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Indore gharana is one of the vocal gharanas of Indian classical music . It was founded by Amir Khan , who studied the styles of Abdul Wahid Khan , Aman Ali Khan , Rajab Ali Khan and Abdul Karim Khan and amalgamated their style.

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63-539: Amir Khan grew up in Indore , India but he did not like the factionalism inherent in the gharana tradition. In an interview to Akashvani , Indore , he said: In fact I want only one gharana in classical music, which should be termed as Hindustani Music, and it should have different departments. These are gharanas. If the main thing is kept in this form, then our mutual recriminations with respect to music will be reduced. Many separate styles were formed out of one style of

126-416: A biennial global investors' summit, which attracts investors from several countries. Major industrial areas surrounding the city include: Pithampur (phases I, II and III alone host 1,500 large, medium and small industrial set-ups ), Indore Special Economic Zone (around 3,000 acres/ 4.7 square miles/ 1,214 hectares ), Industrial Area at Dewas I, II & III (around 745 acres/ 1.15 square miles/ 300 hectares)

189-606: A blend of Maharashtrian, Malwi, Rajasthani and Gujarati influence. The street food of the city is especially popular. Two of the most noteworthy street food places in Indore are Chappan Dukan and Sarafa Bazaar . As part of the Smart City project, the Chappan Dukan area has been developed as a smart food street. The cost of this project is ₹ 40 million and has been implemented in a 45-day period. Sarafa Bazaar, which

252-513: A change in the name. Ahilyabai Holkar moved the state's capital to Maheshwar in 1767, but Indore remained an important commercial and military center. Ahalyabai Holkar is fondly remembered as a noble, saintly and courageous woman. She ruled the kingdom of Indore (which was then part of the wider Maratha Empire ) for several decades. Her rule is remembered as a golden age in Indore's history. From an agricultural background herself, she married Khande Rao, prince of Indore. Thereafter, she resided in

315-442: A day, of which 650 MT is wet waste and 465 MT is dry waste . The municipality has 100% door to door collection and segregation. The city has a Centralized Processing Unit situated at Devguradia, Nemawar Road over an area of 146 acres . Waste collected at the garbage transfer stations in city is weighed, compressed and moved to this site for final processing. Indore also set up a Plastic Collection Centre (PCC) to reuse and recycle

378-552: A division of the Madhya Pradesh Police , is under the direct control of Department of Home Affairs. The government of Madhya Pradesh is the law enforcement agency in Indore. Indore district is divided into 39 police stations and seven police outposts. In 2012, it was reported that the Police Commissionerate system would be implemented in Indore, but this did not pan out because of tussle between

441-419: A gharana, as in the case of languages. Many languages came out of one language, similarly styles and gharanas were formed in music. Nowadays, I am singing in the name of "Indore gharana". Performances in the Indore gharana are noted by the vilambit tempo in the style of Abdul Wahid Khan , and the taans reminiscent of Rajab Ali Khan . The merukhand structure is similar to that practiced by Aman Ali Khan of

504-465: A number of influential musicians including Sultan Khan (sarangi player) have developed their music under 'Indore gharana' influence. Indore Indore ( / ɪ n ˈ d ɔːr / ; ISO : Iṁdaura, Hindi: [ɪn̪d̪ɔːr] ) is the largest and most populous city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh . It is the commercial hub of Madhya Pradesh. It is consistently ranked as

567-450: A report from August 2018, Indore achieved 100% treatment of the faecal matter generated in the city. The city has 3 sewage treatment plants (STPs), which includes a Sequencing Batch Reactors with a capacity of 245 MLD, the largest in the world, as well as a 78 MLD and 12 MLD Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket reactor at Kabitkhedi and a third with a capacity of 122 MLD. As of 2019, Indore generates over 1,115 metric tons (MT) of garbage

630-426: Is 190 km (120 mi) west of the state capital of Bhopal . It is 57 km (35 mi) from Ujjain and 35 km (20 mi) from Dewas . Indore had a census-estimated 2011 population of 1,994,397 (municipal corporation) and 3,570,295 ( urban agglomeration ). The city is distributed over a land area of just 530 square kilometres (200 sq mi), making Indore the most densely populated major city in

