Indore

Indore इंदौर
Metropolis
Clockwise from top: Skyline of Mangal City Area (Vijay Nagar), Rajwada Palace, Daly College, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Regional Park aerial view, Patalpani Waterfalls
Nickname(s): Street Food Capital of India[1]
Indore Location of Indore in Central India
Coordinates: 22°43′0″N 75°50′50″E / 22.71667°N 75.84722°E / 22.71667; 75.84722Coordinates: 22°43′0″N 75°50′50″E / 22.71667°N 75.84722°E / 22.71667; 75.84722
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
Region	Malwa
District	Indore District
Ward	85 Wards [2]
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Body	Indore Municipal Corporation
• Mayor	Malini Laxmansingh Gaur (BJP)
• District Collector	P. Narahari [3]
• Municipal Commissioner	Manish Singh [4]
• Member of Parliament	Sumitra Mahajan (Now Speaker in Lok Sabha (2014 - till date))
Area[5]
• Metropolis	389.8 km2 (150.5 sq mi)
Area rank	11
Elevation	553 m (1,814 ft)
Population (2011)[6]
• Metropolis	2,170,295
• Rank	14th
• Density	5,116.4/km2 (13,251/sq mi)
• Metro[7]	3,254,238
• Metro rank	15th
Demonym(s)	Indori, Indorian
Time zone	IST
PIN	4520XX
Telephone code	0731
Vehicle registration	MP-09-XXXX
Sex ratio	Female 927 Male 1000 [2]
Literacy Rate	80.63%[8]
HDI	High[9]
Climate	Cwa / Aw (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 ⁱ/ɪnˈdɔər/ (Devanāgarī:इंदौर), is the most populous city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.^[10] It serves as the headquarters of both Indore District and Indore Division. Indore was described by the Economic Times as the commercial capital of the state. It is also considered as an education hub of the state and houses campuses of both the Indian Institute of Technology and the Indian Institute of Management.^[11] Located on the southern edge of Malwa Plateau, the city is 190 km west of the state capital of Bhopal. With a census-estimated 2011 population of 2,170,295 (municipal corporation)^[6] and 3,254,238 (urban agglomeration),^[7] the Indore Metropolitan Area's population is the state's largest. The city is distributed over a land area of just 530 square kilometers making Indore the most densely populated major city in the central province. It comes under Tier 2 cities in India.

Indore traces its roots to its 16th century founding as a trading hub between the Deccan and Delhi. The city and its surroundings came under Hindu Maratha Empire on 18 May 1724 after Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao I assumed the full control of Malwa. During the days of the British Raj, Indore State was a 19 Gun Salute (21 locally) princely state (a rare high rank) ruled by the Maratha Holkar dynasty, until they acceded to the Union of India.^[12] Indore served as the capital of the Madhya Bharat from 1950 until 1956.

Indore's financial district, anchored by central Indore, functions as the financial capital of the Madhya Pradesh and is home to the Madhya Pradesh Stock Exchange, India's third oldest stock exchange.

Indore has been selected as one of the 100 Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under Smart Cities Mission, it is an urban development vision to integrate multiple information and communication technology.^[13] It has also qualified the first round of Smart Cities Mission and has been selected as one of the first twenty cities to be developed as Smart Cities.^[14]

History

The Maratha Raj (Holkar Era)

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.^[15] Nandlal Chaudhary accepted the suzerainty of the Marathas.

On 29 July 1732, Bajirao Peshwa-I granted Holkar State by merging 28 and half parganas to Malhar Rao Holkar, the founder ruler of Holkar dynasty. His daughter-in-law Ahilyabai Holkar moved the state's capital to Maheshwar in 1767, but Indore remained an important commercial and military centre.

