Kedgaon is a village in Daund taluka of Pune district thirty miles east of the city of Pune. The village is on the Pune-Daund railway line. Pandita Ramabai Mukti mission, a christian charity that serves needy women, the disabled, and destitute children is based near the village. [1] Early 20th century Hindu saint Narayan Maharaj also resided in the village. His ashram at Kedgaon bet is a place of pilgrimage for his devotees. [2]
Pune district is a district in Western Maharashtra with Administrative Headquarters in Pune city. Pune district is the most populous district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is one of the most industrialised districts in India.
Pandita Ramabai Sarasvati was an Indian social reformer. She was the first woman to be awarded the titles of Pandita as a Sanskrit scholar and Sarasvati after being examined by the faculty of the University of Calcutta. She was one of the ten women delegates of the Congress session of 1889. During her stay in England in early 1880s she converted to Christianity. After that she toured extensively in the United States to collect funds for destitute Indian women. With the funds raised she started Sharada Sadan for child widows. In the late 1890s, she founded Mukti Mission, a Christian charity at Kedgaon village, forty miles east of the city of Pune. The mission was later named Pandita Ramabai Mukti Mission.
Daund is a city, municipal council, and headquarters of the Daund tehsil in the Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India. The city of Daund is located on the Bhima River.
Meera Kosambi was an Indian sociologist.
Ratnakar Hari Kelkar was a revisor and translator of the Bible into Marathi.
Vishal Mangalwadi is a social reformer, political columnist, Indian Christian philosopher, writer and lecturer.
Marathi Christians are an Ethno-religious community of the Indian state of Maharashtra who accepted Christianity during the 18th and 19th centuries during the East India Company, and later, the British Raj. Conversions to Protestantism were a result of Christian missions such as the American Marathi Mission, Church Mission Society and the Church of England's United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.
Pune Junction railway station is the main railway junction of the city of Pune, India. It is one of the major railway junctions in Maharashtra. Pune Junction consists of 6 platforms. It also has a suburban train network.
Ramabai Ranade was an Indian social worker and one of the first women's rights activists in the early 20th century. At the age of 11, she was married to Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade, who was a distinguished Indian scholar and social reformer.
Daund taluka is a taluka or subdivision of Pune district of the state of Maharashtra in India. The town of Daund is the only major urban area in this predominantly rural area. Daund railway station is a major railway junction. All southern railways are connected to this route, and also divided the Nagar railway to north Indian railway, like Delhi, Solapur division, Daund junction and then joined to the Pune district junction. To reach the Siddhi Vinayak Siddhatek Ganpati temple, one has to travel 14 km to Daund by road.
Pune Suburban Railway, also known as Pune Local, is a suburban rail system connecting Pune to its suburbs and neighboring villages in Pune District, Maharashtra. It is operated by Central Railway (CR), part of Indian Railways. The system operates on two routes, Pune Junction–Lonavala and its part Pune Junction–Talegaon. 18 trains operate on Pune Junction–Lonavala route and 5 trains operate on Pune Junction–Talegaon route. Also, DEMU trains operate on Pune Junction–Daund–Baramati route.
Manjari is a village 4 km from Hadapsar, India, which is a suburban area around Pune. Manjari railway station is one of the Pune Suburban Railway located on Pune - Daund section. Mr Shivraj Ghule is First person(sarpanch=सरपंच) of Manjari Village.
Pune railway division is one of the five railway divisions of Central Railway (India) Zone of Indian Railways located at Pune of Maharashtra state in western India. The other railway divisions are Mumbai CSMT, Nagpur, Solapur and Bhusawal. There are 71 railway stations in Pune railway division.
The first Marathi translation was made by Vaidyanath Sarma under the supervision of the Serampore missionaries and William Carey at Fort William College. However Carey's translation was found lacking, and was revised by two American missionaries, Gordon Hall and Samuel Newell in 1826, with a subsequent edition in 1830. Further, David Oliver Allen "superintended a translation of the Scriptures into the Mahratta language" while in charge of the Bombay printshop 1844−53.
Daund Junction railway station is a railway junction station on the Mumbai–Chennai route of Indian Railways located in Pune district, Maharashtra, India. The Daund–Manmad line and the Daund–Baramati branch line start from here. Daund is a major freight redistribution hub.
Hadapsar railway station is located in Hadapsar, a suburb of Pune in Maharashtra. There are plans to start long-distance trains from this station as there is no space for new trains at Pune Junction. There is also plan to start suburban trains on Pune–Daund section. This station will be a major station for Pune–Daund suburban trains.
Kedgaon railway station is a small railway station in Pune district, Maharashtra. Its code is KDG. It serves Kedgaon village. The station consists of two platforms.
Judith Walker Andrews was an American philanthropist and social reformer. She was the first president of the "National Alliance of Unitarian and Other Liberal Christian Women".
Soonderbai Hannah Powar was an Indian Christian philanthropist and anti-opium activist. She worked closely with Pandita Ramabai.
Kashibai Navrange was an Indian social worker and reformer. She started a Milk Fund in the year 1916 for pregnant and lactating mothers under the auspices of the Arya Mahila Samaj. Navrange was the first Indian woman doctor to open her own clinic. She contributed to the field of medical. Kashibai Navrange Road in Mumbai is named after her.
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