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Indore

— metropolitan city —

The Rajwada Palace of Indore

Indore

Coordinates: 22.725298°N

75.865534°ECoordinates: 22.725298°N

75.865534°E

Country India

State Madhya Pradesh

Region Malwa

District Indore District

Area[1]

• metropolitan city 526 km2 (203 sq mi)

Area rank 17

Elevation 553 m (1,814 ft)

Population (2011)[2]

• metropolitan city 1,960,631

• Rank 14

• Density 9,718/km2(25,170/sq mi)

• Metro[2]

2,167,447

Languages

• Official Hindi, Malvi

Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

PIN 4520xx

Telephone code 0731

Vehicle registration MP-09

Sex ratio 0.920 ♂/♀

Literacy 87.38%[3]

%

Climate Cfa (Köppen)

Precipitation 945 millimetres (37.2 in)

Avg. annual

temperature

24.0 °C (75.2 °F)

Avg. summer

temperature

31 °C (88 °F)

Avg. winter

temperature

17 °C (63 °F)

Website www.indore.nic.in

Indore (/ɪnˈdɔər/, Indore.ogg (help·info)) is the largest city and the commercial

capital of the Madhya Pradesh state in India. It is the headquarters of Indore

Districtand the Indore Division. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital

of Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census,[2]

Indore city has a population of

1,960,631 and is fourteenth most populous city in India, with a total metropolitan

area population of approximately 2.3 million. It is the 147th [4]

largest city in the

world.

The present-day city was established in the 1710s by the local zamindars led

by Rao Nandlal Chaudhary. During the days of the Maratha Empire, Indore

became an important hub between the Deccan and Delhi. Before independence, it

was a 19 Gun Salute (21 locally) princely state ruled by the Holkar dynasty of

the Marathas, until they acceded to Union of India.

Indore is the only city of India with both an Indian Institute of Management (IIM)

and anIndian Institute of Technology (IIT). [5]

[6]

Etymology

Theories explaining the origins and etymology behind . Indore's name differ.

According to the most popular theory, the present name of the city derives from its

earlier name Indreshwar, which was named after the Indreshwar temple in the city.

The temple is said to have been constructed in 10th century by Parmar king Bhoja.

Another theory says that the city was originally called Indrapur (after Lord

Indreshwar, the chief temple deity). During the Maratha reign, the city was called

"Indur", a name that is still used in Marathi language & several Marathi

language sources. This name was eventually transliterated as "Indore" during the

British rule in India.

History

Yeshwantrao Holkar II, the last ruling Maharaja of Indore

The area of the modern Indore city was a part of

the Kampel pargana (administrative unit) during the Mughal Empire.[7]

Kampel

was administered by the Ujjain sarkar (government) ofMalwa Subah (province).

The area was controlled by the local zamindars (feudal landlords), who accepted

the suzerainty of the Mughal empire. The zamindars received the title of

Chaudhari, which established their claim to the land.

The modern settlement was developed by Rao Nandlal Chaudhary (also known as

Nandlal Mandloi), the chief local zamindar. Nandlal, who had an army of 2000

soldiers, initially accepted accepted the suzerainty of the Mughals. Under the

Mughal rule, his family enjoyed great influence and was accorded

confirmatory sanads by the Emperors Aurangzeb andFarrukhsiyar, confirming

their jagir (land ownership) rights. When Nandlal visited the Mughal court

at Delhi, he received a special place in the emperor's court along with two jewel

studded swords (now on display in the Royal British Museum under the family's

name) and confirmatory sanads. Raja Savai Jai singh of Jaipur, a personal friend of

his, gifted him with a special "Gold Langar" which guaranteed a special place to

him in all the courts of India.

