Rewa, India
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Rewa is formerly the capital of the princely state of Rewa
and former state of Vindhya Pradesh
in central India. It is an important city in the North Eastern part of Madhya Pradesh
state of India
bordering Allahabad, Mirzapur and Banda Districts of Uttar Pradesh
and Satna and Sidhi Districts of Madhya Pradesh
. It is the administrative center of Rewa District
and Rewa Division
. The City lies about 420 kilometres (261 mi) northeast of state capital Bhopal and 130 kilometres (81 mi) south of the city of Allahabad
. Rewa derives its name from another name for Narmada River
.
or Chalukya clan from Gujarat came to this area and ruled from Bandhavgarh under the first ruler Raja Vyaghradev. In the mid 1550s, Raja Ramachandra Singh Baghela maintained a musically talented court, including the legendary Tansen
. In 1617, Maharaja Vikramaditya Singh moved his capital to Rewa. Maharaja Martand Singh was the last ruler of Rewa who acceded to the Union of India after the country became independent.
Birbal
was born in Rewa Kingdom. The Emperor Sher Shah Suri
, died fighting with Ruler of Rewa Vir Singh at Fort of Kalinjar
.
Mohammed Jalaluddin Akbar, or Akbar The Great grew up in Rewa after his father, Humayun
, was driven in exile. Akbar received same education and upbringing that prince Ram Singh received. Maharaja Ramchandra Singh and Akbar stayed friends. Two of the Navratnas of Akbar, Tansen and Birbal (original name Mahesh Das.) were sent from Rewa by Maharaja Ramchandra Singh once Akbar became the Emperor of India.
Rewa is also famous for its white tigers, the first one, nicknamed Mohan, was caught in Rewa.
Sitar Virtuoso Pandit Ravi Shankar studied music from Alauddin Khan of Maihar
, also in Rewa.
Rewa is the first princely state in India to declare Hindi as a national language in times of Maharaja Gulab Singh. He is also credited for declaring the first responsible government in modern India, providing citizens of Rewa state a right to question monarch's decision.
In February 2007, the most extensive book on history of Rewa was published by Oxford University Press, New Delhi. It is named "Baghelkhand, or the Tigers’ Lair" and is authored by Dr D.E.U Baker, ex H.O.D, Department of History, St. Stephen's College, New Delhi after 12 years of gruelling research in which the author consulted numerous sources of information for Rewa's history like the state and national archieves as well as old records of Rewa state.
lying between the Kaimur range of hills and that portion of the Vindhya Range
known as Binjh, which overlook the valley of the Ganges. This plateau was for the most part cultivated and well peopled; two rich harvests were generally obtained every year. Water was generally plentiful; the country is full of large tanks and reservoirs, which however were not used for irrigation: that purpose was met by bunds or mounds of earth raised at the lower ends of sloping fields to retain the rain water for some time after the monsoon
rains cease. The country to the south of the Kaimur hills comprised the largest portion of the state. Cultivation
here was restricted to the valley between the hills and the Son River
.
The principal river is the Son
, which flows through the state in a northeasterly direction into Mirzapur District
. Another important river was the Tons
; neither is navigable. The annual rainfall averages about 41 in.
, Rewa had a population of about 400,000. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Rewa has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 64%. In Rewa, 13% of the population is under 6 years.
Hydro Power generation units At Silpara and Sirmour are located near Rewa City.
Private Engineering Colleges
Schools
Sainik School Rewa
located in civil lines, Rewa is the only Sainik School in Madhya Pradesh.
MODEL HIGHER SEC. SCHOOL : It run by MADHYMIC SHIKSHA MANDAL BHOPAL, This school have given so many scientist, doctor I.A.S.
Industrial Training Institutes (ITI)
The following trains, directly from Rewa for New Delhi
, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Bilaspur
, Kanpur, Aligarh, Allahabad
, Jhansi
, Satna
, Damoh
, Saugor, Khurai
, Vidisha
etc as under :
for other important cities like Mumbai
, Kolkata
, Chennai
, Bengaluru, Varanasi
, Nagpur
, Patna
, Hyderabad etc. direct trains are available from Satna Junction
.
