Barwani
Barwani district is one of the districts of Madhya Pradesh state of India. The administrative head quarter of the district is at Barwani. The district lies in the southwestern corner of Madhya Pradesh; the Narmada River forms its northern boundary. The Satpura Range lies to its south. The district is bordered by Maharashtra state to the south, Gujarat state to the west, Dhar District to the north and Khargone District to the east. Barwani also known as Badwani, is a city and a municipality in Barwani District It has served as the capital of the former princely state of Barwani. It can be reached by road only. Nearest airport and railway station are located at Indore 150 KM from Barwani. Bawangaja, a Jain pilgrimage place, is 8 km from Barwani.
District Barwani was formed on 25th May 1998. The name Badwani originated from the forests of Bad which had surrounded the city in old times. Wani is the old word for the Garden. And hence city got its name Badwani which means Garden of Bads. Barwani is still pronounced as Badwani but it spells Barwani.
History of Barwani
Town Barwani was the capital of old Barwani State before 1948. This small State was spared by British, Mughals and Marathas because of its rocky terrain and less productive soil. The Rana dynasty ruled the state throught the history. The history of this dynasty goes back to 13th century. Town Barwani was also known as Badnagar and Siddha Nagar. The place is also famous for Chool Giri, Jain pilgrimage centre of Bawangaja. Barwani has a Historic Symbol which is known as TIR-GOLA. It is located at Khandwa-Baroda Road, in front of Sagar Vilas Palace and was built in the memory of late son of Raja Ranjit Singh. Before Independence Barwani was known as 'The Paris of Nimar'
