Haryana
Haryana is the state of northern India. Chandigarh is the state's capital. It is bordered by Himachal Predesh and Punjab to the north, Rajasthan to the west and south. Delhi is also surround to the north side of the state. The name Haryana means The Abode of God, in Sanskrit Hari and Ayana means home. The river Yamuna stands on the border of Haryana and the states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarachal. Total districts of Haryana are 19. There are more then 80 cities and town in Haryana.
Yamuna and Saraswati are the main rivers of the state. Haryan holds a important place in the history of India. Several battles were fought there. Some of the few famous battle were Mahabharat and the battle of Panipat.
Agriculture is the main occupation of lot peoples in Haryana. Milk and foodgrain are Haryana's leading productions. Haryana's per capita income is also good then many other states in India. Gurgaon is the major hub for Information Technology and Automobile Industries in the country. Some of few Big Automobiles Industries have their headquarters in Gurgaon (Haryana) like Hero Honda and Maruti Udyog Ltd. There are textile and steel industries also in the state.
History
From the ancient time, Haryana has played a very important role in the history India. In the past Indus Valley Civilization have been found at Naurangabad in Bhivani District, Aghora in Hisar District. The Ancient Vedic Civilization were flourished on the banks of the Saraswati. There are several places which are mentioned in the famous epic, Mahabharata correspond to morden day cities in Haryana. One of the grate battle of the Kauravas and Pandavas tool place near the city of Kurukshetra. This battle took place to take control over Hastinapur. Krishna preached Bhagvad Gita to Arjuna there. Few greatest personality at that time were Emperor Janamejaya, Raja Jai Rao, Tomar Rajput, Prithviraj Chauhan, Maharaja Agrasen, King Harshvardhana, etc. Near Kurukshetra, The King Harshavardhana established his capital. The King ruled over a vast region for quite a while. Step by step the region gain importance for the rulers. In the 12th century Prithviraj Chauhan established forts at Tarori and Hansi. In the history of Panipat there were three famous battles took place there. The first battle faught between Babur, the ruler of Kabul and Ibrahim Lodi of the Delhi Sultanate, Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi. In the second battle of Panipat Akbar defeated Hem Chandra Vikramaditya who was the Hindu King. The third and last battle of Panipat was between Ahmad Shah Abadali of Afghan and Sadashivrao Bhau of Pune of Maratha. In this battle Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated Sadashivrao. All these three battles fought in the period of 1525 to 1762.
In the British Raj lot of leaders took part in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Also during the Indian Freedom fight lot of peoples from the Haryan fought against the British Raj. Important fights took place in Sonipat, Sirsa, Hissar and Rothak. Rao Tula Ram was one of the important leader who took part actively in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Geography
Haryana located at northern India. Haryana has the Aravalli Hills in the south and Shivalik Hills in the north. The Yamuna river is the most important river of the state while there are some other important rivers in state, like the Saraswati river, the Markanda river and the Ghaggar river. The climate of Haryana is very hot in the summer which is around 50 degree Celsius and cold in winter around 1 deg Celsius. There is a monsoon season in July-September.
Culture
Haryana has a rich cultural heritage. People have their own tradition. Haryana has lot of festivals just like other states of India have.Haryana has a rich tradition of folk music. Classical music is also so have a big impact of the people of Haryana. Lot of Ragas are famous and sung by the people of the state, like Bhairavi, Kafi, Bhairav and many more. Dance is also so important form there. Hindi and Haryanvi are the major languages of Haryana, lot of other dialects are there. Sanskrit is still taught in most of the schools in Haryana. English is also widely spoken in Haryana.
Economy
Haryana is one of the main states in India which gain top ranks about its economic growth. Haryana grabbed the top position in terms of per capita investment in the last fiscal year. That is why Haryana's economy is one of the strongest economy in India. Lot of multinational companies are there which operates through Haryana state. That is why Haryana received a big FDI (foreign direct investment) in a good numbers. There are few top corporate groups of India have their corporate headquaters in Haryana state. In banking sector also Haryana holds a good position. Approximately thousands of large and medium industries are there. Lot of there have their existence in Gurgain, Faridabad, and Bahadurgarh. Lot of manufacturing firms are there, because of this Haryana grabbed a main position in the production of four wheeler, two wheeler and automobiles parts. Some of the top corporate houses, which runs from Haryana, are as follows: Maruti Udyog Ltd., Hero Honda, Bharti Telecom, Hindustan Machine Tools and Alcatel.
Corporate houses in Faridabad - JCB India Ltd., Yamaha Motor India, ABB and Whirlpool etc.
Education
There were more then 10000 primary schools, around 1500 middle schools and approximately 3000 high schools and around 1000 senior secondary schools in Haryana.
Universities of Haryana
1. Kurukshetra Univercity, Kurukshetra.
2. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar.
3. Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak
4. Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sisra.
5. Chaudhary Charan Singh Agricultural University, Hisar.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Delhi
Delhi
Delhi is the capital of India and also the second largest metropolis of India. Hindi, English, Punjabi and Urdu these are the languages of Delhi. Delhi is located on the banks of the Yamuna river, it is one of the oldest cities in the world. Delhi is known for his historical movements a lot. It has been the capital of several India empires. The Old Delhi was build by the Mughal Emperor Shahajan. Before the British Raj, Calcutta was the capital of the Nation and after the British Raj took control of India they announced Delhi as the Nation's Capital. New Delhi was built in that period of British Raj. Delhi's rapid development is the main reason that Delhi is a major cultural, commercial, and political center of India.
History
In the history of Delhi, it was not the main center of power. It took long period to made Delhi the Capital of India. From the old period Delhi was the premier location in terms of geography. This is the main reason of Delhi's development in terms of politics and commercial.The famous Mauryan King, Asoka described Delhi as a major city because Delhi was on the great northern highway of the Mauryas and linked their capital Patliputta with Takshashila. The major cities of Delhi were Indraprastha, Siri, Ferozabad, Dinpanah, Tughlakabad, Quila Rai Pithora, Lal Kot, Shahjahanabad. Indraprastha was Delhi's earliest city. Some part of the Siri city, like the beautiful Alai Darwaza and the south gate of the Quwwat-ulIslam Mosque, was built by Alauddin Khilji. Then in Firozabad city there is a stadium of cricket game which is called Feroze Shah Kotla stadium. Shajahanbad also was a important city. Jama Masjid, The Red Fort, main streets of old Delhi are there in this city. These are the reasons for importance of these all cities.
Geography
Delhi is located at northern India. Delhi borders the Indian states of Haryana to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the East. The main river of Delhi is Yamuna. Yamuna is a sacred river in Hinduism. Yamuna river originates from the Aravalli. Range.
Climate
Summer - March to June
Monsoon - July to October
Winter - October to January
Max. temperature - 30 C to 45 C
Economy
Over the past few year Delhi's economy has been growing tremendously.It started to gein impotence in textile and handloom, arts and crafts. Delhi is also a manufacturing hub of India. Delhi is the second largest commercial center in South Asia after Mumbai. Lot of multi national companies are there in Delhi. Major service sector industries, like banking, technology, information technology, medical and life science, have their headquarters in Delhi. In the field of IT Delhi ranks 2nd after Bangalore. And because of this all Delhi's unemployment rate decreased.
