Gulbarga
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Gulbarga is a city in the India
n state of Karnataka
. It is the administrative headquarters of Gulbarga District
. It was formerly part of Nizam's Hyderabad state
. Gulbarga is 200 km from Hyderabad and 623 km north of Bangalore
.
s gained control over the area around present-day Gulbarga, but the Chalukyas regained their domain and reigned for over two hundred years. Around the close of the 12th century, the Yadavas of Devagiri and the Hoysalas
of Halebidu took control of the district. The present Gulbarga District
and Raichur District
formed part of their domain.
The city of Gulbarga was founded by the Bahmani Sultans in the 14th century as their capital. The northern Deccan, including the district of Gulbarga, passed under control of the Sultanate of Delhi. The revolt of the officers appointed from Delhi resulted in founding of the Bahmani Sultanate
in 1347 by Hassan Gangu, who chose Gulbarga (Ahsenabad during this period) to be his capital.
From 1724 to 1948 Gulbarga was part of Hyderabad state
ruled by the famous Nizams.
It was integrated into India in September 1948 after the Indian army defeated the Nizam.
GULBARGA was known as 'KALBURGI' in former days which means stony land in Kannada. Gulbarga district is situated in the northern part of Karnataka State. In the earlier days, Gulbarga was a district of Hyderabad Karnataka area and became a part of Karnataka State after re-organization of states.
Recorded history of this district dates back to the 6th Century A.D. The Rashtrakutas gained control over the area but the Chalukyas regained their domain within a short period and regained supreme for over two hundred years. The Kalahari's who succeeded them ruled till the 12th Century AD. Around the close of the 12th century.
The Yadavas of Devagiri and the Hoysalas of Dwarasamadra destroyed the supremacy of the Chalukyas and kalachuris. About the same period the kakatiya kings of Wrangle came into prominence and the present Gulbarga and Raichur districts formed part of their domain. The Kakatiya power was subdued in 1321 AD and the entire Deccan including the district of Gulbarga passed under the control of the Emperors of Delhi.
The revolt of the officers appointed from Delhi resulted in founding of the Bahmani kingdom in 1347 AD, by Hassan Gangu who chose Gulbarga to be his capital. When the Bahmani dynasty came to an end, the kingdom broke up into five independent Sultanates and the present Gulbarga district came partly under Bidar and partly under Bijapur.
With the conquest of the Deccan by Aurangezeb in the 17th century, Gulbarga passed back to the Mughal Empire. In the early part of the 18th century when Mughal Empire was declining Asaf Jha a general of Aurangzeb became independent and formed the Hyderabad State in which a major part of Gulbarga area was also included. In 1948 Hyderabad state became a part of Indian Union and in 1956, excluding two talukas which were annexed to Andhra Pradesh the remaining talukus of Gulbarga district became part of New Mysore State.
Gulbarga is 613 km north of Bangalore and well connected by road to Bijapur, Hyderabad and Bidar. Train from southern part of India to Mumbai and Delhi passes through Gulbarga. The government has given green signal for airport. The Airport is under construction near a village called Srinivas Saradagi (named after Srinivas temple in that village). Shri Kshetra Gangapur an well known pilgrimage of God Shri Sadguru Dattarya is very close from Gulbarga. The climate of the district is generally dry and healthy with temperature ranging from 5c to 45c and an annual rainfall of about 750mm. The entire district is situated in Deccan Plateau and the general elevation ranges from 300 to 750 meters above MSL.
Two main river, Krishna and Bhima, also flow in the district. The predominant type of soil in the district is black soil. The district has a large number of tanks which in addition to the river irrigate the land. The Upper Krishna Project is major irrigational venture in the district. Jowar, groundnut, rice, and pulses are the main crops. Gulbarga an industrially backward district is presently showing signs of growth in the Cement, textile, leather and chemical industries sectors. Gulbarga has a University with Medical and Engineering Colleges.
