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Nanded
District(s)	Nanded
Coordinates	19.09° N 77.27° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area	10,332 km² km² (Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "," mi²)
Population • Density	28,68,158 (2001) • Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","/km²
Mayor
Codes • Postal • Telephone • Vehicle	• 431xxx • +02462 • MH26

Coordinates: 19.09° N 77.27° E

Nanded (Marathi: नांदेड) is a the second largest city in Marathwada region of Maharashtra state of India. Nanded is also district headquarter of Nanded District in Marathwada region or Aurangabad revenue division. It is well known as an important holy place for the Sikh faith.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Transport 4 Culture 5 Demography 6 Economy 7 External links

Nanded is one of the historical places in Marathwada region of Maharashtra State. It is situated on north bank of Godavari river. It is famous for Sikh Gurudwaras. Nanded is a town of great antiquity. It is said that during the Puranic days, Pandavas travelled through Nanded district. Nandas ruled over Nanded through generations. The mention of Nanded is found in the Lilacaritra, a treatise written about 700 years ago by Mhaimbhatta. It gives the description of the idol of Narsinha in the town. Nanded was formerly known as Nanditat which is confirmed by the copper plate found at Vasim. Nanded District and the adjoining areas were ruled over by the Andhrabhrtyas or Satvahanas during the First Centrury A.D. During the fourth century A.D.Kandhar was the capital of the King Sogadev and at Nanded was ruled by the king Nanddeva of the Chalukya dynasty. That the Rashtrakutas were ruling at Kandhar is established by the inscription at Krishnadev alias Khandardev found at Khandar. Another inscription at Arahapur shows that some dynasty of the Rashtrakutas was also ruling over Degloor. Hottal, a place in Nanded District was the capital of the Chalukyas, Kakatiyas followed by the Yadavas of Devgiri were the last the Hindu dynasties to have ruled of this part. During the very first invasion by the Muhammedans this territory subjugated to them and after a few years it became a part of the fief of Malik kafur, the general of Alauddin Khilji.

With the advent of the Bahamanis, the southern country or the Deccan was divided into four parts or the subhas and Nanded was included in the Subha of Telangana. The famous Vazir or the Prime Minister of the Bahamanis Mahmud Gavan divided the Kingdom into subhas with Nanded forming part of Mahur Balaghat. Resided at Nanded and Kandhar for many days and the Vazirabad part of Nanded town was established by him.

Nanded was the capital of the district of Telangana. When Aurangzeb was appointed the Subhedar of the Deccan. Bidar was the Headguarters of the Subha and named as Ahmadabad. The Subha of Bidar was divided into six sarkars and 76 mahals and Nanded was one of the Sarkars of that subha.

In 1708, the year following the death of Aurangzeb, Guru Gobind Singh the tenth spiritual leader of the Sikhs came over to Nanded, his permanent abode. He proclaimed himself the last living Guru and established the Guru Granth Sahib as the eternal Guru of the Sikhs. This elevates the reverence of Granth to that of a living Guru. A monument has been constructed at place where he breathed his last. Maharaja Ranjit Singh 's endowment saw the construction of a beautiful Gurudwara at Nanded around 1835 AD. The Gurudwara features an imposing golden dome with intricate carvings and a breathtakingly beautiful artwork. It is known as Shri Huzur Abchalnagar Sachkhand Gurudwara.

Nanded became the part of the Hyderabad Kingdom in 1725 when the Nizam permanently opted for the Deccan and continued to be so till 1947. Nanded was on the forefront of the Hyderabad Liberation Movement, a non-violent movement led by Swami Ramanand Tirth and influenced by M. K. Gandhi. It also produced a number of revolutionary fighters who engaged the Nizam in an armed struggle. As a result of this resistance, its citizens suffered greatly under the brutal tactics of the Razakars; Nizam’s infamous paramilitary force. With India getting freedom and the consequent police action against the Hyderabad State, the district forming part of the Marathwada region of the Hyderabad state became part of the bilingual Bombay State and consequent upon the creation of Maharashtra, the district continues to form part of the state of Maharashtra.

Area of Nanded is 1006.81 km² Its Longitude 77.7 to 78.15. East and Its Latitude is 18.15 to 19.55. North The state of Andhra Pradesh lies to the east and Karnataka state to the south.

Nanded is connected with rest of India mainly by Roads and Railways.

