Barabasti

Barabasti
village
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Bulandshahr
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu,
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Nearest city	Bulandshahr

Barabasti or Barah Basti is a group of 12 villages lying in Bulandshahr district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The 12 villages are located adjacent to each other within an area of seven square miles, and noted for a high population of Pathans, in addition to other Muslims and Hindus.

Villages

The name "Barabasti" is derived from the term "Barah Basti", which in Hindustani means "twelve settlements". The twelve villages, now under the districts of Bulandshahr, Ghaziabad and Amroha, are: Basi, Bharkaun, Bugrasi, Chandiyana, Barwala, Umarpur, Daulatpur, Gesupur, Jalalpur, Sherpur, Girora, Bahadurgarh. Hyatpura ,mohammadpur rustampur

History

Barabasti was established by Isa Khan during the regime of Sher Shah Suri (1472–1545).These are the villages of Pathans who migrated from Afghanistan. Pathans who are residing there belong to the "Daudzai" the Pashtun tribe. The river Ganges passes through Basi, one of the 12 villages in Barabasti. In earlier times most transportation was by river. When Sher Shah Suri transported his material by boats on the Ganges, the smaller dynasties used to rob his boats. Then Sher Shah Suri decided to protect his shipments by deploying his people on the banks of the Ganges. Isa Khan was a commander in the army of Sher Shah Suri, and was very close to him. Isa Khan called Pashtun people (Pathans) from his native town, located on what is now the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. These people first settled in the Basi village on the banks of Ganges, and were employed to protect the boats of Sher Shah Suri from invaders. Soon they became powerful, and started conquering the adjoining areas by defeating the smaller dynasties.

During the partition of India in 1947, many Pathans of Barabasti migrated to Pakistan. Several activists of the Indian independence movement were from Barabasti. Risaldar Azam Khan of Basi was a famous person of earlier times. Sharafat Hussain Khan was a social activist of Basi. There are many achievements of Sharafat Hussain Khan of the betterment of Basi and Barabasti. Azizurrahman Khan Saheb "Raees Basi"( Ex Pradhan) has built a gate in memory of Risaldar Azam Khan. He has also funded the repair of Pathan's heritage ( an old mosque) in front of his palace. Hyatpura is a village which has an entirely Muslim population.

Transport

Barabasti is about 100 km from Delhi. Barabasti can be reached by road in a three-hour drive from Delhi. Time can be saved by taking the expressway from Delhi to Noida, then the Dankaur station road to Bulandshahr. Then from Bulandshahr to Siyana which is just 8 km from Barabasti.

Economy

The basic economy of this area is based on agriculture. Barabasti has many mango orchards, many varieties of mangoes are grown here like Dinga, Dusseri, Ratol and Fajri. The area supplies a large number of mangoes to the country, and has been declared fruit belt by the government of Uttar Pradesh. Hundreds of trucks loaded with mangoes go to various places including Azadpur Mandi (fruit market) in Delhi, and some of best mangoes are exported to Gulf and European markets.

Demographics

Barabasti has a cosmopolitan mix of Muslims and Hindus. However, it is noted for its relatively large Pathan population.

Politics

Some politicians from Barabasti include:

• Abdul Majeed Khan of Bugrasi was a freedom fighter.
• Mahmood Aslam Khan, a lawyer by profession and two time MLC in UP. He was from Bugrasi. His elder brother Asadullah Khan was a close associate of Jawahar lal Nehru. Mohmammed Ahmed Khan s/o Asadullah Khan was a rtd Col in Indian army while Matloob Aslam Khan S/o Mahmood Aslam Khan was a captain in Indian Navy,
• Shaukat Ali Khan of Sherpur was member of constituent assembly.
• Mumtaz Mohd Khan, a four-time MLA from Siyana Seat
• Janab Abul Salam Khan Of Bugrasi was the first Chairman of Bugrasi

• Haji Mohammed Ahmad Khan Sahab of Bugrasi was a known hunter and had killed two lions in Berielly jungles.
• Imtiaz MOHD Khan (son of Mumtaz Khan), a two-time MLA affiliated to the Indian National Congress
• Dilnawaaz Mohd Khan ... [ grandson of Mumtaz mohd khan n son of Imtiaz mohd khan ] is a sitting MLA from Siyana seat. He won the 2012 election with a thumping majority.
• Naved Mohammad khan (son in law of Mumtaz Mohd Khan), of gesupur is a social worker.He work for the development of village Gesupur and work for the welfarement of villagers.
• Juhi Khan daughter of Mumtaz Mohd Khan is the member of Delhi Commission of Women and a congress party member
• Nabeel Mohammad khan son of Juhi khan is a Social Activist.
• A-urrahman Khan Saheb, Raees Basi, has been Pradhan of Basi twice.
• Arif Mohammad Khan, from barwala the youngest Indian Central Government Minister (Civil Aviation Minister); a two-time Member of Parliament (MP) and a three-time MLA
• Nawab Zia Khan of Bahadurgarh, the Education minister of Uttar Pradesh during the Government of Samajwadi Party and currently named minister of state of education department under Samajwadi party rule. He is a close associate of Mulayam Singh Yadav.He became chairman of NADA and secured his ministerial berth in u.p govt. again in 2015,feb.
• Asif Mohammad Khan from Barwala, a two-time MCD councillor; MLA from RJD party from Okhla Constituency,one time MLA from Indian National Congress from Okhla Constituency, New Delhi
• Salar Mohammad Khan from Barwala is 2times pradhan from (uttrasia-mohalia, teh-baheri dist-bareilly) also a good politician from Samajwadi party.
• Aftab Ahmad Khan, Chairman- Municipal Board Hasanpur (1988-1994). He is appreciated for his great tenure.
• Janab Umar Mohammed Khan from Barwala is a very helpful personality and very well known face in Barabasti, he helped poor people in many areas .

• Afaq Raheem Khan during his chairmanship brought plenty of new projects to town Bugrasi.
• Rihan Mohammed Khan (Barwla)is Youth Leader of Bahujan Samaj Party.
• Dr. Azad Ahmad Khan of Gesupur first PhD of chemistry in barah basti and now President of JASA in JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA and working as technical officer.

After the partition of Indo-Pak in 1947 a sizable number of Pathans from Barabasti migrated to Pakistan. They are mostly settled in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad. Some of the most prominent among those are: Late Colonel ( R ) Altaf Ahmad Khan son of Hafiz Sheikh Ahmad Khan of Village Chandyana did his Electrical Engineering from Aligarh University in 1947.He was from 1st P.M.A Graduate Course and was the founding Commandant Of EME College Pakistan Army. Aslam Rehman Khan; Village Basi, Now settled in Karachi. he was the Ex-MD of Pakistan International Air-lines. Brig Mussarat Ullah Khan; Village Chandyana, now settled in Lahore. He is retired Secretary of Pakistan Hockey Federation. Dr Waqar Masood Khan; Village Bhadurgarh, now settled in Islamabad. He is the current Secretary of Finance Government of Pakistan. Dr. Shahid Saeed Khan; Village Bhadurgarh, now settled in Dubai. He is working on a very senior position with Bin Laden of Saudi Arabia Mr. Ashraf Kha; village Bhadurgarh, now settled in Karachi. He is the retired GM of BCCI Bank. Mr. Imran Saeed Khan, he is working with Australian government department of Trade.