Indore

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Tehsil Indore, District Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Indore is headquarter of two Tehsils namely Juni Indore and Malharganj.

As per data released by Govt. of India for Census 2011, Indore is an Urban Agglomeration coming under category of Million Plus UA/City. Indore city is governed by Municipal Corporation and is situated in Indore Urban Region
The total population of Indore UA/Metropolitan region is 2,170,295.
Indore is a major city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India . Indore city has a population of 2.2 million people here (2011) and Indore is the 15th largest city in India and the 147th largest city in the world. It serves as the headquarters of both the Indore district and Indore division. During the days of the Maratha Empire it was an important halt between the Deccan and Delhi. However after the death of Madhavrao Peshwa, the Maratha Empire disintegrated and Indore was declared the capital of the Holkar state, until Rani Ahilyabai Holkar moved the capital to Maheshwar.The founders of Indore were the ancestors of the present Zamindars of the region which spread from the banks of Narmada to the borders of Rajputana. Their headquarters were at a village called Kampel. In Mughal times, the founders of these families received the title of Chaudhari, which established their claim to the land. In the 18th century, the control of Malwa passed to the Peshwa clan, and the Chaudharis came to be known as "Mandloi"s"Mandloi"s (derived from Mandals meaning districts). The Holkars conferred the title of Rao Raja upon the family.The family retained its possessions of royalty, which included having an elephant, Nishan, Danka and Gadi even after the advent of Holkars and also retained the right of performing the first puja of Dushera (Shami Pujan) before the Holkar rulers.

Under Mughal rule, the family enjoyed great influence and was accorded confirmatory sanads by the Emperors Aurangzeb, Alamgir, and Farukhshayar, confirming their 'Jagir''Jagir' rights. Rao Nandlal Chaudhary Zamindar, upon visiting the court of Delhi, received a special place in the emperor’s court along with two jewel studded swords (now on display in the Royal British Museum under the family'sfamily's name) and confirmatory sanads. Raja Savai Jai singh of Jaipur, a personal friend of his, gifted him with a special "Gold Langar""Gold Langar" which guaranteed a special place to him in all the Durbars of India. The family’s respectability and influence over Malwa was instrumental in the ascent of the Peshwas and Holkars to rulership of this region.
Rao Nandlal Chaudhary, the founder of Indore, was the Chief Zamindar (landlord), and had an army of 2000 soldiers. In 1713, Nizam was appointed as the controller of the Deccan plateau area, which renewed the struggle between the Marathas and the Mughals. ¶

While visiting the temple of Indreshwar near the banks of river Saraswati, Rao Nandlal found the location to be safe and strategically located, being surrounded by rivers on all sides. He started moving his people in, and constructed the fort of Shree Sansthan Bada Rawala to protect them from harassment by Mughals. The city was named Indrapur (after Lord Indreshwar), and eventually came to be known as Indore. ¶

Baji Rao Peshwa finally took control of Malwa in 1733 A.D. Malhar Rao Holkar was one of the four signatories who guaranteed the proper fulfillment of the conditions.[8] Upon victory the Peshwas appointed Malhar Rao Holkar as a “Subhedar”, which marked the beginning of Holkars'Holkars' reign in Malwa. ¶
Durbar Hall - Lal Bagh Palace ¶

Thus, Indore came to be ruled by the Maratha Maharajas of the Holkar dynasty. The dynasty'sdynasty's founder, Malhar Rao Holkar, (1694-1766), was granted control of Malwa Maratha armies in 1724, and in 1733, was installed as the Maratha governor of the region. By the end of his reign, the Holkar state was de facto independent. He was succeeded by his daughter Ahilyabai Holkar who ruled from 1767 to 1795. She ruled from a palace-fort at Maheshwar, south of Indore on the Narmada River. Ahilyabai Holkar was an architectural patron who donated money for the construction of Hindu temples across India. In 1818, the Holkars were defeated by the British in the Third Anglo-Maratha War, and the Holkar kingdom became a part of the British Raj. As a result of this defeat in the Battle of Mahidpur, the treaty of Mandsaur was signed, through which the Cantonment town of Mhow was handed over to the British. The treaty also decreed that the capital of the Holkar state would shift from Maheshwar to Indore. ¶

