Nanded
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Nanded is the second largest city in the Marathwada
region of Maharashtra
, India
. It is also headquarters of Nanded district
in the Marathwada
Division of the state
. It is an important holy place for the Sikh
faith and is famous for the Hazur Sahib Gurudwara. It is the district headquarters once very famous as district of Sanskrit
poets. Nanded is a town of great antiquity and famous for Muslim
Sufi shrines. This district of great antiquity is important for the Hindu
faith and is known for the Renukadevi temple at Mahur (a taluka place).
State. It is situated on north bank of Godavari river. Nanded is a town of great antiquity. It is famous for Sikh Gurudwaras and Sufi shrines. It is said that during the Puranic days, many great personalities travelled through Nanded district. Nandas ruled over Nanded through generations.
Nanded also formed part of the Mauryan Empire during the reign of emperor Ashoka the great (272 to 231 BCE). The mention of Nanded is found in the Lilacharitra, a treatise written about 700 years ago by Mhaimbhatta. It gives the description of the idol of Narasimha
in the town. Nanded was formerly known as Nanditat which is confirmed by the copper plate
found at Vasim. Nanded District and the adjoining areas were ruled over by the Andhrabhrtyas or Satvahanas
during the First Century A.D. During the fourth century A.D. Kandhar
was the capital of the King Sogadev and at Nanded was ruled by the king Nanddeva of the Chalukya Dynasty
. That the Rashtrakutas were ruling at Kandhar is established by the inscription at Krishnadev alias Khandardev found at Khandar. Kandhar (or Kandahar city) is also famous for Sufi
shrines and Muslim philosophers. An inscription at Arahapur shows that some dynasty of the Rashtrakuta
s was also ruling over Degloor. Hottal, a place in Nanded District was the capital of the Chalukyas, Kakatiyas followed by the Yadavas of Devgiri were the last the Hindu dynasties to have ruled of this part. During the very first invasion by the Muslims this territory subjugated to them and after a few years it became a part of the fief of Malik Kafur, the general of Alauddin Khilji.
With the advent of the Bahamanis, the southern country or the Deccan was divided into four parts or the subhas and Nanded was included in the Subha of Telangana. The famous Vazir or the Prime Minister of the Bahamanis Mahmud Gavan divided the Kingdom into subhas with Nanded forming part of Mahur Balaghat. Resided at Nanded and Kandhar for many days and the Vazirabad part of Nanded town was established by him.
Nanded was the capital of the district of Telangana
. When Aurangzeb was appointed the Subhedar of the Deccan. Bidar
was the Headquarters of the Subha and named as Ahmadabad. The Subha of Bidar was divided into six sarkars and 76 mahals and Nanded was one of the Sarkars of that subha.
In 1708, the year following the death of Aurangzeb
, Guru Gobind Singh
the tenth spiritual leader of the Sikhs came over to Nanded, his permanent abode. He proclaimed himself the last living Guru and established the Guru Granth Sahib as the eternal Guru of the Sikhs. This elevates the reverence of Granth to that of a living Guru. A monument has been constructed at place where he breathed his last. Maharaja Ranjit Singh
's endowment saw the construction of a beautiful Gurudwara at Nanded around 1835 AD. The Gurudwara features an imposing golden dome with intricate carvings and a breathtakingly beautiful artwork. It is known as Takhat Sachkhand Sri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib.
Nanded became the part of the Hyderabad State
in 1725 when the Nizam permanently opted for the Deccan and continued to be part of Nizam's dominions until 1948. With India getting freedom in 1947 and the consequent police action
against the Hyderabad State
and invasion by the Indian Armed Forces, the district forming part of the Marathwada region of the Hyderabad state became part of the bilingual Bombay State. Consequently upon the creation of Maharashtra
in 1956, the district continues to form part of the state of Maharashtra
.
Recently Taroda (Budruk & Khurd) has been included in Nanded Municipal Corporation.