Rewa (princely state)
Rewa was a princely state of India, surrounding its eponymous capital, the town of Rewa.-Description:With an area of about 13,000 mi², Rewa was the largest princely state in the Bagelkhand Agency and the second largest in Central India Agency. The British political agent for Bagelkhand resided...
and former state of Vindhya Pradesh
Vindhya Pradesh
Vindhya Pradesh is a former state of India. It occupied an area of 23,603 sq. miles. It was created in 1948, shortly after Indian independence, from the territories of the princely states in the eastern portion of the former Central India Agency. It was named for the Vindhya Range, which runs...
in central India. It is an important city in the North Eastern part of Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
state of 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...
bordering Allahabad, Mirzapur and Banda Districts of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
and Satna and Sidhi Districts of Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
. It is the administrative center of Rewa District
Rewa District
Rewa District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city Rewa is the district headquarters. Rewa is also known as land of white tigers.-Geography:...
and Rewa Division
Rewa Division
Rewa Division is an administrative geographical unit of Madhya Pradesh state of India situated in the North East part of state bordering with Uttar Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Bundelkhand part of Madhya Pradesh. Rewa is the administrative headquarters of the division...
. The City lies about 420 kilometres (261 mi) northeast of state capital Bhopal and 130 kilometres (81 mi) south of the city of Allahabad
Allahabad
Allahabad , or Settled by God in Persian, is a major city of India and is one of the main holy cities of Hinduism. It was renamed by the Mughals from the ancient name of Prayaga , and is by some accounts the second-oldest city in India. It is located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,...
. Rewa derives its name from another name for Narmada River
Narmada River
The Narmada , also called Rewa is a river in central India and the fifth largest river in the Indian subcontinent. It is the third largest river that completely flows within India after Ganges and Godavari...
.
History
In the 13th century AD, the Baghels/ Vaghelas who are believed to be originated from SolankiSolanki
The Solanki was a royal Hindu Indian dynasty that ruled parts of western and central India between the 10th to 13th centuries. A number of scholars including V. A. Smith assign them Gurjar origin....
or Chalukya clan from Gujarat came to this area and ruled from Bandhavgarh under the first ruler Raja Vyaghradev. In the mid 1550s, Raja Ramachandra Singh Baghela maintained a musically talented court, including the legendary Tansen
Tansen
Mia Tansen is considered among the greatest composer-musicians in Hindustani classical music. He was an extraordinarily gifted vocalist, known for a large number of compositions, and also an instrumentalist who popularized and improved the rabab .He was among the Navaratnas at the court of the...
. In 1617, Maharaja Vikramaditya Singh moved his capital to Rewa. Maharaja Martand Singh was the last ruler of Rewa who acceded to the Union of India after the country became independent.
Birbal
Birbal
Raja Birbal was the Grand Vizier of the Mughal court in the administration of the Mughal emperor Akbar. He one of his most trusted members along with being a part of Akbar's inner council of nine advisors, known as the navaratna, a Sanskrit word meaning nine jewels...
was born in Rewa Kingdom. The Emperor Sher Shah Suri
Sher Shah Suri
Sher Shah Suri , birth name Farid Khan, also known as Sher Khan , was the founder of the short-lived Sur Empire in northern India, with its capital at Delhi, before its demise in the hands of the resurgent Mughal Empire...
, died fighting with Ruler of Rewa Vir Singh at Fort of Kalinjar
Kalinjar
Kalinjar is a fortress-city in the Bundelkhand region of central India. Kalinjar is located in Banda District of Uttar Pradesh state, near the temple-city and World Heritage Site of Khajuraho. The fortress is strategically located on an isolated rocky hill at the end the Vindhya Range, at an...
.
Mohammed Jalaluddin Akbar, or Akbar The Great grew up in Rewa after his father, Humayun
Humayun
Nasir ud-din Muhammad Humayun was the second Mughal Emperor who ruled present day Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of northern India from 1530–1540 and again from 1555–1556. Like his father, Babur, he lost his kingdom early, but with Persian aid, he eventually regained an even larger one...
, was driven in exile. Akbar received same education and upbringing that prince Ram Singh received. Maharaja Ramchandra Singh and Akbar stayed friends. Two of the Navratnas of Akbar, Tansen and Birbal (original name Mahesh Das.) were sent from Rewa by Maharaja Ramchandra Singh once Akbar became the Emperor of India.
