Faisalabad: The Untold Story of Lyllpur
मेरी टिप्पणी - जी हाँ, जो आप कहते हैं वह सही है कि हिंदुस्तान का बटवारा अंग्रेज़ ने
किया! अगर अंग्रेज बंटवारे का कोई मौका न देते तो बटवारा नहीं होता। अंग्रेज हिंदुस्तान नाम का कोई विकल्प न रखते तो हिंदुस्तान/पाकिस्तान
बनने का कोई सवाल न होता। लोगों का भारत चुनने की या पाकिस्तान चुनने की
कोई बात ही न होती. लोगों को यहां से वहां नहीं होना पड़ता। लोगों को
यूंही मंदिर, गुरुद्वारे छोड़ कर नहीं आना पड़ता। भारत के लिए
तो खैर पाकिस्तान का हिस्सा 'मर' चुका है लेकिन काश्मीर में इसी बटवारे के
नतीजे को जिन्दा रखा गया है। अगर पाकिस्तान ना रहे, भारत ना रहे तो फिर
मंदिरें फिर से खुल सकते हैं, कश्मीरी पंडीत वापस न जा सकने की कोई वजह न
रहेगी।
21-06-2026
एक प्रतिक्रिया -
@sudhiryadav4315
Apke kahane ka matlab kya hai bhai, Ki hindustan naame na de kar agar india
name hi rakhate to shyad batwara na hota
@hmdhebar3404
sudhiryadav4315 : नहीं। हिंदुस्तान, इंडिया, भारत सब एक ही चीज़ है। अंग्रेज के जाने बाद इन को बरकरार रखने के पीछे लोग न पड़ते तो बात कुछ और होती, ऐसा मेरा कहना है। भारतीय या पाकिस्तानी बनने के बजाए पंजाबी बनने पर ज़ोर देते तो इतनी दर्दनाक बात नहीं होती कि जो हुई। हय तय है कि कश्मीर अभी भी सुलग रहा है। इस के नाम से कम से कम लोग सीधे सोचने लगें इस पर उम्मीद कायम रखना ज़रूरी... धन्यवाद!
22-06-2026
Founding of Lyallpur (1896) The city was officially founded in
1896.
It was named after: Sir James Broadwood Lyall who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab and strongly supported canal colony development. The city was carefully planned.
Unique Design of the City
British planners designed Lyallpur around: A central Clock Tower
(Ghanta Ghar) Eight bazaars radiating outward The layout resembled the British
Union Jack when viewed from above.
The eight bazaars were:
Katchery Bazaar. Rail Bazaar. Jhang Bazaar. Aminpur Bazaar. Chiniot Bazaar. Montgomery Bazaar. Bhawana Bazaar. Circular Bazaar
Who Received Land in the Canal Colonies?
The British did not distribute land equally. Instead, land grants
were carefully allocated.
Military Colonists Large areas were awarded to: Retired soldiers, Army pensioners, Families of military servicemen.
These grants rewarded loyalty to the British Crown.
Agricultural Settlers :
Many farming families were
invited from: Amritsar, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana, Ferozepur, Ambala.
These districts had experienced farmers familiar with irrigation agriculture.
Tribal Groups
The British settled: Jat Sikhs Rajputs Arains Gujjars throughout
the colony.
Religious Endowments, Some land was granted to: Shrines Mosques Gurdwaras Educational institutions.
Who Were
the Majority Landowners Before Partition?
By the early twentieth century, the largest agricultural landholders included Sikh Farmers. Many of the most successful canal colony farmers were Sikh settlers from eastern Punjab. They received substantial grants because: They had agricultural expertise. Many had military service backgrounds. The British considered them reliable settlers. By the 1930s and 1940s, Sikh farmers owned significant portions of some of the most productive lands around Lyallpur.
22-06-2026
Another one...
The LYALLPUR GHANTA GHAR or CLOCK TOWER had GURMUKHI INSCRIPTION TRANSLATED as under :-
This Clock tower is erected in the fond memory of their MERCIFUL QUEEN VICTORIA by the residents of newly carved CHENAB CANAL.
BIKRAM SAMVAT
1962 which means 57 years before ie 1905 C.E.
It has 8 bazaars in style of LOYALTY towards the British Empire and its FLAG having 8 lines in different directions like UNION JACK
My aunt was born in LYALLPUR & she called it so till she passed away
some 8 years back. LYALLPUR had significant rich Hindu / Sikh population before
partition of India.
My comment: The most offending reality for this 5000 year old civilisation is, the majority of the ordinary people had liked the British Rule.
22-06-2026
