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  Konkan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Konkan, also called the Konkan Coast or Karavali is the name given to a stretch of rugged and beautiful section of the western coastline of India from Raigad to Mangalore.
Konkan is also one of six divisions of the state of Maharashtra.
Map of the districts comprising the Konkan division of Maharashtra.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Konkan   (398 words)

  
 Ganpatipule
Ganpatipulé is a famous beach in the district of Ratnagiri on the Konkan coast of Maharashtra.
By Rail: Ratnagiri on the Konkan Railway is the nearest railhead and kolhapur 144 kms.
The nearest railhead is ratnagiri 50 kms on the Konkan railway.
www.indiantraveler.com /India/Ganpatiphule/ganpatipule.htm   (5641 words)

  
 Maharashtra Konkan Coast, West Coast of India, Konkan Cultural Tours, Abandoned Forts at Konkan, Visit Deserted ...
The Konkan is a coastal strip of land bounded by the Sahyadri hills on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west.
Konkan cuisine has two styles of cooking, Konkan cast Brahmin cuisine, which uses few spices and is more coconut based, and the spicy non-Brahmin version.
Konkan food uses 'Kokum' (a deep purple berry that has a pleasing sweet and sour taste) and raw mango as souring agents along with tamarind and lime.
www.indiantravelportal.com /maharashtra/indigenous-maharashtra/konkan-coast.html   (1586 words)

  
 Konkan Railway, India's Railroad to the Coast, Indian Railways, Travel to Goa, Railway Network of Goa
The Konkan region is a coastal strip of land having Sahyadri hills on the east and Arabian Sea on the west.
The route along the west coast towards south was difficult to access because of the fords, creeks, hill ranges and the seashore.
The first phase of the west coast line was the portion from Mangalore to Udupi, a total distance of 69 km and was included in the Railway Budget of 1989-90.
www.tourismofgoa.com /travel/konkan.html   (1111 words)

  
 Konkan Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Konkan Railway (Railway Symbol:KR) is a zone of the Indian Railways which operates along the Konkan coast of India.
National leaders such as Madhu Dandavate who hailed from Konkan played a major role in the conception of Konkan Railway.
By May 1999, the Konkan Railway had laid a 760km broad gauge route from Roha to Mangalore along the western coast of India (the Konkan region).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Konkan_Railway   (301 words)

  
 On behalf of Konkan Railway workers and management I express deep condolences for all those passengers who last their ...
The Konkan Railway passes through a very difficult terrain and a stabilisation of these slopes is a special process.
In Konkan Railway day and night patrolling is done, they are also equipped with the latest emergency telephones and they exchange private numbers from the specially provided emergency telephone socket every kilometer or half a kilometer along the route.
Konkan Railway has already fitted ACD equipment at all the stations and the level crossing gates on the section from Madgaon to Roha.
www.konkanrailway.com /website/bulliten/904_pressnote_md.htm   (1628 words)

  
 Konkan Railway
The other was the daunting engineering challenge presented by the route along the west coast towards South, particularly in fording the innumerable creeks and rivers and in scaling the many formidable hill ranges reaching out to the sea from the Western Ghat.
The Southern Railway, which was entrusted with this final location survey, submitted the project report for this route, dubbed the Konkan Railway after the coastline it hugs, to the Railway Ministry in 1988.
As the first phase of the west coast line, the portion from Mangalore to Udupi, a distance of 69 km, was included in the railway budget of 1989–90.
www15.brinkster.com /amdou/tourism/konkan_railway.html   (1119 words)

  
 Cuisine from the Konkan coast
The Konkan coast has a lot of beach appeal, particularly with Goa and Mangalore forming a part of this coast.
For this, they have flown their chef from the Konkan Cafe at the President Hotel in Mumbai, Mr S Ramamurthy, and a very amiable Mrs Vasanthi Naik from a little fishing village on the Konkan coast in Maharastra.
Konkan food uses kokum and raw mango as souring agents along with tamarind and lime.
www.expressindia.com /fe/daily/20010318/fle18006.html   (483 words)

