Erandwane is a locality in

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city. It is known for being the location of

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. It is the location for some of the most famous schools, colleges, shopping malls, restaurants, cinema halls, and hospitals in the south of Pune. Located next to Kothrud, which is home to numerous

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companies such as

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, Harbinger Systems,

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. there are numerous hostel and PG accommodations for men and women in Erandwane. Karve Road is the main road that links Erandwane with Kothrud.

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and

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are the most commonly spoken

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in the area.

Prominent Places

A prominent place to visit in the area is Kamala Nehru Park. Another place worth visiting is the Pune

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, the first of its kind in

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. Also called Late Keshavrao Narayanrao Jagtap Fire Brigade Museum, the museum houses variety of equipment used by the fire department including more than 100

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including a

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Dennis Also worth visiting is Dashabhuja Ganapati Temple and

Joshi's Museum of Miniature Railway Joshi's Museum of Miniature Railway is a miniature railway museum located in the Erandwane locality of Pune, a city in the state of Maharashtra, India. The museum hosts working models of various types of trains. It was started by Bhausaheb Joshi ...

Education

Erandwane is famous for FTII as well as numerous other educational institutes. The most prominent among them are listed below. * Garware College * S N D T Adult Education * Film and Television Institute of India * IST Institute Of Management * Smt. Kashibai Nawale College of Commerce * Abhinava Vidyalaya English Medium Pre-Primary School * The Router School * Sinhgad School Of Gemmology & Jewellery Designing * Sinhgad Spring Dale School * Sinhgad Business School *

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Malls & Markets

Erandwane is known for being the location for some of the most prominent

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and shops in Pune. The most prominent among them are listed below. * Central Mall *Data Care Corporation *Shreeganesh Computers *Bamo Electronics *Manoj Super Market *Pragati Super Market *Reliance SMART *93 Avenue

Hotels and Restaurants

Erandwane is known for being the location for some of the most famous

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and

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in Pune. The most prominent among them are listed below. * Multi Spice * Italy Via Punjab * Wadeshwar Restaurant (Law College Road) * Bhooj Adda * Abhishek Hotel * 12 Star Garuda * Hotel Royalty * Hotel Jagannath * Nisarg Sea Food * Samudra Restaurant * Hotel Anand Veg * Kalinga Restaurant & Bar * Kalinga Veg Gourmet Kitchen * Level 5 Bistro and Bar Incidentally design of both Level 5 Bistro and Bar and Kalinga Veg Gourmet Kitchen has been done by

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Amit Puri who has also curated the

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; He is considered as one of the best restaurant consultants in the business.

Hospitals

There are few prominent hospitals including Multi-speciality

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in Erandwane as listed below. *

Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital ( mr, दीनानाथ मंगेशकर रुग्णालय) is a large hospital in Pune, India spread over with over 900 beds. It is named after the Marathi theatre actor, Natya Sangeet musician a ...

* ACE Hospital. * Ameya Clinic * Mantri Hospital * Sagar Nursing Home * Galaxy Hospital

References

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