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The Non-cooperation movement was launched in the Nagpur session of 1920. In August 1923, the University of Nagpur was established by the education department of Central Province Government. In 1925, K. B. Hedgewar founded RSS, a Hindu nationalist organization in Nagpur with an idea of creating a Hindu nation.
Other prominent religious structures include Ramtek Fort Temple at Ramtek which is a temple built inside a fort and is 55 km (34 mi) away from Nagpur, Adasa Ganpati Temple located near Savner is one of the eight Ashta Vinayaks in Vidarbha, [242] Baba Tajjuddin Dargah, Shri Shantinath Digambar Jain Mandir at Ramtek, [243] Shree Ganesh Mandir ...
From the reign of Akbar to that of Aurangzeb, the Gonds were vassals of the Mughals. During the reign of Aurangzeb, Gond king Bakht Buland Shah accepted Islam and founded the present-day city of Nagpur. Centuries earlier, Khandkya Ballal Sah, a 13th-century Gond king, founded the walled city of Chandrapur in southern Vidarbha region. [48]
Nagpur has a population of 4.6 million. It is the 13th largest urban agglomeration in India, according to figures from the 2001 census of India. [1] Localities: Mahal — The oldest locality in Nagpur. Nagpur was founded here by Raja Bakht Buland Shah. The Bhonsle Rajwada is also located here. Sitabuldi [2] Ganesh Peth colony; Dhantoli [3 ...
Nagpur Junction. Nagpur is also a major road junction as India's two major national highways, Kanyakumari-Varanasi (NH 7) and Hajira-Kolkata (NH 6), pass through the city. [15] Highway number 69 connects Nagpur to Obaidullaganj near Bhopal. Nagpur is at the junction of Asian HigLanka and AH46 connecting Kharagpur to Dhule
An inside view of Nagardhan Fort in Nagpur district, commissioned by Raghoji I.. Bold and decisive in action, Raghoji was the archetype of a Maratha leader; he saw in the troubles of other states an opening for his own ambition, and did not even require a pretext for plunder and invasion.
The Western Ghats (or the Sahyadri Mountain range) provide a physical barrier to the state on the west, while the Satpura Hills along the north and Bhamragad-Chiroli-Gaikhuri ranges on the east serve as its natural borders. [93] This state's expansion from North to South is 720 km (450 mi) and East to West is 800 km (500 mi).
Nagpur Fort on the bank of the river, said to have been built by Jatba, one of the Gond kings: N-MH-N76 Fort at the bottom of the hill Donagartal: Nagpur Upload Photo: N-MH-N77 Temple Ghogra: Nagpur Upload Photo: N-MH-N78 Stone Circle Ghorar: Nagpur Upload Photo: N-MH-N79 Stone Circle: Junapani: Near Fetari, down MH SH 248. Nagpur