Dr.
A. S. Pathak
Executive Editor and Secretary
Gazetteers
Department
Govt of Maharashtra
27, Burjorjee Bharucha Road
Fort,
Mumbai- 400 023
Tel. 22678779 / 22691124
GAZETTEERS DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF MAHARASHTRA
Gazetteer literally means only a geographical index or Geographical dictionary. It not only includes a comprehensive description of physical and natural features of a region but also a broad narrative of the social, political, economic and cultural life of the people living in a district. The topics on physical features, material resources, history customs and manners of the people, trade, agriculture industries, communication, administrative departments, voluntary social organisations and places of interest in a district are covered.
GAZETTEERS DEPARTMENT:
Gazetteers Department is a separate Directorate of Government Maharashtra under the administrative control of the Cultural Affairs Department of the Govt. of Maharashtra. This department publishes District and State Gazetteers in Marathi and English Languages.
Working of the Department:
Information and documents required for the Gazetteer volumes is collected from the relevant departments of Govt. from non-official agencies as also from responsible citizens by correspondence and conducting surveys. It is also collected from various secondary and primary sources, archives, publications, correspondence and individual visits. The collected information is collated and scrutinized for the drafts of the Gazetteers. Important topics like history, archaeology and geography are get written by the scholars. The Edited drafts are scrutinized by the Editorial Board Members and then corrected drafts are sent for final printing.
English Gazetteers :
a) District Gazetteers: Compilation and publication of the revised District Gazetteers edition was started in 1949. Accordingly 2 District Gazetteer volumes of the 26 district of the time of formation of Maharashtra were published. For these volumes grants from Central Govt. were obtained.
DISTRICT GAZETTEERS (ENGLISH)
Sr No. |
Name
of the District Gazetteer |
Year
of Publication |
Price (Rs.) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
Poona | 1954 |
11.37 |
2 |
Kolhapur | 1960 |
16.50 |
3 |
Jalgaon | 1962 |
15.00 |
4 |
Ratnagiri | 1962 |
16.94 |
5 |
Satara | 1963 |
14.10 |
6 |
Kolaba | 1964 |
18.50 |
7 |
Nagpur | 1966 |
20.00 |
8 |
Parbhani | 1967 |
17.00 |
9 |
Amaravati | 1968 |
19.50 |
10 |
Beed | 1969 |
18.00 |
11 |
Sangli | 1969 |
20.00 |
12 |
Nanded | 1971 |
20.00 |
13 |
Osmanabad | 1972 |
32.50 |
14 |
Chandrapur | 1972 |
28.00 |
15 |
Dhule | 1974 |
20.00 |
16 |
Wardha | 1974 |
15.00 |
17 |
Yavatmal | 1974 |
26.50 |
18 |
Nashik | 1975 |
37.00 |
19 |
Buldhana | 1976 |
25.50 |
20 |
Ahmednagar | 1976 |
30.50 |
21 |
Solapur | 1977 |
32.50 |
22 |
Akola | 1977 |
27.50 |
23 |
Aurangabad | 1977 |
36.15 |
24 |
Bhandara | 1979 |
21.75 |
25 |
Thana | 1982 |
70.00 |
26 |
Greater Bombay part-I | 1987 |
|
27 |
Greater Bombay part-I | 1987 |
200.00 |
28 |
Greater Bombay part-I | 1987 |
C. Ds. Of Gazetteers
This department has now undertaken the scheme of preparing C.Ds. of published District Gazetteers. Accordingly the C.Ds. of the Pune (1954) , Aurangabad (1977), Nashik (1975) & Nanded (1971) District Gazetteers have been prepared and are made available on demand.
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b) Supplements to the District Gazetteers: As per the instructions of the Central Govt. and for updating the statistical data contained in the parent District Gazetteer volumes, the work of compilation and publication of the Supplements to the revised District Gazetteers had been undertaken and every attempt had been made to bring the statistical data as uptodate as possible.
SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT GAZETTEERS
Sr No. |
Name
of the Supplementary District Gazetteer |
Year
of Publication |
Price (Rs.) |
1 |
Napur | 1978 |
3.80 |
2 |
Ratagiri | 1978 |
3.90 |
3 |
Amaravati | 1978 |
2.60 |
4 |
Kolhapur | 1980 |
4.50 |
5 |
Kolaba | 1981 |
4.50 |
6 |
Sangli | 1983 |
10.40 |
7 |
Pune | 1984 |
9.00 |
8 |
Beed | 1988 |
20.00 |
9 |
Satara | 1989 |
21.00 |
10 |
Parbhani | 1989 |
13.50 |
c) Maharashtra State Gazetteers (English): The State Gazetteers series cover subject can best be treated for the State as a whole and not for the smaller area of a district. In this series the following State Gazetteers are published.
