Old Pune Memories

OLD PUNE MEORIESCompiled by- Dr.Avinash Bhondwe

पुण्याच्या भुईवर सोन्याचा नांगर पाचपन्नास पावलंनांगरण्यासाठी फिरला. याच भुईवर सहा वर्षांपूवीर् विजापूरच्या वजीरखवासखानाच्या हुकुमानं गाढव जुंपलेला नांगर फिरला होताढोल-लेझिमीच्या तालावर सहा वर्षांच्या शिवबाच्या आणि आऊसाहेबांच्या सोन्याच्या नांगराभोवती फेर धरून उसळत नाचत होत्या

Shaniwarwada- 1900Bullock carts passing through

Shaniwarwada- The place used to be a play ground & for Big Ceremonies

The almost ruined Palace of the Peshwas on November 25, 1960.

Aerial View of Shaniwarwada with Parvati1940

A painting depicting ShrimantNanasahebPeshwa's boat ride in the "Sarasbaug" Lake

1875 PRINCE WALESVisits Parvation Elephants

The DevdeveshwarMandir at Parvati1876

This print shows a distant view of the temple on Parbaty or Parvati Hill, built by PeshwaBalajiRao in about 1758, taken by an unknown photographer in the 1860s.

Photograph of a distant view of the temple on Parbati Hill in Pune from the 'Lee-Warner Collection: 'Bombay Presidency. William Lee Warner C.S.' taken by an unknown photographer in the 1870s

Palace of the Peshwas and temple of Parvati, Poona. 3 January 1868.

Pencil drawing of Parbati Hill near Pune in Maharashtra by George Boyd dated to 1832

Talyatala Ganpati with Parvati view

A distant view of the temple Parvati Hill with the Lake –dated in 1860s.

Photograph of Parvati Hill in the 1870s.

ParvatiSeenFrom Erandavane Farm1910

The Devdeveshwar Temple On Parvati Hill Has Witnessed The Miracles Of Faith As Well As The Vagaries Of History

DEVDEVESHWAR MandirParvati- 1910

An overview of Pune city, the capital of the state of Maharashtra is seen from Parvati on January 1, 1945

HISTORIC PERIODbrforepeshwa’s

A drawing of the Pataleshvara or Panchaleshvara cave temple- 1860

Pataleshwar Caves- Next to JM Temple

A haggadah published for the Bene Israel community in India,( Poona, 1874). features seder illustrations that show Indian dress and customsJews in Pune

Navgraha Ganjifa Cards printed in Pune in1911Now in Raja Kelkar Museum

Remains of a 600 year old temple at Bhosari which was destroyed 3 years ago to be replaced by a modern cement temple

'Scindea Pet from the Horse Artillery Lines Poona. Decr. 1831 W.M.'

Omkareshwarmandir is a part of Pune legacy and heritage and a must see for the tourists

Vishrambaugwada- Note 50 yrs ago there were no Hawkers

VishrambaugwadaVishrambaugwada (left) has no fire extinguisher within its 5,000 sq feet wooden structure and Nanawada (right) has bad electrification system

Nana Wada, which was rebuilt during the British era with typical neo-Gothic arches.Only a part of the original wada remains to this day.

१६ जानेवारी १७७९वडगावच्या मराठ्यांच्या विजयाचे स्मारक

BajiRao II signing the treaty of Bassein

MahadajiShindeA great Maratha Warrior & Statesman

ShivmandirThe Samadhi of MahadhjiShinde at ShindeChattri

INSIDEChatriMahadjiShindesamadhi

MadhavraoPeshve’sDarbarArtist: Thomas Daniell, commissioned by Sir Charles Malet circa 1805

RaghunathraoPeshwe-Raghoba Dada

SawaiMadhavRao, Maratha Peshwa and Nana Fadnavis with Attendants, 1792

Peshwe and his ministers at Poona. Drawn from an original sketch belonging to Sir Charles Malet Bart.

