Maharashtra

With just about enough rainfall and a hot climate, one wouldn't think that the farmers in Jalgaon would be keen on cultivating a crop like the banana.

He asked to have solar power generators installed in all of their four bungalows in Madh Island, Mumbai. Though sceptical at first, the father decided to put his son’s idea to practice and installed solar panels at the cost of Rs 18 lakhs in 2017.

A true celebration of every ethnicity is effortlessly exemplified through its souvenirs and keepsakes, and give one a periscopic insight into a region’s history, culture and geography.

In an exclusive interview, Malegaon's dynamic ASP, IPS officer Harssh A Poddar, explains how the police is effectively tackling illegal trades and communal friction in the Maharashtra town.

PT Shinde attached sentimental values to this task and encouraged villagers to gift a sapling to the families celebrating special occasions. He even encouraged them to gift a sapling to a family in memory of a loved one they lost.

Freddie Mercury is globally famous as the lead singer of Queen. During his formative years, he played in a band in a boarding school in Panchgani, Maharashtra.

Dr Vijay Suryawanshi who was the Kolhapur Zilla Parishad Chief Executive Officer in 2014, noticed a lack of sports facilities & decided to start a resident sports school in Kolhapur.

Meet Amar and Rani Kalamkar, a couple who firmly believes in the power of books. They requested their guests to gift them a book each for competitive exams instead of bouquets, expensive cutlery or jewellery.

Homestays will help tourists get a better glance at the lives and culture of our rural areas. The experience they take with them will undoubtedly be much more impactful than staying in AC hotel rooms.

"When everything is against you, when you are aware that conditions will never improve for you, then you find strength within."