This town was the Bahmani capital form 1347 until its transfer to bidar in 1428 Later the kingdom broke up into a number of smaler kingdoms - Bijapur, Bidar, berar, Ahmednager and Golconda. The last of these, Golconda, finally fell to Aurangzeb in 1687. Gulbarg's old moated fort is in a much teteriorated state, but it has a number of interesting buildings inside including the Jama Masjid, reputed tohave 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 and the Sharana Basaveshwara Temple.
Temperatures during the different seasons are:
, Gulbarga had a population of 427,929. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. 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.
Places of religious importance in Gulbarga are the Khwaja Bande Nawaz
Dargah, Sharanabasaveshwar Temple, Buddha Vihar and Sheikh Roza Dargah. Devotees from all over the world visit these places of worship.
Tahari is similar to pulao and is very popular in Gulbarga. Tahri is prepared by adding the meat to the rice, as opposed to the traditional Biryani
where the rice is added to the meat.
Malpuri:
Malpuri also known as "mamu ki malpuri" is quite famous sweet of gulbarga.
Jolada Rotti:
Jolada Rotti/Jowari Bhakri (Known as Sorghum in western world) is the staple diet of the region. It is prepared from jowar flour. Jolada Rotti or Jwarichi Bhakri is served with a traditional curry and spiced peanut powder. Generally, the food in Gulbarga is believed to be very spicy when compared with the rest of the state.
Hoorana Holige :
This is a sweet which is a specialty in the place and prepared on all festivals. It is kind of stuffed pancake. Chickpeas and Jaggery are ground and stuffed into wheat flour and then cooked. This is served with Mango pulp as a side dish.
s are available for getting around the city at fairly reasonable rates. NEKRTC city buses circulate within the city and also travel to the nearby towns and villages.
(KSRTC) runs a bus service to other cities and villages. There are also various private bus services. The Bidar
-Srirangapatna
state highway made travel easy to Bangalore
, and neighboring states of Maharashtra
, Goa
. There are many private services running Volvo buses between Bangalore and Gulbarga, and between Mumbai and Gulbarga.
, Mumbai
, Delhi
, Chennai
, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad
, Trivandrum, Kanyakumari
, Pune
, Bhubaneswar
, Bhopal and Agra
.
Poojya Doddappa Appa of Hyderabad Karnataka Education Society, understood the importance of education to women so they started educational institutes for girls which is the first girls school of karnataka in 1930s. Later they started many educational institutes which are now the top educational institutes of this region. Sharnbaswappa appa the current president of the sangha promoted the educational institutes and started two engineering colleges, Appa Institute of Engineering and Technology and Godutai women engineering college along with many educational programs for current trends.
Also Gulbarga has a university, Gulbarga University
, established in 1980. Its jurisdiction extends to the six districts of Gulbarga
, Yadgir district
Bidar
, Raichur
, Bellary and Koppal
. Earlier it was a post-graduate centre of Karnatak University, Dharwad since 1970. The main campus is situated on 860 acres (3.5 km²) of land, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) 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 enrolls 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 with this University which enroll graduate/diploma courses in arts, fine arts, music, social sciences, science and technology, commerce, education and law. There are several institutions which offer a good education in the field nursing, to name some Vijaykumar College of Nursing, H.K.E Societies C.O.N, Al kareem, al qamar, etc.
The City also hoists the Karnataka Central University. Gulbarga is known as the 'City of Education' for its institutions managed by private as well as the government sectors.
(1968–1971, 1988–1990) and Dharam Singh
(2004–2006); both belonged to the Congress party. Dr Neeraj Patil who served as " Mayor of The London Borough of Lambeth" is originally from Gulbarga.
The current member of Parliament from Gulbarga is Mallikarjun Kharge
. He is India's Minister of Labour and Employment.
The members of the State Legislative Assembly are Qamar ul Islam
(Gulbarga North), Smt.Aruna Devi Chandrashekhar Patil Revoor (Gulbarga South) and Revu Naik Belamgi (Gulbarga Rural).
The Uttaradi Matha
of the Dwaita School of philosophy of Madhvacharya
. The remains of one of its most prominent saints, Sri Jayatirtha, are buried in a Brindavana here. He was a commentator of the celebrated aNuvyakhyana of Madhvacharya, which itself is a commentary upon the Brahma Sutras
. For this commentary, called Nyaya Sudha, he is popularly known as Teekacharya.
