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Team:IBB Pune/pune
From 2009.igem.org
PUNE
Pune is located in Maharashtra, India. It is second largest city in the state and is considered the state's cultural capital. The large student population in the city makes for a lively nightlife and vibrant atmosphere. Pune also houses fantastic restaurants, good museums and is well known for its surrounding hill forts which offer panoramic bird's-eye views.
Area of Pune City 450.69 square kilometers Green Cover 40 per cent of area Population 4 million Language Marathi/ Hindi/English Local Transport Black-and-yellow auto-rickshaws, buses, and private taxis Pune has a glorious history of nearly 1600 years.Pataleshwar caves (Near JM Road) from 5th century is a evidence for Pune’s old settlements. Rashtrakut Kings had built a beautiful temple of Shiva called Punyeshwar, which was unfortunately destroyed during sultan’s attack on city in 13th century.
The earliest evidence found is that of copper plates belonging to 758 A. D. and of 768 A. D.The city's historical associations are fast woven with Shivaji Maharaj , the Peshwas and Lokmanya Tilak. When Bajirao-I became the Peshwa, he made Pune the headquarters of the army and the Shaniwar Wada was built. In 1820 the Peshwas were dethroned and the British established a permanent Army Cantonment. Since then it has moved gracefully from the past into the present.
Peace and Prosperity are two words synonymous with Pune city, which is internationally acclaimed for its educational traditions and communal harmony. Students come here not only from all over India but from all over the world. Apart from students, a large number of foreigners are drawn to the BKS Iyengar Yoga Institute, and the Osho Center. Pune is, in fact a potpourri of the old and the new. What makes it tick is a harmonious blend between the two. This growing metropolis brings to the mind a myriad of images - ancient forts, ornate palaces, shopping arcades, educational institutions, Temples, mosques, and churches and rolling hills. The Ganapati festival celebrated yearly, called the Pune Festival, has made its mark on the tourist map of India.
The Socio-economic profile of Pune is also being transformed with its fast-growing urban area and growth in industry and technology. It has also become the nerve center for Information technology, Biotechnology, automobiles and real estate among other things.
Pune is definitely marching toward achieving international stature and repute, and developing into a globally recognized, vibrant and dynamic education and industry based economy.
