Gregory Hines, jo ek mashhoor tap dancer, actor, singer aur choreographer the, unka naam aaj bhi logon ki zubaan par hai. Apni kala aur apne anokhe dance style ke liye mashhoor Gregory Hines ne Hollywood aur Broadway dono jagahon par apna jalwa dikhaya. Unka safar kala ki duniya mein behtareen raha, par unki zindagi 9 August 2003 ko khatam ho gayi jab cancer ke kaaran unka dehant ho gaya. Lekin, jab bhi unka zikr hota hai, ek sawaal aksar poocha jata hai—Gregory Hines ko kahan dafnaya gaya hai? Unki antim aaraamgah kahan hai?
Jab Gregory Hines ka dehant hua, unki family ne unki antim ichchha ka sammaan kiya. Unke remains ko dafnaya nahi gaya, balki unhe cremation (aag me samaapan) diya gaya. Unki ashes (raakh) unke parivaar ke paas rakhi gayi, isiliye unki ek traditional grave (kabr) ya cemetery (shamshaan bhoomi) mein koi antim resting place nahi hai. Yeh baat unke kai chahne waalon ke liye hairani ka kaaran bani, kyunki log aksar unki memory mein kisi ek jagah par jaakar unko yaad karna chahte the.
Gregory Hines ki legacy sirf ek kalakar ki nahi thi, balki ek aise insaan ki thi jo dance ki duniya mein ek naye andaz aur energy ke saath aaya tha. Unka tap dancing style expressive aur modern tha, jo aage chalkar naye dancers ke liye ek inspiration bana. Unhone tap dancing ko sirf ek kala nahi, balki ek jazba bana diya tha. Hines ne kai bade artists ke saath kaam kiya, jaise ki Sammy Davis Jr. jo unke bade prabhavshali guru the. Unhone apne jeevan me kai awards jeete, jisme Tony Awards aur Emmy Awards bhi shaamil hain.
Unka dehant hone ke baad, unke naam aur unke kaam ko amar banane ke liye kai jagahon par unki yaad mein events aur memorials rakhe gaye. Unki legacy ko sammaan dete hue, New York City me Gregory Hines Drive naam ki ek street unke naam par rakhi gayi. Yeh jagah unki yaadon ko jeevit rakhne ka ek tareeka hai, jahan log unhe yaad karne aa sakte hain aur unke kaam se prerit ho sakte hain.
Halaanki unka ek traditional grave nahi hai, unka naam unke kaam ki wajah se hamesha yaad rakha jayega. Dance aur cinema ki duniya me jo chhaap unhone chhodi hai, woh kabhi mit nahi sakti. Aaj bhi jab log unke performances dekhte hain, toh unka passion aur talent unko mehsoos hota hai. Unhone jo apni kala ke zariye duniya ko diya, woh amar rahega.
Gregory Hines sirf ek dancer ya actor nahi the, balki ek aise insaan the jo apni kala se logon ke dilon tak pahunch gaye. Unki yaad aur unki kala aaj bhi naye dancers aur artists ke liye ek misaal bani hui hai. Unki legacy sirf unki raakh tak simit nahi hai, balki har us insaan ke dil me basi hai jo dance se pyaar karta hai.