My Video scholarship 2010 entry (edited)
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I am a young journalist from
Pakistan.Being
a responsible citizen of the walled city of Lahore, I have produecd this short documentary on Walled city of Lahore. here is a brief introduction of my city and the subject
of my documentaries. A
fortified area of around 256 hectares and with population of more than
200,000 in the middle of the Lahore city is called The Walled City of
Lahore or Androon Sher which is almost 4,000 years old. The area
is full of mosques, havelis
(enclosed mansions with courtyards) and British colonial buildings,
many dilapidated. Until now, much of the restoration and demolition
work in the old city has been piecemeal, unregulated, and often
privately
funded. Walled City of Lahore is the epitome of local human art and
culture. Life within the Walled City, even today gives us glimpses of
the old traditions and essence of true Punjab. The Walled City of Lahore
is a section that was fortified by a city wall during the Mughal era.
Much of the wall is still standing along with the thirteen fabled gates
which are: Akbari Gate, Bhatti Gate, Dehli Gate, Kashmiri Gate, Lahori
Gate, Masti Gate, Mochi Gate, Mori Gate, Roshnai Gate, Shahalmi Gate,
Shairanwala Gate, Taxali Gate and Yakki Gate. Every gate has its own
story and the people there have their own specific ways of living. Its
like twelve different worlds, timelessly enclosed in a universe called
Lahore. hope you will like the idea and
it will be helpful
for people to know a world's rich architectural and cultural heritage.
and i will love to make these reports in detail for NGC in future, if you like the
idea.
