Monday, August 31, 2009

My Home - KHETRI

Khetri Nagar is a town in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan in India. It is part of Shekhawati region. It is known for its Copper Project. Much of the township is government-owned since there is a public Limited company there. Khetri is actually two towns, the first "Khetri Town" was founded by Raja Khet Singhji Nirwan. The other is the town of "Khetri Nagar", which is about 10 km away from Khetri.
The nearest railway Station is Chirawa at a distance of 30 km. Khetri is at a distance of 195 km from Delhi and 165 km from Jaipur. Frequent buses are available from Jaipur to reach Khetri. From Delhi, one has to take a bus to Singhana, and can catch a cab from there.

History

Khetri was the second largest Thikana in Jaipur State. basically khetri is Thikana of NIRWAN sub-clan of (Chauhan). subsub-clan Rajput Hindu King at the time of RAJPUTANA now known as RAJASTHAN State. But the rulers of Khetri belonged to Shekhawat sub-clan (Bhojraj Ji Ka subsub-clan) of Kachawa dynasty of Jaipur. The king of Khetri Rajah Ajit Singh Ji Shekhawat gave name of Swami Vivekananda, to Narendra. The saffron turban and clothes was given to swamiji by Raja Ajit Singh. King also helped Swamiji financially for going to Chicago Dharma Samellan, from where swamiji got publicity worldwide. Khetri nagar has a multicultural ambience due to people from all states coming in and working in the copper project. Singhana is the bus terminal which links all the nearby places. Khetri also has a centre of Ramakrishna Mission, and this centre is active in philanthropic activities in this town and near by villages for long time.
Nirwan The Royal Rajput.

Travel

The places of interest include:

Khetri Fort

The fort of khetri was built by king of Khetri Raja Shri Ajit Singh Ji Saheb Bahadur and is an easy trek of 4 km from the base. The splendid view from the fort is a breathtaking experience and it also includes a marvellous but small marble temple. The spiral shaped open-cast copper mine called Chandmari is a treat to eyes, when viewed from the hilltop along the boundaries of the fort. This mine has been shut down and is abandoned. It is marvelous to see from top of the hill. There is one temple on the top.

Some Pics of Khetri Fort






Ramakrishna Mission Center

It is situated on the part of once acclaimed palaces for the queen. Swami Vivekananda had stayed there during his visits to Khetri.

Ajit Sagar

A large lake on the outskirts of Khetri, must visit to view the raw nature. Wild boars, barahsinghas and migratory birds can be seen here. The town of Khetri is also famous for its delicious pickles. A worthy place to visit by one who wants to wander the places still left undiscovered.

Hindustan Copper Limited

The Khetri Copper Complex of Hindustan Copper Limited is situated here.

5 comments:

  1. Hi Himanshu, I have posted this to the Facebook Page on Khetri Nagar (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Khetri-Nagar/152773334742149)

    Thanks for writing such a beautifull article.

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  2. Nice Description of the Khetri and Khetri Nagar (Copper).

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  3. This fort is memorable to me as I arranged many parties during rainy season over there when I was J.En. there in R.S.E.B..

    Thanks for reminding us our beautiful past.

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  4. This fort is memorable to me as I arranged many parties during rainy season over there when I was J.En. there in R.S.E.B..

    Thanks for reminding us our beautiful past.

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  5. Thanks Himanshu, this article reminds me the Pickniks at Khetri Dam and Bagheshwar. It reminds the mountain in front of Copper plant Chimney where we used to go in hot noons of our summer vacations.
    thanks a lot man.

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