Krishan Nagar
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Krishan Nagar is part of the Islampura
neighbourhood of Lahore
, Punjab
, Pakistan
. It was named so because of the Hindu
temple dedicated to Krishna
, one of the key Hindu deities. The area was a bustling community with a large concentration of gold shops and jewellers.
During British Raj
, in 1930s came a change in the development of middle class localities in Lahore and areas like Krishan Nagar and Sant Nagar were established. They were planned, geometrical in layout and had parks, sewage and drinking water facilities. In the houses in these areas, roofs of the rooms were high like British bungalows. These housing areas were an improved version of the old architecture of Lahore.
After the independence of Pakistan
in 1947, the Hindu
residents migrated to India
. The area became mainly a residential quarter, heavily populated with Muslims. In 1992, after repeated protests from Muslims groups, Krishan Nagar and Sant Nagar were merged and renamed Islampura
or 'Islam Town' to accurately reflect its current people.
The fact though remains that even now its mostly known as Krishan Nagar rather than any other name just as the case with many other localities of Lahore such as Dharampura (new name Mustafa-abad), Bhalla stop (new name Zaibunnisa stop).
Islampura
Islampura is in the town of data gunj bakesh UC 82 ISLMPURA , Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Islampura has one of the largest Shia Mosques of Pakistan and this area also involved in shia activities because of highly numbers of shia families settled here...
neighbourhood of Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. It was named so because of the Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
temple dedicated to Krishna
Krishna
Krishna is a central figure of Hinduism and is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Bhagavad Gita. He is the supreme Being and considered in some monotheistic traditions as an Avatar of Vishnu...
, one of the key Hindu deities. The area was a bustling community with a large concentration of gold shops and jewellers.
During British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
, in 1930s came a change in the development of middle class localities in Lahore and areas like Krishan Nagar and Sant Nagar were established. They were planned, geometrical in layout and had parks, sewage and drinking water facilities. In the houses in these areas, roofs of the rooms were high like British bungalows. These housing areas were an improved version of the old architecture of Lahore.
After the independence of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
in 1947, the Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
residents migrated to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The area became mainly a residential quarter, heavily populated with Muslims. In 1992, after repeated protests from Muslims groups, Krishan Nagar and Sant Nagar were merged and renamed Islampura
Islampura
Islampura is in the town of data gunj bakesh UC 82 ISLMPURA , Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Islampura has one of the largest Shia Mosques of Pakistan and this area also involved in shia activities because of highly numbers of shia families settled here...
or 'Islam Town' to accurately reflect its current people.
The fact though remains that even now its mostly known as Krishan Nagar rather than any other name just as the case with many other localities of Lahore such as Dharampura (new name Mustafa-abad), Bhalla stop (new name Zaibunnisa stop).