दिल्ली के सीलमपुर का इतिहास

दिल्ली का सीलमपुर मुगल-कालीन गांव है, जहाँ आज गुर्जर और मुस्लिम समुदाय के लोगों का बाहुल्य है. स्वतंत्रता आंदोलन में गांव ने अहम भूमिका निभाई थी. यहाँ एक प्राचीन शिव मंदिर और भूमिया खेड़ा देवता का मंदिर है. गाँव में आज भी समाज ने अपनी कई परम्पराएँ जीवित रखी हैं. दैनिक जागरण में प्रकाशित लेख:

The history of Seelampur village of Delhi is about 300 years old. This is a Mughal-era village which got its name from Salim, one of the sons of Mughal ruler Akbar. Currently this village is inhabited largely by people from Gurjar Hindus and Muslim communities. The village has got a very old Shiv Temple where people worship today. The village has also got a Bhumia Kheda Deity Temple. Elders in the village tell that in old times the village had 5 wells for water; one was for Ravidas community, one for Valmiki community and 3 were for Gurjars. The village had taken prominent part in India's independence movement.