Inner
Realm of Patria 
Antarbhumi Ramrajya
A visitor's guide to Castoropolis (Kashipura)
Patria's
capital city, Castoropolis -- known in Sanskrit as kaaSaIpur
Kashipura -- contains features of other capital
cities
planned and built from scratch in the modern era, such as Washington,
Brasilia,
Canberra, and New Delhi - particularly in its radial street street
layout
in which the Capitol is the central hub, wide boulevards and diagonal
connecting
streets, and central green space or "Common". It is centered on
the
Island of Castoropolis, a nearly round island in the St. Joseph River -
which has since been officially renamed Naya Ganga or New Ganges.
In the years following the Dharmic Revolution many Anglo-sounding names
of places and streets in Patria have been Sanskritized. But just
as in India, where English street names in New
Delhi and Bombay
have been replaced by Hindi or Sanskrit names and even the name of
Bombay
has been changed to "Mumbai", the new names have generally failed to
catch
on despite the best efforts of the government. In the text that
follows,
all official Sanskrit re-namings are indicated in [square brackets].
The three stars on the flag of the Federal District of Castoropolis represent the three branches of government (executive, legislative, judicial), as well as the Hindu trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
Orientation:
Castoropolis was established as Patria's
permanent
capital city by act of the First Congressus Patriaë in 1818, only
a few
months after Independence. In the 1820s the new city was planned
and built with obvious inspiration from the plan of Washington, DC
designed
by Pierre L'Enfant. The Federal District of Castoropolis, whose
boundaries
are co-extensive with the city itself, is entirely surrounded by
several
cities, towns, and suburban sprawl in the Precinct of Caesarea.
The
original area of the Federal District of Castoropolis consisted only of
the Island of Castoropolis. By the turn of the 20th century the
city's
built-up areas had expanded beyond the limits of the island and so in
1917
an act of the 25th Congress incorporated into the Federal District
several
towns and villages in the Precinct of Caesarea on the east side of the
Naya Ganga. One town, Crozier Heights, fought the annexation and
remains part of Caesarea. Crozier Heights is an upper-class
enclave,
like Toronto's Forest Hill or Montreal's Westmount, home to much of
Patria's
Jewish community.
The Capitol
building, which houses the
Congressus
Patriaë, is the central focus of Castoropolis. Located only
a few
metres east of the geographic centre of the Island of Castoropolis, its
dome and rotunda are very similar in appearance to the United States
Capitol.
Extending west from the Capitol is Castoropolis Common [Bhavani Bagh],
a large central park. In fact, Castoropolis Common is not unlike
New York City's Central Park, offering a large open field for concerts,
numerous recreational facilities, wooded areas, and secluded spots for
doing yoga (as well as serving as a hangout for drug dealers, muggers,
rapists, homeless bums, and other assorted sleaze). Travellers
are
advised to visit Castoropolis Common during daylight hours only.
The main north-south, east-west, and radial/diagonal streets are shown
on the map below. A gridiron pattern of residential streets is
superimposed
on the radial/diagonal plan. Streets running east and west are
numbered
(beginning with 1st Street, one block north and south of the Capitol
and
the baseline streets: Crozier St. East [Shankaracharya Marg] and
Justice
St [Dasharath Marg]), while streets running north and south - with the
exception of 4 major arteries - have Greek letters (beginning with
Alpha
Street one block east and west of the Capitol and the baseline street:
Schaefer St [Shakti Marg].). The island is divided into four
quadrants,
relative to the Capitol: North West, North East, South West and South
East,
similar to Washington, DC. Thus there may be as many as four
intersections
of , for example, 6th and Gamma Streets: NW, NE, SW, and SE.
