This historic city is situated at the junction of the Mula, Mutha rivers. It became the centre of Maratha power in 1780 A.D as seat of administration of the peshwas, It fell in to the hands of British in 1818 A.D It has no equal as an education and cultural cntre in Maharashtra. Its five natural settings attracts the visitors. With salubrious climate, It is the proverbiar paradise of pensioners. Pune is the head quarters of the southern command , of the Army.
Pune (pronounced /ˈpuːneɪ/, Marathi: पुणे, formerly known as Poona, is the second largest city in the state of Maharashtra in western India, around 160 kilometers southeast of the state capital, Mumbai. It is also the seventh largest city in India. Situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula and Mutha rivers Pune is the administrative capital of Pune district and the eighth most populous metropolitan area in India
Pune is known to have existed as a town since 937 AD. Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire, lived in Pune as a boy, and later oversaw significant growth and development of the town during his reign. In 1730, Pune became an important political centre as the seat of the Peshwa, the prime minister of the Chhatrapati of Satara. After the town was annexed to British India in 1817, it served as a cantonment town and as the "monsoon capital" of the Bombay Presidency until the independence of India. In independent India, Pune is known for its educational facilities, having more than a hundred educational institutes and nine universities It also boasts a growing industrial hinterland, with many information technology and automotive companies setting up factories in Pune district.
The Goethe-Institut Pune is mainly involved in teaching of german and training of German language teachers. It is best known for its intensive language course programme with 25 units of instruction per week, which is unique to South Asia. This programme gives course participants from all over India, particularly university students and young scientists, engineers and IT professionals, the opportunity to fulfil specific job requirements in a short period of time, or to prepare themselves for a stay in Germany.
Besides running language classes the Pune institute acts as a regional training and professional development centre for teachers of German who teach at the Goethe Institutes and in the colleges and universities of Baroda, Dharwad and Pune.
Film takes pride of place in the cultural programme for the simple reason that the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) are both based in Pune.
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