KNOW YOUR STATE MADHYA PRADESH Location of Map of India Image Source: Wikipedia Basic Facts about Madhya Pradesh ● Statehood: 26 January 1950 ● Capital: Bhopal ● Number of District : 52 ● Governor: Lalji Tandon ● Chief Minister: Kamal Nath ● High court: Madhya Pradesh High Court ● Chief Justice: Ajay Kumar Mittal ● Members of the Legislative Assembly: 230 ● Lok Sabha Seats : 29 ● Rajya Sabha Seats : 11 Boundaries It borders the states of Uttar Pradesh to the northeast, Chhattisgarh to the southeast, Maharashtra to the south, Madhya Pradesh to the west, and Rajasthan to the northwest. Image Source: Maps of India State Symbols ● State Animal: Barasingha ● State Bird: Indian paradise flycatcher ● State Flower: Madonna lily ● State Tree: Banyan tree History of Madhya Pradesh ● The area covered by the present-day ● वर्तमान मध्य प्रदेश द्वारा कवर ककए गए क्षेत्र मᴂ Madhya Pradesh includes the area of the प्राचीन अवंती महाजनपद का क्षेत्र शाकमल है। ancient Avanti Mahajanapada. ● तीसरे एंग्लो-मराठा युद्ध के बाद, अंग्रेज ं ने पूरे ● After the Third Anglo-Maratha War, the क्षेत्र पर कनयंत्रण कर कलया। British took control of the entire region. ● मध्य भारर् एजᴂसी द्वारा शाकसर् इस क्षेत्र के सभी ● All the sovereign states in the region संप्रभु राज्य किकिश भारर् की ररयासर्ᴂ बन गए। became princely states of British India, ● भारर् की स्वर्ंत्रर्ा के बाद, मध्य प्रदेश राज्य क governed by the Central India Agency. नागपुर के साथ अपनी राजधानी बनाया गया था ● After India's independence, Madhya ● मध्य प्रदेश के पहले सीएम: रववशंकर शुक्ल Pradesh state was created with Nagpur ● मध्य प्रदेश के पहले राज्यपाल: पट्टावि as its capital सीतारमैय्या ● First CM of Madhya Pradesh: Ravishankar Shukla ● First Governor of Madhya Pradesh: Pattabhi Sitaramayya Geography ● Madhya Pradesh is the second largest Indian ● गुजरार् भारर् के पकिमी र्ि पर स्थथर् एक राज्य है state by area and the fifth largest state by कजसका समुद्र र्ि 1,600 वकलोमीटर का है। population. ● यह क्षेत्रफल के कहसाब से पांचवा सबसे बडा ● The state straddles the Narmada River, which भारर्ीय राज्य है और जनसंख्या के कहसाब से नौवां runs east and west between the Vindhya and सबसे बडा राज्य है। Satpura ranges; these ranges and the Narmada ● साबरमती गुजरार् की सबसे बडी नदी है कजसके are the traditional boundaries between the north बाद र्ापी है, हालांकक नमतदा राज्य के माध्यम से and south of India. इसके मागत मᴂ सबसे लंबी दूरी र्य करर्ी है। ● The highest point in Madhya Pradesh is ● सरदार सरोवर पररयोजना नममदा नदी पर बनी है, Dhupgarh, with an elevation of 1,350 m. ज प्रायद्वीपीय भारर् की प्रमुख नकदय ं मᴂ से एक है। ● वगरनार सबसे ऊंची च िी है और सापुतारा राज्य का एकमात्र कहल-स्टेशन है। ● कच्छ का रण थार रेकगस्तान मᴂ स्थथर् एक मौसमी दलदली खारा कमट्टी है। ● Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held on 28 November 2018 to elect members of the 230 constituencies in Madhya Pradesh. ● It is believed that the election was a direct political battle between the BJP and the INC. ● The election led INC emerging as the single largest party and the BJP winning the popular vote. ● CONGRESS : INC: 114 seats BJP : 109 seats BSP : 2 seats SP : 1 seats Image Source: Wikipedia Major Dams ● Bansagar Dam : Bansagar or Ban Sagar Dam is a multipurpose river Valley Project on Sone River in the Shahdol district. ● Indirasagar Dam: The Indira Sagar Dam is a multipurpose project of the