| Gulbarga ಕಲಬುರ್ಗಿ(ಗುಲ್ಬರ್ಗ) |
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| Coordinates | 17°20′00″N 76°50′00″E / 17.3333°N 76.8333°E |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Division | Gulbarga Division |
| District(s) | Gulbarga District |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 454 m (1,490 ft) |
Kalburgi (Kannada: ಕಲಬುರ್ಗಿ) (Urdu: گلبرگہ) also known as Gulburga, is a town in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Gulbarga District, and of Gulbarga Division. Formerly it was part of Nizam State of Hyderabad. Gulbarga is 200 km from Hyderabad and 613 km north of Bangalore and well connected by road to Bijapur, Hyderabad, Solapur and Bidar. A railway line connecting the southern part of India to Mumbai and Delhi passes through Kalburgi.
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History
The city of Gulbarga was founded by the Bahmani Sultans in the 14th century as their capital. However the history of the region dates back to the 6th Century when the Rashtrakutas gained control over the area, but the Chalukyas regained their domain and reigned for over two hundred years. The Kalachuri who succeeded them ruled till the 12th century. Around the close of the 12th century the Yadavas of Devagiri and the Hoysalas of Halebidu took control of the district. About the same period the Kakatiya dynasty kings of Warangal came into prominence. The present Gulbarga District and Raichur District formed part of their domain.
The Kakatiya power was subdued in 1321, and the northern Deccan, including the district of Gulbarga, passed under the control of the Muslim Sultanate of Delhi. The revolt of the Muslim officers appointed from Delhi resulted in founding of the Bahmani Sultanate in 1347 by Hassan Gangu, who chose Gulbarga (Ahsenabad during this period) to be his capital. When the Bahmani dynasty came to an end, the kingdom broke up into the five independent Deccan sultanates, Bijapur, Bidar, Berar, Ahmednagar and Golconda. The present Gulbarga district came partly under Bidar and partly under Bijapur. With the conquest of the Deccan by Aurangezeb in the 17th century, control of Gulbarga passed to the Mughal Empire. In the early part of the 18th century, when Mughal Empire was declining, Asaf Jah I, a general of Aurangzeb, became independent and formed state of Hyderabad in which a major part of Gulbarga area was also included.
The city flourished during the rule of Nizams. Modern buildings were built, Roads and Railways were laid, the city was beautified with gardens, Electricity was introduced, Modern administrative setup was laid, Educational institutions were established, Factories namely MSK Mills and Shahbad Factory were established etc. Testimony to which is the only surviving garden (Mehboob Gulshan: named after Nizam VI - Mehboob Ali Pasha) and most of the Government buildings that were built during that time. The city, district and division was ruled by a very cultured, Intellectual and elite bureaucracy.
In 1948 Hyderabad state was annexed to the newly-independent Indian Union, and in 1956 the Indian state of Hyderabad was partitioned among neighboring states along linguistic lines. Most of Gulbarga district became part of Mysore state, later renamed Karnataka, excluding two taluks which were annexed to Andhra Pradesh.
Gulbarga has 10 Talukas, they are Aland, Gulbarga, Sedam, Afzalfur, Shahapur, Chincholi, Yadagiri, Jewargi, Surapur and Chittapur. Gulbarga district is border of Maharastra and Andra Pradesh.
The history of Kalburgi is as follows after weakening Khilji kingdom the Hasan Gangu Bahamani (Muslim grown up in Brahmin Hindu family blessings) revolted (in 1346AD) against Muhammad- Bin-Tughlaq and made kingdom in Gubaraga with Bahamani dynasty, the bijapuris is aqquired by Bahamani kings and is governed whole south India, later Bahamani was divided into five parts and came to arise of five Deccan sultanates. Bijapur, Ahmadnagar, Birar, Gulbarga (later shifted Bidar), Golconda. The main rival of Deccan sultanites is Vijayanagar Empire, the many battle are occurred between these two kingdoms with no result. Vijayanagar empire attacked the Bijapur kingdom, in this battle the Adil Shah (one of king) died. Later they attacked Gulbarga, the king fled and shifted his dynasty to Bidar and later Bidar was also conquered. Many battle happened between these two kingdoms with no result and finally they came to an agreement or treaty. So this is the reason for shifting the capital from Gulbarga to Bidar.
During 1567 AD under Rama Raya, King of Vijayanagar (he is the man with turning point) had meddled into neihbouring Deccan kingdom affairs, this led to the destruction of Vijayanagar. It revolted the 5 (Bijapur, Ahmadnagar, Birar, Bidar, Golconda) Deccans sultanites to gather against Rama Raya, King of Vijanagar, a fierce battle took place at Talikote (the Battle of Talikote) where Vijayanagar fiercely lost to Deccan. This came to an end of the Vijaynagar Kingdom (Samrajya). The fate of Hampi (the capital of Vijayanagar) we can see also, the capital is ruined. The Ramaraya was beheaded in battle and it taken place to the Ahmadnagar, in Ahmadnagar it was exhibited until 1819.
