Memories of Calf Lahore-------- Tanga Among the missing things of Lahore is a Tanga. Many Tangas in the sixties to nineties were the perfect ride for traveling on the streets of Lahore. No cost of petrol and no maintenance of the engine. Almost every road in the city of Lahore was run by Ta Niga and Reha. In these many famous places, two Maurya Bridges, the Kochwans used to shout "Ajao Meeran Di Khoi, Khoje Shai Jok Cha". Miran and Kot were the corrupted names of Khawaja Saeed.
Memories of Calf Lahore-------- Tanga
Among the missing things of Lahore is a Tanga. Many Tangas in the sixties to nineties were the perfect ride for traveling on the streets of Lahore. No cost of petrol and no maintenance of the engine. Almost every road in the city of Lahore was run by Ta Niga and Reha. In these many famous places, two Maurya Bridges, the Kochwans used to shout "Ajao Meeran Di Khoi, Khoje Shai Jok Cha". Miran and Kot were the corrupted names of Khawaja Saeed. Similarly, the sounds of potty, lowari ajao kali swari also used to stand outside the Eastman photographer in Bhati Chowk. The dialogue of Patti, Lowari Kali Sawari was actually a song from the 1957 Musrat Nazir film Pakkewali which had these lyrics. The super hit film that completed the Golden Jubilee. Similarly, in 1964, a song sung by Masood Rana called "Tange Wala Khair Mangda" was very popular in the movie Daachi, which was shot on Lala Sudhir. When the movies were over, the people going home used to travel from place to place to drink horse waterTanks were made for it and in many places hoofs were attached to the feet of the horses to keep their tops straight. Singer Reshma also used to travel in thongs standing on the road. Among the Kochwans of the same legs, there was also a Kochwan Manzoor Jhla, whose spoken poetry Reshman gained fame by singing in his own language. There was also an old Ravi Bridge, a place where the legs stood. The Kochwan had a specific style of wearing a lingi and a kurta. Having a muffler or a piece of cloth on the head and holding a pickaxe in the handto be
"Tere sain mur jan" was used as an insult for the slowness of the horse. Then a number of the municipality also started appearing on Tange. There were also some modern thongs with a globe of light on one corner. It was a cheap ride.
Today I saw a Tanga in Lahore so I thought I should write something and refresh old memories.
By the way, with the speed with which petrol prices are increasing, perhaps this period will return and Tanga will be seen running on the streets of Lahore aga
in.
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