About Garhdiwala

 

 

About Garhdiwala

original name: Garhdiwala
geographical location: Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India, Asia
geographical coordinates: 31° 43' 57" North, 75° 45' 2" East

Tradition goes that the town was built in 1443 A. D by one Garhia, a Jat, and was named after his and that the addition of Diwala was made in 1812 on ccount of the incarnation of the goddess (devi) having appeared in the town. In honour of this event, one Jodh Singh, Ramgarhia, built a temple here. The work diwala is said to be wither a contraction for deviwala or the word diowala a temple. The said Sardar also built a fort in 1829 A. D., the traces of which are hardly visible. Around the town, there are some groves of mangoes. Starting from here, a belt of mango gardens can be seen up to Mahalpur

Garhdiwala is very old and famous town of hoshiarpur district.Garhdiwala is the largest of all the legislative assemblies of Punjab.This small town has been then centre of educatiion from the past century.Khalsa Senior Secondry School is the oldest and famous school of this town it has given Punjab great officers and players of international level.

Garhdiwala Township is situated on Chandigarh - Jammu highway NH-24 at approximately 30 KM NE of Hoshiarpur. This moderate town is very closed nit community and a business hub for numerous villages around it. Local business ranges from grocery, jewelers, clothes, hardware, chemist, electrical and electronics suppliers to cold storage and wheat storage facilities.

Garhdiwala has Primary Schools, High Schools and Colleges. Many of these schools / colleges have produced brilliant students now spread out all over the world. Another motto of this site is to bring all these people to one platform to communicate and provide local community news on time-to-time basis.

Major cities surrounding Garhdiwala are Hoshiarpur, Jallandhar, Dasuya, and Talwara.

 

College

Principal

Phone #

KHALSA COLLEGE GARHDIWALA

SATINDER SINGH DHILLON

260323, 260940

JANTA COLLEGE GARHDIWALA

KULVIR KAUR

NATIONAL COLLEGE GARHDIWALA

KHALSA SENIOR SECONDARY

RANJIT SINGH

S H G N GIRLS SENIOR SCHOOL

NARINDER PAUL KAUR

261510

K R K SECONDARY SCHOOL

BACHITTAR SINGH

260340

OKARA PUTRI PATHSHALA

ANITA SHARMA

SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL    

D A V PUBLIC SCHOOL

SUNITA KAPILA

260375

GOVT MIDDLE SCHOOL

BASSI MODEL SCHOOL

SHASHI PURI

HOLY HEART PUBLIC SCHOOL KAMALA ARORA  

ST SOLDIER DIVINE PUBLIC SCHOOL

Mr BHATIA

261943

SHANTI NIKETAN MODEL SCHOOL

260349

 

Important Telephone numbers of Garhdiwala Administartion

POLICE STATION

260201

POST OFFICE

260322

S D O PSEB OFFICE

260336

S D O PSEB 33 KVA

260358

STATE BANK OF PATIALA MANAGER

260021

STATE BANK OF PATIALA MANAGER

260376

THE ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE

261687

PUJAB NATIONAL BANK

262363

PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK MANAGER

260321

M/s STATE BANK OF PATIALA MANAGER

263003


Important Telephone numbers

Mr. Balbir Singh

261487 / 501340

Municipal Councilor

Smt. Rajinder Kaur

262040

Municipal Councilor

Mr. Satish Kumar

261713

Municipal Councilor

Mr. Kewal Kishan Puri

260247

President

Smt. Praveen Latta

501225

Municipal Councilor

Mahant Bhupinder Singh

988 833 5418

Municipal Councilor

Mr. Binderpal "Billa"

260655

Municipal Councilor

Mr. Davinder Singh

260237

Municipal Councilor

Mr. Tirath Singh Sira

261621

Municipal Councilor

Smt. Krishana Kumari

501428

Vice President

Mr. Hardev Singh Bains 260339 Executive Officer

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History & Culture of Hoshiarpur

Ancient Period

The area of present Hoshiarpur District was also part of Indus Valley Civilization. Recent excavations at various sites in the district have revealed that the entire area near the Shiwalik foothills was selected for habitation not only by the early palaeolithic man but also by those in the protohistoric and historic periods. In the explorations, seven early Stone Age sited a Atbarapur, Rehmanpur and Takhni, 30-40 km north of Hoshiarpur District in the foothills of Shiwalik, have been discovered where the stone artifacts have been found. Besides these excavations, among the archaeological remains in the Hoshiarpur District, the remains of temples at Dholbaha, 24 km north of Hoshiarpur, and especially the local legends throw valauble light on the ancient history of the district.

