PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
Founded
before 1800. The Chiefs of Surgana were Konkani Kunbis,
who were in
charge
of the region around Hatgad to prevent predatory
incursions above the
ghats
by the Bhils and Kholis of the Dangs as well as to render
military
service
to their neighbouring Chieftains. To enhance their
authority they were
entitled Deshmukhs of the Hatgad devision of Nasik and had
the town of
Surgana and other villages. When the Matrathas rose to
power the
Surgana
Chieftains refused to pay tribute to them as well as the
Moghuls and
there
were termed as Bandi Mulk (rebel land).
Nevertheless their
vital
position between the Deccan and Surat made the Marathas
conciliatory
toward
them. In 1818, acting as virtual rulers, they attacked a
British police
party passing through Surgana. In retaliation, the Chief,
Malharrao was
seized and hanged in 1819, and his cousin Bhikaji Rao was
recognised as
chief for his personal service to the British against the
Marathas. He
was soon murdered in a riot stirred up by the mother of
the late chief
and her brother-in-law, Pilaji who was hunted, seized and
executed by
the
British. In 1846 the branch of the family descended from
Malharro was
allowed
to share in the revenues of the state, and this was
finally settled in
1877 by an allowance grant. From 1921 to 1947 the chief
was entitled to
elect a Representitive Member of the Chambers of Princes.
The Princely
State was bordered on the south by Peinth in Nasik, and in
the west by
the states of Bansda and Dharampur. In March 1948,
Meherban Shrimant
Dhairyashil
Rao Yeshwantrao Pawar, Chief of Surgana, signed the Gujrat
States
Merger
Agreeement (#2). Rulers
were.....
- Deshmukh MALHAR RAO,
Deshmukh of Surgana 1818/1819, executed in 1819.
- Deshmukh BHIKAJI
RAO,
Deshmukh of Surgana 1819/1820
- Deshmukh YESHWANT
RAO I
BHIKAJIRAO, Deshmukh of Surgana 1820/1854
- Deshmukh RAVI RAO,
Deshmukh of Surgana 1854/1867
- Deshmukh SHANKAR
RAO RAVI
RAO, Deshmukh of Surgana 1867/1898, born 1849
(#1).
- Deshmukh PRATAP RAO
SHANKAR RAO, Deshmukh of Surgana 1898/1930,
born 8th August
1880, succeeded 17th June 1899.
- Deshmukh YESHWANT
RAO II
PRATAPRAO, Deshmukh of Surgana 1930/1936,
married and had issue.
- Deshmukh Shri Dhairyashilrao Yeshwantrao (qv)
- Deshmukh Shri
DHAIRYASHILRAO
YESHWANTRAO, Deshmukh of Surgana 1936/2003,
born 22nd November
1922, Member of the Rajya Sabha [3.4.1952] -
[2.4.1956], [3.4.1956] - [2.4.1962], [3.4.1962] -
[2.4.1968] and [3.4.1972] - [2.4.1978], married
Shrimati
Rani Udayani Devi, and had issue, two sons and one
daughter. He died
23rd November 2003.
- Deshmukh Shri Nitranjan Dhairyashilrao Pawar (qv)
- Shrimant Rajkumar Tejsinhraje Pawar, married
Shrimant
Rani Usharaje
Tejsinh
Pawar, and has issue.
- Shri Rohitraje Tejsinhraje Pawar, born 28th
January 1977,
educated
at Pune University (M.B.A.), married 9th December
2001, Shrimant
Vrushaliraje
Rohitraje Pawar, and has issue.
- Shri Kaustubhadityaraje Pawar
- Shri Ratnasheelraje Tejsinhraje Pawar, born 13th
April
1981; presently he is actively involved in
politics and social service
and is also managing a petrol
pump in Surgana in the name of Asawari Petroleum,
Surgana. (Surgana,
Maharashtra, India)
- Shrimant Rani Kalpanaraje, married Chhatrapati
Shri
Pratapsinhraje
Shahumaharaj
Bhonsle of Satara, and
has issue.
- Deshmukh Shri
NITRANJAN
DHAIRYASHILRAO PAWAR, Deshmukh of Surgana
(see above)
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