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Rajghat
Rajghat may refer to: * Raj Ghat and associated memorials - memorial to Mahatma Gandhi in Delhi *Rajghat, Gorakhpur (U.P.), where Ram Prasad Bismil was cremated in 1927 * Rajghat Dam *Rajghat, Kanchanpur, Nepal *Rajghat, Janakpur Rajghat is a Village Development Committee in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of S ..., Nepal * Rajghat, Kosi, Nepal * For the 1805 Anglo-Maratha treaty signed at Rajghat see Yashwantrao Holkar {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajghat, Kosi
Rajghat is a small village in the Urlabari Municipality, comprising two wards; 8 and 9 in the Morang District in the Koshi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. It is located in North-East part of Morang and 1.5 kilometers south of the East West national highway of Nepal (Mahendra Highway, Urlabari). Durgapuri Bazar is the local town of Rajghat. This place is one of the major habitat of indigenous Dhimal, Santhal,and Mushahar communities. Demography Rajghat has a growing population, and the major ethnicities living there are Brahmins, Chhettri, Limbu, Rai, Tamang, Tharu, Newar, Dhimal, Santhal, Musahar and various others. Religions in Rajghat are Hindu's, Kirant's, Muslims, Buddhists, and Christians. As of 2011, National Polpulation Census, the official total population of Rajghat stood at 12,535 and 2,803 households. Climate The climate of Rajghat is hot and humid during summer, and mild and dry during winter. During the summer, temperatures can reach 35–36 degrees Celsius, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raj Ghat And Associated Memorials
Raj Ghat is a memorial dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in Delhi, India. Originally it was the name of a historic ghat of Old Delhi (Shahjahanabad). Close to it, and east of Daryaganj was ''Raj Ghat Gate'' of the walled city, opening at ''Raj Ghat'' to the west bank of the Yamuna River. Later the memorial area was also called ''Raj Ghat''. It is a black marble platform that marks the spot of Mahatma Gandhi's cremation, ''Antyeshti'' (last rites) on 31 January 1948, a day after his assassination. It is left open to the sky while an eternal flame burns at one end. Located on Delhi's Ring Road, officially known as Mahatma Gandhi Road, a stone footpath flanked by lawns leads to the walled enclosure that houses the memorial. The materials used in the memorial, especially in the recesses, raise a few questions about the nature of Gandhian architecture in India. There is a difference between the architecture of Rajghat and a Gandhian low-cost housing architecture. Unlike the hard material ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajghat Dam
The Rajghat Dam is an inter-state dam project of the governments of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh under construction on the Betwa River about 14 km from Chanderi Chanderi, is a town of historical importance in Ashoknagar District of the state Madhya Pradesh in India. It is situated at a distance of 127 km from Shivpuri, 37 km from Lalitpur, 55 km from Ashok Nagar and about 46 km f ... in Madhya Pradesh and 22 km from Lalitpur in Uttar Pradesh. Betwa River Dams in Madhya Pradesh Dams in Uttar Pradesh Hydroelectric power stations in Uttar Pradesh Lalitpur district, India Masonry dams 2006 establishments in Madhya Pradesh 2006 establishments in Uttar Pradesh Dams completed in 2006 {{India-powerstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajghat, Janakpur
Rajghat is a Village Development Committee in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each ... it had a population of 7,663 people residing in 1,300 individual households. References External linksUN map of the municipalities of Sarlahi District Populated places in Sarlahi District {{Sarlahi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Prasad Bismil
Ram Prasad Bismil ( Hindi: राम प्रसाद "बिस्मिल") (11 June 1897 — 19 December 1927) was an Indian poet, writer, revolutionary and an Indian freedom fighter who participated in the Mainpuri Conspiracy of 1918, and the Kakori Conspiracy of 1925, and fought against British Raj. He also had a good command over Urdu and the Hindi languages and was an accomplished poet, composing in these languages using the pen names Ram, Agyat and Bismil, the latter through which he became famously known by. He was also a multilingual translator and his Hindi poem "Manipuri ki Pratigya" became very famous. Bismil was hanged on 19 December 1927 by the British for his revolutionary activities. He was associated with Arya Samaj where he got inspiration from ''Satyarth Prakash'', a book written by Swami Dayanand Saraswati. He also had a confidential connection with Lala Har Dayal through his guru Swami Somdev, a preacher of Arya Samaj. Bismil was one of the founding me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the Rapti river in the Purvanchal region. It is situated 272 kilometers east of the state capital Lucknow. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur district, North Eastern Railway Zone and Gorakhpur division. The city is home to the Gorakhnath Math, a Gorakhnath temple. The city also has an Indian Air Force station, since 1963. Gita Press, the world's largest publisher of Hindu religious texts like Ramayana and Mahabharat is also located in Gorakhpur which was established here in 1926. Etymology The name "Gorakhpur" comes from the Sanskrit ''Gorakshapuram'', which means abode of Gorakhnath, a renowned ascetic who was a prominent saint of the ''Nath Sampradaya''. Geography Gorakhpur is situated about 100 km from the Nepal border, 193 km from Varanasi, 260 km from Patna and 270 km from Lucknow. It is one of the flood vulnerable districts in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Data ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanchanpur District
Kanchanpur District ( ne, :ne:कञ्चनपुर जिल्ला, कञ्चनपुर जिल्ला ), a part of Sudurpashchim Province in the Terai plain, is one of seventy seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Bhimdatta as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a population of 134,868 in 2001 and 171,304 in 2011. It is located in south-western of Nepal. It is bordered by Kailali district in the east, Dadeldhura district in the north and with India in the south and west. Before the reunification of Nepal by Gorkha King Prithvi Narayan Shah, this district was part of the Doti Kingdom. Nepal lost it to the East India Company after the Anglo-Nepalese war (1814–1816). Then the Kingdom of Nepal and the East India Company followed by territorial concessions of Sugauli Treaty. Later on after the treaty of 1860, Nepal recovered this land along with Kailali, Banke District, Banke and Bardiya District, Bardiya. Its first headquarters was Belauri M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
