Rohtak
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Rohtak (Hindi: रोहतक) is a municipal council located in Rohtak District in the Haryana state of India on N.H. 10, 70 km from the national capital of India, Delhi. The city can feel proud for having one of the highest number of dairies in India, Asia's largest cloth market, and a very reputable Medical College[citation needed]. It is a big city but does not have malls and multiplexes.
Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, the current Chief Minister of Haryana is from Rohtak, is a reason why Rohtak has seen a lot of development in the past few years.
The district headquarter is situated in Rohtak town. Other smaller towns are Hasangarh, Meham, Sampla, and Kalanaur. The total area of Rohtak is 1708 sq kms and its population is 7,79,000. The Rohtak district is also known as the political capital of Haryana.
'Rohtak' is also said to be a corruption of Rohtasgarh, a name applied to the ruined Khokrakot sites of two cities, one lying north of Rohtak and the other about 4 km to the east. It is thought that it was named after Raja Rohtas, in whose days the city was built. But this theory is just an imagination by somebody who linked the name 'Rohtak' with 'Rohtas' Famous historian Swami Omanand Saraswati has explained this fact in his book Veerbhoomi Haryana. It is also claimed that the town derives its name from the Roherra (रोहीड़ा) tree called Rohtika in Sanskrit. It is said that the town was build by clearing a forest of Rohtika trees, and hence its name Rohtak.
Another version connects Rohtak with Rohitaka, mentioned in the Mahabharat. It was possibly the capital of Bahudhanyaka. In the Vinaya of Mulasarvasti-vadins, Jivaka is shown as undertaking a journey from Taxila to Bhadramkara, Udumbra, Rohitaka and Mathura in the Ganga Doab. The ancient road carried the trade of the Ganga valley to Taxila, passing through Rohitaka to Sakala. The ruins of the ancient town are found at Khokrakot or Rohtasgarh. Some experts hold that the town is as old as the Indus Valley Civilization. Some minor finds at Khokrakot are typical of the Indus Valley sites. Clay moulds of coins discovered here have thrown an important light of the process of casting coins in ancient India.
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Early history
Rohtak was the captal of sons of Shiva namely, Kartikeya and Ganesha. During Mahabharata period also Rohtak area was having dominance of Jats as is today.[1]
Jat Gotras in Rohtak
Ahlawat, Bajar, Balhara, Bamal, Bamel, Bazaad, Budhwar, Bura, Dahiya, Dalal, Dangi, Deshwal, Dhandhi, Dhankhar, Gahlot, Gawaria, Goyat, Gulia, Hooda, Jatain, Joon, Kadiyan, Kanchap, Khatri, Loura, Nain, Nandal, Ohlan, Pawariya, Pawria, Rad, Rathi, Saroha, Sihmar, Siwach,
Notable persons from Rohtak
Reference
- ↑ Dr Natthan Singh: Jat - Itihas (Hindi), Jat Samaj Kalyan Parishad Gwalior, 2004 (Page 28-29)
Veerbhoomi Haryana by Swami Omanand Saraswati
