A Governors Tryst With Haryana - Paperback

About The Book: The book reveals the heard of cultural and spiritual heritage of Haryana: the history of its existence to prehistoric times and its role in the subsequent stages of the visual civilization, Indus valley civilization and the vedic civilization of the Aryans that flourished around Haryana sacred river Saraswati Haryana is protected as the place pf Mahabharata, Purans and Smritis etc. worth reacting. About The Author: H.A. Barari, Former Director, Governor of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. CONTENTS: # Preface : Through My Paces : A Flash back to Haryana's Past : Further on Haryana's History: Its Saga of Rebellion and Resistance: the 1857 Struggle for Independence First Started Here: Haryana's Rich Spiritual and Cultural Heritage : Getting into My Stride.: In the Holy Land of Kuru : Governor or Jack of All Trades? : Governor As Patron of NGO's: on Panipat, Rohtak, Pehowa and Other Places : Visits to Simla, Ambala and Baba Ka Ladhana: Sher Shah, A Haryanvi? The Battles of Panipat: Himu, the Emperor of Delhi and Hero of Panipat : Teej, the Joyous Festival of Homecoming: Bhiwani's Links With Harappan Civilisation: Hissar, the Town of Emperor Feroze Shah Tughlak: the Emperor's Romance With A Peasant Girl: Sher Shah Suri Born At Hissar? 1857 Uprising: Heroic Roles of Hissar and Hansi: Agroha: the Original Home of the Aggarwals : Sirsa Where Prithviraj was Captured by Mohd. Ghori: Akbar at Kurukshetra During A Solar Eclipse: I Swim Across Sannihit Tank on A Solar Eclipse: Jyotisar Where Krishna Revealed the Gita: the Ancient Temples of Bhadrakali and Katyayani : Thanesar, the Place of Lord Shiva.....