Indore

Indore Mini Mumbai
Indore Location of Indore in Madhya Pradesh
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District(s)	Indore
Member of Parliament	Mrs. Sumitra Mahajan (B.J.P)
Population • Density	1,574,968 (2008[update]) • 9,718 /km2 (25,170 /sq mi)
Language(s)	Hindi,marathi,English, Malwi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	1,092 km² (422 sq mi) • 553 m (1,814 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 4520xx, 45377x • Telephone • +0731,07324(Mhow),07292(Pithampur) • Vehicle • MP-09,MP-13(Ujjain),MP-41(Dewas)
Website	www.indore.nic.in

Coordinates: 22°25′N 75°32′E / 22.42°N 75.54°E / 22.42; 75.54 IndoreHindi: [[hi:इंदौर|इंदौर/] pronunciation (help·info)(marathi: इंदूर)is the city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and is a good commercial capital and the largest city of M.P. situated on the Malwa Plateau, just north of the Vindhya Range. Indore is the administrative headquarters of the Indore District and the Indore Division, and formerly served as the capital of the former princely state of Indore and the summer capital of the earthwhile state of Central India.

Indore is one of the fastest growing tier-III cities of India. . It is also called as Mini Mumbai.

Indore is have both the prestigious institutes like Indian Institute of Management Indore.Indian Institute of Technology Indore is also in the process of establishment.Indorians are also demanding AIIMS,The pioneer institute & hospital of medicines.

Indore's total population in 2008 was reported to be 1.5 million. (Ref:http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/asia/india/indore/) Indore (ICMR, estimation on the basis of Census, 2001) with a growth rate of 2.89 percent. The total literacy rate in the city is reported to be 83 percent with 73 percent of the female literates.

The city of Indore is divided into 75 municipality wards (Municipality of Indore, 2004), and these wards accommodate approximately 1.5 million(Ref:http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/asia/india/indore/) .people (ICMR Projection, 2008 based on Census of India, 2001). About 70.4 per cent of the total population of the city belongs to SEC A and B categories. The percentage distribution of population belong to SEC A and B.

Indore is the commercial and financial capital of M.P. 

Indore is the largest city of Madhya Pradesh.

Indore is the birth place of many well known prestigious individuals like Lata Mangeshkar, Salman Khan's Father Saleem Khan, Rahul Dravid, Late Kumar Gandharva and many more.

Origin of name

The name Indore originated from the Indreshwar temple constructed in 1741 by local landowners. It is also called as 'Indur'.

History

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The ancestors of the founders of Indore were hereditary Zamindars and indigenous landholders (Jehangirdars) of Malwa. In Mughal times, the founders of these families received titles such as Singh and Chaudhari, which established their claim to the land. In the 18th century, control of Malwa passed to the Peshwa clan, and the Chaudharis came to be known as "Mandloi"s (derived from Mandals) because of the language they used and eventually the Holkars conferred the title of Rao Raja upon the family^[1]). 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' 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's name) and confirmatory sanads. Raja Savai Jai singh of Jaipur, a personal friend of his, gifted him with a special "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. From time to time the Maratha invaders kept harassing the people of Malwa and thus Nandlal singh arranged to pay 25000 rupees to them in return for guaranteeing the safety and security of his people, upon which the invaders returned to the Deccan.^[2]

While visiting the temple of Indreshwar near the banks of river Saraswati, Nandlalsingh 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 Marathas and Mughals. The city was named Indrapur (after Lord Indreshwar), and eventually came to be known as Indore.

Baji Rao Peshwa finally received the Viceroyalty of Malwa in 1743 A.D. and was bound by a treaty forbidding him from ever infringing upon the rights of Zamindars. Malhar Rao Holkar was one of the four signatories who guaranteed the proper fulfillment of the conditions.^[3] Upon victory the Peshwas appointed Malhar Rao Holkar as a “Subhedar”, which marked the beginning of Holkars' reign in Malwa.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]}

Thus, Indore came to be ruled by the Maratha Maharajas of the Holkar dynasty. The dynasty'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.