1875 India Arch PoonahMadhava Hunting Palace

'Countryhouse of Holkar. Nr. Artillery lines - Poonah' 'Countryhouse of Holkar in ruins nr. Artillery lines - Poonah'

Anglo- Maratha WarsNanasahebPeshve- at the time- when captured by British Army

Cover about a book on BajiraoPeshwe II

Mount Stuart ElphinstoneLast Resident of British To Peshwe1810-1818

PAINTING OF BAJIRAO II SIGNING TREATY OF BASSEIN WITH THE BRITISH, In 1818DISPLAYED AT RAJA DINKAR KELKAR MUSEUM PUNE

Nana PhadnavisChief Minister1750-1800

A story was published in the Madras Gazette (and later in the Gentleman's Magazine, London, October 1794) about an Indian bullock driver with the English army named Cowasjee who had his nose and one hand amputated by Sultan Tippooduring the war of 1792. The nose was reconstructed one year later by a man of the brick maker caste near Poonah. The operation was not uncommon in India and had been practised from time immemorial. A thin plate of wax is fitted to the stump of the nose so as to make a nose of good appearance. It is then flattened and laid on the forehead where a line is drawn around it. The forehead flap is cut with a razor, turned down and inserted into an incision to form the nose. The connecting slip of skin is divided about the 25th day.

Poona Hunt Stakes 1877 Horses Polo Pony Race Old Print

1st Battalion Worcestershire RegimentalFootball Team at Poona 1900's

'A Sketch in the suburbs of the City of Poona. September 1871'

RECEPTION AT POONA (1882)The weekly garden party at Government House, attended by colonial officials and local notables

MARATHA WARS – 1816Lieutenant Pattinson retakes a captured gun near Poona.

The 2 nd battalion of the East Yorkshire Regiment – POONA GUARDS

1875 PRINCE WALES INDIA TROOPS POONAH SOLDIERS HORSES

- Indian Sketches Pie-Sticking Poonah Pie Sticking Sport

POONA Light HorsePOLO PlayerC 1900

Salt, Henry : Poonah, plate XIII, engraved by Daniel Havell 1785-1826 ( 1809)

'A Street in the City of Poona [Pune]. 29th August 1871.

'A Sketch in the suburbs of the City of Poonah. September 1871'

'The JakkatMahal and Bridge City of Poona [Pune]. 9th October 1871'.

Pen-and-ink and wash drawing of Major Augustus Grafton's house at Pune (Poona) in Maharashtra

'Holkar's Bridge near Kirkeeduring a flood. 28 July 1870'

Bungalow of William Wordsworth, Principal of the English College, Poona. 4 January 1868

Landscape showing the church, Poona. 1849 or 1850

Pen-and-ink and wash drawing of Major Augustus Grafton's house at Pune (Poona) in Maharashtra- 1832

Annie Kathleen Maxwell (Kilroy) GosnellBackyard Cricket(1943, Poona) photo from Jerry Gosnell

Mula River from the Fitzgerald Bridge(Now Bund Garden Bridge) towards the Jamsetji Bund, with the Bund Gardens on the left, photo dating in 1870

Construction of the Bundgarden Bridge 1851

Jejeebhoy [Jamsetjee] Bund, 1860

Bund Gardens from the Fitzgerald Bridge- 1869

Photograph of Indian Army personnel, horses and cart, Poona, India, during the plague [1897]

Durham Light Infantry Officer, on a horse, on plague duty outside marked houses in Poona, India, 10 April 1897

A disinfecting station during the plague, Poona, India, 1897

Photograph of burial notices painted on the exterior wall of a building in Poona, India, at the time of the plague,., [1897]

People going to detachment camp during Plague epidemic 1897

Photograph of members of the Soldiers’ Christian Association, including a woman, taken at Poona, India, 1887

The cycling corps of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, riding bicycles along a track, taken at Poona, India, February 1897

Huntsmen and hounds 1897, Poona, India, 1897

Picnic party,, at Sangavi, near Poona, India, 1898

Photograph of a picnic group, taken at the top of Sinhagad, near Poona, India, 1898

Advertisement card for F.B. Stewart, photo artist, Poona, India, [ c.1898]

People assembled for a Bicycle Gymkhana, outside the Council Hall, Poona, India, [ c.1897]

The bicycle gymkhana, on the Gymkhana Ground, Poona, India, [ c.1897]

