Roha is a small town 120 KM south east of Bombay (Mumbai), India. It used to be a peaceful village until the 1970s then came the change. Many chemical industries opened up their manufacturing bases here and overnight, this small village turned into a bustling town. Roha is located between the banks of the Kundalika River and the hills of Kalasgiri. It has a population of over 90,000. Roha has had its share of famous personalities, including Mumbai(IPA: ,Marathi: मुंबई), formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, and the most populous city of India and the world, with an estimated population of about 13 million (as of 2006)[1]. Mumbai is located on Salsette Island, off the west coast of Maharashtra. ... River Kundalika The Kundalika is a small river flowing from the Hills of Sahyadri to the Arabian Sea. ...

• Shri Chintamanrao Deshmukh the first Indian Governor of Reserver bank, & finance minister in Jawahar lal Nehru's government was also from a small village near Roha, named Nata, near Fort Raigad, in Maharashtra.

• Late Shri Pandurang Shastri Athavale who was instrumental in running the Swadhyay Parivar promoting harmony and peace.

Roha is very well known for its Dhavir Temple. Every year this is an annual procession also known as "Palkhi" where thousands of people from far and near gather together for blessing of Shri Dhavir. Chintaman Deshmukh was the first Indian Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, and later Finance Minister. ... Nata is a small village in the Paphos area of southwest Cyprus. ... Maharashtra (Devanagari: महाराष्ट्र mahārāṣṭra, literally: Great Nation; IPA: / /)( ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Pandurang Shastri Vaijnath Athavale (1920-2003, affectionately known as dadaji, meaning elder brother) A philospher and social reformer who created the Swadhyay movement in India. ... In Hinduism, Svadhyaya is the incorporation of the message of the Bhagavad Gita in ones life. ...

There are also hundreds of developing companies which may have a future in the city including the Mirage Hotel. These young companies are driven by hope of becoming big and there are many of them which have actually reached the city of Mumbai Mumbai(IPA: ,Marathi: मुंबई), formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, and the most populous city of India and the world, with an estimated population of about 13 million (as of 2006)[1]. Mumbai is located on Salsette Island, off the west coast of Maharashtra. ...

Just 30 KM from Roha is a beautiful town of Murud Janjira. Murud-Janjira is the name of a insular fort and a former principality situated on the coast of the Konkan. ...

Murud Janjira has a longest white sand beach close to Mumbai. Mumbai(IPA: ,Marathi: मुंबई), formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, and the most populous city of India and the world, with an estimated population of about 13 million (as of 2006)[1]. Mumbai is located on Salsette Island, off the west coast of Maharashtra. ...

Roha in 1970s

Roha today

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External links

• "Murud Janjira"
• "Janjira Fort on Google Map"
• "Fort Raigad"
• "Roha on Google Map"