Lahore and Amritsar: Two cities joined at birth are dying together
Lahore and Amritsar: Two cities joined at birth are dying together Lahore and Amritsar: Two cities joined at birth are dying together A border drawn across the map severed centuries of bonds forged between the two cities. But memories of the past linger in the air. Amritsar was born in Lahore. It was born inside the walled city, in a small house in its narrow and winding streets. It was the month of Assu, corresponding to the months of September and October in the Gregorian calendar. It was a month when the monsoon rains, having unleashed their fury, had finally taken mercy and receded. The d...