Maharashtra

English thumb|Location of Maharashtra in India Alternative forms en Maharastra Etymology From en sa महाराष्ट्र, derived from sa महा-, combining form of sa महत् great + sa राष्ट्र, a dynasty that once ruled the area. In Sanskrit, the word sa राष्ट्र means “nation” or “dominion”. Other theories indicate that the word "rāṣṭra" in this context derives from sa रत्त (a corruption of “Rashtrakuta”, a dynasty that once ruled the area), a clan known as sa राष्ट्रिक (found in some of King Ashoka’s inscriptions) or sa रथ chariot. en Maratha. Pronunciation en /ˌmɑːhəˈɹɑːʃtɹə/ en South Asian English Proper noun en Q1191en state in western c/India Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay),Nagpur<qq:winter capital>. en 2025-09-08 Vijayakumar Sanjay Tamil Nadu second biggest market for small business credit: study w:The Hindu https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tamil-nadu-second-biggest-market-for-small-business-credit-study/article70022367.ece Tamil Nadu is the second biggest market for small business credit, accounting for 9.3% of the national total, as per a joint report by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and credit bureau CRIF High Mark. As of June 30, 2025, Tamil Nadu had an outstanding small business credit portfolio of about ₹4.21 lakh crore, up 15.7% from ₹3.64 lakh crore as of June 30 2024, the report said. Maharashtra remained the largest market with ₹6.0 lakh crore in outstanding credit, while Tamil Nadu, Gujarat (₹3.69 lakh crore), Uttar Pradesh (₹3.61 lakh crore), and Karnataka (₹3.18 lakh crore) round out the top five by portfolio size. Uttar Pradesh registered highest outstanding portfolio growth of 20.7% on a year-on-year basis. The report defines "Small Business" as those businesses that have an aggregated credit exposure not exceeding ₹5 crore from the formal lending system. https://web.archive.org/web/20250911015512/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tamil-nadu-second-biggest-market-for-small-business-credit-study/article70022367.ece weekend Sujata Assomull 2026-04-04 India: And the bride wore white Life & Arts 5 Some regional variations exist: brides from Maharashtra often look to green, while in Kerala a white and gold sari drape has long been part of some wedding dress codes. Derived terms en Maharashtrian Translations state in western India Arabic: ar مَاهَارَاشْتْرَا f maharaštrā Armenian: hy Մահարաշտրա Assamese: as মহাৰাষ্ট্ৰ Bengali: bn মহারাষ্ট্র Bulgarian: bg Махара́щра Burmese: my မဟာရဋ္ဌ Chhattisgarhi: hne Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 馬哈拉施特拉邦 Mǎhālāshītèlā-bāng Dhivehi: dv މަހާރާޝްތުރާ Dutch: nl Maharashtra Esperanto: eo Maharaŝtro Finnish: fi Maharashtra French: fr Maharashtra m Georgian: ka მაჰარაშტრა German: de Maharashtra Greek: el Μαχαράστρα Gujarati: gu મહારાષ્ટ્ર Hebrew: he מהרשטרה Hindi: hi महाराष्ट्र m Hungarian: hu Mahárástra Japanese: ja マハラシュトラ州 Maharashutora-shū, ja マハラシュトラ Maharashutora Kannada: kn ಮಹಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ Khmer: km មហារាឝ្ត្រ mɔhaarieshtrɑɑ Korean: ko ^마하라슈트라 주, ko ^마하라슈트라 Latvian: lv Mahārāštra Lithuanian: lt Maharaštra Malayalam: ml മഹാരാഷ്ട്ര Marathi: mr महाराष्ट्र Mizo: lus Odia: or ମହାରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର Persian: fa مهاراشترا Portuguese: pt Maharashtra f Punjabi: pa ਮਹਾਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ, pa ਮਹਾਂਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ m Russian: ru Махара́штра f Sanskrit: sa महाराष्ट्र Santali: sat Sikkimese: sip Spanish: es Maharashtra Swedish: sv Maharashtra Tamil: ta மகாராட்டிரம், ta மராட்டியம் Telugu: te మహారాష్ట్ర Thai: th มหาราษฏระ Turkish: tr Maharaştra Ukrainian: uk Махараштра Urdu: ur مہاراشٹر mahārāṣṭra See also Portuguese Alternative forms pt Maharastra Proper noun f pt Maharashtra Q1191