Bada Rawala

In the mid-1710s, Nandlal was caught in the struggle between the Marathas and

the Nizam of Hyderabad (who had been appointed as the governor of

the Deccan region by the Mughal emperor). Once, while visiting the Indreshwar

Temple near the banks of river Saraswati, Nandlal found the location to be safe and

strategically located, being surrounded by rivers on all sides. He started moving his

people in, and constructed the fort of Shree Sansthan Bada Rawala to protect them

from harassment by the warring forces. This marked the establishent of the

present-day Indore city, which became an important trade center on the Delhi-

Deccan route.

The Exalted Durbar of Indore

By 1720, the headquarters of the local pargana were transferred from Kampel to

Indore, due to the increasing commercial activity in the city. On 18 May 1724, the

Nizam accepted the rights of the Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao I to

collect chauth (taxes) from the area. In 1733, the Peshwa assumed the full control

of Malwa, and appointed his commander Malhar Rao Holkar as

the Subhedar (Governor) of the province.[8]

Nandlal Chaudhary accepted the

suzerainty of the Marathas. During the Maratha rule, the Chaudharis came to be

known as "Mandloi"s (derived from Mandals meaning districts).

The Holkars conferred the title of Rao Raja upon Nandlal's family.[9]

The family

retained its possessions of royalty, in addition to the right of performing the first

puja of Dushera (Shami Pujan) before the Holkar rulers. The respectability and

influence of Nandlal's family in the region was instrumental in the ascent of the

Peshwas and Holkars to rulership of this region.

By the end of his reign, Malhar Rao Holkar was de facto independent: he no longer

took orders from the Peshwa of Pune. His daughter-in-law Ahilyabai

Holkar moved the state's capital to Maheshwar in 1767, but Indore remained an

important commercial and military centre. In 1818, the Holkars were defeated by

the British during the Third Anglo-Maratha War, in the Battle of Mahidpur.

Subsequently, according to the treaty of Mandsaur, the Holkar state became

a princely state withinBritish India, and the capital was shifted from Maheshwar to

Indore.

After India's independence in 1947, Indore, along with a number of neighbouring

princely states, became part of the Indian state ofMadhya Bharat. Indore was

designated the summer capital of this newly created state. On 1 November 1956,

when Madhya Bharat was merged into Madhya Pradesh, Indore became the largest

city of the new state.

Geography

The Rajwada at Night

Indore is located in the western region of Madhya Pradesh, on the southern edge of

theMalwa plateau. It lies on the Saraswati and Khan rivers, which are tributaries of

the ShipraRiver and has an average elevation of 553.00 meter above mean sea

level. It is located on an elevated plain, with the Vindhyas range to the south.

Apart from Yashwant Lake, there are many lakes that supply water to the city

including Sirpur Tank, Bilawali Talab, Sukhniwas Lake and Piplyapala Talab. Soil

cover in the city region is predominantly black. In the suburbs, the soil cover is

largely red and black. The underlying rock of the region is composed of black

basalt, and their acidic and basic variants dating back to the late Cretaceous and

early Eocene eras. The area is classified as Seismic Zone III region, which means

an earthquake of up to magnitude 6.5 on the Richter-scale may be expected.

Climate

Indore has humid subtropical climate. Three distinct seasons are observed:

summer, monsoon and winter.

Summers start in mid-March and can be extremely hot in April and May. The

daytime temperatures can touch 40 °C on more than one occasion. Average

summer temperature may go as high as 36–39 °C (100.4 °F) but humidity is very

low.

Winters are moderate and usually dry. Lower temperatures can go as low as 4 °C-6

°C on some nights. Usually the temperature ranges between 8 to 26 °C during

winters.

Rains are due to southwest monsoons. The typical monsoon season goes from 15

June till mid-September, contributing 32–35 inches of annual rains. 95% of rains

occur during monsoon season.

Indore gets moderate rainfall of 35 to 38 inches (890 to 970 mm) during July–

September due to the southwest monsoon.

