This is your space. Tell us what you think about punecity.com and its content --anything that you think would make the site more interesting.

From: Amit Punde   amitpunde@hotmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 11:19 AM

Hello,

Sir,
Thanks for reply and also for taking my account in your donour list{interested to donate blood}. i have been donated blood 3 times before. if there is some requirement please tell me.i'll happy to help someone.

i've checked my information u have send me to check and it is right.

From: Amit Punde   amitpunde@hotmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 11:19 AM

Hello,

Actually I should thank you for starting this activity. Well, there are many bloodbank and other means of getting the blood. But different people different approaches, so having one more way of serving people is obviously an advantage. Hope you will keep up the good work and add more value to the site in coming future. I would be glad to help, if needed, for some noble cause.

From: Sagar Baheti   carasti@eth.net
Sent: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 12:37:14 +0530

My Name is Yusuf i have registered for the matarominal, and i am happy that i got lot of response and out of which i got married also.

From: Sagar Baheti   sagar_baheti@yahoo.com
Sent: Monday, November 20:39:01

Hi there,
I am really impressed with your service.It was quick, really quick! And the replies to my gifts, that you guys scanned and sent back to me, was just too much for me to handle. You guys made my and my friends' and relatives' Diwali very special. Thank you very much!!
Let me wish you
A Very Happy Diwali
and A Prosperous New Year.
Looking forward to many more opportunities like this for me to order and you to deliver :-)

From: Sameer Khadkatkar skhadkatkar@yahoo.com
Sent: Monday, November 21:36:33

From: Vivek Deshpande  vivek.deshpande@indiatimes.com
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 4:11 PM

From: Ravi Ghate rghate@avcell.com
Sent: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 08:21:11 -0300
Subject: Comments & Suggestions

Many thanks for your outstanding and prompt delivery service with equally prompt and unusual acknowledgement. We enjoyed reading the handwritten acknowledgement by our dear little angel in Pune. It was unbelievable.
We hope you keep up your standards which are not so common in the industry.
Thanks once again!

From: Amruta Chitale camruta@hotmail.com
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2001 1:21 PM
Subject: Comments & Suggestions

To,
The Editor,Punecity.com.

Dear Sir/ Madam,
I am a regular visitor to your web site & would like to congratulate you for providing such usefull information about the city, on your web site.
In keeping with your effort, I would like to make a few suggestions.
I have browsed through all the pics. put up at this site & suggest that in addition to the existing lot,we would like to see pics. of popular places( common 'Puneri' hangouts) like Vaishali/Roopali, Marzorin,Prems,etc.
This is merely a suggestion on behalf of all those Pooneites who virtually lived at these joints!
I hope my suggestion is taken in good regard & we can soon look forward to seeing some of these pics.

From: Geeta geeta_pandeys@hotmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 9:02 AM

Hello,

Thanks for delivering my Rakhi on the day of Rakhi. Hats off to your excellant services.
Wish you best for your business.

From: vipul sharma sharmavipul@hotmail.com
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 3:57 PM

Hi,

Thanks for putting my snap and views on your website.
Of course i'm regular visitor of Punecity.com and I 'm paid for this as you have published me today.

From: Eapenm Matthew eapenm@niit.com
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 11:52 AM

I thank you for the site punecity.com as I am new to pune this site has helped mea lot for find out more about the city and it culture.
I suggest you to put more information about the city ie the Roads, or the Road map, what is where etc the educational institution etc
I would call Pune a City of dreams

From: Vishakha Jawadekar vishakha@bluestarindia.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 11:57 AM

Dear mr. Rahul-
I confirm I have made the subject entry and that it is correct.
I really appreciate this novel idea which can help so many needy people.
I hv contacted my friends in other cities and I think pune is one of the
Few cities to hv such information on the city site.
What r the other activities u r involved in. I want to take up social work.
In my small way.
And I am looking for an organisation that I can associate with.
Can I be of any other help to you?

From: Prakash Kasare pnkasare@yahoo.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 11:57 AM
Subject : Dear Editor,

We are very much thankful for started the www.punecity.com web-site. This is very useful for every one for gating the details about the pune city I like the your one option that is Ashtavinayak in this option you are covered all the details about the ashtavinayak. My suggesion is that you covered the ruler area of pune dist. like Uruli-Kanchan and other.
I daily seen the www.punecity.com.

