Chakwal is located in Dhani vicinity of Potohar in northern Punjab. Chakwal and surrounding
regions are domestic to historic Soan civilization and it has a totally wealthy records.
Chakwal place's district capital is the metropolis of Chakwal. Chakwal district has 4 Tehsils;
Kalarkahar, Choha Saiden Shah, Chakwal and Talagang. For many early years, this place turned into
below the reign of Dogra Rajputs and Khokhar Rajputs. In Moghul emperor Babar's time seven tribes
known as Awans, Waince, Mair Minhas, Khokhar Rajputs, Bhatti Rajputs, Mughal Kassar and Kahut
Quriesh have been settled on this place (wiki).
This area has a completely unique subculture. According to Chen, Leung, & Chen (2009),
subculture is described as a fixed of shared values, ideals and norms that describe a nation's
particular identification. Cultural products/ factors represent of values, symbols, language,
rituals,
myths, tales and ideals which collectively shape the character of a area.
This region is semi-arid with scarcity of water. There are a few herbal and man-made lakes.
People have interaction in agricultural activities. Mustard, Wheat, Grains, Sesame, Peanuts and
Tara Mira are broadly grown on this vicinity. Loqat are grown in massive farms of Choha Saiden
Shah and Kahar Kahar. Salt mines and coal mines also are gift which might be broadly speaking
owned through humans on this area and nearby employees are employed. This sort of
geographical surroundings significantly impacts how humans assume and behave. People on this
area are robust opponents and stub born. They are brave. Many personnel of military have
originated from this region. Education is likewise pretty not unusualplace. People location
numerous significance on education. Many military associated faculties (Fauji Foundation, PAF
etc.), authorities faculties and personal faculties are located on this location. Women
favor to paintings in faculties and different professions aren't favored for girls. In the Mid
80’s many uneducated however professional hard work additionally went to Gulf area so those
expatriates
ship cash to their households dwelling on this location. Punjabi in a selected Potohari
accessory
is broadly spoken and its dialect is pretty one of a kind from diverse types of Punjabi
which can be
spoken in the Potohari vicinity.
People more often than not put on Shalwar Kamez. Some additionally put on dhoti or Turbans
however that isn't not unusualplace (Chakwal News). Men from nicely off households regularly
put
on a ‘koti’/ coat over shalwar kamez. Women may put on a ‘Burqa’ a big black over flowing
garment over their garments to cowl themselves. Sandals and ‘Chapals’/ turn flops are worn
primarily. Many non-Muslim minorities in particular Hindus have lived on this region and lots
of them migrated to India after partition. Just because the whole united states of america has
been motivated via way of means of the Hindu lifestyle, this vicinity isn't anyt any exception.
In truth this location has been a completely critical region for Hindus, as a way to be
mentioned later; consequently Hindu impact is a good deal more right here. Large dowries are
given to ladies
on
weddings and rite of Mehndi is prepared. Tradition of ‘Gharoli bharna’ is likewise not
unusualplace
in weddings wherein sister in regulation or near lady spouse and children of boy's own
circle
relatives visit every other relative's domestic to fill a dust box with water for blessings.
This region has spiritual importance for each Hindus and Muslims. Shrine of Chehl-Abdal is
located on a hill pinnacle 3500 toes above sea level. Many different critical shrines
consisting of Hazrat Baba Farid Ganj Bakhsh, Hazrat Sultan Baho and Hazrat Aho Baho also are
right here.
The well-known temple of ‘Kitas’ is located on this vicinity. It has lots of importance for
Hindus who come right here for worship as Kitas's call is stated in Hindu holy book ‘Maha
Bharat’ (written
in three hundred B.C). The temple boasts one hundred stairs until the pinnacle wherein darkish
rooms are locations of meditation. A fable has it that a few underground a part of temple ends
in Chakwal. Famous student AI Bairuni learnt Sanskrit at this location in a linguistic college
which turned into located right here at that time. It turned into at some stage in his live
at this region that
AI Bairuni determined radius of earth and wrote his well-known book ‘Kitab-uI-Hind’ (Chakwal
News). Yearly truthful or ‘Mela’ was prepared on this region wherein many humans got here
to
entertain others or be entertained. Kahar Kahar is a totally critical traveler appeal of this
place.
