These are photographs of English commemorative writing, religious symbols and building of Pre-partition Hindu Mandir Sri Vije Raghau Ram Panghaitan Sat Narain Talab Deviwala Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan.
Courtesy by Inaam Kabeer Ji
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1- Commemorative writing
Grave of Colonial Administrator Major General Henry Marion Durand at Shami Road Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtonkhwa, Pakistan
These are photographs of English grave inscription and grave of Major General Henry Marion Durand located inside the premises of Saint Thomas' Church Shami Road Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtonkhwa, Pakistan. He was a Colonial administrator and British Indian army officer.
Major General Henry Marion Durand was born on 15th November 1812 and died on 1st January 1871 while riding an elephant through the gate of walled city Tank Khyber Pakhtonkhwa. Henry Marion Durand joined Bengal Engineers of Royal Indian Army in 1828 A.D. as 2nd Lieutenant and got the rank of Major General. Mr. Durand took active part in First Anglo-Afghan War (1839-42) and Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-49). He also served as Resident of Baroda and Gwalior and Commissioner of Tenasserim. He was a military commander during Indian Rebellion 1857 at Malwa. From 1st June 1870 to 20th January 1871, he served as Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab. He was awarded the awards of Knight Commander of the Order of the Star od India and Champion of the Order of the Bath.
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand (1850-1924) who drew Durand Line in 1893 between Afghanistan and British India was the son of Major General Henry Marion Durand.
English Inscription written on the grave of Major General Henry Marion Durand reads as under:
“Sacred to the memory of Henry Marion Durand Major General Royal Engineers C.B. K.C.S.I. Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab. born Novr 15th 1812 – died Jany 1st 1871. He entered the army in 1828 and after serving his country for forty years in the field and in the cabinet, was killed in the discharge of his duty, by a fall from an elephant at Tank – N.W. Frontier.”
Courtesy by a Short video shared by Ghazala Arif Sahiba in a whats app group named 'History Lover's Club'
Sources:
1- Grave Inscription
2- Interview with Dr. Akhtar Hussain Sandhu Associate Professor History Vice Principal Islamia College Civil Lines Lahore, 21st January 2020 @ 11:45 A. M
Old Letter Box at Golra Sharif Railway Station
These are photographs of English commemorative metal plate and British times letter box erected on a postal van at Golra Sharif Railway Station, Pakistan. The history of this old letter box written on commemorative plate speaks as under:
"This letter box, which was taken from a railway station on the Tanga-Moschi line inGerman East Africa, captured by the British during 1916, was presented to the Lahore Post Office by Major General Sirr H. Ewart, D. A. And Q. M. G.. in recognition of the services rendered by postal officials of this circle to the East African expeditionary forces."
Courtesy by Veer Shuaib Raza Ji
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1- Commemorative metal plate
Happy Lohri
Minaret at Darbar Sahib Tarn Taran Amritsar, East Punjab, India.
These are photographs of English commemorative board and 156 feet tall Minaret located at right side of Shri Darbar Sahib Tarn Taran Amritsar, East Punjab, India. English commemorative board erected by the Manager provides this historical information about this beautiful minaret:
' This minaret was built by Kanwar Naunihal Singh Grand son Great King Ranjit Singh in 1839, this three storey minaret is located at the right side of Sh. Darbar Sahib. Its length is 156 feet 6 inch nearby villages 10-12 miles away can be seen from its top floor. It is a wonderful representation architecture of Sikh Kingdom.
From Manager. '
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1- Commemorative board
Courtesy by Ranjit Sandhu Ji
A Tribute to Great Legendary Punjabi Poet of Kasur
سِکے چاندی دے کھڑکدے رہے آتش
میری اَنکھ نے اوہناں تے تھُک دتّا
(خلیل آتش)
These are photographs Urdu headstone and grave of great legend Punjabi Poet Ustad Khileel Aatish located inside the cemetery attached with the tomb of Great Punjabi Sufi poet Baba Bulhay Shah Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan. After Baba Bulhay Shah, Ustad Khileel Aatish was second prominent Punjabi poet of Kasur District. Khileel Aatish was born on 14th August 1938 in the house of Imam Din and Sobaan Bibi. His spiritual teacher was Zahoor Idin Sodiwal from Lahore. Ustad Khileel Aatish passed his matriculation from Government Islamia High school Kasur. He also obtained the degrees of Persian Fazil and Punjabi Fazil. He started his job in Municipal Committee Kasur but soon left the job and started his new job at House Building Finance Corporation Abbottabad. But again join the job at Municipal Committee Kasur. Ustad Khileel Aatish had no off spring. He adopted a girl child named Sabiha Kausar from his relatives.
Ustad Khileel Aatish was a born poet. He started writing poetry in Urdu but soon donated himself for Punjabi literature soon. He used 'Qufas' as literary surname in Urdu poetry and 'Aatish' in Punjabi poetry. He was famous as 'Malang Bulhay Shah'. The name of his Punjabi poetry book is 'Bhanbhar' that first published in 1976 and second edition published in 1995 by Khadham Publications Kasur. Ustad Khileel Aatish was the founder of a Punjabi Literary Organisation named 'Majlas Bulhay Shah Kasur'. Ustad Khileel Aatish is the translator of Dr. Allama Iqbal's Poetry. He translated 'Israr e Khudi' and 'Israr e Ramooz'. He also wrote a Punjabi book named 'Muhandray' that is not published yet. Ustad Khileel Aatish died of cancer and buried near the tomb of Baba Bulhay Shah Kasur.
Rafaqat Hussain Mumtaz, Master Nasrullah Sabar, Ahsan Ahmad Ahsan, Azmat Ullah Khan Azmat, Prof. Dr. Ibad Nabeel Shad and Late Baqar Raza are the literary students of Ustad Khileel Aatish.
In sweet memory of Ustad Khileel Aatish, A three month journal named ' Tamahi Ankh' had been publishing from 1992 to January 1994 from Kangan Pur under the editorship of Dr. Ibad Nabeel Shad.
It is written on headstone of the grave of Ustad Khileel Aatish in Urdu:
' ایہناں قبراں دے وچ آتش میں وی گور بنائی
اپنے اتے سوہنیا سجناں! جیندیاں مٹی پائی
ملک خلیل آتش
(ملنگ بلھے شاہ)
بانی مجلس بلھے شاہ و مترجم اقبال
ولد حکیم امام الدین
تاریخ وفات 13 ربیع الثانی 1408 ھ بمطابق 5 دسمبر 1987ء بروز ہفتہ۔
ہر اک سدھر ہنجو بن کے مٹی دے وچ رلدی پئی اے۔
بن کے نِیر حیاتی آتش اکھاں وچوں ڈہلدی پئی اے۔'
Courtesy By Ahmed Shahzad Kasur
Sources:
1- Writing on Headstone of the grave of Ustad Khileel Aatish
2- Punjabi Adb Di Kahani, Abdul Ghafoor Qureshi, Lahore, Pakistan Punjabi Adbi Board Lahore, 1987.
3- Adbi Tareek Zila Kasur, Dr. Muhammad Riaz Anjum, Lahore, Khazina ilam o Adb Al Karim Market Urdu Bazar Lahore, August 2002
4- Interview with Prof. Dr. Ibad Nabeel Shad, 5th January 2021@ 12:05 P. M.
