Tuesday, August 12, 2008

NAJIBABAD AT A GLANCE



Najibabad is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a railway junction and one of the administrative blocks of the Bijnor district.

Najibabad also has an All India Radio center. The town is an important trade center for timber, sugar and grain. There are manufacturing units which deal with metal, shoes, blankets and cotton.

GEOGRAPHY
Najibabad is located at 29.63° N 78.33° E. It has an average elevation of 245 metres (803 feet).

Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 245 m (804 ft)
District(s) Bijnor
Population 79,087 (2001)


History
The Najibabad town was found by Najib-ud-Daula, a Rohilla chief in the mid-18th century, and by 1901, it had a population of 19,568. Even today, several architectural remains of Rohilla magnificence can be found within the city .

Najibabad has five sites, protected by the Archaeological Survey of India :

Cemetery of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula
Pathargarh
Portion of the old Palace
Tomb of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula
Mordhaj also known as Munawar Jar with lofty mound
A fort built by Najib-ud-Daula (aka Gulam Kadir), during 18th century is also situated in Najibabad. During the British period, this fort was used by noted dacoit, Sultana Daku as a shelter [4].
Najib-ud-daula was a Rohilla tribal chief in 18th century, who founded the city of Najibabad in Bijnor district India, several architectural reamins of Rohilla magnificence is still present in the present city [1].

He belonged to the umarkhel section of Yousafzais. He migrated from Swabi in the northwest to Rohilkhand in 1739. He made progress and estlablished the state of Najibabad independent from other Rohilla tribes. In the Third battle of Panipat, during the Imperial Maratha Conquests, he allied himself with the Durranis against the Marathas. Najib Khan was shrewd enough to understand changed ground realities after third battle of panipat.

His cunning political acumen was used by Ahmed Shah Abdali to isolate Marathas & preventing them from getting even single ally during their conflict with durrani power. His opposition to signing of treaty, with Marathas was the main cause of battle being fought at Panipat. After the war he was made vazier of Mughal emperor.[clarify]. He had to become vazir of Delhi state with empty treasury & territory confining to boundaries of Delhi city .He negotiated bought peace with marathas in 1768 by surrendering Doab.


Najib Khan was an Afghan soldier of fortune, who had attained the hand of the daughter of Dundi Khan, one of the chieftains of the Rohilkhand Pathans. Rewarded by this ruler with the charge of a district, now Bijnor, in the north-west corner of Rohilkhand, he had joined the cause of Safdar Jang, when that minister occupied the country; but on the latter's disgrace had borne a part in the campaigns of Ghazi-ud-din. When the Vazir first conceived the project of attacking the government, he sent Najib in the command of a Moghul detachment to occupy the country, about Saharanpur, then known as the Bawani Mahal, which had formed the jagir of the Ex-Vazir Khan Khanan.

This territory thus became in its turn separated from the Empire, and continued for two generations in the family of Najib. He ruled the dwindled Empire for nine years, and died a peaceful death, leaving his charge in an improved and strengthened condition, ready for its lawful monarch. He was highly esteemed by the British in India.

He died in 1770 and was succeeded by his son Zabita Khan. His cemetry is still in present day, Najibabad is the fort and place built by him.

Educational institutes
The main institutes of the city are:


Colleges:-Sahu Jain College (Arts and Science), affiliated to Rohilkhand University
Rama Jain Kanya Mahavidyalaya, affiliated to Rohilkhand University

Higher Secondary:-Paras Public School.(The best English medium school in district)parasschoolnbd@yahoo.co.in
M. D. S. Inter college Najibabad(a good hindi medium school)
Aacharya R. N. Kela Inter College(an ailing institute)
Moorti Devi Kanya Vidyalaya
St. Mary's School(the second best english medium school in the town)
Najibuddaula Girls Inter College
M.G.M Inter College
Govt. Inter College
Qasmia Inter College(internal politics hurting it a lot)
Mohd.ali johar School
Mansoor College
M.A.I.V.S.(Maulana Azad) Computer Centre
S.G.R.R.PUBLIC SCHOOL( On Haridwar Road .Head Office In Dehradun,Good Platform for who have a Dream of stdying in
english Medium School)
MDKV Girls School (Famous School In Najibabad)
Arya Samaj School (Girls School)

Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Najibabad had a population of 79,087. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Najibabad has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 58%, and female literacy is 49%. In Najibabad, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.


