Maharashtra

The state of Maharashtra, one of the largest in India in terms of both size and population, stands mostly on the high Deccan plateau which stretches east some 800 km. from the Western Ghats. Maharashtra means "The Great State". Historically this was the main centre for the Maratha Empire, which defied the Mughals for so long, and which, under the fearless rule of Shivaji, carved out a large part of central India as its domain. Maharashtra's many inland and coastal forts are a legacy of Shivaji and, to a lesser extent, the Portuguese.

Maharashtra is an economically important state. Mumbai is called as the land of opportunity, the NEW YORK of India. The economic capital of India brings in tons of people from allover the country in search of fortune.