Talk:Pune

Comments

I happened to come to this Wiki page on a colleagues suggestion and noticed that there were a lot of mistakes - both in the spellings and grammar of the article. So got down and fixed some of these.

The major changes that I made are as follows:

• Changed the formatting of the document and capitalised the words properly and also changed the bold text as and when required.
• Made quite a few grammatical changes to make the article more readable.
• Added all the links I could find and also did a thorough spelling and grammar check on the See section.
• Added all links that I could find in the Learn section.

Still have lots of editing to go, so will appreciate any help. Also, after editing, please add changes made to this page. Would make it a lot easier to review the content and enhance the quality of the main Pune page listing.

(WT-en) saurabhj

Thanks for your help! But don't worry too much about recording changes here, it's all stored automatically in the article history. (WT-en) Jpatokal 23:27, 29 September 2006 (EDT)

Linking content

Just wanted to know when should we add separate links and when should the text itself be a link? I saw the New York City article which is a guide article and they have used both at different places. Just wanted to clear some doubts, so that we could have a more consistent flow.

(WT-en) saurabhj 11:30, 30 September 2006 (IST)

The New York City article is a horrible mess and is a model of what not to do... The Project:Manual of Style lays out the Correct(tm) guidelines. (WT-en) Jpatokal 02:28, 30 September 2006 (EDT)

To see an example of a correctly formatted article, check out Lausanne. — (WT-en) Ravikiran 12:20, 30 September 2006 (EDT)

i've edited a fair bit

i've edited a fair bit of the article on pune and the listings are complete. i think that it deserves the status of a star, perhaps with a bit of more editing. i'm currently not signed in but my ID is upamanyuwikivoyage.

The edits are appreciated, but please be aware that there is now a procedure for awarding "Star status" that takes some time and involves significant consensus building. Making the Star assignment is premature until all that has been done. Your edits are helping to push the article toward being a Star, so keep up the good work, and the status itself will follow if consensus favors it. -- (WT-en) Bill-on-the-Hill 18:25, 28 November 2006 (EST)

I'm giving it a starnomination. okay. upamanyuwikivoyage

I don't see why you guys don't want to make it a star. I find it much more useful than some of the other star articles. upamanyuwikivoyage

Please read through Project:Article status. It's not enough to be useful, it has to be formatted like a perfect article, and we've given you lots of feedback on what's still missing at Project:Star nominations. It's a very high standard, and that's why we have under 10 Stars out of over 20,000 articles. (WT-en) Jpatokal 09:07, 2 December 2006 (EST)

Ex links

Moved these from the main page, but maybe still useful...

• Virtual Pune has a wealth of information on Pune and its surroundings.
• Around Pune focuses on the interesting sites around the city of Pune.
• Pune Diary is another good website on the city.
• Pune Events lists all major events, activities and exhibitions in the city. The website is updated very regularly, and is a better source than the newspapers.
• The official website for the city of Pune.

(WT-en) Cacahuate 07:21, 10 December 2006 (EST)

They seem to have been replaced. Can someone comment? --(WT-en) Evan 15:23, 13 December 2006 (EST)

Photos

Dude, Upamanyu, I appreciate your enthusiasm, but please don't put up photos of somewhere else and claim that it is Pune. It is the sort of thing that will only get Wikivoyage made fun of. — (WT-en) Ravikiran 00:56, 14 December 2006 (EST)

cultural capital?

Pune is the cultural capital of Maharashtra? Not Mumbai? I've never been there, but... (WT-en) Cacahuate 12:03, 16 December 2006 (EST)

It is an informal term. Yes, Mumbai is the legal capital, but it is a city the British built. Pune, on the other hand, was the capital of a vast Maratha confederacy and is a pretty significant centre of Marathi art and culture. It certainly deserves the title. — (WT-en) Ravikiran 12:21, 16 December 2006 (EST)

Well there ya go. perhaps I shall visit... (WT-en) Cacahuate 12:35, 16 December 2006 (EST)

Cacahuate, Pune is v. much the cultural capital of Maharashtra, not Mumbai.

Got it, my ignorance shows... sorry  :) (WT-en) Cacahuate 12:36, 21 December 2006 (EST)

Libraries (Public/Private)?