[hide]Climate data for Indore

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year

Average high °C

(°F)

25.5

(77.9)

28.8

(83.8)

34.3

(93.7)

38.7

(101.7)

40.4

(104.7)

36.2

(97.2)

30.3

(86.5)

28.2

(82.8)

30.9

(87.6)

32.4

(90.3)

29.7

(85.5)

26.9

(80.4)

31.86

(89.34)

Average low °C

(°F)

9.2

(48.6)

11.4

(52.5)

16.2

(61.2)

21.2

(70.2)

24.4

(75.9)

24.1

(75.4)

22.6

(72.7)

21.9

(71.4)

21.1

(70.0)

18.1

(64.6)

12.2

(54.0)

9.6

(49.3)

17.67

(63.80)

Precipitation mm

(inches)

4

(0.16)

3

(0.12)

1

(0.04)

3

(0.12)

11

(0.43)

136

(5.35)

279

(10.98)

360

(14.17)

185

(7.28)

52

(2.05)

21

(0.83)

7

(0.28)

1,062

(41.81)

Avg. precipitation

days 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.8 8.6 15.9 18.3 8.6 3.1 1.4 0.6 60.5

Mean monthly

sunshine hours 288.3 274.4 288.3 306.0 325.5 210.0 105.4 80.6 180.0 269.7 273.0 282.1 2,883.3

Source: HKO

Civic administration

The Indore Development Authority

The Gandhi Hall

Indore is administered by the Indore Municipal Corporation

Some of the regions surrounding the city are administered by the Indore

Development Authority (IDA). The IMC was established in 1956 under

theMadhya Pradesh Nagar Palika Nigam Adhiniyam. For administrative purposes,

the city is divided into 69 wards. These wards have been further divided.

Demographics

Gurudwara Imli Sahib

Indore's total population as per the provisional population data for census 2011 is

reported to be 1,960,631.

Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%.[10]

As per 2011 census, the city of Indore has an average literacy rate of 87.38%,

higher than the national average of 74%. Male literacy was 91.84%, and Female

literacy was 82.55%[11]

In Indore, 12.72% of the population is under 6 years of age

(as per census 2011).[10]

The average annual growth rate of population is around

2.85% as per the statistics of census 2001. Ethnically,Hindi linguistics form major

sub groups in the city followed by Marathi,Punjabis, Sindhis, Gujaratis and others.

Religion

Gurudwara Betma Sahib

Bada Ganapati

Jain Temple Katni, inspired by Kach Ka Mandir, Indore

Sikhism: Indore is historically attached to Sikhism. It has numerous Gurudwaras.

Gurdwara Imli Sahib is Sikh shrine situated in Indore. In the year, 1568 Guru

Nanak Dev Ji in the way of his itinerary diverted from southern states to the north-

west and reached Indore. It is centrally located and innumerable devotees assure

spiritual knowledge, peace and bliss here.[12]

Gurdwara Charan Paduka Betma

Sahib is situated in the small village of Betma. Betma is a town and a nagar

panchayat in Indore district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Betma Sahib is

one of the pious gurudwaras of historical significance for Sikhs, as it is believed

that Guru Nanak Dev Ji visited this place during his southern Udasi.[13]

Hinduism: Annapurna Mandir

Annapurna Mandir is a very beautiful and one of the oldest temples in Indore.

Dedicated to the goddess Annapoorna, this temple is one among the famous

pilgrimage centres in Indore. Not only devotees, but also tourists come to see this

majestic shrine. This temple bears a resemblance to the famous Madurai

Meenakshi Temple of Madurai. Inside the temple premises there exist shrines of

Sivan, Hanuman, and Kalabhairava. The Pravachan Hall of the temple is also very

famous. Four full sized elephants embrace this temple’s highly ornamented gate.

An architectural splendor, the outer wall of the temple is brightly decorated with

beautiful images of legendary characters. An architectural marvel, Annapoorna

Temple in Indore is a worthy for a short visit. This temple is situated Near

DashaHara Maidan, Annapurna Road, Indore.

