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[3] Named for
Kasba Peth Chalukya kings Around 1300 "Qasba" (Arabic: urban cluster)
Guruwar Peth Jivajipant Khasgiwale[4] 1750 Guruwar (Marathi: Thursday)
Somwar Peth Dadoji Konddev Before 1610 Somwar (Marathi: Monday)
Mangalwar Peth Dadoji Konddev 1663 Mangalwar (Marathi: Tuesday)
Shukrawar Peth Peshwas[4] 1734 Shukrawar (Marathi: Friday)
Raviwar Peth Nilopant Mujumdar Before 1610 Raviwar (Marathi: Sunday)
Shaniwar Peth Moropant Pingle[5] Before 1610 Shaniwar (Marathi: Saturday)
Bhavani Peth Peshwa 1767 Named after a temple dedicated to the Hindu goddess, Bhavani located here.
Ghorpade Peth Sardar Gorpade, of Peshwas 1781 After himself
Budhwar Peth Peshwas 1703 Budhwar (Marathi: Wednesday)
Ganesh Peth Sakharam Bapu Bokil 1755 Named after the Hindu god Ganesh
Sadashiv Peth Madhavrao Peshwa 1769 After his uncle Sadashivrao Peshwa
Narayan Peth Sawai Madhavrao Peshwa 1761 After his Father
Rasta Peth Sardar Raste 1783 After himself
Nana Peth Madhavrao Peshwa 1789 After Nana Phadnavis
Mahatma Phule Peth
(formerly known as Ganj Peth)		 British administration 1789 After Mahatma Phule
Navi Sadashiv Peth or simply, Navi Peth British administration Navi (Marathi: New)

Sources

  1. 1 2 3 "Peths in Pune". Pune Diary. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "A brief history of Pune's changing urban morphology - Virasat Pune". Virasat Pune. 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Diddee, Jaymala; Gupta, Samita (2000). Pune Queen of the Deccan. Elephant Design. p. 62. ISBN 978-8190179652.
  4. 1 2 "Details of each Peth and their date of establishment". Pune Diary. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "How All the Peths of Pune Got Their Names? | History of Puneri Peths". Campus Times Pune. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2022.

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