Could someone post some information on Public/Private libraries in Pune. I am sure that since Pune has been a students' city and is also called the cultural capital of maharashtra - there must be some good libraries around but being new to the city, i am not able to locate one...Thanks in advance. --(WT-en) Phaedreus 05:00, 30 May 2007 (EDT)

Learn listings

Not a single thing here is for the traveller. I'm going to torch the whole section. Pune University and Fergusson College are already listed in the See section, but the Learn section is supposed to be places that offer short classes that a traveller could do, right? Not a comprehensive list of every business school, trade school, and college around. If you put it back, please enter into discussion. (WT-en) Texugo 22:07, 28 February 2008 (EST)

Lots of copyright violations

I just removed some of the Understand section, the infobox about peths, and a lot of descriptions from the Get Out section because they were all copied verbatim from other websites (I listed which ones in the edit descriptions). In the case of the infobox, I compared the article histories, and that text existed on Wikipedia before it came here. In the other cases, Google searches of the text brought up other sites, many of them government sites, and did not bring up Wikivoyage, suggesting to me that their addition to Wikivoyage happened later. If you have any information to the contrary, please note it here before adding the text back in. (WT-en) Texugo 23:22, 28 February 2008 (EST)

Districtifying Pune

Isn't about time to Districtify Pune - it is getting rather large, with lots of district listings. -- (WT-en) Huttite 03:47, 22 January 2009 (EST)

The area corresponding to the Districts actually contained information about the prominent suburbs and localities within Pune and hence I feel the terminology is incorrect. Have changed it to Localities / Suburbs.

(WT-en) saurabhj 01:08, 16 August 2009 (IST)

Sizzlers

What are Sizzlers and why do they have their own section? -- (WT-en) Huttite 03:54, 22 January 2009 (EST)

Sizzlers are actually a food item immensely popular in the city. You are right. They don't need their own section. Merging it with the rest of the restaurants. -- (WT-en) saurabhj 01:11, 16 August 2009 (IST)

Newspapers?

The page had a list of newspapers. I did not find any other pages having a list of newspapers. So removing that section and putting it here. Just incase anybody needs it later.

KESARI

• PUDHARI
• Loksatta
• Sakaal
• The Indian Express
• The Hindu
• Hindustan Times
• The Times Of India
• Intelligent Pune, ]. A 32 page English weekly tabloid published every Friday.Email id : ip.prabhat@gmail.com
• DNA,
• Pune Mirror

(WT-en) saurabhj 00:24, 16 August 2009 (IST)

Learn

What is the reason for including all of these training institutes in a Travel Guide? (WT-en) Shep 03:27, 21 February 2010 (EST)

I don't see any reason at all for it. They are not opportunities for travellers, so I'm removing them. I'll post them below for posterity's sake:

Balaji Institute of Modern Management (BIMM) (formerly known as Indian Institute of Modern Management (IIMM)) Ranked one amongst top 10 Private B-School in India. (Source: Wall Street Journal (USA) - Oct, 2009)

Balaji Institute of Telecom Management (BITM) (formerly known as Indian Centre for Telecom and Management (ICTM)) Among top 3 Telecom and Management Institute in India. Rated as 'A++' Grade B-School in India (Source: Business India, Nov, 1 2009)

Balaji Institute of International Business (BIIB) (formerly known as Indian Centre for International Business (ICIB)) Rated as 'A++' Grade B-School in India (Source: Business India, Nov, 1 2009)

Balaji Institute of Human Resource and Management (BIMHRD) (formerly known as Indian Centre for Management and Human Resource Development (ICMHRD) Rated as 'A++' Grade B-School in India (Source: Business India, Nov, 1 2009)

College of Engineering Pune (COEP): COEP was Established in 1854 and is an autonomous institute of the Government of Maharashtra, COEP is one of the most sought after engineering colleges in the country (by students and employers alike). COEP is the only one in its league to sport its own boat club. In 2004 the college celebrated its 150 years anniversary and the function was addressed by his Excellency Dr. Abdul Kalam, Honourable ex-President of India.

Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute: Offers postgraduate degress and PhD in the fields named Linguistics and Archeology.

Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune:Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune a highly commendable private institute, occupies a place of pride amongst the premier technical institutes of the western region of India. Established in year 1983, financed and run by the Bansilal Ramanath Agrawal Charitable Trust,Pune. It is affiliated to Pune University. Within two decades, the institute marched towards the pinnacle of glory through its remarkable achievements and laurels in the field of engineering education of a high calibre.The institute offers Undergraduate,Postgraduate and Doctoral (Ph.D.) programs in Engineering.. It has six full-fledged departments having nine branches with faculty who are motivated with a quest to promote engineering and technical education. The faculty members are constantly training themselves by participating in and presenting papers at various national programs in their field of specialisation.

Symbiosis International University: SIU is an International Deemed University. It consists of 32 separate Institutes offering varied courses in the fields of Business Management, Computers, Telecom, Design, Media etc. Some of the most prominent institutes are Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research(SICSR), Symbiosis Institute of Business Management(SIBM), Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management(SITM),Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development(SCMHRD). Symbiosis is known for its state of art infrastructure and quality of education.

