Chenab Railway Bridge Salute to AFCONS Infrastructure Ltd

Chenab Railway bridge is an engineering marvel ,built by the Indian company , AFCONS Infrastructure Ltd of the renowned Shapoorji Pallonji Mistry group.

Please click ;-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1jQ6qLDir8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1jQ6qLDir8) 

Bahawalpur and I . Bahawalpuris Fire and Fury Pakoras

I remember my early childhood days in Rajpura Township , Punjab ,from 1962 to 1968 . 

Rajpura Township had been established to accommodate migrants from Bahawalpur post Partition .The migrants worked hard very hard .

.Most of my childhood friends there spoke Punjabi with a heavy Bahawalpuri accent ,

For 1, 2 ,3 even I would say Hekk , Doo , Traa .

Bahawalpuri folks were very fond of red chillies

Kamal Kakri- Lotus Stem vegetable - ' Bheesa '

 Pakoras of Rajpura

They would inject a paste of really hot red chillies in kamal kakris and deep fry these as Pakoras.

The resultant ' fire and fury ' stuff was greatly relished by many , especially , when taken with hard drinks.

One of my Mamajis , when ever he visited us , would ask for those Tej pakoras, as snacks with the liquor he brought with him .

 

Kaman Bridge at LAC -Tribute to Col Kaman Singh Pathania , MVC 's bravery - Garhwal Rifles

Pride of Indora ,Distt Kangra

 

His valour saved Kashmir for India in 1947-48 ..

Please click ;-

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/kaman-post-and-bridge-on-loc-in-baramulla-district-now-open-for-tourists-as-army-lifts-travel-restrictions-101687200927744.html?fbclid=IwAR1K8EWrPHo4ZQcX0Z3Hbnd1Q8owb0oT3jzOkbUNnsXtFQerFphnHzhaMLs

 

It a matter of great pride of us that Col Kaman Singh Pathania 's two sons , Kamaljeet Singh Pathania and his elder brother Col Daljeet Singh Pathania , are alumni of our Punjab Public School , Nabha .

Further , Pathanias belong to Indora / Kandrori - Distt Kangra- HP.

( I. too, have a house in Indora and my PPS senior ,Kamaljeet Pathania Sir is a dear friend )

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Col Kaman Singh Pathania , MVC 's citation

Mahavir Chakra (MVC)

Awardee: Lt Col Kaman Singh, MVC

Gazette Notification: 2 Pres 50, 26.1.50

Operation: 1948 Polo - Hyderabad

Date of Award: 18 May 1948

Citation:

On 18 May 1948, during the Kashmir operations, the third Battalion of Royal Garhwal Rifles less one company was given the task of securing the Trahgam ridge. Lieutenant Colonel Kaman Singh himself conducted this attack against very heavy resistance. He went up to his forward platoons and led the attack personally, encouraging and cheering his men. Again on 17 June, his battalion less two companies was given the task of carrying out a raid on a strongly held position on the Buni ridge beyond Tithwal. In spite of heavy enemy fire, the attack, although uphill, was carried out with such dash and speed that the enemy fled in utter consternation leaving behind many dead and wounded. But the enemy having rallied put in three successive counter-attacks with large numbers. All these attacks were repulsed by the company with heavy losses to the enemy, including one Lieutenant Colonel killed.

Throughout the operation Lieutenant Colonel Kaman Singh's handling of his battalion was tactically very sound and his leadership and personal example of courage and determination were of a very high order.

 

Amritsar - Mumbai Railway Line -Engines - Steam / Diesel and Electric - My Memories

I was very young when I first travelled in ' Frontier  Mail ' around 1966 , with my parents , from Jullundur to Bombay . I had always been fascinated by Railway engines. 

Frontier Mail has a Steam engine from Jullundur onward . But when     I woke up after my second night I found that an electric engine , a new type of  engine for me , was pulling our train. We were nearing Bombay .

  I was told that it was a standard practice to change engines from Steam to Electric and vice versa on return at a station named Dahod in Gujarat.

After a few years the switch of engines started to be done at     Godhra - Gujarat.

Then Ratlam in M P.

In 1976 when I was studying in     Delhi while passing under Tilak bridge, New Delhi     I found that the railway line had been electrifier till New Delhi

Finally in 1980 s entire Bombay - Amritsar line was on electric traction. No need to switch / change engines but only the engine staff.

Bombay  had been renamed Mumbai and Frontier Mail became 'Golden  Temple Express .

Frontier Mail entire train's one part which  started from Pathankot and joined the main train at   Old Delhi and was named Kashmir Mail became Jammu Mail with the railway line  having been extended  from Pathankot to Jammu Tawi

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Frontier Mail , a very prestigious train during British times started by B B C R - Bombay Baroda Central Railway ).

