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The largest Indian state in size.
Languages: Dialects of western Hindi
(Malvi, Bundelkhandi) and eastern Hindi (Bagheli, Chhattisgarhi)
are spoken.
Gondi and other languages are also spoken.
Major cities
Bhopal - Capital of Madhya Pradesh State.
The main industries are the manufacture of cotton cloth
and jewelry. Bhopal is the site of the
Taj-ul-Masjid, the largest mosque in India. The city has a university, founded
in 1970, and an academy of music.
Indore It is the commercial center of an agricultural
region in which wheat, millet, corn, cotton, opium, and oilseed are produced.
Factories manufacture cotton textiles, hosiery, chemicals, furniture, and metal
products. The city is the site of several palaces and two institutions of higher
learning.
Gwalior Ancient fort. Huna inscription, Jain cliff carvings,
Raja Mansingh's palace. Sikh temple marks Guru Hargobind's captivity. It was
the capital of the Sindhias. slides from Gwalior IndiaWorld text. Fort jpg
Jai Vilas Palace, largest crystal chandeliers in the world.
Jabalpur, formerly Jubbulpore, near the Narmada River.
Jabalpur is a major trading and industrial center. The chief industries are
textiles, telephone parts, furniture, building materials, ammunitions, and
glassware. Jabalpur University (1957) is here.
Ujjain on the Kshipra River. It is one of the seven sacred
cities of the Hindus. It is the seat of Vikram University (1957). The city
was the capital of the legendary kingdom of Avanti, an Indian state described
in Buddhist chronicles.
Raipur Founded in the 14th century by Rai Brahma Deo of
the Ratanpur dynasty. Major industries are A food-processing (rice, wheat,
cotton, and oilseeds) and sawmilling. It has several musical academies and
Ravishankar Shukla University (1964). |
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