Historian and biographer Rajmohan Gandhi has travelled within the Punjab, Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces of Pakistan. Of these, Punjab holds a special place in his heart. In his latest book, he writes about how his first visit to Lahore was marked by a realisation of the strong similarities between Delhi and Lahore, particularly the mix of Mughal and British architecture. Words such as ‘healing’, ‘reconciliation’, and ‘understanding’ are an integral part of Gandhi’s vocabulary when he speaks of India-Pakistan relations. He writes about the need to acknowledge that the story of Punjab in 1947 was not that of carnage alone; there were Punjabis in towns and villages who reached out to others in vulnerable circumstances, protected them, and helped them escape. Perhaps this grandson of the late Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi will bring in a ray of hope. He writes, “Healing and renewal may also come from ordinary men and women, Punjabis and others, who, thinking of their children and grandchildren simply ask one another, ‘For tomorrow’s sake, can we learn from yesterday?’”
Posted on: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 05:41:27 +0000
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