Karanja
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"Karanja" or "Karanja Lad" (Marathi
: कारंजा लाड) is a city and a municipal council
in Washim district
in the India
n state
of Maharashtra
. Karanja is also known as Karanja (Lad) or Karanja Lad and mainly referred as the latter most of the times. Karanja is a holy place for Hindu
s, Muslim
s and Jains
. It is the birth place of Shri Nrusimha Saraswati Swami Maharaj, supposed as the 2nd incarnation of Lord Dattatreya. The town is named after Saint Karanj. There is also a large lake known as "Rishi Talao". The town was looted twice by famous Maratha sardar Prataprao Gujar
on the order of then sole sovereign Hindu King Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
TEMPLES:-
Karanja or Karanja Lad is famous for its temple of Nrusimha Saraswati Swami Maharaj. Devotees come from all around the Maharashtra. Every year many devotees come and to perform MAUNJ ( a Hindu religious ceremony in which the person is shown the path to enlightenment) for their children. KARANJA'S temple has its own borewell in addition to older regular well. The devasthan is managed by it a committee appointed by its own trusteeship.
CLIMATE:-
Karanja is usually a hot place.But the wells usually have water all year round. Karanja receives around average of 33 inches of rainfall during monsoon.
flows near by Karanja city is an important source of domestic water to city. There are three lakes situated in the city viz. Rishi Talaw, Sarang Talaw and Chandra Talaw.
, Karanja had a population of 60,158. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Karanja has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy rate is 78%, and female literacy is 67%.
Prakash Dahake
is considered the most powerful politician from karanja. He is also the Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Karanja (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
.He is belong to Nationalist Congress Party.His brother dattaraj dahake is the president of municipal corporation. Rajendra Patni
of Shiv Sena was MLA during 2004-2009.
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...
: कारंजा लाड) is a city and a municipal council
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 Washim district
Washim district
Washim is a district in Maharashtra, India. The headquarters is at Washim. The area of the district is 5,150 km².-Demography and Geography:...
in the 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...
n state
States and territories of India
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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...
. Karanja is also known as Karanja (Lad) or Karanja Lad and mainly referred as the latter most of the times. Karanja is a holy place for Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
s, Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s and Jains
Jainism
Jainism is an Indian religion that prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living beings. Its philosophy and practice emphasize the necessity of self-effort to move the soul towards divine consciousness and liberation. Any soul that has conquered its own inner enemies and achieved the state...
. It is the birth place of Shri Nrusimha Saraswati Swami Maharaj, supposed as the 2nd incarnation of Lord Dattatreya. The town is named after Saint Karanj. There is also a large lake known as "Rishi Talao". The town was looted twice by famous Maratha sardar Prataprao Gujar
Prataprao Gujar
Prataprao gujar, born Kudtoji gujar, was the third royal Sarnaubat of Shivaji's army, which was probably the most successful guerilla force in 17th century India...
on the order of then sole sovereign Hindu King Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
TEMPLES:-
Karanja or Karanja Lad is famous for its temple of Nrusimha Saraswati Swami Maharaj. Devotees come from all around the Maharashtra. Every year many devotees come and to perform MAUNJ ( a Hindu religious ceremony in which the person is shown the path to enlightenment) for their children. KARANJA'S temple has its own borewell in addition to older regular well. The devasthan is managed by it a committee appointed by its own trusteeship.
CLIMATE:-
Karanja is usually a hot place.But the wells usually have water all year round. Karanja receives around average of 33 inches of rainfall during monsoon.
Geography
Karanja is located at 20°48′33"N 77°48′33"E. It has an average elevation of 422 metres (1387 feet). Adan RiverAdan River
The Adan River is a river in India and a principal tributary of the Painganga River.-Statistics:*The river flows from Long 770.22’ Lat 200.17’ to long 780.21’ Lat 190.9’.*The length of this river is 209.21 km....
flows near by Karanja city is an important source of domestic water to city. There are three lakes situated in the city viz. Rishi Talaw, Sarang Talaw and Chandra Talaw.
