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Dhoul

Dhoul Zairen دھول زیریں

Dhoul Zairen دھول زیریں

Location:

Dhoul Zairen دھول زیریں is a famous village of District Mandi-Bahauddin. In its east is Ladher Kalan, in West is Madhrey and Rattowal, in North is Mangat and its southside is one small canal and Kailu, tehsil Phalia.

Population:

Population of our village is round about 7,000 persons.

Main Casts:

  • Gondal
  • Ranjha
  • Butt
  • Sindhu
  • Langad Bal
  • Barber
  • Lohar
  • Khobare
  • Muslim Shaikh

Registered Voters:

The number of registered voters in the village Dhoul Zairen is 3,800 among them almost half of them are of female voters. Although village is small but at the time of election village splits into three parts. Each group tries to cast votes against each other. At the time of BD elections both males and females cast vote but at National and Provincial Assembly elections only males cast their votes.

Social Personalities:

  1. Ameer Bakhash s/o Malak Khan (Numberdar)
  2. Sikandar Hayat s/o Ameer Bakhash (numberdar)
  3. Gulam Qadar s/o Ameer Bakhash (Surpanch)
  4. Shafqat Munir s/o Ameer Bakhash (Nazim)
  5. Muhammad Yousaf s/o Rehmat Khan (President of Jamate Islami)
  6. Muhammad Husain s/o Admed Deen (President PPP Dhoul)
  7. Muhammad Nawaz s/o Lal Khan (Chairmen L.I.C)
  8. Zaher Ahmed s/o Nazeer Ahmed (Zilla Dar)

Highly Qualified Persons:

  • Late Shahid Munir s/o Haji Gulam Qadar (C. J)
  • Asad Ali s/o Manak Ali (Advocate M.A Eng. , L.L.M)
  • Muhamad Afzal s/o Gulam Nabi (DZO)
  • Shamshair Haider s/o Haji Gulam Qadar (Naib Tehsildar)
  • Late Malak Safdar Husain s/o Muhammad Khan (E com)
  • Irfan Ahmed s/o Murad Ali (MSC , PHY)
  • Sayyed Muhammad Husain s/o Lal Husain (MA.BE)
  • Rafaqat Ali s/o Umar Inayat (Advocate)
  • Javeed Iqbal s/o Muhammad Aslam (Advocate)
  • Zahid Ameer s/o Faiz Ahmed (PSYH)
  • Shujat Ali s/o Liaqat Ali (SI Ranger)
  • Afzal Ahmed s/o Lal Khan (ASI Patrolling)
  • Arfan Nawaz s/o Ahmed Nawaz (Traffic Warden)

Dhoul

Nature Of Peoples:

People of our village Dhoul Zairen are very respective, moderate ,well educated and good host. Way of living is mixture of agricultural and city life. Some people are working in govt sector and many are abroad .

Education Sector:

There are 2 Govt. Schools (one for boys and one for girls) and 02 Private Schools. There are also 02 Mosques in the village.

Means Of Earning:

Majority of the peoples earn their livelihood through agriculture. Few peoples are in Government services. Now there is trend among the youth to go abroad that’s why many peoples of the village are found in France, Spain, Greece, Italy, Kuwait, Saudi-Arabia, Muscat etc. in search of their earning.

Way Of Living:

Peoples of the village live a simple life. They have very friendly behavior. Peoples are very much hostile, peaceful and sincere. Except few black sheeps vulgarity is an uncommon thing. People of the village go to their lands to care their cattles and crops and come back in the evening so they have a very busy life. Young boys play Cricket, Volleyball or play cards in their extra time. Peoples of the village remains careful about fight and misbehavior because if any body do a little mistake other party persons quickly report to the police at THANA Phalia.

Transportation:

Village Dhoul Zairen is located almost 7.0 KM towards east from Phalia City. Peoples use Tanga’s & Rickshas to reach the bus stop. Motor Cycles and Cycles are very common in the village which are used to go towards their lands or near by areas.

Bazars And Markets:

No Bazars or Markets are present in the village only few General stores (Karyana shops) are present which provide commodities of daily use. Peoples have to go Phalia or Mandi bha ud din City for major shopping.

Hospitals, Medical Stores & Shops:

There is 01 Hospital but 03 Medical Store and 30 General Shops and one B.H.U

Media Facilities:

In the village Television, Radio, Tape Recorder, PTCL Phones and Mobile Phones with services of all the Telecom companies are present in almost every house. Few homes in the village also possess Computers in them very rare people use internet.

Crops Of The Village:

Land of this village is very fertile almost every crop of the world can be grown here. People use peter engines for irrigation purposes. Major crops of the village are

  • Wheat (gandam)
  • Rice (chawal)
  • Corn (mukai)
  • Potato (aalo)
  • Barley (jao)
  • Sugar Cane (kamad)
  • Sweet Pea (mator)
  • Chicken Pea (chana)
  • Jawar
  • Bajra

All Vegetables etc.

Communication & Entertainment System:

Every facility of modern era is available like Telephone, Internet, Transport , Mobiles, TV, TV-Cable etc.

Rest House: (Dara)

There is 04 Rest House For Peoples

Sports Of Village:

  • Volleyball
  • Kabaddi
  • Cricket
  • Bantay
  • Akhroat
  • Gulli danda

 Free Time & Hobby:

There is one Park for Peoples nearby our Village and also there is Canal. Kabaddi is the Popular Sport in the Village.

