Chhalesar is a village in the block and
nagar panchayat
A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...
of
Jawan Sikandarpur,
Aligarh
Aligarh (; formerly known as Allygarh, and Kol) is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Aligarh district, and lies northwest of state capital Lucknow and approximately southeast of the capit ...
district in
Northern India
North India is a loosely defined region consisting of the northern part of India. The dominant geographical features of North India are the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas, which demarcate the region from the Tibetan Plateau and Central ...
. It is also known for being the location of the fourth Vedic school ("
gurukul") founded in 1870 by the
Arya Samaj
Arya Samaj ( hi, आर्य समाज, lit=Noble Society, ) is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values and practices based on the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas. The samaj was founded by the san ...
reform movement.
Arya Samaj
Arya Samaj ( hi, आर्य समाज, lit=Noble Society, ) is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values and practices based on the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas. The samaj was founded by the san ...
Swami Dayanand also visited here
with Thakur Bopal Singh and Thakur Manna Singh.
References
See also
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Kasimpur Power House
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Talib Nagar
Talib Nagar is a village in Jawan Sikandarpur Block, Aligarh District of Uttar Pradesh, India.
It is located at a distance of 15.6 km from Aligarh.
History
Talib Nagar was a jagir during British India. It was owned by Nawabs belonging to ...
Villages in Aligarh district
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