Wardha

Wardha is a city and a municipal council in Wardha district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Wardha district. Wardha gets its name from the Wardha River which flows at the North, West and South boundaries of district. The destination was a part of Nagpur District till 1862 and later the headquarters of the Wardha District was established near Pulgaon at Kaotha. Located in the north-east part of the state, Wardha is surrounded by Amravati District in the north and west and Yavatmal District in the south. Further, the east and south-east parts of the district are bounded by Nagpur District and Chandrapur District respectively.

Wardha is frequented by tourists for its attractions like Sewagram-Bapu Kuti. It is the place where Mahatma Gandhi stayed and continued his struggle for freedom. Tourists travelling to Wardha can spend time at Parandham Ashram, Geetai Mandir, Laxmi Narayan Temple and Vishwa Shanti Stupa. It is also known for the encyclopaedia written on Warhadi, the dialect of Marathi commonly spoken in Vidarbha. It was written by Professor Devidas Sote, who lived in Wardha.