Encyclopedia - Pune: Encyclopedia Ii - Pune - History
In Pune, the past meets the present. It is one of those rare cities with a twin image: that of a tradition-bound place — gene...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - College Of Engineering, Pune: Encyclopedia Ii - College Of Engineering, Pune - History
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Encyclopedia - College Of Engineering Pune: Encyclopedia Ii - College Of Engineering Pune - History
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Encyclopedia - Pune: Encyclopedia - Pune
Pune (पुणे in Marathi), formerly known as Punavadi and Poona (पूना in Hindi), is located in the western Indian state of M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - University Of Pune: Encyclopedia - University Of Pune
The University of Pune (formerly the University of Poona) is a university located in northwest Pune. It has a 400 acre (1.6 km²) campus....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - College Of Engineering Pune: Encyclopedia - College Of Engineering Pune
College of Engineering, Pune (COEP) is an engineering school established on the banks of the Mula-Mutha River in Pune, Maharashtra, India...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - College Of Engineering, Pune: Encyclopedia Ii - College Of Engineering, Pune - Branches
1866: Civil 1914: Mechanical 1932: Electrical 1948: Metallurgy 1956: Electronics & telec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ashtavinayak: Encyclopedia - Ashtavinayak
Ashtavinayak literally means "eight Ganeshas" in Sanskrit. Ganesha is the Hindu deity of prosperity and learning. The term also refers to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anami Narayan Roy: Encyclopedia - Anami Narayan Roy
Anami Narayan Roy is the Police Commissioner of Mumbai. He took over as the police chief on 5 February 2004 under controversial circumsta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air Sahara: Encyclopedia - Air Sahara
Air Sahara is an airline based in New Delhi, India. It is a privately owned airline operating scheduled services connecting all metropol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maharashtra: Encyclopedia - Maharashtra
Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र in Devanagari) is India's third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cowasji Jehangir: Encyclopedia - Cowasji Jehangir
Sir Cowasji Jehangir (second bart.) was a prominent member of the Mumbai Parsi community. He was the grandson of Sir Cowasji Jehangir Rea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedre Ramachandra Reddy Bhoodhan: Encyclopedia - Vedre Ramachandra Reddy Bhoodhan
Vedre Ramachandra Reddy got his title " Bhoodhan " as he was the foremost person to help start the great land donation movement in early ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alibag: Encyclopedia - Alibag
Alibag or Alibaug is a coastal town in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, India. It is headquarters of the Raigad district. It is situated...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shivaji: Encyclopedia - Shivaji
Shivaji Bhonsle, also known as Chhatrapati Shri Shivaji Maharaj (Marathi शिवाजीराजे भोसले)(February 19, 163...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajneesh: Encyclopedia - Rajneesh
Rajneesh Chandra Mohan Jain (December 11, 1931 - January 19, 1990), better known during the 1970s as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and later as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Home Rule Movement: Encyclopedia - Home Rule Movement
The All India Home Rule League was a national political organization founded in 1916 to lead the national demand for self-government, ter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - College Of Engineering Pune: Encyclopedia Ii - College Of Engineering Pune - Branches
1866: Civil 1914: Mechanical 1932: Electrical 1948: Metallurgy 1956: Electronics & telec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maharashtra: Encyclopedia Ii - Maharashtra - Divisions
Maharashtra is divided into thirty-five districts, which are grouped into six divisions: Aurangabad, Amravati, Konkan, Nagpur, Nashik, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nagpur: Encyclopedia Ii - Nagpur - History
Nagpur was founded by Bhakt Buland, a prince of the Gond kingdom of Deogarh in the Chhindwara District. In 1743 the Maratha leader Raghoj...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bombay Presidency: Encyclopedia Ii - Bombay Presidency - Administration
The Presidency was divided into four commissionerships and twenty-six districts. The four divisions were the northern or Gujarat, the cen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bombay Presidency: Encyclopedia Ii - Bombay Presidency - Administration
The Presidency was divided into four commissionerships and twenty-six districts with Bombay City as its capital. The four divisions were ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marathi Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Marathi Language - Grammar
The supposedly purest form of Marathi is spoken in the historical city of Pune, which was the capital of the Peshwa rulers. Marathi lang...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of India - The Mughal Era
Military history of India - Mughals. Military history of India - The Maratha empire. The Maratha Empire, also called the Maratha Conf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurangabad Maharashtra: Encyclopedia Ii - Aurangabad Maharashtra - Transportation
The Chikalthana airport is the domestic airport of Aurangabad. The nearest international airports are Mumbai and Pune. Indian and Jet Air...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Railways: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Railways - Suburban Rail
Many cities have their own dedicated suburban networks to cater to commuters. Currently, suburban networks operate in Mumbai (Bombay), Ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - India Meteorological Department: Encyclopedia Ii - India Meteorological Department - Organisation
