Nashik (/ˈnɑːʃɪk/; Marathi: [naːʃik]; formerly Nasik (listenⓘ))[13] is a city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra.

[15][16] A very famous and ancient Trimbakeshwar Shiva temple, which one of the twelve Jyotirlinga situated at the top of mountain, is just 28 km from the city of Nashik.

[22] In the 1900s, the Indian Freedom Fighter, Sri Vinayak Damodar Savarkar along with his brother founded a secret society named Abhinav Bharat in Nasik Mitra Mela which was one amongst many in Maharashtra.

On 21 December 1909 a member of Abhinav Bharat, Anant Kanhere a student from Aurangabad assassinated Nashik's governor A. M. T. Jackson while he was watching a play in a theatre.

In the court trial in Bombay, police alleged Savarkar was the brain, moving spirit and inspiration of the conspiracy extending over many years.

ICS officer Jackson's assassination created a sensation in Poona, Nasik and Bombay, the case and subsequently imprisonment made Savarkar famous.

[23][24][25] In 1930, the Nashik Satyagraha was launched under the leadership of B. R. Ambedkar for the entry of Dalits in Kalaram Mandir (Temple).

In 1931, a meeting of the Bombay Province Charmakar Parishad was organised in Nashik to work out the Chambhars' position concerning the Second Round Table Conference in which Babasaheb was going to participate.

[26] Nashik lies in the northern part of Maharashtra state, at 584 m (1,916 ft)[27] from the mean sea level, which gives it ideal temperature variation, particularly in winters.

[1] The river Godavari originates from the Brahmagiri Mountain, Trimbakeshwar about 24 km (15 mi) from Nashik, and flows through the old residential settlement, now in the central part of the city.

Due to the high pollution created by factories in proximity to the city, the river was dying at an alarming rate.

A plant has been set by the Nashik Municipal Corporation near Pandav Leni (Pandavleni Caves) to process the garbage and convert it into compost.

[46] In early 1925, the table grape revolution was started in Ozhar, a small town near Nashik, by Raosaheb Jairam Krishna Gaikwad.

[48] The Igatpuri-Nashik-Sinnar investment region is an important node in the US$90 billion Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project.

[53] Existing industrial areas in Nashik district are Satpur, Ambad, Sinnar, Igatpuri, Dindori and Vinchur.

Tata Consultancy Services has invested in Nashik under the government of India BPO promotion scheme (IBPS).

Also WNS, Accenture, TCS[56] has set up Digital Impact Square, or DISQ, which is a social innovation center.

[27] To facilitate exports, a container freight station was started at MIDC Ambad by the Central Government.

[61][62] In February 2016, The Statue of Ahimsa, a 108 ft (33 m) idol of the first Jain tirthankara Rishabhdev carved in monolithic stone was consecrated at Mangi Tungi nearly 122 km (76 mi) from Nashik city.

According to the Puranas, it is believed that Kumbh derives its name from an immortal pot of nectar, which the devatas (Gods) and rakshasas (Demons) fought over.

NMC Pushpotsav (Festival of Flowers) is celebrated every year in main building, Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan.

Sarvajanik Vachanalaya Nashik is one of the oldest libraries and reading rooms of India established around 1840 by Britishers.

Kalidas Kala Mandir and Parshuram Saykhedkar Natyagruha are drama theatres regularly visited by the public.

Since June 2023, Nashik-based cricket franchise 'Eagles Nashik Titans' has participated in Maharashtra Premier League, Rahul Tripathi is leading it in the ongoing season.

Located in the heart of Nashik in a 5-acre campus it boasts of stadia and infrastructure catering to multidisciplinary sports viz.

The Nashik district has given sports players like Bapu Nadkarni (Cricket), Kavita Raut (Athletics), Dattu Bhokanal (Rowing), Kisan Tadvi (Athletics), Mithali Gaikwad (Parasports-Archery), Maya Sonwane (Cricket), Vidit Gujarathi (Chess), Sanjeevani Jadhav, Moni.