I kept struggling to remember you and finally I recalled that you took Physics tuition from me in your O level. Nice to see you Rafay. Sir Shaharyar Qureshi here
@vidhusingh20603 ай бұрын
He should soon acknowledge your message Sir
@shaharyarqureshi68943 ай бұрын
@@vidhusingh2060 Thank you dear
@asifameerhussain64112 ай бұрын
You have many students all over Lahore Sir, including me
@shaharyarqureshi68942 ай бұрын
@@asifameerhussain6411 Thank you Asif and stay blessed
@Abdtaq2 ай бұрын
What a lovely space to find you, Shehryar sb (Scarsdale Tuition center, Gulberg) 🙂
@mibrahiim2 ай бұрын
Seems like a story of privilege more than friendship
@malikahmad81703 ай бұрын
My parents when they migrated from Amritsar had all their possession on their heads when they walked on foot to Lahore, and we virtually with our hands --my father and all the children built our only home. We lived for many years in half built home. We walked very gently on the roofs because it made cracking noise. We still hand-pump in that home. Later on we installed floors and repainted the home. We had only one ceiling fan in our home. We had our first refrigerator and first black tv after many years. Allah bless Pakistan. My parents were born in India, I was born in Pakistan and my children born in USA. Please my friends and readers help and save Pakistan-it is precious and don’t be thankless.
@syedmohsin8163 ай бұрын
there are number of people whom you can count on fingers. they destroyed our country and its people for their interests.
@asadabbasmirza95192 ай бұрын
Those were people who sacrificed and not the ruling class.
@1525boy2 ай бұрын
You act like you and your family did something heroic. If there was no Partition your family wouldn’t have to have left India 🇮🇳. Nobody forced you and your family to leave. “Pakistan” cannot be saved. “Pakistan” should have never been created.
@asmirann36362 ай бұрын
@@1525boy You are right. Muslims demanded partition. But after partition many muslims didn't even leave. This is why there is a huge muslim population in India. So partition was a result of islamic mentality and Two state solution. Muslims completely subscribed to these ideology.
@Ahsannn2 ай бұрын
@@1525boy it wouldn't transpire so just because you wish it. We are seeing the state of Muslims in India and thank Allah SWT for this country. No matter how bad it is today, but it will get better and even if it won't, the freedom from the RSS ideology and hindutva extremists is enough to happily live in a sovereign state.
@Ryanologic3 ай бұрын
Rafay FYI, There is a very posh area in West Delhi called Punjabi Bagh which is quiet famous for its elite club and a big garden called 'Baba Natha Singh Vatika' in his remembrance. Most of the inhabitants in New Delhi are Khatri Hindus & Sikhs who are refugees from western part of Punjab (now Pakistan).
@soubiabajwa-yl1hc3 ай бұрын
Rafey, It was wonderful listening to your story, been to your house long time back to meet your grandmother Mrs Alam, for my sister’s admission to her Montessori maybe in 1973-74. I am glad the house came to the people who could cherish it and take care of it lovingly and used it as a seat of learning.
@pakistanipakistani48563 ай бұрын
So proud of you Rafay Alam grandson of Alam sahib. At least you could give us this history of Lahore.
@munni3333 ай бұрын
Many non - Bengali and Urdu speaking people living in East Pakistan went through the same situation. Their houses were taken over as ‘ abandoned property. Hindus in former East Pakistan suffered the same during Partition.
@SeemaKhan-g2m3 ай бұрын
Bechary ghareeb rull gy thy .. Ameer to us waqt bhi mazy sy AA kr shift ho gy thy ..
@SyedAZafar-ji9gm3 ай бұрын
In jaisay loge partition say pahlay ameer toe na thay aur na he inka Pakistan bananay mein aur iskay liay qurbani dainay mein koi hissa tha. Yeh toe false claims aur Pakistan ki loot maar ker kay overnight feudal lords bun ga-ay. Ab in jaisay logon say yeh sub hazam naheen hota, Issi liay yeh apna jaali grandeur display kernay kay aur apni superiority sabit kernay mein lagay rahtay hain. Becharay complex kay maaray, Inhain apni qaumi zuban mein baat kertay huwau bhi sharam aatie hai. Aisay logon ko Pakistan aur iski ghareeb awam say kya wasta?