Sinhgad College of Engineering (SCOE): SCOE was established in the year 1996 – 1997 offering 4 – years degree courses in Information Technology, Computer, Electronics & Telecommunication, Mechanical, Chemical, Civil Engineering and Production Engineering.

Sinhgad Institute of Management:Sinhgad Institute of Management has set precedence with its excellent academic track record and unique teaching learning process. SIOM was established in the year 1994 with the MBA Programme. Now it has added six more courses to its repertoire. More details about Sinhgad Institutions on

Listings with no address

There are enough listings that we don't need to clutter it up with listings that are missing addresses. Here are ones I pulled from the article. (WT-en) Texugo 08:26, 1 January 2011 (EST)

• Kondhalkar MastaniAnother place for mouthwatering mastanis. Khus & Pista are the best. Also try the seasonal flavours - Guava, Jamun & Custard Apple.

• Chingari also serves Indian food, but in an open-air atmosphere.

• Coffee Shop is a 24 hour cafe which serves Indian, Continental and Italian dishes.

• La Brasserie serves good pastries in a trendy atmosphere.

• Mystic Masala serves authentic Indian food.

• The Tea Lounge serves tea and snacks in a laid-back atmosphere.

• Mainland China serves excellent Chinese dishes. One of the few Chinese restaurants in the country which serves authentic and non-Indianized food. The menu has a great selection of Cantonese Dim-sums.

• Whispering Bamboo is an Oriental restaurant serving Thai and Chinese cuisine.

Train line detail

I removed the following train line detail from Pune --Andrewssi2 (talk) 20:42, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

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Below is a list of services connecting Pune with different parts of India:

Pune - Ahmedabad Route

11050 Ahmedabad Express from Kolhapur - Ahmedabad Route- Kolhapur, Miraj, Sangli, Satara, Pune, Lonavala, Karjat, Kalyan, Bhivandi Road, Vasai Road, Dahanu Road, Vapi, Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Nadiad, Ahmedabad

11096 Ahimsa Express from Pune - Ahmedabad Route- Pune, Lonavala, Karjat, Kalyan, Bhivandi Road, Vasai Road, Dahanu Road, Vapi, Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Nadiad, Ahmedabad

11088 Veraval Express from Pune - Veraval Route- Pune, Lonavala, Karjat, Kalyan, Bhivandi Road, Vasai Road, Dahanu Road, Vapi, Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Nadiad, Ahmedabad, Viramgam, Surendranagar, Wankaner, Rajkot, Gondal, Navagadh, Junagadh, Keshod, Veraval

11090 Jodhpur Express from Pune - Jodhpur Route- Pune, Lonavala, Karjat, Kalyan, Bhivandi Road, Vasai Road, Dahanu Road, Vapi, Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Nadiad, Maninagar, Ahmedabad, Mahesana, Palanpur, Abu Road, Falna, Marwar, Pali, Luni, Jodhpur

11092 Ahimsa Express from Pune - Bhuj Route- Pune, Lonavala, Karjat, Kalyan, Bhivandi Road, Vasai Road, Vapi, Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Nadiad, Maninagar, Ahmedabad, Viramgram, Dharandhar, Samakhiali, Bhachau, Gandhidham, Adipur, Anjar, Bhuj

16210 Ajmer Express from Mysore - Ajmer Route- Mysore, Mandya, Bangalore City, Yeshwantpur, Tumkar, tiptur, Arsikere, Bidur, Dhavangere, Harihar, Ranibennur, Haveri, Hubli, Dharwad, Londa, Belgaum, Ghatprabha, Miraj, Sangli, Karad, Satara, Pune, Lonavala, Karjat, Kalyan, Bhivandi Road, Vasai Road, Vapi, Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Nadiad, Ahmedabad, Mahesana, Palanpur, Abu Road, Falna, Marwar, Sojat Road, Bewar, Ajmer

16508 Jodhpur Express from Bangalore City - Jodhpur Route- Bangalore City, Yeshwantpur, Tumkar, Tiptur, Arsikere, Bidur, Dhavangere, Harihar, Ranibennur, Haveri, Hubli, Dharwad, Londa, Belgaum, Ghatprabha, Miraj, Sangli, Karad, Satara, Pune, Lonavala, Karjat, Kalyan, Bhivandi Road, Vasai Road, Vapi, Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Nadiad, Ahmedabad, Mahesana, Palanpur, Abu Road, Falna, Marwar, Pali, Luni, Jodhpur

