maharashtra

Most prosperous state of India. Mumbai is capital of Maharashtra ,and financial capital of India, where transactions worth billion dollars take place daily.Pune is cultural capital, also famous for its education,people from almost all parts of India, and even overseas student come to study at Pune University.


people of maharashtra are called maharashtrians, not to be confused with marathi people, who are a ethnic indo aryan group.

the word "marathi" comes from word "maharathi" which means great charriot rider.


Maharashtrains are supposedly of Shaka decent and they also follow the Shaka calender.