West India · Maharashtra
Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra
About Ulhasnagar
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Where it is
Ulhasnagar is a city in the Thane district of Maharashtra, next to Kalyan on the north-eastern edge of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, and takes its name from the Ulhas River nearby.
History
Ulhasnagar began as the Kalyan Camp, one of the settlements set up for Hindu Sindhi refugees who arrived from Sindh after Partition in 1947–48. It later took the name Ulhasnagar, became a municipality in 1960, and grew into a busy trading and manufacturing town.
People
Ulhasnagar is one of India's main centres of the Sindhi community, whose language, dishes such as sai bhaji and dal pakwan, and festivals such as Cheti Chand, honouring Jhulelal, shape the city. Marathi and Hindi are also widely spoken.
Known for
- Its Sindhi culture and food
- Denim and ready-made garment workshops
- Furniture, cloth and electronics markets
- Cheti Chand celebrations
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