Ichalkaranji (Marathi: इचलकरंजी) is a City in Kolhapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
The city of Ichalkaranji assumes a place amongst the cities having highest per capita income in the country. Ichalkaranji was a Princely state situated on the banks of Panchganga River (Marathi: पंचगंगा नदी). It was ruled by the Ghorpade dynasty for the last two centuries. The chief of state, His Highness Shrimant Narayanrao Babasaheb Ghorpade, who was responsible for developing the Ichalkaranji village Into an Important Industrial town and who contributed liberal donations to educational Institutions throughout the country.[1] He was the main source of inspiration for the development of both the decentralized textile industry as well as the co-operative movement. He encouraged Mr. Vitthalrao Datar, a young entrepreneur of the town, to install a power loom in 1904. Perhaps this was the first power loom started in the decentralized textile industry of the country. Thus, Ichalkaranji has given a new concepts and dimensions to the textile field of India.
Ichalkaranji is called the Manchester of Maharastra and nowadays the cool crowd have given a cool name to it .. "Ichy".. hehe...
My Favourites and i am sure evrybody in ichy likes these..
Must to Eat things are
1) Kadi Kachori (Kapad Market)
2) Vada Pav (Avanti & Datta)
3) Missal (Madhura)
4) Datta Bhel
5) Hanuman dosa
Anytime i go there i make sure that i have these things atleast once during my stay.
This is diwali time November 2010, i could manage to click some pics of Kadi Kachori.
a) this is how it looks when the kachori is immersed in Kadi with lot of onions, sweet and spicy chutney as toppings.
this is how Kadi is served, it is unlimited you can drink as much as u can... this mug will always be refilled and kept on your table.
After a nice round of kadi kachori you need to have Chaiiii (tea)... i love it..........
