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Nakhatrana
Nakhatrana () is a city and headquarters for a taluka in the middle of Kutch (kachchh), Gujarat, in India. Nakhatrana got its name from a very famous tale when Paliwal Bramhins from Pali migrated to Kutch, the then ruler gifted greenest part of Kutch without any document, 'khat' in Gujarati. Joshi is the popular surname of Bramhins here Demographics In the 2011 census, the village of Nakhatrana had 17478. named Lakhiarviro (near present-day Nakhatrana) after his twin brother Lakhiar. 4 Street food A large village, it is famous for its spicy Dabeli snack and bangles. It is also famous for Spicy Onion Samosa. Education K.V. High School is an old school with a history. Divine school, Uma high schoolArchana St Xaviers [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakhatrana Taluka
Nakhatrana Taluka is a taluka (administrative subdivision) in Kutch District, Gujarat, India. Its administrative centre is the village of Nakhatrana. The taluka covers . Demographics In the 2001 India census, Nakhatrana Taluka had 129,249 inhabitants, 50.8% (65,673) male and 49.2% (63,576) female. This represented a 10.5% increase from 1991. The gender ratio in 2001 was 968 females per thousand males, a significant change from the 1029 value of 1991. The taluka was entirely rural. Other 2001 census statistics for the taluka were: ** Scheduled Castes - 15.1% ** Scheduled Tribes - 5.18% * Literacy - 65.78% ** Male - 75.87% ** Female - 55.43% * No. of Household - 23,974 * Population under age- group 0- 6 - 20,685 * Sex Ratio under age- group 0- 6 - 932 * Total Workers - 52,451 * Non Workers - 76,798 Nakhatrana Taluka has seventy-seven panchayat villages, and a total of 133 villages. Points of interest Dhinodhar Temple in the village of Dhinodhar, lies on beautiful mountai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kutch District
Kutch district (), officially spelled Kachchh is a district of Gujarat state in western India, with its headquarters (capital) at Bhuj. Covering an area of 45,674 km2, it is the largest district of India. The area of Kutch is larger than the entire area of other Indian states like Haryana (44,212 km2) and Kerala (38,863 km2), as well as the country of Estonia (45,335 km2). The population of Kutch is about 2,092,371. It has 10 talukas, 939 villages and 6 Municipal governance in India, municipalities. The Kutch district is home to the Kutchi people who speak the Kutchi language. Kutch literally means something which intermittently becomes wet and dry; a large part of this district is known as Rann of Kutch which is shallow wetland which submerges in water during the rainy season and becomes dry during other seasons. The same word is also used in Sanskrit origin for a tortoise. The Rann is known for its marshy Salt pan (geology), salt flats which become snow wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roha Fort
Roha Fort is one of the many forts of Kutch, Gujarat. The fort is located on the periphery of Roha village, in Nakhatrana Taluka of Kutch. It was the seat of Roha ''Jagir''. One hundred twenty Soomra Rajput princesses sought asylum with Abda (Jagirdar of Abdasa) who died in the battle with Allaudin Khilji. Consequently, all the princesses sacrificed their lives and took samadhi here, consequently, the place came to be known as Sumari Roha. Roha Fort is situated about 50 kilometers from Bhuj. It covers almost an area of 16 acres and it is connected by main road. Its height is 500 feet from the ground level and 800 feet from the sea level. Roha was the leading jagir of Kutch which is also known as ‘Roha Sumari Fort’. About 52 villages are under this fort. Sahebji, the brother of Rao Khengarji – I (1510–1585) set up the Roha village and died in the battle with Raysinhji Zala. Two big tanks were made by his successor Jiyaji and a fort was built by his son Thakore Noganji. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chari-Dhand Wetland Conservation Reserve
The Chari-Dhand wetland conservation reserve is located on the edge of arid Banni grasslands and the marshy salt flats of the Rann of Kutch in Kutch district, Gujarat State in India. It is currently legally protected under the status of a Protected or Reserve Forest in India. Chari means salt affected and Dhand means shallow wetland, Dhand is a Sindhi word for a shallow saucer shaped depression.Chhari-Dhand Conservation Reserve ; Article by Jugal Kishore Tiwari; Wetlands Forever website This is a seasonal desert wetland and only gets swampy during a good monsoon, receiving water from the north flowing rivers as well as from the huge catchment areas of many surrounding big hills. It is spread over an area of 80 km2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhinodhar Hills
Dhinodhar Hills are located near Nani Aral village, in Nakhatrana Taluka, Kutch District, Gujarat, in India. Dhinodhar Hill is a tourist and pilgrimage spot. Geology Dhinodhar Hill, is a volcanic plug rising above the local sandstone, and composed of relatively fresh, very fine-grained, black to dark grey, largely aphyric (largely without phenocrysts), aphanitic rock, rising to an elevation of 386 meters, it shows several near- vertical, dike-like tabular intrusions with well-developed columnar jointing, and a roughly circular ring breached to the east, enclosing a pronounced crater-like central depression. Dhinodhar is not a vent itself but the eroded remains of a subvolcanic intrusion emplaced at the time of the Deccan Traps. Dhoramnath shrine On the highest peak of Dhinodhar hill, there is a small, domed, somewhat cracked shrine of limestone and mud plastered with cement, built by Brahma-Kshatriya Shethh Sundarji Shivji in 1821 (Samvat 1877). The shrine faces the east and has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dabeli
