Uttar Pradesh Divas 24 January 2021: What is the significance and history of Uttar Pradesh Day

Uttar Pradesh Divas 24 January 2021

Why is Uttar Pradesh's foundation day celebrated on 24 January?

There is a reason behind celebrating UP day on this date. Before 24 January 1950, this state was known as United Proving. Uttar Pradesh got its name on 24 January 1950. It was established on 1 April 1937 during British rule as the United Provinces of Agra and Awadh. During the British rule, it was called United Province which was changed to Uttar Pradesh on 24 January 1950.

Let me tell you that since 24 January 1989, people living in Maharashtra used to celebrate Uttar Pradesh Foundation Day on the same date every year. There was a lot of controversy regarding this matter. The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena opposed celebrating the day in Maharashtra. Amarjeet Mishra credited the UP Day program in Maharashtra on 24 January. He wished that this day should also be celebrated in Uttar Pradesh. When UP Governor Ram Naik became President, Amarjeet made this proposal before the Governor, on which the Governor decided and sent the proposal to the then Samajwadi Government, but for some reason he could not succeed. Later, the Bharatiya Janata Party government came to the state, then the proposal was sent again by Governor Ramnaik. After which the Yogi government accepted this proposal and decided to celebrate Uttar Pradesh Day every year. Since 2018, this day is being celebrated in Uttar Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh is the largest state in the country

Uttar Pradesh is the largest state in the country by population. The population of this state is about 22 crores. The population of this state is so much that if Uttar Pradesh was not an independent state but it would be the sixth-largest country after China, India, America, Indonesia and Brazil on the basis of population. Talking about the population ratio of this state, according to the 2011 census, the number of females per 1000 males is 908.

How many districts

Currently, Uttar Pradesh is the state with the most districts. There are 75 districts in total. Lakhampur Kheri is the largest district in Uttar Pradesh, depending on the scope. After UP, Madhya Pradesh with 52 districts comes. Goa is the state with the least districts with just two districts. The capital of this state is Lucknow.

Apart from 75 districts, the state is divided into 18 mandals. These are Aligarh Division, Agra Division, Azamgarh Division, Prayagraj Division, Kanpur Division, Gorakhpur Division, Chitrakoot Mandal, Jhansi Mandal, Devipatan Mandal, Ayodhya Mandal, Basti Mandal, Bareilly Mandal, Mirzapur Mandal, Moradabad Division, Meerut Division, Lucknow Division, Varanasi Mandal and Saharanpur are divisions.

The state is spread over how many square kilometers

It covers 243,290 square kilometers (93,933 sq mi), which is equivalent to 7.33% of the total area of India.

What is the state language and dialects?

Uttar Pradesh is such a big state that here you will find people with different dialects but only a few others. By the way, the language of this state is Hindi. 94.08 percent of the population of Uttar Pradesh speaks Hindi. Apart from the Hindi language, as we have told, the state is so big that many types of dialect are also spoken in it. Awadhi spoke in the Awadh region of eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bhojpuri spoke in the Bhojpuri region of eastern Uttar Pradesh, and Brajbhasha spoke in western Uttar Pradesh of the Braj region. Urdu is given the status of the second official language.

Which religion people are the most in the state

Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of people of the Hindu religion. Hinduism is practiced by more than three-fourths of the state's population. After this, Islam is the second-largest religious group.

The state is rich in culture and literature

This state is the center of the culture of many religions. This state is known for architecture, painting, music, dance. This state is the heritage of the ancient civilization of Hindus. Vedic literature mantra, Manusmriti, epic-Valmiki Ramayana, and notable parts of Mahabharata are alive in many ashrams here.

This state also has a deep connection with music. Musicians like Tansen and Baiju Bawra were in the court of Mughal emperor Akbar, who is still famous in the state and the entire country. The two most famous instruments of Indian music, the sitar (the stringed instrument of the Veena family) and the tabla flourished in this region during this period.

Apart from this, in the 18th century, Kathak is the most famous classical dance form of Northern India, developed in the 18th century as a devotional dance in the temples of Vrindavan and Mathura in Uttar Pradesh. The folk songs of the rural areas of this state are quite famous.

Talking about literature, one writer and poet was born on the land of Uttar Pradesh, more than one. Goswami Tulsidas, Kabirdas, Surdas, Bharatendu Harishchandra, Acharya Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi, Acharya Ram Chandra Shukla, Munshi Premchand, Jaishankar Prasad, Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', Sumitranandan Pant, Maithilesharan Gupt, Sohan Lal Dwivedi, Harivanshirai Bachchan, Mahavanshi Rai Raza, Hazari Prasad Dwivedi, Agnayya etc. are some such big names.

It is not that only Hindi or Sanskrit literature is rich in the state. More than one name of Urdu literature is also associated with Uttar Pradesh. Countless poets like Firaq, Josh Malihabadi, Akbar Allahabad, Nazir, Wasim Barelvi, Chakbast are the pride of not only Uttar Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh is also a great place for tourism

There are more than one thing worth seeing in this state. There are many religious places in Uttar Pradesh for tourists, while the Taj Mahal, the most beautiful sign of love, is also in this state. Among the pilgrimage places are Varanasi, Ayodhya, Vindhyachal, Chitrakoot, Shakambharidevi Saharanpur, Prayag, Soron, Mathura, Vrindavan, Deva Sharif, Naimisharanya etc.