Baramati
Encyclopedia
Baramati is a city and a municipal council
in Pune district
in the state of Maharashtra
, India
.
Agriculture is the main occupation of the people of Baramati. The main food crops grown include sugarcane
, grape
s, and cotton
. Grapes and sugar
are exported to markets in the Middle East
and Europe
.
Baramati is the political power-house of Maharashtra.
. It is situated on the banks of the river Karha
. The town has historical significance because of Shri. Babuji Naik.
Once upon a time, it is said that, Baramati was ruled by the Yadavas of Devgiri. But later on, after the fall of the Yadav rule, it was immersed in the reign of Bahamas of Gulbarga. Fortunately we find very authentic and credible historical references of Baramati's History in the books of Dr. Shejwalkar & Mr. Grant Duff- the well known historians.
According to Duff, Nijam Shah of Ahemednagar, gifted Baramati to Malojiraje Bhosale (grandfather of legendary Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj), in 1603 AD. Thus Baramati was ruled by Bhonsale and later on it was included the great reign of Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj. That time it was administered by Dadoji Konddeo. After the decline of the Maratha Empire Baramati was ruled by the Mughals of Delhi in the 17th century.
Then after Aurangzeb's death, it was won by the Marathas. Around 1745AD Shahu Maharaj handed over the charge of Baramati to Babuji Naik. He was the great administrator as well as the patron of arts and religion.
City hosts two old temples which are built around 750 AD. One of them is of Shri Kashivishweshwar - based on the west bank of the river, the other is of Shri Siddheshwar, located on the east bank of the river. Sidheshwar Temple is considered an architectural masterpiece. The temple is located near Babuji Naik's Mansion, which houses a gigantic idol of Nandi. References to both these temples are in the great epic "Shiv Lilamrut" by another famous poet, Shridhar Swami.
Baramati experiences hot summers from March to May and cold, dry winters from November to February. The city receives scant rainfall mainly in June to August approx 60 cm. Weather in Baramati is dry and hot in summer, winter day temperature goes as low as 25 degree Celsius. Winter night temperature goes as low as 8 Degree Celsius. In summer, it is usual that day temperature crossing 40. C mark. Normally, Baramati has very pleasant climate during November Month. Can be called as (Marathi
: गुलाबी थंडी) or balanced cold waves.
Baramati and surrounding areas mostly depend on Agriculture
as the main source of income. The land in the region is very well fertilized and Canals from Nira
river provides Water supply to farms.
Main crops include Sugarcane, Grapes, Jawari, Cotton and Wheat. Grapes and Sugar is exported from here. There is a huge Market place for cotton and food grains in the city.
Apart from agriculture Baramati is home for a lot of industries which range from Steel Processing to Wine making. There is a project of winery proposed by Vijay Mallya
along with Sharad Pawar
.
Baramati is home to the three wheeler plant of the Italian company Piaggio
. Construction of a two wheeler plant is underway
and after its completion, 1.5 lac Vespa
scooters will be produced annually, with the initial investment.
Baramati uses 800 hectares of land as MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation) Industrial Area along Baramati-Bhigwan Road, 5 km outside Baramati town's municipal limits.
Baramati has an airstrip near MIDC.
It connects to major highways via the road network.
Baramati is also well connected by Rail Network to Pune.
Baramati has an airport (Baramati Airport
) which is currently host to a Flying School. Baramati is considered to be one of the future domestic airports in the region. The runway was extended in length to accommodate larger aircraft and was built by Sigma Six Projects of Mumbai
.
The condition of roads in the city is very good and there is a ring road built around the periphery of the city.
Last decade has seen growth of Baramati as a Prominent Education Center with Colleges and Schools ranging from Engineering
to Biotechnology
to Law
.
Baramati and surrounded area has three major places which have become well know education centers in the state.
Vidya Pratishthan offers courses from Primary Education to Masters Degree.
Vidyanagari has a Law College, College of Engineering, School of BioTechnology, Institute of Information Technology, MBA, MCA apart from Primary School and Arts, Commerce, Science College.
Tuljaram Chaturchand College has junior college and a senior college with well equipped staff following the latest trends in the market.The junior college here is one of the best in the district competting with FC and Wadia college. Senior college also provides graduation in science, commerce and arts.
Sharadabai Pawar Campus offers dedicated college for girls. Courses here include Basic Graduation, Junior College and Bachelors Degree in Education.
Campus in Malegaon offers wide range of Technology and Management Courses.
The campus has an Engineering College, a Management Institute and a Pharmacy College.
Baramati also has a one Technical High-school which offers different Technical courses which is useful to make engineering base strong enough at school level only.
