Rohnat

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Rohnat, nicknamed the village of rebels, is a village in the Bawani Khera tehsil of Bhiwani district, Haryana, India. It lies about 31 km northwest of Bhiwani, 12 km from Hansi, and 25 km from Hisar (160 km from Delhi and 220 km from Chandigarh). The 2011 census recorded 3,785 residents in 711 households. The main temple is Jakhli dham, and Hindu festivals such as Teej are celebrated.

The village sits in the Saraswati–Yamuna basin and is irrigated by the Sunder distributary of the Western Yamuna Canal. Rohnat earned its rebel nickname from the 1857 uprising against British rule. The British confiscated the land of freedom fighters and punished many; martyrs from Rohnat included Naunda Jat and Rupa Khati. For a long time, locals did not celebrate Independence Day, feeling that true freedom had not arrived. In 2018, the Chief Minister unfurled the national flag in the village for the first time. In 2022, a theatre play about Rohnat was staged in Hisar.

Rohnat is part of the West Haryana tourism circuit, linked with Hisar, Hansi, and Tosham sites. The Rohnat Ahutatma Smarak (martyr memorial) is being developed on four acres by the Rohnat Freedom Trust to honor the 1857 revolt. Plans include installing the tallest Indian flag and restoring wells and the historic tree associated with the martyrs.