Sr No. |
Name
of the State Gazetteer |
Year
of Publication |
Price (Rs.) |
1 |
Botany Part-I Medicinal Plants | 1953 |
9.60 |
2 |
Botany Part-II Timbers | 1957 |
4.19 |
3 |
Botany Part-III Miscellaneous Plants | 1961 |
5.23 |
4 |
History Part-I Ancient Period | 1967 |
9.00 |
5 |
History Part-II Maratha Period | 1968 |
4.96 |
6 |
Maharashtra: Land and its People | 1968 |
8.00 |
7 |
Language and Literature | 1970 |
9.75 |
8 |
History Part-II, Mediaeval Period | 1972 |
23.50 |
9 |
Fauna | 1974 |
14.00 |
10 |
Botany and Flora of Maharashtra | 1987 |
75.00 |
11 |
History of Bombay: Modern Period | 1987 |
45.00 |
12 |
Maharashtra Itihas Prachin Kal Volume I-Part -II Art & Architecture (Marathi) | 2002 |
275.00 |
13 |
Maharashtra Itihas Prachin Kal Volume I-Part-I (Marathi) | 2003 |
350.00 |
14 |
Bhoomi Ani Lok (Marathi) | 1996 |
175.00 |
15 |
Aushadhi Vanaspati (Marathi) | 2004 |
175.00 |
d) Reprinting of Old Gazetteers: The old Gazetteers published in the British regime (1874 to 1913) contained some valuable information which was not reproduced in the revised Gazetteers. These Gazetteers had gone out of stock. There fore, Govt. had decided to reprint these volumes. The Gazetteers reprinted so far are as under.
BOMBAY PRESIDENCY VOLUMES
Sr No. |
Name
of the Reprinted Gazetteer |
Year
of Publication |
Price (Rs.) |
1 |
Gazetteer of Bombay City and Island (1909) Part-I | 1977 |
25.00 |
2 |
Gazetteer of Bombay City and Island (1909) Part-II | 1978 |
25.00 |
3 |
Gazetteer of Bombay City and Island (1909) Part-III | 1978 |
25.00 |
4 |
Ratnagiri and Swantwadi District Gazetteer (1880) | 1996 |
175.00 |
5 |
Khandesh District Gazetteer (1880) | 1985 |
54.00 |
6 |
Thana District Gazetteer Part-I (1882) | 1984 |
73.00 |
7 |
Thana District Gazetteer Part-II (1882) | 1987 |
30.00 |
8 |
Nasik District Gazetteer (1883) | 1994 |
125.00 |
9 |
Kolaba District Gazetteer (1883) | 1989 |
63.00 |
10 |
Satara District Gazetteer (1884) | 1989 |
97.00 |
11 |
Solapur District Gazetteer (1884) | 1997 |
275.00 |
12 |
Poona District Gazetteer Part-I (1885) | 1989 |
50.00 |
13 |
Poona District Gazetteer Part-II (1885) | 1992 |
45.00 |
14 |
Poona District Gazetteer Part-III (1885) | 1992 |
45.00 |
15 |
Kolhapur District Gazetteer (1886) | 1999 |
250.00 |
16 |
Thane District Gazetteer Vol.XIV (1882) | 2000 |
275.00 |
17 |
Ahmednagar District Gazetteer Vol.XVII (1884) | 2003 |
340.00 |
C.P. AND BERAR VOLUMES
Sr No. |
Name
of the Reprinted Gazetteer |
Year
of Publication |
Price (Rs.) |
1 |
Wardha District Gazetteer (1906) | 1988 |
30.00 |
2 |
Yavatmal District Gazetteer (1908) | 1979 |
15.00 |
3 |
Buldhana District Gazetteer (1910) | 1979 |
37.00 |
4 |
Akola District Gazetteer (1910) | 1998 |
195.00 |
5 |
Amaravati District Gazetteer (1911) | 1983 |
50.00 |
6 |
Nagpur District Gazetteer (1908) | 1999 |
215.00 |
7 |
Bhandara District Gazetteer Vol-A (1908) | 2003 |
135.00 |
8 |
Chanda District Gazetteer Vol-A (1909) | 2005 |
250.00 |
GAZETTEER OF THE NIZAM'S DOMINIONS (MARATHWADA REGION)
Sr No. |
Name
of the Reprinted Gazetteer |
Year
of Publication |
Price (Rs.) |
1 |
Aurangabad District Gazetteer (1884) | 2006 |
295.00 |
MARATHI GAZETTEERS:
1) District Gazetteers (Marathi): Taking into consideration the language of the State, this department proposed to bring out the Gazetteers in Marathi of about 500 to 600 printed pages for every district of the State giving as up-to-date information as possible in respect of the social, economic and political life of each district.