693-509: Is India's only night street-food market, attracts large crowds from the city and tourists from various places. Indore is also notable for its wide variety of namkeen s or savoury items and has many popular namkeen stores across the city. Most popular food items of Indore include poha, kachori, samosa, jalebi, gulab jamun, rabdi, gajak, imarti, bhel, pani puri, hot dog, egg banjo, moong bhajiya, moong daal halwa, dahi wada, sabudana khichdi, sabudana wada, dhokla , jeeravan, and sev. The city

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756-501: Is also a seat for one of the two permanent benches of Madhya Pradesh High Court with Gwalior , the city, its agglomerates, and other 12 districts of western Madhya Pradesh falls under the jurisdiction of Indore High Court . Most of the regions surrounding the city are administered by the Indore Development Authority (IDA). IDA works as an apex body for planning and co-ordination of development activities in

819-864: Is debatably the most vegetarian city in India; nearly 49% of population is vegetarian at some level. [1] Archived 28 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine Indore State Indore State was a kingdom within the Maratha Confederacy ruled by the Maratha Holkar dynasty . After 1857, Indore became a 19- gun salute princely state within the Central India Agency of the Indian Empire under British protection. Indore State

882-720: Is in the close proximity to Indore (around 35 km), on NH-3 section between Agra- Bombay Road. Sanwer industrial belt (1,000 acres/ 1.6 square miles/ 405 hectares ), Laxmibainagar Industrial Area, Rau Industrial Area, Bhagirathpura Industrial Area, Kali Billod Industrial Area, Ranmal Billod Industrial Area, Shivajinagar Bhindikho Industrial Area, Hatod Industrial Area. The city also has IT Parks, Crystal IT Park (550,000 square feet), Pardeshipura IT Park (100,000 square feet ), Electronic Complex, and Individual Special Economic Zones (SEZs) such as TCS SEZ, Infosys SEZ, Impetus SEZ, Diamond Park, Gems and Jewelry Park, Food Park, Apparel Park, Namkeen Cluster and Pharma Cluster. Pithampur near Indore

945-647: Is known as the Detroit of Madhya Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh Stock Exchange (MPSE) was set up in 1919. It is the only stock exchange in Central India and the third oldest stock exchange in India. It is located in Indore. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has established an Investor Service Center in the city. TCS has officially started an offshore development center in Indore with a total campus area of around 1.5 million square feet. Collabera has also announced plans to open campuses in Indore. Infosys

1008-695: Is named after its Indreshwar Mahadev Temple, where Indra is the presiding deity. It is believed that Indra himself did Tapasya (meditation) in this place and led sage Swami Indrapuri to establish the temple. Later, Tukoji Rao Holkar who belonged to the Holkar clan of the Marathas and was the feudatory of Indore, renovated the temple. Gupta Empire inscription mentions Indore as city/town of Indrapura in Gupta Indore Copper plate inscription dated 146 Gupta era or 465 CE. These are also some of

1071-686: Is represented in the parliament through the Indore Lok Sabha constituency , which covers most of the district. In May 2019, Shankar Lalwani of Bharatiya Janata Party , who is also the chairman of the Indore Development Authority, had been elected as the Member of Parliament from Indore. As per delimitation from 2008 , Indore city is represented in the state assembly constituency through 5 Constituencies, election for which last took place in 2018: The Indore Police ,

1134-559: Is setting up a new development center at Indore at an investment of Rs. 1 billion in Phase I at Super Corridor. Infosys demanded an area of 130 acres (53 hectares) to open its new facility in Indore which will employ about 13,000 people. The government of MP has done the land allotment. Impetus, headquartered in Los Gatos, California, USA , with multiple offshore offices in Indore, has started operations at its 25-acre land, procured from

1197-538: Is the most populous city in Madhya Pradesh. It is also the largest metropolitan city in Central India. According to the 2011 census of India, the population of Indore city (the area under the municipal corporation and outgrowths) was 1,994,397. The population of the Indore metropolis ( urban agglomeration that includes neighbouring areas) was 2,170,295. In 2011, the city had a population density of 25,170 people per square mile (9,718 per square km), rendering it

1260-491: The Bhendibazaar gharana . The khayal gayaki in the 'Indore gharana' retains the slow development and restraint from frills as in the dhrupad . Mohan Nadkarni says of Amir Khan's music that whereas Bade Ghulam Ali Khan 's music was extroverted and exuberant, Amir Khan 's music was an introverted, dignified 'darbar' style Amir Khan's conviction about the importance of poetry in khyal compositions (he used to compose under

