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August 1947 – Azadi (Freedom)
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... were interrupted because I was unable to go back to the university at Lahore. It all happened during my summer vacation. I was at home in Ferozepur, a border city, with my brother, who held a high government ... Friday, 08 February 2019 -
The River Ravi - Then and Now
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... I read today (December 2018) that the river Ravi has run dry in Lahore. Reminded me of the times past. The 1940s. Then, the Raavi (or Ravi) was a majestic River. We used to cross it by the road ... Monday, 31 December 2018 -
My Lahore
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
Chandra Sayal is a retired doctor, now living in Derby, England. She worked for over 30 years in the NHS in UK. She was a specialist in Community Medicine and Public Health. Lahore, a place ... Monday, 17 December 2018 -
Face of Partition 1947
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... Sardar Khazan Singh, author's paternal grandfather. Lahore. 1880s. I was a little girl in 1947 during the Partition, and although I remember a couple of isolated events, I did not understand what ... Thursday, 13 December 2018 -
My father Dr. D.S. Chowdhary 1902-1959
Category: Stories/Stories About Men
... of the ancient language of Sanskrit. On graduating, he was ordained as a Hindu priest. However, as far as I am aware, he did not go on to practise as such. Instead, he chose to enrol at Lahore Medical ... Tuesday, 25 September 2018 -
Memories of my Ferozepur and my mother
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... Here, she got the terrible news that Karuna, her 23 year old daughter, had passed away suddenly at Lahore. At the untimely death of her daughter, she was shattered to pieces and could not pull herself ... Wednesday, 19 September 2018 -
My mother-a devoted teacher
Category: Stories/Stories About Women
... Savitri Hooja Kathuria, my mother, and Jairatan Kathuria leaving Lahore for Karachi shortly after their wedding in March 1942. My mother, Savitri Hooja Kathuria, was a teacher. Well all parents ... Friday, 20 April 2018 -
Pindi Memoirs by a Sikh Son of the Soil - 5
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... blasts in which five people died. I remember in Lahore, the city of gardens, education and cinemas, people used to say "If you haven't seen Lahore, you haven't even been born" but I proudly say that one ... Friday, 30 March 2018 -
My parents’ wedding - 1931
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
Reginald was born in Lahore before Partition. He writes books on various subjects pertaining to South Asia. A former London journalist, he now lives in Mid Wales with his actor wife Jamila. His latest ... Wednesday, 28 March 2018 -
My Medical Schooling in the 1960s
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
Renu Jalota, born in 1942 in Lahore, grew up in Tatanagar and Benares with two brothers and three sisters. Father was a Professor of Psychology. At age 16, I trained in 80-meter hurdles. Came second ... Tuesday, 27 March 2018 -
Shaheed Bhagat Singh: His Martyr’s Notebook
Category: Stories/The Unforgettable
Bhupendra Hooja, born in Lahore in 1920, was a revolution focused student leader, an aspiring actor, a moderately successful scriptwriter and author. In the 1940s, he was a broadcaster for All India ... Monday, 26 March 2018 -
Lajwanti: Triumph and Tragedy
Category: Stories/Major Events Pre-1950
... had cheered for the Mahatma when he toured Lahore, and Hindus had supported the cause of Khilafat. How could the Muslims even think of breaking away from the Hindustan they had fought for?' It was mind ... Tuesday, 20 March 2018 -
Travels to many cities - loving life in Lyallpur
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... many places in those six months. We went to Dibrugarh in Assam, from there we came to Calcutta, from Calcutta we went to Lahore via Amritsar, from Lahore we went to Sreenagar [Srinagar] via Murry [Murree]. ... Thursday, 01 March 2018 -
My Mother’s Family in Pre-Partition Ludhiana
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
I was born in Ludhiana on 19 April, 1943, though my recorded date of birth is 11 July, 1942. After India's Partition, I was raised and educated in Lahore. I studied at Forman Christian College, Lahore ... Thursday, 07 December 2017 -
Beeji, My Sister Toshi, and Our Family
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... FA, had luckily got into the well-known MacLagan Engineering College near Lahore, Mugalpura. I was in the10th class - bad student right from start. I hardly had the opportunity of interaction with my ... Saturday, 11 November 2017 -
Punjab’s old days – relived through new friendships
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... Principal. SS Joginder 20 July 2016 Thank you, Sardar Ji, Sat sri akal. I arrived in Ludhiana in August 1947. I had completed one academic year of F Sc in Lahore DAV College, when impending partition ... Monday, 06 November 2017 -
From Bannu to Corning – Notwithstanding the trauma of Partition
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... back from Iraq to India in 1941, when his younger brother Birbal, a police inspector was murdered by Pathan smugglers in Abbottabad. Soon afterwards, my father was transferred to Lahore in 1942. Here ... Friday, 20 October 2017 -
Victory day of the 1971 war
Category: Stories/The Unforgettable
... was code-named "Operation Cactus Lily". Our Battalion fought along the Samba (near Jammu) - Lahore axis. Our Division crossed the international border and moved southward towards Lahore. We were ordered ... Friday, 29 September 2017 -
Memories of youthful days in pre-Independence Punjab
Category: Stories/Stories About Women
Indira Pasricha was born on 17 January 1917 in Sidhpur in Multan district. She studied in Kinnaird College, Lahore. She married Prem Pasricha on 28 April 1940 in Lahore. She was a social worker and played ... Saturday, 26 August 2017 -
My maternal grandparents and family
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
Indira Pasricha was born on 17 January 1917 in Sidhpur in Multan district. She studied in Kinnaird College, Lahore. She married Prem Pasricha on 28 April 1940 in Lahore. She was a social worker and played ... Monday, 21 August 2017