People seated at tea tables in the shade of trees near Kosherville Boathouse in Poona (Pune), India. In 1906

Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, Earl of Halifax (1881 - 1959), British Conservative statesman and Viceroy of India (1926 - 1931) in an official group photograph taken at Government House, Poona in connection with the Vice Regal visit. Viceroy is in the centre of the front row, sitting to the left of the Governor Aug. 1926

July 1880: Members of the Poona and Kirkee Hounds taken with the Governor at Kirkee

Prince Albert Victor- in Poona - 1889Governor’s House with Officers & Family

Officers rest house, Poona, India, c 1930

Birthplace of the Popular GameBadminton was in Pune in late 19 Centurythe game had been played for centuries by children in the Far East, and were adapted by British Army officers stationed in Pune (or Poona), India in the 1860s. They added a net and the game became a competitive sport called “Poona", with documented rules in 1867.

The St. Mary's Church in Pune, 1930

St Mary's Church Inset: 1950 -Father Wain

St Mary's Church, Pune (Poona), c. 1946

October 1899: Racegoers crowded in to the pavilion of Pune racecourse,

A Horserace going on – Poona Racecource - 1900

1930-32. Scenes from Poona races.

Scenes from Pune Race Course 1932

'The Bookies Shade, Poona Race Course', India [early 20th c.]

Camps of Seventh Day Adventists Missionaries in 1930

Boating in Sangam of Mula-Mutha 1880

A smart looking fellow on a camel on Elphinstone Road.

7th Battalion Barracks at Poona, India (June/July 1942) (photo courtesy of CQMS Fred Weedman and his daughter Jill Burton)

British Attached Section, PoonaPune Camp

British Attached Section, Poona, entrance 1945-47

British Attached Section, Poona 1945-47

Officers 1st Bn The Queen’s Royal Regiment, Poona 1877

British Army Officers with Locals- 1919

1906 Motor Car India Poona Race

Memorial cross bearing the inscription 'in memory of the officers & their FamilyAt Ghorpadi -1900

LaugharneWar MemorialThe Great War, 1914-1918

Regimental Band, Poona, India (1942)

Ghorpuri Barracks in Poona, India, in 1887, the 2nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry

Group photograph of the hockey team of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Poona, India, n.d. [early 20th c.]

Erandavana Church- Now on Karve Road -1913

The Poona Horse Battalion Did a marvelous Job for British Army in the Battle of Kandahar- Afghanistan - 1880

A B-24 Liberator of No.6 Squadrons, the 'Dragons' at Pune in the 1950s . Photo Courtesy: Late AVM NK Nair's collection

Bombay's governor Sir Roger Lumley is introduced to newly-inducted Congress cabinet members in Pune during 1937.

Poona 1917 from Right Flank Lines

Weekend Family Picnic- British Army Officers 1900

Victoria- (Horsecart) Used by Britishers in Poona- 1921

Collection of Food Supply to British Army

Collection & Transport of food supply to army by Bullock Train

This painting depicts two shops, the one on the left selling paan, the one on the right owned by a Muslim dealer in piece goods (textiles). They are probably located in the Sadr bazaar, Poona- 1850

Children swinging Sudder bazaar. Poona- 1850

A bangle-seller in his shop, Pune in 1850

The Dhangar" showing a man with wheelbarrow, sepia-tone postcard

Exterior of bungalow and household staff (distant) on grounds of military station during the Raj 1878

October 1926: Group of members of the Indian Civil Service of the Bombay Presidency; taken at Poona during annual gathering

A warm send-off to 'satyagrahis', led by VaidyaKhadiwale, as they proceed to Hyderabad state, in Bombay on November 11, 1938.

A glider prepared by Young Students in Pune --1933

A doctor examines the ear of a trainee mechanic in the Indian Air Force at the Poona engineering college during the second world war.

Aryabhushan Press Poona City, Indiablindstamp, 31mm dia., ca.1933

Khadakwasala Dam Before it broke down in 1961

Panshet Flood- 1961|The Holkar Bridge is inundated by flood waters.

Panshet Flood- 1961Gushing flood waters at Bund Garden, Poona.

A view of the damaged portion of the Omkareshwar temple in Shanivar Peth

Indian army personnel clearing the debris after the floods receded in Poona.

