Birsa Munda Chowk
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Birsa Munda chowk | |
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Village | |
  Birsa Munda chowk Location in Southeast Delhi, India | |
| Coordinates: 28°35′28″N 77°15′28″E / 28.5911°N 77.2578°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Delhi |
| District | South East Delhi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 110013 |
Birsa Munda Chowk[1] (formerly known as Sarai Kale Khan) is a urban village in South East Delhi district in Delhi. This place is connected to other parts of Delhi through the means of Delhi Metro Pink Line (Delhi Metro). It also has Inter-State Bus Terminus. It is adjacent to the Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station. It is one of the five main stations in Delhi and is the originating and terminal station for 60 trains. Birsa Munda Chowk is the terminus for most buses heading for towns south of Delhi. It is also a DTC bus depot for the Mudrika Seva (Ring Road Bus Service) and many other bus routes.
History
[edit]The area was named ' ki sarai', a sarai, or rest house for travellers or caravans and royal route from Mughal imperial courts and Chandni Chowk to their retreat at Mehrauli some 32 km (20 mi) away. The sarai itself is named after a Sufi saint, Kale Khan of the 14th–15th century, whose resting place along with that of another Sufi saint of Delhi, resting place of travelers is today situated inside the Delhi Airport complex.[2] Though a Lodi era structure Kale Khan ka Gumad is also situated at Kotla Mubarakpur Complex in South Delhi, the tomb is dated to 1481 AD as per an inscription on the Mihrab inside the tomb, this Kale Khan was a courtier in the Lodi period during the reign of Bahlol Lodi[3]
Nawab Faizullah Beg, son of Nawab Qasim Jan, a courtier in reign of Mughal Emperor, Shah Alam II (r. 1728–1806), was a courtier in Bahadur Shah Zafar's reign, and built a complex later known as Ahata Kaley Sahab, so named a saint named Kaley Khan, who lived here for a while, after whom area was later named. The complex was later acquired by Bunyadi Begum, poet Mirza Ghalib's sister-in-law, and housed the poet after he was released from debtors' prison.[4][5]
The name Sarai derives from the time of the rule of the Afghan Sher Shah Suri, under whom a paved road network was built, with roadside inns called "Serais" every twelve miles.
On 15 November 2024, it was renamed as Birsa Munda Chowk, in the honor of Birsa Munda, a tribal freedom fighter to commemorate his 150th birth anniversary.[6][7]
Farso Bharatpur Inter-State bus terminus
[edit]Farso Bharatpur Inter-State Bus Terminus is a major bus terminus complex in Delhi, India catering to bus services to Haryana and Rajasthan states.
References
[edit]- ^ "Delhi: Sarai Kale Khan Chowk is now Birsa Munda Chowk". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "A unique symbol of faith". The Hindu. 12 July 2008.
- ^ Sharma, Y.D (2001). Delhi and its Neighbourhood. New Delhi: Archaeological Survey of India. pp. 28, 87. Archived from the original on 31 August 2005.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Of Ghalib's abode, masjid and muse The Hindu, 8 January 2007.
- ^ Retracing Ghalib's footsteps The Hindu, 14 February 2007.
- ^ PTI (15 November 2024). "Amit Shah unveils Birsa Munda's statue in Delhi's Baansera Park". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Delhi's Sarai Kale Khan Chowk renamed as Birsa Munda Chowk". Financialexpress. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- "Inn lost in march of time". Hindustan Times. 25 August 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013.