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Encyclopedia > Ratnagiri district

Ratnagiri is a district in Maharashtra, India. Its nearly 400 km from Mumbai. It has the distinction of being the native place of three Bharat Ratna awardees, namely Maharishi Karve, Dr. Pandurang Vaman Kane and Dr.B.R. Ambedkar. No other district in India has produced as many Bharat Ratna awardees or more. Districts are a form of local government in several countries. ... Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Mumbai (Marathi: मुंबई ) (pronounced in Marathi, and in English), formerly known as Bombay (IPA: ), is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and is the most populous Indian city with a 2005 estimated population of about 13 million. ... Bharat Ratna is Indias highest civilian award. ... Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve fought throughout his life for the upliftment of women, started a college for them and established the first Indian University for women, named SNDT Womens University in Mumbai. ... Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (April 14, 1891 or 1892 - December 6, 1956) was the most prominent Indian Untouchable leader of the 20th century. ...

Population 1,696,482 (2001)
Literacy 65.13% (2001)
Urbanization 11.33% (2001)


Districts of Maharashtra
Ahmadnagar | Akola | Amravati | Aurangabad | Bhandara | Bid | Buldana | Chandrapur | Dhule | Gadchiroli | Gondiya | Hingoli | Jalgaon | Jalna | Kolhapur | Latur | Mumbai | Mumbai (suburban) | Nagpur | Nashik | Nanded | Nandurbar | Osmanabad | Parbhani | Pune | Raigarh | Ratnagiri | Sangli | Satara | Sindhudurg | Solapur | Thane | Wardha | Washim | Yavatmal

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The Chengleput District Gazetteer, published by Charles Stuart, I.E.S., in 1879 A.D. gives the following piece of information: "The first of these wandering controversialists was Sankarachari, who wandered all over India, establishing the dying religion, Saivite faith and fanning the persecution before which the last disciple of Sakya fled.
Sri Subramaniyam, born on July 18, 1935 at Irulneekki in Thanjavur District had Veda Adyayanam at Tiruvidaimarudur under the direction of Mahaswamjgal and was initiated into Sanyasa on March 22, 1954 and was declared as successor Acharya and given the Sanyasa name Sri Jayendra Saraswati Sri Pada.
Sri Sankaranarayanan, born on March 18, 1969, Periyapalayam, a village near Arani in Tiruvallore District, was taken as Acharya to the Peetham as Sri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswati, on 29th May 1983, while He was studying at Polur.
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