About Kanpur
SOME IMPORTANT THINGS OF KANPUR
Kanpur spelled as CAWNPORE before 1948, it is the tenth most popular city in INDIA and the largest within the state of UTTAR PRADESH. It is the second largest city of the HINDI-speaking city after Delhi. It remains one of the oldest industrial townships of NORTH INDIA although it has not kept pace with IT industry growth in the rest of India due to political indifference. It has a metropolitan area of over 1,640square kilometres (630 semi) and a city area of around 829square km with a population of approximately 5 million. With this huge population city also has lot of problems with traffic and pollution. Continuous development in the city like over-bridges,sewage lines and roads caused problems to citizens for last 2 to 3 years. The status of the city was upgraded when it was included in the "COUNTER MAGNET" of NATIONA CAPITAL REGION (NCR). To tackle the traffic problem state government and local administration have planned to set up metro service in city known as KANPUR METRO. Owing to the city's industrial importance, one of the few branches of the Reserve Banks of India and Institute of Chartered Accountants of India were established in the city. It is also home to several globally recognized institutions such as,IIT Kanpur, Harcourt Butler Technological Institute (HBTI) and GSVM Medical Collage.
CULTURE HISTORY OF KANPURThe Nana Sahib with his escort. Steel engraved print, published in History of the Indian Mutiny (late 1950s).Nestled on the banks of the eternal Ganga, Kanpur stands as one of North India’s major industrial centres with its own historical, religious and commercial importance. Believed to have been founded by king Hindu Singh of the erstwhile state of Sachendi, Kanpur was originally known as "CAWNPORE". Historically, Jajmau on the eastern outskirts of present day Kanpur is regarded as one of the most archaic townships of Kanpur district. Up to the first half of the 18th century, Kanpur continued to survive
Kanpur spelled as CAWNPORE before 1948, it is the tenth most popular city in INDIA and the largest within the state of UTTAR PRADESH. It is the second largest city of the HINDI-speaking city after Delhi. It remains one of the oldest industrial townships of NORTH INDIA although it has not kept pace with IT industry growth in the rest of India due to political indifference. It has a metropolitan area of over 1,640square kilometres (630 semi) and a city area of around 829square km with a population of approximately 5 million. With this huge population city also has lot of problems with traffic and pollution. Continuous development in the city like over-bridges,sewage lines and roads caused problems to citizens for last 2 to 3 years. The status of the city was upgraded when it was included in the "COUNTER MAGNET" of NATIONA CAPITAL REGION (NCR). To tackle the traffic problem state government and local administration have planned to set up metro service in city known as KANPUR METRO. Owing to the city's industrial importance, one of the few branches of the Reserve Banks of India and Institute of Chartered Accountants of India were established in the city. It is also home to several globally recognized institutions such as,IIT Kanpur, Harcourt Butler Technological Institute (HBTI) and GSVM Medical Collage.
CULTURE HISTORY OF KANPURThe Nana Sahib with his escort. Steel engraved print, published in History of the Indian Mutiny (late 1950s).Nestled on the banks of the eternal Ganga, Kanpur stands as one of North India’s major industrial centres with its own historical, religious and commercial importance. Believed to have been founded by king Hindu Singh of the erstwhile state of Sachendi, Kanpur was originally known as "CAWNPORE". Historically, Jajmau on the eastern outskirts of present day Kanpur is regarded as one of the most archaic townships of Kanpur district. Up to the first half of the 18th century, Kanpur continued to survive