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5 unusual facts about Mandi, Himachal Pradesh


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.

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.

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.

Andy Mulligan

Andrew (Andy) Armstrong Mulligan, (4 February 1936, Kasauli, a small cantonment town in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh – 24 February 2001) was a rugby union international who captained Ireland and the British & Irish Lions, playing at scrum-half.

Arora

In post-independence and post-partition India, Aroras mainly reside in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Gujarat.

Ashta Nayika

The Ashta-Nayika is a central theme in Pahari embroidery used to decorate the Chamba Rumal, especially produced in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh.

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.

Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh

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

Chail Military School

The King George’s School Nowgong was relocated to its current location in Chail in Himachal Pradesh on July 1, 1960.

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.

Hill Top School Dalhousie

HillTop School Dalhousie is a co-educational residential school in Upper Bakrota hills in Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Himalayan wolf

They were captured in the wild and are now being preserved in the trans-Himalayan region of India, at the Darjeeling Zoo in Shiwalik Hills on the lower range of the Himalaya in West Bengal, and in the Kufri Zoo with Kufri Himalayan National Park located in Himachal Pradesh province.

ICFAI University, Tripura

The Government of Orissa passed The Icfai University Act and the State Governments of Assam, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab issued letters of intent to the institute for the establishment of universities.

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.

Indian special forces training school

Indian army's special forces training school is the premium training institution for special forces of India such as Para Commandos (India) which is located at Nahan in Himachal Pradesh.

Indian states ranking by fertility rate

All the four South Indian states Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka as well as Goa, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Sikkim, and Tripura, and the union territories of Delhi, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu, Andaman and Nicobar and Chandigarh, registered a low fertility rate below the crucial 2.1.

Kamal Nath

Kamal Nath was again embroiled in controversy in March 2002 when the Supreme Court, applying the polluter pays principle, imposed a fine of Rs10,00,000 (US$25,000) on Kamal Nath for damaging the environment by building a motel on the bank of Beas river near Kulu-Manali in the state of Himachal Pradesh.

Kangra painting

Kangra painting is the pictorial art of Kangra, named after Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, a former princely state, which patronized the art.

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).

Kirpa Ram

In 2002 Kirpa's GC was among the contents of a trunk stolen from his widow's house at Bhupral, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh.

Lalotra

The Lalotra are a Rajput clan found mainly in the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.

Madhopur, Punjab

It was a part of the Nurpur Princely state ruled by the Pathania Rajputs prior to 1849 A.D. Now it is known as "Gateway of Punjab" a meeting point of the three northern states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.

Major rivers of India

Most of the rivers pour their waters into the Bay of Bengal; however, some of the rivers whose courses take them through the western part of the country and towards the east of the state of Himachal Pradesh empty into the Arabian Sea.

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.

North Indian cuisine

North Indian cuisine (Hindi: उत्तर भारतीय व्यंजन, Uttar Bharatiya Vyanjan, Urdu: شمالی بھارتی کھانا Shumali Bharti Khana), part of Indian cuisine, is a term used to refer to the cuisines found in Northern India which includes the Indian states: Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand (Kumaon) and West-Central Uttar Pradesh (Awadh and Braj).

Pidilite Industries

The company has manufacturing facilities at various locations in India, including Mahad (Maharastra), Vapi (Gujarat) Baddi (Himachal Pradesh) and Kala Amb (Himachal Pradesh).

Postage stamps and postal history of the postal convention states of India

Chamba issued a total of 120 stamps and 86 official stamps from 1885 till 15 April 1948 when it became part of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

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.

Rupin Pass

It lies on a traditional shepherd and hiking route which starts from Dhaula in Uttarakhand and ends in Sangla in Himachal Pradesh.

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.

Suraj Mal of Nurpur

Suraj Mal (reign:1613-1618) was a Rajput ruler of Nurpur, Himachal Pradesh in India.

Timeline of Rambhadracharya

:Won the Tulsi Award 2011 from Morari Bapu and the Dev Bhumi Award from the Government of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla.

Withania somnifera

Leaf spot disease caused by Alternaria alternata is the most prevalent disease, which is most severe in the plains of Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh.


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