Nagda

Nagda (Hindi: नागदा Nagada ) is a city with about 100,000 inhabitants in the west of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Location

Nagda is situated in the historical region of Malwa almost 250 kilometers west of Bhopal, capital of Madhya Pradesh and about 57 kilometers north-west of Ujjain, the district capital. Nagda has a station on the route Ujjain - Ratlam, a major railway junction in the west of North India.

Economy

Nagda is an industrial city with one of the largest viscose production in Asia ( Grasim Industries Ltd.).. This is located in the south of the city in close proximity to a national airport ( Nagda Airport ).

History

Nagda is an old place, and heard of the gupta -temporal poet Kalidasa (4th / 5th century) was mentioned. But the story Nagdas probably goes back even further: The King Janmejay from the already mentioned in the epic Mahabharata Pandava dynasty is said to have made ​​outstanding contributions to the development of the city at that time. Later the place but fell prey to oblivion and had - prior to its industrial boom after India's independence - no more than a village of about 1000 inhabitants.

Attractions

Despite its far ancient history and its location in the historically significant region Malwa Nagda has no archaeologically interesting sights.