Kunjpura
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| Kunjpura | |
| — village — | |
| Coordinates | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Kunjpura is a village on the banks of the Yamuna River, off the Grand Trunk Road that runs from Amritsar to Delhi and further on to Calcutta.
[edit] Overview
Close to Karnal in Haryana, this village has a fort and a long history. Kunjpura was a major halting point for all those who traveled from Khyber Pass to Delhi before the Grand Trunk Road came to be. The local rulers changed and this was a jagir that changed hands many times. Midway between Karnal and Kunjpura is a Sainik School, which was started in 1961. This was originally a large property belonging to the last Nawab of Kunjpura who was Ibrahim Ali Khan. This property passed into the hands of the Defence Ministry as Nawab Ibrahim Ali Khan did not claim his estate after the independence as he moved to Lahore, Pakistan. Ibrahim Ali Khan died in Lahore in 1952. Alumni of the school have done well in the Military establishment as well as in the Civilian street. The old boys' of the school are called Kunjeans.
Sainik School, Kunjpura occupies a 275 acre site about 10 km from the heart of the Karnal city. It was originally the palace of the Nawab of Kunjpura. Nawab Mohammed Ibrahim Khan had built it in 1900 AD to house the marriage party of his daughter. Later it was used as the Punjab Police Academy. The school was founded on 24 July 1961, at the behest of the then Defense Minister of India, who took personal interest in its inception and upbringing.
Gradually, a whole lot of additions were made to the structure of the school in terms of new constructions– the junior block, the Infirmary, the Cadets' Mess, the Manekshaw Auditorium, the Simeon Squash Court, the swimming pool and then residential area for the staff and the boys. But the main building remained the ‘nerve center’ of the school with the administrative block, senior classrooms, computer-cum-conference room, library, general knowledge room and staff room etc in its vicinity. The school is a ‘Dronacharya’s Gurukul’ in the true sense of the word as it provides opportunities for growth and development in each and every segment of a student’s life, may it be academics, co-curricular activities, extra-curricular activities or career guidance.
[edit] People and economy
The land-owners of the village are of different religions and castes including Vaisya, Kshatriya (RorMaratha), Shudra and Bharhamana. The economy of the village is booming compared to many villages in the state of Haryana. The market is huge relative to normal villages and traders are quite prosperous. This could be attributed to the Sainik School situated close-by. 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.
