Rewari
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Rewari (Hindi: रेवाडी़) is a city in Rewari District in the state of Haryana, India.It is located in southern Haryana. It is around 80 km away from the capital city of New Delhi.
Rewari is a city of historical importance, tracing back to the great Indian epic (considered itihaasa in the Hindu tradition), the Mahabharata. This city has also produced famous freedom fighters such as Rao Tula Ram.
Rewari is famous for its metal work, particularly brass work. If anybody needs the best brass work in the world, Rewari is the place for him or her. The main markets of Rewari have shops which sell brass utencils and brass artistic works. Along with Moradabad, Rewari is the brass hub of India. Rewari has kept the art of Tilledar Jutti alive. People from various parts come here to purchase Tilledar Juttis. Rewari also has emerged as a new industrial township. It is the abode of companies like Hero Honda, Sony, YKK, Haryana Suraj Maltings Limited, Exide, TVS, Indian Oil, HPL, various Metal Companies, like Narolac.
Though all of the Hindu festivals are celebrated here with great enthusiasm, the festival of Teej has a special place in the heart of Rewari citizens. As in the nearby state of Rajasthan, the colourful Teej is witnessed annually in Rewari.
HISTORY
The history of the district of Rewari is contemporary to the history of Delhi. During the MAHABHARTA period there was a king named Rewat who had a daughter whose name was Rewati. The king used to call her Rewa lovingly. The king founded and established a city named “Rewa wadi” after the name of her daughter. Later on, when Rewa married Balram, elder brother of Lord Krishna, the king donated the city “Rewa wadi”as dowry for her daughter. Later, the city Rewa wadi became REWARI.
During the rule of Mughals a vanik named Hemu of Rewari (whose initial occupation was selling saltpetre /gunpowder) became chief of the army and prime minister of Sur-Samrajya. On decay of this samrajya he became ruler of Delhi and known by the name Hem Chandra Vikramaditya. He ruled for a very short period, sacrificing his life fighting the Mughals on Nov. 5, 1556 at the second battle of Panipat.
During the Mughal period Rewari was part of the Delhi territory. In the Svantrata-Sangram of 1857 Rao Tula Ram & Krishan Gopal of Rewari fought aggressively against the British rule with the help of Samrat Bahadur Shah Zafar, leading a brief movement that brought British rule to an end in Rewari for a time. Rao Tula Ram could not succeed and soon expired.
The land of Rewari is called Veer-Bhumi, as even today the people of Rewari feel proud to serve in the Indian military.