Nanded City has several educational institutes offering education in areas like Engineering, Polytechnic, Medical, Pharmacy, Agriculture, Biotechnology, Arts, Commerce etc.:
Engineering, IT and Management
. Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Institute of Engineering & Technology, Nanded
. M.G.M's College of Engineering & Technology, Nanded
. Mahatma Gandhi Mission's College of Computer Science & IT, MGM Campus, Nanded
. Matoshri Pratishan's Group of Institutions (Integrated Campus), Jijau Nagar, Nanded
. Institute of Technology and Management, Nanded
. Government Polytechnic College, Nanded
. Gramin Polytechnic College, Nanded
. Rajiv Gandhi College Of Computer Science & Management Nanded
. [Vivekanand Institute of Technology & Management (VITM)], Nanded
. P.G.S.M. College of Technology, Nanded. Wi-Fi College
. Nandigram Institute of management Studies, Nanded
. S.B.E.C.'s ITM College, Nanded
Medical and Pharmacy
. Government Medical College and Research Institute
. Government Ayurvedic College & Hospital, Nanded
. Dr. Hansraj Vaidya Homeopathic College, Nanded
. S.B.E.C.'S Pharmacy College, Nanded
. Sahyog Sewabhavi Sanstha's Indira College of Pharmacy, Nanded
Law and Management
. N.C. Law College, Nanded
. S.P. Law College, Nanded
. S.N. Law College, Nanded
. Shivaji Law College, Nanded
Arts, Science and Commerce
. Science College, Nanded
. Peoples College, Nanded
. Yeshwant Mahavidyalaya, Nanded
. Pratibha Niketan College, Nanded
. N.S.B College, Nanded
. Vasantrao Naik Mahavidyalaya, Nanded
. Indira Gandhi Mahavidyalaya, Nanded
. Rajarshi Shahu High School & College, Nanded
Fine Arts, Education, Agriculture and Others
. M.G.M.'s College of Fine Arts
. Kalamaharshi Tryambak Vasekar Chitrakala Mahavidyalaya, Nanded
. Government College of Education, Nanded
. Government Adhyapak Mahavidyalaya, Nanded
. Agricultural College, Nanded
. Sana Urdu High School and Junior College, Chaitanya Nagar, Nanded
. Kusumtai Chavan D Ed College, Nanded
. Government ITI, Nanded
Air
Nanded Airport
is well connected to Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Goa, Jaipur and Nagpur. The City has daily flight service to Mumbai. Nearest international airport is Hyderabad(284 kilometre). Nanded has the distinction of having Marathwada region's first airport. As a part of JNNURM mission and Guru Ta Gaddi programe held in October 2008, it has been renovated and named as 'Shri Guru Gobind Singh ji Airport' and was re-inaugurated on 4 October 2008.
Kingfisher Co. has recently suspended some of its flights from Nanded to Mumbai and Delhi.
The airport has been upgraded at a cost of Rs. 940 million and the facilities available include a huge terminal building to handle 300 passengers and a runway to handle big aircraft like Boeing 737s and Airbus 319-320. It also now has three parking bays for large aircraft, six check-in counters, plush passenger terminals, fuelling stations and all other passenger and flight operations facilities, including night operations.
Nanded has received massive investment in infrastructure development.
Rail
Direct trains are available to Nanded from Mumbai
, Aurangabad, Hyderabad, Bangalore
, Nagpur
, Patna
, Delhi
, Rameswaram, Pune
, Visakhapatnam
Sriganganagar, Tirupati, Shirdi, Orissa
, Varanasi
, Allahabad
and Amritsar
. Nanded is one of the Divisional Headquarters of South Central Railway. Soon Nanded will be a railways junction as a new rail line from Nanded-Yawatmal-Wardha connecting further to Nagpur has been announced and the work starts from February, 2009.
Nanded(NED) is the Divisional Headquarters of Nanded Division of South Central Railway (SCR) zone of the Indian Railways
. The entire Nanded Division was a part of Hyderabad Division. In 2003, Nanded Division was carved from Hyderabad Division for administrative reasons.
The jurisdiction of Nanded Railway Division is as follows:
Mudkhed-Manmad (excl)
Parbhani-Parli Vaijnath (excl)
Purna-Akola-Khandwa (excl)
Mudkhed-Pimpalkutti (excl)
Road
Nanded is situated at 651 kilometre away in south-east from Mumbai
by road . It is on National Highway No.222 connecting Mumbai to Nirmal (NH7) in A.P. and about six-hour drive from Aurangabad , Hyderabad and 11-hour drive from Pune
.
Several passenger bus services operate from Nanded providing easy overnight connectivity with almost every major city in Maharashtra. These buses are reasonably priced and fairly punctual. The comfort level differs greatly from operator to operator.
National Highway 222 (NH222) passes through Nanded. NH 222 connects the city of Kalyan near Mumbai in Maharashtra to Nirmal near Adilabad in Andhra Pradesh. This is one of the longest highway in Maharashtra.
Route:
Mumbai- Kalyan - Ale Phata - Ahmednagar - Majalgaon- Parbhani - Nanded - Bhokar - Bhainsa - Nirmal
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Recently, there was a trade fair organized by the District Authorities which got a good response. Many renowned Corporates have started working on establishing their units in Nanded. Nanded is a hub of Agricultre and allied industry also, mainly cotton, Banana and food processing among others.
Nanded is one of the biggest Agricultural tradiing markets in India and second in Maharashtra after Navi Mumbai.
Nanded city's industrial estate has number of solvent plants in which DOC is produced and some of these solvent plants exports it to some foreign companies. These solvent plants also play a vital role in economy of Nanded.
