Poonah - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Poonah Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,580,721,213 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Pune
(redirected from Poonah)

    Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.

Pune

City in Maharashtra state, India, 100 km/60 mi southeast of Mumbai (formerly Bombay) on the Mutha River; population (2001 est) 2,540,100. Products include chemicals, rubber, rice, sugar, cotton, paper, and jewellery. Industries include cars, trucks, scooters, and motorbikes; pumps, cables, machinery, arms and ammunitions, cutting tools, televisions, boilers, and generators. The city is a major centre for higher education, the home of some 30 colleges, each of which forms part of or is affliliated to the University of Pune, while the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (1917) specializes in ancient languages.

It was the Maratha capital in the 18th century and a British hill resort in the 19th and 20th. The university was founded in 1948, the Armed Forces Medical College is here, and the National Defence Academy is situated at nearby Khadakvasla.
How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Hutchinson browser?   Full browser?
 
From 1944 he was posted to India where he spent time at Poonah, Trichinopoly and Karachi, returning home in 1946.
Celebrations by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
Food manufacturer, Poonah Foods Limited have announced the introduction of their new hot eating sandwich called a Poonah.
Hot off the (sandwich) press. (Products & Packs) by Food Trade Review
 
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.