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India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
after Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, and the largest city in the Western Ghats
Western Ghats
The Western Ghats, Western Ghauts or the Sahyādri is a mountain range along the western side of India. It runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau, and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. The Western Ghats block rainfall to the Deccan...
. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire
Maratha Empire
The Maratha Empire or the Maratha Confederacy was an Indian imperial power that existed from 1674 to 1818. At its peak, the empire covered much of South Asia, encompassing a territory of over 2.8 million km²....
, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau
Deccan Plateau
The Deccan Plateau is a large plateau in India, making up the majority of the southern part of the country. It rises a hundred meters high in the north, rising further to more than a kilometers high in the south, forming a raised triangle nested within the familiar downward-pointing triangle of...
at the confluence of the Mula
Mula River (India)
Mula is a tributary of the Bhima River in Deccan India. It passes through the towns of Pune and Khadki. Biologists have recorded 108 species of fish, 102 flowering plant species, 130 bird species in and around the river and surrounding areas...
and Mutha river
Mutha River
The Mutha is a river in western Maharashtra, India.It arises in the western ghats and flows eastward until in merges with the Mula River in the city of Pune...
s . Pune city is the administrative capital of Pune district
Pune District
Pune District is situated in Maharashtra state of India. Pune city is the district headquarters. In the last census on 2001, the total population of the district was 7,232,555, making it the fourth most populous district in India . Urban population comprises 58.08% of the total population...
.
Pune is known to have existed as a town since 937 AD. Pune was originally called Punawadi. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha Empire
Maratha Empire
The Maratha Empire or the Maratha Confederacy was an Indian imperial power that existed from 1674 to 1818. At its peak, the empire covered much of South Asia, encompassing a territory of over 2.8 million km²....
, lived in Pune as a young boy, and later oversaw significant growth and development of the town during his reign. In 1730, Pune became an important political center as the seat of the Peshwa
Peshwa
A Peshwa is the titular equivalent of a modern Prime Minister. Emporer Shivaji created the Peshwa designation in order to more effectively delegate administrative duties during the growth of the Maratha Empire. Prior to 1749, Peshwas held office for 8-9 years and controlled the Maratha army...
, the prime minister of the Chhatrapati
Chhatrapati
Chhatrapati is the Indian honorific title equivalent to the European Emperor. It is more formally written as Kshetrapati, from the Sanskrit kshetra- and -pati...
of Satara. After the town was annexed to British India in 1817, it served as a cantonment
Cantonment
A cantonment is a temporary or semi-permanent military or police quarters. The word cantonment is derived from the French word canton meaning corner or district, as is the name of the Cantons of Switzerland. In South Asia, the term cantonment also describes permanent military stations...
town and as the "monsoon capital" of the Bombay Presidency
Bombay Presidency
The Bombay Presidency was a province of British India. It was established in the 17th century as a trading post for the English East India Company, but later grew to encompass much of western and central India, as well as parts of post-partition Pakistan and the Arabian Peninsula.At its greatest...
until the independence of India.
Today, Pune is known for its educational facilities and relative prosperity. Pune is the cultural capital of Maharashtra. Pune has well-established manufacturing, glass
Glass
Glass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
, sugar, and forging
Forging
Forging is a manufacturing process involving the shaping of metal using localized compressive forces. Forging is often classified according to the temperature at which it is performed: '"cold," "warm," or "hot" forging. Forged parts can range in weight from less than a kilogram to 580 metric tons...
industries since the 1950-60s. It has a growing industrial hinterland, with many information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
and automotive companies setting up factories in Pune district. The city is known for various cultural activities like classical music, spirituality, theater, sports, and literature. These activities and job opportunities attract migrants and students from all over India and abroad, which makes for a city of many communities and cultures.
Toponymy
The name Pune is derived from SanskritSanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
Puṇyanagara "City of Virtue". The oldest reference to this name was found on a Rashtrakuta Dynasty
Rashtrakuta Dynasty
The Rashtrakuta Empire was a royal dynasty ruling large parts of the Indian Subcontinent between the sixth and the 10th centuries. During this period they ruled as several closely related, but individual clans. Rastrakutas in inscriptions represented as descendants of Satyaki, a Yadava well known...
copper plate dated 937, that refers to the town as Punya-Vishaya or Poonak-Vishaya. By the 13th century, it had come to be known as Kasbe Pune or Punavadi.
The city's name is sometimes transcribed as Poona in English, a practice particularly common during the British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
. The spelling Pune was formally adopted in 1976.
Early and Medieval
Copper plates dated 758 AD and 768 AD show that, by the 8th century, an agricultural settlement known as Punnaka existed where Pune is today. The plates indicate that this region was ruled by the Rashtrakuta Dynasty. The PataleshwarPataleshwar
The Pataleshwar Cave Temple is a rock-cut cave temple, carved out in the 8th century in the Rashtrakuta period. It is located in what is now Pune, in the state of Maharashtra, India...
rock-cut temple complex was built during this era.
Pune was part of the Seuna Yadavas of Devagiri from the 9th century to 1327. In 1595, Maloji Raje Bhosale was appointed the jagir
Jagir
In historic India, a jagir was a small territory granted by the ruler to an army chieftain in fairly short terms usually of three years but not extending beyond his lifetime, in recognition of his military service...
dar of Pune and Supe by the Mughal Empire
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
. It was ruled by the Ahmadnagar Sultanate
Ahmadnagar Sultanate
The Ahmadnagar Sultanate سلطان احمد نگر was a late medieval Indian kingdom, located in the northwestern Deccan, between the sultanates of Gujarat and Bijapur. Malik Ahmad, the Bahmani governor of Junnar after defeating the Bahmani army led by general Jahangir Khan on 28 May 1490 declared...
until being annexed by the Mughals in the 17th century.
Maratha rule
In 1625, ShahajiShahaji
Shahaji Raje Bhosle was an early exponent of guerilla warfare. He was the eldest son of Maloji Bhosale of Verul . He brought the house of Bhosle into prominence. The princely states of Tanjore, Kolhapur and Satara are Bhosle legacies...
appointed Rango Bapuji Dhadphale as the administrator of Pune. He was one of the first major developers of the town, overseeing construction of the Kasba Peth
Kasba Peth
Kasba Peth is the oldest peth in Pune, India and is very adjacent to the historic Shaniwar Wada palace-fort. Kasba Peth was the first Peth to be established somewhere in the 5th century, and is the oldest area in Pune. It is called the "Heart of Pune City."Kasba Ganpati the Gram Daivat of Pune,...
, Somwar Peth
Somwar Peth
Somwar Peth is an area located in Pune City, in Maharashtra State of the Republic of India. This area is bordered by Kasba Peth, Shaniwar Peth and Raviwar Peth. This area was developed by Rango Bapuji Dhadphale a minister of Maharaj Shahaji Raje Bhosale in 1625...
, Raviwar Peth
Raviwar Peth
Raviwar Peth is one of the Peths in the city of Pune, India. The word raviwar means Sunday in local language . The ancient name of this place was Malkapur. This area was developed by Nilopant Mujumdar in 1670. This area is famous for shops of Gold and Silver ornaments and for the market of plastic...
and Shaniwar Peth
Shaniwar Peth
Shaniwar PethOne of the most historic area in central Pune.It was established by Moropant Pingale in 1675.Shaniwar means Saturday in English.There are many schools in Shaniwar peth.The historic Shaniwar Wada is situated in Shaniwar Peth.-Schools:...
. After the destruction of the town in raids by the Adil Shahi dynasty in 1630, and again from 1636 to 1647, Dadoji Kondadev, a military and administrative officer of Shahaji Bhosale, oversaw redevelopment and construction of the area. He stabilized the revenue system of Pune and the neighborhoods of Maval
Maval
Maval or is a tehsil in Maval subdivision of Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Description:The word Maval is derived from a Marathi word Mavalati, meaning the direction in which the sun sets. This region is towards the west of Pune area. It is hilly terrain and part of the Sahyadri...
to the west of town. In addition, he developed effective methods to control disputes and enforce law and order. Construction began on the Lal Mahal
Lal Mahal
The Lal Mahal of Pune is one of the most famous monuments located in Pune, India. In the year 1630 AD, Shivaji's Father Shahaji Bhonsle, established the Lal Mahal for his wife Jijabai and son. Shivaji stayed here for several years until he captured his first fort...
palace, as Shahaji's son Shivaji was to move there with his mother Jijabai
Jijabai
Jijabai was the mother of Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire.-Birth date and family life:Jijabai was born on 12 January 1598 and a daughter of Lakhoji Jadhav in present-day Buldhana district of Maharashtra State...
. The Lal Mahal was completed in 1640. Jijabai is said to have commissioned the building of the Kasba Ganapati
Kasba Ganapati
The Kasba Ganapati refers to both a particular idol of the god Ganapati in Pune, India, as well as to the temple built around the idol. The Kasba Ganapati is the presiding deity of Pune....
temple herself. The Ganesha
Ganesha
Ganesha , also spelled Ganesa or Ganesh, also known as Ganapati , Vinayaka , and Pillaiyar , is one of the deities best-known and most widely worshipped in the Hindu pantheon. His image is found throughout India and Nepal. Hindu sects worship him regardless of affiliations...
idol consecrated at this temple is regarded as the presiding deity (gramadevata
Gramadevata
A gramadevata is a Sanskrit term for the presiding deity in Hindu villages, towns and cities.Examples:* Kasba Ganapati is the gramadevata of the city of Pune.* Nookalamma is the Gramadevata of Anakapalle city....
) of the city.
Shivaji was crowned Chhatrapati
Chhatrapati
Chhatrapati is the Indian honorific title equivalent to the European Emperor. It is more formally written as Kshetrapati, from the Sanskrit kshetra- and -pati...
in 1674, thus founding the Maratha Empire
Maratha Empire
The Maratha Empire or the Maratha Confederacy was an Indian imperial power that existed from 1674 to 1818. At its peak, the empire covered much of South Asia, encompassing a territory of over 2.8 million km²....
. He oversaw further development in Pune, including the construction of the Guruwar, Somwar, Ganesh and Ghorpade Peths. Shivaji Maharaj encouraged development of dams in Parvati and Kondhwa regions of Pune for agriculture purpose. Pune and surrounding villages later provided manpower for Shivaji's efforts to build an army during the period from 1645 to 1680. In between 1660 to 1670 the town was captured by Moghul General Shahista Khan, but was recaptured by the Marathas in 1670 after the battle of Sinhagad. During the 27-year long conflict between the Marathas and the Moghuls, the town was occupied by Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb
Abul Muzaffar Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir , more commonly known as Aurangzeb or by his chosen imperial title Alamgir , was the sixth Mughal Emperor of India, whose reign lasted from 1658 until his death in 1707.Badshah Aurangzeb, having ruled most of the Indian subcontinent for nearly...
from 1703 to 1705; during this time the name of town was changed to "Muhiyabad". Two years later, the Marathas recaptured Sinhagad fort and later Pune city from the Moghuls as had been done in 1670.
In 1720, Baji Rao I
Baji Rao I
Shrimant Baji Rao Balaji Bhatt , also known as Baji Rao I, was a noted general who served as Peshwa to the fourth Maratha Chhatrapati Shahu from 1719 until Baji Rao's death. He is also known as Thorale Baji Rao...
was appointed Peshwa
Peshwa
A Peshwa is the titular equivalent of a modern Prime Minister. Emporer Shivaji created the Peshwa designation in order to more effectively delegate administrative duties during the growth of the Maratha Empire. Prior to 1749, Peshwas held office for 8-9 years and controlled the Maratha army...
(Prime Minister) of the Maratha Empire, ruled by Chattrapati Shahu. He selected Pune as his base and started construction of Shaniwar Wada
Shaniwar Wada
Shaniwarwada is a palace fort in the city of Pune in Maharashtra, India. Built in 1736, it was the seat of the Peshwa rulers of the Maratha Empire until 1818 when the Peshwas surrendered to the British...
on the banks of the Mutha. The construction was completed in 1730, ushering the era of Peshwa control of the city. The patronage of the Peshwas resulted in the construction of many temples and bridges in the city, including the Lakdi Pul and the temples on Parvati Hill
Parvati Hill
Parvati Hill is a hillock in Pune, India. The hillock rises up to above sea level. Atop the hillock is the Parvati Temples, which are one of the most scenic locations in Pune. The temple is the oldest heritage structure in Pune and was built in the Peshwa Dynasty rule. It is also used as an...
. Bajirao Peshwa also constructed an underground aqueduct to bring water from Katraj Lake to Shaniwar Wada. The aqueduct is still operational. Pune prospered as a city during the reign of Nanasaheb Peshwe. He developed Saras Baug
Saras Baug
Saras Baug is a major landmark in City of Pune in India.The place where the park now stands was once occupied by a small lake. However, the lake got dried up and was later developed into Saras Baug. The whole complex is known as Saras Baug. Pune is among the 10 largest cities of India with est....
, Heera Baug, Parvati Hill
Parvati Hill
Parvati Hill is a hillock in Pune, India. The hillock rises up to above sea level. Atop the hillock is the Parvati Temples, which are one of the most scenic locations in Pune. The temple is the oldest heritage structure in Pune and was built in the Peshwa Dynasty rule. It is also used as an...
and new commercial, trading and residential localilties. The Sadashiv Peth, Narayan Peth, Rasta Peth and Nana Peth were developed in this era. The Peshwas fell into decline after their defeat in the 1761 Battle of Panipat. In 1802, Pune was captured by Yashwantrao Holkar
Yashwantrao Holkar
H. H. Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shrimant Yashwant Rao Holkar Bahadur, Nusrat Jang, Maharaja of Maratha Empire, was born on 3 December 1776...
in the Battle of Poona
Battle of Poona
The Battle of Poona took place on 25 October 1802 near Pune between the rival factions of the Maratha Confederacy. The forces of the Scindia and the Peshwa Bajirao II were attacked by the Holkars...
, directly precipitating the Second Anglo-Maratha War
Second Anglo-Maratha War
The Second Anglo-Maratha War was the second conflict between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India.-Background:...
of 1803-1805.
British Rule
Third Anglo-Maratha War
The Third Anglo-Maratha War was the final and decisive conflict between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India. The war left the Company in control of most of India. It began with an invasion of Maratha territory by 110,400 British East India Company troops, the largest...
broke out between the Marathas and the British
Kingdom of Great Britain
The former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign...
in 1817. The Peshwas were defeated at the Battle of Khadki
Battle of Khadki
The Battle of Khadki took place at Khadki on November 5, 1817 between the forces of the British East India Company and those of Bajirao II, the Peshwa of the Maratha Empire...
