Cities and Towns in Balrampur District - Balrampur, Utraula, Tulsipur, Pachperwa (Paperback)

Chapters: Balrampur, Utraula, Tulsipur, Pachperwa. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 19. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Balrampur - Balrampur is located at . It has an average elevation of 106 metres (347 feet). It is situated on the border side of Indo-Nepal. The district has very rich literary heritage. Famous Urdu poet Ali Sardar Jafri was born here in the year 1913. He is among the only three urdu poets who got the prestigious Jnanpith award (other two are Firak Gorakhpuri and Kurtulain Hyder). Apart from that the birthplace of Mohd Shafi Khan also known as Bekal Utsahi is Balrampur. He has the distinction of being a former member of Rajya Sabha . In the year 1976 he got Padmashree Award in the field of literature. During the period of Pandit Nehru an interesting event happened, as a result of which Mohd Shafi Khan converted in to Bekal Utsahi. There was a programme of congress party in Gonda at that time. Mohd Shafi Khan was trying to attract everybody through his enthusiastic poetry. Ultimately Nehru reached the venue and very much impressed with his poetry. Nehru advised him the title Utsahi. Shafi Khan himself added Bekal (a man of no intellect) to it and finally he is renowned as Bekal Utsahi in the literary world. One of the most popular Hindu worship place is situated in Tulsipur about 27 kilometers from the district Headquarter. It is known as Devi Patan. The temple has the distinction of having included in 51 "Shaktipeethas" of Goddess Durga according to Hindu mythology. Millions of pilgrims visit this place throughout the year. A Grand festival has been organized at the time of Durga Puja. During the month of chaitra a "Mela" has also been organized every year. One of the salient feature of this event is "Shobha Yatra" of Peer Ratan Nath. Every year devotees from D...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=3415696