Eknath Shinde, the chief minister of Maharashtra, declared on Wednesday that the state’s Ahmednagar district will now be referred to as “Ahilya Nagar.” The announcement was made public on Ahilya Bai Holkar’s start anniversary who was an inherited noble queen of the Maratha Empire in early fashionable India.
The Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra shall be renamed in honour of Ahilya Bai Holkar, based on a state authorities announcement. At Chaundhi, Nagar district, the place they have been celebrating Ahilya Bai Holkar’s start anniversary, the Maharashtra chief minister made the announcement.
A celebration honouring Ahilyabai Holkar, the Holkar Queen of the Maratha Malwa kingdom who’s famend for organising temples and ‘dharamashalas’ (public relaxation homes) throughout India, was held in Ahmednagar with the presence of the deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, chief minister Shinde, and quite a few state ministers.
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“Kashi wouldn’t have survived if Rajamata Ahilyadevi Holkar hadn’t been there. Without her, there wouldn’t be any Shiva temples. People want Ahmednagar to be renamed Ahilyanagar for this reason. I’ll ask CM Eknath Shinde for the same thing, too,” he said. The BJP and Shinde-led Shiv Sena coalition authorities was known as “Hindutva” authorities by the deputy chief minister.
“We are the ones who recite Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s name. Under your (Shinde’s) direction, we established Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv. I think the chief minister is a Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj “mawala” (soldier), and so Nagar (Ahmednagar) will be renamed Ahilyanagar,” he additional added.
Changing the names of Aurangabad and Osmanabad to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv, respectively, was proposed by the Maharashtra authorities in February, and it was accredited by the Union residence ministry. The district of Ahmednagar will quickly be known as “Ahilya Nagar” in official paperwork, honouring the contributions of Ahilyadevi Holkar.
