PREFACE

THE BHANDARA DISTRICT GAZETTEER was first published in 1908. It was edited by R. V. Russell. This revised edition of the Bhandara 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 Government of Maharashtra, General Administration Department, Member.

Shri P. Setu Madhav 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., National Fellow Centre for the Study of Regional Development School of Social Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 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. P. N. Chopra, M.A., PH.D., Editor, Central Gazetteers Unit, Ministry of Education, 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., Deputy Editor; and Shri M. H. Ranade, B.A. and Shri S. K. Khilare, B.Com., LL.B., Research Officers for the valuable assistance rendered by them throughout the work. I am also thankful to Shri K. V. Yohannan, B.A., LL.B., Administrative Officer; as also to Shri P. N. Narkhede, M.Com.; Smt. M. S. Modikhane, M.A.; Smt. N. S. Alwani, B.A.; Shri N. R. Patil, M.Com.; Shri K. Z. Raut, M.A.; Shri D. J. Navadkar, M.A.; and Shri V. B. Sangrulkar, B.A., 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 duty if I do not express my thanks to Dr. P. N. Chopra, M.A., Ph.D., Editor, Central Gazetteers Unit, Ministry of Education, 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 sum 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 of this Gazetteer was sent for printing on 15th February 1973 after approval of the Central Gazetteers Unit, Government of India.

Shri S. A. Sapre, Director, Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State, Bombay and Shri L. J. Menesse, Manager, Government Press and Book Depot, Nagpur, as also the other technical and managerial staff in the Nagpur Press deserve my thanks for 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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