Ghasera
Gandhi Gram Ghasera or Ghasera is a village in Nuh district of Haryana state in northern India. It is dominated by Meos. Gandhi was added to its name after it was visited by Mahatma Gandhi who asked the predominantly Muslim Meos to not migrate to Pakistan.
History
The majority of villagers are Muslim Meos who claim descent from Hindu Lord Rama. These Meos belong to Dhaingal Pal, which is also known as Ghasera Pal and Bargujar Pal. This Pal is prominent in Nuh district and it had originated from the Raiseena village in Gurugram district.18th century
The ruined Ghasera Fort lies at Ghasera village from Nuh city on Nun-Sohna road. The Jat ruler Surajmal of Bharatpur and Pathan Nawab Mir Muhammad Pannah killed the Rajput faujdar Bahadur Singh Bargujar of Koil and his son Ajit Singh in 1753 in the Battle of Ghasera. During the battle, the Jats and Pathans laid siege to Ghasera, which lasted for 3 months and 1500 Jats and their allies were killed by the gun fire from ramparts of Ghasera Fort. On 23 April 1753, many women committed Jauhar, Bahadur Singh opened the gates of the fort for the final battle to death during which he and his companions were killed.Currently, of the four gateways only one remains along with the Ruined walls. in 1753.