Nardak

The Nardak ("high tract") is a region of Haryana, India. It has been variously understood to cover either the broader territories of the districts of Panchkula, Ambala, Kurukshetra and northern Karnal, or more narrowly as confined to the Nissing, Nilokheri and Assandh development blocks in Karnal district. This area is rich in fertile soils.

The areas bordering Punjab are influenced by the Punjabi language and culture, while the areas near Himachal Pradesh are influenced by the Sirmauri (Pahari) language.[1]

According to other sources this area lies only in Nissing, Nilokheri and Assandh development blocks of Karnal district in Haryana, a state in North India.

Etymology

According to Denzil Ibbetson, Nardak is a title of the Kurukshetra from the words "Nirdukh", meaning the "painless". [2]

History

According to Ihsan H. Nadiem, during Indian Rebellion of 1857 the Chauhans of Nardak assisted the British colonials, raised a regiment of cavalry, and provided 20 chowkidars to protect Karnal city and its Civil Lines. However, the natives of larger villages of area caused much anxiety to Britishers during the mutiny of 1857 - notably Siwan, Asandh, Jalmana, Gondar, Salwan, Bhalla , etc.[3]

Ecology

Nardak area was favorite among emperors for hunting lions. Area was also abundant in wolves, jackals and wild pigs.[4]

Demography

The land-owners in the Nardak region are Jats, Rors, Rajputs and Punjabis. The Punjabis mostly came from present-day Pakistan after the partition of India in 1947.

Geography

Before the re-alignment of the Western Jumna Canal, the Nardak area of Karnal comprised about 150,085 acres with 63 villages.[5][6] Nardak, Khadir and Bangar met inside the Indri pargana.[4]

According to George Watt, a British Colonial botanist, this area has historically grown cotton.[7]

Its water is saline and not fit for irrigation and the soil is of a loamy nature.

See also

References
  1. M.R. Madhava Menon, 2002, Criminal Justice India Series: Haryana, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, vol 10, Page 6.
  2. 1890, Calcutta Review, Volumes 90-91, Page 108.
  3. 2006, Punjab and the Indian Revolt of 1857, Page 72.
  4. K. K. Aggarwal, 1975, Karnal District, page 2.
  5. 1992, Tools and tillage, Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 39.
  6. Sir James McCrone Douie, 1916, The Panjab: North-West Frontier Province and Kashmir, Library of Alexandria
  7. George Watt (botanist), 2014 reproduction, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of India, Cambridge University Press, Volume 4, Page 121.
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