Nagasthan Te Nagothane

Description

Nagothane is a city like a town located in the Raigad district of Konkan province of Maharashtra state. This village, currently known as an important industrial station on Konkan Railway as well as Mumbai-Goa National Highway, has a glorious history of thousands of years. Nagasthan Te Nagothane is the epicenter of historical, geographical, economic, industrial, naval, political, archaeological, religious, cultural, linguistic and racial magnificence of Nagothana, built by Naga Vansh during the Mahabharata period. This book is very useful not only for people from Raigad district but also for the people interested in the historical study of the Konkan region. The author has described the overall history of the town Nagothane but also given places to visit in and around Nagothane town.

Nagothane appears in the first map of the Raigad district, visible in all four directions – east, west, south, and north – indicating its location in the central part of the district. Located approximately 95 kilometers from Mumbai and about 135 kilometers from Pune, Nagothane lies on the Mumbai-Goa National Highway and on the Konkan Railway route. About thirty years ago, industrialization transformed the landscape of this village.

Nagothane is mentioned on the first map of the world. The continuous focus of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj on Nagothane, making it a place of perpetual importance, must be acknowledged before it fades into oblivion. This book aims to revive this feeling before this history is lost forever.

For historians, one of the most challenging tasks is to document the history of a village because this history is scattered among hundreds of resources. This book on Nagothane will be appropriate for understanding how the glorious history of our village unfolded for many generations to come. Considering the massive urbanization that has taken place in Maharashtra, many historic cities have been erased. In comparison, Nagothane may be small in size, but its history is immense. Nagothane, from a geographical perspective, is located in northern Konkan. This book is suitable not only for learning about Nagothane but also for understanding the background of Raigad district and northern Konkan’s history.