Khanda, Sonipat

 India Haryana

Khanda is a village in Sonipat district of the Indian state of Haryana. It is located 5 kilometers north-west of Kharkhoda. The population of this village is appx 10000. There are two government school and four private schools and one college in the village. It is mainly inhabited by the Dahiya Clan of Jats.

Khanda

The Bravery and sacrifice of Veer Banda Singh Bahadur is well known to the people of India. The very brave man of India fought against the foreign aggression and happily sacrificed his life in June, 1716. This brave son of Bharat Mata was born on Oct, 16, 1670. After getting blessings of Guru Gobind Singh in 1708, he came to the Khandaa village in Feb, 1709 and stayed for here for creation of his army and planning of war against Mughals.

It has been written in many history books that Khandaa village was the first headquarter of Banda Bahadur in 1709. Some of the history books read as under:-

 In 1709-10, Banda Singh Bahadur, a disciple of Guru Gobind Singh, in an effort to continue the fight against the oppression, collected an army of Sikhs and occupied the whole of the country, west of the Yamuna. He laid waste the whole neighbourhood of Karnal, where he killed the faujdar. He was repulsed by Bahadur Shah about 19 kilometres north-east of Sadhaura. Banda Bahadur set-up his first headquarters at Khanda, Sonipat district. He also trampled under his feet the paraganas of Mustafabad, Ambala and Sadhaura.


It is clearly evident from the history books quoted above that the Khanda village has been the host a great warrior and great son of Bharat Mata. In fact, this village was the first place where Banda Bahadur stayed after entering into Punjab. When Banda Bahadur came to this village in Feb, 1709, the present Punjab was not even aware of his name. It is the place from where he dispatched Guru Gobind Singh’s Hukamnamas to the follower of Guruji in Punjab and called them to join him.

Village Social Structure:

This villages contains 20 Chaupals for all castes.

There are 7 Ancient temples named as following :


1. Dada Kishore Dass

2. Dada Sondas

3. Dada Goda Wala

4. Jai Ram Ashram

5. Baniya Wala Shiv Mandir

6. Brahmin Wala Mandir

7. Narayana Ashram


Notable People:

Deep Chand Bahman: In Haryana the most celebrated artist was Deep Chand Bahman of village Khanda in Sonepat. He was popularly styled as the "Shakespeare' or 'Kalidas of Haryana'. Semi-literate, he had a spark, a touch of genius. He polished the style of Ali Bux and gave a new color to this folk art. Dip Chand's style of performance incorporated elements from music, dance, pantomime, versification, and ballad recitation.During the First World War, when Dip Chand's capacity for improvisation and adaptation was at its peak, the British Government made him a 'Rai Sahib' and granted him other favours. He was the creater of Haryanvi Culture and Saang.


Vinod Kumar Dahiya :(born 1 January 1986), also known as Vinod Kumar, is an Indian-Australian Greco-Roman wrestler who competes in the 66 kg category. Dahiya was born on 1 January 1986 in the Indian village of Khanda, Sonipat in Haryana. He began wrestling in 1994, and joined Satpal Singh's coaching akhara in Delhi in 1998.

Rohit Dahiya :(born 31 March 1988) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Gujarat.


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