Destination India: Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, India

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, India

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'Hanumangarh' is a town in northern Rajasthan State in western India, located 300 km from Delhi. It is the administrative seat of Hanumangarh District. Hanumangarh was the Kingdom of 'Bhati' Rajputs and hence its earlier name was 'Bhatner'. Later it was named 'Shardulgarh' when Raja Shardul Singh won it. Since it was won on a tuesday, which is the ominous day for monkey-god Hanuman, it was rechristened as 'Hanumangarh' - the Fort of Hanuman Monkey-God. A 900 year old 'Bhatner' fort is situated in the middle of 'Hanumangarh Town', the description of which can be found in 'Aaine-Akbari'. A famous 'Bhadrakali temple' is situated near the town on the banks of Ghaggar river.

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India has always fascinated me for different reasons. The vastness of its culture, the diversity of people’s opinions and the limitations of its vision. Despite our diversity, we need to have a collective vision. India is not a country of four metropolis or a couple of high-tech cities. This nation of a billion people has 29 states and 6 union territories. We have 35 state and territorial capitals. How much do we know about each of these important cities?

Professionally I am a graphic designer from Bombay, India. In 1987, I co-authored a book on Corporate India, but my desire to throw a wider net and pick up much more information remains intact. I want my people from every city and every state to write and photograph details and information that would be interesting to the viewers around the world. We have so much to talk about and so much to share - this medium and this technology can help fulfill our collective dreams.