Kanpur

American  

[kahn-poor] / ˈkɑn pʊər /

noun

1. a city in southern Uttar Pradesh, in north India, on the Ganges River.

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Kanpur British  

/ kɑːnˈpʊə /

noun

1. Former name: Cawnpore.  an industrial city in NE India, in S Uttar Pradesh on the River Ganges: scene of the massacre by Nana Sahib of British soldiers and European families and his later defeat by British forces in 1857. Pop: 2 532 138 (2001)

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Kanpur

Back in Kanpur, Aishanya is still learning to pick up the pieces.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

New Delhi city authorities, working with the government's Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, launched a test run on Thursday afternoon using a Cessna light aeroplane over the city's northern Burari area.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025

But those programs are still in their infancy and will require more resources, along with farmers’ participation, said Sachchida Nand Tripathi, a professor of atmospheric sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur.

From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2022

Tripathy, a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2022

CAWNPORE, or Kanpur, a city and district of British India in the Allahabad division of the United Provinces.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various