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Rampur is a city and a municipality located in Rampur District
in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Rampur district is located
at Longitude 78-0-54 to 69-0-28 East and Latitude 28-25 to 29-10
North and spans an area of 2,367 km². It has an average elevation
of 288 metres (968 ft).
It also gave its name to a former princely state of British
India, once ruled by a Muslim Nawab from the Afghan Rohilla
tribe. It was incorporated into the state of Uttar Pradesh in
1949.
History of Rampur
The Rohilla War of 1774-5 began when the Rohillas reneged on
a debt they owed the Nawab of Oudh for military assistance against
the Marathas in 1772. The Rohillas were defeated and driven
from their former capital of Bareilly by the Nawab of Oudh with
the assistance of the East India Company's troops. The Rohilla
State of Rampur was established by Nawab Faizullah Khan on 7
October 1774 in the presence of British Commander Colonel Champion,
and remained a pliant state under British protection thereafter.
Climate of Rampur
Summer 43 °C to 30 °C, Winter 25 °C to 5 °C
Post independence Rampur :-
Important descendants of the Nawabs include Murad Mian the first
child of Murtaza Ali Khan Bahadur of Rampur. Begum Noor Bano,
the widow of the former Nawab, Zulfiquar Ali Khan of Rampur.
Begum Noor Bano has become a politician and won the election
from Rampur parliamentary constituency in 1999. She lost the
elections in 2004 and 2009. Murtaza Ali Khan and Zulfiquar Ali
Khan (aka Mikki Mia), who continued to use the title of Nawab
as a token even after independence and abolition of royalty
but never ruled Rampur, are now dead. Murtaza Ali contested
an election from Rampur opposite his mother Rafat Jamani Begum
in 1972 and won. Although the two brothers were always political
rivals they never faced each other in elections. Subsequently,
the family was also involved in smuggling scandals involving
some smuggling from Pakistan, where one of the sons of Murtaza
Ali is married. Raza Inter College, Hamid Inter College and
Murtaza Inter College are three higher secondary schools named
after three nawabs.
Former film actress from seventies and eighteens, Jaya Prada
was elected Member of Parliament from Rampur in 2004 and 2009.
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi of Bhartiya Janata Party was elected to
Lok Sabha in 1998 from Rampur. Prof. Ravindra Khattree, renowned
academic statistician, spent some of his early years at Rampur
and studied ar Murtaza Inter College and Raza Inter College.
Film actor of past years, Raza Murad, hails from Rampur.
Mohammad Azam Khan was elected Member of Legislative Assembly
6 times from Rampur. He held Cabinet Minister positions for
the UP Government in the years 1989, 1993 and 2003. Mohammad
Azam Khan is a member of the regional party Samajwadi Party
and has been a strong political rival of the erstwhile Nawab
family of Rampur which owes its allegiance to the Congress party.
Culture of Rampur
The Nawabs of Rampur have had distinct impact on the culture
of the region especially as they were connoisseurs of arts,
literature and culture. The Rampur Raza Library housed in a
former palace, has a sizable collection of Oriental manuscripts.
The court musicians of Nawabs, subsequently gave rise to various
gharanas or schools of Hindustani classical music. Ustad Allauddin
Khan (1881 – 1972) was a shagird (disciple) of the legendary
Veena player, Wazir Khan, court musician of the Nawab, and went
on to establish the a modern Maihar gharana with disciples like
Pandit Ravi Shankar, Nikhil Banerjee, Vasant Rai, Pannalal Ghosh,
Bahadur Khan, and Sharan Rani.
The Rampur-Sahaswan gharana of Hindustani classical music also
has its origins to court musicians. Ustad Mehboob Khan, was
a khayal singer and Veena player of the Rampur court, his son
Ustad Inayat Hussain Khan (1849–1919). who trained and lived
in the city founded the gharana.
Cuisine of Rampur
Rampuri cuisine, a part of the Mughal cuisine tradition, developed
by the chefs of the Nawabs, is also known for its distinct flavours
and dishes with recipes passed on from the royal kitchen, like
Rampuri fish, Rampuri Korma, Rampuri mutton kebabs, doodhiya
biryani and adrak ka halwa.
Rampur was traditionally famous for the knives known as Rampuri
Chaaku, in mid 1990s, which even made its way to crime trillers
of Bollywood in the 60s and 70s. Before Government of Uttar
Pradesh banned making knives longer than 4.5 inches of blade
length, leading to the drop in their popularity. The Rampur
Greyhound is native to the region was favoured the Nawabs while
hunting.
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A Route
Map to Rampur District
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Rampur Railway Station
Rampur Railway Station is on the Moradabad-Bareilly railway
line. Train connections include Avadh Assam Express, Jammu Tawi-Sealdah
Express, Kashi Vishwanath Express, Howrah-Amritsar Express,
Ganga Sutlej Express and Satyagraha Express. Seat reservation
is computerized. The station is served by the Northern Railways.
Moradabad Railway Station is 30 km to the west of Rampur. Going
south-east, Bareilly City Railway Station is the nearest major
station. Hotel Tourist and Restaurant is only 5 minute walk
from the railway station. Rampur Bus Station is the nearest
bus terminal.
Rampur Railway Station Code :- RMU
Amenities at Rampur Railway Station :- Tourist Information
Centres, Post And Telegraph Office, Computer Reservation Office,
Retiring Room, G.R.P. Office, Refreshment Room - Veg/Non Veg,
Tea Stall, Book Stall.
Tourist coming by rail mode can take Taxi or Buses from Rampur
Railway Station. Nainital Tourism provides Pickup &
Drop facility from Rampur Railway Station to anywhere in Nainital
District.
Nainital
Tourism offers online booking
for various Hotels & Resorts in Nainital District
& Uttarakhand.
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Available All Types of Vehicles
at Rampur
DELUXE BUSES, INNOVA, INDIGO, INDICA, SUMO, QUALIS,
TEMPO-TRAVELER, TAXIS
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