Transport
There are three main transport in Delhi, buses, rickshaws and The Delhi Metro. Buses are the most important means of transport. More then 55% of population travels by buses.
Culture
Delhi's culture has been influenced by its history. Its cultural heritage reflected in its music, dance, arts and crafts. More then 160 monuments has been found in the city. They are declared as national heritage sites. Some of them are as follows; The Red Fort, Humayun's Tomb, Qutab Minar, The India Gate, The Purana Qila, and The Jantar Mantar. Jama Masjid is the largest mosque in India. Some more important places are The Laxminarayan Temple, Akshardham Temple, then Raj Ghat.
Festivals
Lot of festivals celebrated in Delhi, like Diwali (the festival of light), Guru Nanak's Jayanti, Holi (Festival of colors), Lohri, Eid, Buddha
jayanti and Durga Puja.
Education
Education in Delhi has been growing over the past few years. There is lot of Universities, Colleges, Schools which make Delhi as the most favorite educational destination hub for peoples. Delhi has top ranked medical institutes, research institutes, engineering institutes, and management institutes. That is why the peoples of Delhi get a quality education. Delhi University is the most recognize university. Approximately there were 2600 schools, 170 colleges. Delhi has 6 universities. The language of instruction is English in most of the private school whereas government school always preferred Hindi as the study medium. Some of the important education and research institutes are as follows; Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi College of Engineering, All India Institute if Medical Science, Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology, Indian Law Institute, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, and Delhi School of Economics.
Delhi is the capital of India and also the second largest metropolis of India. Hindi, English, Punjabi and Urdu these are the languages of Delhi. Delhi is located on the banks of the Yamuna river, it is one of the oldest cities in the world. Delhi is known for his historical movements a lot. It has been the capital of several India empires. The Old Delhi was build by the Mughal Emperor Shahajan. Before the British Raj, Calcutta was the capital of the Nation and after the British Raj took control of India they announced Delhi as the Nation's Capital. New Delhi was built in that period of British Raj. Delhi's rapid development is the main reason that Delhi is a major cultural, commercial, and political center of India.
History
In the history of Delhi, it was not the main center of power. It took long period to made Delhi the Capital of India. From the old period Delhi was the premier location in terms of geography. This is the main reason of Delhi's development in terms of politics and commercial.The famous Mauryan King, Asoka described Delhi as a major city because Delhi was on the great northern highway of the Mauryas and linked their capital Patliputta with Takshashila. The major cities of Delhi were Indraprastha, Siri, Ferozabad, Dinpanah, Tughlakabad, Quila Rai Pithora, Lal Kot, Shahjahanabad. Indraprastha was Delhi's earliest city. Some part of the Siri city, like the beautiful Alai Darwaza and the south gate of the Quwwat-ulIslam Mosque, was built by Alauddin Khilji. Then in Firozabad city there is a stadium of cricket game which is called Feroze Shah Kotla stadium. Shajahanbad also was a important city. Jama Masjid, The Red Fort, main streets of old Delhi are there in this city. These are the reasons for importance of these all cities.
Geography
Delhi is located at northern India. Delhi borders the Indian states of Haryana to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the East. The main river of Delhi is Yamuna. Yamuna is a sacred river in Hinduism. Yamuna river originates from the Aravalli. Range.
Climate
Summer - March to June
Monsoon - July to October
Winter - October to January
Max. temperature - 30 C to 45 C
Economy
Over the past few year Delhi's economy has been growing tremendously.It started to gein impotence in textile and handloom, arts and crafts. Delhi is also a manufacturing hub of India. Delhi is the second largest commercial center in South Asia after Mumbai. Lot of multi national companies are there in Delhi. Major service sector industries, like banking, technology, information technology, medical and life science, have their headquarters in Delhi. In the field of IT Delhi ranks 2nd after Bangalore. And because of this all Delhi's unemployment rate decreased.
Transport
There are three main transport in Delhi, buses, rickshaws and The Delhi Metro. Buses are the most important means of transport. More then 55% of population travels by buses.
Culture
Delhi's culture has been influenced by its history. Its cultural heritage reflected in its music, dance, arts and crafts. More then 160 monuments has been found in the city. They are declared as national heritage sites. Some of them are as follows; The Red Fort, Humayun's Tomb, Qutab Minar, The India Gate, The Purana Qila, and The Jantar Mantar. Jama Masjid is the largest mosque in India. Some more important places are The Laxminarayan Temple, Akshardham Temple, then Raj Ghat.
Festivals
Lot of festivals celebrated in Delhi, like Diwali (the festival of light), Guru Nanak's Jayanti, Holi (Festival of colors), Lohri, Eid, Buddha
jayanti and Durga Puja.
Education
Education in Delhi has been growing over the past few years. There is lot of Universities, Colleges, Schools which make Delhi as the most favorite educational destination hub for peoples. Delhi has top ranked medical institutes, research institutes, engineering institutes, and management institutes. That is why the peoples of Delhi get a quality education. Delhi University is the most recognize university. Approximately there were 2600 schools, 170 colleges. Delhi has 6 universities. The language of instruction is English in most of the private school whereas government school always preferred Hindi as the study medium. Some of the important education and research institutes are as follows; Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi College of Engineering, All India Institute if Medical Science, Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology, Indian Law Institute, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, and Delhi School of Economics.
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is the 11th largest state in India in terms of area. Tamil Nadu is bordered by Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and Poducherry. It is bound by Eastern Ghats, The Anamalai Hills, The Nilgiri,Palakkad, Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Mannar, Palk Strait and Indian Ocean. In terms of GDP growth Tamil Nadu stands on 5th number. The development of Tamil Nadu starts very early. The main features of the state are Flora and Fauna, grand Hindu Temples of Dravidian Architecture.
History
Tamil Nadu ruled by the early Cholas between 1st and 4th centuries CE. Karikalan was the first and the most famous king, who built the kallanai dam across the Kaveri River. The Cholas were excellent in military expertise. They ruled the present Thanjavar and Tiruchirpalli districts. Chola expanded their influence in the south and the northern region. All the Chola Kings build Temples, like Brahadeswarer's temple. They were major parts of the ancient history of Tamil Nadu. Pallavas the great temple builders emerged into prominence and dominated the south for another 400 years. A large portion of Tamil Nadu was ruled by them. One of the greatest {allava rulers were Mahendravarman and his son Narasimhavarman. The last Pallava King was Aparajitha. He was defeated by Aditya Chola. Then with the decline of the Cholas towards the end of the 11th century, the Pandyas ruled the state under the Maravarman Sundara Pandya. But this for the very short time as the Pandya capital of Madhurai was defeated by Alauddin Khilji of Delhi. Because of this invasions Vijaynagar Empire established in the Deccan. And it lasted almost three centuries. After Vijaynagar Empire, The Nayak governed the state, appointed by the Vijaynagar Kingdom. They were most prominent of them all in the 17th century.
Geography
Tamil Nadu is the 11th largest staet in India in terms of Area. West and North there is a hills while the East and South are coastal plains. Tamil Nadu bordered by Karnataka to the northwest, Kerala to the west,Andhra Pradesh to the north nd Bay of Bengal to the East. Tamil Nadu also has a coastline which is more then 15% of the country's coastline. The natural disaster 'The Tsunami' hit India in 2004. Almost 8000 peoples were dead. The state have more monsoon then other states in India. The temperature of the state is 43 C (Max.), and 13 C (min.). Tamil Nadu has 31 districts.
