Hoshangabad

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (Retd.)

Hoshangabad District Map

Hoshangabad (होशंगाबाद) is a city and district in Madhya Pradesh. It is now officially known as Narmadapuram. Hoshangabad city is located on the south bank of the Narmada River. The city is famous for the beautiful Sethani ghat along the banks of river Narmada.

Variants

Narmadapur (नर्मदापुर)
Narmadapuram (नर्मदापुरम)

Location

Hoshangabad city is located on the south bank of the Narmada River. Coordinates: 22.75°N 77.72°E. It has an average elevation of 278 m (912 ft). Northern boundary of the district is river Narmada. Across this the district of Raisen and Sehore lies. The district of Betul lies in the south, whereas the Harda district faces with the western and south-western boundaries and Narsinghpur and Chhindwara districts, close to the north-eastern and south-eastern sides of the district respectively.

History

The Hoshangabad city was earlier called Narmadapur after the river Narmada however later the name was changed to Hoshangabad after Hoshang Shah Gori, the first ruler of Malwa Sultanate.^[1] Hoshangabad district was part of the Nerbudda (Narmada) Division of the Central Provinces and Berar, which became the state of Madhya Bharat (later Madhya Pradesh) after India's independence in 1947.^[2]

The city was renamed to Narmadapuram in March 2021.^[3]

Narmadapur mentioned in in Skanda Purana

Narmadapur is mentioned in Skanda Purana as abode of Jamadagni....

Jamadagni Receives Kamdhenu: Markandeya told Yudhishthir-' Sage Jamadagni was a great devotee of Shiva and he lived in Narmadapur. He spent his day chanting mantras in the praise of Lord Shiva. Once, he performed an austere penance, which lasted for a month. Ultimately, Shiva manifested himself from the Siddheshwar Linga and appeared before him. Lord Shiva asked Jamadagni to ask for any thing he wished for. Jamdagni expressed his desire to have Kaamdhenu so that he could perform his rituals and other religious obligations without any problem. Lord Shiva blessed Jamdagni and disappeared. The next moment, Jamdagni found Kaamdhenu standing in front of his hermitage.

Now, Jamdagni got everything that he wished for. This way, he was a happy and contented life until one fateful day when he was killed by a greedy king named Kartaveerya, who subsequently took Kaamdhenu along with him. While the greedy king was still on his way, Kaamdhenu cursed him that very soon not only he but the whole caste of Kshatriya would be liquidated by Parshuram- Jamdagni's son, as punishment for having committed such a ghastly sin of killing an innocent sage. After cursing Kartaveerya, Kaamdhenu went to her original abode-the heaven. Later on, when Parshuram learnt of his father's slaying, he liquidated Kartaveerya and the whole caste of Kshatriya as had been prophesized by Kaamdhenu.

Jat History

कैप्टन दलीप सिंह अहलावत^[4] लिखते हैं कि भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण जी के पौत्र अनिरुद्ध के पुत्र बृज को, यादवों के आपस में लड़कर भयंकर विनाश होने पर, अर्जुन द्वारिका से लाया और उसे इन्द्रप्रस्थ की गद्दी पर बैठाया। इस यदुवंशी बृज के बड़े पुत्र खिर थे जिसके नाम पर इनकी परम्परा में खिरवार वंश प्रचलित हुआ। यह यदुवंशी जाट गोत्र है जो भाषाभेद से खरे भी कहा जाता है। महाराजा खिर का राज्य बृजमण्डल पर था अतः इस वंश के जाट आज भी बृज के अन्तर्गत आगरा जिले में ही रहते हैं। पथौली इस वंश की अच्छी रियासत रही। पंजाब में तरनतारन के समीप खण्डूशाह, सांगोकी, शेरों, उसभा, झाली, गोलावाड़ा, मानकपुरा इस वंश के प्राचीन आर्यों की बस्तियां हैं। मध्यप्रदेश में यह खिरवार शब्द खिनवाल नाम पर प्रसिद्ध हुआ। उधर इस वंश के जाटों ने हरदा होशंगाबाद में जाकर छत्रपति शिवाजी और उनकी परम्परा की युद्धों में सहायता की थी, जिसके कारण इनको भोंसला बहादुर की उपाधि से सत्कृत किया गया। राव जगभरथ ने नरसिंहपुर नामक नगरी को बसाया। इनकी परम्परा देर तक इस नगरी पर स्वतन्त्र शासन करती रही। इस खिरवार गोत्र के हिन्दू एवं सिक्ख जाटों ने समान प्रतिष्ठा प्राप्त की।

कैप्टन दलीप सिंह अहलावत^[5]मध्यप्रदेश के रतलाम शहर में तथा आस-पास में, इन्दौर के चारों ओर होशंगाबाद की हरदा तहसील तथा नरसिंहपुर से करेली तक, भोपाल में 15 गांव, ग्वालियर के गोहद क्षेत्र में जाटों की बहुत अच्छी संख्या आबाद है।

