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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]].
'''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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== External links ==
*[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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