Dewas is a city in western Madhya Pradesh state of central India. It lies northeast of Indore, southeast of Ujjain, and southwest of Shajapur. The town of Dewas is the administrative center of the eponymous District. Madhya Pradesh (मध्य प्रदेश) is a state in central India. ... Indore is the commercial capital of the Malwa region and the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh (MP). ... Ujjain (also known as Ujain, Ujjayini, Avanti) is an ancient city of central India, in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh, on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River. ... Shajapur District is a part of the Malwa Plateau according to the present scheme of regional delineation. ...

The town of Dewas is located on the level plains of the Malwa plateau; to the south, the land rises gently to the Vindhya Range, which is the source of the Chambal and Kali Sindh rivers that flow north through the district on their way to the Ganges. The town lies at the foot of the conical Chamunda Hill, on the summit of which is a Devi Vasini shrine to the goddess Chamunda. Nagara, which is home to Jain and Hindu temple ruins, lies just south of the city of Dewas. Jump to: navigation, search Malwa (Malvi: माळवा) is a region of western India, lying in the western part of Madhya Pradesh state. ... The Vindhya Range is a range of hills in central India, which geographically separates The Indian subcontinent into northern India and Southern India. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Kali Sindh is a river in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh, that joins the Chambal River at downstream of Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan. ... Early morning on the Ganges The River Ganges (Ganga in Indian languages) (Devanagiri गंगा) is a major river in northern India. ... In Hinduism, Chamunda or Camunda is an aspect of Devi, the supreme mother goddess. ... Jump to: navigation, search JAIN is an activity within the Java Community Process, developing APIs for the creation of telephony (voice and data) services. ... Jump to: navigation, search A Hindu is an adherent of Hinduism, the predominant religious, philosophical and cultural systems of Bharat (India) and Nepal. ...

Dewas is an industrial town with companies like Ranbaxy and Tata International being prominent players.

The E.M. Forster connection: A lovely and highly informative account of life in Dewas, during British India, just on the eve of Independence is provided by E. M. Forster in his book, The Hill of Devi, as the hill on which the temple to Chamunda is located. E. M. Forster was the Private Secretary to His Highness (H.H.) The Raja of Dewas Senior. He is also better known for his far more famous work, A Passage to India. It was made into an Oscar winning movie by Sir David Lean, starring Victor Bannerjee and Alec Guinness. The British Raj is an informal term for the period of British rule of most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka (previously known as Ceylon). ... Jump to: navigation, search E. M. Forster Edward Morgan Forster (January 1, 1879 - June 7, 1970) was an English novelist, short story writer, and essayist. ... In Hinduism, Chamunda or Camunda is an aspect of Devi, the supreme mother goddess. ... A Passage to India (1924) is a novel by E. M. Forster about the tensions between natives of India and British colonials when a white woman, Adela Quested, accuses a native man, Dr. Aziz, of attempted rape. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... David Lean Sir David Lean (March 25, 1908 – April 16, 1991) was a British film director, best remembered for big-screen epics such as Lawrence of Arabia and The Bridge on the River Kwai. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sir Alec Guinness, KBE, CH (April 2, 1914 – August 5, 2000) was an Oscar winning English actor who became one of the most versatile and best-loved performers of his generation. ...

