Some Most Amazing Facts About Pune

  Pune has a history dating back to early Medieval period of India. In this article we will try to find out some most amazing facts about Pune. The second largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai is Pune. Pune was officially called as Poona until 1978. The city Pune is also considered as cultural capital of Maharashtra. It is called as Oxford of east due to presence of many educational institutes. Nearly half of the total international students studying in India are in Pune. The Pune city is established at the confluence of Mula andMutha rivers. British defeated Marathas in third Anglo-Maratha war and ruled Pune till 1947. The British established Poona municipality in 1858. A railway line between Mumbai […]