1. WEL-COME TO MAHARASHTRA Vishal J. Gadekar

3. The Great Warrior

5. WHO IS THE FIRST INDIAN LADY TEACHER“SAVITRIBAI PHULE”

6. FIRST INDIAN LADY DOCTOR“ANANDIBAI JOSHI”

7. FATHER OF INDIAN FILM INDUSTRY

8. The Melody Queen Lata Mangeshkar (DiDi)

9. FIRST LADY PRESIDENT“Pratibhatai Patil”

10. Masters of Game ‘Two Little Masters’ INDIAN

12. In the late 16th century regional Muslim powers like Nizamshahi, Adilshahi, and Qutubshahi established their prominence in the Deccan region.

15. Bajirao Peshwa was the first ruler of the Peshwa dynasty.

16. His desire was to extend the Maratha Empire to North India.

17. During this period Raigad had regained its status as capital of Maratha Kingdom

20. In 1960 it was separated on the basis of their languages.

21. The present Maharashtra state came into existence on 1st May, 1960 and MUMBAI was declared its capital.

23. It covers an area of 3,07,713 sq. km and is bordered by the states of Madhya Pradesh to the north, Chhattisgarh to the east, Andhra Pradesh to the southeast, Karnataka to the south and Goa to the southwest.

24. The state of Gujarat lies to the northwest, with the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli sandwiched between the borders.

26. Marathwada (Aurangabad Division).

27. Kandesh and Northern Maharashtra (Nasik Division).

28. Desh or Western Maharashtra (Pune division), and

31. The Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) is the lower house consisting of directly elected members.

32. Maharashtra has nineteen seats in the Rajya Sabha and forty-eight in the Lok Sabha, India's national parliament.

33. The political history of the state is dominated by the Congress Party. But the scenario changed in 1995 when the Shiv Sena and BJP coalition formed the government defeating Congress.

36. Area under agriculture Source-Economic Survey 2008-09

38. All festivals in Maharashtra are celebrated with abundant fervor and enthusiasm.

39. The love for celebration is deeply ingrained in their culture and it finds expression through the various

41. The Maharashtrian favorite or Cultural food is “PURAN POLI”.

43. Mumbai is the Capital of Maharashtra.

44. It is Famous for Time Management (local train basis)

45. Mumbai is famous for “DABBAWALA”

49. Tiffin is an old-fashioned English word for a light lunch, and sometimes for the box it is carried in Dabbawalas are sometimes called tiffin-wallas.

51. Indian businessmen are the main customers for the dabbawalas, and the service often includes cooking as well as delivery.

52. Dabbawala's function, everyone gets paid about two to four thousand rupees per month (around 25-50 British pounds or 40-80 US dollars).

53. More than 175,000 or 200,000 lunches get moved every day by an estimated 4,500 to 5,000 dabbawalas.

55. This city was one of the pivotal bases of the 17th century great Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji.

56. It was also the seat of power of the Peshwas, under whose influence Maratha power became a major political force.

58. Kolhapur emerges as a modern industrial city with historical and mythical past.

61. Which is one of the few towns of its size to sport a Mercedes Benz showroom, has been on the Benz "watchlist" since pre-Independence days.

63. Fastest growing city of Asia.

64. One of the best things about Aurangabad is the cave temples. (Ajanta and Ellora)

65. There are many carved cave temples built by the Buddhists, Jains and Hindus over centuries in and around the city .

67. Overview of the state Maharashtra is the second largest state in India both in terms of population and geographical area spread over 3.08 lakh sq. km The State has a population of around 10 crore (2001 Census) which is 9.4 per cent of the total population of India. The State is highly urbanized with 42 per cent people residing in urban areas whereas at national level it was around 28 per cent. The sex ratio of the State is 922 as against 933 for India.

68. Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra and the financial capital of India, houses the headquarters of almost all major financial institutions, insurance companies and mutual funds. India's main stock exchanges & capital market and commodity exchanges are located in Mumbai. The State has 35 districts which are divided into six revenue divisions viz. Konkan, Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, Amravati and Nagpur for administrative purposes. For local self-governance in rural areas, there are 33 ZillaParishads, 351 panchayatsamitis and 27,935 Gram-Panchayats. The urban areas are governed through 22 Municipal Corporations, 222 Municipal Councils, 3 Nagar Panchayats and 7 Cantonment Boards.

69. State Economy The gross state domestic product (GSDP) at current prices for 2008-09 is estimated at Rs. 6,92,479 crore and contributes about 13 per cent of the GDP.

70. Sectoral growth rates of GSDP at constant (1999-2000) prices Source-Economic Survey 2008-09

71. Sectoral growth (%) over previous year Source-Economic Survey 2008-09

72. Regionwise Share of District Income inState Income (%)(2008-09) Source-Economic Survey 2008-09

73. Population Source-Economic Survey 2008-09

74. Level of Urbanisation

75. States having Literacy Rate Source-Economic Survey 2008-09

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