Maharashtar

WHAT IS ”MAHARASHTAR”?

Every year, Tarakanita I Senior High School holds a music and entertainment event that carries a noble mission.

This year, the mission is to spread the awareness of education amongst people in the world, especially Indonesia. We are carrying the aim through this, of what we hope to be a spectacular event, “MAHARASHTAR”.

”MAHARASHTAR” is taken from the word ”Maharashtra”, which is the name of the third most populous and largest state in India. Maharashtra is a very vibrant and colorful city with a very rich cultural and historical heritage. It is the center for tourism and celebrations in India, such as: Holi Festival and Diwali Festival. Situated on the Deccan plateau of India; the state has steep cliffs, numerous rivers cutting into the plateau, stretch of mountains and luscious forests.

Descendants of warrior tribes, Maharashtrians are very hard working and values education, making it one of the most developed and richest state in India. It has a very high literacy rate (at 77.27%) and numerous amounts of educational institutions.

This condition inspires us to implement the same thing in Indonesia through this charity event. Our hope is that through this event, people will be more aware of the importance of education, just like the people of Maharashtra. With a signicant change in the education area, Indonesia will undergo a massive development.

MAHARASHTAR, will feature a line up of popular musicians and guest stars yet to be revealed. This 1 day event will basically be a “mini Maharashtra” portrayal in Jakarta; complete with the unique culinary tastes, markets, festivals, Bollywood dances and music usually experienced by tourists there. After visiting MAHARASHTAR, people would feel as though they had just left the city of Maharashtra in India, completely inspired and more aware of the importance of education.

WELCOME ABOARD TO MAHARASHTAR, a travel destination guaranteed to blow you away.

WHEN AND WHERE?

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Trademarks of India

• Henna, a flowering plant used since antiquity to dye skin, hair, fingernails, leather, and wool
• Sari Cloth, a strip of unstitched cloth, ranging from four to nine metres in length that is draped over the body in various styles. It is popular in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Burma and Malaysia.
• Bindi, a forehead decoration worn in South Asia
• Taj Mahal, a mausoleum located in Agra, India, built by Mughalemperor Shah Jahanin as a memorial of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
• Diwali Festival
• Holi Festival
• Bollywood Industry
• Elephants, Monkeys and Snakes
• Indian Traditional Cuisines
• Indian Traditional Markets
• Indian Literatures, such as: Classic Sanskrit Literature, Vedic Literature, Assamesse Literature
• Bajaj (Auto Rickshaw)

About Maharashtra

Name : Maharashtra (Maha meaning Great and Rashtra meaning Nation, thus rendering the name Maharashtra (Great Nation))

Area : 3,07,713 sq. km

Capital : Mumbai

Country : India

Official language : Marathi

Established : 1 May 1960 (also known as “Maharashtra Day”)

Borders : Arabian Sea to the west, Gujarat and the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the northwest, Madhya Pradesh to the northeast, Chhattisgarh to the east,Karnataka to the south, Andhra Pradesh to the southeast, and Goa to the southwest.

Cities to visit

• Armavati
• Aurangabad
• Kolhapur
• Mumbai
• Nagpur
• Nanded
• Nashik
• Pune

Arts and Crafts

• Crafts of Maharashtra
• Paithani
• Silver Jewellery of Hupri
• Ganjifa & Other Crafts of Sawantwadi
• Ganesha Idols of Pen

Cuisines

The cuisine of Maharashtra varies according to the region of Maharashtra.

It is well known that Maharashtrians consider their food as 'Anna he poornabrahma' meaning they consider 'anna', or food, equal to 'Brahma', or the creator of the universe. Food is God, to be worshipped. Apart from this, the people of this state also believe in offering their food first to the lord as a thanksgiving for all that He has given.

Even inside the state itself, one can find distinguishing flavours and food styles that make eating an interesting activity altogether. Maharashtrian cuisine is divided into two, Konkani, and Varadi. Though quite different, both use a lot of seafood and coconut.

Gudi Padwa, Holi, Haritalika, Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali, Makara Sankranti are some of the festivals native to the state of Maharashtra.

Culture

Maharashtra is one of the most industrialised states in the country. Maharashtrians are racially and ethnically heterogeneous. Descendants of a warrior tribe, the people of Maharashtra are very honest, hard working and hospitable. Filled with a zest for living and always on the move, their regard for women is legendary.

Maharashtrians take great pride in their language and history, particularly the Maratha Empire, its founder Shivaji is considered a folk hero across India. Maharashtra has a large number of hill, land and sea forts.

Maharashtra, like other states of India, has its own folk music. The folk music viz. The world famous film industry Bollywood is in Maharashtra, located in the economic capital of India, Mumbai. Women traditionally wear a nine yard or five yard sari and men a dhoti or pajamawith a shirt. Maharashtra is well connected by roads, air and railways.

Education

Maharashtra has good Human resource development infrastructure in terms of educational institutions. A very high literacy rate at 77.27 per cent. University of Mumbai, one of the largest universities in the world in terms of the number of graduates.

Mumbai is home to two prominent research institutions: the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), and the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). Maharashtra in total, has 40% India's Internet users and 35% of PC penetration in the country.

Maps of Maharashtra

Source: Maharashtra’s Official Government Website, Wikipedia and mapsofindia.com