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Hotels in Pune Weekend Getaways from Poona Weekend Breaks from Pune - Once referred to as the Oxford of the east Pune continues to be a stronghold for academics and culture. The old capital of the Peshwas Pune was ruled by a number of rulers till 1818 amongst them the Rashtrakutas the Mughals the Marathas and the British. The great Maratha warrior Shivaji lived here as a little boy with his mother for a while. The British having defeated the Marathas eventually turned Pune into an important cantonment town and made it the monsoon base for the Bombay Presidency. Today Pune is known for its educational facilities having more than a hundred educational institutes and nine universities. Pune also has a growing industrial hinterland with many information technology and automotive companies setting up factories in Pune district
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