Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade started the Prarthana Samaj in 1867 to promote social reforms and equality.

: Bhil is the dominant tribal group in Nandurbar and parts of north-western Maharashtra.

Jayakwadi Dam on Godavari River in Aurangabad district has the largest water storage in the state.

Godavari, the second-longest river in India, flows through major parts of Maharashtra and is crucial for irrigation and drinking water.

Balban appointed powerful and honest men like Sher Khan and Prince Muhammad as Governors of the Punjab.

Deimachus or Daimachus was a Greek of the Seleucid Empire, who lived during the third - century BCE. He became an ambassador to the court of the Mauryan ruler Bindusara "Amitragatha" (son of Chandragupta Maurya) in Pataliputra in India. Deimachus was sent by Antiochus I Soter.

The Mudrarakshasa is a Sanskrit - language play by Vishakhadatta that narrates the ascent of the king Chandragupta Maurya to power in India. The play is an example of creative writing, but not entirely fictional.

The Gupta Empire rose to power around 320 CE and its influence extended over a large portion of the Indian subcontinent, including Punjab. The Gupta period is known as the "Golden Age of India" because of its achievements in science, technology, engineering, art, literature, culture and mathematics. The Gupta Empire gradually declined starting in the late 5th century CE, eventually dissolving around 600 CE.

Pushyamitra Shunga or Pushpamitra Shunga was the founder and the first ruler of the Shunga Empire which he established to succeed the Maurya Empire.

The Mudrarakshasa is a Sanskrit - language play by Vishakhadatta that narrates the ascent of the king Chandragupta Maurya to power in India. The play is an example of creative writing, but not entirely fictional.

Palaeolithic Age (The Early Stone Age) sited are discovered at Daulatpur, Dher, Majra, Hoshiarpur, Dhang, Nalagarh, Pirthan, Khokhra-Ka-Choa, Rampura, Sirsa, Bhud and Dholbaha.

Main fruit crops of Punjab are kinnow (reddish orange), peach, pear and guava. Punjab topped all other states in India in the production of Kinnow.

The cotton crop in Punjab, grown from the Bt-cotton seed, have been affected by a pest known as the mearly bug and white flies.

Kahn Singh Nabha was a Punjabi Sikh scholar, writer, anthologist, lexicographer, and encyclopedist. His most influential work, Mahan Kosh, inspired generations of scholars after him. He also played a role in the Singh Sabha movement.

The Western Yamuna Canal is the oldest canal in Haryana. It was constructed during the British colonial era in the late 19th century to provide irrigation water to the region.