Gujarat and Maharashtra celebrate their 63rd Foundation Day

Gujarat and Maharashtra celebrate their 63rd Foundation Day

The states of Gujarat and Maharashtra commemorated their 63rd Foundation Day on 1st May. 

Under ‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’, celebrations in Raj Bhawans across the country marked the Statehood Day of Gujarat and Maharashtra and celebrated India’s unity in diversity

In Delhi, the Foundation Day of Maharashtra and Gujarat was observed at Raj Niwas. 
An hour long function was organized at the Raj Bhavan which was attended by people of the different walks of life from the two states residing in Delhi and was marked by sterling performances by school students of the 2 States’ traditional dance form. 

‘Garbha’ and ‘Laavni’, the folk dances of Gujarat and Maharashtra respectively, were performed by school children.

Maharashtra and Gujarat became full fledged states on May 1, 1960, when Bombay Presidency State was bifurcated into the new linguistic states of Gujarat and Maharashtra.


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