(then transcribed Kirkee) on 5 November near Poona, and the city was seized by the British. It was placed under the administration of the Bombay Presidency
Bombay Presidency
The Bombay Presidency was a province of British India. It was established in the 17th century as a trading post for the English East India Company, but later grew to encompass much of western and central India, as well as parts of post-partition Pakistan and the Arabian Peninsula.At its greatest...
, and the British built a large military cantonment
Pune Cantonment
Pune Cantonment , also known as Pune Camp, is a military cantonment located in Pune, Maharashtra in India. It was established in 1918 for accommodating troops of the British Indian Army. The cantonment houses many military establishments. It is also known for its many shopping locations like MG...
to the east of the city (now used by the Indian Army
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...
). The Pune Municipality was established in 1858. Navi Peth, Ganj Peth and Mahatma Phule Peth were developed during the British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
.
Nana Sahib
Nana Sahib
Nana Sahib , born as Dhondu Pant, was an Indian leader during the Rebellion of 1857. As the adopted son of the exiled Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao II, he sought to restore the Maratha confederacy and the Peshwa tradition....
Peshwa, the adopted son of the last Peshwa Bajirao II, rose against the rule of British East India Company
British East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
as a part of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to...
, known in India as the First War of Independence. He was helped by Rani Lakshmibai
Rani Lakshmibai
Lakshmi Bai, the Rani of Jhansi was the queen of the Maratha-ruled princely state of Jhansi, situated in the northern part of India...
of Jhansi
Jhansi
Jhansi Hindi:झाँसी, , Marathi: झाशी, is a historical city of India. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi District and Jhansi Division. The original walled city grew up around its stone fort, which crowns a neighboring rock. This district is on the bank of river Betwa.The National...
and Tatya Tope
Tatya Tope
Ramachandra Pandurang Tope , popularly known as Tatya Tope , was an Indian leader in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and one of its finest generals. He was a personal adherent of Nana Sahib of Kanpur. He progressed with the Gwalior contingent after the British reoccupation of Kanpur and forced...
. At the end of the war, the final remnants of the Maratha Empire were annexed to British India.
Pune was an important centre in the social and religious reform movements of the late 19th century. Many prominent social reformers and freedom fighters lived here, including Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Lokmanya Tilak –, was an Indian nationalist, teacher, social reformer and independence fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities derogatorily called the great leader "Father of the Indian unrest"...
(also known as Lokmanya Tilak), Vitthal Ramji Shinde
Vitthal Ramji Shinde
Mahrshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde was one of the most important social and religious reformers in Maharashtra, India. He was prominent among the liberal thinkers and reformists in India, prior to her independence...
, Dhondo Keshav Karve
Dhondo Keshav Karve
Maharshi Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve was a social reformer in India in the field of women's welfare. In honour of Karve, Queen's Road in Mumbai was renamed to Maharishi Karve Road...
and Jyotirao Phule.
Poona (Pune) is also associated with the struggle for Indian independence. Mohandas Gandhi was imprisoned at Yerwada jail several times and placed under house arrest at the Aga Khan Palace
Aga Khan Palace
The Aga Khan Palace was built in the year 1892 by Sultan Muhammed Shah, Aga Khan III in Pune. Since then it is one of the biggest landmarks in Indian history...
in 1942-44, where both his wife and aide Mahadev Desai died.
In late 1896, Poona (Pune) was hit by bubonic plague
Bubonic plague
Plague is a deadly infectious disease that is caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis, named after the French-Swiss bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin. Primarily carried by rodents and spread to humans via fleas, the disease is notorious throughout history, due to the unrivaled scale of death...
; and by the end of February 1897, the epidemic was raging, with a mortality rate twice the norm, and half the city's population fled. A Special Plague Committee was formed under the chairmanship of W. C. Rand, an Indian Civil Services
Indian Civil Services
The Indian Civil Service , which after 1886 was officially called the Imperial Civil Service and was also known as the British India Civil Service, was the civil service of the Government of India in the period of the British Raj...
officer. He brought troops to deal with the emergency. Although these measures were unpopular, the epidemic was under control by May. On 22 June 1897, during the Diamond Jubilee celebration of the coronation of Queen Victoria, Rand and his military escort Lt. Ayerst were shot while returning from the celebrations at Government House. Both died, Ayerst on the spot and Rand of his wounds on 3 July. The Chapekar brothers
Chapekar brothers
The Chapekar brothers alternatively spelt as Caphekar or Chaphekar , Damodar Hari, Balkrishna Hari and Vasudeo Hari belonged to Chinchwad, then a village, near the former Peshwa capital Pune, in the state of Maharashtra, India.In late 1896, Pune was hit by bubonic plague; by the end of February...
and two accomplices were charged with this murder, and with the shooting of two informants and an attempt to shoot a police officer. All three brothers were found guilty and hanged
Hanging
Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature. The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck", though it formerly also referred to crucifixion and death by impalement in which the body would remain...
. An accomplice was dealt with similarly. Another, a school boy, was sentenced to ten years hard labour.
Independence
After Indian independence in 1947Indian Independence Act 1947
The Indian Independence Act 1947 was as an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that partitioned British India into the two new independent dominions of India and Pakistan...
, from Britain Poona (Pune) saw a lot of development, such as the establishment of the National Defence Academy at Khadakwasla
Khadakwasla
Khadakwasla is a dam situated 20 km from the City of Pune in Maharashtra, India. This dam is one of the main sources of water for Pune. In the vicinity of the dam, there is a Dental Centre, a Veterinary Hospital, the well-known National Defence Academy and Central Water & Power Research Station...
and the National Chemical Laboratory
National Chemical Laboratory
The National Chemical Laboratory is an Indian government laboratory based in Pune, in western India.Popularly known as NCL, a constituent member of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research India, it was established in 1950. There are approximately 200 scientific staff working here...
at Pashan
Pashan
Pashan is suburb of Pune, India. It is located off the Mumbai-Bangalore expressway by-passing Pune city. Pashan road serves as the main approach road for Mumbai-Pune expressway. Pashan is bordered by Baner in north, Sus village on west, Bavdhan in south and Pune University in east...
. Pune serves as the headquarters of the Southern Command
Southern Command (India)
Southern Command is a formation of the Indian Army, active since 1895. It has seen action during the integration of several Princely States into modern India, during the 1961 Indian Annexation of Goa, and during the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistani Wars....
of the Indian Army
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...
. Industrial development started in the 1950s and '60s in Hadapsar
Hadapsar
Hadapsar is an eastern suburb in Pune City, Maharashtra, India. It is a marketplace for vegetables and other agricultural goods where farmers directly sell these items. Hadapsar is also well known for two SEZs: Magarpatta city and Fursungi IT Park have given Hadapsar a new direction in IT and ITES...
, Bhosari
Bhosari
Bhosari is a prominent place in Pimpri-Chinchwad in Pune district of Maharashtra state, India.-History:The original name of Bhosari is Bhojapur, which was the capital of King Bhoj, a well-known king who ruled central parts of India two thousand years ago...
, Pimpri, and Parvati
Parvati
Parvati is a Hindu goddess. Parvati is Shakti, the wife of Shiva and the gentle aspect of Mahadevi, the Great Goddess...
. Telco (now Tata Motors
Tata Motors
Tata Motors Limited is an Indian multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Mumbai, India. Part of the Tata Group, it was formerly known as TELCO...
) started operations in 1961, which gave a huge boost to the automobile sector.
In July 1961, the Panshet
Panshet
Panshet Dam, also called Tanajisagar Dam, is a dam on the Ambi river about 50 km southwest of the city of Pune in western India. The dam was constructed in late 1950s for irrigation and, along with three other dams nearby, Varasgaon, Temghar and Khadakwasla, it supplies drinking water to Pune...
and Khadakwasla
Khadakwasla
Khadakwasla is a dam situated 20 km from the City of Pune in Maharashtra, India. This dam is one of the main sources of water for Pune. In the vicinity of the dam, there is a Dental Centre, a Veterinary Hospital, the well-known National Defence Academy and Central Water & Power Research Station...
dams broke and their waters flooded the city, destroying most of the older sections of town, facilitating the subsequent introduction of modern town planning concepts and the development of parts of Pune. The economy of the city witnessed a boom in the construction and manufacturing sectors. By 1966, the city had expanded in all directions.
In 1990 Pune began to attract foreign capital, particularly in the information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
and engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
industries; new businesses like floriculture
Floriculture
Floriculture, or flower farming, is a discipline of horticulture concerned with the cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants for gardens and for floristry, comprising the floral industry...
and food processing
Food processing
Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food or to transform food into other forms for consumption by humans or animals either in the home or by the food processing industry...
started to take root in and around the city. In 1998, work on the six-lane Mumbai-Pune expressway
Mumbai-Pune Expressway
The Mumbai Pune Expressway , officially the Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway is India's first six-lane concrete, high-speed, access controlled tolled expressway. It spans a distance of connecting Mumbai, the administrative capital of Maharashtra and the financial capital of India, with Pune, an...
began; the expressway being completed in 2001. IT Parks were established in Aundh
Aundh (Pune)
Aundh is a suburb in the North-West of Pune in Maharashtra, India. It was earlier known for its Chest Hospital. Now it is known for its posh localities populated by software engineers...
, Hinjawadi
Hinjawadi
Hinjewadi or Hinjawadi or Hinjwadi was a small village on the NH4 bypass around the City of Pune in India. Now it's the Place for Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park housing around 20 software companies as listed below....
and on Nagar Road. In 2008 the Commonwealth Youth Games
Commonwealth Youth Games
The Commonwealth Youth Games are a small-scale version of the Commonwealth Games, designed for the youth of the 71 Commonwealth countries.-History:...
took place in Pune, which encouraged additional development in the northwest region of the city.
In July 2009, India's first death due to H1 N1 occurred in Pune. Later the city became an epicentre of swine flue due to the large number of H1 N1 cases.
On 13 February 2010, a bomb exploded
2010 Pune bombing
The 2010 Pune bombing occurred on 13 February 2010 at approximately 7:15 pm ISTwhen a bomb exploded at the German Bakery in the city of Pune, Maharashtra, India. The blast killed seventeen people, and injured at least 60 more...
at the German Bakery in the upmarket Koregaon Park
Koregaon Park
Koregaon Park is an area in Pune south to Mula-Mutha River. The area is often viewed as the most posh place in the city of Pune. This area was primarily a residential area with lush green scenery but of late has been growing into a commercial market place in Pune city...
neighbourhood on the east side of Pune killing 17 and injuring 60. The explosion is now suspected to be an improvised explosive device
Improvised explosive device
An improvised explosive device , also known as a roadside bomb, is a homemade bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action...
using an ammonium nitrate fuel oil mix. The blast was a first in what was until then the relatively safe environment of Pune.
Geography
Deccan Plateau
The Deccan Plateau is a large plateau in India, making up the majority of the southern part of the country. It rises a hundred meters high in the north, rising further to more than a kilometers high in the south, forming a raised triangle nested within the familiar downward-pointing triangle of...
. It is situated on the leeward side of the Sahyadri mountain range, which form a barrier from the Arabian sea
Arabian Sea
The Arabian Sea is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui in northeastern Somalia and Kanyakumari in India...
. It is a relatively hilly city, with its tallest hill, Vetal Hill, rising to 800 m (2,624.7 ft) above sea level. Just outside the city, the Sinhagad
Sinhagad
Sinhagad, Sinhgarh, or Sinhgad , is a fortress located roughly 30 kilometres southwest of the city of Pune, India. Previously called Kondhana , the fort has been the site of many important battles, most notably the battle of Sinhagad in 1670...
fort is located at an altitude of 1300 m.
Central Pune is located at the confluence of the Mula
Mula River (India)
Mula is a tributary of the Bhima River in Deccan India. It passes through the towns of Pune and Khadki. Biologists have recorded 108 species of fish, 102 flowering plant species, 130 bird species in and around the river and surrounding areas...
and Mutha river
Mutha River
The Mutha is a river in western Maharashtra, India.It arises in the western ghats and flows eastward until in merges with the Mula River in the city of Pune...
s. The Pavana
Pavana River
Pavana river is situated in the west of Maharashtra state, in the Pune District. It originates in the Western ghats. It is a tributary of Bhima river and merges in the Mula river in Pune city. It flows through Pune city and divides Pune City and Pimpri Chinchwad area. A dam is built on this river...
and Indrayani river
Indrayani River
The Indrayani river originates near Lonavla, a hill station on the Mumbai-Pune highway. Fed by rain, it flows east from there to meet the Bhima river, through the religious villages of Dehu and Alandi, and north of Pune....
s, tributaries of the Bhima river
Bhima River
The Bhima River originates in Bhimashankar hills near Karjat on the western side of Western Ghats, known as Sahyadri, in Maharashtra state in India. Bhima flows southeast for 861 km through Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh states...
, traverse the northwestern outskirts of metropolitan Pune.
Pune lies very close to the seismically active zone around Koyna Dam
Koyna Dam
The Koyna Dam is one of the largest dams in Maharashtra, India. It is a rubble-concrete dam constructed on Koyna River which rises in Mahabaleshwar, a hillstation in Sahyadri ranges...
, about 100 km (62.1 mi) south of the city, and has been rated in Zone 4 (on a scale of 2 to 5, with 5 being the most prone to earthquakes) by the India Meteorological Department
India Meteorological Department
The India Meteorological Department , also referred to as the Met Office, is an agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India. It is the principal agency responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting and seismology...
. Pune has experienced some moderate-intensity and many low-intensity earthquakes in its history. Although no major earthquakes have originated in Pune itself, an earthquake of magnitude 3.2 took place in the Katraj
Katraj
Katraj is a village near Pune in Maharashtra state of India and within the jurisdiction of Pune Municipal Corporation. The adjacent hill is called Katraj Ghat . Pune-Satara highway, NH4, passes through Katraj Ghat. Katraj Snake Park is located at Katraj...
region near Pune on May 17, 2004. A low intensity earthquake observed on the night of 30 July 2008 was measured at 4.2 at around 12:41 am. The epicenter for the earthquake was in the Koyna Dam seismic field.
