Hastinapur

Hastinapur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.EtymologyHastinapuram Hastina + puram is a city named after the Elephants. History of this place begins from the period of Mahabharata. It is also said that this place is named after the King Hastina. It is also described as Gajapuram, Nagapura, Asandivata, Brahmasthalam, Shanti Nagaram and Kunjarpuram in ancient texts.