Rewa is also famous for its white tigers, the first one, nicknamed Mohan, was caught in Rewa.
Sitar Virtuoso Pandit Ravi Shankar studied music from Alauddin Khan of Maihar
Maihar
Maihar is a city and a municipality in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Maihar is known for the temple of revered mother goddess Sharda situated on Trikuta hill of Maihar.- Origin :...
, also in Rewa.
Rewa is the first princely state in India to declare Hindi as a national language in times of Maharaja Gulab Singh. He is also credited for declaring the first responsible government in modern India, providing citizens of Rewa state a right to question monarch's decision.
In February 2007, the most extensive book on history of Rewa was published by Oxford University Press, New Delhi. It is named "Baghelkhand, or the Tigers’ Lair" and is authored by Dr D.E.U Baker, ex H.O.D, Department of History, St. Stephen's College, New Delhi after 12 years of gruelling research in which the author consulted numerous sources of information for Rewa's history like the state and national archieves as well as old records of Rewa state.
Geography
Historical, the Rewa region was divided into two well-defined portions. The northern and smaller division was the plateauPlateau
In geology and earth science, a plateau , also called a high plain or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain. A highly eroded plateau is called a dissected plateau...
lying between the Kaimur range of hills and that portion of the Vindhya Range
Vindhya Range
The Vindhya Range is a range of older rounded mountains and hills in the west-central Indian subcontinent, which geographically separates the Indian subcontinent into northern India and Southern India.- Introduction :...
known as Binjh, which overlook the valley of the Ganges. This plateau was for the most part cultivated and well peopled; two rich harvests were generally obtained every year. Water was generally plentiful; the country is full of large tanks and reservoirs, which however were not used for irrigation: that purpose was met by bunds or mounds of earth raised at the lower ends of sloping fields to retain the rain water for some time after the monsoon
Monsoon
Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...
rains cease. The country to the south of the Kaimur hills comprised the largest portion of the state. Cultivation
Tillage
Tillage is the agricultural preparation of the soil by mechanical agitation of various types, such as digging, stirring, and overturning. Examples of human-powered tilling methods using hand tools include shovelling, picking, mattock work, hoeing, and raking...
here was restricted to the valley between the hills and the Son River
Son River
Son River of central India is the largest of the Ganges' southern tributaries. A British 1850s diary shows that the river was written in English as Soane.-Course:...
.
The principal river is the Son
Son River
Son River of central India is the largest of the Ganges' southern tributaries. A British 1850s diary shows that the river was written in English as Soane.-Course:...
, which flows through the state in a northeasterly direction into Mirzapur District
Mirzapur District
Mirzapur district is one of the 70 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The district is bounded on the north by Sant Ravidas Nagar and Varanasi districts, on the east by Chandauli district, on the south by Sonbhadra district and on the norhwest by Allahabad district. The district...
. Another important river was the Tons
Tons River
The Tons is the largest tributary of the Yamuna and flows through Garhwal region in Uttarakhand, touching Himachal Pradesh. The Tons thrust is named after this river....
; neither is navigable. The annual rainfall averages about 41 in.
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...
, Rewa had a population of about 400,000. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Rewa has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 64%. In Rewa, 13% of the population is under 6 years.
Industry Manufacturing
As this is a limestone belt and coal is found in the nearby districts of Shahdol, Umaria,Sidhi and Singrauli, cement factories are nearby andHydro Power generation units At Silpara and Sirmour are located near Rewa City.
Education
Higher Education- Shyam Shah Medical College
- Awadhesh Pratap Singh VishvavidalayaAwadhesh Pratap Singh UniversityAwadhesh Pratap Singh University is an autonomous institution in Rewa city, often called ‘the land of white tigers', located in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India. The university was named after Captain Awadhesh Pratap Singh, an eminent freedom fighter...
- Government Shyam Shah Medical College
- Government Engineering College, RewaGovernment Engineering College, RewaGovernment Engineering College, Rewa is an engineering college established by the state government at Rewa in Madhya Pradesh, India.The college was started by the state of Madhya Pradesh in 1964 in the present Science college building with Prof. S.R. Beedkar as founder Principal. Subsequently it...
