Khuranj

About village :
Great Havalis of Khuranj 1.This place was owend by two Muslim brothers Lakha and Musahib. 2 Lakha was the owner of lakhawali and Musahib was owner of Khuranj. 3.Khuranj was bought in 1886 seeing that lands are not sufficent for Sandhu family they purchased Mandi Amin Ganj from another muslim Mohd. Sarver Bodla all the land in Mandi are owned by Sandhu family. 4.These great havelis were designed by Rajput of Rajasthan. 5.The construction was done in 1887 to 1890 . 6.All KARIGARS(workers) were from Kila Raipur near Ludhiana. 7.These greate havelis are made of bricks and mud. 8.The means of transport were camel cartwheels required to carry GARDERS (Iron bars) 9.The village is located between two famous canals known as Eastren canal and the Gang canal also known as Bikaner Feedar named on Maharaja Ganga Singh of Rajasthan. 10.Khuranj village is in district Ferozpur in Punjab
Written by : sandhu , Posting id :87071 , Date : 2011/08/05-13:17:24 CDT , Report

The unique feature of the construction of the Sandhu havelis is that they are constructed in a circle.The door of each haveli opens up into a common courtyard.The Sandhu families have their havelis completely segregated from the rest of the village.A fine piece of architecture these havelis require a lot of upkeep.Water-logging is one of the greatest curses that this village has had to face after the green revolution reached a plateau.The rising water table spells doom on these havelis.Heavy expenditure is forseen in making these splendours last.
Written by : Amarinder Sandhu , Posting id :95316 , Date : 2011/12/16-08:21:15 CDT , Report