The city has an M.E.S. (Maharashtra Education Society) Highschool of 100 years old. Founded in March 3, 1911, the school is celebrating 100 year completation period.
On the way of Patas road, Shri Chatrapati Shahu Highschool & Jr. College, Baramati where Sharad Pawar Studied for one year (1954–55) in 8th standard. Also Sharad Pawar married with Pratibhatai in this school on August, 1967. Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Highschool & Jr. College, Baramati established by Padmbhushan Dr. Karmveer Bhaurao Patil
(Anna) in 1954,combined with Shahu Boarding.
The city hosts an agriculture development radio channel, first of its type in India named Vasundhara Krishi Vahini (tunes on 90.4 MHz locally). This provides the farmers reliable information on climate, plant nuterations, production seeds, fertilizers, market, new trends etc.
Municipal council
A municipal council is the local government of a municipality. Specifically the term can refer to the institutions of various countries that can be translated by this term...
in Pune district
Pune District
Pune District is situated in Maharashtra state of India. Pune city is the district headquarters. In the last census on 2001, the total population of the district was 7,232,555, making it the fourth most populous district in India . Urban population comprises 58.08% of the total population...
in the state of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Agriculture is the main occupation of the people of Baramati. The main food crops grown include sugarcane
Sugarcane
Sugarcane refers to any of six to 37 species of tall perennial grasses of the genus Saccharum . Native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia, they have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar, and measure two to six metres tall...
, grape
Grape
A grape is a non-climacteric fruit, specifically a berry, that grows on the perennial and deciduous woody vines of the genus Vitis. Grapes can be eaten raw or they can be used for making jam, juice, jelly, vinegar, wine, grape seed extracts, raisins, molasses and grape seed oil. Grapes are also...
s, and cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
. Grapes and sugar
Sugar
Sugar is a class of edible crystalline carbohydrates, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose, characterized by a sweet flavor.Sucrose in its refined form primarily comes from sugar cane and sugar beet...
are exported to markets in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
Baramati is the political power-house of Maharashtra.
History
Baramati is a well known historical place in MaharashtraMaharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. It is situated on the banks of the river Karha
Karha
Karha is a river flowing through the Indian state of Maharashtra. Its basin lies in parts of Pune . The city of Baramati lies on the banks of this river. Karha is a tributary of the Nira river....
. The town has historical significance because of Shri. Babuji Naik.
Once upon a time, it is said that, Baramati was ruled by the Yadavas of Devgiri. But later on, after the fall of the Yadav rule, it was immersed in the reign of Bahamas of Gulbarga. Fortunately we find very authentic and credible historical references of Baramati's History in the books of Dr. Shejwalkar & Mr. Grant Duff- the well known historians.
According to Duff, Nijam Shah of Ahemednagar, gifted Baramati to Malojiraje Bhosale (grandfather of legendary Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj), in 1603 AD. Thus Baramati was ruled by Bhonsale and later on it was included the great reign of Chhatrapati
Chhatrapati
Chhatrapati is the Indian honorific title equivalent to the European Emperor. It is more formally written as Kshetrapati, from the Sanskrit kshetra- and -pati...
Shivaji Maharaj. That time it was administered by Dadoji Konddeo. After the decline of the Maratha Empire Baramati was ruled by the Mughals of Delhi in the 17th century.
Then after Aurangzeb's death, it was won by the Marathas. Around 1745AD Shahu Maharaj handed over the charge of Baramati to Babuji Naik. He was the great administrator as well as the patron of arts and religion.
City hosts two old temples which are built around 750 AD. One of them is of Shri Kashivishweshwar - based on the west bank of the river, the other is of Shri Siddheshwar, located on the east bank of the river. Sidheshwar Temple is considered an architectural masterpiece. The temple is located near Babuji Naik's Mansion, which houses a gigantic idol of Nandi. References to both these temples are in the great epic "Shiv Lilamrut" by another famous poet, Shridhar Swami.
Geography
Baramati is located at 18.15°N 74.58°E. It has an average elevation of 538 metres (1765 feet).Baramati experiences hot summers from March to May and cold, dry winters from November to February. The city receives scant rainfall mainly in June to August approx 60 cm. Weather in Baramati is dry and hot in summer, winter day temperature goes as low as 25 degree Celsius. Winter night temperature goes as low as 8 Degree Celsius. In summer, it is usual that day temperature crossing 40. C mark. Normally, Baramati has very pleasant climate during November Month. Can be called as (Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
: गुलाबी थंडी) or balanced cold waves.
Economy
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
as the main source of income. The land in the region is very well fertilized and Canals from Nira
Nira
-Nira:*garlic chives*Nira, Maharashtra, a town in southwestern Maharashtra state in India*Nira, Israel, a village in Israel, today part of Beit Yitzhak-Sha'ar Hefer*NIRA Dynamics AB, a Swedish company...
river provides Water supply to farms.