Neighbourhoods
| Zone | Neighbourhood | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Central Pune | The seventeen Peths Peths in Pune Peth is a general term, in the Marathi language, for a locality in the Indian city of Pune. Up to seventeen peths are located in central Pune, and were mostly established during Maratha and Peshwa rule in the 17th-19th century AD... (markets) of Pune |
These were established and developed during the Maratha Maratha The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;... and Peshwa Peshwa A Peshwa is the titular equivalent of a modern Prime Minister. Emporer Shivaji created the Peshwa designation in order to more effectively delegate administrative duties during the growth of the Maratha Empire. Prior to 1749, Peshwas held office for 8-9 years and controlled the Maratha army... rule, and are referred to as the old city. |
| New Developments (inner) | Deccan Gymkhana Deccan Gymkhana Deccan Gymkhana is an area in Pune city. It lies in the centre of the city. This area has lots of cafes, entertainment areas, restaurants, shopping malls and shops and is one of the major areas of Pune. Important roads like Karve Road, Jangli Maharaj Road and Fergusson College Road originate in... , Erandwane and Shivajinagar Shivajinagar, Pune Shivajinagar is an area in the heart Pune city. This is the most important area of the city as the district court , Pune Municipal Corporation, College of Engineering , Agricultural College , Shivaji preparatory military school etc. are located in this area. The bus stand at Shivajinagar connects... in the west; Camp Pune Cantonment Pune Cantonment , also known as Pune Camp, is a military cantonment located in Pune, Maharashtra in India. It was established in 1918 for accommodating troops of the British Indian Army. The cantonment houses many military establishments. It is also known for its many shopping locations like MG... , Bund Garden and Koregaon Park Koregaon Park Koregaon Park is an area in Pune south to Mula-Mutha River. The area is often viewed as the most posh place in the city of Pune. This area was primarily a residential area with lush green scenery but of late has been growing into a commercial market place in Pune city... in the east; Swargate Swargate स्वारगेट or Swargate is a central area of Pune, Maharashtra, India. Swargate serves as a Major bus stand for Pune. It serves as BRTS terminal for Katraj - Swargate and Hadapsar - Swargate bus routes. It is a commercial area with important buildings like Income Tax office, PMC branch and other... , Parvati Hill Parvati Hill Parvati Hill is a hillock in Pune, India. The hillock rises up to above sea level. Atop the hillock is the Parvati Temples, which are one of the most scenic locations in Pune. The temple is the oldest heritage structure in Pune and was built in the Peshwa Dynasty rule. It is also used as an... , Sahakarnagar, Mukund Nagar Mukund Nagar Mukund Nagar is an area near Swargate, situated in the inner parts of Pune, Maharashtra, India. It is a mainly residential area. It has housing complexes such as DSK Chandradeep and Sujay Garden. 3D Destination Fun, a major recreational area in Pune, is located in Mukund Nagar. For medical aid,... , Maharshi Nagar, Gultekdi and Salisbury Park to the south. |
Bounded on the north by the Mula-Mutha river. |
| New developments (outer) | Khadki Khadki There is also an Andean instrument called the Kirki.Khadki is a city neighbourhood of Pune. It has an army base, two ordinance factories and several breweries.... , Aundh Aundh (Pune) Aundh is a suburb in the North-West of Pune in Maharashtra, India. It was earlier known for its Chest Hospital. Now it is known for its posh localities populated by software engineers... and Ganeshkhind in the northwest; Kothrud Kothrud Kothrud, known Kothrud Baug in the era of the Peshwas, is a suburb in the south west of the city of Pune, Maharashtra in India. Situated relatively near the center of an industrializing city, it has seen rapid growth in housing, making it one of the fastest developing suburbs in Asia... and Paud Road in the west; Dattawadi, Sahakarnagar and Dhankawadi in the southwest; Bibvewadi and Lullanagar in the southeast; Yerwada Yerwada Yerwada is a City neighbourhood of Pune City in the State of Maharashtra, India. Before the Britishraj Yerwada was known as Yeraoda. Yerwada is one of the most densely populated area in Pune City. This place is located at the beginning of Ahmednagar highway and also on the way to old Pune... , Wadgaon Sheri (including Kalyani Nagar Kalyani Nagar Kalyani Nagar is a neighbourhood located in the eastern region of Pune, India. It has a population of around 30,000.It is named after Neelkanth Kalyani, one of the city's foremost industrialists who pioneered the Kalyani Forging company in the early 1960s... and Shastri Nagar) in the northeast; Vishrantwadi Vishrantwadi Vishrantwadi is a city neighbourhood of Pune City in the State of Maharashtra, India. Vishrantwadi is a fast-growing and relatively new residential neighbourhood to the north of the city and includes the areas of Mohanwadi, Pratik Nagar, Kasturbawadi, Phule Nagar, Mental Corner, Police Lines,... in the north; Ghorpadi, Fatimanagar Fatimanagar Fatimanagar is situated in Pune near the Pune cantonment area.It is one of the fastest developing areas in Pune.-External Links:*... , Wanowrie and Hadapsar Hadapsar Hadapsar is an eastern suburb in Pune City, Maharashtra, India. It is a marketplace for vegetables and other agricultural goods where farmers directly sell these items. Hadapsar is also well known for two SEZs: Magarpatta city and Fursungi IT Park have given Hadapsar a new direction in IT and ITES... South to the east. |
Several educational institutes are located in the Bibvewadi and Dhankawadi neighborhoods. |
| Suburbs | Baner Baner Baner, Marathi [बाणेर] is a sub urban area of Pune. Baner is bordered by Aundh in the north, Pashan in south and Pune University in the east. According to records of Sisodiya Bhat here Mali caste people are living since last 400 years. Kalamkar family of Mali caste people got Baner as "Vatan" and... and Pashan Pashan Pashan is suburb of Pune, India. It is located off the Mumbai-Bangalore expressway by-passing Pune city. Pashan road serves as the main approach road for Mumbai-Pune expressway. Pashan is bordered by Baner in north, Sus village on west, Bavdhan in south and Pune University in east... in the northwest; Bavdhan Bavdhan Bavdhan is an upcoming area just off the Western Bypass highway in the western side of Pune.Bavdhan, nestled amidst three hills on its South, East and West and the scenic Pashan Lake in the North, has seen a gradual growth in form of planned development... and Warje Warje Warje is one of the many bustling suburbs of Pune, Maharashtra, India. It is located on the Katraj-Dehu Road Bypass in between Pune's Chandni Chowk entry and Katraj entry. Warje used to be one of Pune's important Octroi check points... in the west; Wadgaon Budrukh, Dhayari and Ambegaon Ambegaon Ambegaon is a town in Ambegaon tehsil of Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.... in the southwest; Katraj Katraj Katraj is a village near Pune in Maharashtra state of India and within the jurisdiction of Pune Municipal Corporation. The adjacent hill is called Katraj Ghat . Pune-Satara highway, NH4, passes through Katraj Ghat. Katraj Snake Park is located at Katraj... , Wanawadi, NIBM Nibm The National Institute of Business Management is a Sri Lankan business school founded in 1968 under the responsibility of the Ministry of Industries and Scientific Affairs .... , Kondhwa, Undri and Mohammedwadi in the southeast; Hadapsar Hadapsar Hadapsar is an eastern suburb in Pune City, Maharashtra, India. It is a marketplace for vegetables and other agricultural goods where farmers directly sell these items. Hadapsar is also well known for two SEZs: Magarpatta city and Fursungi IT Park have given Hadapsar a new direction in IT and ITES... , Mundhwa and Manjri Manjri Manjri is a village 4 km from Hadapsar, India, which is a suburban area around Pune.- External links :* *... in the east; Kharadi Kharadi Kharadi area is located in the eastern corridor of Pune. It has become one of the upcoming area because of EON Special Economic Zone, an IT park having offices of IT and ITES companies. Nearby areas to Kharadi are Koregaon Park, Kalyani Nagar, Wagholi, Chandan Nagar and Mundwa.... in the northeast; Dhanori and Kalas to the north. |
Kharadi and Hadapsar are home to large IT parks |
The Pune Metropolitan Area
Pune Metropolitan Area
Pune Metropolitan Area consists of Pune city and Pimpri-Chinchwad town. This stretches from Dehu Road in the west to Hadapsar in the east and up till Katraj in the south. The New Pune International Airport is proposed for this region near Chakan...
also includes the following areas, located roughly to the northwest of Pune city. These are administered by the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation or PCMC is a Municipal corporation in the city of Pimpri-Chinchwad which is a suburb of Pune. This corporation is situated on Mumbai - Pune National Highway in the heart of Pimpri-Chinchwad. It was established in 1982 covering an area of about 87 square km...
.
- Pimpri and its surroundings: Chikhli, KalewadiKalewadiKalewadi is a small village in Pimpri-Chinchwad about 15km from Pune Station. Kalewadi is connected to Pimpri by Pavna bridge, to Chinchwad via Hedgewar Bridge, to Wakad via Kalewadi phata, and to Rahatni.- About :...
, Kasarwadi, Phugewadi and Pimple SaudagarPimple SaudagarPimple Saudagar is a village / town within the [[Pimple Saudagar]] is a village / town within the [[Pimple Saudagar]] is a village / town within the [[PCMC],] limits [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]].... - Chinchwad and its surroundings: Thergaon, Tathawade and TalawadeTalawadeTalawade is a village in Belgaum district in the southwestern state of Karnataka, India....
- Sangvi and its surroundings: Dapodi, WakadWakadWakad is a locality in Pimpri-Chinchwad in Pune district of Maharashtra state, India.-Early Life:Till a few years back, Wakad was a non-descript place . It was only known in the peripheral villages for its ‘jatra' at the temple of Mhatoba. Wakad has a rich, fertile, black soil. The farming...
, Hinjewadi, Pimple Nilakh and Pimple GuravPimple GuravPimple Gurav is a neighborhood in the metropolitan city of Pune. It is located in the northwest area of the city, roughly between Dapodi and New Sangvi.... - BhosariBhosariBhosari is a prominent place in Pimpri-Chinchwad in Pune district of Maharashtra state, India.-History:The original name of Bhosari is Bhojapur, which was the capital of King Bhoj, a well-known king who ruled central parts of India two thousand years ago...
and its surroundings: Moshi, Dighi, Dudulgaon and Charholi BudrukCharholi Budruk]]Charholi Budruk is an ancient village near Bhosari, in the Pune District, Maharashtra, India. The village was an old marketplace and has a long history.... - NigdiNigdiNigdi is a suburb of Pune, India. It is about 18 km from Pune Station on the old Mumbai- Pune Highway. Nigdi is towards the northern tip of Pune. It is poised for future growth as it is surrounded by many IT parks and Auto industries making it a strategic place for investment and business...
, Akurdi and its surroundings: Ravet, Dehu RoadDehu RoadDehu Road is a cantonment town in Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India, and lies 27 km northwest of Pune Station along the NH4 Old Pune-Mumbai Highway which connects it to Pune city proper.-Geography:...
and Somatane
Climate
Pune has a tropical wet and dry climateTropical savanna climate
Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a type of climate that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories "Aw" and '"As."...
with average temperatures ranging between 20 to 28 °C (68 to 82.4 F).
Pune experiences three distinct seasons: summer, monsoon
Monsoon
Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...
and "winter".
Typical summer months are from March to May, with maximum temperatures ranging from 30 to 38 °C (86 to 100.4 F). The warmest month in Pune is April; although summer doesn't end until May, the city often receives heavy thundershowers in May (and humidity remains high). Even during the hottest months, the nights are usually cool due to Pune's high altitude. The highest temperature ever recorded was 43.3 °C (109.9 °F) on April 30, 1897.
The monsoon lasts from June to October, with moderate rainfall and temperatures ranging from 10 to 28 °C (50 to 82.4 F). Most of the 722 mm (28.4 inches) of annual rainfall in the city fall between June and September, and July is the wettest month of the year.
"Winter" begins in November; November in particular is referred to as the Rosy Cold (literal translation) . The daytime temperature hovers around 28 °C (82.4 °F) while night temperature is below 10 °C (50 °F) for most of December and January, often dropping to 5 to 6 °C (41 to 42.8 F). The lowest temperature ever recorded was 1.7 °C on January 17, 1935.
Demographics
As per the 2010 Census of India estimate, the population of the Pune urban agglomeration is to peg around 5,518,688 This includes the towns of KhadkiKhadki
There is also an Andean instrument called the Kirki.Khadki is a city neighbourhood of Pune. It has an army base, two ordinance factories and several breweries....
, Pimpri-Chinchwad
Pimpri-Chinchwad
Pimpri-Chinchwad is a city in the Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It consists of the twin towns of Pimpri and Chinchwad which are governed by a common municipal body...
and Dehu
Dehu
-Demographics: India census, Dehu had a population of 5340. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dehu has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83% and, female literacy is 72%. In Dehu, 11% of the population is under 6 years...
. Growth in the software and education sectors has led to an influx of skilled labour from across India. The population of the urban agglomeration was estimated to be around 4,485,000 in 2005. The migrating population rose from 43,900 in 2001 to 88,200 in 2005. According to the Pune Municipal Corporation, 38.9% of the population lived in slums in 2001.
The sharp increase in censorial decade of 1991–2001 can be attributed to the absorption of 38 fringe villages into the city. The literacy rate is about 81%.
Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
is the official and most widely spoken language, while Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
and English are understood and spoken widely. Pune has a great Marathi influence as it was the bastion of the Maratha Empire
Maratha Empire
The Maratha Empire or the Maratha Confederacy was an Indian imperial power that existed from 1674 to 1818. At its peak, the empire covered much of South Asia, encompassing a territory of over 2.8 million km²....
.
Religion
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
is the dominent religion in Pune. Many Churches, Masjids, Gurudwaras, Buddhist Viharas, Jain temples and other religious buildings are found throughout the city. The most prominent communities include Marathas, Mahars, Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
, Brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
, Gujarati people
Gujarati people
Gujarati people , or Gujaratis are an ethnic group that is traditionally Gujarati-speaking and can trace their ancestry to the state of Gujarat in western India...
, Shwetambar Jains, Marwaris
Marwaris
Marwari or Marwadi or Rajasthani people are Indian ethnic group, that inhabit the Rajasthan region of India. Their language Rajasthani is a part of the western group of Indo-Aryan languages....
and Sindhi people
Sindhi people
Sindhis are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating from Sindh, a province Formerly of British India, now in Pakistan. Today Sindhis that live in Pakistan belong to various religious denominations including Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Christianity...
, along with the local communities. The most prominent Hindu temple in Pune is the Parvati Temple, located on Parvati hill and visible from most of the inner suburbs. The most visited temple is likely the Chaturshringi Temple
Chaturshringi Temple
The Chaturshringi Temple is a Hindu temple in the city of Pune, Maharashtra, India. The temple is located on the slope of a hill on Senapati Bapat Road. It is said to have been built during the reign of the Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosle...
