indore city 101 by indore360
TRANSCRIPT
101 Things You Must Know About Indore!
www.Indore360.com
101 Things You Must Know About Indore. Brought to you by- www.Indore360.com
Dear Indore 360 Visitor,
We published a list of “51 things to do in Indore” long back, which is still popular
among our visitors. The fact is, Indore has changed Big Time, so this list had to change
too!
Here is a list of 101 unique things about Indore. We Hope that you will enjoy reading it, as
much as we enjoyed putting it together! Also, at the end of this file you will find some
important phone numbers and other information from Indore.
1. O Bhiyao! - The special Indorian way of calling people. No where else they call
someone like that.
2. Kya Chal riya hai - Get used to it! Its another Indori slang.
3. Instantaneous magic shown by Dahi wada shop at Sarafa. When you go to Sarafa and
order a Dahi Wada, you will get a great performance too, compliments of the chef!
4. Metro Taxi : A new way of comfortable luxury in Indore. Enjoy your own Chauffer
driven car ride.
5. Indore City Bus: Lifeline of new Indore. Reach any damn place in Indore thru the
New Bus services.
6. 56 Dukaan - An array of 56 shops where you can eat all sorts of food. Cold, Hot,
Variety, International, Indian and what not...a Must visit place.
7. Love Garden at Nehru Stadium: Name says it all. Do you want me to tell you more?
101 Things You Must Know About Indore!
www.Indore360.com
101 Things You Must Know About Indore. Brought to you by- www.Indore360.com
8. Gurukrupa Restaurant at Sarvate Bus Stand - The food here is unforgettable. Every
time i go there its something different!
9. Lal balti ki Allo Kachori at Rambagh
10. Famous Ganthiya Bhel at Malganj (near Biyabani Indore).
11. Radio Mirchi 98.4 FM- Many few people know this, but Indore was the first place where
the FM Radio Mirchi launched. Infact, Now we have many other FM channels in Indore
and all of them are FUN!!
12. Indore Museum
13. Meghdoot Garden
14. Ralamandal Wild Life Century
15. Bilavali Talab
16. Pipliya Pala
17. Yashwant Sagar Dam
18. Train Journey from Indore to Choral
19. Special Indore Food: Dal-baati, Poha-Jalebi, Sabudana Khichdi.
20. Chappan Dukan and Sikh mohalla's chaat.. chole tikiya and pani puri made in pure
ghee.
101 Things You Must Know About Indore!
www.Indore360.com
101 Things You Must Know About Indore. Brought to you by- www.Indore360.com
21. Indore Zhanki: An all-night procession marking the end of 10-day Ganesh Uutsav
(Festival) on Aanant Chaturthi. Zhaki are moving Tableaux structure decorated with
bright lights, flowers accompanied with music, dances, and 'aakhade'... This is more
than an 100 year old, Indore's unique tradition... of which Indoris are very proud of!
22. 14th August night 12 O Clock: You have to be at Indore's heart, Rajwada to believe
what you see!! Thousands of people dancing and celebrating India's Independance
Celebration sharp at 12 at night!
23. Participate in the Holi procession (gair) on Holi. Better yet, on Rangpanchmi.
24. Go to M.T. Cloth Market - not to buy anything - but just to hone your driving skills.
25. Eat Freshly cooked hot corn dogs on Indore -Dewas Road.
26. Go a little ahead for the Devi Darshan at Chamunda temple on Dewas hills (tekri).
27. Spend a day at the Mayank Blue Water Park.
28. Go for jogging at the Lalbaugh Palace - in the morning. You'll love it here. Also, the
gates of Lalbaugh are a replica of the gates of Buckingham Palace, London.
29. On the Khajuri Bazar- Sarafa crossroads take time to taste the food at Vijay chat
house.
30. Take a stroll down Sarafa at night - preferably between 9 pm to 12 midnight..
101 Things You Must Know About Indore!
www.Indore360.com
101 Things You Must Know About Indore. Brought to you by- www.Indore360.com
31. Go for Dandiya Raas at the Abhay Prashal (Basketball compelx ain't too bad either).
32. Shop for some good books at the sunday market in Khajuri bazaar. (or any day for
that matter.)
33. Lotus Hut (MG Road): Cold Coffee with backed Kachori & Samosas
34. Buddy's Cafe (MG Road): Cofee with nice music in open air (not sure if its still there)
35. Fruit Salad & Shikanji (Kothari Market)
36. Pani Puri (Near Gurudwara, Kothari Market)
37. Long Drive on bypass road
38. Visit to Phonocom, NaiDuniya LifeStyle Utsav, Malwa Utsav
39. In Winter, go down to JainSri Gajak center in Nandlalpura.
40. Monica Galaxy icecream is an all time favorite. Its available at 4-5 venues, including M
G Road.
