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Independence Movement. During British Raj, freedom fighters burned the “Purani Teshil” and started the 1857 Kranti and sacrificed themselves. As a consequence of their action, the town was stripped of its administrative importance. Shamli was declared as a district in September 2011 and was named Prabuddh Nagar by then
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It is considered to be a very important place as the bank to Indian culture and freedom movement. According to available pieces of evidence, Maratha warriors developed it as a
Cantonment area and later used it as a garrison as it was considered one of the safest places to hide from the Britishers
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According to the mythological story, in Dawpar yug Lord
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Saharanpur Though, multiple bus services compromising of UP, Haryana Roadways and various UPSRTC A.C buses for Delhi and Lucknow, both private and public, run during the day.
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