Exploring the Pakistani city of serenity on May 29, 2019Unknowingly, I have a special attachment to this city Abbottabad and I’m attracted to visit it over and over. People think it’s a small city but once you start exploring it you’ll get to know what a beautiful place it is in Pakistan. Abbottabad, which is also call the city of pines, is located in […]
The legend of Atmaram Ji’s Samadhi on May 28, 2019For years, the Samadhi of Atmaram Ji remained a neglected piece of past occupied by the locals and filled with several encroachments. Luckily, I read the news that it has been declared as a protected monument under the Punjab Special Premises (Preservation) Ordinance 1985 by the Affairs, Sports, Archaeology and Tourism Department Government of Punjab […]
Shimla Hills are paradise on Earth! on May 28, 2019Many a times you must have heard about places that are said to be heaven on Earth, but this place I am writing about is really a paradise on this planet and hidden from many of us. There is an air of serenity, contentment and peacefulness at this place and you will inhale the most […]
Chunna Mandi — a complex of astonishing havelis on May 18, 2019You might have often heard of Chunna Mandi Girls School & College or the Government Fatima Jinnah College for Women inside Masti Gate of the Walled City Lahore but did you know it is a beautiful complex of three havelis hidden in the maze like streets of the congested Walled City of Lahore. If you […]
Padhana Haveli — exploring the city’s Sikh heritage on May 10, 2019Padhana Haveli might be sounding new to you but it is an old piece of heritage located near Bamabanwala-Ravi-Bedian (BRB) Link Canal and very close to the running border between India and Pakistan. Padhana is the last village on Pakistan side directly facing the prominent Indian town Naushehra across the border and one while being […]
Forgotten wonders — the Tomb of Mir Chakar Rind and Satghara Fort on April 29, 2019Let me walk you through the story of a Baloch folk hero and his tomb which is located in Satghara. Before we get to this historic tomb let us probe through the history of this hero who is revered by the Balochs. This is Mir Chakar Khan Rind and is popularly known as Chakar-i-Azam. He […]
Exploring the grand Rohtas Fort on April 29, 2019Let me take you to a 16th Century fort which is said to be made by some aliens or giants and not by humans, because its grandeur and massiveness is mind-blowing and one is stunned for hours at its intricacy and labyrinth like structure. From historic chronicles of the Mughals we get to read that […]
Our fort is our heritage on April 22, 2019Let me give a very different and interesting dimension of Lahore Fort today. It is the time which Lahore Fort saw after the Independence of Pakistan. We always read about the pre 1947 state of Fort but now it’s time to explore the post 1947 conditions and modifications of the fort. The Lahore fort remained […]
Omar Hayat Mahal – a wonder of Chiniot on April 11, 2019These days, I see a lot of mind blowing pictures of a beautiful wooden mansion in Chiniot on social media and it is the Omar Hayat Mahal or Gulzar Manzil. Many of you must also have had come across these beautiful images but have you ever gone into the past of this magnificent mansion or […]
Mela Chiraghan — The Festival of Lights on April 4, 2019When I was young, we were asked to light up our houses with candles and oil lamps as Mela Chiraghan would be approaching. It was not just my house but the entire street and Lahore was seen illuminated in order to celebrate this festival of lights. During the days of Mela Chiraghan, my parents would […]