After India's independence in 1947, Indore, along with a number of neighboring 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). The Rajbada was burnt in the 1984 riots, and thus converted into a garden,till 2006 when the present Maharani of Indore, H.H. Ushadevi Holkar, decided to rebuild the wada to its past glory. H.H. Ushadevi Holkar invited architects Himanshu Dudwadkar and Shreya Bhargava to design this challenging project and in 2007 the Rajwada found its place back in history. It became the only historic structure in India to have been rebuilt with exactly the same style, materials and method of construction as those of 250 years ago.

Geography

Indore is located in the western region of Madhya Pradesh, and is close to the centre of India. Indore has an average elevation of 1 metre. It is located on an elevated plain, with the yadri range to the south.

Climate

Indore has a transitional climate between a tropical wet and dry and a humid sub-tropical climate. Three distinct seasons are observed, summer, monsoon and winter. Summers start in mid-March and can be extremely hot in April and May. The highest temperatures recorded was 48 °C in 1994. Average Summer Temperature may go as high as 42-44.c (100.4 °F) but humidity is very low. Due to Indore's location on the southern edge of the Malwa Plateau, a cool breeze (also referred to as Shab-e-Malwa) in the evenings makes summer nights quite pleasant. The monsoon season starts in late June, with temperatures averaging around 26 °C (79 °F), with sustained, torrential rainfall and high humidity. The average rain fall is 36 inches. Winters start in mid-November and are dry, mild and sunny. Temperatures average about 8-15 °C (47-59 °F), but can fall close to freezing on some nights. In summer temperature can be sometimes as high as 48-50 °C and in winters it can be as low as 4°C.

Indore gets moderate rainfall of 35 to 38 inches (890 to 970 mm) during July-September due to the southwest monsoon.^[13]

Transport

The city is well connected via rail, road and air transport services. Indore has for a long time been a rail and road transportation hub.

To stay in Indore, there are a lot of luxurious hotels and motels in the city and also nearer to the railway station and main bus stations (Sarwate bus terminal, Naulakha bus stand, Jinsi bus stand and Gangwal bus terminal). Indore has its own low floor, disabled people friendly city bus services Atal Indore City Transport Service Limited(AICTSL) and metro Taxi service which is always under GPS navigation, for faster and comfortable journey one can have metro taxis.

Railways

Although Indore doest have'that good' Railway junction. Indore lacks various direct train routs to south India .Indore is lagging behind in terms of railway.In the Aam Railway budget of 2009 Indore main railway station was listed to be transformed in Model railway station with other 300 stations across India but not in the list of 50 International standard Railway stations which includes 2 stations of state capital. Indore City has a total of 9 railway stations,out of which The Indore Junction BG (Station Code : INDB) is the major railway station which is also a part of the Ratlam Division of the Western Railways. The tracks leading into the city are not electrified. In 2008 Railway ministry approved the building of a sewege plant.

Indore is one of the several places in India with both meter gauge and broad gauge railways operational. Regular train services connect Indore to most parts of the country. There are direct trains to Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta (Howrah), Chennai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Trivandrum, Jammu, Amritsar, Dehradun, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Kota, Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad, Agra, Nagpur, Patna, Surat, Vadodara, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Vijaywada, Ambala and other major towns. For other major towns, trains are available from Ratlam Junction, Ujjain Junction, Khandwa, and Bhopal Junction which can be reached by train or road within 2-5 hrs. The Indore Junction BG is the main station in the city. Besides this main station,Indore has 7 other railway station such as :

• Indore Junction INDB
• Rajendra Nagar
• Laxmibai Nagar
• Lokmanya Nagar
• Saifee Nagar
• Mangliagaon
• RAU

Indore lies on the longest remaining functional meter gauge line in India, between Ratlam and Akola. This meter gauge section is scheduled for conversion to standard broad gauge under Indian Railways' projected unigauge system.

