Bhiwani is a city and a municipal council in Bhiwani district in the state of Haryana, India. The headquarters city of the eponymous district, it is known as the city of temples and often termed 'Bangarh Kashi'. Besides being a seat of spiritual learning, the city is at the centre of regional politics and hometown of three former Haryana chief ministers: Bansi Lal, Banarsi Dass Gupta and Hukum Singh.The city has a conventional school of boxing, with almost all of the members of the Indian Boxing Squad coming from its SAI hostel. The late Capt. Hawa Singh, the legendary boxer, helped establish the boxing academy in Bhiwani.