Amritsar’s heritage forgotten
Founded by Guru Ramdas in 1577, the holy city of Amritsar is known for its glorious past and exquisite architecture. Tribune correspondent Neeraj Bagga and lensman Sunil Kumar take a quick trip to the city to know the state of historic structures. Amritsar is fast losing its old charm and architecture. The fast-paced modernisation has […]Read More
Windscreen beggars: Concerted efforts needed to end child begging
Begging by cleaning windscreens of vehicles like cars and jeeps at traffic signals, especially by small children, while the vehicles waiting for the light to turn green, has become a new trend in the holy city during the last few months. A group of five to six children, carrying water bottles and small wipers, can […]Read More
Amritsar Calling: Let us marry the old with the new in the Holy City
Enough has already happened considering that the harmonium, for one, is such a basic bajaa adopted from European traditions and brought in by the British in the 19th century, which has become an anchor instrument in the gurudwara and mandir musicology forgetting the richer nodes of our better native strings. The world in this quaint […]Read More
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: Remembering the dark day 103 years later
Udham Singh, who was a member of the revolutionist Ghadar party, shot Colonel Reginald Dyer on March 13, 1940 to avenge the massacre. HIGHLIGHTS Shots were fired on the orders of Colonel Reginald Dyer, who was the acting Brigadier He had asked his troops to shoot indiscriminately without asking the crowd to disperse The site […]Read More
Viral Video: Amritsar Vendor Selling Samosas For Just Rs. 2.50 Has Won The Internet
An Amritsar-based vendor is selling Samosas for just 2 rupees and fifty paise, leaving internet users stunned! Amritsar is a city known to be a foodie’s paradise. There are plenty of eateries in Amritsar that are famous not just in Punjab but also in the entire country. From mouth-watering Kulchas to crispy and decadent Fish […]Read More
Amritsar Calling: The expletive repository of the nation
The folks in Amritsar are accustomed to a more colourful rendition of the mother tongue, way more deep-rooted to the expletive traditions than we refugees. My father once told me that the most derogatory term in Kabul was Pisreh khanzeerast. Thus, calling someone the son of a pig in Farsi was sacrilegious to the hilt. […]Read More