The legends associate several places in the district with pandavas. Dasua is mentioned in epic of Mahabharata as the seat of Raja Virata in whose services the Pandavas remained for thirteen years during their exile. Bham, about 11 km west of Mahalpur is said to be the place where the Pandavas passed their exile. Lasara, about 19 km north Jaijon, also contains a stone temple stated to date back to the time of Pandavas. According to the chinese pilgrim, Hieun Tsang, the area of Hoshiarpur was dominated by a tribe of Chandrabansi Rajputs, who maintained an independent existence for centuries before the Muhammadan conquest.

In the Hoshiarpur District, Shiwaliks from Talwara on the Beas to Rupnagar on the Satluj have revealed the presence of Acheolian and Soanian cultures. From the shiwalik frontal range in the Hoshiarpur District, sixteen sites have been reported to have yielded stone Age tools. Out of these, besides the Soanian tools, these sited in Hoshiarpur District have yielded Acheolian assemblage.

The Atbarapur group has yielded a large number of Stone Age tools. This group consisting of Atbarapur, Rehamanpur and Takhni close to the dry beds of the Ghos are located at the foothills of the Shiwaliks, about 8 km north-east from the town of Hariana, Atbarapur has yielded 80 tools consisting of 9 handaxes, 19 cleavers, 17 pebble-tools, 28 flakes and 7 cores/core choppers. All the tools in the collection are either on flakes or cores. The raw material is quartzite of varying colours, viz. Green, blue, brown, etc. The tools are fashioned mainly out of fine to medium grained quartzite. In the recent archaeological excavations, some fine pieces of sculptures of Gandhara dating back to 1000 AD and after have been discovered hare. A list of stone tools yielding sited explored by the Department of Archaeological, Punjab is given in Appendix-1 at the end of the chapter.

The archaeological explorations made during the recent years have revealed the antiquity of the Hoshiarpur District to the Harappan Period. On the basis of surface exploration, the following new sited have been brought on the Archaeological map of India and the traces of the selfsame people as at Harappa and Mohenjadaro have also been detected in the Hoshiarpur District at the following places:-

S.No.

Name Of Village

Name Of Tehsil

1

Daulatpur

Hoshiarpur

2

Rahamanpura

Hoshiarpur

3

Atbarapur

Hoshiarpur

4

Takhni

Hoshiarpur

5

Naroor

Hoshiarpur

6

Khangali

Hoshiarpur

7

Dholbaha

Hoshiarpur

8

Phappal

Hoshiarpur

9

Ram Tatwali

Hoshiarpur

10

Kot and its western Slopes

Garhshankar

11

Lalwan

Garhshankar

12

Manual

Balachaur

13

Gapalrian

Dasua

14

Mahatpur

Dasua

15

Kupowal

Garhshankar

16

Garhi

Garhshankar

17

Khanni

Garhshankar

18

Sham Churasi (Rural)

Hoshiarpur

19

Teheh (Pachrali)

Garhshankar

20

Ram Colony Camp

Hoshiarpur

21

Pakhowal

Hoshiarpur

22

Zahura

Dasua

23

Hajipur

Garhshankar

24

Jkam

Dasua

25

Tanda Urmur

Dasua

(B.B Lal, S.P. Gupta, Frontiers of the Indus Civilization ( P 526) and Madhu Hala, Prachin Punjab Di Sanskriti ( Delhi, 1990)

The archaeological excavations carried out at Dholbaha, situated at a distance of about 30 km to the north-west of Hoshiarpur, reveal its relationship with the pre-historic period. This area has been a place of habitation right form the very early times, the archaeological discoveries have related its antiquities to the pleistocene period. Fossils and stone tools found in this picturesque valley indicate the appearance of early man here in this region. Presence of fossils and beautiful sand stone sculptures of medieval period underline the importance of Dholbaha and tend to establish the fact that Dholbaha valley was occupied by the affluent iconolatry at various intervals. The sculptures and other findings excavated from Dholbaha pertain to the Gurjara Prathihara Period ( C-800-1100 A D). In the 10th Century A D Shiwalik areas came under the influence of Pratiharas. During that period, the art of the local tribes took a definite shape. In AD 965, Jaipal came to the throne and thus the Hindu Shahi style penetrated into the valley of Dholbaha. In AD 988, the rulers of Parmaras remained paramount power upto AD 1260.

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Medieval Period

AD 1088

The Plains of the present Hoshiarpur District probably came under the muhammadan rule on the fall of Jalandhar in AD 1088 but the hills, however, remained under the Hindu Chieftains.

AD 1174

It is said that before the first Muhammadan invasion, Raja Shankar Dass built a fort on the site of the present town of Garhshankar, but it was taken by Mahmud Ghazni and subsequently given by Emperor Shahab-ud-Din Ghori to the sons of Raja Man Singh of Jaipur State. The Mahtons who appear to have been the original inhabitants of the place were over powered and driven out by the Rajputs in AD 1175.

AD 1192d

The whole of the Shiwalik Hills alongwith the principalities of Ghuram, Hansi, Sarusti, Samana and other tracts were subjugated by Sultan Muhammad Ghori.

