Rasool Pur, Rajanpur

Rasoolpur is a model village of South Punjab (Siraiki belt) Pakistan in district Rajanpur Tehsil Jampurr.It is satiated on 35 miles north from the district Rajan pur on main road (Dera Ghazi Khan to Karachi road). Its population is near to two thousand .All people are educated and 90% are government servant with women. There are two High Schools ‘girls and boys. Several people are on their jobs in U.S.A’Kanada /Saudi Arabia. Dubai etc. They are very qualified in their education.There is working a welfare organization named Ahmedani Welfare Organization and also there is a literary organization named Rasoolpur Siraiki Sangat which is working for research on Siraiki language .It has published several books which were awarded by the government with Award of Khawaja Ghulam Farid.This village is famous for annual Siraiki programs like Mushaera and Music programes. This is also well known about Works on Siraiki language and literature.

Historical Back ground

In this village Ahmedani Baloch are living. They were inhabitant of Haro and Adam Garh near to Sindh River .Due to flood they migrated to another place near to Kotla Mughlan named Farid Abad. But after Ghulam Rasool khan Korai (a retired judge and famous Baloch leader and historian 0ffered some for a new village .All people migrated to this village on 1934 .The name of this village was on the name of Ghulam Rasool khan ‘Kotla Ghulam Rasool Khan but due to long name it was remaned Rasoolpur.

Writers

• Maulvi Moosa Khan Aadaab-ul-Atfal and Ruqaat-i-Imla
• Peer Bakhish Peer He was a poet and prose writer .He wrote near to one dozen books. There are some translation of Sheikh Saadi and Maulan Rom.These books have not been published but some of its’ are in public library Rasoolpur
• Abdul Rashid Arshad He was a poet .He famous poem is written on the gate of Masque of Rasoolpur
• Talat Mahmood He was a founder of Siraiki Sangat Rasoolpur .He was also a poet. After his death a booklet has been published about his life and poetry
• Ismail Ahmedani Peet de pandh’AmarKahani’Chholian (Awarded books)
• Shafiq Sabir He is poet of Siraiki language
• Dr Ghazala Ahmedani Aj de Marvi
• Jamshaid Kamtar Gulab de phul.Tareekh-I-Ahmedanian.Pandghi turda jul and more
• Imtiaz Faridi Secretary Siraiki Sangat Rasoolpur
• Muhammad Hussain Shad Beet de sik
• Dr Bashir Baloch Fiction writer and poet. He died on 45

Some of these books have been published by Siraiki publications Rasoolpur

Places

• Library There is a public library in which hundred books are available for public. There is a great portion of religious and literary books. Besides this there are several private libraries
• Mosque A beautiful mosque is in the center of village near pubic library

Games

With other games chess is liking game in this village. Several players from other cities come here to play this game. Safiq Sabir ‘Haji Muhammad Ramzan ‘Bashir Khan ‘Munir Khan and Akbar khan are very interested in this game.

Village of gardens

This village is also famous for gardens. There are several gardens of Mangos and dates. Dates of these gardens are very sweet and called HALAVI