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One of the Counter-magnet cities, Gwalior is a large city in the northern region of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Gwalior is situated in a strategic location in the Gird area of India, 343 km south of Delhi, the capital city of India, 120 km from Agra, and 414 km from Bhopal, the state capital.

Numerous ancient Indian dynasties have ruled over the historic city and citadel. The Mughal Empire received it from the Kachchhapaghatas in the tenth century, followed by the Tomars in the thirteenth century, the Maratha in 1754, and the Scindia Dynasty of the Maratha Empire in the eighteenth century.

History

Legend has it that Gwalior was established in the year 8 CE by Suraj Sen, a Kachhwaha Rajput lord from the area, who was healed of leprosy after consuming a drink from a holy man known as Gwalipa. After that, Suraj built a town and a fort, naming it after Gwalipa.

The Gwalior inscription, written by the Alchon Hun monarch Mihirakula, is the oldest historical document discovered at Gwalior. It calls Toramana (493-515 AD) the father of Mihirakula “a ruler of the earth, of great merit, who was renowned by the name of the glorious Toramana; by whom, through (his) heroism that was specially characterized by truthfulness, the earth was governed with justice” and Mihirakula “the lord of the earth” as of 520 AD.

Geography

Gwalior is situated 300 kilometers (186 miles) from Delhi at 26.22°N 78.18°E in northern Madhya Pradesh. At an average elevation of 646 feet, or 197 meters, it is high. The Gird region encompasses the most of it.

Demography

There were 1,054,420 people living in Gwalior as of the 2011 Indian Census. 53% of the population is male, and 47% is female. With a male literacy rate of 89.64% and a female literacy rate of 77.92%, Gwalior has a higher average literacy rate (84.14%) than the national average (74%). Roughly 11% of people in Gwalior are younger than six. There were 1,102,884 people living in the city’s metropolitan area, which also includes the commuter town of Morar Cantonment.

Climate

With hot summers from late March to early July, a humid monsoon season from late June to early October, and a cool, dry winter from early November to late February, Gwalior boasts a subtropical climate. The climate of the city is humid subtropical.

48 °C was the highest temperature ever recorded, and -1 °C was the lowest. Along with other cities like Jaipur and Delhi, summers in these places begin in late March and are among the warmest in the globe. With daily averages of about 33–35 °C (93–95 °F), the temperatures peak in May and June and end in late June with the arrival of the monsoon.

Culture

Gwalior occupies a significant and unique place in Indian classical literature, art, and music. Gwalior is a renowned site of art that is connected to both historical and modern evidence. A painting by Aasutosh Panigrahi and five other artists was recognized by Guinness World Records in August 2005 as the largest indoor mural in the world.

The Marathi Sahitya Sammelan, an annual conference on Marathi literature, took place in 1961 at Gwalior. Writer Kusumavati Deshpande, who is both a poet and Kavi Anil’s wife, chaired it. Since the Sammelan’s founding in 1878, she has served as its president for the first time as a woman. Gwalior is the fusion of the two affluent civilizations of Bundeli and Braj.