Salma Mahmud has written a fabulous article about Lahore as it used to be before partition drove a stake through its heart in 1947; focusing on the life of Rai Bahadur Kanhayia Lal, an engineer and polymath who left his mark on Lahore and wrote one of the earliest histories of Punjab, as well as a history of Lahore:
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That’s beautifully nostalgic, Omar — many thanks for the link. Looking forward to reading your essays here over the weekend.
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