Railways : Direct passenger trains are available to Nanded from Mumbai , Aurangabad , Hyderabad ,Bangalore,pune and Amritsar .

Roads : Nanded is 650 kilometers east of Mumbai by road.By Road it is about 6 hours drive away from Aurangabad ,11 hours from Pune and 6hours from hydrabad. Several passenger bus services operate out of Nanded providing easy overnight connectivity with almost every major city in Maharashtra. These buses are reasonably priced, fairly punctual. The comfort level differs greatly from operator to operator.

 Nearest district places for Nanded are Parbhani,Hingoli,Latur.

Air : Nearest international airport to Nanded is Hyderabad (284 Kilometers). The city has a small Airport with no commercial flights. However due to the upcoming celebrations in Oct 2008 to mark 300th Anniversary of the heavenly abode of Shri Guru Gobind Singhji and consecration of Guru Granth Sahib as the last guru of Sikh community by him, Nanded has received massive investment in Infrastructure development. Roads and airport are being upgraded. It is expected that it will be connected to Mumbai by a commercial flight by 2008. Central government has approved under Jawarlal Nehru City Development Plan total sum of Two Thousand Crore package for the Road, and city development. (by ssa)

Nanded has a great cultural heritage. It is the place of birth of the Saint poets like Vishnupant Sesa and Raguhunath Sesa and Vaman Pandit besides being a Centre for learning Sanskrit. Nanded has been home to several well known Marathi Cultural figures. Mr. Wa. Ra. Kant, A well known Marathi Poet calls Nanded his home. The late Mr. Narhar Kurundkar is another well recognized literary figure. Nanded has ben a venue of several literary and artistic meets such as Marathi Sahitya Sammelan, Marathi Natya Samellan. Late Mr. Tryambak Vasekar from Nanded is also a recognized figure in the area of paintings.

Nanded is a typical mid sized city in Maharashtra. However due in part to its location and history, it is more diverse than its peers. A city of Majority Marathi speaking Hindus, It has a large population of Telugu speakers. About 22% of its population is Muslim and speaks a Deccan version or Urdu-Hindi. Another 5 to10% is Punjabi/Hindi speaking Sikhs. Nanded is home to various communities migrated from all over India. Most of the businesses are run by Marwari (Rajasthani) community. In addition it has Guajarati ( Hindu and Bohra-Muslim), Sindhi, Punjabi, Tamil, Kannada and South Indian Christian minorities.

As a result of this microcosm, Nandedites tend to speak a peculiar version of Marathi/Hyderabadi influenced version of Hindi on street in addition to its main language Marathi

Nanded has several educational institutes ( Engineering, Medicine, Pharmacy, Law, Liberal Arts, Science). Thus it has a significant student population. This population gives Nanded’s social scene another dimension.

Nanded has three decent newspapers. Marathi Daily “Prajawani”, though mediocre in its reporting, had a very well respected editorial staff known for its illuminating editorials and a tradition of social responsibility.

The crime rate in Nanded is also typical of the city of its size. Instances of burglary, petty theft, pick-pockets are fairly common but violent crimes are relatively rare.

Despite being the home to a number of institutes of higher learning; very little industrial activity goes on in the city. Only a few small and medium scale industries are located here, serving the local needs (foundries, rice mills, construction, Farm machinery manufacturing). As a result of this disparity Nanded’s chief export is its human capital. Every year hundreds of Technology and Professional graduates leave Nanded to seek better opportunities in cities like Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad, Hyderabad and some even farther abroad. Nanded has had very influential politicians for the past forty years. They have held the posts of the Cabinet Ministers in the Indian Federal government and many important portfolios in the State Assembly (including the chief minister) but that influence has helped this city very little.

Nanded city's MIDC having number of solvent plants in which DOC is produced and some of these solvent plants exports it to some foreign companies. These solvent plants also playes vital role in economy of Nanded.

Nanded district also have more importancy in agricultural sector due to large production of bananas. In Nanded Banana research centre is located. Nanded also seems to have lacked any entrepreneurial visionaries that would have utilized this educated labor pool and turned it in a center of Industrial and commercial activity.

• Nanded district site
• Nanded district Gazeteer
• A Private informational Website, updated infrequently
• SGGS College of Engineering Website
• MGM College of Engineering Website Principal Dr.Mrs.Geeta Lathkar
• SRTM University Website
• Information on Nanded Gurudwara and upcoming celebrations
• Nanded Information Portal
• Information on Nanded City Business and shop in city