Jat Gotras

Tahsils in Hoshangabad district

Villages in Hoshangabad tahsil

Agra Kalan Amupura Andhiyari Aonri Bai Khedi Baihara Khedi Bamhangaon Kalan Bamhangaon Khurd Bamhori Khurd Bamuria Barandua Barodia Kalan Barodya Khurd Biaora Budhwada Bundara Khurd Chandpura Dattapura Deshmohni Diwla Khedi Dolariya Dongarwada Dudugaon Gunaura Gwadi Khurd Hasalpur Horiya Pipar Hoshangabad (M) Jaitpur Jasalpur Kajlas Kandra Khedi Khar Khedi Kharar Khedi Ahir Khedla Khoksar Kulamdi Kulhda Maharaghat Misrod Mohari Mophada Mungwari Nanpa Nimsadiya Nitaya Nohar Palanpur Palasdoh Palasi Panjara Kalan Parradeh Pathodi Patlai Khurd Puwar Kheda Basti Puwarkheda Farm Raipur Randhal Ridhoda Rohna Rojhda Sail Saket Sawal Kheda Superli Talnagri Tarondadhana Tigaria Tugariya Undra Khedi

Notable persons

Smt Maya Narolia - Chairman Nagar Palika Hoshangabad (M P ).^[6] Mob: 9424434911
Smt Meena Verma- ex Chairman, Nagar Palika Parishad, Hoshangabad-9826664194
Devendra Verma, Govt. Service Mob. No. 9827255381
Bhupendra Jat- Advocate- 7000400166
Shailendra Jat, Gym. Trainer-6267742223

Gallery

Smt Meena Verma, ex chairman, Nagar Palika Parishad, Hoshangabad
Smt Maya Naroliya, ex Chairman, Nagar Palika Parishad, Hoshangabad with Shri Shiv Raj Singh Chohan, Chief Minister of MP

Population

Total population - 117988 Male - 61716 Female- 56272

Tourism

Sethani Ghat, Hoshangabad

Sethani Ghat, Hoshangabad: Sethani Ghat is a 19th-century construction along the banks of the river Narmada at Narmadapuram in Madhya Pradesh in India. It is one of the largest ghats in India. During Narmada Jayanti celebrations the ghat comes alive when thousands of people converge on the ghats and diyas are floated in the river. The ghat was built after generous contributions by Jankibai Sethani from the Sharma family in Narmadapuram after devotees complained to her about the difficulty in getting to the river, Hence the ghat is named after her. It is one of the few examples of public infrastructure built through private funding in India.

Adamgarh Rockshelters Hoshangabad: आदम गढ़ एक अति प्राचीन स्थान है। यहाँ स्थित प्राचीन पत्थरों पर की गई चित्रकारी (Petroglyph) के लिये आदम गढ़ बहुत प्रसिद्ध है। आदम गढ़ मध्य प्रदेश राज्य के होशंगाबाद नगर से 2 कि.मी. दूर नर्मदा नदी के पास स्थित है। आदम गढ़ पहाड़ी की गुफ़ाओं में की गई चित्रकारी में पाषाण युगीन सभ्यता के अवशेष आसानी से देखे जा सकते हैं। भारतीय पुरातत्व सर्वेक्षण (एएसआई) के नियंत्रण के तहत प्राचीन स्थानों में से एक आदम गढ़, विश्व प्रसिद्ध भीमबेटका गुफ़ाओं से क़रीब 40 कि.मी. दूर है। आदम गढ़ में 20 चट्टानी आश्रय चित्रकारी से सजे हैं जो लगभग 4 कि.मी. के क्षेत्र में फैले हुए हैं। आदम गढ़ की पहाड़ियों में बने चित्रित चट्टानी आश्रय पाषाण काल तथा मध्यपाषाण काल के हैं। इस कला स्थल का खुदाई सामग्री से पता लगाया गया है। ^[7]

External links

Hoshangabad on ourvillageindia.org

Source

Santosh Kumar Thakur (Khenwar) 9826546968

References

↑ Hoshangabad District Census Handbook
↑ Hunter, William Wilson, Sir, et al. (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 6. 1908-1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford
↑ "MP: Private Bill to rename Hoshangabad district passed". The Indian Express. 6 March 2021.
↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Chapter XI, p.1024
↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Chapter II , p. 69
↑ Jat Samaj, January-February 2010, p. 52
↑ भारतकोश-आदम गढ़

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[1] Hoshangabad District Census Handbook

[2] Hunter, William Wilson, Sir, et al. (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 6. 1908-1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford

[3] "MP: Private Bill to rename Hoshangabad district passed". The Indian Express. 6 March 2021.

[4] Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Chapter XI, p.1024

[5] Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Chapter II , p. 69

[6] Jat Samaj, January-February 2010, p. 52

[7] भारतकोश-आदम गढ़

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