Education
Tamil Nadu has 19 Universities. The state has more then 240 engineering college and almost 1100 arts colleges. Some of the well known institutes are there in state, namely IIT Madras, Anna University, PSG Tech, NIT Tiruchi, University of Madras, CMC Vellore, Madras Medical Colege, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. Tamil Nadu also produces the highest numbers of engineering graduates in India.
Culture
Tamil Nadu has a great tradition of heritage and culture that developed over 2000 years ago and still continues to flourish. Through the rule of dynasties that ruled the state in the history, gave patronage to art and culture that resulted into the development of a unique Dravidian culture. Architecture, literature and art these fields were under tremendous growth and development because of the Pallavas, Pandya and Cholas. Bharatnatyam and Tanjore painting were developed and and continue to be practiced in Tamil Nadu. Most of the people still live in villages there. Tamil is the official language of Tamil Nadu. Tamil is one of the classical languages of the world. Tamil is also spoken by a number of people in Shi Lanka.
Religion
The main religion os Tamil Ndu are Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, and Jainism. Hiduism is the oldest religion in the state. Lot of Hindu temples are there in the state, like Meenakshi Amman Temple, which is one of the gradest temples in the country. Shiva, Vishnu and Murugan are some of the main forms worshiped there. Many more other forms, like Ganesh, Paravati, Surya, Rama, Krishna are also worshiped in the state.
Festivals
Pongal is the most famous and most celebrated festivals of Tamil Nadu. Pongal is celebrated on the 14th of January every year. At that time atmosphere around the temples become exciting and happening. The first day of Pongal is celebrated with the new clothes, people puts new clothes on that day. The second day is about Surya Pongal. And the third day, Mattu Pongal, people offer thanks to the cattle, as they provide milk and used to make a good land.
Economy
Tamil Nadu ranks 5th in terms of the size of its economy. Seventy percent of the people's occupation is agriculture. More then 30% population of the state live in urban areas while remaining population resides in rural area. With the help of science and technology people using lot of latest practices in their business. The main food crops that are grown in Tamil Nadu are rice, pulse and oil seeds. And the important crops are tea, rubber, cotton, cashew, coconut and sugarcane. At present Tamil Nadu is the most industrialized states in India. Lot of main production houses are there in the field of automobiles, diesel engines, tractors, steel, chemicals, and many more. Some of the main companies are situated in Tamil Nadu state, namely Hyundai, BMW, Ford, TVS, Mahindra and Mahindra, Royal Enfield, Ashok Leyland and many more. Tamil Nadu is also export yarn, tea, engineering goods, tobacco, handcrafts and granite.
Tamil Nadu is the 11th largest state in India in terms of area. Tamil Nadu is bordered by Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and Poducherry. It is bound by Eastern Ghats, The Anamalai Hills, The Nilgiri,Palakkad, Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Mannar, Palk Strait and Indian Ocean. In terms of GDP growth Tamil Nadu stands on 5th number. The development of Tamil Nadu starts very early. The main features of the state are Flora and Fauna, grand Hindu Temples of Dravidian Architecture.
History
Tamil Nadu ruled by the early Cholas between 1st and 4th centuries CE. Karikalan was the first and the most famous king, who built the kallanai dam across the Kaveri River. The Cholas were excellent in military expertise. They ruled the present Thanjavar and Tiruchirpalli districts. Chola expanded their influence in the south and the northern region. All the Chola Kings build Temples, like Brahadeswarer's temple. They were major parts of the ancient history of Tamil Nadu. Pallavas the great temple builders emerged into prominence and dominated the south for another 400 years. A large portion of Tamil Nadu was ruled by them. One of the greatest {allava rulers were Mahendravarman and his son Narasimhavarman. The last Pallava King was Aparajitha. He was defeated by Aditya Chola. Then with the decline of the Cholas towards the end of the 11th century, the Pandyas ruled the state under the Maravarman Sundara Pandya. But this for the very short time as the Pandya capital of Madhurai was defeated by Alauddin Khilji of Delhi. Because of this invasions Vijaynagar Empire established in the Deccan. And it lasted almost three centuries. After Vijaynagar Empire, The Nayak governed the state, appointed by the Vijaynagar Kingdom. They were most prominent of them all in the 17th century.
Geography
Tamil Nadu is the 11th largest staet in India in terms of Area. West and North there is a hills while the East and South are coastal plains. Tamil Nadu bordered by Karnataka to the northwest, Kerala to the west,Andhra Pradesh to the north nd Bay of Bengal to the East. Tamil Nadu also has a coastline which is more then 15% of the country's coastline. The natural disaster 'The Tsunami' hit India in 2004. Almost 8000 peoples were dead. The state have more monsoon then other states in India. The temperature of the state is 43 C (Max.), and 13 C (min.). Tamil Nadu has 31 districts.
Education
Tamil Nadu has 19 Universities. The state has more then 240 engineering college and almost 1100 arts colleges. Some of the well known institutes are there in state, namely IIT Madras, Anna University, PSG Tech, NIT Tiruchi, University of Madras, CMC Vellore, Madras Medical Colege, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. Tamil Nadu also produces the highest numbers of engineering graduates in India.
Culture
Tamil Nadu has a great tradition of heritage and culture that developed over 2000 years ago and still continues to flourish. Through the rule of dynasties that ruled the state in the history, gave patronage to art and culture that resulted into the development of a unique Dravidian culture. Architecture, literature and art these fields were under tremendous growth and development because of the Pallavas, Pandya and Cholas. Bharatnatyam and Tanjore painting were developed and and continue to be practiced in Tamil Nadu. Most of the people still live in villages there. Tamil is the official language of Tamil Nadu. Tamil is one of the classical languages of the world. Tamil is also spoken by a number of people in Shi Lanka.
Religion
The main religion os Tamil Ndu are Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, and Jainism. Hiduism is the oldest religion in the state. Lot of Hindu temples are there in the state, like Meenakshi Amman Temple, which is one of the gradest temples in the country. Shiva, Vishnu and Murugan are some of the main forms worshiped there. Many more other forms, like Ganesh, Paravati, Surya, Rama, Krishna are also worshiped in the state.
Festivals
Pongal is the most famous and most celebrated festivals of Tamil Nadu. Pongal is celebrated on the 14th of January every year. At that time atmosphere around the temples become exciting and happening. The first day of Pongal is celebrated with the new clothes, people puts new clothes on that day. The second day is about Surya Pongal. And the third day, Mattu Pongal, people offer thanks to the cattle, as they provide milk and used to make a good land.
Economy
Tamil Nadu ranks 5th in terms of the size of its economy. Seventy percent of the people's occupation is agriculture. More then 30% population of the state live in urban areas while remaining population resides in rural area. With the help of science and technology people using lot of latest practices in their business. The main food crops that are grown in Tamil Nadu are rice, pulse and oil seeds. And the important crops are tea, rubber, cotton, cashew, coconut and sugarcane. At present Tamil Nadu is the most industrialized states in India. Lot of main production houses are there in the field of automobiles, diesel engines, tractors, steel, chemicals, and many more. Some of the main companies are situated in Tamil Nadu state, namely Hyundai, BMW, Ford, TVS, Mahindra and Mahindra, Royal Enfield, Ashok Leyland and many more. Tamil Nadu is also export yarn, tea, engineering goods, tobacco, handcrafts and granite.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka is the state in the south side of India. It was named Karnataka in 1973.
