Culture of Indore
Indore has a rich culture with glorious past.Indore is multi
-layered cultural city. The city which has grown into cosmopolitan post –independence
and known as heart of Madhya Pradesh is home to different people of different
culture, regions and casts and religions. Over the years Indore has been
welcoming people of from differ parts o the country and thus have become
multicultural city. After the independence of India the city has made great
stride in many areas economy, education, which have attracted thousands of
people from various part of the country. Indore has developed in to a major
industrial city of India & commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh. Many
people living in the city are business persons, merchants, traders and office
goers, while many others belong to the working class. Royal heritage and
simplicity of Indore have been attracting visitors.
The city of Indore is known for its food and festival. Indore
has gained wide acclaim from all over the country for its variety of cuisine
with fine tastes and flavor. Dal-Bafla, Nihari Goshti and Bafla-Goshti are some
of dishes Indore is famous for. Hindi is the official language of Indore. It is
also the widely spoken language in the state. A number of people are found
speaking various dialects like Malvi, Bundelkhandi, and Chhattisgarhi. As the
city of Indore has been inhabited by people of other states languages of other
states can be heard here. Marathi, Gujarati, Sindhi, etc are some of them.
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Indian Festivals,
Fairs and Festivals of Indore
Indore is the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh.Festivals form an important element of culture. The city of Indore which has seen large scale development over the years and has grown in to a modern one has preserved this prominent element of culture. Among many other major national festivals like Deepawali and Dussera the city of Indore celebrates its important festivals with much fanfare. Festival and fairs serves the occasions where one can have the glimpses of culture of the people, their rituals, ceremonies etc. Anant Chaudas, Rangpanchami and Ahilya Utsav are some of prominent festivals celebrated with great enthusiast in Indore.
The festival of Anant Chaudas is celebrated in the month of September every year. Indore celebrates the festival with great much pomp and show. Though celebration of the festival starts in the morning it is night when the people take out a large procession of huge idols of Lord Ganesha.The festival ends with the immersion of these idols in to local water bodies.
Rangpanchami is another major festival of Indore.It is one of the oldest festivals of Indore.The festival used to be celebrated during the rule of Holkar.For keeping the rich tradition going on and keep the memory of their famed kings alive the people have preserved this cultural heritage by celebrating the festival with great enthusiasm. Rangpanchami in Indore is celebrated after the five days of Holi festival.On the day of festival of Rangpanchami people come out spraying colors on each other.Municipal authority also joins them by spreading colors on streets of the city. Ahilya Utsav is another major event celebrated every year in Indore. The festival is celebrated in the memory of great queen Rani Ahilya Bai Holkar on her death anniversary.
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Culture of Kolkata
Kolkata popularly known as the city of joy boasts of being the cultural capital of India. Culture of Kolkata can be seen in its arts, music, dance, literature, cinema, theatre, dramas, etc. The city of Kolkata is known for its Para culture which segregates the communities of the people of Kolkata on the basis of their origin. Adda has become an important part of culture of Kolkata. Adda is a chat session when people of the same socio-economic strata gather together at their club house and have informal discussion over various issue like politics, religion, sports, literature, socio-economic issues and many other current affairs.
Graffiti was very much in vogue till recently when Kolkata High court banned graffiti on the walls of private estate without prior permission from the owner of the property. It had become an important tool of spreading political and socio-economic thoughts. Kolkata has conserved its long tradition of jatra. Jatra is open folk theatre plying a four hours play with heavy lighting, high dramatic props and loud music.
Rabindra Nritya Natya, Rabindra Sangeet is an important part of life of people of Kolkata. These songs and dance-songs sequence composed by the Rabindranath Tagore hold much significance in Kolkata and Bengal as a whole. Nazrul Geeti is another integral part of Kolkata. These are the Bengali songs sung by famous slinger Nazrul.
