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a metropolitan city and a municipal corporation in Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the 16th largest metropolitan area in India and the 25th largest city in India. Meerut ranks 3rd in the total slum area population in the country after Mumbai and Faridabad repectively. Meerut ranks 4th in terms of population in Uttar Pradesh. It is the 4th biggest city in U.P. It is an ancient city located 56 km (34 miles) north-east of New Delhi. Meerut also has one of the biggest army garrisons/cantonments in this part of the country. It is famous for its scissors and Gazak. Meerut is also the sports capital of India. The 1857 Indian independence drive started from here. According to the Government of India, the district Meerut is one of the Minority Concentrated District in India on the basis of the 2001 census data on population, socio-economic indicators and basic amenities indicators >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>History of Meerut<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< After the archaeological excavations at ‘Vidura-ka-tila’, a collection of several mounds, in 1950-52, a site 23 miles north-east of Meerut, it was concluded to be remains of the ancient city of Hastinapur, the capital of Kauravas and Pandavas of Mahabharata, which was washed away by Ganges floods. Though according to another tradition, the city is also given its older name, 'Mayarashtra' after 'Maya', the father of Mandodari, wife Ravana, the King of Lanka, as mentioned in Ramayana .This name got mutated to mairashtra, mai-dant-ka-khera,Mairaath and eventually Meerut. Fragment of the 6th Ashoka Pillar in sandstone, with inscription or Edicts of Ashoka, in Brahmi, originally from Meerut, now at British Museum. Image of "The mall", Meerut. 19th century photograph. However even before the vedic period Meerut contained a Harappan settlement known as Alamgirpur. It was also the Easternmost Indus valley settlement. Meerut had been a centre of Buddhism in the period of Mauryan Emperor, Ashoka (r. 273 BC to 232 BC.), and remains of Buddhist structures, were found near the Jama Masjid, in the present day city. The Ashoka Pillar, at Delhi ridge, next to the ‘Bara Hindu Rao Hospital’, near Delhi University, was brought to Delhi, by Firuz Shah Tughluq (r. 1351 - 1388), it was later damaged in a 1713 explosion, and restored in 1867. Later during the rule of Mughal Emperor, Akbar the Great (r. 1556-1605), there was a mint for copper coins here. In the eleventh century AD, the south-west part of the district was ruled by Har Dat, the Dor Raja of Bulandshahr built a fort, which was long known for its strength and finds mention in Ain-i-Akbari. He was later defeated by Mahmud Ghazni in 1018. Though the first big invasion on the city came later in 1192 AD, from Mohamed Ghori, when his general Qutb-ud-din Aybak attacked the city, and converted all the Hindu temples into mosques . However a much worse fate lay ahead for the district, which came with the invasion of Timur in 1398, during which the Rajputs offered a tough resistance at the fort of Loni, where he fought the Sultan of Delhi, Mahmud Tughlaq. But eventually they were all defeated and later all the 1,00,000 prisoners his army had taken in since his invasion of India were massacred, according to Timur’s own accounts in Tuzk-e-Taimuri . Thereafter he went on to attack Delhi, where he again massacred the local population, and returned to attack Meerut town, then ruled by an Afghan chief, Ilias, and took the city in two days, leading to wide-spread devastation, before heading North once again . Meerut is famously associated with the Indian Rebellion of 1857 against the British East India Company, when chants of popular Hindi slogan "Dilli Chalo" ("Let's march to Delhi!") were first raised here. Meerut cantonment is the place where the rebellion started when Hindu and Muslim soldiers were given rifle cartridges rumoured to have a coating made of animal fat. The bullet wrapping was to be opened by mouth before use, which affected religious sensibilities of both Muslims and Hindus as the animal coating was alleged to be composed of pig and cow, since cow was the sacred animal for Hindus and pig was untouchable animal for Muslims. Meerut leapt into international prominence during the revolt of 1857, when on 24 April, 1857; eighty-five troopers out of ninety of the third cavalry refused to touch the cartridges and after court-martial were sentenced to ten years imprisonment. This marked the beginning of a widespread revolt across northern India. Meerut was also the venue of the controversial Meerut Conspiracy Case in March 1929, in which severaltrade unionists, including three Englishmen were arrested for organizing Indian-rail strike, this immediately caught attention back home in England, inspired the 1932 play titled Meerut Prisoners, by Manchester street theatre group, the 'Red Megaphones', highlighting the the detrimental effects of colonisation and industrialisation The city and district also suffered from communal (Hindu-Muslim) riots in 1982 and 1987 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Industry<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Meerut City is famous for many types of industries. Meerut has seen a boom in the construction business as this city now has many buildings, shopping complexes and apartments.Many malls have been recently build by major developrs of the country, Meerut has many mall like MELANGE MALL at pallav puram, PVS MALL in shastri nagar, RAP MAGNUM MALL at delhi road, ERA MALL at delhi road, SATYAM PALACE at budhana gate. Many more are under construction like ANSAL PLAZA at bye pass road, PHEONIX MALL at delhi road, MCP MALL(GRAND SAVY MALL) at EK road, ANSAL PLAZA opposite golden avenue and ANGEL WEDDING MALL at delhi road. Two five star hotels have already been passed and under construction like THE GODWIN REGENCY(*****) AND HOTEL PHEONIX(*****). MEERUT already has two four star hotels an three 3star hotels, HOTEL CRYSTAL PALACE(****) and SAMRAT HEAVENS(****) are the two 4 star while THE RAJMAHAL(***), MAYUR DELUX(***)and YADU RESIDENCY(***) are 3star hotels. Meerut has all big brands showroom of cloths and sports like ADIDAS(2), REEBOK(2), NIKE, PUMA, KILLER, SPYKAR(2), PEPE JEANS, UCB(2), COTTON COUNTY(4), KOUTONS(3) and many more. McDonalds(2), PIZZA HUT(2), DOMINOZ , NIRULAS, CAFE COFFEE DAY , BARISTA, COFFEE DELIGHT, MANCHOW(CHINESE) are already present here while KFC is on its way to get started. Meerut is the largest supplier of sports goods and also the largest manufacturer of musical instruments in India. One of the leading Pharmaceuticals manufacturer, Perk Pharmaceuticals Ltd., is also located here. MEERUT has already given the place of a metropolitan city, n is the biggest city in NCR after delhi. The METRO RAIL PROJECT has been passed and by 2012 it will be running in the city of Meerut. Many new projects are already passed like INNER RING ROAD, OUTER RING ROAD and contruction of approx. 21 new flyovers. Airport(BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR DOMESTIC AIRPORT) is also under contruction and by 2010 it will be completed. According to statistics compiled by the Income Tax department, Meerut contributed a handsome Rs 10,089 crore to the national treasury in 2007-08, performing better than Lucknow, Jaipur, Bhopal, Kochi and Bhubaneshwar.