Khajrana Ganesh Mandir

Citizens of Indore city and other nearby cities have great faith in the Khajrana

Temple. This temple is made by Ahilyabai Holkar. This is an important place of

Hindus.

Bada Ganpati

The Bada Ganpati temple is a very ancient temple and widely known for the size of

the Ganesh idol. This temple was built in 1875 byShri Dadhich. The idol is said to

be the size of 25 Foot from head to crown. This temple is located near the heart of

the city Rajwadaalso known as Holkar Palace.

Gommat Giri

This is an excellent set of Jain temples built on the top of Gommatesher Hill. The

main attraction is 24 feet tall statue of Lord Bahubali, and 24 others temples for

each of the 24 jain tirthankars.

Kanch Mandir

The Kanch Mandir also known as Glass Temple is an exquisite example of a

marvel in glass. This Jain Temple also known as Jain Mandir was built by Sir Seth

Hukum Chand Jain (Kasliwal) in the early 20th century.It is located in the Itwaria

Market. The speciality of this temple is that its doors, pillars, ceilings and walls are

entirely inlaid with glass with minute detailing. It is one of the most famous tourist

attraction of the city. The temple also has paintings which are depicting stories

from the Jain scriptures. The top of the temple multiplies the three statues of Lord

Mahavir which makes this temple more beautiful place.

Transport

Air

Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport

Indore is served by the Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport, about 8 km

from the city. It is the busiest airport in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The new

integrated international terminal was inaugurated in February 2012. The airport has

been operating services by Air India, Jet Airways Konnect, Jet Airways, Jet

Lite, IndiGo, SpiceJet. The Indore airport has a history of its own. It was

commissioned by the erstwhile ruler His Highness Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Holkar

II. He gave the construction work of the Indore airport to the pioneers of civil

aviation in India - Tata & Sons - in 1935. Indore was connected to New Delhi &

Bombay (Mumbai) on July 26, 1946 and was handed over to the central

government on April 1, 1950.[citation needed]

Rail

Jabalpur - Indore Express arriving at the Indore Junction

The Indore Junction is an A-1 grade railway station with a revenue of more than

Rs. 50 crore(500 million). The City Railway Division comes under Ratlam

Division of the Western Railways. Indore Junction BG is the main and terminal

station on the broad gauge line connecting it to the rest of the country. In the

Railway budget of 2009 Indore main railway station was listed for upgrade along

with other 300 stations across India. Indore is directly connected to the metro cities

like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Pune, Lucknow and Jaipur.

Indore is one of the several places in India with both meter gauge and broad gauge

railways operational. Regular train services connect Indore to most parts of the

country. Electrification of the Indore – Dewas – Ujjain is completed in June 2012.

Indore lies on the Ratlam and Akola metre gauge railway line, the longest

remaining functional meter gauge line in India. This section is scheduled for

conversion to standard broad gauge under Indian Railways' projected Unigauge

system.

The city of Indore has 10 other railway stations which are:

Station Name Station

Code Railway Zone

Total

Platforms

Indore Junction MG INDM West Central

Railway

7

Indore Lakshmibai Nagar ILBN Western Railway 3

Indore Rajendra Nagar RJQ Western Railway 3

Indore Lokmanya Nagar ILN Western Railway 2

Indore Mhow MHOW Western Railway 2

Indore Rau RAU Western Railway 2

Indore New Rajendra Nagar

Terminus

RNT Western Railway 2

Indore Saifi Nagar SFN Western Railway 1

Indore Patalpani PTP Western Railway 1

Indore Sanwer SWR West Central

Railway

1

Road

Indore is connected to other parts of India through national and state highways.

