A SHORT VISIT TO SAGAR (SAUGAR),M.P,INDIA

Our recent visit to Sagar,a city in Madya Pradesh,India on a personal family celebration was an occasion to visit and know about this city very closely. Earlier, during my childhood days it was the city introduced to me by the name of SAGAR UNIVERSITY which was founded by Sh HARI SINGH GAUR in July 18,1946. 

The main campus of the university is in Sagar City on Patharia hills, sprawling over 830.3 hectares of land, and the university also has several affiliated colleges and a distance education wing. A medical college is being built to train students in the field of medical science.

Sagar (Saugor),is a city in Madhya Pradesh state of central India in a picturesque situation on a spur of the Vindhya Range and 1758 ft. above sea-level, and around 180 km northeast of state capital, Bhopal.

 Its original name 'Saugor' is an amalgamation of two words namely 'SAU' meaning 100 and 'GARH' meaning forts, as there were countless small-forts in this region. With time the name has changed from 'Saugor' to 'Sagar'

The ancient Indian kingdom of Chedi had its capital as "Suktimati", which is located in Sagar in contemporary times. History of Sagar District was not known before 1022 A.D., after that all the records are available.Firstly, Sagar was under the rule of Ahir Rajas and their capital was at "Garhpehra". in 1660 A.D. Udenshah founded the present Sagar Town.Sagar owes its importance to having been made the capital of the Maratha governor Govind Pant Bundele who established himself here in 1735.

During the Revolt of 1857 the whole district was in the possession of the rebels, except the town and fort, in which the British were shut up for eight months, until relieved by Sir Hugh Rose. The rebels were totally defeated and British rule restored by March 1858.

Sagar is a handsomely built university town with great natural beauty and cultural heritage. Hindi is the official language of the city, while Bundelkhandi is the local dialect. Sagar is well known for its contribution to Hindi literature and hosts a number of writers, poets and other leading artists in their respective fields. The city, known as the Heart of Madhya Pradesh, and MADHYA PRADESH itself is the heart of India. So sagar Can be considered as "THE HEART OF INDIA". The Lakha Banjara lake is in the middle of the city and This beautiful city is situated around it. The city is surrounded by a beautiful ring of small mountains. In The rainy season it totally transforms into a GREEN-VALLEY.

The region is popular on India's tourism scene, due to its cultural heritage and diversity. Some places of interest in and around Sagar are the Rahatgarh Waterfalls, Garhphra Mountains and Temples, and Khimlasa Forts.

The Famous Sanchi Stupas and Udaygiri Caves

FSL Colony

LakhaBanjara Lake 

Sagar Univ.

At Lakha Banjara Lake

Deptt.of Botany,

Deptt.of Botany,Sagar Univ.

Botanical Garden

Lakha Banjara Lake

At reception in FSL Colony

Katra Market,Sagar

At reception

At reception

At Lake site

Lakha bajara Lake

At reception

In botanical park

Botanical Garden,Sagar Univ

Sagar Univ

At Lake site

At Lake site

On the bank of Lake

At reception

At reception

On the bank of Lake

During reception

are around 110 km from the city.

Sagar is developing into an industrial area with many new corporate industries setting up their plants within the city. Sagar has an army cantonment unit. The city, known as the Heart of Madhya Pradesh, has a very good transportation network, with the railway system and national highways connecting it with all major cities across India. The nearest airport to the city is at Bhopal, the capital of the state of Madhya Pradesh.

(Note:-Above information was taken from Wikipedia.org)