From: koen zagers koenzagers@hotmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 7:14 PM
Subject : Pune Scape

Namaste,
I really like the site, especially the 'Pune Scape' picture, every day... What I was thinking of as a nice suggestion: clicking on the picture or a link will show an enlarged picture, say, about 4 times as big. what do you think about it?? It would pleasure lots of readers faraway, I'm sure!

From: Salil Avinash Shringarpure salil_shringarpure@lycos.com
Sent: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 19:06:18 +0530
Subject : Thank You

Thank You. It was pretty quick, and I also appreciate the attachment, which was my parents hand written letter which you'll took an effort to scan and send. I am really pleased with your service.
I wish the service continues its quality.
Wish you all the best and may you receive an overwhelming response from all the patrons who subscribe to your services.

From: Dilip Deshpande dilip_deshpande@hotmail.com
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 11:52 AM
Sir

It will add value to your site if you could provide a map of Pune city in the site giving major land marks and areas, streets, colonies etc.
Kindly consider my suggestion.

From: Atul Kumthekar arunansusen@rediffmail.com
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 10:43 PM
Subject: Municipalty che doke thikanawar aahe kaa?

Dr Hegedewaar putalaa, Shivaji maharaj putalaa in California - hee sagli prakarane vaachun vatte ki "Municipalty che doke thikanawar aahe kaa?"

From: Arunansu Sen arunansusen@rediffmail.com
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 5:33 PM

Thanks for accepting me in your bank,and for promt reply,I will anytime be available for any kind of help.

From: Yogesh Deshpande Yogesh.Deshpande@gs.com
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 11:40 PM

Your site is really good and helpful. All puneries here in Tokyo are using this site.
It is also giving satisfactory performance.
You and your team did really good job.

From: Amar Prabhune amar.prabhune@oracle.com
Sent: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 14:41:47 -0700
Subject: Help this child

Hi,
This is regarding Master Pravin Raut. I am interested in making a small donation from my side.
Could you pls. send me more information on where we can send the money, is there any charity fund opened to which I can write the cheque?
Pls. let me know so that I can act accordingly.
You can email me at prabhuneas@yahoo.com

From: Bhupal Limaye bhupallimaye@hotmail.com
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 11:40 PM

Hi !! Punecity !!
Thank u so much for putting my pic on the internet !!
long live pune & punecity.com !!!

From: Prakash G. Mathrani rmathrani@hotmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 6:24 PM
Subject : Pune-Mumbai Expressway Tour

Punecity.com keeps me closer to Pune. I have been out of India for the last 7 years. I miss Pune a lot.... I have been using the E-shoppe to send flowers and chocolates to friends and family...Appreciate the Prompt Service. ....

From: Ranjit Majumder majumder@rtc1.icdi.wvu.edu
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 1:37 AM
Subject : Pune-Mimbai Expressway Tour

It was an exhilarating trip. Looks like this highway will set the pace for India to promote better transportation, safety, efficiency, and economic development. Congratulations for showing the way!

From: Dnyanesh Chati dnyaneshchati@hotmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 1:05 AM
Subject : Pune-Mumbai Expressway Tour

Pretty good..sound wud have been better..by the way when r they going to complete this expressway ?

From: Nazim Shaikh nazims@amexol.net
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2001 12:39 PM
Subject : A Letter from me

Hi,
I am a frequent visitor to this site because it brings good memories of good ole "Apla Pune" however it is not possible for me to login everyday. I prefer to check the Archives once in a week and get the weekly info.
The archives are there and easy to retrieve but would it not be nice that I can click on a link of a date rather than keep on entering the DAY, MONTH and YEAR everytime I check a new day...even if I am just checking the past week.
I think the search facility for archives is good, but in addition to that if you could have LINKS for the past week or past month will be a great convenience to intermittent users of this site. I think I am referring to the archives page design prior to this date search system.
But hey, keep up the good work. :)

From: reva reva@ip.eth.net
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2001 8:32 AM
Subject : Inclusion

Dear sir

From: mehernaaz nariman mehernaaz nariman
Sent: Tue, 1 May 2001 12:26:02 +0530
Subject : Perils Of Early Day Transport In India

From: Arshad Khan arsh14@hotmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 11:52 PM

Hi,

I was going through your travel section, regarding rail travel from Bombay to Pune, and you mentioned that there is a separate window for foriegners, and you should book atleast 10 hrs in advance.

