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Ghasipura (derived from 'Ghasi-', the first name of the founder, and '[[Pur (Vedic)|pura]]-', the [[Sanskrit]] word for city, castle or fortress) is a village in the [[Muzaffarnagar district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://muzaffarnagar.nic.in/village-panchayats/|title=Village and Panchayats {{!}} Official Website of Muzaffarnagar|website=muzaffarnagar.nic.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref> It is located on [[NH 58]] between [[Muzaffarnagar]] (13 km) and [[Meerut]] (44 km) and is almost equidistant from [[New Delhi]] (115 km) and [[Dehradun]] (133 km).
== History ==
While the exact dates of the establishment of the village are unknown, it is estimated that the village was founded in the 1800s after Chaudhri Ghasiram Singh, ''“the chief landholder in the district [of [[Muzaffarnagar district|Muzaffarnagar]]]"'', established a fort here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://muzaffarnagar.nic.in/CHAPTER%20III.HTM#JAT|title=Muzaffarnagar Jats}}</ref> Chaudhri Ghasiram Singh belonged to one of the most prominent families in [[Western Uttar Pradesh]] — the [[Maulaheri Jats]] (Panwar [[gotra]]).

It is said that the fort was built for better administration of the area, as during the monsoon it was difficult for people on horses and elephants to cross the [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kaali+River/@29.2809527,77.4676639,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x390c3f92c04fbaef:0x9fad6cb012247d04!8m2!3d29.2859404!4d77.6093423 Kaali river] that flowed between present day Ghasipura and Chaudhri Ghasiram Singh's primary residence, [[Maulaheri Jats|Maulaheri]] Palace. The original fort, which largely remains dilapidated, featured one gateway, five [[Haveli|havelis]] and four [[watchtower]]s (''burj'') built according to [[Indian Architecture|Indian architecture]]. The descendants of Chaudhri Ghasiram Singh still reside in the village and around [[Muzaffarnagar district|Muzaffarnagar]].[[File:Ghasipura Fort.png|thumb|Aerial view of the Ghasipura Fort demarcating the original boundary.|279x279px]]
== In news and media ==
Ghasipura came in the news around the [[2013 Muzaffarnagar riots]] when the [[hindu]] and [[muslim]] residents of the village set an example of maintaining peace during the unrest.<ref>{{Citation|last=ABP NEWS|title=News Positive: Ghasipura village gives example of communal harmony|date=2013-09-11|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9atwYcD4uTk|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref>

The village has also been covered in the local news for the annual [[fair]] ([[mela]]) hosted in the month of October. The [[fair]] also includes a wrestling ([[Pehlwani|kushti]]) competition where wrestlers, including women wrestlers like [[Divya Kakran]], from around [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Haryana]] and [[New Delhi]] compete.<ref>{{Citation|last=KUSHTIWRESTLING Live TV|title=Divya Sain plays big :- Ghasipura Dangal, District Mujaffar Nagar , Uttar Pardesh|date=2013-08-25|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r6H_1H2oGU|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref>

== References ==

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[[Category:Villages in Muzaffarnagar district]]

Ghasipura Uttar Pradesh - Revision history

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