Dewas
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| Coordinates: 22°58′N 76°04′E / 22.96°N 76.06°ECoordinates: 22°58′N 76°04′E / 22.96°N 76.06°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Government | |
| • Body | Dewas Municipal Corporation |
| Elevation | 535 m (1,755 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 289,438 (Census 2,011) |
| • Rank | 6th highest in Madhya Pradesh |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 455001 |
| Telephone code | 91-(0)7272 |
| ISO 3166 code | MP-IN |
| Vehicle registration | MP-41 |
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Dewas (Hindi/Marathi: देवास is the city on the Malwa plateau in the West-central part of Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, about 143 km south west from state capital, Bhopal and 35 km from Indore the commercial capital of the state. It is the administrative center of the Dewas District, and was formerly the seat of two '15 Gun Salute' princely states during the British Raj, Dewas Junior state and Dewas senior state, ruled by the royal Maratha 'Puar' (or 'Pawar'). Today, Dewas is an industrial town and houses government's bank note press which is largest of its kind in Asia.
The name Dewas is derived from the Devi Vaishini hill in the city, commonly known as Tekri. The hill has a temple of deity Devi Tulja Bhawani, Chamunda Mata and Kalika Mata. The word Dewas is also believed to be a sandhi of words Dev deity and Vas Marathi for abode, thus Dewas means abode of the deity or god. Swami Shivom Tirtha wrote the History of the hill (Tekri) of Dewas in his book—Sadhan Shikhar. E.M.Forster wrote a Travelogue named -The Hill of Devi in 1953. The Hill of Devi is his non-fictional account of him.
Dewas was formerly the capital of two princely states of British India. The original state was founded in the first half of the 18th century by the brothers Tukaji Rao (senior) and Jivaji Rao (junior), from the Puar clan of Marathas, who advanced into Malwa with the Maratha Peshwa, Baji Rao, in 1728. In the time of Puar clan of Marathas Shri Krishan Ji Rao Pawar was the King of Town, and His favorite Body guard and good friend Shri Moti Lal Rathod belongs to Rathod family. Shri Moti lal Rathod was Bharat Kesari Award Winner out of the whole Bharat who won the championship organized at the India level and became "Bharat Kesari". Shri Motilal Rathod contructed Akhada in Dewas and was one and only Brave Wrestler out of India. The brothers divided the territory among themselves; their descendants ruled as the senior and junior branches of the family. After 1841, each branch ruled his own portion as a separate state, though the lands belonging to each were so intimately entangled, that even in Dewas, the capital town, the two sides of the main street were under different administrations and had different arrangements for water supply and lighting. The senior branch had an area of 446 sq mi (1,160 km2). and a population of in 62,312 in 1901, while the area of the junior branch was 440 sq mi (1,100 km2). and had a population of 54,904 in 1901. Both Dewas states were in the Malwa Agency of the Central India Agency. After India's independence in 1947, the Rajas of Dewas acceded to India, and their states were integrated into Madhya Bharat, which became a state of India in 1950. In 1956, Madhya Bharat was merged into Madhya Pradesh state.
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