Deccan (disambiguation)
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The word Deccan refers almost exclusively to the Deccan Plateau
in southern and central India. Many companies, locations and organizations are named after this plateau, including:
Deccan Plateau
The Deccan Plateau is a large plateau in India, making up the majority of the southern part of the country. It rises a hundred meters high in the north, rising further to more than a kilometers high in the south, forming a raised triangle nested within the familiar downward-pointing triangle of...
in southern and central India. Many companies, locations and organizations are named after this plateau, including:
Locations
- Deccan GymkhanaDeccan GymkhanaDeccan Gymkhana is an area in Pune city. It lies in the centre of the city. This area has lots of cafes, entertainment areas, restaurants, shopping malls and shops and is one of the major areas of Pune. Important roads like Karve Road, Jangli Maharaj Road and Fergusson College Road originate in...
, a neighborhood in Pune, India. - Deccan ParkDeccan ParkDeccan Park is the single largest Global Development Center commissioned in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. The facility is designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta. Deccan Park has been set up with an estimated investment of Rs 150 crore with recreation and sporting facilities, which will...
, a Global Development center at Hyderabad, India.
Events
- Deccan RiotsDeccan RiotsIn May and June, 1875, peasants of Maharastra in some parts of Pune, Satara and Nagar districts revolted against increasing agrarian distress. The Deccan Riots of 1875 targeted conditions of debt peonage to moneylenders...
, 19th century riots in Maharashtra. - Deccan TrapsDeccan TrapsThe Deccan Traps are a large igneous province located on the Deccan Plateau of west-central India and one of the largest volcanic features on Earth. They consist of multiple layers of solidified flood basalt that together are more than thick and cover an area of and a volume of...
, a large igneous province located on the Deccan Plateau. - Deccan Famine of 1630-32Deccan Famine of 1630-32The Deccan Famine of 1630–1632 occurred in the Deccan region of Central India. By 1632, some 2,000,000 Indians died. The famine was the result of three consecutive staple crop failures, leading to intense hunger, disease, and displacement in the region. This remains one of the most devastating...
, a famine where some 2,000,000 people died.
Airlines
- Deccan (airline), India's first low-cost airline, based in Bangalore, India.
- Deccan AviationDeccan AviationDeccan Aviation is an aviation company based in Bangalore, India that operates helicopter and fixed-wing charter services. Its main base is HAL Bangalore International Airport.-History:...
, an airline based in Bangalore, India. - Deccan LankaDeccan LankaDeccan Aviation Lanka is a small charter airline based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. They are the only company authorised to operate both helicopters and fixed wing aircraft in the country.-History:...
, a low-cost Sri Lankan airline based in Colombo.
Colleges
- Deccan College (Pune)Deccan College (Pune)Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute is a post-graduate institute of Archeology and Linguistics in Pune, India.Established October 6, 1821, Deccan College is one of the oldest institutions of modern learning in India...
- Deccan College (disambiguation), several others found on the Plateau.
Organizations
- Deccan ChargersDeccan ChargersHyderabad Deccan Chargers known in short as DC or 'Chargers' is a cricket franchise that represents the city of Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League...
, an Indian Premier League cricket team based in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. - Deccan Mujahideen, an alleged terrorist group in India.
- Deccan States AgencyDeccan States AgencyThe Deccan States Agency was a unit of British India exercising suzerainty over a number of princely states. The agency was created in the 1930s, and was composed of a number of princely states in western India, located in the present-day Indian states of Maharashtra and Karnataka...
, an administrative unit in British India. - Deccan SultanatesDeccan sultanatesThe Deccan sultanates were five Muslim-ruled late medieval kingdoms—Bijapur, Golkonda, Ahmadnagar, Bidar, and Berar—of south-central India. The Deccan sultanates were located on the Deccan Plateau, between the Krishna River and the Vindhya Range. These kingdoms became independent during the breakup...
, Muslim kingdoms ruling southern India during 15th-17th centuries.
Railways
- Deccan OdysseyDeccan OdysseyThe Deccan Odyssey is a special luxury train modelled on the Palace on Wheels to boost tourism on the Konkan route of the Indian Railways...
, a train traveling from Mumbai to several locations in Maharashtra and Goa. - Deccan QueenDeccan QueenThe Deccan Queen डेक्कन क्वीन or Deccan Queen Express, , is an Indian passenger train that connects Mumbai with Pune. It is a daily means of transport for thousands of passengers travelling between the two cities...
, a daily train traveling between Mumbai and Pune.
Newspapers
- The Deccan ChronicleThe Deccan ChronicleDeccan Chronicle is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. It is published in Hyderabad, India by Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited. The newspaper's name derives from the originating place, the Deccan regions of India. Supplements are "TV Guide", "Sunday Chronicle", "Chennai Chronicle", and...
, an Indian English language newspaper. - Deccan HeraldDeccan HeraldThe Deccan Herald is a leading English-language daily newspaper distributed in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is published by the Printers Private Limited and has a number of editions in Bangalore, Hubli, Mysore, Mangalore and Gulbarga....
, an Indian English language newspaper.