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'''Bulandshahr''', formerly '''Baran''', is a city and a [[municipal board]] in [[Bulandshahr district]] in the [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], India.<ref name="BulProfile">{{cite web |title=District-Profile {{!}} District Bulandshahr, Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India |url=https://bulandshahar.nic.in/district-profile/ |access-date=17 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119145846/https://bulandshahar.nic.in/district-profile/ |archive-date=19 January 2021}}</ref>

It is the administrative headquarters of Bulandshahr district and part of [[Delhi]] [[National Capital Region (India)|NCR]] region. According to the Government of India, district Bulandshahr is one of the Minority Concentrated Districts of India on the basis of the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]] data on population, socio-economic indicators and basic amenities indicators.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://minorityaffairs.gov.in/sites/default/files/MCDs_category.pdf |title=List of Minority Concentration Districts (Category 'A' & 'B') |publisher=minorityaffairs.gov.in |access-date=25 February 2019}}</ref>

==Etymology==
An early history of Bulandshahr and the origin of its name is given by British [[District magistrate|District magistrate and collector]] for the [[Indian Civil Service]], [[Frederic Salmon Growse]], in a paper titled "Bulandshahr Antiquities" published in the ''[[The Asiatic Society|Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal]]'' in 1879.<ref name=Growse1879>{{cite journal |last=Growse |first=F. S. |title=Bulandshahr Antiquities |journal=Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal |date=1879 |pages=270–276 |url=https://archive.org/details/journalofasiatic48asia/page/270/mode/2up?q=growse}}</ref> Bulandshahr was founded as 'Baran' by the king [[Ahibaran]].<ref name=Provinces>{{Cite book |last=Provinces (India) |first=North-Western |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rJ0IAAAAQAAJ&q=Ahibaran+Baran+bulandshahr&pg=PA78 |title=Statistical, Descriptive and Historical Account of the North-Western Provinces of India: Meerut division. v.2:pt.1. Saháranpur District. v.2:pt.2. Aligarh District. v.3:pt.1. Bulandshahr District. v.3:pt.2. Meerut (Mirath) District. v.3:pt.3. Muzaffarnagar District |date=1875 |publisher=Printed at the North-western Provinces' Government Press |pages=78 |language=en}}</ref>

Since it was perched on a highland it came to be known as "high city",<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ig9uAAAAMAAJ&q=bulandshahr+high+land+persian |title=Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Bulandshahr |date=1980 |publisher=Government of Uttar Pradesh |language=en}}</ref> ({{langx|fa|بلند شهر}}), which translates as Bulandshahr in Persian language during the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] era.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Everett-Heath |first=John |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780191882913.001.0001/acref-9780191882913;jsessionid=2690413E8ADB04D203724A712F92F57E |title=The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Place Names |date=24 October 2019 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-188291-3 |language=en-US |doi=10.1093/acref/9780191882913.001.0001}}</ref>

==History==
===Early history===
The history of Bulandshahr begins even before 1200 B.C. This region is nearer to the capital of [[Pandava]]s – [[Indraprasth]] and [[Hastinapur]]. After the decline of Hastinapur, Ahar which is situated in the north east of district Bulandshahr became an important place for [[Pandavas]]. With the passage of time, the king Parmal's descendant Maharaja Ahibaran<ref>{{Cite book |last=Atkinson |first=Edwin T. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CBTc7SPqr2kC&dq=ahibaran+family&pg=PA84 |title=Statistical descriptive and historical account of the North-Western provinces of India: Ed. ... by Edwin [Felix] Thomas Atkinson |date=1876 |publisher=North-Western Provinces' Government Press |language=en}}</ref> made a fort on this part of region and laid the foundation of a tower called Baran(Bulandshahr).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Kuar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ttqwEAAAQBAJ&dq=ahibaran+family&pg=PA6 |title=Historical and Statistical Memoir of Zila Bulandshahar |date=2023-02-28 |publisher=BoD – Books on Demand |isbn=978-3-382-50031-3 |language=en}}</ref> Since it was perched on a highland it came to be known as high city which was translated into Persian language as Bulandshahr. At present this is called by this name.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About District {{!}} District Bulandshahr, Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India |url=https://bulandshahar.nic.in/about-district/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |language=en-US}}</ref> All evidences point it to being Varnavat as described in Mahabharat.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Bulandshahr, Bulandshahr Overview, Facts About Bulandshahr |url=https://www.bulandshahronline.in/city-guide/about-bulandshahr |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=www.bulandshahronline.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Jaina |first=Sāgaramala |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cYsKAAAAIAAJ&q=varnavat+baran |title=Jaina dharma kāyāpanīya sampradāya |date=1996 |publisher=Pārśvanātha Vidyāpīṭha |language=hi}}</ref>

