Gugga Ji's mother was Bachhal Devi who was the daughter of Rajput ruler, Kanwarpala who in 1173 AD ruled over Sirsa in present day Haryana.
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.
It is connected directly to national capital Delhi and provides connectivity to important towns of Punjab & Haryana like Ludhiana, Bhatinda & Sirsa.
Sirsa, Uttar Pradesh, a town and nagar panchayat in Uttar Pradesh, India
Sirsa | Sirsa, Haryana | Sirsa, Uttar Pradesh | Sirsa district |
Current day Sirsa was essentially Bhattiana but also included parts of current day Fatehabad district such as Ratia and Rania.
Karoli is just 9 km from near by Railway station Kanina on Rewari-Luharu-Sadulpur-Bikaner Railway line and 13 KM from the Railway Station Kosli on Rewari-Bhiwani-Hissar-Sirsa railway line.