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Development & Impact of Jainism in Madhya Pradesh
Dr. Anupam Jain Professor of Mathematics, Devi Ahilya University, Indore
Before the division of Madhya Pradesh on November 1, 2000 it was the biggest state of India according to area. Now it is divided into two separate states namely Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisagarh
The name of Madhya Pradesh is a translation of the earlier Central Provinces of India in the British administration, although there is a great difference between the areas of the two. Duringthe pre-independence days before 1947 there were two distinct areas:
1. The Central Provinces and Berar II. The Central India Agency
Just after independence the central India Agency (Central India) lasts its semi independent status and became an integral part of India. These areas divided into three newly created states viz Madhya Bharat, Bhopal & Vindhya Pradesh.
After some time under the provisions of state Reorganization Act 1956 the state of Madhya Pradesh formed on November 1, 1956.The old province of Central Province and Berar was merely re named as Madhya Pradesh. After the division of Madhya Pradesh on November 1, 2000 the remaining Madhya Pradesh contains following 10 divisions and 50 Districts (after creation of some new districts). Previous divisions Raipur and Bilaspur are now in Chhatisgarh state.
Divisions - 10 Bhopal, Chambal, Gwalior, Hoshagabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Rewa, Sagar, Shahdol & Ujjain. Districts - 50 Alirajpur, Anuppur, Ashoknagar, Balaghat, Barwani, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal, Burhanpur,
Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Damoh, Datia, Dewas, Dhar,
Dindori, Guna, Gwalior, Harda, Hoshangabad,
Indore, Jabalpur Jhabua, Katni, Khandwa, Khargone, Mandla, Mandsaur, Morena, Narsinghpur, Neemuch, Panna, Raisen, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Sehore, Seoni, Singrauli, Shahdol, Shajapur, Sheopur, Shivpuri, Sidhi, Tikamgarh, Ujjain, Umaria, Vidisha. Which is shown in following figure.
The present boundaries of Madhya Pradesh touch the Maharastra, Gujrat,
Uttar Pradesh, Chhatisagarh and Rajasthan. 201
