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Bhilainagar (bē`līnəgər) or Bhilai (bē`lī), city (1991 pop. 398,799), Chhattisgarh state, central India. It is the site of a large state-owned steel industry, built with Soviet assistance in the 1950s. Other manufactures include cement, chemicals, and wood products. The city has been extensively modernized. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Jonathan Parry's essay on migrants to the steel town of Bhilai shows how a privileged section of the working class might imagine a linear transition from country to city, which less privileged sections may not. In those difficult times, it was the Soviet Union that came to India's rescue with help in setting up the Bokaro and Bhilai steel plants. The company has its head office at Noida and branch offices at Jamshedpur, Durgapur and Bhilai. |
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