Bapora
Village
T-55 tank at Bapora
T-55 tank at Bapora
Bapora is located in Haryana
Bapora
Bapora
Location in Haryana, India
Bapora is located in India
Bapora
Bapora
Bapora (India)
Coordinates: 28°48′54″N 76°03′47″E / 28.815°N 76.063°E / 28.815; 76.063
CountryIndia
StateHaryana
DistrictBhiwani
MandalBhiwani
Founded byThakur Jagsi Ram Singh
Government
 • BodyVillage panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total35,000
Languages
 • OfficialHaryanvi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Bapora is a village in the Bhiwani district of the Indian state of Haryana. There is a Tomb of Sant Baba bhagwan Dass ji who was famous palmist. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the district headquarters town of Bhiwani. As of the 2011 Census of India, the village had 1,657 households with a total population of 34,332 of which 17,651 were male and 16,681 female.[1] The major population of area is Brahmin and Rajput.[2]

History

Thikana of Bapora was founded by a Tanwar (Tomar) Rajput Chieftain Thakur Jagsi Ram Singhji, also known as Baba Jagsi. Baba Jagsi was great-great-great grandson of Rao Raja Jatmal Singhji (also known as Jatuji) who came from Patan to rule the present-day areas of southern Haryana (Bhiwani-Mahendragrah and some area of Hisar). The descendants of Rao Jatuji are known as the Jatu Tanwar. They have ruled over 1440 villages in their times[3]

Battle of Bapora

A battle was fought at Bapora with a locally famous Nawab Mulla Farid Ladai in the 17th century. Nawab's army was twice or thrice times bigger than the Rajputs of Bapora, but the Rajputs of Bapora bravely fought and won that battle. A nagada is kept in the Shivala Mandir, near Government Primary School of Bapora, which was used in that battle. General V.K. Singh describes his village in his autobiography as given below -

[4]

There's something incredibly romantic about Bapora, the village where the present Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Vijay Kumar Singh, was born, spent his childhood, and still has a home,

It might be Bapora's location, on the far side of the town of Bhiwani in Haryana (famed for its prize-winning boxers), on the fringe of the Thar Desert. It could be the dusty lanes that wind past big old houses, including havelis, some of them now abandoned and sunk a foot or more below the surface. It could be Bapora's age, which is approaching 700 years. It could be the legends that surround its foundation, studded with sadhus and Rajput kings. It could be Totawala Baba, an ash-covered sadhu who has just begun his rigorous summer schedule of tapasya at the big Shiv Mandir near the government school. It could be the tang of steel in the air, owed not just to the presence of hundreds of retired servicemen here (and generations of soldiers before them) but also to the historical memory of the locally famous Mulla-Nawab Ladai, when stolen taxes (carried, the elders say, on three camels and two horses) led a nearby nawab to wage bloody war against Bapora in the 16th century.

(Singh 2005, pp. 6–17)

Antiquities of attraction

Bapora Waterworks

The water works outside the village that was set up in 1969 with World Bank funds to provide clean water to 184 villages (but now serves just a handful). World bank Chairman paid a visit village Bapora in those times. A special helipad was constructed for him temporarily.[5]

T-55 Tank

A retired T-55 tank was inaugurated by General VK Singh at Bapora on village's entry gate. The tank was in operation during 1971 Indo-Pakistani war. In past many of military personnel from Bapora were recruited in either cavalry or armoured regiments. Most of them were in 1st Horse (Skinner's Horse) and 17th Horse (Poona Horse), but in present most of youth from village is recruited into Infantry regiments. General VK Singh in his inauguration speech at Bapora said that this tank at Bapora would motivate the youth and remarks the glorious services of veterans of Bapora who were in cavalry.[5]

Notable individuals

Public Figures

Armed Forces of India

Paramilitary Forces of India

  • DIG S.P.S Tanwar, recipient of President Police Medal for Distinguished and Meritorious Services. He is credited for inspiring youth of his village to join Indian Armed Forces. By his efforts the village Bapora came to known as 'Bapora Security Force' a.k.a. 'The Mini BSF' or the BSF of Haryana.[9]
  • DIG Vijender Pal Singh Tanwar, recipient of Sena Medal (gallantry) 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. He joined the 11 Rajputana Rifles (RajRif) in 1963 as an Emergency Commissioned officer. After completing 5 years in the Army, he joined the BSF in 1968. In 1971, he was 2IC of 18 Bn BSF (Commando) and operated with Mukti Bahini on the eastern front prior to the commencement of the formal war. After the declaration of war, 18 Bn was deployed in the Jaiselmer sector, where it captured some Pak territory and remained at Islamgarh till the Shimla Agreement in 1972. For his bravery and exemplary leadership on the eastern front, he was awarded the Sena Medal for gallantry. He retired from BSF in the year 2000 as DIG.[9]
  • Commandant Bhim Singh Tanwar, recipient of President Police Medal for Meritorious Services[10]

Martyers

Source:[5]

  • Shaheed Mathan Singh, VrC
  • Shaheed Girvar Singh
  • Shaheed Pratap Singh
  • Shaheed Sanajy Singh
  • Shaheed Surajpal Singh
  • Shaheed Kehar Singh
  • Shaheed Bhanwar Singh
  • Shaheed Rajendra Singh
  • Shaheed Chandrabhan Singh
  • Shaheed Dafedar Ram Kumar

Judiciary

Civil Services

British Awards

In Media

Armed Forces of India

Events

References

  1. ↑ "Bapora". 2011 Census of India. Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Raote, Rrishi (5 May 2012). "General's village". Business Standard. New Delhi.
  3. ↑ Rathore, Abhinay. "Patan (Thikana)". Rajput Provinces of India. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Singh 2005, p. 6-11.
  5. 1 2 3 "युवाओं में देशभक्ति का जज्बा भरने का काम करेगा टी-55 टैंक : जनरल वीके सिंह". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "AIR Marshal Vikram Singh Takes over as SASO HQ WAC IAF". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Gallantry Awards | Ministry of Defence, Government of India". www.gallantryawards.gov.in. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Gallantry Awards | Ministry of Defence, Government of India". www.gallantryawards.gov.in. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Deswal, Deepender (23 January 2010). "New Army chief Bapora's crowning glory". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  10. 1 2 3 Halchal, Bhiwani. "भीम सिंह तंवर का राष्ट्रपति पुलिस पदक के लिए हुआ चयन | भिवानी हलचल". Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  11. 1 2 3 "Hon'ble Chief Justice and Judges of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana". highcourtchd.gov.in. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  12. ↑ "Court On Its Own Motion v. Madan Lal Bhasin Rana | Punjab & Haryana High Court | Judgment | Law | CaseMine". www.casemine.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Former Haryana IAS calls farm laws flawed, alleges bid to demolish mandi system". The Indian Express. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "Relatives of politicians to chairman's child, Haryana Civil Services all in family - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  15. ↑ Haryana Civil Services Exam | Strategy To Crack Haryana PCS Exam | By Mukund , SDM HPSC Exam 2017, retrieved 25 October 2021
  16. ↑ Deswal, Deepender (24 January 2010). "Bapora girl does Haryana proud". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  17. ↑ @Chopsyturvey (3 September 2021). "Bhivani Hariyana ke Subedar Vir Singh Tanwar. Both his sons and only daughter got commission in our Air Force…" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 October 2021 – via Twitter.
  18. ↑ "केंद्रीय मंत्री वीके सिंह के पैतृक गांव बापोड़ा का लाडला बना लेफ्टिनेंट". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  19. ↑ "Air Marshal Sandeep Singh". Facebook.
  20. ↑ "The General goes home". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

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