The major national highways passing through the city are:

National Highway No. 3 (NH3 – Agra Bombay)

National Highway No. 59 (NH 59 – Indore Ahmedabad)

National Highway No. 59A (Indore – Betul – Nagpur connecting NH 69 )

The Mumbai- Indore section of the National Highway No. 3 and the Ahmedabad –

Indore section of the National Highway No. 59 are undergoing multi laning under

the NHDP program. Other important regional highways are:

State Highway No. 27 (Indore to Burhanpur)

State Highway No. 34 (Indore to Jhansi)

Local transport

Metro Taxi in Indore

Indore has a public transport system. Atal Indore City Transport Services Ltd, a

PPP scheme operates buses and radio taxis in the city. The buses – designated

as City Bustoday operate on 36 Routes, with around 170 bus stop stations. The

buses are color coded according to their route.

Indore BRTS is a bus rapid transit system under construction (as of 2012). It has 6

corridors, which will have air-conditioned (AC) and non-AC buses. Some of these

buses are also equipped with services like GPS and IVR (around 300) which are

used to track the position of the bus with information displayed on LED displays

installed on the bus stops. Noted writer Gurcharan Das wrote in his blog on how

Indore's bus service could prove to be helpful in solving New Delhi's bus transport

problems.[14]

Gurcharan writes "Indore is now quoted (with Bogota) as having the

best bus service in the world".

Local transport also includes auto rickshaw, vans and local buses called Nagar

Seva. Many cab services serve the city, including Metro Taxi, City Cabs and Star

Cab. The major bus terminals are Sarwate bus terminal, Gangwal bus terminal and

Navlakha bus stand. Metro Taxi service of Indore is supposed to be best in India. It

includes Government run Maruti Suzuki SX4 Cars, which are GPS enabled and air

conditioned.

Economy

Indore is often referred as the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh with a bulk

of its trade coming from Small, Mid and Large scale manufacturing & service

industries. These industries range from Automobile to Pharmaceutical and from

Software to Retail and from Textile trading to Real estate.

Major industrial areas surrounding the city include the Pithampur Special

Economic Zone and the Sanwer Industrial belt. Pithampur is also known as the

Detroit of India.[15][16]

Pithampur industrial area houses many big auto companies.

Prominent among these are Force Motors, Volvo Eicher commercial, Avtec,

Mahindra 2 wheelers Ltd.

Pune-based Indian multinational Bharat Forge Limited (BFL)company eyeing

customers based in Pithampur, is all set to open its unit in Indore region.The

company plans to start first phase of its manufacturing unit in Betma with an

estimated cost of `150 crore on 68 acre of land by 2014.They envisage to increase

the investment to `1000 crore by 2016.[17]

While the Textile manufacturing and Trading is the oldest business to contribute to

economy, the Real Estate has emerged very fast in past few years. National Real

Estate Players DLF Limited,Suncity (ZEE Group), Omaxe, Sahara, Parsvnath,

Ansal API, Emaar MGF have already launched their residential projects in Indore.

These projects are generally on the Indore bypass. This road also houses the

projects of many local and regional Real estate players like Silver spring, Kalindi,

Milan Heights etc.

Several IT services companies have presence in Indore: these include, IBM

India,[18]

Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), Impetusand Premier

Biosoft (India). Infosys is setting up new development centre at Indore at an

investment of Rs 100 crore in phase one at Super corridor.[19]

Infosys demanded an

area of 2000 Acre to open its new branch in Indore which will employee about

80,000 people. In 2011, TCS also announced its plans to open a campus in Indore.

Government of MP has also done the land allotment.[20]

Besides these, there are

several small and medium size software development firms in Indore.

Pithampur the suburb industrial area of Indore houses production plants of

various Pharmaceutical companies like Ipca

Laboratories,Cipla, Lupin, Glenmark, Unichem.

Education

Indore is home to several educational institutions. It is the only city in India to

house both Indian Institute of Management and Indian Institute of Technology.

The Daly College, founded in 1881, is one of the oldest co-educational boarding

school in the world.[21]

The Holkar Science College, officially known as

Government Model Autonomous Holkar Science College was established in

1891.[22]

The Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College (MGMMC) is another old

institution, and was formerly known as the King Edward Medical College.[23]

Shri

Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS) is an

engineering college, established in 1952.

