A land whose sheer size and
diversity will stun you. Enjoy her mountains that stretch out into the mists as
far as the eye can see. Her innumerous forts that stand proud and strong.
The official language of Maharashtra, Marathi, has four alternative names -
MAHARASHTRA, MAHARATHI, MALHATEE, MARTHI, MURUTHU and has 42 dialects.
1) Maharashtra is the wealthiest and most developed state in India, contributing 15% of the country's industrial output and 13.3% of its GDP (2006–07).
2) The name Maharashtra also appeared in a 7th-century inscription and in the account of a Chinese traveller, Hiuen-Tsang.
3) Rice is the dominant crop of the state, but cashews, mangoes, vegetable cotton, oilseeds, and tobacco are also important.
4) Navapur is a railway station that is half in Maharashtra and half in Gujarat (the boundary between the states is marked next to the tracks within the station).
5) State symbols of Maharashtra
1) Maharashtra is the wealthiest and most developed state in India, contributing 15% of the country's industrial output and 13.3% of its GDP (2006–07).
2) The name Maharashtra also appeared in a 7th-century inscription and in the account of a Chinese traveller, Hiuen-Tsang.
3) Rice is the dominant crop of the state, but cashews, mangoes, vegetable cotton, oilseeds, and tobacco are also important.
4) Navapur is a railway station that is half in Maharashtra and half in Gujarat (the boundary between the states is marked next to the tracks within the station).
5) State symbols of Maharashtra
- State animal - Indian Giant Squirrel
- State bird - Yellow-footed Green Pigeon
- State tree - Mango
- State flower - Lagerstroemia
- State dance - Lavani
- State sport - Kabaddi
