Facts for Prelims (FFP)
Source: IE
Context: Every year, March 30, is celebrated as Rajasthan Day, marking the foundation of India’s largest state in 1949.
Process of formation: Rajasthan was created in phases, with the final modifications occurring in 1956 after India’s independence.
- At that time, Rajasthan was almost wholly contained in the Rajputana Agency, a political office of the British Indian Empire.
- Rajasthan consists of 22 princely states and estates, all of which assimilated in less than 22 months after India’s independence.
- Most rulers were Rajput with the exception being Bharatpur and Dholpur which had Jat rulers.