1323-648: The Holkars were defeated by the British during the Third Anglo-Maratha War , in the Battle of Mahidpur by which the capital was again moved from Maheshwar to Indore. A residency with British residents was established at Indore, but Holkars continued to rule Indore State as a princely state mainly due to efforts of their Dewan Tatya Jog. During that time, Indore has established the headquarters of

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1386-579: The Indian Union on 1 January 1950. The territories of the state became part of the new Indian state of Madhya Bharat . The kings of Indore held the title of ' Maharaja ' Holkar. The rulers of the state were entitled to a 19 gun salute by the British authorities. The Holkar State Darbar (Court) was composed of many Jagirdars , Sardars , Istamuradars, Mankaris and Zamindars . • 1879 -1884: Bakshi Khuman Singh (C.S.I.) British Residents of

1449-620: The Maratha Holkar dynasty, until they acceded to the Union of India . Indore functions as the financial capital of Madhya Pradesh and was home to the Madhya Pradesh Stock Exchange till its derecognition in 2015. Indore has been selected as one of the 100 Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under the Smart Cities Mission . It also qualified in the first round of Smart Cities Mission and

1512-605: The Peshwa at Nalchha on 18 May 1724, and acceded to his demand of collecting chauth from the area. The Peshwa returned to the Deccan , but left Malhar Rao Holkar at Indore to oversee the chauth collection. The Marathas maintained friendly relations with Nandlal Chaudhary, who held influence over the local Sardars (chiefs). In 1728, they defeated the Mughals decisively in the battle of Amjhera , and consolidated their authority in

1575-545: The British Central Agency. Ujjain was originally the commercial centre of Malwa. But the British administrators such as John Malcolm decided to promote Indore as an alternative to Ujjain because the merchants of Ujjain had supported anti-British elements. In 1906 electric supply was started in the city, the fire brigade was established in 1909, and 1918, the first master-plan of the city was made by noted architect and town planner, Patrick Geddes . During

1638-514: The IAS and IPS officers in the state. The bill was proposed again in 2018 and has been criticised by NewsClick. The system has not been implemented as of 2020, although there has been talk of it. As of 4 September 2013, the Divisional commissioner is Dr Pawan Kumar Sharma. In Feb 2020, the new Director General of Police became Vivek Johri while SSP Indore is Harinarayan Chari Mishra. Indore

1701-591: The Indian Union. On 1 November 1956, when Madhya Bharat was merged into Madhya Pradesh , Indore became part of the newly formed state. Indore a city today of nearly 4.5 million (2018) residents, has been transformed from a traditional commercial urban centre into the modern dynamic commercial capital of the state. Indore lies on a borderline between a tropical savanna climate ( Aw ) and a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification Cwa ). Because of its high elevation and inland location even during

1764-593: The Indore Metropolitan Region (IMR) comprising Indore and its agglomeration covering an area of 398.72 km (153.95 sq mi). Primarily, IDA develops new residential areas. During the early stage of development of such areas, the IDA is responsible for developing basic infrastructure. Once a sizeable number of plots are sold, the area is formally transferred to the IMC, which is then responsible for

1827-550: The Marathas, led by Santaji Bhonsale , invaded Malwa again, but were unsuccessful this time. By 1720, the headquarters of the local pargana were transferred from Kampel to Indore, due to the increasing commercial activity in the city. In 1724, the Marathas under the new Peshwa Baji Rao I , launched a fresh attack on the Mughals in Malwa. Baji Rao I himself led the campaign, accompanied by his lieutenants Udaji Rao Pawar , Malhar Rao Holkar and Ranoji Scindia . The Mughal Nizam met

1890-598: The Mughal Amil (administrator) of Kampel. The Amil fled to Ujjain , and the local zamindars agreed to pay Chauth to the Marathas. The chief zamindar, Nandlal Chaudhary (later known as Nandlal Mandloi), paid a chauth of around Rs. 25,000 to the Marathas. Jai Singh II , the Mughal Governor of Malwa, reached Kampel on 8 May 1715, and defeated the Marathas in a battle near the village. The Marathas came back in early 1716, and raided Kampel in 1717. In March 1718,

