Mughal Dak ka Harkara: Badshahi Sadak par aik raat, Lahore 1640

Na phone, na internet, na koi post office. Phir bhi Mughal saltanat ki khabrein door door tak kaise pohanchti thin? Aaj raat Purani Kahaniyan mein chaliye 1640 ke Lahore ke bahar, aik dak runner ke saath, Badshahi Sadak par. Shah Jahan ka zamana hai, sardiyan ja rahi hain aur khaiton mein sarson phooli hai. Lahore ke Delhi Gate ke bahar aik dak chauki par harkara Karam Din ghungroo wali lathi aur chhota sa neza liye dak ke bag ka intezar kar raha hai. Karam Din ka naam humara rakha hua hai, woh bohat se harkaron ki mili juli tasveer hai, lekin us ke aas paas ki har cheez asal tareekh se li gayi hai. Is episode mein hum Ibn Battuta ke ghantiyon wale runners se le kar Sher Shah Suri ki 1700 saraon tak, aur Akbar ke oonton se le kar Jahangir ke darakhton aur Kos Minar tak, dak ke poore system ki kahani sunte hain. Waqia navis, sawanih nigar aur khufia navis ki sealed reports, aur chandi ki dibiyon mein jaane wale khaas message bhi. Aur sab se dilchasp baat: Akbar ke darbar ke liye Ganga ka paani sealed matkon mein aur pahaadon ki barf kashtiyon aur kandhon par kaise aati thi. Aaram se lait jaiye, aankhen band kijiye, aur is purani sarak par humare saath chaliye. Shab bakhair. 0:00 Lahore ke bahar, shaam ki chauki 3:33 Dak ki purani kahani 7:15 Thaila aa gaya 10:19 Kos minar aur chandni raat 14:11 Agli chauki, agla harkara 16:59 Barf aur Ganga ka paani 19:54 Sarai mein aaram, phir wapsi 22:56 Dak ka safar aaj tak Is episode ke sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kos_Minar https://www.meemainseen.com/2018/06/k... https://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue... https://franpritchett.com/00litlinks/... https://ranasafvi.com/harkara-messeng... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_T... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governm... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postage... Purani Kahaniyan: tareekh ki purani, sachi kahaniyan, sukoon ke saath. Har roz ek nayi kahani.