History

• founded in the early 18th century by Bakht Buland

• capital of the Bhonsles of the Maratha confederacy
• in 1817 came under British influence
• In 1853 the city lapsed into British control
• in 1861 became the capital of the Central Provinces
• Great Indian Peninsula Railway in 1867 spurred its development as a trade
centre
• After Indian independence, Nagpur was briefly the capital of Madhya
Pradesh state, until 1956, when it was included in the newly formed Bombay
state, and then in 1960 it became part of what is now Maharashtra state.
• Construction of the railway spurred commerce and agricultural production,
especially the growing of cotton in the region’s rich soils
• Cotton production not only strengthened the area’s traditional hand-loom
industry but also led to the establishment of a large textile mill and signalled
the development of the city as an important industrial centre
• Since that time, Nagpur’s industrial complex has diversified considerably. In
the 1970s the city expanded to absorb the nearby town of Kamptee, with its
factories that produce ferromanganese products, transport and farm
equipment, and other metal goods from local mineral deposits (notably coal
and manganese).
• The city, situated at the strategic junction of road, rail, and air routes
from Mumbai (Bombay) to Kolkata (Calcutta) and from Chennai (Madras)
to Delhi, also developed a flourishing trade sector. More recently, technology-
related activities (especially software development) became more important.
• The end result was that Nagpur grew rapidly in size, its population doubling
between 1981 to 2011.
• Due to the increasing industrialisation and population, the city saw
further development in structures going vertical which saw decline in
the traditional wada houses.
• Due to globalization and urbanization, the traditional system of
families has shifted to nuclear families.
• The concept of privacy changed which led to block apartments.