Sunday, 25 May 2014

Introduction of Maharashtra

State : Maharashtra
Country : India
Region : Western India
Capital : Mumbai
Districts :35
Big City : Mumbai
Official Language : Marathi
Languages: Marathi, Hindi, English

Maharashtra is one of the most industrialized states of India, it occupies the western and central parts of the country and extends over the Sahyadri mountains; a vast stretch of 720 kilometers of the Arabian sea coast providing it a beautiful backdrop. The present state of Maharashtra was formed on May 1, 1960 on uni-lingual principle by carving it out of the erstwhile Mumbai state, which included the predominantly Marathi-speaking areas as the former princely state of Hyderabad as well as the Central Provinces and Berar.

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