16532 Garib Nawaz Express from Bangalore (Yeshwantpur) - Ajmer Route- Yeshwantpur, Dharamavaram, Anantpur, Guntkal, Bellary, Hospet, Koppal, Gadag, Hubli, Dharwad, Londa, Belgaum, Ghatprabha, Miraj, Sangli, Karad, Satara, Pune, Lonavala, Karjat, Kalyan, Bhivandi Road, Vasai Road, Vapi, Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Vadodara, Anand, Nadiad, Ahmedabad, Mahesana, Palanpur, Abu Road, Falna, Marwar, Sojat Road, Bewa, Ajmer

16534 Jodhpur Express from Bangalore (Yeshwantpur) - Jodhpur Route- Yeshwantpur, Dharamavaram, Guntkal, Bellary, Hospet, Koppal, Gadag, Hubli, Dharwad, Londa, Belgaum, Ghatprabha, Miraj, Sangli, Karad, Satara, Pune, Lonavala, Karjat, Kalyan, Bhivandi Road, Vasai Road, Vapi, Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Vadodara, Anand, Nadiad, Ahmedabad, Mahesana, Palanpur, Abu Road, Falna, Marwar, Pali, Luni, Jodhpur

16506 Gandhidham Express from Bangalore City - Gandhidham Route- Bangalore City, Yeshwantpur, Tumkar, Tiptur, Arsikere, Bidur, Dhavangere, Harihar, Ranibennur, Haveri, Hubli, Dharwad, Londa, Belgaum, Ghatprabha, Miraj, Sangli, Karad, Satara, Pune, Lonavala, Karjat, Kalyan, Bhivandi Road, Vasai Road, Vapi, Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Ankaleshwar, Vadodara, Anand, Nadiad, Ahmedabad, Dharandhar, Samakhiali, Bhachau, Gandhidham

Pune - Delhi Route

11077 Jhelum Express from Pune to Jammu Tawi Route - Pune, Daund , Manmad , Bhusaval , Khandwa, Itarsi , Bhopal , Jhansi , Gwalior , Agra , New Delhi , Ambala , Ludhiana , Jalandhar , Chakki Bank and Jammu Tawi

12263 Duronto Express from Pune to New Delhi (Hazrat Nizamuddin) Route - Nonstop Train between Pune and Hazrat Nizamuddin

12147 Nizamuddin Express from Chhatrapati Shahumaharaj Terminus Kolhapur to New Delhi via Pune. Route - Kolhapur , Pune, Daund , Manmad , Bhusaval , Khandwa, Itarsi , Bhopal , Jhansi , Gwalior , Agra and New Delhi

12629 Sampark Kranti Express from Bangalore (Yeswantpur) to New Delhi (Hazrat Nizamuddin) via Pune. Route - Yeswantpur , Hubli , Miraj , Pune , Bhopal , Jhansi and Hazrat Nizamuddin

12779 Goa Express from Vasco da Gama , Goa to New Delhi (Hazrat Nizamuddin) Route - Vasco Da Gama , Madgaon , Londa , Belgaum , Miraj , Pune , Daund , Manmad , Bhusaval , Khandwa, Itarsi , Bhopal , Jhansi , Gwalior , Agra and Hazrat Nizamuddin

Pune - Kolkata Route

12129 Azad Hind Express from Pune to Howrah Route - Pune , Daund , Manmad , Bhusawal , Nagpur , Raipur , Rourkela , Howrah

12221 Howrah Duronto Express From Pune to Howrah Route- Nonstop Train between Pune and Howrah

Pune - Chennai Route

11027 Chennai Mail From Mumbai to Chennai via Pune Route - Mumbai CST , Pune , Daund , Solapur , Wadi , Raichur , Guntakal , Renigunta , Chennai

11041 CSTM Chennai Express from Mumbai to Chennai via Pune Route - Mumbai CST , Pune , Daund , Solapur , Wadi , Raichur , Guntakal , Renigunta , Chennai

12163 Chennai Express from Dadar to Chennai Route - Dadar , Pune , Daund , Solapur , Wadi , Raichur , Guntakal , Renigunta , Chennai

Pune - Mumbai Route

12124 Deccan Queen from Pune to Mumbai CST Route - Pune , Lonavala , Dadar (One Way), Mumbai CST

12126 Pragati Express from Pune to Mumbai CST Route - Pune , Lonavala , Karjat , Kalyan , Thane , Dadar , Mumbai CST

11010 Sinhagad Express from Pune to Mumbai CST Route - Pune , Talegaon, Lonavala , Karjat , Kalyan , Thane , Dadar , Mumbai CST

11008 Deccan Express from Pune to Mumbai CST Route - Pune , Lonavala , Karjat , Neral (One Way), Kalyan , Thane , Dadar , Mumbai CST

