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Train to motherland
"JAB CHOD CHALE LUCKNOW NAGARI KAHE HAL KYA HAM PAR GUZRI "
( when I left the town of lucknow I cant explain what was inside me )
in words of wajit ali shah
I was born as a girl on a wealthy upper class muslim family of lucknow in british india my ami died while giving birth to me and my abu was a prominent leader of the muslim league so since my birth I have seen prominent leaders like gandhiji, nethaji, ma jinnah , liquatt khan , sardar patel , nehru etc ... I still remember during 1940s the country was burning in communal riots the league demanded pakistan while Congress rejected it because of this the freedom struggle became secondary as all leaders went to jail during quit india movement and hindus and muslims started to fight with each other rather then fighting for independence while speaking of myself I was never intrested in all this as my abu I used to write poems and roam around the city of lucknow in my abus rolls royce .. aa that doesn't mean I didn't love my country actually I was more of a introvert and wanted independence with peace and without any riot ... I remember my clearly there was a party held in our mansion on 16th august 1947 for the celebration of independence many prominent leaders of the league have visited our mansion that day .. I remeber that my abu had declared my elder sister ruqainas nikah with a boy of a rich pakistani merchant in lahore by hearing this some guests became over enthusiastic and asked my father " are...
( when I left the town of lucknow I cant explain what was inside me )
in words of wajit ali shah
I was born as a girl on a wealthy upper class muslim family of lucknow in british india my ami died while giving birth to me and my abu was a prominent leader of the muslim league so since my birth I have seen prominent leaders like gandhiji, nethaji, ma jinnah , liquatt khan , sardar patel , nehru etc ... I still remember during 1940s the country was burning in communal riots the league demanded pakistan while Congress rejected it because of this the freedom struggle became secondary as all leaders went to jail during quit india movement and hindus and muslims started to fight with each other rather then fighting for independence while speaking of myself I was never intrested in all this as my abu I used to write poems and roam around the city of lucknow in my abus rolls royce .. aa that doesn't mean I didn't love my country actually I was more of a introvert and wanted independence with peace and without any riot ... I remember my clearly there was a party held in our mansion on 16th august 1947 for the celebration of independence many prominent leaders of the league have visited our mansion that day .. I remeber that my abu had declared my elder sister ruqainas nikah with a boy of a rich pakistani merchant in lahore by hearing this some guests became over enthusiastic and asked my father " are...
