Sangli (

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: ''Sāṁgalī''; ) is a metropolitan

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and the headquarters of Sangli District in

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, in south-western India. It has earned the nickname "Turmeric City of India" for being the hub of the Asia's largest production and trade of this spice. Sangli is situated on the banks of river Krishna and houses many sugar factories. A significant city in South-Western India, it lies 376 km from

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, 230 km from

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and 638 km from

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. The city has a significant healthcare hub, including its twin City

Miraj Miraj (Pronunciation: iɾəd͡z ) is a city that is part of the Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad metropolitan region in Sangli district, Maharashtra. Founded in the early 10th century, Miraj was an important jagir of the Bijapur Sultanate. Chhatrapa ...

. Sangli-Miraj combined has more than 1000+ Hospitals and Clinics. Sangli is known as Turmeric city for its global

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trade as well grapes, raisins, jaggery and the most significant number of sugar factories in India, with district area having has more than 30 sugar factories. The Sangli region boasts the largest raisin market in Asia. Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad municipal corporation (SMKMC) along with its Urban Agglomeration consisting of satellite towns of Madhavnagar & Budhgaon is 93rd biggest in India.

Information

The Sangli Metropolitan Region has developed itself as a modern city with broader roads, major railway junctions, malls & multiplexes, hotels, and excellent educational facilities. The city is a significant healthcare hub, including its twin city,

. Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad combined has more than 1000+ Hospitals & Clinics, making it one of India's largest emerging medical hubs and an emerging international hub for patients from Gulf region. It is also a significant city with telecommunication & entertainment facilities. A Software Technology Park is being set up in a prime location in the city. Nearby towns like

Ichalkaranji Ichalkaranji ( t͡səlkəɾəɳd͡ʒiː is a city in Kolhapur District, Maharashtra, India. It is situated at the bank of the Panchganga River. History As described by Horace George Franks in the book ''The Story of Ichalkaranji'' (1929), ...

, Tasgaon,

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, Kavathe-Mahankal, Palus,

Shirol Shirol is a historic place. In a great war between Shivaji, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the Mughal Empire, the Mughals were defeated and the heads of Mughal soldiers were hanged at the main gate of city. So the name Shirol: ''Shir'' (heads) ...

and

Jaysingpur Jaysingpur is a city and municipal council in the Kolhapur district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city derives its name from Raja Jaysing, the father of Shrimant Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj of Kolhapur, who planned and developed the a ...

are now emerging as Satellite cities to Sangli Metropolitan Area. Sangli has the largest sugar factory in Asia & most number of sugar factories in India as well. Krishna Valley Wine Park is another leading wine park in India. Sangli is the world's leading Global hub for Turmeric Trade. Sangli is also known as the Chess City of India. Now, Sangli City is emerging as the yellow city of India. Sangli city has significant political influence in Maharashtra. 95% of Sangli city's population speaks Marathi language.

Transportation

Railway Station

Sangli Railway Station Sangli railway station is a major railway station serving the city of Sangli in Maharashtra, India. It is classified as a Class A station within the Pune Railway Division of the Central Railway Zone under Indian Railways. Location and infrastr ...

is an important railway hub in Sangli City and the main station for Sangli district. Many long-route trains stop at Sangli city providing the connectivity to important cities of India. Sangli city station is directly connected to important cities like

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, Madgaon,

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, Puducherry, Salem,

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, Kota,

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, Cochi,

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, Hubali, Shri Ganganagar Puducherry,

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by direct trains.

Sangli Sangli (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Sāṁgalī''; ) is a metropolitan town and the headquarters of Sangli District in Maharashtra, in south-western India. It has earned the nickname "Turmeric City of India" for being the hub of the Asia's largest produ ...

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Rani Chennamma Express The 16589 / 16590 Rani Chennamma Express is a most prestigious and popular train connecting Bengaluru, Capital of Karnataka,IT hub and Sangli, the Turmeric city and agriculture and industrial hub in southern Maharashtra, India. Rani Chennamma ...

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express and

DEMU train are the 3 trains that start their journey from Sangli station. Bengaluru-Sangli

, ParliVaijnath-Sangli DEMU express and Kolhapur-Sangli DEMU train are the 3 trains that end their journey from Sangli station. Sangli railway station is undergoing major redevelopment and will be a major transportation hub of the region. A lot of auto rikshaw and private cars are available at Sangli station to reach nearby places like Kolhapur, Ichalkaranji, Tasgaon, Walwa, Ashta, Kirloskarwadi, Jaysingpur, etc.

