Portal:Maharashtra

Culture | Economy | Geography | History | People | Language Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र, literally: Great Nation) is India's third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population. It is bordered by the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa and the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and is home to 96 million people. The Arabian Sea makes up the state's western coast. Mumbai, India's largest city, is the capital of Maharashtra. Maharashtra's earliest recorded history dates back to the 3rd century BC, and was once part of Ashoka's Magadha Empire. It came under Islamic influence in the 13th century before becoming the seat of the Maratha Empire led by Shivaji in the 17th century. The modern state was created in 1960 with the Bombay State being split into Gujarat and Maharashtra.Late Shri Yashwantrao Chavan was the first Chief Minister of Maharastra. Today Maharashtra is India's most industrialised state, and its capital Mumbai is the commercial centre of India, with the majority of corporate institutions being located in the city, in addition to the Bombay Stock Exchange, India's largest. Mumbai is also home to the Hindi Bollywood, the largest film industry in the world. Maharashtra is the third largest state (in area) in India after Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. It covers an area of 307,713 km2 (118,809 sq mi) and is bordered by the states of Madhya Pradesh to the North, Chhattisgarh to the East, Telangana to the South-East, Karnataka to the South and Goa to the South-West. The state of Gujarat lies to the northwest, with the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli sandwiched between the borders. The Arabian Sea makes up Maharashtra's west coast. Maharashtra consists of two major relief divisions. The plateau is a part of the Deccan tableland and the Konkan coastal strip abutting on the Arabian Sea. Located in the north centre of Peninsular India, with a command of the Arabian Sea through its port of Mumbai, Maharashtra has a remarkable physical homogeneity, enforced by its underlying geology. The dominant physical trait of the state is its plateau character. The Sahyadri Range is the physical backbone of Maharashtra. Rising on an average to an elevation of 1,000 m (3,300 ft), it falls in steep cliffs, to the Konkan on the west. Eastwards, the hill country falls in steps through a transitional area known as Malwa to the plateau level. The series of crowning plateau on the crest forms a distinctive feature of the Sahyadri Range. The Konkan, lying between the Arabian Sea and the Sahyadri Range is narrow coastal lowland, barely 50 km (31 mi) wide. Though mostly below 200 m (660 ft), it is far from being a plain country. Highly dissected and broken, the Konkan alternates between narrow, steep-sided valleys and low laterite plateau. Except around Mumbai, and along the eastern limits, the State of Maharashtra presents a monotonously uniform, flat-topped skyline. This topography of the state is the outcome of its geological structure. Fishing boats parked at Anjarle Creek (Konkan), Maharashtra. Fishing boats used to catch fish in the sea, or on a lake or river. Traditional fishing is any kind of small scale, commercial or subsistence fishing practices using traditional techniques such as rod and tackle, throw nets and drag nets, etc. Template:/box-footer Maharashtra Make In Maharashtra Buildings and structures in Maharashtra Geography of Maharashtra Cities and towns in Maharashtra Amravati Aurangabad Kolhapur Mumbai Nagpur Nashik Pune Villages in Maharashtra Districts of Maharashtra Divisions of Maharashtra History of Maharashtra Maratha Empire History of Mumbai Marathi language People from Maharashtra Schools in Maharashtra Universities and colleges in Maharashtra There is a . Maharashtra WikiProject | Discussion board Here are some Maharashtra-related tasks you can do: Photos required: Prithviraj Chavan • Bal Thackeray • Nanasaheb Parulekar • Purushottam Laxman Deshpande • Prahlad Keshav Atre • Feroze Gandhi • Ralegan Siddhi • Cnemaspis kolhapurensis Citations/References required: Prithviraj Chavan • Samarth Ramdas Clean-up required: Prithviraj Chavan • Nanasaheb Parulekar Information required: Prithviraj Chavan • Nanasaheb Parulekar • Purushottam Laxman Deshpande • Samarth Ramdas • Prahlad Keshav Atre• Feroze Gandhi Review: Template:/box-footer ... that Portuguese soldiers used Elephanta Caves – now a World Heritage Site – sculptures for target practice, sparing only the Trimurti (pictured)? ...that the Awaaz Foundation has successfully petitioned both local and state governments in India to impose stricter noise pollution laws?" ...that Sharad Anantrao Joshi was the sole Member of Parliament to vote against the bill providing 33% reservation for women in the upper house of the Indian Parliament and the state assemblies? ...that the Miraj township 'Wanlesswadi' is named for William James Wanless, who founded the first missionary medical school in India? ...that Sir Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar was regarded as the "leading Hindu reformer of western India"? ...that Ratnakar Matkari combined social realism in supernatural thrillers, which was a pioneering idea in Marathi literature? ...that Bhausaheb Kolte was the first to edit Leela Charitra, the first written biography in the Marathi language? Suggest • Archive... Template:/box-header Vishnu Vāman Shirwādkar (Marathi: विष्णु वामन शिरवाडकर) (27 February 1912 – 10 March 1999), popularly known by his pen name, Kusumāgraj (Marathi: कुसुमाग्रज), was an eminent Marathi poet, playwright, novelist, short story writer, apart from being a humanist, who wrote of freedom, justice and emancipation of the deprived. In a career spanning five decades starting in pre-independence era, he wrote 16 volumes of poems, three novels, eight volumes of short stories, seven volumes of essays, 18 plays and six one-act plays. His works like the Vishakha (1942), a collection of lyrics, inspired a generation into the Indian freedom movement, and is today considered one of the masterpieces of Indian literature, apart from his play, Natsamrat which has important place in Marathi literature. He was the recipient of several State awards, and National awards including the 1974 Sahitya Akademi Award in Marathi for Natsamrat, Padma Bhushan (1991) and the Jnanpith Award in 1987; he also remained chairperson of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in 1989. Today is June 10, 2024 November 20: Noted lawyer and Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP Ram Jethmalani has urged the Election Commission (EC) to direct four newspapers from Maharashtra — one Hindi and three Marathi — to file affidavits with oaths before the EC on the “paid news” controversy involving the former Maharashtra Chief Minister, Ashok Chavan.(The Hindu) November 18: Crime Branch solves Sahar gold, silver coin robbery (Mumbai Mirror) November 18: India's two biggest cities — Delhi and Mumbai have been told to ramp up security to thwart terrorist attacks in the run-up to the second anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks that killed over 160 people.(HT) November 17: In a gesture of brotherhood with fellow Hindus, Muslims of Pandharpur city deferred the traditional goat sacrifice on Eid-ul-Azha as the Hindu festival of Kartiki Ekadashi also fell Wednesday.(Syfy) November 17: Canadian rockstar Bryan Adams will perform in a 90-minute concert at the Amanora Township at Magarpatta Pune(TOI) October 7: The Pune rural police seized Rs 1.52 crore as well as 356 gm of gold ornaments.The unaccounted money and ornaments were loaded into the bus at Ichalkaranji.(TOI) Archive... 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