British Era (Indore/Holkar State)

In 1818, the Holkars were defeated by the British during the Third Anglo-Maratha War, in the Battle of Mahidpur by virtue of which the capital was again moved from Maheshwar to Indore. A residency with British resident was established at Indore, but Holkars continued to rule Indore State as a princely state mainly due to efforts of their Dewan Tatya Jog. During that time, Indore was established the headquarters of British Central Agency. Ujjain was originally the commercial centre of Malwa. But the British administrators such as John Malcolm decided to promote Indore as an alternative to Ujjain, because the merchants of Ujjain had supported anti-British elements.^[16]

In 1906 electric supply was started in the city, fire brigade was established in 1909 and in 1918, first master-plan of city was made by noted architect and town planner, Patrick Geddes. During the period of Maharaja Tukoji Rao Holkar II (1852–86) efforts were made for the planned development and industrial development of Indore. With the introduction of Railways in 1875, the business in Indore flourished till the reign of Maharaja Shivaji Rao Holkar, Maharaja Tukoji Rao Holkar III and Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Holkar.

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  Tookajee Rao Holkar II, Indore, from a drawing by Mr. W. Carpenter, Jun.," from the Illustrated London News, 1857

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  HH Tukoji Rao Holkar III, The Maharaja of Indore (1890-1978) by James Lauder, London

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  Investiture of His Highness The Maharaja Yeshwant Rao II Holkar Bahadur of Indore 9 May 1930

Post-independence

After India's independence in 1947, Holkar State, along with a number of neighbouring princely states, acceded to Indian Union. In 1948, with the formation of Madhya Bharat, Indore became the summer capital of the state. On 1 November 1956, when Madhya Bharat was merged into Madhya Pradesh, the state capital was shifted to Bhopal. Indore, a city today of nearly 2.1 million residents, has transformed from a traditional commercial urban centre into a modern dynamic commercial capital of the state.

Climate

Indore has a borderline humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa) and tropical savanna climate (Aw). Three distinct seasons are observed: summer, monsoon and winter.

Indore gets moderate rainfall of 185 to 360 millimetres (7.3 to 14.2 in) during July–September due to the southwest monsoon.

Climate data for Indore (1971–1990)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	33.9 (93)	37.9 (100.2)	41.1 (106)	44.6 (112.3)	46.0 (114.8)	45.8 (114.4)	39.9 (103.8)	35.8 (96.4)	37.4 (99.3)	37.8 (100)	37.1 (98.8)	32.9 (91.2)	46.0 (114.8)
Average high °C (°F)	26.5 (79.7)	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)	31.9 (89.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	18.2 (64.8)	20.2 (68.4)	25.3 (77.5)	30.0 (86)	32.4 (90.3)	30.1 (86.2)	26.5 (79.7)	25.1 (77.2)	26.0 (78.8)	25.3 (77.5)	21.8 (71.2)	18.8 (65.8)	25.0 (77)
Average low °C (°F)	9.8 (49.6)	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)	18.1 (64.6)	12.2 (54)	10.6 (51.1)	17.9 (64.2)
Record low °C (°F)	1.1[17]	2.8 (37)	5.0 (41)	7.8 (46)	16.7 (62.1)	18.9 (66)	18.9 (66)	18.6 (65.5)	9.0 (48.2)	6.2 (43.2)	5.6 (42.1)	1.1 (34)	2.8 (37)
Average 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)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	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
Average relative humidity (%)	46	36	25	23	33	58	79	85	73	50	44	48	50
Mean monthly sunshine hours	289.0	275.6	287.6	305.9	326.9	208.6	104.1	79.9	180.6	270.8	274.0	281.3	2,884.3
Source #1: NOAA[18]
Source #2: India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2010)[19]

Demographics

Indore is the most populous city in the Madhya Pradesh. Indore is also the largest metropolitan city in Central India. According to the 2011 census of India, the population of Indore city (the area under the municipal corporation and outgrowths) is 1,994,397.^[6] The population of the Indore metropolis (urban agglomeration that includes neighbour areas) is 2,170,295.^[7] In 2010, the city had a population density of 25,170 people per square mile (9,718/km²), rendering it the most densely populated of all municipalities with over 100,000 population in the Madhya Pradesh. 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%^[21] In Indore, 12.72% of the population is under 6 years of age (as per census 2011). The average annual growth rate of population is around 2.85% as per the statistics of census 2001. Religion-wise, according to the 2011 census reports, Hindus constitute a major of 80.02% of Indore's total population, while Muslims 7.41%, Jains 7.02%, and others 2.03%.^[22]