The later Bidar sultanites were merged into Bijapur, Bijapur in turn lost to Aurangazeb. This came to an end of Deccan. Later Aurangzeb was defeated by Marathas after some prolonged years the Bijapur was acquired into Nashik province and Bidar Gulbarga came under Nizam rule who was requested the British to make self rule, under him he acquired Gulbarga, Bidar and Maratwada.
The another legecy of Gulbarga was that, the origin of Hyder Ali was from Gulbarga (Ahsannagar, that time called), his grandfather is fakir from Gulbarga. His father worked in Kolar as a taxman (under the Bahamani kingdom). So here many confuse that Gulbarga was in Hyderabad region, but that was in turn once upon a time Hyderabad (Bhagyanagr) was in the Bahamani kingdom (now we can say that Gulbarga and Bidar are independent) and it's divided into the one of the five parts of Deccan.
So we can see here in Gulbarga the monuments which are historically built with Spanish architecture, and fort is built with well planning the canal is made around the fort so that it becomes difficult to enemy. So still you can see in Google Maps. The Jumma Masjid is built in fort with different architecture. In fort still the people are lying with doing their basic livehood (like copper moulding, iron). This attributes that Gulbarga or Bahamani had not only produced good architecture, it also produced good warriors.
Shorapur taluka having famous village called Timmapur.Timmapur having most of the facilities Like degree colleges viz B Ed College, Govt High school and Pre university college and recently Engineering college starting from coming year. Timmapur having six mosques, mostly dominated by muslims.Most are educated peoples in timmapur. Timmapur TIMMAPURhaving famous poets and scholars.Timmapur having biggest mosque called Jamia Masjid Located in middle of Market and city. Timmapur's famous masjid is Mecca Masjid which having tall minar around 60 fts.Mecca Masjid Located in sharqui Muhalla, Manage by well known people of this area.
Gulbarga having famous circle earlier called TIMMAPURI CIRLE near to Railway station. History sugesst that there was a rich person from timmapur having most of the area belongs to him so it is called timmaouri circle.
Timmapur is famous by the personality name called TIMMAPURI ABDULLA who claim himself as a MAHEDI.He was good poet and book writer about Islam. He went to pakistan in early ninteen century.
Geography
Gulbarga is located at 17°20′N 76°50′E / 17.33°N 76.83°E[1]. It has an average elevation of 455 metres (1492 feet).
The weather in Gulbarga constitutes of 3 main seasons. The summer which spans from late February to mid June. It is followed by the south west monsoon which spans from the late June to late September. It is then followed by dry winter weather until mid January.
Temperatures during the different seasons are:
- Summer : 40 to 46 °C
- Monsoon: 27 to 34 °C
- Winter : 10 to 26 °C
Gulbarga has a very hot summer season, with temperatures reaching up to 50 degrees C unofficially. One of the oldest buildings are the Khwaja Bandenawaz Dargah and Sheikh Roza Dargah. There are beautiful temples in and around Gulbarga to visit are Ganagapur (Dattatrya Temple), Sharanabasaveshwar Temple(Gulbarga), Sri. Hulakantheshwar Temple (Herur.B), Sri Dattatreya and Hulankatheshwar and Ghathargi Bhagamma Temples are located on the bank of Bhima river.
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census[2], Gulbarga had a population of 427,929. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gulbarga has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 60%. In Gulbarga, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Kannada is the official language and spoken by the majority in the district, however the largest spoken language in the city is Urdu. English is widely used and understood. Hinduism and Islam are principle religions followed in the city. The Urdu culture of Gulbarga is akin to that of Hyderabad. Even the Kannada spoken here is influenced by Hyderabadi (Deccani) Urdu. There is large Marathi population.
Culture and Cuisine
The culture of Gulbarga city is heavily influenced by Hyderabad. The Muslim areas still retains the cultural flavour and charms of Muslim culture of Hyderabad. Its influence is reflected in the language and cuisine of the locals. Although Urdu, Kannada and Marathi are the principle languages of the city but they are spoken in Dakhni / Hyderabadi Urdu dialect.
Wali Dakhni also known as Wali Aurangabadi (1667-1731 or 1743) or Wali Gujrati was a classical poet of Urdu stayed for along time in Gulbarga. Also Khwaja Banda Nawaz has authored one of the earliest books in Urdu. During Nizam's rule and even early 50's, 60's and 70's there used to be many Mushaira's held. The city has also contributes heavily to Kannada and Marathi Literature.
