Re: Mehndiratta- Genealogy links
Posted by shahed yousaf on June 30, 2000 at 21:32:27:
In Reply to: Re: Mehndiratta- Genealogy links posted by Ashutosh Mehndiratta on July 31, 1998 at 21:22:42:
Oh my, i am so excited to read your notice. My family originate from
Mianwali, i just visited there about three months ago. My name is
Shahed and i was born, and continue to live, in Birmingham, England.
My father came to England in the early 1960's, but we have a lot of
family in and around Mianwali. My father was about 13 during the
partition and had a lot of hindu friends at school. My grandfather
was a very respected hakim and also an islamic scholar. If you give
me more details, such as family names, village names, (Dhurnaka,
Rikhi, etc) i will do my best to find out about your family. Yours
sincerely, Shahed. Please e.mail me. I am very interested in all
things linked to Mianwali. You may like to know that the pakistani
cricket captain, Imran Khan is from these parts as well, so we are in
good company.
: I am trying to trace my ancestry and origins. Born in New
Delhi,
: India
: : now I live in US. My family moved from District Mianwali,
: : Pakistan(Close to Khyber Pass on Afghanistan border) in 1947.
Since
: : most of lastnames reflect either professions(like Baker,
Shepherd..)
: : or hometowns, I suspect my forefathers to be mehndi artists. Any
: : information about Mianwali or 'Mehndiratta' would be greatly
: : appreciated!!
