Katlaheri
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Katlaheri is a village situated in the Karnal
district of Haryana
. It is at a distance of 19 kilometers from Karnal
and five kilometers from Jundla on the road to Assandh
.
. The gotra
among the Rors of the village is Kadian
and among the Rajput
s it is Chauhan
.
, which took place in the year 1761. Before the Third Battle of Panipat
, the Ror Kadians
of the village used to live in Shahpur, which is within a radius of 15 kilometers from Katlaheri. Elders of the village say that the army of the Afghan
emperor Ahmad Shah Abdali was passing by Shahpur village when a Ror elder had commented that the boys of Shahpur were stronger than the Afghan soldiers. The warlord took personal affront and ordered a sacking of the village. The entire village was burnt down and all the Rors were killed. One boy by the name of Jungla (Jungle as in forest) was out with his cattle and he survived this massacre.
Jungla observed a huge fire when he headed towards the village for the night and understood that something was wrong. He changed his direction and reached the Gonder village, which had a strong Hindu
Rajput
presence. A Chauhan
Rajput
of the village met Jungla and asked him where he went. Jungla told this gentleman his whole story. This Rajput
gentleman had no issue from his wife and he took Jungla to his wife and asked if she would like to bring him up. This Rajput
lady was very gracious and appeared more than willing to call someone a son of her own. This kind couple brought up Jungla and when he came of age, they found him a nice bride from among the Rors of the region.
Jungla had many sons from this marriage. By the grace of Sri Rama
, the Rajput
had children as well in the meantime. Once, a son of Jungla had a fight with one of the sons of the Rajput
and the boy of the Rajput
died. After this incident, this boy ran away from Gonder village and did not show his face to either Jungla or the Rajput
. He started living in the forest and kept a cow hidden at a particular spot within the forest.
One of the sons of the Rajput
from Gonder also felt an urge to move out of the village after falling out with his brothers. He met Jungla's son at some distance in the forest after moving out of the village and asked him if he knew of any good place to settle down. Jungla's son said that he knew an excellent spot in the forest where he kept a cow for himself and took him there. These two gentlemen chose to live there with their wives and kids. They called it Katlaheri and established the village around 1786. Now why they called it Katlaheri has another interesting story behind it. It is said that a band of miscreants had been troubling the Hindu
s of the area and they were all killed by these two founders of Katlaheri at this very spot and thus the name from "Katla" (with a soft 't') or "Killing".
of the Katlaheri village, the names of the main elders in the generations since Jungla have been,
son of Rura-Ghmaani, Raaja, Bhagwana, Kumta, Arjan(Dashmi Wala-Temple),
Many children have already been born in the 9th and 10th generations of the village as well.
, the first Chief Minister of Punjab
. The Chief Minister approved their petition for the establishment of a private school in the village, which would be recognised by the state board.
This school was established and it took a lot of effort from the leading elders of the village to build it and get qualified teachers from Karnal
to teach in it. But all that struggle and sacrifice has brought results and Katlaheri has one of the highest employment rates in the area.
Boys of Katlaheri have gone on to study at prestigious institutions like the Indian Institute of Technology and have done rather well for themselves and for the village. Katlaheri also has a great tradition in "Armed Forces". There are nearly 500 boys and men from the village serving in either Haryana Police or in the Indian Army. There is a saying in Chandigarh
that there is at least one Ror Kadian in every Police Station and five police inspector at one time in Chandigarh police (four of them has got retirement and one is working Mr. Krishan Lal Kadiyan) of Chandigarh city and they are all from Katlaheri.
Karnal
Karnal is an important city and the headquarters of Karnal District in the Indian state of Haryana.Karnal is said to have been founded by the Kauravas in the Mahabharata era for the king Karna, a mythological hero and a key figure in the epic tale...
district of Haryana
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...
. It is at a distance of 19 kilometers from Karnal
Karnal
Karnal is an important city and the headquarters of Karnal District in the Indian state of Haryana.Karnal is said to have been founded by the Kauravas in the Mahabharata era for the king Karna, a mythological hero and a key figure in the epic tale...
and five kilometers from Jundla on the road to Assandh
Assandh
Assandh is a city and a municipal committee in Karnal district in the state of Haryana, India.-Demographics: India census, Assandh had a population of 22,707. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Assandh has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of...
.
Population
Katlaheri is a small village with a population of about 6000. The two main land owning castes residing in the village are Ror and RajputRajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
. The gotra
Gotra
In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...
among the Rors of the village is Kadian
Kadiyan
Kadiyan is a Ror Kshatriya gotra found in the states of Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh in Northern India.- Location :Kadian, Kadyan, Kadiyan are alternate spellings for a clan of the Ror Kshatriyas. The Kadiyan clan has three villages in the fertile belt of Haryanain Bhiwani Distt.Mithi village...
and among the Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
s it is Chauhan
Chauhan
Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...
.