Road Transportation

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have a Divisional office at Sangli and bus depots and terminals at Sangli and

in city limits. Direct buses connect

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, Chatrapati Sambhaji Nagar,

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, Satara,

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and many more cities in

and

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. MSRTC runs Shivshahi A/C seater, Non A/C sleeper coach and ordinary buses from Sangli and Miraj Depots. The State Government of Maharashtra approve to build Airport near Kavalapur for the Sangli Metropolitan area. Within metropolitan limits, the city bus of MSRTC is the best medium used by people; also, auto rickshaws, private cars and two-wheelers are used by many peoples. Other than MSRTC, many private travels like Balaji, Shreenath, VRL, NTN, Datta Krupa, Konduskar, Ashoka, M.B.Link, Vaibhav, Shreyash, Sanjay, Sai Krupa, Deepakraj, Saini, Sharma play A/C and non A/C sleeper coach and seater buses to

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, Salem,

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and other cities. Soon Sangli will have MSRTC E-Buses.

Geography

Sangli City is situated on the bank of the Krishna River, the valley and tributaries offer many irrigation and agricultural advantages that drive the economy of the district and the city. Other small rivers, such as the Warana River and the Panchganga, flow into the Krishna River.

History

The region, known as Kundal (now a tiny village 40 km away from Sangli city) in medieval India, was the capital of the Chalukya Empire in the 12th century AD. During the time of

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chhatrapati is a royal title from Sanskrit used to denote a king. The word "Chhatrapati" is a Sanskrit language compound word of ''Chatra (umbrella), chhatra'' (''parasol'' or ''umbrella'') and ''Pati (title), pati'' (''master/lord/ruler''). T ...

, Sangli, Miraj and surrounding areas were captured from the

Mughal Empire The Mughal Empire was an Early modern period, early modern empire in South Asia. At its peak, the empire stretched from the outer fringes of the Indus River Basin in the west, northern Afghanistan in the northwest, and Kashmir in the north, to ...

. Until 1801, Sangli was included in Miraj Jahangir. Sangli separated from Miraj in 1801, following a family quarrel between Chintamanrao Patwardhan and his paternal uncle, Gangadharrao Patwardhan, who had succeeded his childless elder brother as the sixth chief of Miraj in 1782. Sangli is notable for the Brindavana (tomb) of

Satyavrata Tirtha Satyavrata Tirtha (died. 1638 CE) was a Hindu philosopher, yogi, mystic, scholar and saint. He served as the pontiff of Shri Uttaradi Math from 1635–1638. He was the 18th in succession from Madhvacharya. Satyavrata Tirtha ruled the pontifica ...

, a saint of the Dvaita Order of Vedanta and Peetadipathi of

Uttaradi Math Sri Uttaradi Math (also written as Uttaradi Matha or Uttaradi Mutt) (IAST:''Śrī Uttarādi Maṭha'') (also known as Uttaradi Pitha), is one of the main monasteries (matha) founded by Madhvacharya with Padmanabha Tirtha as its head to pre ...

who took

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in Sangli in the year 1638. Sangli is well known as Natya Pandhari (Capital of Marathi Dramas) while Miraj is well known for manufacturing & exports of musical instruments.

Etymology

The city's original name was Sahagalli—from the Marathi words ''Saha'' ("six") and ''Galli'' ("lanes") describing the early street plan—which was later shortened to Sangli.

Tourist and Pilgrim Places

* Sangameshwar Shiva Temple, Haripur, Sangli * Sri Sri Radha Gopal Mandir, Aravade, Tasgaon * Ramling Bet Bahe Ancient Shiva Temple, Sangli * Audumbar, Sangli *

Jwala Narshimhapur Jwala may refer to: * Jwala (1969 film), ''Jwala'' (1969 film), an Indian Malayalam-language film * Jwala (1971 film), ''Jwala'' (1971 film), an Indian Hindi-language action film * Jwala (1985 film), ''Jwala'' (1985 film), an Indian Telugu-languag ...

, Kole, Sangli * Sagareshwar Wild Life Sanctuary * Chandoli National Park * Dandoba Hill Station * Khanapur Wild Life Reserve Forest * Panchayatan Temple, Sangli * Bagetil Ganapati Temple, Sangli * Kundal Jain Hill Temple, Palus, Sangli * Zari Parshwanath Hill Temple, Palus, Sangli * Bahubali Hill Temple, Kumbhoj *

Narsobawadi Nrusinhawadi commonly known as Narsobawadi or Narsobachi Wadi is a small town in Shirol Tahasil in Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. Narsobawadi gets its name from the presence of 'Shri Narasimha Saraswati, Nrusinha Saraswati', the Purna Avatar of L ...

* Khidrapur Shiva Temple *

Prachitgad Fort Prachitgad is a fort in the Western Ghats#Mountains, Sahyadri mountain range in Sangli district of Maharashtra States of India, state, India. It covers an area of . Location It is located at on the western edge of Chandoli National Park in ...

