Naro Mahadeo took an early interest in the cavalry horses of the general and one day persuaded a syce to allow him to ride a fiery warhorse to the river to drink water.

This stolen ride was observed by the alert Santaji, who roundly scolded the syce, but also began to take a deep interest in the prodigal boy, who rode so well without formal training.

Venkatrao, the son of Naro Mahadeo, married Anubai, the youngest daughter of Balaji Vishwanath Bhat, who very soon became the Prime Minister or Peshwa, of Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj.

As a young man, he had a very well-rounded and advanced education, making it a point to select those subjects that would be of special benefit in administrative affairs.

In addition, he had traveled far and wide, visiting Java, the Malay Peninsula, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and Burma.

The foresighted ruler gave royal patronage by extending financial assistance as well as free land to the weavers and other enterprising entrepreneurs.

On his return to India, he vowed to exercise this movement for the benefit of his subjects, to reform the microeconomics of the town for prosperity, growth, and Self-sustainability of the society.

The municipality oversees the engineering works, health, sanitation, water supply, administration, and taxation in the city.

Considering the ₹ 150 billion sales of textile products and nominal 20% net profit and 257,572 Population of the city, per capita income of Ichalkaranji is ₹ 416,472, which is one of the highest in the country.

The weaver community was overwhelmed by the mention of Ichalkaranji in the Finance Minister's speech and welcomed the cluster which, they say, will help them fare better in the global market.

In the mid-1980s, weavers of the city started producing denim, canvas, chiffon, and fabric for school uniforms (khaki drill).

Fabrics such as seersucker, Oxford, herringbone, ripstop, chambray, tweed, and twill made in or around the Ichalkaranji city are used by many domestic and international fashion brands such as Raymond's of India, Armani, Banana Republic, Hugo Boss, and Paul Smith.

[9] The presence of a qualified workforce and the level of technical know-how and easy accessibility to finest weavers of Ichalkaranji for outsourcing and over all good social ambiance were among the factors that influenced Italian textile major Tessitura Monti,[10] Turkish textile maker 'Soktas', Bombay Rayon Fashions Ltd (BRFL),[11] Raymond Zambaiti Ltd (A joint venture of Raymond's Ltd and internationally renowned Cotonificio Honegger S.P.A., part of Gruppo Zambaiti),[12] German Menswear brands Liebe, Boys R Bad and Looty[13] etc.

Born in 1849, Balkrishnabua received his training from Pandit Vasudeobua Joshi, who belonged to the school of Haddu-Hassu Khan.

His disciples included Gundubua, Vishnu Digambar Paluskar, Mirashi buwa, Anant Manohar Joshi of Aundh, Nilkanthabua Jangam, Vamanbua Chaphekar, his son Annabua Ichalkaranjikar, etc.

The city also is a home for The FIE Foundation, a charitable trust established in 1970, belongs to the 'Fie Group of Industries' in Ichalkaranji.

The Chairman of the FIE Group, Shri P. D. Kulkarni, established the 'Fie Foundation' trust to recognize and reward eminent personalities and budding talents in a variety of fields.

The awards are generally selected from the following fields: Engineering, Science and Technology, Humanities, Education, Agriculture, Music and Arts, Sports, Literature, Child Artist and local talents.

Some of the 'Rashtrabhushan' awardees are Raja Ramanna, Ratan Tata, Lata Mangeshkar, T. N. Seshan, Brijmohan Lall Munjal and Kamal Haasan.

The main aim of this association is to make available medical treatment either free or at minimum cost by establishing charitable institutes like T.B.

This is the inspiration of Seva Bharati, Ichalkaranji and from 1990 Organisation is working in the field of health, education, and related dimensions for the last 20 years.

Activities of Seva Bharati are Dr. Hedgewar Mobile clinic visiting nearby 12 villages, twice a week, treating @ 25000 patients every year.

Polyclinic having 8 specialist doctors on its panel, each one offering service of checkup and advice once in a week for needy patients.

Relief and rehabilitation work in 2005 and 2006 for the flood-affected people and medical treatment at the time of epidemics in Kolhapur district.

Various Gharghuti Bhojanalya serving home-cooked non-vegetarian Marathi cuisine and street food options are available near the Sunder bag (garden).

Cell phone coverage is extensive, and the main service providers are Vodafone Essar, Airtel, BSNL, Reliance Communications, Idea Cellular, Aircel and Tata Indicom.

a 3G service has been launched by Vodafone Essar, Airtel, BSNL, Reliance Communications, Idea Cellular, Aircel and Tata Indicom.

The public transport is mainly provided by MSRTC, KSRTC and private buses which serve to all major destinations in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

Private bus services are connected to major cities like Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Sambhaji Nagar, Nashik, Shirdi, Bangalore, Mangalore, Hyderabad, Solapur, Surat, Ahmedabad, Panjim.

From Sangli railway station, there are seversl trains to Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Goa, Mysuru, Hubli, Belgaum, Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Bikaner, Ajmer, Agra, Gwalior, Jhansi, Puducherry, Tirunelveli(Kanyakumari), Guntakal, Tiruchirapali, Ratlam, Kota, Nagpur, Itarsi, Chitaurgarh, Abu Road, Gandhidham etc.