Bhopal - भोपाल

Bhopal, the capital of the Indian state, Madhya Pradesh combines the scenic beauty, historicity and modern urban planning. The city is famous for silver jewellery, exquisitely fashioned beadwork, embroidered and sequinned velvet fashioned purses and cushions. Bhopal is on the Malwa Plateau. But the Vindhya Range towards the south lends the city its hilly feel. The picturesque city of Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, is set around a lake and is famous for its archaeological wealth. It is situated on the site of the 11th century city Bhojapal, named after Raja Bhoj. The founder of the existing city was, however, an Afghan soldier, Dost Mohammed. Bhopal today presents a multi-faceted profile - the old city with its teeming market places and fine old palaces and mosques and equally impressive, the new city with it's verdant, exquisitely laid out parks and gardens, broad avenues and streamlined modern edifices.