Both my writers and readers know that I believe in publishing articles at the earliest, but this time it could not happen. It took three months to publish this article. Dr. Abdus Salam Sb sent me this article on 12 June 2022 and the next day I told him that I would arrange for Haseeb … [Read more…]
An interesting story of old names and nicknames by Dr. Abdus Salam (JB)
Story of Dhuniya and Taily
Old memories of Neela School Chakwal By Dr. Abdus Salam (JB)
Water carriers of village were called Panhara.
Old village stories that are now history but still have their fascination. (JB)
Dr. Abdus Salam salampindi@gmail.com DISEASES & TREATMENT 1.Rabbit ( ساہ) blood was used for treating asthma (ساہ).Brandy was thought useful for curing Pneumonia . I recollect a Brandy bottle was kept by Khala Ji for this purpose. I don’t know how Pneumonia was diagnosed without Xray chest. The medical use of alcohol gradually declined worldwide by … [Read more…]
Dr. Abdus Salam salampindi@gmail.com BARBERS 1. Khadim and Karam Ellahi were barbers of Malhuwala. Barber performed his job sitting on charpoy on one side and customer on the other. He provided home service to few respectable elders. 2. Cooking meat in functions was his responsibility 3.Circumcising was also his duty. Our cousins Ikram and Inam were … [Read more…]
Dr. Abdus Salam salampindi@gmail.com POTTERS, ENGLISH KOOZAH and BLACKSMITHS 1. Noor Zaman, Ustaad Abdur Rehman and Allah Jewelia were the last generation of professional potters. They were expert in their job and won many competitions from their relatives of other villages. 2.The clay free from gravels was collected from the far-flung area. The clay after mixing … [Read more…]