Flora & Fauna:

As the area is very productive both animals and plants love to stay here. Domestic animals of the village are:

  • Buffalos (bhainsein)
  • Cows and Bulls (gaey aur bael)
  • Sheeps (bhairain)
  • Goats (bakrian)
  • Horses (ghoray)
  • Donkeys (gadhay)
  • Dogs (kutay)
  • Cats (Bilian)
  • Hens (murgean)
  • Rabbits (khargosh)
  • Pigeons (kabutar)

Tree’s & Flower’s:

Village land is very much fertile, availability of water is enough although soil not suitable for GYMNOSPERMS and FERNS but ANGIOSPERMS are very much common in the village which include both ornamental and wild. Important plant of the village are as under:

  • Acacia species (kikar)
  • Dalbergia sisso (tahli)
  • Rosa indica (gulab)
  • Orange species (maltay aur methhay)
  • Guava (amrood)
  • Mangoes (aam)
  • Gomi (dhraik)

Main Problems Of The Village:

  • Sui Gas Problem
  • There is no Community Center
  • There is no High School for Boys & Girls
  • Roads condition is very bad
  • Health Problem
  • Street Problems

MAY ALLAH BLESS THIS Mohalla (Ameen)


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munshi mohalla

Munshi Mohalla منشی محلہ

Munshi Mohalla منشی محلہ

Info provided by: M. Qaisar Shahzad & Waseem

Locations

Munshi Muhalla is located in Mandi Bahauddin City.

Neighboring Muhallas

Neighboring Muhallas of Munshi Muhalla are Arshad Town, School Muhalla, Gurrah Mohallah, M.B.Din City etc.

Population

It is a very big Muhalla and 5,000 houses are in it and about 20,000 peoples live in them.

Major Castes

Major casts of the village are:

  • Mian
  • Ghouri
  • Qureshi
  • Barber
  • Khwajgan
  • Ranjhey
  • Tarar

etc…

Famous Personalities

Important personalities of the village are as follows:

  1. Muhammad Ramzan Ghouri (Ex. Consular MC)
  2. Zaffar ULLAH Tarar (Ex. M.N.A)
  3. Shaikh Muhammad Asghar
  4. Mian Tehseen Anjum
  5. Hameed Ali (A.E.O MC Schools Distt MBDin)
  6. Malik Muhammad Aleem (D.M.O Office)
  7. Mian Muhammad Iqbal (Ex. Head Master Govt MC C.P.C P/S MBDin)
  8. Muhammad Rafique Chouhaan (Wapda)
  9. Hakeem Muhammad Saddique
  10. Khawaja Muhammad Ali
  11. Khawaja Muhammad Saddiq

Highly Qualified Persons

The literacy rate is good :

  1. Muhammad Adnan Ghouri (M.A Eco, M.Ed)
  2. Nasir Basheer Gujjar (M.A M.Ed)
  3. Manzoor ULLHAQ Khiyaal (S.S.T Govt, Sir Sayed High School)
  4. Manzar Basheer Gujjar (M.A M.Ed)
  5. Muhammad Riaz Dogar (M.A.L.L.B)
  6. Mian Muhammad Safdar (Govt MC P/S Ward no.5)
  7. Dr. Tariq Saeed (M.B.B.S Al Shifa Hospital)
  8. Ch. Basheer Ahmed Gujjar (Ex. D.E.O)
  9. Syed Natiq Husain Shah late (Ex. Head Master Govt S.S.H.School)
  10. Khwaja Zahid Farooz (M.Sc Math)

Means Of Earning

Majority of the peoples earn their livelihood through agriculture. Few peoples are in Government services and among them most are in WAPDA and ARMY. Now there is trend among the youth to go abroad that’s why many peoples of the village are found in France, Spain, Greece, Italy, Kuwait, Saudi-Arabia, Muscat etc. in search of their earning.

Way of living

Peoples of the village live a simple life. They have very friendly behavior. Peoples are very much hostile, peaceful and sincere. Except few black sheeps vulgarity is an uncommon thing. People of the village go to their lands to care their cattles and crops and come back in the evening so they have a very busy life.Young boys play Cricket,Volly Ball or play cards in their extra time. Peoples of the village remains careful about fight and misbehavior because if any body do a little mistake other party persons quickly report to the police at THANA CITY MBDIN.

Mosques

There are about Ten mosques.

Schools and Education

Literacy rate of the village is much better. Almost every child of the Muhalla goes to school. There are so many Private Schools in the Muhalla.

Media Facilities

In the village Television, Radio, Tape Recorder, PTCL Phones and Mobile Phones with services of all the Telecom companies are present in almost every house. Few homes in the village also possess COMPUTERS in them very rare people use internet.

Flora and Fauna

As the area is very productive both animals and plants love to stay here.

Domestic animals of the village are:

  • Cows and Bulls (gaey aur bael)
  • Dogs (kutay)
  • Cats (Bilian)
  • Hens (murgean)
  • Rabbits (khargosh)
  • Pigeons (kabutar)
  • Ducks (batkhain)

Crime rate in the Village

As it is already mentioned that most of the reports in Thana Phalia belong to this village in which most are to pull legs or arms of the opposing party but the steeling of cattles is an important problem faced by villagers especially JUTT families such Thieves does not belong to this village but to nearby villages whom names are not good to mention, in this village few black sheeps in young generation are also going on wrong path.

MAY ALLAH BLESS THIS VILLAGE (Ameen)


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Sufipura صوفی پورہ

Sufi Pura Mandi Baha ud Din صوفی پورہ منڈی بہاوالدین

                                  Info. IMRAN ALI (BA -LLB)Amsterdam, HOLLAND

Mandi baha ud din is newly emerging and developing city of province Punjab.although it is not a bigger city as compared to other cities of Pakistan  yet it is going towards prosperity and progress with full potential Mandi Baha ud Din is called the city f rivers.it is situated in central Punjab.it has a very fertile territory.people of this area are very hardworking  and very highly qualified.They are serving the nation in all the fields of life.