12128 Intercity Express from Pune to Mumbai CST Route - Pune , Lonavala , Karjat , Kalyan , Thane , Dadar , Mumbai CST

12526 Indrayani Express from Pune to Mumbai CST Route - Pune , Lonavala , Karjat , Kalyan , Dadar , Mumbai CST

Concerning Districts

I think this article has a lot of potential. I'm going to attempt clean . Should we divide the city into districts? I definitely think the districts listed are too many; if we district-ified the city we would need to merge several together. Making this follow a big-city template would also mean a lot of work moving the listings around. I'm of the opinion that there's a ton of content in the article, but I'm not convinced it deserves a big-city format. I'd rather hack at the district section and move some of the summarized content in to the "Understand" section (but mostly because I don't want to fuss with moving all the listings over to other pages :) ).

For those in favor of creating districts, where should we "draw the lines"? I'm not familiar with the city, so I wouldn't want to go making educated guesses at how to divide up a city. DethDestroyerOfWords (talk) 19:54, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

I would at this point not split into districts, the first task is to get the listings sorted out. Either add more detail, particularly location, or remove them. Although not a huge city it does take a long time to get from one part to the other (crazy traffic) and some of the listings are outside the main city so maybe a few districts could make sense at some point once the article in cleaned up. --Traveler100 (talk) 20:15, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

• In my opinion, there's no way a city of 3 million people can be ever classified as "small". The dynamic map shows me that it's very spread out geographically as well. I'm always in favor of keeping things as simple as they can be, and suggest we work to establish consensus on a list of no more than NINE districts (the Wikivoyage way). Having never been to Pune, I'm afraid I cannot contribute to this discussion. Ibaman (talk) 20:24, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

I don't know enough to have an opinion about whether this article should be districtified, but I'd like to point out that Karachi, a much bigger city, is not. There is relevant discussion at Talk:Karachi/Archive 2013#Merge separate district articles?. Also, Pune can use a Large City Template without being districted, if such a decision is made. Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:46, 19 March 2016 (UTC)

Having thought it over, this will be my course of action: I agree with Traveler100 regarding a primary focus on the listings. As I clean the article up, I'll pay special attention to list items by ensuring they have addresses/contact info. If they don't, I'll move them here to the talk page. Since the district section already exists, should we perhaps add a style tag to the district section with comments about reducing/merging the number of districts to nine? Or, should all of that content be moved back here until a decision is made to district-ify? DethDestroyerOfWords (talk) 13:26, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

• Having read all of the above, I think that districtification is not needed in this article. The "districts list" is superfluous at this point, and should be moved to this discussion page and unclutter the article. Ibaman (talk) 13:56, 23 March 2016 (UTC)
  • Sounds like a plan! I'll move it over. DethDestroyerOfWords (talk) 13:58, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

May have gone a little too far with some of the removal of see listings. Yes some are a bit out of the city Pune is still the only article in the area. --Traveler100 (talk) 22:08, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Terribly sorry if I "plunged" too fast and too deep, haha. I recognize your concern about ensuring these locations are visible/reachable on this site for the reading traveler. My thought process was this: Some of the Sees seem very far away from the city. I certainly wouldn't consider something 100 to 160km away as part of the city of Pune. The closest fort/trek destination, Sinhgad, is a 29km drive, four destinations are between 50km and 75km drives, and the other destinations are well into the 100km range. I'm still deciding if those items would be better in the "Go next" section (the manual of style suggests that day trip ideas go there) or if they might be better as a subsection titled "Day trips" (or something similar) in the "Do" or "See", and then moving the similar stuff under "Hill forts" from the "Sleep" section into that. That would at least prevent them mingling with closer attractions and then we can call out that they are some trek away. When I edit stuff, I always try to keep the spirit of the original content and my intention was to put a paragraph about the forts and hill stations in the See section, I just didn't have time yesterday. I also think it would be a good idea to duplicate the fort and hill station section in the Western Maharashtra region article since, to me, it makes more sense to list them there. I'm not a strongly opinionated person and I'm new here, so if you have a better idea let me know and we can do things that way. DethDestroyerOfWords (talk) 14:34, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

Many of them I agree, should start to look at other location pages they could be added to. I would however consider

Sinhagad in the article. That is reachable for a trip out from the town and cannot see it worth creating some small village article to add it too. --Traveler100 (talk) 16:36, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

Sounds good! I've added Sinhagad fort back into the "See" section. I've also been working on the "Go next" section; I added in the two hill stations that were in "See" removal and then added distances from Pune to the destinations for many of the other ones. Perhaps later in the week I'll sort out where some of the further away forts and trekking destinations should be put and tackle that odd, almost itinerary, addition to "Sleep". I'm still mulling over how I want to incorporate the other "See" listings I temporarily removed, but lunch beckons. I'll try to be back later today to at least get the hill stations over into the Western Maharashtra article. DethDestroyerOfWords (talk) 17:06, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

District section backup

Below is a district section that was removed due to a discussion on this talk page. If districts are determined to be necessary in future, we can work off of this content.