@muhammadsarmad36913 ай бұрын
Exactly
@mymusic4821Ай бұрын
So the affluent should be looked down upon ? The 'ghareeb' didn't bother... basically.
@salmanairport3 ай бұрын
All the big houses in Lahore were allotted to people with connections.
@hinmin123 ай бұрын
They were alloted against the houses they left there. What is wrong with that?
@SyedAZafar-ji9gm3 ай бұрын
And false claims.
@hinmin123 ай бұрын
@@SyedAZafar-ji9gm one such case was Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. His family claimed buildings here against their properties in Bombay. Right after that he filed a case for his properties in India. This was brought up in the Indian Parliament later, which caused a lot of embarrassment.
@salmanairport3 ай бұрын
@@SyedAZafar-ji9gm exaggerated claims.
@SyedAZafar-ji9gm3 ай бұрын
@@hinmin12 Very true. Thanks for bringing in such an eye opener for the public who think these thugs of Pakistan are messiahs and what not? The amazing part of this planned thuggery of Pakistani feudal lords is that those who really sacrificed for Pakistan and migrated to Pakistan are considered refugees and second grade citizens of Pakistan, and quota system was imposed on them, and it does not stop here. These Urdu speaking migrants in Pakistan were denied their rights of taking over the properties of Hindus who left Pakistan in return to what they left in India but these Sindhi waderas spared no chance in grabbing Hindus' properties through false claims.
@Sledgehammer2473 ай бұрын
Wow, what a beautiful true story! Thank you for sharing Alam sb. Stay blessed!❤
@wajidiqbal843 ай бұрын
This video is a classic case study of lewd name dropping-where the emphasis seems to be more on name-dropping and connections rather than sharing meaningful history or insights.
@IITTPPEEDDАй бұрын
Ha ha!
@rabiadin3400Ай бұрын
Thank you. It was lovely to go down memory lane. I can remember your great grandparents also and of course Your parents , Scherzade and Shabaan. Your grandmother’s father Col Salamatullah was a true Pakistani also and contributed to education.
@jaffsb33412 ай бұрын
Nothing personal, and i admire your stroy telling skills. However, your story is the story of elites, powerful and well connected people. Sadly masses did not have similar experiences.. consider urself lucky.😅
@hassanbokhari76792 ай бұрын
Very true.
@danishamjad58072 ай бұрын
I was thinking the same. My grandfather also came from Amritsar and his account is very different.
@vtummalak2 ай бұрын
Life chose him...why should you or anybody be envious of it..
@danishamjad58072 ай бұрын
@@vtummalak I don't think anyone above is envious here. They are sharing their perspective and anecdotes.
@jaffsb33412 ай бұрын
@@vtummalak i dont know what made u think others are envious....assumption is mother of All FU...:)
@amiarooba2 ай бұрын
Yeh jo Lahore say muhabbat hai yeh kisi aur say muhabbat hai.....
@Ahmad_Ali2202 ай бұрын
I have worked in toddlers academy for many years they are very nice people its a beautiful and calm place
@Livewellwithamina3 ай бұрын
Loved listening to the story and how well articulated. Thank you for sharing! We have many memories of the school, my own children also studied there. My father’s uncle was very close to Mr Alam… general Faruki… and of my dearest friend Sheherezade Alam, we fondly called her Bibi Jan ❤️ I spent so much time with her at the home at upper mall and she stayed with us when I moved to London… Maza aa geya!
@umaarbinsuhail93493 ай бұрын
It's great to see the video. In the 1970s, I studied at Toddlers Academy as well. We used to play in the large garden behind the building. I still recall one of my favourite teacher's name. I wonder where she is now. When I pass through that area, I pay special attention to the backs of the buildings that housed our classes.