In early 20th century, Indore was the home of Seth Hukumchand Jain, who became the first Indian to establish a jute mill in India. He is regarded to a pioneer of Indian industry, and a founder of several institutions and industries in Indore and nearby area. ¶

After India'sIndia's independence in 1947, Indore, along with a number of neighbouring princely states, became part of the Indian state of Madhya Bharat. Indore was designated the summer capital of this newly created state. On November 1, 1956, Madhya Bharat was merged into Madhya Pradesh and Bhopal was chosen as the capital. The city palace was the seat of administration of the rulers of the Malwa region – The Holkars (26 May 1728 to 20 April 1948).1948).

Wikipedia article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indore
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Coordinates:   22°42'37"N   75°52'24"E

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  • I m from indore ,I proud to be from M.P..Now a days it is going upper and upper and competing with other states.we don't belive in religion ,every one loves each other .our states name is coming in international news also .
  • I LIKE TO CALLED MY SELF AS 'INDORIAN', I KNOW THE FUTURE POTENTIAL OF INDORE CITY. I PROUND TO CITIZEN OF INDORE. IN NEARE FUTURE CAME TRUE TO CALLED AS MINI MUMBAI.
  • It is the biggest city for fun.Its culture is totly different.a great scope for eating varities of food.at last i love Indore very much.
  • Indore, "Sub Kuch Chaltha Hai, Yar". A fast developing beautiful city. Polluted air and scarcity of water are the main hindrance in the development of Indore city. I stayed here around 8 years, thanks people of Indore, thanks friends and colleagues of Indore who supported me. Your Thomas Shajan Thomas
  • hi i m Sourav Sharma from Delhi, up dated this location on 04-12-08
  • Namasate to every one. Modernisation with basic ethics is the best part of this traditional up coming metro.Basically a traders paradise is now a hub for professionals & job seekers, as still the living expense is very low with all facilities of metro cities. Come and enjoy Indore.
  • Namaskar to all
  • HALLO FRANDS I AM INDOREII I LUV TO LIVE INDORE!BUT I COMPLAINT TO GOVERMENT WHY INDORE NO CAPITAL CITY OF MP.I THINK IT SHUD CAPITAL OF INDIA.WHY NO FILM STARS LIVE IN INDORE.U KNOW FRANDS SALMAN KHAN(APNA WANTED SUPERSTAR) BORN HERE.KISHORE KUMAR MY GOD ALSO STUDY HERE AND BECOME STAR. I STUNDY IN SWASTIK TECHNICAL ENGKLISH MEDIUM SCHOLLS.I WANT TO TELL FRANDS COME HERE N EDUCATE LIKE ME.NOW I LEAVE BUT NO LEAVE INDORE.THREE CHAIRS FOR INDORE HIP HIP HIP!
  • एक एतिहासिक शहर जिसे मिनी मुंबई भी कहा जाता है .
  • Hi, This is ATUL JAISWAL, Advocate High Court, M.S.(Instrumentation), M.Sc.,, LL.B.(Hon's), P.G.Cyber Law, Advcance JAVA, etc. mobile no. 9425347184, R/o "Guru - Kripa", 3A - Sanchar Nagar Main, Kanadia Road, Indore, 452016, This Indore City is of great Interest, having commercial Capital of MP, side by side also having great place for education, as having both IMS & IIT, (no city in india have the both options. This city is also famous for verity of foods, spice etc. having sarafa (ready food market opens from 8:00PM to 2:00am in the night
  • this is commercial capital of the heart of india = mp , famous for its DEVI AHILYABAI HOLKAR the earsvile queen with compleate devotion to LORD SHIVE . it use to be world captal of textile industry in early 1900s with sir seth hukumchand as cotton king from black cotton soil land of malwa . SHABE MALWA means evenings in region were always pleaent a great city, who ever comes here settels down here
  • indore the maratha kingdom..!! of Holkar...!! AHILYABAI HOLKAR THE GREATE...!! MALHAR RAO HOLKAR THE GREAT...!! (THE PESHWA GENERALM AT PANIPAT)
