Kairana

Kairana
city
Kairana Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 29°24′N 77°12′E / 29.4°N 77.2°E / 29.4; 77.2Coordinates: 29°24′N 77°12′E / 29.4°N 77.2°E / 29.4; 77.2
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Shamli
Elevation	242 m (794 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	73,046
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	247774
Telephone code	01398
Vehicle registration	UP-12
Website	www.kairana.net

Kairana is a historical city and a municipal board in Shamli district. Shamli was declared as a district in September 2011 and was named Prabuddh Nagar by Mayawati, who was CM of UP (Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh) at that time. In July 2012, Shamli got its original name back by Akhilesh Yadav, who became CM of UP in 2012. Prior to that, Kairana was a tehsil of Muzaffarnagar district. Both districts are located in Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]7]. Mohd Ali from Arain(tribe) is one of the notable social worker/leader of kairana sub-district, And U.P. State President of Majlis Ahrar-E-Islam(INDIA),politically supporting Samajwadi Party.

Geography and government

Kairana is in the northwestern portion of the Uttar Pradesh state and is bordered by the river Yamuna. It has an average elevation of 242 metres (793 feet). Kairana is birthplace of a renowned school of Indian classical music, the Kirana Gharana.

Kairana is represented by a permanent seat in the National Parliament and in the legislative assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Kairana also has 6 courts (4 regular and 2 fast track). Kairana is a Tehsil of district Shamli and a municipal board. Kairana has several government bodies including a PWD office and a LIC office, a post office, two government hospitals, and five nationalized banks → kairana is a great city in visit.

Education

Vijay Singh Pathik Rajkiya Mahavidyalaya is a post-graduate degree college in Kairana. The college was established in 1999. There is one other degree college in Kairana, "J.P. Degree College of Commerce." Kairana also has four intermediate colleges that provide education up to senior secondary level, and more than 20 schools for primary education. There is also an engineering and management institute on Kairana-Shamli Road.

Kairana is also known for musical education. The genre of music "Kirana Gharana" is world famous for its "Khayal" singing. Ustad Kale Khan was the founder of Kirana Gharana.

NGO Care for All Trust is running Indian Community Center (ICC) Kairana to provide free coaching of engineering and medical entrance since 2014. Trust recently initiated another effort CFAT Vocational Training Center (VTC) which was inaugurated by State Minister Ch Riyasat Rana on 10 January 2016. CFAT VTC shall empower women to develop skills so as they also support their families financially.

History

During the Ancient period, Kairana, or "Karna Nagri," was the capital of Danveer Raja Karna's Anga Pradesh in Mahabharata. Some believe that Kairana name is made from "Kai and Rana," meaning place of Rana Chauhan Gurjars. Rana Kalsa Raj Chauhan came with two brothers: Rana Dev Raj Chauhan and Rana Deep Raj Chauhan from Ajmer, Rajasthan to village Panjeet near Kairana, and founded the city Kairana. There are 84 villages of Kalshyan Chauhan Gautra of Gurjars near Kairana.

During the Medieval period, Mughal Emperor Jahangir visited this place and has given a vibrant description in his autobiography, Tuzuk-e-jahangiri.

The Emperor said, "On Sunday, the 16th, I marched from Delhi, and on Friday, the 21st, halted in the pargana of Kairana. This pargana is the native place of Muqarrab Khan. Its climate is equable and its soil good. Muqarrab made buildings and gardens there. As I had often heard praise of his garden, I wished much to see it. On Saturday, the 22nd, I and my ladies were much pleased in going around it. Truly, it is a very fine and enjoyable garden. Within a masonry (pukhta, pucca) wall, flowerbeds have been laid out to the extent of 140 bighas. In the middle of the garden, he has constructed a pond, in length 220 yards, and in breadth 200 yards. In the middle of the pond is a miih-tiib terrace (for use in moonlight) 22 yards square. There is no kind of tree belonging to a warm or cold climate that is not to be found in it. Of fruit-bearing trees belonging to Persia, I saw green pistachio trees and cypresses of graceful form, such as I have never seen before. I ordered the cypresses to be counted, and they came to 300. All round the pond, suitable buildings have been begun and are in progress." ^[1]

Demographics &and people

As of the 2011 India census,^[2] Kairana had a population of 89000. Males population is 47047and females population is 41953 . Kairana literacy rate of 47.23%, which is lower than the state literacy rate 67.68%. Male literacy in Kairana is 55.16%, and female literacy is 38.24%. In Kairana,18.06% of the population is under 6 years of age.

In a bid to create an efficient manpower pool and hone talents of young Indians, Care for All Trust and Rahbar Foundation have been jointly running Indian community center (ICC) in the small town Kairana of western UP since 2014.

The center provides free coaching to hundreds of underprivileged students to prepare for entrance exams of prominent college and universities.

Notably, Care for All Trust inaugurated their CFAT Vocational Training Center in Kairana on January 10 this year. The vocational center will start with a fashion designing course and subsequently, introduce various courses like opticians comprehensive course, sight testing course, contact lens fitting course, dispensing & fitting course, ophthalmic optics course, marble polishing course in Bangalore, sewing, embroidering course, leather bags manufacturing course, IT skill development, web designing, MS Office and OS, graphic designing course, and Computer accounting course It might be mentioned that Kairana is a small underdeveloped district with 50 per cent of its population living below the poverty line. Care for All Trust aims to provide job-oriented and skill based training to women to overcome this poverty and increase their standard of living. The NGO operates on a simple principle that if women are empowered, the next generation of children will automatically get a better future. NewsGram talked to the Founder and Chairman of Care for All Trust, Imran Siddiqui. He said that he felt the need that the students should be provided the resources and chances so that they can achieve success but barriers like poverty do not let it happen and that is why he started the trust which provides the education free of the cost. Imran said, “the students need resources and support to overcome the obstacles. Since, poverty was a major concern, free education would be of great assistance to the people of the village.” An engineer by profession, Imran went to the USA in 2008 and met some more enthusiastic people who were eager to help the downtrodden people of rural India. In 10 years the rigorous effort of Imran helped students crack tough entrance examinations of premiere institutions including AMU, JMI, and other institutes. Imran is also considering to expand their organization and reach out to more such people. Trust also indulges in talent hunt programs to encourage and promote young talents. Imran further mentioned,”the public is appreciative of the effort of the Trust. People from around the world are donating for the cause.” Though the body does not take government assistance but many administrative officials attended programs conducted by the trust. Trust is also running a crash course in Saharanpur and hopes to expand its wings in other districts well. The social media is used in the promotion of the initiative. The Care for All Trust aims to make some fruitful impact on the lives of many underprivileged children. The help provided to children is good no matter how from whom it is coming

Notable people

• Ustad Abdul Karim Khan^[3]
• Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan^[3]
• Tabassum Begum^[3]
• Rahmatullah Kairanawi
• Imran Ahmad Siddiqui
• Nawab Alam
• Mohd Ali^[4]

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