town mein dafan kiya gaya hai, jahan unki akri zindagi ki kuch ahm ghazain bhi guzari thi. Unki qabristan, jo Sleepy Hollow Cemetery mein hai, wahan par unki kabar kaafi mashhoor hai. Ye jagah aaj bhi tourists aur unke fans ke liye ek pilgrimage site ki tarah kaam karti hai. Agar aap Sleepy Hollow jaa rahe hain, toh aap unke maqbara ko dekh sakte hain, jo ki ek serene aur peaceful jagah hai, aur yeh unke likhne ke andaaz ki tarah hi kalpnik aur khubsoorat lagti hai.
Irving ki kabar ke aas-paas ka mahaul bilkul unki kahaniyon jaisa lagta hai, jahan aapko ek purani aur misty hawa mehsoos hoti hai. Yahan tak ki jo unki zindagi ke aakhri pal thay, unhone unhe purani memories aur writing se ghira hua rakha, jaise unki kahaniyon ka jeevant hissa ho. Toh agar aap kabhi Sleepy Hollow ki taraf jaayein, toh Washington Irving ki kabar ko zaroor dekhna na bhooliye!