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 and Christian missionary. 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.
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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.
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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 eight
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.
The 12113 / 12114 Nagpur-Pune Garib Rath Express is a Garib Rath class express train belonging to Indian Railways - Central Railway zone that runs between Nagpur Junction and Pune Junction three times per week. It operates as train number 12113 from Pune Junction to Nagpur Junction and as train number 12114 in the reverse direction.
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.
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