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  1. Summer Holiday in Chail (night in jail) and Simla

    Category: Stories/Life Back Then

    ... four of us friends could go on a holiday; he would be able to get his family car for the journey. Others were equally enthusiastic ­- of course, no other family had a car! We agreed to gather in Ludhiana ... Thursday, 02 July 2015
  2. A Fascinating Grass Roots Level Officer

    Category: Stories/Life Back Then

    ... - Gujjar Singh had prevailed! I do not know much about Gujjar and family, who were carpenters by profession.  He was from a village near Ludhiana. Gujjar was the youngest son of a Lance Naik, who had ... Monday, 13 April 2015
  3. Hectic days in Halwara (The war begins) -2

    Category: Stories/The Unforgettable

    ... bypassed Halwara, and headed for Ludhiana. By now, my Visual Observation Posts (VOPs) and Mobile Observation Posts (MOPs) had come alive. The first local call came from the civil defence control room, ... Tuesday, 16 September 2014
  4. Old Lahore

    Category: Stories/Life Back Then

    ... Ludhiana and Delhi. The outer wall of the city was dotted by gardens, a canal and several water outlets. "The population of Lahore at the time I speak of was no more than 250,000. Tongas were the main ... Tuesday, 09 July 2013
  5. Leaving (?) pre-Partition Ludhiana

    Category: Stories/Major Events Pre-1950

    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 ... Tuesday, 07 May 2013
  6. Partition of India

    Category: Stories/Major Events Pre-1950

    ... man remembers how the family that wanted to stay behind was forced to leave. Forced to leave Okara, Pakistan (Part 1) His account of the journey.  From Okara to Ludhiana (Part 2) His account of the ... Wednesday, 12 December 2012
  7. A Tribute to Shri A.J. Zaidi

    Category: Stories/Stories About Men

    Bal Anand was born in 1943, in a village about 20 km south of Ludhiana, in a family of saint-scholars who practised Ayurveda. Graduated from DAV College, Jalandhar, and did Master in English Literature ... Saturday, 22 September 2012
  8. My Memories of Lyallpur

    Category: Stories/Life Back Then

    ... nearby. After Partition, he worked at the Government College, Ludhiana. I think my mother (Biji) and father (Pitaji) were the favourites of all their relations. May be it had something to do with them ... Thursday, 13 September 2012
  9. Prosperity Returns – Partition Problems Overcome

    Category: Stories/Life Back Then

    ... teacher in our school. Des Raj wanted his son to do BA Mathematics and become a teacher. Des Raj was also persuading me to join college and become a teacher. He accompanied me to Ludhiana to help me buy ... Wednesday, 14 March 2012
  10. Our Struggle to Recover from India’s Partition

    Category: Stories/Life Back Then

    ... I still remember eating this, after two days of hunger and fear. We were no longer afraid or hungry. Would we be able to rebuild our lives in this new place? We boarded the evening train to Ludhiana, ... Sunday, 11 March 2012
  11. Forced to leave Okara, Pakistan (Part 1)

    Category: Stories/Major Events Pre-1950

    ... Planning for the Millions. Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a three-part story. Part 2 describes the the family’s move to India, while Part 3 is the story of their rehabilitation in Ludhiana.  ... Sunday, 15 February 2009
  12. From Okara to Ludhiana (Part 2) by Anand Sarup

    Category: Stories/Major Events Pre-1950

    ... Planning for the Millions. Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a three-part story. Part 1 describes the the family’s decision to leave Pakistan,while Part 3 is the story of their rehabilitation in Ludhiana. ... Sunday, 15 February 2009
  13. Rehabilitation in Ludhiana (Part 3) by Anand Sarup

    Category: Stories/Major Events Pre-1950

    ... being driven out of Pakistan in September 1947, by February 1948, we had settled into some kind of a routine in an ill-equipped house on Hazoori Road, Ludhiana. Life in our ill equipped house on Hazoori ... Friday, 06 February 2009
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