The Punjab Partition Forum

- Ramanjit Singh Allama Iqbal To understand Pakistan, one has to understand Allama Iqbal, his thoughts, his beliefs, his yearning to recreate an ideal homeland for the Muslims governed by the true ideals of Islam. I believe that it takes a lifetime to fully understand Mahatma Gandhi and the same goes for Sir Mohammad Iqbal . Born in 1877 in a Kashmiri Muslim family of Sialkot, Iqbal was a contemporary of Mahatma Gandhi but his life's journey took a different path that defined

- Ramanjit Singh Sometimes we don't want to heal because the pain is the last connection to what we have lost. What is it about this month that makes us look back at our past in anguish. Its emotional dissonance leaves us with a heavy heart. We look at August with a sense of foreboding, we long for its passage, each day of this month reminds us of those we have lost. Each day of this month is marked by tragedy, our failure as humans. Each day reminds us of the treachery that

- Ramanjit Singh With the passage of time, as the year 1947 is becoming a distant memory, so is the geographic and historical awareness of the various Punjabi cities and towns that were once so familiar to the pre-Partition generation. Most of us have lost that proximity, the cultural and social relationships that were once so vibrant between these various cities and towns of western Punjab. And I believe the same is true for the people on the other side who also have lost al

- By Ramanjit Singh Sardar Ganda Singh Oberoi, founded the Sialkot Sports Industry Sardar Ganda Singh Oberoi has played an important role in Sialkot's history. He and his brother Jhanda Singh Oberoi started the sports industry of Sialkot. Sardar Ganda Singh Oberoi, born in Mitranwali, Sialkot, was a big landlord, industrial estate owner of pre-partiton era. He ran the Oberoi Estate at Puran Nagar Sialkot from 1925 to 1947. He died in Sialkot and was cremated in Pul Aik. He le

- By Ramanjit Singh In reading through the official communiques of the British officials during January - March 1947, one can sense the...

- By Parvez Mahmood This is a sad tale. A tale of an unfortunate woman. A tale to reaffirm that life is not fair; that the bounties,...

- By Ramanjit Singh Delhi Map 1960 A decade after independence, the face of Delhi changed from a stately capital of British India to a more chaotic and lively city. With the influx of refugees from West Punjab, the city became predominantly Punjabi. To understand the changing map of Delhi, this article "The Decade that changed Delhi" by Aparna Alluri and Gurman Bhatia, presents a series of maps representing North, Central, South, East and West Delhi to show how the developmen

By Parvez Mahmood The first part of this article described the massacre of Muslims in August 1947 in Rupnagar, East Punjab. In this...

- By Parvez Mahmood Note from the Punjab Partition Forum: This is a 2 part series of articles focusing on the massacre of Muslims in...

- By Parvez Mahmood Writing in the 11 August 2017 issue of The Friday Times about the rebellion and tragic end of Prince Khusrau, I had...