Kirari
Kirari full name “ Kirari Suleman Nagar” is a village in Delhi.
Location
Kirari is located near Nithari and Mundka in Delhi .
Origin
Kirari Suleman Nagar Popularly known as Kirari Village.
Kirari is an urban village which lies in the North West Part of Delhi, originally created by Jat people, the surrounding area and some parts of the village itself are now heavily urbanized and Industrialized, big waves of migrants from Bihar and UP came in 1990s to 2020[1]. Alot migrants are now settled around the parts of the Village working hard and prospering in almost every field including politics, the current MLA of Kirari is Rituraj Govind.
History
Kirari first officially appeared as (Khiraree) on the map found in the musty room of the National Archives of India which shows Delhi in 1807, shortly after the arrival of the British in 1803. It highlights the hierarchy of settlements, from small to larger villages.[1]
The power of the Matsyavansha (Mathur) is found in the Jats. On behalf of the state of Bharatpur, the Matsyavajas Jat Dheeraj Mathur and Natha Mathur were appointed to conduct the office of ruler of five villages named Karala, Pansali, Punth Khurd, Kiradi, Hastasar near Delhi. The ruins of this office are still lying in Karala. Settled in Kakana village (near Gohana) from this village itself. In addition, Matsya-Matsar or Machhar Jats reside in the villages of Putta and Umarpur in Bijnor. Khetri village in the district Sikar of Rajasthan belongs to the Jats of Matsya or Machhar gotra.[2]
Residents of the village have faith in Baba Haridas (1594 - 1691 AD) (बाबा हरिदास) a famous saint of (Dagar) clan from Delhi whose temple exists in Jharoda Kalan village, in Najafgarh block of Delhi. It is said that Nithari used to be a part of Kirari but separated later on.
Jat Gotras
- Vaja also known as Baje or Bajya they came from Chandni Chowk a century ago,
- Vijayran also found in Nithari Delhi
- Mathur
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