       Mandi Baha ud din is a very historical city.it is a planned city with a lot of characteristics.Its streets are so much wide and straight..It has nine gates which are named on SAHABA,S NAME.Main city has got a commercial fame in nearby areas.This city has become a main business centre of industry and agricultural goods.A very famous college of Asia is situated in Mandi Baha ud din namely Govt College of Technology Rasool.

BOUNDARIES

If we  have a glimpse of this area we will  come to know about its boundaries
North. = River Jhelum.
West. = Tehsil Malikwal.
South. = Tehsil Phalia.
East. = District Gujrat

Sufi Pura      

Every one has a keen desire to talk about the place where he spend his life and its my pleasure to tell u about my own muhallah SUFI PURA. It was named after our very famous personality called Sufi Malik Muhammed Din. He was a very famous and respected personality of Mandi-Bahauddin. He came to Mandi-Bahauddin in 1895 and settled here. In 1906 he established one Printing Press called “Sufi Printing and Publishing Company” in Mandi-Bahauddin. In this printing press ,the books of Maulana Shibli Numani and Syed Suliman Nadvi were published. In 1911 he started one magazine called “Sufi” in Mandi-Bahauddin. In this magazine, he published the writtings of Akbar ala Abadi, Khawaja Hasan Nazami, Maulana Muhammed Ali Joher, Allama Iqbal and Professor Dr. Nickelson. The famous Poem of Allama Iqbal ” Waaleda Mahruma ki Yaad mein” was published first time in this magazine.

Sufi Malik Muhammed Din constructed the main Jameha Masjid (with big minerat) for Muslims in Mandi-Bahauddin. He established and constructed Govt. Islamia high school for the education of muslim childern in Mandi-Bahauddin. He sold his land very cheaply to muslims and there established ” Muhallah Sufi Pura“. He always struggled for the rights of Muslims in Mandi-Bahauddin. He urged the muslims to take part in the Pakistan revolution. It is in union council number 2 situated in the north of city. It is in the just beginnig of the city when you come from tehsil kharian and tehsil malakwal. It is a totally  residential area. Its location is very beautiful and charming. If we took a glimpse of this area we come to know its territory

            East: Old Rasool Road

            West: New Rasool Road

            North: Pindi Bahauddin

            South: Railway Station and a very beautiful railway  park for recretion.

         some other beautiful sites of my area are following

  • There is a very beautiful canal which is passing just in the centre of sufi pura also present a very beautiful scene.On both side of canal there is greenary and a jogging track.
  • There is another beautiful small park at the bank of a canal  which is just near to Suprident Police (SP) office which also increase the importance and beauty of sufi pura.
  • There are a lot number of private schools situated in my area which are playing a very important role in the building of a good nation. Besides this, there a govt high school for girls is also under construction in this area.
  •  A cinema for the recretion in sufi pura is  NAGINA CINEMA.
  •  SUPERIENTENDENT POLICE (SP) OFFICE is also situated in my area.
  • A very unique thing about my area is that there are almost eight streets that all are very wide and straight. One can see the other end of street standing on one end which is speciality of my muhallah.
  •       Manzoor abad in East
  •       Kot Ahmed shah in the NorthWest
  •       Main city and Usmania muhallah in the South
  •       Shafqat abad in SouthWest
  • Mughal
  • Syed
  • Gondal
  • Rehmani
  • Ranjha
  • Khawaja
  • Paracha and many others

KASHMIR STREET

            Kashmir street is a very famous street of sufi pura and whole city mandi bahauddin. Kashmir street is somehow seperate from other muhallah as sufi pura is in two parts one is in the north of canal and other is in the south of canal so kashmir street is in the southern part. People of kashmir street are very  hardworking and highly qualified. Almost 6 lawyers 2 doctors, police officers, mobile engineers and lecturers belong to this specific street.More than 10 students are studying abroad in  different parts of the world like Europe,USA,UK and Australia. Many good players of cricket (like Mudassar Shah) and football who are representing  mandi bahauddin in pakistan belong to kashmir street.

Famous Personalities of my area.

 Sufi Pura is famous for its literacy rate in Mandi Bahauddin. Its inhabitants are highly qualified.They are serving in all fields of life for nation. So many government high officials,bankers ,lawyers,doctors and local administration officers are residing in this area. I would like to presents few  main names such as

1. Pir Syed (late) Buggay Shah

2. Naseer ud Din Dar (chairman public safety commission)

3. Mirza Muhammad Bashir Chishti

4. Mirza Mushtaq Ahmed (advocate and notary public)
5. Syed Husnain Akht
er Naqvi (advocate)

6. Kamran Ali (ASP)

11. Dr. Shahid

Nearest Muhallas                                                               

Main Castes

People of all castes are living in sufi pura with full peace and harmony and here never  happened any dispute or clash among them. They have developed a strong community. As there are living so much people of different castes but i would like to highlight some main castes such as

                                                                              

Sports                                                                                              

Sufi Pura is a main residential,clean and tidy area of city mbdin. It has all types of facilities for every type of people. For young ones there are play grounds such as hockey ground and foot ball ground and these grounds are also main grounds of city mbdin. A very big stadium for cricket also called M.B.DIN Stadium is just on few steps to this muhallah. Beside this stadium, all types of games are being played.Once in a year in spring season there held in stadium, a very big carnival namely JASHAN E BAHARAN.

