What is Miani, Punjab?
'''Miani''' is a small town of [[Bhalwal Tehsil]], [[Sargodha District]] in the [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] province of [[Pakistan]]. It is about 70 km from [[Sargodha]] city. ==History== Miani used to have a large population of [[Hindu]]s before the [[partition of India]]. They had to leave their ancestral homes and move to [[India]] after partition. [[Sargodha]] itself was the homeland of Khatris and had a large concentration of the ancient Khatri clans. Khatris are found among both [[Hindu]] as well as [[Muslim]] Punjabis. Some Khatris were converted to Islam after he introduction of Islam into the Punjab. Miani continues to have a population of Muslim Khatris or [[Punjabi Shaikh]]s. Pre-partition, there were also many Hindu Brahmin families living in Miani. There were Gosain Brahmins of six clans, some of which are Balak-nathiye, Dabre, Bhature. The details are available with Purohits at Haridwar, India, a most holy place for Hindus on the banks of holy river Ganges. They were living, before partition, in and around Jhikki Gali of Miani, which was near a 'Roni Khui' or a well. These Gosain families would marry their children into Bagge, Kapooriye Saraswat Brahmins of the region. Other Brahmin families of Miani were Mohyal Brahmins, mainly Dutt. A very large house belonging to a Dutt family still stands tall in Miani with the name 'Krishen Niwas' inscribed in Hindi on the elaborately carved, large wooden doors (for which Miani & Bhera were famous). This door has also engravings of Lord Krishna, cows, lotus etc. Miani was nicknamed Namak-Miani (salt Miani) because it was the main marketplace for salt that was mined from the mountains around Khewra. {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Towns in Punjab (Pakistan)]] [[Category:Sargodha District]]