| Nick Name | Place |
|---|---|
| Golden City | Amritsar |
| Manchester of India | Ahmedabad |
| City of seven islands | Mumbai |
| Sorrow of Bengal | Damoda river |
| Sorrow of Bihar | Kosi River |
| Blue Mountains | Nilgiri |
| Queen of Arabian Sear | Kochi |
| Space City | Bengaluru |
| Garden City of India | Bengaluru |
| Silicon valley of India | Bengaluru |
| Electronic City of India | Bengaluru |
| Pink City | Jaipur |
| Gateway of India | Mumbai |
| Twin City | Hyderabad-Sikandarabad |
| City of festivals | Mudurai |
| Deccan Queen | Pune |
| City of Buildings | Kolkata |
| Dakshin Ganga | Godavari |
| Old Ganga | Godavari |
| Egg bowls of Asia | Andhra Pradesh |
| Soya region | Madhya Pradesh |
| Manchester of the South | Coimbator |
| City of Nawabs | Lucknow |
| Venice of the east | Kochi |
| Queen of the Mountains | Mussoorie (Uttarkhand) |
| Sacred river | Ganga |
| Hollywood of India | Mumbai |
| City of Castles | Kolkata |
| State of five rivers | Punjab |
| City of weavers | Panipat |
| City of lakes | Srinagar |
| Steel city of India | Jamshedpur (called Tatanagar) |
| City of Temples | Varanasi |
| Manchester of the north | Kanpur |
| City of Rallies | New Delhi |
| Heaven of India | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Boston of India | Ahmedabad |
| Garden of spices of India | Kerala |
| Switzerland of India | Kashmir |
| Abode of the God | Prayag (Allahabad) |
| Pittsburg of India | Jamshedpur |
Nick Names of Indian Places
Important Rivers of India
Following are the important rivers of India
| Name | Origin From | Fall into | Length (km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganges | Combined Sources | Bay of Bengal | 2525 |
| Satluj | Mansarovar Rakas Lakes | Chenab | 1050 |
| Indus | Near Mansarovar Lake | Arabian Sea | 2880 |
| Ravi | Kullu Hills near Rohtang Pass | Chenab | 720 |
| Beas | Near Rohtang Pass | Satluj | 470 |
| Jhelum | Verinag in Kashmir | Chenab | 725 |
| Yamuna | Yamunotri | Ganga | 1375 |
| Chambal | M.P. | Yamuna | 1050 |
| Ghagra | Matsatung Glacier | Ganga | 1080 |
| Kosi | Near Gosain Dham Park | Ganga | 730 |
| Betwa | Vindhyanchal | Yamuna | 480 |
| Son | Amarkantak | Ganga | 780 |
| Brahmaputra | Near Mansarovar Lake | Bay of Bengal | 2900 |
| Narmada | Amarkantak | Gulf of Khambat | 1057 |
| Tapti | Betul Distt. Of MP | Gulf of Khambat | 724 |
| Mahanadi | Raipur Distt. In Chattisgarh | Bay of Bengal | 858 |
| Luni | Aravallis | Rann of kuchchh | 450 |
| Ghaggar | Himalayas | Near Fatehabad | 494 |
| Sabarmati | Aravallis | Gulf of Khambat | 416 |
| Krishna | Western ghats | Bay of Bengal | 1327 |
| Godavari | Nasik distt. In Maharashtra | Bay of Bengal | 1465 |
| Cauvery | Brahmagir Range of Western Ghats | Bay of Bengal | 805 |
| Tungabhadra | Western Ghats | Krishna River | 640 |
Important National Highways
| National Highway | Route | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| NH-1 | Jalandhar – Uri | 663 |
| NH-1A | New Delhi-Ambala-Jalandhar-Amritsar | 456 |
| NH-2 | Delhi-Mathura-Agra-Kanpur-Allahabad-Varanasi-Kolkata | 1465 |
| NH-3 | Agra-Gwalior-Nasik-Mumbai | 1161 |
| NH-4 | Thane and Chennai via Pune and Belgaun | 1235 |
| NH-5 | Kolkata - Chennai | 1533 |
| NH-6 | Kolkata – Dhule | 1949 |
| NH-7 | Varanasi – Kanyakumari | 2369 |
| NH-8 | Delhi-Mumbai-(vai Jaipur, Baroda and Ahmedabad) | 1428 |
| NH-9 | Mumbai-Vijaywada | 841 |
| NH-10 | Delhi-Fazilka | 403 |
| NH-11 | Agra- Bikaner | 582 |
| NH-12 | Jabalpur-Jaipur | 890 |
| NH-13 | Sholapur-Mangalore | 691 |
| NH-15 | Pathankot-Samakhiali | 1526 |
| NH-17 | Panvel-Edapally | 1269 |
| NH-22 | Ambala-Shipkitr | 459 |
| NH-28 | Lucknow-Barauni | 570 |
| NH-31 | Barhi-Guwahati | 1125 |
| NH-37 | Panchratna (near Goalpara) – Saiknoaghat | 680 |
| NH-44 | Shillong-Sabroom | 630 |
| NH-49 | Cochin-Dhanshkodi | 440 |
| NH-52 | Baihata-Junction NH-47 (near Saikhoaghat) | 850 |
| NH-58 | Delhi-Mana | 538 |
| NH-65 | Ambala-Pali | 690 |
| NH-75 | Gwalior-Ranchi | 955 |
| NH-76 | Pindwara-Allahabad | 1007 |
| NH-78 | Katni-Gumla | 559 |
| NH-86 | Kanpur-Dewas | 674 |
| NH-91 | Ghaziabad-Kanpur | 405 |
| NH-150 | Aizawl-Kohima | 700 |
| NH-200 | Raipur-Chandikhal | 740 |
| NH-205 | Ananthapur-Chennai | 442 |
| NH-209 | Dindigul-Bengaluru | 456 |
| NH-211 | Solapur-Dhule | 400 |
| NH-217 | Raipur-Gopalpur | 508 |
| NH-220 | Kollam (Quilon)-Teui | 265 |
Crematorium of Famous Persons
| Place | Person |
|---|---|