  
 Bombay duck fishery
In India it is taken in large quantities on the south and southeast coasts of Saurashtra, on the Gujrat coast and the Konkan coast of Maharashtra.
F isotherm barrier of July etc. It is felt that the presence of low surface temperature in the area of occurrence is primarily responsible for peculiar distribution of the species.
The fishermen of Gujrat coast from Kosmba to Kolak fish for Bombay duck by gill nets along a stretch of 10 miles of coast line in inshore water during the months of June to September.
www.indiaagronet.com /indiaagronet/Fisheries/Contents/bombayduck.htm   (1009 words)

  
 Ratnagiri Travel, Ratnagiri Hotels, Ratnagiri Travel Agent, Ratnagiri Tours, Ratnagiri Travel Guide, Ratnagiri Tour ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Konkan is a narrow coastal belt covering about 720km from north to south and about 50km wide.
In the Konkan region of Maharashtra, Ratnagiri district assumes great importance; it is famous for Alphanso mangoes, cashew nuts, fisheries, rice and mineral bauxite.
Konkan Division, rich in verdant natural beauty, is endowed with a beautiful coastline and exotic agricultural produce including mango, cashew and beetelnut.
www.t2india.com /place-info.php?place=244-Ratnagiri   (406 words)

  
 Maharashtra: Places of interest II
The Konkan coast is a narrow strip between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea.
Ratnagiri is located 19km south of Ganpatipule and it is the largest town in the Konkan coast.
The island city of Mumbai is situated off the west coast of India, south of the tropic of Cancer.
www.indtravel.com /maha/places1.html   (1190 words)

  
 konkan.ie - Authentic Indian Cuisine
Konkan is the south west coast region of India, a 720-km long coast line of the Arabian Sea.
This coastal region covers a vast area of culinary delights with the East Indian fiery curries to the rich sea food of Goa, the green masalas of Hindus, the peppered lambs of Karwar, the gassi of Mangalore, ending at Kerala Malayali avials and torans.
Here at Konkan, we offer you a large variety of Indian delicacies ranging from regional specialties to your all time favourites.
www.konkan.ie   (284 words)

  
 Gale hits Konkan | Trains running late : Goa, Karnataka, Gale : IBNLive.com : CNN-IBN
Windspeeds in Goa reached 40-50 kmph causing damage on the coast where trees were uprooted and minor road accidents took place.
Deputy Inspector General R M Sharma commanding the Goa Coast Guard said he had also alerted the state administration to direct the fishermen not to venture into the sea for at least four days due to the prevailing rough weather.
The Coast Guard rescued 20 crew members of a Singaporean ship M V Ocean Seraya, off the coast off Malpet in Mangalore and a trawler capsized off the coast of Goa.
www.ibnlive.com /news/gale-strikes-the-coast-of-konkan/11795-3.html   (576 words)

  
 Konkani Community Page
The origin of the name of the language Konkani has to be traced back of Konkan which is the name of a distinct tract of land, by and large on the western part of the Deccan peninsula, India.
The one that retains Konkani even today landed in Gomantaka (now Goa) on the Konkan coast; while the other moved east in Bangla (now Bengal) where in the course of time they assimilated the Bengali culture.
Parashurama is stated to have brought sixty six families of Brahmins from Trihotra with their family deities and granted them the land reclaimed from the Sea.
members.tripod.com /~sudhapai/konkani.html   (2006 words)

  
 The Hindu Business Line : Govt chalks out plans to develop coastal tourism
The Konkan region, he said, was well connected with the Konkan Railway and the National Highway passing through it.
Further, the Konkan coast, he said, had a rich cultural tradition, and was home to folk art forms like the Dashavtar and the art of Chitraguti.
The Konkan Riviera II would take up the development of five coastal towns, namely, Diveagar, Harihareshwar, Ubhadanda near Vengurla, Dhampur, a lake resort where a traditional Konkani Wada would be set up, and Amboli, a hill station in Sindhudurg district.
www.blonnet.com /2006/04/03/stories/2006040302811500.htm   (549 words)

