November 2018 - 89Indians

AGRA: THE CITY OF MUGHALS

11/29/201811/29/2018 Rajib Kar

Agra is a Yamuna River adjacent city which is positioned 206 kilometres south of the national capital, 58 kilometres south of Mathura, 125 kilometres north of Gwalior, and 378 kilometres west of the Lucknow – the state capital. The UNESCO World Heritage Site was first mentioned in the Mahābhārata epic, where it was called Agrevaṇa. The name of the 24th most populous in India was derived from a Sanskrit word which stands the border of the forest. What are the famous places to see in Agra? Mehtab Bagh Anguri Bagh…

CHANDIGARH: INDIA’S FIRST PLANNED CITY

11/28/201802/04/2021 Tariq Nawaz

Bordered by Punjab to the west and Haryana to the east, Greater Chandigarh or Chandigarh capital region includes Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula, Kharar, Kurali, and Zirakpur. Globally acknowledged for its sustainable design, it is one of the early planned cities in post-independent India. Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier had prepared the master plan of this city. It is high in the economy, and it has one of the highest per capita incomes in the country. Known to be the home to the home to the Harappans 8000 years ago, Chandigarh covers an…

DIBRUGARH: INDIA’S ORIGINAL TEA CITY

11/27/201802/04/2021 Priyanka Sharma

Dibrugarh, well-connected to the rest of India by three means of transport, has emerged as one of the communication, educational, and industrial hub of North East India. It is positioned 439 km east of Guwahati and serving as a gateway to eastern Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The British arrived in Assam in 1826, after the Yandaboo Accord. They selected as an administrative and commercial centre in Upper Assam. In 1842, this city was announced as the headquarters of Lakhimpur District. Its offers industries based in Tourism, Tea production, Oil and…

AMRITSAR – THE GOLDEN CITY

11/27/201802/04/2021 Rajib Kar

Amritsar has been chosen as one of the heritage cities for HRIDAY – Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana scheme under the Government of India. Positioned 455 km northwest of the national capital and 217 km northwest of the state capital, the city is believed to be the Ashram site of the Ramayana writer, Maharishi Valmiki. The nearby cities, Lahore and Kasur, were believed to be founded by Lava and Kusha. During Ashvamedha Yagna by Lord Rama, they captured the ritual horse and tied Lord Hanuman to a tree near…

ALLAHABAD – THE CITY OF PRIME MINISTERS

11/26/201802/04/2021 Rajib Kar

Allahabad, Illahabad, Prayagraj, or Prayag is widely known as the Prime Minister Capital of India because it has produced seven out of fifteen prime ministers since the time of independence. It is the seventh most populous city in Uttar Pradesh and thirty-eighth in India. Allahabad city lies close to the Triveni Sangam (i.e., three-river confluence) – the sangam of the Ganga, Yamuna and Sarasvati rivers. As Kaushambi, it was serving as the capital of Kuru rulers of Hastinapur. The city of Prime Ministers was also a provincial capital in the…

BENGALURU – THE SILICON VALLEY OF INDIA

11/26/2018 Tariq Nawaz

Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka, is the third most populous city and fifth most populous urban agglomeration in India. The megacity is positioned on the Deccan Plateau and has an elevation of over 900 million. Marāthās conquered Bangalore in 1638 and ruled it for almost 50 years. The Mughals then captured it and sold to the Mysore Kingdom of the Wadiyar Dynasty. After they had conquered the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1799), the British started managing the administration of this city. It, however, existed as a nominally sovereign entity of the…

SHILLONG – THE SCOTLAND OF EAST

11/23/201802/04/2021 Priyanka Sharma

The capital of Meghalaya, Shillong, is considered one of the leading hill stations in India. The 330th most populous city in India is popularly known as the Scotland of the East. Has been selected as the 100th city under the Smart Cities Mission, this city is pollution-free, and it features a subtropical highland climate. Shillong remains pleasant throughout the year. It has fresh, rainy summers, and cold, dry winters. The monsoon starts in June and continues to the August end. However, the best months to visit this city are October–November…

BULANDSHAHR’S SHAH JAHAN WAS BURIED AT HIS TAJ

11/21/201807/23/2019 Rajib Kar

When the Bulandshahr’s Taj was making the headlines, Akhilesh Yadav, the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, called the 83-year-old retired postmaster to Lucknow for a face-to-face meeting. The CM was intended to offer funds from the government to complete the structure and get the marble work done. It was a story of 1953, when Faizul Hasan Qadri married to Tajamulli Begum. The two, who had married in 1953, were childless. Initiated by her regret of not being remembered, Qadri promised to make a larger-than-life tomb to be remembered by the…

INDIA’S TOURISM INDUSTRY SET TO CREATE 10 MILLION MORE JOBS IN 10 YEARS

11/02/201802/04/2021 Rajib Kar

India’s tourism industry set to be the be 3rd largest tourism economy by 2028 The tourism industry in India is likely to be 3rd largest tourism economy by 2028 with 52.3 million jobs. It currently accounts for 9.3% of the country’s total jobs, i.e., 42.9 million jobs. It is, however, contributing 9.6% of India’s total GDP. India is blessed with a great geographical location which is telling about country’s potential of becoming a global air transit hub. Our aviation market is growing at an ever-increasing rate. It has nearly 100…