| Raj Ghat | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Vijay Ghat | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| Kishan Ghat | Chaudhary Charan Singh |
| Veer Bhumi | Rajiv Ghandhi |
| Shanti Van | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| Shakri Sthal | Indira Gandhi |
| Abhay Ghat | Morarji Desai |
| Samata Sthal | Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Mahaprayan Ghat | Dr Rajendra Prasad |
| Ekta Sthal | Giani Zail Singh, Chandra Shekhar |
| Uday Bhoomi | K.R. Narayanan |
Famous Places Associated with Eminent PersonsFamous Places Associated with Eminent Persons
| Place | Person |
|---|---|
| Kapilvastu | Gautam Buddha |
| Macedonia | Alexander, the Great |
| Jalianwala Bagh | General Dyer |
| Anand Bhawan | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Chittore | Maharana Pratap |
| Haldi Ghati | Maharana Pratap |
| Sabarmati | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Sitab Diyara | Jai Prakash Narayan |
| Shantiniketan | Rabindra Nath Tagore |
| Talwandi | Guru Nanak |
| Sevagram | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Pawapuri | Mahavir |
| Kushi Nagar | Gautam Buddha |
| Ibrahim Patti | Chandra Shekhar |
| Lumbini | Gautam Buddha |
| Mecca | Prophet Mohammed |
| Waterloo | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Porbandar | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Bardoli | Sardar Patel |
| Fatehpur Sikri | Akbar, the Great |
| Puducherry | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| Belur Math | Rama Krishna Paramhans |
| Pawanar | Vinoba Bhave |
| Seringapatnam | Tipu Sultan |
| Kundgram | Mahavir |
| Jeeradei | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| Cuttack | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| Trimurti Bhawan | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Jerusalem | Jesus Christ |
| Corsica | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Trafalgar | Nelson |
Famous Nicknames of Eminent Persons
| Nickname | Person |
|---|---|
| Father of the Nation | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Bapu | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Frontier Gandhi, Badshah Khan | Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
| Grand Old man of India | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| Strong (Iron) Man of India | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| Man of Peace | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| Punjab Kesari | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| Bengal Kesari | Ashutosh Mukherji |
| Bihar Kesari | Dr. Srikrishna Singh |
| Andhra Kesari | T. Prakasam |
| Sher-e-Kashmir | Sheikh Abdullah |
| Bangabandhu | Sheikh Mujibut Rahman |
| Deshbandhu | Chitta Ranjan Das |
| Deenbandhu | C.F. Andrews |
| Lokmanya | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Loknayak | Jayaprakash Narayan |
| Jana Nayak | Karpuri Thakur |
| Rajarshee | Purushottam Das Tandon |
| Gurudev | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Guruji | M.S. Golvalkar |
| Desh Ratna | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| Ajatshatru | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| Mahamana | Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya |
| Netaji | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| Chacha | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Rajaji/C.R. | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari |
| Sparrow | Major General Rajinder Singh |
| Young Turk | Chandra Shekhar |
| Tau | Chaudhury Devi Lal |
| Sahid-e-Azam | Bhagat Singh |
| Nightingale of India | Sarojini Naidu |
| Lady with the lamp | Florence Nightinga=-09> |
| Swar Kokila | Lata Mangeshkar |
| Udanpari | P.T. Usha |
| Mother | Mother Teresa |
| Vishwa Kavi | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Kaviguru | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Sardar | Vallabhbhai Patel |
| Tota-e-Hind | Amir Khushro |
| Lal, Bal, Pal | Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal |
| Bihar Vibhuti | Dr. Anugrah Narayan Singh |
| Babuji | Jagjeevan Ram |
| Napoleon of India | Samudra Gupta |
| Shakespeare of India | Mahakavi Kalidas |
| Machiavelli of India | Chanakya |
| Akbar of Kashmir | Jainul Abdin |
| Father of Gujarat | Ravi Shankar Maharaj |
| Grandfather of Indian Films | Dhundiraj Govind Phalke |
| Morning Star of India Renaissance | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| King Maker of Indian History | Sayyed Bandhu |
