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Residents for protection of defaced heritage

By hema on March 22, 2010

While the administration brags about the rich heritage of the city and fights tooth and nail to acquire heritage status for it, the sorry state of affairs at the historic gates around the old walled city tells a different story. These monuments and buildings, more than anything else, seem to be the most favoured places [...]

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‘Sikh relics’ found near Gurudwara to be examined

By hema on March 15, 2010

Did the sixth Sikh guru leave behind a few weapons on the outskirts of Kailey village near Ludhiana during his halt during his ‘dharam parchar’ tours of the region in 1621? The recovery of some sharp-edged weapons and a ‘chur’ during digging in the vicinity of the village gurudwara, built in memory of Guru Har [...]

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Defacement of Ram Bagh goes on with impunity

By hema on March 11, 2010

Though there has been stringent prohibition act against defacing or damaging the precious historical monuments by the government, yet the act is being ignored, with hardly any guilt, by the authorities. Ram Bagh, an 84-acre summer palace set up by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1819, is a prime example to testify the couldn’t care less [...]

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Lahore’s Moti Masjid speaks the language of History

Lahore’s Moti Masjid speaks the language of History

By hema on February 19, 2010

Moti Masjid (Pearl Mosque) is a well -known and historic mosque in Lahore from the Mughal era.  Located near the Alamgiri Gate, the main entrance to the Lahore fort on the western side  and  very close to the other splendid structures of Lahore fort, such as the Shish Mahal and Naulakha Pavilion. Moti in Urdu [...]

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When the ‘Wild’ proved more educated

By hema on February 19, 2010

When the British conquered Lahore in 1849, Lord Dalhousie, the Governor General, declared that he would educate the “wild illiterate Punjabis” in a new system of Anglo-Vernacular education. When they started the East India Company Board was shocked by what already existed. The board was amazed to find that the literacy rate in Lahore and [...]

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