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EDUCATION AND CULTURE
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ORIENTAL SCHOOLS
Prajna Pathashala Mandal, Wai, imparts teaching in Sanskrit and Vedas to students of all castes and communities and provides free residence, food and guidance. The Institution aims at maintaining the traditional proficiency in Dharmashastras and Sanskrit language. For research in the culture of ancient India the Mandal has a special research branch viz. Dharmakosha Mandal. The Dharmakosha Mandal has taken up the work of editing and publishing of the Dharmakosha and Mimamsa Kosha. The Dharmakosha Mandal received a Government grant of Rs. 94,371 in 1959-60.
VILLAGE LIBRARIES.
There were in 1960, 654 village libraries in the district with 1,09,683 books and journals. In 1960, 19,563 persons took advantage of these libraries. In all Rs. 14,340 were spent during 1960 on the purchase of books and Rs. 10,909.39 were received by way of grant
from
Government.
LITERARY AND CULTURAL NEWSPAPERS, MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES.
Of
the cultural and literary periodicals, the Navabharat, a cultural monthly periodical conducted by the Pradnya Path Shala, Wai; the Sajjangad (Satara); the Aikya (Satara); the Gramoddhara (Satara);
and the janseva (Phaltan) are worth mentioning. The Aundh Museum and the Rao Bahadur Parasnis Museum have a very good collection viz., paintings, statues, books, etc. The Nagar Wachan Mandir, Satara and the Sarvajanik Nagar Wachanalaya, Karad are libraries with a good collection. Besides, there are a number of libraries in the district which provide reading facilities for the public.
VOLUNTARY INSTITUTIONS.
In educational field the Rayat Shikshan Sanstha of Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil founded in the year 1919 aims at educating the downcast people of rural areas so as to liberate them from the bonds of caste and creed and inculcate in them the spirit of self-help and industriousness. The Sanstha has a number of schools, training colleges for men and women and hostels. There are also a number of other voluntary institutions doing good work in the educational field among which the Satara Education Society deserves a mention.
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