Gwalior Plus

This year, class 8A, B and C students, accompanied by 10 teachers, visited the cities of Gwalior and Jhansi in the northern part of India; as part of their annual educational school trip. The trip was scheduled from the 8th to the 12th  of January.  We assembled in the school on 8th  January at 7 p.m, and were informed that our train had been delayed due to severe fog. We were then given a presentation on the historical importance of Gwalior and Jhansi in our country. We were shown an excellent array of Gwalior's colourful history, going back to the 8th century; a mosaic of the Rajput clans, each leaving their mark on the city's magnificent monuments. Also, the story of Rani Lakshmibai and the revolt of 1857 whetted our appetite to be on our way soon.  At long last, we left school in three buses and we boarded the Punjab Mail from CST station. The AC compartment was comfortable and after our seats were allocated, we went off to sleep. The 21 hour train ride...

Hazrat Mansoor Shah Sahib was the religious Guru of Scindia dynasty. He was basically a native of  Beed (Distt Aurangabad in Maharastra). Maratha Sardar Mahadji Scindia was badly wounded in battle with Ahmed shah Abdali at panipat and after his defeat he was not traceable. Scindia's wife who was native of Beed met Hazrat Mansoor Shah Sufi the Great saint of that time and prayed for the search of her missing husband. It is believed that He could be traced only by the blessings of Hazrat Mansoor shah .