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8 unusual facts about Mandi


1948 in India

15 April 1948 - Mandi District was formed by amalgamation of the erstwhile princely states of Mandi and Suket on the formation of Himachal Pradesh.

Amtar Ground

Paddal Ground or Shaheed Krishan Chand Memorial Stadium is a cricket stadium in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh

Mandi 70 kilometers away is another major town nearby and also Zonal headquarter of district.

Mandarava

Mandarava, born a princess in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India in the 8th Century CE, renounced her royal birthright in order to practice the Dharma, and became a fully realized spiritual adept and great teacher.

Mandi State

Mandi State was a princely state within the Union of India from 1950 to 1956 with Bilaspur as its capital.

Raja Jagat Singh

He ruthlessly pursued the interests of Dhameri and as a result was on bad terms with the neighbouring states of Chamba, Basoli, Guler, Mandi and Suket.

Sandhole

Sandhole is a town and the Tehsil (Earlier Sub-Tehsil, officially converted to tehsil on 30 June 2011 by then Chief Minister of State, Professor Prem Kumar Dhumal) of district Mandi in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh.

Uttara Kalamrita

1. Detailed information regarding the how to perform nakshatra rectification, how to calculate the position of Mandi and Gullika, the situation of the place of birth of the native, the position of lamp when the child was born, the position and location of father of the child.


Aleca Hughes

She organized a bone marrow donor drive and the Goals for Mandi fundraiser for teammate Mandi Schwartz.

Asif Bashir Bhagat

He has been elected as Member Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in general elections 2008 against PML-N leader Pir Syed Tariq Yaqoob Rizvi and PML-Q's Leader Basma Riaz Choudhry from the Constituency PP-117 (Mandi Bahuddin-II) and is functioning as Chairman, Standing Committee on Sports.

Baryar clan

Baryar is a small clan of the Jat people found mainly in Amritsar and Mandi Bahauddin, Sargodha, Narowal, Sialkot, Gujranwala and a few in Sheikhupura, in Pakistan.

Dip Chand

Chand's first wife was Rani Kunkam Devi of Kullu but he was succeeded by Bhim Chand who was a son of his second wife, Rani Jalal Devi of Mandi.

Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

Permanent campus (about 12 km from historic city of Mandi) is under construction along Uhl River (a tributary of River Beas) at Kamand, Mandi.

Katyuri kings

Brahmadev mandi (a trading / business center in a flat area of the then Katyuri kingdom) in the Kanchanpur District of Nepal was established by Katyuris king Brahma Deo (Brahma Dev).

Major Sardar Joginder Singh Baidwan

He was introduced to the Maharaja of Patiala by his friend HH Raja Joginder Sen of Mandi and entered State service as ADC to HH Maharajadhiraj Bhupinder Singh.

Mandi Dabwali

Mandi Dabwali is also famous for home town of Deputy Prime minister of India, Chaudhary Devi Lal and Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and comedian Sunil Grover of Guthi fame.

Mandi district

Famous for its temples, 26 km from Mandi towards Shimla and at a height of 1,174 metres on the raised edge of a fertile valley, the beautiful town of Sunder Nagar is known for its shady walks amidst towering trees.

Mandi Lampi

Mandi appeared in the Eurovision Song Contest episode of Laulava Sydän ("Singing Heart"), performing the Eurovision song Pump Pump by Fredi.

Mandi Mullanpur

Mandi Mullanpur, also known as Mullanpur, is a town located 18 km from Ludhiana on Grand Trunk Road to Jagraon.

Mandi Shivaratri Fair

An elegant silver image of Radha and Krishna was made by his goldsmith Bhima, in the year 1705, which was named "Madho Rai" and deified, and ordained as the King of the State of Mandi thereafter.

Mandi State

The state of Mandi (the name means "market" in Hindi), which includes two towns and 3,625 villages, was in the Himalayan range, bordering to the west, north, and east on the British Punjabi district of Kangra; to the south, on Suket; and to the southwest, on Bilaspur.

Rajeev Gandhi Memorial Boarding School

Rajeev Gandhi Memorial Boarding School is a self-funding, boarding senior high school located near Jaidu Mandi in Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Rulers of Siokot and Mandi

Raja Suraj Sen, 7th Raja of Mandi 1637/1664 or 1623/1658, married (amongst others), a daughter of Raja Jagat Singh of Nurpur, and had issue.


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