The ancient ruins found at places Bhatora Veerpur, Ghalibpur etc. are symbolic of antiquity of Bulandshahr. There are several other important places in the District from where statues of medieval age and objects of ancient temples had been founded. Even today several historical and ancients objects such as coins, inscriptions etc. are preserved in Lucknow State Museum .<ref name="Nevill1922">{{cite book |last1=Nevill |first1=H. R. |title=District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh Bulandshar Vol-V |date=1922 |publisher=Government Branch Press |location=Lucknow |pages=204–208 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.1369/page/n217/mode/2up?q=Growseganj+}}</ref>

The kingdom of Baran came to an end probably during the 12th century. It was being ruled by Dod Rajputs who were tributaries of the royal family of Baran, Baranwals and ruled under the royal family's name, the family was considered a direct descendant of Pandavas. In 1192 CE when [[Muhammad of Ghor|Muhammad Ghauri]] conquered parts of India, his general [[Qutb-ud-din Aibak|Qutubuddin Aibak]] conquered Fort Baran; Raja Chandrasen Baran died fighting but not before killing Khwaja, the commander of the Aibak army, in whose memory a maqbara was built.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}

The ancient ruins found at places in Bhatora Veerpur, Ghalibpur, etc. are indicative of the antiquity of Bulandshahr. There are several other important places in the District from where statues belonging to the medieval age and objects of ancient temples have been found. Even today, several of these historical and ancient objects such as coins, inscriptions etc. are preserved in the [[State Museum Lucknow]].{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}

===British rule===
[[Kuar Lachman Singh|Raja Lachhman Singh]] (1826–1896), who served the government from 1847 and wrote a ''Statistical Memoir of the Bulandshahr District'', moved to Bulandshahr following retirement.<ref name="Buckland">{{cite book |last1=Buckland |first1=C. E. |title=Dictionary of Indian Biography |year=1971 |publisher=Ardent Media |page=60 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y8AKI2nqPBQC&pg=PA60 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=GrowsePreface>{{Cite book |last=Growse |first=Frederic Salmon |url=http://archive.org/details/bulandshahrorsk00growgoog |title=Bulandshahr: Or, Sketches of an Indian District: Social, Historical and Architectural |date=1884 |publisher=Medical Hall Press |location=Benares |pages=10 |language=English}}</ref>

The first collector of Bulandshahr was [[Robert Lowther (collector)|Robert Lowther]].<ref name=Atkinson1876>{{Cite book |last=Atkinson |first=Edwin Thomas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G9jaXsOc-tEC&pg=PA127 |title=Statistical, Descriptive and Historical Account of the North-Western Provinces of India: 3.:Meerut division part 2 |date=1876 |publisher=North-Western Provinces Government |pages=127–128 |language=en}}</ref>

