Maandesh........
Maandesh is an infrequently used name to refer to a hot and dry region of South Maharashtra spread over the corners of three districts: Sangli, Sholapur and Satara.
The region is said to include all the 90 odd villages of the Maan-Dahivadi taluka of Satara district; all 60 odd villages of the Atpadi taluka, around 12 villages of Kavthe Mahankal taluka and 28 villages of Jath taluka of Sangli district; almost all of Sangola taluka (around 81 villages), around 20 villages of Mangalvedha taluka and 12 villages of Pandharpur taluka of Sholapur district.
During British rule, there was a sub-division of the then Satara district called Maan, which covered much of this area. There are also medieval references to a region called Maandesh. Today however, Maandesh is not a recognised administrative unit and most people outside the region would not be able to identify its boundaries.
Maandesh is a semiarid, dusty plainThe name is most probably derived from `Maan’, the name of the 163-km long river that flows through this region, The Maan, a tributary of the Bhima, itself a tributary of the Krishna, is not much of a river; it is dry for most of the year. But along its banks, and along the banks of streams and rivulets that join in it, the soil is black. The rest of Maandesh is a semiarid, dusty plain with rocky soil and bare hillocks...........
The region is said to include all the 90 odd villages of the Maan-Dahivadi taluka of Satara district; all 60 odd villages of the Atpadi taluka, around 12 villages of Kavthe Mahankal taluka and 28 villages of Jath taluka of Sangli district; almost all of Sangola taluka (around 81 villages), around 20 villages of Mangalvedha taluka and 12 villages of Pandharpur taluka of Sholapur district.
During British rule, there was a sub-division of the then Satara district called Maan, which covered much of this area. There are also medieval references to a region called Maandesh. Today however, Maandesh is not a recognised administrative unit and most people outside the region would not be able to identify its boundaries.
Maandesh is a semiarid, dusty plainThe name is most probably derived from `Maan’, the name of the 163-km long river that flows through this region, The Maan, a tributary of the Bhima, itself a tributary of the Krishna, is not much of a river; it is dry for most of the year. But along its banks, and along the banks of streams and rivulets that join in it, the soil is black. The rest of Maandesh is a semiarid, dusty plain with rocky soil and bare hillocks...........
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I like Maandesh, I like the people/culture of this region.
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