About History of Mau

Mau (Hindi: मऊ,‎) is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India and Mau town is the district  headquarters. Mau district is a part of Azamgarh Division. It is situated in the south-eastern part of the state with headquarters at Maunath Bhanjan town. The district is surrounded by Ghazipur district on the south, Ballia district in the east and Azamgarh district in the west and north side surrounded by Gorakhpur. Varanasi touches some area in south side. The river Ghaghra forms its northern boundary and south boundary touches Tamsa river.

• District Magistrate - Mrs. Kumudlata Srivastava.

• Superintendent Of Police - Mr. Dinesh Chand Dubey.

• Chairman, District Council - Mr. Sunil Singh Chauhan

In sports Mau has a tremendous history:

• Bhim Narayan Rai of village Revaridih -Sahroj, National Champion and Record Holder in javelin Throw in National Games 1961 and broken the Asian Games record there. He has also broken a record in Indian School Games -1960. He has been awarded Outstanding performer in 1964 U.P. Athletic meet, he has got the UP state Track & Field championship 1961 to 1965 of UP

• Long racer Bahadur Prasad participated in several Asian Games

• Eminent Wrestler Kisore Pahlwan of Village Basiharam

• Sprinter Ram das Sahani of Village Amila

• TezBahadur Singh (UP Kesari) of village Sarwan Ranbirpur

• Tridip Rai International Basket Ball player of village Kasara

• Kamran Khan IPL Cricket player of village Nadwa Sarai.

Mau, now known as Maunath Bhanjan, is an industrial town in Uttar Pradesh, India. Located nearly 120 km from Varanasi on the banks of Ghaghra (Saryu), it is a major centre of the textile weavers. It is divided into 4tehsils, 9 blocks, 596 gram panchayats and 1644 villages. The Tamasa river flows through the city. In the 1960s it was the biggest supplier of a plant called plash. This town is the headquarters of the Mau district.

Mau was an important township of Azamgarh district before its creation as a district itself. On 19 November 1988 it was made a district, largely due to the efforts of the Late Kalpnath Rai (MP Ghosi) The local language of Mau is peculiar to the area as it includes the dialects of Bhojpuri Persian, Turkish and Irani. The main Industrial setup here is of cloth making by powerloom due to the presence of a large number of weavers in the district. Sari,Lungi and other clothes being prepared there are exported to various states of India and also to various countries.

In Ghosi Huzur Sadrussharia is famous for islamic religion distance near about 20 km from Mau. There is a famous madarsa also, named Amjadia .

A village in Mau called Shahroj is famous for dhieru's way of studying in Baba Bhole Nath Temple. Shitala mata Dham and vandevi are two important temples in Mau. Shitla Mata Dham is located near State Highway 34; beside Mirzahadipura of this city. This Temple is one of the oldest temple in the city. Many God and Goddesses of Hindu mythology are found in this temple including Lord Shiva, Lord Ganesha, Mata Parvati, Lord Hanuman. This temple is managed by 'Shitla Mata Samiti, and Shri Ram Bhakta Mandal Mau'. A small pond is present which full-fills the requirements in holy prayers, and mostly, makes this place the most attractive one. Priests of this temple believe that by the last twenty generation, no one is sure about the age of the temple but formally they believe that it is about 2,000 years old. In the holy month of Navratri (occurring twice a year), thousand and thousand of people, from different part of the country, visit this ancient temple to worship Goddess Shitala. Religious village Bagli is also a great place for inspiration.

In sports Arena Mau have a tremendous History and their Vivid Persona to Glorified the Mau name on time to time -International Athletes and National wrestlers are there. few of them are Bhim Narayan Rai of village Revaridih -Sahroj, has been awarded as National Champion and Record Holder in National Games 1961 in Athletics-javelin Throw & he has broken the Asian Games record there, his record was also credentialed in National Games of School Federation in 1960, his last awarded event was Outstanding performer in 1964 Athletics Meet of U.P.Other Eminent Sports persons are Long racer Bahadur Prasad participated in several Asian Games as well as in common wealth games, in wrestling category -Eminent Wrestler Kisore Pahlwan of Village Basiharam, Sprinter Ram das Sahani of Village Amila, TezBahadur Singh of village Sarwan Ranbirpur & Tridip Rai -International Basket Ball player of village Kasara. Kamran Khan IPL Cricket player of village Nadwa Sarai, Santosh Yadav of village Tahirpura won the bronze medal in junior wrestling championship in Thailand, Rashmi Singh of village Pardaha, participated in Junior Hockey India Team in ASEAN games.Famous handball player sanjeev.

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