Sangli district (Marathi pronunciation: ) is a district of Maharashtra state in west-central India. Sangli city is the district headquarters. The district is 25.11% urban. Sangli and Miraj are the largest cities. The industrial town of Kirloskarwadi is also located in the Sangli District. Industrialist Laxmanrao Kirloskar started his first factory here. It is known as the sugar bowl of India due to its high sugarcane productivity. Sangli District
Pandit S. Ballesh (पंडित डॉ।° एस। बालेश भजन्त्री) (ಪಂಡಿತ್ ಡಾ|| ಎಸ್. ಬಾಲೇಶ್ ಭಜಂತ್ರಿ) (பண்டிட் டாக்டர் எஸ்.பாலேஷ் பஜாந்த்ரி) (born Ballappa Sanna Bharamappa Bhajantri on 1 April 1958) is an Indian shehnai player. He is also a Patiala gharana Hindustani vocalist and expert in Benares gharana shehnai playing and ghazal singer. Pandit Dr. S. Ballesh and his son Dr. Krishna Ballesh both were jointly awarded Tamil Nadu state’s highest civilian honour, the Kalaimamani (Joint) award,
Ronit Gajanan More (born 2 February 1992) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Karnataka i He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He is a member of the Chennai Super Kings squad since 2013[1] and debuted in the IPL against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens on 30 April 2015. Contents 1Early life 2Career 3References 4External links Early life Ronit did his schooling from Gomatesh High School,
Reginald Edward Enthoven CIE (1869– 21 May 1952) was an administrator in the Indian Civil Service of the British Raj and an author of publications related to India, including the three volumes entitled The Tribes and Castes of Bombay that formed a part of the Ethnographic Survey of India. Reginald Enthoven was born in Hastings, Sussex, England, on 23 November 1869, the fifth son
Ratta dynasty was a minor Indian dynasty who ruled over the Belgaum region of modern Karnataka as a branch of Rashtrakutas. Savadatti (Saundatti), historically known as Sugandavarti was the capital of Ratta dynasty during 875-1250 CE period. Later their capital shifted to Belagavi (Belgaum) which is historically known as Venugrama. Belgaum was the capital of the Rattas during 1210 – 1250 AD. Rashtrika is
Raja Lakhamagouda Sardesai (1864–1942) was a philanthropist, first Barrister-at-Law from Karnataka and a ruler of Vantamuri princely state in Belagavi district. He was the 16th ruler of Vantamuri princely state. He ascended the throne at the age of 13 years in 1877. The princely state had a Wada (traditional mansion) at Vantamuri which was built by Prabhu Basavantrao and it was submerged in 1978-79 when a dam was built downstream
Pramod Muthalik (born 1963) is the chief of the Rashtriya Hindu Sena, the parent organisation of the Sri Ram Sena. A Bajrang Dal member in his early life, he formed the Karnataka unit of the Shiv Sena after being expelled from Bajrang Dal. He quit Shiv Sena over the Belgaum border dispute, and then formed Sri Ram Sena. He gained media attention when around 40 activists
Phadeppa Dareppa Chaugule (1902–1952) was India’s first Olympic marathon runner. He represented India in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, and finished 19th with a timing of 2 hours 50 minutes 45.2 seconds. He hailed from the town of Belgaum in Karnataka. Biography He was born in 1902 or 1905 (no exact records available). His family had a business connected with Printing Press and an agriculture land. PD
Pant Maharaj (3 September 1855 – 16 October 1905), born Dattatreya Ramchandra Kulkarni, was a Hindu yogi and guru in the Belgavi region of India and is regarded by his devotees as a saint and an incarnation of Dattatreya. Contents 1Biography 2Legacy 3Literary works 4Further reading 5References Biography Pant Maharaj was born in a Deshastha Brahmin family to Ramachandra Pant and Sitabai (née Godakka) on the 3 September 1855 in Daddi on
North Karnataka is a geographical region in Deccan plateau from 300 to 730 metres (980 to 2,400 ft) elevation that constitutes the region of the Karnataka state in India. It is drained by the Krishna River and its tributaries the Bhima, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, and Tungabhadra. North Karnataka lies within the Deccan thorn scrub forests ecoregion, which extends north into eastern Maharashtra. Most parts of the region has black fertile soil ideal