Kosli Explained

Kosli
Settlement Type:Town
Image Skyline Known As:Mine of Soldiers
Pushpin Map:India Haryana#India
Pushpin Label Position:Rewari
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Haryana, India
Coordinates:28.3918°N 76.4793°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Haryana
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Rewari
Founder:Baba Mukteshwar Puri
Named For:Maharaj Koshal
Government Type:Panchayat (Municipal committee)
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:23.98
Elevation M:241
Population Total:22000
Population As Of:census2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi हिंदी,Ahirwate
Demographics1 Title2:Spoken
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:123302
Registration Plate:HR – 43
Blank1 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank1 Info Sec1:57:43 /
Iso Code:IN-HR

Kosli is a town and "tehsil" in the Rewari district of Haryana in India. It comes in Ahirwal (a region dominated by Ahir/Yadav community). Kosli Tehsil is known as the "Cultural Capital of Haryana" due to its rich cultural heritage and traditional arts. Kosli is bordered by Jhajjar district to the north. It is located approximately 80 kilometers southwest of Delhi and is part of the National Capital Region. The region is predominantly inhabited by the Ahir/Yadav community.

History

According to Haryana State Gazetteer, Kosli was founded in 1193 A.D. by Kosal Dev Singh, the grandson of King of Delhi. Kosal Dev Singh said to have met the sage Baba Mukteshwar Puri, Kosli engaged in meditation at Koshalgarh Kosli, which was then a dense shrub jungle. Its also called "Abode of Soldiers".[1] A famous book Battle of Rezang La written by Famous screen writer Kulpreet Yadav.[1]

During British Raj there were as many as 70 senior Commissioned Officers and 150 Junior Commissioned Officers in Kosli. 247 soldiers from Kosli participated in the First World War between 1914-1918.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: गांव कोसली के सौ से अधिक लोग सेना में हैं अधिकारी . 28 September 2016 . 22 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Yadav . Deepak . 2022-11-06 . Military part of every family tree in this Haryana village Kosli . 2024-03-24. The Times of India.