@AishaKhan-ix7qw3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing this. My first school 63-64. On one of my visits to Pakistan I took my 5 year to meet Mrs. Alam. Also remember running away if we were on court 1 or 2 at Gymkhana club & Alam sahib came. My parents (Prof. Basharat & Prof Yusuf always spoke so highly of them. Upper Mall surely has its history and stories.
@mahnazzuberi60812 ай бұрын
Mrs. Alam's Nursery caught my eye, for this was my first Alma mater. I did my class one then was admitted to the Convent of Jesus & Mary, Lahore. I still have memories of playing in the large garden in front of the building, wearing a special pinafore for artwork and climbing steps as our classroom was on the first floor. Thank you for sharing, good narration
@G-raa-c2k2 ай бұрын
I am a generational lahori. Knew of his family but this was a delight to watch. Nostalgia
@armaanbrar65962 ай бұрын
Here on Indians side the rich of lahore majorly settled in punjabi bagh in delhi.
@G-raa-c2k2 ай бұрын
Interesting to know. :)@@armaanbrar6596
@khalilchishtee20363 ай бұрын
I remember being in that house several times back in 80’s and 90’s. I thought younger people have no interest in knowing their real history. Very nice. ❤
@DesiInfotainer2 ай бұрын
Very informative having depth details. Keep it up
@rabnawazkhan52853 ай бұрын
Very interesting story beautifully explained I used to live in godley house with your father
@alianoorkhan3 ай бұрын
what a glorious past
@hemantkundlas36352 ай бұрын
Mr Rafay Alam is very knowledgeable person and through this film and his words he brought alive parts of history which otherwise would have been lost.
@afzaalrasheed274e3 ай бұрын
Nice to see someone so interested in their heritage. Proud of you brother. Stay blessed
@nalinipathania92992 ай бұрын
Very interesting and informative history.
@RichardR-z9f2 ай бұрын
Very refreshing to hear you talk abt a time that has gone past with knowledge and clarity. Not many people today understand or appreciate that time or period. I liked your reference to Khuswant Singh and Mansoor Qadir - you should talk more about that period to cover stories of people and their live.
@mdirtydoggАй бұрын
Wonderful narration. You are gifted.
@arkasma3 ай бұрын
Glad to hear all that sweet memories of old times
@darshans81473 ай бұрын
Excellent, Alam Sahib, Salute you Sir
@moonmist93 ай бұрын
Fascinating history. Old Lahore was beautiful. All of India was beautiful before the British forced mechanization on it.
@honesty79382 ай бұрын
Rafay...very nicely narrated.. a very informative and interesting post
@sohailchaudry22402 ай бұрын
Brilliant documentary about a period of history that is largely forgotten.
@ayusraksa57493 ай бұрын
what a history!!
@salmankaramat2377Ай бұрын
I have seen this property many times, when we used to go and order suits from Shaban Alam's Cochese. Great great property and the mannerism of Shaban Alam tells a lot about values of the family.
@joshiabhinav2 ай бұрын
that was a wonderful story. thanks for sharing
@afsheeninayat37442 ай бұрын
رافع عالم! 😊آپ کا بہت بہت شکریہ ھم کو ھمارے بیترین❤پڑھے لکھے آپ کے دادی آپکے والد۔❤❤❤❤❤❤❤سلیوٹ انکو۔😊
@MullBatoora-kf6cjАй бұрын
I remember few families migrated on Airplanes from india to Pakistan to India.
@Tayyabsaleem19752 ай бұрын
Really pleased to listen him, he know everything so well , connection to such great history is kind of born lucky .. ..
@saeedaqazi14712 ай бұрын
مجھے یہ سب سُن کر نے حد اچھا لگا آپ نے نہت خوبصورتی سے ساری تاریخ بیان کی ماشاء اللہ شاندار فیملی بیک گراؤنڈ کاش میں میں یہ یادگار تاریخی گھر دیکھ سکتی۔
@mariaimran65062 ай бұрын
So proud to have studied in The Toddlers academy year 1987-1990 I still remember my art class in the garden on wooden benches with tall trees around ..... Then to The Salamat Schoool Now I came to know that it was named after your great grandfather. Mrs Salamt was related to Mrs Alam so after completing my kindergarten..were referred to The Salamt Academy (back then )...gulberg.. aaahhhhh.... nostalgic
@MohammedIrfan-wc3zm2 ай бұрын
I grew up in Bawa Park with unparalleled memories. This guy is right on the money on his info and historical facts! Well done!!
