04-03-2018
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I was watching a TV documentary, in
which a Sikh Family from India came to Pakistan after seventy years to visit their
ancestral village and home. They left their home in 1947 and migrated to India.
The TV Host asked from the old lady who
was the mother of that Sikh family that what are your feelings after seeing
your home, she replied, “After marriage she was brought to this house, there
were relatives homes in neighbors, everybody was living happily here, then suddenly
they have to migrate to India, they have to leave everything behind, her family
have roots from this place and fragrance of this place is with her, with
everyday in seventy years this fragrance increases. She brought her children to
show last glimpse of their roots”
In every village of Punjab you will
hear such heart breaking stories of Partition.
I was travelling to visit Todar mal
Bardari from Changa Manga in district Kasur. Suddenly, saw an old
Haveli situated on road side in small village of Muhammadi pur. This Haveli
stopped us; we thought to take few photos we also asked from the owners that do
they know anything about history of this Haveli. They said, the only thing they
know about this Haveli, that it was built by a Sikh Sardar Narain Singh, who
left to India with his family during partition. Half of portion of Haveli is
not in use and about to fall any time due to poor structure condition. Remaining
front arched gateway and few rooms are still present in original condition.
On returning home I searched Muhammadi
pur on Google map and found some interesting facts that the villages around are
still named after Sikh Sardars.
Kot Arjun singh, village Khushhaal
singhwala, Bur Singhwala, Lehna Singhwala, Gajjan Singhwala, Kot Bishan Singh
and Wir Singhwala are few names of villages around Muhammadi pur. This shows
before partition it was a rich Sikh populated area.
