ULHASNAGAR

Ulhasnagar was initially built as a transit military camp during the II world war by the British.
 After the independence of India, came the partition wherein, the Sind state was transferred to Pakistan. The Sindhi community reluctantly left their homes, property and money and traveled to Mumbai, with a mistaken hope of eventually returning to their homes for good.
The Indian Government decided to allot these camps to these refugees; they were provided food grains, milk and cooking fuel.
Eventually the community realized that they could not return to their native land and began reinventing themselves. The skilled Sindhis got immediate employment in neighbouring ambarnath and the remaining educated ones were employed in the business offices of Mumbai.
The Sindhis essentially are a hardworking and creative community. During the early days of licensing and socialism people yearned for imported goods and the imitation of imported goods became a large industry and made Ulhasnagar notorious.
Manufacturers learnt the intricacy of manufacturing and today they are OEM’s to many garments, electronic and electrical brands worldwide. Today it is believed that you can find anything in Ulhasnagar
Nobody had inherited any property here. The military barracks were divided into 5 zones which later came to be known as Camp no. 1,2,3..etc. Most of the constructions were illegal. Even today majority do not register their property instead it is only a deal executed on a stamp paper.
Trade ad Commerce attracted a lot of migrants into Ulhasnagar today the population is around 8 lacs and among these 60% are Sindhis.
Ulhasnagar is a fascinating place to visit for shopping; the area is crowded during every festival. The street food is the best, I guess the Vada Pav was invented here, the Sindhi pappads are the ultimate.
Today it seems like the town is only occupied by gangsters. There is murder, kidnapping, and suicides all for the sake of lust or power. The national newspapers only carry such news about this wonderful town.
It is now upon you to tell us why you love or hate Ulhasnagar?