History
Gurugram or Gurgaon, a satellite city in South Haryana, is a major IT and shopping hub of Delhi.
Overview
Gurugram or Gurgaon, a satellite city in South Haryana, is a major IT and shopping hub of Delhi. Once a mere commuter town, Gurugram now boasts slick office complexes housing companies from Accenture to Xerox, with more shopping malls per square mile than anywhere else in India. However, the city is also one of the victims of Delhi's unprecedented urban sprawl, with poor infrastructure, traffic jams as well as the winter smog.
Historical Timeline
1776
Jharsa paragana passed to Begum Samru in 1776–77 and came under direct British rule in 1836 after her death when her territory was taken over by the British who established a civil lines at Jharsa and a cavalry cantonment at nearby Hiyadatp
1818
In 1818, Bharawas district was disbanded and Gurgaon was made a new district.
1821
In 1821, the Bharaswas cantonment was also moved to Hidayatpur in Gurgaon.
1882
Report of a Tour in Eastern Rajputana in 1882–83 (published in 1885) by Alexander Cunningham, the then Director-General of Archaeological Survey of India, he mentions a stone pillar at Gurgaon of a local feudal lord "Durgga Naga" with a 3-l
1882
An 1882 land revenue settlement report records that the idol of Sitla Mata was brought to Gurgaon 400 years earlier (15th century).
1905
"Aliwardi mosque" in Gurgaon, "Badshahpur baoli" (1905). and "Bhondsi" (16th to 17th century) were built during mughal and British era.
Historical Sites
Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary
Najafgarh Lake
Church of Immaculate Conception
Sheetla Mata Mandir Gurgaon
Ekalavya Temple
Notable Figures
Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary
Najafgarh Lake
Church of Immaculate Conception
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