51 Facts About Bharuch

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Bharuch, formerly known as Broach, is a city at the mouth of the river Narmada in Gujarat in western India.

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Bharuch was known to the Greeks, the various Persian Empires, in the Roman Republic and Empire, and in other Western centres of civilisation through the end of the European Middle Ages.

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Bharuch was ruled by Delhi Sultanate for 94 years, Gujarat's independent Sultanate for 181 years, Mughal Sultanate for 164 years, independent nawabs for 36 years and Maratha rule for 19 years.

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Bharuch has been the home to the Gujarati Bhargav Brahmin community for ages.

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Bharuch is nicknamed as 'Peanut City' for its salty peanuts, locally known as 'Khari Sing'.

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Bharuch was considered to be sacred among sages, and they would come to Bharuch to pray.

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The priests of Bharuch were famous for their learning in the other regions too.

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Bharuch is the Birthplace of Sarvadnya Shri Chakradhar Swami who is, for some Hindus, the Incarnation of Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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Bharuch established Mahanubhava panth in Maharashtra in 1267.

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In Bharuch, we are shown the Ashvavabodha tirtha of the times of Muni Suvrata Swami, Shakunika Vihara of princess Sudarshana of Simhaladvipa and the Vihara which was ceremoniously raised by Acharya Hemchandra in which Kumarapala has waved ARATI; is converted into a mosque.

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Bharuch was an important Buddhist centre in the 7th century and considered to be sacred among sages.

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12.

Excavations near the banks of the river Narmada in Bharuch have revealed many archaeological and architectural wonders, mostly temples.

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13.

Later Bharuch was part of the Mauryan Empire, the Western Satraps, the Guptas and the Gurjara-Pratiharas.

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Princess of Sinhala, Sudarshana had built the Shakunika Vihara in the Bhragukutchh during the rule of Sampati, and a Bharuch trader became responsible for the memories of the princess.

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Bharuch had released the Ashvaavabodh pilgrims in Bharuch out of the control of the Bauddhas.

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Bharuch destroyed the idols and the temples and built Mosques in place of them in the time of 760 AD Arab Hakem Hisham of Sindh had attacked the Gandhar port near Bharuch.

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Bharuch established the Mahanubhava community which was spread in Maharashtra.

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18.

In 1772, the British again attacked Bharuch, defeating Nawab Mu'azzaz Khan, allegedly with the help of his treacherous minister, Diwan Lallubhai.

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From 1802, Bharuch was returned to the East India Company under the terms of the Treaty of Salbai.

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Bharuch was ruled by Delhi Sultanate for 94 years, Gujarat's independent Sultanate for 181 years, Mughal Sultanate for 164 years, independent nawabs for 36 years and Maratha rule for 19 years.

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21.

In 1772, after the control of Bharuch was taken by the British, Valandas left their trade centre in Bharuch.

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22.

Bharuch appointed a loyal commander named Abdullah as the administrator of Bharuch with the title 'Nek Alam Khan'.

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23.

Bharuch had contributed in the Swadeshi and Home Rule movements.

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24.

On 12 March 1930 when Gandhiji started the Dandi March with some of his supporters, the route of Dandi Kuch in Bharuch district was from Devaataa City of Borsad taluka via Jambusar Amod on the other side of the river Mahi via Bharuch and Ankleshwar on the other side of the river Narmada and reaching Dandi via Surat.

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Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi a Gujarati Bhargav Brahmin of Bharuch district had participated in the Home Rule movement.

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26.

Bharuch was imprisoned for participating in struggles of Bardoli movement in 1938, "Savinay Kanoon Bhang" in the 1930 and personal movement in 1940.

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Chunilal Shivlal Modi, who was born in 1913 in Bharuch, participated in the struggle of "Savinaya Kaanoon Bhang" in the 1930 at the age of 18 years.

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Dinkar Rao Nabheram Desai of Bharuch participated in all the movements of freedom struggle and was imprisoned for five times.

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29.

Bharuch was imprisoned for participating in the freedom movement, contributed significantly in the activities related to the uplift of the women and activities of creative programs.

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Almost all the talukas of Bharuch district had enlightened their people about political and national spirit by participating in freedom struggle through local leadership and history is the proof of the activities of the uplift of the people by implementing the creative programs instructed by Gandhiji.

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31.

Bharuch is a port city situated on the banks of the Narmada river.

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The Bharuch district is surrounded by Vadodara, Narmada and Surat districts.

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Bharuch has a tropical savanna climate, moderated strongly by the Arabian Sea.

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34.

Bharuch has always been prosperous because of its location on the Narmada River.

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Bharuch is a central stopping point for many villages spread around its boundaries.

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36.

Lately, a lot of retiring expatriates have been returning to Bharuch and building new houses giving the economy a boost.

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Traditionally, Bharuch has been the centre of the peanut processing and marketing industry with a well-established brand name around the country.

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38.

Bharuch is the home of the Bandhni method of clothing design and is well known for this traditional art form.

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Bharuch is a shopping centre well known for its salty peanuts.

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Bharuch was a major sea port in the important pre-compass coastal trading routes to points West, perhaps as far back as the days of the Pharaohs, which utilised the regular and predictable Monsoon winds or galleys.

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Many goods from the Far East were trans-shipped there for the annual monsoon winds making it a terminus for several key land-sea trade routes and Bharuch was definitely known to the Greeks, the various Persian Empires and in the Roman Republic and Empire and other Western centres of civilisation, through the end of the European Middle Ages.

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Bharuch which was a prosperous and powerful port was an important part of Gujarat until the 16th century.

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Until very modern times the only effective way to move goods was by water transport, and Bharuch had sheltered waters in an era without weather forecasting, compasses, and when shipping was necessarily limited to coastal navigation, and the general east–west course of the Narmada gave access to the rich inland empires at the upper reaches of the Narmada, including easy caravan access to the Ganges valley and the plains of Delhi.

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Bharuch has the advantage of Gujarat's biggest liquid cargo terminal.

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45.

Bharuch enjoys a thriving cultural tradition and diverse traditions of different ethnic and religious communities.

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Bharuch cuisine includes perennial favourites such as "Mawa Ghari", "Malai Ghari", Khichu, Undhiyu, Khaman, Nylon Khaman, Phaphada and Jalebi.

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Bharuch is well connected to the rest of India by Indian National Highway 48 and by the Western Railway Division of Indian Railways.

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48.

Air: The nearest airports to Bharuch are Surat and Vadodara, at a distance of about 72 kilometres respectively.

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Rail: Bharuch Junction railway station is a very busy junction, handling over 40 pairs of trains on the Mumbai-Delhi line via Ahmedabad.

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50.

Narmada College of Computer Application in its campus is the only college in Bharuch District providing Master of Computer Application course since 1999.

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51.

Mythological figures related to Bharuch include Bhrigu Rishi, Shukra, Chyavana, Chandra, Dattatreya, Durvasa, Vamana, Mahabali, Jamadagni and Parshurama.

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