 

It ran between Colaba ( Bombay / Mumbai of today ) and Landi Kotal ( Peshawar )in NWFP - North West Frontier Province ( now in Pakistan ).

 

At Colaba terminus , Frontier Mail's timings coincided with timings of Passenger ships ( P and O - Peninsula and Oriental ) which anchored at Colaba jetty along with Rail terminus of Frontier Mail.

Passengers ( mostly Britishers ) would disembark from the train and board the Ship gangway ( right adjacent ) to the train and vice versa..

 

After 1947 sea travel gave way to travel by air.

 

The Railway line between Churchgate Station and Colaba ( in Mumbai ) was removed.

Now the train ( Golden Temple Express ) runs between Amritsar Station and Bombay Central ( Mumbai ).

 

For Historical clip of Frontier Mail and Khyber Pass , please click 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8umjLji7XDM

 

Mumbai Airport 's New Terminal

Please Click :-

http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/in-pics-mumbai39s-new-t2-terminalvisual-treat_1021598.html

Glorious Ferozepur- Kasur ( Empress Bridge ) Over Sutlej

The Majestic Road ( on top ) cum Rail Bridge at Hussainiwala ( Ferozepur ), inaugurated on 02 March 1887 , was dismantled during the 1971 War. Its piers are intact.

This bridge should be restored

The Bridge was an engineering marvel. It can be a heritage site.

For pic of the original bridge

http://in.geoview.info/historic_empress_bridge_ferozepur,61684765p

The current state of the once majestic bridge (  piers are intact )

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The original approach road  Overbridge  Tower - Eastern Side- Left Bank- Ferozepur  Side ( end of the bridge for road to gain height above the railway line below )



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The current dilapidated / damaged state of the Over bridge for Road Passage at the Right Bank- Western - Kasur Side - near the site of Great Shaheeds' Samadhi 

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( Your Blog writer on  wheel chair - at site ) 

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/60558746
http://in.geoview.info/old_mile_stone,51571549p

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/57330286

http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Trips/north/mbhyan-north/DSC02149.jpg.html

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http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Trips/north/mbhyan-north/DSC02154.jpg.html

http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Trips/north/mbhyan-north/DSCF3594.jpg.html

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Please , also , click Attock Bridge on Indus

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Pics - Jalandhar Skyline Near Guru Nanak Mission Chowk

Jalandhar Skyline From Hotel Shangrila ( Model Town Road )

Bombay (Mumbai ) in 1920 - Classic Documentary

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Enjoy Historic Movie of Bomaby ( Mumbai 's )

Gateway of India / Taj Hotel

Traffic -Cars / Horse Carriages etc

Race Course

Hut Type Houses
  and much more

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When Cheetahs Existed in India - Old Film of Hunt with Cheetahs

For Viewing Clip on Pre Independence  Hunting by Cheetahs in India , please click :-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NevenDIp95A 

Dr. Paramjit Sehra ( First Indian to Winter Antartica ) Postal Envelopes

The First Indian to Winter over the South Pole

The First Indian to Winter over the South Pole: Reflections


Dr. Parmjit Singh Sehra,
Professor of Meteorology,
Department of Agronomy and Agrometeorology,
Punjab Agricultural University (PAU),
Ludhiana – 141004, Punjab, India,
and also WMO/UN Expert &
NASA/USA Consultant.

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http://www.punjabjalandhar.info/search?q=sehra

India's Most Admired Industrialist - Hum Mein Hai Hero

Pawan Kant Munjal - The Real Hero - He has done India Proud .

With Due Humility and great pride we say that seated on the Wheelchair is Your Blog  Writer

Busy Bazars of Nakodar ( Jalandhar )

Nakodar is a Historical Town Blessed With Saints

Puran Singh's Famous Non Veg Dhaba in Ambala Cantt Asli Identified

Wife of Late S. Puran Singh With Son ( Red Shirt )

Puran Singh Da Mash hoor Dhaba at Ambala Cantt ( Near Bus stand opp Railway Station ( Non Veg Delicacies ) has been always been very popular with travelers including many from Jalandhar.

But ,  of late , many Puran Singh Da Mash hoor Dhaba clones have cropped up near the Asli Dhaba.

Asli Puran Singh Da Dhaba From Front

Asli Puran Singh Da Dhaba - Inside View

Many in Jalandhar have expressed their gratitude to the popular TV Channel Day And Night News report in which the Asli Puran Singh Dhaba has been identified.

