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Chhoti Sadri
Chhoti Sadri (Hindi
: छोटी सादड़ी is a city and a municipality
in Pratapgarh
district in the state of Rajasthan
, India
. It is situated near Neemuch
on the Ajmer
-Khandwa
railway line.
This place was famous for a temple of Devi built in the 5th century AD. This temple is now known as Bhavar Mata.
clan Kshatriya
s has been mentioned in an inscription found in Bhavar Mata temple on a hillock near village 'Chhoti Sadri' in Pratapgarh
. It is in Brahmi
script and Sanskrit language. Pandit Gauri Shankar Hirachand Ojha has written about the inscription of 'Chhoti Sadri' in an article published in Nagari pracharini-patrika, part 13, issue-1 under the title Gaur namak agyat kshatriya vansh - गौर नामक अज्ञात क्षत्रिय वंश. Some lines from that inscription are as under in Sanskrit language:
भां गुणा गणोघम (पींन्टपाणाम) (3)
The above inscription proves that Maharaja Dhanya soma (धान्य सोम) was a popular king of Gor
Kshatriya
clan. Rajyavardhan (राज्यवर्द्धण), Rashtra (राष्ट्र) and Yasha Gupta (यश गुप्त) rulers followed in succession. The inscription also reveals that the Gor kings had constructed goddess temple in memory of their ancestors on magha shukla 10 in samvat 547 (491 AD). The inscription proves the rule of Gor kings near 'Chhoti Sadadi' place in Rajasthan
in 6th century. They were considered to be powerful till the rule of Maharana Raimal.
Meenas
and Bhil
tribe dominated the area in later period. and this city also kwon as GOLDEN CITY (Swarn Nagri).
, Chhoti Sadri had a urban population of 16,602. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Chhoti Sadri has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 80% and female literacy of 60%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Lots of CA ,Engineers and scientist are produced from this small town who are working for MNCs and Govt Organisation such as DRDO. But still docs are not coming out good no.
Chhoti Sadri (Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
: छोटी सादड़ी is a city and a municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Pratapgarh
Pratapgarh, Rajasthan
Pratapgarh, is a town in Rajasthan, India. It is the district headquarters of Pratapgarh district the newest District of Rajasthan. Famous for its Thewa art, the town is surrounded by tribal villages.- History :...
district in the state of Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is situated near Neemuch
Neemuch
Neemuch or Nimach is a town in the Malwa region in state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Neemuch shares its north eastern border with state of Rajasthan. It is the administrative headquarters of Neemuch District. Nimach is an abbreviation of "North India Mounted Artillery & Cavalry Headquarters"...
on the Ajmer
Ajmer
Ajmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...
-Khandwa
Khandwa
Khandwa is a town in the Nimaad region of Madhya Pradesh, an Administrative State in central India. It is the administrative headquarters of Khandwa District, formerly known as East Nimar District.Khandwa is an ancient town, with many places of worship, like many other towns in India...
railway line.
This place was famous for a temple of Devi built in the 5th century AD. This temple is now known as Bhavar Mata.
Inscription at Chhoti Sadri
The rule of GoraGoraa
Goraa and Gora are alternative spellings for a gotra among the Ror Kshatriyas of North India.- History :Gora and Badal are the central heroes of many "Bardic Tales" in the history of Rajputana. These two warriors played a great role and won eternal fame while trying to protect Rani Padmini from the...
clan Kshatriya
Kshatriya
*For the Bollywood film of the same name see Kshatriya Kshatriya or Kashtriya, meaning warrior, is one of the four varnas in Hinduism...
s has been mentioned in an inscription found in Bhavar Mata temple on a hillock near village 'Chhoti Sadri' in Pratapgarh
Pratapgarh, Rajasthan
Pratapgarh, is a town in Rajasthan, India. It is the district headquarters of Pratapgarh district the newest District of Rajasthan. Famous for its Thewa art, the town is surrounded by tribal villages.- History :...