1953-547: The Royal Palace. Later, she was trained in statecraft and accompanied the army to war on many occasions. At that time the Maratha Empire (which was founded by Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhonsale ) was at the apex of its power. There were frequent battles and skirmishes, both against foreigners as well as internal feuds. In one such battle in 1754, Ahalyabai's husband was killed. Her aged father-in-law ( Malhar Rao )

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2016-595: The SEZ. Besides these, there are several small and medium-sized software development firms in Indore. Webgility, a San Francisco-based ecommerce company that has had a presence in Indore since 2007, opened a 16,000 square-foot campus at NRK Business Park in 2017. Accenture has also opened the office in Vijay Nagar area. Nagarro and Persistent Systems also had the presence in Indore. Pinnacle Industries has an EV manufacturing unit at Indore. Indore's culinary culture has

2079-649: The Swachhta Survekshan 2021. Indore became the only Indian city to be selected for International Clean Air Catalyst Programme. The project, with cooperation of the Indore Municipal Corporation and the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board, will be operated for a period of five years to purify the air in the city. Gupta inscriptions name Indore as "Indrapura". It is believed that the city

2142-550: The area over the next few years. On 3 October 1730, Malhar Rao Holkar was appointed as the Maratha chief of Malwa . The local zamindars, who had the title of Chaudhari , came to be known as Mandloi s (after mandal , an administrative unit) during the Maratha reign . The Holkar dynasty of the Marathas, which controlled the region, conferred the title of Rao upon the local zamindar family. After Nandlal died, his son Tejkarana

2205-457: The central government sanctioned 70 crores under the AMRUT scheme to overhaul the water facilities. Indore used to receive 350 MLD of water from Jalud pumping station on Narmada river; while in 2019 the quantity reduced by 100 MLD, as of 2020 it has regained its capacity. The municipality supplies around 450 MLD water through piped connections to parts of the town on alternate days, other parts of

2268-569: The central province. Modern-day Indore traces its roots to its 16th-century founding as a trading hub between the Deccan and Delhi . It was founded on the banks of the Kanh and Saraswati rivers. The city came under the Maratha Empire , on 18 May 1724, after Peshwa Baji Rao I assumed the full control of Malwa . During the days of the British Raj, Indore State was a 19 Gun Salute (21 locally) princely state (a rare high rank) ruled by

2331-412: The city (out of a total 10,000 in the state). Indore has a city government, or municipality , with a mayor-council form of government. In 1870, the first municipality was constituted in Indore. Bakshi Khuman Singh( Commander In Chief) of Holkar State Army was appointed as chairman. Indore municipality became the first city to have an elected municipal government responsible for the welfare and growth of

2394-537: The city government is headed by the Mayor and the incumbent Mayor is Pushya Mitra Bhargava. As per a report from the Free Press Journal , Indore was notified in 2018 for not having constituted ward committees. The executive wing is headed by Pratibha Pal, the municipal commissioner of Indore, who is also the first female commissioner of the city. On 8 May 2020, the budget for of ₹ 4,763 crore for 2020–21

2457-499: The city have shortage of water. The urban poor and unauthorised slum area face a massive shortage of water, and need to purchases private water in drums, or need to have to access private tubewells. A joint study done by UN Habitat , IMC and WaterAid mapping poverty surveyed 176545 households (approximately 1/3rd of the households in the city), and found that 72% of the households did not have access to piped water supply. As of 2012, Indore generated nearly 240 MLD of sewage. As per

2520-560: The city's plastic waste and also installed a plastic cleansing machine known as a 'Phatka Machine'. Indore is a commercial center for goods and services. As per the official records released by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics (Madhya Pradesh), the GDP (nominal) of Indore District is estimated at Rs. 64,813 crores for the year 2020–21. While its per-capita nominal GDP was recorded at INR 1,51,101 in 2020–21. The city also hosts

2583-593: The city. In the year 1956, during the reorganisation of states, Indore was included in Madhya Pradesh , and later that same year, was declared a municipal corporation . Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) is spread over an area of 269 square km. The Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) is a unicameral body consisting of 69 Council members whose districts are divided into 12 zones and these zones had been further divided into 69 wards defined by geographic population boundaries. In 2014, 29 villages were added into

