Budhwar Peth, Pune

Coordinates: 18°31′01″N 73°51′29″E / 18.517°N 73.858°E / 18.517; 73.858
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Budhwar Peth
Suburb
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
411 002
Telephone code91(020)
Vehicle registrationMH 12

Budhwar Peth is one of many commercial localities in the old city of Pune, India. The area is located in the heart of the city has a high number of electronics shops, and is known for its red-light district. Three out of the five important Ganesh Mandals (Mana che Ganpati) i.e. Jogeshwari Ganpati, Guruji Talim Mandal, Tulshibaug Ganpati are located here, as is Appa Balwant Chowk, known as ABC.

History

For some period, Pune was ruled by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in mid to late 1600s. When Aurangzeb attacked Pune, he camped Budhwar Peth in 1660.[citation needed] During Mughal rule, this Peth was known as Mohitabad or Moheyabad. Peshwa Madhavrao I (1761- 1773) renamed it as Budhwar Peth. Tulshibaug, Belbaugh and the Jogeshwari temple are some of the historical landmarks of Budhwar peth from the Peshwa era.

The Bhide Wada, located near Limbraj Maharaj Temple hosted the first school for girls in Maharashtra. The school was started by

Jyotiba Phule
in January 1848.

Economy

Budhwar Peth is a business area particularly for electrical goods market, books and traditional items. Places of interest include; Tambdi Jogeshwari Temple,

Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati temple, which is believed to be the richest amongst all Ganesh Temples with the Lord Ganesha icon laden with several | of rupees of gold.[citation needed
]

Red-light district

Budhwar Peth houses India's third largest

prostitutes.[1] The area suffers from sex trafficking,[3] child prostitution[4] and police corruption.[5] HIV was formerly a large problem, but an HIV/AIDS programme,[6] including education and condom distribution has resulted in a considerably reduced HIV prevalence.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "8 Most Notorious Red Light Areas In India Where Prostitution Is The Only Way Of Living - Stressbuster". DailyHunt. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  2. PMID 29911058
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  3. ^ More, Archana (31 March 2018). "Pune cops book 24 sex traffickers under MCOCA". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Pune sex racket: Teens forced into prostitution for Rs 30,000". KANNADIGA WORLD. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  5. ISBN 9788132100362
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  6. ISBN 9781847693839
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  7. ^ Mascarenhas, Anuradha (13 December 2011). "Budhwar Peth: HIV prevalence down from 41% to 13% in 3 yrs - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 15 December 2018.

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