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Madhav Rao Scindia
The name of Late Shri Madhav Rao Scindia was at the highest peak in according respect in India and foreign countries. Scindia was the only politician who knows to fly aeroplanes, drive a car, motorcycle, and railway engine. As union Railways minister from 1985 to 1988 . He was known as the ablest minister in whole of the country. During his time railway was a satisfactory and comfortable journey. Madhav Rao Scindia has been very popular minister of northern India. He was well known as president of Cricket control Board and patroniser of sports. Of the various princes of previous states Madhorao Scindia is one who maintains his popularity in masses. IN the whole of country and developed railway network, he in whole state and Gwalior town has given new development In 1980 Gwalior was ordinary city but now not only international matches are played in the cricket stadium but Scindia has made Hockey stadium also.

Rani Kunti
Maternal Aunt of Lord Shri Krishna and glorious mother of the brave pandavs queen Kunti was born in Kotwar district. Morena which is 35 K. Ms. from Gwlior. It is a historic fact. With ups and downs of life, disciplined marching, dutiful Kunti led her life steadily and easily on the path of duty. SHe had prayed to god that all the problems of the world may befall on her. Her devoted feelings towards god are worthy of praise. Such a great and devoted woman is an asset to increase the glory of any country.

Symbol Of Unity
Near the fort the stone was carved and a cave was made near the base of fort. "EN-ULLAH SHAH" a poet of Gwalior used to live in this cave. His poems were in the name of "EN". "EN- ULLAH" was born in 1818. He passed away in 1902 at the age of 84 years. CHildhood of En-Ullah was passed in Gwalior. For sometime he went to Delhi, Rajasthan and Bundelkhand. En-Ullah was of serious nature from his childhood. Mostly he wore cap with threads on top and yellow long Kurta.

Gwalior Fort
Gwalior fort is one of the beautiful and famous forts of India. Writer Taj-Ul-Maseer writes about this fort. "Fast Wind cannot touch its climax and fast clouds cannot cast their shadow in its PARKOTAS. On its Vakshsthal there are written stories of life/death, Sanyog-Viyog, bravery and cowardice. This is situated 110 Km. south of Agra. This stony hillock where this stands is made of peculiar strong stone. This fort is more than 300 ft. high. This is 3 K. M. long from North to South and, 600 to 3000 ft broad from east to west.

Glory Of Music
Abdul Fazal's 'AINE AKBARI' contains detailed discussions that in the Darbar of akber out of 36 highest ranking singers 15 artists were of Gwalior parmpara of them one tansen SANGEET SAMRAT of behat nearby Gwalior hardly needs any introduction. similarly in reign of Aurangzeb. mugal Emperor Gwalior was undoubtedly centre of highest cultural centre because FAFIRULLAH KHAN GOVERNOR OF KASHMIR IN HIS Rag darpan a sangeet Granth has ascrided Gwalior as"SHIRAZ" of India.

History Of Gwalior
Progress of mankind had reached town life prior to 6000 to 2500 B.C. which is proved through 7 places of Madhya Pradesh, these places are Ujjain, Mandasaur, Maheshwar, Navdatoli, Jabalpur, and Sagar etc.The effigies found link it with Hadappa culture. In Gwalior area also there is evidence of such culture of pre and post period of that era. This area was beginning of 600 B.C who had snatched it from Shishu-Nagas Pawaya village which is near Dabara was the Capital of that era. paraviekh (Script) found in Pawaya. reveals that at that time the ruler of this place was Swamin Shivnadi in 3rd Century this area was ruled by nagas. It can be said on the basis of coins that Nag rulers of Padmavati were BHIM, SAKAND VASU, GRAHSPATI VIBHU, BHAVNAM, DEV, VAYAGHRA AND GANPATI Of them the name of Ganpati figures in the script of pillar of Sumadargupta at Allahabad. Padmavati's Nag Raja was Bhar Shiv who originally hailed from Bundelkhand. one fort of the script depicts that Miharkuls reign was upto Gwalior where Matrachet built one sun temple (Surya Mandir).

History

• History of Gwalior I
• History of Gwalior II

Gwalior under the Sindhia

In 1760 it was garrisoned by the Maratha leader Sindhia, from whom it was wrested in 1780 by the forces of the British East India Company, and to whom it was finally restored by the British in 1886.

Under the British Raj, the Sindhia ruled a large princely state with its capital at Gwalior. The state consisted of two well-defined parts, which may roughly be called the northern and the southern. The former was a compact mass of territory, bounded north and northwest by the Chambal River, which separated it from the British districts of Agra and Etawah, and the princely states of Dholpur, Karauli and Jaipur of Rajputana; on the east by the British districts of Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur and Saugor; on the south by the princely states of Bhopal, Tonk, Khilchipur and Rajgarh; and on the west those of Jhalawar, Tonk and Kota of Rajputana. The southern, or Malwa, portion was made up of detached or semi-detached districts, between which are interposed parts of other princely states, which again were mixed up with each other in bewildering intricacy. The two portions together had a total area of 25,041 sq. mi. and a population of 2,933,001 in 1901.