Mandani
| Mandani | |
|---|---|
| Town and union council | |
| Coordinates: 34°10′46″N 71°47′10″E / 34.17944°N 71.78611°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Charsadda District |
| Elevation | 376 m (1,234 ft) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
Mandarh is a branch of yousaf zai tribe, fristly the mandarh sub tribe sital here, so the village name become mandarhi.
As the name represents "Mun" which is the unit of mass equals 50 kilogram and "Dany" is taken from "Darai" unit of mass equals 5 kilogram.)
A myth: it is believed that a farmer among early settlers might had sown 50 kg of seed of wheat in Manadin and got yield only 5 kg of grain. Hence the name of the area is thus rooted in the concept of a barren land. In contrast Mandani actually has most fertile and prosperous union council of the District of Charsadda.
Early settler and Demography: In the beginning a few tribes of Yousafzai,s and Mohmands were arrived and started developing the arid non agricultural land. The most notable early settler was a yousafzai tribesman "Sirbuland Khan" who arrived in this area with Saidu Baba (Saidu Sharif Swat) for preaching of Islam. Sirbuland Khan start residing in mandani he was a religious scholor and saint. He had two notable grand sons "Molana Fazal-i-Ahmad and "Fazl-i-Ahad" who were known as Molvi of Mandani. Where as Fazl-i-Ahad played a pivotal role in independence movement of 1857, khilafat movement and the mazdoor kisan movement. In British regiem he spend 3 years regurus imprisonment.
Mavlavi of mandani was highly regarded due his social reforms, educational services and justice based leadership during the early stages of settlement.
Later on, different ethnic background tribes descended from adjoining areas of tribal agencies. Population was increased due to the fertile land and strategic location. The main bazaar, located in the center of adjuvant population, is unique with a rectangular shape and each side is links the village to Tangi in west, Charsadda via Umerzai in the south, the ancient Takht bhai in east and Harichand in north. The main root joins Peshawar to the northern part of KPK in shortest possible root .
Economy and occupation of the dwellers The town is known for agricultural products; sugar cane, tobacco, wheat, maize and all kind of vegetables. Some indigenous people have small simple shops, in contrast to the other market stalls, run by non-indigenous people. The native mandani mass are peasants and lead simple lives on their farms.
Mandani has been a seat of local cultures and has been of great political importance. It was the center of Mazdor Kissan Tehrik in seventies, where Afzal Bangash lead the local farmers to revolt against the land lords ( Khans) who exploited the poor farmers of the N. Hashtnagar. But with the Judicial Murder of the elected PM, Z.A. Bhutto, Gen. Zia crushed the Kissan Movement and sent their leaders to the jails. He supported Khans and forcefully removed the old farmers from their lands and villages. That was the start of extremism in the whole country.
Education: Mandani is a great hub of education. It has one Higher Secondary School for boys, and one High school for girls. There are about 6 private schools, Hashtnagar Public School is the 1st private school in Mandani,but Atlantic College is the 1st ever all girls college in the region which has been several times on the list of the Top Ten Female Institutions in Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Peshawar. Atlantic College has got 100% success in SSC anual Exam 2016. There is Khyber Model College for Boys , Heera Model school , Mandani Model school etc which help educate the children of the region. There are also couple of religious seminaries ( Madrassas) in Mandani, which are funded by various organizations to support their agendas.
Mandani had been a center of the Hindu's empire before the partition of Sub-Continent.
