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The name of the district is derived from its headquarters Sirsa. It is said to be one of the oldest places of North India and its ancient name was Sairishaka, which finds mention in Mahabharata, Panini's Ashatadhayayi and Divyavadan. In Mahabharata, Sairishaka is described as being taken by Nakula in his conquest of the western quarter. It must have been a flourishing city in the 5th century B.C. as it has been mentioned by Panini.
There are a number of legends about the origin of the name of the town. As mentioned earlier, its ancient name was Sairishaka and from that it seems to have been corrupted to Sirsa. According to local tradition, an unknown king named Saras founded the town in 7th century A.D. and built a fort. The material remains of an ancient fort can still be seen in the South-East of the present town. It is about 5 kilometers in circuit. According to another tradition, the name has its origin from the sacred river Sarasvati which one flowed near it. During medieval period, the town was known as Sarsuti. It has been mentioned as Sarsuti by a number of medieval historians. The derivation of name Sirsa, is also attributed to the abundance of siris trees[Albizia lebbock (Benth)] in the neighborhood of Sirsa which seems quite plausible for it finds some corroboration also in Panini and his commentator. In ancient period, Sirsa was also known as Sirsapattan.
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SIRSA: Six months after a lecturer at Chaudhary Devi Lal University (CDLU) was accused of plagiarism and copy right violation, varsity authorities are yet to take any action.
A senior professor at Indira Gandhi National Open University, Dr JM Parakh, had complained that Sewa Singh Bajwa, a lecturer in mass communication department at CDLU had lifted a chapter of his book and got it published as his own research paper.
Sources said a three-member probe panel is yet to convene. Prof Parakh said, “Apathy of the varsity administration is evident from the fact that I am yet to receive formal acknowledgement of my complaint. But I will continue to seek action against the teacher.” Bajwa is already under suspension for the past several months for alleged sexual harassment of a student.
Prof Parakh’s complaint emailed to the CDLU vice chancellor says except for the last three paragraphs, Bajwa’s research paper titled Bharateeya Cinema mein Nari ka Charitra Chitran published in Lucknow University’s journal Sancharshri in 2006 was a verbatim copy of chapter 15 of his 2001 book.