Portal:Maharashtra

Culture | Economy | Geography | History | People | Language edit   The Maharashtra Portal Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र, literally: Great Nation) is India's third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. It is bordered by the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa and the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and is home to 96 million people. The Arabian Sea makes up the state's western coast. Mumbai, India's largest city, is the capital of Maharashtra. Maharashtra's earliest recorded history dates back to the 3rd century BC, and was once part of Ashoka's Magadha Empire. It came under Islamic influence in the 13th century before becoming the seat of the Maratha Empire led by Shivaji in the 17th century. The modern state was created in 1960 with the Bombay State being split into Gujarat and Maharashtra.Late Shri Yashwantrao Chavan was the first Chief Minister of Maharastra. Today Maharashtra is India's most industrialised state, and its capital Mumbai is the commercial centre of India, with the majority of corporate institutions being located in the city, in addition to the Bombay Stock Exchange, India's largest. Mumbai is also home to the Hindi Bollywood, the largest film industry in the world. edit   Featured article The Nassak Diamond (also known as the ' Nassac Diamond ' and ' The Eye of the Idol ') is a large, 43.38 carats (8.68 g) diamond that originated as a larger diamond in the 15th century in India.[4] Found in the Amaragiri mine located in Mahbubnagar, Andhra Pradesh, India, and originally cut in India, the diamond adorned the statue of Shiva in the Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple, near Nashik, in the state of Maharashtra, India from at least 1500 to 1817. The British East India Company acquired the diamond through the Third Anglo-Maratha War and sold it to British jewelers Rundell and Bridge in 1818. Rundell and Bridge recut the diamond in 1818, after which it made its way into the handle of the 1st Marquess of Westminster's dress sword. In early 1964, gemologist G. Robert (Bob) Crowningshield evaluated the Nassak Diamond at the Gemological Institute of America gem laboratory to produce a Diamond Grading Report. In that same year, the Nassak Diamond was placed in the hands of J. & S.S. DeYoung, a then 100-year old estate jewelry house located in New York. edit   Selected picture Full moon is a lunar phase that occurs when the moon is on the opposite side of the earth from the sun, and when the three celestial bodies are aligned as closely as possible to a straight line. At this time, as seen by viewers on earth, the hemisphere of the moon that is facing the earth (the near side) is fully illuminated by the sun and appears round. Only during a full moon is the opposite hemisphere of the moon, which is not visible from earth (the far side), completely unilluminated. edit   Categories Maharashtra Buildings and structures in Maharashtra Geography of Maharashtra Cities and towns in Maharashtra Amravati Kolhapur Mumbai Nagpur Nashik Pune Villages in Maharashtra Districts of Maharashtra Divisions of Maharashtra History of Maharashtra Maratha Empire History of Mumbai Marathi language People from Maharashtra Schools in Maharashtra Universities and colleges in Maharashtra edit   Wikivoyage There is a . edit   WikiProject Maharashtra Maharashtra WikiProject | Discussion board Here are some Maharashtra-related tasks you can do: Photos required: Prithviraj Chavan • Bal Thackeray • Nanasaheb Parulekar • Purushottam Laxman Deshpande • Prahlad Keshav Atre • Feroze Gandhi • Ralegan Siddhi • Cnemaspis kolhapurensis Citations/References required: Prithviraj Chavan • Samarth Ramdas Clean-up required: Prithviraj Chavan • Nanasaheb Parulekar Information required: Prithviraj Chavan • Nanasaheb Parulekar • Purushottam Laxman Deshpande • Samarth Ramdas • Prahlad Keshav Atre• Feroze Gandhi Review: edit   Did you know... ... that Portuguese soldiers used Elephanta Caves – now a World Heritage Site – sculptures for target practice, sparing only the Trimurti (pictured)? ...that the Awaaz Foundation has successfully petitioned both local and state governments in India to impose stricter noise pollution laws?" ...that Sharad Anantrao Joshi was the sole Member of Parliament to vote against the bill providing 33% reservation for women in the upper house of the Indian Parliament and the state assemblies? ...that the Miraj township 'Wanlesswadi' is named for William James Wanless, who founded the first missionary medical school in India? ...that Sir Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar was regarded as the "leading Hindu reformer of western India"? ...that Ratnakar Matkari combined social realism in supernatural thrillers, which was a pioneering idea in Marathi literature? ...that Bhausaheb Kolte was the first to edit Leela Charitra, the first written biography in the Marathi language? Suggest • Archive... edit   Selected biography Lata Mangeshkar (Marathi: लता मंगेशकर; born September 28, 1929) is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Bollywood movies and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional Indian languages and foreign languages, but primarily in Hindi. She is the elder sister of Asha Bhosle and brother Hridayanath Mangeshkar and sisters Usha Mangeshkar and Meena Mangeshkar. She is the second vocalist ever to have received the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. Mangeshkar was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records from 1974 to 1991 for having made the most recordings in the world. edit   Maharashtra news Today is May 4, 2013 November 20: Noted lawyer and Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP Ram Jethmalani has urged the Election Commission (EC) to direct four newspapers from Maharashtra — one Hindi and three Marathi — to file affidavits with oaths before the EC on the “paid news” controversy involving the former Maharashtra Chief Minister, Ashok Chavan.(The Hindu) November 18: Crime Branch solves Sahar gold, silver coin robbery (Mumbai Mirror) November 18: India's two biggest cities — Delhi and Mumbai have been told to ramp up security to thwart terrorist attacks in the run-up to the second anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks that killed over 160 people.(HT) November 17: In a gesture of brotherhood with fellow Hindus, Muslims of Pandharpur city deferred the traditional goat sacrifice on Eid-ul-Azha as the Hindu festival of Kartiki Ekadashi also fell Wednesday.(Syfy) November 17: Canadian rockstar Bryan Adams will perform in a 90-minute concert at the Amanora Township at Magarpatta Pune(TOI) October 7: The Pune rural police seized Rs 1.52 crore as well as 356 gm of gold ornaments.The unaccounted money and ornaments were loaded into the bus at Ichalkaranji.(TOI) Archive... edit   Wikipedia in Marathi There is a Marathi version of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. edit   Related portals Goa • Gujarat • India • Kerala • Karnataka • Mizoram • Tamil Nadu • West Bengal• Madhya Pradesh • Punjab • Uttar Pradesh• Portal:Himachal Pradesh• Delhi• Jharkhand edit   Topics related to Maharashtra edit   Associated Wikimedia What are portals? 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