Ichabod Crane ek aisa naam hai jo zyada tar log Washington Irving ke prasiddh kahani The Legend of Sleepy Hollow se jante hain. Yeh ek fictional character hai jo ek schoolteacher tha aur ek bhutaha ghode wale sipaahi (Headless Horseman) se bhid gaya tha. Lekin kya aapko pata hai ki asal zindagi mein bhi ek vyakti tha jiska naam Ichabod Crane tha? Aur agar tha, toh kya uski koi asal kabar bhi hai? Yeh ek bada dilchasp sawal hai jo kai logo ke mann mein aata hai.
Washington Irving ne apni kahani ke liye jo naam use kiya tha, uska asli vyakti se koi direct sambandh nahi tha, lekin ek sachha Ichabod Crane bhi tha jo America ki sena mein ek afsar tha. Yeh vyakti Colonel Ichabod Bennet Crane tha, jo 18vi sadi ke samay ek prasiddh sainik tha aur usne 1812 ke Yudh mein bhi seva di thi.
Ichabod Crane ki Asli Kabar
Agar hum asli Ichabod Crane ki kabar ki baat karein toh woh New York ke Staten Island ke Clifton Cemetery mein sthit hai. Yeh ek chhoti, parantu mahatvapurn kabristan hai jisme kai sena ke afsaron ki kabrein hain. Colonel Ichabod Crane ki kabar yahan par shanti se sthit hai aur yeh un logo ke liye ek dilchasp jagah hai jo Sleepy Hollow ki kahani aur uske asli prabhavit vyaktiyon ke baare mein jaan’na chahte hain.
Jab log The Legend of Sleepy Hollow padte hain, toh kai baar yeh man’na shuru kar dete hain ki kahani ka Ichabod Crane bhi wahi vyakti hai jo asli duniya mein tha. Halanki, yeh ek matra sanyog tha ki Irving ne apne kirdar ke liye yeh naam chuna. Kahi baar aisa mana jata hai ki Irving ne asli Ichabod Crane se prerna li ho, kyunki dono ek hi samay mein jeevit the. Lekin is baat ka koi spasht praman nahi milta.
Sleepy Hollow Ka Rahasya aur Kabr Ka Aakarshan
Agar hum fictional Ichabod Crane ki kabar ki baat karein toh yeh ek puraana aur rahasyamay prashn ban gaya hai. Sleepy Hollow ek asliyat mein majood jagah hai jo New York ke Hudson Valley mein sthit hai. Yahan par ek Sleepy Hollow Cemetery bhi hai jo kai prasiddh vyaktiyon ki antim aaraamgah bani hai, lekin yahan Ichabod Crane ki koi kabar nahi hai kyunki woh ek kalpanik vyakti tha.
Lekin phir bhi har saal October ke mahine mein, jab Halloween ka tyohar aata hai, toh Sleepy Hollow kai tourists aur bhuton aur kahaniyon ke shaukeen logon ka swagat karta hai. Log yahan aakar un jagahon ko dekhte hain jahan kahani ka aadhar ho sakta hai. Headless Horseman ki kahani ne is jagah ko aur bhi rahasyamay bana diya hai.
Nishkarsh
Toh agar aap yeh jaanna chahte the ki Ichabod Crane ki kabar kahaan hai, toh iska jawab yeh hai ki asal duniya ka Ichabod Crane Staten Island ke Clifton Cemetery mein dafan hai. Lekin agar aap Sleepy Hollow ki kalpanik kahani ke Ichabod Crane ki kabar dhoond rahe hain, toh aapko nirash hona padega kyunki woh ek fictional kirdar tha jiska astitva sirf kahaniyon tak seemit hai.
Phir bhi, chahe asli ho ya kalpanik, Ichabod Crane ki kahani aaj bhi logon ko romanchit karti hai aur Sleepy Hollow ka naam ab bhi ek adbhut rahasya ke roop mein jaana jata hai.