Apart from the religious attractions, Gulbarga also has entertainment attractions like Shetty's Talkie Town multiplex (a value based division of Fun Cinemas) which has 4 screens in total with all facilities for quality entertainment, located on Aland road in Gulbarga.
A new mall is under development on Darga Road, Jagat, Gulbarga. A cinema theatre called "Tirandaz Talkies" was formerly located at this place.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state of Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
. It is the administrative headquarters of Gulbarga District
Gulbarga District
Gulbarga district is one of the 30 districts of Karnataka state in southern India. Gulbarga city is the administrative headquarters of the district...
. It was formerly part of Nizam's Hyderabad state
Hyderabad State
-After Indian independence :When India gained independence in 1947 and Pakistan came into existence in 1947, the British left the local rulers of the princely states the choice of whether to join one of the new dominions or to remain independent...
. Gulbarga is 200 km from Hyderabad and 623 km north of Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
.
History
In the 6th century, the RashtrakutaRashtrakuta
The Rashtrakuta Empire was a royal dynasty ruling large parts of the Indian Subcontinent between the sixth and the 10th centuries. During this period they ruled as several closely related, but individual clans. Rastrakutas in inscriptions represented as descendants of Satyaki, a Yadava well known...
s gained control over the area around present-day Gulbarga, but the Chalukyas regained their domain and reigned for over two hundred years. Around the close of the 12th century, the Yadavas of Devagiri and the Hoysalas
Hoysala Empire
The Hoysala Empire was a prominent South Indian Kannadiga empire that ruled most of the modern day state of Karnataka between the 10th and the 14th centuries. The capital of the Hoysalas was initially located at Belur but was later moved to Halebidu....
of Halebidu took control of the district. The present Gulbarga District
Gulbarga District
Gulbarga district is one of the 30 districts of Karnataka state in southern India. Gulbarga city is the administrative headquarters of the district...
and Raichur District
Raichur district
Raichur District is an administrative district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located in the northeast part of the state and is bounded by Yadgir district in the north, Bijapur and Bagalkot district in the northwest, Koppal district in the west, Bellary district in the south, Anantapur...
formed part of their domain.
The city of Gulbarga was founded by the Bahmani Sultans in the 14th century as their capital. The northern Deccan, including the district of Gulbarga, passed under control of the Sultanate of Delhi. The revolt of the officers appointed from Delhi resulted in founding of the Bahmani Sultanate
Bahmani Sultanate
The Bahmani Sultanate was a Muslim state of the Deccan in southern India and one of the great medieval Indian kingdoms...
in 1347 by Hassan Gangu, who chose Gulbarga (Ahsenabad during this period) to be his capital.
From 1724 to 1948 Gulbarga was part of Hyderabad state
Hyderabad State
-After Indian independence :When India gained independence in 1947 and Pakistan came into existence in 1947, the British left the local rulers of the princely states the choice of whether to join one of the new dominions or to remain independent...
ruled by the famous Nizams.
It was integrated into India in September 1948 after the Indian army defeated the Nizam.
GULBARGA was known as 'KALBURGI' in former days which means stony land in Kannada. Gulbarga district is situated in the northern part of Karnataka State. In the earlier days, Gulbarga was a district of Hyderabad Karnataka area and became a part of Karnataka State after re-organization of states.
Recorded history of this district dates back to the 6th Century A.D. The Rashtrakutas gained control over the area but the Chalukyas regained their domain within a short period and regained supreme for over two hundred years. The Kalahari's who succeeded them ruled till the 12th Century AD. Around the close of the 12th century.
The Yadavas of Devagiri and the Hoysalas of Dwarasamadra destroyed the supremacy of the Chalukyas and kalachuris. About the same period the kakatiya kings of Wrangle came into prominence and the present Gulbarga and Raichur districts formed part of their domain. The Kakatiya power was subdued in 1321 AD and the entire Deccan including the district of Gulbarga passed under the control of the Emperors of Delhi.
