INDORE

ĭndôrˈ, city and former native state, W central India. The state is now part of Madhya Pradesh state. The region contains extensive forests and much building stone. Indore was established c.1728 by Malhar Rao Holkar, a soldier in the service of the Marathas and the founder of the ruling dynasty. In 1818, Indore became tributary to the British. Indore, city (1991 pop. 1,109,065), on the Malwa plateau near the Vindhya escarpment, became important in the late 18th cent. It was the capital of the maharajas of Indore and is the site of their imposing palace. Indore is a commercial and industrial center. Manufactures include chemicals, tiles, cement, iron and steel, furniture, hosiery, sporting goods, and automobiles. Indore has several colleges and a medical school.

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books on: Indore  - 202 results

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The Story of the Integration of the Indian States
Book by V. P. Menon; Longmans, Green, 1956
Subjects: Constitutional History--India, State Governments--India
...maintains men of science; the Resident of Indore is a person of elegant tastes and the...rulers of Kashmir, Baroda, Patiala, Indore, Bikaner, Bhopal, Rewa, Alwar, Nawanagar...only to severe limitations. Mysore and Indore, which were levying corporation tax...
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Patrick Geddes, Maker of the Future
Book by Philip Boardman; The University of North Carolina Press, 1944
Subjects: Geddes, Patrick--Sir--1854-1932
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Caste and Kinship in Central India: A Village and Its Region
Book by Adrian C. Mayer; University of California Press, 1960
Subjects: Caste--India
...requirements in a village when I arrived in Indore, the capital of Madhya Bharat State...than either the fifteen-mile pull of Indore, or the half-dozen-mile pull around the...major rulers in Malwa. Holkar took Indore as capital, which little by little displaced...
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An F. Scott Fitzgerald Encyclopedia
Book by Robert L. Gale; Greenwood Press, 1998
Subjects: Authors, American--20th Century--Biography--Encyclopedias, Fitzgerald, F. Scott--(Francis Scott)--1896-1940--Encyclopedias
...Hobby. In "Pat Hobby, Putative Father", he asks Pat to escort Sir Singrim Dak Raj and his nephew Prince John Brown Hobby Indore around the lot. In "Pat Hobby Does His Bit", Bemers and George Hilliard must hire Pat to complete a film in which he accidentally...
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India and Pakistan: A General and Regional Geography
Book by O. H. K. Spate; Methuen, 1954
Subjects: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
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"Seeds That May Have Been Planted May Take Root": International Aid Nurses and Projects of Professionalism in Postindependence India, 1947-65
Journal article by Madelaine Healey; Nursing History Review, Vol. 16, 2008
Subjects: Ayurvedic medicine, Education, Health services, Hospital systems, Leadership, Medicine, Nongovernmental organizations--NGOs, Professionals, State government, Working conditions
...be difficult to change."76 At the Indore and Jaipur colleges of nursing, the problems were even more serious. The Indore College of Nursing, opened in 1958...dilapidated building. State support at both Indore and Jaipur was sporadic and unreliable...
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Calendar
Journal article; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 109, 2001
...December, Sun-Tue. International Congress of Chemistry and Environment. Indore, India. Information: Shankar Lal Gargh, Sector A/80, Scheme 54, Vijay Nagar, A.B. Road, Indore-452 010 (M.P.) India, 0731-552837, e-mail: chemjyot@sancharnet.in, Internet...
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Hybrid Earth Air Duct System for Cooling of an Auditorium
Journal article by S.S. Aggarwal, Shree Kumar, Ishwar Chand; Architectural Science Review, Vol. 47, 2004
...system-Sensitivity analysis, Proc. 23rd National renewable energy convention, Indore, 1999, pp. 313-316. 7. A. TROMBE and L. SERESS: Air earth...chimney. Proc. 23rd National renewable energy convention 1999, Indore, pp. 279-283. 11. M. CHANDRA and J.S. PURI: Cooling and heating...
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Calendar
Journal article; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 109, 2001
...December, Sun-Tue. International Congress of Chemistry and Environment, Indore, India. Information: Shankar Lal Gargh, Sector A/80, Scheme 54, Vijay Nagar, A.B. Road, Indore-452 010 (M.P.) India, 0731-552837, e-mail: chemjyot@sancharnet.in, Internet...
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Calendar
Journal article; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 109, 2001
...December, Sun-Tue. International Congress of Chemistry and Environment. Indore, India. Information: Shankar Lal Gargh, Sector A/80, Scheme 54, Vijay Nagar, A.B. Road, Indore-452 010 (M.P.) India, 0731-552837, e-mail: chemjyot@sancharnet.in, Internet...
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Exhibitions
Magazine article; PSA Journal, Vol. 72, August 2006
...Circuit Chairman PHOTOLOVERS, 220, Saket, Indore, 452018, India; E-mail: mailto:photoloversindia...Saxena, ARPS, AFIAP, photolovers 220 Saket Indore 452018 India; E-mail photoloversindia...PHOTOLOVERS--Mr. Suumit Sakksena, B-220 Saket, Indore 452018, India; E-mail: photoloversindia...
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Exhibitions
Magazine article; PSA Journal, Vol. 72, September 2006
Subjects: Art exhibitions--Management, Art--Exhibitions, Art--Management, Photographic Society of America--Management, Photography--Exhibitions
