The soil of this holy city still has the aroma of Jnanpith, pronounced as Dhyanpeeth, brought here by the great Natsamrat in 1987. This worshiper of literature is Vishnu Vaman Shirvadkar alias Kusumagraj. He has significantly contributed to the sphere of Maharashtrian literature and that’s why he is believed as pride of Marathi Literature.
Welcome to the City of Pilgrimage is with what Nasik welcomes you when you reach there by road. Nasik, also known as Nashik, is located on the banks of river Godavari in the Western Ghats region of Maharashtra.
Nasik has quite a few high potential projects running on its warm soil. No matter whether they belong to private sector or are government owned, combined they keep boosting economy here.
Chief Minister of Maharashtra State, Prithviraj Chavan will formally inaugurate the 55th All India Police Duty Meet (AIPDM) on February 22, 2012. AIPDM is an eight-day congregate of cops and has already started on Saturday, February 18th, at Maharashtra Police Academy (MPA) that is on Trimbak Road, Nasik.
It is said that only two things entertain India Cricket and Movies! All of us know that Sachin is the 'God of Cricket' but do you know who the Father of Indian Cinema' is? He is Dadasaheb Phalke. And Nasik is the place where this great personality was born.
City of Pilgrimages - Nasik, is believed to have its origins since the Stone Age and it was given different names by different rulers over the centuries. There are various stories behind the name 'Nasik' one is that Lakshmana, Lord Rama's brother had cut off the nose of Surpanakha here hence this place was named Nasik.
Maharashtra Police Academy (MPA) was started in the year 1906 in Pune, as a 'Central Police Training School. It shifted to Nasik in 1908 and since then it has been functioning in Nasik. Maharashtra Police Academy performs the crucial task of providing basic training to police inspectors who are responsible for maintaining law and order in the state.