Tata Chemical in support with the Pune based ethenol maker Praj Industries have set up a state of the art ethenol plant at the Krushnoor Five Star MIDC near Nanded. Parsvnath SEZ (PSL), a subsidiary of Parsvnath Developers, is developing a pharmaceutical special economic zone (SEZ) at Nanded by way of a special purpose vehicle in a joint venture (JV) with Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) over 370 acres (1.5 km²) in the Krushnoor Industrial Area of Nanded. This SEZ is amied at providing world class infrastructure to revive the interest amongst many players from the pharmaceutical sector and will serve as a big boon for the Nanded's economic growth. Also the MIDC has big plant like Jai Corp, Flamingo pharma, Mauritioun co. Welspun is going to make 1200 crores investment here, Videocon to open 1000 capacity BPO, Tata Steel and many more are also interested in the city. Its evident that Nanded soon going to be regional hub for industries.
Due to this now all other ancillary sectors such as Insurance, Banking and mainly construction are flourishing. All major Banks and Financial Institutions have their presence here and many residential townships are coming all around the city.
, Muslim
, Buddhist, Sikh
and Jain) have resident in the city, it reflects the real culture of the India where people live together with great happiness though they are from different culture, state, language, community, etc. The great example of this is a recent function held at Nanded on the occasion of “Guru Ta Gaddi”. Where everybody was involved and working together even they are from different religions to make it a great success and it has been proven also.
Nanded has a great cultural heritage. It is the place of birth of the Saint poets like Vishnupant Sesa and Raguhunath Sesa and Vaman Pandit besides being a Centre for learning Sanskrit.
Nanded has been home to several well known Marathi Cultural figures. Mr. W. R. Kant, a well known Marathi Poet calls Nanded his home. The late Mr. Narhar Ambadas Kurundkar
is another well recognized literary figure.
Nanded has ben a venue of several literary and artistic meets such as Marathi Sahitya Sammelan, Marathi Natya Samellan. Late Mr. Tryambak Vasekar
from Nanded is also a recognized figure in the area of paintings.
Marathi newspapers such as Prajawani, Sakal
, Loksatta
, Lokmat
, Kesari, Udyacha Marathwada, Deshonnati, Maharashtra Times have their establishments in the city. Urdu Newspaper War-q-taza, Hindi daily Bhaskar
, English dailies such as The Times of India
, Indian Express, Lokmat Times, and Sakaal Times (formerly the Maharashtra Herald) have editions based in Pune, with additional local supplements.
Though mall culture is not a new concept in India, it is still taking place in Nanded. BIG Cinemas has renovated the Jyoti Chitramandir as Jyoti BIG Cinemas, a two screen multiplex theatre in the city. Also Nanded has got a shopping mall called Treasure Bazaar. The mall soon will host PVR Talkies, one of India's leading multiplex chain with four screen multiplex and a three star business hotel.
Nanded is heading towards becoming a Modern Indian City.
Nanded is home to various communities migrated from all over India. Most of the businesses are run by Marwari (Rajasthani) community. In addition it has Gujrati (Hindu and Bohra-Muslim), Sindhi, Punjabi, Tamil and South Indian Christian minorities. As a result of this microcosm, Nandedites tend to speak a peculiar version of Dakhani Urdu influenced version of Hindi on street in addition to its main language Marathi.
Nanded has most circulated & "B" grade newspaper certified by Maharashtra State Government Marathi Swarajya weekly in Marathi Language.
Nanded has ten Urdu daily newspapers among them Urdu daily NANDED TIMES is the most circulated Urdu daily and famous newspaper of the city.MUNTAJIB UDDIN is the EDITOR of NANDED TIMES.
The city is surrounded by hills and river Godavari, Aasna and Purna from all directions.
Climate Classification: Nanded features a semiarid climate under the Koppen climate classification
.
Temperature: Annual temperatures in Nanded range from 9 to 44 °C, with the most comfortable time to visit in the winter - October to February. The highest maximum temperature ever recorded was 48 °C in May 2009. The lowest recorded temperature was 2 °C (36 °F) on in the year 1911. In the cold season, the district is sometimes affected by cold waves in association with the eastward passage of western disturbances across north India, when the minimum temperature may drop down to about 2 °C to 4 °C (35.6 °F to 39.2 °F).
Rainfall: Most of the rainfall occurs in the monsoon season from June to September. Average annual rainfall is 725 mm.
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Apart from these historical Gurudaras there are several Gurudwras which are recently created privately due to increasing importance of the main Sachkhand Gurudwara Nanded. They don't have any history related to them:
Marathwada
The name Marathwada identifies one of the five regions in Maharashtra state of India. The region coincides with the Aurangabad Division.-Historical highlights:...
region of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is also headquarters of Nanded district
Nanded District
Nanded district is a district of Maharashtra state in central India. The city of Nanded is the district headquarters.- Overview :The district has an area of 10,502 km² while according to 2001 census its population is 2,876,259 of which 23.96% were urban...
in the Marathwada
Marathwada
The name Marathwada identifies one of the five regions in Maharashtra state of India. The region coincides with the Aurangabad Division.-Historical highlights:...
