India's Independence Movement over a day tour in Pune

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1. orientation

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2. 9AM- The Aga Khan Palace is a national monument of India’s freedom movement. Built in 1892 by Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III, the Palace witnessed some remarkable events that define India’s freedom movement against the British. Gandhiji, his wife Kasturba Gandhi and his secretary Mahadevbhai Desai were imprisoned here during the Quit India movement in 1942. During the guided tour, guests will realize why The Aga Khan Palace is a memorial to Gandhiji and his simple life.

   1 hAdmission included

3. Kesariwada is the heritage house where Lokmanya Tilak, one of India’s greatest freedom fighters, spent the last 15 years of his life. It is from this house that he ran his freedom publications Kesari and Maratha. This house was witness to many strategic discussions held between revolutionaries to overthrow the British rule. We will see the courtyard where Tilak started the annual Ganesh festival as a way to unite the Indians to fight against the British.

   1 hAdmission included

4. Phule Wada was the residence of Mahatma Phule the great social reformer of 19th century and his wife. Mahatma Phule worked towards eradicating caste restrictions in the country and spoke against the elite of the society. He worked towards garnering more rights for farmers other low-caste people of the society. Guests will get to see the famous well which was thrown open to provide drinking water to the backward classes who were treated as outcasts in those times. Mahatma Phule was also a champion of the girl-child education cause. He was the first person to open a school for girls in this region. Incidentally, his wife was the first lady teacher in these parts!

   1 hAdmission included

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• By number of reviews it ranks 54 of 102.
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About Pune

Pune is a university city on the Deccan plateau in Maharashtra, with Maratha forts and palaces, hill views, old markets and a strong café culture.

Pune stands on the Deccan plateau where the Mula and Mutha rivers meet, about 560 metres above sea level, with the Western Ghats rising to the west. It was the seat of the Peshwas, the Maratha prime ministers, and Shaniwar Wada, their fortified palace of 1732, still has its great gate and gardens. The Aga Khan Palace, where Mahatma Gandhi was held in the 1940s, and the Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati temple are among the city's best-known sights.

Top-ranked sights in Pune: Khadakwasla Dam, Shree Narayani Dham, Laxmi Road.

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