Misplaced Pages

#163836

39-684: Sangli ( ISO : Sāṁgalī ; pronunciation ) 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 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 Mumbai , 230 km from Pune and 638 km from Bangalore . The city has

78-621: A shoemaker decided to make shoes for him with skin torn from his own thigh. As a reward, he asked for the right to cover the first chadar of Mira during his urus. This has continued since, and during his urus a shoemaker first puts a chadar on the tomb. Miraj Junction railway station is an important junction on the Central Railway . It was the only junction to have all three rail gauges : broad gauge , narrow gauge , and metre gauge . The last narrow gauge train departed on 1 November 2008. Miraj now has only broad gauge railway tracks. Miraj

117-571: A Divisional office at Sangli and bus depots and terminals at Sangli and Miraj in city limits. Direct buses connect Pune , Mumbai , Solapur , Kolhapur , Pandharpur , Akkalkot , Parbhani , Nanded , Latur , Shegaon , Beed , Chatrapati Sambhaji Nagar , Ahmednagar , Panjim , Ratnagiri , Satara , Nashik , Hyderabad and many more cities in Maharashtra and Karnataka . 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

156-460: A dargah over the tomb of Khwaja Muhammad Mira Hussaini Chishti, a Sufi originally from Kashgar who migrated to Miraj. The story behind him is that at the time of his arrival in Miraj, the city was ruled by a black magician Gangna Dhobi who made human sacrifices. It is said that due to Mira's spiritual power he convinced Dhobi to become a Muslim . Another story tells that Mira was walking barefoot, and

195-648: A significant healthcare hub, including its twin City Miraj . Sangli-Miraj combined has more than 1000+ Hospitals and Clinics. Sangli is known as Turmeric city for its global turmeric 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 satellite towns of Madhavnagar & Budhgaon

234-672: 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 , Sangli, Miraj and surrounding areas were captured from the Mughal Empire . 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

273-478: Is 93rd biggest in India. Sangli Metropolitan Region has developed itself as a modern city with broader roads, major railway junctions, malls & multiplexes, hotels, and excellent education facilities. The city is a significant healthcare hub, including its twin City Miraj . 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

312-457: 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 , Tasgaon , Ashta , Kavathe-Mahankal , Palus , Shirol and Jaysingpur 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

351-636: Is an international standard on the romanization of many Brahmic scripts , which was agreed upon in 2001 by a network of the national standards institutes of 157 countries. However, the Hunterian transliteration system is the "national system of romanization in India " and a United Nations expert group noted about ISO 15919 that "there is no evidence of the use of the system either in India or in international cartographic products." Another standard, United Nations Romanization Systems for Geographical Names (UNRSGN),

390-596: 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. Sangli Railway Station is an important railway hub in Sangli City and the main station for Sangli district. Many long-route trains stop at Sangli city providing

429-556: Is connected by railway to Pune in the north, Kurduvadi via Pandharpur in the northeast, and Belgaum and Goa in the south. In February 2011, passenger trains from Kolhapur to Solapur began running on the converted Miraj-Pandharpur-Kurduvadi broad gauge track. Trains of the South Western Railway , like the Rani Chennamma Express bound for Bengaluru , originate from Miraj Junction station . Miraj lies off

SECTION 10

#1732851644164

468-475: Is known for Hindustani classical music and medical services. It is an emerging medical hub in India. The city has an unbelievable doctor-to-patient ratio. The low cost of medical treatment, treatment facilities, and adjoining medical facilities attract patients to Miraj. The language is a key factor as most of the Kannada -speaking staff attract many patients from North Karnataka . Many medical tourists visit from

507-499: 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). ISO 15919 ISO 15919

546-525: Is no standard keyboard layout for ISO 15919 input but many systems provide a way to select Unicode characters visually. ISO/IEC 14755 refers to this as a screen-selection entry method . Miraj Miraj (Pronunciation: [miɾəd͡z] ; listen ) is a city that is part of the Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad metropolitan region in Sangli district , Maharashtra . Founded in the early 10th century, Miraj

585-590: 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 . Sangli has been ranked 24th best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 2 3-10L Population cities) in India. The region, known as Kundal (now

624-463: Is unknown. It probably predates the Bahmani sultans, although they may have repaired it and increased its fortifications. They used the fort as a base for military expeditions against South Konkan and Goa . Firishta mentions the fort in an account of Gilani's rebellion in 1494, which was quelled by Sultan Muhammad II (1452–1515). Muhammad II took the fort from its governor, Buna Naik, who acquiesced to

