Prem Nagar, Uttarakhand
Prem Nagar is a locality in Dehradun City of Uttarakhand, India. It was named after Ral Bahadur Prem Nath.[1] Following the creation of the Indian Military College in 1922 in the nearby village of Garhi, the Indian Military Academy was founded in 1932 in Prem Nagar on the grounds of the Railway Staff College.[2] Today, Premnagar and the Academy lie just off National Highway 7 (Chakrata Road), about 8 km (5.0 mi).[3]
Prem Nagar | |
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  Prem Nagar Location in Uttarakhand, India  Prem Nagar Prem Nagar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30°19′59″N 77°57′39″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Dehradun |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi, Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UK |
| Website | uk |
Notes and references
- Times of India (1949) The Indian and PAkistan Year Book and Who's Who 1949 Bennett, Coleman & Co., p. 801, accessed 5 December 2008 via Google Books
- "IMA Estate" Indian Military Academy official website, accessed 5 December 2008
- "Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun" eUttaranchal, accessed 5 December 2008
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