Kolkata takes pride in being birth place of many noteworthy personalities who by their writing inspired not just people of Bengal but of other parts of the country. Literature of Kolkata and Bengal state as whole is one of the richest in India. The literature had the power to change and shape the minds of the people during the colonial rule in India. As a matter fact it played an important role in India’s freedom struggle. Rabindranath Tagore, Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Kazi Nazrul Islam etc are some of prominent literary persons the city of Kolkata has produced. Today city of Kolkata is still producing many literary persons who are making Kolkata feel proud by their writing which are also bringing laurels on world arena.
When it comes to eating Kolkata does not lag behind as it offers wide variety of delicious cuisine. Rice served Macher jhol (fish curry) is the common element of dishes of Kolkata. Mouth watering Rasgulla is also famous in Kolkata. Rolls and Puchka are the major streets foods of Kolkata. Puchka is known as Golgappa in north India and Paanipuri in western part of India. It is fried wheat hollow crispy bolls which are served with filling spicy potato and herbed tamarind water.
Cinema is also one part of multi-layered culture of Kolkata. If Mumbai serves to be the base of professional cinema, Kolkata is hub of producing art films which have acquired wide international acclaim. Kolkata film festival which held annually at various theaters is an important event in the city.
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History of Kolkata
History of Kolkata does not have a long history. As per the documents found, the history of the city starts with the arrival of the British East India Company in 1690. The company at that time was strengthening its base in Bengal. Job Charmock of the company was being considered as the founder the city of Kolkata till recently in 2003 when the Kolkata high court ruled that city does not have any specific founder. The present city of Kolkata was once divided in three small villages namely Kalikata, Gobindapur and Sutanuti. These regions were earlier the parts of Mughal estate and a local family was holding its Jahagirdari rights. It was in 1698 that these rights came to the East India Company.
The British built the Fort William in 1712 and made Calcutta as a Presidency City. Later on Calcutta was declared as capital of Bengal Presidency. Sensing the possible threat from French force the British further fortified the city. Nawab of Bengal Siraj-Ud-Daulah captured the fort William only to lose it back to the British. The year 1772 saw the city of Calcutta becoming the capital of British India. Government area of the city was extended up to the bank of Hooghly River. Richard Wellesley who was the Governor General from 1797 to 1805 is credited for the development and beautiful architectural buildings in the city that made Calcutta to be known as the city of palaces. During the time of British rule in India, Calcutta also served as a major center of Opium trading.
Calcutta during the British rule produced a new class of people called as Babu. Office goers, bureaucrats, professional, news paper readers referred popularly as Babus. These people belonged to the upper casts of Hindu communities. Calcutta became the center of independence movements. Partition of Bengal in 1905 by the British on communal basis led to wide agitations in the city along with other parts of the country. This communal move of the British also witnessed the boycott of British goods in Calcutta. It was in 1911 that the capital of British India was changed from Calcutta to Delhi. Calcutta and its port were attacked by Japan during the Second World War In addition it was the infamous Bengal famine of 1943 which witnessed many people starving to death.
After the independence of India in 1947 the city of Calcutta witnessed many social, economic and political movements which had the long lasting impression on the city and state of west Bengal as a whole. Marxist movement during 1960-1970 led the city and the state to economic stagnation. During the Bangladesh liberation war the city saw a large influx of people of that country and that led to a massive collapse of city’s infrastructure. Calcutta was the most populous city till 1980 when it was overtaken by Mumbai. It was in January 2001 that the name of Calcutta was changed to Kolkata.
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History of Indore
Situated on the banks of Narmada River in Malva region of Madhya Pradesh, the city of Indore does not have a long history. Rao Nandal Chaudhary is considered to be the founder of the city. Chaudhary is the name given to the family in Mughal time. The family has special right during the Mughal Empire. Rao Nandal was once given warm welcome in the Court of Mughal Empire when he visited the Delhi. He was also gifted with two gold studded swords. Rao Nandal also had a good relation with the Raja Sawai Jaisingh of Jaipur. In 1713 the Mughal gave charge to Nizam for controlling the Deccan Plateau which led the revival of struggle between Maratha and Mughal. It also soured the relation between Rao Nandal and Mughal.
