Nanded: Difference between revisions

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| leader_name             = Jayshree Nilesh Pawade

| leader_title1           = [[Municipal Commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]]

| leader_name1             = Sunil Lahane

| leader_title2           = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLAs]]

| leader_name2             = *[[Mohanrao Marotrao Hambarde]] – [[Nanded South (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nanded South]]<br>

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79th (India)

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| blank_info_sec1          = [[Indian rupee|INR]] 21,257.00[[crores]] (2013) <ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |last1=Records |first1=knoema |title=District Gross Domestic Product of Maharashtra 2011-12 to 2019-20 |url=https://knoema.com/NITI_DGAGRBACPFTM2019V1/districtwise-gdp-and-growth-rate-based-at-current-price-2004-05-from-2005-06-to-2012-13-maharashtra?tsId=1000360}}</ref>

 

'''Nanded''' is a city in [[Maharashtra]] state, [[India]]. It is the [[List of cities in Maharashtra|tenth]] largest city in the state and the [[List of cities in India by population|seventy-ninth most populous city in India]]. It is the second largest city in Marathwada region. It is the district headquarters of [[Nanded district]].

 

The [[Sikh Gurus|last Sikh Guru]], [[Guru Gobind Singh]] spent his last days in Nanded and passed his guruship to the sacred text [[Guru Granth Sahib]] before his death there in 1708.<ref name=mhg>{{cite web|title=Nanded|url=http://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/mtdc/HTML/MaharashtraTourism/Default.aspx?strpage=../Maharashtratourism/CitiestoVisits/Introduction_Nanded.html|website=maharashtra government|access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref>

Nanded is located on the banks of river [[Godavari]] in west-central India. Nanded district borders [[Latur district]], [[Parbhani district]] and [[Hingoli district]] to the west and [[Yavatmal district]] to the north. The district is bordered by the [[Nizamabad district|Nizamabad]], [[Kamareddy district|Kamareddy]], [[Nirmal district|Nirmal]] and [[Adilabad district|Adilabad]] districts of Telangana state to the east and [[Bidar district]] of Karnataka state to the south.

Nanded has two parts: Old Nanded {{convert|20.62|km2|sqmi}} occupies the north bank of the [[Godavari]] river; New Nanded, to the south of the river, {{convert|31.14|km2|sqmi}} encompasses Waghala and neighbourhoods.

From a [[Indian copper plate inscriptions|copper plate inscription]] found at [[Washim]], a town approximately {{convert|150|km|mi}} north of Nanded, archaeologists deduce the city was formerly known as {{IAST|Nanditaṭa}} ({{lang-mr|नंदितट}}). Another name was {{IAST|Nandigrāma}}.<ref>[http://nandedairport.co.in/nanded_city.html Nanded City] Nanded airport Corporation website.</ref> Folklore suggests that the name "Nanded" developed from {{IAST|Nandi}} the [[Vahana]] of [[Shiva]]. Shiva was said to have performed penance on the banks ({{IAST|Taṭa}}) of the Godavari river. This "{{IAST|Nandi-taṭa}}" later became "Nanded".

Nanded is mentioned in Mahabharata as place of Bharat's maternal grandparents. In the 1st century CE, power in the area lay with the [[Andhrabhrtya]]s and [[Satavahana|Satvahanas]].<ref name="(India)Dept1971">{{cite book|title=Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Nanded|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Y5hAAAAIAAJ|year=1971|publisher=Director of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State|pages=4, 576}}</ref> In the 5th and 4th centuries BCE, Nanded was ruled by the [[Nanda Empire|Nanda dynasty]]. In the 3rd century BCE (about 272 to 231 BCE), it was part of the [[Maurya Empire]] under [[Ashoka]]. Local irrigation practices and Nanded itself are recorded in the treatise, ''[[Leela Charitra]]'' (late 1200s CE).<ref name="Congress2007">{{cite book|title=Proceedings {{ndash}} Indian History Congress|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GhVDAAAAYAAJ|year=2007|publisher=Indian History Congress|page=331}}</ref> Nanded was the birthplace of three Marathi poet-saints—Vishnupant Shesa, Raghunath Shesa, and Vaman Pandit<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Nanded|title=Nanded {{!}} India|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref> Construction of [[Kandhar Fort]], located in [[Kandhar]], is attributed to the [[Rashtrakuta dynasty|Rashtrakuta king]] [[Krishna III]] of [[Malkheda]] who ruled around 10th century CE.

