Rewa, Madhya Pradesh

This article is about the municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Rewa District.

Rewa (Hindi: रीवा) is formerly the capital of the princely state of Rewa and former state of Vindhya Pradesh in central India. It is an important city in the North Eastern part of Madhya Pradesh state of India bordering Allahabad, Mirzapur and Banda Districts of Uttar Pradesh and Satna and Sidhi Districts of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative center of Rewa District and Rewa Division. The City lies about 420 kilometres (261 mi) northeast of state capital Bhopal and 130 kilometres (81 mi) south of the city of Allahabad. Rewa derives its name from another name for Narmada River.

History

In the 13th century AD, the Baghels/ Vaghelas who are believed to be originated from Solanki or Chalukya clan from Gujarat came to this area and ruled from Bandhavgarh under the first ruler Raja Vyaghradev. In the mid 1550s, Raja Ramachandra Singh Baghela maintained a musically talented court, including the legendary Tansen. In 1617, Maharaja Vikramaditya Singh moved his capital to Rewa. Maharaja Martand Singh was the last ruler of Rewa who acceded to the Union of India after the country became independent.

Birbal was born in Rewa Kingdom. The Emperor Sher Shah Suri, died fighting with Ruler of Rewa Vir Singh at Fort of Kalinjar.

Mohammed Jalaluddin Akbar, or Akbar The Great grew up in Rewa after his father, Humayun, was driven in exile. Akbar received same education and upbringing that prince Ram Singh received. Maharaja Ramchandra Singh and Akbar stayed friends. Two of the Navratnas of Akbar, Tansen and Birbal (original name Mahesh Das.) were sent from Rewa by Maharaja Ramchandra Singh once Akbar became the Emperor of India.

Rewa is also famous for its white tigers, the first one, nicknamed Mohan, was caught in Rewa.

Sitar Virtuoso Pandit Ravi Shankar studied music from Alauddin Khan of Maihar, also in Rewa.

Rewa is the first princely state in India to declare Hindi as a national language in times of Maharaja Gulab Singh. He is also credited for declaring the first responsible government in modern India, providing citizens of Rewa state a right to question monarch's decision.

In February 2007, the most extensive book on history of Rewa was published by Oxford University Press, New Delhi. It is named "Baghelkhand, or the Tigers’ Lair" and is authored by Dr D.E.U Baker, ex H.O.D, Department of History, St. Stephen's College, New Delhi after 12 years of gruelling research in which the author consulted numerous sources of information for Rewa's history like the state and national archieves as well as old records of Rewa state. <http://www.oup.co.in/search_detail.php?id=144150/>

Geography

Historical, the Rewa region was divided into four well-defined portions. The northern and smaller division was the plateau lying between the Kaimur range of hills and that portion of the Vindhya Range known as Binjh, which overlook the valley of the Ganges. This plateau was for the most part cultivated and well peopled; two rich harvests were generally obtained every year. Water was generally plentiful; the country is full of large tanks and reservoirs, which however were not used for irrigation: that purpose was met by bunds or mounds of earth raised at the lower ends of sloping fields to retain the rain water for some time after the monsoon rains cease. The country to the south of the Kaimur hills comprised the largest portion of the state. Cultivation here was restricted to the valley between the hills and the Son River.

The principal river is the Son, which flows through the state in a northeasterly direction into Mirzapur District. Another important river was the Tons; neither is navigable. The annual rainfall averages about 41 in.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Rewa had a population of about 400,000. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Rewa has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 64%. In Rewa, 13% of the population is under 6 years.

Industry Manufacturing

As this is a limestone belt and coal is found in the nearby districts of Shahdol, Umaria,Sidhi and Singrauli, cement factories are nearby and Hydro Power generation units At Sirmaur (installation capacity around 350 MWs) and Silpara (capacity around 30 MWs) are located near Rewa City. These are part of Tons valley multipurpose hydel project.

Jaipee Rewa Cement is probably the biggest single capacity cement plant in India. Vindhya Telelinks limted is other notable company in Rewa.

