PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
The city of Sangli was founded in 1801. The rulers
were.....
- Shrimant Rao
CHINTAMANRAO I PANDURANGRAO APPA SAHEB PATWARDHAN,
1st Rao of Sangli 1801/1851, born 1775, initially
ruler of Miraj under
the guidance of his uncle who usurped the power, as a
result the nephew was left with what eventually became
Sangli. He established the well known Ganapati
Panchayatan Sansthan Temple as per his vow to his
family Deity, and the Ganesh Durg Palace in 1801, he
was regarded even by his foes as an enlightened,
valoursome and a compassionate Ruler, he
encouraged the development of trade and commerce in
Sangli and established trade districts known as Peths. He started
a printing press in 1821/1822 in Sangli, the first of
its kind in the state. He married and had issue, as
well as an adopted son. He died 1851.
- Shrimant Rao Dhundirajrao Chintamanrao Tatya Saheb
Patwardhan (qv)
- Adopted son, adopted
but was set aside when his brother was born a few
years later, married and had issue.
- Son, married and had
issue.
- Son, married and
had issue.
- Son, married and had issue.
- Vinayakrao
Patwardhan,
adopted by the widow of Shrimant Rao
Dhundirajrao Chintamanrao Patwardhan,
taking the name of HH Shrimant Raja Saheb
Sir Chintamanrao II Dhundirao Appasaheb
Patwardhan (see below).
- Shrimant Rao
DHUNDIRAJRAO CHINTAMANRAO TATYA SAHEB PATWARDHAN,
2nd Rao of Sangli 1851/1901, born 12th July 1838,
succeeded 15th July 1851 ( #1
), constructed the Sangli Municipality, Sangli
Library, English School and Sanskrit School, also
promoted Primary and Secondary Education courses in
Sangli, with free education, special grants and prizes
for the education of impoverished Muslims and for
girls. He died sp
in 1901.
- Capt. HH Shrimant
Raja Saheb Sir CHINTAMANRAO II DHUNDIRAJRAO
APPASAHEB PATWARDHAN, 3rd Rao of Sangli
1901/1932 then Raja of Sangli 1932/1965, Raja of
Sangli [cr.1932], born 14th February 1890 (#2) and succeeded 1901, on
attaining his majority in or about 1909, was
given full ruling powers by Captain Birk (who was
appointed by the Sangli Durbaar as the
administrator during the Ruler's adolesence),
enjoyed a personal salute of 11 guns (1927), Hon.
Capt. in the Army 1938, Member of the Standing
Committee of the Chamber of Princes, K.C.S.I.
[cr.1946], K.C.I.E. [cr.1923], established
Engineering, Arts, Science and Medical Colleges,
Legislative Assembly was formed in Sangli in 1935.
Judiciary and executive wings also came into being,
which functioned without interference of the Ruler. He
married 27th June 1910, HH Shrimant Rani Saheb
Soubhagyawati Saraswatibai, Kaisar- I- Hind gold medal, daughter
of The Hon. Sir Moropant V. Joshi of Amravati, and had
issue. He died in February 1965.
- Shrimant Madhavrao Chintamanrao [Rao Saheb]
Patwardhan, overlooked in the succession, married
Shrimant Padmini Raje, and had issue.
- HH Shrimant Raja Saheb Vijaysinghrao Madhavrao
Patwardhan (qv)
- HH Shrimant Raja
Saheb VIJAYSINGHRAO MADHAVRAO PATWARDHAN, 4th
Rajasaheb of Sangli (see above)
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born
1943, a double graduate of Engineering and Law, and a
Management consultant who was awarded Fellowship of the
British Institute of Management in 1977. Former Senior
Vice President and legal advisor of Bajaj International
Ltd., Vice-President of Deccan Education Society, an
Industrial Consultant and Business Advisor in the United
Arab Emirates from 1990. He is also a writer of several
books on Law and Philosophy. He has written on Women's
rights, and wrote books on philosophy which were released
at the hands of illustrious persons like Former Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of India, Y. V. Chandrachud
and also another book released at the hands of Swami
Chidanand, President of Vivekananda Vedanta Centre at
Chicago. He is also a music composer, (he has scored music
for several Hindi feature films as well as soap operas),
he is also a poet, and is the writer and composer of the
UNITY ANTHEM (Ekatmata Anthem) "Hum hai Sare Hindustani" (We all are
Indians). After retirement, he now teaches German and Urdu
in the family Temple as a public service, free of charge
and is the creator of the UNITY MOVEMENT known as Ekatmata
Movement in Sangli to bring Hindus, Christians, Muslims,
Jains, Sikhs and Budda faith followers together to really
and truly celebrate Unity in Diversity. He is involved in
many Social Causes such as Creation of the
Vijaysinghrao-Lions Hospital Free Food center so that none
should sleep hungry at least in Sangli, the free medical
Consultation Center, (called Vighna Haraata Center), and
the latest is an old-people’s home for which he has
donated a huge tract of extremely valuable land in the
heart of Sangli, he married HH Shrimant Rani Saheb
Rajyalakshmi (Rohini) Patwardhan, and has issue.