====Indian Rebellion of 1857====
A large number of [[Gurjar]] and [[Rajput]] rulers, called [[zamindar]]s, rebelled and attacked Bulandshahr itself on 21 May 1857.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Tewari |first=J. P. |title=The Revolt of 1857 in Bulandshahr District |date=1966 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44140455 |journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |volume=28 |pages=365–376 |jstor=44140455 |issn=2249-1937}}</ref> The Gurjars plundered multiple towns such as [[Sikandrabad]]. They burnt down Telegraph lines and Dak Bungalows. The rebelling [[Nawab]], Walidad Khan also belonged from Bulandshahr. The presence of Nawab Walidad Khan in Bulandshahr had completely paralysed the British about this time.<ref>{{Citation |last=Heehs |first=Peter |title=British Rule and Indian Revolt |date=29 August 1991 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195627985.003.0003 |work=India's Freedom Struggle 1857-1947 |pages=18–31 |publisher=Oxford University Press |doi=10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195627985.003.0003 |isbn=978-0-19-562798-5 |access-date=9 November 2021|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

Walidad Khan recruited a large number of Indian Muslims who had been serving in the [[Silladar Cavalry|Irregular Cavalry]], such as Skinner's Horse.<ref>{{cite journal |journal= Bengal, Past & Present: Journal of the Calcutta Historical Society |volume= 86 |year= 1967|publisher= Calcutta Historical Society|page= 47 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TxbjAAAAMAAJ&q=pathan+basti+irregular+cavalry |last=Stokes |first=Eric | title=Nawab Walidad Khan and the 1857 Struggle in the Bulandshahr District}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Fleetwood Williams |title= Narrative of Events Attending the Outbreak of Disturbances and the Restoration of Authority in the District of Meerut in 1857-58 |publisher= Government Press |page= 59 }}</ref>

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File:1st Regiment of Skinner's Horse returning from a General Review, 1828.jpg|Regiment of Skinner's Horse returning from a General Review
File:Skinner's Horse at Exercise, 1840 (c).jpg|Skinner's Horse at Exercise, 1840
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The [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] is generally associated with the surrounding areas, such as [[Meerut]], [[Delhi]] and [[Aligarh]].<ref name="Tewari1966">{{cite journal |last1=Tewari |first1=J. P. |title=The revolt of 1857 in Bulandshahr District |journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |date=1966 |volume=28 |pages=365–376 |jstor=44140455 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44140455 |issn=2249-1937 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> On 20 May 1857, the 9th regiment of Bulandshahr looted the treasury at Bulandshahr. [[Alfred Comyn Lyall|Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall]] was subsequently appointed assistant magistrate of Bulandshahr, and [[Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts|Lord Roberts]] was also present in the district.<ref name="Tewari1966"/><ref name="Mukherjee1958">{{cite journal |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Paresh Nath |title=Bulandshahr in 1857 rising |journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |date=1958 |volume=21 |pages=496–500 |jstor=44145246 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44145246 |issn=2249-1937 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The Peasant and the Raj: Studies in Agrarian Society and Peasant Rebellion in Colonial India |series=Cambridge South Asian Studies, vol. 23 |date=1978 |pages=140–158 |chapter-url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/peasant-and-the-raj/nawab-walidad-khan-and-the-1857-struggle-in-the-bulandshahr-district/2F8D5DB84BACC27BAC95DF787504A08C |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |doi=10.1017/CBO9780511563416.008 |isbn=9780521216845 |chapter=Nawab Walidad Khan and the 1857 Struggle in the Bulandshahr district | last= Stokes | first= Eric}}</ref>

===Park===
Raja Babu Park had been constructed in Bulandshahr in 1837, and a statue of [[Queen Victoria]] was placed there in 1901, when the park was renamed ‘Maharani Victoria Park’.<ref name=2011CensusBulandshahr>[https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/09/0911_PART_A_DCHB_BULANDSHAHR.pdf "Census of India 2011: Bulandshahr village and town directory"]. Series 10, PART XII-A.</ref>