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2646-658: The cleanest city in India. It serves as the headquarters of both the Indore District and the Indore Division . It is also considered the state education hub and houses campuses of both the Indian Institute of Technology and the Indian Institute of Management . Located on the southern edge of Malwa Plateau , at an average altitude of 553 meters (1,814 ft) above sea level, it has the highest elevation among major cities of Central India. The city

2709-644: The collector's decisions and can accept or reject his budget proposals each year. The role of IDA is to implement the master plan for Indore prepared by the Town and Country Office, Bhopal. The headquarters of the IDA is at Race Course Road, Indore. Electricity in Indore is supplied by the Madhya Pradesh Paschim Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited, the state's agency. Major source of water in Indore are Narmada River and overhead tanks . In 2016,

2772-452: The earliest mentions of Indore where the city is mentioned as 'Indrapura'. Indrapura (modern day Indore) was then known for its sun temple, where in 464–65 CE, Gupta king Skandagupta had made an endowment for the permanent maintenance of the city's sun temple. The temple was constructed by two merchants of the city – Achalavarman and Bhṛikuṇṭhasiṁha. During the Mughal era , the area under

2835-568: The fold of the municipality. In 2015, 23 more villages were added. After these inclusions, the number of wards went up to 85, and zones 19. The mayor and councillors are elected to five-year terms. The municipal or local elections to Indore Municipal Corporation were last held in 2015. The next elections were to be held early in 2020, but as per a report from February 2020, these have not happened, although preparation of voter rolls and ward reservation happened later in July. The elected wing of

2898-465: The founding ruler of the Holkar dynasty. His daughter-in-law Ahilyabai Holkar moved the state's capital to Maheshwar in 1767, but Indore remained an important commercial and military centre. After the defeat of the Holkar rulers in the Third Anglo-Maratha War , an agreement was signed on 6 January 1818 with the British and the Indore State became a British protectorate . The Holkar dynasty

2961-485: The hottest months the nights are relatively cool, which is known as Shab-e-Malwa . Three distinct seasons are observed: summer, monsoon and winter. The coldest temperature was 1.1 °C (34.0 °F) on 27 December 1936. Indore gets moderate rainfall of 700 to 800 millimetres (28 to 31 in) during June–September due to the southwest monsoon . Indore has been ranked 6th best “National Clean Air City” (under Category 1 >10L Population cities) in India. Indore

3024-548: The increasing commercial activity in the city. On 18 May 1724, the Nizam accepted the rights of the Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao I to collect chauth (taxes) from the area. In 1733, the Peshwa assumed full control of Malwa and appointed his commander Malhar Rao Holkar as the subahdar of the province. On 29 July 1732, Bajirao Peshwa-I granted Holkar State by granting 28 and a half parganas to Malhar Rao Holkar,

3087-512: The maintenance of the infrastructure in the area. The IDA consists of two appointed components; the collector of the district , who has executive powers, and the IDA Board which includes a chairman appointed by Government of Madhya Pradesh , Municipal Commissioner of Indore and five members form Town and Country Planning Department, Forest Department, Public Health Engineering, Public Works Department and MP Electricity Board who scrutinise

3150-587: The modern Indore district was equally divided between the administrations ( sarkar s) of Ujjain and Mandu . Kampel was the headquarters of a mahal (administrative unit) under the Ujjain sarkar of Malwa Subah (province). The area of the modern Indore city was included in the Kampel pargana (administrative unit). In 1715, the Marathas invaded this region (Mughal territory) and demanded chauth (tax) from

3213-498: The most densely populated of all the municipalities with population over 100,000 in Madhya Pradesh . As per the 2011 census, 1,502,775 were literates, which translates to 75.4% of the total population, with an effective literacy rate (of population 7 years and above) 85.5%, with male literacy of 89.8% and female literacy was 81.2%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes populations in 2011 were 309,229 and 54,075, respectively. The total number of households were 404711. Majority of

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3276-459: The pen name, Sur Rang), has also marked the singing of the 'Indore gharana'. Characteristics of the Indore gharana include: After Amir Khan's death in a car accident in Kolkata in 1974, the "Indore gharana" has become a powerful stream in modern Hindustani music. Direct disciples of Amir Khan included Pandith Amarnath , Shankar Lal Mishra, Kankana Banerjee, Purvi Mukherjee, and others. However,

