Kosli
| Kosli | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Kosli Location in Haryana, India | |
| Coordinates: 28°15′N 76°17′E / 28.25°N 76.29°ECoordinates: 28°15′N 76°17′E / 28.25°N 76.29°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Rewari |
| Founded by | Baba Mukteswer Puri |
| Named for | Maharaj Koshal |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 123302 |
| Vehicle registration | HR – 43 |
| Sex ratio | 57:43 ♂/♀ |
Kosli is a village and sub-district (or "tehsil") in the Rewari district of Haryana in India. It is situated 80 kilometers from Delhi.
Kosli is today well known for the high proportion of soldiers and officers it contributes to the Indian Army and other Armed Forces of India, and for the number of teachers it contributes to the Haryana education system.
History
According to British historians W. E. Purser, Herbert Charles Fanshawe Ahirs of Kosli and Rohtak region are descended from a great-grandson of Prithviraj Chauhan.[1][2] According to Haryana State Gazetteer Kosli was founded in 1193 A.D. by Kosal Dev Singh Tomar, the grandson of king of Delhi, as a Yaduvanshi Ahirs village. Kosal Dev said to have met the sage Baba Mukteshwar Puri Maharaj engaged in meditation at Kosli, which was then under dense shrub jungle.Today it has a small population made up mostly of Yadavs are the majority, in particular the gotra Kausaliya. Descendants of the Dagar clan established small kingdoms near Jodhpur and Gwalior in the seventeenth century.[3] During British Raj there were as many as about seventy senior commissioned officers and about one hundred and fifty Junior Commissioned Officers in Kosli. There are about a hundred military pensioners living there today, including several recipients of different military honours during British rule/[4]
Kosli Railway Station is on the Rewari- Bhiwani railway line. A flyover is constructed and operational on the railway line which is said to be second largest flyover of Haryana.[5]
Kosli town has a "mhauth", or Hindu monastery headed by a Mahant. Every year on the festive day of Holi a fair is organised in this mauth in honour of Baba Mukteshwar Puriji Maharaj.
Adjacent Villages
- Sadat nagar
- Surehli
- Musepur
- Gugodh
- Berli Kalan
- Kanharwas
- Surkhpur
- Guriani
- Birar
- Lula Ahir
Martyrs of the village
World War II
MAM CHAND, Jemadar, 48860/IO, 4th Bn., 19th Hyderabad Regiment. 3 September 1939 - 31 December 1947. Son of Dhan Singh and Chandrawal, of Kosli, Rohtak, India; husband of Kali, of Kosli. Column 303.
ROSHAN LAL, Havildar, 13230, 4th Bn., 19th Hyderabad Regiment. Missing 1 January 1942 - 31 December 1942. Son of Sampat Ram and Phusan, of Kosli, Rohtak, India; husband of Durga, of Kosli. Column 303.
PRABHATI SINGH, Gunner, HAA/966, 1 H.A.A. Regt., Royal Indian Artillery. Missing 15 February 1942. Son of Sardara Singh and Saman Kaur, of Kosli, Rohtak, India. Column 152.
MATA DIN SINGH, Naik, 12389, 4th Bn., 19th Hyderabad Regiment. 27 December 1941. Son of Lal Chand and Ram Piari, of Kosli, Rohtak, India; husband of Gindori, of Kosli. Column 303. (George Cross Recipient on 19-Nov-35, EGM)
MANI RAM, Havildar, 43450, 28/02/1943, 18, Royal Indian Artillery
MATA DIN, Nursing Sepoy, 39819, 23/04/1943, 22, Indian Army Medical Corps
MATA DIN, Sepoy, 28611, 31/05/1946, 22, Indian Observer Corps
CHOKH RAJ, Naik, 947283, 24/11/1942, 22, Royal Indian Army Service Corps
RAGHBIR SINGH, Naik, 43928, 27/08/1941, 24, Royal Indian Artillery
SHEO BAKHSH, Sepoy, 19740, 11/12/1944, 42, 4th Bombay Grenadiers
Jagmal singh(Havaldar Majar)Galli Mohala 22 years worked in Army Son Gopal singh (Sr G.M)Surender SINGH(Manager prod)and Daughter Maya DEVI.
Schools and Colleges
- RKD Senior Secondary School.
- Krishna Senior Secondary Public School.
- Guru Dronacharya Public School.
- BKD High School.
- Dronacharya Senior Secondary School.
- DAV College (for Girls).
- Saheed Flt. Lt. Aakash Yadav Govt Boys Senior Secondary School.
- Government Girls Senior Secondary School.
- RRN DAV Public School.
- Saraswati Public School.
- Government College.
- RCM Senior Secondary School.
- MDS High School.
- Suraj School.
- Pathfinder Global School.
- Government Senior Secondary School.
- Government ITI.
- Rao Nihal Singh Senior Secondary .
Facilities
- Telephone Exchange.
- Veterinary Hospital.
- Civil Hospital.
- Defence CSD Canteen.
- Power House.
- Civil Court.
- Indane Gas Agency.
- Central Bank of India
- Vijaya Bank.
- The Rewari Central Co-Op Bank.
- Oriental Bank Of Commerce.
- Mini Sectriate.
- Mini Stadium.
- Canal Rest House.
- Post office
- State Bank of India
- HDFC bank
- Punjab national bank
- Railway station
- bus stand
Colonies in Kosli
- Aadarsh Nagar.
- Subhash Chandra Bose Colony.
- Indra Colony.
- Bhardwaj Colony.
- Garib Nagar.
- Baghat Singh Colony.
- Sangam Colony.
References
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=X_K1s8W57zAC&pg=PA23&dq=Jats+Gujars+and+Ahirs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1Tm3VJCiItfluQSfoIKQBA&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAzhQ#v=onepage&q=Jats%20Gujars%20and%20Ahirs&f=false
- ↑ Report on the Revised Land Revenue Settlement of the Rohtak District of the page 23
- ↑ Richard Gabriel Fox (1977). Realm and region in traditional India. Duke University, Program in Comparative Studies on Southern Asia. p. 83. ISBN 9780916994129. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ↑ http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1964_16/35/caste_and_the_indian_army.pdf
- ↑ "Kosli in Kosli India". India9.com. 2005-06-07. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