IIM Indore

The Daly College

Holkar Science College

MGM Medical College

Media

Several state newspapers and national media houses have their regional offices in

Indore.

Arts and theatre

Ravindra Natya Grah, Abhivyakti Centre of Fine Arts & Performing Arts,

Deolalikar Kala Vithika are located in the city. There are also various cultural

clubs like Sanand Nyas, Ras Bharati, Kala Abhivyakti, Yeshwant Club and Sayaji

Club.

Print media

There are about 20 Hindi dailies, two English dailies, 26 weeklies and monthlies, 4

quarterlies, 2 Bi-monthly Magazine and one annual paper published from the

city.India's only magazine on pump industry Pumps India & valve

magazine Valves India is published from here.[24]

The major Hindi dailies include

the:- Raj Express, Nai Dunia, Dainik Bhaskar, Dainik Jagran, Patrika, BPN

Times, Agnibaan, & PrabhatKiran and SatyaRaj. The major English dailies

are The Times of India, Hindustan Times, The Hindu, Free Press, Business

Standard, The Economic Times, and DNA .

Indore is covered by a large network of optical fibre cables. There are three fixed

telephone line operators in the city: BSNL, Relianceand Airtel. There are eight

mobile phone companies in which GSM players

include BSNL, Reliance, Vodafone, Idea, Airtel, Aircel, Tata DoCoMo, Videocon

Mobile Service while CDMA services offered by BSNL, Virgin Mobile, Tata

Indicom, and Reliance.

Electronic Media

Digicable is one of the largest Cable distribution company with 70% coverage of

the city. it's central region head office is in Indore and digi cable having Total 8

channels.

Culture

The Vijay Balla ("Victory Bat") made out of concrete with names of the players of

the Indian team who won the test series against England (1971) and West

Indies(1972)

Indore has a relatively more cosmopolitan culture, compared to other cities in

Madhya Pradesh. Indore was included in holding two Guinness Book of World

Records for the largest tea party in the world and for making the largest burger of

the world.[25]

Food

Indore has a wide variety of Namkeens, Poha & Jalebi, Chaats (snacks), Kachoris

and Samosas, cuisines of various types in different restaurants, and Bengali,

Muslim, Mughlai, Rajasthani, continental and confectionery sweets, as well as

local delicacies such as Dal-Bafla. Most important place in Indore for Foodies is

Sarafa Bazar, where a wide range of Indian Fast food is available. Chhappan

Dukan is a major food junction in Indore, where the youth & family gathers on the

road side shops for Indian Snacks. Generally, Namkeen is served on top of a

variety of food items served in Indore.

The life in Indore starts early with chuskis of 'Chai' (tea) with 'garam garam poha

& Jalebi' followed by delicious lunch which invariably includes popular 'besan

preparations'. Later in the day one can easily find snacks like 'Khaman', 'Kachori –

aaloo kachori, dal kachori etc.', 'samosa', 'petis', 'Baked Samosa', 'Bhel puri',' Pani

Puri', 'mathri' etc. Numerous Shops of Sweets have enjoyed nice business in

Indore. Late nights another market comes alive at 11:00 pm in Sarafa (the heart of

city) where one finds lot of delicacies to enjoy after a nice dinner like –

'Gajak','Bhutta kis', 'Gulab Jamoon', 'garadu', 'Rabri', 'HOT BOILED MILK', 'aalo

tikiya', 'Halua : – Gajar, Moong', icecreams, 'shakes' etc. and finally tasty 'paan' to

end your day.

Specialities:

Sweets:Moong ka Halwa, Gajar ka Halwa, Rabri, Maalpua, Faluda kulfi, Gulab

Jamoon, Ras-Malai, RasGulla, All Bengali Sweets available at Sarafa & 56 Shops

at Palasia.

