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Madhya Pradesh - The heart of India - Top tourist destination
Madhya Pradesh is a state in the plains of India. The name "Madhya Pradesh" means "central region", and derives from its geographical position. It is one of the few states of India that is completely surrounded by other states, having neither a border with another country nor a coastline. To its north is Uttar Pradesh. To its west lie Rajasthan and Gujarat, to its south is Maharashtra and to its east is Chhattisgarh, a state that used to be a part of MP till 2000.

MP has been rather neglected as a travel destination, but in reality, it has a rich feast for those who seek prehistoric paintings, historic forts, religious erotica, or tribal culture. On the flip side, the tourist infrastructure is not very well-developed.
Regions
Bhopal-Narmadapuram Division
Northern Madhya Pradesh
Western Madhya Pradesh
Jabalpur-Sagar Division
Eastern Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh is the central part of India. It was divided in two parts in 2000; one remained Madhya Pradesh and the other became Chhattisgarh. The undivided Madhya Pradesh was formed on November 1,1956. It has five major cities: Indore, Bhopal the capital, Gwalior, Jabalpur and Ujjain, and is divided into many divisions, fifty districts and two hundred Blocks. Each Block has fifty villages and each division has twelve districts. The population was 60,385,118 in the 2001 census with about fifty percent being men. The geographical area is 308,252 sq km (119,017 sq mi).

One of the oldest districts is Dhar, which is the ancient city of Madhya Pradesh. The ruler was King Bhoj, so the name of the district had been Bhoj. In ancient times Vairisimha II was the king and the capital was Ujjain. When King Bhoj became king he moved the capital to Dhar, whose fort played an important part in the was independence, producing many freedom fighters. Many tribes played an important role like the Bhils, Rajpurohit, and Rajput. The authority of the state was in opposition to the British, who took revenge on the local people. They dragged civilians from their houses and fields, killed them, and looted their properties. The ladies were dishonored after the revolt. The Dhar district was the main target of British during the freedom fight.

Madhya Pradesh has many large tribes and castes like the Bhill, Gonds, Chamar, Kalal, Rajpurohit, Khols ,and many more. The rest population of Hindu, including, Rajput (land lord) and many more mixture in Hindu. The caste system is prejudiced in this state. With fixed places for tribes and schedule caste are there. Every caste has its own festivals, customs and food. There is one important festival of Bhils, where they cut the animal in front of their God. They believe that if they sacrifice an animal to God he will be happy and their wishes will come true.

Madhya Pradesh is the heart of India. Many kinds of crops and vegetables grow here, therefore the second name for Madhya Pradesh is Green Malaw. Eighty percent of the population depends on agriculture. Wheat, corn, peas, grain, cotton and soybeans are the most important crops. Many dense forests are an important resource of timber providing Bambo, Teak and Sal. Millions of hectares of land are under the forest department, which is active here. The state government implements many policies for the forest. The district is full of natural resources. Coal and iron are two important resources. There are many cement factories and one regional name, “Panna”, is world famous for diamonds. The handicraft items of Madhya Pradesh are famous. Many government organizations and individual organizations are working for the handicraft industry and promoting the work of craftsmen.
As elsewhere in Central India, you can have the delicacies of regional cuisines from all over India in Madhya Pradesh. Besides, local Central Indian cuisine (Malwi food) is breathtakingly delicious: local Poha and Daal Baflae of certain places such as Ujjain Indore and Ratlam are very delicious.

Dal bafla is a common meal in the region, consisting of a steamed and grilled wheat cake dunked in rich ghee which is eaten with daal and ladoos. The culinary specialty of the Malwa region of central Madhya Pradesh is poha (flattened rice), usually eaten at breakfast with jalebi.

Bhopal - Bhopal is known for meat and fish dishes, such as rogan josh, korma, keema, biryani, pilaf, and kebabs. There is street named "Chatori Gali" in old Bhopal where one can find traditional Muslim non-veg fare like Paya Soup, Bun Kabab and Nalli-Nihari to name a few local specialities. Bhopal is specially known for poha and jalebi which you can see in a number of shops located in and around Bhopal Jn, Habibganj railway stations and all small and big restaurants of Bhopal.
Gwalior - Famous for chaat named as Bedmi (dal stuffed suji puri with aloo ki teekhi sabji) , a favorite morning breakfast of Gwaliorites.
Morena- a famous sweet Gajak (from Morena) generally eaten in winter season.

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