NEW DELHI, May 24 -- At the time of Partition in 1947, the 12 year old boy accompanied his Muslim parents from Peshawar in Pakistan to India. These refugees were first sheltered in Patiala camp. Later they were shifted to Amritsar and Mansa.
To survive, Jagdish Lal Ahuja joined his parents in selling candies, bananas and moong dal in buses and pavements. They would then purchase two kg of moong dal for one rupee and make a number of packets out of them. Due to this survival problem, he could not go to school.
With the meagre savings of Rs 415 they then moved to Chandigarh. Due to his hard work and God's blessings, Jagdish gradually became a successful businessman there.
When the family celebrated his birthday, Jagdish realised that the...