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12 unusual facts about Indore


Acropolis Institute of Technology and Research

Acropolis Institute of Technology and Research (AITR) is a private college located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Barli Development Institute for Rural Women

The Barli Development Institute for Rural Women in Indore is a Bahá'í inspired, though independent residential vocational education school providing programs for women in the vicinity of the city of Indore, India in the State of Madhya Pradesh as well as a base for outreach/non-residential training centers.

Flattened rice

The lightly fried variety is a standard breakfast in Malvaa region (surrounding Indore) of Madhya Pradesh.

George Arundale

Following his wedding, he deemed it best to reside outside outside Chennai for a few years and accepted an offer from the Maharaja of Indore in central India to serve as the Commissioner of Education of that state.

Hatkar

The township of Indore had already existed as an independent principality established by Nandlal Mandloi of Kampel, sanctioned by the Mughal Imperial order, dated March 3, 1716.

Holkar Science College

The College was then affiliated to the University of Indore, which was established in 1964 by an act of legislative assembly of newly form Madhya Pradesh state of Independent India.

It is situated in an area between known as Bhanwar Kua which has a high concentration of cultural and academic institutions, including the Indore University, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Central Museum, Institute of Management Studies, Cystal IT Park and the Kamla Nehru Zoological Park.

Holkar Science College is a prominent educational institute in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

Mahalaxmi, Indore

Suburbs along the ring road and areas like Mahalaxmi, Tulsi Nagar, Neeranjanpur, Rajendra Nagar and many more were carved out.

Rao Nandlal Chaudhary

Rao Nandlal Chaudhary (or Nandlal Mandloi) was the chief of the Zamindars of Kampel, Indore.

School of Chemical Science

The School of Chemical Science or 'SOCHEM' is a Chemistry and Technical education school in Indore, India.

Takshashila Campus

Takshashila Campus is one of the two campuses of Devi Ahilya University, Indore.


Ali Shah

Representing Zimbabwe at the 1983, 1987 and 1992 Cricket World Cup tournaments, Shah's 37 runs off 31 balls against India at Indore helped Zimbabwe to snatch a rare 'tie' in ODIs.

Allcargo Logistics Limited

Allcargo operates customized warehousing and supply through its own warehouses at Goa, Pithampur (near Indore in the state of Madhya Pradesh), Hosur (in the state of Tamil Nadu) and Bhiwandi (near Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra state).

Central India Agency

In 1900 it included 9 states, 13 estates, and the pargana of Alampur belonging to Indore state

Chandra Nagar, Indore

Chandra Nagar is on the main A.B. road, which is a primary route connecting Chandra Nagar and Malviya Nagar to Dewas, and Pithampur.

Global Investors Summit, Indore

Setting up an air cargo hub at Indore, for which 500 hectares of land would be acquired near existing Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport.

Goodearth Publications

Indore; state guides to Assam, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand; and district / site guides to Bhimbetka and Bhojpur, Bastar, Chanderi, Gwalior, Bhoramdeo, Sirpur,

Indian Institute of Technology Indore

IIT Indore offers a 4-year Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) programmes in several engineering fields.

John Hessing

In June 1801 Hessing commanded four battalions outside Ujjain, which were attacked and defeated by Yashwantrao Holkar, the Maratha ruler of Indore.

John Malcolm

It was under this treaty that the British were given the cantonment town of Mhow which is 23 km from Indore.

Kalol

It is also connected with Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Ratlam, Ujjain, Indore, Bhopal and Jabalpur through Jabalpur - Somnath Express and Indore Gandhinagar Shanti Express trains.

Kerala Varma IV

Soon after his accession, Kerala Varma embarked on a tour of British India in order to improve his knowledge of the country and visited Coimbatore, Bangalore, Poona, Indore and Benares.

Koderma railway station

Koderma has a rail connectivity with the other major parts of the country such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Nagpur, Pune, Guwahati etc.

Kollam Junction railway station

Trains from here connect the city of Kollam to major cities of India, including New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Indore, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Mumbai, Madurai, Vizag, Jammu, Howrah, Guwahati, Madgaon, Hubli, Ahmedabad, Gwalior, Nagpur, Pune, Kota, Bhubaneshwar, Gorakhpur, Kochi, Kozhikode, Vijayawada, Bhubaneshwar, Coimbatore and Mangalore.

Mori Rajputs

Of late, they have remained as smaller royal states and jagirdars in central India in the present state of Madhya Pradesh; they are presently settled in Wadhwan Dhar, Ujjain, Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Narsinghpur and Raisen.

Narayan Shridhar Bendre

After Independence when firebrand freedom fighter and social worker from Indore Guru Radha Kishan took the initiative to bring the first Janta Library in Delhi, which was inaugurated by Balraj Sahni along with Amrita Pritam, Santosh Anand and Aruna Asaf Ali, he along with another legendary painter BR Gurjar participated and contributed accordingly.

Pal-Kshatriya

They also call themselves Nikhar / Naikar which might be a corrupted form of Nayak, meaning commandant (नायक) as in case of Holkar Maratha of Indore, they also call themselves as Assal or Asali Dhangar.

Pithampur

Pithampur is located on NH79, and NH59 connecting Indore with Ahmadabad touches its fringes.

Nearest airport is Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport at Indore, which is about 19KM or 40 minutes drive from Pithampur, with multiple daily connections and operators to Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmadabad, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Pune, Bangalore, lucknow, Kolkata, Jaipur, Bhopal, Raipur, and Jabalpur, Gwalior.

Raxaul

There are direct trains to Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad(Proposed extension of Hyderabad Darbhaga Express), Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Siwan, Sonpur, Hajipur, Lucknow,Darbhanga, and many cities.

Sadhvi Rithambara

Rithambara was arrested in Indore, Madhya Pradesh in April, 1995 on the charge of inciting communal passions, after giving a speech in which she called Mother Teresa a "magician" and the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mulayam Singh Yadav, a "man-eater".

Sitabuldi Fort

After the death of Shivaji on 3 April 1680, the Maratha Empire broke up into segments ruled by five families: the Peshwas of Satara, the Gaekwads of Baroda, the Holkars of Indore, the Scindias of Gwalior, and the Bhonsles of Nagpur.

Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vihar, Indore

Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vihar is one of the oldest schools in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.

State Bank of Indore

Indore Bank's main branch and headquarters was in the city of Indore, located on the Malwa Plateau, just north of the Vindhya Range.

SVCE Indore

SVCE Indore or SVGI Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, Swami Vivekanand Group of Institutes was established in 2004 under the auspices of Swami Vivekanand Takniki Sansthan, Indore, to fulfill the demand of an ideal Technical, Pharmacy & Management institution.

Youngistaan

While the first schedule of the film took place in Indore, Lucknow and overseas, the second schedule happened at the Taj Mahal in Agra, where a campaign titled 'Yo Youngistan Go Youngistan' was launched.