The department is headed by a Director General of Meteorology. There are a total of four junior Additional Directors General at New Delhi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Airlines: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Airlines - Services
Indian flies to 64 domestic and 16 international destinations offering 35,000 seats per day and is India's largest airline. It operates t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahabharata: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahabharata - In Modern Times
Between 1919 and 1966, the scholars at the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune, compared the various manuscripts of the epic fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharwad: Encyclopedia Ii - Dharwad - Culture
Dharwad is the cultural nerve center of Northern Karnataka. It has contributed to some of the greatest exponents of Hinudstani music - Sa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Times Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - The Times Of India - Prominent Supplements
The Times of India - City Centric Supplements. Bombay Times Delhi Times Bangalore Times Pune Times Hyderabad Times Calcutta Times Luck...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syntel: Encyclopedia Ii - Syntel - Worldwide Offices
Syntel's global headquarters is located in Troy, Michigan, in suburban Detroit. Syntel has 27 worldwide facilities, located in the United...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vile Parle: Encyclopedia Ii - Vile Parle - More Stuff
Vile Parle is commonly referred to as the Small Pune of Bombay; other terms include "Place of Green Tunnels" and Parla in local parlance....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sangli: Encyclopedia Ii - Sangli - Travel Information
Sangli - Railway stations:. SANGLI (Central Railway, India) [1] MIRAJ Junction (Central Railway, India) [2] Bhilavadi (Central Railway...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infosys: Encyclopedia Ii - Infosys - Offices And Facilities
Infosys has offices in Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Mauritius, The Netherlands, Sc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hsbc: Encyclopedia Ii - Hsbc - Global Service Centres
As a cost saving measure HSBC is offshoring processing work to lower cost economies in order to reduce the cost of providing services in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ashtavinayak: Encyclopedia Ii - Ashtavinayak - Eight Temples
The eight temples/idols of the Ashtavinayak in their religious sequence are: The Moreshwar Temple, Moregaon The Siddhivinayak Temple, Si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - India Meteorological Department: Encyclopedia Ii - India Meteorological Department - History
After a tropical cyclone hit Calcutta in 1864, and the subsequent famines in 1866 and 1871 due to the failure of the monsoons, it was dec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shivaji: Encyclopedia Ii - Shivaji - Early Life
Shivajiraje was born in 1630, in the Shivneri Fort, 60 km north of Pune. His father, Shahaji raje, was a jagirdar of the sultan of Bijapu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bal Gangadhar Tilak: Encyclopedia Ii - Bal Gangadhar Tilak - Early Life
He was born on July 23, 1856, in a village near Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, into a middle class Hindu family. Tilak was an avid student with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shivaji: Encyclopedia Ii - Shivaji - Early Life
Shivaji was born in 1630, in the Shivneri Fort which is 60 km north of Pune. His father, Shahaji, was a jagirdar of Adilshah who was the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - National Defence Academy India: Encyclopedia Ii - National Defence Academy India - History
The National Defence Academy is the first Joint-Services Academy in the world where future officers of all three wings of the Defence For...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kanbay: Encyclopedia Ii - Kanbay - History
Kanbay's history is an enduring demonstration of a global organization that transcends geographical and cultural boundaries Since our fou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar: Encyclopedia Ii - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar - Background
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was a great orator, prolific writer, historian, poet, philosopher and social worker who devoted his entire life ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Home Rule Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Home Rule Movement - Founding
Between 1916 and 1918, when the war was closing, prominent Indians like Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and the leader of the Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Hindu-arabic Numeral System: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Hindu-arabic Numeral System - Origins
In Sanskrit literature number words for 1-9, 10, 100 and further powers of 10 - up to 10 - were used (similar to decimal system). [2]. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ganesh Chaturthi: Encyclopedia Ii - Ganesh Chaturthi - History
According to the historian Shri Rajwade, records reveal that Ganesh Chaturthi was celebrated even during the reigns of Satavahana, Rashtr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Navi Mumbai: Encyclopedia Ii - Navi Mumbai - History
The region was part of the kingdom of Ashoka and then various Hindu rulers of the Silhara dynasty until 1343, when it was annexed by the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sangli: Encyclopedia Ii - Sangli - History
Sangli lies east of the Krishna River, with the Yerala River to its North. The Sangli region, known as Kundal in mediaeval India, was onc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - National Law School Of India University: Encyclopedia Ii - National Law School Of India University - Early History
The NLSIU started its journey in 1987 under the stewardship of its Founder-Director, Dr. N.R. Madhava Menon and has since had three other...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solapur: Encyclopedia Ii - Solapur - History
Solapur is one of the biggest city in Maharashtra, situated on the borders of the Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. It's an ancient historica...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maharashtra: Encyclopedia Ii - Maharashtra - Economy