, located on the slopes of a hill in the northwest of the city. During Navratri, there is a large procession to this temple and worshippers gather from around the country to pray here. The presiding god of Pune city is the Kasba Ganpati, whose temple is found in Kasba Peth
Kasba Peth
Kasba Peth is the oldest peth in Pune, India and is very adjacent to the historic Shaniwar Wada palace-fort. Kasba Peth was the first Peth to be established somewhere in the 5th century, and is the oldest area in Pune. It is called the "Heart of Pune City."Kasba Ganpati the Gram Daivat of Pune,...
in central Pune. Sarasbaug Ganpati
Sarasbaug Ganpati
The Sarasbaug temple houses the idol of Shree Siddhivinayak . A sacred ground of faith for millions of devotees in Pune and around the world, on an average the Sarasbaug temple receives ten thousand visitors a day and this figure goes up to eighty thousand devotees per day on Ganesha Chaturthi and...
is also a prominent landmark in Pune.
The Pataleshwar Temple
Pataleshwar
The Pataleshwar Cave Temple is a rock-cut cave temple, carved out in the 8th century in the Rashtrakuta period. It is located in what is now Pune, in the state of Maharashtra, India...
is believed to be one of the oldest temples in the city.
Since 1894, Pune has celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi , also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi is the Hindu festival of Ganesha also called Vinayagar in Tamil Nadu, the son of Shiva and Parvati, who is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees in the duration of this festival...
as a ten-day long festival, in which most neighborhoods put up a pandal (tent) with an idol of Ganesha, often amidst a religious setting, complete with decorative lights and festive music. This festival culminates with a parade of Ganesh idols from across the city carried to the local rivers to be immersed (Ganesh visarjan). The Kasba Ganapati, as the presiding deity of the city, is the first in this parade. The idea of a public celebration was initiated by Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Lokmanya Tilak –, was an Indian nationalist, teacher, social reformer and independence fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities derogatorily called the great leader "Father of the Indian unrest"...
in Pune, and has since spread to many other cities, particularly Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, which now has a parade every year.
Religious person like Dnyaneshwar
Dnyaneshwar
Dnyāneshwar , also known as Jñanadeva , was born into a Deshastha Brahmin Kulkarni family.He was a 13th century Maharashtrian Hindu saint , poet, philosopher and yogi of the Nath tradition whose works Bhavartha deepika teeka ,...
and revolutionary spiritual poet Sant Tukaram Maharaj were born near Pune. Their link to the city is commemorated with an annual pilgrimage to Pandharpur
Pandharpur
Pandharpur is an important pilgrimage city on the Bhimā river in Solāpur district, Maharashtra, India. The Vithoba temple attracts about half a million Hindu pilgrims during the major yātrā in the month of Ashadh ....
, 300 kilometers away, consisting of a litter
Litter (vehicle)
The litter is a class of wheelless vehicles, a type of human-powered transport, for the transport of persons. Examples of litter vehicles include lectica , jiao [较] , sedan chairs , palanquin , Woh , gama...
of both figures being carried to the main temple
Vithoba temple, Pandharpur
Vithoba temple, Pandharpur is the main centre of worship for the Hindu deity Vithoba, believed to be a local form of god Krishna or Vishnu and his consort Rakhumai. It is the most visited temple in Maharastra. The Warkaris start marching from their homes to the temple of Pandharpur in groups called...
of the Hindu god Vithoba
Vithoba
Vithoba , also known as Vitthala and Panduranga , is a Hindu god, worshipped predominantly in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa and Andhra Pradesh. He is generally considered a manifestation of the Hindu god Vishnu or his Avatar Krishna...
. The pilgrimage is timed to end on the auspicious day of Aashadhi Ekadashi
Aashaadha
Aashaadha is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Aashaadh is the fourth month of the year, beginning on 22 June and ending on 22 July. The month is known as Aadi in Tamil...
Islam is the second largest religion in Pune. Pune has a large number of Mosques, the most prominent ones of which are Chand Tara Masjid, Jaama Masjid and Azam Campus Masjid. Chand Tara Masjid located in Nana Peth is one of the biggest and most important mosques in Pune as it is the city headquarter (markaz) for the Tabligi Jamaat. The Eid-gah Maidan located near Golibar Maidan on Shankar Sheth Road witnesses a large gathering of people for Eid namaz on Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.
There are a significant number of Christians residing in Pune. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pune (Latin: Poonen(sis)) is located here. It is a part of the Ecclesiastical province of Mumbai established in 1854 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Poona from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bombay. On 1 September 1886 it was Promoted to the Diocese of Poona.
Protestantism
Protestantism
Protestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...
arrived in the 18th century when the British took over from the Maratha empire. American missionaries were the first to start evangelizing local people building many churches and schools in Pune. Pune's Christians are also called Marathi Christians because of their use of the Marathi language
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
. The Vineyard
The Vineyard
The Vineyard may refer to:*The Vineyard , a 1989 film starring James Hong*The Vineyard , a magazine published in London from 1910 to 1922*The Vineyard , listed on the National Register of Historic Places...
is a popular place of Christian worship in Dapoli
Dapoli
Dapoli is a small town in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra in India.-Geography:Dapoli is 215 KM away from Mumbai.It is also called the "Mini Mahabaleshwar" because of its cool climate throughout the year.dapoli is also the city which gave birth to many historic idols like Lokmanya Tilak, Sane...
, a village near Pune.
Pune is also famous for its Marathi speaking Jews. The Ohel David Synagogue
Synagogue
A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...
built by David Sassoon
David Sassoon
David Sassoon was the treasurer of Baghdad between 1817 and 1829. He became the leader of the Jewish community in Bombay after Baghdadi Jews emigrated there.-Biography:...
is renowned. David Sassoon died in the city in 1864.
The Shrutisagar Ashram, located at Phulgaon off the Nagar road, houses the Vedanta Research Centre and a unique temple of Dakshinamurthy
Dakshinamurthy
Dakshinamurthy or Jnana Dakshinamurti Dakshinamurthy or Jnana Dakshinamurti Dakshinamurthy or Jnana Dakshinamurti(Tamil: தட்சிணாமூர்த்தி, Sanskrit: is an aspect of Shiva as a guru (teacher) of all type of knowledge, particularly the jnana. This aspect of Shiva is his personification as the...
, located near the confluence of the Bhima
Bhima
In the Mahābhārata, Bhima is one of the central characters of Mahabharata and the second of the Pandava brothers...
, Bhama and Indrayani
Indrayani River
The Indrayani river originates near Lonavla, a hill station on the Mumbai-Pune highway. Fed by rain, it flows east from there to meet the Bhima river, through the religious villages of Dehu and Alandi, and north of Pune....
rivers. It was established in 1989 by Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati. Here one can find detailed explanations of śruti
Sruti
' , often spelled shruti or shruthi, is a term that describes the sacred texts comprising the central canon of Hinduism and is one of the three main sources of dharma and therefore is also influential within Hindu Law...
and smriti
Smriti
Smriti literally "that which is remembered," refers to a specific body of Hindu religious scripture, and is a codified component of Hindu customary law. Smṛti also denotes non-Śruti texts and is generally seen as secondary in authority to Śruti. The literature which comprises the Smrti was...
(including the Vedas
Vedas
The Vedas are a large body of texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism....
, Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita
The ' , also more simply known as Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture that is part of the ancient Sanskrit epic, the Mahabharata, but is frequently treated as a freestanding text, and in particular, as an Upanishad in its own right, one of the several books that constitute general Vedic tradition...
, Upanishads and Puranas
Puranas
The Puranas are a genre of important Hindu, Jain and Buddhist religious texts, notably consisting of narratives of the history of the universe from creation to destruction, genealogies of kings, heroes, sages, and demigods, and descriptions of Hindu cosmology, philosophy, and geography.Puranas...
) in Marathi and English.
Pune has been associated with several significant spiritual teachers. Osho
Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh)
Osho , born Chandra Mohan Jain , and also known as Acharya Rajneesh from the 1960s onwards, as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh during the 1970s and 1980s and as Osho from 1989, was an Indian mystic, guru, and spiritual teacher who garnered an international following.A professor of philosophy, he travelled...
lived and taught in Pune for much of the 1970s and 1980s. The Osho International Meditation Resort, one of the world's largest spiritual centers, is located in the Koregaon Park area. It has visitors from over a hundred countries. Pune is also the birthplace of avatar
Avatar
In Hinduism, an avatar is a deliberate descent of a deity to earth, or a descent of the Supreme Being and is mostly translated into English as "incarnation," but more accurately as "appearance" or "manifestation"....
Meher Baba
Meher Baba
Meher Baba , , born Merwan Sheriar Irani, was an Indian mystic and spiritual master who declared publicly in 1954 that he was the Avatar of the age....
, although pilgrims usually travel to Meherabad
Meherabad
Meherabad was originally an ashram established by Meher Baba near Arangaon Village, India in 1923 about south of Ahmednagar. It is now the site of Meher Baba's samadhi as well as facilities and accommodations for pilgrims...
to visit Meher Baba's tomb. Hazrat Babajan
Hazrat Babajan
Hazrat Babajan was a Baloch Muslim saint considered by her followers to be a sadguru or qutub. Born in Balochistan, Afghanistan, she lived the final 25 years of her life in Pune, India.-Early life & realization:...
, one of the five Perfect Masters
Perfect Master (Meher Baba)
Perfect Master is the English translation that the Indian spiritual master Meher Baba began to use in his writing as early as 1925 to the denote the Eastern sense of a sadguru or a qutub...
, lived the final 25 years of her life in Pune. She established her final residence first under an Azadirachta indica tree near Bukhari Shah's mosque in Rasta Peth and later another A. indica tree in the then-dilapidated section of Pune called Char Bawdi where she remained the rest of her life. There is a shrine erected in her honour in Pune, around the tree under which she made her final home.
The ISKCON movement also has a presence in the city at the Sri Radha Kunjbihari Mandir.
B. K. S. Iyengar, an internationally known yoga
Yoga
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...
master, established the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune in 1975, in order to train students in Iyengar Yoga
Iyengar Yoga
Iyengar Yoga, created by B. K. S. Iyengar, is a form of Hatha Yoga known for its use of props, such as belts, blocks, and blankets, as aids in performing asanas . The props enable students to perform the asanas correctly, minimising the risk of injury or strain, and making the postures accessible...
.
Culture
Pune is said to be the cultural capital of the state of MaharashtraMaharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. It epitomises the Marathi culture, which lays emphasis on education, arts and crafts, music, and theatre. Pune has emerged as a centre of modern architecture in India, with prize winning buildings. Pune culture reflects a blend of traditions with modernity, as along with hosting classical shows.
Cuisine
SorghumSorghum
Sorghum is a genus of numerous species of grasses, one of which is raised for grain and many of which are used as fodder plants either cultivated or as part of pasture. The plants are cultivated in warmer climates worldwide. Species are native to tropical and subtropical regions of all continents...
and Pearl millet
Pearl millet
Pearl millet is the most widely grown type of millet. Grown in Africa and the Indian subcontinent since prehistoric times, it is generally accepted that pearl millet originated in Africa and was subsequently introduced into India. The center of diversity, and suggested area of domestication, for...
are the main ingredients of traditional Pune food. A typical meal includes Puran Poli
Puran Poli
Puran Poli is a traditional type of sweet flatbread made in India in the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Goa.-Ingredients:*300 gm - Channa dal or split yellow gram*300 gm - Jaggery...
(a dessert bread), Bhakri
Bhakri
Bhakri is a round flat unleavened bread often used in the cuisine of western and central India, especially in the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Malwa, Goa and northern Karnataka . It is coarser than a roti and can be compared to a British biscuit with respect to hardness.Bhakri as...
(millet pancakes) with Pithla (a flour-based curry), Bhelpuri
Bhelpuri
Bhelpuri is a puffed rice dish with various vegetables and a tangy tamarind sauce. It is a type of chaat, or small plates of savoury snacks, particularly identified with the beaches of Mumbai , such as Chowpatty. Bhelpuri is called Jhaal Muri in Kolkata...
, Pav Bhaji
Pav bhaji
Pav Bhaji is a fast food dish that originated in Marathi cuisine, and is native to Maharashtra and is popular in most metropolitan areas in India, particularly in Pune. Pav in Marathi means a small loaf of bread. The word has been derived from Portuguese pão . Bhaji in Marathi means vegetable dish...
and Misal
Misal
Misal , meaning "mixture", is a delicacy in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. The dish is eaten for breakfast or as a midday snack or meal. It remains a very popular snack since it is easy to make, is relatively cheap and has good nutritional value. The taste of misal ranges from mildly to...
. Mastani, a thick milkshake containing dried fruit
Dried fruit
Dried fruit is fruit where the majority of the original water content has been removed either naturally, through sun drying, or through the use of specialized dryers or dehydrators. Dried fruit has a long tradition of use dating back to the fourth millennium BC in Mesopotamia, and is prized...
, is a speciality of the city.
Vada Pav,Misal Pav are famous street foods.
Economy
As one of the largest cities in India, and as a result of its many colleges and universities, Pune is emerging as a prominent location for ITInformation technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
and manufacturing companies to expand. Pune has the sixth largest metropolitan economy and the second highest per capita income in the country (Chandigarh is first).
The automotive sector is prominent in Pune. It is home to the Automotive Research Association of India, which is responsible for the homologation
Homologation
Homologation is a technical term, derived from the Greek homologeo for "to agree", which is generally used in English to signify the granting of approval by an official authority...
of all vehicles available in India. All sectors of the automotive industry are represented, from two-wheeler
Motorcycle
A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...
s and autorickshaws to cars, tractors, tempo
Tempo
In musical terminology, tempo is the speed or pace of a given piece. Tempo is a crucial element of any musical composition, as it can affect the mood and difficulty of a piece.-Measuring tempo:...
s, excavators and trucks. Automotive companies like Tata Motors
Tata Motors
Tata Motors Limited is an Indian multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Mumbai, India. Part of the Tata Group, it was formerly known as TELCO...
, Mahindra & Mahindra, Mercedes Benz, Force Motors (Firodia-Group), Kinetic Motors have set ups in Pune. Automotive companies including General Motors
General Motors
General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
, Volkswagen
Volkswagen
Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...