It
has a lake and vacationers come right here for boating.
Influence of households and castes continues to be great. Chaudarys, Awans and Rajputs stay the
outstanding households of this area till now. In a few villages including Dalwal, Rajput is
taken
into consideration to be the maximum prestigious forged wherein as in others inclusive of
Bhaun,
Awans are taken into consideration maximum noble. Caste stays an vital a part of this place.
People proudly partner their castes with their names as an instance Raja, Bhatti, Chaudary etc.
People are regularly related to a unique caste primarily based totally on their career for
instance
‘Mussali’ (Sweepers, paintings in mines/ houses), ‘Polli’ (blacksmith, keep keepers etc),
‘Lakhay’ (extract oil), ‘Kohlu’ (Dig land for agricultural purposes). Many of those humans have
now followed
specific professions however humans nevertheless name them with those names and frequently
as a way of insult. Inter caste marriage isn't endorsed and those pick marrying of their
personal
caste. Caste device is so deeply rooted that during a few villages there are separate mosques
for
separate castes.
Some cuisine of this region are very well-known. People like Pahalwan Rewri (a white, spherical
sweet) and rose water of this area. Those who stay in towns convey mustard oil and wheat from
their villages on this place.
Life withinside the villages of Chakwal district is simple. Day begins offevolved early withinside
the morning and those sleep early at night. People go to every different pretty often and
every body is
aware of every different. Television and Indian films are very popular. Wells are dug in
villages and
as there's a scarcity of water, a service who takes water out of nicely materials water to
houses on
a donkey. Many houses have their personal wells and a few newly built houses have brand new
water extracting systems. Old structure of houses isn't like the brand new present day fashion
houses. Villages have a few older houses and a few new houses. Older houses have timber panels
at the room's wall in which silverware and costly cutlery is displayed. Attached lavatories
aren't not unusualplace in older houses. ‘Alaas’ or small holes withinside the wall also can be
visible which had been used for placing lamps in older times. Homes additionally have ‘tandoors’
( hollow withinside the ground) for making ‘rotis’. In addition to that, there are specific
‘tandoors’ withinside the village wherein human beings take their bread to be cooked in trade
for a few cash.
There is lots of distinction withinside the manner locals stay and the manner locals who've
settled
in towns and go to village often stay. People living in towns who've a few own circle of
relatives in
village or people who simply go to it every so often have a greater metropolis like way of
life and
current houses even as people who are completely living in villages have a greater rural way
of
life. Expatriates who're operating withinside the gulf place ( maximum of them are professional
however uneducated) ship again their cash and their households are greater nicely off. Poor
human beings dry animal waste through pasting it at the partitions and use it as a gasoline for
fire.
Poor girls move door to door to invite for food, cash and garments. They additionally have a
tendency animals for richer human beings of the village.
Chakwal metropolis in itself, even though closely stimulated via way of means of the village
life-
style, has extra of an city surroundings. Kallar Kahar and Choha Saiden Shah also are extremely
current. Many corporations together with mining department, Fauji Foundation, Pakistan Cement,
Best manner cement are using knowledgeable locals and feature settled a few outsiders too of
their colonies in those regions. Many human beings who've labored in towns frequently move
returned to their houses in villages after retirement.
Chakwal's particular tradition and its wealthy records makes it a completely exciting
location. Although this location is taken into consideration greater of a advanced rural
vicinity, it has nevertheless saved its actual identification alive.
