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Maharashtra About Maharashtra Places to Visit Cities Cities Mumbai From a fishing village to the dowry of a Portuguese queen to the country's foremost sea port, commercial centre and producer of films, Mumbai, India's western gateway, has donned many personas. It is an exhilarating city fuelled by entrepreneurial energy, determination and dreams. The economic powerhouse of the nation, it can seem like another country altogether. A magnet to migrants from all over India, rich and poor, ensures the city keeps one foot in its hinterland and the other in the global marketplace. This balancing act is played out against a stately Victorian townscape with stunning Gothic architecture embodied in the Gateway of India, Bombay High Court, Old Secretariat, University Buildings and Victoria Terminus... more Pune 170 kms to the south of Mumbai, Pune was one of the pivotal bases of the 17th century Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji, who was born at the Shivneri fort here. Pune was also the seat of power of the Peshwas, under whose influence Maratha power became a major political force. The Peshwas were renowned patrons of the arts and under their reign temples, gardens and educational institutions flourished in the city. During the freedom movement, Pune saw Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak introduce the principal of Swadeshi. The Film and Television Institute of India, Osho Ashram and National Defence Academy are based here. Pune is fast growing into a center for software development... more