Author: Parasnis, N. R. [1908-19??]
Title: The History and Survey of Education in Thana District, former Bombay State, now Maharashtra State
Description: Bombay, University of Bombay, 1967. orig.cloth. 22x14cm, xiii,476 pp, Some discoloration to flyleaves.. Textual map & tables.. Minor rubbing. Some page-edge spotting. Good. ¶ University of Bombay doctoral thesis. Contents: The Object & the Procedure;Thana District: Description; Education in Thana District in the Pre- British Period (1817-55); Primary Education in Thana District in the British Period (Historical) 1818-1947; Primary Education (Present Position); Education of Girls in Thana District (Primary Stage); Secondary Education in Thana District: Its History & Present Position; Education of Indian Christians in the District of Thana; The Problem of the Education of the Displaced Persons; Education of the Aboriginal Tribes in Thana District; Adult & Social Education; Miscellaneous Institutions: Higher Education, Pre-primary Education, Training Institutions & Special Schools; General Resume & Epilogue; Postscript; Appendix.

Keywords: History of Education, Maharashtra, Thana District, Colonial India, Primary, Secondary, Educational, Social, Sociology