Despair has become too much, I have watched with concern, there was no use in even biting, I have criticized, I have resorted to praise, I have taunted, I have spoken in anger, I have joined hands with love, it has made no difference, neither one believes nor the other believes. Today it occurred to me that we should also look at the surroundings through the eyes of Omar Khayyam. Our Omar Khayyam, the second, Mr. Ayaz Amir Sahib, used to entertain us with his written concepts of romance, poetry and beautiful seasons, flowers and dance and beauty, but he too has lost the beauty, love and joy by putting on the glasses of politics. If you put on the glasses of Omar Khayyam, a new world is visible. These days, Lahore is full of flowers, blue, blue, and yellow. A few days ago, there was a Sufi festival. Today, THINKFEST is being held. At night, colorful lights are lit from the canal bank to the main road. The cold and rain have created a pleasant atmosphere, but every day, a person is silently adding something new to these colors. Sometimes he brings to light a historical building hidden in the mist. Sometimes, apart from a few selected things from the royal fort, a new world of meaning is created. The extinct and submerged buildings inside the fort are emerging as if the same old era has returned. The guards and guards are making the sounds of “Get out, get out!” The same fort that used to present a scene of sadness is now full of laughter. Shalimar Bagh is also taking on a new look, although it was being removed from the list of modern Lahore. The Madhu Lal Hussain festival has also been taken over this year by the same person who is carving every historical diamond of Lahore and Punjab. A gallery of Punjab’s hero Bhagat Singh has also been established. Not a month passes that some historical mansion or building buried in the dust does not come to life again, there is no mansion or street of old Lahore that is not in his sight. Some mansions have found a new life, some are waiting to see when someone will trim their locks.

First, he restored the fading pictures on the walls of the royal fort. The world’s largest picture wall, built centuries ago, can now be seen again. Colorful rickshaws and carts can be used to take visitors to every corner of the fort. Then he found the smithy, which had collapsed. Once upon a time, the smell of food and the smoke of wood would have risen from here. Now the passage of time had reduced even the ashes there to dust. Then new relics started coming out of the smithy in every corner of the fort. From the mansion Kharak Singh to the basements and upper floors, they have been restored and decorated. If you want to see the mansions of old Lahore, there is a separate arrangement for that. Earlier, apart from Sarai Sultan, no mansion had been restored. Now, Naunhal Singh’s mansion, Noori Mansion and several other mansions have been revived. If you want to see the Hindu relics and temples of Lahore, there is a pilgrimage arrangement. Two ancient temples remind us that once in Lahore, Hindus, Sikhs, Parsis and Muslims all lived together in harmony.

Two festivals of Lahore were famous for centuries, Basant and Mela Chiraghan. Metal strings and chemical wires in Basant have caused so many deaths that the government has given up the dream of restoring Basant. Although Basant can be easily done by banning motorcycles in the inner city for one day, if the government wants, it can organize Basant only in the inner Lahore area for one day by taking safety measures. Both Mughals and Sikhs used to celebrate Basant with great enthusiasm in their times. Reading the accounts of celebrating this festival in historical books makes one’s heart flutter. During the Musharraf era, when Basant was being celebrated in Lahore, so many guests used to come from outside the world that the rent of rooms in hotels reached millions. Now all this seems like a dream, I wish some solution could be found for a peaceful Basant. The person who is reviving and restoring Lahore should also do this work. The second festival was the Chiraghan Mela. This Mela is still held, but its old colors have changed. It is necessary to restore the same old colors and harmony as it was celebrated in history by lighting lamps. The relics of the ill-fated Sufi poet Shah Hussain are scattered in Lahore. They should be preserved and seminars should be held during the Mela on his poetry and art. Arrangements should be made for reading Kalam and public interpretation of this Kalam. It is not complete without mentioning Shah. The court of Waris Shah, buried in Jandiala Sher Khan Sheikhupura, should become the center of Punjabi poetry and Punjabi culture. The architectural style of the courts of Shah Hussain and Waris Shah is also not worthy of their glory, nor does the environment of these courts reflect the civilization of Punjab. Many monuments of the Sikh era are preserved, but many things need to be preserved. The Hindu temple in Katas Raj has been restored, and attention should also be paid to the Buddhist relics located there.

Harappa has a central position in the Indus Valley Civilization. Harappa’s indigo was exported all over the world. Harappa’s indigo fairy and three-leafed dhak boti are still under discussion among archaeologists around the world. The Priest King of Mohenjo-daro, which I have translated as “Sain Sindhu”, and the Dancing Girl “Sambara” are masterpieces of world-renowned importance. No such image has been discovered from Harappa, but much is going to come to light on the Harappa civilization in the coming days. In the new book “The Golden Road” by the Indian-based Scottish researcher and author William Darmpel, it has been confirmed that the area from Harappa to Multan was called “Malwaha” and the products of Malwaha reached Mesopotamia, that is, Iraq. A new city has also been discovered in this area where people who had migrated from Malwaha lived and indigo-dyed cloth has also been found from there. Attention also needs to be paid to this ancient treasure of Pakistan.

The one person who has changed everything through the restoration of ancient monuments of Lahore and Punjab, renovation of historical buildings and new ideas is Kamran Lashari. Therefore, today’s Lahore is not Lahore but Kamran’s Lahore, Kamran Lahore and if this person gets a chance, he will also make Punjab a Kamran Punjab. A poor beggar can neither give diamonds nor any honor to his beloved person, but he can only pay tribute with words, so today it is the same debt that this beggar is trying unsuccessfully to pay off. May Kamran Lashari’s spirit be safe, may Lahore and Punjab be prosperous.