. It is in Brahmi
Brāhmī script
Brāhmī is the modern name given to the oldest members of the Brahmic family of scripts. The best-known Brāhmī inscriptions are the rock-cut edicts of Ashoka in north-central India, dated to the 3rd century BCE. These are traditionally considered to be early known examples of Brāhmī writing...
script and Sanskrit language. Pandit Gauri Shankar Hirachand Ojha has written about the inscription of 'Chhoti Sadri' in an article published in Nagari pracharini-patrika, part 13, issue-1 under the title Gaur namak agyat kshatriya vansh - गौर नामक अज्ञात क्षत्रिय वंश. Some lines from that inscription are as under in Sanskrit language:
- तस्या प्रणम्य प्रकरोम्यह x x जस्त्रम
भां गुणा गणोघम (पींन्टपाणाम) (3)
- x x कुलो (भद्) वव (ञ् श) गौरा
- क्षात्रेप (दे) सतत दीक्षित x शौंडा ।
- x x x
- धान्य सोम इति क्षत्र गणस्य मध्ये (4)
- ... ... ...
- x x किल राज्य जित प्रतापो
- यो राज्यवर्द्धण (न) गुणै कृत नाम धेयः
- x x x
- जातः सुतो करि करायत दीर्घ बाहु ।
- नाम्ना स राष्ट्र इति प्रोद्धत पुन्य (पय) कीर्ति (6)
- सोयम यशो भरण भूषित सर्व गात्रः
- प्रोत्फुल पद्मः ......तायत चारु नेत्रः ।
- दक्षो दयालु रिह शासित शत्रु पक्षः ।
- क्षमां शासति ....यश गुप्त इति क्षितीन्दुः (8)
- तेनेयं भूतधात्री क्रतु मिरिहचिता (पूर्व) श्रंगेव भाति
- प्रासादे रद्रि तुंगैः शशिकर वषुषैः स्थापितेः भूषिताद्य
- नाना दानेन्दु शुभ्रैर्द्विजवर भवनैर्येन लक्ष्मीर्व्विभक्ता ।
- x x x स्थित यश वषुशा श्री महाराज गौरः (11)
- यातेषु पंचसु शतेष्वथ वत्सराणाम्
- द्वे विंशतीसम धिकेषु स सप्तकेषु ।।
- माघस्य शुक्ल दिवसे त्वगमत्प्रतिष्ठाम् ।
- प्रोत्फुल्ल कुन्द धवलोज्वलिते दश म्याम् (13)
The above inscription proves that Maharaja Dhanya soma (धान्य सोम) was a popular king of Gor
Goraa
Goraa and Gora are alternative spellings for a gotra among the Ror Kshatriyas of North India.- History :Gora and Badal are the central heroes of many "Bardic Tales" in the history of Rajputana. These two warriors played a great role and won eternal fame while trying to protect Rani Padmini from the...
Kshatriya
Kshatriya
*For the Bollywood film of the same name see Kshatriya Kshatriya or Kashtriya, meaning warrior, is one of the four varnas in Hinduism...
clan. Rajyavardhan (राज्यवर्द्धण), Rashtra (राष्ट्र) and Yasha Gupta (यश गुप्त) rulers followed in succession. The inscription also reveals that the Gor kings had constructed goddess temple in memory of their ancestors on magha shukla 10 in samvat 547 (491 AD). The inscription proves the rule of Gor kings near 'Chhoti Sadadi' place in Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
in 6th century. They were considered to be powerful till the rule of Maharana Raimal.
Meenas
Meenas
Meenas, Meena, Meenoat or Mina is a caste and community mainly found in Rajasthan, India. The name Mina is derived from Meen,meaning 'fish' in Sanskrit, and the Minas claim descent from the Matsya Avatar, or fish incarnation, of Vishnu.Meenas celebrate Meenesh Jayanti in the name of Vishnu on 3...
and Bhil
Bhil
Bhils are primarily an Adivasi people of Central India. Bhils are also settled in the Tharparkar District of Sindh, Pakistan. They speak the Bhil languages, a subgroup of the Western Zone of the Indo-Aryan languages....
tribe dominated the area in later period. and this city also kwon as GOLDEN CITY (Swarn Nagri).
Geography
Chhoti Sadri is located at 24.38°N 74.70°E. It has an average elevation of 485 m (1,591.2 ft).Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Chhoti Sadri had a urban population of 16,602. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Chhoti Sadri has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 80% and female literacy of 60%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Lots of CA ,Engineers and scientist are produced from this small town who are working for MNCs and Govt Organisation such as DRDO. But still docs are not coming out good no.