Mohenjo-Daro ki Kahani - Ek Khoj Purani
Hazaron saal pehle, Indus River ke kinare ek shandar shahar tha - Mohenjo-Daro. Yeh sirf ek shahar nahi, balki ek viksit sabhyata ka jeeta-jagta udaharan tha.
Ek Naya Shahar
Socho, tum ek samay yatra par nikalte ho aur 2500 BCE mein pahunch jaate ho. Tum dekhte ho ek bada shahar, jismein seedhe aur vyavasthit raste hain, dono taraf sundar makaan bane hain. Gharon ki diwaaren pakki eenton ki bani hain, aur har ghar mein ek private bathroom hai - aisa system to aaj bhi har jagah nahi hota!
Shahar mein ek Mahan Snanagar (Great Bath) bhi hai, jismein log pavitra snan karte hain. Yahaan ke log bahut safai pasand hain, har gali mein drainage system hai jo shahar ke gandagi ko turant baha le jata hai. Yeh sab dekhkar tum hairan ho jaate ho ki itni purani sabhyata itni advanced kaise ho sakti hai!
Vyapar aur Jeevan
Ek bazar se guzarne par tum dekhte ho ki log mohrein (seals) aur sundar gharelu saaman bech rahe hain. Unka vyapar sirf yahaan tak simit nahi hai - yeh log door Mesopotamia tak apna saaman bechte hain! Kheti-badi bhi hoti hai, log gehun, jau ugaate hain aur pashupalan karte hain.
Tumhe ek vyakti milta hai jo ek chhoti si murti tumhe dikhata hai - yeh hai Dancing Girl, ek bronze ki sundar moorti jo shayad kisi naachne wali ladki ki hai. Tumhe ek aur pathar ki murti dikhai jaati hai - Priest-King, jo shayad kisi dharm guru ya raja ka pratibimb hai. Tum sochte ho, kya yeh ek raja-mukhiya ki prachin duniya thi?
Ant aur Rahasya
Lekin phir ek din, sab kuch badal gaya. Mohenjo-Daro dheere-dheere khaali hone laga. Koi kehta hai ki Indus River mein bhayankar baadh aa gayi, kisi ka maanna hai ki logon ne jalvayu parivartan ki wajah se yahaan se palayan kiya. Kuchh itihaskar yeh bhi kehate hain ki Aryan logon ka akraman hua, jismein yeh shahar viran ho gaya.
Hazaron saalon tak yeh shahar dhool ke neeche chhup gaya, jab tak 1922 mein Rakhaldas Banerji ne isse dobara khoj nahi nikala. Aaj yeh UNESCO World Heritage Site hai aur ek prachin viksit sabhyata ka jeevant saboot hai.
Seekh
Mohenjo-Daro sirf ek shahar nahi tha, balki ek vyavasthit jeevan, advanced technology aur samajik vikas ka prateek tha. Yeh humein sikhata hai ki prachin yug mein bhi log kitne samajhdar aur viksit the. Aaj bhi hum Mohenjo-Daro ki takneekon se seekh sakte hain - behtar nagar yojana, safai aur vyapar ka mahatva.
Ab jab bhi tum Mohenjo-Daro ka naam sunoge, tumhe sirf ek purani kahani nahi, balki ek zinda sabhyata yaad aayegi jo kabhi Indus River ke kinare phooli-fali thi!
