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Baba Padmanji
Baba Padmanji Mule, better known as Baba Padmanji (1831 - 29 August 1906) was an Indian writer, novelist, religious preacher and Protestant Christian reformer in the 19th-century Bombay Presidency, who is known for contributing to Marathi literature. He is known for converting to Christianity from Hinduism in his early twenties and is considered the father of Christian literature in Marathi language. He has published over a hundred books. His novel ''Yamuna Paryatan'' is the first independent social novel in Marathi language, Marathi. Life and work He was born in May 1831 in Belgaum (now in Karnataka) to a Konkani people, Konkani-Marathi people, Marathi family. He attended a Christian missionary school in his hometown, where he developed his interest in Christianity. He went to complete his education at the Bombay Scottish Mission's Wilson College, Mumbai, Wilson School in 1849. Later, Baba worked as a teacher at the Free Church High School in Bombay, where he taught catechism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgaum
Belgaum (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Bēḷagāma''; also Belgaon and officially known as Belagavi) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located in its northern part along the Western Ghats. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous Belagavi division and Belagavi district. The Government of Karnataka has proposed making Belagavi the second capital of Karnataka alongside Bangalore, Bengaluru, hence a second state administrative building Suvarna Vidhana Soudha was inaugurated on 11 October 2012. Belagavi has been selected in first phase out of 20 cities, as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under Narendra Modi, PM Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission. History Belgaum was founded in late 12th century AD by the Ratta dynasty, who shifted from nearby Saundatti. A Ratta official named Bichiraja built Kamal Basadi, a Jain temple, dedicated to Neminatha in 1204, which came to be called Kamalabasti. Pillars found inside Belgaum fort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
