Poona in Bygone Days

Language: - English, About The Book : This book introduces the Pune city, and its architecture during the Peshwa era to the help Britishers to understand the history of Pune. Hence with the help of historic evidence the details like incidents happened in Pune in Peshwa era, details about the city, happenings and the places & architecture in the city. About The Author : Rao Bahadur D.B. Parasnis (1870–1926) was a historian from Maharashtra, India, who lived during the British Raj days. Parasnis had been granted a lifelong pension of two hundred rupees a month by the Government of Bombay. Parasnis was born on 27 November 1870 in a traditional middle-class Deshastha Brahmin family. Parasnis authored biographies of Bramhendra Swami, Rani's Laxmi Bai of Jhansi and Baija Bai of Gwalior and works on the Mahrattas and the Nawabs of Oudh. Parasnis also published collections of letters in his two monthly magazines, the Bharatavarsha and the Ithihasa Sangraha, of which the first covered two years and the second seven years from August 1907. In 1894, Parasnis published an authoritative biography of Maharani Jhansi Lakshmibai, Maharani Laxmibaisaheb Yanche Charitra. His book was based on interviews with Dhanodar Rao, adopted son of Rani Lakshmibai, who was still alive then. In 1918-1925, along with Charles Augustus Kincaid, he co-authored in three volumes, A History of the Maratha people. His Poona in Bygone Times was published in 1921. The Title 'Poona in Bygone Days written/authored/edited by Rao Bahadur D. B. Parasnis', published in the year 2023. The ISBN 9788121294607 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 172 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms