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4 unusual facts about Kurukshetra


Kurukshetra district

The Regional Engineering College at Kurukshetra was established in 1963, which was later renamed as National Institute of Technology.

Radhikabai

In May 1758, when Radhikabai was 13, she and her aunt Parvatibai left Deccan along with their entourage to go to Kurukshetra to perform a religious pilgrimage.

Sahibi River

A red stone statue of Vamana Dev was found in the Sahibi riverbed near Bawal in 2002; the statue is now displayed at the Shri Krishna Museum, Kurukshetra.

Siddharth Vipin

Music direction debut was in Major ravi's next film Kurukshetra, starring mohan lal


Adesh Gupta

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

Bansi Lal

In 1972, the Kurukshetra University and the Haryana Agricultural University awarded him honorary degrees of Doctor of Law and Doctor of Science respectively.

Delhi–Lahore Bus

The bus stops for meals and refreshment at Wagah and at the towns of Pipli (A small town on outskirts of Kurukshetra), Sirhind and Kartarpur in India.

Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations

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

Ranna

Modern scholars see similarities between Ranna's usage of the "adult imps" (called murulgal) that stalk the battlefield of Kurukshetra and warn Kaurava prince Duryodhana (Bhima's adversory in battle) about his impending death, and the description of witches by later day famed English play write, Shakespear.

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.

Sindhu Kingdom

On a particular day in the Kurukshetra battle due to absence of Arjuna fighting elsewhere, Jayadratha could stop the Pandavas (except Arjuna) and helped kill Abhimanyu treacherously for Kauravas.

Also Jayadratha had played vital role in Kurukshetra battle and he was killed by Arjuna.


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