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'''Poona''' is a city about 100km south-east of [[Bombay]] (now Mumbai), which was formerly the largest garrison town in the Deccan for the [[British Army]]. It was a popular social retreat for residents of Bombay. In recent times it has been famous for being the birthplace of the British comedian Spike Milligan, and the ashram of the Orange People (followers of Sri Rajneesh).
Pune is the west side of the Deccan plateau beneath the Western Ghats (Sahyadri mountain range). It located where the Mula and Mutha rivers meet. Known then for its textiles and metal working, it is now the sixth largest city in India, with India's largest student population.
*St.Xavier's Church est 1864
*The St.Andrew's Church est 1864, was built to cater to the British Army personnel and their families belonging to the Church of Scotland
*All Saints Church est 1869 (Birth, Death, Marriage and Baptism registers are all available since 1869)a military church at the Kirkee cantonment
*Methodist Marathi Church est 1872.
*The Church Of The Holy Name est 1885
*Kirkee close to the rifle butts
*Sholapur Road
*Kirkee Memorial for 1,800 servicemen who died in India during the First World War, who are buried in civil and cantonment cemeteries in India and Pakistan
*Kirkee War Cemetery contains 1668 Commonwealth burials from the Second World War - many graves have been reinterred at Kirkee from other sites in western and central India
==Newspapers==
*[http://www.punediary.com/html/churches.html "Churches"] ''punediary: churches''
*[http://www.virtualpune.com/html/channel/status/christ/christ.shtml "Churches"] ''virtualpune: churches''
*[http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=146500&mode=1 "Commonwealth War Graves"]
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]]