===Development under Frederick Growse===
Growse, [[district magistrate and collector]] of Bulandshahr from 1876 to 1884, resided at Collector's House.<ref name=today/> In 1884 he published ''Bulandshahr; or, Sketches of an Indian district; social, historical and architectural''.<ref name=JRAS1893>{{cite journal |title=Obituary Notice: Frederic Salmon Growse |journal=Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PKrsuYUrWg0C |date=July 1893 |volume=46|pages=650–652 |jstor=25197161 |doi= 10.1017/S0035869X0014359X |s2cid=250349621 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

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File:Garden Gate, Bulandshahr (1880s).jpg|[[Garden Gate, Bulandshahr|Garden Gate]]: entrance to Town Hall and Moti Bagh (1880s)<ref name=today>{{Cite web |title=Indian Architecture of To-day as Exemplified in the New Buildings of Bulandshahr District, Part II · Highlights from the Digital Content Library |url=https://dcl.dash.umn.edu/highlights/items/show/256 |access-date=17 April 2021 |website=dcl.dash.umn.edu |archive-date=16 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416165147/https://dcl.dash.umn.edu/highlights/items/show/256 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
File:Town Hall Bulandshahr. North Verandah. Photograph by Chunni Lál.jpg|[[Town Hall, Bulandshahr|Town Hall]]. North Verandah (Chunni Lál)<ref name=today/>
File:Collector's House, Bulandshahr.jpg|Old Collector's House (1886)<ref name=today/>
File:Bathing ghat Bulandshahr 1880.png|[[Bathing Ghat, Bulandshahr|Bathing ghat]] at [[Kali River (Uttar Pradesh)|Kali Nadi]]<ref>Growse, F.[https://archive.org/details/bulandshahrorsk00growgoog/page/n118/mode/2up?q=ghat ''Bulandshahr; or, Sketches of an Indian district; social, historical and architectural'']. Benares: Medical Hall Press, 1884. p. 67</ref>
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==Post-independence==
Following India's independence, ‘Maharani Victoria Park’ was renamed after Rajeshwar Dayal Saxena, president of the Civil Bar Association and later president of Municipal Board, Bulandshahar. Later it was renamed again back to 'Raja Babu Park'. In 1969 a bust of Mahatma Gandhi was established in the park.<ref name=2011CensusBulandshahr/>

==Geography==
The distance between Bulandshahr and [[New Delhi]] is 68 km.<ref name="Map">{{Cite web |title=Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh to New Delhi, Delhi route by Road via NE 3 |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/bulandshahr/new+delhi/@28.5636216,77.2490911,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x390ca6b2622913b1:0x911a6113e90ec604!2m2!1d77.8498292!2d28.406963!1m5!1m1!1s0x390cfd5b347eb62d:0x52c2b7494e204dce!2m2!1d77.2090212!2d28.6139391!3e0 |access-date=8 June 2022 |website=maps.google.com}}</ref> It lies in the Bulandshahr district on the Agra to Delhi Road, and is surrounded by [[Delhi]], [[Meerut]], [[Moradabad]], [[Badaun]] and [[Aligarh]].<ref name="Tewari1966"/>

==Demographics==
As per provisional data of 2011 census, Bulandshahr urban agglomeration had a population of 235,310, out of which males were 125,549 and females were 111,761. Population in the age groups of 0 to 6 years was 30,886. The total number of literates were 160,203, of which 90,761 were males and 69,442 were females. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population was 78.37%.<ref name="CoI 2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf |title=Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above |work=Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 |access-date= 7 July 2012}}</ref>


==Administration and politics==
Bulandshahr is one of seven administrative sub-divisions of the [[Bulandshahr district|District of Bulandshahr]].<ref name="BulProfile"/>

==Buildings==
Bulandshahr has four gates; Bunford Club Gate, Fatehganj Gate, Growseganj Gate and Moti Bagh Gate.<ref name=2011CensusBulandshahr/>{{clarify|date=February 2023}}

==Events==
The town hosts an annual exhibition known as '[[Exhibition, Bulandshahr|numaish]]'.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0QkNAQAAMAAJ&q=bulandshahr+numaish |title=The Geographer |date=1982 |publisher=Aligarh Muslim University Geographical Society. |language=en |page=70}}</ref>

