Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow)
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Tehsil Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow), District Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Mhow (Hindi: महू) is a small cantonment town in the Indore District of the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh state, India. It is located 23 kilometres (14 mi) south of Indore city towards Mumbai on the Agra-Mumbai Road. The town was renamed as Dr Ambedkar Nagar in 2003, by the Government of Madhya Pradesh
Etymology:::::>>>
There is total lack of unanimity on how Mhow got its name. There are many theories about this. But there is no confirmation about which theory is true. Here are some of these in no particular order.
MHOW stands for 'Military Headquarters Of War'.
MHOW stands for 'Military Headquarters Of Western India'
It is said that the village near Mhow has been called Mhow Gaon since time immemorial. Thus the Cantonment which came up in 1818 came to be known as Mhow Cantt.
The mahua tree which grows in profusion in the forests around Mhow has also been mentioned as a possible source for the name of this town.
History:::::>>>>
This cantonment town was founded in 1818 by Sir John Malcolm as a result of the Treaty of Mandsaur between the English and the Holkars who ruled Indore. Sir John Malcolm's forces had defeated the Holkars at the Battle of Mahidpur in 1818. It was after this battle that the capital of the Holkar Kingdom shifted from the town of Maheshwar on the banks of the Narmada to Indore.
Mhow used to be the headquarters of the 5th Division of the Southern Army during the British Raj. Today this small town is associated with the Indian Army and with Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956), the father of the Indian Constitution who was born here.
Mhow was a major railway Division during the British Raj and till a few years after independence. Later the resources were shifted to Ratlam and Ajmer.The irony is that Mhow still has no broad gauge railway.
According to mythology Mhow is also said to be the birthplace of Lord Parshuram - an avatar of Vishnu, the Hindu God of Sustenance.
The Indian Army and Mhow::::>>>
Mhow and the Indian Army are inseparable. The Army has been here since 1818. Till World War II Mhow used to be the headquarters of the 5th Division of the Southern Army. According to local legend Winston Churchill had also spent a few months in Mhow when he was a subaltern serving with his regiment in India( A local Shop still Boasts of him as its customer). The house on the Mall where he is supposed to have lived has gradually crumbled due to neglect and age. It has been pulled down and a jogger's park has been built on its grounds by Infantry School Mhow.
Mhow is synonymous with the Indian Army and has been a training centre of the Army since the British days. It houses three premier training institutions:
(i) The Infantry School - the alma mater of the Indian Infantry which is the spearhead of the Indian Army
(ii) The Military College of Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE), the alma mater of the Corps of Signals. The Corps of Signals is like the nervous system of the Indian Army as it is responsible for communications. MCTE (then School of Signals) was the first training institution in Mhow.
(iii) The Army War College (formerly known as the College of Combat).
These three institutions together form the backbone of Mhow.
Each of these institutions is headed by a Lieutenant General.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, independent India's first Law Minister and the man who headed the committee which drafted India's Parliament was born in Mhow. (Abhishek Bhargava)
Mhow (Hindi: महू) is a small cantonment town in the Indore District of the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh state, India. It is located 23 kilometres (14 mi) south of Indore city towards Mumbai on the Agra-Mumbai Road. The town was renamed as Dr Ambedkar Nagar in 2003, by the Government of Madhya Pradesh
Etymology:::::>>>
There is total lack of unanimity on how Mhow got its name. There are many theories about this. But there is no confirmation about which theory is true. Here are some of these in no particular order.
MHOW stands for 'Military Headquarters Of War'.
MHOW stands for 'Military Headquarters Of Western India'
It is said that the village near Mhow has been called Mhow Gaon since time immemorial. Thus the Cantonment which came up in 1818 came to be known as Mhow Cantt.
The mahua tree which grows in profusion in the forests around Mhow has also been mentioned as a possible source for the name of this town.
History:::::>>>>
This cantonment town was founded in 1818 by Sir John Malcolm as a result of the Treaty of Mandsaur between the English and the Holkars who ruled Indore. Sir John Malcolm's forces had defeated the Holkars at the Battle of Mahidpur in 1818. It was after this battle that the capital of the Holkar Kingdom shifted from the town of Maheshwar on the banks of the Narmada to Indore.
Mhow used to be the headquarters of the 5th Division of the Southern Army during the British Raj. Today this small town is associated with the Indian Army and with Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956), the father of the Indian Constitution who was born here.
Mhow was a major railway Division during the British Raj and till a few years after independence. Later the resources were shifted to Ratlam and Ajmer.The irony is that Mhow still has no broad gauge railway.
According to mythology Mhow is also said to be the birthplace of Lord Parshuram - an avatar of Vishnu, the Hindu God of Sustenance.
The Indian Army and Mhow::::>>>
Mhow and the Indian Army are inseparable. The Army has been here since 1818. Till World War II Mhow used to be the headquarters of the 5th Division of the Southern Army. According to local legend Winston Churchill had also spent a few months in Mhow when he was a subaltern serving with his regiment in India( A local Shop still Boasts of him as its customer). The house on the Mall where he is supposed to have lived has gradually crumbled due to neglect and age. It has been pulled down and a jogger's park has been built on its grounds by Infantry School Mhow.
Mhow is synonymous with the Indian Army and has been a training centre of the Army since the British days. It houses three premier training institutions:
(i) The Infantry School - the alma mater of the Indian Infantry which is the spearhead of the Indian Army
(ii) The Military College of Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE), the alma mater of the Corps of Signals. The Corps of Signals is like the nervous system of the Indian Army as it is responsible for communications. MCTE (then School of Signals) was the first training institution in Mhow.
(iii) The Army War College (formerly known as the College of Combat).
These three institutions together form the backbone of Mhow.
Each of these institutions is headed by a Lieutenant General.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, independent India's first Law Minister and the man who headed the committee which drafted India's Parliament was born in Mhow. (Abhishek Bhargava)
Wikipedia article: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mhow
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 22°32'52"N 75°45'0"E
- Delhi Cantonment 690 km
- Meerut Cantt 747 km
- Ambala Cantt 880 km
- Pano Aqil Cantonment 892 km
- Faisal Cantonment 922 km
- Bangalore Cantonment 1078 km
- Rahwali Cantonment 1095 km
- Quetta Cantt 1223 km
- Gwadar Cantonment 1390 km
- Emam Ali Garrison 2955 km
- Golf view 0.6 km
- Mahendra G.aheer,farm house,telikheda mhow 1 km
- Ambedkar Sansthan 1.4 km
- New Signal Vihar 1.7 km
- MHOW-Degree-College 1.7 km
- Dungar Gaon(new Bhardala), Abhishek Jagdish Bhargava 2 km
- MCTE 2.1 km
- Gavali Palasiya 2.8 km
- Army War College 2.9 km
- Sumeru Golf View 3.9 km
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