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The Heart Of India
Uttar Pradesh has given 6 of 9 Prime Ministers in independent India. At every general election, the state has invariably captured the political pulse of India. It is the largest state in India with 175 Million people and would be one of seven largest countries in the world.
The world-renowned Taj Mahal -an eternal and majestic monument of love is in Agra in UP. Ganga and Jamuna flow through the fertile plains of this state before they merge, with invisible Saraswati at Allahabad, again in UP, the seat of the biggest human mela in the world, Maha Kumbh.
Ram's Ayodhya is in Uttar Pradesh; so is Krishna's Mathura and Mahabhrata's Hastinapur. Tulsi Das, immortalized by his popular version of Ramayana, Ram Charit Manas was born here and so was, the secular heretic, Kabir Das. Uttar Pradesh has always been seat for higher education. Benaras Hindu University is here and so is Aligarh Muslim University.
"1857 Mutiny in Meerut" defined some of the formative moments of Indian nationalism against British rule. Every Indian has heard of Rani Luxmi Bai of Jhansi, again in UP. And who has not heard of Ali Brothers from Aligarh and their contributions in the national freedom movement?
Uttar Pradesh has given India and the world leading thought leaders; poets, writers, philosophers, sufi saints, mahatmas, peers, painters, sculptures, artists, artistes, leaders. Then and now; the tradition continue Atal Behari Vajpayee is from Uttar Pradesh as is Amitabh Bachchan.
