British Mirpuris early 1960s, the Government of Pakistan planned the Mangla Dam, which was to be built in the Mirpur area. Several thousand people had to move. The British then needed workers, mainly for textile factories. Up to 5,000 people from Mirpur (5% of the displaced) left for Britain, and the displaced Mirpuris were given legal and financial assistance by the British contractor that built the dam. Many started working in factories, mostly in the so-called "Black Country" and in Bradford. In some villages of Mirpur, more than half of the people moved to the United Kingdom to settle in the industrial
Mangla Rai Mangla Rai Mahamalla Mangla Rai (October 1916 – June 1976) also known as "Rustam-e-Hind and Hind Kesari Mangla Rai" () is the ring-name of Mangla Rai. Legendary wrestler Rustam-e-Hind Mangla Rai was born in the month of October, 1916 in a humble farmer’s family of Joga Musahib Village in Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh. His father Ramchandra Rai and his uncle Radha Rai, were also well-known wrestlers. After attaining 16 years of age he joined police services as constable but his destiny was waiting for something very different and significant. He left his job and moved to Barma (Myanmar) where