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akdabas
January 15th, 2003, 07:29 AM
As a separate state, Haryana came into being only on 1st November, 1966. Yet, geographically and historically it existed from time immorial. Much of her history did not come into lime light as Haryana was althrough a part of bigger provinces. During medieval period it was a part of Delhi subah, during 1803-1833 it was part of Bengal Presidency and then of North-West provinces till 1858. After the mutiny, it was a part of East Punjab.

The name of Haryana is traced to different sources. It might have derived from the words like “Hariyali” or “Haryal-Ban” meaning green fertile land and a land of dense forest respectively. The name might have been put in honour of Raja Harish Chandra of Oudh who first settled in this region. Some say that Hariyana might have come out of the word “Harana” meaning robbery prevalent once in the region. According to Rig Veda, Varuraja ruled over this tract and he used “Haryana” as a qualifying adjective. As per ancient literature, it is the corrupt form of “Haridhankya” in which name the area was known in the past. Others say that as the area in post-Mahabharat period was populated by “Ahir” group of people it might have been derived from the word “Abhirayan”. However, the most plausible and acceptable source from which the name Harayana might have come was from “Aryana” the home land of Aryans.

Antiquity of Haryana is established by references in Artharvaveda and the Brahmans. The Kurus named part of it as Kurukshetra. Nakul, one of the Pandav brothers said to have led expeditions to Rohitaka (Rohtak) and Sairiksa (Sirsa).

urmiladuhan
January 15th, 2003, 10:19 AM
Ashok Kumar Dabas (Jan 14, 2003 08:59 p.m.):

As a separate state, Haryana came into being only on 1st November, 1966. Yet, geographically and historically it existed from time immorial. Much of her history did not come into lime light as Haryana was althrough a part of bigger provinces. During medieval period it was a part of Delhi subah, during 1803-1833 it was part of Bengal Presidency and then of North-West provinces till 1858. After the mutiny, it was a part of East Punjab.



The name of Haryana is traced to different sources. It might have derived from the words like ³Hariyali² or ³Haryal-Ban² meaning green fertile land and a land of dense forest respectively. The name might have been put in honour of Raja Harish Chandra of Oudh who first settled in this region. Some say that Hariyana might have come out of the word ³Harana² meaning robbery prevalent once in the region. According to Rig Veda, Varuraja ruled over this tract and he used ³Haryana² as a qualifying adjective. As per ancient literature, it is the corrupt form of ³Haridhankya² in which name the area was known in the past. Others say that as the area in post-Mahabharat period was populated by ³Ahir² group of people it might have been derived from the word ³Abhirayan². However, the most plausible and acceptable source from which the name Harayana might have come was from ³Aryana² the home land of Aryans.



Antiquity of Haryana is established by references in Artharvaveda and the Brahmans. The Kurus named part of it as Kurukshetra. Nakul, one of the Pandav brothers said to have led expeditions to Rohitaka (Rohtak) and Sairiksa (Sirsa).



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jaatni
January 16th, 2003, 12:39 AM
thanks for sharing such excellent info dabas sir.....

rsdalal
January 16th, 2003, 08:53 AM
Ashok Bhai,
Good information and thanks for sharing with us.
As per book by Prof. Balkishan Dabas
"Haryana province existed at the time of begining of muslim invasions and Srav Khap punchayat used this name and this province was far bigger than the modern dat Haryana, including Dehradun, Bareilly, Dhoulpur, Patiyala and Ganganagar etc. These areas are not part of todays Haryana.

chashokverma
January 27th, 2003, 01:57 PM
The word Haryana probably has been derived from the word Haryana itself. The areas now in Southern Haryana and south of the Delhi (Alwar, Faridabad and Gurgaon) were known as Haryana and Mai till 12/13the centuary. These areas are cultuarally closer to Braj (Mathura, Mahaban and Bayana belt) than rest of the Nothern Haryana. The records of Jaga even now mention this area as Haryana and Mev.

As I brought out in the my writings, one of the 12 sons of Jaindra Pal (the Jadu vanshi ruler of Bayana); Har Pal inherited the Haryana Khetra of Braj in 11th Cnetuary. It was a comman paractice for rulers to take names after the name of the area. The meaning of Har Pal being the the protector of area Haryana.

The area of Haryana is part of Braj though now is in seperate state of Haryana.

Similarly, the other descedance of Jaindra Pal; Basant Pal (also known as Basant Singh)inherited the Mev area of Braj. I believe there are few Raginis written on Basanr Singh. The descendants of Basant Pal later on adopted Muslim relegion and are now known as Khanjade Mev and the area is know as Mewat ( Maiwat). There is some confusion in Jagas records. The same is being clearified.

The division of Braj Khetra into four states of UP, Rajsthan, MP and Haryana was a politically motivated step which was taken basically to weaken the Jats of Braj or Bharatpur. In fact in of the recommendtion of one of the state reorganisation committee during Nehru's time, was the formation of Braj Pradesh. The same was not accepted. Later on the idea of merging this area with Haryana with Agra being its capital was also mooted but the same was also rejected inspite of it being the most practical solution. The idea basically was to weaken Jats politically. Jats plz read the massage; for political gains the administrative advantages can be compromised.