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In Hindi parlance, Madhya Pradesh can be translated to Central Province, in that this region sits right smack in the geographic heart of India. Lest we get lost finding the ‘heartbeat’, maps of Madhya Pradesh would corroborate this well-known fact.
From east to west, past the Vindhya and Satpura ranges, the Narmada River meanders through the state. A mighty countryside setting is afforded.
Whichever the route, the way to this magnificent state would lead you to other equally stunning locations as Madhya Pradesh shares borders with Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Maharashtra.
Famous places bedizen the state from the cities to the countryside. The promise of a wonderful trip is beguiling.
A rail map of Madhya Pradesh, let alone a long, train ride, shows several regions, all disparate culturally and linguistically.
Malwa is one region, circumscribing the most economically important and vibrant cities, Indore and Bhopal.
The region rests above a plateau in the state’s northwest, just above the Vindhya Range. South of the Vindhya Range, is another interesting region known as Nimar. |
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Rolling hills, fertile valleys and crimson skies lies to the north, in Bundelkhand region, sloping down toward the Indo-Gangetic plain.
Coming up is one made for more tough exploits, in the mountainous Chambal region, legendary for its harsh climate and murderous pirates who were active in hundreds in the late 1900s.
What beats for Madhya Pradesh is centrality, which extends cultural as much as geographical interests.
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