Bhiwani and National Leaders
In those days Bhiwani was visited by Pt. Nehru two times, Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya two times and Mahatma Gandhi two times. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Lala Lajpat Rai, Sh. Subash Chandra Bose, Smt. Sarojini Naidu, Dr. Munje, Dr. Ansari, Sh. Asif Ali, Ali Bandhu and Maulana Abdul Ghaffar Khan also came to Bhiwani, took meetings and praised Bhiwani's people for their taking part in the independence war. Sonia Gandhi visited Bhiwani on 28 November 2007 at Bhim Stadium.
Bhiwani is home town of Renowned Freedom Fighter and Social Reformer Late Sh. Banarsi Das Gupta, (former Chief Minister of Haryana, Member of Parliament, Member of Legislative Assembly, Dy. Chief Minister, Speaker of Haryana Assembly and Minister in Haryana Cabinet) who also known for his contribution in Bhiwani by establishing many educational institutions like Adarsh Mahila Mahavidyalya (awarded best women college in Haryana), Vaish educations institutes (PG College, schools), Nature Cure Hospital (Prakritik Chikitsalya) Bhiwani and many more charitable and social organisation.
Bhiwani is the home town of Late Ch.Bansi Lal, former Chief Minister, Defense Minister, Railway Minister and Civil Aviation Minister.Great Ch Bansi Lal is the creater of modern Haryana, he conneted all villages with metalled roads, provided water and electricity to all villages and took water to sandy south Haryana by way of lift irrigation.Govt was very efficient and responsive to common men requiements. What ever ministry he was given in Delhi, suddenly became efficient, such was hid magic. Indeed there was only one Ch Bansi Lal.
The former chief of Army Staff of 1.5 million strong Indian army, General Vijay Kumar Singh is also from Bhiwani (Born: Vil;age Bapora).
Neenaniya's are very famous in the Bhiwani city.
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