Uprooted trees and rubble are a testimony of the devastation caused by the floods near Nava Pool ( Shivaji Bridge- near PMC)

Worst-flood-hit areas around Lakdi bridge

Devastation caused by floods in Shivaji Nagar area of Pune, Maharashtra, on July 14, 1961

The Times of India captures in its lens people escaping the fury of floods in Pune, Maharashtra, on July 14, 1961.

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru visits the flood ravaged areas of Shaniwarpeth in Poona in an open jeep and inspects the relief and rehabilitation measures taken by the authorities

Postcard photograph of City Market, Poona, India, n.d., [early 20th c

Mahatma PhuleMandai, Then & Now

A wada from the Peshwa period that still stands testimony to the glorious past of the Maratha reign.

The Kanayalal building - a typical example of architecturally beautiful buildings of Pune.The Kanayalal building - a typical example of architecturally beautiful buildings of Pune.

The office of the Royal Western India Turf Club Limited (RWITC Ltd) in Pune, Maharashtra, which is a premier racing Club in India is seen through the lens of the Times of India cameraman on January 1, 1935

Photograph of prison buildings, captioned: C.M. Prison, Poona, India, n.d. [ c.1897]

The Mango Tree in the prison yard

SuccathShelomo Synagogue of Poona

Bharat ItihasSanshodhakMandalNowThen

St. Crispin's Church, built in the early 1900s

Poona Lodge, The Theosophical Society, F.C. road

KESARIWADA Photo-1955

The St. Mary's Church in Pune, Maharashtra, which is known for its Gothic architectural style, is the oldest Protestant church in India. Bishop Reginald Heber founded this church on July 3, 1825 for the British officers, soldiers and their families. Photograph Date: : 01/01/1930

Silver Jubilee Celebration BORI4&5 January 1943

Panch-houd Mission & Tower- in 1900

Council Hall then- Now a posh Area in Camp

This is Pune’s Zero Stone. It sits outside the GPO

View of Prabhat Studio from Hanuman Tekdi in year of 1934

Adelphi Cinema, Poona (Pune), 1945/1947

West End Cinema, Poona (Pune), 1945/1947

Cathay Cinema, Poona (Pune), 1945/1947

TilakSmarakMandir 1 August 1925

Shivaji MarketBuilt in 1885, by Lt.Gen John Ross to a design by Gen Cecil D'UrbanLaTouche and W.M Ducat it cost Rs 1,23,800.

Sir J. J. Agiary, Poona, circa 1935. The Zoroastrian Priest standing at the Agiary entrance

In the year 1843, a well known Parsi inhabitant of Poona contributed his personal wealth to construct, what is the present Agiary,

Bhagwati Mansion, M G Road, an example of 19th Century building unnoticed even though it stands right above the much frequented Kohinoor Hotel

Not Very Old- But Pune had a Stock Exchange

Little old bakery in an old wada. Loved the color scheme.

East Street- J. WillyamsCar Showroom1970

A very old house in Pune, India - near Shaniwar Wada

one of the oldest library in running condition in Pune....this library is @ east street,pune

the National Film Archives Building in Pune

Main Street, Poona Vintage Photographic

The majestic NarsimhaBhavan at KasbaPeth

Courtyard of Mujumdar Wada. The well seen on the left still provides clean drinking water from Katraj, 18 kms away.

Meteorological Office, Pune ( Simla Office)photo in 1928

Viceroy Lord Wavel laying the foundation stone of Maharashtra Cricket Association’s StadiumNow: Nehru Stadium- January 1941

Agakhan Palace & panoramic view of Pune- Dec. 1942

Agakhan Palace 1885 Yervada Palace (also known as The Aga Khan Palace) was built by Mowlana Sultan Mohammed Shah at a cost of nearly half a million rupees to provide a means of livelihood to the famine stricken people.

Prince Agha Khan palace in Pune, handed over by His Highness to Gandhi Smarak Nidhi on February 22, 1969. Same day Photo

The Sassoon General Hospital Photograph Date: : 01/01/1954

The Sassoon Hospital, early 20th century

On the night of January 12,1924, amidst a violent thunderstorm, state prisoner Gandhiji was operated upon in Sassoon Hospital, Poona, by Colonel Maddock for acute appendicitis.

