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Historical Places In Pune ( PuneDiary's Pune
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Symbiosis Society’s Dr.Babasaheb
Ambedkar Museum & Memorial |
Symbiosis believes in ' Vasudhaiv
Kutumbakam - The World is One Family'
Padma bhushan Dr.S.B.Mujumdar, Founder
Director of Symbiosis, decided to erect
a memorial and museum of Dr.Babasaheb
Ambedkar, a great Son of India who does
not belong to a single caste or creed.
All Indians have affection and respect
for him.
One of the objectives of this museum &
memorial is to introduce Dr.Babasaheb
Ambedkar, who initiated the movement for
social justice and equality in India to
the foreign as well as Indian students
so as to inspire them when they return
to their own countries.
In modern India Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar
was multi-faceted personality, architect
of India's constitution, a great social
reformer, a humanist, champion of the
downtrodden and proponent of national
unity.
The foundation stone for this memorial
was laid on April 14, 1990 - in the year
of Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar's
birth-centenary by the then Chief
Minister of Maharashtra Hon. Mr. Sharad
Pawar. The Govt. of Maharashtra has
granted to Symbiosis about two acres of
land to construct this Museum and
Memorial on the SenapatiBapat Road.
Symbiosis has spent a sum of sixty lakhs
to construct the grand Museum &
Memorial.
Dr. Maisaheb Ambedkar wife of
Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar has generously
donated to the museum many of his
personal belongings, his memorablia
including the urn containing his sacred
ashes, the coveted Bharat-Ratna award
together with the citation.The bed on
which he breathed his last, This
memorial which is now a prominent
land-mark in the city of Pune was
inaugurated on 26th November, 1996 (the
day on which the Indian Constitution was
presented by Dr.Ambedkar to the
President of India Dr.Rajendra Prasad -
26th November, 1949) by the then Vice -
President of India Mr.K.R.Narayanan.
Mr.Manohar Joshi, Chief Minister of
Maharashtra Presided over the function.
The Indian Ambassador to Mangolia, the
noted Buddhist religious teacher
KushakBakula and Dr.Maisaheb Ambedkar
graced the occasion.
The saga of Dr. Ambedkar's life from his
birth (14.04.1891) to his death
(06.12.1956) unfolds through the medium
of the rare photographs exhibited here.
The statue of Bhagawan Buddha before
which he bowed every day, the table &
chair on which he used to sit while
writing the constitution of India & many
more. |
Mahatma Phule Museum |
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
rickshaw. |
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. |
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. |
National War Museum |
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. |
Tribal Museum |
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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