Machindragad Fort Machindragad Fort is a fort located 20 km from Karad. Though it is close to karad town it is in Walawa taluka, Sangli district, of Maharashtra. The fort is situated on a solitary round topped hill east of the base village. History Th ...

* Vikasgad Fort * Khawaja shamna mira dargah Miraj * khawaja kabir dargah nandre

Culture

Food ''Bhadang'' also known as flavoured rice puff, from Sangli is world famous and are exported in US, UK, Canada, and Southeast Asia. ''Bharala Wangi,'' also known as stuffed brinjal with ''

bhakri Bhakri () is a round flatbread often eaten in the cuisines of the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Karnataka in India. Bhakri is prepared using jowar or bajra, which is coarser than a regular wheat chapati. Bhakri can be either sof ...

,'' is one of the most famous foods in Sangli.

Educational institutes

Education institutions in the area, aside from schools, include: *

Walchand College of Engineering Walchand College of Engineering is a college in the city of Sangli, Maharashtra, India. The WCE campus is situated on nearly 90 acres of land in Vishrambag, roughly midway between the twin cities of Sangli and Miraj. The college was establis ...

, Sangli. * Chintamanrao College of Commerce, Vishrambaugh, Sangli. * Sanjay Bhokare Group of Institutes, Miraj. * RIT College Sakhrale, Islampur. * Government Medical College And Hospital, Miraj. * City Highschool, Sangli. * Raje. Patwardhan Highschool Sangli. * Government Polytechnic, Miraj. * Padmabhooshan Vasantraodada Patil Institute Of Technology, Budhgaon. * Kbp College, Sangli. * Annasaheb Dange College of Engineering & Technology, Sangli. * Government Medical College, Miraj, *

Willingdon College Willingdon College, Sangli, is a college named after the former Governor of Bombay, The 1st Baron Willingdon (who was later created The 1st Marquess of Willingdon). Lord Willingdon later served as Viceroy of India, from 1931 until 1936. The ...

of Arts & Science at Vishrambaug, Sangli. * Prakash Institute of Medical Science and Research, Islampur, Sangli. * Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College and Hospital, a college constituting under Bharati Vidyapeeth, Miraj. * Appasaheb Birnale College of Architecture, Sangli. * Nav Krishna Valley School, Kupwad. * Podar International School, Sangli. * St.Alphonsa School in Miraj. * KWC College of Arts & Science, Sangli. * MIT VGS, Karnal. * Sangli Highschool Sangli. * Jijamata Balmandir, Sangli.

Architecture

* Ganapati Temple, Sangli, located on the banks of river Krishna. * The Irwin Bridge, built by the British. * A royal palace (Rajwada). * Mai ghat, Sangli. * Aamrai garden, Sangli. * New Collector office, Vishrambaug. * Centuries-old Digambar Jain Mandir at Arag (Recently partially conserved) * Audumber datta temple(20 km from sangli) * Dandoba hills * sangameshwar temple haripur,sangli * Sagreshwar national park * Sangli high school * Miraj market * sangli fort (Khanbhag)

Climate

Sangli has a semi-arid climate with three seasons. Summer takes place from the middle of February to the middle of June, characterised by largely dry conditions towards the start, with rainfall increasing as the season progresses. Temperatures in summer are primarily characterised by hot days and mild nights. Monsoon takes place from the middle of June to late October. Rainfall is more common this season than at any other time of year. Temperatures in the monsoon season are characterised by warm, humid days and mild, humid nights. Winter takes place from early November to early February. This season is mainly dry, with rain primarily concentrated in November. Temperatures in winter are characterised by warm days and cool nights. The total rainfall is around 22 inches (580 mm). Sangli has been ranked 24th best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 2 3-10L Population cities) in India. Sangli has cleanest air quality in state in 2024.

Notable people

Social Reformers/ Freedom fighters

Vasantdada Patil Vasantrao Banduji Patil (13 November 1917 – 1 March 1989) was an Indian politician from Sangli, Maharashtra. He was known as the first modern Maratha strongman and first mass leader in Maharashtrian politics. Patil served as Chief Ministe ...

* Nagnath Naikwadi *

Annabhau Sathe Tukaram Bhaurao Sathe (1 August 1920 – 18 July 1969), popularly known as Anna Bhau Sathe (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, �ɳːaːbʱaːu saːʈʰe, was an Indian folk poet, writer, and social worker from the state of Mahara ...

Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Gopal Ganesh Agarkar (14 July 1856 – 17 June 1895) () was a social reformer, educationist, and thinker from Bombay Presidency, British India. At one time a close associate of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, he co-founded educational institutes ...