Districts

Pune, despite being considered a small city, is growing very fast. Its some prominent areas are:

• Aundh is in the north western part of Pune. It is a fast growing locality attracting IT and BPO companies. It is also the most convenient residential area for people working in Hinjewadi IT park.
• Baner The fastest developing suburb in the city nowadays located in western region. This area is close to Hinjewadi IT park and Shree Chhatrapati Sports complex. Most convenient gateway to catch Mumbai e-way from the city.

• Camp is the area which refers to Central Pune. At the center of Camp lies Bund Garden, Pune's largest green patch. Most of the corporate offices and upmarket shopping malls are located here. B T Kawade Road is centrally located residential area located near camp (Eastern Pune).

• Deccan refers to the area around the Gymkhana by the same name. It is the cultural district and houses numerous theaters, art galleries and cinema halls.

• Hadapsar is the eastern suburb of Pune. It is a fast growing locality attracting IT and BPO companies. It is also endorsed by the world bank for its development activities. Hadapsar is connected to the central city by the Pune-Solapur Highway. Hadapsar is also famous as the excellent location for the adventures paragliding. Thousands of national and international tourists come here, every year to experience he paragliding.

• Kalyani Nagar is a fairly new and upcoming area located close to Koregaon Park having a multiplex and posh residential buildings.

• Kharadi is an upcoming area. You can see this suburb on your left side while coming to Pune from Ahmednagar. Once a sleepy village, construction is now going on in a big way here. This area is 9 KM from the Pune railway station and about 7 KM from the airport. Zensar Technologies is in Kharadi.

• Koregaon Park is located north-east of the Camp area. It is considered to be the poshest suburb and houses the city's best restaurants. Osho Ashram is here and one finds the maximum number of foreigners here.

• Kothrud surrounds both sides of Karve Road and the adjoining Paud Road. It has the highest density of residential complexes in Pune. It houses quality restaurants as well as shopping complexes and also has many well known Schools & Engineering Colleges. Chandni Chowk located at extreme west of Kothrud hosts a number of well known restaurants and pubs - including a 24x7 cafe. The City Pride Multiplex and the Yeshwant Rao Natyagruh are located in this region.

• Lohegaon is a suburb of Pune. The airport is located here. It is connected to Viman Nagar and Kalyani Nagar via the newly constructed VIP road.

• Magarpatta City is the largest IT park SEZ located in Hadapsar. It is home to companies like IBM, Amdocs, ZS Associates, Avaya, eInfochips, Cerillion, JohnDeere, 'Sybase an SAP Company', EXL Service, Aviva, EDS, Principal Finance, Mellon, Patni, Honeywell, ADP, Capsilon, Accenture,Capita, Reflexis, SAS, Teradeta, Zensar, Synechron, BNY Mellon and Mphasis.

• Mundhwa is an upcoming area. The famous Magarpatta Township is just adjoining this village.

• Pashan is in the western region of Pune and only 4 km away from the Pune University. It is an extremely beautiful and pleasant part of the town on account being surrounded by hills. The Pashan lake in this region is very beautiful - especially in rainy season. Being a pleasant, calm and quiet area, it is highly suitable for residential purposes. Pashan also houses the National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Necklace Park and the Balaji temple.

• The Peths are a cluster of little neighborhoods that constitute the old part of town. Most of the lanes in this part of the city are narrow and one can find many street vendors sell snacks on the sidewalk.

• Pimpri Chinchwad is an upcoming township at the outskirts of the city. It is at a distance of 18 KM from Pune railway station. A proposal to call it "New Pune" was struck down due to a large number of controversies. With its quick access to Hinjewadi (IT hub of Pune) and Talawade (upcoming IT hub of Pune), most of the IT professionals prefer to stay in this area.

• Shivaji Nagar also known as "Bhamburda" as per old city records, has a central bus stand and rail stop. The E-Square Multiplex is located here.

• Viman Nagar is another part of Pune developing extremely quickly. It is mostly a residential area with a handful of good restaurants. Some IT companies have come up in this area recently due to the development of the Gigaspace IT Park.Phoenix Market City Pune ,Pune's Biggest Mall with Worlds Leading Brands and has one of best Food Courts in the city.

