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Bhomat
Bhomat (also referred to as Bhumat; Hindi: भोमट or भूमट) is a mountainous and forested area in southern Rajasthan, covering all or parts of the tehsils of Kotra, Jhadol and Kherwara in Udaipur district. During British rule, the region was also referred to as 'Hilly Tracts of Mewar'. Name The name 'Bhomat' is based on the understanding that land tenures known as ''bhum'' were held by ''jagirdars'' in the region. But as per details provided by Mewar State, Govt. of India accepted that the Rajputs who held villages in Bhomat were not Bhumias, but Jagirdars.Mewar Under Maharana Bhupal Singh, p21 Geography The Bhomat region is wide in the east-west direction and stretches approximately in the north-south axis. It covers approximately .Geographically, Bhomat is divided in three sub-regions: its western area is called Bhader (Hindi: भाडेर), the central area is called Wakal (after the Wakal River; Hindi: वाकल) and the eastern area is called Khadak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panarwa Thikana
Panarwa was a ''thikana'' of Solanki Rajputs, in the former Mewar State in present-day Rajasthan, India. It was founded . History Descendants of Solanki Kings of Patan Patan may refer to several places in Afghanistan, India and Nepal: Afghanistan *Patan, Afghanistan India * Patan district, in the state of Gujarat * Patan, Gujarat, the main city of the eponymous district * Patan was the ancient capital of Gujara ... spread over Rajasthan and Gujarat. One branch moved to Sirohi, from which Akshayraj Solanki, who was the grandson of Bhoja Solanki of Lach, entered Bhomat, killed Jeevraj Yadav, and established Panarwa as his principal seat in 1478 AD. Bhil Gametis of this region entered into the service of Akhairaj. In 16th century, Rawat Harpal Solanki, a descendant of Akshayraj and chief of Panarwa provided help to Maharana Udai Singh when he entered into Bhomat hills and Maharana Udai Singh granted him the title of Rana. From then on, Thakur of Panarwa were called Rana. Rana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern side, where it comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert (also known as the Great Indian Desert) and shares a border with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab to the northwest and Sindh to the west, along the Sutlej- Indus River valley. It is bordered by five other Indian states: Punjab to the north; Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the northeast; Madhya Pradesh to the southeast; and Gujarat to the southwest. Its geographical location is 23.3 to 30.12 North latitude and 69.30 to 78.17 East longitude, with the Tropic of Cancer passing through its southernmost tip. Its major features include the ruins of the Indus Valley civilisation at Kalibangan and Balathal, the Dilwara Temples, a Jain pilgrimage site at Rajasthan's only hill stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirohi District
Sirohi District is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. The city of Sirohi is the district headquarters. As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Rajasthan (out of 33), after Jaisalmer and Pratapgarh. History In 1948, Sirohi was taken over by Bombay State from 5 January 1949 to 25 January 1950. Shortly thereafter, on 25 January 1950, the former state was partitioned with Abu Road tehsil and part of Delwara tehsil being joined to Bombay and the remaining portion merging with Rajasthan. At that time an area of 787 km2 consisting of Abu Road tehsil and a part of Delwara tehsil was merged with then Bombay state, but it was returned to Sirohi district of Rajasthan State on 1 November 1956. Sirohi is also called as "Dev Nagari" since ancient times because of many temples and shrines in the district. Sirohi is also famous for manufacturing of double edged swords, from the time of the Chauhan Deora rulers (15th century AD) until 1947. Geography The dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujarat
Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth-most populous state, with a population of 60.4 million. It is bordered by Rajasthan to the northeast, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu to the south, Maharashtra to the southeast, Madhya Pradesh to the east, and the Arabian Sea and the Pakistani province of Sindh to the west. Gujarat's capital city is Gandhinagar, while its largest city is Ahmedabad. The Gujaratis are indigenous to the state and their language, Gujarati, is the state's official language. The state encompasses 23 sites of the ancient Indus Valley civilisation (more than any other state). The most important sites are Lothal (the world's first dry dock), Dholavira (the fifth largest site), and Gola Dhoro (where 5 uncommon seals were found). Lothal i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NH 76
National Highway 27 (NH 27), an East - West National highway in India that starts in Porbandar and ends in Silchar, the highway passes through the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam. NH-27 was laid and is maintained by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH). It is the second longest National Highway (after NH 44) in India and is a part of NS-EW Corridor of NHAI. Route National highway 27 transits across seven states of India in east - west direction. Gujarat Porbandar, Kutiyana, Upleta, Dhoraji, Jetpur, Gondal, Rajkot, Bamanbore, Morvi, Samakhiali, Radhanpur, Deesa, Palanpur Rajasthan Abu Road, Pindwara, Udaipur, Mangalwar, Chittaurgarh, Kota, Baran 7 DISTRICT - SIROHI, UDAIPUR, CHITTAURRGARH, BHILWARA, BUNDI, KOTA BARAN. Madhya Pradesh Shivpuri, Karera Uttar Pradesh Jhansi, Orai Kanpur, Unnao, Lucknow, Barabanki, Ayodhya, Basti, Khalilabad, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar Bihar Gopalganj, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotra Tehsil, Udaipur, Rajasthan
