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Maharaja (மகாராஜா) (2024 film)
Maharaja (மகாராஜா), 2024 Tamil action thriller directed by Nithilan Swaminathan, starring Vijay Sethupathi in his 50th film as a barber seeking a stolen 'Lakshmi'. Released 14 June 2024; grossed ₹199.20 crore worldwide; streamed on Netflix.
Maharaja Dewa Sura
Maharaja Dewa Sura was the 15th-century ruler of Pahang, governing as a representative of Siam until Malacca under Sultan Mansur Shah conquered the state around 1454.
Maharaja Hostel
Maharaja Hostel is a 2026 Malayalam horror comedy film directed by Charu Wakan. It follows students who encounter a supernatural force in a cheap city hostel.
Maharaja Lela-Jamalulalam Oil and Gas Field
Maharaja Lela-Jamalulalam is a gas and condensate field in Block B, about 50 km offshore Brunei, discovered in 1989 and producing since 1999, operated since 2024 by Hibiscus Petroleum.
Maharaja Nandakumar
Maharaja Nandakumar (মহারাজা নন্দকুমার) was a Bengali Brahmin revenue official who served the nawabs and the East India Company, and was hanged for forgery in 1775 after accusing Warren Hastings of corruption.
Maharaja of Mysore
Maharaja of Mysore was the title of the rulers of the Kingdom of Mysore, held by the Wodeyar dynasty from 1399 until official recognition ceased in 1971.
Maharana Pratap
Maharana Pratap (1540–1597), Sisodia ruler of Mewar from 1572, refused Mughal suzerainty, fought Akbar's army under Man Singh at Haldighati in June 1576, then waged hill guerrilla war and recovered most of Mewar by the 1580s, dying unconquered though Chittorgarh was never regained.
Maharani
Maharani (महारानी) is a SonyLIV Hindi political drama created by Subhash Kapoor, premiering 28 May 2021, starring Huma Qureshi as Rani Bharti, an illiterate homemaker who becomes Bihar chief minister after her husband Bheema Bharti (Sohum Shah) is shot; four seasons, loosely echoing Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi.
Maharani (મહારાણી) (2025 film)
Maharani (મહારાણી) is a 2025 Gujarati social comedy-drama directed by Viral Shah, starring Manasi Parekh and Shraddha Dangar as a working mom and her housekeeper; released 1 August 2025, a remake of Marathi film Nach Ga Ghuma, distinct from the Huma Qureshi OTT series of the same name.
Maharani Wisma Susana Siregar
Maharani Wisma Susana Siregar (born 5 June 1925, Liverpool) is an Indonesian independence veteran and one of Sukarno's wives, married 1958-1962; mother of Siti Aisyah Margaret Rose, later remarried Firdaus Harahap.
Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र)
Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र), a western Indian state formed 1 May 1960 from Bombay State, capital Mumbai, second capital Nagpur; largest state economy (GSDP ~USD 435 billion, 2022-23), 11.24 crore people, Deccan Traps plateau geography.
Maharashtra Council of Ministers
Maharashtra Council of Ministers (मंत्रिमंडळ): executive body headed by the Chief Minister advising the Governor under Articles 163-164; 15% size cap; portfolios allocated by Rules of Business notifications, e.g. Shinde 2023 and Fadnavis 2024 ministries.
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium (MCA Stadium, Pune), cricket ground at Gahunje near the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, opened 2012, designed by Hopkins Architects. Home of Maharashtra teams; batting-friendly white-ball venue with a volatile Test record.
Maharashtra Day
Maharashtra Day (महाराष्ट्र दिन, Maharashtra Din), also called Maharashtra Diwas, is observed 1 May, marking the state's 1960 creation from bilingual Bombay State after the Samyukta Maharashtra movement; it shares the date with Labour Day.
Maharashtra Dharma
Maharashtra Dharma (महाराष्ट्रधर्म) is a Marathi concept naming a distinctive regional identity rooted in the medieval bhakti saints, first systematically expounded in Rajaramshastri Bhagvat's 1895 essay.
Maharashtra floods of 2005
The Maharashtra floods of 2005, also called the Mumbai Mega Flood, killed about 1,094 people after Mumbai recorded 944.2 mm of rain in 24 hours on 26 July.
Maharashtra Legislative Council
Maharashtra Legislative Council (महाराष्ट्र विधान परिषद), the upper house of Maharashtra's bicameral legislature, one of six Indian state councils. Members elected by MLAs, local bodies, graduates, and teachers; subordinate to the Assembly. In 2026 the Mahayuti alliance won 16 of 17 seats.
Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited
Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited (MNGL) is an Indian city gas distribution company, a joint venture of GAIL and Bharat Petroleum founded in 2006 to serve Pune.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (महाराष्ट्र नवनिर्माण सेना)
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), Raj Thackeray's Marathi-regionalist party founded in 2006 after his split from the Shiv Sena; Railway Engine symbol; peaked municipally (162 seats, 12.43%) but holds zero Assembly seats with 1.55% in 2024.
Maharashtra Police (महाराष्ट्र पोलीस सेवा)
Maharashtra Police, also known as Maharashtra State Police, is the law enforcement agency of the Indian state of Maharashtra, headquartered in Mumbai under the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951.
Maharashtra Public Service Commission (महाराष्ट्र लोकसेवा आयोग)
Maharashtra Public Service Commission (महाराष्ट्र लोकसेवा आयोग, MPSC) is Maharashtra's constitutional recruitment body, begun as the Bombay PSC in 1937 and renamed in 1960, headquartered in Pune.
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad (महाराष्ट्र साहित्य परिषद) is a Marathi literary organization based in Pune, India. Founded in 1906, it is described as Maharashtra's oldest literary organization, working for Marathi language and literature.
Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (महाराष्ट्र राज्य माध्यमिक आणि उच्च माध्यमिक शिक्षण मंडळ)
MSBSHSE is an autonomous state examination board in Maharashtra, India, operating under the 1965 Act. It manages examinations for over 21,000 SSC schools and 7,000 HSC schools.
Maharashtra State Electricity Board
The Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB; Marathi: महाराष्ट्र राज्य विद्युत मंडळ) was the state electricity board of Maharashtra, India, formed in 1960 and unbundled into four successor companies in 2005.
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (महावितरण)
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL, महावितरण, Mahavitaran) is the state-owned electricity distribution utility of Maharashtra, India, incorporated in 2005 and serving more than 35 million consumers.
Maharashtra State Power Generation
Maharashtra State Power Generation, also known as Mahagenco or MSPGCL (महानिर्मिती), is the state-owned electricity generator of Maharashtra, India, incorporated in 2005 with about 13,880 MW of capacity.
Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation
Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), known as ST Mahamandal, is the state-run bus service of Maharashtra, India, carrying about 6 million passengers a day.
Maharashtrian cuisine
Maharashtrian (Marathi) cuisine, the regional food of Maharashtra, India: rice and jowar/bajra staples, Malwani, Kolhapuri, Saoji, and Khandeshi regional styles, thali structure, and spice blends like goda masala.
Maharbal
Maharbal was a Carthaginian cavalry officer under Hannibal in the Second Punic War, credited by Livy with telling Hannibal after Cannae that he knew how to win a victory but not how to use one.
Maharero
Maharero, also spelled Kamaharero or Kamaherero (ca. 1820–1890), was one of the most powerful 19th-century Ovaherero leaders, who established Herero dominance over central Namibia from his capital at Okahandja.