The revolt of the officers appointed from Delhi resulted in founding of the Bahmani kingdom in 1347 AD, by Hassan Gangu who chose Gulbarga to be his capital. When the Bahmani dynasty came to an end, the kingdom broke up into five independent Sultanates and the present Gulbarga district came partly under Bidar and partly under Bijapur.
With the conquest of the Deccan by Aurangezeb in the 17th century, Gulbarga passed back to the Mughal Empire. In the early part of the 18th century when Mughal Empire was declining Asaf Jha a general of Aurangzeb became independent and formed the Hyderabad State in which a major part of Gulbarga area was also included. In 1948 Hyderabad state became a part of Indian Union and in 1956, excluding two talukas which were annexed to Andhra Pradesh the remaining talukus of Gulbarga district became part of New Mysore State.
Gulbarga is 613 km north of Bangalore and well connected by road to Bijapur, Hyderabad and Bidar. Train from southern part of India to Mumbai and Delhi passes through Gulbarga. The government has given green signal for airport. The Airport is under construction near a village called Srinivas Saradagi (named after Srinivas temple in that village). Shri Kshetra Gangapur an well known pilgrimage of God Shri Sadguru Dattarya is very close from Gulbarga. The climate of the district is generally dry and healthy with temperature ranging from 5c to 45c and an annual rainfall of about 750mm. The entire district is situated in Deccan Plateau and the general elevation ranges from 300 to 750 meters above MSL.
Two main river, Krishna and Bhima, also flow in the district. The predominant type of soil in the district is black soil. The district has a large number of tanks which in addition to the river irrigate the land. The Upper Krishna Project is major irrigational venture in the district. Jowar, groundnut, rice, and pulses are the main crops. Gulbarga an industrially backward district is presently showing signs of growth in the Cement, textile, leather and chemical industries sectors. Gulbarga has a University with Medical and Engineering Colleges.
This town was the Bahmani capital form 1347 until its transfer to bidar in 1428 Later the kingdom broke up into a number of smaler kingdoms - Bijapur, Bidar, berar, Ahmednager and Golconda. The last of these, Golconda, finally fell to Aurangzeb in 1687. Gulbarg's old moated fort is in a much teteriorated state, but it has a number of interesting buildings inside including the Jama Masjid, reputed tohave 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 and the Sharana Basaveshwara Temple.
Climate
The weather in Gulbarga consists of three main seasons. The summer spans from late February to mid-June. It is followed by the southwest monsoon, which spans from late June to late September. It is then followed by dry winter weather until mid-January.Temperatures during the different seasons are:
- Summer : 40 to 48 °C
- Monsoon: 25 to 37 °C
- Winter : 07 to 27 °C
Demographics
As of the 2001 India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Gulbarga had a population of 427,929. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. 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.
Places of religious importance
There are beautiful temples in and around Gulbarga to visit namely: Shri Sharanbasveshwar Temple, Shri Kshetra Ganagapur(Ganagapura), a well known pilgrimage of God Shri Sadguru Dattatreya Narasimha Saraswati, Sri. Hulakantheshwar Temple (Herur. B), and the Ghathargi Bhagamma Temple (Afzalfur Taluk) located on the bank of Bhima river.Places of religious importance in Gulbarga are the Khwaja Bande Nawaz
Khwaja Bande Nawaz
Syed Muhammad Hussaini, commonly known as Hazrat Khwaja Banda Nawaz Gaisu Daraz , was a famous Sufi saint from India of the Chishti Order, who advocated understanding, tolerance and harmony among various religious groups.Gaisu Daraz was a murid of the noted Sufi saint of Delhi, Hazrat Nasiruddin...
Dargah, Sharanabasaveshwar Temple, Buddha Vihar and Sheikh Roza Dargah. Devotees from all over the world visit these places of worship.
Cuisine
TAHARI :Tahari is similar to pulao and is very popular in Gulbarga. Tahri is prepared by adding the meat to the rice, as opposed to the traditional Biryani
Biryani
Biryani, biriani, or beriani is a set of rice-based foods made with spices, rice and meat, fish, eggs or vegetables. The name is derived from the Persian word beryā which means "fried" or "roasted"....
where the rice is added to the meat.
