Mandani

Mandarh is a branch of yousaf zai tribe, firstly the mandarh sub tribe settled here, and the village was named after them, Mandarhi or Mandani. But some old people of the area say that before the irrigation system, this place was barren and the farmers of this village would get a yield of Darhai( 5 kg) while sowing a Mound( 50 kg) so this village was called MANDARHI and later on MANDANI. Early settlers and Demography: In the beginning a few tribes of Yousafzai,s and Mohmands were arrived and started developing the arid non agricultural land. The most notable early settler was a yousafzai tribesman "Sirbuland Khan" who arrived in this area with Saidu Baba (Saidu Sharif Swat) for preaching of Islam. Sirbuland Khan start residing in Mandani. He was a religious scholar and saint. He had two notable grand sons "Molana Fazal-i-Ahmad and "Fazl-i-Ahad" who were known as Molvi of Mandani. Where as Fazl-i-Ahad played a pivotal role in independence movement of 1857, khilafat movement and the Mazdoor kisan movement. In British regime he spent 3 years rigorous imprisonment. Utmankhel is the most abounded, socially activated and most educated people of mandani. Mr. Aslam Khan is an ex-AEO. One of them.

Mr Gul Karim https://ur.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/گل_کریم# was most likely physician of Mandani who worked here for 39 years till his death due to Covid-19.

Mavlavi of Mandani was highly regarded due his social reforms, educational services and justice based leadership during the early stages of settlement.

Later on, different tribes came here from adjoining areas of tribal agencies. Population was increased due to the fertile land and strategic location. The main bazaar, located in the center of adjutant population, is unique with a rectangular shape. While standing on the roundabout, the road to your west leads to the village of Tangi, Charsadda via Umerzai in the south, the ancient Takht bhai in east and Harichand in north. The main rout joins Peshawar to the northern part of KPK in shortest possible way.

Economy and occupation of the early dwellers: The town is known for agricultural products; sugar cane, tobacco, wheat, maize and all kind of vegetables. Some indigenous people have small simple shops, in contrast to the other market stalls, run by non-indigenous people. The native people of Mandani are peasants and lead simple lives on their farms. There is two tobacco depot ( Pakistan Tobacco Company) Phillips Morris international. where farmers of the region sell their tobacco on prior agreements from the company. There is also one bank, United Bank, which help the people of Mandani and surrounding areas in monetary issues. Mandani has the biggest Police station which provides security to the nearby areas.

Mandani has been a seat of local cultures and has been a seat of great political importance. It was the center of Mazdor Kissan Tehrik in seventies, where Afzal Bangash lead the local farmers to revolt against the land lords ( Khans) who exploited the poor farmers of the N. Hashtnagar. But with the Judicial Murder of the elected PM, Z.A. Bhutto, Gen. Zia crushed the Kissan Movement and sent their leaders to the jails. He supported Khans and forcefully removed the old farmers from their lands and villages. That was the start of extremism in the whole country.

Education: Mandani is a great hub of education. It has one Higher Secondary School for boys, one Higher Secondary school for girls and one Primary school for boys and girls each. There are about 6 private schools, Hashtnagar Public School is the 1st private school in Mandani, established by Dr. Fida, a veterinary doctor who worked in the nearby Dairy Farm. Then Heera School was started in mid nineties but there was no girls college until Atlantic College was established in 1999, the 1st ever all girls college in the region which has been several times on the list of the Top Ten Female Institutions in Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Peshawar. Atlantic College has got 100% success in SSC annual Exam 2016 and 2017. http://atlanticcollege.edu.pk. Then the Khyber Model College for Boys was launched which has also earn good name in quality education for boys. There are more private schools like Mandani Model school, Tameer E seerat etc. which help educate the children of the region. There are also couple of religious seminaries ( Madrassas) in Mandani, which help students get Islamic education and Sharia Laws. Mandani had been a center of the Hindu's empire before the partition of Sub-Continent in 1947.