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	Named for
Kasba Peth	Chalukya kings	0746-53	"Qasba" (Arabic: urban cluster)
Guruwar Peth	Shahaji Bhosale	1625	Guruwar (Marathi: Thursday)
Somwar Peth	Dadoji Konddev	1636	Somwar (Marathi: Monday)
Mangalwar Peth	Dadoji Konddev	1637	Mangalwar (Marathi: Tuesday)
Shukrawar Peth	Nilopant Mujumdar	1670	Shukrawar (Marathi: Friday)
Raviwar Peth	Nilopant Mujumdar	1670	Raviwar (Marathi: Sunday)
Shaniwar Peth	Moropant Pingale	1675	Shaniwar (Marathi: Saturday)
Bhavani Peth	Sambhaji Raje	1682	Named after a temple dedicated to the Hindu goddess, Bhavani located here.
Ghorpade Peth	Senapati Santaji Ghorpade	1692	After himself
Budhwar Peth	Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath	1703	Budhwar (Marathi: Wednesday)
Ganesh Peth	Sakharam Bapu Bokil	1748+	Named after the Hindu god Ganesh
Sadashiv Peth	Madhavrao Peshwa	1757	After his uncle Sadashivrao Peshwa
Narayan Peth	Narayanrao Peshwa	1770	After himself
Rasta Peth	Sardar Raste	1780	After himself
Nana Peth	Nana Phadanvis	1783	After himself
Mahatma Phule Peth (formerly known as Ganj Peth)	British administration	1818+	After Mahatma Phule
Navi Peth	British administration	1818+	Navi (Marathi: New)

Sources

1. "Peths in Pune". Pune Diary.
2. "A brief history of Pune's changing urban morphology - Virasat Pune". Virasat Pune. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

See also

• List of neighbourhoods in Pune
• Pune

• http://www.royalfamilyofindia.com/peshwa/