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In the Puranas, Uttarakhand was the ancient term for the central Indian Himalayas. The region is mentioned in early Hindu texts as the combined region of Kedarkhand and Manaskhand . Its peaks and valleys were referred to as the Svarga loka: a temporary abode of the righteous, and the source of the Ganges .
Uttarakhand, o sacred motherland of gods, may thou be praised and greeted a hundredfold! Land of dharma, sadhana, culture and philosophy, all painted in industry! Be thou greeted! Be thou greeted! Uttarakhand, o sacred motherland of gods, be thou praised and greeted a hundredfold! Ganga and Yamuna are thy bosoms, divine the Himalaya is thy head.
The native people of Uttarakhand are generally called Uttarakhandi and sometimes specifically either Garhwali or Kumaoni depending on their place of origin in either the Garhwal or Kumaon region. According to the 2011 Census of India , Uttarakhand has a population of 10,086,292 comprising 5,137,773 males and 4,948,519 females, with 69.77% of ...
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Uttarakhand is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhoomi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and numerous Hindu temples and pilgrimage sites found throughout the state. As a result, religious tourism forms a major portion of the tourism in the state.
The state song of Uttarakhand is a hymn, praising Uttarakhand as a divine motherland. Written by Hemant Bisht and composed by noted Uttarakhandi folk singer and musician Narendra Singh Negi , this song is trilingual with first three of its seven verses written in Hindi , while the last four verses are written in Garhwali and Kumaoni languages.
An example of this is the renaming of predominantly Hindi-speaking Uttaranchal (Hindi: उत्तराञ्चल) to a new local Hindi name (Hindi: उत्तराखण्ड Uttarakhand). Other changes were only changes in some of the indigenous languages.
Uttarakhand is now a relatively-developed state and is no longer in the BIMARU category because of its economic growth, [1] education, [12] healthcare [13] and more when compared with the other states formed. Uttarakhand is the only state for which all the districts are in the category of top 25% HDI districts. [14]