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Vasudeo Sitaram Bendrey (abbr. V. S. Bendrey) (13 February 1894 (unverified) – 16 July 1986) was historian, author, editor, translator and publisher in Marathi language. He is known as Bhishmacharya of Marathi History. He dedicated his work for research in Maharashtra history and wrote, edited and translated over 60 books on different history ...
Bhavnagar port had trade links with Southeast Asia, Africa, Arabia and ports of Red Sea since the early 18th century. The old port Bhavnagar Harbar was built by the state of Bhavnagar, and hosted a light beacon since 1860. Bhavnagar port was later modernized in 1930 under the supervision of J. Johnston, then port officer of Bhavnagar state ...
Ganesh Chaturthi, a popular festival in the state. Maharashtra is the third largest state of India in terms of land area and second largest in terms of population in India. . It has a long history of Marathi saints of Varakari religious movement, such as Dnyaneshwar, Namdev, Chokhamela, Eknath and Tukaram which forms the one of bases of the culture of Maharashtra or Marathi culture.
The Marathi language, which evolved from Maharashtri Prakrit, has been the common language since the 9th century. The oldest stone inscriptions in the Marathi language date to around 975 CE, [1] and can be seen at the foot of the Lord Bahubali statue in the Jain temple at Shravanabelgola in modern-day Karnataka.
Bhavnagar has had trade links with Southeast Asia, Africa, Arabia and ports of Red Sea since the early 18th century. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The original port Bhavnagar Harbor located at 21°48′N 72°09′E / 21.800°N 72.150°E / 21.800; 72.150 built by the state of Bhavnagar was a very important part of the commerce
Bhavnagar Lancers Coat Of Arms Nilambagh Palace, Bhavnagar A Thakur of Bhavnagar in the 1870s Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Gohil. Bhavnagar State was a princely state with 13 Gun Salutes during the British Raj. It was part of Kathiawar Agency in Saurashtra. [1] The State of Bhavnagar covered an area of 2,961 sq. miles and had a population of ...
Bhavnagar has a sex ratio of 931 females for every 1000 males, [1] and a literacy rate of 76.84%. [1] The divided district has a population of 2,393,272, of which 676,189 (28.25%) lived in urban areas. Bhavnagar had a sex ratio of 930 females per 1000 males.
A 2-line 1118 CE Marathi inscription at Shravanabelagola records a grant by the Hoysalas. These inscriptions suggest that Marathi was a standard written language by the 12th century. However, there is no record of any actual literature produced in Marathi until the late 13th century. [2]