JABALPUR – THE CULTURAL CAPITAL OF MADHYA PRADESH

Jabalpur

Jabalpur is the third large city urban agglomeration in Madhya Pradesh. The old name of this city was Jubbulpore, during the British rule. In 2006, Municipal Co-operation renamed the city as Jabalpur which is a combination of Arabic and Sanskrit word. Jabal is Arabic word means ‘’Rock’’, and Pur means ‘’city’’ is the Sanskrit word. This city is an industrial, business and administration centre of Madhya Pradesh. Even though Hindi is the most common language spoken, Bengali, Malayali, Telugu, Marathi and Punjabi communities live in the city. The Marble City…

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INDORE – MINI BOMBAY IS INDIA’S CLEANEST CITY

The cleanest city of India

Indore, the largest city of Madhya Pradesh, is the education hub of the state. State’s first campus of both Indian Institute of Technology and Indian Institute of Management are positioned in this city. The finical capital of Madhya Pradesh owns Madhya Pradesh Stock Exchange which is country’s third oldest stock exchange. Having the faster growth of GDP, the city is among the top ten fastest growing cities of the country. Besides Hindi, the official language, people speak in Chhattisgarhi, Marathi, Malavi, Sindhi, Bundeli, Bhojpuri and Gujarati. The cleanest city of…

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GWALIOR – THE CITY OF THE MOST MYSTERIOUS FORT IN INDIA

Gwalior fort

Gwalior, located 319 km from Delhi, was the winter capital of the state of Madhya Pradesh. This city surrounded by the industrial and commercial zone of neighbouring district Malanpur, Bhind, Banmor, and Morena. This city is the fort houses dozens of smaller structure water tank, shrines, temples, monuments, stand stone wall painted with bright blue accents and multiple palaces. There are eleven temples to Gautama Bhudha which are over 50 feet in height and were excavated between the 7th and 14th centuries. The city has many Hindu temples, one pair…

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BHUJ – THE CITY OF FOOD, HANDICRAFTS, SCENIC BEAUTY

Bhuj City

Bhuj, the Municipal headquarter of Gujarat’s Kutch district, was founded in 1510 by Rao Hamir. The first temple in Bhuj city was Swami Narayan Samprad Temple. In 21 July 1956 and 26 Jan 2001, the city was suffered great losses of life and property due to the earthquake. Many areas of Bhuj were damage. There has been significant progress in rebuilding the city since 2001 with considerable improvement in roads, transportation and infrastructure. City’s Eastern side was known as Bhujia hill. The old city was surrounded by fort wall which…

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UJJAIN – THE TEMPLE CITY

Ujjain City

Ujjain, the Capital of Avanti kingdom in the 6th century, is one of the vital tourism spots in Madhya Pradesh as well as in India. Positioned below the tropic of cancer, the city is located on western side of the state and popularly known for Mahakaleshwar temple – an important Hindu pilgrim. Since ancient time Ujjain was famous for trade and commerce, education, politics, and religion. Many rulers try to capture Ujjain City in which Avanti kingdom emerged as strongest. It lost its political and commercial importance under the British…

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VARANASI – THE SPIRITUAL CAPITAL OF INDIA

Varanasi

Varanasi holds the same significance to Hindus as Mecca is to Muslims and Jerusalem is to Christians. It is essential to understand that the Hindu faith has entitled seven cities as the holiest, which are also known as Sapta Puri. These cities include Dwarka, Kanchipuram, Ayodhya, Haridwar, Mathura, Ujjain and Varanasi. Popularly known as many Hindu philosophers as the religious or spiritual home of India, this city is positioned on the bank of Ganga River in Uttar Pradesh. Varanasi gets its name from two holy water bodies located in Uttar Pradesh,…

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VADODARA – THE CITY OF PALACES, MUSEUMS, AND INDUSTRIES

VADODARA – THE CITY OF PLACES, MUSEUMS, INDUSTRIES

The third largest city of Gujarat is located the bank of the Vishwamitri River, 139 km away from the state of capital Gandhinagar. Vadodara is Sanskrit word which means the belly of the banyan tree. The 18th largest city in India, with an area 235 square km, was the established under the Bombay Provincial Corporation Act 1949, in 1950. Palaces Vadodara is attracting tourists with rich museums, gardens and many places. Today is a large number of tourists visits the city culturally, educationally, industrially and commercially and enjoy the vacation…

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GANDHINAGAR – THE GREEN CAPITAL OF INDIA

Placed at a distance of 23 km north of Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar is the new capital city of Gujarat with the tag of the cleanest city in Asia. Architect H.K Muwada planned the second planned city of India (after Chandigarh). The birth place of Mahatma Gandhi is perhaps the most beautiful city of the Gujarat state; its 95% population is following Hinduism. The city with green fields and clean roads is also the political capital of the state of Gujarat. It offers pure and fresh air to breathe. This city has…

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ANAND – THE MILK CAPITAL OF INDIA

Anand, the administrative centre of Gujarat’s Anand district, is known as the milk capital of India; it is famous for Amul Dairy. The head office of Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. is established in Anand City. The city which is placed 35 km from Vadodara features Asia’s largest milk co-operative, the Amul dairy which jointly owned by 3.6 million milk producers in Gujarat. It is one of the most successful co-operative ventures in the country having National Dairy Development Board of India and Anand Agriculture University. The Milk Capital…

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LUCKNOW – THE CITY OF TEHZEEB, KABABS, AND NAWABS

THE CITY OF TEHZEEB, KABABS, AND NAWABS

Fondly known as the city of Tehzeeb (culture) or the City of Nawabs, the capital of Uttar Pradesh has derived its name from Lakshman, younger brother of Lord Ram, according to popular belief. It is believed that Lord Rama had ordered Lakshman to establish a town that today is known as Lucknow. In addition to being called “City of Nawabs”, this city is also known among historians as Shiraz-i-Hind, the golden city of the east, and The Constantinople of India. The dance forms and musical traditions of this culturally vibrant…

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