Kalburgi

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  ?Kalburgi (Gulbarga)
ಕಲಬುರ್ಗಿ(ಗುಲ್ಬರ್ಗ)
Karnataka • India
Coordinates: 17°19′60″N 76°49′60″E / 17.3333, 76.8333
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 454 m (1,490 ft)
Division Gulbarga
District(s) Gulbarga
Municipal commissioner
Codes
• Pincode
• Telephone
• Vehicle
• 585101
• +91 8472
• KA32

Coordinates: 17°19′60″N 76°49′60″E / 17.3333, 76.8333

Kalburgi (Gulbarga) (Kannada: ಕಲಬುರ್ಗಿ(ಗುಲ್ಬರ್ಗ)) is a town in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Gulbarga District, and of Gulbarga Division. Gulbarga is 613 km north of Bangalore and well connected by road to Bijapur, Hyderabad, Solapur and Bidar. A railway line connecting the southern part of India to Mumbai and Delhi passes through Gulbarga.

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[edit] History

History of Gulbarga dates back to the 6th century when the Rashtrakutas gained control over the area, but the Chalukyas regained their domain and reigned for over two hundred years. The Kalachuri who succeeded them ruled till the 12th century. Around the close of the 12th century the Yadavas of Devagiri and the Hoysalas of Halebidu took control of the district. About the same period the Kakatiya dynasty kings of Warangal came into prominence. The present Gulbarga District and Raichur District formed part of their domain.

The Kakatiya power was subdued in 1321, and the northern Deccan, including the district of Gulbarga, passed under the control of the Muslim Sultanate of Delhi. The revolt of the Muslim officers appointed from Delhi resulted in founding of the Bahmani Sultanate in 1347 by Hassan Gangu, who chose Gulbarga to be his capital. When the Bahmani dynasty came to an end, the kingdom broke up into the five independent Deccan sultanates, Bijapur, Bidar, Berar, Ahmednagar and Golconda. The present Gulbarga district came partly under Bidar and partly under Bijapur. With the conquest of the Deccan by Aurangezeb in the 17th Century, control of Gulbarga passed to the Mughal Empire. In the early part of the 18th Century, when Mughal Empire was declining, Asaf Jah I, a general of Aurangzeb, became independent and formed state of Hyderabad in which a major part of Gulbarga area was also included.

In 1948 Hyderabad state was annexed to the newly-independent Indian Union, and in 1956 the Indian state of Hyderabad was partitioned among neighboring states along linguistic lines. Most of Gulbarga district became part of Mysore state, later renamed Karnataka, excluding two taluks which were annexed to Andhra Pradesh.

In 2005, Gulbarga was renamed as Kalburgi, following a national trend in going back to the pre-british names of cities. the name Gulbarga is still in common usage and likely to be for while. At the same time, ten other cities in Karnataka were renamed marking the Kannada Rajyotsava day.

The 10 cities are: Bengalooru (Bangalore), Mysooru (Mysore), Mangalooru (Mangalore), Chikmagalooru (Chikmagalur), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Belagaavi (Belgaum), Kalburgi (Gulbarga), Hubballi (Hubli), Hosapete (Hospet) and Tumakooru (Tumkur).

Gulbarga has 10 Talukas, they are Aland, Gulbarga, Sedam, Afzalfur, Shahapur, Chincholi, Yadagiri, Jewargi, Surapur and Chittapur. Gulbarga district is border of Maharastra and Andra Pradesh.

[edit] Geography

Gulbarga is located at 17.33° N 76.83° E[1]. It has an average elevation of 455 metres (1492 feet).

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The weather in Gulbarga constitutes of 3 main seasons. The summer which spans from late February to mid June. It is followed by the south west monsoon which spans from the late June to late September. It is then followed by dry winter weather till the mid January.

Temperatures during the different seasons are

Summer : 40oC to 48oC
Monsoon: 27oC to 34oC
Winter : 10oC to 26oC


[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census[2], Gulbarga had a population of 427,929. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gulbarga has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 60%. In Gulbarga, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.


[edit] Transport

Gulbarga is well connected via road and rail from Bangalore & other major cities in South India.

[edit] Local Transport

Taxis and auto richshaws are available for getting around in the city.

[edit] Long Distance Bus Routes

Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) runs the long distance bus services from Gulbarga to other parts of the state. The Bidar-Srirangapatna State high way made road transportation easy to travel between Bangalore and other neighboring states[like Andra Pradesh,Maharashtra,Goa].Gulbarga is connected by road to most places in south and west India. Some of these are Hyderabad (220 km), Bangalore (623 km), Bijapur (160 km), Bidar (120 km), Basavakalyan (80 km). And also there are many private bus services which are key players for running Volvo buses between Bangalore and Gulbarga.

