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4 unusual facts about Haryana


Bhattiana

Current day Sirsa was essentially Bhattiana but also included parts of current day Fatehabad district such as Ratia and Rania.

Hindon Air Force Station

However in 2003, with growing terrorist threats, its importance as a strategic air base to provide air cover to the capital was realised, as Hindon-based fighters could reach the skies over New Delhi within five minutes as compared to the 15-plus minutes it would take from other closest bases, namely Sirsa, Ambala Air Force Base and Chandigarh Air Force Station, and thus Hindon was reactivated and area around it was cleaned up.

Sabharwal

Khukreins among Hindu/Sikh and are now settled not only in large concentrations in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab, but also spread the world over.

Sardara Singh

Sardara Singh (born 15 July 1986 in Rania) sometimes referred as Sardar Singh, is an Indian professional field hockey player.


2006–07 Santosh Trophy

The 61st Santosh Trophy 2006 was held from 14 September to 25 October 2006 in Gurgaon & Faridabad, Haryana.

Adesh Gupta

Adesh Gupta is a Mechanical Engineer (1977–82) from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (Haryana).

Agroha

Agroha Mound, an archaeological site located in Hisar district of Haryana, India

Arora

In post-independence and post-partition India, Aroras mainly reside in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Gujarat.

Bachas

:Not to be confused with the Rajput gotra from New Delhi and Haryana of the same name.

Bangru

Haryanvi language or Bangru, a dialect of Hindi most widely spoken in the North Indian state of Haryana

Bazigar language

Speakers are scattered across the country, but the principal block of speakers are south of Chandigarh in adjoining areas of the states of Panjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh.

Bhajan Lal

The victory of the Indian National Congress in Haryana's 2005 elections caused a major rift in its state unit, as it opted to make Bhupinder Hooda, a Jat, the Chief Minister instead of Bhajan.

Bhiwani Boxing Club

The Bhiwani Boxing Club in Bhiwani in the state of Haryana, India came to the limelight in 2008 as four of the five boxers who represented India at the 2008 Summer Olympics are from Bhiwani.

Ch. Birender Singh

Birender Singh ( Dumerkha ) (born 25 March 1946) is a powerful Jat leader from Haryana.

Charan Singh

Charan Singh's ancestor was the prominent leader of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Raja Nahar Singh of Ballabhgarh (in present day Haryana).

Chaudhary Baldev Singh

Chaudharv Baldev Singh, Advocate (1889–1976) also known as Master Baldev Singh was an Indian politician, Freedom Fighter - Member of Legislative Council (MLC) - Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) - Pioneer of Education in Haryana-Founder of Jat Educational Societies in North India - Arya Samajist - Gandhian - Believer in Economic Upliftment

Chaudhary Vinay Kumar

Vinay Kumar was the vice-chancellor of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (HAU), Hisar, in Haryana, India

Cheti Lal Verma

He was born on 2 June 1921 at village Chhajjunagar in Palwal tehsil of Faridabad district in Haryana in Nauhwar gotra Jat family.

Dabwali fire accident

The Dabwali fire accident occurred on 23 December 1995 at Mandi Dabwali, a town in Haryana, India.

Dallewalia Misl

After the death of Sardar Gulab Singh in 1759, his Successor became Sardar Tara Singh Ghaiba (1717–1807), who ruled and further expanded his Misl up to Ambala (Haryana region).

Dhetarwal

Dhatterwal, (also Dhatrawal, Dhatarwal or Dhetarwal), is gotra of Jats found in Districts Hanumangarh, Ganganagar, Jhunjhunu, Nagaur, Jodhpur, Barmer, Bikaner in Rajasthan state and Haryana in India.

Drsadvati River

While Saraswati had flown from north to south during Rig Vedic period, the Drishadwati had flown from south to North in Aravalies from pot of Lord Brahma, Pushkar Lake, near Ajmer, to Nangal Chaudhery in South Haryana and took a left turn to reach Satnali to meet Saraswati coming from North to move to Didwana Lake and further south.

Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations

#Manavatavadi Vishwa Sansthan (The International School of Humanitarian Thoughts and Practice), Rajghat, Kurukshetra, Haryana

Gugga

Gugga Ji's kingdom included territory stretching from Hansi near Hissar in present day Haryana to the river Sutlej in Punjab.

