00:00Today we are going to talk about a building located in the heart of Karachi which is 140 years old.
00:06Yes, we are talking about the magnificent Empress Market.
00:09This is not just an ordinary market, but a place of architectural beauty and extreme urban tension.
00:16It is a living symbol whose story is very important for all of us to hear.
00:21So let us proceed with this reasoned visit in detail.
00:24Let's go straight to the real issue.
00:27This apparently crowded and ordinary place has a secret buried deep within its foundations.
00:33Roncte makes me stand up.
00:35Actually, this place was the place of hanging of local soldiers who fought against the British Empire during the War of Independence of 1857.
00:43Was.
00:44It was at this very point that these Hurriyat lovers were given death sentence.
00:48There is a very profound saying of the famous Mahkik Akhtar Baloch that history itself was the biggest destroyer of this world.
00:55What does this mean? Actually, the British deliberately built this market at this location.
01:01His real aim was to erase forever the memory of those martyrs of the War of Independence.
01:06Let us ensure that this place never becomes a source of struggle for the local people in the future.
01:12Could not become a memory maker.
01:13Now the interesting thing here is how skillfully such a dark past has been hidden behind a wonderful masterpiece.
01:21given.
01:21Designed by Jim Strachan in 1889, this Indo-Gothic style building looks so magnificent and modern today.
01:30Looking at its beauty, one cannot imagine what history is buried in its foundations.
01:52The unique decoration of leopard heads and the blend of Mughal Roman Gothic style together give it
01:59This makes it completely different from the rest of the buildings in Karachi.
02:21In 1954, Kemsey built 1,390 baronial shops and cabins.
02:27And then after 1977, when the surrounding tourist activities ended, this market naturally became extremely
02:35Gunjan became a huge trading centre for every kind of person.
02:40And this very act of revolution created a completely new world outside this market.
02:46An unceremonious market which was disorganized but full of life.
02:51Those famous markets of tea, dry fruits and especially birds were the places where people from all over the city gathered.
02:59People would come running.
03:01The cleanliness and liveliness there had its own unique charm.
03:05But in 2018, a trend came that changed everything.
03:10Heavy machinery entered this historic market at the behest of the Supreme Code.
03:16Look at the comparison of these pictures, those shops which were established for decades and used to pay rent to KMC regularly, suddenly got closed.
03:23And the Rad was declared Tajawazat and was sealed.
03:26This was a very tough time.
03:29This Indami drive was so massive and so sudden that more than 1700 shops were completely bulldozed.
03:38Were given.
03:38Just think, some of these shops were more than 50 years old.
03:43Famous markets like Paan Market, Cloth Market and Dry Fruit Market vanished forever in a moment.
03:51So what is the most important thing here?
03:54According to the estimates of urban architects, this one operation alone resulted in the removal of approximately two lakh non-ceremonial items.
04:03The jobs ended.
04:04Two locks! This was a huge and sudden blow to Mashit.
04:10Behind the violence of these two lakhs were living humans, employment dependent on the races would end in an instant.
04:19Went.
04:19For example, those twenty or thirty Hindu women who used to sell spices by shouting slogans on the streets, their family lineage
04:26The work was done.
04:27Porters, watchmen, and small tea vendors all became unemployed. And when there was no employment left, these poor hard-working people were left without jobs.
04:35There was no other option but to sink into the quagmire of debt.
04:39Was there no middle path to avoid all this? There certainly was. Famous urban planners like Arif Hasan and Virse
04:48Other Mahreen had presented a powerful blueprint.
04:52His aim was to preserve the beauty of the historic building and also provide employment to those poor shopkeepers.
04:58And the non-formal Maaisht should also be protected.
05:02This 3D model brilliantly illustrates what that proposal looked like.
05:50And people's employment would also remain intact.
05:52After the complete restoration of Empire Market, it was formally inaugurated.
05:57That vision of Hukumat Sind had now become a reality.
06:01The results of this $98 million project, funded by the World Bank, are quoted by Urban Suhuliyat.
06:08It is quite a lot.
06:10A new park measuring 5,000 square feet has been built. Parking for cars and motorcycles is a major issue.
06:16It has been resolved.
06:1736 modern grocery shops and 29 meat stalls have been built.
06:21Additionally, special relief has been granted for women and laborers. This means that this area is now a well-organized area.
06:27The public has become aware.
06:29The facilities have undoubtedly become modern and beautiful, but the question arises whether in these 140 years
06:35The old building was physically restored and painted to meet all legal requirements.
06:44Some references to the work
06:45There have been significant conflicts. It is important to consider both sides of this debate. On one side, the government's position
06:52It is said that they have only restored the building to its original colour without disturbing its basic structure.
06:58in other Janalit
07:13Summarizing the facts, two starkly contrasting realities of the Empress Market emerge. On the one hand, there is the urban
07:20A magnificent expanse of beauty, elegance, and splendor, now a place of pure, historical heritage and modern amenities.
07:27fun
07:42He intended to build a memorial to the martyrs of 1857 who laid down their lives in the Nua Badiyati period near the market.
07:50Which simply means that the market date from which we started was 140
07:57After a year she is completing her cycle.
08:00And it is at this crucial point that this passage reaches its end. But before we leave, we should stop and consider one thing.
08:05It's definitely something to think about. As our cities rapidly transition to modernity, these restored, magnificent
08:12What is the historical meaning in reality?
08:32Like we should definitely think about it.
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