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Meena Bazaar, Ludhiana
Near about seven & a half decades ago, Meena Bazaar, which is near Chaura Bazaar, echoed with the sweet sound of the anklets of Begum Jaan and many other dancing girls like her. At dusk, when the shops closed, out came beadle-leaf sellers and flower sellers from the huts, carrying tube roses and flower bracelets for the patrons of these girls. The Meena Bazaar of 1930s had decked up girls standing in the balconies to lure clients, as the place was famous for its carnal pleasures. The patrons left before the daybreak lest their deeds be known.
The present day Meena Bazaar offers many things, from sweet ‘batashas’ for children to shrouds for the old, but the beautiful faces and the tinkling of the anklets have vanished. The Meena bazaar had lost its charm with the Partition. It is said that Begum Jaan and her daughter Phoolan used to sing so melodiously that even birds were mesmerised. As per oldest living inhabitant of the bazaar, there was a big ‘haveli’ of Rani — the queen of ‘scarlet ladies’. When she travelled on an elephant, her glory was to be seen to be believed. Now that ‘haveli’ is in a dilapidated condition.
The Meena bazaar now has shops of confectioners and general merchants, besides some cardboard factories. A stench has replaced the sweet smell of roses and, instead of pretty damsels in balconies, a cluttered mesh of power and telephone cables is seen all over. Rickshaws, carts, stray animals and shoppers trudge over the potholed roads here today, raising dust, as if to bury the glorious past of Meena Bazaar.
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