It would be really rare to find someone who doesn't love his or her own Home Town. I feel, Home Town is like our close friend or a relative with whom we shared almost everything. A place where we spent our childhood, a place which helped us to become who we are, a place which we know better than anyone else. Great people say that “The people, society, of a particular place gives soul to that place”. But I think it is not only people and society but there are lot other things which may not be living things but they definitely add soul to that place. Can we imagine Mumbai without sea? What if we try to omit Taj Hotel or Gateway of India from Mumbai? I will receive nothing but threats! We as human being associate ourselves not only to people but few places of our city. May it be a park, or a playground, or may be the Railway Station which also appeals us. As soon as we read or hear a particular street name, our mind takes us to that place. So, home town is a place which we take pride to have an identity associated with. At least I take that pride to call myself as ‘Nagpurkar’!
Couple of years back I got a book ‘เคนเคฐเคตเคฒेเคฒं เคจाเคเคชूเคฐ (Harvalela Nagpur) meaning the Lost Glory of Nagpur. I was astonished to read few facts about my own 'Orange City', and then I completed it like a voracious reader.
I picked few pieces of information which I found interesting and thought all Nagpurkars should read it and know it. So, lets start...
1. The Roads and Streets of Nagpur ๐
It doesn’t matter whether you are a Nagpurkar or an outsider but roads of Nagpur will catch your attention. The roads will win your heart and you will naturally say “What fantastic roads this city has! “
With many other specialties (Nagpur has a special version of Marathi language spoken here) ,the grid road system (parallel and perpendicular) is also a specialty of Nagpur. Due to exploded population and increasing number of 4 wheelers Nagpur also is facing challenges of Traffic. But remember the days prior to year 2000, big wide open roads and good road conditions, Nagpur was a city which was totally unaware of 'Traffic Jams'.
The credit of wide and planned roads of Nagpur goes to a British officer, Sir Richard Temple. He was the 1st Commissioner of Nagpur after 1857 revolt when India became a colony of British Queen ending the rule of East India Company in India. He is the one who created a master plan of the city Roads in 1862. The 'Temple Road', which flows behind Zero Mile near RBI, and ends at Hanuman Mandir, Telangkhedi, is Temple Road, not because the Hanuman Temple but it is in memory of this British Officer, Sir Richard Temple, who made a policy for constructing roads in Nagpur city as well as in Nagpur District. Because of the vision of Mr. Temple, the cotton grown in region of Vidherbha could reach the LONDON MARKET!!! At that time America was in civil war, and cotton export from US was substantially reduced and Vidharbha got the opportunity, which resulted in transporting the cotton grown in Viderbha region to London. The roads played important role in mobilizing the cotton from nearby villages to the Cotton market, to Railway station, and to Calcutta Port. (Nagpur was connected to Calcutta 1st and later to Mumbai!).
-Amol Dandekar
(Based on a book written by Mr Suresh Bhusari: Haravlela Nagpur)
Stay tuned…..
Coming up next interesting story of street lights of Nagpur.
Couple of years back I got a book ‘เคนเคฐเคตเคฒेเคฒं เคจाเคเคชूเคฐ (Harvalela Nagpur) meaning the Lost Glory of Nagpur. I was astonished to read few facts about my own 'Orange City', and then I completed it like a voracious reader.
I picked few pieces of information which I found interesting and thought all Nagpurkars should read it and know it. So, lets start...
1. The Roads and Streets of Nagpur ๐
It doesn’t matter whether you are a Nagpurkar or an outsider but roads of Nagpur will catch your attention. The roads will win your heart and you will naturally say “What fantastic roads this city has! “
With many other specialties (Nagpur has a special version of Marathi language spoken here) ,the grid road system (parallel and perpendicular) is also a specialty of Nagpur. Due to exploded population and increasing number of 4 wheelers Nagpur also is facing challenges of Traffic. But remember the days prior to year 2000, big wide open roads and good road conditions, Nagpur was a city which was totally unaware of 'Traffic Jams'.
The credit of wide and planned roads of Nagpur goes to a British officer, Sir Richard Temple. He was the 1st Commissioner of Nagpur after 1857 revolt when India became a colony of British Queen ending the rule of East India Company in India. He is the one who created a master plan of the city Roads in 1862. The 'Temple Road', which flows behind Zero Mile near RBI, and ends at Hanuman Mandir, Telangkhedi, is Temple Road, not because the Hanuman Temple but it is in memory of this British Officer, Sir Richard Temple, who made a policy for constructing roads in Nagpur city as well as in Nagpur District. Because of the vision of Mr. Temple, the cotton grown in region of Vidherbha could reach the LONDON MARKET!!! At that time America was in civil war, and cotton export from US was substantially reduced and Vidharbha got the opportunity, which resulted in transporting the cotton grown in Viderbha region to London. The roads played important role in mobilizing the cotton from nearby villages to the Cotton market, to Railway station, and to Calcutta Port. (Nagpur was connected to Calcutta 1st and later to Mumbai!).
-Amol Dandekar
(Based on a book written by Mr Suresh Bhusari: Haravlela Nagpur)
Stay tuned…..
Coming up next interesting story of street lights of Nagpur.
1 comment:
Welcome to Blogpur Amol. You have made a vary nice beginning. Startinf with nostalgia and giving interesting historical information of your city. Keep blogging, looking for your next post.
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