Rao Nandal who has a force of about 2000 soldiers found the place near Indreshwara temple to be safe and he started bringing his people there. He built the fort of Sri Sansthan Baba Ravala to protect the people from the harassment of the Mughal. The city was first named as the Indrapur after the name of Indreshwara temple. It later on came to be known as Indore.
In 1733 Bajirao Peshava took the region under his control and appointed Malhar Rao Holkar as the Subhedar of the region and thus it marked beginning the reign of Holkars. Thus Indore and the region known as Malva came under the rule of Holkar dynasty under the Maratha Empire. Then it was rule by the successor of Holkar dynasty Ahilyabai Holkar from 1767 to 1795. She ruled the region from a palace-fort of Maheshwar. She was defeated by the British in third Anglo-Maratha war and thereafter the region came under the control of British. British continued to rule the city of Indore till Agu-1947 when India got the freedom from the British rule. After the independence of India Indore and other princely states became the parts of Madhya Bharat state. In 1956 the Madhya Bharat was included in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
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History of Jabalpur
Jabalpur is one of the major city in a Madhya Pradesh state, India. Jabalpur is even known as Sanskaardhaani, which means "cultural capital" in the Hindi language and "Land of Gondwanas".
The history of Jabalpur dates back to Ashoka Period in about 300 BCE (as known from the ruins of Rupnath near Jabalpur). In about 9th century Karanbel (a place just outside present day Jabalpur) was the capital of Kalchuri kingdom. Later in CE 675 Raja Mandalik belonging to Parmar Dynasty won the kingdom from Raja Bamraj Dev then the rule was spread up to Madhya Pradesh,UP, Bihar, Bengal, Nepal, Orissa, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. The rule of Kaluchari Kings was the longest from 915 – 1543 CE the King Yuvrajdev ruled longest among them. Afterwards between the rule of Gonds and Maratha, the descendants of Kaluchari ruled the kingdom till 1947 when Beohar Raghuvir Simha was the Jagirdar of Jabalpur his family still lives in Jabalpur. Jabalpur was an active center during the freedom struggle of India. All agitations got active and strong support here. Because Mahatma Gandhi had special attachments with Jabalpur his ashes were brought to the city and immersed at the Tilwara ghat in Jabalpur.
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Historical,
Visakha Utsav
Visakha Utsav is a festival organized by tourism department of Andhra Pradesh.Visakha Utsav is held every year from third Friday to Sunday in the month of January. This three day Utsav (festival) is organized in the Visakhapatnam district of the state.
The festival is a fascinating event bringing the festive spirit of people of Visakhapatnam to life. The festival is celebrated to showcases the art and cultures of the district of Visakhapatnam. Though it is celebrated in different parts of the state, the Visakhapatnam is the main venue chosen by the department of tourism of Andhra Pradesh to organize the festival and celebrate it with much pomp and show. The festival is visited by many tourists from across the state and country as well.
Visakha Utsav promotes and conserves the arts and cultures of Visakhapatnam district of the state. A fair held during the celebration of the Visakhapatnam displays the beautiful arts and crafts the region of Visakhapatnam. Variety of cultural programs, sports events, exhibition, food fair, fashion show, etc are seen giving charming look to the festival and thereby attracting the thousands of tourists from across the country to watch the vibrant festivities of the event.
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History of Ajmer
The city of Ajmer is located in the middle of Rajasthan state on the slopes of Aravali Mountains on its lower side. Anasagar lake is situated at the Northern side of the city. Ajmer is an old city with recent modern developments on its outer sides. Dushyant Chauhan found Ajmer around 7THcentury; in 1193 Muhammad of Ghor conquered Ajmer but handed over the rule to Chauhan kings on payment of royalty. Ajmer was under tenancy of Delhi rule till 1365, later it was conquered by the Maharaja of Mewari. After a long fight with Marwari Kings the city was finally won by the Marwari king in 1532. In the year 1559 Mughal Emperor Akbar conquered Ajmer.
