Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Indore (MP) Universalisation of Elementary Education in Annual Work Plan (2005-2006)

Abstract

Situated on one o f India's oldest pilgrimage routes fomi Mahakaal at Ujjain on river Kshipra, to Omkareshwar on the river Narmada and onwards to Rameshwaram, Indore was a convenient resting place. It was on the route o f the Marathas of Deccoan on their way to North India. These Maratha guerilla warriors were on constant battle with the Mughal empire. Their army transit comps here attached the local Zamindars (landlords) who, drawn by the promise of lucrative trade, settled in the villages on the confluence o f the Khan and Saraswati rivers, thereby laid the foundation o f this commerce centre in 1715. In 1741, temple of Indreshwar was erected in the town, from which in derives the name Indore.