Agroha
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Agroha is an ancient town in Haryana
in what is now Northern India
, believed to be the birthplace of the Agrawal
and Agrahari
communities. Ancient structures, pot-shards, coins and seals have been found in archaeological excavations. Agroha was the capital of legendary Emperor Agrasen
with ideology of "One brick one rupee".
It is situated in Hisar distrit in between Hisar city and Fatehabad on NH 10.
In 1976, then Chief Minister of Haryana Sh. Banarsi Das Gupta
start the development of Agroha under the banner of Agroha Vikas Trust. A huge Temple of Maharaja Agrasen, Mata Lakshmi (Kuldevi of Agarwal and traders community) and Mata Sarswati was constructed there and which was inaugurated Sh. Rajiv Gandhi
ji.
It is for Sh. Banarsi Das Gupta
s interest and wish the “AGROHA DEVELOPMENT BOARD” was formed. In first ever meeting, a decision was taken that in the name of Maharaja Agrasen “Maharaja Agrasen Medical College” will be established in Agroha. It was Shri Gupta’s persistence that Haryana Govt. released 267 acres of land to the Agrawal Society for the Medical College, for just Re. 1 in lease. And the Govt. also make an agreement with the society under which the Govt. decided to bear 50% of the development amount, and to handover the managements to the Agrawal Society while contributing 99% of the maintenance fee ; once the Medical College is developed. The rest 1% is to be bear by the Agrawal Society. It was this agreement which increase the momentum of the development of the Medical College and the AGROHA.
During the last 20 years Agroha Vikas Trust has done a lot of development of this Holy town, and a modern lodging and boarding facility is now available.
A number of temples have been constructed in the Complex.notable are Sheetla mata temple, Hanuman ji temple.
A Medical and Engineering college is also present at Agroha.
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
in what is now Northern India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, believed to be the birthplace of the Agrawal
Agrawal
Agrawal or Agarwal is a large and influential community in India. Agrawals are Kshatriya by birth of the Solar Dynasty but after the adoption of Vanika dharma by king Agrasena, Agrawals started dealing in business...
and Agrahari
Agrahari
Agrahari is a Hindu caste and trading community found in North India. They are also known as Baniya, Vaishya or Gupta.-History and origin:The Agrahari belong to Kashyap/Kuchchal Gotra in the Vaish community...
communities. Ancient structures, pot-shards, coins and seals have been found in archaeological excavations. Agroha was the capital of legendary Emperor Agrasen
Agrasen
Maharaja Agrasena was a legendary Indian king of Agroha, a city of traders, from whom the Agrawal and Agrahari clans trace their origin...
with ideology of "One brick one rupee".
It is situated in Hisar distrit in between Hisar city and Fatehabad on NH 10.
In 1976, then Chief Minister of Haryana Sh. Banarsi Das Gupta
Banarsi Das Gupta
Banarsi Das Gupta was a former chief minister of Haryana state in India.Born in Bhiwani he studied at Pilani in Rajasthan.He was renowned freedom Fighter and went to jail many times during the British rule...
start the development of Agroha under the banner of Agroha Vikas Trust. A huge Temple of Maharaja Agrasen, Mata Lakshmi (Kuldevi of Agarwal and traders community) and Mata Sarswati was constructed there and which was inaugurated Sh. Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Ratna Gandhi was the sixth Prime Minister of India . He took office after his mother's assassination on 31 October 1984; he himself was assassinated on 21 May 1991. He became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he took office at the age of 40.Rajiv Gandhi was the elder son of Indira...
ji.
It is for Sh. Banarsi Das Gupta
Banarsi Das Gupta
Banarsi Das Gupta was a former chief minister of Haryana state in India.Born in Bhiwani he studied at Pilani in Rajasthan.He was renowned freedom Fighter and went to jail many times during the British rule...
s interest and wish the “AGROHA DEVELOPMENT BOARD” was formed. In first ever meeting, a decision was taken that in the name of Maharaja Agrasen “Maharaja Agrasen Medical College” will be established in Agroha. It was Shri Gupta’s persistence that Haryana Govt. released 267 acres of land to the Agrawal Society for the Medical College, for just Re. 1 in lease. And the Govt. also make an agreement with the society under which the Govt. decided to bear 50% of the development amount, and to handover the managements to the Agrawal Society while contributing 99% of the maintenance fee ; once the Medical College is developed. The rest 1% is to be bear by the Agrawal Society. It was this agreement which increase the momentum of the development of the Medical College and the AGROHA.
During the last 20 years Agroha Vikas Trust has done a lot of development of this Holy town, and a modern lodging and boarding facility is now available.
A number of temples have been constructed in the Complex.notable are Sheetla mata temple, Hanuman ji temple.
A Medical and Engineering college is also present at Agroha.
Famous residents
- Agroha is the birthplace of best wrestler of india Geetika JakharGeetika JakharGeetika Jakhar is an Indian wrestler who has won the silver medal in the freestyle 63 kg category in Doha Asian Games 2006. At a young age she has already won a number of national as well as international events. A student of CRM Jat College and belonging to HAU SAI hostel, Geetika comes from a...
who won silver medal at asian games held at doha 2006. - AGROHA has a number of great social workers like SATYAVIR SINGH JAKHAR who are working hard for the upliftment of the status of women& poor in the society.
- Agroha is the birthplace of athlete Krishna PooniaKrishna PooniaKrishna Poonia, is a national woman discus throw champion of India. She led an Indian clean sweep in the women's discus final on 11th October 2010, winning the Delhi Commonwealth Games gold medal with a throw of 61.51 metres.-Early life:...
who won gold medal in the discus throw in the commonwealth games 2010 held in Delhi.