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Barnala
—  city  —
Barnala Location of Barnala in Punjab
Coordinates	30°23′N 75°33′E / 30.38°N 75.55°E / 30.38; 75.55Coordinates: 30°23′N 75°33′E / 30.38°N 75.55°E / 30.38; 75.55
Country	India
State	Punjab
District(s)	Barnala
Parliamentary constituency	Sangrur
Assembly constituency	Barnala
Civic agency	Municipal Council, Barnala
Population	116,454 (2011[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 227 metres (745 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 148101 • Vehicle • PB 19
Website	http://www.barnala.co.in/

Barnala(Punjabi:ਬਰਨਾਲਾ) is an Indian city in the Punjab state of India which serves as the head quarters of the Barnala district. It is situated in the heart of the state. Barnala is well known for textile market in the area.

History and famous people[link]

The common prevalent details reveal that this place was a village named Anahatgarh. In neighboring village Bhadalwadh Rungarh Muslims used to live who indulged in cattle-stealing and plundering acts in surrounding villages grazing cattle in their crops. Following tormentation by Rungarh Muslims, people of Anahadgarh went to Bhadaur for help. Baba Gama was known for his might. When people went to Bhadaur at that time, Baba Gama was not there in his house but his brother Baba Ala Singh came along with them and he forced all Rungarh Muslims to run and started living there planting a tree (it being a Dera at that time marking foundation of a village).

Eminent Sikh historian Giani has recorded the details of setting up of Barnala in the annals of Khalsa in this manner that in the year 1775 Baba Ala Singh after offering Bhadaur (set up by King Padhar Sain) to his brother Duna Singh came to Barnala region which was lying aloof at that time. Setting it up, he made it his capital and took under his control surrounding villages. It too appears that Anahadgarh may be existing before and must have been deserted following attacks of Dharvis.

There are different opinions about the nomenclature of Barnala. Some are of the view, Vaaran being a region because of frequent storms was at that time also called Varna. So Barnala was called a land of too many storms which later on became Barnala because of precision of example. Another view reveals that a fort here is said to be built by Baba Ala Singh in which there was a ‘Baahuli’ (a well which had stairs going down). That too due to precision and Malwai accent was known as ‘Baain’. Thus Baain Wala ultimately became Barnala. Thus these are different views only but no historical detail is available that how name Barnala came into existence. Barnala was named after Baba Ala Singh.Baba Ala Singh left Bhadaur with his elder brother(hometown of Patiala State)and settled at Barnala and conquered many areas with the help of his brothers the Bhadaur Sardars. Though it was a district headquarters in erstwhile princely state system, it was later merged in PEPSU (Patiala & East Punjab States Union) and degraded as sub divisional headquarter.Dr.Raghubir Parkash Elected The Ist MLA of BARNALA in 1952 and Hosted National Flag on Railway Station BARNALA after Independence.Tek Chand Modi Advocate Elected Ist President of municipal Committee after Independence.

Demographics[link]

As of 2011^[update] India census,^[1] Barnala had a population of 116,454. Males constitute of the population and females 46%. Barnala has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 74%; with 77% of the males and 71% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Educational Institutions[link]

In 1920 "RISHIKUL" and "Putri Paathshala" at Barnala was started under the management of shree sanatan dharam sabha to teach SANSKRIT up to SHASTRI along with Vocational study of JYOTISH,KARAM-KAND,Knowledge of Bhartiya Sanskriti to become Preacher for Boys and HINDI upto Ratan,Bhushan,Prabhakar to become HINDI TEACHER along with MUSIC Education to become Bhajan Singer.Both the institutions were privetely managed.Govt.High School BARNALA was Established in govt sector to teach traditional education from Ist To 10th.PP Guru Gangeshwranand Saraswati Villege Keleke Born Blind Boy and PP Swami Atma Nand Ji,PP.Sarv Tantra Swatantra Swami BrhamaNand Saraswati were the honour of R has got schools like Dayanand Kendriya Vidya Mandir, Sarvhitkari Uch Vidya Mandir, Sacred Heart School at Handiaya Road, Arya Model School, Baba Gandha Singh Public School, Y.S. Public School, Mother Teacher Public School, Gandhi Arya School, Darbari Lal Tandon SD Public School and others along with colleges like S.D. College, Lal Bahadur Shastri Arya Mahila College.

