Rasta Peth, Pune

Rasta Peth is the oldest neighbourhood located in the city of Pune, India. The name is derived from the name of Raste who was a relative of Peshwa’s in the Maratha Empire.

Rasta Peth is a centralized location in the city. Doctors' offices and a library are located in the neighborhood.[1][2][3]

There is a Dalit community there.[4] Christian missionaries served the community during the British Raj. [5]

Places such as Pune Railway Station, Camp, Shaniwar Wada, Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple, Laxmi Road, Bund Garden are within a ten minutes' drive by motor vehicle.

References

  1. ^ Chaudhry, Saksham. Directory of Hospitals & Doctors Around the World. p. 461. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  2. ^ Jatinder Bhatia; Satish C. Kalhan; Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, eds. (2013). Maternal and Child Nutrition: The First 1,000 Days. Karger. ISBN 9783318023879. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  3. ^ Gupta, Ed. K.R. (2001). Directory of Libraries in India. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors. p. 361. ISBN 9788171569854. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  4. ^ Paik, Shailaja (2014). Dalit Women's Education in Modern India: Double Discrimination. Taylor & Francis. pp. 81, 156. ISBN 9781317673309. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  5. ^ Dandekar, Deepra (2019). The Subhedar's Son: A Narrative of Brahmin-Christian Conversion from Nineteenth-century Maharashtra. Oxford University Press. p. 42. ISBN 9780190914042. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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