101 Things You Must Know About Indore!
www.Indore360.com
101 Things You Must Know About Indore. Brought to you by- www.Indore360.com
41. If you feel like eating good food - go to Sarvate bus stand, and wait for your turn at
Gurukrupa restaurant.
42. Drive down to Bijasan - make sure you have enough time at hand - their are lots of
places to see on the way.
43. If you are on the religious side - do visit Bada Ganapati, Khajrana, Gomatgiri,
Indreshvar temple, white church, gurudwara and the mosque.
44. You must be wondering where the hell is Treasure Island. Well here it is :-). One of
the biggest malls of Central India and Indore. It has been awarded for its style and
architecture. It is the home of some big brands including Pantaloon, Big Bazzar, Peter
England, Reebok, Mochi, PVR and much more.
45. Talking of malls, do visit Mangal City. It’s a relatively small, but good mall. You can
catch a flick at the Adlabs.
46. For a nice movie and break from the city crowd (did i say that?) go to Mangal City or
Orbit mall. What the heck - go to Velocity near Bombay Hospital.
47. Go to the indore city zoo and must see the TALL Cricket bat signed by Gavaskar and
his team of the 1971 win against West Indies.
48. Enjoy a nice night in a classical musical concert at the Gandhi hall.
49. Drink Ghamandi ki lassi at Sapna Sangeeta.
50. Spend a day at Nakhrali Dhani rau. Make sure you dont eat anything one day earlier.
101 Things You Must Know About Indore!
www.Indore360.com
101 Things You Must Know About Indore. Brought to you by- www.Indore360.com
51. One day at Tinchafaal will refresh you and rejuvenate your energy levels.
52. Enjoy a worldclass "Paan" at the Parshwanath's on M G Road. If you dont want to
make a u-turn just go to Karnawats.
53. Feel like some adventure sports? ok..just sports? Go to FunCity, or Shellcity with
family and friends. Even alone is fine..you'll find someone.
54. Save some bucks and go on a shopping spree - Porwal dresses for traditional, Hakoba,
then Pakiza and may be Madanlal Chaganlal or Punjab jwellers to get something to
match your clothes.
55. Its Indore. And you didn't have any sweets yet? Go to Apna Sweets, or Mathurawala. I
love those pastries.
56. If you like to see the student life, just drive down to Takshshila campus - or to
Khandwa Road, Bhawarkua and you will see what i mean.
57. Jail Road. Dont be Scared - i am not sending you in custody. Just on a stroll to one of
the biggest cellphone market of central India. Your will see the likes of almost all big
brands in the world here at Novelty Market. Beware of the thugs though.
58. Go to Hinkar giri for a good day -really- away from the city.
59. Take a bus to Mhow and if possible get the permission in advance to enter the Army
area and see many things you only imagined.
60. Go to Pithampur Indorama temple.
101 Things You Must Know About Indore!
www.Indore360.com
101 Things You Must Know About Indore. Brought to you by- www.Indore360.com
A Scene of Traffic in Indore City
61. If you like Historical places, your best bet would be Mandu. Its 2 hrs from Indore but
worth spending a day or two. Specially in rainy season.
62. Monday is a good day to go to Ujjain- the city of lord Shiva. Must visit Mahakaleshwar
temple.
63. For some south indian Meenaxi temple styled artwork - go to Annapurna Temple.
There are some nice pictures of Annapura Mandir in our Indore photo gallery..check
them out.
64. While you are in the area, visit Futi Kothi - the fort without a roof...It is said that the
roof was built many times but it never stayed. Every time it was blown away by some
natural calamity or enemy attack.
65. Enjoy a fun filled evening at the fair on Karbala Maidan.
66. A day at Siyaganj is a day of a business. Must visit to see the economic capital of MP.
67. "Dawa Bazaar" the place that see millions of dollars worth of medicines go in and out
everyday..a must see.
68. CAT the Center of Latest technology is India's main Research center on Laser
technology. See if you can get a visit to CAT.
69. Spend a day at Rajwada and the markets around. Rajwada is the only palace with a 7
storeyed entrance.
