PREFACE

The Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency was originally compiled between 1874 and 1884. This revised edition has been prepared under the orders of the Government of Maharashtra. The work was entrusted to the Bombay District Gazetteers (Revision) Editorial Board which was specially created for that purpose in 1949. The following members constituted that Board:-

Chief Secretary to Government (Shri M. D. Bhat, I.C.S., 1949-52; Shri M. D. Bhansali, I.C.S., 1952-56);

Prof. C. N. Vakil, Bombay;

Dr. G. S. Ghurye, Bombay;

Dr. S. M. Katre, Poona;

Dr. S. C. Nandimath, Bagalkot;

Director of Archives (Dr. P. M. Joshi);

Executive Editor and Secretary (Prof. D. G. Karve. 1949-52; Prof. M. R. Palande, 1952-60).

After the reorganisation of States in 1957 the Board was reconstituted and consisted of the following members:-

Chief Secretary to Government (Shri N. T. Mone, I.C.S.). [Shri M. D. Bhansali, I.C.S., retired in 1958 and Shri K. L. Panjabi, I.C.S., who came in his place also retired at the end of the same year.]

Shri Vaikunth L. Mehta, Bombay.

Dr. S. G. Panandikar, retired Principal, Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics, Bombay.

Dr. S. M. Katre, Director, Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Poona.

Shri Maganbhai Desai, Vice-Chancellor, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad.

Director of Archives (Dr. P. M. Joshi).

Executive Editor and Secretary (Prof. M. R. Palande).

With the coming into existence of the State of Maharashtra in May 1960 the Editorial Board was again reconstituted. The Board at present consists of the following members:-

Chief Secretary to Government (Shri N. T. Mone, I.C.S.).

Shri Vaikunth L. Mehta, Bombay.

Dr. S. G. Panandikar, retired Principal, Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics, Bombay.

Dr. S. M. Katre, Director, Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Poona.

Shri S. L. Karandikar, Poona.

Director of Archives (Dr. P. M. Joshi).

Executive Editor and Secretary (Shri P. Setu Madhava Rao, M.A., I.A.S.).

Diacritical marks to explain the pronunciation of names of places and of words in Indian languages have been used only in three chapters, namely, Chapter 2-History, Chapter 3-The People and Their Culture, and Chapter 20-Places of Interest and also in the Directory of Villages and Towns. In other chapters the current spellings have been retained. A key to the diacritical marks used is given at page 897.

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