Dear Editor,
Lahore is reminiscent of the good old days of undivided India. Rawalpindi was another city with its own charm, where people of all communities lived in harmony till bad blood started flowing in the veins of social structure.
During the worst times, the members from different community used to guard the West Ridge Colony from barbarian attacks. The students, on way to school, had fun in front of the railway station. There was a Queen’s Garden (now Liaqat Ali Garden) where we tasted various seasonal fruits. Rawalpindi was also a hub of knowledge with hockey as the prime game. Taxila and Gurdwara Punja Sahib, on way to Abbottabad, were not too far. I cherish those memories even now. But it is all a dream now, with no hope to realise.
S. Kumar
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