, and Fiat
Fiat
FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli...
have set up greenfield facilities near Pune, leading The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
to cite Pune as India's "Motor City". Several automotive component manufacturers like Saint-Gobain Sekurit, TATA Autocomp Systems Limited, Robert Bosch GmbH
Robert Bosch GmbH
Robert Bosch GmbH is a multinational engineering and electronics company headquartered in Gerlingen, near Stuttgart, Germany. It is the world's largest supplier of automotive components...
, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Visteon, and Continental Corporation are located here.
Kirloskar Group
The Kirloskar Group is India's largest Engineering and Construction Conglomerate with sales exceeding $3.5 billion...
, was the first to bring industry to Pune by setting up Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd. in 1945 at Kirkee in Pune. The Group was originally set up in Kirloskarwadi
Kirloskarwadi
Kirloskarwadi is an industrial township based around the Kirloskar Brothers factory in the Sangli district, in Maharashtra state, India. It is the second oldest industrial township in India...
. Kirloskar Brothers Limited
Kirloskar Brothers Limited
Kirloskar Brothers Limited is one of the world's largest pump manufacturers, and the world's only pump company that completes turnkey projects including civil works...
(India’s largest manufacturer and exporter of pumps and the largest infrastructure pumping project contractor in Asia), Kirloskar Oil Engines (India's largest diesel engine
Diesel engine
A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...
company), Kirloskar Pneumatics Co. Ltd. and other Kirloskar companies are based in Pune.
The Hinjawadi IT Park (officially called the Rajeev Gandhi IT Park) is a project being started by MIDC to house the IT sector in Pune. When completed, the Hinjawadi IT Park is expected to have an area of about 2800 acres (11.3 km²). The estimated investment in the project is . To facilitate economic growth, the government made liberal incentives in its IT and ITES Policy, 2003 and leased properties on MIDC land. The IT sector employs more than 70,000 people. Major software companies in Pune include Infosys
Infosys
Infosys Limited, formerly Infosys Technologies Limited is a global technology services company headquartered in Bangalore, India. It is the second largest IT exporter in India with 133,560 employees as of March 2011. It has offices in 33 countries and development centers in India, China,...
, Persistent Systems
Persistent Systems
Persistent Systems is a business based in Pune, India, that sells outsourced software development. It was established in 1990. Persistent has over 6,800 employees and 300 customers spread across North America, Europe, and Asia. -History:...
, Geometric Limited
Geometric Limited
Geometric Ltd is a software services and consulting company headquartered in Mumbai, India. Its portfolio includes Product Lifecycle Management , Global Engineering Services and Offshore Product Development solutions and technologies....
, Symphony Services
Symphony Services
Symphony Services is a software product engineering outsourcing services company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with major global operations centers in the U.S., India and China. The company is currently assessed as CMMI level 4.-History:...
, Wipro
Wipro
Wipro Limited formally Western India Products Limited is a global IT services and consulting company headquartered in Bangalore, India. As of 2011, Wipro is the second largest IT services company by turnover in India and employs more than 120,000 people worldwide as of March 2011...
, TCS
Tata Consultancy Services
Tata Consultancy Services Limited is a global IT services, business solutions and outsourcing company headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is the largest provider of information technology in Asia and second largest provider of business process outsourcing services in India...
, Cognizant, Symantec
Symantec
Symantec Corporation is the largest maker of security software for computers. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and is a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500 stock market index.-History:...
, Tech Mahindra
Tech Mahindra
Tech Mahindra Limited is a provider of information technology , networking technology solutions and business process outsourcing services to the global telecommunications industry. Headquartered at Pune, India...
, Syntel
Syntel
Syntel, Inc. is a global provider of Information Technology and Knowledge Process Outsourcing solutions, with global development centers in India and the United States....
, Fujitsu
Fujitsu
is a Japanese multinational information technology equipment and services company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is the world's third-largest IT services provider measured by revenues....
Cybage, IBM global
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
and Sybase
Sybase
Sybase, an SAP company, is an enterprise software and services company offering software to manage, analyze, and mobilize information, using relational databases, analytics and data warehousing solutions and mobile applications development platforms....
. Software giant Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
intends to set up a project in Hinjewadi.
Pune and around also houses foreign direct investments like Alfa Laval, Sandvik, Atlas Copco, Keihin FIE, Panasonic, Sharp, Enkei, Tata Tokyo, Tata Yazaki, Tata Yutaka, Lumax and many more.
Pune Food Cluster development project is an initiative funded by the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
. It is being implemented with the help of SIDBI, Cluster Craft to facilitate the development of the fruit and vegetable processing industries in and around Pune.
Industry
The emergence of industrial Pune began in the early 1960s, with mechanical engineering industries putting up base. Pune's proximity to Mumbai, good climate and availability of talent made it a preferred destination to large firms like Tata Motors (TELCO then), Buckau Wolf (Thyssen Krupp now),KSB Pumps, Hindustan Antibiotics and several others.Today, Pune has a diverse industrial population. It is one of India's most important automotive hubs, with some domestic and international auto giants manufacturing here. Pune also has hundreds of large and small IT companies.
Pune is the largest hub in India for German companies. According to the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce, Pune is the single largest hub for German companies from the last 60 years. Over 225 German companies have set up their businesses in Pune.
Some large manufacturing industries
- KSB Pumps,Thyssen Krupp, Atlas Copco, SKF Bearings, Forbes Marshall, Serum InstituteSerum Institute of IndiaSerum Institute of India is a manufacturer of Immunobiological including vaccines in India. The company is managed by the Poonawalla group- fully owned by Cyrus Poonawalla. The company is the fifth biggest vaccinemaker by volume, the top four being GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi-Aventis, Merck and Novartis...
, Kirloskar Oil Engines, Bharat Forge, Thermax, Jaihind Industries, Tata Autocomp, Tata Ficosa, Tata Johnson, Cummins India, Honeywell Automation, Honeywell Turbochargers, Pudumjee Papers, Tyco, Leoni, Godrej Appliances, 3M, Avery Dennison, St. Gobain, Suzlon, Kalyani Lemerz, Tata Yutaka, Tata Hendricks, Bobst India, Kinetic Motors, Century Enka, Akzo Nobel, Vishay Components, Jabil Circuits, Emerson, Tata Bluescope, POSCO, Emcure, Venky's, ITC, Frito-Lay's, Coca Cola.
Automotive manufacturers
- Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto, Volkswagen, Mercedes Benz India, Behr Engineering Services (BES), FIAT, General Motors, Force Motors, Mahindra Navistar, John Deere, JCB, Premier Automobiles, Mercedes Benz.
Consumer durables manufacturers
- LG, Whirlpool, Godrej Appliances, Sharp, Haier.
IT and finance companies
- Larsen and Tourbo Infotech, Infosys, Wipro, TCS, CapgeminiCapgeminiCapgemini is a French global IT services company, one of the world's largest management consulting, outsourcing and professional services companies with a staff of 114,274 operating in 40 countries. It is headquartered in Paris and was founded in 1967 by Serge Kampf, the current chairman, in...
, KPIT CumminsKPIT CumminsKPIT Cummins is a product engineering and IT consulting company providing solutions and services to the Manufacturing, Automotive, Industrial Equipments, Utilities and Semiconductor companies. It is headquartered in Pune India and has offices in 11 countries including the United Kingdom, China,...
, PersistentPersistent SystemsPersistent Systems is a business based in Pune, India, that sells outsourced software development. It was established in 1990. Persistent has over 6,800 employees and 300 customers spread across North America, Europe, and Asia. -History:...
, Symphony ServicesSymphony ServicesSymphony Services is a software product engineering outsourcing services company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with major global operations centers in the U.S., India and China. The company is currently assessed as CMMI level 4.-History:...
, SunGard, Tech-Mahindra, IBM, Accenture, Allscripts, Symantec, Systems Plus Technologies, Aztec, AtosATOSATOS is a high density railway transport management system of an unprecedented scale. The system has been continuously built up in stages after the online operation of its first station commenced in 1994 and successfully operating since then...
, Siemens, John Deer, WNS, Tata Technologies, Capgemini, Veritas, Cognizant, Patni Computer Systems, Eaton, AVAYA, Zensar, Parametric, Geometric, Xansa, HSBC, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Syntel, Fujitsu, Softenger, Oracle Financial Software Solutions (Formerly Iflex), ThoughtWorksThoughtWorksThoughtWorks is a privately owned global IT consultancy that delivers custom software, software tools, consulting, and transformation services to Global 1000 companies. It has a products division, ThoughtWorks Studios, which creates and markets software development and project management applications...
, Red Hat.
BPO and Call Centres
- EXL Services, WNS Global, Convergys, Aegis, Mphasis, Vcustomer, Capita.
Real estate
- There are many real estate developers who are building properties in Pune like Tata Housing Development CompanyTata Housing Development CompanyTata Housing Development Company is a fully owned subsidiary of Tata Sons, a holding company of the Tata Group. Established in the year 1984 by the late JRD Tata. The company was revived in 2006 under the leadership of Brotin Banerjee, MD & CEO of Tata Housing Development Company Limited...
and many other. TATA Housing is present in Pune with its projects "La Monatana" and "Inora Park". There are many other builders who are considering Pune as a lucrative market for development of real estate primarily because of its closeness to Mumbai and the Express Highway which gives the drivers a sheer driving pleasure. ABIL is one of the leading infrastructure development companies in Pune.
Civic administration
The city of Pune is managed by the Pune Municipal CorporationPune Municipal Corporation
The Pune Municipal Corporation was established on 15 February 1950. The PMC controls the whole administration of Pune. The executive power of the corporation is vested in the Municipal Commissioner, an Indian Administrative Service officer appointed by the Maharashtra state government...
(PMC). The Corporation consists of 149 directly elected councilors, who are led by the Mayor of Pune, a titular position mainly acting as an ambassador and representative of the city. Actual executive power is vested in the Municipal Commissioner
Pune Municipal Corporation
The Pune Municipal Corporation was established on 15 February 1950. The PMC controls the whole administration of Pune. The executive power of the corporation is vested in the Municipal Commissioner, an Indian Administrative Service officer appointed by the Maharashtra state government...
, an officer of the Indian Administrative Service
Indian Administrative Service
The Indian Administrative Service is the administrative civil service of the Government of India. It is one of the three All India Services....
who is appointed by the Government of Maharashtra
Government of Maharashtra
Government of Maharashtra is the government for the state of Maharashtra in Western India.It is an elected government with 288 MLAs elected to the legislative assembly for a 5 year term.-Ministers:...
.
Pune Metropolitan Area
Pune Metropolitan Area consists of Pune city and Pimpri-Chinchwad town. This stretches from Dehu Road in the west to Hadapsar in the east and up till Katraj in the south. The New Pune International Airport is proposed for this region near Chakan...
:
- Pimpri-ChinchwadPimpri-ChinchwadPimpri-Chinchwad is a city in the Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It consists of the twin towns of Pimpri and Chinchwad which are governed by a common municipal body...
Municipal Corporation (PCMC), responsible for Pimpri-ChinchwadPimpri-ChinchwadPimpri-Chinchwad is a city in the Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It consists of the twin towns of Pimpri and Chinchwad which are governed by a common municipal body...
and its surroundings - KhadkiKhadkiThere is also an Andean instrument called the Kirki.Khadki is a city neighbourhood of Pune. It has an army base, two ordinance factories and several breweries....
Cantonment Board (KCB), responsible for Khadki - Pune Cantonment BoardPune Cantonment BoardPune Cantonment Board is the administrative body for the region of Pune Cantonment in the state of Maharashtra in India. It was established in the year 1817. This cantonment is a Class I Cantonment as per the Cantonments Act, 2006 by the Government of India....
(PCB), responsible for Pune CantonmentPune CantonmentPune Cantonment , also known as Pune Camp, is a military cantonment located in Pune, Maharashtra in India. It was established in 1918 for accommodating troops of the British Indian Army. The cantonment houses many military establishments. It is also known for its many shopping locations like MG... - Dehu RoadDehu RoadDehu Road is a cantonment town in Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India, and lies 27 km northwest of Pune Station along the NH4 Old Pune-Mumbai Highway which connects it to Pune city proper.-Geography:...
Cantonment Board, responsible for the Dehu RoadDehu RoadDehu Road is a cantonment town in Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India, and lies 27 km northwest of Pune Station along the NH4 Old Pune-Mumbai Highway which connects it to Pune city proper.-Geography:...
area
A plan to establish a single Pune Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (PMRDA), consisting of the combined municipal councils, corporations, and other local governments of Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Lonavala, Talegaon, Bhor
Bhor
Bhor is a city and a municipal council in Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India.- Geography :Bhor is located at . It has an average elevation of 588 metres .- Demographics :...
, Shirur, Saswad, the three cantonments and hundred villages near the city, has been considered since 1997, but has still not been put into place. This body would be the executing authority which would acquire and develop reserve land to improve the infrastruction of the Pune metropolitan area.
The Pune Police
Pune Police
Pune city police is the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad cities in Maharashtra. The city police is division of Maharashtra Police. It is widely believed that Pune police was established during the 1818 police re-organization but city policing history goes well...
is headed by the Police Commissioner of Pune, an officer of the Indian Police Service
Indian Police Service
The Indian Police Service , simply known as Indian Police or IPS, is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India...
. The Pune Police report to the state ministry.
Military establishments
Poona (Pune) was the largest military camp for the British forces during the Raj and the architecture in the cantonment area is very evocative of the era. The majority of the old CantonmentPune Cantonment
Pune Cantonment , also known as Pune Camp, is a military cantonment located in Pune, Maharashtra in India. It was established in 1918 for accommodating troops of the British Indian Army. The cantonment houses many military establishments. It is also known for its many shopping locations like MG...
land in the city is now occupied by the Indian Army
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...
for the housing of its garrisons and officers. The Southern Command
Southern Command (India)
Southern Command is a formation of the Indian Army, active since 1895. It has seen action during the integration of several Princely States into modern India, during the 1961 Indian Annexation of Goa, and during the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistani Wars....
, a World War II Indian Army formation, has its headquarters in Pune cantonment
Pune Cantonment
Pune Cantonment , also known as Pune Camp, is a military cantonment located in Pune, Maharashtra in India. It was established in 1918 for accommodating troops of the British Indian Army. The cantonment houses many military establishments. It is also known for its many shopping locations like MG...
. The city is home to Lohegaon Aerodrome (previousley RAF Station Poona), the city's airport and Indian Air Force
Indian Air Force
The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...
airfield for the Sukhoi-30MKI multi-role strike fighters.
