Gwalior is a city in Madhya Pradesh, India, lying 122 K.M (76 mi) south of AGRA, and 423 K.M (263 mi) north of BHOPAL, the state capital.Gwalior occupies a strategic location in the GIRD region of INDIA, and the city and its fortress have served as the center of several of historic northern Indian kingdoms. Gwalior is the administrative headquarters of GWALIORDISTRIC and GWALIRDIVISION,.
Tthe GWALIOR FORT has changed hands many times, from the TOMARAS in the 8th century it passed on to the MUGHALS, then the MARTHAS under the SCINDIA's (1754), followed briefly by LAXMIBAI of Jhansi, Tatiya Tope and the BRITISH..
The city has several important educational institutions including the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Indian Institute of Travel and Tourism Management, Scindia School, and Laxmibai National Institute of Physical Education.
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