state Madhya Pradesh on the Narmada River in the Khandwa district. ● Gandhi Sagar Dam: The Gandhi Sagar Dam is one of the four major dams built on India's Chambal River. The dam is located in the Mandsaur, Neemuch districts of the state of Madhya Pradesh. ● Omkareshwar Dam: The Omkareshwar Dam is a gravity dam on the Narmada River just upstream of Mandhata in Khandwa district. ● Barna Dam: The Barna Dam is a gravity dam on the Barna River in Badi tahsil Raisen district ● Bheemgarh Dam: Bheemgarh dam officially the Upper Wainganga (Sanjay Sarovar) Dam, is built across the Wainganga river in Chhapara tehsil of Seoni district General Facts ● Before 2000, when Chhattisgarh was a part of Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh was the largest state in India and the distance between the two furthest points inside the state, Singoli and Konta, was 1500 km. Konta is presently in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh state. ● MP has the largest reserves of diamond and copper in India. ● According to the census of 2011, 90.80% of the MP residents followed Hinduism, while others are Muslim (6.57%), Jain (0.78%), Buddhists. ● Some of the noted Hindustani classical music gharanas in Madhya Pradesh include the Maihar gharana, the Gwalior gharana and Senia gharana. ● Two of the medieval India's most noted singers, Tansen and Baiju Bawra, were born near Gwalior in present-day Madhya Pradesh. ● Noted Dhrupad exponents Aminuddin Dagar (Indore), Gundecha Brothers (Ujjain) and Uday Bhawalkar (Ujjain) were also born in present-day Madhya Pradesh. ● The main tribal groups in Madhya Pradesh are Gond, Bhil, Baiga, Korku, Bhadia (or Bhariya), Halba, Kaul, Mariya, Malto and Sahariya. Festivals & Fairs of Madhya Pradesh ● SIMHASTHA: Kumbha in Ujjain known as Simhastha. ● AALAMI TABLEEGI IJTIMA: This three-day congregation is considered among the most important religious occasions celebrated in Bhopal. ● FAIR OF PIR BUDHAN: This fair is held in Sanwara of Shivpuri district near the tomb of the Muslim saint PirBudhan. ● FAIR OF JAGESHWARI DEVI: This fair is held in Chanderi of Guna district since time immemorial. ● Lokrang Festival: Bhopal ● Akhil Bhartiya Kalidas Samaroh: Ujjain ● Khajuraho Festival: Khajuraho ● Bhagoria Haat Festival: West Nimar(Khargon) and Jhabua ● MalwaUtsav: Indore & Ujjain Dances of Madhya Pradesh ● Grida Dance ● Maanch ● Matki dance ● Phulpati dance Important National Park and wildlife Sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh ● Bandhavgarh National Park ● Kanha National Park ● Satpura National Park ● Sanjay National Park ● Madhav National Park ● Van Vihar National Park ● Mandla Plant Fossils National Park ● Panna National Park ● Pench National Park ● Dinosaur National Park, Dhar. UNESCO World Heritage Sites Khajuraho Group of Monuments: 1986 Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi : 1989 Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka : 2003 GI Tags of Madhya Pradesh ● Chanderi Fabric ● Leather Toys of Indore ● Ratlami Sev ● Jhabua Kadaknath Black Chicken Meat Monuments of National Importance in Madhya Pradesh ● Kamlapati Palace : Bhopal ● Champa Baoli : Dhar ● Hindola Mahal: Dhar ● Nav Toran Temple: Mandsaur ● Torana gate: Shivpuri ● Tomb of Nadir Shah & compound: Burhanpur ● Bateshwar temple complex: Morena THANK YOU.