Farrukhnagar, a town in Gurgaon was founded in mid 18th century by Faujdar Khan. The town was established with the intention to eliminate the dacoits attacking the travelers on their way to Rewari from Delhi. Faujdar khan was the governor appointed by emperor Farrukhsiyar, after whom the place was named. In 1738 A.D faujdar khan was honored by the title of nawab and carved a niche for himself in the history and development of this town. Nawab Ali Khan the last reminiscent of faujdar Khan’s family played an important role in the uprising of 1857. For revolting against Britishers he along with the nawab of Vallabhgarh and jajjhar was executed by hanging them on the tree in front of Red fort
In 1858 British confisticated Nawab’s property and this town.
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This project is a part of internship with Sarai, CSDS, New Delhi. It is purely for Research and Academic purpose.
FARRUKH NAGAR
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Sameena obviously has the eye for documentary details and enunciates her experience of Farrukh Nagar through those eyes.
Yet it is a pity that we Indians tend to abandon the cultural continuity in the name of modernism and lose the charm of places like Farrukh Nagar. Should one were to travel through Europe, often such villages make for wonderful tourist spots simply because they have held on to their characters even as modernity has ensured that the basic amenities like sewage and water and electricity have come in without letting them intrude upon either the landscape or on their simplicity. Whether one travels through France or Italy or Greece there are numerous such villages where one could stay put with families who take boarders and provide the quaint local flavour, be it of wine or bread or even the local music.
Travelling through India over the years it seems impossible to revisit a place with which you attach fond memories-- memories have settings and when those settings are completely altered by crisscrossing electrical wires or concrete commercial establishments blocking that ideal view with which one associated the place and dreamt of going back, it is quite disgusting. Nor am I proposing that progress or modernity be blocked for my fancies, but as much of farruknagars as can be preserved (of course with modern basic amenities, like sewers and electricity not compromised) opens up many many more tourism opportunities..There must be an equation and it must be arrived upon.
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