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Shri Radhakrishna TempleUnder Category:It is also known as J.K temple. Comments (0)Accommodation in KanpurUnder Category:Kanpur offers a wide choice to the travelers as far as accommodation is concerned. The travelers can choose from five stars to two star and even budget accommodation available in the city which depends on their needs and budget.. Comments (0)Getting Around in KanpurUnder Category:Kanpur can be easily accessible by local transport like Taxis, Tempo-rickshaws, Auto-rickshaws, Cycle-rickshaws, Horse Tongas and City Bus Service are also available for the same. Private taxis are available from Canal Road Taxi Stand and from various hotels and travel agencies. Rates are negotiable. Comments (0)How to Reach KanpurUnder Category:Reaching Kanpur is not a big problem as these is a geed accessibility by rail, road and air through this one can reach to Kanpur anytime. Reaching Kanpur by Air: The civilian air terminal Chakeri (Ahirwan) at Kanpur has become operational since January 1996 and is serviced by U.P. Air, Archana Airways and private airlines. Chakeri Airport is 13kms from the city centre. Apart from this, Amausi, Lucknow is another important airport which is 65 Kms from Kanpur. Flights to New Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Patna, Varanasi are available. Reaching Kanpur by Road: Kanpur is connected by road with all the major cities of the country. Buses of the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation and the SRTCs of neighbouring states connect Kanpur to various centres in the region, such as Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Agra, Unnao, Rae Bareilly, Kannauj and Jhansi. Other destinations can also be covered by this way or can use private bus services. Reaching Kanpur by Rail: There are a number of trains from all parts of India going through Kanpur. Kanpur is on the main route and is connected to all the major stations of the country by express, super-fast and passenger trains. Comments (0)Geographical Deatials in KanpurUnder Category:Area: 1040 Km² History of KanpurUnder Category:Believed to be founded by king Hindu Singh of the erstwhile state of Sachendi, Kanpur was originally known as `Kanhpur’. Historically, Jajmau on the eastern outskirts of present day Kanpur is regarded as one of the most archaic townships of Kanpur district.Upto the 1st half of the 18th century Kanpur continued to survive as an insignificant village. Its fate, however, took a new turn soon after. In May 1765, Shuja-ud-daula, the Nawab Wazir of Awadh, was defeated by the British near Jajmau. It was probably at this time that strategic importance of the site of Kanpur was realized by the British. European businessmen had by this time gradually started establishing themselves in Kanpur. In order to ensure protection to their lives and property the `Awadh local forces’ were shifted here in 1778. Kanpur passed into British hands under the treaty of 1801 with Nawab Saadat Ali Khan of Awadh. This forms a turning point in the history of Kanpur. Soon Kanpur became one of the most important military station of British India. It was declared a district on 24th March 1803. Kanpur was soon to become the epicentre of the outbreak of 1857, as some of the leading luminaries of the War of Independence hailed from here, namely - Nana Sahib, Tantiya Tope, Azimoolah Khan & Brigadier Jwala Prasad. The three strategic events of the 1857 war at Kanpur were the fight at ‘wheeler’s entrenchment’, the ‘massacre at Sati Chaura Ghat’ and the ‘Bibighar massacre’. Nana Sahib had declared independence on the 7th of June, 1857 at Kanpur. The British under Commander Hugh Wheeler retreated into a shallow earth entrenchment in the cantonment area, later known in history as ‘wheeler’s entrenchment’. The English garrison surrendered in the last week of June 1857 on terms of safe passage to Allahabad. The survivors, women & children were rescued who were imprisoned into the Savada Kotihi & later shifted to Bibighar in the cantonment magistrates’ compound. But when it became clear that relieving force under General Havelock were nearing the city and defeat was inevitable, the captives-all women & children, were massacred and their dismembered bodies buried in the well of the compound on 15th July, 1857. The Bibighar was dismantled by the British on reoccupation of Kanpur and a ‘memorial railing and a cross’ raised at the site of the well. The well is now bricked over. Only remains of a circular ridge survive, which can be still seen at the Nana Tao Park. Kanpur regained its pre-eminence as an important industrial town with the establishment of leather factories and cotton mills. The Harness and Saddler Factory was started in 1860 to supply leather products to the army while the first cotton mill was begun in 1862. From then on Kanpur has been in the forefront of the leather and cotton industry of north India. Comments (0)Overview on KanpurUnder Category:Kanpur is the largest city of Uttar Pradesh and also its most important industrial centre. It is the most important industrial centre in Uttar Pradesh where most of the visitors come to this busy crowded city for business as it is famous for leather and textile goods of fine quality. Kanpur enjoys the status of being the largest city of u. p located south west of Lucknow. Kanpur is the most industrialized region and is also an important educational center, with institutions like Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Agricultural College, Indian Institute of Technology, G.S.V.M. Medical College, National Sugar Institute and Government Textile Institute centered here. It is now one of the major industrial cities with aviation, wool and leather industries, cotton, flour and vegetable oil mills, sugar refineries and chemical works. It is situated on the southwestern bank of the river Ganga, it is also one of the most polluted cities in the world. It was one of the major centres of the Indian Revolt of 1857 which culminated in the transfer of power of the Indian Government from the English East India Company to the British Crown. Unlike other settlements along the sacred river, the ghats (river landings used for bathing and washing) of Kanpur are in a state of disrepair and of little significance to visitors. Comments (0) |
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