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Kumhar کمہار

کمہار کو پنجاب میں اکثر گھمیار بهی کہا جاتا هے ـ یه کوزه گر اور اینٹیں پکانے والا هے ـ حصار اور سرسا میں اس کی کافی تعداد ملی ـ وهاں اوردامن کوه اور وسطی اضلاح میں وه اکثر کاشتکار هے ـ زیریں دریائے سنده پر ان کی کچھ تعداد نے آپنا اندراج بطور جٹ کرایا ـ کمہار رواجی معاوضه لے کرخدمات سر انجام دینے والا حقیقی خدمت گذار ہے جن کے بدلے میں کمہار گھریلو استعمال کے لئیے مٹی کے تمام برتن اور (جہاںرہٹ استعمال هوتا هے)مٹی کی ٹنڈیں بهی فراہم کرتا ہے ـ پنجاب کي ذاتوں میں صرف کمہارہی گدهے پالتا ہےاور گاؤں کي حدود میں اناج کی نقل حمل کرنا اور اس کے بدلے میں اپنے موّکلوں سےدیگر اشیاء مثلاَ بیج یا کهانا لے کر آنا اس کا کاروبار هے ـ لیکن کمہار اناج گاؤں کے باہربلا معاوضه لے کر نہیں جاتا ـ گاؤں اور قصبات میں کمہار چهوٹا موٹا حمال هے ـ بعد میں وه مٹی کهاد کوئله اور اینٹیں بهی لادنے اور لے کر جانے کا کام کرنے لگا ـ اس کا مذہب علاقے کاغالب مذہب هی نظر آتا هے ـ کمہار کی سماجی حثیت بہت پست ہےهی ـ کیونکه گدهے جیسے ناپاک جانور کے ساتھ اس کا موروثی تعلق اس کو بهی آلوده کر دیتا هےـ گدها چیچک کی دیوی سیتلا کا مقدس جانور ہے ـ اس طرح کهاد اور کوڑا کرکٹ لے جانے پر اس کی آمادگی بهی اس کم حثیت بنانے کا سبب ہے ـوه پنجاب کا خشت ساز بهی ہے کیونکه صرف وهی بھٹوں کا کام سمجهتا هے ـ کوزے اور اینٹیں پکانے کے لئے بطور ایندهن جلانے میں کوڑاکرکٹ استعمال هونے کی وجه سے اس کا تعلق غلاظت سے بهی هو گیا هے ـ مجهے یقین ہے که کمہار سانچے والی اینٹیں بهی بناتا هے لیکن سوکهی مٹی سے گاؤں میں تیار کی جانے والي عام اینٹیں عموماَقلی یا چمار بناتا ہے ـ کوزه گر بهی کہا جاتا هے ـ(Kiln burner)کمہار کو پزاواگر اور موخرالذکر اصطلاح کا استعمال عام طور پر صرف ان کے لئیے ہوتا ہےجو نہایت عمده قسم کے برتن بناتے هیں ـ سرحد پر کمہار گلگو نظر آتا هے ـ ہندو اور مسلمان کمہار دونوں پائے جاتے هیں ـ ہندو کمہار کو پرجا پتی یعنی خالق دیوتا بهی کہاجاتا ہے ـ کیونکه کمہار مٹی سے چیزیں تخلیق کرتا هے ـ نابها میں کمہار برہما کی نسل سے ہونے کا دعوی کرتے هیں ـ رام ذات کا رانگڑ ، کرشن ایک آهیر ،برہما ایک کمہار اور شیو ایک فقیر ـ کہانی یوں هے که ایک مرتبی برهما نے آپنے بیٹوں میں کچھ گنے تقسیم کئے ـ کمہار کے سوا سب نے آپنے آپنے حصے کا گنّا کها لیا ،لیکن کمہار نے اسے ایک مٹی بهرے برتن میں لگا کر پانی دیا جس نے جڑ پکڑ لی ـ کچھ ریز بعدبرهما نے بیٹوں سے کنّے بارے پوچها تو صرف کمہار هي اسے گنّا دونے کے قابل هو سکا ـ تب برهما نے خوش هو کر کمہار کو پرجا پتی یعنی دنیا کی شان کا لقب دیا ـ لیکن برهما کے دیگر ٩ بیٹوں کو بهی خطابات ملے ـ ایک روایت بهگت کُبا کو کمہاروں کا جدامجد بتاتی هے ـ دہلی کے کمہار سبهی دیوتاؤں اور اولیاء کی عبادت کرتے هیں ـ وه شادیوں کے موقع پربهی پیروں کو کچھ نذر کرتے هیں ـ ڈیره غازی خان کے کمہار ،جوسب کے سب مسلمان هیں ،تونسه پیر کو مانتے هیں ـ لاہور کے کمہار ہولی کا تہوار دیگر ذاتوں هي کي طرح دهوم دهام سے مناتےهیں ـ مسلمان کمہاروں کے دو علاقائی گروپ بهی هیں جنڈ نابها اور ملیر کوٹله میں دیسي اور ملتانی ـ دیسی عورتیں سیتلا کو مانتی هیں لیکن ملتانی عورتیں نہیں ـ گورداس پور میں پنجابی اور کشمیری کمہار ، سیالکوٹ اور گجرات میں کشمیری اور دیسی کمہار هیں ـ مسلمان کمہاروں کے کوئی ذیاده اهم پیشه ورانه گروپ نہیں هیں ، ماسوائے گجرات کے کلالوں کے جو پیشے کے اعتبار سے گانے ناچنے والے هیں اور کمہاروں کي شادیوں پر خدمات انجام دیتے هیں ـ آگرچه دیگر کمہار انہیں به نظر حقارت دیکهتے هیں ،مگر انہیں آپني بیٹیوں کے رشتے بهی دے دیتے هیں ـ میانوالی کے کمہار برتن سازی کے ساتھ ساتھ کاشت کاری بهی کرتے هیں،اور چند ایک کوّیے اور زمیندار قبیلوں کے مغنی بهی هیں ـ لیّه کے کمہار جلال باقری کی نسل سے هونے کا دعوی کرتے هیں ـ گوجرانواله میں کمہار پیغمبر دانی ایل پر یقین اور کام شروع کرنے سے پہلے اسی کا نام لیتے هیں ـ لباس کے حوالے سے بهی مختلف علاقوں کے کمہاروں میں فرق پایا جاتا ہے ـ کانگڑا میں ہندو دیسي کمہار عورتیں سونے کی نتهلی پہنتی هیں ـ مالیر کوٹله میں مسلمان ملتانی کمہار عورتیں آپنے پاجاموں کے اُوپرایک لمبا چولا زیب تن کرتی هیں جو کمر تک آتا هے ـ ملتان میں همدو اترادهی خواتین ناک میں نتھ پہننے کی عادی هیں ـ مسلمان ذیاده تر ملتانی کمہار عورتیں ساری ذندگی پیراہن یا چولا پہنتي هیں ـ میانوالی تحصیل میں لڑکیاں شادی کے بعد چولا پہنتی هیں ـ
موجودہ دور میں کمیار قوم نے بہت ترقی کی ہیں خاص طور پر پنجاب پاکستان کے ضلع منڈی بہاوالدین میں انکی کافی تعداد پائی جاتی ہے اور کاروباری پیشہ سے منسلک ہیں