AD 1389

Abu Bakar’s authority remained established at Delhi for some time but a serious rebellion broke out at Samana at that time. Prince Nasir-ud-din Muhammad was then roaming in the Shiwalik Hills to make an attempt to capture the throne of Delhi. Having received the invitation, Muhammad marched immediately to Samana, passing through Dasua and Jalandhar. He arrived at Samana and crowned himself Sultan in April 1389. He marched to Delhi, but was defeated by Abu Bakar.

AD 1398-99

During the return journey of Amir Taimur from Delhi, the district faced a great devastation. Taimur wished to capture Nagarkot, but did not penetrate so far in the interior of the hills. The Hindu Rajas gave him tough fight. He passed through Bajwara and Dasua in the District.

AD 1419

The peace of the Punjab was again disturbed by an adventured, who appeared at Bajwara and pretended to be Sarang Khan from multan in 1396, a little before Taimur’s invasion. There was a big rising at Bajwara. Sarang Khan was pursued, but he escaped to the Shiwalik Hills. Later, Tughan Rais waylaid Sarang Khan and put him to death in February 14d19 and took possession of the wealth which he had amassed.

AD1421

When Mubarak Shah reached Samana in July 1421, he heard that Jasrat had raised the seige of Sirhind and had returned to Ludhiana. Mubarak Shah advanced to Ludhiana in the second half of September and found that Jasrat had abandoned the side of river Satluj. After the rains had ceased, Mubarak Shah also crossed the river a little higher up. Jasrat hastened back to his strongest fort at Talwara. Mubarak Shah followed him and with the help of Raja Bhim of Jammu captured the fort and razed it, but not before Jasrat had excaped further into the mountains.

AD1432

Mubarak Shah transferred Jalandhar and Lahore from thecharge of Nusrat Khan to that of Malik Allahabad Kaka Lodhi. Lodhi, who was yet on his way to Lahore to take over the charge, was attacked by Jasrat, who was compelled to seek shelter at Kothi situated between Jaijon and Mahalpur about 16 km to the south of Bajwara in Hoshiarpur District.

AD1434

Mubarak Shah was murdered on 19 February 1434.

AD 1501

Bahlol Lodi ascended the throne on 27 Muharram 855 (Approximately AD 1501). During this period, the Punjab ceased to be a problem tract from Delhi. Behlol Lodi did not make any changes in the headquarters of the local administrators in the plains and Bajwara in Hoshiarpur District continued to be one of the centres of local administration.

AD1520-1525

During these years, the Punjab remained disturbed, when Babar, the first Mughal Emperor, started his expeditions against Hindustan. Taking advantage of this confusion, Ibrahim Lodi sent an army against Daulat Khan Lodi. The army was completely broken up at Bajwara and the Sultan had to eat an humble pie.

1525-1530

Babar was abxious to overtake Daulat Khan Lodi and Ghori Khan who were seized with panic and had shut themselves up in the Fort of Malot near Hariana in the Hoshiarpur District. Babar crossed the river Beas opposite Kahnuwan and encamped at the mouth of the Valley of the Shiwalik Hills in which lies the Fort of Malout. Babar took the fort and made Daulat Khan prisoner. Babar marched via Bajwara, Rupnagar, Sirhind and Sunam on way to Delhi.

1530-1556

In 1555, on arriving at Kalanaur in the Gurdaspur District from Lahore, Humayun despatched a strong body of troops under Bairam Khan and Tardi Beg to attack Nasib Khan, the Afghan General, who lay encamped at Panj Bhain near Hariana in the Hoshiarpur District . Bairam Khan pushed on to Hariana, which after a slight skirmish was surrendered by Nasib Khan. Bairam Khan marched to Jalandhar from Hariana via Sham Chaurasi where the afghans had taken up position. The Afghans retreated on his arrical and fled.

1557-1560

On 10 March 1557, Akbar received the news that at the instigation of Mulla Abdulla Sultanpuri, Sikandar Sur had descended upon the plains of Jalandhar Doab and had started collecting the revenue. On 17 December 1557, Akbar received the news that at the instigation of Mulla Abdulla Sultanpuri, Sikandar Sur had descended upon the plains of Jalandhar Doab and had started collecting the revenue. On 17 December 1557, the imperial forces advanced through Jalandhar to the Shiwalik Hills and encamped at Dasua in the Hoshiarpur District and moved further to Nurpur. The hill Rajas, who had sided with Sikandar Sur, deserted him and submitted to Akbar.

After Bairam Khan was defeated by the imperial forces at Gunachaur, he went to Talwara, the capital of Raja Ganesh. There was a great battle fought between the imperialist and Bairam Khan’s troops. The royal troops besieged the fortress at Talwara. Bairam Khan after a brief resistence surrendered at Hajipur in October 1560 and threw himself at the mercy of the Emperor Akbar. He was pardoned by the emperor at Hariana and thereafter, he left for Mecca.

