Pune's Journal

Pune is well known as the 'Oxford of the East' and also labelled as the cultural capital of Maharashtra. It is the eighth largest metropolis in India. Pune is located in the western part of India, 170 km east from the commercial city of Mumbai. Pune has grown in manifolds over the past. The local language of Pune is Marathi. Pune is basically a corporate stopover but it also has its mix of culture and history. Pune's architecture is a potpourri of modern interlaced with the old. All this makes for an interesting sight-seeing. 

Pune is a cosmopolitan city and it is an important place for commercial and educational purposes. Some of the prominent places of Pune are given below:

• Shivaji Nagar- Shivaji Nagar is an important area situated in the heart of the city. The Pune Municipal Corporation, district court, various important colleges are located in this area. There are various hotels near Shivaji Nagar. Resorts like the Ashish Plaza and Pride Hotel are located in this area. The bus stand of Shivaji Nagar is the connecting link to places in Maharashtra state. The Pune railway station is near this area. There are various hotels near Pune railway station for the convenience of the tourists. 
• Camp- This place is known as Central Pune. Pune's largest and greenest patch, the Bund Garden lies in the center of this area. There are many hotels near Pune Camp. 
• Koregaon Park- This area has a value as the most reputed area in the city. It is located near the Camp  area. Osho Ashram, renowned for its various unique meditation course is here and hence maximum number of foreigners are found in this area. Many corporate offices and shopping malls are found here.
• Aundh- Aundh is a suburb in the North-West region of Pune. Since it is a fast growing suburb it attracts many BPO and IT companies. It is known for its posh localities.   
• Kalyani Nagar- This area is sitated in the eastern region of Pune. It was named after Neelkanth Kalyani, one of the city's arch industrialists. It is basically a residential area, that the coming years has seen emergence of many shopping malls. new buildings and IT parks. There are many hotels in Kalyani Nagar.    
• Lohegaon- It is a suburb of Pune. One of the oldest air base in India, known as 2 wing is in this area. Hence a lot of ex-servicemen reside in Lohegaon. This place is famous for the Pune International Airport.    

• Baner- Baner is located in the western region of Pune. It is the fastest developing suburb in the city. Baner  mainly has residential and commercial areas and larger portions of this area are occupied by the various IT companies. 
• Hadapsar- Hadapsar is located in the eastern part of Pune. Many IT and BPO companies are coming up in this area. It is linked to the main city by Pne-Solapur Highway. Many tourists flock this place because as it is famous for its paragliding adventures.
• Pashan- Pashan is located in the western region of Pune. As it is surrounded by hills, the climate here is very pleasant and beautiful. The Pashan lake adds to the beauty of this place. Most people choose to stay in this area on account of it being a calm, quiet and pleasant area.  
• Magarpatta City- It is the largest IT park. This area is 7 kms from the Pune railway railway station and just 5 kms from the main city's business centre. This place is lush green and pollution free and therefore many people prefer this place for residing.   
• Pimpri Chinchwad is situated on the outskirts of the city. It is around 18 KM from Pune railway station.  Pimpri and Chinchwad are the two twin towns which are together called Pimpri-Chinchwad. Hinjewadi (IT hub of Pune) and Talawade (forthcoming IT hub of Pune) are located in this place. Many IITians opt to stay in this area.