Malpuri:
Malpuri also known as "mamu ki malpuri" is quite famous sweet of gulbarga.
Jolada Rotti:
Jolada Rotti/Jowari Bhakri (Known as Sorghum in western world) is the staple diet of the region. It is prepared from jowar flour. Jolada Rotti or Jwarichi Bhakri is served with a traditional curry and spiced peanut powder. Generally, the food in Gulbarga is believed to be very spicy when compared with the rest of the state.
Hoorana Holige :
This is a sweet which is a specialty in the place and prepared on all festivals. It is kind of stuffed pancake. Chickpeas and Jaggery are ground and stuffed into wheat flour and then cooked. This is served with Mango pulp as a side dish.
Transport
Gulbarga is well connected by road and rail to Bangalore, Mumbai,Hyderabad and other major cities. The airport is under construction near a village called Srinivas Saradagi(named after Srinivas temple in that village).Local transport
Auto rickshawAuto rickshaw
An auto rickshaw or three-wheeler is a usually three-wheeled cabin cycle for private use and as a vehicle for hire. It is a motorized version of the traditional pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw...
s are available for getting around the city at fairly reasonable rates. NEKRTC city buses circulate within the city and also travel to the nearby towns and villages.
Long-distance bus routes
Karnataka State Road Transport CorporationKarnataka State Road Transport Corporation
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation or KSRTC is the state owned road transportation company in Karnataka.-About:KSRTC was set up in the year 1961 under the provisions of Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. The Government of India is also...
(KSRTC) runs a bus service to other cities and villages. There are also various private bus services. The Bidar
Bidar
Bidar is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the north-eastern part of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Bidar District....
-Srirangapatna
Srirangapatna
Srirangapatna is a town in Mandya district of the Indian state of Karnataka...
state highway made travel easy to Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, and neighboring states of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, Goa
Goa
Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
. There are many private services running Volvo buses between Bangalore and Gulbarga, and between Mumbai and Gulbarga.
Railways
Gulbarga is served by a major rail line and is well connected by trains to all major parts of India such as BangaloreBangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, Chennai
Chennai
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, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
, Trivandrum, Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is also sometimes referred to as Cape Comorin. Located at the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula, it is the geographical end of the Indian mainland. The district in Tamil Nadu where the town is located is called Kanyakumari...
, Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
, Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar is the capital of the Indian state of Orissa, officially Odisha. The city has a long history of over 2000 years starting with Chedi dynasty who had Sisupalgarh near present-day Bhubaneswar as their capital...
, Bhopal and Agra
Agra
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.
Education
The establishment of the Bi Bi Raza Girls’ School by the Khaja Education Society in 1958 heralded a new era of educational empowerment for girls among the Muslim community in Gulbarga district.The Khaja Education society which is celebrating its 50th year of existence runs 16 educational institutions, including a medical and engineering college.Poojya Doddappa Appa of Hyderabad Karnataka Education Society, understood the importance of education to women so they started educational institutes for girls which is the first girls school of karnataka in 1930s. Later they started many educational institutes which are now the top educational institutes of this region. Sharnbaswappa appa the current president of the sangha promoted the educational institutes and started two engineering colleges, Appa Institute of Engineering and Technology and Godutai women engineering college along with many educational programs for current trends.
Also Gulbarga has a university, Gulbarga University
Gulbarga University
- Institution :Gulbarga University was a post graduation centre of Karnatak University, India. In 1980 The Government of Karnataka enacted a law and gave it the status of university....
, established in 1980. Its jurisdiction extends to the six districts of Gulbarga
Gulbarga District
Gulbarga district is one of the 30 districts of Karnataka state in southern India. Gulbarga city is the administrative headquarters of the district...
, Yadgir district
Yadgir district
Yadgir district is one of the 30 districts of Karnataka state in southern India. This district was carved out from the erstwhile Gulbarga district as the 30th district of Karnataka on 10 April 2010. Yadgir town is the administrative headquarters of the district...
