What The Old City Keeps In Its Memory Box
BHOPAL It is most unfortunate that the instant recall at the mention of Bhopal is the horrendous Industrial tragedy of 1984 . Posters and graffiti, old and new, throw angry reminders at you as you drive into and out of the city. Setting that aside ........ This bustling Capital City is so conveniently demarcated as Old and New sections that it was easy for this visitor on a hurried trip to breeze through only the Old City sights , without wasting time on the modern roads and traffic signals. The Old City was typically old world chaotic , with crowded alleys , push carts , stray cattle and dour looking high walls. Secured among all that were the musty curios , redolent with age and lores, like memorabilia in the old tin trunk of a dear grandmother. The legendary founder of the City is King Bhoja of Malwa , in the 11th Century. Historically, it was a town gifted to Dost Mohammad Khan in the 18th Century by the Gond Queen , Kamalapati, as payment for mercenary services he had offere