Karnataka is bordered by the Arabian Sea, Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerla. Karnataka has 29 Districts. The area of state is 191791 km. That is why it became eighth largest Indian State by area.Kannada is the official language of Karnataka.
Karnataka is derived from the Kannda words Kary and Nadu. The meaning of these words 'Elevated Land'.
Bangalore is the capital of the state. Bangalore plays a very important role in the Indian Economy because of its economic and technological development.
History
Through lot of discoveries,hand axes in the region the hostory of karnataka can be traced. Karnataka ruled by the North Indian Ruler and the Nandas and the Mauryas also. Most area of north Karnataka ruled by the Shathavahanas. Satvahana ruled Karnataka for Four Centuries. Then Karnataka were ruled by the Pallavas of Kanchi. There domination was ended with the arrival of the Kadambad of Banavasi and the Gangas of Kolar.
The Gangas ruled Karnataka from c. 350 from Lolara.They also ruled Gangavadi. Theses dynasties were followed by the Badami Chalukyas, the Rashtrakuta Empire of Manykheta and the Western Chalukya Empire. The western Chalukyas patronised a unique style of architecture and kannada literature which became a precursor to the Hoysala art. Hotasala arts continued to be a grate tradition. Their temples are found at Beluru, Helebidu, and Somanathapura.
Karnaatka and the rest of South India experienced a major geographical shift when the Vijayanagara Empire fell to a confederation of Islamic Saltanates in the Battle of Talikot,the famous battle in the hostory of Karnataka.
Geography
Three major geographical areas of Karnataka are the Western Ghats, Plains of the Deccan Plateau, and region of Karvali. Jog Falls are the highest waterfalls in India.The Krishna, the Kaveri, the Sharavati and the Tungabhadra are some of the important revers in Karnataka. There are four seasons, winter (January to February), Summer (March to may), Monsoon (June to September) and post mansoon season (October to December). The state average rainfall is 1139 mm. The coastal region receives heaviest rainfall then average rainfall of overall Karnataka state. The highest temperature is around 45 C and the lowest temperature is around 2.8. More then 15% geographic area of the state covered by forest.
Economy
The GDP rate of Karnataka was 5.2. Karnataka was the fastest growing state over the past decade in terms of GDP and per capita GDP. That is why the state ranked sixth highest per capita GDP of all states. Foreign Direct Investment is also very high in the state as compare to other state in India. Karnataka has 3rd rank in terms of FDI. Unemployment rate of the Karnataka state was less then the National rate. More then 50% of the working people depends on agricultural sector and related activities. On the other hand Karnataka state is the manufacturing hub for some of the largest public sector companies in India like National Aerospace Laboratories, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., Bharat Earth Movers Ltd., Hindustan Machine Tools, Hidustan Aeronautics Ltd., and Indian Telephone Industries, which are situated in Bangalore. Science and technology research centers headquarters of many companies are also in Karnataka state, like Bharat Electronics Ltd., The Central Food Technological Research Institute, Indian Space Research Organization, Central Power Research Institute. Karnataka has emerged one of the major leader in the field of Information Technology. More then 1900 IT firms operating in Karnataka State including India's top two IT firms, Wipro and Infosys. Both companies have their headquarter in Karnataka State.
In Biotechnology also Karnataka is ahead. India's leading banks have their headquarter in Karnataka.
Transport
Railway and Bus transport are in a good condition. Air transport is also good.
Education
More then 70% of Karnataka people are literate. There are some important educational and research institutes of India situated in Karnataka like The National Institute of Technology Karnataka, The National Law School of India, and The Indian Institute of Management.
Culture
The State has a varied Culture.Dollu Kunitha is a popular drum dance of Karnataka. Theater culture is very vibrant because of organization like Ranga Shankara, Ranayana. Bharatnatyam is a very popular dance form in Karnataka. Karnataka has a very special place in the WOrld of Indian Classical Music.
Karnataka is the state in the south side of India. It was named Karnataka in 1973.
Karnataka is bordered by the Arabian Sea, Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerla. Karnataka has 29 Districts. The area of state is 191791 km. That is why it became eighth largest Indian State by area.Kannada is the official language of Karnataka.
Karnataka is derived from the Kannda words Kary and Nadu. The meaning of these words 'Elevated Land'.
Bangalore is the capital of the state. Bangalore plays a very important role in the Indian Economy because of its economic and technological development.
History
Through lot of discoveries,hand axes in the region the hostory of karnataka can be traced. Karnataka ruled by the North Indian Ruler and the Nandas and the Mauryas also. Most area of north Karnataka ruled by the Shathavahanas. Satvahana ruled Karnataka for Four Centuries. Then Karnataka were ruled by the Pallavas of Kanchi. There domination was ended with the arrival of the Kadambad of Banavasi and the Gangas of Kolar.
The Gangas ruled Karnataka from c. 350 from Lolara.They also ruled Gangavadi. Theses dynasties were followed by the Badami Chalukyas, the Rashtrakuta Empire of Manykheta and the Western Chalukya Empire. The western Chalukyas patronised a unique style of architecture and kannada literature which became a precursor to the Hoysala art. Hotasala arts continued to be a grate tradition. Their temples are found at Beluru, Helebidu, and Somanathapura.
Karnaatka and the rest of South India experienced a major geographical shift when the Vijayanagara Empire fell to a confederation of Islamic Saltanates in the Battle of Talikot,the famous battle in the hostory of Karnataka.
Geography
Three major geographical areas of Karnataka are the Western Ghats, Plains of the Deccan Plateau, and region of Karvali. Jog Falls are the highest waterfalls in India.The Krishna, the Kaveri, the Sharavati and the Tungabhadra are some of the important revers in Karnataka. There are four seasons, winter (January to February), Summer (March to may), Monsoon (June to September) and post mansoon season (October to December). The state average rainfall is 1139 mm. The coastal region receives heaviest rainfall then average rainfall of overall Karnataka state. The highest temperature is around 45 C and the lowest temperature is around 2.8. More then 15% geographic area of the state covered by forest.
Economy
The GDP rate of Karnataka was 5.2. Karnataka was the fastest growing state over the past decade in terms of GDP and per capita GDP. That is why the state ranked sixth highest per capita GDP of all states. Foreign Direct Investment is also very high in the state as compare to other state in India. Karnataka has 3rd rank in terms of FDI. Unemployment rate of the Karnataka state was less then the National rate. More then 50% of the working people depends on agricultural sector and related activities. On the other hand Karnataka state is the manufacturing hub for some of the largest public sector companies in India like National Aerospace Laboratories, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., Bharat Earth Movers Ltd., Hindustan Machine Tools, Hidustan Aeronautics Ltd., and Indian Telephone Industries, which are situated in Bangalore. Science and technology research centers headquarters of many companies are also in Karnataka state, like Bharat Electronics Ltd., The Central Food Technological Research Institute, Indian Space Research Organization, Central Power Research Institute. Karnataka has emerged one of the major leader in the field of Information Technology. More then 1900 IT firms operating in Karnataka State including India's top two IT firms, Wipro and Infosys. Both companies have their headquarter in Karnataka State.
