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'''Sasvad''' was the headquarters of Purandhar tahsil in the [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_171.gif Poona District] in the Central division of [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay Presidency]] during the British period. See [[Bombay Districts]].  
'''Sasvad''' was the headquarters of Purandhar tahsil in the [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_171.gif Poona District] in the Central division of [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay Presidency]] during the British period. See [[Bombay Districts]].  
'''Purandhar''' was the location of a internment camp for enemy civilians during the Second World War. This was located in an old military camp, on a mountain top,  in a very isolated position. For more details see [[POW Camps in India]].
During the Second World War there was an Army Camp at '''Gulunche'''  located in Purandhar tahsil.


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*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_118.gif Sasvad] Imperial Gazetteer
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_118.gif Sasvad] Imperial Gazetteer
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/05/a4119905.shtml "An easy war in the Royal Artillery (Part 2)"] by Arthur Finn. Scroll down for a description of Army life at Galunche c 1945.  BBC's WW2 People's War


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Latest revision as of 07:24, 11 July 2016

Sasvad
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Presidency: Bombay
Coordinates: 18.55°N, 74.000°E
Altitude: 1,556 m (5,105 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Saswad
State/Province: Maharashtra
Country: India
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Sasvad was the headquarters of Purandhar tahsil in the Poona District in the Central division of Bombay Presidency during the British period. See Bombay Districts.

Purandhar was the location of a internment camp for enemy civilians during the Second World War. This was located in an old military camp, on a mountain top, in a very isolated position. For more details see POW Camps in India.

During the Second World War there was an Army Camp at Gulunche located in Purandhar tahsil.

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Modern name: Saswad
Variants: Sasvad

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