Removed "See" listings.

Removed see listings that I couldn't find addresses to or didn't fit as a "See". Also removed the listings/sections that are not in or very close to Pune. I might move those listings to a more appropriate section, but for now they shall chill here.

See

• Bund Garden. This garden is also known as the Mahatma Gandhi Udyan. It was built by Sir Jamshedji Jeejeebhoy, on the right bank of the Mula-Mutha to provide the poor with water during summer. Main attraction here is the evening boat rides, horse rides etc. The garden is famous for Bhel-Puri and Pani-Puri. It is situated on the Airport road and very close to the Camp area. 
• Katraj. A famous Jain Temple and a Snake Park are located here. 
• 1 Sinhagad and Khadakwasala. This is a fort nearby which is a beautiful place to see. This is also a historic place in King Shivaji era. Khadakwasala has a dam and this place is famous for natural beauty around. A lot of folks flock here during rainy season. 
• Taljai, Vaghjai Hill temples. The Parvati, Taljai and Vaghjai temples are situated on a hill. A forest covers the entire hill and it is managed by the forest department. It takes about 2 hours to finish the journey through this deep forest. 
• Tribal Museum. Located off Koregaon Road to the east of Pune City Stn, this unique museum houses interesting artifacts from the Sahyadri and Gondhwa regions of Maharashtra. 
• Appu Ghar. 
• Dehu. 
• Chateau Indage Winery, Narayangaon. A pleasant 80 km drive through toll roads and ghats. The Chateau has a good restaurant as well. 
• Goethe Institut, 14/3B, Dhole Patil Rd.. 
• NDA (National Defence Academy). 
• Osho Ashram. 
• Shirdi, Pune-Nashik Highway. Shirdi famous for Sai baba temple. Also residence of Sai baba. 
• Shirgaon, Mumbai-Pune Expressway. 
• Alliance Francaise de Pune, 270/D, Patrakar Nagar Rd.. 

Beaches near Pune

Diveagar is among few beaches of konkan. It is approximately 160 km away from Pune. It takes around 4 hours to reach there from public transport, if you are taking your own ride then it will take around 3:30 hours. This is a very beautiful beach. It is a small village surrounded by greenery. It is better to go for two days (one night stay). Good veg and non veg food is available. Don't forget to have veg food of Mr Bapat. His speciality is Modak, a traditional Indian sweet coconut dumpling.

A nice place to stay at Diveagar is Ameya Cottage, which is located near to the Bus Stand.

• Ameya Cottage. Mr N. L. Kelaskar, Ameya Cottage, Nr. Bust Stand, Shivaji Showk, Tel - +(91)-7798418133

Forts and trekking destinations near Pune

• Bhimashankar
• Harishchandragad
• Lohgad
• Naneghat
• Purandar
• Raigad
• Rajgad
• Sinhgad
• Tikona
• Tung
• Visapur

Hill Stations near Pune

• Malshej Ghat. is among the most popular outing spot from Pune. This place is located amidst the sahyadri Hills. This place is popular among the local as well as other tourists. It is a perfect place for nature lovers, where they can spend their holidays. Malshej Ghat is one of the beautiful Hill stations of Maharashtra. There are many beautiful locations and some beautiful waterfalls which tourists to fall in love with this place. 
• Rajmachi. Rajmachi (Udhewadi) is a small village in the rugged mountains of Sahyadri in India. There are two forts which were built by Shivaji Emperor during 17th century. It is a famous spot for trekking. It is about 15 km treking distance from Lonavla. Rajmachi can be reached by 2 ways, the tough route from Kondivade village near Karjat and the other easy but long way route from Lonavala. In rainy season this place is filled with giant waterfalls and greenery. 

Taxis

Pune#Get in's "By taxi" section covers Pune-to-Mumbai taxis. Getting to Mumbai is not an appropriate topic for the "Get in" section of this article, but would be relevant to Mumbai#Get in. So should we delete these listings, unless they specifically advertise Mumbai-to-Pune trips on their websites? If so, which sites do? Ikan Kekek (talk) 08:06, 5 January 2018 (UTC)

Mumbai to Pune taxis is a relevant as Pune airport has few international flights. Even flying from Frankfurt people may still fly to Mumbai then get a taxi. It is an interesting, if you are not too nervous a passenger, drive too. Maybe the section should be rephrased, but it is better to get a Pune driver to and from. --Traveler100 (talk) 08:35, 5 January 2018 (UTC)

Mumbai to Pune is relevant to "Get in"; Pune to Mumbai is not relevant to this article, unless possibly the "Go next" section. Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:16, 5 January 2018 (UTC)

