Bapsi Sidhwa’s Anthology of Lahore Launched

Few cities in the world command as much love and admiration among its inhabitants, past and present, as Lahore does. A new anthology — ‘Beloved City: Writings on Lahore’ – edited by Bapsi Sidhwa, which was launched here on Wednesday evening, substantiate the above claim. Bapsi Sidhwa was present at the launching ceremony. The anthology features prose and poetry alike. If there are Madho Lal Husain and Bulleh Shah, there are also Iqbal and Faiz, the common thread running in their verse is the city, which was billed as the Paris of the East before partition.before partition.