In Biotechnology also Karnataka is ahead. India's leading banks have their headquarter in Karnataka.
Transport
Railway and Bus transport are in a good condition. Air transport is also good.
Education
More then 70% of Karnataka people are literate. There are some important educational and research institutes of India situated in Karnataka like The National Institute of Technology Karnataka, The National Law School of India, and The Indian Institute of Management.
Culture
The State has a varied Culture.Dollu Kunitha is a popular drum dance of Karnataka. Theater culture is very vibrant because of organization like Ranga Shankara, Ranayana. Bharatnatyam is a very popular dance form in Karnataka. Karnataka has a very special place in the WOrld of Indian Classical Music.
Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rajasthan is a largest state, area wise. The borders of Rajasthan is surrounded by Gujrat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Pakistan also. Capital of the state is Jaipur which is also known as a Pink City of India.
History
Rajputs, Jats, Ahirs, Gujars, Meenas, Bhils, Nathand some other tribes made a great contribution in building the state of Rajasthan. These tribes protect their culture and the land though they suffered a lot.
Rajasthan include most of Rajputana, which comprises a number of Rajput's kingdom as well as Jat kingdom and Muslim kingdom also. Bharatpur and Djolpur were ruled by the Jats. Tonk was ruled by a Muslim Nawab. Some of the important states of Rajput are Bikaner, Udaipur, Jodhpur and Jaipur. Some of the Rajput kingdom finally became subservient to the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal Empire.
Rana Sanga fought the Battle of Khanua against Babur, the founder of the Mughal empire. Other rulers like Raja Maan Singh of Amber were trusted allies. With the decline of the Mughal Empire in the 18th century, Rajput came under attack from the Marathas and Pindaris, and the Maratha general Schindia captured Ajmer.
Geography
The main geographic features of Rajasthan are the Thar Desert and the Aravalli Range. Mount Abu is at the southwestern end of the range.
Lot of northwestern portion of Rajasthan is generally sandy and dry. Most of the region is coverd by the Thar Desert. The landforms of Thar Desert is divided into three major regions, Hills, Sand Covered Thar and Plains. The great Thar desert spreads across the state of Rajasthan and parts of Gujarat in western India. This desert also known as the most colorful desert in the World. Thats why it is so famous for tourists. The Luni river which crosses these sands joins the Arebian Sea through the Rann of Kutch.
Tha Aravali
Aravali mountain ranges that run from Delhi to Gujarat cut through the State almost vertically. The Aravali ranges divide the State through south-east and north-west. The north-west region covering two-thirds of the state consist mostly of a series of sand dunes.
Rajasthan divided into 33 districts.
Culture
Rajasthan is culturally rich and has artistic and cultureal traditions which reflects the ancient Indian way of life. A combination of geography, history and lifestyle make the culture of Rajasthan unique. Colorful custumes, multitute of festivals and fairs relieve the dullness of the harsh living conditions. Forts, Palaces and Havelis of Rajasthan attract a large numbers of tourist in the World.
Flora and Fauna
Though a large percentage of the total area is desert, and even there is little forest cover. Rajasthan has rich and varied flora and fauna.
Transport
Rajasthan has a good surface transport system both in terms of Railways and Buses.
Rajasthan is a largest state, area wise. The borders of Rajasthan is surrounded by Gujrat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Pakistan also. Capital of the state is Jaipur which is also known as a Pink City of India.
History
Rajputs, Jats, Ahirs, Gujars, Meenas, Bhils, Nathand some other tribes made a great contribution in building the state of Rajasthan. These tribes protect their culture and the land though they suffered a lot.
Rajasthan include most of Rajputana, which comprises a number of Rajput's kingdom as well as Jat kingdom and Muslim kingdom also. Bharatpur and Djolpur were ruled by the Jats. Tonk was ruled by a Muslim Nawab. Some of the important states of Rajput are Bikaner, Udaipur, Jodhpur and Jaipur. Some of the Rajput kingdom finally became subservient to the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal Empire.
Rana Sanga fought the Battle of Khanua against Babur, the founder of the Mughal empire. Other rulers like Raja Maan Singh of Amber were trusted allies. With the decline of the Mughal Empire in the 18th century, Rajput came under attack from the Marathas and Pindaris, and the Maratha general Schindia captured Ajmer.
Geography
The main geographic features of Rajasthan are the Thar Desert and the Aravalli Range. Mount Abu is at the southwestern end of the range.
Lot of northwestern portion of Rajasthan is generally sandy and dry. Most of the region is coverd by the Thar Desert. The landforms of Thar Desert is divided into three major regions, Hills, Sand Covered Thar and Plains. The great Thar desert spreads across the state of Rajasthan and parts of Gujarat in western India. This desert also known as the most colorful desert in the World. Thats why it is so famous for tourists. The Luni river which crosses these sands joins the Arebian Sea through the Rann of Kutch.
Tha Aravali
Aravali mountain ranges that run from Delhi to Gujarat cut through the State almost vertically. The Aravali ranges divide the State through south-east and north-west. The north-west region covering two-thirds of the state consist mostly of a series of sand dunes.
Rajasthan divided into 33 districts.
Culture
Rajasthan is culturally rich and has artistic and cultureal traditions which reflects the ancient Indian way of life. A combination of geography, history and lifestyle make the culture of Rajasthan unique. Colorful custumes, multitute of festivals and fairs relieve the dullness of the harsh living conditions. Forts, Palaces and Havelis of Rajasthan attract a large numbers of tourist in the World.
Flora and Fauna
Though a large percentage of the total area is desert, and even there is little forest cover. Rajasthan has rich and varied flora and fauna.
Transport
Rajasthan has a good surface transport system both in terms of Railways and Buses.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Gujarat
Gujarat
Information about Gujarat State
Located in western India Gujarat borders surrounded to Maharashtra, Madhypradesh, Rajastan,Diu,Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Pakistan.Gujarat was also known as Pratichya and Varuna. Gandhinagar is the Capital of Gujarat.
History
History of Gujarat
The name of the state is derived from anshua, which means anshua nation.In the old days Anshuas were present. Its an old clan.According to another theory, they are one of the Central Asian Tribes, called the Gurjs.They migrated to India around the first century BC. They settled and ruled by the Iranian Sakas.From early period Gujarat was a trading centers for the Maurya and Gupta empires.Mainly Bharuch served as a ports and trading center which is one of the costal cities in that period. Gujarat ruled by Maitraka and Gupta and briefly by Harsha during the seventh century. Parsi refugees arrived in Gujarat from Iran. The Arab rulers of Sind sacked Vallabhi, bringing the Maitraka dynasty to an end. A branch of the Pratihara clan ruled Gujarat after the eighth century.Then from the ninth century Gujarat was ruled by the Solanki dynasty. Gujarat also saw invasions by Muslim rulers from Asia.Solanki dynasty finished by the Muslim rulers of Delhi in the late thirteenth century.
Allauddin Khilji who was a Sultan of Delhi, destroyed Anhilwara and incorporated Gujarat into the the Delhi Sultanate in 1297 to 1298.