PUBLISHED MARATHI DISTRICT GAZETTEERS
Sr No. |
Name
of the District Gazetteer |
Year
of Publication |
Price (Rs.) |
1 |
Parbhani | 1988 |
35.00 |
2 |
Kolhapur | 1989 |
200.00 |
3 |
Wardha | 1992 |
91.00 |
4 |
Rayagad | 1993 |
275.00 |
5 |
Jalgaon | 1994 |
225.00 |
6 |
Satara | 1999 |
195.00 |
7 |
Nagpur
Part 1 |
2005 |
500.00 |
8 |
Nagpur
Part 2 |
2005 |
350.00 |
2. State Gazetteers (Marathi): Besides District Gazetteers it also proposed to bring out State Gazetteers Volumes in Maharashtra Land and Its people (Maharashtra: Bhoomi Va Lok) has been published in 1996. Its cost is Rs.175/-
SOURCE MATERIAL FOR A HISTORY OF THE FREEDOM MOMENT IN INDIA
Sr No. |
PUBLICATION |
Year
of Publication |
Price (Rs.) |
1) |
Vol. I-Source Material for a History of the Freedom Movement in India (1885-1920) | 1957 |
3.20 |
2) |
Vol. II-Source Material for a History of the Freedom Movement in India (1985-1920) | 1958 |
10.63 |
3) |
Vol. III-Source Material for a History of the Freedom Movement in India Mahatma Gandhi | ||
| a) Mahatma Gandhi Part-I (1915-1922) | 1965 |
13.30 |
|
| b) Mahatma Gandhi Part-II (1922-1929) | 1968 |
6.25 |
|
| c) Mahatma Gandhi Part-III (1929-1931) | 1969 |
8.25 |
|
| d) Mahatma Gandhi Part-IV (1931-1931) | 1973 |
12.00 |
|
| e) Mahatma Gandhi Part-V (1932) | 1975 |
11.00 |
|
| f) Mahatma Gandhi Part-VI (1932-1933) | 1975 |
19.50 |
|
| g) Mahatma Gandhi Part-VII (1934-1943) | 1975 |
16.75 |
|
4) |
Vol. IV-Congress activities (1942-1946) | 1977 |
3.00 |
5) |
Vol. V-History of Non-Co-operation Movement in Sind (1919-1924) | 1977 |
4.60 |
6) |
Vol. VI-Non Co-operation Movement in Bombay City (1920-1924) | 1978 |
6.60 |
7) |
Vol. VII-Correspondence and-Diary of G.S.Khaparde. | 1977 |
12.00 |
8) |
Vol. VIII Part-I-Goa Freedom Struggle Vis-A Vis Maharashtra (1946-1961) | 1978 |
8.00 |
| Vol. VIII Part-II_Goa Freedom Struggle Vis A Vis Mharashtra (1946-1961) | 1978 |
4.30 |
|
9) |
Vol. IX-Mahatma Gandhi in Maharashtra (1915-1946). | 1980 |
10.50 |
10) |
Vol. X Khilafat Movement (1920-1921) | 1982 |
20.00 |
11) |
Vol. XI-Civil Disobedience Movement (April-September 1930) | 1991 |
118.00 |
12) |
Vol. XII Civil Disobedience Movement (October 1930-December 1941) | 1995 |
85.0085.00 |
Who’s Who of Freedom Fighters: The Who’s of Freedom Fighters in Maharashtra State was planned to published in six volumes in Marathi. These volumes contained bio-data of Freedom Fighters and the valuable role they played in the freedom struggle. As per the plan this department has published the following volumes and completed the scheme.
Sr
No. |
Volume |
Year
of Publication |
Price (Rs.) |
1) |
Who’s who of Vidarbha Region Part-I | 1970 |
2.00 |
2) |
Who’s who of Vidarbha Region Part-II | 1976 |
3.00 |
3) |
Who’s who of Marathwada | 1976 |
3.00 |
4) |
Who’s who of Western Maharashtra Part-I | 1979 |
8.00 |
5) |
Who’s who of Western Maharashtra Part-II | 1978 |
8.00 |
6) |
Who’s who of Western Maharashtra Part-III | 1980 |
8.00 |
Collected works of Mahatma Gandhi: Translation into Marathi language. This department has so far published 61 volumes.