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Krishen Khanna
Armoured Car on Patrol, 1947

- - “During the frenzy which accompanied the Partition of Punjab, the government of the day would declare many parts of Lahore to be on Curfew. Armoured cars would patrol the streets with orders to shoot anyone who did not obey the law. We would play cricket on a plot which was well within the boundary of our house. In his enthusiasm as a batsman, my brother hit the ball well over the boundary wall, crossing the road. There was nothing in sight as he

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