Kunjpura

Kunjpura was founded by Nawab Najabat Khan in 1729. Kunjpura village has a fort with a long history. It was a major halting point for those who traveled from Khyber Pass to Delhi before modern metalled roads came to be. In 1739, an Afghan adventurer, Najabat Khan, was granted a chiefdom by Nadir Shah as nawab at Kunjpura.In 1761 Kunjpura became the focal point of deciding the fate of Delhi. It was here that the famous leader of Marathas Datta Ji Scindia/ Shinde was killed by Nazab Khan Rohilla in the battle which is famously termed as 'the third battle of Panipat'. This paved the way for Abdali to occupy the throne of Delhi where a tomb dedicated to Nazab Khan Rohilla still exists near Lodhi Road. The Rohillas as a result of the same had to bear the wrath of Marathas in connivance with the British when in 1764, Rohilkhand was attacked by their joint forces resulting in the displacement of forty thousand Rohillas who got scattered to the near by areas and sought refuge in various vocations. A senior secondary school is located at the entry point in this Village.[1]

The Sainik School situated west of Kunjpura village was started in 1961 on the large property that originally belonged to the last Nawab of Kunjpura, Ibrahim Ali Khan. The property passed into the hands of the Defence Ministry as the nawab migrated to Pakistan after the independence of India and died in Lahore in 1952. The alumni of the school have done well in the Military establishments as well as in the civilian life. The old boys of the school are called Kunjeyans.

The landowners of the village are of one religion and no caste system. The economy of the village is booming compared to many villages in the state of Haryana. The market is large relative to normal villages and the traders are quite prosperous. This could be attributed to the large buying power of the residents of the Sainik School situated nearby. The soil is alluvial in nature and the Yamuna river is not too far. Thus, irrigation is not an issue for the farmers and they are easily able to harvest more than two crops a year.