Gorakhpur (ind)

Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur ranks 4,088th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Masterton, Libertyville, Illinois, and Chusovoy. Memorable people born in Gorakhpur include Paramahansa Yogananda, Leo Amery, and Jimmy Sheirgill. Memorable people who died in Gorakhpur include Ram Prasad Bismil. Gorakhpur has been the birth place of many philosophers and politicians and the death place of many writers. Gorakhpur is located in India.

Gorakhpur is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the Rapti river in the Purvanchal region. It is situated 272 kilometres east of the state capital, Lucknow. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur district, North Eastern Railway Zone and Gorakhpur division. The city is home to the Gorakhnath Math, a Gorakhnath temple. The city also has had an Indian Air Force station since 1963. Gita Press, the world's largest publisher of Hindu religious texts like Ramayana and Mahabharat, has been established here since 1926. Read more on Wikipedia