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'''Ratlam''' was the capital of the [[Princely States|Princely State]] of Ratlam in [[Central India]].
The new town was founded by Captain Borthwick in the year 1829. It was then furnished with broad streets and well built homes. Owning to its central geographical location, it was a commercial hub in Central India during the British rule, with trading of opium, tobacco and salt. <ref> [http://www.ratlamonline.in/city-guide/history-of-ratlam History of Ratlam] ratlamonline.in</ref>
It was a major railway junction situated half way between [[Bombay]] and ]][[Delhi]].
It was one of those railway colonies along the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway whose Railway Institute dances were so well regarded that people would travel for up to six hours by train to attend.<ref>[http://www.thestatesman.com/mobi/news/supplements/the-anglo-indian-legacy-saga/106491.html "The Anglo-Indian legacy saga"] by R V Smith Nov 26 2015 ''The Statesman'' </ref>
==External links==
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_250.gif Ratlam Town] 'Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 21, page 244.
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=oWraHz0Qu14C&pg=PA54 "Memsahibs and Mentors"] by Joyce Mitchell, page 54 ''Women of Anglo-India: Tales and Memoirs''edited by Margaret Deefholts Google Books. Mentions Ratlam.
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