| Anna | C.N. Annadurai |
| G.B.S | George Bernard Shaw |
| Haryana Hurricane | Kapil Dev |
| Little Master | Sunil Gavaskar |
| Magician of Hockey | Dhyanchand |
| Deshpriya | Yatindra Mohan Sengupta |
| Kuvempu | K.V. Puttappa |
| Little Corporal | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Man of Destiny | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Fuehrer | Adolf Hitler |
| King Maker | Earl of Warwick |
| Uncle Ho | Ho Chi Minh |
| Bard of Avon | William Shakespeare |
| Li-Kwan | Pearl Buck |
| Father of English Poetry | Geoffery Chaucer |
| Grand Old man of Britain | Willium E. Gladstone |
| Maiden Queen | Queen Elizabeth I |
| Maid of Orleans | Joan of Arc |
| Man of Blood and Iron | Otto Van Bismark |
| II Duce | Benito Mussolini |
| Desert Fox | Gen Ervin Rommel |
| Quaid-i-Azam | Md. Ali Jinnah |
National Things
National Flag : The National Flag is the horizontal
tricolor of deep saffron (kesaria) at the top, white in the middle, and
dark green at the bottom in equal proportion. At the center of the white
band is a navy blue wheel, which is a representation of the Ashoka
Chakra at Sarnath. Ratio of the width of the flag to its length is 2:3.
Design of the national flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on July 22, 1947. Its design is that
National Emblem : The National Emblem of India is derived
from the time of the Emperor Ashoka. The emblem is a replica of the Lion
of Sarnath, near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. The Lion Capital was
erected in the third century BC by Emperor Ashoka to mark the spot where
Buddha first proclaimed his gospel of peace and emancipation to the
four quarters of the universe.
There are four lions standing back to back, mounted, on an abacus with the frieze carrying sculptures in high relief of an elephant, a galloping horse, a bull and a lion separated by intervening wheels over a bell-shaped lotus. The wheel appears in relief in the centre of the abacus with a bull on right and a horse on the left and the outlines of the other wheel on extreme right and left. The bell-shaped lotus has been omitted. The words Satyameva Jayate from Mundaka Upanishad meaning. Truth Alone Triumphs inscribed below in Devanagari Script.
National Anthem : The Jana Gana Mana is the national
Anthem of India, composed by Rabindranath Tagore. It was officially
adopted by the constituent Assembly as the Indian national anthem on
January 24, 1950. It was first sung on December 27, 1911 at the Calcutta
(now Kolkata) session of the Indian National Congress. Playing time of
the full version of national anthem is approximately 52 seconds. A short
version consisting of the first and the last lines of the stanza
(playing time approximately 20 seconds) is also played on certain
occasions. The whole song consists of five stanzas.
National Song: Bankim Chandra Chatterji's composed song "Vande Mataram" was adopted as the National Song. It has an equal status with "Jana Gana Mana". It was first sung in the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress.
National Animal: Tiger is the National Animal of India. It
is symbol of India's wildlife wealth. The magnificent tiger, Panthera
tigris, is a striped animal. The combination of grace, strength and
agility and enormous power has earned the tiger its pride of place as
the national animal of India.
National Bird: The Peacock, Pavo cristatus, is the
national bird of India. Emblematic of qualities such as beauty grace,
pride. It is a colourful, swan-sized bird, with a fan-shaped crest of
feathers, a white patch under the eye and a long, slender neck.
National Sport: Hockey is the national game of India. It
is played all across India. Indian Hockey Federation(IHF) was formed on
the 7th November, 1925 at Gwalior. In Olympics, India has won the hockey
title a maximum of 8 times.
National Fuit: Mango is the national fruit of India.
Described as the "Food of the Gods", in the sacred Vedas, the fruit is
grown almost in all parts of India.
National Flower: Lotus botanically known as the Nelumbo
Nucifera is the national flower of India. It is a sacred flower and
occupies a unique position in the art and mythology of the ancient India
and has been auspicious symbol of Indian culture since time immemorial.
National Tree: Banyan Tree is the National Tree of India.
This huge tree towers over its neighbours and has the widest reaching
roots of all known trees. It is the focal point of village life.
