About Bijnor
Ancient History Of Bijnor
Birth place of King Bharat S/o King Dushyant(Kanva Ashram)-“Bharat Vansh” Vidur Kuti. Vidur Kuti, which lies almost 12 km away from Bijnor is of much historical significance. After his dispute with Duryodhana Mahatma Vidur spent his later years here. According to legends Lord Krishna had also visited Bijnor. Moreover, during the battle between the Pandavas and Kauravas, Mahatma Vidur is said to have protected and guarded all the women and children family members of both the sides. Due to lack of sufficient area, Vidur decided to have an exclusive area for the women and children. This place is known as Daranagar.Vidur
There are ancient temples and ashrams.According to Abhigyan Shakuntalam, Dushyant, King of Hastinapur reached the area during a hunting session and met with Shakuntala whom he fell in love with at first sight.Moreover, two Navratnas of Emperor Akbar Abul-Fazl and his brother Faizi, were born and raised in the region. Najibudaulahs Fort, located in Najibabad, was established by Gulam Kadir (Najibudaulah) during 18th Century after the collapse of the Mughal dynasty.
There are several well known and popular tourist destinations in Bijnor district. Vidur Kuti is located 12 km from Bijnor and Ganj is about 12 km from Bijnor city. There are many ancient temples and ashrams in the area. Jahanabad is only 1 km away from Ganj. The temple of Sita, popularly known as Sita Mandir Math, is situated near Nanore Village on Chandpur-Jalilpur road.There is a sports stadium in Bijnor city that provides opportunities to young talents.
Bijnor consists of several state-of the-art healthcare facilties, shopping malls and various educational institutes, which contributes to the overall development of the entire region. Sikaida, situated on the Nagina-Bijnor road, is a major tourist attraction of the district. Shakarpuri village, on the Najibabad- Bijnor highway, is also very popular amongst the visitors for its mangoes and sugarcane.
About Bijnor
The district was created in the year 1817 during the British rule. Internationally renowned scientist Dr. Atmaram] has the privilege of being the birthplace of India’s first engineer Raja Jwala Prasad etc. There are various types of speculations and legends regarding the naming of the district.
- Veer Raja Ben of the northwestern region described in Mahabharata and Puranas had settled Bijnor city. On the basis of public opinion, Raja Ben did not collect any tax from the public, but used to run the expenditure of the state by getting a vision (fan / seed) made. Since the western non-forest area was forested and raw material (Bans, Khajur, Patera etc.) would have been easily available in sufficient quantity for the wings. Therefore, the word Bijnor must have been popular on the basis of his name or seed.
- Some scholars also have the concept that due to Aranya dominated area, this place must have been the hunting ground of the kings (Aranya is also known as Bijan in Sanskrit). The word Bijnor must have been derived from this Bijan.
- It is also estimated that the present words of Bijna Nagar (City of Wings) and Vijay Nagar must have been a corruption of Bijnor.
religious and tourist places
District Bijnor has an important place in mythological historical religious cultural linguistic development. Bijnor district has got the pride of being the place of sports of King Dushyant as described in Mahakavi Kalidas’s immortal creation ‘Abhigyan Shakuntalam’ and his identity as child Bharat, after whom the country was named India.
Kanva Ashram, Vidur Kuti, Daranagar Ganj, Sita Mata Temple, Guru Dronacharya’s Temple and Sena Gate, Hanuman Ji’s idol in Kiratpur, Sheetla Devi Temple, Gayatri Shaktipeeth Mata Temple, Jharkhandi Mahadev Temple, Galkha Devi Temple, Peacock Flag Fort of Najibuddaula are famous religious places of district Bijnor. The tomb of Sujat Khan in Fort Jehanabad, the palace of Mandavar, the idol of Lord Shri Parasnath, the 23rd Tirthankar of Jains, Raja’s Church in Tajpur etc. are famous.
administrative and industrial site
The district is divided into five tehsils (Bijnor] Najibabad] Nagina] Dhampur] Chandpur) and the number of development blocks is 11. There are 12 Nagar Palika Parishads and 06 Nagar Panchayats in the district. Khandsari industry in the district, Carpentry industry in Nagina area, Painting brush industry in Sherkot, Wig industry near Seohara, Textile industry in Nehtaur and Jacket industry in Noorpur are famous for their quality.