Hindi is the official language of the Indore city, and is spoken by majority of the population (97.6%). A number of Hindi dialects such as Bundeli, Malawi and Chhattisgarhi are also spoken. Other languages with a substantial number of speakers include Urdu, Marathi, Sindhi, Bhojpuri and Gujarati.^[23]

According to 2012 figures, around 6,000 Pakistani Hindu migrants live in the city (out of a total 10,000 in the state).^[24]

Government and jurisdiction

The administration of Indore is formed of two tiers—a city-wide, and a local tier.^[25] Most of the regions surrounding the city are administered by the Indore Development Authority (IDA). IDA works as an apex body for planning and co-ordination of development activities in the Indore Metropolitan Region (IMR) comprising Indore and its agglomeration covering an area of 398.72 km².

The IDA consists of two appointed components; the collector of the district, who has executive powers, and the IDA Board which includes a chairman appointed by Government of Madhya Pradesh, Municipal Commissioner of Indore and five members form Town and Country Planning Department, Forest Department, Public Health Engineering, Public Works Department and MP Electricity Board who scrutinise the collector's decisions and can accept or reject his budget proposals each year. The headquarters of the IDA is at Race Course Road, Indore.

Indore City has been a metropolitan municipality with a mayor-council form of government. Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) was established in 1956 under the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Palika Nigam Adhiniyam. The IMC is responsible for public education, correctional institutions, libraries, public safety, recreational facilities, sanitation, water supply, local planning and welfare services. The mayor and councillors are elected to five-year terms. The Indore Municipal Corporation is a unicameral body consisting of 69 Council members whose districts are divided into 12 zones and these zones have been further divided into 69 wards defined by geographic population boundaries.

Indore is also a seat for one of the two permanent benches of Madhya Pradesh High Court with Gwalior, the city, its agglomerates and other 12 districts of western Madhya Pradesh falls under the jurisdiction of Indore High Court.

Infrastructure

Health and medicine

Indore is home to 51 public health institutions and has a good number of private hospitals. The healthcare facilities of Indore include MY Hospital, Bombay Hospital, SAIMS, Choithram Hospital, CHL Hospital, Medanta, Apollo, Vasan and Centre for Sight.^[26]

Wi-fi

There are various companies providing paid and free Wi-fi services across the city. Reliance's Jionet^[27] became operational in November, 2013. It covers the whole city but a large number of Wi-fi towers are not working yet. It is a 4G High Speed Wi-fi service which is kept free for now but will become chargeable from 2016. Another company IM FREE WIFI is also providing free wifi service using cloud-based technology in maximum parts of the city, it is also the only company in India which uses this technology.^[28] Indore is also the second city in India to provide free Wifi across the city.^[29] AICSTL is also providing high speed free Wi-Fi service named 'Free As Air' across the Indore BRTS corridor. BSNL has also started free Wi-Fi services in prominent locations.^[30]

Transport

Air

Indore is served by the state of the art Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, about 8 km from the city. It is the busiest airport in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and also serves as a hub for international cargo.^[31]

Rail

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.

Meter gauge train stopped operating from February 2015. Indore-Mhow section is now being upgraded to broad gauge.^[32] Electrification of the Indore – Dewas – Ujjain was completed in June 2012. Ratlam-Indore broad gauge conversion completed in September 2014.^[33] Platform 1 is being upgraded to broad gauge and a modern station complex with two new platforms are being developed close to Rajkumar railway over-bridge.^[34]

Except the main Indore Junction, the city of Indore has 7 other railway stations too which are:

Station Name	Station Code	Railway Zone	Total Platforms
Lakshmibai Nagar	LMNR	Western Railway	3
Saify Nagar	SFNR	Western Railway	1
Lokmanya Nagar	LMNR	Western Railway	1
Rajendra Nagar	RJNR	Western Railway	2
Manglia Gaon	MGG	Western Railway	3
Rau	RAU	Western Railway	2
Mhow	MHOW	Western Railway	3
Patalpani	MGG	Western Railway	3

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 (Ahmedabad – Godhra - Indore)
• 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 passing through the city are:

• State Highway No. 27 (Jhalawad - Ujjain - Burhanpur)
• State Highway No. 31 (Neemach - Ratlam - Dhar)

Local transport

Indore City Bus (AC)-Indore has a well-developed transport system. Atal Indore City Transport Services Ltd, a PPP scheme operates buses and radio taxis in the city. The buses designated as City Bus operate on 36 Routes, with around 170 bus stop stations. The buses are color-coded according to their route.

