My trip to -Singaourgadh Fort
Singour Garh Fort (MP): Singor Garh fort which is known as Rani Durgawati ka Qila is situated in the dense forest and the main palace is on the top of the hill. It is about ten Kilometer from Snigrampur. Mostly the local tourists are coming to this place for picnic on special occasions of festivals or on holidays. When I reached there were only three four people arranging fire at the bank of huge and beautiful Rani Durgawati pond to cook CHOKHA-BATI the traditional food. It was shocking for me to know the three people who were accompanying me were the residents of Singrampur visited that place first time. Actually until you have your own vehicle or taxi, it is difficult to reach this place and it is not free from the danger of wild animals if you move on foot.
Singour Garh Fort (MP): Singor Garh fort which is known as Rani Durgawati ka Qila is situated in the dense forest and the main palace is on the top of the hill. It is about ten Kilometer from Snigrampur. Mostly the local tourists are coming to this place for picnic on special occasions of festivals or on holidays. When I reached there were only three four people arranging fire at the bank of huge and beautiful Rani Durgawati pond to cook CHOKHA-BATI the traditional food. It was shocking for me to know the three people who were accompanying me were the residents of Singrampur visited that place first time. Actually until you have your own vehicle or taxi, it is difficult to reach this place and it is not free from the danger of wild animals if you move on foot.
I heard the stories of the ruins of this fort. The most tragedy of this fort is of independent India rather of time of the attack by Mugals with conspiracy against Rani Durgawati by their own people. Late Mr. Soloman who was (forest) Minister in MP govt. destroyed the palace instead of repairing/giving
its original glory, for searching the gold/treasure and those ruins are waiting for good soul holding powerful position in the Govt. job or in the Govt. itself to visit this place so that he could think for its renovation. The forest department/ministry should give its kind attention about the huge bungalow which was built by the Late Soloman in the forest of Singour Garh just near Singrampur that this structure is permitted as residential or not .Otherwise the forest department should take necessary action.
The journey to Singore Garh from Singrmpur by jeep is really an adventurous. However by bus is not safe as the road is very narrow a broken, not smooth.
Sondhi, Vijay Nath
10.11.2011
Tody the 3rd May,2014, I visited the Singurarh Fort again after two and a half years along with the Grand son of late Raja Sundershah. I found lots of changes in the forest. Now there is no danger of wild animals as deforestation is on peak surrounding the fort,..specially the Sagon trees. When I asked to the d-group employee of the forest department to give me the suggestion /complain book,he said that such book is not available with him.It is quite strange that the Govt. either MP State or Center is taking any action aginst the illegal construction of the bungalow built by late Soloman the then Forest Minister of MP State . He ruined the Forest life in his time and in real sense the Forest Department is following his footsteps relegeously on the same line.I found few statues are lying under the tree near Rani Durgawati Sarowar on the foot of the hill and few are lying on top of the hill near Fort. I found a light but hard wooden arrow under the bushes surrounding the fort on top of the hill.
I have also notice by chance the sculpture on the boundary wall of the staire case to the fort
I do not think that the Department of Archaeology have given attention towards it .
Vijay Nath Sondhi
Retired from ICSSR New Delhi(31.07.2011)
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