Pul Kanjari Amritsar | Pul Moran | Moran Sarkar | Queens of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Pul Kanjari Amritsar | Pul Moran | Moran Sarkar | Queens of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Situated nearly 35 k.m. from Amritsar Railway Station and 5 k.m. away from Indo-Pak border (Wagah Border Amritsar) at village Dhanoe Kalan. Pul Moran (Pul Kanjari) stands to testify the stay of Maharaja Ranjit Singh during his visits to Amritsar. After crossing Atari from Amritsar side, nearly 500 yards ahead, there is a road on the right, leading to village Attalgarh. After Attalgarh, "village Mode” the road ends at Pul Moran.
Moran a dancer hailing from nearby village Makhanpura used to perform in the Royal Court of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. On way she has to cross a small canal linked to river Ravi, which was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in order to irrigate Shalimar Gardens of Lahore. This canal at that time was lacking a proper bridge. During one such visits while crossing the canal Moran lost her silver sandals. This pair of sandals was presented to her by the Maharaja. Disappointed over the loss, she refused to perform in the court of Maharaja. When the incident was brought to the notice of Maharaja, he immediately ordered the construction of a bridge on the canal.
The dancers were not given much respect in that days, and they were addressed as “Kanjari”. Hence the bridge constructed to facilitate “Moran dancer” was known as “Pul Kanjari”.
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