ARIAL VIEW, B. J. MEDICAL COLLEGE, PUNE

A Watermellon Seller woman In 1903

Servants at home of a British Officer

Mayor of the Poona municipal corporation, RohidasKirad (left) garlanding President of India, Dr Rajendra Prasad, after the portrait of ChhatrapatiShivajiMaharaj was unveiled by the President in Poona, Maharashtra on June 26, 1961.

Lokmanya Bal Ganghadar Tilak's close associate B G Khaparde (right) unveils a bust of the late leader and freedom fighter at Sardar Griha in Bombay during 1956. Also present is Bombay governor H K Mahtab (2nd right).

The Original Palkhi of the Ganapati

The Well, Mahatma Jyotirao Phule allowed the untouchables to take water from the well (In the premises of his house).

Mahatma JotiraoPhulein his Youth

British royalty, acknowledging the regal salute on their arrival at Pune station in Maharashtra on November 25, 1923.

A 1900 file photo of Indian nationalist, social reformer and freedom fighter Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak in study

An early 20th century file photo of India's freedom fighters, Dada Saheb Karandhikar (standing, left) and N C Kelkar; (sitting) Bipin Chandra Pal (left), Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak (centre) and Dada Saheb Khaparde

GOKHLE Smarak on Hanuman TekdiVows of the Servants of India Society

Mahatma Gandhi fasts in protest against British rule after his release from prison in Poona, India.

Marriage of Devadas Gandhi, son of Mahatma Gandhi, took place at Poona, India. July 1933

Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru addresses the Members of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, at Poona on October 07, 1949.

Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declares open the TILAK SMARAK MANDIR in Pune on December 11, 1976, releasing 'Smarak-Grantha' -- the seven-volume published works on Lokmanya Tilak. Next is Y B Chavan,

Statue of Veer SavarkarWithB.R.Khedkar- Artist

President of India, Dr Rajendra Prasad being greeted by members of the Poona municipal corporation on his arrival at the corporation building, Poona in Maharashtra on June 26, 1961.

Maharashtra chief minister Y B Chavan (right) unveils a life-size oil portrait of veteran freedom fighter Lokmanya Bal GangadharTilak on the latter's death anniverssary, at a cell in Yervada central prison, Pune, where the illustrious leader was imprisoned by the British 63 years ago. Also present are MLA and LokmanyaTilak's grandson JayantraoTilak (centre) and Inspector-General of Prisons, Maharashtra, M B Salvi in Bombay on August 01, 1961

Eduljee Hormusji Coyaji, The Good Doctor of PoonaFounder of Jehangir HospitalSo impressed were Sir Cowasji Jehangir and his wife Lady Hirabai, with the dedication and zeal of this man that they put their palatial mansion on Sassoon Road at his disposal and persuaded him to start a hospital. The mansion was called Ready money Villa, but in 1944 when Cowasji and Hirabai’s son Jehangir died in an accident, the hospital was renamed Jehangir Nursing Home in his memory. (Today it is called Jehangir Hospital and Medical Center.) & Now Apollo Jehangir

The first Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav- off course in Pune and India

Russian President, Nikita Khrushchev (C) visiting the Poona Agricultural Research Station

Dr. babasahebAmbedkar with Cricket team to Felicitate P.Baluat Poona Gymkhana- 1890

V.K.Krishnamenon, D.W. Potdar in a function atRashtrabhashaSabha, 4 May 1959

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Kriplani and Asaf Ali, on their way to attend the working committee meeting at Poona on 1945. Pd. 16/9/1945.

1944 Feb 22 Kasturba Gandhi Dies at Age 74

BHARATRATNAMaharshiD.K.KarveBeing felicitated by the President of India

Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (left) receiving the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature from the Chancellor of Poona University, Sri Prakasa at a special convocation held in Poona, Maharashtra on May 14, 1961.