The key in identifying the Asli Dhaba is to look  for Mrs. Puran Singh . Presently , this elderly lady in running her Late husband's Dhaba. She is from Sargodha ( now in Pakistan ). When questioned as to why are there so many similar name Dhaba , Mrs. Puran Singh replied that her husband did not get the Trade Mark Registered

For Puran Singh Da Mashoor Dhaba coming from Rajpura / Chandigarh side do not take the Railway Station / Bus Stand Over bridge ( Main GT Road ) take the service lane to  the Bus Stand ( on your left ) . Just short of the Bus Stand take a Left Turn . On your left side  Facing the Water Pumping Station is Puran Singh Da Mashoor Dhaba ( Earlier the Dhaba ws on your right side in the Lane . Now it has shifted  on opposite side ).

Keema Kaleji and Chicken Curry are two main dishes . These are taken with Tandoori Roti.

Puran Singh Da Mash Hoor Dhaba closes before 4 PM .

Residence of  Owners (at the end of  Street where Dhaba is Situated )

source : Day And Night News Channel

Please , also , click :-

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-09-23/chandigarh/27315359_1_ambala-bus-chicken-dishes-ambala-delhi-gt-road

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 For St. Paul Church , Ambala Cantt , please click the link:-

http://www.punjabjalandhar.info/2015/11/st-paul-church-ambala-cantt-should-be.html

Railway Station - Jalandhar City- Junction of Many Lines

Jalandhar City Railway Station - Prominent Junction

Amritsar- Delhi Main Line
Jalandhar - Jammu - Udhampur
Jalandhar - Ferozepur ( Via DAV College )
Jalandhar - Nakodar ( Via Lyallpur Khalsa College
Jalandhar - Cantt - Hoshiarpur

Near HMV College Jalandhar - Busy Road Crossing

Dr. Ambedkar Park Near Mahilpur ( Behram - Mahilpur Road )

About 50 km from Jalandhar , this grand complex is on the Link Road between Phagwara - Chandigarh Highway ( Baehram ) and Hoshiarpur - Chandigarh Highway ( Mahilpur )

Nurmahal Sarai ( Serai ) - Western ( Lahori ) Gate Inscriptions

1 ) Ba-daur adl Jahangir Shah Akbar Shah
kih asman-o-zamin, misl-au nadarad yaad
2) bina-i Nur Sara shud ba-khitab-Phalor
ba-hukam Nur Jahan Begam farishtah-nihad
3) barai saal binayash sukhan war-i-khush guft
ke shud za Nur Jahan Begum ain Sarai abaad 1028
4) chu, shud taman khirad guft bahaar tarikhash
ba-shud za Nur Jahan Begum ain Sarai abaad 1030

TRANSLATION

1) During the just rule of Jahangir Shah son of Akbar Shah
whose life neither heaven nor earth remembers
2) The Nur Sarai was founded in the district of Phalor
By command of the angel-like Nur Jahan Begum
3) The date of its foundation the poet happily discovered
' This Sarai was founded by Nur Jahan Begum ( 1028)
4 ) The date of its completion wisdom found in the words
" This Sarai was erected by Nur Jahan Begum " ( 1030 )


( Please Note the Years 1028 and 1030 mentioned above are in Hijri Era )
 





Akhaz rahdari abwab
Mamndah bamujib amar Nawab
Zakariya Khan Bahadur Nazim
Subah muaaf harkas az Faujdaran
Doabah bagirad, bar zanan
Talak, Talak,Talak

TRANSLATION

" Taking payment from travellers is forbidden,
Nawab Zakariya Khan, Governor of the District,
having exempted them.
Should any Faujdar of Doab collect these dues,
May his wives be divorced."

Please also click :-

http://www.punjabjalandhar.info/2009/01/mughal-historical-hunting-lodge-cum.html

Rare Pre Partition Sign Board ( Urdu ) in Indian Punjab

Pre Independence Sign Board ( Urdu ) of Veterinary Hospital in Jullundur ( Jalandhar ) District at Bundala ( Near Nurmahal - Goraya )

Bundala ( Goraya - Nurmahal Highway ) - Let Us Preserve Our Heritage

Located on present day Goraya-Nurmahal highway ( near Jalandhar ) one gets the feeling of a temple or a religious court .Frescoes of Gods viz. Kali Ma, rulers etc are no less than a treasure and a peek into history.

A part of the compound serves as Govt. Vet Clinic.It has a Pre Independence Official Board,in Urdu.

The heritage value and tourist potential of the place, with water filled pond, stair case (like Haridwar's), deep wells, halls, frescoes is being lost.

Kind request to alert citizen, N.R.I., historians, academicians, Govt. officials and Archeological Survey of India (http://asi.nic.in/) in particular to consider aiding in justice to this magnificent court having marks of history.

Image credits: http://jalandharphotos.blogspot.com/2006/10/historical-judiciaryreligious-courtfor.html