70. Goto Gaurda tirth in Dev Guaradia - just 8 kms away from Indore.
101 Things You Must Know About Indore!
www.Indore360.com
101 Things You Must Know About Indore. Brought to you by- www.Indore360.com
RAJWADA Indore
101 Things You Must Know About Indore!
www.Indore360.com
101 Things You Must Know About Indore. Brought to you by- www.Indore360.com
\
Shoppers at Ada Bazaar, Indore
101 Things You Must Know About Indore!
www.Indore360.com
101 Things You Must Know About Indore. Brought to you by- www.Indore360.com
71. Visit the "kaanch mandir". Its a jain temple with beautiful art work of glass. Atop is a
special glass chamber.
72. Omkareshwar is just 77 km away from indore. An island on the confluence of the
rivers Narmada and Kaveri. Enjoy a boat ride in Narmada.
73. Go for a stroll in Sindhi Colony. Not only you will see all variety of shops with stuff at
unbeatable price, but you will also find all the movies that you’ve ever heard of
(pirated, ofcourse). And if you are lucky, you can get hooked too!
74. Maheshwar, which is just 90 kms away, is mentioned in Ramayan and Mahabharat as
Mahismati. It was the capital of Rani Ahilya Bai holkar.
75. Bandhavgarh, Bhedaghat, Bhimbetka, Bhojpur and Bhopal are some other places
nearby, that you should plan to visit.
76. Panchmarhi is a jewel in MP with its enchanting green shades, mountains, springs and
much more.
77. A day spent in exhibitions in gandhi haal, or abhay prashal is a day utilized.
78. Go get groovy at Volcano -the disc on Dhakkan wala kuan - shake it baby!! (or you
may want to try the one in Orbit mall).
79. Go bowling - or play pool at the Sayaji in Vijaynagar.
80. A Train Journey from Indore to Choral
101 Things You Must Know About Indore!
www.Indore360.com
101 Things You Must Know About Indore. Brought to you by- www.Indore360.com
A Picture of Bada Ganapati, Indore
101 Things You Must Know About Indore!
www.Indore360.com
101 Things You Must Know About Indore. Brought to you by- www.Indore360.com
Daly College, Indore
81. Dussehera Celebrations: Visit to any of places where huge effigies of Ravan are burnt.
Some even more than 100 feet tall... Go to Dussehera Maidan to see the authentic one
preceded by Ram-leela.
82. If you are one of those sports fans, you can catch some good sporting activities either
at the Chimanbaugh field – generally softball games. Vaishnav Stadium – Mostly
football and Cricket activities. Or, you can simply go to the Indore Stadium.
83. Checkout the best engineering institutes of Indore – GSITS, DAVV IET Campus. If you
feel like having a long drive, go down to Medicaps. A very nice location just outside of
Indore near Rau.
84. For all you food lovers, there are a lot of places mentioned above, still if you want a
change go to Chappan Bhog on A B Road (near Dainik Bhaskar). It’s a great place for
variety vegetarian food.
85. For Non-Veg Lovers, Sarvate bus stand and Sindhi colony, Khatiwala Tank are the best
places.
101 Things You Must Know About Indore!
www.Indore360.com
101 Things You Must Know About Indore. Brought to you by- www.Indore360.com
Annapurna Mandir, Indore
86. Visit Geeta Bhawan to explore your spiritual side.
87. Go to ISCKON Indore temple on Indore Dewas road : A Spiritual Center for the
Development of Creativity and Genius. ISCKON helds a Lord Jagannath's Rathyatra in
Indore during the first week of January.
88. Go to Mr. Beans in Indore for a sip of coffee.
89. If you fee like having some drinks and fun with friends, visit Trans the Pub. It’s a disc
with a kick!
90. Try e=mc2 restaurant for some continental food. Nice place to share some moments
with your loved ones.
101 Things You Must Know About Indore!
www.Indore360.com
101 Things You Must Know About Indore. Brought to you by- www.Indore360.com
Khajrana Ganesh, Indore
91. One of the special foods of indore is the Baked Samosa. Plain is good, but special is
reaallllly special. They will cut it from center, put some tomato ketchup and indori sev
in it…I can’t explain in words. YOU HAVE TO TRY IT!
92. If you are at Sarafa during day time, try Ajanta’s sandwich. Its worth it!
93. Visit Kaanch Mandir in itwaria bazaar.
94. Speaking of Itwaria bazzar, go to the sabzi mandi, (the vegetable Market) and buy
some stuff. Better yet, negotiate the price. Its fun!