Cuisine
Tahri : Tahri or Tahari is similar to pulao and is very popular in Gulbarga and areas belonging to Former State of Hyderabad. Tahri is prepared by adding the meat to the rice, as opposed to traditional Biryani where the rice is added to the meat.
The local cuisine too derives heaveily from Hyderabadi cuisine in the sense that many dishes are common to both the cities e.g. Biryani, Kacche Gosht ki Biryani, Dal gosht, Nihari, Double ka meetha, Sheer korma, Shahi Tukda, Khubani ka Meetha, Khatti dal, Khichdi, Kairi ka achaar, Baghare Baigan etc. The local cuisine is a blend of Mughlai and Persian cuisines, with an influence of the spices and herbs of the region.
Transport
Gulbarga is well connected via road and rail from Bangalore & other major cities in South India.
Local Transport
Taxis and auto rickshaws are available for getting around in the city. no taxis........................
Long Distance Bus Routes
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) runs the long distance bus services from Gulbarga to other parts of the state. The Bidar-Srirangapatna State high way made road transportation easy to travel between Bangalore and other neighboring states (like Andra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa). Gulbarga is connected by road to most places in south and west India. Some of these are Hyderabad (220 km), Bangalore (623 km), Bijapur (130 km), Bidar (120 km), Basavakalyan (80 km). Also there are many private bus services which are key players for running Volvo buses between Bangalore and Gulbarga.
Railways
Gulbarga is served by a major rail line and is well connected by trains to all major parts of India. Like Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Coimbature, Kanyakumari, Trivandrum, Nagarcoil, Bhubneshwa, Jodhpur, etc.
Air
The nearest airport is in Hyderabad (220 km). Now Govt of Karnataka has sanctioned new Airport to the Gulbarga City. The construction at the site had started in July 2008 and shall be completed in two years time. government is planning to build a airport soon.
Education
Gulbarga basically developed as an educational hub right from the Nizams time and continues till date. A privately held trust, set up a series of educational institutions beginning with an Engineering college, which continue to be rated quite well.[3] Gulbarga has a university Gulbarga University established in 1980. Its jurisdiction extends to the five districts of Gulbarga, Bidar, Raichur, Bellary and Koppal. Earlier it was a post-graduate centre of Karnatak University, Dharwad since 1970. The main campus is situated on a 860 acres (3.5 km2) of land, 6 kilo meters east of Gulbarga city. It has 37 post-graduate departments and 4 post-graduate centres located at Krishnadevarayanagar, Bellary, Raichur and Bidar. Another post-graduate centre at Basavakalyan is on the anvil. The University enrolls about 3500 students every year for various post-graduate, M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes in various disciplines. There are about 200 faculty members and about 700 technical and non-technical supporting staff. There are 230 colleges affiliated to this University which enroll graduate/diploma courses in arts, fine arts, music, social sciences, science & technology, commerce, education and law.
A new Planfor the Central University had been proposed to be build in the city in a few years. Gulbarga is famous as the 'City of Education' for the Great Institutions Managed by private as well as the government sectors.
Medical colleges (Allopathy, Dental, Homeopathy and ISM)
- Khaja Banda Nawaz Institute Of Medical Sciences. (KBNIMS)
- Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College. (MRMC)
- S. Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Science. (NIDS)
- Al Badar Dental College & Hospital. (ABDC)
- H.K.E. Society's Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital. (HKESHMC)
- Hingulambika Education Trust's Ayurvedic Medical College. (HETAMC)
- Islamiya Education Ayurveda College. (IEAC)
- Tipu Sultan Unani Medical College and Hospital. (TSUMC)
Bachelor of Education Colleges (B.Ed)
Global Women's B.Ed College (Recognized by Govt. of Karnataka and Approved by NCTE & Affiliated to Karnataka State Women’s University Bijapur)
Pharmacy Colleges
- Rajiv Memorial Education Society College of Pharmacy (RMECOP)
Engineering Colleges
- Appa Institute of Engineering & Technology (AIET)
- Poojya Dodappa Appa College of Engineering
- K.C.T. Engineering College (KCTEC)
- Khaja Banda Nawaz College of Engineering (KBNCE)
Polytechnic colleges
- Government Polytechnic College.
- N.V. Society's Polytechnic College.
- K.C.T Polytechnic College Aided.
- H.K.E Society's Polytechnic College.
BBM/BCA Colleges
- Muktambika Women's college
MBA / MCA Colleges
- Gulbarga University Campus, Dept of Management Studies,
- Doddappa Appa Institute of Business Management,
- Appa Institute of Engineering & Technology,
- ICFAI MBA College.
