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Maharashtra

American  
[mah-huh-rahsh-truh] / ˌmɑ həˈrɑʃ trə /

noun

  1. a state in W central India. 118,800 sq. mi. (307,690 sq. km). Mumbai.


Maharashtra British  
/ ˌmɑːhəˈræʃtrə /

noun

  1. a state of W central India, formed in 1960 from the Marathi-speaking S and E parts of former Bombay state: lies mainly on the Deccan plateau; mainly agricultural. Capital: Mumbai (Bombay). Pop: 96 752 247 (2001). Area: 307 690 sq km (118 800 sq miles)

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As the argument went, Hindu nationalism was an ideology largely confined to the Hindi-speaking belt of North India, and a handful of industrializing Western states such as Gujarat and Maharashtra.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Often burdened by debts and crop failure, more than 3,090 farmers killed themselves in Maharashtra between 2022 and 2024.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Many of the works are set in Maharashtra, where roughly 37,485 square kilometers are now open grasslands.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

Ajit Pawar, the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, died on Wednesday in a plane crash along with four others.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

For the Konkan, Maharashtra and Gujarat, Hsüan Chuang's statistics are fairly satisfactory.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

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