663-401: The transliteration of Sanskrit rather than the transcription of Brahmic scripts. As a notable difference, both international standards, ISO 15919 and UNRSGN transliterate anusvara as ṁ , while ALA-LC and IAST use ṃ for it. However, ISO 15919 provides guidance towards disambiguating between various anusvara situations (such as labial versus dental nasalizations), which is described in

702-532: The 3 trains that start their journey from Sangli station. Bengaluru-Sangli Rani Chennamma Express , 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 re-development and will be a major transportation hub of the region. Lot of auto riksha and private cars are available from Sangli station to reach nearby places like Kolhapur, Ichalkaranji, Tasgaon, Walwa, Ashta, Kirloskarwadi, Jaysingpur, etc. MSRTC have

741-689: 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 Ahmedabad , Surat , Mumbai , Pune , Coimbatore , Salem , Chennai , Hyderabad , Panjim , Nagpur , Latur , Solapur , Bangalore and other cities.Soon Sangli have Msrtc E-Buses. Sangli City

780-508: The adjoining districts of North Karnataka and Goa , as well as all over India and from Arab countries. The annual Ganesh Visarjan procession is an attraction that lasts for an average of twenty hours. At the end of the 9th century, the Shilaharas of Kolhapur gained control of Miraj. In 1024, the city was ruled by Narasimha of the Shilahar dynasty. Jatiga II ( c.  1000–1020 ),

819-424: The area, aside from schools, include: 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

SECTION 20

#1732851644164

858-539: The capital of a principality, overseen by British rule . Miraj was part of the southern division of the Bombay Presidency which in turn was part of the southern Maratha jagirs, and later the Deccan States Agency . In 1820, the state of Miraj was divided into Miraj Senior and Miraj Junior . The territory of both regions was distributed among other native states and British districts. The area of Miraj Senior

897-600: The connectivity to important cities of India. Sangli city station is directly connected to important cities like Mumbai , Pune , Delhi , Udaipur , Bangalore , Surat , Vadodara , Mathura , Bikaner , Mangalore , Madgaon , Kanyakumari , Puducherry , Salem , Tirunelveli , Vellore , Madurai , Kota , Guntakal Cochi , Mysuru , Jhansi , Agra , Ajmer , Jodhpur , Ahmedabad , Gandhidham , Kolhapur , Belgavi , Dharwad , Hubali , Shri Ganganagar by direct trains. Sangli-Bengaluru Rani Chennamma Express , Sangli-ParliVaijnath DEMU express and Sangli-Miraj DEMU train are

936-439: The fourth Shilahar ruler, appears in the records of his son, Narasimha (c. 1050–1075). Jatiga II was succeeded by his son Gonka , who has been described in inscriptions as the conqueror of Karahata ( Karad ), Miraj, and Konkan . The Shilaharas were able to retain control of Miraj despite nearby military action by Chavan-raja, a general of Western Chalukya King Jayasimha II . In 1216, Miraj, along with other Shilahara territory,

975-455: The new ruler. Gilani's troops were offered the option of joining Muhammad's army and being treated with leniency or leaving. About 2000 soldiers left the fort to join Gilani's rebel forces. The fortress's main entrance was a massive gate towering at 9 m (30 ft), but it has been destroyed. The power of the Bahmani rulers waned under the influence of powerful provincial governors. In 1490,

1014-534: The rule of Miraj passed to the Sultanate of Bijapur . During the later years of his reign, Ibrahim Adil Shah I (1534–1558) kept his son, Ali Adil Shah I (1558–1580), under house arrest in Miraj. On Ibrahim's death in 1580, Miraj became an assembly point for Ali's troops in his assuming the throne. Subsequently, the troops of Miraj fought with Ismail against Ibrahim Adil Shah II . On 28 November 1659, within 18 days of Bijapur General Afzal Khan 's death at Pratapgad ,

1053-412: The sitar, sarod , and tanpura . These are made of wood and specially treated gourds . The art of instrument making was developed by Faridsaheb Shikalgar in the 18th century, and his descendants follow this tradition. The area of Miraj is known for creating sitars. The traditional craft of making these instruments is passed down from generation to generation. Miraj is also known for Khwaja Shamna Mira,

1092-562: The sixth chief of Miraj in 1782. Sangli is notable for the Brindavana (tomb) of Satyavrata Tirtha , a saint of the Dvaita Order of Vedanta and Peetadipathi of Uttaradi Math who took Samadhi 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. The city's original name

