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Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
Vasudev Balwant Phadke (4 November 1845 – 17 February 1883) also known as the ‘Father Of Indian Armed Rebellion’ was an Indian independence activist and revolutionary who sought India's independence from colonial rule. Phadke was moved by the plight of the farming community and believed that Swaraj was the only remedy for their ills. With the help of various sub-communities of Hindu society he created a movement against British rule. The group started an armed struggle to overthrow the colonial government, launching raids on wealthy European businessmen to obtain funds for the purpose. Phadke came to prominence when he got control of the city of Pune for a few days after catching colonial soldiers off-guard during a surprise attack. Early years Phadke was born on 4 November 1845 in Shirdhon village of Panvel taluka, now in Raigad district, Maharashtra in a Marathi Brahmin family of limited means. As a child, he preferred learning physical skills like wrestling and ridi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirdhon, Raigad
Shirdhon is a small village located in near Panvel in Raigad district in Maharashtra, India. It lies on Mumbai Goa National Highway NH 17. The nearest Town and Railway station is Panvel. Karnala fort and Karnala Bird Sanctuary are just 4 km away from Shirdhon. The village is governed by a gram panchayat. History Vasudeo Balwant Phadke was born on 4 November 1845 in Shirdhon. The house and his belongings are preserved and have become a major tourist center. Other Information Rice cultivation is a major income source in the area. Shirdhon has active Science communication & youth empowerment group working towards 'Better Citizen for Better Nation' - SWAR (Sky Watchers Association of Raigad) & TCT (Takale Charitable Trust) by scientist Santosh Takale ''Adya Krantiveer Vasudev Balwant Phadke Samajik Vikas Sanstha'' is a local trust engaging in social work the village and nearby areas. References Villages in Raigad district {{Raigad-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maharashtra Education Society
The Maharashtra Education Society (MES) is one of the oldest private education institutions in Pune, India. It was founded in 1860 as the ''Poona Native Institution'' by Waman Prabhakar Bhave, Laxman Nahar Indapurkar, and the revolutionary leader Vasudeo Balwant Phadke. At present the society runs over 77 institutions including schools, colleges, vocational training institutions and a hospital in various towns and cities in Western Maharashtra such as Saswad, Baramati, Panvel, Belapur, Kalamboli, Shirwal, Kasar Amboli, Navi Mumbai, Ahmednagar, Pune and Chiplun. Institutions run by the society Schools * MES Boys' High School, Pune Bhave School, Pune * Adyakrantiveer Vasudev Balvant Phadke Vidyalaya, Panvel * Bal Vikas Mandir, Saswad * Bal Shikshan Mandir, Pune * Dnyan Mandir, Kalmboli * Kei (Late) D.S. Renavikar Vidya Mandir, AhmedNagar * MES Adyakrantiveer Vasudev Balwant Phadke Vidyalaya, English Medium Primary * MES English Medium School, Baramati * MES English Medium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pandharpur
Pandharpur (Pronunciation: əɳɖʱəɾpuːɾ is a well known pilgrimage town, on the banks of Candrabhagā River, near Solapur city in Solapur District, Maharashtra, India. Its administrative area is one of eleven tehsils in the District, and it is an electoral constituency of the state legislative assembly (''''). The Vithoba temple attracts about a million Hindu pilgrims during the major ''yātrā'' (pilgrimage) in Ashadh (June–July). A small temple of Śri Vitthal-Rukmini is also located, which is as old as the main Vitthal-Rukmini Mandir, in Isbavi area of Pandharpur known as Wakhari Va Korti Devalayas and also known as Visava Mandir. The Bhakti Saint, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, is said to have spent a period of 7 days in city at the Vithobha Temple. It is said that the deity Vithoba has been worshipped by many saints of Maharashtra. Sant Dnyaneshwar, Sant Tukārām, Sant Nāmdev, Sant Eknāth, Sant Nivruttināth, Sant Muktābai, Sant Chokhāmel̥ā, Sant Savatā M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaladgi
Kaladgi is a panchayat village in the Bagalkot, Bagalkot Taluk, Bagalkot District of Karnataka State2011 Census Village code = 598773, and is located about 25 km by road west of the town of Bagalkot. Kaladgi is well known for its fruit gardens. History In the initial stages of the British regime, cavalry was stationed here by the Southern Maharashtra Jahgirdars. It was found to be a very suitable place for the movement of troops. After the war, in 1864 it was made the district headquarters. According to the Imperial Gazetteer of India (Vol.7 p. 314), Kaladgi had a population of 7,024 in 1881, including 4,420 Hindus, 2,521 Muslims, 19 Jains and 58 Christians. In 1884 the district headquarters was shifted to Bijapur. Several old buildings and tombs of the British days, still remain at this place. The town has a town Panchayat and a Khadi production Unit. Geography Kaladgi gram panchayat area is bounded on the north by the banks of the Ghataprabha River, to the east is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arab
The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and the western Indian Ocean islands (including the Comoros). An Arab diaspora is also present around the world in significant numbers, most notably in the Americas, Western Europe, Turkey, Indonesia, and Iran. In modern usage, the term "Arab" tends to refer to those who both carry that ethnic identity and speak Arabic as their native language. This contrasts with the narrower traditional definition, which refers to the descendants of the tribes of Arabia. The religion of Islam was developed in Arabia, and Classical Arabic serves as the language of Islamic literature. 93 percent of Arabs are Muslims (the remainder consisted mostly of Arab Christians), while Arab Muslims are only 20 percent of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohilla
Rohillas are a community of Pashtun ancestry, historically found in Rohilkhand, a region in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It forms the largest Pashtun diaspora community in India, and has given its name to the Rohilkhand region. The Rohilla military chiefs settled in this region of northern India in the 1720s, the first of whom was Daud Khan. The Rohillas are found all over Uttar Pradesh, but are more concentrated in the Rohilkhand regions of Bareilly and Moradabad divisions. Between 1838 and 1916, some Rohillas migrated to Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean region of the Americas in which they form a subset of the Muslim minority of the Indo-Caribbean ethnic group. After the 1947 Partition of India, many of the Rohillas migrated to Karachi, Pakistan as a part of the Muhajir community. Origin The term ''Rohilla'' first became common in the 17th century. ''Rohilla'' was used to refer to the people coming from the land of ''Roh''. ''Roh'' was or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyderabad State
Hyderabad State () was a princely state located in the south-central Deccan region of India with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into the present-day state of Telangana, the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka, and the Marathwada region of Maharashtra in India. The state was ruled from 1724 to 1857 by the Nizam, who was initially a viceroy of the Mughal empire in the Deccan. Hyderabad gradually became the first princely state to come under British paramountcy signing a subsidiary alliance agreement. During British rule in 1901 the state had an average revenue of Rs. 417,000,000, making it the wealthiest princely state in India. The native inhabitants of Hyderabad Deccan, regardless of ethnic origin, are called "Mulki" (countryman), a term still used today. The dynasty declared itself an independent monarchy during the final years of the British Raj. After the Partition of India, Hyderabad signed a standstill agreement with the new dominion of India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Bombay
Until the 18th century, Bombay consisted of seven islands separated by shallow sea. These seven islands were part of a larger archipelago in the Arabian sea, off the western coast of India. The date of city's founding is unclear—historians trace back urban settlement to the late 17th century after the British secured the seven islands from the Portuguese to establish a secure base in the region. The islands provided the British with a sheltered harbour for trade, in addition to a relatively sequestered location that reduced the chances of land-based attacks. Over the next two centuries, the British dominated the region, first securing the archipelago from the Portuguese, and later defeating the Marathas to secure the hinterland. Bombay Presidency was one of the three Presidencies of British India; the other two being Madras Presidency, and Bengal Presidency. It was in the centre-west of the Indian subcontinent on the Arabian Sea. It was bordered to the north-west, north, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajgurunagar (Khed)
Rajgurunagar (Khed) is a census town in the Pune Metropolitan Region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated on the bank of river Bhima and Pune-Nasik National Highway It is the headquarters of Khed taluka in the Pune district. Etymology The town was known by the name Khed in the past. In the 1960s the name was changed to Rajgurunagar in honour of Indian freedom fighter, Shivaram Rajguru, who was born there. Demographics *As per 2011 census, Rajgurunagar has population of 25,146 of which 12,899 were males while 12,247 were females. *Average Sex Ratio of city is 949 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929. *Literacy rate of city was 91% compared to 82.95% of Maharashtra. Male literacy rate was 93% while female literacy rate was 88%. *Scheduled Castes constitutes 6.2% of total population while Scheduled Tribes were 5%. Government and Politics Economy Bharat Forge's Special Economic Zone (SEZ) named as Khed City is the biggest SEZ in Pune spread ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dacoit
Dacoity is a term used for "banditry" in the Indian subcontinent. The spelling is the anglicised version of the Hindi word ''daaku''; "dacoit" is a colloquial Indian English word with this meaning and it appears in the ''Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases'' (1903). Banditry is criminal activity involving robbery by groups of armed bandits. The East India Company established the Thuggee and Dacoity Department in 1830, and the Thuggee and Dacoity Suppression Acts, 1836–1848 were enacted in British India under East India Company rule. Areas with ravines or forests, such as Chambal and Chilapata Forests, were once known for dacoits. Etymology The word "dacoity", the anglicized version of the Hindi word ''ḍakaitī'' (historically spelled ''dakaitee''). Hindi डकैती comes from ''ḍākū'' (historically spelled ''dakoo'', Hindi: डाकू, meaning "armed robber"). The term dacoit (Hindi: डकैत ''ḍakait'') means "a bandit" according to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirur (Maharashtra)
Shirur is an administrative subdivision of the Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located on the eastern boundary of the district, on the banks of the Ghod River. The town is also called Ghodnadi to distinguish it from other locations that have the same name. ''Ghodnadi'' in Marathi Language means Ghod River. Shirur taluka's MIDC complex is one of the largest industrial regions on the Asian continent. Geographically, Shirur tehsil starts southeast on the banks of the Bhima River, on the Pune-Nagar road and ends at on the same road on the banks of the Ghod River. History Notable events and locations in the history of Shirur include * The Battle of Koregaon, between Mahar and the British at Koregaon Bhima, occurred in 1818. * Samadhi of Chhatrapati Sambhaji maharaj constructed at Vadhu Budruk * Bajirao’s gift to Mastani * Kendur, Mastani's Palace at Pabal * Santoba’s Kanhur * Geologically important Inamgaon * Netaji Palkar resided in Tandali, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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