Brief History of Kundarki

Kundarki is a nagar panchayat (town) in the Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh, India. The settlement dates back to the Mughal period. Kunderki is located on Moradabad-Agra highway. It is 18km away from Moradabad city. It was declared a "panchayat" in 1858; after that in 1907 it was declared as a "town area" but, seeing the development of the town, the UP government declared it a "Nagar Panchayat" in 1994. In 1960 the development of "Block Office" took place in the town. In 1962 the Waterworks (pani ki tanki); in 1976 "Power House"; in 1986 the Police station was introduced.

History shows the existence of Kundarki in the 10th century. Even in 1363 "Ibne btatuta" who was on the world tour has stayed here for one night. Kundarki was also highlighted in"Ayene Akhbari". In 1662 the famous Urdu Shayr "Mirza Galib"; in 1876 "Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati" even the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Jawahar lal Nehru have also been to Kundarki.

In 1575 Kundarki was the estate(Riyasat) of Kayasth Emperor named Raja Munshi Hardat Rai Sekribal. In 1578 he built the castle(Mahal) in Kundarki due to which his family the next generation got the name "Mahal Wale". His Scions (Vanshaj) – Babu Dinesh Bal Bhatnagar(the well knowned Social Worker-awarded President Award in 1984); Naresh Bal Bhatnagar; Shiva Bal Bhatnagar and Aman Bal Bhatnagar still lives in Kundarki.

In 1628, the Mughal Emperor Shajahan declared "Qazi Abdul Razaq Sahab"as a Sheher Qazi of kundarki. His grandson Saeyad Raza Ali was awarded with the designation of "Sir" by the British government due to which he was known by the name "Sir Saeyad Raza Ali" not only this he was also made the Agent Genral (High Co missioner) of South Africa by the British government.

In 1874, Mir Hadi Ali Grand Father of Sir Saeyad Raza Ali (Born in 1880) made a big contribution by introducing a Railway Station in Kundarki.(Knowledge taken form BOOK :Amal Namma By RAZA ALI 1943) The Mazar of Qazi Abdul Razaq is still present in Kundarki in front of Lala Surendra Bhushan's house. The scion (vanshaj) of Qazi Abdul Razaq – Dr.S.T.Hasan Sahab, the well known personality of Moradabad is still present in Moradabad. Kundarki has also given birth to many freedom fighters named "Babu Jiva Ram Advocate; Munshi Ratanlal; Sayeed Razi Ul Hasan". Even the famous Kwaal "Shankar Shambhu" was also from Kundarki. The eye catching thing about Kundarki is its beautiful mini Tajmahal.