The Nanda
Dynasty originated from the region of Magadha in ancient India during the 4th
century BC. At its greatest extent, the Nanda Dynasty extended from Bengal in
the east, to Punjab in the west and as far south as the Vindhya Range. The
Nanda Empire was later conquered by Chandragupta Maurya, who founded the Maurya
Empire.
Nanded is the second largest city in the Marathwada
Division of Maharashtra, India, and the headquarters of Nanded district. Nanded
is of great historical significance for Sikhs, and it has many Sufi shrines as
well. The city is situated on the bank of the Godavari, and is a regional educational
hub. Nanded was the capital of the
district of Telangana under Aurangzeb. In 1708, the year following Aurangzeb's
death, Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth spiritual leader of the Sikhs, came to
Nanded. He proclaimed himself the last living Guru and established the Guru
Granth Sahib as the eternal Guru of Sikhism, elevating the reverence of the
text to that of a living leader. Nanded became part of the Hyderabad State in
1725 and continued to be part of the Nizam's dominions until 1948.
Nanded is in news for wrong reasons ~ a rail accident
where 26 people are feared dead … fire on board the B1 air-conditioned coach of
the Bengaluru-Nanded express early on Saturday morning(28.12.13). The train was
travelling from Bangalore to Nanded when it caught fire near the small town of
Puttaparthi in the early hours…. Sadly the frequency of train accidents causing
loss of lives is on the increase. As the bodies were being transported to
Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru, Union Minister of State for Railways Kotla
Jayasuryaprakash Reddy visited the accident spot in Kothacheruvu and announced
compensation to the victims, serious injuries and minor injuries. He said the
Indian Railways would bear the cost of the treatment too. It is reported that
sleeping passengers woke to the blaze that was caused by an electrical fault; Train
doors had been locked and windows encased in metal bars ; survivors forced to
smash toilet windows to escape.
Newspaper reports quoting officials say that many of
those trapped suffocated as the result of smoke inhalation after the blaze that
took place in the early hours of the morning. The unfortunate met their end in
the early hours when they were fast asleep. Firefighters had to force open the locked doors open to retrieve the charred
bodies of those who did not survive ~ survivors were unable to help all other
passengers out of the train through the narrow toilet windows which were the
only way to escape.
Though numbers vary around 68 persons are believed to
have been travelling in the ill-fated air-conditioned carriage at the time of mishap.
India's Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh expressed his 'shock and sadness' at the
incident. The PM has also ordered the railway and state
government authorities 'to extend all possible help to the victims in rescue
and relief operations'.
The first people to reach the scene were from nearby
villages as initial relief efforts were hindered by winter fog, reports
indicate. Railways Minister Kharge said the railway
board chairman would lead an inquiry into the cause of the accident and a more
complete report would be issued at a later date. The engine driver stopped the
train when he spotted flames about an hour away from Nanded, a police officer
was quoted on The Hindu newspaper website as saying.
A sad day indeed as the
Nation mourns the innocent lives lost in the ghastly accident
With regrets – S. Sampathkumar
28th Dec 2013.
Photos : www.dailymail.co.uk
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