Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava (Chhattisgarh, India)
Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava
In the state of Chhattisgarh, India, 1 November of every year is celebrated as Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava, as a celebration of the state's official recognition in 2000. The mythological name of Chhattisgarh is Kaushal Rajya. The President of India gave his consent to the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 on 25 August with the Government of India setting 1 November 2000 as the day Chhattisgarh would be carved out of Madhya Pradesh.
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Pradesh to the northwest, Maharashtra to the southwest, Jharkhand to the northeast, Odisha to the east, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to the south. Formerly a part of Madhya Pradesh, it was granted statehood on 1 November 2000 with Raipur as the designated state capital.
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area; the most populous country since 2023; and, since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia.
November 1
November 1 is the 305th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 60 days remain until the end of the year.