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Masur, India

Coordinates: 17°24′0″N 74°9′0″E / 17.40000°N 74.15000°E / 17.40000; 74.15000
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Masur
Town
Masur is located in Maharashtra
Masur
Masur
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 17°24′0″N 74°9′0″E / 17.40000°N 74.15000°E / 17.40000; 74.15000
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictSatara
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
12,000 Approx.
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
415106
Telephone code02164
Vehicle registrationMH-50
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest cityKarad
Lok Sabha constituencySatara
Avg. summer temperature30 °C (86 °F)
Avg. winter temperature20 °C (68 °F)

Masur is a small town located in Karad taluka of Satara district of Maharashtra in India,[1] between Satara and Karad, seven kilometers from National Highway No. 4. It has a population of about 18,000.[citation needed]

History

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B.R.Ambedkar wrote about his childhood experience in Masur and the discrimination he and his siblings suffered, in his autobiographical book, Waiting for a Visa (chapter 1).[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Satara district profile
  2. ^ Ambedkar, Dr. Bhimrao (1991). Waiting for a Visa (PDF). Mumbai: Dept. of education, Government of Maharashtra. pp. 4071–4090. Retrieved 15 April 2015.

2.http://www.udctalumni.org.in/newsroom/news/300.dz

3.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGzMlqiwkKo
4.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6haQlhyCtfc
5.yogirajharekrishnababa.in/गुरुपरंपरा.php
6.Md Pathak, "11 maruti Temples " blogspot 5 Jan 2010
7.Lutgendorf, Philip (2007). Hanuman's tale: the messages of a divine monkey. US: Oxford University Press. p. 74. ISBN 9780195309218.
8.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qzkCqTEt0Q