Portugal was the first European power to arrive in Gujarat. They acquired several enclaves along the Gujarat coast, including Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli also. The East India Company (British) established a factory in Surat in 1614 and formed their first base in India. The company wrested control of much of Gujarat from the Marathas during the second Anglo-Maratha War.Local rulers, mainly the Maratha Gaikwad of Barodamade a separate peace with the British, and acknowledged British sovereignty in return for retaining local self-rule. Gujarat was placed under the political authority of the Bombay Presidency. Gujarat were divided into dozens of princely states (Kathiawar, Kutch), but several districts in the central and southern Gujarat, namely ahmedabad, Bharuch, Kaira, Surat and Panch Mahal were ruled directly by British Officials.
Indian independence movement
Leader like Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, K.M. Munshi, Morarji Desai, Mahadev Desai, Narhari Parikh, Bhulabai Desai and Ravi Shankar was all hailed from Gujarat. Some of the popular revolts mainly Satyagrahas in Kheda, Bardoli, Borsad and the Salt Satyagrah.
Post Independence
After Indian independence and the partition of India on 1947, the new Indian government grouped the former princely states of Gujarat into three larger units; Saurashtra, which included the former princely states on the Kathiawas peninsula, Kutch and Bombay State, which included the former British districts of Bombay Presidency together with most of Baroda state and the other princely states of eastern Gujarat.
Gujarath Earthquake
Gujarath most dangerous earthquake - January 26,2001 at 08:46, which took more than 12,000 lives, injured more than 58,000 people.
Geography
Gujarat is bounded by the Arabian sea from the west and southwest and Pakistan from the northwest. ALso Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Dadra Nagar Haveli are surrounded to Gujarat.
Climate
Diverse climate conditions.
Winters are mild, pleasant, and dry with average daytime temperatures around 29 C and nights around 12 C.
Beaches
Chorwad Beach - One of the splendid beach situated on the west coast of India. Attracting domestic and International tourists.
Ahmedpur Mandvi Beach - Situated on the coastline of the state of Gujarat and one of the finest beach in India.
Umargam Beach - Situated on the southern bank of Nargol creek.
Gopnath Beach - Situated in the Bhavnagar district of Gujarat.
Economy
The worlds largest ship breaking yard is in Gujarat near Bhavnagar. Reliance Petroleum Limited, one of the group company of Reliance Industries Limited operates the oil refinery at Jamnagar.
Gujarat ranks first nationwide in gas-based thermal electricity generation with national market share of over 1%.
Agriculture
Gujarat is the main producer of tobacco, cotton and groundnuts in India. Then there are some major food crops rice, jowar, bajra, tur wheat produced by Gujarat.
Education
Gujarat has an Indian Institute of Management at Ahmedabad.
13 Universities
4 Agricultural Universities
National Institute of Technology at Surat
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay is going to start a new campus in Gujarat in the near future.
Religion
So many important religious sites are located in Gujarat.
The famous Swaminarayan Temple is situated in Gujarat.
Dwarkanath Temple in Dwarka is one of the famous temple of Lord Krishna.
Palitana Temples are a Jain Temples situates in Bhavnagar.
Somnath Temple situated in the Prabhas Kshetra near Veraval in Saurashtra.
Shankheshwar Jain Temples are dedicated to the Tirthankar, Lord Parshvanath.
Modhera Sun Temple is designed for the worship for Sun.
Festivals
Around 3500 festivals are celebrated in Gujarat.
Makar Sankranti and Kite Flying festival is the famous festival in Gujarat and in India also. It takes place in mid January. It is celebrated with kite flying, folk music and dance. People of Gujarat gather on terraces to fly kites of various colors to celebrate Makarsankranti.
Gujrat Sanctuaries & National Park
4 National park is there in Gujarat and more than 20 sanctuaries which include: Barda, Jessore, Kachchh, Desert, Paniva, Purna, Ambaji, Nal Sarovar and Surpaneshwar.
Gujarat is the only home of Asiatic Lions. Panthers are spread across plains of Saurashtra and mountains of South Gujarat.
Transportation
One of the main transport in Gujarat is City Bus. Autorickshaw is there also for transportation.
Information about Gujarat State
Located in western India Gujarat borders surrounded to Maharashtra, Madhypradesh, Rajastan,Diu,Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Pakistan.Gujarat was also known as Pratichya and Varuna. Gandhinagar is the Capital of Gujarat.
History
History of Gujarat
The name of the state is derived from anshua, which means anshua nation.In the old days Anshuas were present. Its an old clan.According to another theory, they are one of the Central Asian Tribes, called the Gurjs.They migrated to India around the first century BC. They settled and ruled by the Iranian Sakas.From early period Gujarat was a trading centers for the Maurya and Gupta empires.Mainly Bharuch served as a ports and trading center which is one of the costal cities in that period. Gujarat ruled by Maitraka and Gupta and briefly by Harsha during the seventh century. Parsi refugees arrived in Gujarat from Iran. The Arab rulers of Sind sacked Vallabhi, bringing the Maitraka dynasty to an end. A branch of the Pratihara clan ruled Gujarat after the eighth century.Then from the ninth century Gujarat was ruled by the Solanki dynasty. Gujarat also saw invasions by Muslim rulers from Asia.Solanki dynasty finished by the Muslim rulers of Delhi in the late thirteenth century.
Allauddin Khilji who was a Sultan of Delhi, destroyed Anhilwara and incorporated Gujarat into the the Delhi Sultanate in 1297 to 1298.
Portugal was the first European power to arrive in Gujarat. They acquired several enclaves along the Gujarat coast, including Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli also. The East India Company (British) established a factory in Surat in 1614 and formed their first base in India. The company wrested control of much of Gujarat from the Marathas during the second Anglo-Maratha War.Local rulers, mainly the Maratha Gaikwad of Barodamade a separate peace with the British, and acknowledged British sovereignty in return for retaining local self-rule. Gujarat was placed under the political authority of the Bombay Presidency. Gujarat were divided into dozens of princely states (Kathiawar, Kutch), but several districts in the central and southern Gujarat, namely ahmedabad, Bharuch, Kaira, Surat and Panch Mahal were ruled directly by British Officials.
Indian independence movement
Leader like Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, K.M. Munshi, Morarji Desai, Mahadev Desai, Narhari Parikh, Bhulabai Desai and Ravi Shankar was all hailed from Gujarat. Some of the popular revolts mainly Satyagrahas in Kheda, Bardoli, Borsad and the Salt Satyagrah.
Post Independence
After Indian independence and the partition of India on 1947, the new Indian government grouped the former princely states of Gujarat into three larger units; Saurashtra, which included the former princely states on the Kathiawas peninsula, Kutch and Bombay State, which included the former British districts of Bombay Presidency together with most of Baroda state and the other princely states of eastern Gujarat.
Gujarath Earthquake
Gujarath most dangerous earthquake - January 26,2001 at 08:46, which took more than 12,000 lives, injured more than 58,000 people.
Geography
Gujarat is bounded by the Arabian sea from the west and southwest and Pakistan from the northwest. ALso Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Dadra Nagar Haveli are surrounded to Gujarat.
Climate
Diverse climate conditions.
Winters are mild, pleasant, and dry with average daytime temperatures around 29 C and nights around 12 C.
Beaches
Chorwad Beach - One of the splendid beach situated on the west coast of India. Attracting domestic and International tourists.
Ahmedpur Mandvi Beach - Situated on the coastline of the state of Gujarat and one of the finest beach in India.
Umargam Beach - Situated on the southern bank of Nargol creek.
