From riches to rags: Pune's historical assets under threat

Name: From riches to rags: Pune's historical assets under threat
Uploaded: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:00:01 +0530
Duration: T00H02M09S
Description: Wadas, which were once the grandeur of the Maratha rule in central India in the 17th and 18th century, are now crumbling structures. Pune was home to some 300 wadas, mostly built by the Peshwas, the Brahmin Prime Ministers of the Maratha kings.

PUBLISHED ON: April 8, 2008 | Duration: 2 min, 09 sec

Wadas, which were once the grandeur of the Maratha rule in central India in the 17th and 18th century, are now crumbling structures. Pune was home to some 300 wadas, mostly built by the Peshwas, the Brahmin Prime Ministers of the Maratha kings.