3339-574: The period of Maharaja Tukoji Rao Holkar II (1852–86) efforts were made for the planned development and industrial development of Indore. With the introduction of Railways in 1875, the business in Indore flourished during the reigns of Maharaja Shivaji Rao Holkar , Maharaja Tukoji Rao Holkar III and Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Holkar . The Holkar State Darbar (Court) was composed of many Jagirdars , Sardars , Istamuradars, Mankaris and Zamindars . After India's independence in 1947, Holkar State, along with several neighbouring princely states, acceded to

3402-522: The population are Hindus (80.18%), followed by significant populations of Muslims (14.09%) and Jains (3.25%). Hindi is the official language of Indore city, it is spoken by a majority of the population. A number of Hindi dialects such as Malvi , Nimadi and Bundeli are spoken in decent numbers. Other languages with substantial number of speakers include Marathi , Urdu , Sindhi , Gujarati , Punjabi and Bengali . According to 2012 figures, around 6,000 Pakistani Hindu migrants live in

3465-422: The railways that had been introduced in the state in 1875. In 1926, Maharaja Tukoji Rao III Holkar XIII abdicated after being implicated in a murder case involving a court dancer and her lover. After the independence of India in 1947, Indore State, along with a number of neighbouring princely states, acceded to India. Yashwant Rao Holkar II , the last ruler of the state, signed the instrument of accession to

3528-507: The ruler of Indore after the death of her son with Khande Rao. Ahilya Bai was a great pioneer and builder of Hindu temples who constructed hundreds of temples and Dharmashalas throughout India. She is specially renowned for refurbishing and reconsecrating some of the most sacred sites of Hindu pilgrimage that had been desecrated and demolished in the previous century by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb including: In 1818,

3591-561: Was able to continue to rule Indore as a princely state mainly owing to the efforts of Dewan Tatya Jog. The capital was moved from Maheshwar to Indore on 3 November 1818 and the Indore Residency , a political residency with a British resident, was established in the city. Later, Indore would be established as the headquarters of the British Central India Agency . In 1906, electrical infrastructure

3654-586: Was accepted as the Mandloi of Kampel by the Peshwa Baji Rao I . The pargana was formally granted to Malhar Rao Holkar by merging 28 and one-half Pargana by the Peshwa in 1733. The pargana headquarters were transferred back to Kampel during his reign. After his death, his daughter-in-law Ahilyabai Holkar moved the headquarters to Indore in 1766. The tehsil of Kampel was converted into Indore tehsil by

3717-805: Was approved for the civic body. Major sources of revenue for the municipality include collection of property tax, water tax, rent. Indore municipality follows the guidelines as per the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporations Act 1956 Archived 20 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine , as well as the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961 . The IMC is responsible for public education, correctional institutions, libraries, public safety, recreational facilities, sanitation, water supply, local planning, and welfare services. Indore city

3780-474: Was installed in the city while a fire brigade was established in 1909. By 1918, the first master plan of the city was drawn by architect and town planner Patrick Geddes . During the period of Maharaja Tukoji Rao Holkar II (1852–86), efforts were made for the planned development and industrial development of Indore. During the reigns of Maharaja Shivaji Rao Holkar , Maharaja Tukoji Rao Holkar III , and Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Holkar , business flourished thanks to

3843-440: Was located in the present-day Indian state of Madhya Pradesh , with its capital at the city of Indore . The state had an area of 24,605 km and a population of 1,325,089 in 1931. Other important towns besides Indore were Rampura , Khargone , Maheshwar , Mehidpur , Barwaha , and Bhanpura ; there were a total of 3,368 villages. By 1720, the headquarters of the local pargana was transferred from Kampel to Indore due to

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3906-555: Was selected as one of the first twenty cities to be developed as Smart Cities. Indore has been part of the Swachh Survekshan since its inception and had ranked 25th in 2016. It has been ranked as India's cleanest city seven years in a row as per the Swachh Survekshan for the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Meanwhile, Indore has also been declared as India's first 'water plus' city under

3969-483: Was shattered at the death of his son. He summoned Ahalyabai, who he loved deeply, and said: "You are now my son. I wish that you look after my kingdom". Malhar Rao Holkar died in 1766, 12 years after the death of his son Khande Rao. Malhar Rao's grandson and Khande Rao's only son Male Rao Holkar became the ruler of Indore in 1766, under Ahilya Bai's regency, but he too died within few months in April 1767. Ahilya Bai became

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