Ferozepur- The land of Martyrs
‘Welcome to Ferozepur - THE LAND OF MARTYRS’ reads the signboard which also mentions that the Ferozepur cantt. (or the so called ferozepur wala army area) is straight ahead and Ferozepur city is towards the right. Till here it is fine but the very next signboard reads: International Indo-Pak border is straight ahead 5 km which sends a chill down many spines. Most surprising thing about Ferozepur is that it is one of the largest towns that I have seen so close the most tensed border of the world. The urban conglomeration ends barely 3 km from the deadline i.e. the line of control (LOC). Ferozepur is more of a peaceful area perhaps because its residents live so close to the 'violence' that they have finally come to conclusion that peace is a rare entity and must be relished to its fullest while it is still there. Ferozepur was founded by Sultan Firoz Shah Tughluq (1351–88), a famous ruler of the Tughluq dynasty, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to...