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4 unusual facts about Phulpur


Durvasa

According to local tradition in modern Azamgarh, Durvasa's Ashram or hermitage, where many disciples used to go to study under him, was situated in the area, at the confluence of the Tons and Majhuee rivers, 6 km north of the Phulpur Tehsil headquarters.

Phulpur

Phulpur, Azamgarh, town in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, India

Phulpur, Allahabad, town in Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh, India

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

In India, she served as governor of Maharashtra from 1962 to 1964, after which she was elected to the Indian Lok Sabha from Phulpur, her brother's former constituency from 1964 to 1968.



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