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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;
font-family:"Google Sans",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">The idea of a book on Lahore is hardly
new. A number of books have been written on this wonderful city that has seen
the ebb and flow of time through the centuries. But, there is a need for many
more. For Lahore remains a virtually inexhaustible treasure of stories that
inspire, instruct and entertain. Majid Sheikh in his writings on the people,
places and events that constitute Lahore^s history brings out its exuberance as
well as its pathos. Over times it has been laid waste by waves of invaders and
by bouts of famine but has bounced back each time with its zest for life
undiminished. Perhaps, it is to this distinguishing trait that its denizens
point to when they say Lahore Lahore ai. Today when the city can no longer call
the Ravi its own and is beset with mindless development, and qabza groups as
well as grinding poverty in its midst, that spirit is much needed. But, what
strikes one most in reading the book is the historical plurality of culture,
religion and ethnicity that gave Lahore its particular tone and style. And it
is perhaps this that helps Lahore retain that very special place not only in
the hearts and minds of those who live here or elsewhere in Pakistan but
throughout the subcontinent and beyond</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Google Sans",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">About
the Author</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Google Sans",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">Majid
Sheikh</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;
font-family:"Google Sans",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"> is a freelance columnist writing for
leading English-language newspaper. A working journalist since 1971, having
worked in Pakistan, Britain and Europe. He is also a professional researcher
and analyst in economic, financial and entrepreneurial affairs.</span></p>