(GEC) - Govt. Agriculture college Rewa
- Govt. Veterinary and Animal Husbandry college Rewa.
- Govt. Ayurvedic Medical College Rewa
- Degree and Post Graduate Colleges
- Govt. Science P.G. College
- Madhavrao Sadashivrao Govalkar college
- Thakur Ranmat Singh College
- Janta College
- Girls Degree college (GDC)
- NIC Computer & Information Technology
Private Engineering Colleges
- Rewa Institute Of Technology
- Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Technology
- Jaypee Polytechnic and Training Center[www.jptcr.ac.in]
- Rewa institute of Pharmacy for Degree and Diploma courses.
- Central Govt.sponsored New Govt.polytechnic college.
- Govt Sanskrit College.
- Govt. PG Education College.
- Govt Law College
- Saraswati Science College, Nirala Nagar
- Jaypee college of Education
Schools
Sainik School Rewa
Sainik School Rewa
Sainik School Rewa is one of the 24 Sainik Schools of India. It is a purely residential school for boys. The medium of instruction is English. Established by Government of India on 20 July, 1962 at the sprawling estate known as Yuvraj Bhawan which belonged to Maharaja Martand Singh Judeo,...
located in civil lines, Rewa is the only Sainik School in Madhya Pradesh.
- Government Martand Higher Secondary School near Civil lines police station is the oldest school of Rewa .
- Government Model Multipurpose Higher Secondary School, located in sirmour road an autonomous educational institute.
- Sacred Heart Convent School is situated near the railway station of Rewa city
- DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL (DPS) situated in saman, allahabad road has been started in Rewa from July2009.
- Jawahar navodaya vidyalaya is situated in sirmour tehsil of district.it was opened in 1993
- Kendriya Vidyalaya 1 & Kendriya Vidyalaya 2 are two Kendriya Vidyalayas affiliated to HRD ministry of Indi
- Jyoti Senior Secondary School situated in nehru nagar allahabad road f Dr Geeta Banerjee Family.
- Central Academy Senior Secondary School, located in civil lines near the NCC office. The School Runs The Co-Educational Classes From Nursery, Kg, Std. I to XII under CBSE.
- ShemfordShemfordShemford schools are a chain of formal schools in India. They are run and managed by the operators of India's first preschool chain, Shemrock. Shemford has around ten branches across India, including Hajipur, Kashipur, Kaithal, Najafgarh, Rohini, Hosur, Kagsar, Mirzapur, Pathankot, Patna, Rewa,...
Rewa CBSE 10+2 School - Sardar Patel Higher Secondary School JP Nagar
- Jay Jyoti School Jaypee Nagar
- The J J House school founded by the Dutch public aided charity project Holy World Foundation in 2003
- Saraswati Shishu Mandir located in Dhobiya tanky, Nirala nagar sirmour road, Nehru Nagar and Deendayaldham up to the 12th Std
- Model Ever Green High School is situated in mauganj tehsil village panni of district.it was opened in 1993 .
- Geetanjali Public School is a Co-Educational/ boys residential school (boarding facility) in Civil Lines, Rewa
- Other Govt Higher Secondary Schools like Martand and model Higher secondary schools.
- Bandhav Public school, Fort Rewa run by ex rular of Rewa
- Suraksha Public School (laxmanpur) is a unit of the trust name MAA Shakti Shiksa Evam Seva Samiti
- ECI SS School Near Venkat Vatalian Road
- Vidya Jyoti School, Sirmour Rewa
MODEL HIGHER SEC. SCHOOL : It run by MADHYMIC SHIKSHA MANDAL BHOPAL, This school have given so many scientist, doctor I.A.S.
Industrial Training Institutes (ITI)
- Gov. I.T.I.
- M.P.Birla Foundation I.T.I.
- Jaypee I.T.I.
Transport
- Railways: Rewa is connected to SatnaSatnaSatna is a city in central India and a municipal corporation in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Satna District. Satna is a border city of the state and is touched by the borders of the state of UttarPradesh.-History:Satna got its name...
through 50 km Rewa Satna Rail Line. Satna falls on Mumbai Howrah main line via AllahabadAllahabadAllahabad , or Settled by God in Persian, is a major city of India and is one of the main holy cities of Hinduism. It was renamed by the Mughals from the ancient name of Prayaga , and is by some accounts the second-oldest city in India. It is located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,...
