The town, Ahmednagar was founded in 1494 by Ahmad Shah Nizam on the site of a more ancient city, Bhingar. With the breakup of the Bahmani Sultanate,Ahmad established a new sultanate in Ahmednagar, also known as Nizam Shahi dynasty.It was one of the Deccan sultanates, which lasted until its conquest by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in 1636. Aurangzeb, the last great Mughal emperor, who spent the latter years of his reign, 1681�1707, in the Deccan, died at Khuldabad near Aurangabad in 1707, and a small monument marks the site.Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar was born on May 31, 1725 at Chondi village of Jamkhed taluka in Ahmednagar district. In 1759, thePeshwa of the Marathas obtained possession of the place from Nizam of Hyderabad and in 1790 it was ceded by the Peshwa to the Maratha chief Daulat Rao Sindhia.Ahmednagar was invaded by a British force under General Wellesley and captured.It was afterwards restored to the Marathas, but again came into the possession of the British in 1817. According to the terms of the Treaty of Poona, Numerous Mughal-era buildings dot the environs. Ahmednagar Fort, once considered the second most unimpregnable fort in India, was used by the British to house Jawaharlal Nehru (the first prime minister of India) and other Indian Nationalists before Indian independence. A few rooms there have been converted to a museum.During his confinement by the British at Ahmednagar Fort, Nehru wrote thefamous book The Discovery of India..
AN INFORMATORY NOTE: -�Ahmednagar Education Society, Ahmednagar was established in 1918 by Late Justice Shri Mahadev Govind Ranade. The Governing body decided to start College of Education in 1965. From 1965 to 1989 the college of Education was controlled by the society. Later on it was transferred to Vidya Pratishthan (Maharashtra). It is an institute working in Maharashtra. It is advised & Coaffiliated to Vidya Bharati, Lucknaw. Vidya Bharati guides, Co-Opts various institutions in India. Vidya Bharati Contucts 21000 different educational units in India. 20 lakh students are learning and 1 lakh teachers and one billion & more parents are in contact with Vidya Bharati.In Maharashtra, there are different centers guided by vidya Barati. Vidya Pratishthan ( Maharashtra) is among these centers .
Vidya Pratishthan ( Maharashtra) has it�s centre in Ahmednagar. Hon. Adv. Manikrao Patil is the founder � president of this Unit. Hon. Prof. K.S.Sahane is Vice-president, Hon. Prof.S.D.Dighe is Secretary. All these eminent personalities & other honourable members guide all related persons. We have one college of Education ( B.Ed.), Post Graduation College of Education ( M.Ed.) Diploma in Teacher Education (D.T.Ed.), Two primary School in Ahmednagar. The Teacher training Colleges ( B.Ed. & M.Ed.) are affiliated to University of Pune. It is one of the greatest University in the world. We also conduct courses of Yashvantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik, Maharashtra. i.e.B.Ed (Vacational),Diploma in School Management, M.Phil , Post Graduate Research Programme(P.G.R.P)(M.A./ M.Com./ M.Sc. Communication).The Institution has two Mottos which motivate us to work. i.e. ��Believer Gains Knowledge�Knowledge is Pride of a Nation We have a mission statement for our progress.Mission-We will leverage our strengths to execute creative educational projects to facilitate leading-edge information and communication services affordable to all individuals.According to our motto & mission statement we have fixed our objectives ’.
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