1131-480: The state of Maharashtra . Marathi is the official and most widely spoken language of the city. A form of Hindustani , Hyderabadi Deccani , is also spoken. Miraj is a popular place for artists to perform during urus . The administrative office of the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya is at Miraj. The city is known for its players and manufacturers of sitars . Miraj supplies Indian string instruments such as

1170-629: The table below. The table below shows the differences between ISO 15919, UNRSGN and IAST for Devanagari transliteration. Only certain fonts support all Latin Unicode characters for the transliteration of Indic scripts according to this standard. For example, Tahoma supports almost all the characters needed. Arial and Times New Roman font packages that come with Microsoft Office 2007 and later also support most Latin Extended Additional characters like ḍ, ḥ, ḷ, ḻ, ṁ, ṅ, ṇ, ṛ, ṣ and ṭ. There

1209-488: The town six years later. In 1730, Maratha Chhatrapati Shahu of Satara ordered Pant Pratinidhi to attack the town. Miraj remained under Mughal rule until 3 October 1739, when it was captured by Shahu after a military campaign of two years, reflecting the fall of the last defences of the Mughals. In 1761, Harbhat Patwardhan's son, Gopalrao, took the Miraj jagir from Peshwa Madhavrao . The Patwardhan dynasty ruled Miraj as

Sangli - Misplaced Pages Continue

1248-539: The town's fort. At the behest of Shaikh Muhammad, the name of the town was changed to Mubarakabad in 1347 (748 AH ). In 1395, the Bahmanis conquered Miraj. Between 1391 and 1403, Miraj was affected by the Durga Devi famine . From 1423, Malik Imad Ul Mulk ruled Miraj. 1494 was the year of Bahadur Khan Gilani 's rebellion. For two months in 1660, Shivaji and Adilshah battled for control of Miraj. The builder of Miraj fort

1287-417: The western Adil Sahi district was surrendered to Annaji Datto (Shivaji's finance minister). Unlike other towns, the Miraj fort resisted. Shivaji, who was encamped at Kolhapur, sent Netaji Palkar to besiege Miraj. In January 1660, Shivaji arrived to personally command the three-month-long ongoing siege. However, news of attacks by Siddi Johar and Fazal Khan caused him to return to Panhala . The siege of Miraj

1326-621: Was 339 square miles (880 km ). In 1901, its population was 81,467. Its revenue was £23,000 and the tax paid to the British was £800. The population of the town of Miraj in 1901 was 18,425. It lay on a junction of the Southern Mahratta Railway . On 8 March 1948, Miraj Senior acceded to the Dominion of India , and the city became part of the Republic of India. Since 1960, it has been part of

1365-503: Was Sahagalli—from the Marathi words Saha ("six") and Galli ("lanes") describing the early street plan—which was later shortened to Sangli. 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 is most famous food from sangli.. Education institutions in

1404-472: Was abandoned and negotiations began. Under the rule of Sambhaji , the Maratha Empire generals Santaji Ghorpade and Dhanaji Jadhav chose Miraj as a safe place for their families while they conducted guerrilla actions against the invading forces of Aurangzeb of the Mughal Empire . In 1687, Bijapur was conquered by the Mughals. Santaji Ghorpade became Deshmukh of Miraj in 1680 and Aurangzeb captured

1443-474: Was an important jagir of the Bijapur Sultanate . Shivaji , the founder of the Maratha Empire , stayed in Miraj for two months during his south India campaign. Because of its location, Miraj has been held as a strategic bastion. It was the capital of Miraj Senior and a vital junction on the central railway network. The Patwardhan family were the hereditary rulers of Miraj until independence . Miraj

1482-571: Was conquered by the Yadavas of Devagiri . In 1318, the Bahmanis gained control. The historian Tazkirat-ul-Mulk reported that Hasan Gangu , the founder of the Bahmani dynasty, was in the employ of the Shaikh Muhammad Junaidi at Gangi near Miraj. Hasan found a treasure with which he raised an army, and marched on Miraj. He defeated and imprisoned Rani Durgavati, the subedar of Miraj, and captured

1521-636: Was developed by the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN) and covers many Brahmic scripts. The ALA-LC romanization was approved by the Library of Congress and the American Library Association and is a US standard. The International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (IAST) is not a standard (as no specification exists for it) but a convention developed in Europe for

#163836