History
Katlaheri is a young village and it was established after the Third Battle of PanipatThird battle of Panipat
The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761, at Panipat , about 60 miles north of Delhi between a northern expeditionary force of the Maratha Confederacy and a coalition of the King of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Abdali with 2 Indian Muslim allies—the Rohilla Afghans of the Doab, and the...
, which took place in the year 1761. Before the Third Battle of Panipat
Third battle of Panipat
The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761, at Panipat , about 60 miles north of Delhi between a northern expeditionary force of the Maratha Confederacy and a coalition of the King of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Abdali with 2 Indian Muslim allies—the Rohilla Afghans of the Doab, and the...
, the Ror Kadians
Kadiyan
Kadiyan is a Ror Kshatriya gotra found in the states of Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh in Northern India.- Location :Kadian, Kadyan, Kadiyan are alternate spellings for a clan of the Ror Kshatriyas. The Kadiyan clan has three villages in the fertile belt of Haryanain Bhiwani Distt.Mithi village...
of the village used to live in Shahpur, which is within a radius of 15 kilometers from Katlaheri. Elders of the village say that the army of the Afghan
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
emperor Ahmad Shah Abdali was passing by Shahpur village when a Ror elder had commented that the boys of Shahpur were stronger than the Afghan soldiers. The warlord took personal affront and ordered a sacking of the village. The entire village was burnt down and all the Rors were killed. One boy by the name of Jungla (Jungle as in forest) was out with his cattle and he survived this massacre.
Jungla observed a huge fire when he headed towards the village for the night and understood that something was wrong. He changed his direction and reached the Gonder village, which had a strong Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
presence. A Chauhan
Chauhan
Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...
Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
of the village met Jungla and asked him where he went. Jungla told this gentleman his whole story. This Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
gentleman had no issue from his wife and he took Jungla to his wife and asked if she would like to bring him up. This Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
lady was very gracious and appeared more than willing to call someone a son of her own. This kind couple brought up Jungla and when he came of age, they found him a nice bride from among the Rors of the region.
Jungla had many sons from this marriage. By the grace of Sri Rama
Rama
Rama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...
, the Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
had children as well in the meantime. Once, a son of Jungla had a fight with one of the sons of the Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
and the boy of the Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
died. After this incident, this boy ran away from Gonder village and did not show his face to either Jungla or the Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
. He started living in the forest and kept a cow hidden at a particular spot within the forest.
One of the sons of the Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
from Gonder also felt an urge to move out of the village after falling out with his brothers. He met Jungla's son at some distance in the forest after moving out of the village and asked him if he knew of any good place to settle down. Jungla's son said that he knew an excellent spot in the forest where he kept a cow for himself and took him there. These two gentlemen chose to live there with their wives and kids. They called it Katlaheri and established the village around 1786. Now why they called it Katlaheri has another interesting story behind it. It is said that a band of miscreants had been troubling the Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
s of the area and they were all killed by these two founders of Katlaheri at this very spot and thus the name from "Katla" (with a soft 't') or "Killing".
Genealogy
For the Ror KadiansKadiyan
Kadiyan is a Ror Kshatriya gotra found in the states of Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh in Northern India.- Location :Kadian, Kadyan, Kadiyan are alternate spellings for a clan of the Ror Kshatriyas. The Kadiyan clan has three villages in the fertile belt of Haryanain Bhiwani Distt.Mithi village...
of the Katlaheri village, the names of the main elders in the generations since Jungla have been,
- Jungla
- Rura, Kura, Kona,
son of Rura-Ghmaani, Raaja, Bhagwana, Kumta, Arjan(Dashmi Wala-Temple),
- Kumta
- Koriya
- Bhagwana
- Jaggu, Naurang, Arjun, Khimla
- Kurdiya Ram, Ganeshi Ram and Mewa Ram (from Arjun); Birbal, Ex-SarpanchSarpanchA sarpanch is a democratically elected head of a village level statutory institution of local self-government called the gram panchayat in India and Pakistan. He, together with other elected Panchas , constitute the Gram Panchayat. The Sarpanch is the focal point of contact between government...
& Ram Diya, Numberdar (from Jaggu) - Dharam Pal, Shish Pal, Jaspal and Bal Singh (from Ganeshi Ram); Hisam Singh (from Kurdiya Ram); Mange Ram (from Mewa Ram); Prem Chand, Jaipal (from Birbal, Ex-SarpanchSarpanchA sarpanch is a democratically elected head of a village level statutory institution of local self-government called the gram panchayat in India and Pakistan. He, together with other elected Panchas , constitute the Gram Panchayat. The Sarpanch is the focal point of contact between government...
)
Many children have already been born in the 9th and 10th generations of the village as well.
Achievements
Katlaheri was one of the first villages of the region to get a school. After India became a sovereign, democratic republic in 1947, the elders of Katlaheri realized that their village had small land-holdings compared to the neighbouring villages and they needed a strong educational base to prepare for the future. Chaudhary Kurdiya Ram and a few others decided to approach Pratap Singh KaironPratap Singh Kairon
Pratap Singh Kairon was the Chief Minister of the Punjab province , and is widely acknowledged to be the architect of post-Independence Punjab Province. Moreover, he was an Indian independence movement leader...