Gujrat city

Muslims refugees from East Punjab, Haryana, Jammu started arriving and crossed the border into Pakistan; many were given land in Gujrat District to settle.

HMT Limited

HMT started the operation with the manufacture of 25 HP tractor at the manufacturing plant in Pinjore, Haryana state.

Indian general election, 1989

Devi Lal, a Jat leader from Haryana stood up and refused the nomination, and said that he would prefer to be an 'elder uncle' to the Government, and that Singh should be PM.

Jakhal Mandi

It is connected directly to national capital Delhi and provides connectivity to important towns of Punjab & Haryana like Ludhiana, Bhatinda & Sirsa.

Jhelum Express

Thus the passes through the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan (a small portion while passing through Dhaulpur), Haryana, Delhi NCR, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.

Jivaraj Papriwal

Today the images can be seen in Punjab, Haryana, Bengal, Bihar, Bundelkhand, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka, installed by Jivaraja in temples of the Digambar and Shvetambar sects.

Khap

These Khaps are found to be spread all the way from Northwest India down to Madhya Pradesh, Malwa, Rajasthan, Sindh, Multan, Punjab, Haryana, and modern Uttar Pradesh.

Korai

The Korai, also known as Kaheri (Urdu: ڪورןءۍ), are a Baloch tribe settled in the Balochistan province of Iran, Balochistan Province of Pakistan, Sindh, Punjab provinces of Pakistan, and the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharastra, Haryana, and Punjab.

Kori caste

In Haryana, the community is found mainly in the districts of Faridabad and Gurgaon.

North Indian cuisine

North Indian cuisine (Hindi: उत्तर भारतीय व्यंजन, Uttar Bharatiya Vyanjan, Urdu: شمالی بھارتی کھانا Shumali Bharti Khana), part of Indian cuisine, is a term used to refer to the cuisines found in Northern India which includes the Indian states: Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand (Kumaon) and West-Central Uttar Pradesh (Awadh and Braj).

Panipat Elevated Expressway

Panipat Elevated Expressway is an Indian elevated expressway located in Panipat, Haryana.

Paras Hospitals

Paras Hospital is located at C block, Sushant Lok Phase I, Gurgaon in the Indian state of Haryana.

Parihar

Populations are found in Rajasthan, Saurashtra - Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar.

Patiala and East Punjab States Union

A part of the former state of PEPSU, including the south-eastern portion around Jind and the Narnaul enclave, presently lie within the state of Haryana, which was separated from Punjab on 1 November 1966.

Pritam Rani Siwach

Pritam Rani Siwach was born October 2, 1974 in village Jharsa near GurgaonHaryana) is a former captain of the Indian women's hockey team.

Ram Bilas Sharma

He has been Minister of Education in the Haryana Government under the successive governments of Chaudhary Bansi Lal and Om Prakash Chautala.

Ramrai

Notable people from the village include Chaudhary Dal Singh, the first Irrigation and Power Minister of Haryana, and Parminder Singh Dhull, the MLA for the Julana constituency of the Haryana Legislative Assembly for term 2009-2014, and Amarjit Singh Dhull founder of IB School Rohtak, Ukindo international charity (www.ukindo.org), Vision Fostering (UK) amongst others.

Razia Sultana

Second claim is that the tomb of Razia is situated in Siwan near Kaithal city, Haryana state.

Sajjan Jindal

His youngest brother, Naveen, is a Member of Parliament of India from the Indian National Congress party.He represents Kurukshetra constituency from the state of Haryana.

Sarna clan

Today, Sarnas live in numerous regions within India, but are mostly concentrated in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh.

Sindhi Rajput

They originally settled in northern Rajasthan and Haryana generally called Mewat, until 1947.

Suzuki Alto

It was developed to be a global car and will be made at Maruti Suzuki's plant in Manesar, Haryana, India.

Usha Sharma

She serves as the president of Haryana Kala Parishad (The Haryana Arts Council) and is an executive member of Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee.

Withania somnifera

Leaf spot disease caused by Alternaria alternata is the most prevalent disease, which is most severe in the plains of Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh.

Zest lingayas university

Zest is one of the largest inter-collegiate youth festivals in Haryana, India, hosted annually by the students of Lingaya's University, Faridabad.


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