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Tohana
Fatehabad is divided into 5 regions Fatehabad,
Bhuna, Bhattu, Ratia and Tohana.
Tohana town is situated at Haryana-Punjab border.
It got its name from its first inhabitant the Toor Dynasty Emperor, King
Anangpaul. Earlier Tohana was known as
Toorana but with the passage of time it became Tohana. During olden times four
things of Tohana were very famous and these were: Edible Oil Market (Ghee Ki
Mandi), Market (Bazaar Chopar), Anangsar and Jabahkhana. When
King Anangpaul was going to Delhi after winning Kabul, he stayed near Tohana.
Here he got information from his spies that King Prithviraj is making conspiracy
against him in Delhi and he will catch hold of him as soon as he'd reach Delhi.
Then King Anangpaul ordered his soldiers to make a semi circular fort which
would have saved them from attack of rivals. It is said that in middle-age these
semi-circular forts were made to stay protected from rivals attacks and this
concept was given by King Anangpaul. King
Anangpaul made a sarovar (pond used for drinking water) and a bavari (pond
used for bathing) near the fort. This bavari was three storied and had seven
underground doors and a small temple. But now only one story is remaining. A
fair on Id festival used to take place near Bhatia Nagar at Idgaah. It was
attended by all the Muslims of the region. There was a tomb near Idgaah which is
no more now. It is said that during olden times there used to be four
horse-riders in this tomb who used to deliver govt. postage. In
the outskirts of Tohana, there is Panchmukhi Shivling (five faced
shivling) which is also very old. People believe that this shivling was
established during Mahabharata period. 
Sh.
Yashwant Singh of Tohana has translated Indian epics "Ramayana" and
"Mahabharata" in simple and dramatic language. His style has inspired
present day writers of North India and this style is used in North Indian
Ramlilas. "Arya Sangeet Ramayana" written by him was the first version
of Dramatic Ramayana in north India. Famous poet of Urdu, Nobahar Madiya who has
been felicitated by Haryana and Uttar Pardes Govt. is also from Tohana. Sh.
Kanwal Sen Gupta of Tohana has been awarded Padamabhushan for his contribution
to agriculture. Because of his efforts Bhakhara river was turned towards Tohana
and that's why Tohana has good agriculture now.
Tohana has various religious places. There are
Prachin panchamukhi shiv mandir, Sanatan dharama mandir, Hari gyan Mandir, Baba
Mohini Ji, Jain Tapasvi Fakir Chand Ji Memorial, Shri Durga Mandir, Kutiya Shant
Sarovar, Radhey shyam Mandir, Kali Mandir, Shri Bala Ji Mandir, Balmiki Mandir,
Santoshi Mata Mandir, Shiv Bhakat Saadhu Aasharam, Laxmi Narayan Mandir and a 58
feet Hanuman Ji's statue. There are many Gurudwaras in Tohana. And there are
mosques and peer baba majars too.
Once there were many Horse Breeding farms where Arabic
and high quality horses breeding was done. These horses were famous in world.
There are still few horse breeding farms whose horses go to foreign for horse
races.
There are solvent plants, Rice Mills, Cotton
Mills, Zinc Factory, Plywood factory, and chilly (chilly spice) market.
There are social service organizations working
for the betterment of society. Manav Sewa Sangam, Shri Durga Mandir Smiti are
just few of them.
Tohana's Agriculture Equipment Industry:
Tohana is amongst few cities of Haryana where Agricultural Equipments are
manufactured (crafted). Especially wheat cutting equipment Hadamba Thresher
is very famous of Tohana. It is of such a good quality that farmers don't even
mind buying them on higher prices than other places' equipments.
Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation
(HSIDC) has also established an Industrial Estate here to give boost to
Agriculture Equipment Industry.
Railway Station : Tohana's railway station
connects Fatehabad to northern railways. All the trains which go to Jammu from
other parts of country (northern region) pass from this region.
Courtesy/Inspiration: Dainik Bhaskar Newspaper
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