Chhattisgarh - A Glimpse
Jai Johar! जय जोहार! November 1st is celebrated as Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava because Chhattisgarh was officially declared as an independent state on November 1, 2000, by the Government of India. Actually, November 1 is the foundation day of 6 states of India namely Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, and Haryana. 1 नवंबर ला छत्तीसगढ़ राज्योत्सव या छत्तीसगढ़ स्थापना दिवस क रूप मा मनाये जाथे। साल 2000 मा इहि दिन भारत सरकार ह छत्तीसगढ़ ला एक सवतंत्र राज घोषित करे रिहिस। 1 नवंबर के दिन अपन जनमदिन मनाये वाला छत्तीसगढ़ राज अकेला नो हे, मध्य परदेश, करनाटक, केरल, पंजाब अउ हरिआना घलो अपन जनमदिन एहि दिन मनाये बर जाने जाथें। Image Courtesy: Creator of the image & J Aman Kunjam In ancient times, people used to call it Dakshina Kosala . According to Ramayana, it is the birthplace of Maata Kaushilya . So basically it is the maternal home of Shree Rama. This is the reason why maternal uncles used to touch the feet of their nieces and nephews in our culture. The name Chhattisgarh