Budhwar Peth, Pune
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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
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|date=March 2012}} 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
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|date=November 2022}}
Red-light district
Budhwar Peth houses India's third largest red-light district.{{cite web |title=8 Most Notorious Red Light Areas In India Where Prostitution Is The Only Way Of Living - Stressbuster |url=https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/stressbuster-epaper-strbusen/8+most+notorious+red+light+areas+in+india+where+prostitution+is+the+only+way+of+living-newsid-72916767 |website=DailyHunt |accessdate=15 December 2018 |language=en}} It has been estimated to contain about 700 brothels{{cite journal |last1=Muralidharan |first1=Shrikanth |last2=Acharya |first2=Arunkumar |last3=Sevekari |first3=Tejaswi |last4=Wadwan |first4=Sanaa |last5=Joglekar |first5=Noopur Rajiv |last6=Margabandhu |first6=Shanthi |title=Prevalence of Soft-Tissue Lesions among Women in Sex Work in the Red Light Area of Pune, India: A Cross-Sectional Survey |journal=Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry |date=2018 |volume=8 |issue=3 |pages=218–223 |doi=10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_46_18 |pmid=29911058 |pmc=5985677 |issn=2231-0762 |doi-access=free }} and 5,000 prostitutes. The area suffers from sex trafficking,{{cite web |last1=More |first1=Archana |title=Pune cops book 24 sex traffickers under MCOCA |url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/cover-story/pune-cops-book-24-sex-traffickers-under-mcoca/articleshow/63550473.cms |website=Pune Mirror |accessdate=15 December 2018 |date=31 March 2018 |archive-date=16 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216074448/https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/cover-story/pune-cops-book-24-sex-traffickers-under-mcoca/articleshow/63550473.cms |url-status=dead }} child prostitution{{cite web |title=Pune sex racket: Teens forced into prostitution for Rs 30,000 |url=https://www.kannadigaworld.com/news/mumbai/80846.html |website=KANNADIGA WORLD |accessdate=15 December 2018 |date=24 April 2014}} and police corruption.{{cite book |last1=Sahni |first1=Rohini |last2=Shankar |first2=V. Kalyan |last3=Apte |first3=Hemant |title=Prostitution and Beyond: An Analysis of Sex Workers in India |date=2008 |publisher=SAGE Publications India |isbn=9788132100362 |pages=229–230 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oLWGAwAAQBAJ&q=prostitution+in+Pune&pg=PA192 |language=en}} HIV was formerly a large problem, but an HIV/AIDS programme,{{cite book |last1=Higgins |first1=Christina |last2=Norton |first2=Prof Bonny |title=Language and HIV/AIDS |date=2009 |publisher=Multilingual Matters |isbn=9781847693839 |pages=125–126 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_CCZLj7Ty3IC&q=budhwar+peth+hiv&pg=PA126 |language=en}} including education and condom distribution has resulted in a considerably reduced HIV prevalence.{{cite web |last1=Mascarenhas |first1=Anuradha |title=Budhwar Peth: HIV prevalence down from 41% to 13% in 3 yrs - Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/budhwar-peth-hiv-prevalence-down-from-41--to-13--in-3-yrs/887226/ |website=archive.indianexpress.com |accessdate=15 December 2018 |date=13 December 2011}}
See also
{{Portal|India|human sexuality|Prostitution|Sex work|Feminism}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.punediary.com/html/v_wada.html Vishram Baug Wada] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603003440/http://www.punediary.com/html/v_wada.html |date=3 June 2023 }}
- [http://www.maharashtratourism.net/monuments/vishrambag-wada.html Vishrambag Wada]
- [http://www.dagdushethganpati.com/ Dagdusheth Ganapati]
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{{Prostitution in India}}