Post Partition relations between Amritsar and Lahore in 1950s
This article examines the interaction of events in the Lahore and Amritsar borderland with the wider course of Indo-Pakistan relations in the early post-independence period.
Here was evidence that despite the human tragedies surrounding the 1947 Partition, the Punjab could act as a bridge as well as a great divide between India and Pakistan. While Dawn’smotives for reporting comments from cross-border visitors such as those below are obvious, the sentiments appear genuine.
It is such a great pleasure to be back in Lahore. It has the same old look and has been an immense joy to meet many of my classmates. They have been so nice to me. I wish the old days were back….
Lahore has not changed much. It is so different from what fanatics in East Punjab want us to believe. I could probably live here ages and not feel a stranger—so good my Muslim friends are to me. They have welcomed me back home with open arms.
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