The National Defence Academy (NDA) is an integrated military training center that provides education up to the graduation level and joint training for cadets of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force. The NDA estate is spread over 8,028 acres (3,209 hectares) of land in Khadakwasla near Pune and contains apart from NDA facilities, a mini sanctuary and Peacock Bay
Peacock Bay
Peacock Bay is a part of Khadakwasla dam's lake. This bay is owned of national defence academy, Pune. The name peacock bay is given due to the Peacocks found in this area. Other animals found in this area are Deer, lion tailed Monkey and Civet. This lake covers area of about 501 sq. km. and the...
, one of the lakes that provide water to Pune city.
Pune also host College of Military Engineering which is also commonly referred to as CME, trains Students in Engineering subjects in relation to military.
Architecture
In addition to its various temples, historical attractions in and around Pune include the rock-cut PataleshwarPataleshwar
The Pataleshwar Cave Temple is a rock-cut cave temple, carved out in the 8th century in the Rashtrakuta period. It is located in what is now Pune, in the state of Maharashtra, India...
cave temple, Aga Khan Palace
Aga Khan Palace
The Aga Khan Palace was built in the year 1892 by Sultan Muhammed Shah, Aga Khan III in Pune. Since then it is one of the biggest landmarks in Indian history...
, Shaniwarwada, Lal Mahal
Lal Mahal
The Lal Mahal of Pune is one of the most famous monuments located in Pune, India. In the year 1630 AD, Shivaji's Father Shahaji Bhonsle, established the Lal Mahal for his wife Jijabai and son. Shivaji stayed here for several years until he captured his first fort...
, Shinde Chhatri
Shinde Chhatri
Shinde Chhatri , located in Wanowrie, a well known place in Pune, India, is a memorial dedicated to the 18th century military leader Mahadji Shinde who served as the commander-in-chief of the Maratha army under the Peshwas from 1760 to 1780. It is one of the most significant landmarks in the city...
and Sinhagad
Sinhagad
Sinhagad, Sinhgarh, or Sinhgad , is a fortress located roughly 30 kilometres southwest of the city of Pune, India. Previously called Kondhana , the fort has been the site of many important battles, most notably the battle of Sinhagad in 1670...
fort.
The city is known for its British Raj and the Garden Cities Movement layout of the Cantonment in the early twentieth century. Notable architects who have worked in Pune include B.V.Doshi, Charles Correa
Charles Correa
Charles Correa is an Indian architect, planner and activist.-Early life:Charles Correa was born in Hyderabad, India...
, Achyut Kanvinde
Achyut Kanvinde
Padma Shri Achyut P. Kanvinde is considered as one of forefathers of modern Indian architecture.-Early life and education:...
and Christopher Charles Benninger
Christopher Charles Benninger
Christopher Charles Benninger is an American-Indian architect and planner born in the United States in 1942. He studied urban planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and architecture at Harvard's Graduate School of Design, where he later taught .Benninger studied under Josep Lluis...
. Modern master pieces in Pune include the IUCAA by Correa and a number of campuses by Benninger, including his studio complex called INDIA HOUSE
India House
India House was an informal Indian nationalist organisation based in London between 1905 and 1910. With the patronage of Shyamji Krishna Varma, its home in a student residence in Highgate, North London was launched to promote nationalist views among Indian students in Britain...
. His award winning campuses include the Mahindra United World College of India
Mahindra United World College of India
The Mahindra United World College of India is one of 13 United World Colleges, located 40 km west of Pune in Maharashtra, India. Established in 1997, the college has a population of about 200 students from all around the world who live together on campus for two years...
, the YMCA Campsite at Nilshi, the Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies
Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies
The Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies is one of India's advanced centres of marine engineering and navigation.In addition to research, the institution offers extensive education and training in pre-sea and post-sea training for candidates ranging from cadets, on up through masters of great...
, and Suzlon One Earth
Suzlon One Earth
Suzlon One Earth is the world headquarters of the Suzlon Group of Companies, Asia's largest wind energy provider.Suzlon One Earth is the largest building complex poised for a LEED Platinum rated green building status in the Indian Sub-continent. It is a living laboratory of sustainable technologies...
.
Museums, parks and zoos
Prominent museums in Pune include the Raja Dinkar Kelkar MuseumRaja Dinkar Kelkar Museum
The Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum is in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It contains the collection of Dr Dinkar G. Kelkar , dedicated to the memory of his only son, Raja, who died an untimely tragic death. The three storey building houses various sculptures dating back to the 14th century...
, Mahatma Phule Museum, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Museum and the Pune Tribal Museum. The College of Military Engineering has an archive and an equipment museum which has a rail exhibit with a metre-gauge train. A large railway museum is also coming up in Lonavala about 60 km (37.3 mi) away from the city on the Mumbai railway line.
Pune has a number of public gardens, such as the Kamala Nehru Park
Kamala Nehru Park, Pune
Kamla Nehru Park is situated on Dr. Ketkar road , Erandwana, Pune. This park has a jogging track, Playground for kids,a fountain and two lawns. A military jet is also kept in one of the lawns. There are stalls of food item outside this park's main gate. The a temple of Lord Dutta next to this park...
, Sambhaji Park, Shahu Udyan, Peshwe Park, Saras Baug
Saras Baug
Saras Baug is a major landmark in City of Pune in India.The place where the park now stands was once occupied by a small lake. However, the lake got dried up and was later developed into Saras Baug. The whole complex is known as Saras Baug. Pune is among the 10 largest cities of India with est....
, Empress Garden, Taljai Hills
Taljai Hills
Taljai is a spectacular spot complete with green jungle, right in the heart of the Pune city. It is accessible from Sahakar nagar area through the road by Shivaji Maratha College. One cannot imagine, just you cross the Shivaji Maratha College, there starts a 1–2 km beautiful ghat, at some places...
and Bund Garden. The Pune-Okayama Friendship Garden, is a replica of the Korakuen Garden in Okayama, Japan.
The Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park
Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park
The Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, commonly known as the Rajiv Gandhi Zoo, is located in Katraj near the city of Pune in India. It is managed by the Pune Municipal Corporation...
is located at Katraj, close to the city. The zoo, earlier located at Peshwe Park, was merged with the reptile park at Katraj in 1999. Besides this, certain spots in Pune such as Hanuman Tekdi, Vetaal Tekdi and Taljai forest are popular haunts for nature lovers.
As the agro-pharmaceutical business has dwindled in recent decades, immigration from erstwhile tribal peoples now accounts for seventy percent of population growth and education syllabi have not adjusted in accordance with other industrialised regions. This has created what has become an exclusive environment in the government's expansion of education infrastructure, and Marathi literati
Intellectual
An intellectual is a person who uses intelligence and critical or analytical reasoning in either a professional or a personal capacity.- Terminology and endeavours :"Intellectual" can denote four types of persons:...
have received a number of grants in areas that were previously ignored. Both experimental (प्रायोगिक रंगभूमी) and professional theatre receive extensive patronage from the Marathi community. The Tilak Smarak Mandir, Bala Gandharva Rangmandir, Bharat Natya Mandir, Yashwantrao Chavan Natyagriha and Sudarshan Rangmanch
Sudarshan Rangmanch
The Sudarshan Rangamanch is a theatre organization located in Pune, Maharashtra. It is run by the 'Maharashtra Cultural Center', a leading public charitable trust active in cultural activities. The Institution was established on the 5 October, 1965. Its past presidents were Smt. Yamutai Kirloskar,...
are prominent theatres in the city. Ganesh Kala Krida Rangamanch is the largest closed theatre in the city, with a seating capacity of 45,000.
The Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsav, one of the most prominent and sought-after Indian classical music
Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the Hindustani or North Indian style of Indian classical music found throughout the northern Indian subcontinent. The style is sometimes called North Indian Classical Music or Shāstriya Sangeet...
festivals in India is held in Pune every year in December. The festival is led and organized each year by Pt. Bhimsen Joshi
Bhimsen Joshi
Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi ; February 4, 1922 - January 24, 2011) was an Indian vocalist in the Hindustani classical tradition. A member of the Kirana Gharana , he is renowned for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music...
and it commemorates the life and achievements of Pt. Sawai Gandharva
Sawai Gandharva
Rambhau Kundgolkar, popularly known as Pandit Sawai Gandharva , was a popular Hindustani Classical vocalist and Marathi stage actor of the Kirana Gharana. He was the first and foremost disciple of Utd. Abdul Karim Khan and guru of Bharat Ratna laureate Pt. Bhimsen Joshi. Pt...
. The concept of Diwāḷī Pahāṭ originated in Pune as a music festival on the morning of the festival of Diwali
Diwali
Diwali or DeepavaliThe name of the festival in various regional languages include:, , , , , , , , , , , , , popularly known as the "festival of lights," is a festival celebrated between mid-October and mid-December for different reasons...
.
Education and research
Pune has more than a hundred educational institutes and nine universities, students from all over the world studying at the colleges of the University of PuneUniversity of Pune
The University of Pune , is a university located in northwestern Pune, India. It was founded in 1949. Spread over a campus, the university is home to 46 academic departments...
. After the fall of the Marathas in 1818 and establishment of educational institutions by the British, Pune came to be referred to as the Oxford of the East due to its large student population, and a large number of quality academic and research institutes. Pune has more schools, colleges and universities than any other city in the world.
Basic and special education
Public schools (known locally as "municipality schools") are run by the Pune Municipal CorporationPune Municipal Corporation
The Pune Municipal Corporation was established on 15 February 1950. The PMC controls the whole administration of Pune. The executive power of the corporation is vested in the Municipal Commissioner, an Indian Administrative Service officer appointed by the Maharashtra state government...
, and are affiliated with the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. Private schools are run by educational trusts or individuals. They are usually affiliated to either the state board or to national education boards, such as the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education or ICSE examination is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, a private, non-governmental board of school education in India, for class 10, i.e., grade 10...
., CBSE or NIOS
Nios
Nios may refer to:*National Institute of Open Schooling, Board of Education for school level in India *Nios embedded processor*Nios II*Lake Nyos, a crater lake in the Northwest Province of Cameroon in Africa...
boards.
University education
Most colleges in Pune are affiliated to the University of PuneUniversity of Pune
The University of Pune , is a university located in northwestern Pune, India. It was founded in 1949. Spread over a campus, the university is home to 46 academic departments...
, established in 1948. Seven other universities have also been established in the city.
Top ranked engineering colleges such as College of Engineering, Pune
College of Engineering, Pune
College of Engineering, Pune is an engineering college in Pune, India. Established in 1854, it is the third oldest engineering college in Asia, after the College of Engineering, Guindy and IIT Roorkee...
(COEP), Maharashtra Institute of Technology
Maharashtra Institute of Technology
Maharashtra Academy of Engineering and Education Research 's Maharashtra Institute of Technology , Pune, is an engineering college affiliated to the University of Pune, India. Established in 1983 by Dr. Vishwanath D. Karad, it is among the first engineering colleges in the private sector in...
, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology
Vishwakarma Institute of Technology
Vishwakarma Institute of Technology is an autonomous engineering college in Pune, India. Established in 1983, it is affiliated to the University of Pune. The school is academically and financially autonomous and is run by the Bansilal Ramanath Agrawal Charitable Trust. The director is Prof. Dr. R. N...
, Pune Institute of Computer Technology
Pune Institute of Computer Technology
Pune Institute of Computer Technology, is an engineering college in Pune, India. Established by the Society for Computer Research and Training in 1983, it was the first institute to introduce a Computer Engineering branch among private colleges in the Maharashtra state...
, Sinhgad Institutes and AISSMS COE, Pune are located in the city. The College of Engineering Pune,now autonomous institute of government of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, founded in 1854, is the third oldest engineering college in Asia. The Deccan Education Society
Deccan Education Society
Deccan Education Society came into existence after Shri Vishnushastri Chiplunkar founded New English School along with Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, in year 1880 in its present location of Tilak Road in Pune, India...
was founded by several local citizens in 1884, including social and political activist Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Lokmanya Tilak –, was an Indian nationalist, teacher, social reformer and independence fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities derogatorily called the great leader "Father of the Indian unrest"...
, and was responsible for founding Fergusson College
Fergusson College
Fergusson College is a degree college in western India, situated in the city of Pune. It was founded in 1885 by the Deccan Education Society and at that time was the first privately governed college in India. It is named after Sir James Fergusson, the Governor of Bombay, who donated a then...
in 1885. This society currently maintains and operates 32 institutes in Pune. The STES
Sinhgad Technical Education Society
Sinhgad Technical Education Society, also referred to as STES, is a collection of education institutes operating mainly in the region of Pune, India. It provides education in the fields of Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Architecture, and Computer Applications.STES was founded by Prof. M. N...
also runs a variety of education institutes providing education in multiple fields here .
The National Defence Academy, Film and Television Institute of India
Film and Television Institute of India
Film and Television Institute of India , is an autonomous Institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India. It is fully aided by Central Government of India. It is situated in the premises of the erstwhile Prabhat Film Company in Pune, India...
, Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth
Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth
Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth is a Private Technical University. Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth has openly challenged Indian Education for its ignorance of the private open education university concept. It was founded by Dr. M. D. Apte in 1980, and it is located in Pune, India. "Vidyapeeth" means university in...
, National Film Archives
National Film Archive of India
The National Film Archive of India was established as a media unit of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in February 1964. Its three principal objectives are* To trace, acquire and preserve for posterity the heritage of Indian cinema;...
, Armed Forces Medical College
Armed Forces Medical College, Pune
The Armed Forces Medical College is a premier medical college in India.It is among the top 3 medical colleges in the country. It is located in Pune Cantonment in Pune in the state of Maharashtra. The college is managed by the Indian Armed Forces....
and National Chemical Laboratory
National Chemical Laboratory
The National Chemical Laboratory is an Indian government laboratory based in Pune, in western India.Popularly known as NCL, a constituent member of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research India, it was established in 1950. There are approximately 200 scientific staff working here...
were established in Pune after the independence of India. Symbiosis International University
Symbiosis International University
Symbiosis International University is a private co-educational, multi-institutional university located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It has been given official recognition by the UGC and the AICTE. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council has conferred an 'A' grade to the University...
, which operates 33 different colleges and institutions in the city which includes colleges like Symbiosis Institute of Business Management
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management
]Symbiosis Institute of Business Management is a reputed business school in Pune, India..-History:SIBM was established in 1978 . It is the flagship institute of Symbiosis International University and is recognized as one of the best Business Schools in India. In 1990, permanent affiliation was...
