Humara Gulbarga(گلبرگہ)
Gulbarga (Kannada: ಗುಲಬರ್ಗಾ, Urdu: گلبرگہ) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Gulbarga District and of Gulbarga Division. It was formerly part of Nizam's Hyderabad state Decccan. Gulbarga is 200 km from Hyderabad and 623 km north of Bangalore.
The city of Gulbarga was founded by the Bahmani Sultans in the 14th century as their capital. The northern Deccan, including the district of Gulbarga, passed under control of the Muslim Sultanate of Delhi. The revolt of the Muslim officers appointed from Delhi resulted in founding of the Bahmani Sultanate in 1347 by Hassan Gangu, who chose Gulbarga (Ahsenabad during this period) to be his capital.
From 1724 to 1948 Gulbarga was part of Hyderabad state ruled by the famous Nizams. It was integrated into India in September 1948 after the Indian army defeated the Nizam.
*Climate
The weather in Gulbarga consists of three main seasons. The summer spans from late February to mid-June. It is followed by the southwest monsoon, which spans from late June to late September. It is then followed by dry winter weather until mid-January.
Temperatures during the different seasons are:
Summer : 40 to 48 °C
Monsoon: 25 to 37 °C
Winter : 07 to 26 °C
*Demographics
As of the 2001 India census, Gulbarga had a population of 427,929. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gulbarga has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 60%. In Gulbarga, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Kannada and Urdu are the main languages spoken here. Marathi is also spoken. Hinduism and Islam are principal religions followed in the city. The Urdu speaking Muslim population is heavily influenced by Hyderabad.
*Places of religious importance
Places of religious importance in Gulbarga are the Khwaja Bande Nawaz Dargah, Sharanabasaveshwar Temple and Sheikh Roza Dargah. Devotees from all over the world visit these places of worship.
*Cuisine
Jolada Rotti: Jolada Rotti/Jowari Bhakri (Known as Sorghum in western world) is the staple diet of the region. It is prepared from jowar flour. Jolada Rotti or Jwarichi Bhakri is served with a traditional curry and spiced peanut powder. Generally, the food in Gulbarga is believed to be very spicy when compared with the rest of the state.
Hoorana Holige : This is a sweet which is a specialty in the place and prepared on all festivals. It is kind of stuffed pancake. Chickpeas and Jaggery are ground and stuffed into wheat flour and then cooked. This is served with Mango pulp as a side dish.
Tahari : Tahri or Tahari is similar to pulao and is very popular in Gulbarga. Tahri is prepared by adding the meat to the rice, as opposed to the traditional Biryani where the rice is added to the meat.
*Transport
Gulbarga is well connected by road and rail to Bangalore, Mumbai,Hyderabad and other major cities.
*Local transport
Auto rickshaws are available for getting around the city at fairly reasonable rates. NEKRTC city buses circulate within the city and also travel to the nearby towns and villages.
*Long-distance bus routes
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) runs a bus service to other cities and villages. There are also various private bus services. The Bidar-Srirangapatna state highway made travel easy to Bangalore, and neighboring states of Maharashtra, Goa. There are many private services running Volvo buses between Bangalore and Gulbarga, and between Mumbai and Gulbarga.
*Railways
Gulbarga is served by a major rail line and is well connected by trains to all major parts of India such as Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Trivandrum, Kanyakumari, Pune, Bhubaneswar, Bhopal and Agra.
*Education
Gulbarga University, established in 1980. Its jurisdiction extends to the six districts of Gulbarga, Yadgir district Bidar, Raichur, Bellary and Koppal. Earlier it was a post-graduate centre of Karnatak University, Dharwad since 1970. The main campus is situated on 860 acres (3.5 km2) of land, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Gulbarga city. It has 37 post-graduate departments and 4 post-graduate centres located at Krishnadevarayanagar, Bellary, Raichur and Bidar. Another post-graduate centre at Basavakalyan is on the anvil. The University enrolls about 3500 students every year for various post-graduate, M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes in various disciplines. There are about 200 faculty members and about 700 technical and non-technical supporting staff. There are 230 colleges affiliated with this University which enroll graduate/diploma courses in arts, fine arts, music, social sciences, science and technology, commerce, education and law.
A new plan for the Central University has been proposed to be built near the city. Gulbarga is known as the 'City of Education' for its institutions managed by private as well as the government sectors.
*Politics
Gulbarga has been home to two ex-chief ministers of Karnataka, namely Veerendra Patil (1968–1971, 1988–1990) and Dharam Singh (2004–2006); both belonged to the Congress party.
The current member of Parliament from Gulbarga is Mallikarjun Kharge. He is India's Minister of Labour and Employment.
The members of the State Legislative Assembly are Qamar ul Islam (Gulbarga North), Smt.Aruna Devi Chandrashekhar Patil Revoor (Gulbarga South) and Revu Naik Belamgi (Gulbarga Rural).
*Attractions
Hazrat Khwaja Bande Nawaz mausoleum built by the then Bahamani King Ahmed Shaha Wali.The 14th century Sufi saint Khwaja Bande Nawaz was a disciple of Hazarath Khwaja Pir Naseeruddin Mahmood, who is also popularly known as Chirag of Delhi. Khwaja Bande Nawaz Gesudiraz played an important role in preaching Islam in the Indian context during the 14th century.,[7][8]
Gulbarga's old moated fort is in a deteriorated state, but it has a number of interesting buildings inside including the Jama Masjid Gulbarga, reputed to have been built by a Moorish architect during the late 14th or early 15th century who imitated the great mosque in Cordoba, Spain. The mosque is unique in India, with a huge dome covering the whole area, four smaller ones at the corners, and 63 smaller still all the way around. The fort itself has 15 towers.
Sri Kshetra Ghangapur is a famous pilgrimage center of God Sri Sadguru Dattatreya, situated very close to Gulbarga. Thousands of pilgrims visit Gulbarga during the annual festival held at the holy shrine of Khwaja Bande Nawaz Darga to commemorate his birth anniversary.
Apart from the religious attractions, Gulbarga also has entertainment attractions like Shetty's Talkie Town multiplex (a value based division of Fun Cinemas) which has 4 screens in total with all facilities for quality entertainment, located on Aland road in Gulbarga.
A new mall is under development on Darga Road, Jagat, Gulbarga. A cinema theatre called "Tirandaz Talkies" was formerly located at this place.
