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Maharashtra contributes 25% of the country's industrial output [205] and is the most indebted state in the country. [ 206 ] [ 207 ] Industrial activity in state is concentrated in Seven districts: Mumbai City , Mumbai Suburban , Thane , Aurangabad , Pune , Nagpur , and Nashik . [ 208 ]
The country that lies north of the ocean and south of the snowy mountains is called Bhāratam there dwell the descendants of Bharata. —Vishnu Purana (2,3,1) The Bhagavat Puran mentions (Canto 5, Chapter 4) [ 23 ] - "He ( Rishabha ) begot a hundred sons that were exactly like him...
Mumbai (/ m ʊ m ˈ b aɪ / muum-BY; ISO: Muṁbaī, Marathi: ⓘ), also known as Bombay (/ b ɒ m ˈ b eɪ / bom-BAY), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). [20]
Map of Maharashtra. The word Maharashtra, the land of the mainly Marathi-speaking people, appears to be derived from Maharashtri, an old form of Prakrit.Some believe that the word indicates that it was the land of the Mahars and the Rattas, while others consider it to be a corruption of the term 'Maha Kantara' (the Great Forest), a synonym for 'Dandakaranya'. [1]
The Nizam ruled the Marathwada region of present-day Maharashtra as well as Telangana and parts of Karnataka during the 18th century, and later as a vassal of the British until the Indian independence. For a part of this period, the Nizam also had control over Berar or the Vidarbha region in eastern Maharashtra. [80]
Country India: State: Maharashtra: Region: ... the Indian state of Maharashtra. [15] It is called the heart of India ... is known to have ruled the Nagpur region.
Location of Maharashtra. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Maharashtra: Maharashtra – state in the western region of India and is India's third-largest state by area and is also the world's second-most populous sub-national entity. It has over 120 million inhabitants and its capital, Mumbai, has a ...
The College of Engineering Pune, an autonomous institute of the government of Maharashtra founded in 1854, is the third oldest engineering college in Asia. The Deccan Education Society was founded by local citizens in 1884, including social and political activist Bal Gangadhar Tilak , who was also responsible for founding Fergusson College in ...