Education

Higher Education

• Shyam Shah Medical College
• Awadhesh Pratap Singh Vishvavidalaya
• Government Shyam Shah Medical College
• Government Engineering College, Rewa (GEC)
• Govt. Agriculture college Rewa
• Govt. Veterinary and Animal Husbandry college Rewa.
• Govt. Ayurvedic Medical College Rewa
• Degree and Post Graduate Colleges
• Govt. Science P.G. College
• Madhavrao Sadashivrao Govalkar college
• Thakur Ranmat Singh College (Excellency college, Oldest among all colleges)
• Janta College
• Girls Degree college (GDC)
• NIC Computer & Information Technology

Private Engineering Colleges

• Rewa Institute Of Technology
• Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Technology
• Jaypee Polytechnic and Training Center[www.jptcr.ac.in]
• Rewa institute of Pharmacy for Degree and Diploma courses.
• Central Govt.sponsored New Govt.polytechnic college.
• Govt Sanskrit College.
• Govt. PG Education College.
• Govt Law College
• Saraswati Science College, Nirala Nagar
• Jaypee college of Education

Schools

Sainik School Rewa located in civil lines, Rewa is the only Sainik School in Madhya Pradesh.

• Jyoti Sr. Sec. School is situated in Nehru Nagar and is One of the best running in all of the time.
• Government Martand Higher Secondary School near Civil lines police station is the oldest school of Rewa .
• Government Model Multipurpose Higher Secondary School, located in sirmour road an autonomous educational institute.
• Sacred Heart Convent School is situated near the railway station of Rewa city
• Frommans Memorial Higher Secondary School, near Gurh Chowk,(English Medium) has one of the beautiful churches of Rewa.
• DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL (DPS) situated in saman, allahabad road has been started in Rewa from July2009.
• Jawahar navodaya vidyalaya is situated in sirmour tehsil of district.it was opened in 1993
• Kendriya Vidyalaya 1 & Kendriya Vidyalaya 2 are two Kendriya Vidyalayas affiliated to HRD ministry of India
• Central Academy Senior Secondary School, located in civil lines near the NCC office. The School Runs The Co-Educational Classes From Nursery, Kg, Std. I to XII under CBSE.
• Shemford Rewa CBSE 10+2 School
• Sardar Patel Higher Secondary School JP Nagar
• Jay Jyoti School Jaypee Nagar
• The J J House school founded by the Dutch public aided charity project Holy World Foundation in 2003
• Saraswati Shishu Mandir located in Dhobiya tanky, Nirala nagar sirmour road, Nehru Nagar and Deendayaldham up to the 12th Std
• Model Ever Green High School is situated in mauganj tehsil village panni of district.it was opened in 1993 .
• Geetanjali Public School is a Co-Educational/ boys residential school (boarding facility) in Civil Lines, Rewa
• Other Govt Higher Secondary Schools like Martand and model Higher secondary schools.
• Bandhav Public school, Fort Rewa run by ex rular of Rewa
• Suraksha Public School (laxmanpur) is a unit of the trust name MAA Shakti Shiksa Evam Seva Samiti
• ECI SS School Near Venkat Vatalian Road
• Vidya Jyoti School, Sirmour Rewa

MODEL HIGHER SEC. SCHOOL : It run by MADHYMIC SHIKSHA MANDAL BHOPAL, This school have given so many scientist, doctor I.A.S.

Industrial Training Institutes (ITI)

• Gov. I.T.I.
• M.P.Birla Foundation I.T.I.
• Jaypee I.T.I.

Transport

• Railways: Rewa is connected to Satna through 50 km Rewa Satna Rail Line. Satna falls on Mumbai Howrah main line via Allahabad.

The following trains, directly from Rewa for New Delhi, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Bilaspur, Kanpur, Aligarh, Allahabad, Jhansi, Satna, Damoh, Saugor, Khurai, Vidisha etc as under :

• 12186/12185 - Rewa - Bhopal Rewanchal Express, train known as Shaan-e-Madhya Pradesh.
• 12447/12448 - Rewa - New Delhi Express
• 11451/11452 - Rewa - Jabalpur Intercity Express
• 51701/51702 - Rewa - Jabalpur Passenger
• 51751/51752 - Rewa - Bilaspur Passenger
• 51753/51754 - Rewa - Chirmiri Passenger

for other important cities like Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Varanasi, Nagpur, Patna, Hyderabad etc. direct trains are available from Satna Junction.