  
 Rediff On The NeT Travel; A travel guide of the Konkan coast of Maharashtra, India.
Ratnagiri is further south on the coast from Ganpatiphule.
Pawas is not on the coast and to get to Purnagad, continue on south on the road for another 15 km or so.
With numerous industries, their offices and an airport coming up apart from the Konkan railway, Ratnagiri is no longer the remote town it once was, approachable only by road.
www.rediff.com /travel/1998/nov/17konk4.htm   (2481 words)

  
 rediff.com: Cyclone may strike Konkan coast by Wednesday afternoon
A cyclone may strike the Konkan coast, from Karwar in Karnataka to Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, including Goa, by Wednesday afternoon.
Though cyclonic winds have passed the Goa-Konkan coast in the past, when they struck the Gujarat coast, Bajpai said those winds were far away and were not as dangerous as these winds.
As the sea condition will be high and very high, fishermen along the Goa and Konkan coasts are alerted not go out for fishing in the next 48 hours.
www.rediff.com /news/2001/may/22goa.htm   (247 words)

  
 Anup Mukherjee / Indian Ocean Trade / i3pep.org * india point
On the eastern end of the Makran coast, on the mouth of Indus, was situated Barbaricum and later on the Lahri-Bandar.
On the western coast of India were situated the centres in Gujarat, Konkan and the Malabar Coast.
Thereon to the east coast of India- the Coromandal coast on the Bay of Bengal.
www.i3pep.org /archives/2005/09/01/indian-ocean-trade   (1616 words)

  
 Ratnagiri Travel Guide,Ratnagiri India Travel,Ratnagiri Travel Attractions in India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Konkan tract is famous for its long coastline and accessible harbors.
This harbor is one among the many ports of the Konkan coast.
Ratnagiri located in the Konkan region is bestowed with some of the high-quality horticultural fruits.
www.indiasite.com /maharashtra/ratnagiri   (814 words)

  
 Indian Beaches Tours,Goa- India,Beaches Tourism of Goa,Indian Beaches Tour,Beaches Holidays in Goa,Goa Travel ...
The Konkan coast in the west has the beaches of Goa and Diu.
On the Coromandel coast in the east are the rock — cut temples by the sea at Mamallpuram.
The coast has limestone cliffs, rocky coves and sandy beaches, the best of which are at Nagoa.
www.merukatours.com /Beaches.htm   (456 words)

  
 Welcome to Railway Junction
Konkan Railway has been considered to be a dream come true for many thousands of villagers spread across the coastal regions of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka.
Konkan railway passes through the very scenic and fertile regions of India's Western Coast.
Konkan railway is a must for every railfan in India or abroad.
www.trainweb.org /binaiks/irj_kr.htm   (467 words)

  
 The medieval Tamil-language inscriptions in Southeast Asia and China.
Given the importance of religion in spearheading the development of indigenous literacy in Southeast Asia, it is not surprising that the north Indian languages of Sanskrit and Pali have had considerable long-term impact upon the linguistic and intellectual cultures of Southeast Asia.
The associations remained powerful along the east coast into the thirteenth century, but lost ground as the Chola state was dismembered towards the end of that century.
The tenth-eleventh century shift in focus of the merchant associations from the west coast of southern India towards the east, stimulated by increasing trade with the Southeast Asia and China, was accompanied by a broadening of the range of commodities traded.
www.ismaili.net /Source/0104c.html   (10440 words)

