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Shakuntala Karandikar
Shakuntala Bhupendra Karandikar (née Agashe; IAST: Śakuntalā Bhūpendra Karandīkara, née Āgāśe; 20 July 1931 – 1 June 2018) was an Indian biographer and philanthropist, best remembered for writing the Marathi biography of her father Chandrashekhar Agashe titled ''Vishwasta'' (1992), and her advocacy and philanthropy towards women's causes in Dahanu. Biography Early life and family: 1931–1953 Karandikar was born in Pune, Bombay Presidency on 31 July 1931, into an aristocratic and entrepreneurial Chitpavan brahmin family of industrialist Chandrashekhar Agashe and wife Indirabai Agashe (née Dwarka Gokhale). Her father was a member of the aristocratic Agashe ''gharana'' of the village of Mangdari in the Bhor State, while her mother was from the aristocratic Gokhale ''gharana'' of Dharwad. She was the second eldest daughter, as well as the second eldest of nine siblings who survived to adulthood. She had two younger brothers, Panditrao Agashe and Dnyaneshwar Agas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pune
Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest in Maharashtra by area, with a geographical area of 7,256 sq km. It has been ranked "the most liveable city in India" several times. Pune is also considered to be the cultural and educational capital of Maharashtra. Along with the municipal corporation area of PCMC, PMC and the three cantonment towns of Camp, Khadki, and Dehu Road, Pune forms the urban core of the eponymous Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR). Situated {{convert, 560, m, 0, abbr=off above sea level on the Deccan plateau, on the right bank of the Mutha river,{{cite web , last=Nalawade , first=S.B. , url=http://www.ranwa.org/punealive/pageog.htm , title=Geography of Pune Urban Area , publisher=Ranwa , access-date=4 April 2008 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biographer
Biographers are authors who write an account of another person's life, while autobiographers are authors who write their own biography. Biographers Countries of working life: Ab=Arabia, AG=Ancient Greece, Al=Australia, Am=Armenian, AR=Ancient Rome, Au=Austria, AH=Austria/Hungary, Ca=Canada, En=England, Fl=Finland, Fr=France, Ge=Germany, Id=Indonesia, In=India, Ir=Ireland, Is=Israel, Jp=Japan, Nw=Norway, SA=South Africa, Sc=Scotland, SL=Sierra Leone, So=Somalia, Sp=Spain, Sw=Sweden, TT=Trinidad & Tobago, US=United States, Ve=Venezuela, Wl=Wales A–G * Hermann Abert (Ge, 1871–1927) – Robert Schumann, Niccolò Jommelli, W. A. Mozart *Alfred Ainger (En, 1837–1904) – Charles Lamb * Ellis Amburn (US, 1933–2018) – Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, Jack Kerouac, Elizabeth Taylor, Warren Beatty and Janis Joplin * Rudolph Angermüller (Ge, born 1940) – Antonio Salieri, W. A. Mozart *Núria Añó (Sp. born 1973) – Salka Viertel * Marie Célestine Amélie d'Armaillé (1830–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panditrao Agashe
Jagdish "Panditrao" Agashe (8 March 1936 – 16 November 1986) was an Indian businessman, best remembered for succeeding his father Chandrashekhar Agashe as the joint managing director of the Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate Ltd. from 1970 to 1978. The Panditrao Agashe School in Pune is named in his honour. Biography Early life and family: 1936–1956 Agashe was born on 8 March 1936, into an aristocratic and entrepreneurial Chitpavan brahmin family of industrialist Chandrashekhar Agashe and wife Indirabai Agashe (née Dwarka Gokhale). He was the fourth of nine children, and second son (eldest surviving), born to his parents. Given the name Jagdish at birth, he was known for most of his professional and personal life as Panditrao, a nickname given to him by his sisters. Agashe's father founded the Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate in 1934, and after his death in 1956, Agashe was brought on the board of directors of the company under S. L. Limaye's chairmanship and K. V. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharwad
Dharwad (), also known as Dharwar, is a city located in the north western part of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Dharwad district of Karnataka and forms a contiguous urban area with the city of Hubballi. It was merged with Hubballi in 1962 to form the twin cities of Hubballi-Dharwad. It covers an area of and is located northwest of Bangalore, on NH-48, between Bangalore and Pune. Etymology The word "Dharwad" is derived from the Sanskrit word 'dwarawata', 'dwara' meaning "door" and 'wata' or 'wada' meaning "town". It means a place of rest in a long travel or a small habitation. For centuries, Dharwad acted as a resting place for travellers and a gateway between the ''Malenadu'' (western mountains) and the ''Bayalu Seeme'' (plains). History The Chalukyas ruled Dharwad during the 12th century. A stone inscription indicates that there was a ruler by the name of BhaskaraDeva in 1117. In the 14th century, the district was first overrun by the Bahmani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gokhale
Gokhale is an Indian surname found in the Chitpawan community native to the western state of Maharashtra. People *Anupama Gokhale, Indian chess player *Ashok B. Gokhale, Indian diplomat * Bapu Gokhale, Maratha general *Chandrakant Gokhale, Yesteryear marathi actor and father of Vikram Gokhale * Gopal Krishna Gokhale, leader in the Indian independence movement *H. R. Gokhale, Indian politician, former minister of law and justice, father-in-law of writer Namita Gokhale *Hemant Gokhale, former judge of the Supreme Court of India, and former Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court *Kamlabai Gokhale, one of India's first female actresses, mother of actor Chandrakant Gokhale * Mohan Gokhale, actor *Namita Gokhale, writer, daughter-in-law of politician H. R. Gokhale *Padmavati Gokhale Shaligram, Hindustani vocalist and music educator *Poorva Gokhale, leading marathi television actress * Rajesh Sudhir Gokhale, chemical biologist * Ramesh Gokhale, Indian bridge player *Sakhi Gokhale , marat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhor State
