By Ekta Bhatnagar.
Ferozepur, frequently called the province of martyrs, has gotten lost somewhere inward our history books. It is hither that Shaheed Bhagat Singh, i of India's greatest liberty fighters, was buried. And hither that parts of the famous Bollywood movie, Bhag Milkha Bhag, were shot. The existent charm of Ferozepur though, is that it offers an intimate glimpse of life inward Punjab without the pretense of a tourist destination, consummate amongst mouth-watering sarson da saag too makke di roti, a riot of colors, too big-hearted Panjabi hospitality.
As mortal who lived inward this edge town for 2 years, I'll elbow grease to brand a representative for you lot to see it on your side yesteryear side Punjab trip:
1) It is a riot of colors.
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| Harike plane sanctuary. |
Ferozepur, similar much of Punjab, is a province of colours. Yellow sarson plants swaying inward the fields. Pretty women walking inward their brilliant kurtas and pleated Patiala salwars, adorned amongst the alluring colours of their intricately patterned phulkari dupatta. Punjabi mundas too sardars wearing shiny ‘Khiladi 420’ type kurtas too blinding neon pagdis.
What sets Ferozepur apart is its edge town location, which when coupled amongst the brilliant xanthous mustard fields, instills a 'being desi' feeling inward the urban Indian. You tin spot colors of a dissimilar sort at the Harike Bird Sanctuary,
2) The people know how to celebrate life
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| Happy-go-lucky, the people of Punjab! |
I read somewhere that Punjabis receive got the lowest plane of stress. And it brought a grin to my human face upwards because I couldn’t care more. I receive got had my fair portion of beingness inward Punjab too experienced their civilization somewhat closely. Punjabis are happy-go lucky people. They are rich inward their hearts. They ever welcome guests amongst large smiles, huge hugs, a tall steel drinking glass of total cream lassi and a skillful hearty repast of butter chicken too naan- makkhan marke! They believe inward earning too spending lavishly. They are happy amongst Panjabi movies, dancing Jats too Juliets too a fair portion of Jimmy Shergil; they bask dancing too partying to the tunes of Yo Yo Honey Singh. In short, they know how to bask their lives too receive got no worries whatsoever.
3) It is an of import component subdivision of India’s history
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| The state of war memorial inward Ferozepur. |
Let us hold off at only about other side of Punjab. Punjabis are likewise famous for beingness a vital component subdivision of the Indian defense forcefulness forces. They receive got been truthful liberty fighters too no floor of our liberty struggle is consummate without the refer of Punjab too its people.
I spent 2 years in the faraway edge metropolis that is Ferozepur, on the edge of Bharat too Pakistan. Though seldom frequented equally a tourism destination, it holds an extremely of import house inward India’s struggle for freedom, too inward only about way, is a grade of friendship betwixt the 2 competitor nations. It is hither that you lot witness the ruggedness of Punjab too a to a greater extent than soulful display of emotions at the border, than what you lot run across at the Wagah edge at Amritsar.
Ferozepur was founded yesteryear Sultan Feroze Shah Tughlaq of the Tughlaq Dynasty. Centuries later, the British Raj established command too gained much of North-West Bharat too Pakistan, setting upwards the Ferozepur cantonment equally the largest cantonment inward Bharat during the their rule. Today, this cantonment features Serenity Park, offering peace too tranquillity to those looking to meditate.
The province of martyrs, equally Ferozepur is called, has gotten lost somewhere inward history books. The liberty struggle of Bharat has had many martyrs from Ferozepur; 3 heroic martyrs of India, who were killed for raising their vocalization against the British - Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Shaheed Rajguru too Shaheed Sukhdev receive got their finally resting house on the banks of the Sutlej inward Ferozepur. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 memorial dedicated to Shaheed Bhagat Singh has been built hither to grade the patriotism shown yesteryear the brave men.
4) The edge ceremonies show that Islamic Republic of Pakistan isn’t the enemy everyone thinks it is
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| Across the white business from Pakistan. |
I visited the Wagah edge inward 2006. Though the experience was unforgettable, I found that the Hussainiwala edge at Ferozepur is smaller too attracts less crowds. I could experience the parade from only a foot’s distance from Pakistan; exclusively a white boundary business separates Bharat too Pakistan.
The retreat ceremony stirs something within of you. Observing the spectators, you lot realize that they are non dissimilar from each other - why would they be? The soldier standoff is a good for you lot competition, cheered yesteryear the crowds on the respective sides, equally to who tin receive got their legs upwards higher, who tin stomp their feet louder too who tin practice improve facial expressions. This is the lighter side of the Indo-Pak relationship, cricket non withstanding!
5) You tin store till you lot drop, literally!
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| Cooling off amongst a chilled lassi, the author Ekta. |
The Sadar Bazaar market of Ferozepur is a favorite amid ladies for beautiful salwar suits too phulkari work, equally good equally Karachi function sarees too dupattas. Mind you, the temperatures tin go extreme, amongst over l degrees centigrade inward summertime too below goose egg inward winter. Make certain you lot acquit plenty H2O too warm wearing clothing so you lot don't driblet shopping, literally!
How to make Ferozepur: Ferozepur is good connected yesteryear trains to the balance of India. It is an overnight educate journeying of vii hours from Delhi, too at a driving distance of 2 hours from Amritsar, Bhatinda too Jhalandhar.
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AUTHOR BIO: Ekta's beloved for go was ignited yesteryear her father, who used to receive got her to dissimilar places every twelvemonth during schoolhouse holidays. Since then, she has tried to capture the places she has travelled to amongst her photographic idiot box camera too the pen. Now she is married to an Army officeholder too gets to satisfy her quench for travelling yesteryear exploring novel destinations every 2 years! She is a dreamer, a writer, a go enthusiast, too an ultimate foodie. She tweets @ektabhgr.
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