Mandleshwar

Mandleshwar
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Mandleshwar Location of Mandleshwar in Madhya Pradesh and India
Coordinates	22°11′N 75°40′E / 22.18°N 75.67°E / 22.18; 75.67Coordinates: 22°11′N 75°40′E / 22.18°N 75.67°E / 22.18; 75.67
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District(s)	Khargone
Population	11,345 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 153 metres (502 ft)

Mandleshwar is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Khargone district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is a town of historical and religious importance situated on the banks of Narmada River, 8 km east of Maheshwar, and 99 km south of Indore.

History

Mandleshwar has a great history. The great scholar Mandan Mishra lived here and had a Debate with Jagadguru Adi Shankarsacharya , If you visit here you can see Gupteshwar mahadev Temple where this great debate was held which changed the history of India. There are many old temples containing history and art in themselves like Chhappan-Dev,Shree Ram Temple, Shree Datta Temple,Ganga-Zira, Kaashi Vishweshwar Temple. Vasudevanand Sarswati ( A great saint) lived here for a long period, Dhawal-kunda, Hathani, Sahastradhra, Ramkund are some other places of historical importance.It is said that Swami Vivekanand lived here for some days when he was going to Raipur. Stil the marks of British time are present here; SDM,DSP Office, Fort, and Ghat tell us the story of that time. It was also the headquarter of the Nimar Agency and cantonment under the British from 1819 to 1864. The town is an important retail marketing and trade centre. Mandleshwar is not even a Tehsil place but still it has District Court and District Jail. Mandleshwar is just 8 km. from Maheshwar, which was the capital of Holkar states.Mandleshwar in Central India is on the bank of the Narmada River at a narrow point where in the monsoon the stream often rises 60 feet above its normal level becoming a roaring torrent. It fell to the Marathas in the 18th century and in 1740 was granted by Malhar Rao Holkar to a Brahman, Vyankatram Shastri. In 1823 it became the head quarter of the District of Nimar which until 1864 was managed by the Agent to the Governor General at Indore. The Narmada is one of the most holy rivers of India and at Mandleshwar there are many beautiful tanks temples and ghats. katargaon is near situated. maheshwar tehsil majority of patidar and Narmdiya Brahmin (NDs)caste. 'Mandleshwar' has a flight of 123 steps leading down to the river and expanding below into a wide ghat. This ghat is called as Ram Ghat, where a chain of temples including Ram Temple, Hanuman Temple and Dattatraya Temple and Ratneshwar temple are located. These temples are really beautiful.one of the beautiful Ram Temple is built some 75 years back at Hanuman Gadhi in mandleshwar which is worth seeing. The town is becoming an educational hub now it has degree colleges , quality schools , and pharmacy colleges. place has a great place in the infrastructure projects in Khargone dist. There are also a dam ( Maheshwar Hydel Power Corporarion).Vinoba Bhave the great political saint of India also came here during his Bhudan Yatra. Indira Gandhi visited here in 1971 to inaugurate Water Supply System Plant run by PHED MP.Govt.

Geography

Mandleshwar is located at 22°11′N 75°40′E / 22.18°N 75.67°E / 22.18; 75.67.^[1] It has an average elevation of 153 metres (501 feet). Mandleshwar in Central India is on the bank of the Narbada River at a narrow point where in the monsoon the stream often rises 60 feet above its normal level becoming a roaring torrent. It fell to the Marathas in the 18th century and in 1740 was granted by Malhar Rao Holkar to a Brahman, Vyankatram Shastri. In 1823 it became the head quarters of the District of Nimar which until 1864 was managed by the Agent to the Governor General at Indore. The Narbada is one of the most important rivers of India and at Mandleshwar there are many beautiful tanks temples and ghats.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Mandleshwar had a population of 11,345. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mandleshwar has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 59%. In Mandleshwar, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

The major part of Mandleshwar's economy is based on agriculture. The town is an important retail marketing and trade centre. The farmers of this town are very laborious and hard working. Mandleshwar is now also noted for hydro power generation. The Maheshwar Hydro-electric Project (10 X 40 MW) is being constructed by the MW Corp an entity promoted by the Kasliwal family's S. Kumars group. The project site lies between Mandleshwar and village Jalud.

Education

Mandleshwar has one governmental degree college, three private colleges, one pharmacy institute,one engineering college, two government higher secondary Schools and 9 other public schools. The two schools are affiliated to CBSE NewDelhi named Shri Kanwartara Public School and Sandipany Academy and others are affiliated with MP Board Bhopal. The oldest School of the town is Govt. M.G.H.S.S Mandleshwar which was established in 1947, and was the only school within a 50 km radius at that time. Mr.Sanjay Garg, Shankar Patidar's efforts for the improvement of education in this area are remarkable. Also Mr. Barlow's contribution to the educational development is really admirable. And the list is long Mandleshwar is the mine of learned persons.One engineering college named Sardar Patel Institute of Tech. and Management on Choli Road has come in existence which has certainly changed the scenario of education in Mandleshwar.The President of this college is Mr. Sanjay Garg, Secretary is Shankar Patidar and Principal is none other than Mr.G.M.Dawande. The(Umiya Patidar) Kanya Mahavidhalya MR. Sharma(Principal) and school Mr.Paliwal (Principal) plays a role to encourage girls' education of Mandleshwar and other nearest village. Actually Mandleshwar is an 'Educational Hub' in this regard. The 20 to 25 towns nearby Mandleshwar depend on Mandleshwar for their educational and other needs.

Culture

There are festivals such as Holi, Diwali, id, Christmas, gurunanak jayanti. “Narmada Jayanti, Gangour Navratri, and Ganesh chaturathi are festivals of Mandleshwar”

"Pahal – The initiative” Mandleshwar is working well there, to make a new environment for which Mandleshwar was famous at a time. It is a group of people who wants to contribute in making a new environment with a great zeal in the fields of culture/literature /Arts/ Sports etc. in Mandleshwar. Many bhajan groups are active here and Bhajan Singer and Tabla player Shreedhar Joshi, Ganesh Mama, Guddu Dave, Lalu Fagna and many other persons are devoted to music and art. Every year Dilip singh Chouhan 'Manoj' arranges panch kroshi yatra.

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mandleshwar
2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.