95. Love Baked stuff? Well try some good stuff at any of these: Khurana Bakery, New
Palasia; Sreemaya Celebration;Fantasy, Jail Road; Nafees Bakery, Jawahar Marg;
Bombay Bakery, Usha Ganj, Jaora Compound; Breakfast Need, Chetak Center, RNT
Marg; Everfresh Bakery, Navneet Plaza, Old Palasia.
101 Things You Must Know About Indore!
www.Indore360.com
101 Things You Must Know About Indore. Brought to you by- www.Indore360.com
96. For some nice stuffed parathas (ofcourse rich on calories and fats), try Rambabu ke
Parathe at Janjeerwala Square.
97. For all you shopping freaks out there, Indore is THE best place for many things,
including clothing. Try some sarees at N Jaanakilal, M G Road; Ithlaati, South
Tukoganj; Sudha Sri, Geeta Bhawan; Pakeeza, MG Road/ Cloth Market; Mrignayani,
MGRoad, South Tukoganj; Hakoba, MG Road; Sanskriti, Narayan Kothi.
98. For handicrafts and jewllery sarafa is the best, but if you want to beat the rush and
park your car, go to Maniratn Jwellers, M G Road; Alankar Jwellers, R N T Marg or
Madhuri Jwellers, Bansi Trade Center (BTC). Punjab Jewellers is good place too, or
Dilip Pearls, M G Road; Jaipur Jewels, New Palasia.
99. For Leather stuff, visit Gagan Leather, Khajrana; Badshah Bag, Hathipala; Rafaels, 56
Shops.
100. Last but not the least, for all the health conscious guys and gals, here are
some great juice shops. They have a variety of combinations to choose from- Only in
Indore - Kashmir Cold Drinks, Rajwada;Anand sree Juice Center, Navneet Plaza;Happy
Cold Drink, kent Market;Nagauri ki Shikanji, Sarafa;
Ghamandi Lassi, Bus Stand/ Sapna Sangeeta Road; Heera Lassi, Sreekrishna Talkies,
MG Road
101. And above all, if you don’t have time to do any of this stuff, just spend a few
minutes talking to a real indorian. I am telling you, we are real fun! You would love it
here!
101 Things You Must Know About Indore!
www.Indore360.com
101 Things You Must Know About Indore. Brought to you by- www.Indore360.com
Bombay Hospital, Indore
101 Things You Must Know About Indore!
www.Indore360.com
101 Things You Must Know About Indore. Brought to you by- www.Indore360.com
Lord Hanuman, Annapurna temple, Indore
101 Things You Must Know About Indore!
www.Indore360.com
101 Things You Must Know About Indore. Brought to you by- www.Indore360.com
Some Important Phone numbers for Indore City:
