Badshahpur
Badshapur
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ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
Vehicle registration | HR |
Website | haryana |
Badshapur is one of the 4 sub-division of
History
The history of Badshahpur dates back to medieval times. The
Fort Badshahpur
Fort Badshahpur was the palace of one of the wives of
Begum Samru Place
Begum Samru Place at Gurugram lies between Badshahpur-
Badshahpur Stepwell
Badshahpur Mohanlal Stepwell, built in 1905 by Mohan Lal and currently owned by his grandson Ved Prakash Mangla (c. 2018), is a
The catchment area has been obliterated due to construction and encroachment.[1] The neglected unkempt flies-ridden stepwell is without any protective wall.[6] INTACH had offered to preserve the stepwell and also written to the Government of Haryana to reserve it.[1] INTACH could not preserve it due to lack of agreement on terms with the owner who wants to maintain it himself.[6]
In January 2018 SSAA and INTACH discovered that
Akhara Stepwell
Akhara Stepwell, also Akhara Baoli, is a stepwell in inside a functional akhara on the same road as the "Badshahpur Baoli", only few km away, in Badshahpur. Constructed with local materials, such as stone, all these baolis of Gurugram district have mixed Ahir-Rajput-Jat-Mughal architectural style of 18th-20th centuries with Islamic pointed arches and cusped or segmental arches.[7] In 2018, activists filed the case against the church which tried to illegally grab and destroy this legally protected baoli through fraud.[8]
Dhumaspur Stepwell
Dhumaspur Stepwell, also Dhumaspur Baoli, is a 200 years old
Assembly constituency
Badshapur assembly constituency is dominated by
Badshahpur is quite a large constituency it includes nurpur jharsa, Manesar, Farrukhnagar, and some urban areas of Gurgaon. Villages under Badshahpur are Palda, Sakatpur, Narsinghpur, Mohammadpur Jharsa, Sadhrana, Garhi, Harsaru, Palam Vihar, Mullaheda, Sector 15 Part 2,Sec - 67, Sec - 68, Gadoli, Naharpur, Rampur, Aklimpur, Kadipur, Sarhaul, Shikohpur, Teekli, sector 10A Daultabad,
References
See also
- Leopards of Haryana
- Haryana Tourism
- List of Monuments of National Importance in Haryana
- List of State Protected Monuments in Haryana
- List of Indus Valley Civilization sites in Haryana
- List of National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana, India
- Pinangwan
- Bandhwari
- Gurugram Airstrip
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Intach writes to state, seeks preservation of 100-year-old stepwell, Hindustan Times, 20 January 2018.
- ^ Haryana Tourism.
- Haryana Tourism.
- ^ "Haryana CM announces infra projects worth ₹2,711-cr; hits out at freebies". Hindustan Times. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "A queen's magnificent church". The Indian Express. 2 September 2012.
- ^ Indian Express, 18 January 2018.
- ^ Forgotten stepwells fine examples of our heritage, Hindustan Times, 16 September 2019. Both baolis in Badhshapur are based on the square plan with three side steps and a rectangular single steps to move down into the baoli. A stepped pond was usually built near a temple and the stepped well was built on travel routes or the outskirts of towns by nobles, queens, rich traders and philanthropists of the community to provide drinking water to the passers-by.
- ^ a b c The allegations of the ancient Bawdi disappearing on church management, Dainik Jagran, 11 January 2018.
- ^ a b "FG: High-Stakes Badshahpur". Fridaygurgaon.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "BJP may name Gurgaon candidate after Modi visit". The Times of India. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Haryana Elections and Results- News and Updates on Chief Ministers, Cabinet and Governors". Elections.in. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "निर्दलीय प्रत्याशी राकेश दौलताबाद ने हर राउंड में कायम रखी बढ़त".
- ^ "'Social workers' rule the roost in Badshapur". The Times of India. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Haryana gets its 1st waste recovery facility in Gurugram's Badshahpur: Officials". Hindustan Times. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.