Ludhiana: In a symbolic gesture of unity, besides shared history and names, soil from a college in Gujranwala, Pakistan, has been brought to this city’s Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College for a ceremonial tree plantation. For this, local poet Sehajpreet Singh Mangat, a govt engineer, went across the Partition-drawn border line after more than seven decades.
Mangat, who attended a literary conference in Lahore, also visited the ancestral sites of cultural icons and shared tales of enduring connections between the two nations. The poet, engineer, and coordinator of the Indian chapter of the World Punjabi Congress, brought soil from Gujranwala College for planting a symbolic tree in Ludhiana to celebrate the shared heritage, name, and historical significance of the institutes.
In Pakistan, Mangat was welcomed at Gujranwala College by its principal, Mohammad Zaman Cheema. Soil from the college was gifted with hopes of planting a tree in Ludhiana using the mixed soil. Discussions are underway to finalise the date for the event at Ludhiana’s GGN College. Mangat visited legendary Punjabi poetess Amrita Pritam’s ancestral house in Gujranwala’s Guru Nanak Pura, observing remnants of Sikh heritage. ‘Ik Onkar’ is still engraved into those walls even though new people that moved in had renovated the house.
He also visited the haveli of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Machli Market, Lahore, and saw its scientific restoration in progress. He also went to Gurudwara Rori Sahib, a historic religious site in Eminabad associated with Sikhism’s founder, Guru Nanak.
World Punjabi Congress Conference is one of the major events Mangat is coordinating in Lahore from Jan 18 to 24, expecting more than 120 delegates from Indian Punjab. For building cultural bridges and promoting Punjabi culture, he has attended seven conferences in Pakistan. He advocates for readership and preservation of Punjabi on both sides of the border.
World Punjabi Congress will be another step in fostering ties between India and Pakistan through shared cultural and historical roots.
Mangat, who attended a literary conference in Lahore, also visited the ancestral sites of cultural icons and shared tales of enduring connections between the two nations. The poet, engineer, and coordinator of the Indian chapter of the World Punjabi Congress, brought soil from Gujranwala College for planting a symbolic tree in Ludhiana to celebrate the shared heritage, name, and historical significance of the institutes.
In Pakistan, Mangat was welcomed at Gujranwala College by its principal, Mohammad Zaman Cheema. Soil from the college was gifted with hopes of planting a tree in Ludhiana using the mixed soil. Discussions are underway to finalise the date for the event at Ludhiana’s GGN College. Mangat visited legendary Punjabi poetess Amrita Pritam’s ancestral house in Gujranwala’s Guru Nanak Pura, observing remnants of Sikh heritage. ‘Ik Onkar’ is still engraved into those walls even though new people that moved in had renovated the house.
He also visited the haveli of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Machli Market, Lahore, and saw its scientific restoration in progress. He also went to Gurudwara Rori Sahib, a historic religious site in Eminabad associated with Sikhism’s founder, Guru Nanak.
World Punjabi Congress Conference is one of the major events Mangat is coordinating in Lahore from Jan 18 to 24, expecting more than 120 delegates from Indian Punjab. For building cultural bridges and promoting Punjabi culture, he has attended seven conferences in Pakistan. He advocates for readership and preservation of Punjabi on both sides of the border.
World Punjabi Congress will be another step in fostering ties between India and Pakistan through shared cultural and historical roots.
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