Destination India: Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra

View of Ulhasnagar and Kalyan congestion
Originally uploaded by hari_1983.

Popularly known as the Sindhi City, Ulhasnagar is home to some half a million people. After the partition of India, over 100,000 Sindhi refugees from the newly created West Pakistan were relocated in military camps five kilometers from Kalyan. The area was converted into a townshop in 1949 and named Ulhasnagar..

In 1955, a suburban railway station was built and that transformed Ulhasnagar into a major business district. It is home to some 350,000 Sindhis, the largest enclave of this ethnic group in India.

About Me

India has always fascinated me for different reasons. The vastness of its culture, the diversity of people’s opinions and the limitations of its vision. Despite our diversity, we need to have a collective vision. India is not a country of four metropolis or a couple of high-tech cities. This nation of a billion people has 29 states and 6 union territories. We have 35 state and territorial capitals. How much do we know about each of these important cities?

Professionally I am a graphic designer from Bombay, India. In 1987, I co-authored a book on Corporate India, but my desire to throw a wider net and pick up much more information remains intact. I want my people from every city and every state to write and photograph details and information that would be interesting to the viewers around the world. We have so much to talk about and so much to share - this medium and this technology can help fulfill our collective dreams.