- Mowgli was in reality:
Pench Tiger Reserve is the real land of Mogli, " The Kipling country " and the area of the famous ''The Jungle Book". Rudyard Kipling was awarded the first noble prize for literature in 1907 for his brilliant work, which includes the jungle book. There existed a real human child who was nurtured by wolves. This child was caught by Leut. John Moor under the guidance of Col. William Sleeman in 1831. Rudyard Kipling took the clue from Willium Sleeman's writing on Wolf nurturing childrens and a book on "Camp life of Seoni" by R.A. Sterendale
- Tiger Population:
As per latest counting figures published by Government department, Madhya Pradesh is still leading in Tiger population.
- Famous sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar and the sarod player Ali Akbar Khan learned music in Holy city Maihar under Ustad Allauddin Khan. Maihar is about 40 km. from Satna city, 65km. away from Katni city, and 157 km. from Jabalpur city.
- Col. William Henery Sleeman:
Britisher responsible for cracking down Thugee gangs (road-side robbers) of India during British rule in India in 18th century. There are some Thugs (tribal gang of robbers) who had strangled to death more than 800 peoples using their turban. About 1300 persons were hanged till death on the charge of Thugee. At that time Jabalpur was headquarter of Thugee department. Sleeman also worked for restricting Sati ritual in local area in which widow jumps into bonfire to end her life on death of his husband. There is a small town called ‘Sleemanabad’ on the name of Sleeman, now a days gaining popularity due to presence of marble mines in area. Sleeman wrote many books also on local kingdoms, indian history, intelligence service etc. still referred by researchers, intelligence wings etc. His Descendents still use to visit India. He was one officer who was loved and admired by local people for his work & social service.
- Holy Narmada river :
Narmada river is much older then holy river Ganges. River Ganga came into existence after formation of Himalayan mountain ranges where as Narmada River was in existence when himalayan mountains were not present in earth. It is said that once in a year Ganga takes bath in river Narmada to purify itself which means Narmada River is considered superior than Ganga river. Lot of devotees in India and from rest of the world do Narmada Parikrama as a special worship of holy river narmada.
- Narmada river valley has rich fossils in itself. Here fossils of Dinosaurs, egg-shells of Dinosaurs, stone-age tools etc were found. Many fossils are dated about 65 million years old. Many fossils are yet to be discovered. Narmada river valley is spread over Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat states of India.
- Tribal Population:Madhya Pradesh have highest tribal population in compare to any other state of India. It is said that about 35% of total tribal population of India is still living in Madhya Pradesh, India.
- Some of the famous personalities from Madhya Pradesh are as follows:
- Tansen : Father of Hindustani classical music, Tansen was from Behat near Gwalior. He was born in Brahmin Pandey family. In his childhood he use to scare people by producing voice of various animals. Her learned music from teacher named Swami Haridas.
- Baiju Bawra : One who managed to defeat Tansen in music competition. Baiju Bawra was born in Chanderi District of Madhya Pradesh. He was from Brahmin Mishra family. He was crazy in love with a dancer due to which “Bawra” means crazy word was added in his name. His teacher was also same Swami Haridas.
- Lata Mangeshkar : Unmatched legendry playback singer Lata Mangeshkar was born in Indore city of Madhya Pradesh.
- Trio brothers Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar & Kishore Kumar were from Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh.
- Jaya Bachchan : Senior film actress Jaya Bachchan was born in Jabalpur city of Madhya Pradesh. Her schooling was done in Bhopal, capital of State of Madhya Pradesh.
- Osho alias Acharya Rajneesh : Spiritual leader Osho was also born and grown up in Narsingpur district of Madhya Pradesh. He did his initial meditational practices in hills of Jabalpur.
- Chandrasekher Azad : Chandrasekher azad was born in Bhavra village in Jhabua District of Madhya Pradesh. He was from Brahmin Tiwari family and created history in Indian freedom struggle.
- Actor Arjun Rampal : Bollywood model turned actor Mr. Arjun Rampal was born in Jabalpur city of Madhya Pradesh, India. He spent some time of his childhood in Jabalpur city.
- HCL Technologies Co-founder Mr. Ajai Choudhary : Mr. Ajai Choudhary is a son of an IAS Officer. When his father was posted in Jabalpur, he spent useful time of his youth in Jabalpur city and received his engineering degree from Jabalpur Engineering College.
- Sharat Saxena of Bollywood : Mr. Sharat Saxena who played many villian roles in bollywood movies was born in Satna District of Madhya Pradesh, India. He played memorable role (Ronnie) in Aamir Khan's movie Gulam (1998), in which he played the role of a bookie. Similarly he played many character roles also in many movies like Soldier, Baghban, Bhagam Bhag etc. He is in bollywood since 1974. He is always known for his nice physique. Sharat Saxena did his engineering from Jabalpur Engineering College, situated in Jabalpur city of Madhya Pradesh, India.
- Marble mines : In Madhya Pradesh, mines of export quality marbles are present at Sleemnabad near Jabalpur city.
- School of Lord Krishna :Lord Krishna did his schooling from Sandipani Ashram in Ujjain. Here he met Sudama and became friends.
- Geographical Central Point of India : Geographical central point of India lies in Karondi village of Madhya Pradesh near by Katni District.
- Madhya Pradesh is a prominent producer of Opium and Marijuana. It is produced in Mandsaur district
- Ashoka The Great : was governor of Ujjain District of Madhya Pradesh before becoming king. He was married to the daughter of a businessman of Vidisha District. As she is not from Royal family, she was not given status of Queen and she spend her life away from palace. She has two children from Ashoka in which one is boy and another one is girl. Both the child spend their life is spreading message of Buddhism around the world. They visited Sri-lanka to spread the message of Buddhism their.
- Oldest elephant on Earth : Oldest elephant on earth is female elephant of Panna National Park in Madhya Pradesh. Her name is Vatsala and was estimated 91 years old on Year 2007. She was born in Kerala, served in forest of Kerala, Hoshangabad in M.P. and now retired form all jobs in Panna National Park. Veterinary surgeons of park pay special attention to her health and do regular check-ups.
Thought’s platform
God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages. : Jacques Deval
Why should man expect his prayer for mercy to be heard by What is above him when he shows no mercy to what is under him? : Pierre Troubetzkoy
Hunting is not a sport. In a sport, both sides should know they're in the game. : Paul Rodriguez
If thousands of infected animals and birds can be massacred to prevent further spreading of disease then why not same rule is applied for human beings affected by incurable diseases like AIDS ? : Indus Excursion
Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage. : Sri Aurobindo
If we can’t tolerate ownership right of any other person in our life then how can we show ownership right on animals created by god. : Indus Excursion
If we persuade our god through sacrificing life of any living being then why not we do the same with oneself, god will bless us more. : Indus Excursion
If we can’t spent even a single day in one room then how can we expect a bird or animal to spend whole life in a cage and for which fault/offence. : Indus excursion
Killing wild animals is declared as an offence by our government and on the other hand government allows running of slaughter-houses. What is the difference between the life of a wild animal and cow/goat/hen/calf etc. Isn’t it a double-standard? : Indus Excursion
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. : Mahatma Gandhi
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