Sant.Kabir the famous bhakti kavi written and sing a song for “MALWA” that “मालव माटी गहन गंभीर ,पग पग रोटी डग डग नीर which means that in Malwa basic requirement of a person of food and water is available on every foot step. The Malwa plateau of Madhya Pradesh of of which Indore is a part is famous for its cool evenings and nights .The Mughals called it “SHAB-E MALWA (The nights of Malwa)” ,SUBHAH-E-BANARAS, SHAM-E-AWADHA and SHAB-E-MALWA. The morning of Banaras,the eveing of Awadh and the Nights of Malwa were always like by all the persons who came from other areas.. Some films also explained the same like Satyajit Ray's Aparajito and Mani Kaul's Siddheshwari, Awadh with Ray's Shatranj Ke Khilari and the films of Muzzafar Ali especially Umrao Jaan. Kumar hahani's Khayal Gatha parts of which had been shot in the deserted fort city of Mandu in Dhar district.
Shab-e-Malwa is dusk time in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh. Due to its altitude of about 550 to 600 meters above mean sea level, the region has comparatively cool evenings against the hot days during the summer season. Even when the daytime temperatures in Malwa touch 45 celsius the evenings and nights would be in the 20 to 22 celsius range. Guests who come from Kerala, Mumbai, Pune and Delhi comment on these cool evenings and remember them with great joy when they reminisce about their trips. Perhaps that is why the British chose Mhow in Indore district as a cantonment and it has become the town which has three of the Indian Army's most prestigious training institutions. The British did choose some excellent places like Bangalore, Pune, Pachchmarhi and Mhow to set up their cantonments and training centres. Army Officers who come here on courses from distant corners of India always comment on the pleasant and mild weather of Malwa plateau. However, unlike other places in central India, the summer nights in Indore are quite pleasant because of the cool evening breeze, popularly referred to as Shab-e-Malwa.
Shab-e-Malwa is dusk time in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh. Due to its altitude of about 550 to 600 meters above mean sea level, the region has comparatively cool evenings against the hot days during the summer season. Even when the daytime temperatures in Malwa touch 45 celsius the evenings and nights would be in the 20 to 22 celsius range. Guests who come from Kerala, Mumbai, Pune and Delhi comment on these cool evenings and remember them with great joy when they reminisce about their trips. Perhaps that is why the British chose Mhow in Indore district as a cantonment and it has become the town which has three of the Indian Army's most prestigious training institutions. The British did choose some excellent places like Bangalore, Pune, Pachchmarhi and Mhow to set up their cantonments and training centres. Army Officers who come here on courses from distant corners of India always comment on the pleasant and mild weather of Malwa plateau. However, unlike other places in central India, the summer nights in Indore are quite pleasant because of the cool evening breeze, popularly referred to as Shab-e-Malwa.