.
The following trains, directly from Rewa for New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Bilaspur
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
Bilaspur is a city in Bilaspur District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, situated 111 km north of state capital, Raipur. It is the second-largest city in the state. It is the administrative headquarter of Bilaspur district...
, Kanpur, Aligarh, Allahabad
Allahabad
Allahabad , or Settled by God in Persian, is a major city of India and is one of the main holy cities of Hinduism. It was renamed by the Mughals from the ancient name of Prayaga , and is by some accounts the second-oldest city in India. It is located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,...
, Jhansi
Jhansi
Jhansi Hindi:झाँसी, , Marathi: झाशी, is a historical city of India. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi District and Jhansi Division. The original walled city grew up around its stone fort, which crowns a neighboring rock. This district is on the bank of river Betwa.The National...
, Satna
Satna
Satna is a city in central India and a municipal corporation in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Satna District. Satna is a border city of the state and is touched by the borders of the state of UttarPradesh.-History:Satna got its name...
, Damoh
Damoh
Damoh is a city in the Sagar Division of northeast Madhya Pradesh in India, east of state capital Bhopal and in north by Tikamgarh. It is the administrative headquarters of Damoh District.-Geography:...
, Saugor, Khurai
Khurai
Khurai ) is a city in Sagar District and a municipality in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is located on the north east region of Madhya Pradesh.-Geography:...
, Vidisha
Vidisha
Vidisha is a city in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India, located near the state capital Bhopal. Vidishā is the administrative headquarters of Vidisha District. The city was also known as Bhilsa during the medieval period.-Geography:...
etc as under :
- 12186/12185 - Rewa - Bhopal Rewanchal ExpressRewanchal ExpressThe Rewanchal Express or Bhopal Rewa Express is a daily express train operated by West Central Railway's, Bhopal division...
- 12447/12448 - Rewa - New Delhi ExpressRewa - New Delhi ExpressRewa Super Fast Express is an Indian Railways' express train which runs between the cities of Rewa in Madhya Pradesh and New Delhi, India. It runs on the North Central Railways section which is part of the busy Grand Trunk section...
- 11451/11452 - Rewa - Jabalpur Intercity Express
- 51701/51702 - Rewa - Jabalpur Passenger
- 51751/51752 - Rewa - Bilaspur Passenger
- 51753/51754 - Rewa - Chirmiri Passenger
for other important cities like Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, Bengaluru, Varanasi
Varanasi
-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...
, Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
, Patna
Patna
Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...
, Hyderabad etc. direct trains are available from Satna Junction
Satna Junction
Satna Railway Station is the main railway station in Satna, a major city of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located about one km from Satna town. The station sees heavy usage, with over 40 trains stopping here on a daily basis...
.
- Road: Rewa falls in India's longest Highway NH 7 Varanasi to KanyaKumari Via Mirzapur, Katni, Jabalpur, Nagpur,Hyderabad, Bangalore. NH 27 To Allahabad, NH 75 From Ranchi To Gwaliar pass through Rewa.
- Air: Nearest Airports are KhajurahoKhajuraho AirportKhajuraho Airport is an airport in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India.- Airlines and destinations :...
, jabalpur& VaranasiVaranasi-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...
. Rewa has also got Air Strip at Churhata.
Hospitals and medical facilities
Hospitals- Sanjay Gandhi Hospital (Government Medical College)
- Mahatma Gandhi Hospital (Government Medical College),
- Government Hospital bichiya, Rewa
- Goswami Nursing Home Amahiya, Rewa
- Agarwal Nursing Home, University Road
- Chaursiya Nursing Home, Dhobia Tanki
- Arya Nursing Home, Gurh Chouraha
- Pasonya Nursing Home ,Boda Bag Road
- Singhal Nursing Home, Bara,
- Tirth Memorial Nursing Home University Road
- Sagar Nursing Home, Hedgewar Colony,
- Jain Maternity and Pediatrics Hospital, Kala Mandir Road.