Mahatma Gandhi along with prominent Congressmen pays homage to his wife Kasturba Gandhi, at her memorial at Aga Khan Palace in Pune on February 22, 1945

Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan aka 'Frontier Gandhi' and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi plant saplings at Shantivan in Pune on November 14, 1969

A group photo of people accused in Gandhi's murder case. Standing: Shankar Kistaiya, GopalGodse, MadanlalPahwa, Digambar Badge (Approver). Sitting: Narayan Apte, Vinayak D. Savarkar, NathuramGodse, Vishnu Karkare

A Kumbhar making Pottery 1911

"Brahmin students," from the Illustrated London News, 1858

Alhaj Hakeem RaaziAdeebiAshrafi runs a dawakhana at Sachapir Street in Poona

Ganeshkhind Road- where are the trees now? Vanished to build E-Squares??

Water-colour painting of a street scene in Poona (Pune) by John Frederick Lester (1825-1915) dated 13 September 1871.

Water-colour painting of the river at Pune with the hill of Parvati in the background by John Johnson ,dated to between circa 1795 and 1801.

OmkareshwarMandirdating to between circa 1795 and 1801

View of Poona [Pune], with river in the foreground. October 1804

Prisoners making Cane Chairs, Yarrowda Jail -1910

An exterior view of Yeravda Prison at Poona , January 1931

A photograph of a view Omkareshwar Temple in Poona about 1855

A photograph of a view of the River Mula at Kirkee, towards the ghats near Poona about 1855. The British Residency was located at the confluence or sangam of the Mula and Mutha rivers.

Mutha River- 1930- taken from Lloyd’s Bridge- ‘Shivaji PoolShowing ShaniwarPeth side SiddheshwarMandir, Nene Ghat, ApteGhat.River full of water

Scene along the Mula-Mutha River c.1947

Scene of Mula River Pune), c.1947

A View of Bund At Bund Gardens1947

A photograph of the Gopura of a temple at Khadki in 1855

Photograph of a potter at work at Pune (Poona) in Maharashtra, taken by an unknown photographer in c. 1873, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections.

A photograph of a view across the ghats and temples near Poona about 1855.

A typical road in camp back then 1900

View of Pune from the bank of the river opposite the Resident's Gardens, showing the hill and temple of Parvati- 1870

BUNDGARDEN BRIDGE- Newly Constructed –then

Jeejeebhoy Bund of Pune- Overflowing- 1904

MarutiMandir- PanchmukhiMarutiIn 1900

Old Bullock cart going to Jatra

Late BaburaoSanas(First mayor of Pune)Going for ChatushringiYatra.

Early Morning Buzz on Pune road in 1930

Fetching water from Wells & carrying it on Head-1910

A new Three Storey HouseIn 1913

Street scene, Pune? (Poona), c. 1946

Wolseley Motor in Empress Gardens Poona, Salmons Coupe BovrilColman'S 1916

Snake charmer playing a pungiin front of snakes, India 1945

GARUDI & SNAKE CHARMERD, in the Pune streets early 20th century

Snake charmer in action, and monkey man in Poona, 1945

The Yerandawana Village Wrestlers opposite their Gymnasium

An aerial view of Pune, Maharashtra is seen through the lens of the Times of India cameraman on January 1, 1932.

The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune, was founded on July 6, 1917

The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute,

BaburaoSanas sports ground at Swargate

MesarsSawkarNarayanraoDhadge & company vegetable commission agents office at Mandai, Pune & staff. 1950

Women working in a Printing Press- 1920

BhawaniPeth (Street) Poona 1910.

Army personnel partake in a training programme, at Pune on September 30, 1963

JRD Tata inaugurates the Tata Management Training Centre and dedicated to the purposes of management development for the Tata Group of Companies at Poona January 6, 1966.

BudhwarPeth, a native quarter in Pune.

A potter at work in Kumbharwada. A fine example of kinship and community areas.

