mahool
January 28, 2016, 4:44pm
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Re: Train to Oblivion: Mari Indus Station
What is dak bunglow?
Re: Train to Oblivion: Mari Indus Station
A dak bungalow, dak-house or dâk-bungalow was a government building in British India under Company Rule and the Raj. It may also refer to some similarly built or -used structures in modern India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.
The dak bungalows carried on a tradition of caravanserais, dharamshalas, and other guesthouses erected by Indian rulers for both Hindu and Muslim pilgrims.
The India Office possesses a diary with the entry for 25 November 1676 noting "It was thought fitt... to sett up Bungal...
mahool
January 29, 2016, 2:47pm
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Re: Train to Oblivion: Mari Indus Station
Do you have personal experience of seeing a Dak bungalow?
Re: Train to Oblivion: Mari Indus Station
Do you have personal experience of seeing a Dak bungalow?
Near Lahore Railway Station just opposite Daewoo Bus Stop entrance towards Allama Iqbal Road (Bohr wala Chowk) , there is a Dak Bunglow, have seen it from outside 100s of times.