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Bija or Beeja is a village in District Ludhiana in India. It is situated about 30 km from Ludhiana city. The main JATT clans are Kular,Sangha and Khattra. ==History== This village was founded by Sardar Nachattar Singh Khattra. He was the wealthiest person of the area and the most prominent businessman of Punjab at that time. Khattra's business expanded from Northern India all the way to Eastern India. During the British Rule, Sardar Nachattar Singh made a palace (Haveli) in Village of Khattra, which still stands to this day. Often During Sardar. Nachattar Singh's visits to Khattra Village, he used to meet the British Governors of the area. Nachattar's business included from a brewery, Brick Mines, Land and Transportation. Even to this date Khattra Buses are seen on the roads of Punjab and still has 60 % of transportation hold in the state of Punjab. During the British Raj era Bija was the capital of Bija State, one of several princely states of the Punjab Hills.〔(Princely States of India )〕 Khattra is situated near Gurdwara Karamsar Rara Sahib or Gurdwara Rara Sahib. This village was transformed from simple Rara to Rara Sahib due to the visit by the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind Ji. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bija, India」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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