North Main Road- Near Osho Ashram- 1978

Thorala & DhaklaShaikhSallaPrcessionMohrram- Poona 1900

A group of homeless squatters by their makeshift tents near Shivaji bridge at Poona. India. 1948

Pune is the second largest city in the state of Maharashtra and the eighth largest city in the Indian sub-continent. The city is popularly referred to as the “Oxford of East” as it is a very famous educational centre in India. In ancient times Pune was an agricultural town ruled by Peshwas and Marathas. Today Pune is the blooming educational centre, IT hub and home to well-established Manufacturing, Glass, Sugar and Metal Forging industries since 1950-60s. Another thing for which Pune is famous for is the OSHO Ashram. OSHO earlier known as Bhagvan Rajneesh is the spiritual teacher who lived in Pune in 1970s and 1980s. The OSHO International Meditation resort is one of the largest and very popular tourist attractions in Pune. Each year thousand of tourists come here to meditate. The ashram is located in the Koregaon Park area in Pune.Apart from being the manufacturing and forging hub Pune is visitor’s paradise also. There are various ancient monuments which have historical importance, temples, ancient buildings, beautiful hill stations etc. It is a modern city also; the night life in Pune is simply amazing and is something you should experience when in Pune. The huge shopping malls and multiplexes are the favorite hangout places for young as well as old Puneites. Mahatma Phule Museum- Estd. 1890

Pashan Hills quarry, southwest of Poona,source of green apophyllite. 1974

Government House- (Rajbhavan) 1870

Government House, Guneshkhind, Poona – 1870 From The Illustrated London News Dated 1870

Governor’s House- later converted to the University of Poona

Sassoon General Hospital Dt. 1 January 1954

The romantic arches of Poona University! The romantic arches of Poona University! The romantic arches of Poona University! The romantic arches of Poona University-1950

Vedic School- 1859 -from Illustrated London News

Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research InstituteEstablished October 6, 1821, Deccan College is one of the oldest institutions of modern learning in India. It was originally run by the Bombay Government as a center for undergraduate and postgraduate studies, offering western education in accordance with the desire of its founder MountstuartElphinstone.

Deccan College, Poona, India, [early 20th c.]

Group portrait of pupils and teachers of the Convent School- 1873

A Postal Stamp of FCGrand Old Fergusson College 125 yrs ago

S.P. College – 1930Watch No Tilak Road- The entrance is also different

Construction work of NowrosjeeWadia College -1930

Aerial View of Pune with Wadia Colleges 1935

The Agricultural College at Pune, Maharashtra, on January 1, 1935

The College of Agriculture, Pune

The Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru is seen laying the foundation stone of the National Defence Academy - India's memorial to the fallen heroes of the last war - at Khadakvasla, near Poona, on October 6,1949. Behind him is seen SardarBaldev Singh, Minister of Defence, Government of India.

A Monument in the Making”: Pt Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, laying the foundation stone at Khadakwasla.

An imposing view of the main administrative building of National Defense Academy at Khadakvasla in Pune. Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone of the building on October 6, 1949

College of Military Engineering Estd. 1951

St. Vincent’s High School 1867

St. Vincent’s High School Hostel

St. Meera of Vaswani Mission 1949Previous Jejebhoy Castle

Fergusson College students, Pune - 1940s.

Fashions in Pune Young Girls 1945

Armed Forces Medical College, Pune Armed Forces Medical College, Pune

NCL Pune Foundation Stone6 April 1947NCL Inauguration- Prime Minister Pt. Nehru3 Jan 1950Attendance of Nobel LaureatesFor Inauguration

NCL Building 1950President RajendraprasadAt NCLPt. Nehru & Smt. Indira Gandhi at NCL

Navin Marathi Shala, Pune, Estd. 1899

Jeejebhoy CastleNow SadhuWaswaniChowk- before the erection of Statue

National Institute of Virology Estd. 1952

A superbly restored Dennis fire engine of the Poona Fire Brigade, still retaining its Rolls Royce engine and working equipment

The First TATA Mercedes Truck delivered in 1954 in Pune

1969-Employees cheer as the first Tata branded truck rolls out, ending the collaboration with Daimler Benz, Germany

A botched 3 engine practice crash landing at Poona in the fifties

Deccan Gymkhana Club Pavilion in 50s

JaideepMukerjea (left) and PremjeetLall of India in action against the Japanese pair (only JunzoKawamori is seen in right foreground) in the Davis Cup East zone final which India won at Deccan Gymkhana in Poona, May 12, 1969.

Poona Young Cricketer’s Hindu Gymkhana (PYC) in 1908

Flower and Vegetable show at Victoria Gardens,( EMPRESS Garden) Pune, on February 20, 1954.

