Old Lahore -- anarkali bazaar

[[Bregs]]

nice thread, where have you gone @ghazi5? posting so rare these days

 

[ghazi52]

nice thread, where have you gone @ghazi5? posting so rare these days

Thanks
Pakistan.... Back

 

[ghazi52]

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Cycle Rikshaw, Lahore in 60s

This photograph, taken in Lahore probably in the 1960s, brings to light many Pakistani realities; some of which have changed, and some not.

Showing an elderly woman hauling a cycle rickshaw, boarded by a family of four, the photograph can be seen as the inhuman plight of an old women left to fend for herself. At the same time, it can speak for struggle of working women who can take to occupations generally associated with masculine strength, when the need arises, rather than being confined to domestic spaces to suffer in misery or beg on the streets.

The photograph also presents a forgotten image of Pakistani society, when it was not altogether uncommon for even working class women to ride or drive on the road. Contrary to the present, when its almost a taboo for women to ride a bicycle or motorcycle, a working class vehicle, forcing them to ride behind their men, this photograph clearly refutes the impression that our society in the past was less susceptible to gender equality. It makes one wonder how we came to lock ourselves in patriarchal prison, pushing half of our population off the public sphere. (Nadeem Omar)

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[ghazi52]

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[[Bregs]]

this is great share shows the hard life of past time along with some enjoyable moments too

 

[ghazi52]

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The Mall Lahore c.1930s
Asan Jana Mall-o-Mall

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[Sipahi]

I already completed my bsc now will join msc next spring semester tab tak chill mahool tay mithay chool

Sb ne tujhe taane mar diye hain hr waqt online rehne k

 

[Zibago]

Sb ne tujhe taane mar diye hain hr waqt online rehne k

Mein office mein bhe mobile use karta hoan bhar mein jaye manager us ki maan ki ankh

 

[Sipahi]

Mein office mein bhe mobile use karta hoan bhar mein jaye manager us ki maan ki ankh

Yahi attitude hona chahiye same here

 

[Zibago]

Yahi attitude hona chahiye same here

ziyada say ziyada kiya karay ga job say nikalay ga na to nikalay aur mil jaye gi

 

[Shah Nawaz khan]

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wazir shah mosque ?

 

[ghazi52]

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Tu Ki Jane Bholiye Majhe Anarkali Diyan Shanan
Anarkali Street, c.1900s.




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[Lucky Breeze]

ic admi sy kabhi paan khaya hai? you will have a cheeky experience

Any idea where is this sonali mosque?

Anybody visited this place.

Tollinton Market.

 

[ghazi52]

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Regal Chowk - The Mall Lahore in 60s

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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy & President Ayub Khan are driven through the streets of Lahore, 21 March 1962

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[Kambojaric]

Any idea where is this sonali mosque?

Close to the now non existent shahalmi darwaza which was destroyed in the 47 riots. My dadighar haveli is like 5 min walk from there. Have offered many eid namaze there.

My dad tells me back when he was a teenager the backside of the masjid had a bagh where they used to play cricket. Now its amusing to think a bagj even existed there once cuz the place is so tightly packed.

Great thread @ghazi52 . I'll make some contributions soon. Lahore is packed with historical sites. Just this week I was walking around in the mochi darwaza area which is full of imambarghas and havelis. A notable one there is nisar haveli where shah shuja of Afghanistan took refuge when fleeing the war in his own country. Masjid saleh kamboh is also in that area.