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  Gingee Fort - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Though Gingee became a part of the Nawab's territory in 1714 the young and courageous Tej Singh became a legend and his life, love and brave but tragic end were eulogised in various ballads.
The fort at Gingee was declared a National Monument in 1921 and was under the Archeological Department.
Gingee today, with its ruined forts, temples and granaries, presents a different picture from the glorious splendor of its bygone days.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gingee_Fort   (608 words)

  
 Viluppuram - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The fortifications and defenses were further strengthened under Chatrapati Shivaji, the great Maratha ruler who captured Gingee in 1677 A.D. Gingee came under the hegemony of the Moghul emperor Aurangazeb in 1691 A. D., Sarup Singh was appointed as the chief of Gingee by the emperor, under the control of the Nawab of Arcot.
Though Gingee became a part of the Nawabs territory in 1714 the young and courageous De Singh became a legend and his heroic deeds were sung in the form of popular ballads.
Mel Chittamur is 20 km of Tindivanam and 10 km east of Gingee.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Viluppuram   (2239 words)

  
 Forts in Tamilnadu, Gingee Fort, Fort of Genji, Fort Travel, South India Fort, Fort of South Indian, South India ...
Gingee is famous for a fort complex dating back to 13th century, located on the 3 different hill summit covering 3-km boundary area.
In 18th century French occupied Gingee and kept it under occupation for 11 years, many of its sculptural antics of Gingee were then shifted to Pondicherry by them.
The massive walls of Gingee fort interconnect the 3 inaccessible hills- Krishnagiri, Chandrayandurg and Rajagiri.
www.indiantravelportal.com /tamil-nadu/forts/genji-fort.html   (802 words)

  
 Information on Gingee Fort,Tamil Nadu,India
Gingee also pronounced,as "Shingee" is 37-km east of Thiruvannamalai.
Gingee is famous for a fort complex dating back to 13th century,located on the 3 different hill summit covering 3-km boundary area.
The indomitable courage and valour of its erstwhile rulers made Father Pinments,a priest to call the Gingee Fort the "Troy of the East".
www.indiaplaces.com /india-monuments/tamil-nadu-gingee-fort.html   (131 words)

  
 District Tourist Places
The small town of GINGEE was once a capital city, With its province extending from Nellore in the north to the Coleroon (Kollidam) in the south.
The fortifications and defenses were further strengthened under chatrapati shivaji, the great Maratha ruler, was captured Gingee in 1677 A. Gingee came under the hegemony of the Moghul emperor Aurangazeb in 1691 A. and sarup singh was appointed as the chief of Gingee by the emperor, under the control of the Nawab of Arcot.
Though Gingee became a part of the Nawabs territory in 1714 A. the young and courageous De Singh became a legend and his heroic deeds were sung in the form of popular balads.
www.viluppuram.tn.nic.in /tourist3.htm   (2492 words)

  
 India Image : A Gateway for Government of India Info over the web   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Gingee in Pondicherry is one of the finest forts in South India.
Its origin dates back to the 9th century when it was a stronghold of the Cholas but the fort as it looks today is the handiwork of the Vijaynagara kings who made it an impregnable citadel.
A place of great historic interest, Gingee, no longer an unsurmountable citadel, is one of the most interesting centres on the Tamil Nadu tourist circuit.
indiaimage.nic.in /gingeefort.htm   (183 words)

  
 The Hindu : Dheeran facing a tough fight in Gingee
Gingee N. Ramachandran, about developing Gingee into a tourism centre and for launching winch- car connecting two historical forts.
For long, Gingee remained the citadel of the DMK but it was due to the ``field-work'' of the then DMK district secretary, Mr.
Masilamani (MDMK) is in the fray, the fight is straight between the DMK and the TPMK candidates.
www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2001/05/02/stories/1502223l.htm   (474 words)

  
 Gingee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
French captured Gingee and it remained with the French for almost a decade.
The battle for Gingee is vividly portrayed in volume XV of the “ Lettres edifiantes et curieuses “ written by a Jesuit priest Father Lavaur.
This is in nutshell the historical imprints left on Gingee, and for such a Fort which has a history dating back to 1800 years if proper publicity is made in abroad it will definitely attract world tourists.
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 gingee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The hills around are devoid of vegetation except for a thick growth of thorny shrubs and the fortifications of Gingee stand on three such hills.
The fort of Gingee has existed for several hundred years; several ruling dynasties are connected with the history of the fort, including Vijaynagar Maharajas, Shivaji Maharaj, Nawabs of Arcot, Tipu Sultan, the French and British.
Equally famous is his horse that has been buried in Gingee close to his master.
www.tornbjerg-gym.dk /religion/gingee.htm   (487 words)

  
 CBI questions Gingee Ramachandran
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday questioned Union Minister of State for Textiles Gingee Ramachandran in connection with the cash-for-transfer scam that came to light in May this year.
He was the minister of state for finance when the scam broke out in which his personal assistant R Perumalswamy and his Chennai-based Chartered Accountant A Krishnamurthy were arrested by the CBI for allegedly fixing the transfer of an IRS officer Anurag Vardhan for Mumbai.
Gingee was asked about the procedure of transfers in the finance ministry and about the allegations that he had been influencing the CBDT members for fixing transfers of IRS officers.
www.rediff.com /news/2003/sep/10cbi.htm   (162 words)

