Metroblogging Lahore [1]on Shamshaan Ghaats – or cremation grounds, and the politics of converting these to burial grounds. “After Independence in 1947, all Shamshaam-ghaats in Lahore were destroyed in wake of departure of Hindus & Sikhs from Lahore. Shamshaan-ghaat is the place where Hindus & Sikhs perform the last rituals of the dead.”
Pakistan: Cremation and Burial
· Written by Neha Viswanathan
Categories: South Asia, Pakistan, Arts & Culture