Western India: History, Society, and Culture

19th century abhanga Administrative Reforms Ahmedabad Ahmednagar Ambedkar approach Bahinabai bhaktas Bhandarkar Bombay Brahmins British rule Chokha Chokhamela Christianity Committee Congress created cultural Dadoba Delhi Department of History Deshpande economic Elphinstone female files followers forts of Western Gandhi Government Gujarat Hindu Hinduism Ibid ideology impact important Indian nationalism Itihas Kesari Keshavsut kirtan Lakhina language large number Laxmidnyan leadership literary Lokhitwadi lower castes Maharashtra Mahatma Phule Marathi literature Marathi poetry modern Maharashtra movement Muktanand Mumbai Nirmala non-brahmin op.cit organisation Paramahamsa Peshwa poems poet political Prarthana Samaj problem Ramdas Ranade religion religious S.P. dt Sabha Sahajanand Swami saint Samajists Sanad Sarvajanik Satyadharma Satara Satya Shodhak Samaj Satyagraha Satyashodhaka sedition Sena Shetkari Sanghatana Shinde Shiv Sena Shivaji shudras social reform society Soyrabai Swaminarayana sect temple thought Tilak tradition Tukarama University of Pune untouchables Varakari Vidhansabha Vishnushastri Vithoba Western Maharashtra widow woman women