Bidar
Bidar District
Bidar is a district of Karnataka state in southern India. The historic city of Bidar is the administrative centre of the district. The district is located in the northeastern corner of the state, near the borders with Andhra Pradesh to the east and Maharashtra to the north and west...
, Raichur
Raichur district
Raichur District is an administrative district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located in the northeast part of the state and is bounded by Yadgir district in the north, Bijapur and Bagalkot district in the northwest, Koppal district in the west, Bellary district in the south, Anantapur...
, Bellary and Koppal
Koppal district
Koppal district is an administrative district in the state of Karnataka in India. In the past Koppal was referred to as 'Kopana Nagara'. Hampi, a World heritage center, covers some areas of Koppal District. It is situated approximately 38 km away...
. Earlier it was a post-graduate centre of Karnatak University, Dharwad since 1970. The main campus is situated on 860 acres (3.5 km²) of land, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) 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 enrolls about 3500 students every year for various post-graduate, M.Phil. and Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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programmes in various disciplines. There are about 200 faculty members and about 700 technical and non-technical supporting staff. There are 230 colleges affiliated with this University which enroll graduate/diploma courses in arts, fine arts, music, social sciences, science and technology, commerce, education and law. There are several institutions which offer a good education in the field nursing, to name some Vijaykumar College of Nursing, H.K.E Societies C.O.N, Al kareem, al qamar, etc.
The City also hoists the Karnataka Central University. Gulbarga is known as the 'City of Education' for its institutions managed by private as well as the government sectors.
Politics
Gulbarga has been home to two ex-chief ministers of Karnataka, namely Veerendra PatilVeerendra Patil
Veerandra Patil was Chief Minister of Karnataka state of India twice. The first time was from 1968 - 1971; and the second time was almost 20 years later from 1989 - 1990. He was elected several times from Chincholi assembly constituency of Gulbarga district to Karnataka state legislative assembly...
(1968–1971, 1988–1990) and Dharam Singh
Dharam Singh
Narayan Dharam Singh , , was the 17th Chief Minister of Karnataka state in India and a former Lok Sabha member. He was sworn into office on May 28, 2004, and left office on February 3, 2006. He represents Congress in the state. The coalition government formed by the Congress with the help of...
(2004–2006); both belonged to the Congress party. Dr Neeraj Patil who served as " Mayor of The London Borough of Lambeth" is originally from Gulbarga.
The current member of Parliament from Gulbarga is Mallikarjun Kharge
Mallikarjun Kharge
Mallikarjun Kharge, is an Indian politician and currently the Union Minister of Labour and Employment of the Republic of India. He is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India...
. He is India's Minister of Labour and Employment.
The members of the State Legislative Assembly are Qamar ul Islam
Qamar ul Islam
Qamar ul Islam is a 5 time MLA from the state of Karnataka. He started his political career in 1978 and was elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly during the terms 1978-83, 1989-1994, 1994-96, 1999-2004 and 2008. He was the cabinet minister for Housing and Labour in the administration led by...
(Gulbarga North), Smt.Aruna Devi Chandrashekhar Patil Revoor (Gulbarga South) and Revu Naik Belamgi (Gulbarga Rural).
Attractions
- Sharan basaveshwara temple is a famous Hindu temple which is located at the heart of the Gulbarga city.sharan was a guru and basav is shishya who upheld the relation of guru shishyas.Lakhs of pilgrims will visit to this temple and a car festival will be celeberated in the march to april month.Every day dasoha (Anna dana) is conducting in this Temple.
