History of Dehradun
Dehradun is the capital of The Indian state of Uttarakhand, and has a rich and eventful history, it also finds mention in scriptures as well.
During the British Raj, the town was known as Dera Dun.[1]
History
Ancient history
In Skanda Purana, Dun is mentioned as a part of the region called Kedarkhand, the abode of Shiva. In ancient India during the Mahabharata epic era, Dronacharya the great teacher of Kauravas and Pandavas lived here hence the name, "Dronanagari".[2]
A rock
Establishment of the Town
Dehradun had been a part of the
Historically, Dehradun was a part of the
The Gurkha Rule and the Arrival of the British - 19th century
In 1804, it was annexed by the
In the same year, the British had already taken over Saharanpur, which led to continuous skirmishes between the two armies, leading to the
The
The treaty led to the annexation of the Dehradun and east Garhwal Kingdom into the
The British Rule in Dehradun
The British began establishing institutions 1816 onwards. The 'Dehra Dun' municipality was established in 1867, and in 1900 railways made its way to Dehradun via Haridwar, which was earlier connected in 1886.[13]
In 1901, Dehradun had a population of 24,039,
During the Second World War the Dehra Dun Central Internment Camp was a major prison camp for detained Germans, Austrians and Italians who were living in or visiting British colonies in Asia at the start of the war.
Dehradun Post-Independence
Dehradun has expanded as a city post-1947 and got its most iconic and central monument, the Clock Tower, soon after. The construction work of the six-faced Clock Tower, also called Ghanta Ghar, began in the year 1948 and its foundation stone was laid by Sarojini Naidu. It was built in the memory of local resident Lala Balbir Singh and is hence also named the Balbir Clock Tower. Its construction was completed in the year 1953 and it was inaugurated by the then Railways Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. A commemorative plaque inside the premises of the tower details this history.[18] The city became the hub of education and was made the capital of Uttarakhand state in the year 2000. It became a part of the Smart Cities Mission with nine smart city projects as a part of its development.[19]
See also
References
- ^ a b Mausoleum of Ram Rai Darbar, 7 June 2005, india9.com https://www.india9.com/i9show/-Uttaranchal/Mausoleum-of-Ram-Rai-Darbar-41691.htm
- ^ A Brief History and profile of Dehradun Archived 19 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine Government of Uttarakhand website.
- ^ Historical and Statistical Memoir of Dehra Doon, GRC Williams, 1910
- ^ Epigraphy – Rocks The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, v. 2, p. 41. Early Wall Paintings of Garhwal, B.P. Kamboj, 2003 Emma Roberts, Memoranda Submitted to the Statutory Commission by the Government of India, Vol. 4, 1930 [1]
- ^ Guru Ram Rai Darbar Archived 4 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Official website of Dehradun.
- Dera Bugti and Dera Ghazi Khanin Pakistan.
- ^ a b Dehra Town The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, v. 11, p. 221-223.
- ^ public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Garhwal". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 466. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ISBN 978-8182744172.
- ^ a b public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Dehra Dun". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 932. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ History, Dehra Dun District The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, v. 11, p. 211-214.
- ^ History Archived 23 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine Official website of Dehradun district.
- ^ public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Mussoorie". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 97. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ Rajpur Town (2) The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, v. 21, p. 82.
- ^ Kumar, Yogesh (1 December 2015). "Locals, history buffs resent tea garden land for Smart City". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ Escape from Internment – collection of articles by and about former prisoners of Dehra Dun. Bhikkhu Nyanatusita and Hellmuth Hecker, The Life of Nyanatiloka: The Biography of a Western Buddhist Pioneer Kandy, 2009.
- ^ Bhikkhu Nyanatusita and Hellmuth Hecker, The Life of Nyanatiloka: The Biography of a Western Buddhist Pioneer Kandy, 2009.
- ^ "DMC to hand over Clock Tower work to state infrastructure body". Hindustan Times. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ Anab, Mohammad (18 November 2019). "Dehradun to have nine 'smart city' projects worth over Rs 575 crore". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 January 2020.