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Budhwar Peth (Marathi: बुधवार पेठ) is one of many commercial localities in the old city of Pune, India. The area has a high number of electronics shops, is known for its red-light district and is located in the heart of the city. Three out of the five important ganesh mandals (Manache Ganpati) i.e. Jogeshwari Ganpati, Guruji Talim Mandal, Tulshibaug Ganpati are located here, as is Appa Balwant Chowk, known as ABC.

Budhwar Peth बुधवार पेठ
Suburb
Budhwar Peth Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 18.517°N 73.858°E / 18.517; 73.858
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Pune
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	411 002
Telephone code	91(020)
Vehicle registration	MH 12

History

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.[1]

Present

Today, Budhwar Peth is a business area particularly for electrical goods market, books and traditional items. Places of interest include; Jogeshwari Temple, N.M.V High School, Laxmi Road, Appa Balwant Chowk and Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati temple, which is believed to be the richest amongst all Ganesh Temples^{[citation needed]} with the Lord Ganesha icon laden with several lakhs of rupees of gold, and worshipped for obstacle removal.

Red-light district

Budhwar Peth houses India's third largest red-light district.[2] It has been estimated to contain about 700 brothels[3] and 5,000 prostitutes.[2] The area suffers from sex trafficking,[4] child prostitution[5] and police corruption.[6] HIV was formerly a large problem, but an HIV/AIDS programme,[7] including education and condom distribution has resulted in a considerably reduced HIV prevalence.[8] Due to the Covid19 situation workers form this area have been more affected in the terms of financial impact, with many having difficulty earning daily wages.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Prostitution in India
• Prostitution in Asia
• Prostitution in Kolkata
• Prostitution in Mumbai
• All Bengal Women's Union
• Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee
• Sonagachi
• Male prostitution

References

External links

• Pune City Guides - Information about Pune City
• Vishram Baug Wada
• Vishrambag Wada
• Dagdusheth Ganapati

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