India Standard Time

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Did you know that until 1948, India had three official time-zones? Today we have one time-zone for the entire country, aligned with a longitude that passes through the city of Mirzapur. The beautifully crafted Ghanta-Ghar in Mirzapur tells the story of Indian standard time. • Wardrobe partner - https://shopkalpadruma.com/ • Researched and produced in partnership with • / uttarpradeshtourism • Follow our work on social media: / storytrails • / storytrails • / www-storytrails-in • For more such incredible stories of India, order the Storytrails book today! • https://www.amazon.in/TREASURES-INCRE... • #IndianStandardTime #IST #Mirzapur #GhantaGhar #IndianRailways #Clocktower #Storytrails #UttarPradeshTourism #UttarPradesh • Image attributions: • 1. Physical map of India • Vigneshdm1990, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... • 2. Gori Chen Mountain Ranges, Mandala, Arunachal Pradesh • Koshy Koshy from Faridabad, Haryana, India, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... • 3. The White Rann of Kutch • Rahul Zota, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... • 4. Worldwide time zones Map • UnaitxuGV, Heitordp and others, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... • 5. Great Indian Peninsula Railway - Climbing the Ghaut Inclines • Pechristener - The Locomotive Magazine, July 15, 1924, via Wikimedia Commons • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... • 6. Railway map of India in 1871 • Saunders Geographers, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... • 7. Madras Central Station View From General Hospital, 1890 Photo • From the collection- Vintage Raja Ravi Varma “Laxmi” Oleograph by Past India.com • https://www.past-india.com/photos-ite... • • 8. Mirzapur railway station • Anup Sadi, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... • 9. The central train station in Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India • Arian Zwegersderivative work: MrPanyGoff, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... • 10. Historical building of the University in Mumbai, India • A.Savin, FAL, via Wikimedia Commons • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... • 11. The Clock Tower in the old city centre of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. • Ramesh Thadani, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... • 12. Aligarh clock house, Aligarh • Whispyhistory, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... • 13. Clock Tower of Murshidabad • Prabhakar1996, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

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