Saturday, 21 April 2012

Iqbal Manzil: Heritage in disrepair

Heavy traffic, lack of parking space, and convoluted electricity cables make the exterior of the building an unpleasant and potentially hazardous place.
The front door, windows, and even the staircase of the house require renovation or repairs.
Visitors stand in the the inner courtyard of the house, which gives a view of the other floors as well as the sky.
A young visitor takes a picture of a framed portrait of Iqbal while on a tour of the house.
A wood-burning heater on display inside a fireplace in the house.
A hukkah-pipe belonging to Iqbal is displayed in one of the rooms of the house.
The dining hall of the house also contains some items of storage inside cartons.
The room where Allama Iqbal was born.
A portrait of Iqbal's wife, Karim Bibi.
The seating area and library shelves of Iqbal's study.
The balcony of the house which faces the street was once also a stage for a speech by Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
A framed photograph displayed in the house shows a social gathering from the Round Table Conferences in London. Iqbal can be seen on the top-right of the image (seated next to the man with a white turban), and Muhammad Ali Jinnah is seated on the opposite side of the table.
School children look on as they are quizzed about Allama Iqbal by their teacher on a field trip to Iqbal Manzil.

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