Kanpur@1947
(Kanpur’s journey from 1947 to 2021)
KANPUR/CAWNPORE AT 1947:
Kanpur is an industrial city in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Kanpur stands as the major financial and industrial centre of North India and also the ninth largest urban economy in India. Today it is famous for its colonial architecture, gardens, parks and fine quality leather and textile products which are exported mainly to the West. Kanpur was an important British garrison town until 1947. the first woollen mill of India, commonly known as the Lal Imli (meaning "Red Tamarind") by the British India Corporation established here in 1876 by Alexander MacRobert. The city is also widely regarded as the "Leather City of the World" and is predominantly nicknamed as the "Manchester of the East", for its textile industries.
HISTORY:
The industrial city had journeyed from Kanhiyapur to Kanpur in last 210 years. March 24 has its own significance in the history of the city as it has crawled from small military village to one of the biggest districts of the country.
- • Adminstration
- • Social economy
- • Political scenario
- • Culture
- • Tourism
- • Industrial growth