Ujjain is the city of Indian
state of Madhya Pradesh.
An ancient city situated on the eastern bank of the Kshipra
River, Ujjain was the most prominent city on the Malwa plateau of central India
for much of its history. It emerged as the political centre of central India
around 600 BCE. It was the capital of the ancient Avanti kingdom, one of the
sixteen mahajanapadas. It remained an important political, commercial and
cultural centre of central India until early 19th century, when the British
administrators decided to develop Indore as an alternative to it. Ujjain
continues to be an important place of pilgrimage for Shaivites, Vaishnavites
and followers of Shakta.
Ujjain has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities
to be developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities
Mission.