1.Capitol 2.Barker Field (Castorpolis Senators, Castorian League baseball) 3. Schaefer Stadium (Castoropolis Capitals, Lazurian League baseball) 4. Executive Mansion (former home of pre-Revolutionary President; now a Hindu temple) 5. National Arts Centre (there's an NAC in Ottawa, so Castoropolis should have one too) 6. University of Castoropolis 7. Union Station 8. Columbia Street Arena (Castoropolis Centurions PHL hockey) 9. Broadcasting House (Ramrajyavani, Radio Patria) 10. City Hall 11. National Stadium (> 100,000 seats for soccer) 12. National Zoo 13. Federal District of Castoropolis Prison (medium security) 14. University of Caesarea at Berea 15. National Institute of Technology 16. City College of Castoropolis 17. Mahalakshmi Race Course 18. Library of Congress 19. Supreme Court of Patria 20. Tomb of the Unknown Sevak 21. Hindu University of Patria 22. National Military College of Patria 23. Rakshak Bhavan (Ministry of National Defense) 24. United States Embassy 25. National Asylum (psychiatric hospital)
The scale of the above map, or of the enlargements below, could not be reproduced due to the limitations of the scanner and the varying dimensions of monitors on which this page is viewed. The distance between the three major north-south arteries on the Island of Castoropolis - Independence St., Vermont St. [Vaikuntha Marg], and Schaefer St. [Shakti Marg] - as well as between many of the major roads the Federal District's annexed areas on the east side of the Island, is 1¼ miles (2 km). The area of Castoropolis Common is 1000 acres (404.7 hectares).
Downtown area
The map below details the central business district at the western end of the Common. St. Joseph [Radha-Krishna] Station handles mainly local commuter trains; most inter-city rail traffic runs out of Union [Mahasabha] Station, a neo-Gothic rockpile (à la Bombay's Victoria Terminus) located at 4th and Vermont [Vaikuntha Marg] NW. Hector [Hanuman] St. is the capital's truly slimy side, teemng with hookers, pimps and drug dealers. The Hector Hotel, at Hector and 4th St. SW, is a notorious whore-house. If you find a couple of churches but don't see any Hindu temples marked on this map, there's a reason for it: this map dates from 1976, long before the Dharmic Revolution.
Capitol area
The map below details the eastern end of the Common and the many government buildings surrounding the Capitol at the centre of the Island of Castoropolis. Many of the government buildings, such as the Treasury Dept., Post Office Dept., and Library of Congress, are massive monuments of Art Deco kitsch, built in the 1930s as make-work projects during the Depression. Both the U.S. and Russian Embassies are conveniently located a few blocks east of the Capitol. The Canadian Embassy, not shown on either enlargement or the overview map, is at 200 Theta St. NW. Crozier St. East [Poorva Shankaracharya Marg], a wide boulevard extending east from the Capitol to the former Executive Mansion (now Shanti Mandir, a Hindu temple) on the eastern end of the Island, is the main ceremonial parade route for Inaugural parades, Rathyatra (the annual Parade of Chariots) and other Hindu ceremonial processions.
Landmark government and public buildings
Ministry of National Defense (War Office) United States Embassy
Sanskrit text is from Bhagavad Gita, "...there is no higher good for
a Kshatriya (warrior) than a righteous war". (Ch. 2, verse 31)
Union Station - outside and inside views
Chancellery of the Exchequer (Treasury Office) Library of Congress
Supreme Court of Patria Ministry of External Affairs (Foreign Office)
Ministry of the Interior (Home Office) Castoropolis City Hall
Public Transit
Castoropolis Metro (Subway)
The capital's first subway (a.k.a. tube, U-Bahn, métro, etc.) line was opened in 1918 as a special project to mark Patria's centennial year. The system has grown over the past 80 years to 4 lines and over 150 stations.
Castoropolis and Caesarea Railways
Castoropolis and Caesarea Railways (CCR) provide suburban commuter rail service throughout the greater Castorpolis region and even into the neighboring Precinct of Antioch, using EMU and DMU trainsets, as well as bi-level electric locomotive-hauled trains on the Hammond Line.
Click to view Castoropolis and Caesarea Railways system map (opens in new window)
Castoropolis Transit (CT) buses serve all areas of the Federal District and the surrounding cities in Caesarea. Most CT bus routes provide direct connections with the subway. Above, a General Motors "New Look" bus, #5708, lays over at the end of Route 1, Adelphi-Philidor. Although they may still be seen in Toronto, the last of CT's "New Looks" (also known as "Fishbowls") were retired in 2008.