- Savitri Nursing Home Near New Bus Stand
- Sai kripa nursing home boda bagh
- shivkripa clinic, bichiya
Peoples Representatives
- Government Website
Name Designation Parliamentary/Assembly Constituency Comrade Azad Singh Chief Regional Commander,Peoples Liberation Army CPI- Maoist,Vindhya Region Shri Devraj S Patel Member of Parliament Member of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...10- Rewa Shri Rajkumar Urmaliya M.L.A 68- Sirmour Shri Abhay Kumar Mishra M.L.A 69- Semariya Shri Ram Garib Kol M.L.A 70- Teonthar Shri Laxman Tiwari M.L.A 71- Mauganj Shri Girish Gautam M.L.A 72- Deotalab Smt. Panna Bai Prajapati M.L.A 73- Mangawan Shri Rajendra Shukla Rajendra Shukla (politician)Rajendra Shukla Aka Raju Bhaiya is the Mining and Forest minister in state government from BJP and a MLA from Rewa, India constituency of Rewa District of the state.- Personal:...State Minister, Forest, Bio Diversity/Bio Technology, Mineral Resources, Law and Legislative Affaires 74- Rewa Shri Nagendra Singh M.L.A. 75- Gurh Smt. Maya S. Patel President, Jila Panchayat Rewa Shri Shivendra S. Patel Mayor, Nagar Nigam Rewa Shri Ripudaman Singh President, Nagar Nigam Rewa Shri Rahul G. Gautam Vice President, Jila Panchayat Rewa
Places to visit
- Rewa Fort in city
- Rewa Fort Museum from which Movie Asoka's weapons were loaned
- Venkat Bhawan and Shiva temple in city
- Rani Talab Temple and Water Tank, in city.
- Shilpi Plaza one of the best shopping complex in whole Madhya Pradesh
- Govindgarh Lake and Fort, 20 km away
- Chachai Water Falls, Near Sirmour 40 km Away
- Keonti Water Falls, Near Lalgaon 40 km Away
- Big statue of GOD shiva called "Bhairom BaBa" at Gurh 30 km away and nearby the statue there is a natural lake called " Kudia",there is also famous tample of " shiv ji & alliad gods". there is also a famous pond of "rani ka talab" & Maharua ka talab. Maharua ka talab is famous for its " shankhas in small size " and also the water is famous for removal of skin diseases.
Notable people
- TansenTansenMia Tansen is considered among the greatest composer-musicians in Hindustani classical music. He was an extraordinarily gifted vocalist, known for a large number of compositions, and also an instrumentalist who popularized and improved the rabab .He was among the Navaratnas at the court of the...
started his musical career from here before moving to Akbar's court. - BirbalBirbalRaja Birbal was the Grand Vizier of the Mughal court in the administration of the Mughal emperor Akbar. He one of his most trusted members along with being a part of Akbar's inner council of nine advisors, known as the navaratna, a Sanskrit word meaning nine jewels...
(Born as Mahesh Das from Sihawal, Sidhi) originated from here before moving to Akbar's court. - Allauddin KhanAllauddin KhanAllauddin Khan , was a Bengali sarodiya and multi-instrumentalist, composer and one of the most renowned music teachers of the 20th Century in Indian classical music.In 1935, he toured Europe, along with Uday Shankar's ballet troupe, and later also worked at his...
, famous Sitar legend, was based in Maihar - Sriniwas TiwariSriniwas TiwariShriyut Sriniwas Tiwari also known as the White Tiger , 'Lion Of Vindhya Pradesh',Dada Ji is the former Madhya Pradesh Speaker and Minister and one of the most known and powerful leader of and an advocate for the Vindhya Pradesh Region in MP...
, Ex Speaker, and Ex Minister MP Government - Late Arjun SinghArjun SinghArjun Singh was an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress party. He was the Union Minister of Human Resource Development in the Manmohan Singh cabinet from 2004 to 2009....
, Ex Chief Minister of MP, Ex Governor of Punjab and Ex Union HRD Minister of Govt. of India belonged to RewaRewaRewa may refer to:*Rewa Province, Fiji*Rewa, Poland*Rewa's Village, a community project in Kerikeri, New Zealand, named after a Maori chief*Rewa F.C...
devision Sidhi DistrictSidhi DistrictSidhi district is one of the districts of Madhya Pradesh state of India. The town of Sidhi is the district headquarters. The district is part of Rewa Division.-History:...