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Basti
Basti may refer to: People Surname *Básti, a Hungarian surname Given name *Abderraouf El Basti (born 1947), Tunisian politician *Basti Vaman Shenoy (born 1934), Indian Kolkani activist * Yagi Basti (died 1344), a ruler of Shiraz, Iran *Basti Vaman Shenoy, a noted Konkani Activist and Founder of World Konkani Centre in Mangalore (born 1934) * Ryan Bastinac (born 1991), Australian rules footballer nicknamed "Basti" *Basti, a variant of the male given name Sebastian Places India Uttar Pradesh * Basti division * Basti district part of Basti division *Basti (Lok Sabha constituency) * Basti, Uttar Pradesh, a city in Basti district *Basti railway station, the main railway station of Basti district Iran *Basti, Iran, a village in Markazi Province, Iran Nepal *Basti, Nepal *Nirmal Basti, a Village Development Committee in Parsa District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal Pakistan *Azam Basti, one of the neighbourhoods of Jamshed Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basti District
Basti district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India, and a part of Basti Division. Basti city is the district headquarters. Origin of name and history Basti was originally known as Vaishishthi. The origin of the name Vaishishthi is attributed to the fact that this area was the ashram of Rishi (sage) Vashistha in ancient period. Rama with his younger brother Lakshmana had been here for some time with Rishi Vashistha. The tract comprising the present district was remote and much of it was covered with forest. But gradually the area became inhabitable, for want of recorded and reliable history it cannot, with any degree of certainty, be said how the district came to be known by its present name on account of the original habitation (Basti) having been selected by the Kalhans Raja Udai Raj Singh as a seat of his Raj, an event which probably occurred in the 16th century. In 1801, Basti became the Tehsil headquarters and in 1865 it was chosen as the headquarters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
