PIB Daily: May 01, 2025
1. Quotes by Vice President
2. PM Modi inaugurates WAVES 2025
🌊 Overview of WAVES 2025
- WAVES (World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit) was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Jio World Centre, Mumbai.
- It aims to position India as a global hub for media, digital content, films, gaming, music, fashion, and emerging tech.
🎨 Themes and Vision
- WAVES is described as a “wave of culture, creativity, and universal connectivity.”
- Promotes the concept of “Create in India, Create for the World”, emphasizing India’s rich storytelling tradition and artistic diversity.
- Launches the Orange Economy: based on Content, Creativity, and Culture.
🧠 Creative Highlights
- India’s cinematic legacy celebrated—from Raja Harishchandra to recent Oscar winners like RRR.
- WAVES honors legendary Indian creators like Satyajit Ray, Guru Dutt, and A.R. Rahman.
- Showcases innovations via Bharat Pavilion, Creatosphere, and a global Creators Challenge with over 100,000 participants.
💼 Economic & Global Impact
- WAVES expected to unlock a $50 billion entertainment market by 2029.
- Features WAVES Bazaar with 6,100 buyers, 5,200 sellers, 2,100 projects.
- Hosting the Global Media Dialogue (GMD) with ministers from 25 countries.
🎤 Cultural Statements by PM Modi
- Emphasized India as a “land of a billion-plus stories.”
- Cited India’s civilizational openness and deep-rooted traditions in music, storytelling, and dance.
- Encouraged creators to preserve compassion and cultural integrity in a tech-driven age.
🚀 Opportunities Ahead
- WAVES Awards to be launched as prestigious honors for global creativity.
- Young creators empowered by government support through Skill India, AVGC policies, and startup initiatives.
3. Maharashtra Day and Gujarat Day (May 1)
🌊 Historical Background of Bombay State
During the early years of independent India, Bombay State was a large administrative region formed by merging various territories, including the former Bombay Presidency and several princely states. Over time, it was expanded to include Marathi-speaking areas from Saurashtra (now part of Gujarat) and portions of Madhya Pradesh, in an effort to consolidate linguistic regions under one administration.
However, growing demands for state reorganization on linguistic lines—particularly between Marathi-speaking and Gujarati-speaking populations—led to significant political agitation, including the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement.
As a result, on May 1, 1960, the state was bifurcated into two new states:
- Maharashtra, with Mumbai (Bombay) as its capital, representing primarily Marathi-speaking regions.
- Gujarat, formed for the Gujarati-speaking populace.
This event marked a pivotal moment in India’s linguistic reorganization and continues to be commemorated as Maharashtra Day and Gujarat Day on May 1st every year. All these reorganizations were outcome of the State Reorganization Act, 1956.
State Reorganization Act, 1956
Purpose: To reorganize Indian states based on linguistic and cultural identities, ensuring better administrative efficiency and national unity2.
Commission: Based on recommendations of the Fazal Ali Commission, which considered language, culture, economic viability, and administrative convenience4.
Key Outcomes:
- Created 14 states and 6 union territories.
- Abolished the earlier classification of states into Part A, B, C, and D.
- Established Zonal Councils to promote cooperation among states.
Significance:
- Strengthened federalism and cultural representation.
- Helped integrate diverse linguistic communities into the Indian Union5.
Limitations:
- Some linguistic and tribal aspirations remained unfulfilled.
- Led to inter-state disputes and economic disparities in certain regions
🧭 Key State Changes
- Andhra Pradesh: Formed by merging Andhra State with the Telugu-speaking areas of Hyderabad State.
- Bombay State: Expanded to include Marathi-speaking regions of Saurashtra and parts of Madhya Pradesh (later split into Maharashtra and Gujarat in 1960).
- Kerala: Created by combining Travancore-Cochin with the Malayalam-speaking areas of Madras State.
- Mysore State (now Karnataka): Formed by uniting Kannada-speaking regions from Bombay, Hyderabad, Madras, and Coorg.
- Punjab: Retained as a state, but major reorganization came later in 1966 when Haryana was carved out.
- Madras State (now Tamil Nadu): Lost some Malayalam and Kannada-speaking areas to Kerala and Mysore respectively.
- Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh: Adjusted primarily for administrative consistency and linguistic alignment.
🧩 Union Territories Created
- Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Chandigarh (added later), Puducherry (added in 1962), and Dadra and Nagar Haveli became union territories.
This act set the stage for India’s evolving federal structure.