Kotra (also spelt Kotda) is a tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan, India, consisting of 262 revenue villages and 31 panchayats. The tehsil is bordered to the north by Pali and Sirohi districts, to the east by Gogunda and Jhadol tehsils, and to the south by Gujarat state. The tehsil headquarter is located in the village of Kotra, southwest of the Udaipur at a distance of 57 km and 120 km by road. History In the erstwhile Mewar State, present-day Kotra tehsil was part of the Kotra ''Bhumat'' (also spelt ''Bhumiat''), an area comprising 242 villages. ''Bhumat'' was characterized by a system of land tenure under which petty chieftains held tenure known as ''bhum'' (spelt as ''bhom'' in certain sources). The Kotra ''Bhumat'' was administered by the chieftains of Jura, Oghna, and Panarva, who paid a small tribute to the Mewar Durbar and were liable to be called on for local service. The Kotra ''Bhumat'' could be distinguished from other parts of Mewar by the fact that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhadol Tehsil
Jhadol tehsil (Hindi:झाड़ोल तहसील) is an administrative sub-division of Udaipur district in Rajasthan, India. Jhadol tehsil was formerly called Phalasia tehsil. The tehsil consists of 283 revenue villages and 45 panchayats. The tehsil headquarter is located in the village of Jhadol, southwest of the district headquarters, Udaipur. Geography The area of Jhadol tehsil is 1,441 square kilometres. The annual average rainfall in the tehsil is 598 mm, with an average of 31 rainy days per year. The tehsil is bordered to the north by Gogunda tehsil, to the east by Girwa tehsil, to the south by Kherwara tehsil and Gujarat state, and to the west by Kotra tehsil. In 2012, Phalasiya was declared as a sub-tehsil of Jhadol. Demographics As of the 2011 India census, Jhadol tehsil had a population of 249,297 (126,124 males and 123,173 females). The total number of households was 51,655. Jhadol has an average literacy Literacy in its broadest sense describes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumbha Of Mewar
Kumbhakarna Singh (r. 1433–1468 CE), popularly known as Maharana Kumbha, was the Maharana of Mewar kingdom in India. He belonged to the Sisodia clan of Rajputs. Rana Kumbha is known for his illustrious military career against various sultanates and patronization of art and music and architecture. Early life Rana Kumbha was born at Madariya, in a Hindu Rajput family of Sisodia clan. Kumbha was a son of Rana Mokal Singh of Mewar by his wife, Sobhagya Devi, a daughter of Jaitmal Sankhla, the Paramara fief-holder of Runkot in the state of Marwar. He was the 48th Rana of Mewar and succeeded Rana Mokal Singh in the year 1433 CE as the ruler of Mewar. Early period After being overrun by the armies of Alauddin Khalji at the turn of the 13th century, Mewar had become relatively insignificant. Rana Hammira is credited with casting off the Turkic yoke and establishing the second Guhila dynasty of Chittor in 1335. The title ''Rana'', and later ''Maharana'', were used by rulers of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oghna
Ogna, also Oghna, is a village in Jhadol tehsil Jhadol tehsil (Hindi:झाड़ोल तहसील) is an administrative sub-division of Udaipur district in Rajasthan, India. Jhadol tehsil was formerly called Phalasia tehsil. The tehsil consists of 283 revenue villages and 45 panchayats ..., Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India. It is mostly dependent on agriculture. History In 16th century, Ogna was ruled by an Brahmin chief, Udairaj. Nahar Singh Solanki (Naharu Ji), the younger son of Rana Harpal of Panarwa, established his control of Ogna after killing Udairaj in 1585 AD. Ogna had 17 villages, with total income of 11,000 rupees. Nahar Singh’s descendants continued to rule over Ogna, till Independence, with title of Rawat. Panarwa ka Solanki Rajvansh,p96 References Sources * * Udaipur.Rajasthan.gov.in - Blocks, Tehsils, PanchayatsCensus of India 1961: vol XVI - Rajasthan (pdf) Villages in Udaipur district {{Rajasthan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adivasi
The Adivasi refers to inhabitants of Indian subcontinent, generally tribal people. The term is a Sanskrit word coined in the 1930s by political activists to give the tribal people an indigenous identity by claiming an indigenous origin. The term is also used for ethnic minorities, such as Chakmas of Bangladesh, Khas of Nepal, and Vedda of Sri Lanka. The Constitution of India does not use the word ''Adivasi'', instead referring to Scheduled Tribes and Janjati. The government of India does not officially recognise tribes as indigenous people. The country ratified the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention 107 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of the United Nations (1957) and refused to sign the ILO Convention 169. Most of these groups are included in the Scheduled Tribe category under constitutional provisions in India. They comprise a substantial minority population of India and Bangladesh, making up 8.6% of India's population and 1.1% of Bangladesh's, or 104.2&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