The ruler of Ajmer again changed to be Marathas in 18Th century. From then up to 1818 Ajmer many times saw change of rulers from Mewar and Marwar. Under the British Raj Ajmer was governed by an Agent to the governor General who supervised the Administrations of Rajputana region. After India’s Independence Ajmer was brought under the rule of Rajasthan state. The Pushkar town famous for Bhrama temple and Pushkar lake is just 11 Kms away from Ajmer
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Tourist Places in Delhi
Tourist Places in Delhi
Historical city of Delhi is home to many historic monuments, tombs, buildings which serve as the main tourist attraction of the city. Besides, there are many beautiful parks and garden offering as picnic spots for many people in Delhi. Monuments and buildings with historic significance, prominent religious places, pleasant climate and above all the hospitality of the people make the city a must visit place.
Built by Shahajahan in the 17th century, Red Fort of Delhi reminds us the might of the Mughal Empire. This majestic historic structure is a prominent tourist attraction in the city. On the occasion of Independence Day the tricolor- India’s national flag flutters on the top of it. Red Fort also serves as the main venue of celebration of Independence Day.
Qutb Minar is another place of interest you should not miss on your to Delhi. Popular for its wonderful architecture, Qutb Minar is World Heritage Site recognized by UNESCO. This historic place is situated at Qutb Complex, Mehrauli. Other attraction nearby include Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, 4th century old Iron Pillar and Ala-al-Darawazaa.
Do not miss the Humayun’s Tomb, if you are on visit to this city. The tomb presents the nice example of marvelous architecture style of Mughal. A large structure, delicate designs and decoration of this historical monument are seen reaching to its peak. Jantar Mantar, Siri Fort, the Old Fort and Sardarjung’s Tomb are other places of interest to be seen in Delhi. Do not miss the historic place of Delhi Ridge as it has been witness to the bloody battle 1857.
Built by the British government in India, old government buildings are also visited by many tourists. Rashtrapati Bhavan (the Presidential residence) and the Parliament House are the main old buildings which have been luring the tourist by its majestic and unique structures.
Apart from the historical places Delhi also houses some prominent religious place like Jumma Masjid, Akshardham temple and the Lotus Temple. Chandni Chowk, Connaught Place, Delhi Zoo, India Gate, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial at Raj Ghat and Lodhi Garden serve as other tourist and picnic spots of Delhi.
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Fair and Festivals in Delhi
Fairs and festivals of Delhi
Delhi being a cosmopolitan city and also referred as mini India, celebrates the same festivals which are celebrated in other part of the country. However, having a long cultural and political history and being the capital city of the country, Delhi celebrates and organizes some noteworthy fairs and festivals in grand way attracting thousands of visitors. Some of the festivals and fairs also display the culture and tradition of Delhi. During the festival environs of Delhi remains cheerful and vibrant. Many visitors flock there to witness the fascinating event of the fairs and festival. Along with major festivals of nation like Diwali, Dussera, holi, Baisakhi Id-ul- fitr, Christmas etc, Delhi is known for its other fairs and festivals which it celebrates with much fanfare.
Delhi celebrates its Lohri festival every year in the month of January. Lohri is winter festival celebrated with great enthusiasm. Celebration of the festival includes charming activities like burning bonfires and singing and dancing around it.
Celebration of Republic Day (26th January) every year in Delhi is a major event of the city. On the occasion of this event a beautiful of parade of Indian Military offers retreat to the eyes lakhs of visitors. A celebration also includes displaying rich culture and tradition of India. These are presented by many groups of artists and performers come from all states and union territories of India.
Tourists from other countries do not miss this event which offers them glimpses of numerous cultures of India under one roof. Independence Day (15th of August) is another such event celebrated with much pomp and show.
Qutub festival is another fascinating event organized every year in the month of October. It is held at Qutub Minar complex and includes entertaining activities like classical dance and singings performed by many talented artists come from all over the country. The city of Delhi hosts other prominent event like Kite flying festival and International Mango festival. Delhi also presents the visitors Asia’s largest Auto Expo which is held once in two year. World Book Fair organized biannually at Pragati Maidan of Delhi is another big event of the city. This world book fair is participated by as many as 23 nations making it the second largest book fair in the world.
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