निमाड़

nima d madhy pradesh ka pashchimi kshetr hai. isake bhaugolik simaoan mean ek taraf vindhy parvat aur doosari taraf satapu da haian, jabaki madhy mean narmada nadi hai. pauranik kal mean nima d anoop janapad kahalata tha. bad mean ise nima d ki sanjna di gayi.

vibhajan

nima d do hissoan mean vibhajit hai- poorvi aur pashchimi nima d.

• yahaan ki boli nima di kahalaee jati hai. pashchimi nima d mean kharagon, gogaanv, maheshvar, seandhava, bhikanagav jaise nagar hai.
• poorvi nima d mean khandava, harasood, punasa jaise nagar hai.

isake bhaugolik simaoan mean nima d ke ek taraf vindhy parvat aur doosari taraf satapu da haian, jabaki madhy mean narmada nadi hai. pauranik kal mean nima d anoop janapad kahalata tha. aisa anuman hai ki ary evan anary sabhyataoan ki mishrit bhoomi hone ke karan yah kshetr nimary nam se jana jane laga jo ki kalaantar mean apabhransh hokar nimar evan phir nima d mean parivartit ho gaya. ek any matanusar yah nam nim ke vrikshoan ke karan p da.

itihas

1 navambar, 1956 ke poorv yah jila shasakiy roop se nima d jila kahalata tha aur tatkalin madhy pradesh ke mahakaushal kshetr ka ek bhag tha. purane praant nima d ka pashchimi bhag, jis par moolatah holkar ka adhikar tha, sanh 1948 mean jab madhy bharat rajy ka gathan hua. madhy bharat ka ek bhag ban gaya. chooanki rajy punargathan ke samay madhy bharat kshetr madhy pradesh mean mila diya gaya, purane praant nima d ka pashchimi bhag madhy pradesh ka bhag ban gaya. us kshetr ka, jisaka mukhyalay kharagon mean tha, purana nam nima d hi bana raha aur isake mahakaushal kshetr ke purane nima d jile ke pashchim mean sthit hone ke karan pashchim nima d ya pashchimi nima d nam p da jabaki 1 navambar, 1956 se is jile ke nam shasakiy roop se poorv nima d ya poorvi nima d kar diya gaya.

sanh 1776 mean peshava ne is ilake ko holkar, panvar aur siandhiya mean vibhajit kar diya tha aur keval kasaravad, kanapur aur be diya ke chhote kshetr svayan apane liye rakh liye the. bad mean peshava aur siandhiya ke adhin kshetr aangrejoan ke adhikar mean a ge aur is jile ke bhag ban ge.

nima d mean hazaroan varshoan se ushm jalavayu raha hai. nima d ka saanskritik itihas atyant samriddh aur gauravashali hai. vishv ki prachinatam nadiyoan mean ek nadi narmada ka udbhav aur vikas nima d mean hi hua. narmada-ghati-sabhyata ka samay maheshvar nav datauli mean mile pura sakshyoan ke adhar par lagabhag dhaee lakh varsh mana gaya hai. vindhy aur satapu da ati prachin parvat haian. pragaitihasik kal ke adi manav ki sharanasthali satapu da aur vindhy ki upatyikaean rahi haian. aj bhi vindhy aur satapu da ke van-prantoan mean adivasi samooh nivas karate hai. narmada tat par adi aranyavasiyoan ka nima d puranoan mean varnit hai. unamean gaund, baiga, korakoo, bhil, shabar adi pramukh haian.

kala aur sanskriti

nima d ka janajivan kala aur sanskriti se sampann raha hai, jahaan jivan ka ek din bhi aisa nahian jata, jab git n gaye jate hoan ya vrat-upavas kathavarta n kahi-suni jati ho. nima d ki pauranik sanskriti ke kendr mean oankareshvar, maandhata aur mahishmati hai. vartaman maheshvar prachin mahishmati hi hai. kalidas ne narmada aur maheshvar ka varnan kiya hai.

nima d ki asmita ke bare mean padmashri ramanarayan upadhyay likhate hai- "jab maian nima d ki bat sochata hooan to meri aankhoan mean ooanchi-nichi ghatiyoan ke bich base chhote-chhote gaanv se laga juvar aur tooar ke khetoan ki mastani khushaboo aur un sabake bich ghutane tak dhoti par mahaj kurata aur aangarakha latakakar bhole-bhale kisan ka chehara tairane lagata hai. kathor dikhane vale ye janapad jan apane hriday mean lok sahity ki akshay parampara ko jivit rakhe hue haian.'

pashchimi nima d kshetr narmada nadi ke dakshini bhag mean sthit hai. viandhyachal evan satapu da parvatashreniyoan se ghira yah kshetr bharat mean uttar se dakshin ko jane vale naisargik marg mean hai. itihas mean paramaroan, peshavaoan evan holakaroan dvara shasit yah kshetr aitihasik roop se hamesha mahatvapoorn raha hai. kuanda aur veda nadi ke muhane par basa kharagaun jila apane bhavy mandiroan ke lie poore rajy mean prasiddh hai. yahaan ka prachin navagrah mandir logoan ki gahari astha se ju da hua hai.

pandit makhanalal chaturvedi ne poorvi nima d ko apani karyasthali banaya aur svatantrata andolan mean janajagriti mean apana yogadan kiya. philm abhineta ashok kumar aur parshvagayak kishor kumar bhi yahian khandava se the. isaki sima maharashtr se judi hone se yahaan ke saral hridayi logoan ke jivan mean, sanskriti mean maharashtr ki jhalak bhi milati hai. poorv nima d (khandava) jile ke adhikaansh bhag prant nima d kahalane vale purane prashasakiy upasanbhag ka ek bhag tha. jile ke dakshini bhag, talaner ke purane pradeshik sanbhag mean, jo bad mean khanadesh kahalane laga, shamil tha. kaha jata hai ki poorv nima d mean, poorv mean ganjal nadi se lekar pashchim mean hiranaphal tak ka narmada ghati ka ek vrihadh bhag samavisht tha, in donoan sthanoan par vindhy aur satapu da shreniyaan narmada nadi ke tat par ek doosare ke bahut nikat a gee hai.

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