Amalner
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Amalner अमळनेर |
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 Amalner
 Amalner
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| Coordinates: 21°03′N 75°03′E / 21.05°N 75.05°ECoordinates: 21°03′N 75°03′E / 21.05°N 75.05°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Jalgaon |
| Elevation | 188 m (617 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 96,000 |
| Languages marathi | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 425401 |
Amalner is a city and a municipal council in Jalgaon district in the state of Maharashtra, India, situated on the bank of the Bori River. Amalner is the birthplace of the Wipro company, which started business by producing vanaspati ghee from sunflower seeds there. Amalner is a tehsil in Jalgaon district. Prominent villages under Amalner's administration include Sarbete, Chaubari, Shirsale, Chandani kurhe, Nagaon BK, Eklahare, Pimpali, Dahiwad, Amalgaon, Gandhali, Pilode Mehergaon, Javkhede, Palasdale, Vavade, Patonde and Mangrul.
Amalner falls on the Western Railway between Surat and Bhusawal. Amalner is well connected to the Central Railway through Jalgaon / Bhusaval as well as the Western through Surat.
Amalner has a historical importance in the fields of education, industrialisation and independence movements. It is host to one of the oldest philosophical centres in India, the Pratap Tatwadnyan Mandir, formerly the Indian Institute of Philosophy.
The famous philosopher and Vedic-Pandit "Nyayacharya Shriram Shastri Shankar Guru Upasani" was resident of Amalner. He was a gold medalist student of Varanasi Sangveda Vidyalaya. He had eminent knowledge of astrology, Sanskrit, philosophy, Vedant, BrahmanGrantha, Ayurveda etc. Shri Shriram Shastri Upasani not only taught astrology and Sanskrit to academic students but also to many Jain Sadhus (from them many are now well known Sanskrit-astrology experts and book writers). The eminent knowledge of astrology is now continued by his son Pt. Vishweshwar Shastri Upasani.
Many non-Indians attend this establishment because of its commitment to education and discipline. It is the source of some of the highest educational results in Jalgaon district.
There is a historical gate for the entrance in Amalner called "DAGDI DARWAJA".
The northern part of Amalner is called "Pratapnagar", after Srimant Pratap Shethji, for whom the institutes Pratap College and Pratap high school are also named.
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