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Kamthi

Kamthi



Kamthi or Kamptee is located 9 miles north-north-west of Nagpur of the Central Provinces, in the state of Maharastra, India, just below the confluence of the Kanhan with the rivers Pench and Kolar (River); 10 m. N.E. of Nagpur by rail. Population was 38888 in 1901, showing a continuous decrease since 1881. Kamptee was founded in 1821, as a military cantonment in the neighborhood of the native capital of Nagpur, and became an important centre of trade. Since the opening of the railway, trade has largely been diverted to Nagpur, and the garrison has recently been reduced. The town is well laid out with wide roads, gardens and tanks.

Edited By:
Zafar Ansari - Hyderabad

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place comments:
24 months ago Virendra Waware   +2
Now Kamptee has become an important holy place for the Buddhist people after the construction of the spectacular and sacred DRAGON PALACE TEMPLE. It is a must see item !
14 months ago chandrakant supare   +3
its my birth place having lot of historical importance, it has a guard regimental centre of army n lot of other institutions of army, dragon palace is a unique japanese arch. , sai baba mandir a holy place n kanhan river cooling place in summer.
13 months ago RAJENDRA SINGH YADAV   +3
ST.JOSHEPHS CONVENT IS FIRST MOTHER CONVENT STEBLISHED IN INDIA IN 1854
13 months ago RAJESH S CHAUHAN   -1
KAMPTEE KA CID NEWPAPER- EDITOR @ SOCIAL ACTIVISTS, RASHTRAPATI AWARD WINNER FOR THE SOCIALISM, PRESIDENT, FOOD & GRAINS, MAHARASHTRA STATE GOVT. , PRESIDENT, RPI LEADER, EXECUTIVE MAGISTRATE . NEWSPAPER EDITOR COLUMNIST SINCE 22 YEARS , ENGAGED IN PUBLISHING & PRINTING THE NEWSPAPER,AN ARTIST. WELL KNOWN DISCIPLINE LEADER, SOCIAL , ARTIST.

WE ALL ARE PROUD OF MR SAHDEOJI S CHAUHAN, EDITOR NEWSPAPER - KAMPTEE KA CID
11 months ago Sneha Nikhare   +5
this is my native place.
10 months ago abuwardah786atgmaildotcom   +3
Kamptee shaher main Hazrat Baba Tajuddin Nagpuri say Faizyafta Hazrat Bi Amman ka mazar hai ?
kiya koi sahb is ki location batain gay...
baree meherbani hogi...
Jamil Khan
Karachi Pakistan
10 months ago mohsin akhter israr ahmad   0
assalam valekum chachcha mein ismail pura mein rahta hoon aur AMMAN KA MAZAR JANE KE LIYE AAP KO KAMPTEE MEIN GARUD SQUARE PAR UTARNA PADEGA WAHAN SE AAP KISI SE BHI POOCH LEIN WOH AAP KO BATA DEINGE
9 months ago Arshad Ansari Sharjah   +1
Kamptee is a place where I was born and brought up. It is a satellite township of Nagpur. It is the best place in the world. Even though I have been away from Kamptee for nearly 6 years I make it a point after every 6-7 months. I Cannot live away more than that.

Kamptee was initially a Cantonment area which is also the reason for its slow progress in development and due to its close proximity to Nagpur there was no need felt to provide facilities of better higher education, government offices, parks, stadiums, and other requisite infrastructure desirable for a city. It is a peaceful place to which people fall in love and stay the rest of their lives; especially the Military mens.

At one time it was very famous for its football culture which shaped the careers of many and brought glory to the Country, State, and the town. The football greats like Mustaque Capt (Capt of India), Shyamal Ghosh, Bimal Ghosh (Present coach of Air India FC.), Yusuf Sharif, Mohammed Ali (National Player), Narsayyaa, Pagadu Wastad, Reyaz (Raju), Sultan, Abdul Sattar Ansari and the likes endless list greats of the football game. Many of them represented Mohammedan, or Mohan Bagan and Air India. The Rabbani Football Club is very famous. It also went on to win the Rovers Cup long time back.

Its Gol Bazar is very famous for Pan and where all the young and old alike meet and utilize their passtime to do chit chatting.

The cantonment board has taken control of the open land which was used as football grounds and deprived the younger generations of Kamptee of their favourite passtime and an opportunity to make it big in the sports arena and carve a niche of their own.

The legendary Cricket CK Naidu was also from Kamptee.

Kamptee is also famous for being the birth place of BABA TAJUDDIN. It also houses the Dargah of Hazrat Baba Abdulla Shah who was the Guru of Hazrat Baba Tajuddin. Which is situated just adjascent to the Railway station. The Same Hazrat baba Abdulla shah's Mazar is present in three places i.e., Kamptee, Bombay (besides Victoria Terminus), and Karachi Pakistan all three near a Railway station. Amma ki Mazar is in Old Kamptee to reach there we have to cross the river bed.

ARSHAD ANSARI (SHARJAH, UAE)
Native of Kamptee.
8 months ago swarup 09270086657   +1
this is my birthplace and now my son studying here SJC
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