The Astana, Sarawak

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This article is about palace in Sarawak. For capital of Kazakhstan, see Astana.

Astana
Front view of the building from Kuching Waterfront
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Governor's residence
Location	Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Coordinates	1°33′49″N 110°20′44″ECoordinates: 1°33′49″N 110°20′44″E
Completed	1870
Technical details
Lifts/elevators	Unknown

The Astana is a palace in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, on the north bank of the Sarawak River, opposite the Kuching Waterfront. It is the official residence of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak, the Governor of Sarawak. The name is a variation of 'istana', meaning 'palace'.^[1] It was built in 1870 by the second White Rajah, Charles Brooke, as a wedding gift to his wife, Margaret Alice Lili de Windt. The palace is not normally open to the public, although the landscaped gardens are, which can be reach by a boat ride across the Sarawak River.

History

The Astana, then called the Government House, was built in 1870 by the second White Rajah, Charles Brooke, as a wedding gift to his wife, Margaret Alice Lili de Windt. The couple married at Highworth, Wiltshire on 28 October 1869 and she was raised to the title of Ranee of Sarawak with the style of Her Highness upon their marriage.
Ranee Margaret arrived in Sarawak in 1870, and the royal couple then occupied The Astana as their main home.^[2] She later reminisced about life in The Astana and colonial Borneo in her memoir My Life in Sarawak, which was published in 1913.
Brooke is said to have cultivated betel nut in a small plantation behind the Astana, so that he could offer fresh betel nut to visiting Dayak chiefs.

The Astana in 1896
The Astana in 1959
The Governor's office in 1959
Ranee's bedroom in 1959

Architecture

The residence was originally three separate buildings, with each connected to the other by short and narrow passageways. In 1883, a clock tower was added at the front of the palace in memory of Charles Brooke, who was the first resident.
The Astana has since undergone major renovations and alterations befitting it as the official residence of the Governor of Sarawak.

References

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Rewa, Madhya Pradesh

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This article is about the municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Rewa District.

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city
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Coordinates: 24.53°N 81.3°ECoordinates: 24.53°N 81.3°E
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Rewa
Elevation	304 m (997 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	235,422
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Bagheli
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	486001 HPO
Telephone code	07662
Vehicle registration	MP-17
Website	www.rewa.nic.in

Rewa

pronunciation (help·info) is a city in the north-eastern part Madhya Pradesh state in India. It is the administrative center of Rewa District and Rewa Division. The city lies about 420 kilometres (261 mi) northeast of the state capital Bhopal and 130 kilometres (81 mi) south of the city of Allahabad. Rewa derives its name from another name for the Narmada River. Rewa is connected to Allahabad via NH 27 and Sidhi, Satna, Maihar and Varansi via NH-7. Rewa is known as a birth place of white tigers in Rewa there is opened worlds 1rst white tiger safari

Climate

Rewa has a humid subtropical climate, with cold, misty winters, a hot summer and a humid monsoon season. Summers start in late March and go on till mid-June, the average temperature being around 30 °C (86 °F), with the peak of summer in May, when the highs regularly exceed 45 °C (104 °F). The monsoon starts in late June and ends in late September. These months see about 40 inches (1025 mm) of precipitation. The average temperature is around 25 °C (77 °F) and the humidity is quite high. Temperatures rise again up to late October when winter starts, which lasts up to early March. Winters in Rewa are cold and misty with average temperatures around 15 °C (58 °F) and little rain. The winter peaks in January when temperatures may drop close to freezing on some nights. The total annual rainfall is about 1128 mm (44 inches).

[hide]Climate data for Rewa
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	24 (75)	27 (81)	33 (91)	39 (102)	42 (108)	39 (102)	32 (90)	31 (88)	32 (90)	32 (90)	28 (82)	25 (77)	32 (89.7)
Average low °C (°F)	9 (48)	11 (52)	16 (61)	22 (72)	27 (81)	28 (82)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	19 (66)	12 (54)	8 (46)	18.8 (65.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	28 (1.1)	8 (0.31)	15 (0.59)	3 (0.12)	4 (0.16)	123 (4.84)	343 (13.5)	366 (14.41)	193 (7.6)	29 (1.14)	11 (0.43)	5 (0.2)	1,128 (44.4)
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Demographics

As of 2011, Rewa had a population of about 2,354,220.^[2] out of which 1,219,980 are males and 1,134,240 are females. Rewa has an average literacy rate of 53.42%, male literacy is 63.67%, and female literacy is 42.49%. In Rewa, 14.41% of the population is under 6 years old.^[3]

History

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Education

Rewa is home to many schools and colleges, including Awadhesh Pratap Singh University, Government Engineering College, Rewa and Shyam Shah Medical College.