Roads

Indore is well connected to other parts of Madhya Pradesh and India through national and state highways. There are some major highways which pass through Indore and connect it to some major cities.
The major highways passing through the city are:

• National Highway No. 3 (NH3 - Mumbai Agra)
• National Highway No. 59 (NH 59 - Indore Ahmedabad)
• National Highway No. 59A (Indore - Betul)
• State Highway No. 17 (Connecting Bhopal)
• State Highway No. 27 (Indore to Khandwa)

There are daily Luxury, Semi Luxury, and general Bus Services operated by private operators as well as government transport agencies of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan. Indore is well connected by multiple daily bus services to

• Mumbai (600 KM)
• Pune (645 KM)
• Ahmedabad (382 KM)
• Hyderabad (1056 KM)
• Nagpur (440 KM)
• Vadodara (363 KM)
• Surat (465 KM))
• Jaipur (647 KM)
• Udaipur (410 KM)
• Bhopal (188 KM)
• Jabalpur (494 KM)
• Gwalior (486 KM)
• Agra (605 KM)
• Kanpur (695 KM))
• Aurangabad (402 KM)
• Jhabua(150KM)
• Delhi (900 km)

Apart from the long distance services, there are many services to nearby places within the state. The bus services are operated from the major bus stands in the city:

• Sarvate Bus Stand (Near Indore Railway Station)
• Gangwal Bus Stand (Western part of the city catering to Bus services going towards Gujarat and Rajasthan
• Navlakha Bus Stand - Mainly used by Private Operators (Luxury / AC / Volvo bus services to various cities operate from here.)
• Jinsi BUS STAND

Subhash Marg

Airport

Indore is served by the DAHA International Airport,Indore

Local Transport

Magenta Line Bus of the Indore BRTS

Indore has one of the finest public transport systems. In December 2005, the municipal corporation launched the Indore City Bus service, an extensive service with 26 routes servicing most areas in city. The service has received a favourable press,^[14] and has been called the first modern bus system in India. The company runs 110 low floor buses, equipped with GPS devices, electronic sign boards and computerized vending machines. The Indore City Bus corporation made a profit of 1 crore rupees within nine months of the inception of its operation and is seen as an excellent model by several other mid size Indian cities.

Maruti's sedan car SX4 has been launched as Public transport vehicle in December 2007.^[15] The system, known as the Metro taxi system is geared towards the affluent Indoreans and charges Rs. 15 per km till 11.00 PM in the night and Rs. 20 per km from 11.00 to 6.00 AM in the morning. The metro taxi under AICTSL operates day tours for places such as Omkareshwar, Ujjain, Dewas, Mandu and Maheshwar

The aforesaid company has identified and obtained permission for 24 high travel demand routes from RTA and has already started operation of its 110 ultra-modern low floor buses. These city buses with 2 broad doors are allowing passengers to board and alight quickly and easily, save time and fuel, and give better run-times and improved economy to the bus operators. Real time vehicle tracking and fully computerized ticket vending system are some other highlights. O&M(?) and other regulatory measures are being exercised by the company. ok

Demographics

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District Indore's total population in 2008 was reported to be 2,074,968. Indore is the most populous city in Madhya Pradesh with population of about 15,74,968 (2008 Census)(Ref:http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/asia/india/indore/index).htm. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Indore has an average literacy rate of 83%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 74%. In Indore, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. The average annual growth rate of population is around 2.85% as per the statistics of census 2008. Hindi is the main language spoken here.However a considerable population of indore can speak and understand marathi. thera are also Gujarati speaking families here;Punjabi & Sindhi are also spoken in Indore. . Malvi is the local language spoken in Indore and its surrounding regions.

Trade and commerce

Indore is one of the fastest growing Tier III cities in India. It already is the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh. Its a favoured test market for industries owing to the diversity of its population. Plans are underway for a Software Park. Several shopping malls have been constructed since 2004 and have contributed to changing the city. However, the shopping malls of Indore are not succsessfull in the manner of shopping. People of Indore mostly belong to medium class, So people see the pocket first to go to the malls. people visit visit malls for tour not for shopping.They prefer to go to the traidional market like Rajbada & Palasiya. Jail road market has become the biggest wholesale and retail market in the region for mobile accessories and repair.

