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Ahirani
Khandeshi is a language spoken in the Maharashtra state of India. It is spoken in the Khandesh region (Districts Dhule, Jalgaon and Nandurbar ुळे, जळगाव आणि नंदुरबार wedged between the territory of Bhili and that of Marathi. It consists of Khandeshi proper, and the Dangri and Ahirani dialects. The words "Ahirani" and "Khandeshi" are sometimes used interchangeably: Ahirani as the caste-based name (after Ahirs), and Khandesh as the region-based name. Etymology A detailed study of the various etymologies of the word Khandesh appears in the book ''Ahirani Boli'' by Dr. Ramesh Suryawanshi. Ahirani is a major dialect of Khandeshi. It was originally spoken by the Ahirs living in the Khandesh region. It is further divided into region-based sub-dialects such as Chalisgaon, Dhule, Malegaon and Dhule group. Ahirani is spoken in the Jalgaon (except Bhusaval, Jamner, Bodwad and Muktainagar) and Nandurbar, Dhule. Outside Khandesh, it is spoke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chopda
''Chopda'' is a city and municipal council in the Jalgaon district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Geography Chopda is a town and one of the Tehsils constituting 111 villages in the Jalgaon district in Maharashtra, a state in the western region of India. It is located at and has an average elevation of 190 meters (623.36 feet). The town is situated on the banks of the Ratnavati River and is linked by roads to the rest of the Jalgaon district also borders with Districts like Dhule (Maharashtra), Khargone and Barwani in Madhya Pradesh. The Tapi, one of the major rivers in India, is approximately 10 km away from Chopda. History Chopda city is an old city in the district of Jalgaon. Chopda was controlled by a Powerful Bhil chief. Demographics Chopda has a population of 271,863 people. Males constitute 52 percent of the population and females 48 percent. The average literacy rate is 67 percent, higher than the national average of 59.5 percent, with male li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taloda
Taloda is a historical city and a municipal council in Nandurbar district located in the Khandesh region of Indian state of Maharashtra. The city is surrounded by beautiful river and mountains. Brief History Taloda was originally ruled by Rajput cheiftans, heridatory titled Rana, till 1631, currently residing in Pratappur. Taloda (Talode) is a Tehsil with mountain range of ''Satpuda'' on its north side and river Tapti on the Southern Side. King Shivaji sacked city of Surat, on their journey, his forces used to halt (tal in ''Marathi'') on the banks of Tapi river. It has given a unique identity to this area and the name to the town - as a place for halt. The oldest monument of that period is the castle known as ''Bargalanchi Gadhi''. It is one of the testimonies of the early construction of that era. In 1662, ''Jahagirdar Bhojraj Bargal'' a Dhangar-Maratha Sardar in the army of the Peshwas commenced the construction of this castle, on a land of around 6 acres, and it took app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nashik District
Nashik district, also known as Nasik district, is a district in Maharashtra, India. The city of Nashik is the administrative headquarters of the district. Nashik is well known for the production of wine. Nashik is also known as Mini Maharashtra, because the climate and soil conditions of Surgana, Peth, Igatpuri resembles with Konkan. Niphad, Sinnar, Dindori, Baglan blocks are like Western Maharashtra and Yeola, Nandgaon, Chandwad blocks are like Vidarbha Region. Nashik is the biggest city in the district while Malegaon is the second biggest city. Manmad, Igatpuri, sinnar are some of the big cities situated in the Nashik District. Manmad is one of the biggest railway junction in india while the city of Malegaon is famous for its powerloom. Nashik district is the third largest district in Maharashtra state in terms of population of 8,107,187 and occupying an area of 15,582 square kilometres in the north Maharashtra region. It is bounded by Dhule District to the north, Jalgaon D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahir
Ahir or Aheer are a community of traditionally non-elite pastoralists in India, most members of which identify as being of the Indian Yadav community because they consider the two terms to be synonymous. The Ahirs are variously described as a caste, a clan, a community, a race and a tribe. The traditional occupations of Ahirs are cattle-herding and agriculture. Since late 19th century to early 20th century, Ahirs have adopted ''Yadav'' word for their community and have claimed descent from the mythological king Yadu as a part of a movement of social and political resurgence Quote: "The movement, which had a wide interregional spread, attempted to submerge regional names such as Goala, Ahir, Ahar, Gopa, etc., in favour of the generic term Yadava (Rao 1979). Hence a number of pastoralist castes were subsumed under Yadava, in accordance with decisions taken by the regional and national level caste sabhas. The Yadavas became the first among the shudras to gain the right to wear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahiri Language
Ahiri may refer to either of the following Indo-Aryan language varieties of India: *Ahīrī, a Bhili dialect spoken in Kutch, Gujarat *Ahīrī or Ahirī, another name for the Malvi language of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh See also * Ahirani language Khandeshi is a language spoken in the Maharashtra state of India. It is spoken in the Khandesh region (Districts Dhule, Jalgaon and Nandurbar ुळे, जळगाव आणि नंदुरबार wedged between the territory of Bh ..., also known as Khandeshi, spoken in Maharashtra * Ahirwati dialect, spoken in south Haryana and north Rajasthan Bibliography * {{IndoAryan-lang-stub Languages of India Language naming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhule District
Dhule district (Marathi pronunciation: ̪ʰuɭeː is a district of Maharashtra, India. The city of Dhule is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is part of North Maharashtra. The Dhule district previously comprised tracts of land predominantly inhabited by tribal populations. It was then bifurcated on 1 July 1998 into two separate districts now known as Dhule and Nandurbar, the latter comprising the tribal region. Agriculture remains the basic profession in this district. As most parts of the district do not have irrigation infrastructure, cultivation heavily depends on regular monsoons and rainwater. Apart from wheat, ''bajra'', ''jowar'', '' jwari'', or onion, the most favoured commercial crop is cotton. The majority of the rural population speaks Ahirani (a dialect of Marathi), though Marathi is more widely spoken in urban areas. Around 26.11% of the district's population reside in urban areas. The Dhule district is known for producing pure milk. Milk cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erandol
