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22 December
1907 - Sri Aurobindo at a meeting at Nagpore.
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30-31 January
1908. Sri Aurobindo gave a speech at Nagpore.
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30 August
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Letter to V.S. Munjee - denial of offer to chairman at a congress at Nagpore.
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Nagpore (Nagpur) city, northeastern Maharashtra state, western India.
It lies along the Nag River and is situated almost at the geographic centre of
India. The present city was founded in the early 18th century by Bakht Buland, a
Gond raja. It became the capital of the Bhonsles of the Maratha confederacy but
in 1817 came under British influence. In 1853 the city lapsed into British
control and in 1861 became the capital of the Central Provinces. The advent of
the Great Indian Peninsula Railway in 1867 spurred its development as a trade
centre. After Indian independence, Nagpur was briefly the capital of Madhya
Pradesh state until 1956, when what is now Maharashtra state was created.
The growing of cotton in the region about the time of the construction of the
railway led to the establishment of a large textile mill and signaled the
development of the city as an important industrial centre. Since that time
Nagpur's industrial complex has diversified considerably and in the 1970s
expanded to absorb the nearby town of Kamptee, with its factories that produce
ferromanganese products, transport equipment, and other metal goods. Situated at
the junction of road, rail, and air routes from Bombay to Calcutta and from
Madras to Delhi, Nagpur has developed a flourishing trade.
Nagpur is dominated by the British fort built on the twin hills of Sitabuldi, in
the centre of the city. An educational and cultural centre, Nagpur has a large
museum specializing in local exhibits and is the site of the University of
Nagpur (1923), which has numerous affiliated colleges in the city.
The surrounding region is an undulating plateau rising northward to the Satpura
Range. In the northeast are the Ramtek Hills, site of a temple at Ramtek that
draws many pilgrims to its sacred annual festivals. Interspersing the hills are
two major rivers--the Wardha (west) and the Wainganga (east)--both tributaries
of the Godavari. The region is important agriculturally; jowar (sorghum) and
cotton are major crops. The region is especially known for its oranges, which
are shipped all over India. Extensive coal and manganese deposits support
growing industry. Pop. (1991 prelim.) city, 1,622,225; metropolitan area,
1,661,409.