Media
AM Radio stations:
On Nov. 23, 1978 AM radio stations in Patria, as in many other countries of the world (except in the Americas) shifted from 10 kHz to 9 kHz spacing. The old 10 kHz frequency is indicated in square brackets.
PCRC, 531 kHz (ethnic, variety) [530]
PCGE, 595 kHz (Hindu) [590]
POKX, 648 kHz (right-wing talk) [650] (formerly Patria's major top 40 rocker)
PHTN, 792 kHz (Ramrajyavani-II) [790]
PMC, 846 kHz (news, talk, information) [850]
PRCC, 918 kHz (Ramrajyavani-I) [920]
PTE, 1017 kHz (Hindu) [1020]
PTCN, 1071 kHz (Ramrajyavani-III) [1070]
PMBC, 1152 kHz (all sports) [1150]
PHN, 1251 kHz (liberal-left talk) [1250]
PVOG, 1350 kHz (Christian, brokered ethnic) [1350]
PKBY, 1404 kHz (Nostalgia/MoYL) [1400]
PECR, 1512 kHz (business news) [1520]
PGBS, 1557 kHz (ethnic) [1560]
FM Radio stations:
PHUP, 88.1 MHz (educational/public, Hindu University of Patria)
PNIT, 88.9 MHz (educational/public, Patrienish National Institute of Technology)
PUC, 89.7 MHz (educational/public, University of Castoropolis)
PCCC, 90.5 MHz (educational/public, City College of Castoropolis)
PGBS-FM, 91.3 MHz (adult contemporary)
PMC-FM, 92.5 MHz (classical, jazz)
PREM, 94.9 MHz (new age)
POKQ, 96.1 MHz (hot hits)
PRCC-FM, 99.1 MHz (Ramrajyavani-IV)
PPIX, 103.7 MHz (rap, dance, hip hop)
PMBC-FM, 104.9 MHz (C&W)
PCGE-FM, 106.7 MHz (classic rock)
PRKO, 107.9 MHz (oldies).
Ramrajyavani-I : popular music, news, information, documentaries, English/Patrienish; Ramrajyavani-II: Hindu devotional music, Sanskrit; Ramrajyavani-III: all-news; Ramrajyavani-IV: classical music, drama, poetry, arts.
Television stations: PRCT, channel 2 (Doordarshan-I); PMC-TV, channel 5; PGBS-TV, channel 12; PLIS, channel 15; PCET, channel 46 (public broadacsting); PQAL, channel 57 (Doordarshan-II).
Doordarshan I: news, sports, entertainment. Doordarshan-II: Hindu devotional channel. U.S. cable channels such as CNN and MTV are widely available in Patria.
Daily newspapers: The Akashic Record, Castoropolis Chronicles, The Spectrum (trashy tabloid), Ramrajya Dharmika Patrika (Sanskrit), Novítæ Dínaë (Patrienish).
UNDER 18? DRESS CODE AND CURFEW IN EFFECT!
Since 2000, the National Union has imposed a dress code and curfew on all youth in the Federal District of Castoropolis. The following attire is explicitly prohibited in the Federal District, and in some of the greater Castoropolis suburbs in Caesarea:
- Bandannas or do-rags
- Cornrow hair styles
- Baggy jeans or cargo pants
- Baseball caps worn backwards or sideways
- Excessive jewellery, such as oversize crucifixes
- Stocking caps or toques unless temperature is below 0ºC/32ºF
- Any other clothing identified with gangs - at the discretion of the National Union's Youth Police as to what constitutes "gang" clothing and/or "gang colors"
The dusk-to-dawn curfew
is in effect from one half hour after sunset until one half hour before
sunrise. During these hours no one under 18 is allowed on the streets
without a parent or adult guardian. Any kid on the streets between 8:30
AM and 4:30 PM on school days should also have a good excuse for the NU
Youth Police.
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