Hashtnagar: Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Revision as of 02:54, 31 October 2017

Hashtnagar [هشتنګر] (in Sanskrit अष्टनगरम्: aṣṭanagaram and more commonly known as اشنغر ashnaghar Pashto)^[1] is one of the two constituent parts of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.Later the name was changed from Hashtnagar to Utmanzai. The name Hashtnagar is derived from Sanskrit अष्टनगरम् aṣṭanagaram, n., "The eight towns" from Sanskrit aṣṭa, num. card., "Eight" and नगर nagara, n., "settlement, locality, town". The descriptive later being influenced by the Pashto asht, num., "eight". The etymology "Eight Towns", refers to the eight major settlements situated in this region.^[2] These are:

CharsaddaHashtnagar [Mohammadzai]
Prang (the 1812 list groups Prang with Charsadda, and counts instead Now Sheherah)
RajjarCharsadda
Sherpao, Charsadda
Tangi, Charsadda
Turangzai, Charsadda
Umarzai, Charsadda
Utmanzai, Charsadda
Dargai, Charsadda

Class struggle

Hashtnagar is known for its militant socialist struggle of peasants led by the Mazdoor Kisan Party which has resulted in various positive developments of the area.

History

Buddhist period

Hashtnagar is known for an early Buddhist statue. The Original name of Hashtnagar was "Ashtanagaram", "Ashta" means Eight in Sanskrit and "Nagaram" meaning "Town".^[3]

Modern era

In 1812 the Asiatick Society (Calcutta, India) described the Gujars of Afghanistan as brave, mainly pastoral, and numerous in Hashtnagar district. The Muhammadzai (Charsadda) were also mentioned as a powerful tribe in the area.^[4]

Media

A documentary, exploring the political and cultural life of Hashtnagar, has been made by Ammar Aziz ^[5]^[6] which is the first ever film on the subject .^[7] It features the local artists and political activists and romanticizes the communist movement of the area.

Notable people

References

^ Raverty, Henry George (1867), A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans (2 ed.), Williams and Norgate, p. 33
^ Asiatick Society (Calcutta; India) (1812). Asiatick researches, or, Transactions of the society instituted in Bengal, for inquiring into the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences, and literature of Asia. John Murray. pp. 383–. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
^ Hendrik Willem Obbink. Orientalia Rheno-traiectina. Brill Archive. pp. 115–. GGKEY:S6C77GP5KP7. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
^ Asiatick Society (Calcutta, India) (1812). Asiatick researches, or, Transactions of the society instituted in Bengal, for inquiring into the history and antiquities. John Murray.
^ http://tribune.com.pk/story/331394/in-the-spotlight-screening-of-hashtnagar/
^ "Documentary on insurgency survivors wins first prize". 2011-01-28. Archived from the original on 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2013-01-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "A man with a movie camera in Hashtnagar!". Viewpointonline.net. 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

External links

34°12′59.24″N 71°42′53.26″E / 34.2164556°N 71.7147944°E / 34.2164556; 71.7147944

This Khyber Pakhtunkhwa location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Raverty, Henry George (1867), A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans (2 ed.), Williams and Norgate, p. 33

[(CalcuttaIndia)1812-2] Asiatick Society (Calcutta; India) (1812). Asiatick researches, or, Transactions of the society instituted in Bengal, for inquiring into the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences, and literature of Asia. John Murray. pp. 383–. Retrieved 1 April 2011.

[Obbink-3] Hendrik Willem Obbink. Orientalia Rheno-traiectina. Brill Archive. pp. 115–. GGKEY:S6C77GP5KP7. Retrieved 1 April 2011.

[4] Asiatick Society (Calcutta, India) (1812). Asiatick researches, or, Transactions of the society instituted in Bengal, for inquiring into the history and antiquities. John Murray.

[5] ttp://tribune.com.pk/story/331394/in-the-spotlight-screening-of-hashtnagar/

[6] "Documentary on insurgency survivors wins first prize". 2011-01-28. Archived from the original on 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2013-01-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[7] "A man with a movie camera in Hashtnagar!". Viewpointonline.net. 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

@@ Line 29: / Line 29: @@
 ==Media==
-A documentary, exploring the political and cultural life of Hashtnagar, has been made by [[Ammar Aziz]] <ref>http://tribune.com.pk/story/331394/in-the-spotlight-screening-of-hashtnagar/</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/national/28-Jan-2011/documentary-on-insurgency-survivors-wins-first-prize |title=Documentary on insurgency survivors wins first prize |date=2011-01-28 |accessdate=2013-01-15}}</ref> which is the first ever film on the subject .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viewpointonline.net/a-man-with-a-movie-camera-in-hashtnagar.html |title=A man with a movie camera in Hashtnagar! |publisher=Viewpointonline.net |date=2011-03-18 |accessdate=2013-01-15}}</ref> It features the local artists and political activists and romanticizes the [[communist]] movement of the area.
+A documentary, exploring the political and cultural life of Hashtnagar, has been made by [[Ammar Aziz]] <ref>http://tribune.com.pk/story/331394/in-the-spotlight-screening-of-hashtnagar/</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/national/28-Jan-2011/documentary-on-insurgency-survivors-wins-first-prize |title=Documentary on insurgency survivors wins first prize |date=2011-01-28 |accessdate=2013-01-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504171959/http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/national/28-Jan-2011/documentary-on-insurgency-survivors-wins-first-prize |archivedate=2014-05-04 |df= }}</ref> which is the first ever film on the subject .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viewpointonline.net/a-man-with-a-movie-camera-in-hashtnagar.html |title=A man with a movie camera in Hashtnagar! |publisher=Viewpointonline.net |date=2011-03-18 |accessdate=2013-01-15}}</ref> It features the local artists and political activists and romanticizes the [[communist]] movement of the area.
 ==Notable people==