* Gulabrao Patil * Dhulappa Bhaurao Navale *Rajarambapu patil *Mahavir Pandurang Salunkhe Saints Loknath swami

Entertainment/ literature/ culture/ music/ cinema

Bal Gandharva Narayan Shripad Rajhans, popularly known as Bal Gandharva, (26 June 1888 – 15 July 1967) was a famous Marathi singer and stage actor. He was known for his roles as female characters in Marathi plays, since women were not allowed to act on s ...

* Asha Bhosale *

Patthe Bapurao Patthe Bapurao (11 November 1868 – 22 December 1941) was a Marathi singer-poet in the Tamasha usical theatreHe has a son Govind Shridhar Kulkarni and daughter-in-law Nalini Govind Kulkarni. He also composed several Vags, dramatic and humorous ...

Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar Gajānan Digambar Mādguḷkar (1 October 1919 – 14 December 1977) was a Marathi language, Marāthi poet, lyricist, writer and actor from India. He is popularly known in his home state of Maharashtra, Mahārāshtra by just his initials as Ga ...

Vishnudas Bhave Vishnudas Bhave (died 9 August 1901) was the leading dramatist of Maharashtra, India and considered as pioneer of Marathi theatre. He was born in Sangli and he staged the first Marathi-language play ''Sita Swayamvar'' in Sangli in 1843.#Da, Datta, ...

Sai Tamhankar Sai Tamhankar (pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, əiː t̪aːmɦəɳkəɾ born 25 June 1986) is an Indian film and television actress known for her work primarily in Marathi language, Marathi, as well as in Hindi language, Hindi films. She h ...

* Vyankatesh Digambar Madgulkar *Vinayak Mahadev Kulkarni

Sports

Vijay Hazare Vijay Samuel Hazare (11 March 1915 – 18 December 2004) was an Indian cricketer. He captained India in 14 matches between 1951 and 1953. In India's 25th Test match, nearly 20 years after India achieved Test status, he led India to its first ...

* Smriti Mandhana is from

Madhavnagar Madhavnagar is a small city in sangli and now Suburb of Sangli Urban; Sangli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Demographics India census, Madhavnagar had a population of 10,993. Males constitute 51% of the population and females ...

Armaan Jaffer Armaan Jaffer (born 25 October 1998) is an Indian cricketer who played for Mumbai in domestic competitions. He rose to fame after scoring a then-record 498 for Rizvi Springfield School against IES Raja Shivaji School in the 2010 Giles Shield tou ...

* Maruti Mane (kusti pattu)

Politics

Yashwantrao Chavan Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan (Marathi pronunciation: əʃʋənt̪ɾaːʋ t͡səʋʱaːɳ 12 March 1913 – 25 November 1984) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician who served as 8th Minister of Finance from 1970 to 1971 and 1971 to 19 ...

* Vishnuanna Patil *

Patangrao Kadam Patangrao Shripatrao Kadam (8 January 1944 – 9 March 2018) was an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He came from a middle level farmer family in a small village, Sonsal in Sangli district. He previously held the forest ministry ...

* Madanbhau Vishwanath Patil *

Jayant Patil Jayant Rajaram Patil (born 16 February 1962) is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He has been representing Islampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for more than three decades. He was the ...

* R. R. Patil * Dhulappa Bhaurao Navale * Ramdas Athawale * Vishwajeet Patangrao Kadam *

Gopichand Padalkar Gopichand Kundalik Padalkar (born 1 October 1982) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council. He got elected to the Legislative Council by MLA's (unopposed) on 14 May ...

Officers

* Vishwas Nangare Patil.(IPS) * Rajaram Mane (IAS) * Dr. Shrikar Keshav Pardeshi (IAS) * Amit Khatavkar (IRS) * Ganesh Tengale (IRS) * Dr. Raja Dayanidhi (IAS) , Oct precipitation mm = 88.9 , Nov precipitation mm = 33.5 , Dec precipitation mm = 6.9 , source
Government of Maharashtra
, date = June 2012

Notable people

* Murlikant Petkar *

* Smriti Mandhana *

* Nandu Natekar *

Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle (; ; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur, actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in the media as one of the ...

* Balgandharva *

Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar (11 January 1898 – 2 September 1976) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He was the first Marathi author to win the prestigious Jnanpith Award. Early life Khandekar was born on 11 January 1898 in S ...

Bhagyashree Patwardhan Bhagyashree Patwardhan Dassani ( Patwardhan; born 23 February 1969), known mononymously as Bhagyashree, is an Indian actress. She is known for her roles in Hindi language film and television. She is a recipient of a Filmfare Award, in addition ...

* R.R. Patil

References

External links

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