From 1636, Nanded was the centre of governance of Nizam State, which includes present-day [[Telangana]] and [[Karnataka]], and was an imperial province of the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] [[Padishah|Badshah]] (emperor) [[Shah Jahan]]. In 1657, Nanded merged into Bidah Subah. [[Guru Nanak]] (1469 {{ndash}} 1539 CE) passed through Nanded on his way to [[Sri Lanka]]. [[Guru Gobind Singh]] (1666 {{ndash}} 1708 CE) arrived in Nanded with the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal emperor]] [[Bahadur Shah I]] (1643 {{ndash}} 1712 CE) near the end of August in 1707 CE. When Bahadur Shah moved on to [[Golconda]], Guru Gobind Singh remained in Nanded. Guru Gobind Singh proclaimed he was the last (tenth) living guru and established the sacred text, the [[Guru Granth Sahib]] as an eternal "living" leader. Guru Gobind Singh died without a [[lineal descendant]] due to the [[Martyrdom in Sikhism|martyrdom]] of his four sons.<ref>{{cite book|title=Journal of the United Service Institution of India, Volumes 1-2|date=1871|publisher=[[United Service Institution|United Service Institution of India]]|page=58}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=The Sikh Review|journal=Sikh Cultural Centre|date=1972|volume=20|issue=218–229|page=28}}</ref>

In 1725, Nanded became part of [[Hyderabad State]].<ref name="(India)Dept1971"/> In about 1835, [[Maharaja]] [[Ranjit Singh]] commissioned the construction of a [[gurdwara]] at Nanded with the financial aid of [[Sikander Jah]] (3rd [[Nizam]] of hyderabad)<ref name="Nizam aid">{{cite web |title=The Tribune - Windows - Feature |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020706/windows/main3.htm |website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.livehistoryindia.com/story/monuments/nanded-gurdwara-shrine-of-the-holy-book | title=Nanded Gurdwara: Shrine of the Holy Book | date=11 February 2020 }}</ref> It was built on the site of Guru Gobind Singh's [[cremation]]. The gurdwara is part of the [[Hazur Sahib Nanded|Hazur Sahib]].

After India [[Independence Day (India)|gained independence]] in 1947, the [[Indian Armed Forces]] annexed Hyderabad and ended the rule of the Nizam in [[Operation Polo]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hyderabad.co.uk/policeaction.htm |title=Police Action |first=Mohan |last=Guruswamy |publisher=Hyderabad on the Net |access-date=31 July 2012}}</ref> making Nanded part of the [[Hyderabad State (1948–56)|new Hyderabad State]]. Nanded remained part of the Hyderabad state until 1956 when it was included in the [[Bombay Presidency]].

On 1 May 1960, [[Maharashtra]] state was created on a linguistic basis and the Marathi dominant Nanded district became part of Maharashtra.<ref name="PLACE_BHIR">{{Cite web|publisher = maharashtra.gov.in (Government of Maharashtra)|title = Gazetteers Department – Bhir |url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Beed/places_bhir_town.html

|access-date=2007-02-27| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070224064424/http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Beed/places_bhir_town.html| archive-date= 24 February 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="SOCIO_ECO">{{Cite web |publisher = beed.nic.in |title = New Page 4 |url = http://beed.nic.in/htmldocs/socioeco.htm |access-date  = 2007-03-04 |url-status = dead |archive-url  =https://web.archive.org/web/20070928012021/http://beed.nic.in/htmldocs/socioeco.htm |archive-date = 28 September 2007 |df = dmy-all}}</ref> In December 2022, 25 Nanded district villages renewed their demand to merge with [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/nanded-villages-demand-merger-with-telangana/articleshow/95932872.cms | title=Nanded villages demand merger with Telangana &#124; Aurangabad News - Times of India | website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref>