  
 Guest house in Viluppuram - India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
(Guest house in) The small town of Gingee was once a capital city of a province extending from Nellore in the north to the Coleroon (Kollidam) in the south.
(Guest house in) According to local legend, Gingee Amman, was one of the seven virgins who were the guardian deities of the village.
(Guest house in) Though Gingee became a part of the Nawabs territory in 1714 the young and courageous De Singh became a legend and his heroic deeds were sung in the form of popular ballads.
www.guest-house.in /guesthouse/viluppuram/viluppuram.html   (2722 words)

  
 Gingee Fort - Part Five
The Gingee country then came under the rule of the Hoysalas in the later part of the 13th and in the first half of the 14th century.
The last Nayak of Gingee was forced to surrender to the Bijapur army towards the end of December 1649 A.D. The booty acquired by the Mohammedan rulers of Bijapur was 20 crores of rupees in cash and jewels.
Bijapur was in possession of the fortress of Gingee till 1677 A.D., when the famous Sivaji, the son of Shaji fell upon it in his momentous Carnatic expedition.
www.chennaionline.com /columns/DownMemoryLane/diary140.asp   (952 words)

  
 Vajpayee asked Gingee, Singh to quit: BJP leader
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee asked Union Minister of State for Finance Gingee Ramachandran and Union Agriculture Minister Ajit Singh to resign, a senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader told rediff.com.
"Though Gingee Ramachandran came in the limelight after the arrest of his private assistant, R Perumal Swamy, the prime minister was not very happy with his performance.
It was great opportunity for Gingee Ramachandiran to be minister in the central ministry representing the remove talk of Gingee Fort.
www.rediff.com /news/2003/may/23onkar.htm   (332 words)

  
 spaz.com/RTW - Travelogues - Katherine and Ryan - Around the World - Day 60: Gingee (day trip)
Gingee is a tiny town 60 kilometres inland that features a middle ages fort built onto three hills.
We were worried that we would have to take a couple buses to get out to Gingee but there was a direct bus.
A few minutes later people were shouting out "Gingee, Gingee!!" and pointing to a bus that was passing through the station.
www.spaz.com /rtw/site_segment_detail.asp?gString=uIS4XtIS2XsIS116   (408 words)

  
 Gingee Fort - 1983
In this context, the existence of Gingee fort in itself is a landmark architectural event in Tamil Nadu.
The town of Gingee is surrounded by several hills made of barren volcanic rocks.
The community of Urdu speaking Muslims that settled in Gingee belonged to this category of military personnel.
www.chennaionline.com /columns/DownMemoryLane/diary136.asp   (817 words)

  
 Welcome to rediff.com
With the selfish attitude of our ministers they spoil their career and the place from where they hail from.
We are ashamed of telling ourselves that we are from Gingee.
Let it be the lessons to all our ministers to instruct their PA's to be honest while discharging their duties.
mboard.rediff.com /board/board.php?boardid=news2003may23onkar   (360 words)

  
 CBI questions Gingee Ramachandran   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
New Delhi: CBI today questioned Union Minister of State for Textiles Gingee Ramachandran in connection with the cash-for-transfer scam that came to light in May this year.
The questioning of Ramachandran comes barely two days after he took over as Minister of State for Textiles.
He was the Minister of State for Finance when the scam broke out in which his personal assistant R Perumalswamy and his Chennai-based Chartered Accounatant A Krishnamurthy were arrested by the CBI for allegedly fixing the transfer of an IRS officer Anurag Vardhan for Mumbai.
web.mid-day.com /news/nation/2003/september/63554.htm   (146 words)

  
 Baby Names - Origin, Meaning of Gingee
Popularity: The name Gingee was not ranked among 4275 first names for females of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.
The name Gingee was not ranked among 88799 surnames for males and females of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.
Display trend for Gingee as a birth name
www.thinkbabynames.com /name/0/Gingee   (67 words)

  
 GINGEE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
We can find many rock cut images at Gingee.
Among them the rock cut images of the twenty four tirthankaras are very attractive.
Guidance- Gingee is situated in the South Arcot district of Tamil Nadu.
www.jainheritagecentres.com /tamilnadu/gingee.htm   (35 words)

  
 Thalavanur in Gingee India
Thalavanur is located 16 km from Gingee in Viluppuram District.
The place is famous for the Shatru Malleswaralayam rock-cut temple.
Tamil and Sanskrit inscriptions and sculptures are found here.
www.india9.com /i9show/33265.htm   (41 words)

  
 TrekEarth | Gingee Fort Photo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
5.30 in the afternoon, just before sunset, a picture of the walls around Gingee Fort.
I was alone, going up the endless steps.
Actually I like the original better than the workshop because of the warm red feeling in it.
www.trekearth.com /gallery/photo19056.htm   (105 words)

  
 Ideas for present for l6 year old girl on Legend - Cruise Critic Message Boards
Last edited by Cloud 9 : January 15th, 2005 at 12:39 PM.
Gingee: remember if you get flowers no matter if they are from carnival or someone else your daughter will not be able to take them off the ship at the end.
Does anyone know of a place that does deliveries to the Carnival Legend in NYC?
messages.cruisecritic.com /showthread.php?t=118865   (1107 words)

  
 Traveljournals.net - Gingee, Tamil Nadu, India - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts
Traveljournals.net - Gingee, Tamil Nadu, India - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts
/ Explore / India / Locations / Gingee, Tamil Nadu
Maps and coordinates for Gingee, Tamil Nadu, India are approximative and not valid for navigation.
www.traveljournals.net /explore/india/map/m2910725/gingee.html   (74 words)

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