Indore BRTS (iBUS)-Indore BRTS is a bus rapid transit system with air-conditioned (AC) and non-AC buses. Some of these buses are equipped with services like GPS and IVR which are used to track the position of the bus with information displayed on LED displays installed at the bus stops.

Indore Magic(Auto Rickshaw) - Indore Auto Rickshaw is a magic service for small distance travel. Daily approx 5 lakh people travel within city.

Economy

Indore is a commercial centre for goods and services.Indore had GDP of $14,000,000,000 as of 2011.^[35] The city also hosts a Global Investors' Summit which attract investors from several countries.

Major industrial areas surrounding the city include Pithampur(phase I,II,III - alone host 1500 Large, Medium and Small Industrial Set-up^[36]), Indore Special Economic Zone(around 3000 acre^[37]), Sanwer Industrial belt(1000 acre^[38]),LaxmiBai Nagar IA, Rau IA, Bhagirathpura IA, Kali Billod IA, Ranmal Billod IA, Shivaji nagar Bhindikho IA, Hatod IA,^[38] IT Parks - Crystal IT Park(5.5 lakh square feet), IT Park Pardeshipura(1 lakh square feet^[39]), Electronic Complex, Individual SEZ such as TCS SEZ, Infosys SEZ, Impetus SEZ,etc., Diamond Park,Gems and Jewellery Park, Food Park, Apparel Park, Namkeen Cluster and Pharma Cluster.

Pithampur is also known as the Detroit of India.^[40][41]

Madhya Pradesh Stock Exchange (MPSE) originally set up in 1919 is the only exchange in Central India and the third oldest stock exchange in India is located in Indore and now the National Stock Exchange (NSE) established an Investor Service Center in the city.^[42]

Infosys is setting up a new development centre at Indore at an investment of Rs 100 crore in phase one at Super corridor.^[43] Infosys demanded an area of 130 Acres to open its new facility in Indore which will employ about 13,000 people. TCS has started construction of its campus at Indore, Collabera has also announced plans to open campuses in Indore. The government of MP has also done the land allotment.^[44] Besides these, there are several small and medium size software development firms in Indore.

Education

Indore is a home to a range of colleges and schools. Indore has a large student population and is a big educational centre in central India, it also is the education hub of central India.^[45] Most primary and secondary schools in Indore are affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE); however, quite a few number of schools are affiliated with ICSE board, NIOS board, CBSEi board and the state level M.P. Board as well.

The Daly College, founded in 1870, is one of the oldest co-educational boarding school in the world, which was established to educate the rulers of the Central Indian Princely States of the 'Marathas' and Rajputs'.^[46] The Holkar Science College, officially known as Government Model Autonomous Holkar Science College was established in 1891.^[47]

Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, also known as "DAVV" (formerly known as University of Indore) is a university in Indore with several colleges operating under its aegis. It has two campuses within the city, one at Takshila Parisar (near Bhavarkuan Square)and another at Rabindra Nath Tagore Road, Indore. The university runs several departments including Institute of Management Studies School of Computer Science & Information Technology(SCSIT), (IMS), School of Law (SoL), Institute of Engineering and Technology, DAVV (IET), Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMRC), International Institute of Professional Studies (IIPS), School of Pharmacy, School of Energy & Environmental Studies - one of the primer schools for M. Tech. (Energy Management), School of Journalism and School of Futures Studies and Planning, which runs two M. Tech. Courses with specialisations in Technology Management & Systems Science & Engineering, MBA (Business Forecasting), and M. Sc. in Science & Technology Communication. The campus houses several other research and educational departments, hostels, playgrounds and cafes.

The Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College (MGMMC) is another old institution, and was formerly known as the King Edward Medical College.^[48] Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS) and Institute Of Engineering & Science IPS Academy are engineering colleges, established in 1952 and 1999 respectively.

The Prestige Institute of Management and Research is one of the premier management school in Indore.

Indore also have Private University. Oriental University is a self funded university located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was established in 2011 and is UGC approved.

