• the Satyashodhak Communist Party was founded in Maharastra, India, in 1978, seeking to combine the philosophies of Karl Marx, B.R. Ambedkar and Jyotirao Phule?

Facts on topics related to Maharastra

Gujarat

• more than 130 people died in July 2009 after consuming adulterated bootleg liquor in Gujarat, India, where alcohol consumption is prohibited?
• Iranshah Âtash Bahrâm in Udvada, a town in Gujarat, India, is the holiest fire temple for the Parsi community?
• in the 1508 Battle of Chaul in India, a Mamluk-Gujarati fleet defeated a Portuguese fleet under Lourenço de Almeida?
• of the twenty-three species of bustard found in the world, the Great Indian Bustard (pictured), found in Kutch Bustard Sanctuary in Gujurat, is the only one listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List?
• the Janata Morcha had defeated Indira Gandhi's Congress (R) in the elections in Gujarat, 15 days before the start of the Indian Emergency on June 26, 1975?
• the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial, which is located in the Moti Shahi Mahal in Ahmedabad, was built by Emperor Shahjahan and was formerly the residence of the Governor of Gujarat?
• the Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat, home to the endangered Asian Wild Ass, is the largest wildlife sanctuary of India?