Namkeen : Sev with all its varieties, Mixture, Dhania-Chivda, Dal Moth,Papdi,

Gathiya, Khaman, Kachori-Samosa,Petis, Garadu, Aalo Tikiya, Pani-Puri, Bhel-

Puri, Saboodana Khichadi, Dahi Bada, Pakoda, Bhutte ka Kis.

Sheetal Pey : Shikanji (milk preparation + dry fruits), Lassi, Cold Milk, Hot Boiled

Milk with Malai & dry fruits+keshar, Jal-Jira, Nimboo Shikanji, Fruit

Juice,Shakes, Icecream Soda, Santrola.

Main festivals

All national festivals like Holi, Gangaur, Teej, Rangpanchmi, Baisakhi, Raksha

Bandhan, Mahavir jayanti, Navratri, Durga puja, Dussehra, Ganesh

Utsav, Deepavali, Ramzan, Gudi Padwa, Bhaidooj, Eid, Christmas, Bahai Navruz

on 21 March and other others like Nagpanchmi, Ahilya Utsav, are celebrated with

equal enthusiasm. There are many shiva temples in Indore, Mahashivratri is

celebrated at a large extent in Indore.

Entertainment

Indore is equipped with places like malls and cinema halls. A total new world of

entertainment will be seen in Indore in coming months when the city will have a

roller-coster ride, a drop tower, and go-karting track along with many new sources

of entertainment. Many times there are Circus & Magic Shows set up at different

place which are good source of Entertainment.[26]

Sports

Indore has 2 stadiums, Nehru Stadium and Holkar Cricket Stadium.[27]

Indore has

many sports stadium and sports complexes Basketball complex, opposite Holkar

cricket stadium, Table-Tennis Hall. Small stadium Near Nehru stadium, Khalsa

school stadium, Maharaj school stadium and other.

Cinema

Cinema is the most popular medium of entertainment in Indore as well as in the

whole country. There are a number of cinema halls in the city more, namely PVR,

Mangal BIG, INOX Central, INOX sapna-sangeeta, Broadway, Satyam, K sera

sera, Velocity, Regal, etc.

Malls

Treasure Island Mall, the first mall in Madhya Pradesh

Indore is host to many malls, which provide variety and comfort to the visitors.

Treasure Island, Mangal City mall, Indore Central mall, C21 mall, Malhar mega

mall, Orbit mall are very well known.

Places of interest

There are various places in Indore which make it a tourist attraction.[28]

Historical places

Rajwada

The Rajwada is the historical palace of the Holkars. It was built about two

centuries ago and is located near the Chhatris in the main square. It is a seven

storied structure, which serves as the living example of the grandeur of the

Holkars. Rajwada stands in the centre of the city. The new palace is on the

northern side, while the old palace stands in the old part of the town. The old

palace is a multi-storied building which also serves as a gateway of the Rajwada.It

is burnt three times in history due to wood used in top four floors out of the seven.

The Lal Bagh Palace The 28 hectares Lal Bagh Palace is one of the imposing

testimonials of the Holkar dynasty. An expression of their culture and opulence,

the ancestral palace of the great regime, Lal Bagh Palace is one among the finest

monuments in Indore. It is one of the grandest monuments the Holkar dynasty

reflecting the taste, grandeur and lifestyle of the Holkars. It is the ancestral palace

of the rulers. Many royal receptions were held here and at one time it contained

one of the best rose gardens of the country. Used as a place for arranging important

functions and celebrations, Lal Bagh Palace is a living monument, which gives a

clear picture about the life style of the Holkars. Adorned with beautiful gardens

and good quality architecture Lalbagh Palace is a magnificent memento of a rich

heritage.

The Palace has been converted in to museum which functions between 10 am to 5

pm.

Krishnapura Chhatri

Krishnapura Chhatri

Chhatris (cenotaphs) are the royal tombs of the erstwhile rulers of the Holker clan.