Bhor State was one of the 9-gun salute Maratha princely states of British India. It was the only state belonging to the Poona Agency under the Bombay Presidency, which became later part of the Deccan States Agency. Along with Akkalkot State, Aundh State, Phaltan State, Nimsod State and Jath State, it was one of the Satara Jagirs. The state merged with the newly independent Indian union in 1948. Situated among the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats, the state covered an area of 2,396 square kilometres, and had a population of 137,268 in 1901. The town of Bhor, once the capital of the state, is located in the state of Maharashtra, about 51 kilometres south of Pune, adjacent to Bhatghar Dam.Lord Rama is the family deity of the Gandekars, the former rulers of the state. The seal of the state had images of Sita, Rama and Lakshmana. Every year Ramanavami is celebrated with pomp and grandeur at Bhor Rajwada, the palace of the royal family. History The Jagir (fiefdom) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangdari
Mangdari is a village in Velhe Taluka in the Pune District of Maharashtra, India. Geography Mangdari is located at . It has an average elevation of 549 metres. It belongs to Desh or Paschim Maharashtra region. It belongs to the Pune Division. It is located 32 km towards South from district headquarters Pune. 18 km from Velhe. 148 km from state capital Mumbai. The total geographical area of village is 245 hectares. Demographics Marathi is the local language of Mangdari. The total population is 622 and number of houses are 116. Female population is 48.7%. Village literacy rate is 74.9% and the female literacy rate is 32.5%. History The village was originally part of the Bhor State, under the rule of the Pantsachiv Kings. In the 1590s, majority of the land in the village was given to the Agashe ''gharana'', as vassals to the Pantsachiv rulers, as they were occupied as the ''savkars'' (money lenders/bankers) under the Pantsachiv Kings of the Kingdom. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noble Family
Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. The characteristics associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles or simply formal functions (e.g., precedence), and vary by country and by era. Membership in the nobility, including rights and responsibilities, is typically hereditary and patrilineal. Membership in the nobility has historically been granted by a monarch or government, and acquisition of sufficient power, wealth, ownerships, or royal favour has occasionally enabled commoners to ascend into the nobility. There are often a variety of ranks within the noble class. Legal recognition of nobility has been much more common in monarchies, but nobility also existed in such regimes as the Dutch Republic (1581–1795), the Republic of Genoa (1005–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agashe
Agashe ( mr, आगाशे; IAST: ''Āgāśe'') is a surname used by Chitpavan Brahmins of the Kaushik gotra in the Marathi-populated Deccan in India and by the Chitpavan Brahmin diaspora across the globe. People * Ashutosh Agashe (born 1972), an Indian cricket player and businessman. * Chandrashekhar Agashe (1888 – 1956), founder of the Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate Ltd. *Dnyaneshwar Agashe (1942 – 2009), an Indian businessman, cricketer, cricket administrator and philanthropist. *Shripad Narayan Agashe (born 1939), an Indian botanist and palynologist. *Mandar Agashe (born 1969), an Indian music director and businessman. *Mohan Agashe (born 1947), an Indian theatre and film actor. *Panditrao Agashe (1935 – 1986), Indian businessman. Places *Panditrao Agashe School, a private, co-educational day school in Pune, Maharashtra, India. *Chandrashekhar Agashe College of Physical Education Chandrashekhar Agashe College of Physical Education (CACPE) is an Indian auto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahmin
Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests ( purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers (guru or acharya). The other three varnas are the Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra. The traditional occupation of Brahmins is that of priesthood at the Hindu temples or at socio-religious ceremonies, and rite of passage rituals such as solemnising a wedding with hymns and prayers.James Lochtefeld (2002), Brahmin, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Vol. 1: A–M, Rosen Publishing, , page 125 Traditionally, the Brahmins are accorded the highest ritual status of the four social classes. Their livelihood is prescribed to be one of strict austerity and voluntary poverty ("A Brahmin should acquire what just suffices for the time, what he earns he should spend all that the same day"). In practice, Indian texts suggest that some Brahmins hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chitpavan
The Chitpavan Brahmin or Konkanastha Brahmin is a Hindu Maharashtrian Brahmin community inhabiting Konkan, the coastal region of the state of Maharashtra. Initially working as messengers and spies in the late seventeenth century, the community came into prominence during the 18th century when the heirs of Peshwa from the Bhat family of Balaji Vishwanath became the de facto rulers of the Maratha empire. Until the 18th century, the Chitpavans were held in low esteem by the Deshastha, the older established Brahmin community of Maharashtra region. As per Jayant Lele, the influence of the Chitpavans in the Peshwa era as well as the British era has been greatly exaggerated because even during the time of the most prominent Peshwas, their political legitimacy and their intentions were not trusted by all levels of the administration, not even by Shivaji's successors. He adds that after the defeat of Peshwas in the Anglo-Mahratta wars, Chitpavans were the one of the Hindu communitie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Rights
Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countries, these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behavior, whereas in others, they are ignored and suppressed. They differ from broader notions of human rights through claims of an inherent historical and traditional bias against the exercise of rights by women and girls, in favor of men and boys.Hosken, Fran P., 'Towards a Definition of Women's Rights' in ''Human Rights Quarterly'', Vol. 3, No. 2. (May 1981), pp. 1–10. Issues commonly associated with notions of women's rights include the right to bodily integrity and autonomy, to be free from sexual violence, to vote, to hold public office, to enter into legal contracts, to have equal rights in family law, to work, to fair wages or equal pay, to have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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