about kharagpur
Kharagpur is an industrial town in the Midnapore West district of the state of West Bengal. It is famous for housing one of the biggest railway workshops in India, with the longest railway platform in the world - spanning 1072.5 metres.
Historically, Kharagpur was a part of Hijli kingdom, and ruled by Bengali Hindu rulers. According to historians, Kharagpur was a small village surrounded by dense forests, in as early as the 16th century. The village was on high rocky barren land. The only inhabited settlement near Kharagpur was Hijli, a small island village on the banks of River Rasulpur in the delta of Bay of Bengal. It developed into a Port town in 1687. Hijli was also a Province and was in existence till 1886.
Hijli was ruled by Taj Khan, the disciple of Guru Peer Mackdram Sha Chisti. It was also ruled by the Kushan, Gupta and Pal dynasties, and by the Mughals as well.
The name of Kharagpur is said to be derived from the name of an old Shiva temple ‘Khargeswar’ located at the outskirts of Kharagpur. The temple is believed to have been established by King Kharag Singh Pal, and was named after him.
Plenty of real estate projects mark the development of present-day Kharagpur. Malls and hotels are increasingly galvanizing the activity of that part of town that is not around the IIT Kharagpur zone.
Article courtesy: fullhyd.com
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