With the downfall of the Mughal Empire and the rise of the Sikh power, the district saw its most stirring scenes. The history of the Sikh Gurus in the Hoshiarpur District mainly revolves round the towns of Kiratpur and Anandpur Sahib, whichformed part of it before the reorganisation of the Punjab in November 1966.

1595-1644

The first five Sikh Gurus appear to have had non contact with the district. It was after the birth of Hargobing, the sixth Guru of the Sikhs in 1595 that the district of Hoshiarpur also became the centre of religious and military activities. Guru Hargobind is regarded as the first champion in arms who consolidated his army to save Sikhism from the wrath of the Mughals. He visited Mukerian in the Hoshiarpur District from where he recruited the able bodied persons for his army. In almost all the six battles which the Guru fought against the Mughals, the solidiers in the army from the district played a significient role in achieving victory for the Guru.

1664-1675

After the death of Guru Harkishan, Tegh Bahadur was installed as the ninth Guru at the age of 43. He went to Kiratpur, the town founded by his father. An event of historic significance took place at Anandpur, the town founded by Gur Tegh Bahadur. Sher Afghan Khan, the viceroy in Kashmir, started killing Kashmiri Hindus who would not embrace Islam. They all approached Guru Tegh Bahadur who was then at Anandpur and related to him their tale of woe. The Guru saved the Hindus from the clutches of the Sher Afghan Khan. Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded at Delhi on 11 November 1675 and his headless body was taken away by a labana Sikh, Lakhi Shah and cremated it at the place where now stands Gurdwara Rakab Ganj. His head was taken by a faithful Sikh, Bhai Jaita, who carried it to Anandpur Sahib, where it was cremated and now Gurdwara Sis Ganj stands at this place.

1699

Creation of Khalsa by Guru Gjobind Singh on Baisakhi day in 1699 at Anandpur Sahib to fight against the tyranny of the Mughals and to abolish caste system. The Guru initiated five Sikhs, among them one Sahib Singh, barber of village Nangal Shahidan belonged to Hoshiarpur District .

1701

Jaijon in the Hoshiarpur District was once the seat of Jaswal Rajas. Raja Ram Singh took up his residence hare and build a fort in 1701, which was dismantled at the annexation by the British Government.

1707

At the death of Aurangzeb in 1707, the Punjab was divided into six Doabs. The Jalandhar Doab had 69 Mahals. In this Doab, the most important towns, falling in the Hoshiarpur District, were Sham Churasi, Tanda, Mukerian and Hoshiarpur.

1708-1711

Banda Bahadur was commissioned by Guru Gobind Singh from Deccan to the Punjab in d1708 to punish those who had persecuted the Sikhs and executed his father and innocent children. Banda Bahadur used the Jalandhar Doab as the base from which he led expeditions against the Mughal forces. The Jalandhar Doab remained centre of his exploits till 1711.

As sirhind has been captured, and Banda was carrying his activities far and wide, the Sikhs in the Jalandhar Doab felt that their day of deliverance had arrived, They ousted the Muslim officials and in their place appointed the Sikhs, and sent a parvana to Shamas Khan, the Faujdar of the Jalandhar Doab, to effect certain reforms and hand over his treasures personally to the Khalsa. The Faujdar appealed to the Muslims of the Doab for a jehad against these infidels, and about one lakh Muslim collected and marched towards Sultanpur, the capital of the Doab where about seventy-five thousand Sikhs HAD COLLECTED. An urgent call at this juncture was sent to Banda in the Gangetic Doab and he soon joined them. The Sikhs retired to Rahon. The Muslims chased them, and the Sikhs were besieged. But in the darkness of the night , they escaped, and the next morning, seeing that Shamas Khan had retired to his capital, they attacked the Muslims in the fort suddenly and after a bloody battle, they drove them out on 12 October 1710. Cosequently, Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur were captured by the Sikhs without much effort and they became now masters of the Jalandhar Doab.

1739

Nadir shah invaded India, spread terror in the country and carried away an enormous amount of money and booty. Ahluwalia chief, Sardar Jassa singh played an important part in relieving Nadir Shah of his spoils.

1747

On the invitation of Shah Nawas Khan in 1747, Ahmed Shah Abdali invaded India, but was repulsed in the following year near Sirhind and was driven across the Indus. After the Durani chief retired from the Punjab, Jassa singh fell upon Gurdit Mal, the deputy of the new Lahore Governor, Muin-ul-Mull, near Hoshiarpur.

1758

Adina Beg, the Faujdar of Jalandhar Doab died at Khanpur, near Hoshiarpur and was buried there. After the death of Adina Beg, the Sikhs spread once again over the whole of Punjab. Jassa Singh Ramgarhia added to his possession some territories in the neighbour-hood of Hoshiarpur. Parganas of Maniwal, Urmur Tanda, Sarih and Miani in the Jalandhar Doab were occupied. Prithvi Singh, the ruler of Nurpur and Raja Singh, the ruler of Chamba accepted his overlordship. Jassa Singh Ramgarhia occupied Datarpur and Hajipur in tahsil Dasua in the Hoshiarpur.