About Punjab

Since time immemorial Punjab has been primarily an agricultural land. People here are rough and tough when it comes to physical work but they are quite lively otherwise. The culture of Punjab is very rich and the people are so attached to their land that they have still preserved their tradition in it’s very original form. Punjab has seen many ups and downs since it’s origin yet it has survived all odds because of it’s unity. Punjab is well knit as one unit by the yarn of unity and it’s people are bound together by a common tradition since ages.
 
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The old houses of traditional Punjab are worth seeing as they depict the art of the people of this land of cultural heritage. The spacious houses and high roofs show the architectural sense of the Punjabis. The doors and windows of the big havelis were the main attractions. .

 
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Traditionally Punjab has been a land of agriculture. It is a storehouse of grains. The fertile plains of this region and the hardworking Punjabis together make Punjab an agriculturally rich state.
 
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Punjab was a rich state in the good olden days. It was healthy and wealthy. The people of Punjab believed in eating, drinking and merry-making. They found pleasure in everything they did. The utensils used in those days were made of copper and silver with lots of work done on them which made them decorative and ornated. These were an important part of their lives and each utensil was a live example of the artistic skills of the Punjabis.
 
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Traditionally Punjabis have been quite hardworking. While men were out in the fields, the women folk of Punjab involved themselves in the daily chores of the household and did almost everything themselves. If one happened to peep into a village of Punjab during the day, one would see the women folk busy with vivid household work. Though advancing technology has made work easier and faster, yet we can still trace women doing most of their work in the traditional style.

 
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History of Punjab

پنجاب کا لفظ ابن بطوطہ کی تحریروں میں ملتا ہے جو اُن نے 14ویں صدی عیسوی میں اس علاقے کا دورہ کرنے ہوئے لکھی، اس کا وسیع پیمانے پر استعمال سولہویں صدی کے دوسرے حصے کی کتاب ”تاریخ شیر شاہ سوری“ میں ملتا ہے، جس میں پنجاب کے شیر خان کے قلعے کی تعمیر کے حوالے سے ملتا ہے۔اس سے پہلے پنجاب جیسا تذکرہ مہابھارت کے قصے کہانیوں میں بھی ہے جو پنجا ندا (پانچ ندیاں) کے حوالے سے ہے۔اس کے بعد آئین اکبری میں ابو الفصل نے لکھا ہے کہ یہ علاقہ دو حصوں میں منقسم تھا، لاہور اور ملتان۔ اس آئین اکبری کے دوسرے حصے میں ابوالفصل نے پنجاب کو پنجند لکھا ہے۔ اس کے علاوہ مغل بادشاہ جانگیر نے اپنی تزک جانگیری میں پنجاب کا لفظ استعمال کیا ہے۔پنجاب کا لفظ فارسی کے پنج یعنی پانچ اور آب یعنی پانی سے ماخوڈ ہے۔ یعنی پانچ دریاؤں کی سرزمین ۔یہ وہ پانچ دریا ہے جو اس علاقے میں بہتے ہیں۔آج کل ان میں سے تین دریا تو مکمل طور پر پاکستانی پنجاب کے علاقوں میں بہتے ہیں۔ جبکہ دو دریاؤں کے مرکز بھارتی پنجاب سے ہو کر آتے ہیں۔

Punjab (the land of five rivers) is the biggest land area of Pakistan and is popularly known for its culture. It shares most of its cultural and carnival values with Indian culture. According to population, 56% of the total population of the country is situated in Punjab Province. It has a total of 36 districts and contributes approximately 50-60 % of the economy.

Punjabi Culture is one of the oldest in world history, dating from ancient antiquity to the modern era. The scope, history, complexity and density of the culture are vast. Some of the main areas of the Punjabi culture include: Punjabi cuisine, philosophy, poetry, artistry, music, architecture, traditions and values and history. Some cities of Punjab have more importance for Sikh community from India. The founder of Sikh religion was born in Nankana Sahib, a district of Punjab so Sikh from different parts of world come and visits Punjab. Jahngir tomb and Badshahi Masjid in Lahore are the important places of Pakistan. Data Sahib is very scared place in Punjab and most of the people come and visit Data sahib every year.

 

People

Punjabi people are very warm hearted and fun loving. Punjabis are heterogeneous group comprising of different tribes, clans, communities and are known to celebrate each and every tradition of their culture. People of Punjab have strong beliefs on pir-faqeers, jogi, taweez, manat-ka-dhaga, saint of repute, black magic, and other superstitions, however recently due to increase of literacy, people have become somewhat rational . Punjabis also believe in cast system but as now people are getting educated, the differences are getting blurred. Some popular casts of Punjabi’s are; Jats, Maliks, Mughals, Arains, Gujjars, Awans, Rajputs, Gakhars, Khokhars, Sheikhs, Aheers, Kambohs, Niazis, Legharis, Khosas, Dogars, Thaheem, Mirani, Qureshis, and Syeds.

