Lahore

Asghar Wajahat, the eminent Indian writer, immortalized the city of Lahore in his immensely popular play Jis Lahore Nai Vaikhya O Jamay-ei Nai. Habib Tanvir, renowned theatre director and playwright, further cemented the charm of the city in popular perception, especially by Punjabi speaking people from North-India. But for those who had to leave the city during the Partition of India, Lahore remained an unresolved pain like separation of a lover from his beloved. This book is also an account of one such vichhoda.

If there is one city in the subcontinent that has left millions of broken hearts, it is Lahore. If there is one city that Punjabi-speaking people across the world wish to visit, it is Lahore. Sada Pyara Lahore.

Author (in centre) with wife Rajni, Ma Krishna on his right, and, Dad Satpal Arora and friend Azhar Jafri in Jama Masjid, Lahore. Photo Rahat Dar.

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