Maharashtra Day

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Maharashtra Day on May 1 is celebrated in Maharashtra, a state on western coast of India. Maharashtra attained statehood on 1st of May, 1960 when the then state Bombay was divided into two states, Maharashtra and Gujarat on the basis of different languages, Marathi and Gujarati, under the Bombay re-organization act. Maharashtra retained old capital Bombay, which was later renamed Mumbai.

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