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Historical Places In Pune ( PuneDiary's Pune
At a Glance Section ) |
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Dr.
Babasaheb Ambedkar Museum |
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar is a name in the
Indian Freedom struggle which cannot be
overseen by anyone. He was the one who
wrote the Indian Constitution. As soon
as you enter the Museum one gets to know
many things about this man right from
his birth till his death. As you enter
from the door to your left there is a
chair, on which Dr. Ambedkar wrote the
constitution for a country with various
religions, castes, creeds etc.
The two chairs, on which Dr. Ambedkar
used to rest could be seen. In the same
way his footwear, the clothes and a fur
cap remind about the 4th conference on
Buddhism held in Nepal (14 Nov 1953).
His travel accessories and gardening
scissors, the dining table and chairs on
which Ambedkar's family had their food,
their utensils which give an idea of his
family life, reminding the precious time
of his life is a wall clock, his two
suitcases which he took while traveling
outside India and the Violin which
Babasaheb used to learn could also be
seen. The bed on which Dr. Babasaheb
Ambedkar breath his last and the
portrayal of his lying on that bed can
be seen.
There is a silver ink bottle on which
the Queens picture can be seen, which
was presented to him by the then
Governor General of India Lord Mount
Batten . In the same way a letter in his
own hand writing, night lamp, a paper
weight on which the name of Babasaheb
Ambedkar has been carved, on the small
cupboard the silver frame of this specs
are kept in the museum. After the museum
finishes we see a statue of his which is
made up of marble. When you climb up the
stairs you can see the lines written on
the Bharat Ratna award which he received
from President K. R. Venkatraman. It is
worth spending time in this museum. |
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Mahatma Phule Museum |
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In the Mahatma Phule Museum you can see
various industrial products,
agricultural and handicraft articles. It
was started in 1890 by the name of '
Lord Ray Museum' . It is situated on
Ghole Road, Shivaji nagar in Pune. The
peculiarity of this museum is that there
samples of the body structures of all
animals from elephants to seal fishes.
If you are wishing to see this museum
you can go here by hiring a auto
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Kesari Wada |
Telltale signs of modern civilization
stare one in the face. Cement dampers
stand outside the courtyard where once
Sayajirao Gaikwad, the prince of Baroda
state used to live. The Wada built by
the Gaikwads is being pulled down to
make way for a modern structure. This
was the Wada where nightlong discussions
were held on how to overthrow colonial
rule. Bal Gangadhar Tilak bought the
Wada from Sayajirao Gaikwad in 1905.
Tilak brought out his two newspapers,
the Kesari, in Marathi and Maratha in
English from here. The Wada continues to
house the offices of Kesari, and
mementos of Tilak, including his writing
desk original letters and documents, and
the first India national flag unfurled
by Madame Cama. A statue of Tilak
indicates the building in which he
resided. The Wada is visited by a large
number of people during the Ganapati
festival, the public celebrations of
which we started by Tilak in the
courtyard of this Wada over a century
ago. Kesari Wada
Telltale signs of modern civilization
stare one in the face. Cement dampers
stand outside the courtyard where once
Sayajirao Gaikwad, the prince of Baroda
state used to live. The Wada built by
the Gaikwads is being pulled down to
make way for a modern structure. This
was the Wada where nightlong discussions
were held on how to overthrow colonial
rule. Bal Gangadhar Tilak bought the
Wada from Sayajirao Gaikwad in 1905.
Tilak brought out his two newspapers,
the Kesari, in Marathi and Maratha in
English from here. The Wada continues to
house the offices of Kesari, and
mementos of Tilak, including his writing
desk original letters and documents, and
the first India national flag unfurled
by Madame Cama. A statue of Tilak
indicates the building in which he
resided. The Wada is visited by a large
number of people during the Ganapati
festival, the public celebrations of
which we started by Tilak in the
courtyard of this Wada over a century
ago. |
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Tilak Museum |
This Museum is in 'Kesari' Press in
Narayan Peth. It is only few kms away
from Pune station. Any auto will take
you to this place. All things used by
Lokmanya Tilak are kept here. The copy
of famous granth 'Gita Rahasya' wrote by
Tilak in 'Mandale' is the main
attraction of this museum.
Phule Wada
It was the residence of Mahatma Jyotiba
Phule. It is Ganj Peth, which is a few
kms away from Pune station. Now it is a
National property. There is a half
statue of Mural in the memory of Mahatma
Jyotiba Phule at this place. Visiting
this place will not be a difficult job
because any auto can easily drop you at
this place. |
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National War Museum |
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The idea of the National War Memorial
was first put forth in 1996. The
citizens of Pune, under the sponsorship
of the Express Citizens' Forum, set up
the War Memorial fund. The comittee
asked the citizens of the city to
contribute to the fund. From the
ordinary common citizen to the Big
corporates, all contributed whole
heartedly for the museum. The Foundation
was laid in November 1997 and
inaugurated in October 1998.The memorial
is a 25-foot stone pillar. |
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Tribal Museum |
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This Museum falls to the East of the
Railway station. This museum
incorporates in itself some excellent
documentation on the Maharastra's tribal
communities. It mostly documents the
cultures of the communities from the
Sahyadri and Gondhavana regions. The
museum is open for all in the week days
from 10 am to 5 pm. |
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