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 The name Marathwada (Devanagari: मराठवाडा) identifies one of the five regions in Maharashtra state of India. The region coincides with the Aurangabad Division. Marathwada comprises the districts of Parbhani, Aurangabad, Beed, Hingoli, Jalna, Latur, Nanded, and Osmanabad.
[edit] Historical highlightsThe term “Marathwada” has its origin in the word “Bara-hatti-vada (Bar-hat-vada)”, meaning a region of Dhangar community. Mughal king Aurangzeb appointed his general Asaf Jah as the subahdar of Deccan region in 1713, and conferred on him the title Nizam-Ul-Mulk. Marathwada become a part of Nizam’s domain, which later came to be known as the princely state of Hyderabad in British India. (“Nizam” became the title of the ruling descendsants of Nizam-Ul-Mulk.) When, on August 15, 1947, India received its independence from the British Raj, Nizam ruling at that time chose not to merge Hyderabad state into India. Subsequently, through a “police action” on September 17, 1948, the Indian army annexed Hyderabad state to India. On November 1, 1956, Marathwada was transferred from Hyderabad state to Bombay state. On May 1, 1960, Bombay state was divided into Maharashtra and Gujarat states, Marathwada becoming a part of the former. [edit] Cultural heritageMarathwada is home to important Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Buddhist, and Jain monuments. They include: Ajanta; Ellora; Shaktipeeth like Mahur and Ambajogai; and Jyotirlinga like Ghrishneshwar (Verul), Nagnath (Aundha), and Vaijanath (Parali). Dnyaneshwar and his siblings Niwruttinath, Sopandev, and Muktabai hailed from Apegaon in Aurangabad District. Eknath hailed from Paithan in the same district. Samarth Ramdas hailed from Jamb in Jalna District, while Namdev hailed from Narsi in Beed District. Siraj, a great poet of early Urdu literature, and Wali, who is often called as the Father of modern Urdu poetry, lived in the city of Aurangabad. The “samadhi” of the tenth Guru of Sikhs, Gobind Singh, is located at Sachkhand in Nanded. [edit] Economic situationHistorically, Marathwada lagged the rest of Maharashtra in economic prosperity. Human Development Index (HDI) using the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) methodology had highlighted that situation in 2000. There has, however, been accelerated industrial growth in Marathwada in the past few years. Thus, Skoda and Audi cars are now being manufactured at Aurangabad, and Hindalco, Parly, Siemens, and Radico have started their major projects in Marathwada. Vidiocon manufactures TVs, airconditioning units, refrigerators, and washing machines, while Sterlite manufactures fibre optic cables in this region. [edit] References
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