Significance of Maharashtra Din
Story behind the formation of Maharashtra Presently, Maharashtra is one among the leading states in terms of industrialization, finance, agriculture, sports, culture etc. The vibrant state gained a full fledged statehood after great public striving that had a huge popular support. 1st of May is annually celebrated as the Maharashtra Day to commemorate the struggle of Marathi people for their motherland & their martyrdom. Post independence, when Indians were enjoying the fruit of their toil, the Government of India faced multiple hurdles in organising the states. The leaders focused on reorganizing the states on linguistic grounds. Under Jawaharlal Nehru cabinet, State Reorganization Act was passed in 1956, which aimed at arranging the states on the basis of languages spoken by natives. Bombay had been extensively developed under the British rule & was well ahead of other cities. After 1947, Bombay presidency consisted various areas where people spoke different la