National River: Ganga is the national river of India. It
is one of the major river in Indian sub-continent. The Ganges is
mentioned in the Rig-Veda, the earliest of the Hindu scriptures. Some of
the most important Hindu festivals and religious worship happens on the
banks of the Ganga river.
National Calender: National Calender based on Saka Era with worlds "Chaitra Pratipada"
as its first month and the first day of a normal year of 365 days was
adopted from March 22, 1957 along with Gregorian Calender for the
official purposes. Dates of the national calender, 1 'Chaitra' falling
on 22 March normally and on 21 March in leap year.
National Days: 26th January (Republic Day)
15th August (Independence Day)
2nd October (Gandhi Jayanti; Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday)
Design of the national flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on July 22, 1947. Its design is that
National Emblem : The National Emblem of India is derived
from the time of the Emperor Ashoka. The emblem is a replica of the Lion
of Sarnath, near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. The Lion Capital was
erected in the third century BC by Emperor Ashoka to mark the spot where
Buddha first proclaimed his gospel of peace and emancipation to the
four quarters of the universe. There are four lions standing back to back, mounted, on an abacus with the frieze carrying sculptures in high relief of an elephant, a galloping horse, a bull and a lion separated by intervening wheels over a bell-shaped lotus. The wheel appears in relief in the centre of the abacus with a bull on right and a horse on the left and the outlines of the other wheel on extreme right and left. The bell-shaped lotus has been omitted. The words Satyameva Jayate from Mundaka Upanishad meaning. Truth Alone Triumphs inscribed below in Devanagari Script.
National Anthem : The Jana Gana Mana is the national
Anthem of India, composed by Rabindranath Tagore. It was officially
adopted by the constituent Assembly as the Indian national anthem on
January 24, 1950. It was first sung on December 27, 1911 at the Calcutta
(now Kolkata) session of the Indian National Congress. Playing time of
the full version of national anthem is approximately 52 seconds. A short
version consisting of the first and the last lines of the stanza
(playing time approximately 20 seconds) is also played on certain
occasions. The whole song consists of five stanzas.
National Song: Bankim Chandra Chatterji's composed song "Vande Mataram" was adopted as the National Song. It has an equal status with "Jana Gana Mana". It was first sung in the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress.
National Animal: Tiger is the National Animal of India. It
is symbol of India's wildlife wealth. The magnificent tiger, Panthera
tigris, is a striped animal. The combination of grace, strength and
agility and enormous power has earned the tiger its pride of place as
the national animal of India.
National Bird: The Peacock, Pavo cristatus, is the
national bird of India. Emblematic of qualities such as beauty grace,
pride. It is a colourful, swan-sized bird, with a fan-shaped crest of
feathers, a white patch under the eye and a long, slender neck.
National Sport: Hockey is the national game of India. It
is played all across India. Indian Hockey Federation(IHF) was formed on
the 7th November, 1925 at Gwalior. In Olympics, India has won the hockey
title a maximum of 8 times.
National Fuit: Mango is the national fruit of India.
Described as the "Food of the Gods", in the sacred Vedas, the fruit is
grown almost in all parts of India.
National Flower: Lotus botanically known as the Nelumbo
Nucifera is the national flower of India. It is a sacred flower and
occupies a unique position in the art and mythology of the ancient India
and has been auspicious symbol of Indian culture since time immemorial.
National Tree: Banyan Tree is the National Tree of India.
This huge tree towers over its neighbours and has the widest reaching
roots of all known trees. It is the focal point of village life.
National River: Ganga is the national river of India. It
is one of the major river in Indian sub-continent. The Ganges is
mentioned in the Rig-Veda, the earliest of the Hindu scriptures. Some of
the most important Hindu festivals and religious worship happens on the
banks of the Ganga river.
National Calender: National Calender based on Saka Era with worlds "Chaitra Pratipada"
as its first month and the first day of a normal year of 365 days was
adopted from March 22, 1957 along with Gregorian Calender for the
official purposes. Dates of the national calender, 1 'Chaitra' falling
on 22 March normally and on 21 March in leap year.
National Days: 26th January (Republic Day)
15th August (Independence Day)
2nd October (Gandhi Jayanti; Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday)
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The National Flag is the symbol of dignity and freedom. The Central
Government has agreed to Supreme Court's suggestion to liberate the
National Flag from the mindless code which prevent citizens from
unfurling it at their surrounding areas. The Union Cabinet declared that a member of public, a private organisation or an educational institution may hoist/display the National Flag on all days and occassions, consistent with its dignity and honour. The Flag code of India, 2002, takes effect from 26 January 2002 and supersedes the 'Flag Code India' as it existed. As per the provisions of the Flag Code of India, 2002, among the restrictions are bans on as under the following :-
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