Division of the state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
. It is an important holy place for the Sikh
Sikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
faith and is famous for the Hazur Sahib Gurudwara. It is the district headquarters once very famous as district of Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
poets. Nanded is a town of great antiquity and famous for Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
Sufi shrines. This district of great antiquity is important for the Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
faith and is known for the Renukadevi temple at Mahur (a taluka place).
History
Nanded is one of the historical places in Marathwada region of MaharashtraMaharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
State. It is situated on north bank of Godavari river. Nanded is a town of great antiquity. It is famous for Sikh Gurudwaras and Sufi shrines. It is said that during the Puranic days, many great personalities travelled through Nanded district. Nandas ruled over Nanded through generations.
Nanded also formed part of the Mauryan Empire during the reign of emperor Ashoka the great (272 to 231 BCE). The mention of Nanded is found in the Lilacharitra, a treatise written about 700 years ago by Mhaimbhatta. It gives the description of the idol of Narasimha
Narasimha
Narasimha or Nrusimha , also spelt as Narasingh and Narasingha, whose name literally translates from Sanskrit as "Man-lion", is an avatar of Vishnu described in the Puranas, Upanishads and other ancient religious texts of Hinduism...
in the town. Nanded was formerly known as Nanditat which is confirmed by the copper plate
Indian copper plate inscriptions
Indian copper plate inscriptions play an important role in the reconstruction of the history of India. Prior to their discovery, historians were forced to rely on ambiguous archaeological findings such as religious text of uncertain origin and interpretations of bits of surviving traditions,...
found at Vasim. Nanded District and the adjoining areas were ruled over by the Andhrabhrtyas or Satvahanas
Satavahana
The Sātavāhana Empire or Andhra Empire, was a royal Indian dynasty based from Dharanikota and Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh as well as Junnar and Prathisthan in Maharashtra. The territory of the empire covered much of India from 230 BCE onward...
during the First Century A.D. During the fourth century A.D. Kandhar
Kandhar
Kandhar is a town and a municipal council in Nanded district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It lies near the western shore of Manyad Reservoir.-History:...
was the capital of the King Sogadev and at Nanded was ruled by the king Nanddeva of the Chalukya Dynasty
Chalukya dynasty
The Chalukya dynasty was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries. During this period, they ruled as three related yet individual dynasties. The earliest dynasty, known as the "Badami Chalukyas", ruled from Vatapi from the...
. That the Rashtrakutas were ruling at Kandhar is established by the inscription at Krishnadev alias Khandardev found at Khandar. Kandhar (or Kandahar city) is also famous for Sufi
Sufism
Sufism or ' is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a '...
shrines and Muslim philosophers. An inscription at Arahapur shows that some dynasty of the Rashtrakuta
Rashtrakuta
The Rashtrakuta Empire was a royal dynasty ruling large parts of the Indian Subcontinent between the sixth and the 10th centuries. During this period they ruled as several closely related, but individual clans. Rastrakutas in inscriptions represented as descendants of Satyaki, a Yadava well known...
s was also ruling over Degloor. Hottal, a place in Nanded District was the capital of the Chalukyas, Kakatiyas followed by the Yadavas of Devgiri were the last the Hindu dynasties to have ruled of this part. During the very first invasion by the Muslims this territory subjugated to them and after a few years it became a part of the fief of Malik Kafur, the general of Alauddin Khilji.
With the advent of the Bahamanis, the southern country or the Deccan was divided into four parts or the subhas and Nanded was included in the Subha of Telangana. The famous Vazir or the Prime Minister of the Bahamanis Mahmud Gavan divided the Kingdom into subhas with Nanded forming part of Mahur Balaghat. Resided at Nanded and Kandhar for many days and the Vazirabad part of Nanded town was established by him.
Nanded was the capital of the district of Telangana
Telangana
Telangana is a region in the present state of Andhra Pradesh, India and formerly was part of Hyderabad state which was ruled by Nizam. It is bordered with the states of Maharashtra on the north and north-west, Karnataka on the west, Chattisgarh on the north-east and Orissa to the east...
. When Aurangzeb was appointed the Subhedar of the Deccan. Bidar
Bidar
Bidar is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the north-eastern part of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Bidar District....
was the Headquarters of the Subha and named as Ahmadabad. The Subha of Bidar was divided into six sarkars and 76 mahals and Nanded was one of the Sarkars of that subha.
In 1708, the year following the death of Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb
Abul Muzaffar Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir , more commonly known as Aurangzeb or by his chosen imperial title Alamgir , was the sixth Mughal Emperor of India, whose reign lasted from 1658 until his death in 1707.Badshah Aurangzeb, having ruled most of the Indian subcontinent for nearly...
, Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Gobind Singh is the tenth and last Sikh guru in a sacred lineage of ten Sikh gurus. Born in Patna, Bihar in India, he was also a warrior, poet and philosopher. He succeeded his father Guru Tegh Bahadur as the leader of Sikhs at a young age of nine...
the tenth spiritual leader of the Sikhs came over to Nanded, his permanent abode. He proclaimed himself the last living Guru and established the Guru Granth Sahib as the eternal Guru of the Sikhs. This elevates the reverence of Granth to that of a living Guru. A monument has been constructed at place where he breathed his last. Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Ranjit Singh
Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire.-Early life:...
's endowment saw the construction of a beautiful Gurudwara at Nanded around 1835 AD. The Gurudwara features an imposing golden dome with intricate carvings and a breathtakingly beautiful artwork. It is known as Takhat Sachkhand Sri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib.
Nanded became the part of the Hyderabad State
Hyderabad State
-After Indian independence :When India gained independence in 1947 and Pakistan came into existence in 1947, the British left the local rulers of the princely states the choice of whether to join one of the new dominions or to remain independent...
in 1725 when the Nizam permanently opted for the Deccan and continued to be part of Nizam's dominions until 1948. With India getting freedom in 1947 and the consequent police action
Police action
Police action in military/security studies and international relations is a euphemism for a military action undertaken without a formal declaration of war.Since World War II, formal declarations of war have been rare...
against the Hyderabad State
Hyderabad State
-After Indian independence :When India gained independence in 1947 and Pakistan came into existence in 1947, the British left the local rulers of the princely states the choice of whether to join one of the new dominions or to remain independent...
and invasion by the Indian Armed Forces, the district forming part of the Marathwada region of the Hyderabad state became part of the bilingual Bombay State. Consequently upon the creation of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
in 1956, the district continues to form part of the state of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
.
Geography
- Area of Nanded is 1006.81 km²
- Longitude 77.7 to 78.15. East
- Latitude is 18.15 to 19.55. North
- Borders : The state of Andhra Pradesh lies to the east and Karnataka state to the south.
Municipal Corporation
Nanded Waghala City Municipal Corporation (NWCMC) was established on 26 March 1997. The Corporation is constituted under the provisions of Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 and is also governed by the provisions of 74th Constitutional Amendments Act 1992(CAA). In addition to the Waghala Municipal Council, Vasarni Village, Kautha Village, Asarjan Village, Fatehjangpur Village, Asadwan Village, and CIDCO and HUDCO colonies areas were merged with the NWCMC. The total area under the NWCMC jurisdiction is 51.76 km2, (5,176.66 Ha). Nanded City is divided in two parts i.e. Old Nanded (20.62 km2) north of the Godavari river (on the left bank) and New Nanded (31.14 km2) comprising Waghala and six other newly merged villages and CIDCO area, south of the Godavari river.Recently Taroda (Budruk & Khurd) has been included in Nanded Municipal Corporation.
Education
Nanded is one of the renowned educational center in Maharashtra. As per the ancient transcripts, Nanded was known as the center for learning Sanskrit. The Students from the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh district of Nizamabad and Adilabad come to Nanded for Education.Nanded City has several educational institutes offering education in areas like Engineering, Polytechnic, Medical, Pharmacy, Agriculture, Biotechnology, Arts, Commerce etc.:
Engineering, IT and Management
. Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Institute of Engineering & Technology, Nanded
. M.G.M's College of Engineering & Technology, Nanded
. Mahatma Gandhi Mission's College of Computer Science & IT, MGM Campus, Nanded
. Matoshri Pratishan's Group of Institutions (Integrated Campus), Jijau Nagar, Nanded
. Institute of Technology and Management, Nanded
. Government Polytechnic College, Nanded
. Gramin Polytechnic College, Nanded
. Rajiv Gandhi College Of Computer Science & Management Nanded
. [Vivekanand Institute of Technology & Management (VITM)], Nanded
. P.G.S.M. College of Technology, Nanded. Wi-Fi College
. Nandigram Institute of management Studies, Nanded
. S.B.E.C.'s ITM College, Nanded
Medical and Pharmacy
. Government Medical College and Research Institute
. Government Ayurvedic College & Hospital, Nanded
. Dr. Hansraj Vaidya Homeopathic College, Nanded
. S.B.E.C.'S Pharmacy College, Nanded
. Sahyog Sewabhavi Sanstha's Indira College of Pharmacy, Nanded
Law and Management
. N.C. Law College, Nanded
. S.P. Law College, Nanded
. S.N. Law College, Nanded
. Shivaji Law College, Nanded
Arts, Science and Commerce
. Science College, Nanded
. Peoples College, Nanded
. Yeshwant Mahavidyalaya, Nanded
. Pratibha Niketan College, Nanded
. N.S.B College, Nanded
. Vasantrao Naik Mahavidyalaya, Nanded
. Indira Gandhi Mahavidyalaya, Nanded
. Rajarshi Shahu High School & College, Nanded
- Baswashwer College (Proposed )
Fine Arts, Education, Agriculture and Others
. M.G.M.'s College of Fine Arts
. Kalamaharshi Tryambak Vasekar Chitrakala Mahavidyalaya, Nanded
. Government College of Education, Nanded
. Government Adhyapak Mahavidyalaya, Nanded
. Agricultural College, Nanded
. Sana Urdu High School and Junior College, Chaitanya Nagar, Nanded
. Kusumtai Chavan D Ed College, Nanded
. Government ITI, Nanded
Transport
Nanded is connected with rest of India by Air, Roads and Railways.Air
Nanded Airport
Nanded Airport
Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport, Nanded is a public airport located in Nanded, in the state of Maharashtra, India. On the occasion of the 300th year celebrations of Gur-Ta-Gaddi Samaroh in 2008, the airport was officially named as "Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Airport". It was inaugurated on 4...
