Mayani is a town in Satara district of

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state in India. It is situated on the National Highway NH-160. This town is well known for a notified Bird Conservation Reserve in 2021.

Geography

This town is situated on the banks of Chand river, a tributary of

Yerla river The Yerla River, alternatively Yerala River, is a tributary of Krishna River. It originates from the Mhaskoba hills in the north of Khatav taluka of Satara district. It runs between Vardhangad and Mahimangad ranges and its total length is about ...

. It is 24 km away from

Vaduj Vaduj is a major town in Satara district of Maharashtra, India. It is the headquarters of Khatav Taluka. It is located on the banks of the Yerala River, and is around away from the district capital Satara, and away from Pune. It is the bigg ...

, tehsil headquarters of taluka and located in the southeastern part of

Khatav taluka Khatav is a town and taluka (administrative division) located in the Phaltan subdivision of the Satara district, India. Khatav has a population of about 22346. Geography Khatav is situated to the south of the Satara district. Vaduj is the ...

of Satara district. It is 20 km away from

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in Sangli district. On 15 March 2021, the Government of Maharashtra notified the Mayani Bird Conservation Reserve in Mayani. This bird conservation site is located at old Mayani dam on Chand river.

Contribution in Indian Freedom Struggle

Forest Satyagraha was important phase of Civil Disobedience Movement in which peasants played a significant role. Those who could not take part in

Salt Satyagraha The Salt March, also known as the Salt Satyagraha, Dandi March and the Dandi Satyagraha, was an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial India led by Mahatma Gandhi. The twenty-four day march lasted from 12 March to 6 April 1930 as a di ...

sufficiently due to lack of sea-coast threw themselves fully into Forest Satyagraha. A series of forest Satyagrahas occurred in Satara district during the Civil Disobedience campaign. Forest Satyagraha took place at Kameri,

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, Retharedharan, Kale, Peth, Shirala, Kavathe, Prachitgad, Lohare, Belmachi, Mayani, Masur, Islampur,

, Bilashi, etc. places. Forest Satyagraha at Bilashi deserves special mention. At Mayani in Khatav Taluka Forest Satyagraha was brought about on 4 August 1930 in which 12 persons including Shri Jagannath Nanaji Dhavalikar, C.D. Dashputre, Y.B. Kuber, P.H. Pore were arrested and sentenced to six months imprisonment and different amounts of fine.

Economy

The major economic activities in this town are based on agriculture, textile processing and manufacturing. Due to prolonged drought, rainfed farming is practiced in this area. Since many years ago this town was emerged as a cottage industries of handlooms and textile weaving center in Satara district.

Notable People

* Mohanrao Alias Bhausaheb Pandurang Gudge (Ex- MLA). He was educationist and also former deputy chairman of Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation. * Dr. Diliprao Murlidhar Yelgaonkar (Ex- MLA)

References

{{reflist Cities and towns in Satara district