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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ghasera
| other_name = Gandhi Gram Ghasera
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Haryana]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Mewat district]]
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| governing_body = [[Gram Panchayat]]
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| elevation_m = 199
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'''Ghasera''' is a village in [[Nuh district]] of [[Haryana]] state in northern India. It is dominated by [[Meo (ethnic group)|Meo]]s. This village is also known as Ghandhi Gram Ghasera after it was visited by [[Mahatma Gandhi]] who asked the predominantly Muslim Meos to not migrate to [[Pakistan]].<ref name=gandhiht1/>

==History==
The majority of villagers are [[Muslim]] [[Meo (ethnic group)|Meo]]s who claim descent from Hindu Lord [[Rama]].<ref name=pal1/> These Meos belong to ''Dhaingal [[Khap|Pal]]'', which is also known as ''Ghasera Pal'' and ''Bargujar Pal''. This Pal is prominent in [[Nuh district]] and it had originated from the [[Raiseena]] village in Gurugram district (also spelt Raisina, and not to be confused with [[Raisina Hill]] in Delhi).<ref name=pal1>Shail Mayaram, [https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yi6QpFCZBy8C&pg=PA196&dq=Ghasera+fort&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwinoOzfjY3mAhXKR30KHaxNBR4Q6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=Ghasera%20fort&f=false Against History, Against State: Counterperspectives from the Margins], pp 196.</ref>

===18th century===
{{main article|Ghasera Fort}}
The ruined Ghasera Fort lies at Ghasera village {{convert|14|km}} from Nuh city on Nun-[[Sohna]] road. The [[Jat]] ruler [[Surajmal]] of [[Bharatpur State|Bharatpur]] and [[Pathan]] [[Nawab]] Mir Muhammad Pannah killed the [[Rajput]] [[faujdar]] Bahadur Singh [[Bargujar]] of Koil [present day Aligarh on outskirts of Palwal] and his son Ajit Singh in 1753 in the [[Ghasera Fort|Battle of Ghasera]]. During the battle, the [[Jats]] and [[Pathans]] laid siege to Ghasera, which lasted for 3 months and 1500 [[Jats]] and their allies were killed by the gun fire from ramparts of [[Ghasera Fort]]. On 23 April 1753, many women committed Jauhar, Bahadur Singh opened the gates of the fort for the final battle to death during which he and his companions were killed.
Currently, of the four gateways only one remains along with the Ruined walls. in 1753.<ref name=gandhiht1>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/india-news/photos-71-years-after-independence-gandhi-gram-ghasera-battles-neglect/photo-QgSXBqopID9AGYuHNvYznM.html Photos: 71 years after independence, Gandhi Gram Ghasera battles neglect], [[Hindustan Times]], 1 October 2018, page 2,7.</ref>

===Independence===
Despite pressure by the [[Princely state|princely states]] of [[Alwar State|Alwar]] and [[Bharatpur State|Bharatpur]], who ruled in the region, the Meo community decided not to migrate to [[Pakistan]] during the [[Partition of India]]. In 1947, [[Mahatma Gandhi]] visited Ghasera to urge the Muslims living there not to leave, calling the Meos “Iss desh ke reed ke haddi” or the backbone of India.Every December 19 since 2000, Meo Muslims in Haryana have been commemorating Mahatma Gandhi’s visit to the village in erstwhile Mewat district as Mewat Diwas.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/article/911290/why-the-meo-muslims-in-mewat-remember-mahatma-gandhi-in-december-every-year|title=Why the Meo Muslims in Mewat remember Mahatma Gandhi in December every year|date=30 January 2019|website=Scroll.in|accessdate=20 August 2020}}</ref>

===Destruction of Hindu temples===
There are various ponds and shrines to [[Hindu]] gods around the pound, However those temples were demolished by the hardliner Muslims and Masjids were built in place of those temples.<ref name="Publishing2008">{{cite book|author=Outlook Publishing|title=Outlook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VDEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA76|accessdate=5 November 2012|date=7 July 2008|publisher=Outlook Publishing|page=76}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Gurgaon]]
*[[Mewat]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Forts of Haryana}}
{{Archaeological sites in India}}

[[Category:Villages in Nuh district]]
[[Category:Forts in Haryana]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Haryana]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Haryana]]
[[Category:Rebuilt buildings and structures in India]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures converted into mosques]]

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