Places to visit in Pune
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History
Pune, a sprawling city in the Indian state of Maharashtra, was once the base of the peshwas (prime ministers) of the Maratha Empire. It's known for the grand Aga Khan Palace, built in 1892 and now a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, whose ashes are preserved in the garden. The 8th-century Pataleshwar Cave Temple is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.
One of the leading cities in India today, Pune is a blend of rich culture, heritage and modernization. Pune also boasts several education institutes in India such as National Defense Academy, IUCAA, NCL, FTII and has also earned the fame as a leading centre of IT companies like Infosys, Satyam, IBM, Wipro, etc. favorable climate and proximity to Mumbai makes Pune an ideal choice of living and business. The city has also the largest green coverage among any other city in India. Pune’s largest festival, The Ganapati festival celebrated yearly, has made the city’s mark on the tourist map of India. Pune is one of the major IT hubs of India, and a home to many web design companies. Pune has experienced a major software growth from Rs. 80 million in 1994-95 to more than Rs. 15,000 million in 2008.
Rich with geographical splendor and history dating back to the age of royalty, Pune also boasts of great architecture with various tourist attractions from forts to gardens and museums. A tour to the Pune city of India is incomplete without a visit to these great feats of architectural wonder. They serve as a reminder of the history as well as culture of the city. Pune is also a great gateway to several other tourist destinations. The city of Pune is frequented not just by vacationers, but also those on business and educational tours and Pune has enough to amaze all.Pune is a great place to eat. Fergusson College Road is full of budget eateries serving delicious hot food at nominal charges. For a range of multi-cuisine restaurants, you can visit the Koregaon Park, which houses the city’s best restaurants. You can have varied range of restaurants, snacks bar, pizza huts, burger centers serving almost any type of breakfast to snacks, and main course to dessert items you can name of. Restaurant and bars in the city stay open till at least midnight.
Pune has earned the reputation of “The Oxford of the East”. Pune attracts students from all over the world. ”. It has several reputed educational institutes that provide quality education to Indians as well as foreign students. The educational institutions in Pune are greatly contributing to the building of future generations. Schools in Pune are renowned for their standard they have set in the field of education. They are either run by the PMC, and called public schools, or privately by trusts and individuals. Private schools have been preferred by a majority of city residents because of better facilities and for the use of English language as the medium of instruction. A number of regional language ‘Marathi’ medium schools also exists in the city and are century old. Distinguished among them include Huzurpaga girls’ school and New English School, which was started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak. All schools are affiliated either with the Maharashtra state SSC board or the all-India Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), CBSE or NIOS boards.
Pune is considered the cultural capital of Maharashtra.Since the 1950s and 1960s, Pune has a traditional old-economic base. Most of the old industries continue to grow. The city is also known for its manufacturing and automobiles industries, as well as for research institutes of information technology (IT), education, management and training, which attract migrants, students, and professionals from India, South East Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Pune is also one of the fastest growing cities in the Asia-Pacific region. The ‘Mercer 2015 Quality of Living rankings’ evaluated local living conditions in more than 440 cities around the world where Pune ranked at 145, second in India after Hyderabad .It also highlights Pune among evolving business centers and emerging 9 cities around the world with citation "Hosts IT and automotive companies"
After Independance
After Indian Independence, Pune saw a lot of development, such as the establishment of the National Defence Academy at Khadakwasla, National Chemical Laboratory atPashan. Pune also serves as the headquarters of the Southern Command of the Indian Army.Industrial developments started around 1950-1960s in Hadapsar, Bhosari,Pimpri, and Parvati.Telco (now Tata Motors) started operations in 1961, which gave a huge boost to the automobile sector. Pune was referred at that time as "Pensioners' Paradise" since many government officers, civil engineers and Army personnel preferred to settle down in Pune after their retirement.
After 1970, Pune emerged as the leading engineering city of the country with Telco, Bajaj, Kinetic, Bharat Forge, Alfa Laval, Atlas Copco, Sandvik and Thermax expanding their infrastructure. By this time the city had gained the reputation of being the 'Oxford of the East' due to a large number of educational institutes. In 1989, Dehu Road-Katraj bypass (Western bypass) was completed, reducing traffic congestion in the inner city. In 1990 Pune began to attract foreign capital, particularly in the information technology and engineering industries; new businesses like floriculture and food processing begin to take root in and around the city. In 1998, work on the six-lane Mumbai-Pune expresswaybegan; a huge accomplishment for the country, the expressway was completed in 2001.In the three years before 2000 Pune saw huge development in the Information Technology sector, and IT Parks formed in Aundh, Hinjewadi and Nagar road. By 2005 Pune overtook both Mumbai and Chennai to have more than 200,000 IT professionals.In 2006, PMC started BRT (Bus Rapid Transit System) project first among all Indian cities but due to narrow roads of the city it has not worked properly. However, PMC is working on glitches in this project and planning skywalks near BRT and other changes. The year 2008 saw huge development near the Chakan and Talegaon region as Multinational Corporations (MNCs) like General Motors, Volkswagen and Fiat have set up facilities near Pune. Additionally, in 2008 the Commonwealth Youth Games took place in Pune, which encouraged additional development in the north-west region of the city and added a few Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses on Pune's road.The Pune Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (PMRDA)'s proposed initiatives will give a huge boost to the city's infrastructure and include the development of systems for a metro (rapid-transit rail) and buses, plus effective water and garbage treatment facilities.