Education

Indore has many well-known institutions. Indore University, now Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyala (DAVV) and Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS, formerly also known as GSITS) is ranked among the top universities in Central India.

The city boasts one of India's best business schools such as Indian Institute of Management Indore.It is deemed as one of the fastest growing B schools and has been ranked amongst the top 10 B schools by various sources.

There are also certain good local B Schools .

There are many prestigious coaching centres for the preparants of IIT-JEE,AIEEE ,AIPMT, AIIMS,NTSE,olampiyads, CAT ,MAT etc. Major engineering colleges in Indore are S.G.S.I.T.S, IES, IPS ACADEMY, IIST, M.I.T.M, IET-DAVV,S.V.I.T.S,LNCT etc S.G.S.I.T.S.^[16] is one of the oldest engineering colleges in the state of Madhya Pradesh.

There are three major medical colleges too. The Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College (M.G.M)is well known in Madhya Pradesh. Shri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences Medical College (S.A.I.M.S) is the best private college in Madhya Pradesh. Index Medical College is also a private medical college in Indore.

The Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMRC) of the Devi Ahilya University is one of 17 media centres of UGC carrying out media production. and runs two electronic media courses (MBA Media Management & M.Sc. Electronic Media). In addition, the Holkar Science College is a prestigious college of science. It is also one of the oldest science colleges, being established on 10 June 1891.^[17]

The city does not fall behind in primary and secondary education. Perhaps the best known school all over the country is the Delhi Public School by the DPS Society.

Other good schools include St. Paul's , St. Raphael's Girls School, Choithram School, The Daly College,^[18] Standard Public School. The Raja Ramanna Centre for Advance Technology, formerly the Centre of Advanced Technology, is one of India's foremost scientific research institutions. It is primarily devoted to atomic research.

Indore has developed as a centre for preparing students for higher education. There are a number of coaching centres that prepare students for entry into various Indian institutions.

Indore also has the honor of having an IT Finishing School, available only in selected cities in India. Noesis Finishing School Central India's first Finishing School is one of the best finishing schools in India training young computer graduates for challenges they will face in IT industry. It also offers industrial training and summer training for engineering graduates and MCA students.

Indore Christian College is oldest degree college in western Madhya Pradesh .

Media

Local media in Indore is strong and flourishes. Indore has been seat of journalism in the state for a long time. There are a number of newspapers, magazines and local TV stations. Although Naidunia is one of the oldest newspaper publication, with a history of 59 years, Dainik Bhaskar is the most widely read newspaper.

Patrika started up in May 2008 ands launched on September 30. it covers the commercial capital and other areas.

Other popular newspapers published in Indore are Raj Express,Dainik Deshbandhu, NewsToday, Nav Bharat, Indore Samachar, Swadesh, Chautha Sansar, Chronicle, ALMA TIMES, AIITA NEWS and the Free Press Journal. Also there is a weekly edition of Times of India, labelled Indore PLUS on Friday.

Some of evening newspapers are: Agni Baan, Prabhat Kiran and Dainik Dopahar. monthly edition- Rajniti Kavach.

There are about 19 Hindi dailies, two English dailies, 25 weeklies and monthlies, 3 quarterlies and one annual paper published from the city.^[19]

The city has local TV stations from various companies. Major local channels are either by Saurabh TV, Raj TV, Bhaskar TV or SR TV.

Devi Ahilya University (DAVV) offers a graduation course in Journalism and Mass Communication. The Indore Press club is an affiliate of the National Press Club.

Sports

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Indore has a cricket stadiums, Nehru Stadium. There are also some sports club for lawn tennis & table tennis. Indore has organised various international cricket matches. Usha Raje Stadium is the biggest cricket stadium of Madhya Pradesh and has a capacity of around 45,000 spectators and offers excellent International cricket facilities to facilitate day-night domestic and international cricket matches. Two matches have been played in the Usha Raje stadium between India and England. India was fortunate to win both matches.

