Pudhari is the local newspaper of the City, while other Marathi language newspapers such as Sakaal, Loksatta, Lokmat, Kesari, Maharashtra Times, Saamna , Tarun Bharat are popular. Major English dailies in the city are The Times of India (Kolhapur edition), The Indian Express, Business Standard and The Economic Times. Hindi daily in the city is Lokmat Times.
Teja Bandal from kolhapur has become the first Indian to win the excellence award in International Origami Competition organised by British Origami Society.Out of the participants from 123 countries across the globe, Teja has emerged as the winner for her innovative work in origami tessellation and interior design and architecture.
Ichalkaranji, which is a city in Kolhapur district, popularly known as “Manchester of the Maharashtra” is witnessing a mega-cluster of power looms. In 2012, Kolhapur has been declared by the central government as the city of ‘Export excellence’ which is the only city from Maharashtra. The textile SEZ is in Kagal.
Yantra Maharshi Late Shri. Mahadeo Nana Shelke is popularly known to all as Mahadaba Mistri was from kolhapur. In 1942, there was shortage of petroleum products, to overcome this shortage he developed coal gas plant. Only Kirloskar’s and Mahadaba Mistri were successful in developing the coal gas plant.
Kolhapur was the site of intense confrontation between the Western Chalukyas and the Chola kings Rajadhiraja Chola and his younger brother Rajendra Chola II. Following the Battle of Koppam in 1052, Rajendra Chola II marched on to Kolhapur and erected a jayastambha or victory pillar in the city.
Kolhapur is famous for its special type of necklace called Kolhapur saaj.This artistically made jewellery, due to its specific design and pattern, is considered to add glory to the person wearing it. Being associated with affluence, many songs and poems have been written about the Kolhapuri Saaz.
Kolhapur railway station known as Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is connected to major Indian cities like Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Solapur, Nagpur, Tirupati, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Dhanbad through express trains. There are daily passenger shuttle services between Kolhapur and Miraj.
Haar and malas, mohanmaal, bormaal, chaplahaar, kolhapuri saaj, pohehaar and putlihaar are the jewelleries that are made in Kolhapur. These names are derived from the peculiar shapes of the jewelleries. Thushi, a choker with closely bound tiny gold beads, is very popular in Kolhapur.
The jurisdiction of Pre-IAS centre Kolhapur includes Sangli, Satara, Pune, Solapur, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurga and Belgaum districts. Any student from any university in India who lives in Maharashtra can seek admission in Pre-IAS training centre in Kolhapur on entrance merit basis.
The Kopeshwar (Shiva) Temple, located in Kolhapur district, was built by Shilahara King Gandaraditya, Vijayaditya and Bhoj-II between 1109 and 1178 AD. Kolhapur, historically had a major influence and connections with the prevalent kingdoms of Greece/Rome.
Kolhapuri chappals are hand-crafted buffalo leather slippers that are locally tanned using vegetable dyes. The foot-wear is made out of special chrome tanned leather, its straps made with minutely woven leather threads, decorated with beautiful tassels made out of leather.
5 year-old Shreeya Deshpande from Vibgyor High, Kolhapur set a new world record in Limbo Skating.Her incredible feat of skating in the position for 158 feet and two inches in mere 23 seconds smashed the previous world record of 111 feet held by a nine-year-old boy.
Kolhapur has a domestic airport at Ujalaiwadi, 9 km South-east from the city. Its sole regular service to Mumbai by Kingfisher Airlines ceased in November 2011 when the airline pulled out of several towns like Kolhapur due to its financial crisis.
Today, the only Maybach car which is still in princely possession is the Kolhapur Maybach of the Chhatrapatis of Kolhapur, which is taken out every year for Dusshera procession.This model of the maybach is the only model of its type in whole India today.
Presently kolhapur has become a very famous tourist attraction, industrial hub and an educational hub. It hosts various retail chains like ‘Big Bazaar’, ‘Star bazaar'(8th in India),D-Mart,N-mart,V-mart and few other shopping malls like Reliance Mega.
Kolhapur is also known for the film industry. Maharashtra Film Company was established in Kolhapur on 1929 by Baburao Painter which was a remarkable effort due to which Kolhapur became one of the primary center for Marathi Film Industry.
Tambra Rassa the second starter of the duo. This is a curry prepared using red chilly powder to make it appear “Tambra” redish. Made in almost same ways as Pandra Rassa. After these starters comes the special roasted mutton.
Kolhapur plays host to many film festivals, including the Kolhapur International Film Festival, and provides locations for shooting. In 2012, the chief minister of Maharashtra announced a new film city at Kolhapur.
Kolhapur has around 300 foundry units which are responsible for around Rs.1500 crore exports per year. The “foundry cluster” project is further aiming to extend the exports up to Rs.5500 crores.
India’s first biometric ATM : Warana co-op bank, Kolhapur has developed Maharashtra’s as well as India’s first biometric ATM which uses PALM VEIN AUTHENTICATION technology for ATM transactions.
Its rich legacy, tradition and culture, presence of Mahalaxmi temple, palaces, and arts makes the city ideal tourist destination. It attracts approximately three million tourists every year.
Ramdas Namdeo Aswale a barber from Prayag Chikali in kolhapur district has entered the Limca Book of Records for a remarkable 460 haircuts in 27 hours with just two breaks of 10 minutes each.
Kolhapur enjoys broadcasting of FM Radio services from the last few years. Tomato FM 94.3 MHz, Radio Mirchi (98.3 MHz) tops the popularity rating along with All India Radio FM (102.7 MHz).
A majority of residents in Kolhapur follow Hinduism. Hence, Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Vijaya Dashami, Navaratri are main festivals celebrated along with Holi known as festival of colors.
Local mode of transport includes bus service by Kolhapur Municipal Transport (KMT) which covers all routes inside the city. For quick transport Auto Rikshaw is popular mode of transport.
Kolhapur Municipal Corporation is the first & only municipal corporation in India which does not charge for any of the cremation procedures to be done after the demise of its citizens.
Kolhapur is becoming a major “education hub” of southern Maharashtra due to numerous quality engineering, medical colleges, international schools as well as a Pre-IAS training centre.
‘Khasbaug Maidan’ in Kolhapur is the first wrestling stadium in India based on a Roman style built by King Shahu Maharaj of Kolhapur and hosts seating arrangement for 20,000 people.
Shri Chhatrapati Shahu cooperative sugar factory in Kolhapur, has won the national award for being the best managed cooperative sugar factory in India for total 9 times.
Snehal Bendke, a student from kolhapur was the first Indian basketball official(refree) to represent India at olympics. She acted as a refree for london olympics 2012.
India’s first small size car “MEERA” was conceptualised, designed and built in kolhapur by Mr.Shankarrao Kulkarni.The car can be compared with today’s TATA Nano.
Kolhapur district has the largest number of bio-gas plants in India(97,000 plants overall) thus, winning the national award for consecutively 3 times.
Kolhapur hosts an agriculture college affiliated to Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (Rahuri) located off the Pune Bangalore national highway no. 4.
Also the construction of few star rated hotels,shopping malls, 4 multiplexes in the city is going on to cater for the inflow of tourists.
The leather industry is famous for the royal and robust ‘Kolhapuri Chappals’ typically handcrafted and known for its style globally.
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