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Sanduru
Sandūru (often written Sandur) is a town in Ballari district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative seat of Sanduru taluka Sandur was ruled by the Ghorpade royal family of the Marathas.The present scion of Sandur is Ajai Ghorpade. Geography Sanduru is located at . It has an average elevation of 565 metres (1853 feet). Sandur, like the surrounding villages of Dowlthpur, Ramgad, Swamihalli, Donimalai, Ubbalagandi is set among green mountains, valleys, and deep gorges. Climate Sandur has a tropical savannah climate, lying near the transition from the semi-arid type of neighboring Ballari Ballari (formerly Bellary) is a city in the Ballari district in state of Karnataka, India. Ballari houses many steel plants such as JSW Steel, JSW Vijayanagar, one of the largest in Asia. Ballari district is also known as the ‘Steel city of ... and Hospet. Due to its elevation, Sandur is generally cooler than its surroundings. The maximum recorde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandur (princely State)
Sandur State was a princely state of India during the British Raj, part of the Madras States Agency. The ruling dynasty of the state was the Ghorpade clan of the Marathas. Its capital was the town of Sanduru. The last ruler, Raja Yeshwantrao Ghorpade, signed the Instrument of Accession to the Dominion of India on 10 August 1947. Sandur State covered an area of ; according to the 1901 Census, the population of the state was 11,200. Sandur State enjoyed an estimated annual revenue of £6,000 in 1901. History The former princely state of Sandur was founded in 1713 by Sidhoji Ghorpade, a Maratha general. He was the son of Bahirji Ghorpade and the nephew of the prominent Maratha commander Santaji Ghorpade. From 1710 to 1713, Sidhoji served as Senapati to Maharani Tarabai, the Maratha regent. In 1713, following a political rift with Tarabai, he severed ties with her and began asserting his independence. That same year, he successfully conquered Sandur and established it as an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellary District
Ballari, formerly Bellary (pronounced ), is a major district in Karnataka. It is located at north-eastern part of Karnataka. This district belongs to Kalyana-Karnataka. This district was one of the biggest districts in Karnataka until the Vijayanagara district was carved out of Ballari district in 2021 officially. This district has the highest deposits of iron ore in India. Historical sites, farm land and rich minerals characterise Ballari district. Recently making headlines with mining industry, Ballari, the district's capital, is known as Steel City and Gani Nadu (City of Mining). History Earlier Ballari district was part of Madras presidency. The area was severely affected by the Great Famine of 1876–78. After Indian independence, when the Indian states were reorganised along linguistic lines, Ballari became part of the Kalyana-Karnataka region of the state of Karnataka, now renamed as Kalyana-Karnataka. In 1882, Anantapur District was formed by carving out from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ubbalagandi
Ubbalagandi is a village in Sanduru ''taluk'', Bellary district, Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ..., India, located around from Bellary and Hospet. The village is known for a rich forest and Switzerland of Bellary. Veerabhadreshwara temple is located between two pillars (rocks locally called as ''vadeu''). There is a waterfall (springs from Donimalai) near the temple. This is compared to Yana. Donimalai and Byreveshwara temples are also located nearby. The nearest town is Sanduru. Ugadi is celebrated with ''Veerabhadhra Rathothsava'' (Chariot) and is known for its history. The place is rich with iron ore mines. Ugadi is celebrated every year with a newly built Chariot for Sri Veerabhadreswar (Powerful Ganadishwar of Shiva). Weather is different ... [...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] |
Hospet
Hospet (officially Hosapete) is the largest and fastest-growing industrial city and district headquarters of the Vijayanagara district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Hospet is known as "the steel city of Karnataka". It is located on the bank of the Tungabhadra River and is from Hampi (Vijayanagar). Hampi was once the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire. It has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Hospet is the connecting link between North and South Karnataka. It is from the state capital Bengaluru. History Hospet was built in 1520 AD by Krishna Deva Raya, one of the prominent rulers of Vijayanagara Empire. He built the city in honour of his mother Naagalaambika. The city was originally named Naagalapura; however, people referred to the city as ''Hosa Pete'', which means "New City". The area between Hampi and Hospet is still called Naagalapura. This was the main entrance to the city of Vijayanagara for travellers coming from the west coast. The current MLA for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballari
Ballari (formerly Bellary) is a city in the Ballari district in state of Karnataka, India. Ballari houses many steel plants such as JSW Steel, JSW Vijayanagar, one of the largest in Asia. Ballari district is also known as the ‘Steel city of South India’. Ballari is also the headquarters for Karnataka Gramina Bank which almost has more than 1100 + branches in Karnataka. History Ballari was a part of Rayalaseema (Ceded Districts) which was part of Madras Presidency till 1 November 1956. The Ballari city municipal council was upgraded to a city corporation in 2004. The Ministry of Home Affairs (India), Union Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India approved a proposal to rename the city in October 2014 and Bellary was renamed to "Ballari" on 1 November 2014. Geography Ballari is located at . The city stands in the midst of a wide, level plain of Vertisol, black cotton soil. Granite rocks and hills form a prominent feature of Ballari. The city is spread mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maratha
The Marathi people (; Marathi: , ''Marāṭhī lōk'') or Marathis (Marathi: मराठी, ''Marāṭhī'') are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are native to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language. Maharashtra was formed as a Marathi-speaking state of India on 1 May 1960, as part of a nationwide linguistic reorganisation of the Indian states. The term "Maratha" is generally used by historians to refer to all Marathi-speaking peoples, irrespective of their caste; However, it may refer to a Maharashtrian caste known as the Maratha which also includes farmer sub castes like the Kunbis. The Marathi community came into political prominence in the 17th century, when the Maratha Empire was established by Shivaji in 1674. Etymology According to R. G. Bhandarkar, the term Maratha is derived from Rattas, a tribe which held political supremacy in the Deccan from the remotest time. The Rattas called themselves ''Maha Rattas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghorpade
Ghorpade is a surname and family name found among Marathas, Marathi Brahmins in the Indian states of Maharashtra and Karnataka and may refer to members of the Ghorpade Dynasty. Ghorpade Dynasty The Ghorpade Dynasty, notable for its origins in the Maratha military leadership and connections to the Sisodia Rajput lineage, are descendents of the Sisodia Rajputs of Chittor, the Bhonsales. The Ghorpade Dynasty ascended after the Battle of Khelna during the 15th century. During the battle, Karnasinh Bhosale, a Maratha commander, tied a rope to his pet monitor lizard, named Yashwanti, to scale the walls of Vishalgad Fort, enabling a crucial siege. This innovative tactic marks the origin of their name, "Ghorpade", derived from the Marathi word for monitor lizard. However, subsequent stories of Ghorpade warriors riding war lizards are considered myths. The Ghorpades played a prominent role in several key conflicts within the Deccan region, exerting considerable influence through their mili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since 2023; and, since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations averag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taluka
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative centre, with possible additional towns, and usually a number of villages. The terms in India have replaced earlier terms, such as '' pargana'' ('' pergunnah'') and '' thana''. In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, a newer unit called mandal (circle) has come to replace the tehsil system. A mandal is generally smaller than a tehsil, and is meant for facilitating local self-government in the panchayat system. In West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, community development blocks (CDBs) are the empowered grassroots administrative unit, replacing tehsils. Tehsil office is primarily tasked with land revenue administration, besides election and executive functions. It is the ultimate executive agency for land records and related administrative matters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Reorganisation Act, and renamed ''Karnataka'' in 1973. The state is bordered by the Lakshadweep Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Telangana to the northeast, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the southeast, and Kerala to the southwest. With 61,130,704 inhabitants at the 2011 census, Karnataka is the List of states and union territories of India by population, eighth-largest state by population, comprising 31 List of districts in India, districts. With 15,257,000 residents, the state capital Bengaluru is the largest city of Karnataka. The economy of Karnataka is among the most productive in the country with a gross state domestic product (GSDP) of and a per capita GSDP of for the financial year 2023– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
