Water Parks in Pune

Pune city has a pleasant climate. This is the main reason why many tourists visit the city every year. It has many picnic spots in and around the city. Pune city is also famous for number of Water parks and resorts. If you are planning to take OFF from the office and hang-out with your friends, visiting the water park in Pune would be good option for you.

Krushnai Water Park:
Krushnai Water Park is located at the base of the Sinhagad fort, 20 Km away from Pune. It is spread over 10 acres of land which is a perfect place for full day fun with family. The water games include rain dance, lazy river, wave pool, pendulum slide, kid’s pool, bungee jumping, tornado slide, and bull ride. Paying Rs.300/- for adults and Rs. 150/- for kids, you can enjoy in the water park the whole day along with the vegetarian lunch in their restaurant. The place has enough lockers for storing stuff. The environment is clean and hygienic.

Sanskriti Resort Pune:
Sanskruti resort is located at the Loni Kalbhor on Pune Solapur Highway just ahead of Hadapsar. It is 15 km from Pune city. Sanskruti resort pune offers the beautiful landscape, pleasant ambience lush green lawns and many cultural activities. The fun activities include magic shows, tattoo painting, pottery, swings, see-saw, mehendi bangle making, jugglery and portraiture. The Orchestra and Ghazals in evening make the atmosphere relaxing.

Diamond Water Park Pune:
Diamond water park also known as splash mountain water park is located near Lohagaon, 27 km from Pune. It is spread in over 15 acres of area and has around 28 rides for different age groups. Some of the major attractions are cyclone, lazy river, Dark Cave, Multi Lane, Wave Pool and Rain Dance rides. It also has play station, kids pool, lily pads and family pools. The charges for this water park are Rs. 300/- for adults and Rs. 250/- for children on weekends.

Indian Cricket Fever in Pune

The game of cricket has been known since 16th century, but it was played internationally from 1844. It first originated in England and the first international cricket test match was played between England and Australia. Australia won the match becoming the team to win the first test match in the cricket history. Today, there are many teams playing test and one day matches internationally.

The people in Pune are crazy for cricket. People in Pune city fix up large screens and projectors in public places whenever there is any important cricket match been played. The spirit of World Cup is on a high and people consider India as the main contender for the world cup. On the day when India is playing any match, whole city is deserted. Lightning of crackers is common after winning the match. The day appears to be like Diwali on an Indian win.

Australian team has been dominating the world of cricket for recent years, but the World Cup 2011 quarter finals match between India and Australia on 24th March 2011 proved that the dominance of Australia now no longer exists. India won the match by 5 wickets and 14 balls remaining. Thanks to the terrific efforts from Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh who all scored half centuries in the important game. Suresh Raina accompanied Yuvraj to win with unbeaten 34 runs. With this win, Indian team qualified for the Semifinals where it will fight with the arc rivals Pakistan to qualify for the Final.

India holds a record of not losing even a single match against Pakistan in World Cups. It will be interesting to see whether Pakistan succeeds to breakthrough this record of Indian team. The match is scheduled on 30th March 2011 at Mohali. The India-Pakistan match is always a point of interest for all the cricket lovers.

Check out for more details http://www.cricketworldcup2011.co.in/

Dapoli, the mini Mahabaleshwar

Dapoli is surely one of the best places to enjoy your holidays. It is situated few kilometers from the Arabian Sea, enriched with beaches, temples and mouth watering cuisines.

Dapoli is a small town in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. It is one of the popular hill stations in Konkan region and hence is called Mini Mahabaleshwar, due to its cool climate. Dapoli is birthplace to many historians like Lokmanya Tilak, Sane Guruji, Wrangler Paranjpe, Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve etc. Dapoli is popular for its pristine beaches, historical temples, caves and forts. Dapoli is getting popular as a tourist destination these days with many tourists from Pune visiting it as a weekend destination.
Location:
Dapoli is situated 180 KM from Pune. There are many transport options available to get there.

How to reach?
There are ample private and public modes of transport to reach Dapoli. The simplest way to go is by road. If you have your own vehicle to travel, it’s the best option or you can also hire a vehicle. Apart from government authorized transport services, a lot of private transport companies have started their Luxury Bus service from Pune to Dapoli.

By train, the nearest train station is Khed which is 40KM away from Dapoli, whereas if you choose air travel, nearest airport is Ratnagiri, around 100KM away.

Food and Accommodation:
When it comes to Konkan, the first thing strike your mind is the sea food. But there are all sorts of cuisines available. For vegetarians, Solkadhi-Rice, Modak, Kulith Pithale etc is a must to taste. For Non- vegetarians, sea food ranging from fish, prawns, oysters and crabs is available. You can also enjoy typical Maharashtrian dishes like Kanda Bhaji and Misal.

Regarding accommodation, there are MTDC resorts located near Harnai beach, which offer facilities like tents. There are many luxurious and budget hotels in Dapoli for tourists at various places. So when are you planning your trip to enjoy the taste of Dapoli?

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Valentine’s Day in Pune

Celebrating Valentine’s Day in Pune is altogether a different experience. Are you wondering how? Check out by yourself.

Valentine’s Day is the day of love when you forget all hatred and try to make your loved ones happy. Celebrating Valentine’s Day in Pune city is even more exciting and fun. The uniqueness of Pune is that it is a cool city and the month of February is the perfect one for celebrating the day of love and affection.

When its time for the V-day, you would find girls dressed up pretty and guys clean shaved. Couples would crowd malls and gift shops to pick the best gifts for their dear ones. Some choose words to express, while some choose gestures.