  
 Beaches, tourism and travel guide on India from chooseindiatravels
It is located 375 km south of Mumbai, along the Konkan coast.
One of the prime and posh localities of Mumbai is also situated along this sea coast.
Twelve miles north of Alibaug, on the north coast, easily accessible from Mumbai, is the untouched, divine beach of Mandwa.
www.chooseindia.com /tourism/maharashtrabeaches.html   (2265 words)

  
 Konkan Family Restaurant
KONKAN - the Family Restaurant promises you the original taste from recipes made by gourmet families of the coastal areas of Mangalore and Goa and passed down generations.
At KONKAN, the personal touch is reflected not just in the tasty food, but also in the ancient Konkan tradition of serving guests with a smile.
The specialty is in the rice flour (like dosas) and dried under the bright West Coast sun as flakes and pappads.
www.koramangala.com /kplaza/konkan   (392 words)

  
 Konkan train in India ,Travel in Konkan train, konkan train travel package, Hillstation trains in india,
Konkan train in India,Travel in Konkan train, konkan train travel package, Hillstation trains in india,
A breathtaking journey, traversing the beautiful Konkan Coast with the Konkan Railway, is a 1000 km.long adventure on rails.
A marvel of civil engineering, the Konkan Coast Project, which is under construction, will soon open up for the tourists, the picturesque west coast of India - taking them through the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala.
www.india-rail.com /konkan-train.htm   (295 words)

  
 Magazine MAR 2002: Konkan Railway - Ticket to the Ghats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Elsewhere along the Konkan coast everything moves at a much calmer pace, though life is hard here too.
For a region whose economy revolves almost solely around the fruits of the earth and the ocean, surviving means hard labour.
Konkan towns such as Alibag, Kashid, Ratnagiri and Malvan have done for Mumbaikars what Long Island’s beaches and parks have done for exhausted New Yorkers.
www.outlooktraveller.com /aspscripts/mag_art.asp?magid=7&page=1   (303 words)

  
 Goa - History
The Kalachuris conquered Konkan in the middle of the 6
The Kingdom stretched upto Sangmeshvar in the Konkan till the fall of Sangmeshvar at the hands of Mahmud Gawan in 1472 AD Baichanna continued in the Vice-royalty of Goa till 1406 AD.
Thus by the end of the 18th century, the new conquest expanded the Portuguese domination from Sawantwadi in the north to Karwar in the South, and Supa in the East to the West Coast.
goenkar.com /book/print/42   (5308 words)

  
 The Hindu : ONGC to drill deep along Kerala coast
The most exacting part of the drilling operations is the stabilising of the drilling ship in a rough marine environment.
The hi-tech deployed for the drilling operations in the Kerala coast will be the dynamic positioning of Sagar Vijay for imparting the required stability for the ship.
The ONGC is likely to go into joint venture for the Kerala-Konkan offshore project with Schlumberger of the U.S. and the technology it would be providing is rated as the best in the world.
www.hindu.com /2001/04/10/stories/0210000k.htm   (547 words)

  
 TANAP - Research / India
From there the westerners expanded their interest to Bombay and further down the west coast, in Konkan and north Kanara, where the four ports of Chaul, Dabhol, Goa and Bhatkal served the needs of the Adil Shahi kingkom of Bijapur and the Nizam Shahi kingdom of Ahmadnagar.
Costly wars on the Malabar Coast, such as the 1701 engagement with the Raja of Cochin against the Zamorin of Calicut and his allies, adversely affected VOC activities in the region.
The VOC survived in a reduced capacity on the Malabar Coast until the British finally took possession of Cochin in 1795.
www.tanap.net /content/universities/india.cfm   (1131 words)

  
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Earlier the Bene Israel lived in the villages of west Maharashtra in the Konkan coast.
They left their first village, Navgaon, and dispersed to other villages and towns in the coast of Konkan becoming the oil producers and oil pressers of their respective villages.
"The Bene-Israel of the Konkan Coast of Maharashtra: An Ethanographic Study" Bombay Univeristy, Bombay.
www.shalom2.20m.com /page8.htm   (2959 words)

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