Archive for the ‘From the Editor’ Category

Open Letter [1]: Dear PMC

Dear PMC, It was heartening to read of your plan to construct a Sachin Tendulkar museum in Pune. For a city that has few modern day monuments of note, it is indeed a good project to drive tourism and give the city a place in cricket’s present and future. The cost of the project is being pitted...
June 24th, 2011 | From the Editor, Views | Read More

We’ve changed. But why?

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]easons change every 4 months. Roads get new potholes every month. There’s new birthday wishes at traffic signals daily. Unfortunately, we are neither politicians nor are we related to any that someone would wish us publicly. So as The Punekar turns 4 (wow!) we thought the...
June 24th, 2011 | From the Editor, Views | Read More

Pune—My second home

This week, we have Nathan Gitonga a Kenyan student sharing his sweet and soul experiences in Pune. Here is what he has to say. Coming to Pune was like a leap from earth to the moon with so many uncertainties in between. I came here in 1999 and was happy to get admission at Spicer Memorial College...
May 30th, 2011 | From the Editor | Read More

Spread the Christmas cheer at Pune Marriott Hotel & Convention Centre

The season of giving is here. And what better place to celebrate it with your friends and family than the new hotspot in town- Pune Marriott Hotel & Convention Centre (PMHCC), amidst all the festivities and grandeur! We at The Punekar explored this beautiful hotel located at Senapati Bapat Road,...
December 23rd, 2010 | From the Editor | Read More

Overcoming sadness

Our reader Mukta Patil shares an interesting poem on ‘Sadness.’ Read, it will only make you smile.
December 4th, 2010 | From the Editor | Read More

Mumbai Attacks: A lucky escape?

The events of last night in Mumbai are all over by now and the terror, horror and absolute shock of these is yet subsiding. While the why, how, and who will now be analyzed, the burning question remains ‘Why is this allowed to happen again and again? And again.’ (News as it happens here).
November 27th, 2008 | From the Editor | Read More

The shame that is CYG ’08

What should ideally have been a platform to show off Pune and its potential has unfortunately turned into a cause for shame and (later) much mudslinging. This is the sort of thing that election years are made of! It is obvious that a lot of effort has gone into branding the event and creating merchandise...
September 25th, 2008 | From the Editor | Read More

It’s Moraya time!

Over a century since the first community Ganesh Festival was held in Pune, there are 5,000 and more mandals joining the fervour of the festival. The celebrations sure have changed over the years the exuberance remaining the same though. The Beginning Back in 1892 the great reformer Tilak witnessed...
September 19th, 2007 | From the Editor | Read More