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Suburb in Pune, Maharashtra, India
Budhwar Peth is one of many commercial localities in the old city of Pune , India. The area is located in the heart of the city has a high number of electronics shops, and is known for its red-light district . Three out of the five important Ganesh Mandals (Mana che Ganpati ) i.e. Jogeshwari Ganpati, Guruji Talim Mandal, Tulshibaug Ganpati are located here, as is Appa Balwant Chowk , known as ABC.
History [ edit ]
For some period, Pune was ruled by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in mid to late 1600s. When Aurangzeb attacked Pune, he camped Budhwar Peth in 1660.[citation needed During Mughal rule, this Peth was known as Mohitabad or Moheyabad . Peshwa Madhavrao I (1761–1773) renamed it as Budhwar Peth. Tulshibaug Belbaugh and the Jogeshwari temple are some of the historical landmarks of Budhwar peth from the Peshwa era .
The Bhide Wada , located near Limbraj Maharaj Temple hosted the first school for girls in Maharashtra. The school was started by Savitribai and Jyotiba Phule in January 1848.
Economy [ edit ]
Budhwar Peth is a business area particularly for electrical goods market, books and traditional items. Places of interest include; Tambdi Jogeshwari Temple, N.M.V High School , part of Laxmi Road , the main shopping area of inner Pune, Appa Balwant Chowk and Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati temple , which is believed to be the richest amongst all Ganesh Temples with the Lord Ganesha icon laden with several | of rupees of gold.[citation needed
Red-light district [ edit ]
Budhwar Peth houses India's third largest red-light district .[1] brothels [2] prostitutes .[1] sex trafficking ,[3] child prostitution [4] [5] HIV was formerly a large problem, but an HIV/AIDS programme,[6] condom distribution has resulted in a considerably reduced HIV prevalence.[7]
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References [ edit ]
^ Muralidharan, Shrikanth; Acharya, Arunkumar; Sevekari, Tejaswi; Wadwan, Sanaa; Joglekar, Noopur Rajiv; Margabandhu, Shanthi (2018). "Prevalence of Soft-Tissue Lesions among Women in Sex Work in the Red Light Area of Pune, India: A Cross-Sectional Survey" . Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry . 8 3 ): 218–223. doi :10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_46_18 ISSN 2231-0762 . PMC 5985677 PMID 29911058 .
^ More, Archana (31 March 2018). "Pune cops book 24 sex traffickers under MCOCA" . Pune Mirror . Retrieved 15 December 2018 .
^ "Pune sex racket: Teens forced into prostitution for Rs 30,000" . KANNADIGA WORLD . 24 April 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2018 .
^ Sahni, Rohini; Shankar, V. Kalyan; Apte, Hemant (2008). Prostitution and Beyond: An Analysis of Sex Workers in India ISBN 9788132100362
^ Higgins, Christina; Norton, Prof Bonny (2009). Language and HIV/AIDS ISBN 9781847693839
^ Mascarenhas, Anuradha (13 December 2011). "Budhwar Peth: HIV prevalence down from 41% to 13% in 3 yrs - Indian Express" . archive.indianexpress.com . Retrieved 15 December 2018 .
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