ChhindwaraChhindwara is a city in India and a Municipal Corporation in Chhindwara district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The city is the administrative headquarters of Chhindwara District. Chhindwara is reachable by rail or road from adjacent cities Betul, Jabalpur and Nagpur. The nearest airport is in Nagpur (130 km); however there is a small airport located in the city which is not serviceable for passenger planes. It was believed that Chhindwara District was full of "Chhind" trees (wild date palms) many years ago, and the place was called "Chhind"-"Wada" (wada means place).
District de BetulBetul district is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city of Betul serves as its administrative headquarters. The district is a part of Narmadapuram Division. It lies almost wholly on the Satpura range and occupies nearly the whole width of the range between the Narmada Valley on the north and the Berar plains on the south. Little is known of the early history of the district except that it must have been the centre of the first of the four ancient Gond kingdoms of Kherla, Deogarh, Garha-Mandla and Chanda-Sirpur.
District de SeoniSeoni District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Seoni is the district headquarters. The district was created as a separate District in the newly created Chief Commissioner's Province in 1861, but was merged with the adjoining Chhindwada District in 1931. The District was, however, revived on the day the new state of Madhya Pradesh was created viz 1st November 1956. The name of the district originated from the word 'Seona' (Gudina arborea), a species of tree commonly found in the area.
Gondi (langue)Gondi (), natively known as Koitur (Kōī, Kōītōr), is a South-Central Dravidian language, spoken by about three million Gondi people, chiefly in the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and by small minorities in neighbouring states. Although it is the language of the Gond people, it is highly endangered, with only one fifth of Gonds speaking the language. Gondi has a rich folk literature, examples of which are wedding songs and narrations.
NarmadaLa Narmada ou Narbada (aussi Nerboudda ou Nerbuddah, également connu sous le nom de Reva) est un fleuve qui coule d'est en ouest dans le centre de l'Inde. Il fait partie des sept rivières sacrées de l'Inde. Le fleuve Narmada forme la limite traditionnelle entre le Deccan et la plaine indo-gangétique. Il prend sa source à Amarkantak dans les monts Maikal au Madhya Pradesh. L'essentiel de son cours se trouve dans cet État. Il traverse sur quelques dizaines de kilomètres l'État du Maharashtra puis se jette dans l'océan Indien dans le golfe de Cambay au Gujarat (mer d'Arabie).
JabalpurJabalpur, formerly Jubbulpore, is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. According to the 2011 census, it is the third-largest urban agglomeration in Madhya Pradesh and the country's 38th-largest urban agglomeration. Jabalpur is an important administrative, industrial and business center of Madhya Pradesh. It is the judicial capital of Madhya Pradesh as The Madhya Pradesh High Court along with other important administrative headquarters of India and Madhya Pradesh are located in Jabalpur.
Central Provinces and BerarThe Central Provinces and Berar was a province of British India and later the Dominion of India which existed from 1903 to 1950. It was formed by the merger of the Central Provinces with the province of Berar, which was territory leased by the British from the Hyderabad State. Through an agreement signed on 5 November 1902, 6th Nizam Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI leased Berar permanently to the British for an annual payment of 25 lakhs rupees. Lord Curzon decided to merge Berar with the Central Provinces, and this was proclaimed on 17 September 1903.
Gonds (peuple)thumb|Femmes de la tribu Gond, district d'Umaria, M.P., Inde. Le peuple Gond est le plus grand groupe tribal de l'Inde avec une population dépassant 12 millions d'habitants (2017). Sur le plan linguistique, les Gonds appartiennent au sous-groupe gondi – manda de la branche sud-centrale de la famille des langues dravidiennes. Néanmoins, en 2014, la moitié de la population gond parle une langue indo-aryenne. Les Gonds sont dispersés sur les territoires de Madhya Pradesh (4,5 millions), Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Bengale-Occidental, Jharkhand, Orissa, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh (Telangana) et Karnataka.
NagpurNagpur ou Nagpour (marathi : नागपुर Nāgpur) est une ville du centre de l'Inde, dans le Maharashtra. C'est la troisième plus grande ville et la capitale d'hiver de cet État. Elle compte environ , ce qui en fait la treizième ville la plus peuplée du pays. Nagpur est une des 100 villes sélectionnée par le programme Smart Cities du gouvernement. Elle est surnommée Orange city pour sa production d'oranges. Nagpur est le siège de la session d'hiver de l'assemblée de l'État du Maharashtra.
Madhya PradeshLe Madhya Pradesh (en मध्य प्रदेश, Madhya Pradeś, , « province centrale ») est un État au centre de l’Inde. Sa capitale est Bhopal. Jusqu'au , le Madhya Pradesh était l'État le plus étendu de l'Inde, jusqu'à ce que l'État de Chhattisgarh soit créé à partir de ses districts orientaux. Les États frontaliers sont l'Uttar Pradesh, le Chhattisgarh, le Maharashtra, le Gujarat et le Rajasthan. Une grande partie de l'État était sous le contrôle de l'Empire moghol pendant le règne de l'empereur Akbar.
