From the Editor's Pen - Amritsar : Sifti da Ghar / XI
My Acknowledgements / XVI
Section I
Glimpses of History
History Revisited / 3
Forgotten Chapter of Glorious History / 6
Did Guru Gobind Singh Ji Really Visit the Holy Ciry? / 8
A Panoramic Peep into the History of Punjab / 11
A Golden Leaf from the Annals of Sikh History / 14
Jallianwala Bagh Revisited / 18
A Forgotten Hero / 22
A Monumental Neglect / 25
Historical Bhakna Village / 29
A Peep into a Glorious Chapter of Indian History: Kamagatamaru / 32
Shah Mohammad: The Chronicler of Jangnama / 34
Great Escape to Kabul / 37
Section II
Institutions of Greatness
City's Pride / 43
IGralsa College: A Beacon of Light / 47
A College with a Difference / 50
Sangalwala Akhara's Unique Heritage / 54
In Service of Sociery / 57
Two Gems of Education, Architecture / 60
Section III
Literary Legacy
An Ode to Punjabi Culture : Bhai Vir Singh / 65
City's Patriotic Muse : Nanak Singh Novelist / 68
A Proud Legacy Dies in Dust: Lala Dhani Ram Chatrik / 70
Preet Nagar Dream Dies a painful Death / 72
Cradle of Writers / 75
Garden of the Beautiful Girl, in Ruins / 78
A Giani, A Gurmukh and A Musafir / 81
Gianr of Punjabi Literarure / 83
Hindi Novel's First Cradle / 87
Section IV
Stars of the Ciry
Dr Manmohan Singh / 91
Treasure Trove of History Neglected / 94
Bhagat Puran Singh / 98
Dr Kiran Bedi / 100
Honouring One's Own / 102
Citizen Dang / 105
Global Family of the Gills / 108
Amritsar: Mecca for Eye Surgery / 111
comrade Parduman: The Man Behind pension schemes in India / 115
Sohan Singh Josh: A Forgorten Hero / 119
Man who made Efforts to Avert the Operation Bluestar / 123
Saga of Shaurya Chakras / 125
Section V
Cultural Confluences
Unique Cult of Anand Marga / 131
Peshawaris Strive to Keep their Identity Alive / 133
A Bit of Bihar in punjab,s Heart / 136
Jangams add Colour to the Ciqy's Spectrum / 138
Enterprising Himachalis in the City / 140
Jains of the Holy Ciry / 143
A Bit of Marwar in the Holy City / 145
From the Land of paradise to the Holy City / 148
West of Orissa, East of Punjab / 152
A Rags-to-Riches Story / 155
Historical Harmony viz Punjab and Bengal / 159
City's Burma Connections / 162
A Tale of Two Cities / 165
Date with Dayton Sikhs / 168
From Caf6 Culture of Los Angeles to 'Lassi' of Rajasansi / 171
Eat, Drink and Be Amritsari / 174
Matter of Faith / 177
Section VI
Artists and Artistes
Striking the Right Chord: Mohammad Rafi / 181
The Rich Life of an Artist who was a Pauper / 185
Art and Life of Phulan Rani / 188
Tinsel Town Tinkle / 190
Ciry Actors Shine in Film on Baba Deep Singh Ji / 193
Balle-Balle From Amritsar to L.A' / 196
Art of Breaking Barriers / 198
Section VII
Minorities of Distinction
Rai Sikhs: Tigers of Border Belt / 203
Struggling to Keep the Sacred Flame Alive : The Parsis / 205
Free Massons' Confidential Code / 209
Section VIII
On Horizons of Heritage
Whither Devotion to Heritage? / 215
Callous Neglect of Historical Monuments / 219
Sifti Da Ghar in Neglect / 225
A Tale of Plunder / 228
Edifices of Pride : The Historical Gates / 231
The Rise and the Fall / 233
Ponds, Tanks - Relics of a BYgone Era / 236
Section IX
Of Trades and Travails
Ancient Bazaars of Holy Ciry: Shoppers, Delight / 241
Amritsar Awaits Export Boom / 244
Delicate Wraps from the Ciry / 247
Modernisation Beats Life out of pots and pans Industry / 249
Ciry of Kirpans / 252
Playing with Fire / 256
Turban Clinics in the Ciry / 258
Topiwalas / 260
Opium Trade Transcends All Borders / 263
Amritsar is the Worst Drug-Affected / 266
Section X
Viraasat Villages
800 Years of Sultanwind / 271
Fatehabad: Once rhe Capital of Ahluwalia Misl / 275
Sirhali: A Village Steeped in History / 278
Islamabad: A Sanctuary for Bhagat Singh / 281
Kaleyaanwala lClooh at Ajnala / 285
Vandalisation of Border Heritage / 287
Repository of Rare Treasure : Mallu Nangal / 289
Shiva Temple Gets a Facelift / 292
Nothing 'Bura' about this ,Bhala,Village / 294
Narli Village has Matchless Records / 296
From a Historical Town to a Decrepit Village / 300
Section XI
Indo-Pak Ties
Indo-Pak Trade / 305
The Ciry's Gold Link with Pakistan / 308
Indo-Pak Ties Being Fed on pure Basmati Rice / 311
Rakhi Strings Strengthen Indo-pak Ties / 313
Samjhauta Express : Let the Train Run / 315
Such a long journey from Attari to Wagah / 319
