Ranchi is capital of a state called Jharkhand. The state primarily occupies the better portion of the Chotanagpur plateaus and was the erstwhile southern part of its parent state - Bihar.
Ranchi has one of the best climatic conditions in India. It is famous for the various waterfalls that dot its periphery as well as for the hillocks. It is said that the Famous poet and Nobel laurate Rabindranath Tagore lived here for a long period and composed some of his most famous works while staying in a small hut built amidst this serene landscape.
The geographical area currently comprising the district of Ranchi was ruled by the Kshatriya rulers named hanimukut and was in the direct control of the kings of the epic period of the Maharashtra such as jarasandhi, the king of Rajgiri However Lord kirishna was believed to have a loose control over the territory.