Arts, music and theatre

The Yeshwant Club (named after Late HH The Maharaja Yeshwant Rao II Holkar of Indore) and Sayaji Club/Hotel (named after Late HH The Maharaja Sayaji Rao III Gaekwad of Baroda) are big sponsors for art & music and invite talents from across world. The major art centres in Indore are the Devlalikar kala Vithika, Ravindra Natya Grah (RNG), Mai Mangeshkar Sabha Grah, Anand Mohan Mathur Sabhagrah, DAVV auditorium, Brilliant Convention Centre, etc.^[49]

The city has a good Rock/Metal Music culture which is growing. Nicotine, one of the city's earliest and most renowned band is widely known for being the pioneer of Metal Music in Central India.^{[50][51][52][53][54][55]}

Media

Print media

There are about 20 Hindi dailies, 7 English dailies, 26 weeklies and monthlies, 4 quarterlies, 2 Bi-monthly Magazine, one annual paper, and one monthly Hindi language educational tabloid named "Campus Diary" published from the city. India's only magazine on pump industry Pumps India & valve magazine Valves India is published from here.^[56]

Electronic media

The radio industry has expanded with a number of private and government-owned FM channels being introduced. The FM radio channels that broadcast in the city include AIR Vividh Bharathi FM (101.6 MHz), Radio Mirchi FM (98.3 MHz), Big FM (92.7 MHz), Red FM (93.5 MHz), My FM (94.3 MHz) and AIR Gyan Vani FM (105.6 MHz). State-owned Doordarshan transmits two terrestrial television channels. Apart from these few, local broadcasting stations also exist.

Indore switched to complete digitalisation of cable TV in 2013 under second phase of digitalisation by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Siti Cable(Siti cable) is a Digital cable distribution company with 70% coverage of the city. Its central region head office is in Indore and siti cable having 7 Local channels. Indore have its own TV news channel called 'siti news' headed by News Head Anil Chouhan

Indore is covered by a network of optical fibre cables. There are three fixed telephone line operators in the city: BSNL, Reliance and 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. Doordarshan Kendra Indore with studio and transmission started from July 2000. The WittyFeed, world's second largest viral content company is also based in Indore.^[57]

Sports

Cricket is one of the most popular sports in the city. Indore is also home to the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA), Madhya Pradesh Table Tennis Association (MPTTA) and The city has one international cricket ground, the Holkar Cricket Stadium. The first cricket ODI match in state was played in Indore at Nehru Stadium.^[58]

Beside cricket, Indore is also a centre for many national and international championships. The city hosted the South Asian Billiard Championship and is a host to the three-day-long National Triathlon Championship, in which nearly 450 players and 250 sports officials belonging to 23 states take part in the action.^[59]

Indore is also a traditional centre for basketball, and is the home of India's first National Basketball Academy with an class indoor basketball stadium. Indore has successfully organised various National Basketball Championships. The major city sports stadium includes:

• Basketball - basketball complex, Basket Ball Club
• Cricket - Holkar Cricket Stadium, Nehru International Cricket Stadium, the Khalsa school stadium, the Maharajah school stadium
• Lawn tennis - Indore Tennis Club, Indore Residency Club
• Table Tennis - Nehru Stadium TT Hall, Abhay Khel Prashal
• Kabaddi - Lucky Wanderers
• Chess - SKM Chess Academy, iLEAD Chess Academy
• "Diving "- Nehru Park

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.^[60]

Festivals

All national festivals such as Holi, Gangaur, Teej, Rang panchmi, Baisakhi, Raksha Bandhan, Krishna Janmashtami, Mahavir jayanti, Navratri, Durga puja, Dussehra, Ganesh Utsav, Deepavali, Ramzan, Gudi Padwa, Bhaidooj, Eid, Christmas, Bahai Navruz on 21 March and others like Nagpanchmi, Ahilya Utsav, are celebrated with equal enthusiasm. There are many shiva temples in Indore. Mahashivratri is celebrated to a large extent in Indore. Abhivyati, Hind Rakshak and many more organisations conduct garba mahotsav open for people to watch as well as play.

