The Flag lowering ceremony is held at the Atari border?
How often have you heard the word Atari?
Hardly ever!
The Media with its extra national loyalties, has always called it the Wagah border. Our politicians of yore also took pride in calling it 'the Wagah border'.
Well! They had their own reasons.
But today we don't have to toe the lies.
The place where the border check post is built was called Atari in honour of the great Sardar Shyam Singh Atari, who was a chief in the great Sikh Army of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. History is filled with the stories of these brave and fearless sardars who had defeated the coward Army of the marauders attacking India from the west.
All offices of the government, like the immigration, customs etc are located in Atari.
The Pak administration, however, had their side of the border as Wagah.
Our appeasing politicians(And you see them parroting similar lines even today), chose to refer to this place as the Wagah border thereby denying the honour to the great Sardar Shyam Singh Atari.
Next time, when we wish to visit or wish to refer to that great place, let's talk about it correctly and honour the name of our brave legend Atari!
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Big news from Kashmir.
* 71 bank accounts of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami frozen.
* Rs.52 crores sealed.
* Value of Jamaat assets Rs.4,000 crores.
* Over 60 Jamaat schools and Madrasas, offices and 8 houses sealed.
* Over 600 Jamaatis arrested.
Tailpiece.
Had got up about 15' late as I'd got up earlier to ease my bladder. We went through our chores and were ready well in time. Washing machinex, watering of the plants etc were diligently carried out.
How often have you heard the word Atari?
Hardly ever!
The Media with its extra national loyalties, has always called it the Wagah border. Our politicians of yore also took pride in calling it 'the Wagah border'.
Well! They had their own reasons.
But today we don't have to toe the lies.
The place where the border check post is built was called Atari in honour of the great Sardar Shyam Singh Atari, who was a chief in the great Sikh Army of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. History is filled with the stories of these brave and fearless sardars who had defeated the coward Army of the marauders attacking India from the west.
All offices of the government, like the immigration, customs etc are located in Atari.
The Pak administration, however, had their side of the border as Wagah.
Our appeasing politicians(And you see them parroting similar lines even today), chose to refer to this place as the Wagah border thereby denying the honour to the great Sardar Shyam Singh Atari.
Next time, when we wish to visit or wish to refer to that great place, let's talk about it correctly and honour the name of our brave legend Atari!
* * *
Big news from Kashmir.
* 71 bank accounts of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami frozen.
* Rs.52 crores sealed.
* Value of Jamaat assets Rs.4,000 crores.
* Over 60 Jamaat schools and Madrasas, offices and 8 houses sealed.
* Over 600 Jamaatis arrested.
Tailpiece.
Had got up about 15' late as I'd got up earlier to ease my bladder. We went through our chores and were ready well in time. Washing machinex, watering of the plants etc were diligently carried out.
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