Amalner is a small town nee city in the Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, a western state of India. Amalner is situated on the bank of Bori river. , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराषà¥à¤à¥à¤° , IPA: , English: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ...
It has historical importance in the fields of education, industrialisation and independence movement. It has one of the oldest philosophical centres in India the Pratap Tatwadnyan Mandir, formerly the Indian Institute of Philosophy.
Northern part of Amalner is called Pratapnagar, named after Srimant Pratap Shethji. Institutes named after him are thePratap College, the Pratap Highschool and The Pratap Spinning and Weaving Cotton Mill.
Pandurang Sadashiv Sane, popularly known as Sane guruji, was one of the famous teachers of Pratap Highschool. He fought for the independence of the country, India. He was a teacher, a poet and a writer. He wrotes The famous book "Shyamchi Aai", and many more.
On a religious front, Amalner is regarded as Pandharpur of Khandesh. Centuries ago, Sant Muktabai’s stay in the district has made it a holy place. Shri Sant Sakharam Maharaj is from Amalner. There is myth (whoever noted this fact as "myth" on this page - please note this is Truth that Shri Sakharam Maharaj travels Pandharpur every year with a procession called Palakhi. This procession takes place in the month of Ashadh (Indian Calender). The honour of first procession (dindi) to visit Lord Vitthal in Pandharpur goes to Amalner. In every Vaishakh month there is huge Fun-Fare in the bori river. It is rhe biggest fun fare in nearby towns. At that time there is a Rath-Yatra at Vaishakh Ekadashi as well as Palakhi at pornima in that month. Pandharpur is a town in state of Maharashtra in Western India. ... Districts comprising the Khandesh region of Maharashtra. ...
There are three main historic places of reference in the Eastern Khandesh region, now known as Jalgaon district. The oldest one, situated at the confluence of river Tapti and river Poorna, is known as Muktainagar. Famous Marathi poetess Saint Muktabai, sister of Saint Dnhyaneshwar, resided here, to explain Bhaktimarga to yogi ascetic Changadeva. The other two are Amalner and Shendurni. Saint Shree Sakharam Maharaj of Amalner was a devotee of Lord Viththal. In his commemoration, the Ashadhi Ekadashi celebrations take place at Amalner parallel to the celebrations at the magnificient temple of Lord Viththal in Pandharpur. Amalner, Shendurni and Pimprala (Jalgaon) are known as Prati-Pandharpur meaning as holy as Pandharpur.
Industries Amalner has seen its up and downs in industrial field. This little town had two famous factories, a cotton mill and first ever plant of WIPRO and a number of other small scale units and it was a strong market particular in the edible oil and cotton segment . It had a number of striving oil mills in the past - even today this small town has at least 4 oil expellers in closed condition .Also it had at least 20 big cotton mills in the past all closed now. In last ten years WIPRO became world famous and this little town owns 1% of WIPRO shares. The story of WIPRO began here. Apart from this there is a tobacco processing factory - ruining the health of India. Now a days there are only 5 small industries are working at MIDC ( co- operative industrial estate) in village Mangrul Shivar and on dhule road like R.K.Patel food (P)Ltd.(Prop.Mohata Group of Industries, Jalgaon), Maniyar plastic, Vishal Paper, Oil mill etc. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Wipro Technologies. ...
Amalner boasts a glorious past of industrial revolution. Once in the history this town was leaded in politics by the all time great Late Shri Sane Guruji . Many of the cotton mills in amalner were run by Bhandarkar's. Three big schools in Amalner are started by Bhandarkar families only. Today's Amalner is totally black listed City. Here various types of problem as Aids, Water problem, No crop, No business, No Jobs.
Amalner is a Tehsil in Jalgaon district. Some of the prominent villages under Amalner administration are : Javkhede, Vavade, Patonde, Mangrul, Ardi etc. , Jalgaon (à¤à¤³à¤à¤¾à¤µ) is a city in western India, to the north of the Maharashtra state in Jalgaon District, which itself is located on the northern Deccan Plateau. ... Javkhede is village in Jalgaon district, tehsil Amalner in state of Maharashtra, India. ...