Naini (also known as Naini Industrial Area) is a satellite neighborhood and a twin city of Allahabad, India. By the 1950s Naini was established as the chief industrial area of the city. Naini was infamous for its prison, Naini Central Prison, where many freedom fightersincluding Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of Indiawere imprisoned during the Indian independence mo, the first official Airmail flight in the world arrived in Naini from Allahabad. Henri Pequet carried 6,500 letters a distance of 13 km. This was the first commercial civil aviation flight in India. Naini is located on the banks of River Yamuna, opposite Allahabad City. To the north, across the Ganges, is Jhunsi, which is a part of Allahabad itself. It is noteworthy that there are no direct paths or roadways between Jhusi and Naini.