Erandol is a town and a taluka in Jalgaon district in the Indian state of Maharashtra state. It is situated on the banks of the Anjani River. Folklore Erandol was known as "Ek Chakra Nagari" in the time of the Pandavas. Later, the town's name was Arunawati. Geography Erandol is situated in the Tapi valley of the Deccan Plateau, between the Satpura and Ajanta hills. Anjani River passes through the town, and Anjani Dam lies nearby. Erandol shares borders with the ''talukas'' of Dharangaon, Pachora, Bhadgaon, and Parola. Demographics Erandol has population of 31,071, of which 16,000 are males while 15,071 are females across 6,235 households, as per the 2011 Census. The population of children aged 0–6 is 3,916, or 12.60% of the population. The female sex ratio is 942 against the state average of 929. The literacy rate of Erandol is 76.67%, lower than the state average of 82.34%, with male literacy at 81.93% and female literacy at 71.13%. Administration Erandol Municipal Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindkheda
Shindkheda is a taluka in the Dhule district of Khandesh region of Maharashtra state in India. The city is situated on the west side of the Burai River. Maharashtra Times"In Shindkheda" " Maharashtra Times ", date The name Shindkheda derives from the many 'Shindi' trees ('Shindi' trees look like Coconut or Palm trees), so the ''kheda'' (''place'') full of Shindi trees is named after it – Shinkheda or Sindkhed. Rajani Anil Wankhede is President of Shindkheda City Council. History The Raul (Rawal) of Shindkheda (Sindkheda) Settlement of Shindkheda may have been in the 12th century, before that this area belonged to Dandaka Aranya. Shindkheda is settled on the bank of Burai River. There is a story on the name of Burai River. One day a Santa (Pujari) bathed on the little stream, suddenly a flow of water increased and Pujari's clothes were swept away. Pujari was shocked and surprised to see some new cloths flowing towards him. He thanked the river and said from today you are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakri
Sakri is a census town and a taluka in the Dhule District of the Nashik division, Maharashtra state, India. The town of Sakri is the administrative headquarters for Sakri Taluka. Another Sakri is in Bihar, which is now a railway junction. Sakri is a Nagar Panchayat. The people there are mostly Hindu with Jain, Muslim and Sikh minorities. The languages mostly spoken are Marathi , Ahirani and Bhili. The town is located on National Highway 6 which is now Asian Highway AH46 running between Hazira (near Surat) in Gujarat to Kolkota, West Bengal. This highway connects it with to the larger Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) which once completed will be game changing for the industrial investments and growth. Sakri Taluka has recently witnessed rapid investment in Green Energy Projects including Solar Energy Projects as well as Wind Mills Project run by Suzlon Company. Sakri is second largest tehsil of maharashtra state after Chikhaldara (Amravati) according la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union territories of India by population, second-most populous state in India and the second-most populous country subdivision globally. It was formed on 1 May 1960 by splitting the bilingual Bombay State, which had existed since 1956, into majority Marathi language, Marathi-speaking Maharashtra and Gujarati language, Gujarati-speaking Gujarat. Maharashtra is home to the Marathi people, the predominant ethno-linguistic group, who speak the Marathi language, Marathi language, the official language of the state. The state is divided into 6 Divisions of Maharashtra, divisions and 36 List of districts of Maharashtra, districts, with the state capital being Mumbai, the List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, most populous urban area in India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharangaon
Dharangaon is a city and a municipal council in the Jalgaon district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. AND IT IS THE Dharangaon is also the tehsil headquarters in Jalgaon district. The majority of the population is from the Marathas (Patil), Mali (Phul), Rajput (Purbhe), Dhangar, Badgujar and Teli communities. Dharangaon is the birthplace of the Marathi poet Balkavi . History Dharangaon was formerly known as Mina Nagar. At the time of the Moghal conquest in the 10th century, Dharangaon was famous for its ''jirifaf'' and ''bhiran'' clothing. During the seventeenth century, under the reign of Dongong, Dorongon, and Drongom, it was mentioned by multiple sources as a trade center of considerable importance. In 1674, English settlers established a factory in the town. The following March, the town was plundered by King Chhatrapati Shivaji. Four years later in 1679, King Shivaji joined forces with the Raja of Berar and again plundered Dharangaon, which at that time was one of the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalgaon District
Jalgaon (Marathi pronunciation: ͡ʒəɭɡaːʋ is a district in the northern part of Maharashtra, India. The headquarters is the city of Jalgaon. It is bordered by the state of Madhya Pradesh to the north and by the districts of Buldhana to the east, Jalna to the southeast, Aurangabad to the south, Nashik to the southwest, and Dhule to the west. Officer Members of Parliament *Unmesh Patil Guardian Minister list of Guardian Minister District Magistrate/Collector list of District Magistrate / Collector History Jalgaon is the eastern part of the Khandesh region, known in ancient times as Rasika. Southern parts of Jalgaon were controlled by the Vatsagumla Vakatakas by 5th century, as evidenced by copper plates dated to 316 and 367. Two plates were issued from Valkha, modern Vaghil near Chalisgaon. In 10th and 11th century Jalgaon district constituted a part of Seuna-Desa of Yadav kingdom. In 1795, the Nizam of Hyderabad was forced to cede Khandesh to the Marath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