...Circuit Chairman PHOTOLOVERS, 220, Saket, Indore, 452018, India; E-mail: mailto:photoloversindia...Saxena, ARPS, AFIAP, photolovers 220 Saket Indore 452018 India; E-mail photoloversindia...PHOTOLOVERS--Mr. Suumit Sakksena, B-220 Saket, Indore 452018, India; E-mail: photoloversindia...
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Aga Khan Awards 1998
Magazine article; The Architectural Review, Vol. 204, November 1998
Subjects: Architectural design--Achievements and awards, Architecture, Islamic--Achievements and awards
...so in premiating the reinvigoration of Indore (p62) and the renaissance of the old town...degradation. Particularly in the case of Indore, the most sophisticated modern technology...designers (the person responsible for the Indore project was a civil engineer) provided...
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Exhibitions
Magazine article; PSA Journal, Vol. 73, September 2007
Subjects: Exhibitions
...and Water) Suumit Sakksena, B-220 Saket, Indore 452018, India; E-mail: photoloversindia...Judgings)--Mr. Suumit Sakksena, 8-220 Saket, Indore 452018, India; E-mail: photoloversindia...Sudhir Saxena, ARPS, AFIAP, B-220 Saket, Indore (M.P.), India 452018. Email: photoloversindia...
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Exhibitions
Magazine article; PSA Journal, Vol. 73, July 2007
Subjects: Images, Photographic--Exhibitions, Photographic Society of America--Laws, regulations and rules, Photographic Society of America--Membership, Photographs--Exhibitions, Photography--Exhibitions
...and Water) Suumit Sakksena, B-220 Saket, Indore 452018, India; E-mail: photoloversindia...CIRCUIT 2007--Suumit Sakksena, B-220 Saket, Indore (M.P.), 452018, India, Email: photoloversindia...Judgings); Sudhir Saxena, B-220 Saket, Indore 452018, India; email: photoloversindia...
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Goddess for the Day in Adorable Indore; Monisha Bharadwaj Tours One of India's Undiscovered Gems. and Enjoys Divine Encounter with a Stranger
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), April 2, 2006
Goddess for the Day in Adorable Indore; Monisha Bharadwaj Tours One of Indias...child growing up in Mumbai I had heard of Indore as a historical little city, famous for...with a work engagement for my husband. Indore seemed very busy, with lots of social...
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Classy Yuvraj Puts Indians in Charge; Hot Streak: Yuvraj Singh Celebrates His Second Consecutive Century, Which Included 15 Fours, against England in Indore Today
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), November 17, 2008
...Consecutive Century, Which Included 15 Fours, against England in Indore Today. Byline: David Lloyd YUVRAJ SINGH made England suffer...after Stuart Broad had threatened to be the star of the show in Indore. Three days after launching the sevenmatch limited overs series...
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Cricket: Playing Safe on Ashes Injuries
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), April 17, 2006
...Injuries. Byline: By Richard Gibson in Indore David Graveney says England will not...spare at the Maha-rani Usha Raje ground in Indore, extending their record run of success...Indias seven-wicket win over England in Indore on Saturday Dravid regains his ground...
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Cricket: England Head Home after Being Outclassed Again
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), April 17, 2006
...Again. Byline: BY RICHARD GIBSON in Indore ENGLAND return home on the back of a comprehensive...Claydon 5-37) SATURDAY: One Day International Indore England 288 (P D Collingwood 64, K P Pietersen...players after their seventh One Day defeat in Indore
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Flawed England Handed Another One-Day Lesson
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), November 18, 2008
...England Handed Another One-Day Lesson. Byline: Myles Hodgson Indore ENGLANDS formula for one-day success was brutally exposed for...his side slip to defeat in the second One Day International in Indore Pictures: PA; EASY RIDER: Indias Yuvraj Singh gets a ride with...
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encyclopedia articles on: Indore  - 4 results

 
 
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Indore
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
INDORE indor , city and former native state, W central India...region contains extensive forests and much building stone. Indore was established c.1728 by Malhar Rao Holkar, a soldier...Marathas and the founder of the ruling dynasty. In 1818, Indore became tributary to the British. Indore, city (1991 pop...
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Madhya Bharat
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...comprised 25 former princely states. In 1956 it was incorporated into Madhya Pradesh state. Gwalior was the winter capital; Indore was the summer capital. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia...
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Marathas
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Marathas, finally subduing them in 1818. The major states of the Maratha confederation included Baroda , Gwalior , and Indore . During the nationalist period, Marathas played a leading part. See J. G. Duff, History of the Mahrattas (rev. ed. 1921...
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India
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...million people: Ahmadabad , Bangalore (Bengaluru), Bhopal , Chennai (Madras), Coimbatore , Delhi , Hyderabad , Indore , Jaipur , Kanpur , Kochi (see under Cochin ), Kolkata (Calcutta), Lucknow , Ludhiana , Madurai , Mumbai, Nagpur...


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