Memory - Ricordo - याद

Delhi, India: I had a childhood memory linked to the tomb of Ghiyasuddin Tughlik, who had built the fort of Tughlakabad. There was part of courtyard jutting out like a balcony, with a hole through which you could see a deep well beneath. At that time, a guide had explained that through the hole they could get water for the tomb without having to go all the way down. After that visit, for many days I had nightmares of falling down into that well from the hole. After fifty years when I went back there, the first thing I wanted to see was that hole and the well. I was told that the hole was closed many decades ago and there was no well in that area.

दिल्ली, भारतः तुगलगाबाद के किले को बनवाने वाले सुल्तान गियासुद्दीन तुगलक के मकबरे से मेरे बचपन की एक याद जुड़ी थी. उसके दालान का एक हिस्सा बालकनी की तरह बाहर निकला हुआ था, जिसमें एक गोल छेद बना था जिससे नीचे देखो तो एक गहरा कूआँ दिखता था. तब गाइड ने बताया था कि उस छेद से मकबरे के लिए सीधा पानी खींचा जाता था. उसके बाद बहुत दिनों तक मुझे उस छेद और कूँए के बुरे सपने आते थे कि मैं छेद से नीचे कूँए में गिर रहा हूँ. इसलिए करीब पचास साल बाद जब वहाँ जाने का मौका मिला तो सबसे पहले मैंने वही छेद देखना चाहा. तो पता चला कि वह तो कई दशक पहले बन्द कर दिया था और अब नीचे वहाँ कोई कूँआ भी नहीं था.

Delhi, India - Avevo un ricordo d'infanzia legato alla tomba di Ghiyasuddin Tughlak, il re che aveva fatto costruire la fortezza di Tughlakabad. Nel cortile che sporgeva fuori come un balcone, vi era un buco da dove potevi vedere sotto un profondo pozzo. Allora la guida ci aveva spiegato che dal buco potevano tirare su l'acqua del pozzo senza dover andare sotto. Dopo quella visita, per diversi giorni avevo avuto incubi di cadere dentro il buco e dentro il pozzo. Cinquant'anni dopo, quando sono tornato là, la prima cosa che volevo vedere era quel buco e il pozzo. Mi hanno detto che il buco era stato chiuso decenni fa e in quell'area non c'era nessun pozzo d'acqua.

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