From Lakshmi Chowk to Krishan Nagar: Why Lahore is bringing back Hindu and Sikh names erased after 1947- Moneycontrol.com
For decades after Partition, Lahore steadily erased visible reminders of its pre-1947 identity. Roads, chowks and neighbourhoods carrying Hindu, Sikh or colonial-era names were gradually replaced with Islamic or nationalist alternatives as Pakistan reshaped its public memory after Independence. Now, in a striking reversal, Pakistan's cultural capital is restoring many of those old names. From Krishan Nagar to Lakshmi Chowk…
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