Kalsian

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Kalsian is a small village located in Sheikhupura District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at 32°4'0N 73°52'0E^[1] and lies about 30km North-West of Sheikhupura city. The name Kalsian is originated from kala shiin, which was taken from the early days of its settlement by its founders. When settlers from other parts of sub-continent came to this part to lay their footprints, they had a black panther in their neighbourhood jungle and afterwards they named the place kala shiin and then it kept on changing and lastly had Kalsian in the registries of Government books. Kalsian had played an important part in the geographical politics and agriculture fields.

[edit] Political Background

Irshadullah Bhatti is a famous person from this village who has, throughout his life, contributed his time and fortune for the development and progress of the surrounding region. This used to be the part of District Sheikhupura, but due to the influence of some uprising politicians, who for their own rationale, made the Government to part Dist. Sheikhupura into two Dists. and made the new Dist. (Nankana) available for those politicians to treat it as they would wish. Unfortunately this led to abrupt political unbalance and strikes against Govt. of the Punjab. Kaleemullah, who is also well known in this village, who lead several of peaceful strikes. Another version about the name of village Kalsian is that at the time of settling the forefathers found here black mud which was in Punjabi pronounce as KALI Seehn that afterwards changed to kalsian