Rang Panchmi

Rangapanchami is celebrated five days after Dulendi or Holi, and has much bigger importance in Indore than main Holi festival itself. and is celebrated by Indorians in their own distinct style.Here, it is celebrated like Dulendi, but natural colours with or without water are thrown out in the air or poured on others for the whole day by youngsters all over the city. On the event of the festival, the local municipal corporation sprinkles colour mixed water on the main streets of old Indore. Earlier Fire Brigade vehicles were used for this purpose. This stylised Rangapanchami celebration in Indore holds back its roots in the Holkar Reign and continues to be celebrated with the same vigour till date.^[61]

Entertainment

Indore has many malls and cinema halls. Much new entertainment will be seen in Indore in the coming months when the city will gain a roller-coster ride, a drop tower, and go-karting track along with many new sources of entertainment. Often there are circuses and magic shows set up at different places which are good sources of entertainment.^[62]

Parks and recreation

• Atal Bihari Vajpayee Regional Park also known as Pipliyapala park or Indore regional park, it is developed by the Indore Development Authority (IDA). 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. Attractions in the park include a musical fountain, jumping jet fountain, artists' village, maze, French gardens, bio-diversity garden, mist fountain, fast food zone, boating, and a mini cruise named "Malwa Queen" with two decks accommodating 80 people, a restaurant and private party rooms.
• Kamla Nehru Prani Sangrahalay or simply Indore Zoo is one of the oldest zoological parks of Indore spread over the area of 4000 sq m. Known for its species like white tigers, Himalayan bear and white peacock, Indore zoo is also a centre for reproduction, protection and exhibition of animals, plants and their habitats.

Historical places

• Rajwada Palace

Rajwada is a historical palace in Indore city. It was built by the Holkars of the Maratha Empire about two centuries ago. This seven storied structure is located near the Chhatris.

• Yeshwant Club

The Yeshwant Club came into existence in the year 1934 at the behest of late HH The Maharaja Tukoji Rao III Holkar of Indore. The Club was established for beloved son, Yuvraj Yeshwant Rao Holkar. Spread over 14 acres it isa Maratha legacy of the Holkar rulers of Indore State. Inititally the club was opened for Maratha royalty, nobility, aristocracy and the officers (Natives and British) of the Holkar State. Later its doors were opened for the business elites. Post-Indian Independence, the admission criteria was revised according to the changing times. HH Maharani Usha Devi, the daughter of late HH Maharaja Yeshwant Rao II Holkar of Indore is the Chief Patron of the Club, the Honorary Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh being the President of the Club. Today, the Club offers a unique blend of culture, sports and entertainment, which makes it one of the best-managed Clubs in the country. ^{[63][64] [65] [66] [67] [68] [69][70][71][72][73][74] [75]}

Nearby attractions

There are various places which tourists and citizens of Indore like to visit for weekends and occasion or Holidays.

Maheshwar

Maheshwar is a town in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh state It was the capital of the Malwa during reign of the Maratha Holkars till 6 January 1818, when the capital was shifted to Indore by Malhar Rao Holkar III. Maheshwar has been a centre of handloom weaving since the 5th century. Maheshwar is the home of one of India's hand loom fabric traditions. It is about 90 km from Indore and known for temples, ghats, fort and palaces.

Mandavgarh or Mandu

Mandu or Mandavgad is a ruined city in the present-day Mandav area of the Dhar district. It is about 99 km from Indore and knows for its forts, palaces and natural landscape.

Patalpani waterfall

It is 35 km from Indore^[76] towards Mhow.

Notable people from Indore

Malhar Rao Holkar - First prince from the Holkar family which ruled the state of Indore.