List of educational institutions in Barnala:-

• KING's Group of Institutions, Barnala
• Akal Polytechnic College,Rureke Kalan,Barnala-Mansa highway,Barnala
• B.G.S Public School, Barnala
• Baba Farid Institute of Computer Science and Information Technology, Barnala
• Barnala Polytechnic College, Barnala
• Dashmesh Institute of Management and Technology, Barnala
• Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Barnala
• Guru Arjun Dev College of Management and Technology, Barnala
• Guru Gobind Singh College of Education, Barnala
• Guru Nanak Dev Nursing Institute, Barnala
• Kings Group of Institutions, Barnala
• LBS Arya Mahila College, Barnala
• Malwa College of Nursing, Barnala
• National College of Nursing, Sidana Hospital, Barnala
• Sacred Heart Convent School, Barnala
• SD College, Barnala
• SD College of Education, Barnala
• SD College of Pharmacy, Barnala
• SD Sabha Institute of Technology (SDSIT), Barnala
• SSD College of Computer Education, Barnala
• Takshila school (By Educomp)File:Takshila Barnala 2.jpg

Economy[link]

Barnalas mainly acts as a market place for surrounding villages . its main commercial areas are sadar bazar, handaya bazar, pharwahi bazar, pacca collage road and K.C road. K.C road is fast emerging as a main commercial market of Barnala. Industries in Barnala include terry towel plant and paper mill by trident group, Industrial organics and chemicals ltd, Standard group and many more SME's. Barnala is also mandi for wheat,rice and cotton crops grown in adjoining villages. Barnala is also emerging as a trading town .

References[link]

1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

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Surjit Singh Barnala
Governor of Tamil Nadu
In office November 3, 2004 – August 31, 2011
Preceded by	P. S. Ramamohan Rao
Succeeded by	Konijeti Rosaiah
Personal details
Born	(1925-10-21) October 21, 1925 (age 86) Ateli, Haryana, India
Political party	Shiromani Akali Dal
Spouse(s)	Surjit kaur barnala
Religion	Sikhism

Surjit Singh Barnala (Punjabi: ਸੁਰਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਰਨਾਲਾ; born October 21, 1925) was an Indian politician from Punjab. During his career in Indian politics, he had been Governor of four states and Two Union Territories, Chief Minister of Punjab, a minister in the union cabinet twice and a vice-presidential candidate once.

Early life[link]

Barnala was born in Ateli village, which was then part of Nabha, Punjab state. Born of a well-to-do family (his father was a magistrate), Barnala passed Law from Lucknow University in 1946. In Lucknow, he was involved in the Quit India Movement of 1942. Subsequently he practised law for some years, and became politically active in the late '60s, rising through the ranks of Akali Dal. Though, he first stood for election in 1952 but lost by a meager 4 votes.

Politics[link]

His first ministerial assignment was in 1969 when he was sworn in as Education Minister In the Justice Gurnam singh Government and was instrumental in setting up The Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar. In 1977 he was elected to the Indian Parliament and was inducted in The Morarji Desai Cabinate as Agriculture Minister at the time the Agriculture Ministry included Irrigation Water Resources,Food,Environment and Forests,Consumer Affairs,Power and Chemical And Fertilizers and Rural Development.In 1978 Barnala signed the historic Ganga Waters Agreement (Farakka Agreement)with Bangladesh.In 1979 during the turmoil in the national govt when PM Morarji Desai resigned the then President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy toyed with the idea of appointing an interim Govt with Barnala as Prime Minister but had to drop the idea last moment fearing horse trading by a top member of the Cabinate.And Deputy Prime Minister Chaudary Charan Singh assumed Prime Minister ship

Barnala served as Chief Minister of Punjab from September 29, 1985 until May 11, 1987. Barnala, a member of the Sikh political party Shiromani Akali Dal (Longowal) served as Chief Minister during a period of terrorism in Punjab. The state had under in Barnala's chief ministership from 1985 to 1987, and after nearly two years in office, President's Rule was imposed.

