The human nature has always been to decorate every thing in use. From the beginning of mankind he had started to express his emotions by carving out all his feelings in stones & wood.Thus, it resulted in the beginning of carving craft. Though the carving in the solid surface is everlasting but in the wood it is not as satisfactory due to its comparatively soft tendency. Usually we face cracks, to be damaged by insects, or to suffer from changes in the atmosphere. In spite of all these odds artisans have always been successful in defeating these obstacles by their constant endeavor to produce better. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica Eleventh Edition, “Of late years carving has gone out of fashion. The work is necessarily slow and requires substantial skill, making the works expensive. Other and cheaper methods of decoration have driven carving from its former place. Machine work has much to answer for, and the endeavor to popularize the craft by means of the village class has not always achieved its own end. The gradual disappearance of the individual artist, elbowed out as he has been, by the contractor, is fatal to the continuance of an art which can never flourish when done at so much a yard”. Since the ages this statement has been proved wrong, not only the survival but more & more pieces of magnificent craftsmanship are continue taking shape by the skilled hands of woodcarvers by this day.

my city was established by muhammad bin tughlaqthe Sultan of Delhi (1325-51), in 1340,the king passed throuh the region & visited the famous sufi saint Hazrat Shah-Haroon,the king was so impressed by the piousness & character of the saint that he orderded to establish a city in the name of the saint as Shah Haroon Pur.it is stated in persian and old urdu literature, also stated in reliable British records (like the Imperial Gazette of India 1901), in the course of the time the word 'shah-haroonpur'became as saharanpur.famous mughal king akbar,the Great was the first ruler to make the region 'Saharanpur-Sarkar', which was a part of the Delhi province. about 2 centuries ago kashmiri artisans of carved wood had come to saharanpur and settled here.started their wood works in this city of western U.P.,it was a famous cultural centre ,rich for its language,traditions & culture.saharanpur is proud of having India's oldest botanical garden,that was established by tughlaqs and now adays named as "saharanpur botanical garden"it is also known as company bagh,now you can do M.Sc. botany too from here(maharaj singh college)

Saharanpur.India.

my city is world famous for its unique hand made wooden carved items.artisans of this handicraft use their centuries old expertise in creating beautiful pieces of art & craft,admired worldwide.