Indore is also a traditional powerhouse for the game of basketball which has been growing in popularity over the last 3 to 4 decades. It is the home of India's first National Basketball Academy and has a world class indoor basketball stadium. Indore has successfully organised various National Basketball Championships.

Legendary Indian cricket player, Rahul Dravid was born in Indore.

The list of noted cricketers include Col. C. K. Naidu, Jamshed Nusserwanji Bhaya, Captain Mushtaq Ali, Hiralal Gaekwad (Ghassu),Narender Hirwani, Amay Khurasia and Sanjay Jagdale. Other well-known sportspersons are late Dr. Sharma (Basketball) and Vaibhav Shah (football/soccer). Dhyanchand Shnakar Laxman & Saleem Sherwani, a hockey Player (Mhow tehsil)

Another upcoming sport is football (soccer). Pioneered in floodlit 5-a-side tournaments in Yeshwant Club, it is gaining popularity all over the city. Yeshwant Club is Indore's number one club and one of the premier clubs of India. It also has Mini Golf Course, Lawn Tennis Courts, Racquet Ball courts, Badminton, Swimming, Gymnasium, Billiards Room, Library, Jogging tracks and other sports. Yeshwant Club is situated at Yeshwant Colony (on M.G. Road & Race Course Road). Indore Tennis Club is to the rear of Yeshwant Club.

The famous Yeshwant Club Ground in Indore, the scene of many heroic deeds by the legendary Holkar team of the 1940s, has since been superseded by the Nehru Stadium, which sports a statue of CK Nayudu, Indore's favourite son of that era, outside its main entrance. India have won only one of their six ODI's at this venue, which includes one tie against Zimbabwe in the Hero Cup of 1993-94 and one 'No Result' against Sri Lanka four seasons later. The latter match was called off after just three overs, both captains concurring with the match referee that the pitch was too dangerous to be played on. An exhibition match was held instead to indulge the crowd of 25,000. As a result, Indore was briefly suspended from staging games, and it was again taken off the list of grounds after Australia played an ODI in 2000-01 even though extensive work had been undertaken to modernise the venue.

The first one-dayer was in 1983-84, but by far the most arresting performance at the Nehru Stadium has been Ian Botham's bludgeoning 48 ball hundred in 1981-82 against a respectable Central Zone attack comprising Gopal Sharma, Rajinder Singh Hans and Parthasarathy Sharma. Botham survived two chances before his luck finally ran out on 122, collected from 55 balls and decorated with 16 fours and seven sixes. Mike Gatting at the other end made just 10 in the same time.

Indore has hundreds of famous player in different games and sports some are Balakram Verma, Peter George(Bade Captain),Patric George, Hanif, Indrasen Wilson,Prasanna Walter, Nemichand Immilal,Anand Shukla in football. Shipla Salorkar, Hema cabara,in Kho-kho. Jaichand, Vijaylal; Mokhutiyar khan, kailash ,J. J.Joseph, Rekha, Hamant Andrew,Rajesh in Athletics. Mirranjan Negi, KIshan Chand (Indian hockey team Captian) in Hockey. Mohan Singh Rathore Ajaysingh Rathor in Body building

Healthcare

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The prominent hospitals & Medical service providers of Indore includes:

• Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital (a teaching tertiary referral hospital since 1956,attached to MGM Medical College)
• Choithram Hospital and Research Centre (a wellequiped tertiary hospital with modern facilities since 1979)
• CHL Apollo Hospital (a tertiary 500 beded hospital for cardiac cases, since 2004)
• Bombay Hospital (a 800 beded hospital since 2002)
• Dr. R Hardia's Eye Hospital (world fame set up by Guinnies book for caratoplasty)
• Dr Jafrey's Indore Chest Centre (known for Respiratory Diseases, Snorring and Asthma Management since 1990)
• Vishesh Hospital (a well equipped 100 beded setup for diagnostics & interventional cardiology)
• Shri Aurobindo Hospital (A teaching hospital by Pvt Trust attached to Medical College)
• Gokuldas Hospital and Research Centre (a 110 beded nusing home)
• Govt Dental College & Hospital (Oldest dental College of Malwa)
• Bhandari Hospital and Research Centre (a 100 beded nusing home)
• Life Line Hospital ( 100 beded nusing home)
• Maxx Greter Kailash Hospital (a refurbished 110 beded upcoming setup, known for Uro-surgery)
• Medicare (a uro setup & diagnostic center)
• Bapat Hospital(the ONLY ONE DAY HYSTRECTOMY center in city)
• Index Hospital (600 beded hospital attached to Index Medical College)