1776

The Ahluwalia chief invited the Sukarchakias, the Kanhayas and the Bhangis to his assistance, Jassa Singh Ramgarhia was defeated and fled to Hariana in the Hoshiarpur District.

1783

Death of Jassa Singh Ahluwalia.

1796

In this year, Sada Kaur, whose husband, Gurbaksh Singh Kanhaya had been killed in the battle with Jassa Singh Ramgarhia, attacked the Ramgarhia chief at Miani in the Hoshiarpur District with the aid of Ranjit Singh, her son-in-law.

1801

Bajwara was held by Bhup Singh Faizullapuria, who was ousted in 1801 by Raja Sansar Chand.

1803

Maharaja Ranjit Singh expelled Sansar Chand from Bajwara and checked his designs on Jalandhar.

1808-1811

The power of Ramgarhia Misl was broken in 1808 and that of the Kanhaya Misl in 1811 by Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

1815

Jaijon was taken by Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

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British Period

1846

The district was annexed by the British at the close of the First Anglo Sikh War. John Lawrence became the first Commissioner of the trans-Satluj States in March 1846, and the division was administered by him in direct correspondence with the Supreme Government until 1848, when the Commissioner was made subordinate to the Resident at Lahore.

1848

When the Second Sikh War began in 1848, the Rajas of Jaswan, Kangra and Datarpur revolted against the British rule. John Lawrence who happened to be at Pathankot swept down the Dun rapidly with 500 men and 4 guns. The Raja of Datarpur was made prisoner without a blow, but the Jaswan Raja resisted and his two positions at Amb and Akarot (Himachal Pradesh) were attacked and carried with little loss. The Rajas were deported, their palaces were razed and their possession confiscated. Bedi Bikrama Singh of Una also Joined the insurgents and marched towards Hoshiarpur. He halted at Maili when heard about the defeat of Raja Jaswan and fled to the camp of Sher Singh. His possessions were confiscated, but at the end of the war he gave himself up and was allowed, to reside at Amritsar.

1851

The Bedis, being the revered priestly class among the Sikhs were reluctant to offer their daughters to other sub-castes of Khatris. Before 1851, the police made strenuous efforts to uproot this evil (i.e. female infanticide), but in vain. In 1851, the Deputy Commissioner Gurdaspur brought to the notice of the Government that the Bedis killed their daughters and were known as Kureemars (daughter-slayers). As a result of this, all the Deputy Commissioners in the Province were asked to furnish information on the prevalance of this practice in their respective districts. The returns of the various districts of the Province, this practice was very much prevalent in Una and Garhshankar tahsils of the Hoshiarpur District.

1853

John Lawrence, who was the Chief Commissioner of the Punjab (1850-58) called a meeting of the representatives of all classes at Amritsar. At this meeting, the evil practice of female infanticide was frankly discussed and all the classes condemned this practice unequivocally. Resolutions were passed to uproot this vice. The decisions of this conference were conveyed to all the districts of Punjab. By 1856, this vice practically ceased to exist.

1857

The Great Uprising of 1857 did not effect the Hoshiarpur District. However, a number of precautionary measures were taken by the British authorities.

Baba Ram singh founded Namdhari Movement, popularly known as Kuka Movement on 12 April 1857 with its headquarters at village Bhaini Sahib in Ludhiana District. In the beginning, the district of Sialkkot (Pakistan), Amritsar, Hoshiarpur and Ludhiana formed the chief centres of Namdhari activities, but later on their activities spread to other districts as well.

1905

Unpopular policies of the government raised a political storm in the Punjab including the Hoshiarpur District. This caused much discontentment among the people of the district and the message of freedom and revolutionary ideas broadcast by the leaders of the freedom struggle movement.

1907

The economic hardships and privations perpetrated by nature produced widespread resentment against the British authorities ‘the political Temperature’ roses high in the first two months of 107. Many meetings were held at Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, lahore, Rawalpindi and other places. In the Punjab during the year, organised public meetings and published articles on the economic discontentment prevailing in the jprovince. The deportation and arrest of Lala Lajpat Rai on 9 May 1907, without any substantial charges made against him stirred up the revolutionary movement, particularly in the Punjab including the district of Hoshiarpur.

The news of Lala Lajpat Rai’s release in November 1907 was received with great excitement and relief in the political circles of the Punjab. This news was first published in ‘The Tribune’. A holiday was at once declared at the D.A.V. college. Lahore; Arya School at Hoshiarpur was closed for two days; school buildings were illiminated and sweetmeats were distributed among the students.

