This stone bridge shown in the picture above would be to the west of the Railway bridge currently being used. I am saying this as the Railway track runs north to south here.

If the new girder bridge was constructed in 1926-1927 time frame, then can we find out if this new bridge construction has got something to do with the DC electrification.

I think that this is the stone bridge one needs to cross while going to our Appu's house in Pune from the station !!

Posted by S. Srinivas on 2011 Mar 13 03:22:53 +0000

For those not knowing Marathi, the caption reads : The stone bridge heading towards the Court, on which currently vehicles ply, was once used by the trains. This bridge was constructed around 1857.

My question, is this the bridge to the north of the present railway bridge?

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2011 Mar 12 02:34:12 +0000

I am really delighted to see such wonderful pics in and around Pune on our gallery. Thanks for this info.

Posted by Vijay Aravamudhan on 2011 Mar 11 16:06:54 +0000

Woww, Just fantastic this is. Thanks for this treat.

Posted by Vijay Aravamudhan on 2011 Mar 11 16:04:13 +0000

This is indeed valuable photo & piece of information. Thanks for sharing with us.

Posted by Shantanu Kulkarni on 2011 Mar 11 05:23:36 +0000

Fantastic! Can't speak for now, but a few years back, one could see original GIPR name plates on the steel bridge from the stone bridge.

Posted by Apurva Bahadur on 2011 Mar 11 04:55:58 +0000

Thanks for posting this rare picture.

Posted by Apurva Bahadur on 2011 Mar 11 04:51:48 +0000

Is this a B/W picture or is it a total white-out due to snow?

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2011 Feb 10 04:15:21 +0000

@ Bahadur sahab, sorry, but you stand corrected. That is a half-pant indeed. If I would fold my dhoti or lungi up, I would naturally do it so that the shirt gets 'tucked in' by the upturned lungi. Very difficult to fold my dhoti or lungi with the shirt hanging out.
And going by the style of wearing the dhoti, I would say this fits into the north-Karnataka-Maharashtra territory...

Posted by Dr. Himagirish Rao on 2011 Jan 29 11:39:43 +0000

Correction - the person nearest to us is probably not with a half pant but also wearing a lungi - in a folded fashion, as seen in southern parts of India.

Posted by Apurva Bahadur on 2011 Jan 29 04:01:22 +0000