Sothern Command 1956- Gymnastics

President of India Dr.S.RadhakrishnanAt Sothern Command-1962

President of India Dr.S.RadhakrishnanAt Sothern Command-1966

Poster for Drama advt dated 14 09 1872

१९१०चा मनोरंजनचा दिवाळी अंक

'मनोरंजन'चा १८९७ सालचा एक अंक

Bal Gandhrva‘Mauj’ DiwaliAnk 1924

Balgandharva Singing in Private Mehfil

SAWAI GANDHARVAPt. Bhimsen Joshi

Padmabhushan 'Mahamahopadhyaya' DattoVamanPotdarVishnu DigambarPaluskar(1872-1931)

Begum Akhtar inSawaiGandhrva 1968

SawaiGandharvaMahotsavPt. BhimsenUstadZakirHussain

Pt. Kumar Gandharva in Pune Programme

Ustad Abdul Karim Khan in Aakashwani Concert

Marathi Weekly Dnyanpraksh 1885

BhaskarbuwaBakhale in a mehfil; at the extreme right is 'Lokmanya' Bal GangadharTilak

Dada KondkweNiluPhuleSharadTalwalkarRaja GosaviDr.KashinathGhanekar

Railway,deccan queenbhor(khandala) ghat

Reversing Station, Poona [Bhor/ Khandala] Ghaut, 1881The Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company developed the scheme in the 1840s and the BhorGhat pass was openedn 1861 as the main route over the Western Ghats linking the sea coast with the Deccan.

Ravines of Khandala- The BhoreGhat created with such challenges in 1883

Vice regal train of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway,1927 leaving Bombay carrying the Viceroy to Poona.

An old advertisement trying to attract passengers for the Bombay-Poona train

The Bombay to Poona Mail of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway. 1920

The double deck car carried by the Deccan Queen in the 1980sAn advertisement by the GIP Railway announcing the inauguration of the Deccan Queen 1930

INDIA - DECEMBER 18: Passenger train pulled by an electric locomotive number 4004. This train, on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, took passengers between Poona (Pune) and Bombay (Mumbai), a distance of 118 miles. The line was electrified in 1929 to provide a more efficient service.

A Tunnel of KhandalaGhat under Construction

The Road and the Tunnel near Rajmachi under construction

Railway Bridge on BhoreGhaut,“ 1855 the construction of the BhorGhat incline, conceived by George Clark, Chief Engineer of Bombay in the East India Company

Dapoorie Viaduct The bridge completed in 1854

The first local train between Lonavla and Poona is pictured here Poona, circa 1929

New Poona station in the 1930s

Poona station - from an old postcard- 1910

The StreetOppositePune Railway Station.Showing DaveHindu HotelDeccan QueenRestaurant

VIP Reception at Railway Station

Vendor selling sweets and cakes at Poona Station, India, c 1930.

Fort Purandhar, near Pune ;early 20th century

Ancient excavations at Karle- 1809

1889 WazirgurPurandhar Indian Hill Poona Bombay Art Full Page From The Illustrated London News Dated 1889

Richly-carved, perforated stone window, Narsapur

View in the BhorGhaut, & Duke’s Nose drawn on the spot in 1803

View from the top of the Bore Ghaut, drawn in 1803

SardarPurandarewada at Sonori, Saswad

JadhavGadhi, situated off Saswad road at Jadhavwadi near Pune, is a 400 year old small fort built by DhanajiJadhav, Senapati of the Maratha empire.

Courtyard of rajwada palatial house in Peshwa dynasty converted to local authority offices ; Bhor ; Pune ;

PilajiJadhavrao Samadhi at Saswad

The starting point of the Expressway at Dehu Road ( Pune Section). Expressway from Dehu Road to Somatne under construction

Under Construction- Express HighwayS curve on the expressway as we head straight towards Dehu Road ... and approach Pune.

OLD POSTCARDS WITH OLD PUNE VIEW

A Greeting CardFrom Pune to Ireland In 1944

Interior of St. Vincent's R.C. Church, Stained Glass Window, Cross

Birds Eye viewOf PoonaTHANK YOU ALL

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