Before 1935 there had stood a beautiful mosque for many years to the south of what is now called the Naulakha Bazaar, in the city of Lahore, having three domes and five arches (as seen in this painting), which had been built as a mosque…
Haji Ghulam Rasool Tarar (d: 1925), a businessman and Philanthropist of Lahore Contributed and Narrated by: Ch. Muhammad Akram Tarar (grandson) There was a beautiful five dome mosque on Data Sahab Darbar, built by my grandfather Haji Ghulam Rasool Tarar (photo: left), a well-known businessman…
This Indo-Saracenic building was built in 1886-89 as the Punjab Chiefs Court, was designed by Mr. Brossington and work was supervised by the Mr. J. E. Hilton, Executive Engineer with the total cost of Rs. 3, 21, 837. It is found in old records that…
It was a garden (now stands Punjab Assembly Hall), where this famous Canopy was laid out, a master piece of Bhai Ram Singh. Until 1951 this white marble Canopy displayed a bronze statue of Queen Victoria that facing to the Queens Road. Statue was cast…
The Civil and Military Gazette Office in Lahore The Civil and Military Gazette was a daily English language newspaper founded in 1872 in British India. It was published from Lahore and Simla and Karachi, some times simultaneously, until its closure on August 31, 1963 after 94…
Tagore visited Lahore in 1934 and stayed with Lala Dhani Ram Bhalla, the proprietor of Bhalla Shoe Co. [Photo Left] Tagore at Lala Dhani Ram Bhalla's place in Lahore at his Nawaan Kot mansion. From left, first row standing: Balraj Bhalla, Yodh Raj Bhalla and…
In February, 1912 the Lahore Electric Supply Company was formed with a capital of Rs. 5,00,000. The Company was registered on March 21, 1912. Lala Harkishen Lal became the first Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company. The construction of the equipment having…
It is now believed that Nadira Begum (named "Anarkali" due to her red like complexion like a “pomegranate” in full bloom) died in mysterious circumstances when Akbar was away in Deccan. There are different versions exist on her death. In which one account is her…
Amrita Sher-Gil (30 January 1913 – 5 December 1941), was an eminent Indian painter born to a Punjabi Sikh father and a Hungarian mother, sometimes known as India's Frida Kahlo. She first came to Lahore in 1937 from Paris for an exhibition at the Faletti’s Hotel,…
Saadat Hassan Manto (b:1 May 1912 – d:18 January 1955), the most widely read short-story writer of the Urdu language. He is best known for his short stories, "Bu" (Odour), "Khol Do" (Open It), "Thanda Gosht" (Cold Meat), and his magnum opus, "Toba Tek Singh",…