बंटवारे का मौका

 Faisalabad: The Untold Story of Lyllpur

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-yidbtjRhk&t=19s

 

मेरी टिप्पणी - जी हाँ, जो आप कहते हैं वह सही है कि हिंदुस्तान का बटवारा अंग्रेज़ ने किया! अगर अंग्रेज कोई मौका न देते तो बटवारा नहीं होता। अंग्रेज हिंदुस्तान नाम का कोई विकल्प न रखते तो हिंदुस्तान/पाकिस्तान बनने का कोई सवाल ही 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 फिरसे खुल सकते हैं, कश्मीरी पंडीत वापस न जा सकने की कोई वहज न रहेगी।

21-06-2026

कुछ और लोगों की टिप्पणियां - 

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.

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.