• Ahilya Bai Holkar - the Holkar Queen of the Maratha ruled Malwa kingdom, India.
• Yashwant Rao Holkar I - the Maharaja from Maratha Empire. Also referred as ""Napoleon Of India""
• Tukoji Rao Holkar II - son of Sardar Shrimant Santoji Rao Holkar, was the Maharaja of Indore State belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Marathas.
• Shivaji Rao Holkar - son of Maharaja Shrimant Tukojirao Holkar II and Maharani Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Parvati Bai Sahib, was the Maharaja of Indore belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Marathas.
• Tukoji Rao Holkar III - son of Maharaja Shrimant Shivajirao Holkar and Akhand Soubhagyavati Shrimant Maharani Sita Bai Sahib Holkar, was the Maharaja of Indore State belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Marathas.
• Yeshwant Rao II Holkar - The Maharaja of Indore who merged the Holkar State with the GOI.
• Colonel C.K. Nayudu – The first captain of India in Test cricket to play at Lord's.^[77]
• Captain Mushtaq Ali – Colonel Nayudu's teammate in the Holkar team and in the Indian team -born in Indore
• Rahul Dravid – Indian cricketer - Born in Indore
• Salman Khan - Born in Indore and spent childhood up to five years here.
• Salim Khan- Belonged to Indore. an Indian actor and screenwriter. In Hindi cinema, Khan is best known for being one half of the prolific screenwriting duo of Salim-Javed. He is the father of Bollywood actor Salman Khan.
• Nicotine (Metal Band), First Metal band from Indore, and pioneer of Metal Music in Central India.^{[50][51][52][53][54][55]}
• Johnny Walker - King of comedy in Indian cinema born in Indore
• Lata Mangeshkar - The "Nightingale of Bollywood" was born in Indore.
• Amir Khan - Hindustani Classical Vocalist born in Indore
• Kishore Kumar- great singer and actor studied in Christian College, Indore.^[78]
• M.F. Hussain and N.S.Bendre- famous painters spent some years in Indore studying art with Vishnu Deolalikar^[78]
• Digvijay Singh - Did his schooling from the Daly College & Graduation in Indore.
• Sumitra Mahajan - Sumitra Mahajan is an Indian politician and the incumbent Speaker of the Lok Sabha.[40] She has been representing the Indore constituency of Madhya Pradesh since 1989.
• Sneha Khanwalkar - Music Director
• Palak Muchhal - Bollywood Playback Singer and social worker from Indore.
• Aakanksha Jachak - Singer and Vocalist born in Indore
• Swanand Kirkire - Songwriter and singer born and studied in Indore.
• Narendra Hirwani – Former India cricketer lives in Sukhliya, Indore
• Amay Khurasiya - Former India cricketer lives in Janki-Nagar, Indore
• Rahat Indori - World-Famous Urdu poet and film lyricist - Born in Indore
• Kumar Pallana - Actor and vaudevillian frequently cast in Wes Anderson's films.
• Prithviraj Chavan - Prithviraj Chavan (Marathi: पृथ्वीराज चव्हाण) (born 17 March 1946) is the 22nd Chief Minister of Maharashtra, a state in Western India. Born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
• Paridhi Sharma - Known for the role of Jodha in Jodha Akbar on Zee TV
• Bharat Chawda - Bharat started his career with Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii as Ishaan on Star Plus, He also appeared in various shows Crime Patrol, Haunted Nights, Savdhaan India & Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein, he played the role in Meri Bhabhi as bobby on STAR Plus. He also act in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's production Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela as Manga
• Rocky Verma - An Indian bollywood film and television actor.^[79][80] Known for roles in Kill Dil, Kick and Action Jackson.
• Prakash Chandra Sethi - Indian Politician two times Chief Minister for Madhya Pradesh, former minister in central government: Home Minister, Defence Minister, Minister of External Affairs, Finance Minister, Railways, and Housing and Development represented Indore Loksabha constituency.
• Sandhya Agarwal - former Indian cricket team (women) captain.
• Zakir Khan, Comedian - Stand-up Comedian. Zakir is the winner of Comedy Central's 'Best Indian Stand up Comedian' competition and has co-written and hosted TV show, 'On Air with AIB' with Indian comedy group, All India Backchod.
• Kailash Vijayvargiya - National General Secretary of Bhartiya Janta Party, is from Indore.

See also

• Indore City Bus

References

Further reading

• Hunter, Cotton, Burn, Meyer. "The Imperial Gazetteer of India", 2006. Oxford, Clarendon Press. 1909.
• Plunkett, Richard. Central India. Lonely Planet, 2001. ISBN 1-86450-161-8
• "Indore." Encyclopædia Britannica. 1911 ed.
• Ek Yug Ek Purush – a Biography of Sir Siremal Bapna by Om Prakash Sharma – 1971

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Indore.

• City portal at Govt. of India info. website
• Indore travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Indore at DMOZity