Culture

Indore city has a varitey of cultures.culture of indore finds a unique blend of hindi and marathi mixture. Over the years the city of Indore has welcomed people from all castes, creed and color. People from all corners of the country have migrated & settled in the heart of Madhya Pradesh for their livelihood, education or just for its peaceful culture. Indore also has a INTACH (Indian National Trust For Art and Cultural Heritage) chapter, which is currently engaged in preserving, documenting and conserving the rich heritage of Indore.

Food

Indore is famous for its culinary range. People of Indore ( Malwa) are well known gastronomes. Sweets and Namkeen (salted snacks - a typical Indian preparation) of Indore are famous all over India. Sarafa (Jewellery market, near Rajwada) and Chappan Dukan (56 shops) are the two well known gourmet hangouts of the city. A special dish of the Malwa region, including Indore, is the Dal Bafla.

Indore is known for its wide variety of "Namkeens", Gujarati and Indochineserestaurants, and Bengali & Rajasthani sweets.

Indore is also famous for it's nonvegitarian cuisine. Muglai dishes are very famous specially of saify hotel. Gastronomous Chicken Lollipops, Chicken-Tikka, 'Murg-Malai', 'Biryani', 'Nalli Gosht', 'Paye' and often nahari gosht is very famous. Bafle-Gosht is a delicacy of Indore and Malwa Region

On 24th Feb, 2008 6.30 pm, a Guinness Book of World Record representative announced Indore to be the host of the biggest tea party with over 30,000 people sipping the Brook Bond Red Label tea, breaking the previous record of 14,718 people taking tea in Nishiao city of Japan in 2006.

The event, organised by Dainik Bhaskar, also raised funds to the tune of Rs.50 million for city development.

Main festivals

All national festivals, HOLI Raksha Bandhan Dashara Ganeshotsav, Deepavali, Gudi Padwa, Bhaubeej and other others like Nagpanchmi, Ahilya Utsav, are celebrated with equal enthusiasm.

• Indore celebrates Rang Panchami. This festival is celebrated five days after Dhulandi. This is also celebrated like Holi, but colors are mixed with water and then either sprinkled or poured on others. The local municipal corporation arranges a special event in which they sprikle color mixed water in the main streets of old Indore.

• Ganeshotsav is the main festival before (after the 10 days of gansh chaturthi and called anath chaturdashi) due to considerable population of maharashtrians it is celebrated in a unique way in Indore city. In earlier times, when textile mills flourished in Indore, the workers of these mills contributed money and labour to arrange a carnival of floats (known as "Jhanki" in local Hindi language).

• Navratri is celebrated as one of the biggest festivals in Indore. the city has good number of Gujaratis and therefore dandiya and garbas are organized throughout the city and city gyrates on the garba tunes. it is like a big youth event.

• Makar Sankranti is a 'Kite Festival' when people fly kites and competitions are held to cut each other's kites in the sky on 14 January each year.

• Gudi Padwa is the new year for maharashtrians. as Indore has a large maharaahtrian population gudi padwa is celebrated widely.

• (Eid ) Eid-ul-fitr concludes 30 days of fasting during the holy month of Ramazan for the Muslim community.

• Cheti-Chand : the beggining of Sindhi new year.

• Christmas Celebrated by local Christians with Indian tradition & style. Masihi Mandir (Temple of Christ), Indore is oldest Church in city established by Presbyterians.

Government and politics

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Politically, Indore is a traditional BJP (Bharatiya Janta Party) stronghold.