Demographics
As of 2001 India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Karanja had a population of 60,158. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Karanja has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy rate is 78%, and female literacy is 67%.
Schools, colleges and organizations
- S.S.S.K.R. Innani Mahavidyalaya Karanja (lad) (website:http://www.ssskrimv.org.in/)
- vivekanand little flower English primary school
- vishavabharti mahavidyalaya
- Jinvarasa Chaware highschool and junior college
- K.N. Arts & Commerce College, Karanja (Website:http://www.knacckrj.net/)
- Vidyabharti College
- M.B.Aashram school
- C.Dahake college
- Jaikumar Devidas Chaware Vidya Mandir
- Sharad Vyakhyanmala Karanja ( Website: https://sites.google.com/site/svmkaranja/)
- SAMVARDHAN (Society for the Conservation of Wetland Resources)
- SAMVEDANASamvedanaSamvedana is a nonprofit organization, actively operational in the city of Ahmedabad, striving for integrated development of slums with a focus on children's education and health....
(Conscious for sustainable Development) - Akhilbharatiya Marathi Natya Parishd
- Mulji Jetha Mahavidhyalaya
- Smt.Shankuntalabai Dhabekar Mahavidyalaya
- P. G. Gawande vidyalaya karanja
- Vidarbha Cancer Relief Center
- Kankubai Shravika Ashram School
- M.J.MPL. Urdu High School.
- Anwar Urdu High School.
Poetry and achievement
- Urdu poet & great politician late Khalil Farhat Karanjvi belonged to Karanja Lad. He was a great social worker and also a great poet of Urdu. Khalil Farhat Karanjvi was born in 16 April 1934 and died in 19 April 2007. He has given a very huge contribution to Urdu poetry.His Elder son Shamim Farhat is a well known conductor Of Urdu Mushaira (Poetic session).After Khalil Farhat's death, his younger son Waseem Farhat Karanjvi(critic & researcher) has published a poetry collection of late Mr.Khalil Farhat Karanjvi named "Zakhm-E-Hunar", which is admired by India’s Prime Minister Shri Dr. Manmohan Singh in 2009.
Websites, Newspapers And News Letters published from Karanja
- Himanshu Sampat Photography : The beauty of Karanja and surrounding can be viewed at this website through the images and photographs.
- JAL-SAMVARDHAN: To discuss various issues related to water, aquatic biodiversity and related people, JAL - SAMVARDHAN news letter has been started. The newsletter can be accessed from this link.
- JANTA PARISHAD SAPTAHIK: The most regularly published weekly from Karanja.
- DAINIK GUPTASPHOT: The Marathi daily published by Wani Bandhoo.
- Digamber jain sengan Mandir-Pankaj Indane
- http://www.mnskaranja.page.tl
Politics
Both the Hindu and Jain communities are actively involved in municipal politics of Karanja. But [MARATHA] are most dominant factor in all sort of election in Karanja. All communities coexist peacefully and with respect for each other's religious sentiments.Prakash Dahake
Prakash Dahake
Prakash Uttamrao Dahake is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, representing Karanja. He belongs to the Nationalist Congress Party. He defeated the incumbent MLA, Rajendra Patni by 3000 votes in the 2009 elections.He is popularly known as "dada" as the whole Karanja fears from his name...
is considered the most powerful politician from karanja. He is also the Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Karanja (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Karanja (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Karanja is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the three which are located in Washim district....
.He is belong to Nationalist Congress Party.His brother dattaraj dahake is the president of municipal corporation. Rajendra Patni
Rajendra Patni
Rajendra Patni Sukhanand is an Indian politician who belongs to Jain community from the Shiv Sena party. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Karanja constituency from Washim District in Maharashtra. He is considered as close aide to Uddhav Thackeray and Manohar Joshi. In 2009 he lost...
of Shiv Sena was MLA during 2004-2009.