Gopnath Beach - Situated in the Bhavnagar district of Gujarat.
Economy
The worlds largest ship breaking yard is in Gujarat near Bhavnagar. Reliance Petroleum Limited, one of the group company of Reliance Industries Limited operates the oil refinery at Jamnagar.
Gujarat ranks first nationwide in gas-based thermal electricity generation with national market share of over 1%.
Agriculture
Gujarat is the main producer of tobacco, cotton and groundnuts in India. Then there are some major food crops rice, jowar, bajra, tur wheat produced by Gujarat.
Education
Gujarat has an Indian Institute of Management at Ahmedabad.
13 Universities
4 Agricultural Universities
National Institute of Technology at Surat
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay is going to start a new campus in Gujarat in the near future.
Religion
So many important religious sites are located in Gujarat.
The famous Swaminarayan Temple is situated in Gujarat.
Dwarkanath Temple in Dwarka is one of the famous temple of Lord Krishna.
Palitana Temples are a Jain Temples situates in Bhavnagar.
Somnath Temple situated in the Prabhas Kshetra near Veraval in Saurashtra.
Shankheshwar Jain Temples are dedicated to the Tirthankar, Lord Parshvanath.
Modhera Sun Temple is designed for the worship for Sun.
Festivals
Around 3500 festivals are celebrated in Gujarat.
Makar Sankranti and Kite Flying festival is the famous festival in Gujarat and in India also. It takes place in mid January. It is celebrated with kite flying, folk music and dance. People of Gujarat gather on terraces to fly kites of various colors to celebrate Makarsankranti.
Gujrat Sanctuaries & National Park
4 National park is there in Gujarat and more than 20 sanctuaries which include: Barda, Jessore, Kachchh, Desert, Paniva, Purna, Ambaji, Nal Sarovar and Surpaneshwar.
Gujarat is the only home of Asiatic Lions. Panthers are spread across plains of Saurashtra and mountains of South Gujarat.
Transportation
One of the main transport in Gujarat is City Bus. Autorickshaw is there also for transportation.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Maharashtra
* Maharashtra
Information about Maharashtra State.
Located in western India, Maharashtra is India's third largest state in area & second largest in population. Important states are surrounded arround Maharashtra like Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Chhatisgarh & Dadra and Nagar Haveli etc. Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra, is India's largest city and main centre of economy and culture. Nagpur is the second capital of the state. Pune, Nashik is also the main cities of Maharashtra. Pune has emerged as the IT hub of the state.
Maharashtra have a historical background. Marathas rose under the leadership of Shivaji Raje Bhosale against the Mughals. Mughals who were ruling a large part of India.The Maratha Empire existed for more than a century. All Maharashtrian celebrates Maharashtra day on May 1, 1960.
Maharashtra is the richest state in India with highest per cipita income.
History
History of Maharashtra
Ajanta & Ellora caves.
The name Maharashtra first appeared in a 7th century inscription.
Maharashtra became a part of the Magadha empire, fuled by emperor Ashoka. The port town of Sopara, north of present day Mumbai, was the centre of ancient India's commerce, with links to Eastern Africa, Mesopotamia, Aden and Cochin.
With the disintegration of the Mauryan Empire, a local dynasty called Satavahana's came into prominence in Maharashtra. The period saw biggest culture development of Maharashtra. The Satavahana's official language was Maharashtri, which later developed into Marathi.
Vidarbh, the eastern region of Maharashtra, ruled by Vakatakas.At that time developments of arts, religion and technology flourished. Later the region was governed by the Rashtrakutas, an empire that spread over most of India. Two many emperor ruled the Maharashtra like Chalukvas of Badami, Yadavas.
Maharashtra came under Islamic influence for the first time after the Delhi Sultanate rulers Ala-ud-din-Khilji, and later Muhammad bin Tughlaq. After the collapse of the Tughlaqs, the Bahamani S of Gulbarg took over, governing the region for the next 150 years. After the breakup of the Bahamani Sultanate Maharashtra was ruled by the Nizamshah of Ahmednagar, Adilshah of Bijapur, Kutubshah of Govalkonda, Bidarshah of Bidar, and Imadshah of Berar.
Than Maratha Empire began to take root under the Raje Shivaji Bhosale, an ambitious local general in the employ of the Mughals and Adil Shah of Bijapur, at various times attempted to establish his independent rules. Maratha were led by Chhatrapati Raje Bhosale, who was crowned king in 1674. Shivaji constantly battled with the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and Adil SHah of VIjapur. By the time of his death in 1680, Shivaji had created a kingdom covering most of Maharashtra today and Gujarat.
Shivaji's son Chhatrapati Sambhaji Bhosale became the ruler of the Maratha kingdom in 1680. He was captured by Aurangzeb.
The Peshwe played an important role in the strategic development of many forts in Maharashtra. They were also decisive in many battles, like Moropant Pingale in 1670's Dindori battle against Mughals, Ramchandra Amartya in 1690's Satara Battle against the Mughals and , Pant Pratinidhi Peshwa against fort recapturing battles fought between 1702-1706.
Chatrapati Shivaji is the most famous leader of this era.
Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath, of the Bhat family, and his son, Baji Rao l, bureaucratized the Maratha state. They systematized the practice of tribute gathering from Mughal territories, under the heads of Sardeshmukhi and Chauth.
Post-Panipat, the Peshwa's ex-generals looked after the regional kingdoms they had earned and carved out for themselves in the services of Peshwas covering north-central and Deccan region of India. Pune continued to be ruled by what was left of the Peshwa family.
British also ruled the India. They established The East India Company in India.
Geography
The Konkan region has many diverse landscapes.
Economy
Mumbai is a financial capital in India. The Bombay Stock Exchange is the Asia's oldest and India's largest stock exchange. Cuffe Parade is the important financial institutions in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Main Cities of Maharashtra.
Main capital city is Mumbai. The other large cities are Pune, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur, Aurangabad and Amaravati.
Mumbai is the largest city in Maharashtra. Pune is the second largest city in Maharashtra.
Culture
Ganesh Chaturthi is the most popular festival in the state.
Marathi is the language of Maharashtra.
Peoples have great pride in their language and history, mainly the Maratha Empire and its founder Shivaji. Raje Shivaji Maharaj is the folk hero across India. There are many temples situated in Maharashtra. Some of them being hundreds of year old like The Temple of Vitthal at Pandharpur, Ashtavinayak Temple of Lord Ganesha. Shirdi Sai Baba Temple is also one of the famous temple in Maharashtra. Than Bhimashankar Jyotirling. Ajanta Ellora caves near Aurangabad are UNESCO World Heritage Sites and famous tourist attractios & Bibi Ka Maqbara also is tourist attractions.
Religion
Maharashtra is a state of Saints like Sant Tukaram. There are lot of saints which belongs to Varkari Panth, such as Dnyaneshwar, Tukaram, Namdev and Chokhamela. Shree Samarth Ramdas Swami was a famous saint in seventeenth century. There were several ither Harijan saints of Maharashtra. They are Sant Banka Mahar, Sant Bhagu, Sant Damajipanth, Sant Kanhopatra, Sant Karmamelan, Sant Nirmala, Sant Sadna, Sant Satyakam Jabali, Sant Soyarabai and Sant Sakhubai.
Popular forms of God-worship are as Shiva, Vithoba and Ganesh.
