Hyderababad

Hyderabad

"Hyderābād City (Haidarābād), headquarters of the district of Sindh province of Pakistan traces its early history to Neroon, a Hindu ruler of the area from whom the city derived its previous name, Neroon Kot. Its history dates back to pre-Islamic times, when Ganjo Takker (Barren Hill), a nearby hilly tract, was used as a place of worship. Lying on the most northern hill of the Ganjo Takker ridge, just east of the river Indus, it is the third largest city in the province and the eighth largest in the country with an expanse over three hillocks part of the most northerly hills of the Ganjo Takker range, 32 miles east of the Indus with which it is connected by various routes leading to Gidu Bandar.

Modern Hyderabad

Prior to Partition in 1947, Hyderabad had a large population of Hindu Sindhi who were mainly involved in trade and commerce. The community contributed significantly to the economy of Sindh. When partition of India occurred, the Hindu Sindhis expected to remain in Sindh. There was good communal relation between the Hindu and Muslims Sindhis; Hyderabad was seen as one of the cities least affected by Hindu-Muslim violence in British India. In other cities, the Hindus and Muslims were often not of the same ethnic group, however in Hyderabad, Sindhis, Muslim and Hindu alike, were the de-facto ethnic group. This led to the peaceful communal relationship between the two religions in Hyderabad. But when waves of Mohajirs started to pour into Hyderbad, violence erupted on the streets. The Hindu Sindhis were forced to flee leaving everything behind. Many Hindu Sindhis wanted to return to their native Sindh, when the violence had settled down, but it was not possible. The Mohajirs were given land mostly in the town of Hirabad which belonged to the Hindus. While the population of the people grew with the migration in progress, the then-Government of Pakistan proposed the creation of two more towns, namely Latifabad (in honour of the famous poet of Sindh) and Qasimabad.