Control over this region was often vital to the power and stability of all of India's major empires, including the Mauryan (320-200 BC), Kushan (100-250 AD) Gupta (350-600 AD) empires. After the Guptas, the region was the heart of Harshavardhana's empire, from Punjab to Bengal, with its capital at Kannauj. Many modern communities in different parts of India%u2014Kashmir, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Bihar and Bengal%u2014often trace their lineage to Kannauj
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by Sumeet on Feb 15, 2008 09:06 AM Permalink
Allright...Pradumnya pandey ji...We agree the whole of India are descendants of UP Bihar.. We are proud....So?? we came down to maharashtra threafter..made Maharashtra prosperous and again ruled UP BIHAR in the Maratha empire. Secondly, Just by saying Jews were predecessors of Western World, does it give them moral right to dirty the streets of other countries. I hope you got my point. Keep you mouth shut. We are just asking the ongoing influx of non-taxpayers to stop that is burdening Maharashtras economy. No harm in tax payers like Amitabh to stay here as long he doesn't speak against the locals.
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by abby on Feb 15, 2008 02:46 PM Permalink
You all so called educated Non Hindi people are biased against the hindi people because you are in minority.So how then you show your presence, beating poor people who are not paying taxes. You are fool to understand the value of Human resources.No one has right to beat and hurt any damn indian national.You have a point put it properly.
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by PRADYUMNA PANDEY on Feb 15, 2008 07:44 AM Permalink
Beyond 1000 AD, Uttar Pradesh became part of several Muslim Sultanates who ruled from Delhi. In Mughal times, U.P. became the heart land of what was called 'Hindustan' (a name referring to India), even today UP-ites often refer to themselves as 'Hindustani'(Bhartiya/ Indian) rather than Uttar Pradeshi
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by PRADYUMNA PANDEY on Feb 15, 2008 07:44 AM Permalink
After the failed freedom war of 1857, when things settled, the British made a major revamp and truncated the Delhi region and gave it to Punjab, and the Ajmer-Merwar region to Rajputana
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by PRADYUMNA PANDEY on Feb 15, 2008 07:45 AM Permalink
Uttar Pradesh continued to be central to Indian culture and politics and was especially important in modern Indian history as a hotbed of both the Indian Independence Movement and the Pakistan Movement. The First Freedom fighter Mangal Pandey was from Uttar Pradesh. The sense of 'Bhartiyata' came from every people.
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by PRADYUMNA PANDEY on Feb 15, 2008 07:46 AM Permalink
The city of Allahabad was home to prominent nationalists such as Motilal Nehru, Purushottam Das Tandon, Madan Mohan Malaviya. Allahabad was also home to a record four Prime Ministers of India: Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Vishwanath Pratap Singh and Rajiv Gandhi.
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by PRADYUMNA PANDEY on Feb 15, 2008 07:53 AM Permalink
Uttar Pradesh attracts a large number of both national and international visitors. There are two regions in the state where a majority of the tourists go. These are the city of Agra which houses three world heritage sites Taj Mahal, Agra Fort & Fatehpur Sikri and the holy cities: the cities of Varanasi, Ayodhya, Mathura, and Allahabad, by the sacred rivers %u2014 the Ganga and the Yamuna are all located in the state. The state hosts a Kumbha Mela every 12 years, where over 10 million Hindus congregate %u2014 the largest gathering of human beings in the world.
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by PRADYUMNA PANDEY on Feb 15, 2008 07:50 AM Permalink
Uttar Pradesh's gross state domestic product for 2004 is $339.5 billion by PPP and $80.9 billion by Nominal. After partition, the new Uttar Pradesh state produces about 92% of the output of the old Uttar Pradesh state. Uttar Pradesh is the second largest economy in India after Maharashtra. It has bigger economy than many of the world big economic players like Israel,Switzerland and Hong Kong.[6]
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by PRADYUMNA PANDEY on Feb 15, 2008 07:51 AM Permalink
Uttar Pradesh is a very fertile region and a major contributor to the national foodgrain stock. Partly this is due to the fertile regions of the Indo-Gangetic plain, and partly owing to irrigation measures such as the Ganga Canal. Lakhimpur Kheri is the largest sugar producing district in the country. It is also home to 78% of national livestock population
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by PRADYUMNA PANDEY on Feb 15, 2008 07:46 AM Permalink
The city of Varanasi (Beranas] has been epi-centre of ancient scholaristic traditions. It is revered as one of the most sacred cities of the world by Hindus, Buddhist and Sufis. Varanasi particularly its Banaras Hindu University and Ghats symbolises the "Rebirth of Hindu Social and Scholaristic Traditions" (80% of Indians are Hindus).
U.P. is also known as 'punya bhoomi' in Hindu scriptures. The state was the main arena of the freedom movement of India. Regional leaders of the freedom movement inspired this struggle under Gandhian principles.
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by PRADYUMNA PANDEY on Feb 15, 2008 07:48 AM Permalink
Eight of India's fourteen Prime Minister's hail from Uttar Pradesh. They are: Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Choudhary Charan Singh, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Chandra Shekhar and Atal Behari Vajpayee.
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by PRADYUMNA PANDEY on Feb 15, 2008 07:54 AM Permalink
Varanasi is widely considered to be the second oldest city in the world after Jerusalem
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by PRADYUMNA PANDEY on Feb 15, 2008 07:49 AM Permalink
The production of foodgrains has increased from 14.5 million metric tons in 1960-61 to 42.5 million tons in 1995-96 showing an average annual growth rate of 3.1 percent, which is much higher than the population growth rate. UP has witnessed rapid industrialization in the recent past, particularly after the launch of policies of economic liberalization in the country. As of March 1996, there were 1,661 medium and large industrial undertakings and 296,338 small industrial units employing 1.83 million persons. The per capita state domestic product was estimated at Rs 7,263 in 1997-98, and there has been some decline in poverty in the state
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by PRADYUMNA PANDEY on Feb 15, 2008 07:53 AM Permalink
Millions of tourists and pilgrims visit the cities of Allahabad, Varanasi and Ayodhya, as those are considered to be the holiest cities in India
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by Dinesh Kadam on Feb 15, 2008 09:43 AM Permalink
pandeji,
thats why india is nowhere today. UP politicians used divide and rule poiicy of the brits to the fullest. the other parts of nation are sufferinf due to these politicians
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by PRADYUMNA PANDEY on Feb 15, 2008 07:52 AM Permalink
Uttar Pradesh is the IT-HUB of North India with software exports next to Karanataka. But unlike South Indian states it is limited to particular areas only like NOIDA, Greater NOIDA,Ghaziabad etc. which lie in National Capital Region(NCR). Uttar Pradesh have booming electronics industries especially in UP-Delhi-NCR and Lucknow-Kanpur Corridor. It produces almost all types of durables.