@hinmin123 ай бұрын
Beautiful recollections. I remember Toddler’s Academy. Our family lived in Ganga Ram Mansion on the Main Mall Road, after partition.
@smartlivingexpert3 ай бұрын
I have the same interest and knowledge about history. Wish I was privileged enough to find time to explore and tell stories of Lahore as well.
@boganibo3 ай бұрын
Beta Sherzad Alam was your mother me And she studied Sacred Heart school my son and daughter first school was toddlers Academy my son Nasir Raza went to Air Force he got Sword of honor he was a fighter pilot he just passed away 6 months ago 😢. It was1970 when my children went there Allah bless you
@farihajavaid78073 ай бұрын
So sad to hear abt.ur grandmother. Inna lillahe wa inna alayhe rajyoon. I am an alumni of toddlers academy n also worked there in early 2000. Your GM was my mentor. I learned a lot from her. Still remember her n talked abt.her with my acquaintances. May allah rest her soul in peace n give her higher place in jannah. Ameen. I remember when you got married n came to your grandparents house. I was there at that time. Aunty alam was a gem of a person. A real inspiration for all those who spent time with her, worked with her, learned from her.
@mariacoutts48852 күн бұрын
We grew up on Masson Road and Lawrence Road. My parents too moved from Amritsar to Lahore Partition time but did not claim any house or property. Have relatives both sides.
@tqasim12013 ай бұрын
LAND GRABBERS OF 1947 PARTITION (ALEEM KHAN'S GRAND SON WILL ALSO CLAIM THIS KIND OF THINGS)
@SyedAZafar-ji9gm3 ай бұрын
Well and truly said.
@G-raa-c2k2 ай бұрын
It wasn't like this. These are two very different stories.
@vidhusingh20603 ай бұрын
Deep historical memory you possess
@Victor10ne2 ай бұрын
Brilliant Rafe Khan Saab.. stories live. Thank you for keeping this alive. Love the sitar playing in the background. Must be difficult to live in today's Lahore and Pakistan.
@sarnaw15942 ай бұрын
I'm an old student of your grand mother's school Toddlers Academy I have beautiful memories of it and it was the best montessori school of that time. I still remember James the gate keeper and Agha store because I was also a resident of Upper mall. Have my beautiful child and adulthood memories there just left that house few years back. 😢
@anuashi3728 күн бұрын
How these houses survived this long?? Urbanization dint take over it, very impressive indeed!!!
@aarushibatra130425 күн бұрын
These stories are super interesting. I think a lot of us have stories of our grandparents having to swap cities during the partition.
@mtsardar3 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏 for sharing your family history . partition trauma never left my parents who migrated from Jullander . Pakistan 🇵🇰 remained alien before they shifted to England 🏴 in the late 50s. I was born in a village near wazirabad , to this day we are called Muhajirs
@anniekamran64343 ай бұрын
Wazirabad what's your village name ?many families faced that but Muhajir is not a bad word it's an honour.
@mtsardar3 ай бұрын
@@anniekamran6434my village is called Bharoki Cheema, it’s 6-8 KM south of waziiabad . When anyone uses the term Muhajir , it’s in contempt implying you are Not One of us, you don’t belong here . Are you from wazirabad ?
@anniekamran64343 ай бұрын
@@mtsardar yes I'm from wazirabad and my in laws are from lahore and they are from Amretsar and we all respect them because of their struggle and being muhajar (which is an honour).May be the time has changed too now people can understand the sacrifices and behind Hijrat.