is well connected to Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Goa, Jaipur and Nagpur. The City has daily flight service to Mumbai. Nearest international airport is Hyderabad(284 kilometre). Nanded has the distinction of having Marathwada region's first airport. As a part of JNNURM mission and Guru Ta Gaddi programe held in October 2008, it has been renovated and named as 'Shri Guru Gobind Singh ji Airport' and was re-inaugurated on 4 October 2008.
Kingfisher Co. has recently suspended some of its flights from Nanded to Mumbai and Delhi.
The airport has been upgraded at a cost of Rs. 940 million and the facilities available include a huge terminal building to handle 300 passengers and a runway to handle big aircraft like Boeing 737s and Airbus 319-320. It also now has three parking bays for large aircraft, six check-in counters, plush passenger terminals, fuelling stations and all other passenger and flight operations facilities, including night operations.
Nanded has received massive investment in infrastructure development.
Rail
Direct trains are available to Nanded from Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, Aurangabad, Hyderabad, Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
, Patna
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, Delhi
Delhi
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, Rameswaram, Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
, Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam
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Sriganganagar, Tirupati, Shirdi, Orissa
Orissa
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, Varanasi
Varanasi
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, Allahabad
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and Amritsar
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. Nanded is one of the Divisional Headquarters of South Central Railway. Soon Nanded will be a railways junction as a new rail line from Nanded-Yawatmal-Wardha connecting further to Nagpur has been announced and the work starts from February, 2009.
Nanded(NED) is the Divisional Headquarters of Nanded Division of South Central Railway (SCR) zone of the Indian Railways
Indian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
. The entire Nanded Division was a part of Hyderabad Division. In 2003, Nanded Division was carved from Hyderabad Division for administrative reasons.
The jurisdiction of Nanded Railway Division is as follows:
Mudkhed-Manmad (excl)
Parbhani-Parli Vaijnath (excl)
Purna-Akola-Khandwa (excl)
Mudkhed-Pimpalkutti (excl)
Road
Nanded is situated at 651 kilometre away in south-east from Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
by road . It is on National Highway No.222 connecting Mumbai to Nirmal (NH7) in A.P. and about six-hour drive from Aurangabad , Hyderabad and 11-hour drive from Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
.
Several passenger bus services operate from Nanded providing easy overnight connectivity with almost every major city in Maharashtra. These buses are reasonably priced and fairly punctual. The comfort level differs greatly from operator to operator.
National Highway 222 (NH222) passes through Nanded. NH 222 connects the city of Kalyan near Mumbai in Maharashtra to Nirmal near Adilabad in Andhra Pradesh. This is one of the longest highway in Maharashtra.
Route:
Mumbai- Kalyan - Ale Phata - Ahmednagar - Majalgaon- Parbhani - Nanded - Bhokar - Bhainsa - Nirmal
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Industry and Economy
Off late, Nanded has emerged as a favorite choice for Industries and Businesses in the Country. This may be due to its geographical location, being on the border of two states i.e. Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Another reason could be that, Aurangabad, which was known to be one of the fasest growing cities of India is now saturated. Another reason is Nanded is well connected with almost all major cities in India either by Road, Rail or Air. Industries like textile, sugar, drug, chemical are present in Nanded.Recently, there was a trade fair organized by the District Authorities which got a good response. Many renowned Corporates have started working on establishing their units in Nanded. Nanded is a hub of Agricultre and allied industry also, mainly cotton, Banana and food processing among others.
Nanded is one of the biggest Agricultural tradiing markets in India and second in Maharashtra after Navi Mumbai.
Nanded city's industrial estate has number of solvent plants in which DOC is produced and some of these solvent plants exports it to some foreign companies. These solvent plants also play a vital role in economy of Nanded.
