Peths in Pune

Peth, in the Marathi language, is a general locality in the Indian city of Pune. Up to seventeen peths are located in central Pune, and were mostly established during Maratha and Peshwa rule in the 17th-19th century AD. Seven of them are named after the days of the week in Marathi: traders and craftsmen in a given locality mainly conducted business only on that day of the week. ^{[1] [2]}

Today the peths form the heart of Pune city, and are referred to as the old city, or simply city. They are considered to be the cultural heart of Pune. ^[1]

List of Peths in Pune ^[1]

Peth name	Developed by	Established in [3]	Named for
Kasba Peth		Around 1300	"Qasba" (Arabic: urban cluster)
Guruwar Peth	Jivajipant Khasgiwale [4]	1750	Guruwar (Marathi: Thursday)
Somwar Peth	Dadoji Konddev	Before 1610	Somwar (Marathi: Monday)
Mangalwar Peth	Dadoji Konddev	1663	Mangalwar (Marathi: Tuesday)
Shukrawar Peth	Peshwas [4]	1734	Shukrawar (Marathi: Friday)
Raviwar Peth	Nilopant Mujumdar	Before 1610	Raviwar (Marathi: Sunday)
Shaniwar Peth	Moropant Pingle [5]	Before 1610	Shaniwar (Marathi: Saturday)
Bhavani Peth	Peshwa	1767	Named after a temple dedicated to the Hindu goddess, Bhavani located here.
Ghorpade Peth	Sardar Gorpade, of Peshwas	1781	After himself
Budhwar Peth	Peshwas	1703	Budhwar (Marathi: Wednesday)
Ganesh Peth	Sakharam Bapu Bokil	1755	Named after the Hindu god Ganesh
Sadashiv Peth	Madhavrao Peshwa	1769	After his uncle Sadashivrao Peshwa
Narayan Peth	Sawai Madhavrao Peshwa	1761	After his Father
Rasta Peth	Sardar Raste	1783	After himself
Nana Peth	Madhavrao Peshwa	1789	After Nana Phadnavis
Mahatma Phule Peth (formerly known as Ganj Peth)	British administration	1789	After Mahatma Phule
Navi Sadashiv Peth or simply, Navi Peth	British administration		Navi (Marathi: New)

Sources

1. "Peths in Pune". Pune Diary. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017.
2. "A brief history of Pune's changing urban morphology - Virasat Pune". Virasat Pune. 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
3. Diddee, Jaymala; Gupta, Samita (2000). Pune Queen of the Deccan. Elephant Design. p. 62. ISBN   978-8190179652.
4. "Details of each Peth and their date of establishment". Pune Diary. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
5. "How All the Peths of Pune Got Their Names? | History of Puneri Peths". Campus Times Pune. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2022.

See also

• List of neighbourhoods in Pune
• Pune