Streets of Bahadurgunj

Hey Saifu,I like your exceptional and dynamic method of keeping the pace alive and love the interconnection of people & festivals in the your article.I am glad you still remember so many names.this reminds me beautifull Memories of Allahabad of my times.( Accha tha kharab jaisa tha kya zamana khaab jaisa tha )
keep up the good work.
Keep writing! I'd like to see more of your work

Hola. Chak mohalla got divided into sub mohalla, Bahadurgunj was one. Zero Road came into existence in 20's I think. Harivansh Rai Bachchan, father of amitabh bachchan, has dedicated one full chapter on Chak mohalla. If you get to read his "in the afternoon of time". You will get a very clear idea of bahadurgunj from 20's till I left in early 90's. In Daira of bahadurgunj there is a very old Masjid, Mughal artchitect, at Sulakhi chouraha there are few old masjids too
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Allahabad is one of the few cities which have not benefited much from independence.

Zero road must be from pre-partition days. These days, that location is in Nagpur. They even have a point which is called zero point, which is supposed to be the exact centre of India.

Okay I found Mirganj and Zero Road and a Laxman Market Road. They intersect at Latitude= 25°26'19" and Longitude= 81°50'26".

Your writing style is wistful, nostalgic and matter-of-fact. The piece is good. Keep writing. If you can find old photos and take some new of same neighborhood then it would be interesting.

"How I wish one day to write the color full details of most"

First of all I could not find Bahadurgunj in Google Earth. First thing you should do is to find exact Latitude and Longitude and post it to Google Earth or here. That will help me browse this locality on GE and see if there are any interesting photos are there on GE. Next you should give more details. Like what was major road in neighborhood, what was major Mandir/Masjid in neighborhood, cinema-ghar, ischool, etc.

good one.interesting and evokes
sense of place and time.
Agreed with Salim..Should write a
book

Saif, that was an interesting and funny read. Keep up writing. Enjoyed it thoroughly.

major snooze fest Pal.

Saif,
Very interesting article that is full of enthusiasm and hope. I enjoyed reading this. Please consider writing a good book on this topic.