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Reputed to be one of the topmost Smart Cities of India, Nagpur is
known by many names – 'The Orange City', 'The Winter Capital of
Maharashtra' and the 'Tiger Capital of India'. While it is not very
hard to guess that Nagpur is famous for its oranges and thus, earned
the tag of being the 'Orange City', you might be wondering why Nagpur
is known as Maharashtra's 'Winter Capital' and India's 'Tiger
Capital'. Read on to explore the story behind Nagpur being
rechristened with these interesting names.
Way back in history, Nagpur was the capital city of the
Central & Berar Province for almost a century. However, after
the State Reorganization took place in 1956, Nagpur and
Vidarbha regions became part of the newly created State of
Maharashtra. With this, Nagpur lost the status that it enjoyed
of being the capital of Maharashtra. This led to the
culmination of a pact between leaders. This was called the
Nagpur Pact. According to the pact, Nagpur is the second
capital of Maharashtra. Therefore, the winter sessions of the
legislature and legislative council of Maharashtra take place
in Nagpur.
Nagpur connects many Tiger Reserves in India such as the
Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve Pench National Park, Nagzira-Navegaon
Tiger Reserve, Melghat Tiger Reserve, Bor Tiger Reserve and Umred
Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary. Therefore, it is named the 'Tiger
Capital of India'. This is hardly intriguing since Maharashtra holds
the 3rd highest place with respect to the population of tigers.
Nagpur's dense forest areas cover around a whopping 37,251 sq. km.
The region is rich in wild fauna and flora. Innumerable foreign and
domestic tourists throng the tiger reserves of Nagpur.
Thus, with its rich historical and geographical background, Nagpur has earned the reputation of being the 'Winter Capital' and the 'Tiger Capital'.