In villages’ people usually live in small communities (biradaris), however they live in peace and harmony with each other. They take active part in the happiness/grieve of each other and give a great deal of respect to their culture, norms and run their lives according to their set traditions. Punjabi people are famous for their hospitable and loving nature.

 

Languages

Punjabi is the provincial language of Punjab. It is spoken as the first language by majority people in Punjab, even spoken and understood in areas beyond the confines of Punjab. Facts and figures show that Punjabi language is spoken as first language by 44% of Pakistanis. Urdu language is also commonly spoken in this region. Key Punjabi languages/dialects are:

  • Pothowari
  • Hindko
  • Jhangvi
  • Shahpuri
  • Pahari
  • Majhi
  • Saraiki

Dresses

Costumes of Punjab are an indication of the bright and vibrant culture and lifestyle of the people.

The costumes are a mix of colours, comfort and beauty and Punjab is well known for the use of phulkari(embroidery) in its costumes. In most of the villages of Punjab men wear Pagri(turban), dhoti/lacha, kurta, khusa. Women wear gharara, or choridar pajama or colorful shalwar kameez, paranda, choli/duppata, khusa, kola puri chappal or tillay wali jutti. Whereas in urban areas of Punjab men and women follow latest trends and fashion, generally they wear different styles of shalwar kameez.

 

Cuisine

The extensive cuisine of Punjab can be vegetarian and non-vegetarian. One commonality between all Punjabi dishes is the liberal usage of ghee or clarified butter spices and Punjabis are fond of sweet-meats also. Most Punjabi food is eaten with either rice or roti. There are some dishes that are exclusive to Punjab such as Mah Di Dal, Paratha, Makai ki rotti, Saron Da Saag, and in cities Choley, Haleem, Baryani and other spicy dishes are popular. In beverages, tea is consumed in all seasons and as a custom most of Punjabis serve tea to their guests. Punjabis are also fond of Zarda, Gulab-Jamuns, Kheer, Jalaibi,Samosy, Pakorey etc. During summers people drink lassi, doodh-soda, aloo bokharey ka sharbat, lemonade etc.  These cuisines have become world-wide delicacies with large scale representation.

 

Sports

Punjabi people have fanatical interest in sports. Punjabi’s are fond of kabaddi, and wrestling, which is also popular in other parts of Pakistan and it’s also played on national level. Other games being played in Punjab region include Gilli-Danda, Khoo-Khoo, Yassu-Panju, Pitho-Garam, Ludo, Chuppan-Chupai, Baraf-Panni, Kanchy and some major sports include cricket, boxing, horse-racing, hockey and football. National Horse and Cattle Show at Lahore is the biggest festival where sports, exhibitions, and livestock competitions are held.

 

Cultural Festivals

There are numerous festivals which are celebrated by Punjabi people including some religious festivals such as Eid-Milad-Un-Nabi, Jumu’ah, Laylat-ul-Qadr etc. Urcs (devotional fairs),which are held at the shirnes of sufi saints, Melas and Nomaish (exhibitions).The Provincial capital Lahore is widely popular for its entertaining events and activities. Lahori’s are famous all over the country for their celebrations particularly for Basant festival (kite flying) in the spring season. Other festivals celebrated in Punjab region include Baisakhi, Teej, Kanak Katai etc.

 

Dance and Music

Bhangra is most commonly known Punjabi music genre and dance style. Punjabis passionately love folk songs/music, Qawali and Punjabi music is recognized throughout the world. The Tabla, Dhol, Dholki, Chimta, Flute and Sitar are all common instruments of this delightful culture. Punjabi dance is based around happiness, energy and enthusiasm.Different forms of dance in Punjab are: Loddi, Dhamal, Sammi, Kikli, Gatka, Bhangra, Giddha and Dandiya. Punjabi dances have been embraced by the American culture and others alike and now they are one of the most appreciated art forms.

 

Custums and Rituals

Some of the customs followed in Punjab have no foundation in Islam. However, the Punjabi culture has adopted those ceremonies and traditions from Hindu culture.

Birth Rituals

Punjabis celebrate birth of their child with great enthusiasm. Grandfather or grandmother or some respected elder member from the family puts honey with their index finger in child’s mouth called Ghutii. Sweets are distributed among friends and relatives and people bring gifts for the child and mother. Generally on 7thday child’s head is shaven and Aqiqa ceremony is held, also sheep/goat is slaughtered.

Punjabi Weddings

Punjabi weddings are based on traditions and are conducted with strong reflection of the Punjabi culture followed by several pre-wedding customs and rituals (dholki,mayun,ubtan etc.)Punjabi weddings are very loud, energetic, full of music,colors, fancy-dresses, food and dancing. Punjabi weddings have many customs and ceremonies that have evolved since traditional times. In cities the wedding are celebrated following a blend of modern and traditional customs and the ceremony generally lasts for 3days, Mehndi, Barat (Nikkah+Ruksati) and Walima, followed by Chauti (bringing the bride back to her parents’ home the next day).

Funeral Rituals

At funerals after namaz-e-janaza it is customary to offer lunch to people who came for condolence. On 3rdday of the funeral, Qul is held and every following thursday the Quran is recited (jumah-e-raat) followed by prayers for deceased and after 40days the chaliswaan is held. After which the funeral is over. Some families observe anniversaries yearly (barsi).There is no formal dress code for Punjabi funerals however people mostly wear shalwar kameez and casual clothing is observed. Funerals of Shia families are more intense. Both men and women wear black shalwar-kameez and rigorous crying and screaming is a common occurrence at such funerals.

