Banga, Pakistan
| Banga | |
|---|---|
  Banga | |
| Coordinates: 31°14′N 73°11′E / 31.24°N 73.18°ECoordinates: 31°14′N 73°11′E / 31.24°N 73.18°E | |
| Country |
 Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Elevation | 181 m (594 ft) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
Banga, birth place of Bhagat Singh, is a village of Faisalabad District (previously called Lyallpur) in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 31°24'0N 73°18'0E with an altitude of 181 metres (597 feet).[1]
Bhagat Singh Birth Place Memorial
Bhagat Singh, a Sandhu Jat Sikh,[2] was born in 1907 to Kishan Singh and Vidyavati at Chak No. 105 GB, Banga, Pakistan village, Jaranwala Tehsil in the Lyallpur district of the Punjab Province of British India. His birth coincided with the release of his father and two uncles, Ajit Singh and Swaran Singh, from jail.[3] His family members were Sikhs; some had been active in Indian Independence movements, others had served in Maharaja Ranjit Singh's army. His ancestral village was Khatkar Kalan, near the town of Banga, India in Nawanshahr district (now renamed Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar) of the Punjab and his family had moved to the canal colonies of Banga, Pakistan in the Lyallpur district at the time of his birth.[4]
It was in 1907 that Bhagat Singh, the famous Indian martyr was born here.[5] Bhagat Singh's ancestral village was near Banga, India, his family had just moved and was living in the canal colonies of called chak 105 GB which in now renamed Banga in Pakistan in Layallpur district (now called Faisalabad district) where people from the area of Banga, India had settled when he was born there. It is very old village. Still there are many historical houses built by sikhs, who migrated to India after the Partition of India.[1]
The Bhagat Singh Birth Place Memorial in Pakistan is based in Banga village in Faisalabad District (previously called Lyallpur) in the Punjab province of Pakistan where Bhagat Singh was born in 1907.[1] Government of Pakistan has declared it a national heritage site, Government of Punjab, India has offered help for the purchase and setting up of a world class memorial and the Government of Pakistan has already spent 5 crore rupees to preserve the site.[6][7][8][9]
Bhagat Singh Memorial Fair in Pakistan
The Bhagat Singh Memorial Fair in Pakistan is an annual fair held by Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation of Pakistan at the birth place of Bhagat Singh Banga (previously called Chak 105 GB) village in Faisalabad District (previously called Lyallpur) in the Punjab province of Pakistan on his martyrdom day of 23 March.[6][7][8]
Shrines and annual fair
The village is home of international Bhagat Singh Birth Place Memorial in Pakistan and the Bhagat Singh Memorial Fair in Pakistan is held here annually on 23 March Bhagat Singh martyrdom day.[6][6][7][8][9][10]
In this village there are two shrines of vali Allah's both named Wazir Ali.
Demography
The population of this village is 18000.
Education
There are two high schools for both boys and girls and many private schools.
Gallery
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Photograph of the staff and students of the National College, Lahore founded in 1921 by Lala Lajpat Rai with a view to training students for the non-cooperation movement. Standing, fourth from the right, is Bhagat Singh, later to be executed by the British Raj for his revolutionary activities.
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File:Bhagat Singh's execution Lahore Tribune Front page
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Bhagat Singh Death Certificate
External links
References
- 1 2 3 Location of Banga – Falling Rain Genomics
- ↑ Gaur (2008), pp. 53
- ↑ Singh & Hooja (2007), pp. 12–13
- ↑ Gaur (2008), pp. 54–55
- ↑ He left a rich legacy for the youth, Chaman Lal
- 1 2 3 4 For Bhagat Singh’s memorial in Pakistan, Punjab state of India offers help
- 1 2 3 Punjab in India offers to bear the expenses of Bhagat Singh memorial in Pakistan
- 1 2 3 Pakistan is proving to be bigger fan of Bhagat Singh than RSS
- 1 2 Bhagat Singh birth place memorial gets a face lift
- ↑ Was Shahid Bhagat Singh innocent, Pakistan court to hear the case
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