Main crops include Sugarcane, Grapes, Jawari, Cotton and Wheat. Grapes and Sugar is exported from here. There is a huge Market place for cotton and food grains in the city.
Apart from agriculture Baramati is home for a lot of industries which range from Steel Processing to Wine making. There is a project of winery proposed by Vijay Mallya
Vijay Mallya
Vijay Mallya is an Indian liquor and airline baron. The son of industrialist Vittal Mallya, he is the chairman of the United Breweries Group and Kingfisher Airlines. His United Spirits is world's second largest liquor maker, by volume...
along with Sharad Pawar
Sharad Pawar
Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar , popularly known as SAHEB , is the president of the Nationalist Congress Party which he founded in 1999, after separating from the Indian National Congress...
.
Baramati is home to the three wheeler plant of the Italian company Piaggio
Piaggio
Piaggio based in Pontedera, Italy encompasses seven brands of scooters, motorcycles and compact commercial vehicles. As the fourth largest producer of scooters and motorcycles in the world, Piaggio produces more than 600,000 vehicles annually, with five research and development centers, more than...
. Construction of a two wheeler plant is underway
and after its completion, 1.5 lac Vespa
Vespa
Vespa is an Italian brand of scooter manufactured by Piaggio. The name means wasp in Italian.The Vespa has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by Piaggio & Co. S.p.A...
scooters will be produced annually, with the initial investment.
Baramati uses 800 hectares of land as MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation) Industrial Area along Baramati-Bhigwan Road, 5 km outside Baramati town's municipal limits.
Baramati has an airstrip near MIDC.
Transport
Baramati is well connected by road with major cities in the State. Baramati is 100 km from Pune by road.It connects to major highways via the road network.
Baramati is also well connected by Rail Network to Pune.
Baramati has an airport (Baramati Airport
Baramati Airport
Baramati Airport is located in Pune district of Maharashtra state in India.This Airstrip was constructed by MIDC in 1996, at a distance of 12 km from Baramati city/ Baramati railway station....
) which is currently host to a Flying School. Baramati is considered to be one of the future domestic airports in the region. The runway was extended in length to accommodate larger aircraft and was built by Sigma Six Projects of Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
.
The condition of roads in the city is very good and there is a ring road built around the periphery of the city.
Education
Baramati has created a niche for itself in the field of education.Last decade has seen growth of Baramati as a Prominent Education Center with Colleges and Schools ranging from Engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
to Biotechnology
Biotechnology
Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Biotechnology also utilizes these products for manufacturing purpose...
to Law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
.
Baramati and surrounded area has three major places which have become well know education centers in the state.
Vidya Pratishthan offers courses from Primary Education to Masters Degree.
Vidyanagari has a Law College, College of Engineering, School of BioTechnology, Institute of Information Technology, MBA, MCA apart from Primary School and Arts, Commerce, Science College.
Tuljaram Chaturchand College has junior college and a senior college with well equipped staff following the latest trends in the market.The junior college here is one of the best in the district competting with FC and Wadia college. Senior college also provides graduation in science, commerce and arts.
Sharadabai Pawar Campus offers dedicated college for girls. Courses here include Basic Graduation, Junior College and Bachelors Degree in Education.
Campus in Malegaon offers wide range of Technology and Management Courses.
The campus has an Engineering College, a Management Institute and a Pharmacy College.
Baramati also has a one Technical High-school which offers different Technical courses which is useful to make engineering base strong enough at school level only.
The city has an M.E.S. (Maharashtra Education Society) Highschool of 100 years old. Founded in March 3, 1911, the school is celebrating 100 year completation period.
On the way of Patas road, Shri Chatrapati Shahu Highschool & Jr. College, Baramati where Sharad Pawar Studied for one year (1954–55) in 8th standard. Also Sharad Pawar married with Pratibhatai in this school on August, 1967. Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Highschool & Jr. College, Baramati established by Padmbhushan Dr. Karmveer Bhaurao Patil
Bhaurao Patil
Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil was a social activist and educationist in Maharashtra, India. Strong advocate of education of the masses, he was the founder of Rayat Education Society, one of the most important educational institution in Maharashtra...
(Anna) in 1954,combined with Shahu Boarding.
The city hosts an agriculture development radio channel, first of its type in India named Vasundhara Krishi Vahini (tunes on 90.4 MHz locally). This provides the farmers reliable information on climate, plant nuterations, production seeds, fertilizers, market, new trends etc.
External links
- Baramati Info - More info on Baramati