Vidarbha is the eastern region of Maharashtra state made up of Nagpur Division and Amravati Division. It occupies 31.6% of total area and holds 21.3% of total population of Maharashtra[3]. It borders the state of Madhya Pradesh to north, Chattisgarh to east, Andra Pradesh to south and Marathwada and Khandesh regions of Maharashtra to west. Situated in central India Vidarbha has its own rich cultural and historical background distinct from rest of Maharashtra. The region is famous for growing oranges and cotton. Throughout its history Vidarbha has remained much calm during the communal troubles than rest of India but it is plagued very much by poverty [4] and malnutrition [5]. It is less economically prosperous compared to the rest of Maharashtra.[6]
The largest town in Vidarbha is Nagpur. A majority of Vidarbhians speak Marathi language. In recent times there have been calls for separate state of Vidarbha.
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Was just wondering, what your say is on seperate vidarbha state.. Do u think it will do any good to the situation that is today
yes, Here a separate state of vidarbha would be very useful..the resources of vidarbha are being exploited by the other regions and this is happening at the cost of a lot of things and cost of livelihood for farmers..Its the same question if Telangana as a separate state would be of any use?
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