Budha Darya (Old Bed of River Ravi) was the remains of old course of the River Ravi when it passed adjacent to the Lahore Fort, with time river changed the course as the Ravi flows past Lahore in Pakistan (26 kilometres (16 mi) below Amritsar in…
Lahore Memories - LM018: Moti Shah - Unforgettable Street Singer of Lahore and a memorable reunion with Mohammad Rafi Photos and text by: Sabrina Shah (grand daughter) You may find these photos of my grandfather Moti Shah also known as Zahoor Ahmad Shah brother of…
Lahore Memories - 0048: Mr. Roy Holliday, posing at Lahore Railway Station while his journey to Karachi c. 1947 There written "Lahore" in English, Gurmukhi (Punjabi), Hindi and Urdu respectively. The photo was sent by Mr. Roy Holliday (87-Years old now) to Naresh Fernandes, A…
March 23, 1931: Bhagat Singh and two of his associates were sentenced to death at the Lahore Central Jail in Lahore conspiracy case. On 17 March 1931, the Home Secretary, Punjab, sent a telegram to the Home Department, New Delhi, fixing the execution on 23…
The Lahore Resolution (later known as the Pakistan Resolution) moved by Bengal Chief Minister Fazlul Haq on March 23, 1940, the 27th annual session of Muslim League under the chairmanship of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, was held at Lahore in Minto Park (Iqbal Park). It…
Sir Shah Nawaz Khan Mamdot with Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah before March 23 Resolution Gathering Sir Shah Nawaz Mamdot was one of the principal hosts and played a pivotal role in organizing the historic session of the All-India Muslim League in March 1940 at Lahore…
An Advert of K. L. Saigal Performance in Lahore c. 1937 More about the biography of KL Saigal. It was his travel as salesman that brought KL Saigal to Lahore, where he befriended Meharchand Jain. With a passion for music, both remained buddies even when…
Mohammad Rafi, was one such great contribution of Lahore to India and the rest of the world. Born 24 December 1924, in a village near Amritsar, his father shifted to Lahore and opened up a men's salon in Noor Mohalla, Bhatti Gate in the 1920s.
Famous Tollinton Market at the Mall, was built in 1864 as the First Punjab Exhibition Hall and later used as market place as Tollinton Market. The Exhibition of Arts and Industry was opened by Lieut. Governor Robert Montgomery on January 20, 1864. It was specifically designed…
Iqbal was born in 1983 in Arshad, a very small, rural village outside of Lahore in Pakistan. He was sold into bondage by his family to pay for his brother's wedding as they had borrowed 600 rupees from a local employer who owned a carpet…