May 1 is the foundation day for the state of Gujarat. It was on this day in 1960 that the erstwhile state of Bombay was divided along linguistic lines into the two states of Gujarat (with a Gujarati speaking population) and Maharashtra, (with its Marathi speaking population). Sometimes referred as the 'Jewel of Western India', Gujarat was previously known as 'अनार्त प्रदेश', or Land in west, and later on it was known as 'गुर्जर प्रदेश', or Land of Gurjar. From the word 'Gurjar Pradesh', the Gujarat name was derived.