Gurgaon Directory
Gurgaon pronunciation is a city in the northern Indian state of Haryana, and has a population of about 249,000 according to the 2001 national census [1]. Gurgaon is one of Delhi’s four major satellite cities and is therefore considered to be a part of the National Capital Region, although it is not situated in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
The origins of the city’s name are steeped in Hindu mythology. Legend has it that Gurgaon is the ancestral village of Guru Dronacharya, the teacher of the Pandavas and Kauravas in the Indian epic, Mahabharata. In the ancient times, the name Gurgaon was originally said to be “Guru-Gram”. In the original Sanskrit language, Guru means “teacher”, which in this case refers to (Guru Dronacharya) and Gram means a (village). The village was gifted by the Pandavas and Kauravas to their Guru (Dronacharya), and was therefore known as Guru - Gram, (Village of the Guru). The sanskriticised “gram” was over a period of time rounded off to a colloquial “gaon” and hence the name to Gurgaon..
In 1861, Gurgaon was transferred from North-Western Provinces to Punjab. Before Partition of India in 1947, this area had a significant Urdu speaking Muslim population. Most of them migrated to Pakistan afterwards.