Since then, Barnala has served as a Governor of several states. He first served as Governor of Tamil Nadu from 1990 to 1991 for about nine months. Barnala refused to recommend the dismissal of the Tamil Nadu government, and when he was later transferred as Governor of Bihar he choose to resign. He served as the lieutenant governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands from December 1990 to 18 March 1993. He was the First Governor of Uttarakhand from its creation in 2000 until 2003, and Governor of Andhra Pradesh from 2003 to 2004 during this time he also held additional charge of Orissa as Governor for some time, and was Governor of Tamil Nadu till 31 August 2011 during his Tamil Nadu years he also held additional charge of Puduchery for a few months.He is the second longest serving Governor in Indian History after Dr.A R Kidwai and the only Governor to have served three terms in the history of Madrass(Tamil Nadu) State of 300 Years

In 1996 Barnala once again came close to becoming Prime Minister.In 1996 General Elections with no political party getting mandate it was a good time for a regional party to have its Prime Minister.Regional Parties accounted about 80 MP's in the Lok Sabha The Assam Gana Parishad of Praful Kumar Mahanta and TDP of Chandra Babu Naidu including The Left parties zeroed on Barnala but last minute Barnala's parent party SAD led by Barnala's supposedly close friend Parkash Singh Badal without informing Barnala joined hands with the BJP hence Barnala yet again missed being Prime Minister.

In 1997 Barnala was a candidate of the BJP and its Allies in the election of The Vice-President of India.

In 1998 Barnala was again elected to Parliament and became Chemical Fertlizers Food and Consumer Affairs in the Vajpayee Cabinate

At present he is The Patron of a four party alliance 'Sanja Morcha' in Punjab

Like few other anti Congress leaders of his time he has spent about Three and a Half years in jail as a political prisoner including 11 months in solitary confinement. With over 65 years of political life behind him his integrity and honesty has never been in question despite of holding high and powerful positions.A feat not replicated by many of his contemporaries in the same positions.

Author[link]

He has authored a book "Story of an Escape" which has been translated from English to Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu. His second book that was released in December 2007, is titled "My Other Two Daughters". Painting is his hobby and four exhibitions of his works have been held. The proceeds from his recent exhibitions went to charity.^[1]

Barnala Family[link]

Surjit Singh Barnala is married to Surjit Kaur Barnala. Bibi Surit kaur has recently become the President of Shriomni Akali Dal(Longowal)^[2]

They have a daughter Amrit Kaur,who is married to an Army officer Maj.Adesh Pal Singh Sandhu. His son, Jasjit singh Barnala is a businessman. He runs Barnas International Pvt Ltd. Ganganjit Singh Barnala has started his political career following his father's foot steps. Their youngest son Neilinder Singh Barnala died in a car accident in 1996. They have seven grand-children.

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Surjit Singh Barnala

• Biography on the Government of Tamil Nadu website
• From Politics to Painting
• CV of Barnala
• Prime Minister ,Chief Minister and other Minister great Mr.Barnala On his 86 bday

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Surjit Singh

Personal information
Born	October 10, 1951 Batala, Gurdaspur, Punjab, India
Died	January 6, 1984 (aged 32) Kartarpur, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Height	5'11" (180 cm)
Medal record Men’s Field Hockey Competitor for  India Hockey World Cup Silver 1973 Men's Hockey World Cup Team Competition Gold 1975 Men's Hockey World Cup Team Competition Asian Games Silver 1978 Asian Games Team Competition

Surjit Singh (Punjabi: ਸੁਰਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ) (October 10, 1951 – January 6, 1984) was a full back and captain of India field hockey team. He made his debut in the second Hockey World Cup in Amsterdam in 1973. He also played for India in the Munich Olympics in 1972, the 1974 and 1978 Asian Games, the 1976 Montreal Olympics, the Asian Games in Bangkok in 1978, and the 1982 World Cup held at Bombay. He was also the part of the winnning team in 1975 Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. He was included in the World Hockey XI in 1973 and the All-Star Hockey XI the next year. He was also the top scorer-both in the Esanda International hockey Tournament at Perth in Australia and the 1978 Asian Games.

Surjit Singh died in a car accident in 1984 near Kartarpur in Jalandhar district after his retirement from the game. The hockey stadium in Jalandhar (Surjit Hockey Stadium) is named after him. A hockey academy named after him is also being run by the Government of Punjab.

He was posthumously awarded the Arjuna Award in 1998. ^[1]

References[link]

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