| In Pune, the past meets the present. It is one of those rare cities with a twin image: that of a tradition-bound place generally considered the quintessence of Maharashtrian culture and that of a modern industrial metropolis. |
| Pune experiences three distinct seasons: summer, monsoon and winter. Typical summer months are from March to May, with maximum temperatures ranging from 35 to 39°C (95 to 102°F). The city often receives locally developed heavy thundershowers with sharp downpours in May. Nevertheless, the nights in Pune are significantly cooler compared to most other parts in this region owing to its high altitude. |
| Pune is a vibrant cultural city and home to people of various religious denomination and demoninations. It also hosts various national festivals and cultural events throughout the year. People of Pune have wide interests in various Arts, Spiritualism and Food. |
| Pune is a major industrial centre, growing very fast every year. Pune has a burgeoning software industry. Many of India's major software players such as TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Satyam, Tech Mahindra, Tata Technologies Ltd, Mastek Ltd., Persistent Systems, Patni Computer Systems and Kale Consultants, Kanbay Software, S1 Services, Cybage, Manas Solutions Pvt Ltd, have their presence in Pune. |
| Global majors like HSBC Global Technology, PTC, IBM, SIEMENS, Sybase, EDS, I-Flex, Cognizant, Sasken, KPIT Cummins Infosystems Inc., |
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| Amdocs, Avaya, Veritas Software, Aftek Infosys, Syntel, BMC Software, Zensar and TIBCO Software have a major presence in Pune's various Software Technology Parks and other areas. Some of the prominent IT parks in the city are the Hinjewadi IT Park, Magarpatta Cybercity, etc. |
| Pune is also emerging as a prominent city for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies. Companies like Convergys, WNS, Progeon, EXL and MphasiS have started their operations in Pune. Pune comes as a natural choice for the BPO companies due to the availability of skilled manpower. |
| Pune has excellent external road, rail and air connectivity to almost all important cities in India. It is extremely well connected to most of the important cities in India like Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Chennai. Pune is very well connected by rail to all the major cities in India. |
| Pune now has an international-deemed airport, with flights to Singapore and Dubai. Pune could see flights to New York, London and Shanghai (via Mumbai) in the next few years. Domestic flights are available to most metropolitan cities in India. |
| Pune was also called "The Oxford of the east" by Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister; as Pune attracts students from every nook and corner of the world. Foreign students find Pune very peaceful and safe compared to other educational cities of India. The weather of Pune is also very good for health. |
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