• Road: Rewa falls in India's longest Highway NH 7 Varanasi to KanyaKumari Via Mirzapur, Katni, Jabalpur, Nagpur,Hyderabad, Bangalore. NH 27 To Allahabad, NH 75 From Ranchi To Gwaliar pass through Rewa.

• Air: Nearest Airports are Khajuraho, jabalpur& Varanasi. Rewa has also got Air Strip at Churhata, approx 7 kms. from city centre off NH 7.

Hospitals and medical facilities

Hospitals

• Sanjay Gandhi Hospital (Government Medical College)
• Mahatma Gandhi Hospital (Government Medical College),
• Government Hospital bichiya, Rewa
• Goswami Nursing Home Amahiya, Rewa
• Agarwal Nursing Home, University Road
• Chaursiya Nursing Home, Dhobia Tanki
• Chahak Children Hospital and Nursing Home
• Arya Nursing Home, Gurh Chouraha
• Pasonya Nursing Home ,Boda Bag Road
• Singhal Nursing Home, Bara,
• Tirth Memorial Nursing Home University Road
• Sagar Nursing Home, Hedgewar Colony,
• Jain Maternity and Pediatrics Hospital, Kala Mandir Road.
• Savitri Nursing Home Near New Bus Stand
• Sai kripa nursing home boda bagh
• shivkripa clinic, bichiya

Peoples Representatives

• Government Website

Name	Designation	Parliamentary/Assembly Constituency
Comrade Azad Singh	Chief Regional Commander,Peoples Liberation Army	CPI- Maoist,Vindhya Region
Shri Devraj S Patel	Member of Parliament	10- Rewa
Shri Rajkumar Urmaliya	M.L.A	68- Sirmour
Shri Abhay Kumar Mishra	M.L.A	69- Semariya
Shri Ram Garib Kol	M.L.A	70- Teonthar
Shri Laxman Tiwari	M.L.A	71- Mauganj
Shri Girish Gautam	M.L.A	72- Deotalab
Smt. Panna Bai Prajapati	M.L.A	73- Mangawan
Shri Rajendra Shukla	State Minister, Forest, Bio Diversity/Bio Technology, Mineral Resources, Law and Legislative Affaires	74- Rewa
Shri Nagendra Singh	M.L.A.	75- Gurh
Smt. Maya S. Patel	President, Jila Panchayat	Rewa
Shri Shivendra S. Patel	Mayor, Nagar Nigam	Rewa
Shri Ripudaman Singh	President, Nagar Nigam	Rewa
Shri Rahul G. Gautam	Vice President, Jila Panchayat	Rewa

Places to visit

• Rewa Fort in city
• Rewa Fort Museum from which Movie Asoka's weapons were loaned
• Venkat Bhawan and Shiva temple in city
• Rani Talab Temple and Water Tank, in city.
• Shilpi Plaza one of the best shopping complex in whole Madhya Pradesh
• Govindgarh Lake and Fort, 20 km away
• Chachai Water Falls, Near Sirmour 40 km Away
• Purva Water Fall ,30 km from Rewa.
• Keonti Water Falls, Near Lalgaon 40 km Away
• Big statue of GOD shiva called "Bhairom BaBa" at Gurh 30 km away and nearby the statue there is a natural lake called " Kudia",there is also famous tample of " shiv ji & alliad gods". there is also a famous pond of "rani ka talab" & Maharua ka talab. Maharua ka talab is famous for its " shankhas in small size " and also the water is famous for removal of skin diseases.

Notable people

• Tansen started his musical career from here before moving to Akbar's court.
• Birbal(Born as Mahesh Das from Sihawal, Sidhi) originated from here before moving to Akbar's court.
• Allauddin Khan, famous Sitar legend, was based in Maihar
• Sriniwas Tiwari, Ex Speaker, and Ex Minister MP Government
• Late Arjun Singh, Ex Chief Minister of MP, Ex Union HRD Minister & Ex Governor of Punjab belonged to Rewa devision Sidhi District

External links

• Government website on Rewa
• Another Government website on Rewa
• Official website of Maharaja, Rewa (M.P.)
• Genealogy of the ruling chiefs of Rewa
• Rewa city website, Rewa (M.P.)
• Rewa city online, Rewa (M.P.)
• Rewa City Halchal

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)