Bapora
Bapora (Hindi - बापोड़ा) is a village in the Bhiwani district of the Indian state of Haryana. There is a Tomb of Sant Baba bhagwan Dass ji who was famous palmist.It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the district headquarters town of Bhiwani. As of the 2011 Census of India, the village had 1,657 households with a total population of 34,332 of which 17,651 were male and 16,681 female.[1] The major population of area are from Brahman and Rajput.[2]
Bapora | |
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![]() Bapora Location in Haryana, India ![]() Bapora Bapora (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28.815°N 76.063°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Bhiwani |
| Mandal | Bhiwani |
| Founded by | Thakur Jagsi Ram Singh |
| Government | |
| • Body | Village panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 35,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Haryanvi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
History
Thikana of Bapora was founded by a Tanwar Rajput Chieftain Thakur Jagsi Ram Singhji, also known as Baba Jagsi. Baba Jagsi was great-great-great grandson of Rao Raja Jatmal Singhji (also known as Jatuji) who came from Patan to rule the present-day areas of southern Haryana (Bhiwani-Mahendragrah and some area of Hisar). The descendants of Rao Jatuji are known as the Jatu Tanwar. They have ruled over 1440 villages in their times[3]
Battle of Bapora
A battle was fought at Bapora with a locally famous Nawab Mulla Farid Ladai in the 17th century. Nawab’s army was 5 or 10 times bigger than the Rajputs of Bapora, but the Rajputs of Bapora bravely fought and won that battle. A nagada is kept in the Shivala Mandir, near Government Primary School of Bapora, which was used in that battle. General V.K. Singh describes his village in his autobiography as given below -
It might be Bapora’s location, on the far side of the town of Bhiwani in Haryana (famed for its prize-winning boxers), on the fringe of the Thar Desert. It could be the dusty lanes that wind past big old houses, including havelis, some of them now abandoned and sunk a foot or more below the surface. It could be Bapora’s age, which is approaching 700 years. It could be the legends that surround its foundation, studded with sadhus and Rajput kings. It could be Totawala Baba, an ash-covered sadhu who has just begun his rigorous summer schedule of tapasya at the big Shiv Mandir near the government school. It could be the tang of steel in the air, owed not just to the presence of hundreds of retired servicemen here (and generations of soldiers before them) but also to the historical memory of the locally famous Mulla-Nawab Ladai, when stolen taxes (carried, the elders say, on three camels and two horses) led a nearby nawab to wage bloody war against Bapora in the 16th century.
(Singh 2005, pp. 6–17)
Notable individuals
Public Figures
- General V.K. Singh - former Chief of the Army Staff.[2] and current Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Ministry of Civil Aviation in the Second Modi ministry. He previously served as Minister of State for External Affairs, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of the North-Eastern Region and Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation in the First Modi ministry
- Pt. Deviperson - Former Chairperson, Haryana State Electricity Board which was divided into two parts, namely, Haryana Power Generation Corporation (HPGCL) and Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam (HVPNL). On 1 July 1999, HVPNL was further divided into two parts, namely, Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN)
Armed Forces of India
- Air Marshal Prithi Singh - former AOC-in-C Western Air Command and Deputy Chief of Air the Staff. He had piloted most number of aircraft in Indian Air Force.
- Air Marshal Vikram Singh - present AOC-in-C South-Western Air Command.
- Colonel Brijpal Singh - recipient of Vir Chakra, later transferred to Border Security Force (BSF) as D.I.G
- Rifleman Mathan Singh - recipient of Vir Chakra (posthumously)
Paramilitary Forces of India
- D.I.G S.P.S. Tanwar recipient of President's Police Medal for Distinguished Services & Police Medal for Meritorious Services.[5]
- D.I.G Vijendra Pal Singh, recipient of President's Police Medal for gallantry in Indo-Pakistani war of 1971.[5]
- Commandant Bhim Singh Tanwar s/o Headmaster Dhoom Singh, recipient of the President's Police Medal for Meritorious Services.
- Inspector RP Sharma BSF recipient of the President's Police Medal for Meritorious Services.And also nominated for UTKRISHT Seva medal
Judiciary
British Awards
- Sardar Bahadur Captain Umda Singh, Member of Royal Victorian Order and Aide-de-camp (ADC) to King of United Kingdom Edward VII during his time. Later, he remained Honorary Magistrate of Tehsil Bhiwani.[5]
- Rao Bahadur Lieutenant Thakur Sukhpal Singh, recipient of Indian Distinguished Service Medal and administrator at Bhaji State.[6]
In Media
Armed Forces of India
- Bapora girl does Haryana proud [11]
- Bapora, Haryana's Subedar Bir Singh Tanwar. both of his sons and daughter got commission in our Air Force .[12]
- केंद्रीय मंत्री वीके सिंह के पैतृक गांव बापोड़ा का लाडला बना लेफ्टिनेंट[13]
- भीम सिंह तंवर का राष्ट्रपति पुलिस पदक के लिए हुआ चयन[8]
- वायुसेना उप प्रमुख एयर मार्शल संदीप सिंह का बापोड़ा से क्या सम्बंध ? [14]
References
- "Bapora". 2011 Census of India. Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- Raote, Rrishi (5 May 2012). "General's village". Business Standard. New Delhi.
- Rathore, Abhinay. "Patan (Thikana)". Rajput Provinces of India. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- Singh 2005, p. 6-11.
- Dutoit, Yann Picand, Dominique. "Tomara dynasty : definition of Tomara dynasty and synonyms of Tomara dynasty (English)". dictionary.sensagent.com. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- "Hon'ble Chief Justice and Judges of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana". highcourtchd.gov.in. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- "Court On Its Own Motion v. Madan Lal Bhasin Rana | Punjab & Haryana High Court | Judgment | Law | CaseMine". www.casemine.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- Halchal, Bhiwani. "भीम सिंह तंवर का राष्ट्रपति पुलिस पदक के लिए हुआ चयन | भिवानी हलचल". Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- "Former Haryana IAS calls farm laws flawed, alleges bid to demolish mandi system". The Indian Express. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- Haryana Civil Services Exam | Strategy To Crack Haryana PCS Exam | By Mukund , SDM HPSC Exam 2017, retrieved 25 October 2021
- Deswal, Deepender (24 January 2010). "Bapora girl does Haryana proud". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- "https://twitter.com/chopsyturvey/status/1433682689849057285". Twitter. Retrieved 25 October 2021. External link in
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- "Air Marshal Sandeep Singh".
- Deswal, Deepender (23 January 2010). "New Army chief Bapora's crowning glory". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- "The General goes home". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- Halchal, Bhiwani. "मेजर ध्यानचंद के जन्म दिवस पर हॉकी प्रतियोगिता का किया आयोजन | भिवानी हलचल". Retrieved 25 October 2021.