Major hospitals
E.S.I. Dispensary Najibabad Bijnor
Pooja Hospital Najibabad
City Hospital Najibabad
Prasad Narsingh Home Najibabad

Hotel
Walia Hotel: Situated near All India Radio Station.

Ghai Motel

Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain was among the most prominent Jains of the 20th century. He was a leading industrialist and philanthropist.

He was born at Najibabad in Uttar Pradesh in the famous Sahu Jain family in 1911. His grandfather was Sahu Salekh Chand Jain who was involved in religious and charitable activities. His parents were Sahu Diwan Singh and mother Smt. Murti devi were deeply religious. Sahu Shanti Prasad receive his early education at Najibadbad, studied at Banaras Hindu University and did his B.Sc. from Agra University.

He founded Bharatiya Jnanpith on February 18, 1944 at the suggestion of many scholars who had gathered at Varanasi for All India Oriental Conference. He was the Trustee-Founder and his wife Rama Jain was Trustee-president. Since 1965 Bharatiya Jnanpith has been awarding Annual Literary Award Jnanpith Award of Rupees One Lakh and Fifty Thousand, for the best creative Indian Literary work of a specified period[1].

He took over from his father-in-law, the Rohtas Industries Ltd. at Dalmianagar in Bihar. Under his stewardship, Dalmianagar, developed into a massive industrial town with factories producing sugar, cement, paper, chemicals, vanaspati etc. employing top professionals of the country. Dalmianagar boasted of vast & beautiful housing colony, gardens, schools, clubs, market complexes etc. for its employees. Rohtas Industries had their own private aircraft in those days and a small air-field near Dalmianagar.

He acquired Bennett Coleman Co. Ltd in 1948, which has emerged as the influential The Times Group of India.

He died on October 27, 1977, two years after the death of his wife. His work was continued by his brother Sahu Shreyans Prasad Jain. The presigious S P Jain Institute of Management and Research is named after Shreyans Prasad Jain.

He was a major supporter or founder of these organizations.

Prakrit Research Institute, Vaishali (Bihar)
Syadvad Mahavidyalaya (college), Benaras
S. P. Jain College, Sasaram Nagar, Bihar
Non-violence Expansion Committee, Calcutta
Varni Sanskrit Vidyalaya (school), Sagar
Sahu Archaeological Museum, Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh
All India Digambar Jain Holy Places Committee, Mumbai
Digambar Jain Committee
Sahu Jain College, Najibabad
Moorti Devi Saraswati Inter College, Najibabad
Moorti Devi Kanya Vidyalaya, Najibabad
Indian Art Jain Research Institute, Moodabidri
Shraman Jain songs Pracharak Sangh (inspired by Muni Vidyanandji)



SHAHU JAIN DEGREE COLLEGE (SJDC), NAJIBABAD












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RAMA JAIN KANYA MAHAVIDHYALAY(RJKM), Najibabad








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MURTI DEVI KANYA VIDHYALAY (MDKV), NAJIBABAD






















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MURTI DEVI SARASWATI INTER COLLEGE (MDS), NAJIBABAD
















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GOVERNMENT INTER COLLEGE (GIC), NAJIBABAD









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MAHATMA GHANDHI MUNCIPALTI INTER COLLEGE (MGM), NAJIBABAD






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NAJIBABAD RAILWAY STATION (NORTHERN INDIAN RAILWAY)













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NAJIBABAD BUS STATION






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OIL DEPO OF NAJIBABAD






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COCA COLA AND CHANRA KATHA FACTORY INDUSTRY OF NAJIBABAD






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HOTELS OF NAJIBABAD






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CINEMA CINEMA OF NAJIBABAD (PICTURE HALLS)




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NAGAR PALIKA OF NAJIBABAD (OFFICE OF NAGAR PALIKA,GOV. HOSPITAL,LIBRARY)






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POST OFFICE OF NAJIBABAD





GATE WAY OF KOTWAALI OF NAJIBABAD (THAANA GATE)








MOSQUE (MASJID)OF NAJIBABAD







TAMPLES (MANDIR) OF NAJIBABAD












MALIN RIVER (A DYING RIVER) OF NAJIBABAD

It has its own History . Its One of the Cause of INDIA Name as a Bharat, Yes Finger Ring of Princes SAKUNTLA lost in this River and her child Bharat Play at the bank of this river. Be Proud of My City.







STREET AND MARKET OF NAJIBABAD













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