For the purpose of familiarising the youth of Bhopal with the history and culture of Madhya Pradesh, an event Madhya Pradesh Naama was organised in the city.
The event was organised by the Civil Services Club. In this programme, delegates from all 51 districts of the State gave their presentations and shared information about thier districts.
Presentations of Rewa, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Sagar and Ujjain divisions took place on the last day of the programme. Young historian Sikandar Malik, social activist Toshiba Shukla and Yayav environmentalist Ankita Yadav played the decisive role in this program lasted for five hours.
The youngsters shared different facts about their districts. The first prize was won by Snehal Vamankar of Betul district, second prize was won by Gaurav Raja Parmar of Ashok Nagar and third prize was won by Parthvi Dubey of Bhopal.
During the discussion the youngsters shared some interesting facts like the first temple of Hindu religion was built in Nagoud of Satna district. This temple was built 1500 years ago and is called Bhoomraa Shiva Temple. Famous musician 'Allaudin Khan' of Maihar was originally born in Bangladesh.
In Singrauli, there were so many dense forests that used to be 'Open Air Prison'. That is, the prisoners were released into these forests and they could not find a way out of these forests for life.
Birbal and Chanbhatta were born in Sidali district. Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia was born at the Nepal Palace, located in the sea. The city of Katni district, Slimanabad, is actually named after the British commander, Colonel Sliman who unveiled the thugs. During the Civil Disobedience Movement, Subhash Chandra Bose was imprisoned in Seoni jail.
Dewas was divided into two cities - senior Dewas and Junior Dewas. The full name of Nimach is North India Mounted Artillery and Cavalry Headquarter. Shajapur's old name was 'Shahjahanpur', the Marathas changed its name to 'Shajapur'.