Universities and colleges

Government universities

Awadhesh Pratap Singh University
T.R.S. college rewa

Engineering colleges

Government Engineering College, Rewa
Jawaharlal Nehru College of Technology
Krishna College of Engineering, Mangawan
Rewa Institute of Technology

Law colleges

Crime Master Law Institute
Government SKN (PG) College
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Vidhi Mahavidyalaya
Janta College
Vidhyan Chal Mahavidyalaya

Medical colleges

Shyam Shah Medical College

Polytechnic colleges

Government Polytechnic College
Jaypee Polytechnic and Training Centre, JP Nagar

Other colleges

Govt. Agriculture College
Government Ayurvedic College
Govt. Veterinary and Animal Husbandary College
Tata Shiksha Mahavidyalaya
YPS PG College

Undergraduate colleges

Arun Tiwari S College
CSS College
Degree College
Government College, Gurh
Government College, Nai Garhi
Government College, Raipur Karchulian
Government Girls College
Government New Science College
Government TRS Autonomous College
ICVS College
Janta College, Gurh
Janta College, Janeh
Nature Institute Of Computer & Management Studies
NIC Computer & Information Technology
NS College
Rambai Smrit College
RBS College
SGS College
Shriyout College
Sic Computer College
SKTS College
SRP College
Sudarshan College
Vindhyanchal College
Sumit Computer College

Transportation

Rail

Rewa railway station is connected to Satna through the 50 km Satna-Rewa branch line. Satna falls on the Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line. Important Trains that terminates here :

Road & Air

Nearby highways include NH 7, NH 27, and NH 75. The nearest airports are at Khajuraho, Allahabad, Jabalpur and Varanasi. Rewa dont have any airport ^[5]

Sardar Valabh Bhai Patel Inter-State Bus Stand (New Bus Stand).

Notable people

Rajendra Shukla current state government Mining & Energy Minister
Ram Kishore Shukla former state government Speaker, Dy Speaker, Cabinet Minister
Sriniwas Tiwari, former state government Speaker and Minister
Neelesh Tiwari, President FACE Society Rewa M.P.

Places to visit

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Bhairon Baba

Points of interest in the city include Rewa Fort and Museum, Shilpi Plaza, APS University Stadium, the Venkat Bhawan, Shiva Temple, and the Rani Talab Temple. The surrounding area is home to the Bansagar Dam, many waterfalls, and a giant statue of Shiva called "Bhairon Baba".

Industries

Major industries in Rewa are cement (Jaypee cements),cable (VTL),power generations plants (Jaypee power and Bansagar project), pharmaceuticals, paper and plastic industries.^[6]^[7]
Jaypee groups has 2 cement plants in Rewa city Jaypee Rewa Cement Plant (JRCL) with an initial capacity of 1 million tonnes was established in 1980 and Jaypee Bela Cement Plant (JBCP) in 1996 with an initial capacity of 1.9 million tonnes.In power generation category, Bansagar hydroelectricity project adding clean 435 MW of electricity to the national grid and its reservoir, irrigating major part of the agricultural land in Rewa. India's largest solar power plant has been planned to be set-up with a capacity of 700MW. ^[8]

References

"Climate: Rewa - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
District profile of Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, Compiled By :- Suvendu Singha District Facilitator, Rewa Division MP State Planning Commission – UNICEF MP Date of compilation: 20 June 2012
national archives list of ceased book 2015
"Rewa REWA - List of Trains for Rewa / Check Availability & Fares Online". ixigo.com.
"Vindhya Telelinks". vtlrewa.com.
http://www.cemnet.com/gcr/plant/1350

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/indias-largest-solar-power-plant-planned-in-rewa-district-madhya-pradesh/article6267409.ece http://www.news18.com/news/madhya-pradesh/worlds-largest-solar-plant-in-rewa-to-produce-countrys-cheapest-electricity-561001.html http://www.vtlrewa.com/directors.html

Jumat, 09 September 2016

The Astana, Sarawak

Contents

History

Architecture

See also

References

Rewa, Madhya Pradesh

Contents

Climate

Demographics

History

Education

Universities and colleges

Government universities

Engineering colleges

Law colleges

Medical colleges

Polytechnic colleges

Other colleges

Undergraduate colleges

Transportation

Rail

Road & Air

Notable people

Places to visit

Industries

References