Literature

Punjab is very rich with literature and Sufis adds more in its literature. Punjabi poetry is renowned for its extremely deep meaning, beautiful and hopeful use of words. The large number of Punjabi poetry is being translated throughout the world into many languages. Some famous poets of Punjabi are Sultan Bahu, Mia Mohammad Baksh, Baba Farid, Shah Hussain, Anwar Masood etc. Waris Shah, whose contribution to Punjabi literature is best-known for his seminal work in Heer Ranjha, known as Shakespeare of Punjabi language.  Bulleh Shah was a Punjabi Sufi poet, a humanist and a philosopher. The verse from Bulleh Shah primarily employed is called the Kafi, a style of Punjabi. Some other popular folk tales of Punjab include Sassi-Punnu, Sohni Mahiwal etc. that are passing through generations.

 

Arts and Crafts

Punjab is the major manufacturing industry in Pakistan’s economy and here each art enjoys a place of its own. The main crafts created in the highlands and other rural areas of Punjab are basketry, pottery, which are famous for their modern and traditional designs all over the world and are included in the best formations of Punjabis. bone work, textile, cloth woven on handlooms with stunning prints is embroidered in the rural-areas and the weavers produce colorful cloths like cotton,silk etc. embroidery, weaving, carpets, stone craft, jewelry, metal work along with truck art and other wood works. The craft of Punjab is its fundamental soul and its craft create its entity.

List of cities in Punjab (Pakistan)

Ahmadpur East
Ahmed Nager Chatha
Ali Khan Abad
Alipur
Arifwala
Attock
Bhera
Bhalwal
Bahawalnagar
Bahawalpur
Bhakkar
Burewala
Chillianwala
Chakwal
Chack Jhumra
Chichawatni
Chiniot
Chishtian
Daska
Davispur
Darya Khan
Dera Ghazi Khan
Dhaular
Dina
Dinga
Dipalpur
Faisalabad
Fateh Jang
Ghakhar Mandi
Gojra
Gujranwala
Gujrat
Gujar Khan
Hafizabad
Haroonabad
Hasilpur
Haveli Lakha
Jalalpur Jattan
Jampur
Jaranwala
Jhang
Jhelum
Kalabagh
Karor Lal Esan
Kasur
Kamalia
Kāmoke
Khanewal
Khanpur
Khanqah Sharif
Kharian
Khushab
Kot Adu
Jauharabad
Lahore
Lalamusa
Layyah
Liaquat Pur
Lodhran
Malakwal
Mamoori
Mailsi
Mandi Bahauddin
Mian Channu
Mianwali
Multan
Murree
Muridke
Mianwali Bangla
Muzaffargarh
Narowal
Nankana Sahib
Okara
Renala Khurd
Pakpattan
Pattoki
Pir Mahal
Qaimpur
Qila Didar Singh
Rabwah
Raiwind
Rajanpur
Rahim Yar Khan
Rawalpindi
Sadiqabad
Safdarabad
Sahiwal
samundri
Sangla Hill
Sarai Alamgir
Sargodha
Shakargarh
Sheikhupura
Sialkot
Sohawa
Soianwala
Siranwali
Tandlianwala
Talagang
Taxila
Toba Tek Singh
Vehari
Wah Cantonment
Wazirabad
Zafarwal

Chaarpai چارپائی

Chaarpai  چارپائی

Charpai/manji is an ancient furniture style still used extensively today charpoy is very light bed a single man can carry. The Charpoy is very versatile and functional piece of furniture we have taken this simple design to make many different pieces of furniture thus we have several sizes which include beds benches and footstools.

“Char Paya” in Persian meanings four footed bed stead of woven webbing or hemp stretched on a wooden frame on four legs common in this subcontinent of Indo-Pak the bed used in Pakistan India consisting of a frame strung with tapes or light rope. Charpoy is an important part of the lives of the Pakistani people it used as bed at night and for guest offered charpoy to sit and relax.

A manji is a traditional hand woven bed used all over Pakistan specially the villages of Pakistan it consists of a wooden frame bordering a set of knotted ropes. Charpoy is traditionally made of wood and its feet or (poy) are beautifully carved or decorated with lacquer or paints. It’s knitted with date palm leaves or a rope made of jute. Now a day’s charpoy also made of Iron pipe and knitted with colorful plastic rope.

Charpoy is multi uses furniture it used not only at home but at commercial basis on long route the village hotels used charpoy and serves food on it the traveler takes rest at mid journey the truck driver spend their night on these charpoy at road side hotels and restaurants. Char payee means four footed bed in saraiki and Punjabi it called manjaa or manjee and in Sind it called khatt khaatt or khattra or khatya traditionally user would lie directly on top of the ropes without an intervening mattress. It’s making begins with the tying of a life knot at one corner of the bed. In dera ghazi khan the big charpai is also called ahamacha this city has the world’s largest charpai

Punjab Games

Kikli

This is another game, basically for women. Two girls clasp their hands and move in circle. This was a game, which was played by two or four girls and multiple of two thereof.
Kikli kleer di,
Pag mere vir de,
Daupatta mere bhai da
Phitte mun jawai da

Kokla Chhapaki

This game is popular even today amongst the children. Both boys and girls play it. Children sit in a circles and a child who has cloth in hand goes around the circle-singing: It is a kind of warning for the children sitting in a circle not to look back. The cloth is then dropped at the back of a child. If it is discovered before the child who had placed it there had completed the round, the child who discovered the cloth would run after him and try to touch him with it till he sits in the place vacated by the one who had discovered the cloth.

Chicho Chich Ganerian
This game is for both boys and girls. It is generally played by two teams and involves drawing as many vertical lines as possible.