Total Number of Parliamentary Seats: 1

Member of Parliament - Sumitra Mahajan - BJP

City Mayor: Mrs. Uma Shashi Sharma

District Collector: Rakesh Shrivastava - IAS

Suprindent of Police: Mr. Sanjeev Shami- IPS

Indore Development Authority Chairman: Madhu Verma

Places of interest

• Shree Sansthan Bada Rawala - Historical home of the founder of Indore, Rao Nandlal Chaudhary. It contains the famous personal library of philanthropist Niranjan Zamindar and has over 28,000 books and other artifacts of historical importance.

• ''Rajwada'' - A seven storied palace built during the Holkar era. The main wada (the kings' residence) was rebuilt recently to its original glory by Ar Himanshu Dudwadkar and Shreya Bhargava and funded by Maharani Ushadevi Holkar.

• Lal Bagh Palace - A beautiful palace spread across 200 acres (0.81 km²) of land. It is now a museum and one can see the artefacts of the Holkar era.

• "Sitalamata Fall" - A beautiful place near Manpur and about 65 km from Indore. You need to go around 5 km from the AB road.

• Kanch Mandir - Digambar Jain temple with exquisite glass work

• Krishnapura Chhatri - By the banks of the much polluted Khan river, it is at a walking distance from Rajwada.

• Devlalikar Kala Vithika - A well-known art gallery named after famous painter Vishnu Devlalikar

• Khajrana Ganesh temple - Temple of Lord Ganesha.

• Patal Pani - A beautiful waterfall near Mhow. Patal Pani has a small railway station - the first after Mhow as one travels on the metre gauge track towards Khandwa.

• The temple of Janapao - On the Bombay-Agra National Highway-3 road. 16 km from Mhow. The temple is on top of a hill in the village of Kuti. According to legend, it is the place where Jamadagni, the father of Parshurama, had his ashram. It is famous for a mela (fair) held on Kartik Purnima - the first full moon after Diwali,

• Kajligarh - Nearly 20 km towards Khandwa on Khandwa road, its a very small old ruined fort situated near to a beautiful valley & small waterfall. Its worth watching during & after the rainy season. An Ideal one day outing spot which is yet unknown to even most of the Indorites

• Thincha Falls - Located close to Kajligarh, its a beautiful waterfall near Simrol. Breathtaking beauty is what describes it the best. A must see during and after monsoons.

• Annapurna Temple - A nice Hindu Temple, primarily of goddess Annapurna, in the west region of the city.

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• Their are many shopping outlets also.

Trivia

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• The gates of Lalbagh Palace, Indore, are a replica of the gates of Buckingham Palace in London. They were cast in England and then shipped to Indore.
• Indore has a huge cricket bat called "Vijay Balla" made out of concrete with names of the players of the Indian team who won the 1971 series against Gary Sobers' West Indies team.
• 40 feet (12 m) high idol at Bada Ganapati is the largest idol of Lord Ganesh in the world.
• RRCAT(formerly CAT), Raja Rammanna Center for Advanced Technology is India's main Research center on Laser and Accelerator Technology, under the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India.
• The famous Radio Mirchi 98.3(then 98.4) FM was started first in Indore, then spread to ten other cities of India including 4 metros.
• Until the early 1990s, Bollywood movies were released on Thursdays in Indore, and released elsewhere on Fridays.
• The first private landline telephone service in India was launched in Indore by Airtel by the name Touchtel.
• Rajan Raheja group Launched its first store GLOBUS at Indore in January 1998.
• Because of similarity between the lifestyles, fashion and taste Indore is nicknamed Mini Bombay.
• The 250 year old Rajvada of Indore is the only structure in India which has been reconstructed as it existed using the similar materials and methods of construction in 2007 by architects Himanshu Dudwadkar and Shreya Bhargava.
• Only city in India to have both IIM and IIT..

References

External links

• eIndore: Indore city Portal
• Indore360: Indore city Portal
• Indore Municipal Corporation website
• Indore Police Official Site
• City portal at Govt. of India info. website
• Indian Coins and Numismatics Forum, Indore
• Indore travel guide from Wikitravel
• Download Indore Travel Guide Here: 101 Things to do in Indore.