(SIBM), which is ranked amongst the top management institutes in the country and Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research (SICSR)
Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research (SICSR)
Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research is an educational institute located in Pune, India. It offers postgraduate and undergraduate degrees in the fields of computer and information technology and is part of the Symbiosis Society. It was established in 1985...
which is one of the few colleges in India that promotes Open source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
technology.
ILS Law College
ILS Law College
Indian Law Society's Law College, more commonly known as ILS Law College is a Law schools based in Pune, India. It was established in 1924 and offers a wide range of courses, primarily 3-year and 5-year degrees. It is one of the oldest as well as most reputed legal institutions in India...
, established by the Indian Law Society, is one of the top ten law schools in India. Established medical schools such as the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC)
Armed Forces Medical College, Pune
The Armed Forces Medical College is a premier medical college in India.It is among the top 3 medical colleges in the country. It is located in Pune Cantonment in Pune in the state of Maharashtra. The college is managed by the Indian Armed Forces....
and Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College train students from all over Maharashtra and India and are amongst the top medical colleges in India. The AFMC consistently ranks among the top five medical colleges in India.
The Lalit Kala Kendra is an undergraduate department of Music, Dance and Drama on the University of Pune campus that has been operational since 1987. This department features a combination of Gurukul and formal education systems.
Research institutes
Home to some of India's important research institutes, Pune has a conducive research atmosphere. Some of the major research centres are:- National Chemical LaboratoryNational Chemical LaboratoryThe National Chemical Laboratory is an Indian government laboratory based in Pune, in western India.Popularly known as NCL, a constituent member of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research India, it was established in 1950. There are approximately 200 scientific staff working here...
(NCL): With more than 800 patents to its credit, India's leading chemical research establishment has achieved international importance. Dr. Raghunath MashelkarRaghunath Anant MashelkarRaghunath Anant Mashelkar is also known as Ramesh Mashelkar. He is the former Director General of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research , a chain of 38 publicly funded industrial research and development institutions in India....
has been its most illustrious director in whose tenure the lab achieved its status that it enjoys today. It is regularly visited by international nobel laureates. - Inter-university Centre for Astronomy & AstrophysicsInter-University Centre for Astronomy and AstrophysicsThe Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics is an autonomous institution set up by the University Grants Commission to promote nucleation and growth of active groups in astronomy and astrophysics in Indian universities...
(IUCCA) - National Centre for Radio AstrophysicsNational Centre for Radio AstrophysicsIndia's National Centre for Radio Astrophysics , located on the Pune University Campus, is part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. NCRA carries out research in the specialized field of Radio Astronomy and Radio instrumentation...
(NCRA) - Centre for Development of Advanced ComputingCentre for Development of Advanced ComputingCentre for Development of Advanced Computing is a research and development organization under the Department of Information Technology, India.-History:...
(C-DAC) - National Institute of Virology (NIV)
- National Research Centre for Grapes (NRCG)
- Central Water & Power Research Station (CWPRS)
- National Centre for Cell Sciences (NCCS)
- Automotive Research Association of IndiaAutomotive Research Association of IndiaAutomotive Research Association of India is co-operative industrial research association by the automotive industry with the Ministry of Industries, Government Of India The objectives of the Association are Research and Development in automotive engineering for industry, product design and...
(ARAI) - Indian Institute of Tropical MeteorologyIndian Institute of Tropical MeteorologyThe Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology or IITM is a scientific institution based in India for expanding research in meteorology of the tropics in general with special reference to monsoon meteorology of India. The current director of IITM is Prof. B.N...
(IITM): Scientists at IITM has several significant achievements in tropical weather - National Informatics Centre (NIC)
- Armament Research Development EstablishmentArmament Research and Development EstablishmentArmament Research & Development Establishment is a laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation . Located in Pune, it is the main DRDO lab involved in the development of Conventional Armaments.- History :...
(ARDE) - High Energy Materials Research LaboratoryHigh Energy Materials Research LaboratoryHigh Energy Materials Research Laboratory is a laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation . Located in Pune, its main function is the research and development of technologies and products in the area of High Energy Materials and Explosive materials. HEMRL is organized under...
(HEMRL) - Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (CMET)
- Bhandarkar Oriental Research InstituteBhandarkar Oriental Research InstituteThe Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute is located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It was founded on July 6, 1917 to honor the life and work of Dr. Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar , long regarded as the founder of Indology in India...
(BORI) - National AIDS Research Centre (NARI)
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)
Several military and armament research organizations are located in Pune (see the Military establishments section in this article).
Air
Pune International Airport is an international airport at LohegaonLohegaon
Lohegaon is a village in Pune district, India. It is primarily known for the Pune International Airport, a domestic and international airport. This place also has an Air Force base, known as 2 wing, one of the oldest air base in India, after the Ambala Air Base...
, operated by the Airports Authority of India
Airports Authority of India
The Airports Authority of India is an organization working under the Ministry of Civil Aviation that manages most of the airports in India. The AAI manages and operates 126 airports including 16 international airports, 89 domestic airports and 26 civil enclaves. The corporate headquarters are at...
. It shares its runways with the neighboring Indian Air Force
Indian Air Force
The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...
base. In addition to domestic flights to all major Indian cities, this airport serves international direct flights to Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
(operated by Air India Express) and to Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
(operated by Lufthansa
Lufthansa
Deutsche Lufthansa AG is the flag carrier of Germany and the largest airline in Europe in terms of overall passengers carried. The name of the company is derived from Luft , and Hansa .The airline is the world's fourth-largest airline in terms of overall passengers carried, operating...
).
The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation is a project of the Government of Maharashta State in India, and is the leading corporation of Maharashtra....
is responsible for the design and construction of a new Pune International Airport. The area between Chakan and Rajgurunagar, around the villages of Chandus and Shiroli, is currently being considered as a construction site. If constructed here, it will be at a distance of 40 km (24.9 mi) from central Pune.
Rail
Local trains (EMUsElectric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...
) connect Pune to the industrial town of Pimpri-Chinchwad
Pimpri-Chinchwad
Pimpri-Chinchwad is a city in the Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It consists of the twin towns of Pimpri and Chinchwad which are governed by a common municipal body...
and the hill station of Lonavala, while daily express trains connect Pune to Mumbai, Howrah, Delhi, Jammutawi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Goa, Varanasi, and Jamshedpur. At Pune, there is diesel locomotive shed and electric trip shed. A rapid transit
Pune Metro
Pune Metro is a proposed metro rail project in the city of Pune, India, and its surrounding Metropolitan Area. The preparation of project Report work was undertaken by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation in 2007, and has identified three prospective routes in the area. The project is expected to be...
system has been proposed in Pune and is scheduled to begin operations in 2013. Pune Metro Rail is being planned in consultation with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited, the corporation which built and operates the Delhi Metro
Delhi Metro
Delhi Metro is a rapid transit system serving Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad in the National Capital Region of India. It is one of the largest metro networks in the world. The network consists of six lines with a total length of with 142 stations of which 35 are underground...
. It will be a combination of elevated and underground sections, with initial routes being planned between Pimpri-Swargate and Vanaz-Ramwadi.
The city has a railway station, Pune Railway Station
Pune Railway Station
Pune Railway Station is the main railway head of Pune. It is a railway junction with on the Mumbai - Chennai railway line. It is also the origin of Pune - Bangalore railway line. All trains are operated by Indian Railways. Pune Railway Station serves as a halt for south bound trains from Mumbai,...
. The station is administrated by the Pune Railway Division
Pune Railway Division
Pune Railway Division is one of the divisions of Central Railway Zone of Indian Railways.*Lonavala -Pune Jn-Daund Jn*Pune Jn - Satara - Sangli - Miraj Jn - Kolhapur*Daund Jn - Baramati...
of the Central Railways. All the railway lines to Pune are broad gauge
Broad gauge
Broad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...
.
Road
Pune Bus Rapid Transit
The city of Pune was the first in India to experiment with a Bus Rapid Transit system. PMPML started plying pilot routes in December 2006. The project consists of of bus lanes along the Pune Satara Road using airconditioned, low-floor more than 500 Volvo B7RLE buses. The project has achieved...
system, the first of its kind in India, in which dedicated bus lanes allow buses to travel quickly through the city. Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation runs buses from its main stations in Shivajinagar, Pune station and Swargate to all major cities and towns in Maharashtra and neighbouring states. Private companies too run buses to major cities throughout India.
Pune is well-connected to other cities by Indian highways
Indian highways
The National Highways Network of India, is a network of highways that is managed and maintained by agencies of the Government of India. These highways measured over as of 2010, including over of limited-access Expressways....
and state highways. National Highway 4
National Highway 4 (India)
National Highway 4 is a major National Highway in Western and Southern India. NH 4 links four of the 10 most populous Indian cities - Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai. NH 4 is in length and passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.NH 4 constitutes...
(NH 4) connects it to Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
and Kolhapur. NH 9
National Highway 9 (India)
National Highway 9 is a major National Highway in central India passing through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh...
to Hyderabad, and NH 50 to Nashik. State highways connect it to Ahmednagar, Aurangabad, and Alandi
Alandi
Alandi is a city and a municipal council in Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India.-Geography:Alandi is located on the banks of the Indrayani River, east of Pune, India. It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:...
.
The Mumbai-Pune Expressway
Mumbai-Pune Expressway
The Mumbai Pune Expressway , officially the Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway is India's first six-lane concrete, high-speed, access controlled tolled expressway. It spans a distance of connecting Mumbai, the administrative capital of Maharashtra and the financial capital of India, with Pune, an...
, India's first six-lane high-speed expressway, was built in 2002, and has reduced travel time between Pune and Mumbai to almost two hours. A ring road
Ring road
A ring road, orbital motorway, beltway, circumferential highway, or loop highway is a road that encircles a town or city...
is being planned for the convenience of heavy traffic.
Old Pune-Mumbai Highway
The Old Pune-Mumbai Highway is one of the busiest and most important roads in the city of Pune, India. It serves the Pune metropolitan area. The highway begins at the centre of the city i.e. Shivaji Nagar and ends at Dehu Road. It runs through two municipal limits – Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad,...
and Katraj-Dehu Road Bypass, a part of National Highway 4. The Nashik City-Pune Highway NH 50 will be part of the golden triangle(Nashik-Pune-Mumbai).
Media and communication
Marathi language newspapers such as SakalSakal
Sakal is a Marathi language daily newspaper headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Sakal is the flagship newspaper of the foundation publication, Sakal Media Group. Present newspaper circulation of Sakal is approximately 1.5 million copies per day, mainly in Maharashtra...
, Loksatta
Loksatta (newspaper)
-Introduction:Launched on January 14, 1948, Loksatta has stood by its tradition of being a forum and voice of democracy in Maharashtra, India. Published by The Indian Express Group, a champion of change, Loksatta is known for its impartial coverage and nonconformist & liberal viewpoint...
, Lokmat
Lokmat
Lokmat is the largest read & circulated Marathi language newspaper. It is the fifth largest Indian daily and in Marathi, it is the largest selling daily with 1.58 million copies a day. As per IRS 2010 Q3, Lokmat has a total readership of 23.67 million...
, Kesari, Maharashtra Times and Pudhari
Pudhari
Pudhari is a popular Marathi daily published from Kolhapur. It is the fourth-largest Marathi newspaper daily. Its editor is Pratap Sinh Jadhav....
are popular. Major English dailies in the city are The Times of India
The Times of India
The Times of India is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. TOI has the largest circulation among all English-language newspaper in the world, across all formats . It is owned and managed by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd...
, Indian Express, Pune Mirror, Sakal Times and Daily News & Analysis (DNA) have editions based in Pune, with additional local supplements. There's also an all Youth Tabloid called TILT - The ILIKE Times.
Pune has FM Radio services running for the last few years. Though Radio Mirchi
Radio Mirchi
Radio Mirchi is a nationwide network of private FM radio stations in India. It is owned by the Entertainment Network India Ltd , which is one of the subsidiaries of The Times Group....
(98.3 MHz) tops the popularity rating (it being the first of Private FM channels being introduced in the city), AIR
All India Radio
All India Radio , officially known since 1956 as Akashvani , is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati. Established in 1936, it is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster. All India Radio is one of the largest radio networks...
FM (101.MHz), Radio City
Radio City (India radio station)
Radio City is a FM radio station in India. It broadcasts on 91.1 megahertz from Mumbai , Bangalore , Lucknow and New Delhi. It plays Hindi songs, English and regional songs. It was launched in Hyderabad in March, 2006 , in Chennai on July 7th 2006 and in Vishakapatnam October 2007...
(91.10), Radio One (94.30), Red FM
Red FM (India)
Red FM is an Indian FM radio brand, with stations broadcasting at 93.5 megahertz in the cities of Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Kanpur in addition to Jamshedpur, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Indore, Nashik, Aurangabad, Nagpur, Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Gulbarga, Kochi, Trivandrum, Thrissur, Kannur,...
(93.5) and Vidyavaani (107.4 University of Pune's own FM Channel) have their audiences as well, which they very well enjoy.
Cinema and Entertainment
There are many multiplexes and single screen theatres can be seen in Pune such as Esquare, Big Cinema, Citypride,Gold Adlabs, Fame, Rahul, Alankar, Apollo, Victory. Some theatres(Act Play) can be found where marathi play can be seen such as Balgandarva, Tilak Smarak Mandir, Yashwantrao Chavan Natyagruh. Shoppings malls and chains of fast food restaurants can be found everywhere in Pune, such as Shoppers Stop, Orbit Mall, Reliance Mega Mart, More, D-Mart, Big Baazar, Vishal, Westside, McDonalds, KFC's , Burger Kings.Sports and recreation
Popular games and sports in Pune include athletics, cricketCricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, basketball, badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
, field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
, football, tennis, kabaddi
Kabaddi
Kabaddi is a South Asian team sport...
, Paragliding, kho-kho, rowing
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
and chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
. The Pune International Marathon
Pune International Marathon
The Pune International Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race held in Pune, India. The first edition of the race was begun in 1983, and the 20th edition was held in 2005...
is an annual marathon
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
conducted in Pune. The 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games
2008 Commonwealth Youth Games
The 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games were held in Pune, India, a city in the state of Maharashtra. They were the third Commonwealth Youth Games, which are held every four years; they were the first Commonwealth Youth Games to be held in Asia....
were held in Pune.
Cricket is played between clubs affiliated with the Maharashtra Cricket Association
Maharashtra Cricket Association
Maharashtra Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Maharashtra state of India and the Maharashtra cricket team...
, which maintains a domestic cricket team (the Maharashtra cricket team
Maharashtra cricket team
The Maharashtra cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Maharashtra in the city of Pune. It is in the Plate Group of the Ranji Trophy...