Tata Chemical in support with the Pune based ethenol maker Praj Industries have set up a state of the art ethenol plant at the Krushnoor Five Star MIDC near Nanded. Parsvnath SEZ (PSL), a subsidiary of Parsvnath Developers, is developing a pharmaceutical special economic zone (SEZ) at Nanded by way of a special purpose vehicle in a joint venture (JV) with Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) over 370 acres (1.5 km²) in the Krushnoor Industrial Area of Nanded. This SEZ is amied at providing world class infrastructure to revive the interest amongst many players from the pharmaceutical sector and will serve as a big boon for the Nanded's economic growth. Also the MIDC has big plant like Jai Corp, Flamingo pharma, Mauritioun co. Welspun is going to make 1200 crores investment here, Videocon to open 1000 capacity BPO, Tata Steel and many more are also interested in the city. Its evident that Nanded soon going to be regional hub for industries.
Due to this now all other ancillary sectors such as Insurance, Banking and mainly construction are flourishing. All major Banks and Financial Institutions have their presence here and many residential townships are coming all around the city.
Culture
Nanded has a cosmopolitan culture as five major communities (HinduHindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
, Muslim
Muslim
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, Buddhist, Sikh
Sikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
and Jain) have resident in the city, it reflects the real culture of the India where people live together with great happiness though they are from different culture, state, language, community, etc. The great example of this is a recent function held at Nanded on the occasion of “Guru Ta Gaddi”. Where everybody was involved and working together even they are from different religions to make it a great success and it has been proven also.
Nanded has a great cultural heritage. It is the place of birth of the Saint poets like Vishnupant Sesa and Raguhunath Sesa and Vaman Pandit besides being a Centre for learning Sanskrit.
Nanded has been home to several well known Marathi Cultural figures. Mr. W. R. Kant, a well known Marathi Poet calls Nanded his home. The late Mr. Narhar Ambadas Kurundkar
Narhar Ambadas Kurundkar
Narhar Ambadas Kurundkar was a Marathi scholar, critic and writer who wrote on political philosophies in general and cultural matters and historical events in Maharashtra, India....
is another well recognized literary figure.
Nanded has ben a venue of several literary and artistic meets such as Marathi Sahitya Sammelan, Marathi Natya Samellan. Late Mr. Tryambak Vasekar
Tryambak Vasekar
was an Indian painter. He was born on November 13, 1918 in the small town of Vasa in the Parbhani district of the state of Maharashtra, India....
from Nanded is also a recognized figure in the area of paintings.
Marathi newspapers such as Prajawani, Sakal
Sakal
Sakal is a Marathi language daily newspaper headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Sakal is the flagship newspaper of the foundation publication, Sakal Media Group. Present newspaper circulation of Sakal is approximately 1.5 million copies per day, mainly in Maharashtra...
, Loksatta
Loksatta (newspaper)
-Introduction:Launched on January 14, 1948, Loksatta has stood by its tradition of being a forum and voice of democracy in Maharashtra, India. Published by The Indian Express Group, a champion of change, Loksatta is known for its impartial coverage and nonconformist & liberal viewpoint...
, Lokmat
Lokmat
Lokmat is the largest read & circulated Marathi language newspaper. It is the fifth largest Indian daily and in Marathi, it is the largest selling daily with 1.58 million copies a day. As per IRS 2010 Q3, Lokmat has a total readership of 23.67 million...
, Kesari, Udyacha Marathwada, Deshonnati, Maharashtra Times have their establishments in the city. Urdu Newspaper War-q-taza, Hindi daily Bhaskar
Bhaskar
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, English dailies such as The Times of India
The Times of India
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, Indian Express, Lokmat Times, and Sakaal Times (formerly the Maharashtra Herald) have editions based in Pune, with additional local supplements.
Though mall culture is not a new concept in India, it is still taking place in Nanded. BIG Cinemas has renovated the Jyoti Chitramandir as Jyoti BIG Cinemas, a two screen multiplex theatre in the city. Also Nanded has got a shopping mall called Treasure Bazaar. The mall soon will host PVR Talkies, one of India's leading multiplex chain with four screen multiplex and a three star business hotel.
Nanded is heading towards becoming a Modern Indian City.
Demography
Due to its location and history, Nanded is more diverse than its appears. About 80% population is Hindu, 12% Muslim. Another 7% is Punjabi/Hindi speaking Sikhs. And rest 1% are from other parts of India. Also there is substantial amount of Kannada and Telugu speakers.Nanded is home to various communities migrated from all over India. Most of the businesses are run by Marwari (Rajasthani) community. In addition it has Gujrati (Hindu and Bohra-Muslim), Sindhi, Punjabi, Tamil and South Indian Christian minorities. As a result of this microcosm, Nandedites tend to speak a peculiar version of Dakhani Urdu influenced version of Hindi on street in addition to its main language Marathi.
