DC's Office (district headquarters) proudly displays a sign board which holds the proud history of Gurdaspur. We can say it is a modern city founded by the British but in the vicinity of PANIARH the ancient capital of Mohiyal rulers of Punjab. It is very near to Dina Nagar an important town in the days of Maharjara Ranjit Singh. Village Gurdaspur was founded by Sikh mahants. DOZENS OF PHOTOS
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STORY OF
GURDASPUR CITY
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| HISTORIC SESSIONS COURT BEFORE DEMOLISHION |
(Composition
of; Sri Som Nath PCS Hoshiarpuri)
Guria the
resident of Paniarh was a man with a vision,
Honest and
hard working was known in the village.
He was the
person who bought this piece of land called Gurdaspur of the Bhais.
Where his
successors later came to be worshipped.
This
truthful village is in between the rivers of Ravi and Beas.
Beautiful
its environment, pleasant its climate
better than the heavens.
At 8 miles
from here is Dina Nagar: once the district headquarter,
Where
Maharaja Ranjit Singh would visit and camp every year.
When in his
name Guria founded this city in 16th century (His full name Gurdas)
Guria had
two sons: Nawal and Pala,
Descendents
of Nawal were later called mahants,
Successor families
thus came to be known as senior and junior princes,
Being
religious they were intimately connected with 10th Guru.
Banda
Bahadur too had friendship with these houses,
He would
visit them quite often.
The senior
princes constructed palaces which later known to be as Rang Mahals.
Their
highness the juniors also wished to construct palace,
But the construction
could not be finished. Such was the will of God.
Highly
decorated wall with arches there stands a wall,
Which came
to be known as ‘Swinging Palace’ for its qualities.
In fact the
British did practically founded this city,
In the year
1852 the status of district headquarters was conferred on it.
The
descendents of Guria live in this city and people refer them as Baba ji babaji.
Tombs
(Samadhis) of Nawal Rai and Deep Chand are there in the city,
People
annually gather here to pay respects and fairs held.
Hindus,
Muslims and Sikhs would live here as brothers.
But
unfortunately in 1947 there came a hurricane.
The city
lost hustle bustle because it made depart the masses thus,
The clouds thus
lost their musical roars.
District
courts, gurdwaras, temples, churches and mosques,
Oh ‘Dardi’
they remind us of the good old days of the bygone deeds.
May this city flourish for ever and its
intellectuals.
Like the temple of ‘Somnath’ every body should know it.
Based on
Prof. R.k.Sharma’s ‘THE TOWN OF GURDASPUR AN URBAN STUDY 1852-1981’
Assistant:
Sri Pritam Singh Dardi MA
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