Dewas District

Area 7,020 sq. km., population 1,306,617 (2001 census), an increase of 26% since 1991. Dewas District roughly corresponds to the territories of the twin princely states of Dewas. The district straddles the Vindhya Range; the northern portion of the district lies on the Malwa plateau, while the southern portion lies in the valley of the Narmada River. The portion on the Malwa Plateau grows wheat, sorghum, rice, and cotton. The Narmada forms the southern boundary of the district. The district is bordered to the east by Sehore district, to the south by the Harda and Khandwa districts, to the west by the Khargone and Indore districts, and to the north by the Ujjain and Shajapur districts. Dewas district is part of Ujjain division. The Vindhya Range is a range of hills in central India, which geographically separates The Indian subcontinent into northern India and Southern India. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Narmada or Nerbudda is a river in central India. ... Species T. boeoticum T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 Wheat (Triticum spp. ... Species About 20 species, including: Sorghum almum Sorghum bicolor Sorghum caffrorum Sorghum caudatum Sorghum cernuum Sorghum halepense Sorghum nervosum Sorghum nigricans Sorghum nitidum Sorghum propinquum Sorghum roxburghii Hybrids Sorghum × almum Sorghum × drummondii Sorghum is a genus of about 20 species of grasses, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the... Jump to: navigation, search Binomial name Oryza sativa L. Rice (Oryza sativa) is a species of grass in the genus Oryza, native to tropical and subtropical southeastern Asia, where it grows in wetlands. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cotton is a soft fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant, a shrub native to the tropical and subtropical regions of both the Old World and the New World. ... Sehore, a town that is also the district headquarters of Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh state, India, is located on Bhopal-Indore highway, 39 km away from Bhopal. ... Harda (2001 population 64,426) is a city in central Madhya Pradesh state, in central India. ... Khandwa is a town in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India. ... Indore is the commercial capital of the Malwa region and the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh (MP). ... Ujjain (also known as Ujain, Ujjayini, Avanti) is an ancient city of central India, in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh, on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River. ... Shajapur District is a part of the Malwa Plateau according to the present scheme of regional delineation. ... Ujjain (also known as Ujain, Ujjayini, Avanti) is an ancient city of central India, in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh, on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River. ...

Princely History

Dewas was formerly the capital of not one but two princely states of British India. The original state was founded in the first half of the 18th century by the brothers Tukaji Rao (senior) and Jivaji Rao (junior), from the Ponwar clan of Marathas, who advanced into Malwa with the Maratha Peshwa, Baji Rao, in 1728. The brothers divided the territory among themselves; their descendants ruled as the senior and junior branches of the family. After 1841, each branch ruled his own portion as a separate state, though the lands belonging to each were so intimately entangled, that even in Dewas, the capital town, the two sides of the main street were under different administrations and had different arrangements for water supply and lighting. The senior branch had an area of 446 sq. mi. and a population of in 62,312 in 1901, while the area of the junior branch was 440 sq. mi. and had a population of 54,904 in 1901. Both Dewas states was in the Malwa Agency of the Central India Agency. After India's independence in 1947, the Rajas of Dewas acceded to India, and their states were integrated into Madhya Bharat, which became a state of India in 1950. In 1956, Madhya Bharat was merged into Madhya Pradesh state. A princely state or native state was a feudal monarchy in British India ruled by a hereditary ruler, who was nominally sovereign. ... The British Raj is an informal term for the period of British rule of most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka (previously known as Ceylon). ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... The Ponwar (also Panwar or Pawar) are a Maratha clan that ruled the states of Chhatarpur, Dewas, Dhar, and Rajgarh in central India. ... Jump to: navigation, search Maratha is a kshatriya (warrior) caste of Marathi language speaking people primarily residing in the plains and hills of Indias western state of Maharashtra. ... The Peshwa were the hereditary rulers of the Maratha empire of central India from 1713 to 1818. ... Bajirao (1700-1740), was Peshwa (Prime Minister) to the Maratha king Chhatrapati Shahu. ... Events Astronomical aberration discovered by the astronomer James Bradley Swedish academy of sciences founded at Uppsala Births January 9 - Thomas Warton, English poet (d. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Central India Agency was a political unit of British India, which covered the northern half of present-day Madhya Pradesh state. ... Madhya Bharat is former state in west-central India. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Madhya Pradesh (मध्य प्रदेश) is a state in central India. ...

External Links

• Genealogy of the rulers of Dewas Senior
• Genealogy of the rulers of Dewas Junior

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