In this fine evening, we r standing in front of
Middle Pari at Parichowk-facing towards river Hindon-a tributary of Yamuna.
We salute the Hindon! My mind enters in to
glorious past of this land, which has a root in Tretayug (Ramayan Kaal) as Bisrakh the birthplace of Rawan s father, Viseswa Rishi,
lies in this land. In Dwapar Yug (Mahabharat Kaal)- Dankore was the Dronacharya s Ashram, where Kaurav n Pandav took their training in Astra n Shastra. Eklavaya-the
disciple of Dronacharya also hails from this
place.
In medieval
India
, Kasna was known as Keshav Garh. The Gurjjar Community- their primary occupation was cattle raring-has always dominated
this region. Bhati Rajput from Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) came here to rule this area.
They got married their children to Gurjjar community. Children from these marriges r now known
as Bhati -Gurjjar. Rulers
from Nagore (Rajasthan) also came here to rule.
They also got married their children to Gurjjar s.
Children from these marriges r now known as Nagar s . Sati Nihal Dei belongs to
this land, she used to visit
Surajpur
Lake
for sacred bath.
People from this land were actively
associated with the National Freedom Struggle. Prominent amongst them r Vijay Singh Pathik, Mihir Bhoj, Ram Chandra Vikal to name
a few. Even Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev n Rajguru used village Nalgara - on Noida-Greater Noida Express way to
hide during the freedom struggle. They planned
bomb attack on assembly from Nalgara.
Local folk songs-Ragni s, Rasia-the folk dance, folk song Aaala,
r the special cultural/heritage aspects of this area. Many famous Ragni Singers belongs to this land.
Land further to river Hindon-a tributary of Yamuna- was arid, muddy n mostly infertile. No one
thought even in a dream, the area could one day be fully developed at
international standards. Now this dream has become true thanks to the
visionary public representatives, bureaucrat s n intellectuals of this
land.
On the bank of rain fed river Hindon-silently,
flowing river-Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) was
notified in 1991. Land from this area was acquired to develop the industrial
township of inter-national standard-with pollution free n green environment. Its main objective is to reduce the
population pressure of NCT of Delhi. During the tenure of Brijesh Kumar,
(IAS) Chairman n CEO, GNIDA s office was shifted from Noida to Greater Noida
in the February 2001. This historic step gave a birth, to the City of
Future-Greater Noida City. I mean to say a civilization was born in the lap
of Hindon, with this I think that she has increased
her Raftaar. She will continue to flow with the
speed n on her bank -I am sure- a ultra modern
civilization will flourish. His efforts has earned a name to Greater
Noida all over the world for its for
urban planning and development. Shri Brijesh
Kumar's tenure has been full of achievements
and focus was on environment, basic services
, cleanliness, landscaping n aesthetic. GNIDA adopted a proactive marketing
strategy to sell the land to all the categories, to attract investors, to
which countrymen, NRIs, Industrialists,
educationist, n MNCs responded positively. As a
part of the stratagem, big ads were inserted in national media-with bigger
promises like 24-hour power n water. Which r yet to be fulfilled, GNIDA
officers-r trying to rise to the expectations of people of
Greater Noida.
International
standard 18-hole golf course has been attracting golf lovers from world over.
Parichowk, City Park, Theme parks-Water Park at Swarn nagari, Musical Park at KP campus, Cactus park at
Beta, Japenese park at Beta, Children park at Gama-
r some of the important tourist places frequented by the tourists .
LG,
Honda, Yamaha, Asian Paints, Mosar Baer etc national n international industrial
brands r here.
Knowledge
Park
the biggest institutional area in
India
is buzz
with the academic activities. Reputed hospitals n educational institutions r
already here in the City of
Learning
. . The Prime
Minister of India inaugurated the state-of-art Indo-Expo Mart -for promotion
of handicrafts.
Hindon will
witness-Night Safari, International Airport, Gautam Budh Nagar University , Reliance Power Plant, Railway Station at Boraki, Monorail from Noida to Gr Noida, Stadium n other
the projects-become a reality.
Shantonu Sen, who was conferred the Honor of First Resident of
Greater Noida City-by the GNIDA-has been a motivating force behind
establishment of social n cultural organizations. Spiritual Healer n Social Worker- Ajay
Jain- n his TV Network Date E Media, have made tremendous efforts, to
make the city life lively.
India
s biggest light n sound three hour Sampoorn Ram Leela was
presented to the people of this land during Dussera 2006, by Ram Leela Committee Greater Noida (Regd.). Parichowk Dot Com-ultra
modern platform-for sharing n caring came into being on Deepawali 2006, which I hope will speed up the evolution of ultra-modern civiliazation on the banks of Hindon.
We once again salute to Hindon n the
setting Sun, n walk towards our
destinations with the hope in mind that tomorrow will be far-far better for
Greater Noida.
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