Entertainment
Bollywood industry is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The biggest production house in the world. More films are produces through Mumbai based Bollywood industry then any other production house in the world.
Maharashtra have a historical background. Marathas rose under the leadership of Shivaji Raje Bhosale against the Mughals. Mughals who were ruling a large part of India.The Maratha Empire existed for more than a century. All Maharashtrian celebrates Maharashtra day on May 1, 1960.
Maharashtra is the richest state in India with highest per cipita income.
History
History of Maharashtra
Ajanta & Ellora caves.
The name Maharashtra first appeared in a 7th century inscription.
Maharashtra became a part of the Magadha empire, fuled by emperor Ashoka. The port town of Sopara, north of present day Mumbai, was the centre of ancient India's commerce, with links to Eastern Africa, Mesopotamia, Aden and Cochin.
With the disintegration of the Mauryan Empire, a local dynasty called Satavahana's came into prominence in Maharashtra. The period saw biggest culture development of Maharashtra. The Satavahana's official language was Maharashtri, which later developed into Marathi.
Vidarbh, the eastern region of Maharashtra, ruled by Vakatakas.At that time developments of arts, religion and technology flourished. Later the region was governed by the Rashtrakutas, an empire that spread over most of India. Two many emperor ruled the Maharashtra like Chalukvas of Badami, Yadavas.
Maharashtra came under Islamic influence for the first time after the Delhi Sultanate rulers Ala-ud-din-Khilji, and later Muhammad bin Tughlaq. After the collapse of the Tughlaqs, the Bahamani S of Gulbarg took over, governing the region for the next 150 years. After the breakup of the Bahamani Sultanate Maharashtra was ruled by the Nizamshah of Ahmednagar, Adilshah of Bijapur, Kutubshah of Govalkonda, Bidarshah of Bidar, and Imadshah of Berar.
Than Maratha Empire began to take root under the Raje Shivaji Bhosale, an ambitious local general in the employ of the Mughals and Adil Shah of Bijapur, at various times attempted to establish his independent rules. Maratha were led by Chhatrapati Raje Bhosale, who was crowned king in 1674. Shivaji constantly battled with the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and Adil SHah of VIjapur. By the time of his death in 1680, Shivaji had created a kingdom covering most of Maharashtra today and Gujarat.
Shivaji's son Chhatrapati Sambhaji Bhosale became the ruler of the Maratha kingdom in 1680. He was captured by Aurangzeb.
The Peshwe played an important role in the strategic development of many forts in Maharashtra. They were also decisive in many battles, like Moropant Pingale in 1670's Dindori battle against Mughals, Ramchandra Amartya in 1690's Satara Battle against the Mughals and , Pant Pratinidhi Peshwa against fort recapturing battles fought between 1702-1706.
Chatrapati Shivaji is the most famous leader of this era.
Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath, of the Bhat family, and his son, Baji Rao l, bureaucratized the Maratha state. They systematized the practice of tribute gathering from Mughal territories, under the heads of Sardeshmukhi and Chauth.
Post-Panipat, the Peshwa's ex-generals looked after the regional kingdoms they had earned and carved out for themselves in the services of Peshwas covering north-central and Deccan region of India. Pune continued to be ruled by what was left of the Peshwa family.
British also ruled the India. They established The East India Company in India.
Geography
The Konkan region has many diverse landscapes.
Economy
Mumbai is a financial capital in India. The Bombay Stock Exchange is the Asia's oldest and India's largest stock exchange. Cuffe Parade is the important financial institutions in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Main Cities of Maharashtra.
Main capital city is Mumbai. The other large cities are Pune, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur, Aurangabad and Amaravati.
Mumbai is the largest city in Maharashtra. Pune is the second largest city in Maharashtra.
Culture
Ganesh Chaturthi is the most popular festival in the state.
Marathi is the language of Maharashtra.
Peoples have great pride in their language and history, mainly the Maratha Empire and its founder Shivaji. Raje Shivaji Maharaj is the folk hero across India. There are many temples situated in Maharashtra. Some of them being hundreds of year old like The Temple of Vitthal at Pandharpur, Ashtavinayak Temple of Lord Ganesha. Shirdi Sai Baba Temple is also one of the famous temple in Maharashtra. Than Bhimashankar Jyotirling. Ajanta Ellora caves near Aurangabad are UNESCO World Heritage Sites and famous tourist attractios & Bibi Ka Maqbara also is tourist attractions.
Religion
Maharashtra is a state of Saints like Sant Tukaram. There are lot of saints which belongs to Varkari Panth, such as Dnyaneshwar, Tukaram, Namdev and Chokhamela. Shree Samarth Ramdas Swami was a famous saint in seventeenth century. There were several ither Harijan saints of Maharashtra. They are Sant Banka Mahar, Sant Bhagu, Sant Damajipanth, Sant Kanhopatra, Sant Karmamelan, Sant Nirmala, Sant Sadna, Sant Satyakam Jabali, Sant Soyarabai and Sant Sakhubai.
Popular forms of God-worship are as Shiva, Vithoba and Ganesh.
Entertainment
Bollywood industry is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The biggest production house in the world. More films are produces through Mumbai based Bollywood industry then any other production house in the world.
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INDIAN STATES & THEIR CAPITAL
Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad
Arunachal Pradesh - Itanagar
Assam - Dispur
Bihar - Patna
Chandigarh - Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh - Raipur
Dadra & Nagar Haveli - Silvassa
Daman & Diu - Daman
Delhi - Delhi
Goa - Panaji
Gujarat - Gandhinagar
Haryana - Chandigarh
Himachal Pradesh - Shimla
Jammu & Kashmir - Shrinagar, Jammu
Jharkhand - Ranchi
Karnataka - Bangalore
Kerala - Thiruvananthapuram
Lakshadweep - Kavaratti
Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal
Maharashtra - Mumbai
Manipur - Imphal
Meghalaya - Shillong
Mizoram - Aizawl
Nagaland - Kohima
Orissa - Bhubaneshwar
Puducherry - Puducherry
Punjab - Chandigarh
Rajasthan - Jaipur
Sikkim - Gangtok
Tamil Nadu - Chennai
Tripura - agartala
Uttarakhand - Dehradun
Uttar Pradesh - Lucknow
West Bengal - Kolkata
Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad
Arunachal Pradesh - Itanagar
Assam - Dispur
Bihar - Patna
Chandigarh - Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh - Raipur
Dadra & Nagar Haveli - Silvassa
Daman & Diu - Daman
Delhi - Delhi
Goa - Panaji
Gujarat - Gandhinagar
Haryana - Chandigarh
Himachal Pradesh - Shimla
Jammu & Kashmir - Shrinagar, Jammu
Jharkhand - Ranchi
Karnataka - Bangalore
Kerala - Thiruvananthapuram
Lakshadweep - Kavaratti
Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal
Maharashtra - Mumbai
Manipur - Imphal
Meghalaya - Shillong
Mizoram - Aizawl
Nagaland - Kohima
Orissa - Bhubaneshwar
Puducherry - Puducherry
Punjab - Chandigarh
Rajasthan - Jaipur
Sikkim - Gangtok
Tamil Nadu - Chennai
Tripura - agartala
Uttarakhand - Dehradun
Uttar Pradesh - Lucknow
West Bengal - Kolkata
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