Pune in History

Shivaji leads a surprise night attack on Shaista Khan in Pune, forcing the Mughal commander to leave the Deccan soon afterward.

Balaji Baji Rao succeeds his father Baji Rao I as Peshwa and oversees a period of extensive Maratha expansion.

Balaji Baji Rao receives news of the catastrophic Maratha defeat at Panipat and dies later the same year amid the political shock.

Madhavrao I becomes Peshwa while still a teenager and begins restoring Maratha authority after the defeat at Panipat.

Narayanrao succeeds his brother Madhavrao I as Peshwa while still a teenager, amid intense factional competition in Pune.

Narayanrao is assassinated inside Shaniwar Wada, triggering a succession crisis and prolonged conflict among Maratha political factions.

Baji Rao II's forces attack the British position near Pune at Khadki, opening the final Anglo-Maratha conflict around the Peshwa government.

Jayant Narlikar becomes founding director of IUCAA, creating a national centre to strengthen university research in astronomy and astrophysics.

Vijay Bhatkar leads the development of PARAM 8000, India's first major indigenous high-performance parallel supercomputer.

Vijay Bhatkar leads development of PARAM 10000, substantially increasing the performance of India's indigenous supercomputing programme.