Bagar, Rajasthan, India

Bagar, Rajasthan, India

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
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locator_position = right | state_name = Rajasthan
district = Jhunjhunu
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altitude = 314
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Bagar [http://www.bagar.org] (Hindi: बगड़) is a village in Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan, state, India. The Piramal Family of Nicholas Piramal fame are from here. Due to this they have set up schools and hospitals for the "betterment" of the town. Anand Piramal has set up a foundation called The Ajay G Piramal Foundation that invests in innovative solutions to sustainable development. [http://www.piramal.org.in/main/] Piramal Foundation has tied up with Indicorps of Ahmedabad to form the Grassroot Development Laboratory. This initiative takes an experiment-driven approach by applying best practices in development and innovative ideas to a geographically focused area. The GDL [http://www.gdl.org.in] aims to address broad development challenges by implementing nationally scalable projects in the local Bagar community. The Grassroots Development Lab focuses on implementation of top-quality, small-scale interventions by highly committed young people. [http://www.piramal.org.in/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1&Itemid=10]

Bagar also has many beautiful havelis with frescos on the walls that belong to Marwari families, many of these families have moved on to bigger cities in India like Calcutta and Bombay. The Piramal Haveli that is run by Neemrana Hotels is also in Bagar. [http://www.neemranahotels.com/piramal/index.html.htm]

Geographical Location

Geographical location: Jhunjhunu District, Rajasthan State, India
Geographical coordinates: 28° 11' 0" North, 75° 30' 0" East
bagar is a very fine city

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