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Pune (formerly known as Punawadi or Punya-Nagari or Poona), is the eighth largest city in India, and the second largest in the state of Maharashtra, after Mumbai. Situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula and Mutha rivers, Pune is the administrative capital of Pune district and the 7th Metro city of India.
Pune is known to have existed as a town since 937 AD.Shivaji Raje,the founder of the Maratha Empire, lived in Pune as a boy, and later oversaw significant growth and development of the town during his reign. In 1730, Pune became an important political centre as the seat of the Peshwa, the prime minister of the Chhatrapati of Satara. After the town was annexed to British India in 1817, it served as a cantonment town and as the "monsoon capital" of the Bombay Presidency until the independence of India.
Pune is well known as the 'Queen of Deccan' due to its scenic beauty and rich natural resources. Besides, it is famous for its religious and historical places. Pune city is known on the world map beacuase of its educational, research and development institutions. The district also has an importance as an important military base. Pune is the most industrialized district in western Maharashtra and a famous IT hub in the country.
Software and Information Technology
Pune has a rapidly growing software industry as well, with multinational companies such as Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, Tata Consultancy Services,Oracle Financial Services Software, KPIT Cummins,BitWise Solutions,Cognizant technology Solutions,Syntel,BMC Software,Persistent Systems, Tech Mahindra,Patni Computer Systems, Accenture, Wipro, L & T Infotech and Infosys, Zensar, Cybage, Decos having large offices here. Some global organisations have set up their technology development centres in Pune, for example, Barclays Technology Centre, HSBC Global Technology Center, Cybernet Slash Support and John Deere Technology Center. The growing software industry has led to the construction of IT parks to encourage new IT companies. This includes the Rajiv Gandhi IT Park at Hinjawadi, the Magarpatta Cybercity, the MIDC Software Technology Park at Talawade, the Marisoft IT Park and Kumar Cerebrum IT Park at Kalyani Nagar, the International Convention Centre (ICC), Weikfield IT Park and many others.
Business process outsourcing companies have also seen significant growth here, with companies like WNS, Kale Consultants, Convergys, MphasiS, Infosys BPO, EXL, Wipro BPO, Next, vCustomer, Ventura, 3 Global Services and others setting up operations here, including JCB Excavators LTD. Pune is also the headquarters of The Cosmos Co-operative Bank.
Startups
Although the IT Services sector remains a major driver of the economy and jobs created here, Pune's NRI diaspora and first-generation of successful technology entrepreneurs are encouraging a renaissance of entrepreneurial activity. Active startup oriented organizations in Pune include the Pune OpenCoffee Club, NASSCOM Emerge and TiE Pune. Notable valley-based startups that have setup development centers in Pune include Dr. Suhas Patil's Cradle Technologies, Zmanda and Komli Media.
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| Pune Gallery: Slide Show |
Shaniwar Wada |
Shivaji Maharaj was a great king of the Maratha Kingdom |
Pune is located at the confluence of the Mula and Mutha rivers |
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Pashan lake is a man made lake |
Pune Bypass helps traffic from the north to south bypass easily |
Pune BRTS is the first Bus rapid System in India |
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MSRTC's "Shivneri" Volvo Bus from Pune to Mumbai |
The Mumbai-Pune Expressway as seen from Khandala |
The National War Memorial (Maharashtra) |
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