PREFACE

THE AKOLA DISTRICT GAZETTEER was first published in 1910. It was edited by Mr. C. Brown. This revised edition of the Akola District Gazetteer has been prepared by the Gazetteers Department, Government of Maharashtra, under the guidance of an Editorial Board. The following are the present members of the Editorial Board:—

Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Maharashtra (Shri K. K Moghe, I. A. S.).—Chairman.

Secretary to the Government of Maharashtra, General Administration Department—Member.

Shri P. Setu Madhava Rao, M. A., I. A. S. (Retd.)— Member.

Dr. V. B. Kolte, M. A., Ph. D, ex-Vice Chancellor, Nagpur University, Nagpur—Member.

Dr. C. D. Deshpande, M. A., Ph. D., Head of the Geography Department, University of Bombay—Member.

Dr. B. R. Rairikar, M. A., Ph. D., Principal, Lala Lajpat Rai College of Commerce and Economics, Bombay—Member.

Dr. (Smt.) Sarojini Babar, M. A., Ph. D..—Member.

Dr. V. T. Gune, M. A., Ph. D., Director of Archives and Executive Editor, Goa Gazetteers, Panjim—Member.

Dr. P. N. Chopra, M. A., Ph. D., Editor, Central Gazetteers Unit, Ministry of Education and Social Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi—Member.

Dr. B. G. Kunte, M. A., Ph. D., (Economics), Ph. D. (History) -Executive Editor and Secretary, Member-Secretary.

My thanks are due to Shri K. K. Chaudhari, M. A., Joint Editor, Dr. V. N. Gurav, M. A., Ph. D., Statistical Officer and Shn K. V. Yohannan, B. A., LL. B., Compiler (Administration) for their valuable assistance throughout the work. I am also thankful to Shri M. H. Ranade, B. A., Shri P. N. Narkhede, M. Com., Smt. N. S. Alawani, B. A., Shri S. K-Khilare, B. Com., LL. B., Smt. M S. Modikhane, M. A., and Shri N. R. Patil, M. Com. (Research Assistants) for their assistance in the publication of this volume. I am also thankful to the other members of the staff for their association in the preparation of this volume.

I will be failing in my dut, if I do not exoress my thanks to Dr. P. N. Chopra, M A., Ph.D., Editor, Central Gazetteers Unit, Ministry of Education and Social Welfare Government of India, New Delhi as also the editorial staff of the Unit for their effective role in planning and co-ordinating the work of preparation of the District Gazetteers. The Unit scrutinised the draft of this Volume with great care and made several helpful suggestions with a view to improving the standard and quality of the publication. It may also be mentioned here that the Government of India pays a cum of Rs. 44,000 towards the compilation and Rs. 30,000 towards the printing cost of each of the district volumes, which forms a portion of the expenditure incurred on the compilation and printing of the District Gazetteer. The typed manuscript was sent for printing on 10th October 1972 after approval of the Central Gazetteers Unit, Government of India.

Shri S. A. Sapre, Director, Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Bombay, Shri M. Y. Mankame, former Manager, Government Press, Aurangabad and Shri C. P. Pais, Manager, Government Press, Aurangabad as also the other technical and managerial staff deserve my thanks for the execution of the printing work of this volume

Many are the officials and non-officials who helped by supplying information on various points without whose help the execution of this work would have been difficult. To them all my thanks are due.

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