This was some 5000 years back the
prosperous and illustrous kingdom of Maharaja Agrasen. The remains of ancient AGROHA
city are some 1-1.5 km away from the present AGROHA village. The excavation of the
ancient AGROHA city started in the year 1888-89, under C.T.Rogers. It was at that
time that people came to know about this great kingdom.
The redevelopment process at Agroha after the excavation was slow. Sh. Bholaram
Dalmia of Bhiwani Distt. and Sh. Sanwalram built a Gau Shala in 1914 at Agroha.
Then in 1939 Sh. Ramji Das Bojoria from Calcutta had Shiv Mandir and a rest house
built. All these activities were more at individualistic level.
It was only in 1976 that a need for a concerted group effort was felt at the convention
of All India Aggarwal Representatives. This realisation led to the establishment
of AGROHA VIKAS TRUST in 1976, under Sh.Shri Krishna Modi and Sh Rameshwar
Das Gupta.Their efforts were supplemented by Late Master Laxmi Narain Gupta
who donated 27 acres of land to Agroha Vikas Trust.The development work at
Agroha was carried on under the able supervision of Late Sh Tilak
Raj Aggarwal.
Since then all the development process at AGROHA is planned and implemented by AGROHA
VIKAS TRUST.The developments at Agoha received a major boost from 1985 when Sh.
Subhash Goel joined in as the President of Agroha Vikas Trust.He replanned Agroha
Dham with special emphasis on the Temple Complex and the Shakti Sarovar. Functionally
Agroha Dham has been planned to represent the historical tenets of India- As a centre
of learning, philosphy and spirituality, Vridh Ashram (Old Age Home), Health Centre,
Research Centre.
The total area under the trust for the development of Agroha Dham is 27 acres. The
developments have taken place in the form of a Temple complex dedicated to goddess
Mahalaxmi and Saraswati , this also hosts the memorial temple of Maharaj Agrasen.
The beauty of the place is exemplified by the Shakti Sarovar and well maintained
lawns.
Opposite the Trust compound is the Agrasen Medical College and Research Centre.The
medical college is one of the most prestigious education centre for medical studies.It
is gearing up to become one of the biggest medical research centre under the supervision
of Sh. O. P. Jindal. Less than a Kilometre away from the trust compound is
the ancient Temple of Sheela Mata which has become a major tourist attraction.
Some more developments are under way at Agroha viz: Maharaj Agrasen Agroha House
Building Coop Society, Hissa: which is spread over an area of 25 acres covering
300 plots .Besides this there is a Grain Market under development. This is a controlled
area to be developed in a planned manner.
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