Etawah also known as Ishtikapuri is a city on the banks of Yamuna River in the state of Western Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Etawah District. Etawah's population of 256,838 makes it the one hundred and eightieth-most populous city in India. The city lies 300 km (190 mi) southeast of the national capital New Delhi, and 230 km (140 mi) northwest of the state capital Lucknow.
Shahu of the Bhonsle dynasty of Marathas was a Raja and the first Maharaja (1900–1922) of the Indian princely state of Kolhapur. He was hypothecated by Maharaja Shivaji IV and Queen Anadibai. In his time Rajarshi Shahu was considered a democrat and social reformer, and his rule saw the implementation of progressive policies such as an embryonic reservation system for lower caste and non-caste groups and expanding access to education regardless of caste and creed.
Etawah district is one of the districts in the western portion of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Etawah town is the district headquarters. The district covers an area of 2311 km2. It has a population of 1,581,810.
Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (CSJMU), formerly Kanpur University, is a public state university located in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is administered under the state legislature of the government of Uttar Pradesh.
The Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, formerly U.P. Rural Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, is a medical school, hospital and medical research public university located at Saifai in the Etawah District of Uttar Pradesh, India. It came into being after the upgrade of UP Rural Institute of Medical Sciences and Research by Government of Uttar Pradesh under Act 15 of 2016.
Sarvagya Singh Katiyar FRSC popularly known as S. S. Katiyar, was an Indian scientist specializing in enzymology, and the founder Director of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow. He is a former president of the Association of Indian Universities and a former vice chancellor of Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur and Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology. He was honoured by the Government of India in 2003 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award, followed by Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, in 2009.
Government Degree College, Akbarpur is a degree college in Akbarpur, in Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh state, India. The college is affiliated with Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University in Kanpur.
Vikramajit Singh Sanatan Dharma College, formerly Sanatan Dharma College, is situated on right bank of the Ganges river at Nawabganj in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established in 1921.
RSGU Post Graduate College is situated in the city of Pukhrayan, Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh state, India. It is a Government Aides college and is affiliated to Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University of Kanpur.
S.N. Sen B.V. Post Graduate College is a college for girls. It is located on Mall Road near Phool Bagh Park, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh in India. It is a government aided college and is affiliated to CSJM University Kanpur.
Juhari Devi Girls' P.G. College is a college for girls in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is government aided and affiliated to CSJM University Kanpur.
Chaudhary Charan Singh Post Graduate College is a government aided private college at Heonra, a village adjacent to Saifai in Etawah. It was established as Chaudhary Charan Singh Degree College by Mulayam Singh Yadav in 1983. It is affiliated to Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University and offers under-graduate and post-graduate courses in science, arts, commerce, agriculture, computer application, management, education, library & information science and physical education.
Prof. Rajendra Singh University, formerly Allahabad State University, is a state university established on 17 June 2016 by the government of Uttar Pradesh in Allahabad (Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh, India.
Karm Kshetra Post Graduate College, Etawah or K.K. P.G. College, Etawah is a college in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Janta College is a college in Bakewar, Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is affiliated to Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University.
Neelima Katiyar is an Indian politician and the Minister of State in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. She was member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Chaudhary Charan Singh College of Law or Chaudhary Charan Singh Vidhi Mahavidyalaya is a private law college established in 2012 adjacent to Saifai of Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is first college of Etawah district which got approval of Bar Council of India to run LL.B. course.
Giriraj Kishore was an Indian writer, who was awarded the Padma Shri by the president of India in 2007. He lived in Kanpur and was a retired government servant. He was given the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992, the Vyas Samman in 2000, and an honorary Ph.D. by Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University in 2002.
Arvind Pratap is a politician, affiliated with Samajwadi Party and a former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council from Mathura-Etah-Mainpuri seat (2016–2022). He is nephew of Ram Gopal Yadav.
