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'''Poona''' is a city about 100km south-east of [[Bombay]] (now Mumbai), which was a popular social retreat for residents of Bombay as well as formerly the largest garrison town in the Deccan for the [[British Army]]. The British comedian, [http://www.spikemilligan.co.uk/ Spike Milligan], spent his childhood there (his father was in the [[Royal Artillery]]). There was also another cantonment nearby, at [[Kirkee]].
Poona was the headquarters of [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]]. It was an important junction where the metre gauge [[Southern Mahratta Railway]] met the broad gauge of the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]].
Modern Pune lies on the west side of the Deccan plateau beneath the Western Ghats (Sahyadri mountain range) at the confluence of the Mula and Mutha rivers. Known for its textiles and metal working, it is now the sixth largest city in India, with India's largest student population, and site of the ashram of the Orange People (followers of Sri Rajneesh).