Lukan Miti (Hide & Seek)

This was also played by both boys and girls and continues to this day. Two teams can also play this. One has to hide, the other has to seek but before doing it a call is given.

Guli Danda

This is basically a game for the boys and is the simplest version of modern cricket. It is played with a wooden stick and ‘guli’ (another small wooden piece pointed at both the ends.) Two teams divide themselves, one throws the guli and the other team uses the danda- (stick) to strike it. There are various other games that are played with Guli Danda

Kidi Kada or Stapoo

This is a game played both by the girls and boys. It is still common amongst some of the children. This game is played with in small boundary (court), drawn on the ground and a piece of stone.

Ghaggar Phissi
This is another game for the boys. One boy would bend and the other boys, may be one or two or three get on top of him, if he could bear the weight, he would win. In case he could not bear the weight and fell, he would lose.

Kabbadi
This game is popular even today and is played now by both boys and girls. This was included in the Asian Games also and is popular all over south Asia. The game is played between two teams. A line is drawn between the two teams and each team would send a player across the line. If the player after crossing the line is able to touch a player of the opposite side and came back without being caught, the team doing so would win and a point was added to its score. This process by the player crossing the line has to be performed in a single breath. The team with higher score would be the winner

Rasa Kashi (Tug of War)
The men generally played this game. These day’s women also participate in the game which is played by two teams. A line is drawn between the two teams, each having one end of the rope in its hands. The team, which is able to drag the other team to its side, is the winning team.

Akharas
These were very popular. Located near the well outside the village, sometimes near the temple. These were the places where the boys learnt wrestling from a Guru or Pehlwan-Wrestler.

Martial Art
This was also a part of the teaching in Akharas, where the boys learnt the use of weapons. Nihangs practice martial arts to keep up the traditions.

Kite Flying (Patang Bazi)
It is now very much an urbanized game and is popular with the rural folks as well. It has now assumed an International character.
Besides the games mentioned above, Chaupat, Shatranj (Chess), camel and bullockcart races, cock fights in addition to Kabutar bazi, chakore bazi and bater bazi are well known.
LATTOO ( yo-yo), played mostly by the boys.

 

Bandar Qilla (Baander killa)

Bandar Qilla (Baander killa)

A famous game used to play in streets or play grounds is BANDAR QILLA. The stuff needed to play this game is a nail, pillar or a tree and a rope 3 to 4 feet long. 3 or more people can play this game. Joy and pleasure attached to the game is directly related to the number of participants, the game becomes even more interesting if greater number of players join it.

گلی ڈنڈا

یہ کھیل بنیا دی طور پر لڑ کوں کا کھیل ہے اورر جد ید کرکٹ کی ایک قسم ہے۔ یہ ایک بہت ہی پسند یدہ کھیل جو تمام علا قوں میں کھیلا جا تا ہے۔
طر یقہ کار:یہ کھیل ایک لکڑی کے ڈنڈے اورگلی کے سا تھ کھیل جا تا ہے۔ دو ٹمیں برا برا تقسیم کی جا تی ہے۔ایک ٹیم گلی پھینکتی ہیں اور دو سری ڈنڈا استعمال کر تی ہے۔ ڈنڈا اس گلی کو ما ر نے کے لئے استعما ل کیا جا تا ہے۔ز مین میں ایک کھتی کھو دی جا تی ہیں ۔ گلی کو اس کھتی پر رکھ کر ڈنڈے کی مدد سے ا چھا لا کر دور پھینکی جا تی ہے کھتی کے سا منے کچھ فا صے پر مخا لف ٹیم کے کھلا ڑی کھڑے ہو تے ہیں اگر وہ گلی کو زمیں پر گرنےسےپہلے لو چ لیں تو کھیلنے والے کی با ری ختم ہو جاتی ہے اس کی جگہ دوسر اساتھی آجاتا ہے اگر گلی زمین پر گر جائے تو ڈنڈے کو کھتی پر رکھ دیا جا تا ہے مخا لف ٹیم کا کھلا ڑی گلی سے ڈنڈے کو نشا نہ بنا تا ہے۔اگرگلی ڈنڈے کو لگ جائے تو با ری ختم ہو جا تی ہے۔اگر گلی ڈنڈے کو نہ لگے تو کھلا ڑی زمین پر گری ہو ئی گلی کودو چو ٹیں لگا تا ہے۔اسےٹل لگا نا کہتے ہیں۔گلی جہاں بھی گر ے مخالف اسے وہاں سے اٹھا کر کھتی پر رکھے ہو ئے ڈنڈے کو نشا نہ بنا تا ہے۔ اگر گلی ڈنڈے کو لگ جائے تو کھیلنے والے کی باری ختم ہو جا تی ہے۔اس طرح یہ کھیل جا ری ریتاہے۔
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بنٹے

یہ کھیل صرف لڑکے ہی کھیلتے ہیں ۔اوریہ کھیل ہمارے علاقے میں بہت مشہور ہے۔یہ کھیل لڑکے بہت شوق سے کھیلتے ہیں۔
طر یقہ کار:اس کھیل میں دو ٹیمیں برا برا تقسیم کی جا تی ہیں۔ ایک گول دا ئرہ بنا یا جا تا ہےاور اس کے اندر چھو ٹی سی لکیر لگائی جاتی ہےاور دو نو ںٹمیں چار چار بنٹے اس لکیر کے او پر ر کھتے ہیں۔ اور دونوں ٹمیں ایک ایک بنٹا باری باری کھچنتے ہیں اور جس کا بنٹاگول دائرے میںآیاجاتا ہےتو پھر زیادہ بنٹےجینتے کی کو شش کر تا ہے اور اس طرح یہ کھیل جاری ریتا ہے۔