Rajasthan is a state in northern India. It covers 342,239 square kilometres (132,139 sq mi) or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern side,where it comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert and shares a border with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab to the northwest and Sindh to the west,along the Sutlej-Indus River valley. It is bordered by five other Indian states:Punjab to the north;Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the northeast;Madhya Pradesh to the southeast;and Gujarat to the southwest. Its geographical location is 23°.3' to 30°.12' North latitude and 69°.30' to 78°.17' East longitude,with the Tropic of Cancer passing through its southernmost tip.
The West Central Railway,one of the 19 zones of the Indian Railways,came into existence on 1 April 2003. It is headquartered at Jabalpur. It was created by taking away two divisions namely Bhopal division and Jabalpur division from central railways and one division namely Kota division from western railway. The WCR zone provides rail route coverage to the west central region of India. Most of its route is in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan with a very little portion in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
Kota or KOTA may refer to:
The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River in Central and Northern India,and thus forms part of the drainage system of the Ganges. The river flows north-northeast through Madhya Pradesh,running for a time through Rajasthan,then forming the boundary between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh before turning southeast to join the Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh state.
The Kali Sindh (Krashna Sindhu),is a river in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in northern India. It is a tributary of the Chambal River in the Ganges Basin. The main tributaries of the Kali Sindh are the Parwan,Niwaj and Ahu rivers. The Kali Sindh River drains a major portion of the Malwa region,and is the biggest river flowing in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh.
Mohan Lal Sukhadia was an Indian politician,who served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan state for 17 years (1954–1971). He became chief minister at the age of 38 and was responsible for bringing major reforms and developments in Rajasthan. For this,he is still widely revered as the "founder of modern Rajasthan".
Udit Raj is an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress. He was a Member of Parliament between 2014 and 2019 in the Lok Sabha,representing North West Delhi as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Raj is also the National Chairman of the All India Confederation of SC/ST Organizations.
Keshoraipatan is a city located in the state of Rajasthan,India. The town is famous for the temple of Keshav Rai Ji Maharaj or Lord Vishnu which lies on banks of the Chambal River. The town is 20 km from the well known education hub of India,Kota. Mratunjaya Mahadev temple is another important shrine of the town. The temple is one of the oldest temples of Rajasthan. There is a very old Jain temple of lord munisuvrat in the city. Kalyanrai temple is old temple of Keshavraiji. Here is a Teela where coins and many ancient things are found. There is "pandav shala" also located here. It is said that in exile period Pandavs came here. Kartik Poornima,Bundi Utsav,Taijaji Ki Ghodi and Dhol Gyaras are some famous festivals in Keshoraipatan. Many devotees take a bath in the Chambal River during Kartik poornima.
Ishwar Modi was an Indian sociologist and a pioneer of leisure studies in India. His work in this field has been widely reviewed in both India and abroad. He completed his master's degree in sociology and PhD from University of Rajasthan,Jaipur. He also worked for his PhD under the title Leisure,Mass Media and Social Structure (1985) at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems,Jawaharlal Nehru University,New Delhi,with a distinguished scholar Professor Yogendra Singh before joining the Department of Sociology at the University of Rajasthan as assistant professor of sociology.
Thakur Kesari Singh Barhath was an Indian revolutionary leader,freedom fighter,and educator from the state of Rajasthan. He was the patriarch of the Barhath family,members of which participated in anti-British activities Barhath was also known as Rajasthan Kesari.
HH Maharao Ijyaraj Singh is an Indian politician and a titular monarch. He was the member of parliament representing the Kota constituency in the Lok Sabha. He is a member of the Kota royal Rajput family who were the rulers of the erstwhile state of Kotah during the British Raj. Singh contested and won his seat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections,on the ticket of the Indian National Congress,defeating Shyam Sharma of the Bharatiya Janata Party. In 2018,he joined the BJP and his wife Maharani Kalpana Devi (politician) contested and won her seat of Ladpura (Kota) in the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan.
Om Birla is an Indian politician,agriculturist,and social worker who is serving as the 17th and current Speaker of the Lok Sabha since 2019. He serves as a Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha from Kota-Bundi constituency in Rajasthan since 2014. He was also a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing Kota South Assembly constituency from 2003 to 2014. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Prahlad Singh Tipaniya is an Indian folk singer who performs Kabir bhajans in the Malwi folk style from Madhya Pradesh. He performs along with a group of tambura,khartal,manjira,dholak,harmonium,timki,and violin players.
Kota Airport is a domestic airport in Kota in the state of Rajasthan,India.
Kota railway division is one of the three railway divisions under West Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 1 April 1952 and its headquarters are located at Kota in the state of Rajasthan of India.
Shanti Kumar Dhariwal is an Indian politician and Former Cabinet minister in Ashok Gehlot ministry and also member of 11th,13th and 15th and 16th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan. He also served as Member of Parliament of Kota (1984–89). And currently he represents Kota North as a member of Indian National Congress. In 2023,he defeated Prahlad Gunjal of BJP by 2486 votes to retain the Kota North seat.
Kota North is a constituency of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly covering the Kota Municipal Corporation in the Kota district of Rajasthan,India.
Pipalda is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India. It is part of Kota district,and as of 2023,was represented by Chetan Patel Kolana of the Indian National Congress.
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