We made a trip to Amritsar where I had an official engagement.Mummy, Daddy, Neeti and I used this opportunity to see the theatrical display of militarism at the Wagah-Atari Joint Checkpost, pay obeisance at the Golden Temple at dawn and see the historic - though poorly maintained - Jallianwala Bagh where so many innocents shed blood when Gen Dyer ordered indiscriminate firing on 13th of April 1919.
At the end of the day, Mummy too shed some blood when she fell outside the Guest Room and her spectacles caused a gash above the eyebrow. She is recovering and the staple will be removed tomorrow. Here is the first lot of pictures:
Mummy and Neeti shortly after Mummy's wound had been stapled at the hospital.
We are standing in front of the wall that bears the bullet marks (highlighted with white rectangles) of that day in April 1919.
Awaiting the start of the ceremony, Mummy and Daddy posed for us.
Neeti in front of the Indo-Pak gate.
At the 'Zero Point'. The onlookers in the backdrop (and the soldier with a high turban) are all Pakistanis.
PS - Photos at the Golden Temple follow.
At the end of the day, Mummy too shed some blood when she fell outside the Guest Room and her spectacles caused a gash above the eyebrow. She is recovering and the staple will be removed tomorrow. Here is the first lot of pictures:
PS - Photos at the Golden Temple follow.
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