Education and Media
Nanded has several educational institutes (Engineering, Medicine, Pharmacy, Law, Liberal Arts, Science). Thus it has a significant student population. This population gives Nanded’s social scene another dimension. Nanded has three decent daily newspapers among them Marathi daily “Prajawani” and "Godatir samachar" is the most circulated daily in Nanded and adjacent cities such as Hingoli and Parbhani.Nanded has most circulated & "B" grade newspaper certified by Maharashtra State Government Marathi Swarajya weekly in Marathi Language.
Nanded has ten Urdu daily newspapers among them Urdu daily NANDED TIMES is the most circulated Urdu daily and famous newspaper of the city.MUNTAJIB UDDIN is the EDITOR of NANDED TIMES.
Weather
Hot Weather in April and May. Heavy rains in August and September, whereas frost in December–January. It experiences all three extreme weathers.The city is surrounded by hills and river Godavari, Aasna and Purna from all directions.
Climate Classification: Nanded features a semiarid climate under the Koppen climate classification
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Crimea German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself, notably in 1918 and 1936...
.
Temperature: Annual temperatures in Nanded range from 9 to 44 °C, with the most comfortable time to visit in the winter - October to February. The highest maximum temperature ever recorded was 48 °C in May 2009. The lowest recorded temperature was 2 °C (36 °F) on in the year 1911. In the cold season, the district is sometimes affected by cold waves in association with the eastward passage of western disturbances across north India, when the minimum temperature may drop down to about 2 °C to 4 °C (35.6 °F to 39.2 °F).
Rainfall: Most of the rainfall occurs in the monsoon season from June to September. Average annual rainfall is 725 mm.
Attractions in Nanded
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- Sachkhand Shri Hazur Sahib Gurudwara
- Renuka Purna Shakti Peetha MahurMahurMahur or Mahurgad is a religious place in Maharashtra, India. Mahur is said to be the birth place of Hindu Goddess Renuka, mother of Lord Parshuram. The three and half Shakti Peethas of Maharashtra are Tuljapur enshrining Bhavani, Kolhapur enshrining Mahalakshmi, Mahur enshrining Mahamaya, and...
(120 km) - Kaleshwar Temple, Vishnupuri
- Bank of River Godavari
- Satya Ganpati Mandir {10 km}
- Trikut
- Isapur DamIsapur DamIsapur Dam, is an earthfill dam on Penganga river near Nanded in state of Maharashtra in India.-Specifications:The height of the dam above lowest foundation is while the length is . The volume content is and gross storage capacity is ....
(100 km) - Unkeshwar (150 km)
- Laser show in Govind Bag (garden)
- Ardhapur
- Mata Gujriji Udyan or Visava Garden
- Maltekdi Saheb Gurudwara
- Shikar Ghat Saheb Gurudwara* Sahastrakund Waterfall (100 km)
- Kinwat National Park (150 km)
- BasarBasarBasar or Basara is a census town in Adilabad district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Basara is popular in India because of Saraswathi temple, which is only such temple in entire India.-Geography:Basar is located at...
(100 km) - Manjara—Godavari sangam - Kandakurti
- Stone Mosque at Biloli built under supervision of Aurangzeb
List of Historical Gurudwaras in Nanded
As The Tenth (last bodily Sikh Guru) Guru Gobind Singh Jee stayed about 3 months in Nanded at the banks of the holy Godavari river, the city has several Gurudwaras where some historical events took place. All the bulildings of the Gurudwaras are very beautiful and are constructed in accordance with the Sikh Architecture:- Nagina Ghat
- Banda Ghat
- Shikar Ghat
- Nanak Pur Saheb(Guru Nanak Dev Jee stayed here while moving towards Bidar, Shri Lanka)
- Mal Tekdi Saheb
- Sangat Saheb
- Heera Ghat
- Mata Saheb (Shri Guru Gobind Singh Jee's wife stayed here)
Apart from these historical Gurudaras there are several Gurudwras which are recently created privately due to increasing importance of the main Sachkhand Gurudwara Nanded. They don't have any history related to them:
- Langar Saheb
- Nanak Sar
- Ratan Garh
Geographical Location of Nanded
External links
- Nandedians blog (For all the latest updates, news and happenings of Nanded.)
- P.G.S.M. B.C.A.College,Shivaji Nagar,Nanded.Wi-Fi College.
- {http://www.nandeddic.in Nanded D.I.C. Official website.
- Information about Marathwada including Nanded City. Visit www.clickinfocity.com
- Nanded district site
- Nanded city site
- Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir
- Nanded district Gazeteer
- A Private informational Website
- SGGS College of Engineering Website
- MGM College of Engineering Website Principal Dr.Mrs.Geeta Lathkar
- SRTM University Website
- Information on Nanded Gurudwara and upcoming celebrations
- Nanded Information Portal
- Information on Nanded City Business and shop in city
- Information to aircharter and air ambulance services to Nanded
- Nanded airport official website