Kahar Kahar, Chakwal
Kahar Kahar, is Tehsil and a tourist destination about 25 km from Chakwal along the M2
motorway. It is famous for for its pleasant weather, loquat gardens, peacocks and a saltwater
lake. It is very popular tourist resort for surrounding districts. There is an amusement park
is on bank of the lake.
There are many other attractions in the town. Takht-e-Babri, built for emperor Babar to
address his army on his way to Delhi, is a flat stage built of stone. Bagh-e-Safa is a garden
said to be planted by Babar. Baber himself referred Kahar Kahar as a †charming place with good
air†and natural beauty.
Katas Temple
Katas Village, Choa Saidanshah, Chakwal
Katasraj Mandir, typically called Katas Temple, is a Hindu temple in Katas village close to Choa
Saidanshah, approximately forty km from Chakwal town of Punjab in Pakistan. The temple is from
the eras of the Hindu Shahis courting lower back to 615-950 CE and is devoted to their lord
Shiva.
According to Hindu believes, Krishna himself laid the inspiration of this temple together along
with
his handcrafted Shiva ling in it.
There is a sacred pond withinside the temple. According to a Brahmanical story, pond turned into
made through tears in grief of Shiva on the demise of his spouse Sati. The Hindu pilgrims
shower
withinside the pool to are trying to find forgiveness.
The web website online, called Satghara because of this that seven houses, at the start
housed
seven small historic temples and a Buddhist stupa. However, most effective 5 of the seven
temples continue to be intact today. It is taken into consideration as maximum critical Hindu
pilgrimage webweb page in Pakistan and nevertheless big numbers of the Hindu network go to the
web website online from in the united states and abroad. The Government of Pakistan is
making
plans to appoint the temple for World Heritage Site. The University of Chakwal (UOC)
The University of Chakwal (UOC) turned into set up in January, 2020 thru the University of
Chakwal ACT 2019 (Punjab Act No. I of 2020). An exalted bankruptcy became brought withinside the
history of Pakistan in addition to the Chakwal district, while the incumbent Minister for Higher
Education Department, Govt. of the Punjab, Raja Yassir Humayun[circular reference], provided the
invoice of status quo of “University of Chakwal†withinside the Punjab Assembly which become
authorised unanimously. with the aid of using combining Government Post Graduate College
(Chakwal) and Old Kachehri Balkasar Sub-campuses of University of Engineering and Technology,
Taxila.
The University of Chakwal has 4 faculties; Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Basic Sciences,
Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Computer Sciences & IT including 21 departments. The current batch
2015 of Electronics and Mechatronics Engineering reading beneathneath the University of Chakwal
were authorised with the aid of using Pakistan Engineering Council below stage II
The Faculty of Engineering of the University of Chakwal will provide Bachelor's
of Engineering in Electronics, Mechatronics and Petroleum & Gas, at the same time as Faculties of
Arts, Basic Sciences and Computer Sciences and Information Technology provide diploma packages in
diverse disciplines.
The college turned into initially deliberate to be known as North Punjab University] with an
anticipated finances of Rs. one thousand Million.
The call of University of Chakwal turned into previously allotted to a personal institute that
became
installed in 2015. The college turned into deliberate to supplied 4-years Bachelor's diploma
in primary sciences, social sciences, control sciences and pc sciences. It turned into a
undertaking through the Horizon College Chakwal. It turned into the Chakwal's first non-public
college
placed
at the primary Bhaun Road in Chakwal having 4 faculties; Faculty of Natural Sciences, Faculty of
Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Management Sciences and Faculty of Computer Sciences which
consisted of 18 departments.
In May 2017, Higher Education Commission cancelled the No Objective Certificate (NOC) granted to
Private University of Chakwal.
In May 2017, Higher Education Commission cancelled the No Objective Certificate (NOC) granted to
Private University of Chakwal.
On 17 January 2020, University of Chakwal Act 2019 got here into pressure organising Public
region University of Chakwal.
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