Prem Nagar, Uttaranchal
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Prem Nagar is a village in Dehradun district
Dehradun district
There are five railway stations in Dehradun:* Raiwala* Rishikesh* Doiwala* Harrawala* DehradunAirport...

 of Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand , formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the Land of Gods due to the many holy Hindu temples and cities found throughout the state, some of which are among Hinduism's most spiritual and auspicious places of pilgrimage and worship...

, India. It was named after Ral Bahadur Prem Nath.Following the creation of the Indian Military College in 1922 in the nearby village of Garhi
Lochhman Garhi
Lochhman Garhi is a village in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand, India. The Indian Military College was founded there in 1922....

, the Indian Military Academy
Indian Military Academy
The Indian Military Academy, Dehradun is the officer training school of the Indian Army. IMA was established in 1932.-Demands for an Indian military training academy:...

 was founded in 1932 in Prem Nagar on the grounds of the Railway Staff College. Today, the village and the Academy lie just off National Highway 72
National Highway 72 (India)
National Highway 72 is a National Highway in Northern India that links Ambala in Haryana with Haridwar in Uttarakhand. This is Highway passes through Dehradun....

, about 8 km from Dehradun
Dehradun
- Geography :The Dehradun district has various types of physical geography from Himalayan mountains to Plains. Raiwala is the lowest point at 315 meters above sea level, and the highest points are within the Tiuni hills, rising to 3700 m above sea level...

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