As I belong to
this place and as I started blogging, I thought of starting it by scribbling a
few words about REWA (M.P.), my home town.
Rewa is another
name for Narmada River, Bichiya is the main river that flows in the heart of
the city, and also there are two tributaries of Ganga, Tamas and Son that flow
through the city which forms many waterfalls as they proceed. Most part of the
district was held by the Maurya dynasty which ruled in the 3rd century
B.C. After our country became independent, the Rewa ruler acceded to the Union
of India. The present Rewa district came into existence in 1950. Raja
Ramachandra Singh Baghela maintained a musically talented court, including the
legendary TANSEN. The district is bordered by Allahabad (U.P.), on the
north. Sher Shah Suri, died while fighting with the Ruler of Rewa Vir
Singh at Fort of Kalinjar. Akbar The Great grew up in Rewa after his
father, Humayun was in exile. Akbar received same education and upbringing that
prince Ram Singh received and both stayed friends. Two of the Navratnas of
Akbar, Tansen and Birbal (original name Mahesh Das, born in Sidhi district of
Rewa.) were sent from Rewa by Maharaja Ramchandra singh once Akbar became the
Emperor of India. Sitar Virtuoso Ravi Shankar Sharma studied music from
Alauddin Khan of Maihar, also in Rewa.
Rewa is also
famous for its white tigers; the first captive white tiger was named Mohan
which was caught in 1951 in the forests of Rewa by Maharaja of Rewa
(Bandhavgarh, the hunting capital
of King of Rewa now better known as Bandhavgarh National Park). It is believed
that the first white tigers of Asia were found in Rewa Kingdom. Most white
tigers in captivity today are descendants of a Mohan. Bandhavgarah National
Park is a world famous tiger reserve in India. It is a common saying "U r
lucky if u gets to spot a tiger in a national park, but u r very unlucky if u
could not spot a tiger in Bandhavgarh National Park".
The people over
here (Rewa) are very fond of suparis (Betel nut) and paan (Betel); it is also
known for supari made toys. Rewa has a belt of limestone and also blessed with
coal, so various cement factories have developed in and around the district
like Jaypee group in Naubasta, Bela (dist. Satna) and Bhagwar (dist.Sidhi)
and The JAYPEE group has made a township known as Jaypee Nagar in Rewa. Asia's
biggest cement factory Prism cement (prev. Rasi Cement) produces near Rewa at
Satna Distt. Most of the population belong to traders group; few are into
government jobs, lecturers/teachers in school/colleges/university.
So that was a
small snapshot of Rewa, my hometown... :)
