My friend Rajinderpal Singh whenever returned to India , we often spend time in having fun and involve in entertainment activities. In November 2018 he visited again his motherland from USA and a Sunday we decided to visit a historic site Klanaur near Gurdaaspur.We bought bottle of whiskey and some snacks and leave from Amritsar nears about 10:30 am.
Rajinderpal has too found of listening Muhamad Rafi’s songs. It was very nice and pleasant moments, and we started to sing along with sweet voice of singer. Muhamad Rafi
always popular singer of India and his voice thrilled the minds of his listeners in Indian subcontinent.
Klanaur is very important historic site in North India for its belongings with Mughal King Akbra. We saw some ruined of ancient royal buildings and some ancient temples. Main attraction of the town is throne of Akbra. Rajinderpal was feeling glad to sit on the king's throne.
When we visited at the ruined palaces then an interesting thing happened. We met with two old persons whose are the farmers belonged to the family which is living near these ruined palaces.
They had lost their everything land, houses ,cattle in unrest and riots of 1947 's partition of India.
There was new country named Pakistan came exist and Hindu, Sikh communities moved India. Millions of people had massacred on both sides. These two old men were fled India to quit there all property in Pakistan. They were lived hungry for many days and hardly escaped their lives.
My friend Rajinderpal started interview with these old aged persons. They told that they did leave their native village and their homeland 73 years ago, and they never had visited again. We asked about their memory about their native land then old man named Pritam Singh replied with his moist eyes that i am seeing dreams of my native village every day. Many times i saw in dreams that i am playing in my old house and i saw my childhood friends. The old man was telling his story and memory of his lost land with trembling voice and tearful eyes.
To listen the dream of the old man it was very difficult to control our emotions. We did feel his pain about his lost land which he did lost in unrest and riots between two communities. 10 million people of different age had been lost their lives and property in that riots.
Old man told that we were lived as a refugee for many years after lost out everything in 47's riots.
The old man daily seeing dream about his native land till now after spending 72 years.
We returned homes at evening with heavy mind. This incident awakened thought that why humanity not follow the guidance of sacred texts. May God spread love and peace among the different races of humanity.
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| Jatinder Aulakh |
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