The Tilik a newspaper published from Hoshiarpur was prosecuted for publishing a ghazal by ‘Ram’.which appeared in the issue of 6 May 1909. The press at which the paper was printed was also confiscated on 30 June 1909. The most important device was the prosecution of the press which created discontentment among the people of the district. But these measures could not curb the revolutionary activities of the people.

1913-1915

Formation of ghadar Party with its headquarters at San Francisco (U.S.A.) to liberate India by force. The Executive Committee of the Movement included Munshi Ram and Pandit Jagat Ram of Hariana of the Hoshiarpur district. Despite the strict measures adopted by the British against entry of the ghadrities, many of them reached Punjab and visited the Hoshiarpur district where they carried out their revolutionary activities.

The Defence of India Act, 1915 was passed by the British authorities. The British adopted legal measures to control the entry of the ghadarities into India and supressed them with a heavy hand. A large number of them were arrested and tried by special tribunals constituted under the Act. The list of revolutionaries belonging to the Hoshiarpur district, tried and convicted, is given in the Appendix 11 at the end of this chapter.

1917

With a view to stimulating the political activities in the Punjab, District Congress Committees were set up in all the districts. Accordingly, the District congress committee, Hoshiarpur was formed in 1917. The delegated of this Committee attended the Provincial Political conference held at Lahore the same year.

1919

Gandiji gave a call for a country wide hartal against the Rowlatt Act, 1919 on 6 March 1919 which was observed with great success. Meetings against the Rowlatt Act were held at several places in the Punjab. Hoshiarpur like other towns in the Province, responded with equal fervour to the call of Gandhiji. Late goverdhan Das, a veteran national leader of Hoshiarpur gave the lead. A hartal and fasts were observed on 30 March and mass meetings were held on that day to protest against the Rowlatt Legislation.

1920-22

Formation of shiromani Gurdawara Parbandhak Committee on 15 November 1920 for undertaking the management of sikh shrines. As at other places of the Province, a big public meeting was organised at Hoshiarpur on 23 February 1921 under the auspices of the District Sikh League to protest the Nankana Sahib Holocast which occurred on 20 February. Gandhiji started the Non-cooperation Movement in alliance with Khilafat leaders to bring the Bring the British administration to a standstill and to compel it to grant freedom to the people of India. The programme included the boycott of the elections and legislatures, law courts, Government schools and colleges and foreign goodsand renunciation of government schools and colleges and foreign goods and renunciation of Government titles. Gandhiji was delighted to see hand-weaving cloth factories at Hoshiarpur. He congratulated the people of the city on establishing such factories. His message reached the craftsmen of the Province. Two spinning wheels made of ebony and skillfully designed were presented to him. Gandhiji was pleased to find Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur and Hariana ( Hoshiarpur District), as centres of the spinning wheel.

The District Congress committee, Hoshiarpur arranged a public meeting at Hoshiarpur on 23 July 1920 in favour of Non-Co-operation Movement. It was attended by a large number of delegated from all over the district. A meeting of the district conference was held at Hoshiarpur non 30 and 31 October 1920. A large number of delegated and members from all parts of the district attended the conference. The people present at the conference signed in favour of swadeshi and foreign goods boycott and pledges were taken to remove begar and untouchability.

1921

The Babbar Akali Movement was mainly concentrated in the Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar districts. In these two districts, the movement was regarded as an off-shoot of the combined grievances of the Kamagata Maru incident, the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy, the Nankana Sahib tragedy and Guru Ka Bagh episode.

As at other places of the province, a big public meeting was organised at Hoshiarpur on 323 February 1921 under the auspices of the District Sikh League to protest against the Nankana Sahib Holocast, which occurred on 20 February. The delegates vehemently condemned the atrocities perpetrated by the British authorties.

1922

In the spring of 1922, it was decided to intimidate all those, who were prepared to assist Government officers with information. Razors were purchased at Jalandhar contonment for the purpose of cutting the noses and ears of Jholichuks. A meeting under the auspices of the sikh league was held at Hoshiarpur on 25 March 1921 and sikh community fully endorsed the Non-co-operation Movement of Gandhiji. As all over the Province, complete hartal was observed at Hoshiarpur on 20 March 1922 as a protest against the conviction of gandhiji. In the evening at a big meeting, foreign clothes were discarded and bonfire made of them.

A meeting of the district congress committee was organised at Hoshiarpur on 2 July 1922 in support of the civil Disobedience Movement. Lala Ram Lal Jali of Urmar( Hoshiarpur), a member of Indian National Service was convicted and sentenced to one year’s imprisonment for carrying of Non-Co-operation Movement and anti Government propoganda under Section 108 CLA Act.

1923

In the last week of October 1923, Dhanna Singh, a Babbar Akali was arrested at Hoshiarpur carrying a bomb, but when he was about to be searched, the bomb which he was carrying apparently in his coat pocket exploded, resulting in his death.

