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KIRLOSKARVADI
Kirloskarvadi in Tasgahv taluka is a railway station on the Ponna-Miraj section of the South-Central Railway. It is an industrial centre of great importance known after the Kirloskars, of whom Sri Laksmanrav Kirloskar made a humble beginning towards the manufacture of iron and steel products.. Kirloskars in the following generations opened new branches at various places thus expanding the concern. Modestly begun Kirloskar Bros., are now by far the largest and the most up-to-date manufacturer;: of a variety of machines, agricultural implements, furniture, hospital equipment, etc. In the days when the factory was just established Kirloskarvadi was. a desolate place. Nothing of the handsome township with its well laid out roads, its electric lights, its fine school and hospital and the gymnasium was to be seen. To-day the whole face of the place has undergone a complete change. The township is also expanding alongside the growth and development of the factory. Besides regular educational institutions, classes on a wide range of useful subjects are also conducted for adult workers. A public dispensary maintained by the firm renders prompt and efficient medical aid. Special arrangements for the welfare of the women of the colony with particular regard to maternity are made. The maternity home is named after the late Mrs. Radhabai Kirloskar, the wife of the founder, to whom a statue is. erected at the entrance.
Kirloskarvadi affords ample facilities for cultural as well as social activities. There is the gymkhana which conducts many outdoor as well as. indoor games; there is a large wrestling pit and a spacious public hall named as Samaj Mandir. In this hall many social and cultural gatherings are held. Workers are thus enabled to spend their leisure hours in such cultural and social activities which relieve them from the monotony of the factory routine. Manohar, the widely-read Marathi monthly was originally published from Kirloskarvadi. Illiteracy and un-touchability have been tackled in such a way as to merit the attention of urban and rural areas. The factory at Kirloskarvadi employs a good many workers from the surrounding villages.
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