Biotechnology Colleges
- Vishwesharayya College BSc Biotechnology.
- Deccan Biotech college
- V.G.women's college of B.Sc Biotechnology.
- Luqman Degree college of Science and Arts.
Schools/PUC/Degree College
- Shri Sharanabasaveshwara Residential School Gulbarga
- Mahadevi Girls High School Gulbarga (It is the firs Girl School in Karnataka)
- Sayyid Akbar Hussaini school (English) (ICSE)
- Innovative International School, Islamabad Colony Gulbarga.
- Faizul Uloom Education Society Roza 'K' Gulbarga.
- Faizul Uloom Urdu (Minority) High School Pacha Pura Roza 'K' Gulbarga.
- Children's Welfare Education Society Roza 'K' Society Gulbarga
- Govt. High School Nelogi
- Govt. High School Srinivas Saradagi
- Govt. Girls High School Shahabad
- Govt. Girls High School Gulbarga
- Govt. Girls High School Jewargi
- Govt. Girls High School Yadgir
- Govt. Girls High School Shahapur
- Govt. Girls High School Surpur
- Noble School, Gulbarga
- St Joseph's Convent, Gulbarga
- Kanmas Gurulingappa Patil School Gulbarga
- Govt. P.U. College Srinivas Saradagi
- Govt. P.U.College Shahabad
- Govt. P.U.College Jewargi
- Govt. P.U.College Afzalpur
- Govt. P.U.College Wadi
- Govt. P.U.College Kamalapur
- Govt. P.U.College Rangampet
- Govt. P.U.College Girls Gulbarga
- Govt. P.U.College Girls Jewargi
- Govt. P.U.College GirlsShahapur
- Shahbaaz English Medium School
- Nutan Vidyalaya School (English\Kannada\Marathi)
- Nutan Vidyalaya PU & Degree College
- Sri Sharanabasaweshwara Residential Public School (English)
- Chandrakant Patil English Medium School (C.P.E.M.S) (CBSE)
- National High School (English\Urdu)
- Lilly Rose School (English\Urdu)
- Tiny Pearls School (English)
- Kendriya Vidyalaya (CBSE)
- St Mary School
- St Joseph Convent School
- Sarvagnya Residential College, Behind Sai Mandir, Gulbarga
- Crescent public school, Khaja colony, Gulbarga
- National PU college, Gulbarga
- Rakesh Roshan high school, Gulbarga
- Maharishi Vidya Mandir, Gulbarga [1]
- Vijay Vidyalaya, Gulbarga
- Shree Sangam PU College Science & Art's, Gandi Nagar Opp Narayan Das Oil Mill Humanabad main Road Gulbarga
msi pu college...(rank 1 in karnataka)
Politics
Gulbarga is home for the two ex-chief ministers of Karnataka namely Late Veerendra Patil (1968-1971, 1988-1990) and Dharam Singh (2004-2006) both belonging to the Congress party. The current member of Parliament from Gulbarga is Mallikarjun Kharge. He is the honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Republic of India.
Attractions
Gulbarga's old moated fort is in a much deteriorated state, but it has a number of interesting buildings inside including the Jama Masjid, reputed to have been built by a Moorish architect during the late 14th or early 15th century who imitated the great mosque in Cordoba, Spain. The mosque is unique in India, with a huge dome covering the whole area, four smaller ones at the corners, and 75 smaller still all the way around. The fort itself has 15 towers. Gulbarga also has a number of imposing tombs of Bahmani kings, a shrine to an important Muslim saint, Sharana Basaveshwara Temple, Sri Sai Baba temple, Sri Ram Mandir and Sri Bhavani Shankar Temple (Sri Sadashiv Maharaj).
Sri Kshetra Ghangapur is a famous pilgrimage center of God Sri Sadguru Dattarya, situated very close to Gulbarga. Thousands of pilgrims visit Gulbarga during the annual festival held at the holy shrine of Khwaja Bande Nawaz Darga to commemorate his death anniversary.
- Shri Shri Shri Sharana Basaveshwara Temple [2].
- Khwaja Bande Nawaz Darga (K.B.N. DARGA)
- Siddhart Budhha Vihar
Apart from the religious attractions, Gulbarga also has entertainment attraction like Shetty's Talkie Town multiplex (a value based division of Fun Cinemas) having 4 screens in total with all facilities for quality entertainment, located on aland road in Gulbarga and a private fm radio.
Notes
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gulbarga
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "Check the college rating first". hindu.com. 2007. http://www.hindu.com/edu/2007/08/20/stories/2007082050210100.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
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