![]() ![]() ![]() Jagaddal is a town in North 24 Parganas district, on the banks of the Ganges river in the state of West Bengal, On the eastern banks of the river, the town has many jute mills which drew a large labour force from the neighboring states of Bihar and Orissa, as well as eastern Uttar Pradesh, quite often forming an overwhelming majority of the population in the area. Col (retd) MS Alam Joarder was born in village Nagdah, Alamdanga, Nodia district in British India. Joarder, Mohammad Shamsul Alam, 1937-, Afroz, Farhana, and Raichle, Joelle Oral history with Mohammad Shamsul Alam Joarder, 2012 January 16 He is still homeless in Pakistan and adores the freedom that Pakistan has for Muslims. Saleem has seen a lot of bloodshed and looting which is a painful memory. They called the father of that family Bapu which was used for all the elders in India.On his way to Pakistan, Mr. This Sikh family was a friend of his grandfather and so they helped them reach River Beas safely. He visited India twice and stayed with the Sikh family in Koocha Pundit, Delhi which had saved their lives during Partition. Now the name has been changed and Sikhs live in that area as he discovered on his tour to India after Partition. His area was called Abdullah Pur as it was a Muslim majority area. Saleem also discussed different Hindu festivals and killings of people. Next day, his elder brother who was in army came to get them.In Gurdaspur, Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs lived together but there used to be a lot of conflicts on festivals like Holi. Saleem and his father hid inside stairs near which they were sitting. ![]() He was in Jallianwala Bagh with his father when the shooting started. ![]() Saleem believes that he was 8 to 9 years old when Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place and he was a witness to it. His father, Sufi Abdul Aziz had a business of construction materials in the city but they lived in a village of Gurdaspur. Saleem, Muhammad, Abtahi, Arham, Shahbaz, Waqas Ahmed, and Sadarshi, Shivajee Oral history with Muhammad Saleem, 2016 December 9 ![]()
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