REWA :The Natural Land Of WHITE TIGERS
Rewa is a town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.Rewa is located at 24.53° N 81.3° E. It has an average elevation of 275 metres (902 feet). It is the administrative center of Rewa District and Rewa Division, and was formerly the capital of the princely state of Rewa in central India. The town lies about 210 km (131 mi) south of the city of Allahabad, India. Rewa derives its name from another name for Narmada River
History
In the 13th century AD, the Baghels came to this area and ruled from Bandhavgarh. In the mid 1550s, Raja Ramachandra Singh Baghela maintained a musically talented court, including the legendary Tansen. In 1617, Maharaja Vikramaditya Singh moved his capital to Rewa. Maharaja Martand Singh was the last ruler of Rewa who acceded to the Union of India after the country became independent. It was the first princely state which acceded to Independent India.
Birbal was born in Sidhi District of Rewa Kingdom. The Emperor Sher Shah Suri, died fighting with Ruler of Rewa Vir Singh at Fort of Kalinjar.
Mohammed Jalaluddin Akbar, or Akbar The Great grew up in Rewa after his father, Humayun, was driven in excile. Akbar received same education and upbringing that prince Ram Singh received. Maharaja Ramchandra Singh and Akbar stayed friends. Two of the Navratnas of Akbar, Tansen and Birbal were sent from Rewa by Maharaja Ramchandra Singh once Akbar became the Emperor of India.
Rewa is also famous for its white tigers, the first ones were caught in Rewa.
Tiger trivia
The forests surrounding Rewa are renowned for their tiger population; the tiger sanctuary of Bandhavgarh is located there.
Together with Kanha Kisli, the Bandhavgarh forests are believed to be the setting for Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book.
Most white tigers in captivity today are descendants of a white cub captured in Rewa in the 1950s
Education
Sainik school is also located in Rewa. It’s the only Sainik School in the state. Sainik Schools are located through out India (one in each state) that train students to become future military officers. It also has a Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya as per rule of government of India to give education to poor children mainly from villages.
Rewa has a University called Awadhesh Pratap Singh Vishvavidyalaya. It also has a government Engineering college, Shyam Shah Medical College and Agricultural college.
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