==Attractions==
===Clock Tower===

The [[Clock Tower at Malka Park]] is a historical landmark from the [[Victorian era]] located at the centre of [[Bulandshahr district]] in Raja Babu Park or Malka Park which was constructed during the British period in 1837. In 1901, a statue of [[Queen Victoria]] was placed in this park and the park was named as 'Maharani Victoria Park'. After the independence of the country, it was renamed as 'Raja Babu Park'. In 1969, a statue of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] was established inside the tower.<ref name="District Bulandshahr">{{cite web |title=District Bulandshahr |url=https://bulandshahar.nic.in/tourist-place/clock-tower/ |website=bulandshahar.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bulandshahr |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1192/download/3782/DH_2011_0911_PART_A_DCHB_BULANDSHAHR.pdf |website=CensusIndia}}</ref>
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File:Statue of Mahatma Gandhi, Malika park, Bulandshahr.tif|Clock tower at Malka park<ref name="District Bulandshahr"/>
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===Kuchesar Fort===

[[Kuchesar Fort]] (alternatively known as 'Rao Raj Vilas Kuchesar Fort') is located at [[Kuchesar]], in Bulandshahr, [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]], approximately 84.3 kilometres (52.4 miles) east of [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kuchesarfort.com/|website=kuchesarfort.com |title=Rao Raj Vilas Kuchesar |access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mud Fort |url=https://bulandshahar.nic.in/tourist-place/mud-fort/ |website=bulandshahar.nic.in}}</ref>

The fort served as the erstwhile seat of the Jat Kingdom of Uttar Pradesh.<ref name="Rao Raj Vilas Kuchesar Fort">{{cite web |title=Mud Fort |url=http://kuchesarfort.com/
|website=Rao Raj Vilas Kuchesar Fort |access-date=23 November 2020}}</ref>

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File:Kuchesar Mud Fort.jpg|Mud Fort at Kuchesar<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldarchitecture.org/architecture-projects/cphn/kuchesar_mud_fort_as_a_heritage_hotel-project-pages.html|title=Kuchesar Mud Fort, as a Heritage Hotel|website=worldarchitecture.org|language=en|access-date=2018-06-06}}</ref>
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===MiG-27 Fighter Aircraft===

[[Mikoyan MiG-27]], a [[supersonic]] [[swing-wing]] fighter aircraft is placed on static display at Veteran's Air Force School in Ganganagar, Bulandshahr. This is the first [[MiG-27]] to be preserved and publicly displayed in [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name=promo>{{cite web |first1=PVS Jagan |last1=Mohan |title=MiG 27 ML [TS517] at Veteran's Air Force School Bulandshahr |url=https://www.warbirdsofindia.com/uttarpradesh/bulandshahr-vafs-mig27-ts517/ |website=Warbirds of India |date=29 May 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=AerialVisuals |url=https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=336111 |website=www.aerialvisuals.ca}}</ref>

The [[Kargil War]] veteran has also featured on 'Warbirds of India'
<ref name=promo /> by PVS Jagan Mohan, a military historian who authored [[The India-Pakistan Air War of 1965]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=MOHAN |first1=PVS JAGAN |last2=CHOPRA |first2=SAMIR |title=The India-Pakistan Air War of 1965 |publisher=Manohar Books}}</ref>
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File:Veteran's Air Force School Bulandshahr.png|MiG-27 at Veteran's Air force School<ref name=promo />
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==Notable people==