@mtsardar3 ай бұрын
I find the term muhajir offensive . We are all Pakistani 🇵🇰
@anniekamran64343 ай бұрын
@@mtsardar yes definitely
@SomnathDe-h7d3 ай бұрын
Educated and powerful families from both sides of the border could help each others ( friends, relatives) during the partition.
@SyedAZafar-ji9gm3 ай бұрын
That is what they were for.
@mercenary10723 ай бұрын
Wonderful narration Very articulate
@sameenaniazi19133 ай бұрын
Rafey thank you for sharing your family history . It was so interesting and brought back so many memories of Lhr in the 70s and 80s.
@samitakaur3 ай бұрын
Sardar Bahadur Natha Singh. Family was Randhawas. My great grandfather. He even owned the Pioneer newspaper. His sons studied in Chief's college. I would like to get in touch with Rafe Alam.
@nixtallas3 ай бұрын
Very interesting ji, Sardar Natha Singh Ji was a well-known name in the British Punjab during the 1930s-40s. Was your grandfather one of his sons? Did he also go to Aitchison (Punjab Chiefs) College ? Which years ? What was his name please ? Both my father and grandfather were also old Aitchisonians, from those times. My grandfather served for some time in the Indian civil service in the 1930s and 40s, in the Punjab and UP.
@samitakaur2 ай бұрын
my grandfather’s brothers S. Bikram Singh and S. Harjit Singh Randhawa. My grandfather was S.Gurdial Singh Randhawa.
@nixtallas2 ай бұрын
@@samitakaur hello g and many thanks for sharing the nanes of your elders at Aitchison (Chiefs) College Lahore. Sadly, my father passed away, he might have remembered them. Of course your great-grandfather Sardar Bahadur Natha Singh Ji was well-known in Punjab, he was a prominent senior engineer wasn't he ? Hectruce remained the President of the Punjab Engineers Congress /Council (1937-38 and again 1938-39 I think )? Is that the same personality ? If you are Randhawas then your ancestors must have come to Lahore from East Punjab ? Mostly Randhawas came at that time from Amritsar or Gurdaspur?
@samitakaur2 ай бұрын
@@nixtallas They were from Amritsar area. Yes, he’s the same person you are referring to.
@nixtallas2 ай бұрын
@@samitakaur that's wonderful , thank you
@asyed19953 ай бұрын
Great History .
@uzmasafdar74452 ай бұрын
I recall meeting Mrs Alam when she came to AIE to hire staff for her nursery.
@kohparoshkhan79823 ай бұрын
Partition was the second biggest tragedy of 20th century 😢
@HassanKhan-se1rvАй бұрын
What was the first biggest tragedy?
@skr66663 ай бұрын
Enchanting history of lahore , explained in an marvellous manner . Though I’m based in london now , but one can’t take lahore out of you ever ❤
@cnmurugan14833 ай бұрын
Lovely to listen to the history of this place and time
@adnandurrani2122 ай бұрын
Kya memories hain
@afsheeninayat37442 ай бұрын
رافع عالم! 😊آپ کا بہت بہت شکریہ ۔ اس پیاری سی ❤❤❤جگہ کی معلومات ھم تک پہنچانے کیلۓ۔ کیا ھم دیکھ سکتے ہیں؟ لیکن آپکی موجودگی میں۔❤❤❤❤
@shailendraverma915027 күн бұрын
Partition was blunder❤
@happiesingh30593 ай бұрын
A happy story indeed
@mjiqbal8103 ай бұрын
The allotment was supposed to be in exchange for a kind property that anyone left/abandoned in India. Did your grandfather has to abandon a similar property? I doubt as he stayed in India for many years after 1947 and could have sold it before moving to Pakistan or he may not have owned a house in India that was abandoned. Please clarify that. Otherwise, it may and will sound like opportunists who took more than what they left and got richer at the expense of poor illiterate and desolate people uprooted from their homes in India.
@drnagi683 ай бұрын
very few got the real claims,most got in the way that is prevelant in Pakistan by hook and crook
@AbcAbc-dh1jb3 ай бұрын
Honesty was/is rare trait.