Maharashtra's is India's leading industrial state contributing 23% of India's industrial output. 64.14% of the people are employed in agr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Badminton: Encyclopedia Ii - Badminton - History
sports played in badminton you should use shoes,racquet,birdie,played shirt,and you should always wear a tight shirt when you are playing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Matunga: Encyclopedia Ii - Matunga - History
Matunga formed a part of the seven original island of Mumbai with Mahim (then known as Mahikavati). Mahim, or Mahikawati as it was known,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Home Rule Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Home Rule Movement - In Context Of World War I
Most Indians and Indian political leaders had been divided in their response to World War I and the Indian soldiers fighting on behalf of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mirabehn: Encyclopedia Ii - Mirabehn - Early Life
Madeleine Slade was born in 1892. She has not given the date of her birth in her autobiography. Her father was a British naval officer, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maratha Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Maratha Empire - The Decline Of The Empire
The Peshwa sent an army to challenge the Afghans, and the Maratha army was decisively defeated on January 13, 1761 at the Third Battle of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pindari: Encyclopedia Ii - Pindari - Elimination
Lord Hastings, with the approval of the Court of Directors of the East India Comapny, decided to exterminate and eliminate the Pindaris. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar: Encyclopedia Ii - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar - Background
Vinayak Savarkar was a great orator, prolific writer, historian, poet, philosopher and social worker who devoted his entire life to the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shivaji: Encyclopedia Ii - Shivaji - Remembering Shivaji
Because of his struggle against an imperial power, Shivaji became an icon of freedom fighters (along with the Rani of Jhansi) in the Indi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of South India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of South India - Medieval History
History of South India - The Grand Struggle. The early medieval period saw the rise of Muslim power in South India. The defeat of the K...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maharashtra: Encyclopedia Ii - Maharashtra - Demographics
A person native to the state is called a Maharashtrian. As per the 2001 census, Maharashtra has a population of 96,752,247 inhabitants ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maharashtra: Encyclopedia Ii - Maharashtra - Geography
Maharashtra encompasses an area of 308,000 km² (119,000 mi²), the third largest in India after Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maharashtra: Encyclopedia Ii - Maharashtra - Geography
Maharashtra encompasses an area of 308,000 km² (119,000 mi²), the third largest in India after Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bal Gangadhar Tilak: Encyclopedia Ii - Bal Gangadhar Tilak - Later Years And Legacy
Tilak was a critic of Mahatma Gandhi's strategy of non-violent, civil disobedience. Although once considered an extremist revolutionary, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vijayawada: Encyclopedia Ii - Vijayawada - History
The discovery of pre-historic remains belonging to the stone-age man all along the banks' of the river Krishna from Machilipatnam to Naga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wipro Technologies: Encyclopedia Ii - Wipro Technologies - History
Wipro was set up in the backdrop of the small town of Amalner in Maharashtra in 1945. Primarily an oil factory, the chief products were S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pizza Hut: Encyclopedia Ii - Pizza Hut - History
Pizza Hut was founded in 1958 by two college students, Dan and Frank Carney in Wichita, Kansas. The company gained national recognition i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Durrani Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Durrani Empire - Reign Of Timur Shah 1772-1793
Timur Shah had 24 sons, several of whom became kings. Ahmad Shah's successors governed so ineptly during a period of profound unrest that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurangabad Maharashtra: Encyclopedia Ii - Aurangabad Maharashtra - History
There was a village named Kirki (Khadki) where the city stands today. According to some historians, the city was founded in 1610 by Malik...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air Deccan: Encyclopedia Ii - Air Deccan - History
Air Deccan was established in 2003 and started operations in August that year with regular scheduled flights from Bangalore to Mangalore ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infosys: Encyclopedia Ii - Infosys - History
Murthy was working for Patni Computer Services(PCS) initially. Infosys was started in 1981, as a Private Limited Company, under the name ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Navi Mumbai: Encyclopedia Ii - Navi Mumbai - History
The region was part of the kingdom of Ashoka and then various Hindu rulers of the Silhara dynasty until 1343, when it was annexed by the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mughal Era: Encyclopedia Ii - Mughal Era - The Marathas
The tale of the Marathas' rise to power and their eventual fall contains all the elements of a thriller: adventure, intrigue, and romanti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marathi Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Marathi Language - Modern Issues
Marathi language - Rules of Orthography. In Marathi rules of Orthography are very important as incorrect use of catastrophes may change...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quit India Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Quit India Movement - Suppression Of The Revolts