[edit] Railways

Gulbarga is served by a major rail line and is well connected by trains to all major parts of India. Some of the trains from Bangalore to Delhi , Ahmadabad,Rajkot and Mumbai & Mumbai to Hyderabad,Chennai,Kanyakumari and Trivandrum pass through Gulbarga.

[edit] Air

The nearest airport is in Hyderabad (220 km). Now Govt of Karnataka has sanctioned new Airport to the Gulbarga City.Land aquisation is almost over.Construction is expected to begin in 2008.

[edit] Economy

Agriculture is the main source of income here. Though the land here is dry , much of the farming is dependent on rains (non-irrigated).

Gulbarga is one of the largest red grams producing areas in the State and has the largest dal mills. The main soil found in the district is black soil, which facilitates the cultivation of crops like jowar, groundnut, rice, sugarcane, sunflower, wheat, cotton, linseed and pulses. The Upper Krishna Project in the district is a major irrigational venture.

Some of the major industries in the region are textile, leather and chemical industries. Other major industry is cement, Birla group's Vasavadatta cement plant is located in [Sedam], Rajashree cement is located in [Malkhed], ACC cement in [Wadi] which are considered as some of the major cluster of cement industries in India.

The next major source of income now is IT as most of the Professionals after completing there academics move to IT hubs such as Bengalooru, Hyderabad etc. Gulbarga is condsiered as one of the most backward region in the country, this is because of lack interest by the government and the politicians in development and economic welfare of our region.

Government has to take few steps to address the basic problems like food, water and education of the rural people. There are only two classes of people here, the very poor and the very rich.

[edit] Education

Gulbarga developed as an educational hub from the late 1950s, at a time were there were very few centres for higher learning in the country. The Hyderabad Karnatake Education Society, a privately held trust, set up a series of educational institutions beginning with an Engineering collge, which continue to be rated quite well.[3] Gulbarga has a university Gulbarga University established in 1980. Its jurisdiction extends to the five districts of Gulbarga, Bidar, Raichur, Bellary and Koppal. Earlier it was a post-graduate centre of Karnatak University, Dharwad since 1970. The main campus is situated on a 860 acres of land, 6 kilo meters east of Gulbarga city. It has 37 post-graduate departments and 4 post-graduate centres located at Krishnadevarayanagar, Bellary, Raichur and Bidar. Another post-graduate centre at Basavakalyan is on the anvil. The University enrols about 3500 students every year for various post-graduate, M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes in various disciplines. There are about 200 faculty members and about 700 technical and non-technical supporting staff. There are 230 colleges affiliated to this University which enrol graduate/diploma courses in arts, fine arts, music, social sciences, science & technology, commerce, education and law.

Gulbarga is famous for its educational institutes like Hydrabad Karnataka Education society [1] and Sri Sharanabasaveshwara institutes which has several school & colleges(both UG & PG) in Gulbarga and N.V institutes which has several school & colleges(both UG & PG) since from 1907 in Gulbarga .


MBA / MCA Colleges:

  • Doddappa Appa Institute of Business Management,
  • Gulbarga University Campus,
  • ICFAI MBA College

Engineering Colleges:

Medical, Dental & Homoeopathic colleges:

  • Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College[MRMC]
  • Khaja Banda Nawaz Medical College
  • Shri S.Nijalingappa Dental College
  • Al- Badar Rural Gulbarga Dental College
  • Homoeopathic Medical College,Gulbarga

Biotechnology Colleges:

  • Vishwesharayya College BSc Biotechnology.
  • Deccan Biotech college

& many more

Polytechnic colleges

  • HKE's Polytechnic(boys-system manju!)
  • N.V.Polytechnic
  • Government Polytechnic

[edit] Politics

Gulbarga is home for the two ex-chief ministers of Karnataka namely Late Veerendra Patil (1968-1971,1988-1990) and Dharam Singh (2004-2006) both belonging to the Congress party.

[edit] Attractions

Gulbarga's old moated fort is in a much deteriorated state, but it has a number of interesting buildings inside including the Jama Masjid, reputed to have been built by a Moorish architect during the late 14th or early 15th century who imitated the great mosque in Cordoba, Spain. The mosque is unique in India, with a huge dome covering the whole area, four smaller ones at the corners, and 75 smaller still all the way around. The fort itself has 15 towers. Gulbarga also has a number of imposing tombs of Bahmani kings, a shrine to an important Muslim saint , Sharana Basaveshwara Temple ,Sri Sai baba temple, Sri Ram Mandir and Sri Bhavani shankar temple(Sri Sadashiv maharaj).

Sri Kshetra Gangapur is a famous pilgrimage center of God Sri Sadguru Dattarya, situated very close to Gulbarga. Thousands of pilgrims visit Gulbarga during the annual festival held at the holy shrine of Khwaja Bande Nawaz Darga to commemorate his death anniversary.similarly SB's annual fare will fall on march celeberated .

peoples of tha city itself.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gulbarga
  2. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
  3. ^ Check the college rating first. hindu.com (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-20.


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