After India gained independence in 1947 , Central Provinces and Berar became a province of India . In 1950 , the Central Provinces and Berar was reorganised as the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh with Nagpur as its capital . When the Indian states were reorganised along the linguistic lines in 1956 , Nagpur and Berar regions were transferred to the state of Bombay , which was split into the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat in 1960 . At a formal public ceremony held on 14 October 1956 in Nagpur , B. R. Ambedkar and his supporters converted to Buddhism , which started the Dalit Buddhist movement that is still active . In 1994 , the city of Nagpur witnessed its most violent day in modern times in the form of Gowari stampede
Gowari stampede
1994 Gowari stampede
Nagpur