@SyedAZafar-ji9gm3 ай бұрын
You are absolutely right. Actually, yeh woh loge hain jin kay liay kaha gya keh "Aisay waisay kaisay kaisay ho ga-ay aur kaisay kaisay aisay waisay ho ga-ay"
@attiafatima3 ай бұрын
My grand father was incharge of allotments in his district he could have taken alot, but he did not even take one house for himself, I heard from my mom many stories of false claims. That was a huge scam in that era. It's factual
@Drunkfistkid3 ай бұрын
The biggest human migration ever in history and you think things would've gone smoothly with allotments and claims?
@purrpaws3 ай бұрын
Amazing antique furniture in good shape !
@ehsanleghari87433 ай бұрын
Beautiful reflections !
@MuhammadAli-rd4ys2 ай бұрын
I had the privilege of attending toddlers academy, and I am still in an awe of the experience.
@saltnpepper19813 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing.
@mobeenmalik68353 ай бұрын
So basically your ancestors served British.. you did not mention what your grand father left in India for which you got this house. Or was it just Qurban sahab s gift?
@shondygirl91093 ай бұрын
Interesting...
@Kashif04733 ай бұрын
What a story to educate long lost expatriates with a connection to Lahore. Thank you very much. Wish families like yours could’ve done more to help uplift the masses in those early days before our next colonial masters in Pindi took over.
@azamfazili79543 ай бұрын
"COLONIAL MASTERS IN PINDI". You are 100% right Kashif Sahib!!!!!
@uzmamaroof3290Ай бұрын
Beautifully narrated! البتہ اُردو میں گفتگو زیادہ قابلِ ستائش ہوتی ۔ پاکستان کی اشرافیہ قومی زبان کو نظر انداز کیوں کر دیتی ہے۔
@Anonymous-gg1nj3 ай бұрын
Very nostalgic memoirs 👏
@AliRaza-fz6mz3 ай бұрын
Phenomenal work.
@gurnihalpirzada77553 ай бұрын
Quite informative and very well articulated...
@rubinatahir85063 ай бұрын
Interesting story
@perveezsayed907526 күн бұрын
Stay blessed bro love from India puna ❤
@amalzuhair44952 ай бұрын
I've seen this house many many times going to mall road through gulberg. Always wondered about its history glad I stumbled across this video.
@eorastacks28403 ай бұрын
Allotted ?? Why ? For what ? Wealth generated based on corruption. My grand parents left their house and came to Karachi at the time of partition not after and were not allotted any house equivalent to what they left in India. They worked hard to get to what they achieved nothing was easy for them - mind you they were all educated and teaching in Uni’s back in India. The struggles for them was long.
@SyedAZafar-ji9gm3 ай бұрын
Ver well and truly said. Yeh becharay partion kay baad kay jaali ameer jinhon nay Pakistan ko siwaa-y lotnay aur cash kernay kay na toe inhonay Pakistan banany kay liay koi qurbani dee ar na he kabhi Pakistan ki khidmata ki aur ab Pakistan kay malik aur khaliq banay baitahu hain.
@tabassummalik93282 ай бұрын
Get a life!
@imrankhanyousafzai54612 ай бұрын
allotted in exchange for a house they left behind in India.
@eorastacks28402 ай бұрын
@@imrankhanyousafzai5461 yes false claims
@eleghariАй бұрын
Same question regarding Zaman Park. Why it was allotted Burkis and Niazis? Remember Imran Khan's family DID NOT IMMIGRATE FROM INDIA but moved to Lahore from Wazirabad. (I am not sure about the time line of which came first: the allotment and then the move -most likely- or moving her and then getting the allotment. I do know one of their relatives was running the EPTB at the time...)
@Una_delle_due2 ай бұрын
I think if ever I will be asked of the saddest story I remember, it will be “ partition of India” . The most unfortunate of all times.
