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The Pune Poona Municipality was established in 1858. Pune Poona was at one time the "monsoon capital" of the [[Bombay Presidency]], and was the Headquarters headquarters of the British District of the Central Division (District Officers and Commissioners).
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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]]. It was a popular social retreat for residents of Bombay. In recent times it has been famous for being the birthplace of the The British comedian , Spike Milligan, and spent his childhood there (his father was an artillery Captain in the ashram of the Orange People (followers of Sri RajneeshBritish Indian Army).
Modern Pune is lies on the west side of the Deccan plateau beneath the Western Ghats (Sahyadri mountain range). It located where at the confluence of 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, and site of the ashram of the Orange People (followers of Sri Rajneesh).
Poona was an important junction where the metre gauge [[Southern Mahratta Railway]] met the broad gauge of the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]].
After the Peshwas were defeated at the [[Battle of Poona]] on 17/18 November 1817 (aka: Battle of Yeraoda) between the British and the Marathas near Poona in the [[3rd Maratha War]] the city was seized. It was placed under the administration of the Bombay Presidency. The British built a large military cantonment to the east of the city (still used by the Indian Army).
The arrival of the railways opened up communication routes to Bombay which had been , previously constrained by the terrain.
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