Pune

Introduction -  Pune is the second largest city in the state of Maharashtra in western India. Situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau, at the confluence of the Mula and Mutha river, it is the administrative capital of Pune district and the eighth most populous metropolitan area in India.

Pune rose to prominence in the 17th century as the seat of the Peshwe, the prime ministers of the Maratha empire. After the town was brought under the control of British India in 1817, it served as a cantonment town and as the “monsoon capital” of the Bombay Presidency. In independent India, Pune is known for its educational facilities, having more than a hundred educational institutes and nine universities^[3], as well as its growing industrial facilities in the information technology and automotive fields.

History of Name –

The name Pune derives from Punya Nagari  (City of Virtue). The oldest reference to this name is on a Rashtrakoota copper plate dated to 937, in which the town is referred to as as Punya-Vishaya or Punak Vishaya. By the 13th century, it had come to be known as Kasbe Pune or Punavadi (“Town of Pune”)

In the 19th century, it was referred to as Poona by British administrators. Since 1947, both spellings have been in use, but now a days Pune is wildly  used!

Ganapati (Ganesha) Festival –

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Hanmant Biradar