Nanded urban area is {{convert|63.22|km2|sqmi}}.<ref>[http://182.73.186.23/nwcmc/home.php Nanded home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714005201/http://182.73.186.23/nwcmc/home.php |date=14 July 2014 }} NWCMC</ref> Nanded is built on the Deccan Traps lava flows of the upper cretaceous to lower eocene eras. The lava flows are overlain by thin alluvial deposits. The lava flows are horizontal and each flow has two distinct units. The highly weathered vesicular trap and underlying weathered jointed and fractured massive trap constitutes the main water-yielding zones. The soil is mostly formed from igneous rocks and are black, medium black, shallow and calcareous types having different depths and profiles.{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}} [[Godavari river]] passes through the city.

==Climate==

{{bar percent|Buddhist|Blue|15.35}} [[Navayana]]

|caption=†<small>Includes Jains and Christians</small>

Crops grown around Nanded include cotton, bananas, sugarcane, mangoes, soya beans, sweet limes, Grapes, Papaya, and [[sorghum]] (jawar). Nanded has a Regional Cotton Research Center to support the Cotton-growing industry. There is an agricultural school operational under the aegis of Krishi Vidyapeeth of Parbhani.

Tourism is supported by 10 million annual visitors who are mostly religious pilgrims.

Notable educational institutions in Nanded include the [[Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College]] and [[Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Institute of Engineering and Technology]].

==Governance==

==Tourism==

{{see also|Tourism in Marathwada}}

[[Nanded Fort]], also known as Nandgiri Fort is a fort located on the banks of Godavari river. The Godavari river encloses the fort on three sides. The fort has been converted into a garden to attract tourists. There is a water tank constructed in the fort.

===Mandir===

The [[Vedic rituals]] are regularly performed on the ghats of [[Godavari River]] which include Urvashi Ghat, Ram Ghat, and Govardhan Ghat.<ref>[http://nanded.nic.in/htmldocs/tourism.html Tourism] National Informatics Centre, India.</ref><ref name="maharashtratourism.gov.in">[https://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/treasures/temple/nanded-gurudwara Nanded guruwara] Maharashtra tourism, Government of India.</ref>

* Siddheshwar Mandir, Hottal {{ndash}} built during the Chalukya era, an example of Hemadpanti temple architecture.<ref>[http://nanded.nic.in/htmldocs/htmldocs/hottal.html Siddheshwar Hottal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705065841/http://nanded.nic.in/htmldocs/htmldocs/hottal.html |date=5 July 2015 }} Government of India.</ref>

* Shiva Mandir, Tadkhel, Degloor Taluka {{ndash}} built with large stones displaying scripture by the Hindu king, Senapati.

* Shri Narsinh Mandir, Junna Kautha.

* [[Hazur Sahib Nanded|Hazur Sahib]] was built by [[Ranjit Singh|Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]. It is one of the ''[[Panj Takht]]'', the five seats of higher authority for Sikhs. It is built at the site of cremation of Guru Gobind Singh. His remains and weapons are preserved at the site.<ref name="maharashtratourism.gov.in" />

===Church===

* St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church

* The Pentecostal Mission (Church)

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* [[Banda Singh Bahadur]], a Sikh military commander.

* [[Datta Bhagat]], an Ambedkarite author.

* [[Ashok Chavan]], former Chief Minister of Maharashtra state and former Member of Parliament of the Nanded Loksabha constituency.

* [[Shankarrao Chavan]], the former Chief minister and former Home minister of Maharashtra state.

* [[Syed Sadatullah Husaini]], president ([[Amir]]) of [[Jamaat-e-Islami Hind]] (JIH).

* [[Nagnath Lalujirao Kottapalle]], former Vice-chancellor of [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University|BAMU]], an educationalist and an author.

* [[Narhar Ambadas Kurundkar]], a scholar, critic and author.

* [[Vaman Pandit]], a Marathi scholar and a poet.

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*[[Marathwada]]

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