In Pune city, you will see people so enthusiastically participating in the celebrations. There are teenagers who would celebrate with friends at discotheques or throw a party to have a gala time with one another if not hooked with partners. Lovers choose places like Stone Water Grill, Garden Court and Oasis which are a little bit away from the city. The candlelight dinner with a cool breeze creates a romantic atmosphere at such places. You won’t believe, now-a-days even grand parents are being a part of Valentine’s Day as they find this concept to be appealing and amusing. Hence family get-togethers at pizza or ice-cream parlors are for sure.

Catching up a movie at multiplexes like E-square, Gold Adlabs or City Pride is fascinating and long drive to not so far happening places like Singhgad, Panshet and of course Lonavla is simply mind blowing.

Check out for a huge mob at Fergusson College, Jangli Maharaj and Mahatma Gandhi roads with flowers, balloons and decorations everywhere. If you wish to spend the evening at these places, you better hurry up as you would find no place at peak hours.

Wow! What a great pleasure to celebrate Valentine’s Day in Pune. Share your experience of 14th February.

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi

Pt. Bhimsen Joshi was one of the few persons from art field to win the Bharat Ratna Award. Go through below information to know more about this legendry artist.

Legendry vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi, who enthralled generations of connoisseurs with his renditions of Indian classical music, passed away at the city hospital in Pune after the prolonged illness. He was 88 years olds.

Pt. Bhimsen Joshi was born on 4th February 1922 in Kannadiga family in the town of Ron in Gadag district of Northern Karnataka. His father was a school teacher. Bhimsen was eldest in the family of 16 siblings.

As a child, Bhimsen’s craving for music was evident to his family as he managed to lay his hands on the ‘tanpura’ of his grandfather. Music had such a great magnetic pull over him that even a ‘bhajan’ or ‘azaan’ from a nearby mosque would draw him out of the house. He heard the recording of Abdul Karim Khan’s Thumri “Piya Bin Nahi Aayat Chain” in raga Jhinjhoti when he was child and decided to become a musician. He left home when he was 11 and went to Pune to learn music. Later he moved to Gwalior and admitted in Madhava music school. He traveled for three years in North India trying to find a Guru. His father succeeded in tracking him and brought him home.

In 1936, Sawai Gandharva agreed to be his guru and taught him music. He performed live for the first time in 1941. His performance at the concert in 1946 to celebrate his guru’s 60th birthday won him accolades from audience and his guru.

Pt. Bhimsen Joshi was awarded Bharat Ratna Award – the highest civilian award on 10th February 2009. He was also conferred ‘Natak Academi Award (1976), ‘Padma Bhushan’ (1985) and ‘Padma Vibhushan’ (1999). He was the most powerful figure on the Indian music concert of ‘khayal gayki’.

For more information:
http://www.punesite.com/pune-mourns-death-of-its-ratna.html
http://www.punesite.com/pune-bids-tearful-adieu-to-bhimsen-joshi.html
http://www.punesite.com/pmc-decides-to-confer-swarbhaskhar-award-to-lata-mangeshkar.html

New Year 2011

The New Year 2011 has arrived and people are engaged in the plans for welcoming this year. To know more about the celebrations in the city, go through below article.

Firstly, Happy New Year to all the readers!

One more year is passing and another new year is arriving. People are overjoyed by the bash of celebrations. The whole world is waiting to welcome the New Year. Yes, we are talking about the year 2011. People have many plans for this year, many resolutions, and many thoughts.

31st December is the last day of the Gregorian year. Everyone has plans for celebration and people are waiting for the New Year to arrive.

As the New Year has come in the weekend, there is added joy among the working professional too. The Pune hotels are full with crowd and the whole city is blooming with lights. In modern practice, celebration includes fireworks, music, alcoholic beverages, etc. The New Year’s Eve is celebrated with parties and social gatherings lasting up to the transition of the year at mid night. Hotels are full with people of all ages enjoying the party time. Pune city is the second most important city in Maharashtra state after Mumbai and the celebrations here are exciting.

Apart from the celebrations of the New Year people should not forget to follow the rules. It is quite tedious task for the police to manage the people. It is also prime responsibility of people to maintain the laws.

In spite of all the different events, 2011 would be the year full of wonderful events, review, and gossips. There are several factors that might affect the world, especially the economic slow-down that might shake the world again, but let’s hope for the best.

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Pune Bandh

The protest against the removal of the statue of Dadoji Konddev resulted in the bandh called by various political parties in city.

Pune Maharashtra - Pune is a historical city and there are still many historical places of great importance existing in the city. Any damage to these places causes the direct damage to the feelings of the people resulting in the violent situation in city. Recently, city is facing such situation due to the off called by some political parties to protest against the demolition of the statue of historical character, Dadoji Konddeo- Guru of Shivaji Maharaj.

The Pune bandh called by Shiv Sena to protest against the demolition of the statue of Dadoji Konddev, considered “guru” of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, turned out violent as the protestors pelted stones at the buses and stopped the trains in various parts of the city. BJP also joined Shiv Sena in this protest. Police interfered in the matter and detained 15 Shiv Sena activist including the district president for stopping the trains.

The statue was removed from near city’s historical place Lal Mahal. The decision to demolish the statue has been taken as a result of the persistent demand from the pro-maratha outfit “Sambhaji Brigade”. The saffron alliance had given a call for bandh on 28th Dec 2010 after NCP-Congress ruled Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) removed the statue at Lal Mahal on 27th Dec 2010 in accordance of the resolution passed by the civic body to that effect.

Uddhav Thackeray alleged that NCP was giving undue importance to the organizations like Sambhaji Brigade, that objects to the reference of Konddev as Shivaji’s guru. He further added that it was NCP’s politics for the 2012 civic polls.