Baddomalhi
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Baddomalhi is a city located 35 miles northeast of Lahore
, Pakistan
in Narowal District
. It is located at 31°59'0N 74°40'0E with an altitude of 217 metres (715 feet).
It is primarily a merchandising hub for the agricultural villages surrounding it, producing supreme quality of BASMATI RICE allover the world.
and Pathankot
, by British Railway
Engineers in 1896, it is served by one railway station. The train-track going to India fell into disuse after Partition, as the only link for political and administrative reasons after August 1947 was through the Lahore
-Attari
-Amritsar
route. The train's horn is blown every time it is coming to a stop at the station and can be heard throughout much of the city. Land for the railway station was generously donated by Chaudhry Ghulam Haider Malhi, father of Chaudhry Naseer Ahmad Malhi
.
, which is 14.5 miles (approximately a 30 minutes drive) from Baddomalhi.
Gurudwara used to be in the centre of the town, while the Hindu Temple was on the outskirts of the town, after which came the Dargah
of the Sufi Saint Syed Gazanfar Hussain Kazmi Mashhad, popularly known as the Darbar
OF BHORI WALI SARKAR. Syyed Kazmi was originally from Masshad in present-day Iran. In the tumultuous times during the second week of August 1947, when the country was partitioned, the Sheikh
issued a fatwa
declaring that any Muslim
who murdered a Hindu
would be a Kafir
, and such was the respect for the Saint that the number of casualties was much less than in neighbouring towns. Concerned Muslims provided a walking escort to their neighbours up to the border, where ferry boats took many Hindu residents to the safety of Indian soil. Most expatriate Hindus from BaddoMalhi settled in the northern (Indian) Punjab towns of Pathankot
, Gurdaspur
& Batala
, where they were given houses & lands abandoned by fleeing Muslims as recompense.
The city is 3.14 miles west of the Indian border. The River Ravi forms the natural boundary between the two countries.
hailed from this village. The Malhi
clans are Jatts, traditional feudal landlords, who originally settled the area.
CH.INAYAT ULLAH MALHI:A political personality of the area,landlord,and the owner of Khalid rice mills in Baddomalhi.He has played a major role in the development of Baddomalhi by giving his share of land for setting up a girls college in Baddomalhi.He played vital role in connecting Baddomalhi to Narowal by road.He also made efforts in setting up the most advanced telephone exchange in Baddomalhi.He was one of those who devoted his life for the betterment of the people of the area.He took part in all social ,economical and political activities.He was graduated from a famous college of Rawalpindi.As a student he works day and night for the cause of creating Pakistan,by going to far flung areas by spreading the cause of creation of Pakistan.He fought the first Kashmir war in 1947 as a young man.He was the founding member of Pakistan people party of district Narowal.He was a leading agriculturist and a businessman of the area.
Ch.Khalid Malhi s/o Ch Inayat Ullah Malhi (know as "SAHIB").Studied in St.Anthony high school Lahore, did his BSc from Murray college Sialkot & LLB from Punjab university Lahore.Belong to an agricultural & business family.My Grand father Sb Malhi did his doctorate in agriculture from England.
Ch.Hamid Malhi s/o Ch.Inayat ullah Malhi .studied in St.Anthony high school LHR.did his bsc from FC college LHR & LLB from Punjab university LHR.currently president of Rice grower Association Punjab Pakistan.
Saleem Nasir, KPG- the current Director of the Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, at Queens Hospital in Jamaica
, Queens
, New York
also traces his ancestry to this place.
Nasir M Malhi (M.Com, FCA) Ex- Financial Advisor to Pakistan Cricket Board
, (PCB) currently holds Finance Director position to a large gobal multinational company based in Manama
, Bahrain
with Corporate office in New York
.
Dr. Naseer Ahmed Tahir was famous Homoeopathy Doctor in main bazaar Baddomalhi, as”Tahir HomoeoCenter” Main Bazar Baddomalhi. He given voluntary 20 years, free medical camps around Baddomalhi, He is helpful person, he was famous as cure in one minute .Now he is living in the UK, With same ID, and also traces his ancestry to this City.
AZHAR MAHMOOD MALHI is also famous personality of the town, currently working with REDCO GROUP WLL as finance controller based in DOHA state of Qatar.
Professor Madan Lal Verma who retired as Head of Department of English Literature, Arya College, Ludhiana (India
) was born here, and has described in his writings the tumultuous days following the Partition of the country, and the 4 - 5 mile trek on foot that many Hindu families took subsequent to the Hindu-Muslim riots of 15 August, 1947.
CHAUDHARY MANZOOR QADIR MALHI is one of the famous politicians of this area. Once he had been selected as a councilor in BD election and he defeated the opponent with a heavy mandate.
