First World War Memorial Column at village Bhambar Trar, Islamabad, Pakistan

1st World War Memorial Column at village Bhambar Trar, Islamabad, Pakistan



All these photographs are of Great World War I Memorial Pillar having First World War memorial plaque located at village Bhambar Trar, Islamabad, Pakistan. From
village Bhambar Trar, 25 men went to Great War 1914-1919 of these 4gave up their lives. After winning the First World War, this like memorial plaques were erected throughout Punjab and whole Sub-continent by the British Authorities to Commemorate the war services of the native people of Sub-continent. Without active participation of local residents of Sub-continent, the Great Britain could not be able to win first Great War 1914-1919.



Courtesy by Raja Masood Akhtar Junjua Sahib


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1- Memorial plaque

Sanatana Dharma High School Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan

" Happy Dewali "

Sanatana Dharma High School Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan




All these photographs are of English commemorative stone and British times grand beautiful building Sanatana Dharma High School Located at Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan. It was built in April 1927. Sanatana Dharma High School G. T. Road Gujrat was opened by Sir George Anderson, M. A. K. I. C. I. E, the then Director of Public Instruction Punjab on April 27, 1927. It is now working as Gujrat University City Campus.

Inaugural and Hindi Donors stones describe this precious history:


1- " Sanatana Dharma High School Gujrat opened by Sir George Anderson Director of Public Instruction Punjab on April 27, 1927."

2- "Ye kamra lala Ishwar Das Marwaha Advocate ne apney swargiye pita shriman Lala Laddha Mall ji ke Smaran (yaad) me nirman karaya"

English translation: "This Room was built by the Advocate Ishwar Das Marwaha in memory of his late Father Shriman Lala ladha Mal ji."

3- "Ye Kamra Sanataan Dharm High School Gujrat ke vidhiyarthi gan (students) ne apna prem dikhane ke liye nirman karaya"

English translation: "This room was built by the students of Sanatan Dharm High School Gujrat to show their love."


Courtesy By Mr. Mirza Safdar Baig




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1- Commemorative stones

Jitendra bhawan Burewala, Punjab, Pakistan

Jitendra bhawan (Ancestral House of Rajesh Khanna), Burewala, Punjab, Pakistan



These are photographs of commemorative writing written on the forehead of the entrance door and building of famous Film star of Indian Film Industry Rajesh Khanna. This beautiful house was named as Jitendra Bhawan when built in February 1935. I tried to decipher the text of commemorative writing of Jitendra Bhawan Burewala with the help of Mr. Sukh Jinder in this way:


"1st row मा.१९९२ ओम 1.2.35
Magh 1992 Om 1.2.35(1. Feb. 1935)
2nd row- this is a shalok in Sanskrit.( Gaytri Mantra)
3rd row- जितेंद्र भवन
Jitendra bhawan"



Courtesy by Mr. Kashif Ghurki Sahib



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1- Commemorative Writings on forehead of Entrance Doorway

Kotdigi Fort Sindh Pakistan

Kotdigi Fort, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan



These are some photographs of English commemoratives board and hundreds of years old Kotdigi Fort located at town Kot Diji District Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan. Kotdigi Fort was built by Mir Suhrab Khan Talpur, the founder of Talpur Kingdom of Sindh between 1785-1795. The fort is also known as Ahmedabad Fort. English commemoratives board erected at Kotdigi Fort reads as under:

"Kotdigi Fort

Kotdigi Fort formerly known as Ahmedabad Fort is situated about 25 miles east of Indus River at the edge of  Nara Rejistan deserts. Fort was built by Mir Suhrab Khan Talpur the founder of Kingdom between 1785-1795. The fort is constructed on a limestone hill with Kiln baked  bricks locally available, the fort is built on hill which is about 110 feet high, the wall of the fort rise 30 feet high from the base of the hill, the fort is divided in three elephant proof states into three overlapping level. The wall of the fort are segmened by about 50 bastions and its 18 km outer perimeter wall identically follows double crescent shaped contours of hill. The walls and bastions have arrow slits allowing the defenders to attack their enemy in addition to fort 5 kilometers 12 feet wide mud wall was built around the city Remnants of which are still available the fort was established at the edge of desert with objective the it provided advantage over enemies marching from East and in this connection Mirwah canal was built in 1790 specially to irrigate the lands west of the fort to bring water to Military base, the fort was considered invincible and through out history it was never attacked. Courtesy: Haq Nawaz Shar. "


Courtesy by Syed Muzammil Hussain Sahib


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1- Commemorative board