The British, already alarmed by the advance of the Japanese army to the India/Burma border, responded the next day by imprisoning Gandhi ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bal Gangadhar Tilak: Encyclopedia Ii - Bal Gangadhar Tilak - Philosophical And Social Contribution
Although he was basically a proponent of Advaita Vedanta, he differed from the classical Advaitin view that jnana (knowledge) alone bring...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bal Gangadhar Tilak: Encyclopedia Ii - Bal Gangadhar Tilak - Political Career
Tilak founded the Marathi daily Kesari (The Lion) which fast became a popular reading for the common people of India. Tilak strongly crit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar: Encyclopedia Ii - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar - The Politician
Savarkar joined the Hindu Mahasabha and was its president for seven consecutive years. During this time, he contributed significantly to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahabharata: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahabharata - Primary Purport
With its vast philosophical depth and sheer magnitude, a consummate embodiment of the ethos of not only grand India but of Hinduism and V...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marathi Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Marathi Language - Marathi Literature
Marathi has a long literary tradition, and a huge literature has grown up in Marathi in the last seven centuries. The first known major l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar: Encyclopedia Ii - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar - The Politician
Savarkar, though an athiest himself, reluctantly accepted the presidency of the Hindu Mahasabha, and was its president for seven consecut...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar: Encyclopedia Ii - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar - List Of Accused
List of People accussed in the attempt and assassination of Mahatma Gandhi Main Article:Attempts to assassinate Mahatma Gandhi Nathuram ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kanbay: Encyclopedia Ii - Kanbay - The Company
Kanbay is a premier global systems integrator providing high-quality, high-value solutions to the insurance, banking, lending, credit car...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maratha Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Maratha Empire - Marathas Rulers
Maratha Empire - The Royal House of Chhatrapati Shivaji. Chhatrapati Shivaji (1630-1680) Chhatrapati Sambhaji Chhatrapati Rajaram Chha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Rebellion Of 1857: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Rebellion Of 1857 - Introduction
The events of this period are known to many Indians as the First War of Independence and the War of Independence of 1857 and to the Briti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar: Encyclopedia Ii - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar - The Writer
His literary works in Marathi include "Kamala", "Mazi Janmathep" ( My Life Sentence ), and most famously "1857 - The First war of Indepen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marathi Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Marathi Language - History
Marathi descends from the Sanskrit language of India via the Prakrit dialect Maharashtri. The Satavahana empire based at Pratishthana (no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maharashtra: Encyclopedia Ii - Maharashtra - History
Not much is known about Maharashtra's early history, and its recorded history dates back to the 3rd century BC, with the use the Maharast...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vile Parle: Encyclopedia Ii - Vile Parle - History
The name 'Vile Parle' is derived from the names of small villages that included Idlai - Padlai. Around 1897, some of the rich businessmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahabharata: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahabharata - Background And History
The epic is told by Vyasa, who is one of the major dynastic characters within the epic. The first section of the Mahabharata states that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Teochew Dialect: Encyclopedia Ii - Teochew Dialect - History And Geography
Modern Teochew evolved from the more archaic Min-Nan. Between the 9th and the 15th century, a group of Min people migrated south from Fuj...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maharashtra: Encyclopedia Ii - Maharashtra - Government
Like all states in India, the head of state is the governor, appointed by the Central government. His or her post is largely ceremonial. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pune: Encyclopedia Ii - Pune - Climate
Pune experiences three distinct seasons: summer, monsoon and winter. Typical summer months are from March to May, with maximum temperatur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pune: Encyclopedia Ii - Pune - Economy
Pune is a major industrial centre, growing exceedingly in Detroit-like manner every year. It is home to one of the world's largest two-wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pune: Encyclopedia Ii - Pune - Culture
Pune is a vibrant cultural city and home to people of various religious denomination and demoninations. It also hosts various national fe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pune: Encyclopedia Ii - Pune - Transport System
Pune has excellent road, rail and air connectivity to almost all important cities in India. It is extremely well connected to most of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pune: Encyclopedia Ii - Pune - Civic Administration
The city is administered by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). The executive power of the corporation is vested in the Municipal Commi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pune: Encyclopedia Ii - Pune - Education
Schools in Pune are either run by the PMC, in which case they are called public schools, or privately by trusts and individuals. Private ...   » Read the article

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This is a sitemap for Popular Pages IV - P . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article