The main reason of the development of baddomalhi and the area is CHAUDHRY KHIZAR ILYAS VIRK Ex MPA. In his tenure town got degree college for women, Naala Dake which was the main problem since 1947, Main road from Narowal to Lahore, Electricity and roads in every village.
LUQMAN IRSHAD VIRK is another famous personality of the town
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
in Narowal District
Narowal District
Narowal District is a district in the province of Punjab of Pakistan. Narowal city is the capital of the district. Narowal District is divided into three tehsils: Narowal, Shakargarh and Zafarwal. Before the independence of Pakistan in 1947, Shakargarh town was the headquarters of Shakargarh...
. It is located at 31°59'0N 74°40'0E with an altitude of 217 metres (715 feet).
Economy
The town established as a Mandi or Trading Out-post for Rice Farmers & Timber Merchants.It is primarily a merchandising hub for the agricultural villages surrounding it, producing supreme quality of BASMATI RICE allover the world.
Rail
The town was originally linked by rail to LahoreLahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
and Pathankot
Pathankot
Pathankot became 22nd district on 28th July 2011 and a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Punjab. It was a part of the Nurpur princely state ruled by the Rajputs prior to 1849 AD. It is a meeting point of the three northern states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir...
, by British Railway
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
Engineers in 1896, it is served by one railway station. The train-track going to India fell into disuse after Partition, as the only link for political and administrative reasons after August 1947 was through the Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
-Attari
Attari
Attari is a villageof Amritsar District in the Punjab state of India. It lies on the rail route connecting Lahore, Pakistan with the Indian capital Delhi. The Samjhauta Express, the train service that actually crosses the international border, only runs from Attari station to Wagah, Pakistan a...
-Amritsar
Amritsar
Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...
route. The train's horn is blown every time it is coming to a stop at the station and can be heard throughout much of the city. Land for the railway station was generously donated by Chaudhry Ghulam Haider Malhi, father of Chaudhry Naseer Ahmad Malhi
Chaudhry Naseer Ahmad Malhi
Chaudhry Naseer Ahmad Malhi : A historical figure in subcontinent politics, Chaudhry Naseer Ahmad Malhi played a pivotal role in the formation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and is recognised as one of the nation’s founding fathers...
.
Proximity to Indian border
At night one can see the red lights of multiple Indian outposts situated along the border. There is one hospital in the city, but all trauma cases are sent to NarowalNarowal
Narowal is a city in the northeast of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is the capital of Narowal District and tehsil. It is situated on the banks of Ravi River about 4–5 km from the Indian border.-Etymology:...
, which is 14.5 miles (approximately a 30 minutes drive) from Baddomalhi.
History
Prior to 1947, a SikhSikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
Gurudwara used to be in the centre of the town, while the Hindu Temple was on the outskirts of the town, after which came the Dargah
Dargah
A Dargah is a Sufi shrine built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often a Sufi saint. Local Muslims visit the shrine known as . Dargahs are often associated with Sufi meeting rooms and hostels, known as khanqah...
of the Sufi Saint Syed Gazanfar Hussain Kazmi Mashhad, popularly known as the Darbar
Darbar
Darbar may refer to:* A term for a court in Urdu from the Persian - Durbar * A surname used in the Indian Subcontinent, it originated during Mughal rule...
OF BHORI WALI SARKAR. Syyed Kazmi was originally from Masshad in present-day Iran. In the tumultuous times during the second week of August 1947, when the country was partitioned, the Sheikh
Sheikh
Not to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...
issued a fatwa
Fatwa
A fatwā in the Islamic faith is a juristic ruling concerning Islamic law issued by an Islamic scholar. In Sunni Islam any fatwā is non-binding, whereas in Shia Islam it could be considered by an individual as binding, depending on his or her relation to the scholar. The person who issues a fatwā...
declaring that any Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
who murdered a Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
would be a Kafir
Kafir
Kafir is an Arabic term used in a Islamic doctrinal sense, usually translated as "unbeliever" or "disbeliever"...
, and such was the respect for the Saint that the number of casualties was much less than in neighbouring towns. Concerned Muslims provided a walking escort to their neighbours up to the border, where ferry boats took many Hindu residents to the safety of Indian soil. Most expatriate Hindus from BaddoMalhi settled in the northern (Indian) Punjab towns of Pathankot
Pathankot
Pathankot became 22nd district on 28th July 2011 and a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Punjab. It was a part of the Nurpur princely state ruled by the Rajputs prior to 1849 AD. It is a meeting point of the three northern states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir...
, Gurdaspur
Gurdaspur
Gurdaspur is a city in the state of Punjab, situated in the northwest part of the Republic of India. It is located in the center of and is the administrative head of Gurdaspur District. It was the location of a fort which was famous for the siege it sustained in 1712 from the Mughals...
& Batala
Batala
Batala is a municipal council in Gurdaspur district in the state of Punjab, India. It is located about 30 km from Gurdaspur, the headquarters of the district....