). This team, one of three based in the state of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, competes in interstate matches and leagues, such as the Ranji Trophy
Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides, equivalent to the County Championship in England and the Sheffield Shield in Australia...
.Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium,is where National and One Day International matches take place.It has been named after the First Prime Minister of Independent India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
An Indian Premier League
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
cricket team based in Pune began play in 2011. The team is named as Pune Warriors India and was brought for Rs.1702 Crores or $370 million. It is the most expensive team in the Indian Premier League, and it is owned by Sahara Group. It is captained by Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj Singh Bhandal is an Indian cricketer, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh. He has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000 and played his first Test match in 2003. He was the vice captain of the ODI team from late-2007 to late-2008...
and includes players like Angelo Mathews
Angelo Mathews
Angelo Davis Mathews is a Sri Lankan cricketer. Like Chaminda Vaas He had his formal education in St. Joseph's College, Colombo. Born in Colombo, he captained the Sri Lankan cricket team team in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka...
, Ashish Nehra
Ashish Nehra
Ashish Nehra is an Indian cricketer who has represented India at the international level since 1999.Nehra started playing first-class cricket for his hometown, Delhi, in the 1997/1998 season and made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at Colombo in 1999 and his ODI debut against Zimbabwe at Harare...
, Mitchell Marsh
Mitchell Marsh
Mitchell Ross 'Mitch' Marsh is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Western Warriors& Sahara Pune Warriors in the IPL. He is a Wesley College Old Boy and holds the record for most runs in one Darlot Season, while Shaun Marsh, his brother, holds the highest Darlot average...
, Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Chandidas Ganguly is a former Indian cricketer, and captain of the Indian national team. Born into an affluent family, Ganguly was introduced into the world of cricket by his elder brother Snehasish. He is regarded as one of India's most successful captains in modern times. He started his...
, etc.
A new stadium being built in Gahunje on Mumbai – Pune express way, will be the Home of this Team.
I-League
The I-League is an Indian football league for association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation of two teams each year with the I-League 2nd Division...
. It was established in August 2007.
Pune has basketball at the Deccan Gymkhana club and at Fergusson College
Fergusson College
Fergusson College is a degree college in western India, situated in the city of Pune. It was founded in 1885 by the Deccan Education Society and at that time was the first privately governed college in India. It is named after Sir James Fergusson, the Governor of Bombay, who donated a then...
. American football coach J. D. Walsh
J. D. Walsh
John Douglas "J.D." Walsh is an American actor, writer, producer, and improv comedy leader. He is best known for his role as Gordon on Two and a Half Men.-Career:...
held his first JDBasktball India camp in Pune.
The Elite Football League of India (ELFI) - an American gridiron football competition slated for a Fall 2012 kickoff - has announced that the Pune BlackTigers will be a member-franchise.
The National Education Foundation organises Enduro3
Enduro3
Enduro3 is India's first and only adventure race. It is organized by an organization called NEF based in Pune.-Categories:The race is conducted once a year and is held in different categories...
, a cross country adventure race in Pune. It is normally a 2 or 3 day event with activities like cycling, trekking, river-crossing and rifle shooting. The city has been host to the 2009 FIVB Men's Junior World Championship
2009 FIVB Men's Junior World Championship
The 2009 FIVB Men's Junior World Championship was held in Pune, India from July 31 to August 9, 2009.-Pools composition:-Venues:*Balewadi Sports Complex – Badminton Hall, Pune, India – Pool A, C, E, F, 1st–4th and 5th–8th...
.
The Pune Race course
Pune Race course
Pune Race Course is a racecourse located in Pune Cantonment, western India. Built in 1830, it covers . The land is controlled by the Indian Army....
, located in Pune Cantonment
Pune Cantonment
Pune Cantonment , also known as Pune Camp, is a military cantonment located in Pune, Maharashtra in India. It was established in 1918 for accommodating troops of the British Indian Army. The cantonment houses many military establishments. It is also known for its many shopping locations like MG...
, was built in 1830 over 118.5 acre (0.47955291 km²) of land. The land is controlled by the Indian Army. The racing season is from July to October every year. The Royal Western India Turf Club
Royal Western India Turf Club
Royal Western India Turf Club Ltd. is a Indian sports club, into horse racing, established in 1802, which runs the Mahalaxmi Racecourse in Mumbai, and the Pune Race Course.Its also runs an helipad at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse.- History :...
manages the race course. The course has two training tracks and two racing surfaces. Major racing events include The Pune Derby, RWITC Invitational, Independence Cup and the Southern Command Cup.
The beginnings of badminton can be traced to mid-19th century Pune (then known as Poona). During a party, a few guests fastened feathers onto champagne corks and used the bottles as bats. They called this game Poonai. The first rules of the game were written in Pune in 1873, by the British.
Sport institutions
Prominent sporting institutions in Pune include the Nehru StadiumNehru Stadium, Pune
Nehru Stadium, formerly known as Club of Maharahstra Ground, is a multi-purpose stadium in Pune, India. It is mainly used for cricket matches...
, the Deccan Gymkhana, the PYC Hindu Gymkhana and the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex at Balewadi
Balewadi
Balewadi is a suburb of Pune, India. It is located to the north west of the city, and is famous for the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex...
. The Nehru Stadium is the home ground of the Maharashtra cricket team, and has hosted many prominent cricket events, including one of the matches in the 1996 Cricket World Cup
1996 Cricket World Cup
The 1996 Cricket World Cup, also called the Wills World Cup after its official sponsors, was the sixth edition of the tournament organized by the International Cricket Council . It was the second World Cup to be hosted by Pakistan and India, and for the first time by Sri Lanka...
. The Deccan Gymkhana
Deccan Gymkhana
Deccan Gymkhana is an area in Pune city. It lies in the centre of the city. This area has lots of cafes, entertainment areas, restaurants, shopping malls and shops and is one of the major areas of Pune. Important roads like Karve Road, Jangli Maharaj Road and Fergusson College Road originate in...
has hosted Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
matches on several occasions. The facility at Balewadi hosted the National Games
National Games of India
The National Games of India is a sporting event held in India. It comprises various disciplines in which sportsmen from the different states of India participate against each other. It was in 1924, in erstwhile Punjab, that the Indian chapter of the Olympic movement was born. The founder was G.D....
in 1994 as well as the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games
2008 Commonwealth Youth Games
The 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games were held in Pune, India, a city in the state of Maharashtra. They were the third Commonwealth Youth Games, which are held every four years; they were the first Commonwealth Youth Games to be held in Asia....
. The Royal Connaught Boat Club
Royal Connaught Boat Club
The Royal Connaught Boat Club was founded in 1868 in Pune, India. It is located on Boat Club Road.The club provides facilities for water sports, including rowing, with a boathouse and slipway down to the southern side of the Mula-Mutha River, just below the confluence of the Mula River and the...
is one of several boating clubs on the Mula-Mutha river. A new cricket stadium, Pune International Cricket Centre
Pune International Cricket Centre
Pune International Cricket Centre, also known as MCA Pune International Cricket Centre is a cricket stadium currently under construction in Pune, India. When completed, it is intended to serve as the headquarters for the Maharashtra Cricket Association and the home stadium for the Maharashtra...
renamed as Subroto Roy Cricket Stadium, is under construction in Gahunje on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway near Pune. This stadium will be the headquarters for the Maharashtra Cricket Association and home for the Maharashtra cricket team. It will be a state-of-the-art stadium, and will host the home matches of Sahara Pune Warriors, IPL team of Pune.
Prominent sportspersons hailing from Pune include cricketer D. B. Deodhar
D. B. Deodhar
Dinkar Balwant Deodhar was an Indian cricketer, who played in first class cricket matches during 1911 – 1948.Deodhar was born in Poona , India. He was, by profession, a professor at S. P. College in Pune....
, Chandu Borde, father-son cricketing duo Hemant
Hemant Kanitkar
Hemant Shamsunder Kanitkar is a former Indian cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1974. His son, Hrishikesh Kanitkar went on to represent India in the late 1990s....
and Hrishikesh Kanitkar
Hrishikesh Kanitkar
Hrishikesh Hemant Kanitkar is an Indian cricketer and the son of former Indian cricketer Hemant Kanitkar. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler....
, tennis players Radhika Tulpule, Gaurav Natekar
Gaurav Natekar
Gaurav Natekar is a seven-time Indian National Tennis Champion. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1996 for Tennis.His father, Nandu M. Natekar, is a national-level Indian badminton champion.-Achievements:*Represented the country in Davis Cup from 1992-97...
and Nitin Kirtane, and table-tennis player Aniket Koparkar. Abhijit Kunte
Abhijit Kunte
Abhijit Kunte is an Indian chess Grandmaster.He has participated many times in the Indian Chess Championship, winning two gold medals and four bronze medals...
and Pravin Thipse are chess grandmasters and national champions. Dhanraj Pillay
Dhanraj Pillay
Dhanraj Pillay is a field hockey player and former captain of the Indian hockey team. He is currently the manager of the Indian Hockey team...
is ex-captain of the Indian national field hockey team.
Pune also has a rugby team, registered with the IRFU as Rugby Football Sports Pune (RFS Pune). As of November, 2010, RFS Pune has qualified for First Division Rugby, while placing second in the Callaghan Cup Held in Chennai in the same month. Pune offers much promise in this sport.
When the Elite Football League of India
Elite Football League of India
The Elite Football League of India is a proposed men's professional American football league in India. When play begins in late 2012, there will be ten teams, located in various cities across India...
was introduced in August 2011, Pune was noted as one of eight cities to be awarded a team for the inaugural season, although the team's games will be played in Balewadi
Balewadi
Balewadi is a suburb of Pune, India. It is located to the north west of the city, and is famous for the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex...
. In fact, all 56 games of EFLI's opening season will be played at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, which will be retrofitted to host the sport. Named the Pune Black Tigers, it will be Pune's first professional American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
franchise.
Tourist Attractions
- Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati
- Shaniwar WadaShaniwar WadaShaniwarwada is a palace fort in the city of Pune in Maharashtra, India. Built in 1736, it was the seat of the Peshwa rulers of the Maratha Empire until 1818 when the Peshwas surrendered to the British...
- Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum
- Mahatma Phule Museum
- Chaturshingi Temple
- P. L. Deshpande Garden
- Parvati Temple
- Sinhgad
- Khadakwasla Dam
- Pataleshwar Cave Temple
- Empress Garden
- Shinde Chatri
- Tulsi Baug
- Jangli Maharaj Road(Restaurants)
- Koregaon ParkKoregaon ParkKoregaon Park is an area in Pune south to Mula-Mutha River. The area is often viewed as the most posh place in the city of Pune. This area was primarily a residential area with lush green scenery but of late has been growing into a commercial market place in Pune city...
(Up-market area) - Saras BaugSaras BaugSaras Baug is a major landmark in City of Pune in India.The place where the park now stands was once occupied by a small lake. However, the lake got dried up and was later developed into Saras Baug. The whole complex is known as Saras Baug. Pune is among the 10 largest cities of India with est....
- Race Course
- Bund Garden
- Osho Park
- Aga Khan PalaceAga Khan PalaceThe Aga Khan Palace was built in the year 1892 by Sultan Muhammed Shah, Aga Khan III in Pune. Since then it is one of the biggest landmarks in Indian history...
- Botanical GardenBotanical gardenA botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
- Bund Garden
Notable personalities from Pune
- Mahatma Jyotiba Phule
- Savitribai Phule
- Gopal Krishna GokhaleGopal Krishna GokhaleGopal Krishna Gokhale, CIE was one of the founding social and political leaders during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Empire in India. Gokhale was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and founder of the Servants of India Society...
- Pandit Bhimsen JoshiBhimsen JoshiPandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi ; February 4, 1922 - January 24, 2011) was an Indian vocalist in the Hindustani classical tradition. A member of the Kirana Gharana , he is renowned for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music...
- P. L. Deshpande
- Dhanraj PillayDhanraj PillayDhanraj Pillay is a field hockey player and former captain of the Indian hockey team. He is currently the manager of the Indian Hockey team...
- Jayant Narlikar
- Maharshi Dhondo Keshav KarveDhondo Keshav KarveMaharshi Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve was a social reformer in India in the field of women's welfare. In honour of Karve, Queen's Road in Mumbai was renamed to Maharishi Karve Road...
- Laxmanrao KirloskarLaxmanrao KirloskarLaxmanrao Kashinath Kirloskar was an Indian businessman. He was the founder of the Kirloskar Group.In 1888, he set up his first venture - a small bicycle repair shop at Belgaum...
- Bal GandharvaBal GandharvaNarayan Shripad Rajhans , better known as Bal Gandharva was one of the greatest Marathi singers and stage actors. He was famous for his roles of female characters in Marathi plays, since women were not allowed to act on stage during his time....
- Dr.Vijay BhatkarVijay P. BhatkarDr Vijay Pandurang Bhatkar is an IT computer scientist from India. He is best known as an architect of the PARAM series of Supercomputers, GIST multilingual technology and Education-To-Home mission. He is widely recognized for his noteworthy contributions in bringing ICT to the masses through a...
- Acharya Atre
- Baba Adhav
- Pravin Gaikwad
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See also
- Joshi-Abhyankar Serial MurdersJoshi-Abhyankar serial murdersRajendra Jakkal, Dilip Dhyanoba Sutar, Shantaram Kanhoji Jagtap and Munawar Harun Shah were commercial art students of the Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya , Tilak Road, Pune, India who committed 10 murders between January 1976 and March 1977, and were hanged to death on 27 November 1983. The quartet...
- 2010 Pune bombing2010 Pune bombingThe 2010 Pune bombing occurred on 13 February 2010 at approximately 7:15 pm ISTwhen a bomb exploded at the German Bakery in the city of Pune, Maharashtra, India. The blast killed seventeen people, and injured at least 60 more...
- Roads of PuneRoads of PunePune is city in the West of India, in the state of Maharashtra and is roughly 160 km east of Mumbai. The city lies approximately 3 miles along a river. The heart of the city is much older than the rest of the city. It has winding roads, many of which follow the natural slopes of the...
- Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
External links
- Article:The great city builders:Article by Prof. Christopher Benninger on Pune's planning history
- Information about Pimpri-Chinchwad
- Pune:City of My Dreams- Article by Prof. Christopher Benninger
- Government of India website for Pune City and District
- Official website of the Pune Municipal Corporation
- RTO Pune's website
- Pune at Wikimapia
- Pune City in India
- Pune City Guide