  • English in English version please...
  • The only city in INDIA to have both IIT n IIM, also this is the city of dreams. This is the only city in INDIA to get the 100% cemented roads. This is going to have the largest ship container centre in INDIA which is taking shape in Pithampur. Also in Pithampur an industrial area or you can call the suburb of Indore is getting the Asias largest Motor Testing Centre. There is a new train announced from Mumbai to Indore called "Duranto" which is non stop superfast complete AC train also low cost airline GO AIR announced the direct flights to Indore from Indias biggest Metros. The worst part of this development is that Indore is loosing its culture as large number of migrants are coming to this place especially from Maharashtra, Gujarat, UP, Bihar and Rajasthan. But Indori people dont bother any one elses company infact they enjoy it and welcome all. The city of Young People with maturity of elderly ones. Days to be in INDORE: Rangapanchmi: March (best holi you would have ever seen) next day of Diwali: October(in near by villages Govardhan Puja) Navratri: September (The best garba festival in India) Ganesh Chaturthi: August (5 to 7 day celebrations) Dushehra: October (behemoth size Ravan idols are made)
  • There is not even a good book store in Indore.
  • why there is no HAL CHAL on this page as it is in INDORE STREETS . indore is getting DURTY - DUSTY with the hapazard development with out any foresighted plannig , we are making jungle of cement roads .progress is so slow that by the time we will see it complete d, there will be more demand .
  • indore have evrithing in evritime. thats is indore.
  • Indore is a good city but Indorean are very good by nature, they understand problem of other.
  • Kya pelwan-bhiya, indore bole to ek dam sai jage hai. Par ye batao yanha pe, JAMIN ke, GHAR ke bhao itne kyo bad rahe hai ....
  • I AM LEAVE IN INDORE. INDORE IS A GOOD CITY.I AM ALSO LIKE INDORE.INDORE IS A BIG CITY.SO THIS IS MINI MUMBAI.
  • I LOVE INDORE, MINI-MUMBAI. I MISS IT. I WAS BORN IN MHOW (SHOULD HAVE BEEN NAMED DR. BR AMBEDKAR JANM (BIRTH-PLACE) NAGAR.I DID MY BE FROM SGSITS AND ENJOYED. I HAD MIGRATED TO AUSTRALIA IN 1991. BUT I HAD BEEN VISITING THE FAST-GROWING CITY. I HAD BEEN WORKING AS TRAFFIC, TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AND ROAD SAFETY SPECIALIST IN MUMBAI, DELHI AND IN MANY CITIES OVERSEAS. INDORE BADLY NEED TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT.THERE MUST BE AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DRY PORT, A DIRECT AND QUICK RAIL CONNECTION TO BHOPAL AND MUMBAI. HOPE LOCAL AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES WILL START SOON. BEST WISHES.
  • indore is the best place for education,employment and many more.............................. its junior mumbai..........education hub............ first city having both IIT and IIM
  • nice
  • to good place
  • मेरा ससुराल !
  • yanha ka vyanjan bahut hi swadist hote hai
  • Indore is the biggest city of M.P. It is verey clean and cheep. All types amminities,convences, holesell retail markets and hlly places (Ma Annapurna and Marimata temples) are here. It can be compared with Bombay, So people call indore "Miny Bombay". All the things are available on reasionable price, but residencial land is very very costly.
  • Indore is the biggest city of M.P. It is verey clean and cheep. All types amminities,convences, holesell retail markets and hlly places (Ma Annapurna and Marimata temples) are here.
  • MINDKIYA BALAGI MAHINDER
  • 9300023403 एक एतिहासिक शहर जिसे मिनी मुंबई भी कहा जाता है 9300023403 good city ok
  • good city ok GOOD CITY OK
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