Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh ("MP") is a state in central India. It was originally the largest state in India. On November 1, 2000, the state of Chhattisgarh was carved out. Its capital is Bhopal.
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Geography
It is bordered on the west by Gujarat, south by Maharashtra, east by Chhattisgarh, northwest by Rajasthan, and northeast by Uttar Pradesh.
It comprises the dialectically and culturally distinct areas of
- Malwa Plateau (northwest)
- Nemar/Nimar (southwest)
- Bundelkhand (north)
- Baghelkhand (northeast)
- Mahakoshal (south).
Districts
Anuppur, Ashoknagar, Balaghat, Barwani, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal, Burhanpur, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Damoh, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, Dindori, Gwalior, Harda, Hoshangabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jhabua, Katni, Khandwa, Khargone, Mandla, Mandsaur, Morena, Narsinghpur, Neemuch, Panna, Raisen, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur, Sheopur, Shivpuri, Sidhi, Tikamgarh, Ujjain, Umaria, Vidisha
History
Ancient
Medival
Modern
After Independence of India
Madhya Pradesh was created in 1950 from the former British Central Provinces and Berar and the princely states of Makrai and Chhattisgarh, with Nagpur as the capital of the state. In 1956, the states of Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh, and Bhopal, made up of former princely states, were merged into it, and it lost the Marathi-speaking southern region Vidarbha, which included Nagpur, to Bombay state. Bhopal became the new capital. In November 2000, as part of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act, the southeastern portion of the state split off to form the new state of Chhattisgarh.Tourism
For complete details see: Madhya Pradesh at WikitravelCulture
Languages
The predominant language of the region is Hindi. Other languages include Bhilodi (Bhili), Gondi and the isolate Nahali, all spoken by tribal groups. Due to rule of Marathas, Marathi is spoken by a substantial number of people.
External Links
See also : Ajaigarh