*[[Capt. Abbas Ali]]<ref name="TH2014">{{cite news |title=Freedom fighter Abbas Ali to support Arvind Kejriwal |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/freedom-fighter-abbas-ali-to-support-arvind-kejriwal/article5854491.ece |access-date=12 April 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=31 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709063021/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/freedom-fighter-abbas-ali-to-support-arvind-kejriwal/article5854491.ece |archive-date=9 July 2014 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
*[[Ahibaran]], legendary founder of the city
*[[Ziauddin Barani]], Indian historian
*[[Kay Baxter (dramatist)|Kay Baxter]], dramatist, journalist and teacher<ref name="ODNBBaxter">{{cite ODNB |last1=Wilson |first1=Derek |title=Baxter [née fforde], Kathleen Mary Carver [Kay] |publisher=OUP |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/72210 |year=2004}}</ref>
*[[Amit Bhadana]], YouTuber and comedian
*[[Ashiq Ilahi Bulandshahri]], Indian Islamic scholar
*[[Sonal Chauhan]]<ref name="Chauhan">{{cite web |title=All you want to know about #SonalChauhan |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/sonal-chauhan.html#biography |website=FilmiBeat |access-date=13 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207031202/https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/sonal-chauhan.html#biography |archive-date=7 February 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Banarasi Das]]<ref name="Das">{{cite book |last1=Brass |first1=Paul R. |title=An Indian Political Life: Charan Singh and Congress Politics, 1957 to 1967 |date=13 November 2012 |publisher=SAGE Publications India |isbn=978-81-321-1715-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7bKICwAAQBAJ&pg=PT405 |page=405 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Jaiprakash Gaur]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Damodaran |first=Harish |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=92F7DwAAQBAJ |title=INDIA'S NEW CAPITALISTS: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation |date=2018 |publisher=Hachette India |isbn=978-93-5195-280-0 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Saloni Gaur]]
*[[Masroor Hosain]], Indian-Pakistani fighter pilot<ref>{{cite web|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Masroor_Hosain_Obituary_note.jpg|title=Shaheen|publisher=[[Pakistan Air Force]]|year=1967}}</ref>
*[[Arif Mohammad Khan]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Shri. Arif Mohammed Khan {{!}} Kerala Agricultural University |url=http://www.kau.edu/people/shri-arif-mohammed-khan |website=www.kau.edu |access-date=13 April 2021}}</ref>
*[[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]], fast bowler in the Indian cricket team.
*[[Satish Kumar (boxer)|Satish Kumar]]<ref name="Kumar">{{cite web |title=History-maker Satish Kumar at the nation's service |url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/indian-boxer-satish-kumar-tokyo-olympics-super-heavyweight-army/ |website=Olympic Channel |access-date=13 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126213035/https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/indian-boxer-satish-kumar-tokyo-olympics-super-heavyweight-army/ |archive-date=26 November 2020}}</ref>
*[[Hitesh Kumari]], former minister of UP irrigation department, and MLA from [[Debai (Assembly constituency)|Debai assembly constituency]].

*[[Gajendra Pal Singh Raghava]], scientist expert in bioinformatics, winner of awards including [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]]
*[[Arfa Khanum Sherwani]], Indian journalist
*[[Kushal Pal Singh]], CEO of [[DLF Limited]], India's largest real estate developer.
*[[Neera Yadav (civil servant)|Neera Yadav]], ex-officer of the [[Indian Administrative Service]].
*[[Yogendra Singh Yadav]], youngest ever [[Param Vir Chakra]] winner.
*[[Zafar H. Zaidi]], scientist



==Gallery==
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File:Bulandshahr Railway Station.jpg|Bulandshahr Railway Station
File:Bulandshahr street frontage.png|Bulandshahr street frontages 2012
File:Sunaro wali gali, Bulandshahr.jpg|Sunaro wali galli
File:Maman road, Bulandshahr .jpg|Maman road, Bulandshahr
File:Bulandshahr vegetable market.jpg|Bulandshahr vegetable market
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Baranwal]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://archive.org/details/bulandshahrorsk00growgoog/page/n24 ''Bulandshahr: Or, Sketches of an Indian District: Social, Historical and Architectural'']. Frederic Salmon Growse, Benares (1884).

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