Ghasera


Ghasera is a village in Nuh district of Haryana state in northern India. It is dominated by Meos. This village is also known as Ghandhi Gram Ghasera after it was visited by father of nation Mahatma Gandhi who suggested the Meo Muslims to not migrate to Pakistan.

History

The majority of villagers are Muslim Meos who claim descent from Hindu Lord Rama. These Meos belong to Dhaingal 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.

Ghasera Fort

The ruined Ghasera Fort lies at Ghasera village from Nuh city on Nun-Sohna road. The Jat ruler Surajmal of Bharatpur killed Faujdar "Bahadur Singh Bargujar" of Koil and his son Ajit Singh in 1753 in the "battle of Ghasera". After this Jats sacked Delhi in 1754, forcing mughals to plead help from marathas, which finally resulted in a peace treaty between Jats and Marathas.
Currently, of the four gateways only one remains along with the Ruined walls. in 1753.

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.