These cenotaphs are placed on the banks of the beautiful river Khan, and these

chhatris exhibit excellent architectural brilliance. A marvelous remnant of a

glorious reign, the Chhatris survived the passage of time. The typical Maratha style

architecture with domes and pyramidal spires, Chhatris allures the tourists with its

historical enigma.

Central Museum

Central Museum, also known as the Indore Museum, is one of the most interesting

buildings in Indore. It is a treat for the people who are genuinely fascinated by the

history of India and the rich civilisation that flourished here in the pre historic age.

It is located near the General Post Office in Indore. The Museum exhibits the finest

collection of Parmar sculptures from Hinglajgarh. The Parmar style actually

originated here only. Its main features include proportioned figures, careful and

intricate ornamentation and depiction in stone.

Parks and leisure places

Atal Bihari Vajpeyee Regional Park

Also known as Pipliyapala park or Indore regional park, it is developed by the

Indore Development Authority (IDA) at an estimated cost of Rs 50 crore. Normal

hours of operation are:every day (except Tuesday) from 11 am-9 pm. Tickets have

been priced at Rs 25 for adults and Rs 10 for children. Development of the park is

on the 80 acres of land of the pond and 42 acres land near this tank. There is a

canal, which covers the whole park starting from one point of the pond and ending

at the other part. The bridges over canal with the Mist fountain let us feel a special

type of peace,mentally as well as physically. Various attractions to the park include

Musical Fountain, Jumping jet fountain, Artists' village, Maze, French gardens,

Bio-diversity garden, Mist fountain, Fast food zone, Boating.

Chokhi and Nakhrali Dhani

Chokhi Dhani and Nakhrali Dhani are Rajasthani heritage resorts on the outskirts

of Indore. These resorts are given the appearance of a Rajasthani village in India.

The villages provide people the precise atmosphere of the village, along with the

modern day facilities and entertainment. These villages are catching fast with the

city people as well as the tourists who visit Indore. At Choki Dhani, people find

respite from the busy schedules of daily life. The rustic Rajasthani spirit fills the

environment with colours of joy. You can pamper yourself with good food and

enjoy traditional Rajasthani delicacies here.

Shell City

Shell City is a water park situated on Khandwa Road.

Mayank's Blue Water Park

Mayank's Blue Water park is situated on Ring Road,Indore.

Tafreeh Garden

Tafreeh Garden is a wonderful resort cum adventure park situated at Dhar Road.

This garden has Swimming Pool, Music Station, Boating Deck and a lot of other

adventurous and fun filled activities.

Nearby attractions

patalpani waterfall

There are various places which tourists and citizens of Indore like to visit for

weekends and occasion or Holidays.

Paatal Paani

This tourist attraction is famous for its beauty in Monsoon Season. It is 36 km from

Indore towards Mhow. It is very beautiful place for enjoying the weekend.

Sitala mata fall

This tourist attraction is famous for its Water Falls in Monsoon Season. It is very

beautiful place for enjoying the weekend.

Choral Fall

Choral has the wonderful Water Falls in Monsoon Season. People go there

specially in Mansoon Sesson for enjoying the weekend. Its situated on Khandwa

Road, near Gram Simrol.

Notable people from Indore

Lata Mangeshkar - born in Indore

Salman Khan- born in Indore

Rahat Indori - Famous Urdu poet - Born in Indore

Rahul Dravid – Indian cricketer -Born in Indore.

Colonel C.K. Nayudu – The first captain of India in Test cricket -born in indore.

Captain Mushtaq Ali – Colonel Nayudu's teammate in the Holkar team and in the

Indian team -born in indore.

Narendra Hirwani – Former India cricketer lives in sukhliya Indore.

Amay Khurasiya - Former India cricketer lives in janki-nagar Indore.

See also

Holkar

Ahilyabai Holkar

Maratha Empire

Maratha

Barwani

Khargone

Betma

Bijalpur

Mandu, Madhya Pradesh

Manpur, Indore

Omkareshwar

Rangwasa