Sort of what I was trying to say. For get in I want a taxi from Mumbai, but even so I would order a driver from Pune to pick me up, not use a Mumbai taxi. Also chances are the traveller will want to return at some point to fly home. Just saying the information is valid, just the wording should be turned around. --Traveler100 (talk) 09:47, 5 January 2018 (UTC)

Removed "Food" Listings

I am removing some of the "Food" Listings which are possibly non operational now. In case they are still operating and can be vouched please let me know and I can move them back. Thanks

Food

Budget

• Ande Ka Funda, Paud road. The only place for eggeterian. Serves 26 egg items.
• Godbole's Suswaram (Kothrud, near bedekar Ganapati). Very good Maharashtrian snacks like Khichadi, pohe, vada pav, sheera. Also serves very good lunch.
• Tawas and Tandoors(non-vegetarian), Has combos of chicken/mutton/fish curries and dal(lentils)+parathas;biryanis;tandoor snacks on offer at very reasonable prices.
• Steamy affair, JM Rd (between Balgandharv and Deccan Bus stand). Serves steam idli, fried idli, veg idli, corn idli, kutti idli, pepper idli and dahi idli among the 15 varieties. The speciality is the varaya idli which is served exclusively on Thursdays and Saturdays for people who observe fast. Another unique type of idli served here is the kadhi idli. Spicy chutneys served along with these sumptuous snacks make the dish even more interesting. All the idlis are ₹12-22. 

—The preceding comment was added by Dprzvhar (talk • contribs)

Pimpri-Chinchwad

Pimpri-Chinchwad is a satellite town of Pune with its own municipality and it has 6 See/Do/Nearby listings. Since the Pune article is overcrowded, I'm going to split it into a separate city. Sbb1413 (he) (talk • contribs) 17:04, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Recently added tour

Rangan Datta Wiki has listed the following tour that I have removed following Wikivoyage's guide at WV:TOUR. I want to know the reason for its inclusion in this article.

• 1 Pune University Heritage Tour. 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month starts at 11 am. The curated walk takes visitors inside the main building complex, which was built in 1871 and served as the summer residence of the Governor of Bombay. Building was designed by James Trubshaw and was modeled in lines of Prince Albert’s Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, while the bell tower was inspired by Giotto’s Bell Tower in Florence, Italy. The interior consisted of a grand ballroom which has been converted into an auditorium. The dining room today serves as a seminar room. In spite of the adoptive reuse the interior is mostly kept unchanged and still contains the antique furniture and chandeliers. The building also houses a museum with exhibits from history, geology and anthropology. Weapons from the 19th-century Maratha armory are also on display.The most interesting part of the Pune University heritage tour is a 300-foot-long underground tunnel that once connected the kitchen. Note: The notice appears on the Savitribai Phule Pune University website on Friday and there is no need for a prior booking and participants can simply drop in at the venue at 11:00 am. The walks starts at 11:30 am. Free. (updated Jul 2023)

-- Sbb1413 (he) (talk • contribs) 12:36, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Dear Sbb1413 went through the WV:TOUR guide lines. The tour is operated by the Pune University which obviously has a "real world" office with a phone number and address. It is a direct tour of the campus operated by the university. I don't think it violates the WV:TOUR guide lines. I would still request Ikan Kekek, Ground Zero, ShakespeareFan00, DaGizza to have a look and share their opinion. Rangan Datta Wiki (talk) 15:31, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Is there a 'fee' or 'donation' requested for the curated walk? Is the tour something that cannot be done without a guide ?

I do not immediately see where this violates the guidelines, if it's an official tour run by the institution directly.

Naturally of course, Wikivoyage should be avoiding anythign that looks like touting for commercial operators.

ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 15:41, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

It is a free tour. It can only be done under a guide as most of the area doesn't have public access. It is run by the institute for creating awareness and have no commercial value. Rangan Datta Wiki (talk) 17:38, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Guidelines at Wikivoyage:Tour allow walking tours to be listed, regardless of what if any charge there is. Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:30, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

So, shall get this back Rangan Datta Wiki (talk) 03:16, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

Thank you all for inputs. The tour has been reinserted. Sbb1413 (he) (talk • contribs) 05:08, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

Question: why are you canvassing random users? --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 03:28, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

Dear SHB2000 I was not aware of the canvassing. I will keep this in mind. BTW shall we get the Pune University tour back. Rangan Datta Wiki (talk) 05:01, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

Dear Sbb1413 since my post is not violiting the WV:TOUR guide lines can we get it back. Rangan Datta Wiki (talk) 13:20, 24 August 2023 (UTC)