1928

When Simon Commission visited India, there were protests and demonstrations all over the country. Lala Lajpat Rai led and anti-Simon demonstration at Lahore. To suppress the movement, the police resorted to lathi-charge which severly injured Lala Lajpat Rai. Shortly afterwards, Lalaji died and these incidents caused great disturbances all over the province, Demonstrations and protest meetings were held in various parts of the Hoshiarpur District and people shouted the slogan’Simon go back’.

1930-31

Swadeshi bazars were organised at Hoshiarpur to exhibit and supply nall sorts of cloth and other articles manufactured in India to bring about an effective boycott of foreign goods in March 1930.

The fourth session of the Doaba Political Conference was held at Mukerian in the Hoshiarpur District on 28 March 1930. Delegated from Hoshiarpur and Dasua, attended the Conference and assured full support to Gandhiji for the success of the civil Disobedience Movement.

The cloth merchants organised a meeting at Hoshiarpur on 15 April 1930 and solemnly resolved not to place any order for foreign cloth. The Salt Satyagraha commenced at Hoshiarpur. The volunteers disobeyed Salt Laws and proceeded to different parts of the district to propagate Civil disobedience. The British suthorities arrested Gandhiji and thousands of other persons who favoured civil disobedience. Lala Jamna Das, a veteran leader of Hoshiarpur was arrested and jailed three times for encouraging civil disobedience and for inciting people of the district to rise against the British authorities.

Mahatama Gandhi was arrested on 5 May 1930 and there was a nation wide hartal to protest against his arrest. A large number of people, who went on strike in the Hoshiarpur District were arrested. The schools at Miani in the Dasua Tahsil of Hoshiarpur District were closed down and protest meetings were held.

The Gandhi Day was observed at Hoshiarpur by the Provincial Congress Committee and protest meetings were held at Dasua, Gardhiwala and Hariana. The delegated also organized a similar meeting on 7 June 1930 at village Khanpur in the district. The police committed atrocities at Sirhala Kalan, tahsil Garhshankar of the district and arrested Sardar Harnam Singh, President of the District Congress Committee Hoshiarpur.

Under the Gandhi Irwin Pact, dated 6 March 1931, Gandhiji alongwith all the political prisoners was released and the Civil disobedience Movement was called off.

1942

The congress passed the Quit India Resolution on 8 August 1942 to which the bureaucracy responded by resorting to ruthless repression and Gandhiji alongwith other Congress leaders were arrested on 9 August 1942. The Indian National Congress was banned. A large number of people were arrested in the Hoshiarpur district as they were backing the Quit India Resolution.

1947

The British Parliament passed the Independence Act in July 1947 and India became independent on 15 August 1947. The large scale migration of the population from both sides of the border took place, consequent upon the partition of the country.

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 Public Service for Citizen

Enquiry & Emergency

S.T.D. Codes

Hohiarpur
Balachaur
Dasuya
Garhshankar
Garhdiwala/UrmarTanda

01882
01885
01883
01884
01886

Ambulance

Hoshiarpur

250700

Bus Stand(Roadways)

Hoshiarpur

220313

Customer Service Center(BSNL)

Hoshiarpur
Dasuya
Mukerian
Balachaur
Garshankar

220314
285886
244017
220637
282198

Education Board

Hoshiarpur

22308

Electricity Board

Hoshiarpur

  1. Gaushalla Bazar
  2. Industrial Area
  3. Civil Line
  4. Tanda Road

Dasuya
Mukerian
Urmar Tanda
Talwara
Garshankar
Mahilpur

 
 
220346
250347
220348
250339
 
285089
244283
222010
236126
282085
245485

Fire Brigade

Hoshiarpur
Talwara

222222
236101

Gas Service

Hoshiarpur

  1. Chauhan G.S.
  2. Hoshiarpur G.S.
  3. Mann G.S.

Dasuya
Mukerian
TandaUrmur
Talwara

 
 
252433
252357
250224
 
244439
222251
236182
236128

Police

Hoshiarpur
Dasuya
Urmar Tanda
Mukerain
Talwara
Mahilpur
Garhshankar
Balachuar

100
285023
220026
244009
236127
245276
282021
220023

Railway Station

Hoshiarpur
Dasuya
Mukerian
Tanda Urmar

222412,131
85028
44023
22025

Taxi Stand

Hoshiarpur

252447

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Important Telephone Numbers of Hoshiarpur Administration

Designation

Office Phone

Residence

Deputy Commissioner

220301

220302 220303

District & Sessions Judge

220316

220416

District Attorney

222780

251244

Senior Superintendent of Police

220501

220502, 242540

Civil Surgeon

252170 250701

250702-250919 94170-17786

Phone(R) Forest Officer

222715

222715 247525

Deputy Phone(R) Forest Officer

 

250128

Deputy Medical Commissioner

251701 98142-93446

253700,251700 255615

Additional Commissioner HSP.