Dabeli, kutchi dabeli or double roti (, Devanagari: दाबेली, कच्छी दाबेली), is a popular snack food of India, originating in the Mandvi, Kutch region. It is a spicy yet sweet snack made by mixing boiled potatoes with a special dabeli masala, putting the mixture in a ''ladi pav'' (similar to a burger bun), and serving it with chutneys made from tamarind, date, garlic, red chilies and other ingredients. It is garnished with pomegranate and roasted peanuts. ''Dabeli'' literally means "pressed" in Gujarati language. The dish is said to have been created by Keshavji Gabha Chudasama (also known as Kesha Malam), a resident of Mandvi, Kutch, in the 1960s. When he started business he sold dabeli at the price of one '' anna'' or six '' paisa''. His shop is still there in Mandvi, run by a later generation of his family. Today, dabeli masala made in the Kutch region are said to be most authentic. Bhuj and Nakhatrana towns of Kutch are also known for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cutch State
Cutch State, also spelled Kutch or Kachchh and also historically known as the Kingdom of Kutch, was a kingdom in the Kutch region from 1147 to 1819 and a princely state under British rule from 1819 to 1947. Its territories covered the present day Kutch region of Gujarat north of the Gulf of Kutch. Bordered by Sindh in the north, Cutch State was one of the few princely states with a coastline. The state had an area of and a population estimated at in 1901. During the British Raj, the state was part of the Cutch Agency and later the Western India States Agency within the Bombay Presidency. The rulers maintained an army of 354 cavalry, 1,412 infantry and 164 guns. History A predecessor state known as the Kingdom of Kutch was founded around 1147 by Lakho Jadani of the Samma tribe who had arrived from Sindh. He was adopted by Jam Jada and hence known as Lakho Jadani. He ruled Eastern Cutch from 1147 to 1175 from a new capital, which he named Lakhiarviro (near present-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Territories Of India
India is a federalism, federal union comprising 28 federated state, states and 8 union territory, union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 List of districts in India, districts and smaller administrative divisions of India, administrative divisions by the respective subnational government. The states of India are self-governing administrative divisions, each having a State governments of India, state government. The governing powers of the states are shared between the state government and the Government of India, union government. On the other hand, the union territories are directly governed by the union government. History 1876–1919 The British Raj was a very complex political entity consisting of various imperial divisions and states and territories of varying autonomy. At the time of its establishment in 1876, it was made up of 584 princely state, constituent states and the prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paliwal Bramhins
Paliwal is an Indian toponymic surname from Pali, Rajasthan. Notables * Dinesh Paliwal (born 1957), Indian businessman * Ila Paliwal, Indian musician *Madan Paliwal Madan Paliwal (born 10 July 1959) is an Indian business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is the chairman of Miraj Group which came into existence in August 1987. He leads a large number of companies. In India he is one of the produc ... (born 1959), Indian business magnate, investor, and philanthropist * Pramod Paliwal (born 1968), Indian author and professor * Rajat Paliwal (born 1991), Indian cricketer * Srikrishna Dutt Paliwal (1898–1968), Indian politician * Shivani Paliwal (born 2002), Indian pop singer * Shyam Sunder Paliwal (born 1964), Indian social activist * Suraj Paliwal (born 1951), Indian professor and author * Tika Ram Paliwal (1909–1995), Indian politician References {{surname, Paliwal Surnames of Indian origin Surnames of Hindustani origin Toponymic surnames Surnames of Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virani Moti
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National Highway 8 (India)
National Highway 8 (NH 8) is a National Highway in India running from Karimganj in Assam to Sabroom in Tripura. It ends at Maitri Setu, a bridge which connects to Ramgarh in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is not to be confused with former NH 8 (Delhi-Jaipur- Baroda-Bombay), which has been renumbered NH 48. The highway is being constructed and maintained by the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL). References External links NH 8 on OpenStreetMap {{IND NH8 sr National highways of India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samosa
A samosa () () (Hindi: समोसा) ( Persian: سمبوسه) is a fried South Asian and West Asian snack. It is a pastry with a savory filling that mostly consists of vegetables like spiced potatoes, onions, and peas, but can also include meat or fish, or even cheese. Its name originates from the Persian word sambosag (''سنبوسگ'') (meaning 'triangular pastry'). It is made in different shapes, including triangular, cone, or crescent, depending on the region. Samosas are often accompanied by chutney, and have origins in medieval times or earlier. Sweet versions are also made. Samosas are a popular entrée, appetizer, or snack in the cuisines of India, South Asia, Southeast Asia, West Asia, Central Asia, Portugal, East Africa and their South Asian diasporas. Etymology The English word ''samosa'' derives from the Hindustani word (, ), traceable to the Middle Persian word () [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
