Pune or Punyanagari as it is called has had a glorious
past of nearly 600years both illustrious and romantic.
Long time ago who would have known that a Deccan plateau
2500 mts above the sea level surrounded by hills ,valleys
and historic forts would emerge as a district named
PUNE. A small village inhabited by musicians and artists
in 613 A.D grew into the Deccan Capital to rival Delhi.
In 750A.D The Rashtrakut Dynasty ruled the Punewadi,
now called Pune Poona to the old diehards.
In 1856 the Pune-Mumbai rail track and the Khadakwasla
Dam in 1857 was constructed.Later many colleges were
established gradually, the Deccan college, the college
of Engineering and the Ferguson college. In 1857,
the offices of the Department of Meteorology was shifted
from Simla to Pune.The first Textile Mill was built
in 1893 by Raja Bahadur Motilal Pittie.
Pune was home to some of the fiery personalities who
wrote the eventful pages of India's freedom struggle.
Mahatma Gandhi rightly said that " Pune is a
bee-hive of dedicated workers for a noble cause."
At present Pune is the 7 th ranking industrial metro
of India. Infact Kothrud has achieved a place in the
Guinness book of world records for having the fastest
urban growth rate |
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