@rabiakirmani9434Ай бұрын
I studied at The Toddler’s Academy too, back in 1975
@iqramubeen43642 ай бұрын
Behtreen
@rmamazia3 ай бұрын
Thanks Rafay Alsm sb. for sharing this amazing story. I always is an admirer of your interest in environmental and climate change issues, this side was not known to me earlier.. My maternal side is from Lahore and your story reminds me the stories my grand mother (nani) and my mother use to share with us about life in Lahore.
@ongoingness2 ай бұрын
I'm a Toddlers Academy alumni😂😂 best fun of my life. My teacher was called Miss Mahjabin. Gave me a head start. Ever so grateful🎉
@naadiya50752 ай бұрын
Poor soul......what a heart wrenching story he told........sitting at a beautiful beautiful place in the heart of lahore.where you enjoyed mesmerizing winters springs and many vitalizing rains......this guy is least attached to this city.......BECHARA PHANSA HUVA HAI .....from his story it is obvious that neither his elders had much love towards LAHORE. A rare addition in LAHORE NAAMA the story of ungrateful souls LAHORE could not make them lahories.
@288amna2 ай бұрын
Why so bitter? He seems very proud to be a Lahori and very grateful for what his family has been blessed with. He told the history of his family and the place they call home now. Many people who migrated from India didn’t have roots here but Lahore was always so welcoming and helped everyone make a new home in this beautiful city. Don’t be a hater!!
@beautifull10973 ай бұрын
Good story teller.what a history
@DrTinkerbell73 ай бұрын
This is precious. Thanks for opening up and getting it recorded it for us to savour
@hasandurrani37472 ай бұрын
Bravo . A partition story of Lahore narrated in 99% English and 1% urdu . atleast you should've adressed it in Urdu to give it a feel of the partion story for the masses who could'nt understand english
@armaanbrar65962 ай бұрын
Why not in punjabi?
@hasandurrani37472 ай бұрын
@@armaanbrar6596 absolutely true it should've been adressed in any of our languages Urdu or punjabi but certainly not in English cause its the story of lahore
@armaanbrar65962 ай бұрын
@@hasandurrani3747true.
@armaanbrar65962 ай бұрын
@@hasandurrani3747but the story is quite fascinating tho. Basically tells the dark side of elites.
@sreddy58453 ай бұрын
What a lovely heartwarming story. Much love from India....
@samiazaffar70963 ай бұрын
How well spoken this person is. Cream of Lahore.
@omarkhan10063 ай бұрын
Cream of Lahore? Sounds very elitist
@nixtallas3 ай бұрын
More like the disgusting clotted cream that came and screwed up original old Lahore after Partition /1947 😂
@nixtallas3 ай бұрын
For your kind information, the real original Muslim elites /old families of Lahore were very few, it was a city with more Hindu and Sikh elites. The old Lahoris used to live inside the Walled City , families like Fakirkhana , Hakimkhana, or the Qazilbash Nawabs that lived outside the city on their estates ; or the Mian (Arain) family of Baghbanpura and such .
@tqasim12013 ай бұрын
@nixtallas 100% AGREE MY FAMILY IS IN LAHORE SINCE MOUGHL'S TIMES, SEEN THE SIKH ERA AS WELL, THESE ARE LAND GRABBERS OF 1947. HE NEVER MENTIONED THAT WHAT THEY LEFT IN INDIA? !!!! JUST LIKE IF ALEEM KHAN'S GREAT GRAND SON, START CLAIMING THAT " HIS FAMILY WAS BILLIONAIRE "
@SyedAZafar-ji9gm3 ай бұрын
@@omarkhan1006 Actually crap of Lahore
@shahidshah46533 ай бұрын
Good work Rafay❤
@sumeeramatee2373 ай бұрын
Amazing!
@maryamsukaynah5593 ай бұрын
This is a wonderful story. I am happy for the members of both the lucky families. May their friendship increase. This is some good moments in an otherwise gruesome tragedy of enormous proportions.
@shubhraUtube3 ай бұрын
Nice!!
@Sustainableseemi3 ай бұрын
A treat to listen to you, Rafay. I always like your style of narration. I love the past of this city and this clip has added to my understanding of this city.