Allama Iqbal (Poet of the East) staying in this rest house in 1930 and wrote his famous poem "Hammala", the 1st poem of his book Bang-e-Dra here. The bazaar of Kohala was most populated until 1947. Hindu merchants from Dewal, Murree, Rawalpindi and Punch controlled trade between Punjab and Kashmir.
Allama Iqbal (Poet of the East) residing in this inn in 1930 and composed his renowned poem "Hammala", the first verse of his book Bang-e-Dra here. The bazaar of Kohala was most densely populated until 1947. Hindu merchants from Dewal, Murree, Rawalpindi, and Punch dominated trade between Punjab and Kashmir.