236462

244188 94172-36462

Additional Deputy Commissioner (D)

220307

220407 98728-00232

Additional Deputy Commissioner (General)

220306 98140-01042

220305

Assistant Commissioner (Gri)

220309

98142-60931

Assistant Commissioner(General)

220308

98145-17967

A.M.E.

220322

224383

Assistant Director Handicraft

253241

 

Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner

220320

251556,98146-14780

Assistant Labors Commi ssioner

222089

221445

Assistant. Town Planner

223203

2671488(Jal.)

B.D.P.O. Bhunga

253430

9814014510

B.D.P.O. Dasuya

285027

2891926(J) 98152-01954

B.D.P.O. G/Shankar

282037

98723-40392

B.D.P.O. Hajipur

272208

 

B.D.P.O. Hoshiarpur-1

250998 2235166Jl

240022

B.D.P.O. Hoshiarpur-2

222339

268387(PP)

B.D.P.O. Mahilpur

245252

94170-65744

B.D.P.O. Mukerian

244026

2230083(J)

B.D.P.O. Talwara

236134

 

B.D.P.O. Tanda

222028

98153-26802

Chairman, Improvement Trust

220980

220007,230007 98147-22007

Chief Agricultural Officer

222102

98722-49010 98144-69077

Chowdhary, President

220322

223996 310143

Civil Judge, Consumer Court

221522

246800

Deputy Director Fisheries, Deputy Director Horticulture

227285, 290675

 

Deputy Director Animal Husbandry

253574 

98156-11557 94170-18019

Deputy Director Sainik Welfare

222013

2273602(Jal)

Deputy Economic & Statistical Advisor

222391

Dutta 250589 921824220606

District Welfare Officer

222579

 

District Development and Panchayat Officer

223374

98140-79260

District Education Officer (Primary)

220066

253244

District Education Officer (Secondary)

220813

222131, 221225, 94173-64225

District Employment Officer.

220822

 

District Fishery Officer

221014

 

District Food Supply Commissioner

222663, 98145-48080

252335, 01823-260060

Phone(R) Forest Officer Dasuya

285169, 283007

98143-06556

Phone(R) Forest Officer IWDP

250453

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Phone(R) Forest Officer(Planning)

253527

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Phone(R) Forest Officer(Training)

252693

250425

Phone(R) Forest Officer,Garhshankar

82031

9814043909, 9814136999

District Public Relation Officer

220354, 94171-92254

220454, 229187

District Revenue Officer

220412

246312, 01722563362

District Social Security Officer.

240830

244415, 01887-222419

District Transport Officer

220311

220411, 98142-11333, 0181-2223888

District Treasury Officer

222469, 240912

98145-57150

District. Informatics Officer

224749

233629

District. Literacy Office

224012 55505

 

District. Saving Officer

234576

230233, 98145-86758

District. Sports Officer

239023

310612, 239049, 98152-08955

District. Youth Co-ordinator, Assistant. Dir.

253043, 251231

251231, 424951(ASR)

Distt.Health Officer DFPO

252170, 225800

98141-64039, 255615

Divisional Soil Conservation Officer .IWDP.

224748

240452

Dy. Dir.,I.C.D.P. Asst. Dir. Handicraft

223990, 253241

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E.O. Improvement Trust

220980

 

E.O. M.C., HSP.

220322, 220886

220422, 98153-35826

Election Tehsildar

225013

231826, 98152-76076

Fire Brigade

222222,

 

Forest Range Officer Hoshiarpur

224020

9855221452

G.M.(BSNL, Hoshiarpur) 98141-63071

230101

230201

General Manager, Industries Centre

250318

252088

General Manager, Punjab Roadways

256315

243415

ITO, HSP

222430

 

M.E.,M.C.

220974

224383

Programme, Officer CDPO-HPR

290091, 227492 CDPO-II

227814, 251193, 229526

Punjab Wakf Board

 

241845, 98141-30778

Secy. Red Cross

221071

248144

SMO.Civil Hospital

251701, 224500R, 228383

250021, 98144-76121, 98728-01771

Soil Conservation Officer.

252267, 240192

98722-15091

Sub Divisional Magistrate Dasuya.

285022

285022, 289550, 98552-33010

Sub Divisional Magistrate Hoshiarpur.

220310

247300, 98728 -00007

Sub Divisional Magistrate, Garhshankar.

282022

281522, 94173-12333

Sub Divisional Magistrate, Mukerian.

244441

244442, 98145-21700

T.D.M.( BSNL, Hoshairpur) Dharm Pal

220100, 291133

220200, 94171-15786

Tehsildar Dasuya

285024

239688

Tehsildar Garh Shankar

282026

 

Tehsildar Hoshiarpur.

220796

253400

Tehsildar Mukerian

244813

233625

XEN-Panchayti Raj

222280

225104, 98150-62150

XEN-Pollution

248020

224950

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