, where they were given houses & lands abandoned by fleeing Muslims as recompense.
The city is 3.14 miles west of the Indian border. The River Ravi forms the natural boundary between the two countries.
Streets and thoroughfares
The main market or bazaar is located along the city's primary dirt road which travels through the city. People mainly travel by motorcycle and foot throughout the city as many of the roads are too narrow to accommodate vehicular traffic. Much of the original city was founded during the time before the partition of India and Pakistan. The streets are very narrow, usually only wide enough to accommodate a few people walking by foot. The southwestern part of the city was constructed after the partition.People
Prominent politician and close aide of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Chaudhry Naseer Ahmad MalhiChaudhry Naseer Ahmad Malhi
Chaudhry Naseer Ahmad Malhi : A historical figure in subcontinent politics, Chaudhry Naseer Ahmad Malhi played a pivotal role in the formation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and is recognised as one of the nation’s founding fathers...
hailed from this village. The Malhi
Malhi
The Malhi is a Jat gotra/Kumhar clan from the North Indian state of Punjab and Pakistani Punjab,Earlier based in the region around Sialkot , the Malhis were often wealthy landlords living in North-East Punjab....
clans are Jatts, traditional feudal landlords, who originally settled the area.
CH.INAYAT ULLAH MALHI:A political personality of the area,landlord,and the owner of Khalid rice mills in Baddomalhi.He has played a major role in the development of Baddomalhi by giving his share of land for setting up a girls college in Baddomalhi.He played vital role in connecting Baddomalhi to Narowal by road.He also made efforts in setting up the most advanced telephone exchange in Baddomalhi.He was one of those who devoted his life for the betterment of the people of the area.He took part in all social ,economical and political activities.He was graduated from a famous college of Rawalpindi.As a student he works day and night for the cause of creating Pakistan,by going to far flung areas by spreading the cause of creation of Pakistan.He fought the first Kashmir war in 1947 as a young man.He was the founding member of Pakistan people party of district Narowal.He was a leading agriculturist and a businessman of the area.
Ch.Khalid Malhi s/o Ch Inayat Ullah Malhi (know as "SAHIB").Studied in St.Anthony high school Lahore, did his BSc from Murray college Sialkot & LLB from Punjab university Lahore.Belong to an agricultural & business family.My Grand father Sb Malhi did his doctorate in agriculture from England.
Ch.Hamid Malhi s/o Ch.Inayat ullah Malhi .studied in St.Anthony high school LHR.did his bsc from FC college LHR & LLB from Punjab university LHR.currently president of Rice grower Association Punjab Pakistan.
Saleem Nasir, KPG- the current Director of the Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, at Queens Hospital in Jamaica
Jamaica
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, Queens
Queens
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, New York
New York
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also traces his ancestry to this place.
Nasir M Malhi (M.Com, FCA) Ex- Financial Advisor to Pakistan Cricket Board
Pakistan Cricket Board
The Pakistan Cricket Board is a sporting organization that is responsible for governing all professional cricket including Test cricket and One Day International matches played in Pakistan...
, (PCB) currently holds Finance Director position to a large gobal multinational company based in Manama
Manama
Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 155,000 people.Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very diverse population...
, Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
with Corporate office in New York
New York
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.
Dr. Naseer Ahmed Tahir was famous Homoeopathy Doctor in main bazaar Baddomalhi, as”Tahir HomoeoCenter” Main Bazar Baddomalhi. He given voluntary 20 years, free medical camps around Baddomalhi, He is helpful person, he was famous as cure in one minute .Now he is living in the UK, With same ID, and also traces his ancestry to this City.
AZHAR MAHMOOD MALHI is also famous personality of the town, currently working with REDCO GROUP WLL as finance controller based in DOHA state of Qatar.
Professor Madan Lal Verma who retired as Head of Department of English Literature, Arya College, Ludhiana (India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
) was born here, and has described in his writings the tumultuous days following the Partition of the country, and the 4 - 5 mile trek on foot that many Hindu families took subsequent to the Hindu-Muslim riots of 15 August, 1947.
CHAUDHARY MANZOOR QADIR MALHI is one of the famous politicians of this area. Once he had been selected as a councilor in BD election and he defeated the opponent with a heavy mandate.
The main reason of the development of baddomalhi and the area is CHAUDHRY KHIZAR ILYAS VIRK Ex MPA. In his tenure town got degree college for women, Naala Dake which was the main problem since 1947, Main road from Narowal to Lahore, Electricity and roads in every village.
LUQMAN IRSHAD VIRK is another famous personality of the town
External links
- http://wikimapia.org/country/Pakistan/Punjab/Baddomalhi/
- http://www.airport-images.com/city_1998737_Baddomalhi
- http://www.ecp.gov.pk/content/na/NA-117.pdf
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malli
- http://www.worldcitydb.com/baddomalhi_-3823989.aspx