, the first Chief Minister of Punjab
Punjab region
The Punjab , also spelled Panjab |water]]s"), is a geographical region straddling the border between Pakistan and India which includes Punjab province in Pakistan and the states of the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and some northern parts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi...
. The Chief Minister approved their petition for the establishment of a private school in the village, which would be recognised by the state board.
This school was established and it took a lot of effort from the leading elders of the village to build it and get qualified teachers from Karnal
Karnal
Karnal is an important city and the headquarters of Karnal District in the Indian state of Haryana.Karnal is said to have been founded by the Kauravas in the Mahabharata era for the king Karna, a mythological hero and a key figure in the epic tale...
to teach in it. But all that struggle and sacrifice has brought results and Katlaheri has one of the highest employment rates in the area.
Boys of Katlaheri have gone on to study at prestigious institutions like the Indian Institute of Technology and have done rather well for themselves and for the village. Katlaheri also has a great tradition in "Armed Forces". There are nearly 500 boys and men from the village serving in either Haryana Police or in the Indian Army. There is a saying in Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...
that there is at least one Ror Kadian in every Police Station and five police inspector at one time in Chandigarh police (four of them has got retirement and one is working Mr. Krishan Lal Kadiyan) of Chandigarh city and they are all from Katlaheri.
Personalities
- Baba Bhagwana (1870–1955)
- Words fall short to describe the magnificence and greatness of Baba Bhagwana. He built a "HaveliHaveliHaveli is the term used for a private mansion in India and Pakistan. The word haveli is derived from the Persian word hawli, meaning "an enclosed place"...
" of small bricks, a specimen that survives till date and has few equals in the area. He was a benevolent and kind elder, one whose judgment was valued from Katlaheri to HaridwarHaridwarHaridwar is an important pilgrimage city and municipality in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India...
. When there used to be a famine, he used to give money, horses and carts to the village trader and asked him to obtain food from anywhere in the country for the citizens of the village. His kindness knew no bounds and people say that there was a time a man from SaharanpurSaharanpurSaharanpur is a city and a Municipal Corporation in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. It is the administrative headquarters of Saharanpur District as well as Saharanpur Division...
district came to Katlaheri and said to Baba Bhagwana to take his lands from him. The lands being talked about were no less than a "JagirJagirIn historic India, a jagir was a small territory granted by the ruler to an army chieftain in fairly short terms usually of three years but not extending beyond his lifetime, in recognition of his military service...
" as they encompassed the entire Ganga-Yamuna "Khadar" of YamunanagarYamunanagarYamuna nagar is a city and a municipal corporation in Yamuna Nagar district in the Indian state of Haryana. This town is known for the cluster of plywood units. The older town is called Jagadhri...
, SaharanpurSaharanpurSaharanpur is a city and a Municipal Corporation in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. It is the administrative headquarters of Saharanpur District as well as Saharanpur Division...
and HaridwarHaridwarHaridwar is an important pilgrimage city and municipality in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India...
. This gentleman was unable to pay the tax on his land-holdings. Baba Bhagwana not only gave him the money to pay the taxes for the next ten years but he also let him keep his lands.- Birbal, Ex - SarpanchSarpanchA sarpanch is a democratically elected head of a village level statutory institution of local self-government called the gram panchayat in India and Pakistan. He, together with other elected Panchas , constitute the Gram Panchayat. The Sarpanch is the focal point of contact between government...
for 15 years - Bishan Singh Kadian, DSP (Retired), HaryanaHaryanaHaryana 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...
PolicePoliceThe police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
, a very distinguished and respected officer of the state - Dr. Dharam Pal Kadian, Ex Director, Regional Research Station, Uchani,Karnal Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural UniversityChaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural UniversityChaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University popularly known as HAU, is one of Asia's biggest agricultural universities, located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is named after India's seventh prime minister, Choudhary Charan Singh...
- Dr. Shish Pal Kadian, Senior Scientist,Regional Research Station, Uchani,Karnal Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural UniversityChaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural UniversityChaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University popularly known as HAU, is one of Asia's biggest agricultural universities, located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is named after India's seventh prime minister, Choudhary Charan Singh...
- Dr. Kehar Singh Kadian, Principal Scientist at National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (Haryana)India
- Er. Amit Kadian, Major (Indian Army) C/o 56 APO
- Birbal, Ex - Sarpanch
See also
- Ror community
- RajputRajputA Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
- KadiyanKadiyanKadiyan is a Ror Kshatriya gotra found in the states of Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh in Northern India.- Location :Kadian, Kadyan, Kadiyan are alternate spellings for a clan of the Ror Kshatriyas. The Kadiyan clan has three villages in the fertile belt of Haryanain Bhiwani Distt.Mithi village...
- ChauhanChauhanChauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...