Poona In Bygone Days

By Dattatray Balwant Parasnis

Book Overview

Step into Poona before crowded boulevards and concrete towers, when the city was a nerve-centre of the Maratha empire and British India alike. Old Poona lives again here. Written by the distinguished historian Rao Bahadur D. B. Parasnis in the early twentieth century, Poona in Bygone Days is a vivid pune history book that traces the growth of Pune, Maharashtra, India from a fortified Maratha capital to an important seat of British administration. Blending documentary research with local memory, Parasnis sketches streets, temples, courts and households, revealing layers of pune social history, maratha heritage and culture, and everyday life in pre-independence India. His informed yet intimate perspective makes this an enduring indian history classic of historical nonfiction India, invaluable both for Indian history students and as a trusted reference for researchers engaged in Deccan history studies or Maratha empire history and Maharashtra regional history more broadly, and in the wider story of pre independence India history. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Readers curious about how a regional centre shaped the destiny of a subcontinent will find a rich narrative of people, power and place; classic-literature enthusiasts gain a primary source written before independence, alive with period detail and authorial insight. A timeless window into Poona in bygone days, and into the making of modern India.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353605210
• ISBN13: 9789353605216
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"