- Hazrat Khwaja Bande NawazKhwaja Bande NawazSyed Muhammad Hussaini, commonly known as Hazrat Khwaja Banda Nawaz Gaisu Daraz , was a famous Sufi saint from India of the Chishti Order, who advocated understanding, tolerance and harmony among various religious groups.Gaisu Daraz was a murid of the noted Sufi saint of Delhi, Hazrat Nasiruddin...
mausoleum built by the then Bahamani King Ahmed Shaha Wali.The 14th century Sufi saint Khwaja Bande NawazKhwaja Bande NawazSyed Muhammad Hussaini, commonly known as Hazrat Khwaja Banda Nawaz Gaisu Daraz , was a famous Sufi saint from India of the Chishti Order, who advocated understanding, tolerance and harmony among various religious groups.Gaisu Daraz was a murid of the noted Sufi saint of Delhi, Hazrat Nasiruddin...
was a disciple of Hazarath Khwaja Pir Naseeruddin Mahmood, who is also popularly known as Chirag of Delhi. Khwaja Bande Nawaz Gesudiraz played an important role in preaching Islam in the Indian context during the 14th century,
- Gulbarga's old moated fort is in a deteriorated state, but it has a number of interesting buildings inside including the Jama Masjid GulbargaJama Masjid GulbargaJama Masjid Gulbarga is Mosque located in Gulbarga City, Karnataka, India.It is regarded as one of the most architectural mosques in its form and structure in South Asia. The arches design of Jama Masjid Gulbarga reflects in the interiors of Spanish Mosque of Hyderabad, India...
, reputed to have been built by a MoorishMoorsThe description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of the Maghreb region who are predominately of Berber and Arab descent. They came to conquer and rule the Iberian Peninsula for nearly 800 years. At that time they were Muslim, although earlier the people had followed...
architect during the late 14th or early 15th century who imitated the great mosque in Cordoba, SpainCórdoba, Spain-History:The first trace of human presence in the area are remains of a Neanderthal Man, dating to c. 32,000 BC. In the 8th century BC, during the ancient Tartessos period, a pre-urban settlement existed. The population gradually learned copper and silver metallurgy...
. The mosque is unique in India, with a huge dome covering the whole area, four smaller ones at the corners, and 63 smaller still all the way around. The fort itself has 15 towers.
- Sri Kshetra Ghangapur is a famous pilgrimage center of God Sri Sadguru Dattatreya, 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 birth anniversary.
The Uttaradi Matha
Uttaradi Matha
Śrī Uttarādi Maṭha [ IAST: Uttarādi Maṭha] is a Dvaita maṭha based in southern India and has great history...
of the Dwaita School of philosophy of Madhvacharya
Madhvacharya
Madhvācārya was the chief proponent of Tattvavāda "Philosophy of Reality", popularly known as the Dvaita school of Hindu philosophy. It is one of the three most influential Vedānta philosophies. Madhvācārya was one of the important philosophers during the Bhakti movement. He was a pioneer in...
. The remains of one of its most prominent saints, Sri Jayatirtha, are buried in a Brindavana here. He was a commentator of the celebrated aNuvyakhyana of Madhvacharya, which itself is a commentary upon the Brahma Sutras
Brahma Sutras
The Brahma sūtras , also known as Vedānta Sūtras , are one of the three canonical texts of the Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy. A thorough study of Vedānta requires a close examination of these three texts, known in Sanskrit as the Prasthanatrayi, or the three starting points...
. For this commentary, called Nyaya Sudha, he is popularly known as Teekacharya.
- Bahmani's times great mosque inside fort
- Masjid-e-mahbas
- Masjid-e-Bazar
- Ramthreth Temple (Near check Post Aland Road)
- Siddhart Buddha Vihar (Next to Gulbarga University Sedam Road).
- Sri Ram Mandir (Jewargi Road)
- Sri Sai Mandir (Prasanna R G)
- Sri Laxmi Narayan Temple (Sedam Road)
Apart from the religious attractions, Gulbarga also has entertainment attractions like Shetty's Talkie Town multiplex (a value based division of Fun Cinemas) which has 4 screens in total with all facilities for quality entertainment, located on Aland road in Gulbarga.
A new mall is under development on Darga Road, Jagat, Gulbarga. A cinema theatre called "Tirandaz Talkies" was formerly located at this place.
Notable personalities
- Mallikarjun KhargeMallikarjun KhargeMallikarjun Kharge, is an Indian politician and currently the Union Minister of Labour and Employment of the Republic of India. He is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India...
- Mahadevappa Rampure
- Shashil G. NamoshiShashil G. Namoshi-References:...
- N. Dharam Singh