Indore STD Code 0731 for Landline call Use 95 in Place of 0
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Police 2522111
P.B.X 100
Ambulance 2522500, 2529881
Fire Control Room 101, 2419655,2419688
SUB STATION
Laxmi Bai Nagar 2416988,2416655,241677
Gandhi Hall 2431226
Moti Tabela 2477777,2762444
Pithampur 256639 , 256799
AIRWAYS
Indian Air Lines Airport 2620758,2620782
(Enquiry & Booking) 2431595 , 2431596
Cargo Enquiry & Booking 2431594
Delta Airlines 2564951
Jet Airways 2544590 to 592 , 2620591,2620893
Airport 2620454, 2620893,2620191, 2621492
Air Sahara 2432281
British Airways GSA 2435590
Swiss Intl 2562099,2564957
Deccan Airways 2620047
Jet Light 2620481
Kingfisher 2622001
RAILWAYS
General Enquiry 131
Railways Arrival,& Departure 132
Reservation PNR 135
ROAD TRANSPORT
Gangwal Bus Stand 4026555, 2380688
Vijay Nagar Bus Stand 255557
City Bus Office 2499888
TOURISM
Information 2528653
101 Things You Must Know About Indore!
www.Indore360.com
101 Things You Must Know About Indore. Brought to you by- www.Indore360.com
AUDITORIUMS
Ravindra Natyagrah 2527600
Jal Sabha-Grah
Circuit House
Residency Kothi 2701771,2701775,2701773
POSTAL
Enquiry 2700023, 2700244, 2712457
Speed Post 2700430,2702749,2700251
INDORE MUNCIPAL CORPORATION
Control Room 2535555
Water Supply/Control Room 5355555
Narmada Control Room 2321979
Musakhedi Control Room 2712846
Bilawali Control Room 4093414
NAGAR NIGAM ZONE OFFICE
Zone No. 1 4088344
Zone No. 2 2542050
Zone No. 3 4088371
Zone No. 4 4088372
Zone No. 5 4088373
Zone No. 6 4093414
Zone No. 7 4072891
Zone No. 8 4062144
Zone No. 9 4068823
Zone No. 10 4001702
Zone No. 11 4030957
Zone No. 12 3955512
ELECTRICITY
BSNL Users 1912
All Users 2425555
Sathya Sai Zone 2575633
Manoramaganj 2492432
Vijay Nagar 2552233,4022283
Sarwate(East) 4038973
Ware 2449633
101 Things You Must Know About Indore!
www.Indore360.com
101 Things You Must Know About Indore. Brought to you by- www.Indore360.com
House Road
TELEPHONE SERVICES
Directory Enquiry(BSNL) 197
Complaints(Faulty Repair) 198 or 2xx2198
Trunk Booking(National) 180
Trunk Booking(International) 186
S.T.D. Directory and Enquiry 183
Change Number Enquiry(Hindi) 1951
Change Number Enquiry(English) 1952
Touchtel Enquiry 197,194,212
RPG 98260 12354
Reliance 98270 98270
Airtel 9893012345
TATA Indicom 5550555
BSNL 94250 24365
Indore Info Line Help Line 2703000
POLICE HELPLINE
IG 9425332344, 2702777
Police Commissioner 2533160
SP Office 94251-15144,(R)2711000,(O)2525600
ASP(East) 2522100
ASP(West) 2524857
ASP(Rural) 07324270100
Mahila Thana 2547929
Consumer Fourm 2711030
Polution Control 4035618
OFFICES
Congress 2340390
BJP 2703622
Mayor 93293-95001, ?2430011,(O)2431608
Collector 94250-97825, ?2700111,(O)2449111
Comm.N. Nigam 93296-10000,?2546009,(O)2531122
Food Controller 94257-35663,?2710188,(O)2449129
Weaight & Measurement 2544424
MEDICAL SERVICES
AIDS HELP LINE 1097
Child Line(Free) 1098
101 Things You Must Know About Indore!
www.Indore360.com
101 Things You Must Know About Indore. Brought to you by- www.Indore360.com
EYE BANK
Allied 2553308
CHL 2547676
Dr. Sahu 2594680
M.Y.Hospital 2527300
Medicare 4065617
Noble 2522970
PremKumari 2343122
Lion Club 2343122,2760222
Verma Hospital 2787694
Satya Sai Blood Bank
Main Hospital
Anand Hospital & Reasearch(P) Ltd. 2472121-24
Apollo Medical 2430111
Bhandari Hospital 4001716,4003333
Bombay Hospital 4077000, 4001716, 4258127
Cancer Care Trust 2494351-52, 2493537
Chacha Nehru Hospital 2520126
Charak Hospital 2540392,2548103,2548102
CHL Apollo Hospital 4006004,2549090,2547676
Choithram Hospital 4206757,4029369,2362491-99
Christian Hospital 2700196
Cloth Market 2380872,2380845
Curewell Hospital Pvt. Ltd 4068280,4046881
Dist Hospital 2382230
E.S.I Hospital 2554411,2576961
Geeta Bhawan 2491863,2499009,2491575
Gokuldas Hospital 2519221,2519214
Greater Kailash 4051160-65
Guru Teg Bahadur 2553512
Life Line Hospital 2575611-6
Life Care 2570600
M.Y.Hospital 2528301,2527938
Malharganj T.B. Hospital 2454560,2450847
Manorama Raje T.B. Hospital 2527938
Mayur Hospital 2595000
Mental Hospital 2421545
Noble Hospital 2524649,2524650-51
Robert Nursing Home 2492051, 2496991
101 Things You Must Know About Indore!
www.Indore360.com
101 Things You Must Know About Indore. Brought to you by- www.Indore360.com
Suyash Hospital 4064914,2493911-18, 2495894
MEDICAL SHOP
M.Y. Hospital 2518872
Bombay Hospital 4001716
Choithram Hospital 2449764
Gokuldas Hospital 2519221
Bhandari Hospital 4003333
SHAV WAHAN (MORGUE VAN)
Geeta Bhawan 2499008
Shikarpur Sindhi Dharmashala 2762999
Sikh Samaj 2410382, 2414274
For More Information, visit www.indore360.com
Or email us at
101 Things You Must Know About Indore!
www.Indore360.com
101 Things You Must Know About Indore. Brought to you by- www.Indore360.com