Gonda is a district in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Gonda is the district headquarters, and also the administrative centre for the Devipatan Division. Shrawasti district surrounds Gonda on the north, Balrampur and Siddharth Nagar districts on the northeast, Basti on the east, Faizabad on the south, Barabanki on the southwest and the district of Bahraich on the northwest.

Due to its proximity with the city of Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Ram, the district of Gonda holds religious importance. Gonda is birth place of the great poet Tulsi Das who wrote epic Ramacharitamanas, depicting life and virtues of Lord Rama at Paska. Ghagh, a legendary agiculture and weather specialist of folk culture is also seen in Gonda. Some of the most renowned poets of the Hindi literature are Mahakavi Ghagh, Late.Adam Gondavi, Shiva Kant Mishra Vidrohi, Satish Araya and Suresh Mokalpuri. Niyaz Ahmed "Saher" also belongs from Gonda. He is the adopted son of great Urdu poet Jigar Moradabadi and is the author of the book "Asan Oruz". Ghanshyam Pande was born in the village of Chhapaiya within the Gona district. He later became Bhagwan Swaminarayan and founded the Swaminarayan Sampraday. As a child, he also lived in Ayodhya and visited the town of Gonda on a pilgrimage with his parents. Akshardham being his divine abode, the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in New Delhi is dedicated to him. Acharya Patanjali hailed from Gonda. Sucheta Kriplani was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1952 and 1957 from Gonda.

Gonda History

In this part of the nation, the freedom struggle started on low levels. The leaders were arrested before it could gain any momentum. But the arrests and repressions had the opposite impacts and the movement soon turned into violence. Though the movement had taken a very serious turn in eastern districts of Uttar Pardesh including Baste close vicinity of this district, no serious repercussions occured in Gonda. The Movement of 1942 lost its pace here and was soon forgotten after 1944.

In 1946 Congress leaders were released and in the general elections for the provincial legislature the congress was again returned in majority. India finally attained Independence on August 15, 1947. Hordes of people gathered in the district headquarters to witness the flag hoisting. The Indian Tricolor was hoisted on the Collectorate office and other Government, semi-government and non-government buildings. People rejoiced the event with a lot of enthusiasm and zeal.

Gonda Climate

Gonda experiences three distinct seasons. Summers last from March to June. The months from July to October are the monsoon months. Winters start from November and last as long as February. The average summer temperature is nearly 34 C. Dangerous hot winds called Loo blow during summers. September receives the maximum rainfall. Minimum winter temperature is 1.4 C.

Gonda Tourism

Tourist places in Gonda
Swami Narain Chhapia
Paska (Sukar Khet)
Varahi Dev
Prash
Tirrey Manorama
Prithvi Nathan Mahadeo
Jhali Dham
Parvati Mahadeo
Colonelganj Sakraura
Gonda