Ghanari
Ghanari is a town and Tehsil of Una district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is situated in plains of Una.
Location
It shares border with Punjab and lies on the bank of the seasonal Swa'an river. It is situated in plains of una which is part of punjab region of India. Ghanari is 7 kilometres from both Gagret and Daulatpur and 32 kilometres from Hoshiarpur city of Punjab. It is also 28 kilometres (17 mi) from the Punjab town of Talwara, in Hoshiarpur district, but 42 kilometres from its own district headquarters at Una.
Origin
Origin of name Ghanari lies in two Sanskrit words Ghan (घन) which means clouds and ari (अरी) which means enemy. It is said that a lot of times in past it used to rain in all surrounding places but not in Ghanari. That is why this place was named Ghanari (Ghan + Ari).
History
Ghanari has given many soldiers and officers to Indian Armed Forces including a winner of sword of honour at Indian Military Academy.