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Nangli Poona, is small village located on the outskirts of Delhi. It is enroute to Panipat and on the GT karnal road in the west and yamuna river in the east. Nangli is a marathi word which means relocated/relocation and the suffux 'Poona' suggests connection to Poona the capital of Maratha kingdom in the 18th century. It is not a coincidnce that the people here have surnames 'Rana' which is the same as the marathas of Pune belt. A cursory glance of the village throws striking resemblance of Maratha architecture. the short structured built of the inhabitants, high cheekbones,deep eyes, dark complexion, and sharp nose points towards maratha pedigree. the traditions are as similar as the appearance of the people here. Whensomeone sneezes, the blessing are in form of 'jai ho Chatterpati maharaj Ki'. the turban is a replica of the Maratha turban, and the local still carry the Bamboo stick, called the lathi, a carry forward from Maratha culture. The folklore, goes that some retreating Marathas from the 1761 debacle of 3rd battle of Panipat, could move no further and decided to settle along the banks of Yamuna. While the others who could afford took the services of local Jats to escort them safely to Aurangabad. It is not surprising that there are 40 village in Aurangabad district of Maharastra, who claim to be Jats. Nangli Poona, Khera kalan, Khera Khurd, Budpur Bijapur are not local names but have genisis in Marathi language. Hence Nangli Poona can trace its origin to Marathas of 18th century.