I was just wondering as to whether foriegners are charged the same price (ie say Rs 196/- for AC on the Deccan Queen/Pragati) or they are charged more since they are foriegners.

I noticed this when i went to the Taj Mahal and the Agra fort, that Indians are charged 20 bucks as an entrance fee, and foriegners are charged around 960 bucks.

The reason for my asking this question is that i've been born and brought up in India (i'm of Indian origin), and look every bit the Indian as you, but i'm a British Citizen. When i went to Agra i was charged the price for Indians because no one can tell by looking at me that i'm not. I would greatly appreciate it if you could let me know if the government practices what they do in Agra, and blatantly robs foriegn tourists, or charges them the same as Indians.

From: Deraye@aol.com Deraye@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 9:10 AM

From: Geerish Pandya 701612@sympatico.ca
Sent: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 20:44:03 -0400
Subject: Comments - Suggestions

From: Perianayagam, Grace grace.perianayagam@attws.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 2:30 PM
Subject: Comments - Suggestions

Dear Sir/Madam,
I have been living in the USA for two years now. This site is so good that it reminds me of good old days of travelling from Daund to Pune for college.
I can never forget my Daund where I was born and brought up and Pune, the city that always fascinated me in many ways.
Going through the picture gallery was the most refreshing experience I have had in a while.
I do have a request. Please post some pictures of Daund too on your website. I will be more than happy to share it with my husband and friends. Daund is a beautiful place but has been neglected for a long time.

From: Koen Zagers koenzagers@hotmail.com
Sent: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 15:54:24 +0200
Subject: A Letter from me

Hi there!
Temperature in Pune always seems to be 31 deg. Celcius and humidity 61% if one goes by the Weather section of your site. Is it really this constant or is your measuring equipment broken...? Please use some different numbers.
Nice newspaper, though. Keep on going like this except for the weather forecast.
Kind regards,
Koen from the Netherlands

From: Nitin & Gauri Sapre sapre@emirates.net.ae
Sent: Tue, 17 April 2001 08:17:34 PM
Subject: Do you know this girl?

Dear Sir,
Thank you. As I have said before, I say it again that getting such prompt replies from you, makes me a life member of your site with my own choice.This gives your viewers more confidence in knowing that when you write to any editor/chief of that particular site,you are heard/read.This interaction gets the reader more interested in your site. Apart from the fact that your site is really well-thought of and updated everyday and also touches readers of different ages.
Keep the site alive like it always is.
Good Job.

From: Atul Kumthekar atul.b.kumthekar@mail.sprint.com
Sent: Tue, 17 April 2001 05:47:34 PM
Subject: Mayors Expensive US visits

Every alternate year I hear about this IT study trip of Pune mayor to San Jose. I am really sceptical about these trips and believe it is just tax payers money wasted. Has the municipalty come up with any reports of what developments were done in last such trips ? Is there a need for politicians to go on such a trip ? I know many pune based software companies, whose technocrats keep visiting US and other nations and they sure justify the trip money in terms of client relations and business growth. Is any such output visible in Mayor's team visits? Public should demand the output of such trips.

From: Nitin & Gauri Sapre sapre@emirates.net.ae
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 2:22 AM
Subject: Do you know this girl?

My heart goes out to this girl.I have visited ur poonacity site a lot of times,eachtime checking ,if any progress has happened regarding this girl.
Suggestion;The fact that after even so many months, nobody seems to have approached this issue, maybe, there might be chance that her parents might have less oppurtunity to have a computer at home leave alone the fact of them visiting ur site.Maybe what u can do is publish her photo in the local (marathi)newspaper (the cheapest form of media).& then see wots in her favour??????
Its very sad that dispite having a family,she is left to be an orphan.May God Tirupathy only help her.
Please,update ur site if anything good has come out of this girls fate!!!!
Ur Avid Reader.
P.S.Excellent site for Pune lovers.Keep up the good work.

From: Vivek Deshpande vivek.deshpande@indiatimes.com
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 4:11 PM

hi Rahul,
Thanks for creating such a central database which very useful and more important is easily accessible.
I remeber the day when I was running the get the information about A (-)ve for my wife in pune. Fortunately she never needed it.
I have checked the my information posted on your data bank and I found it is 100 % correct.

From: Anand A. Navadikar anavadikar@noida.hcltech.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 4:56 AM
Subject : High

I appriciate the work behind development of this site. This is a really good and very informative site about Pune.
Though I am not in Pune right now , I don't feel like I am away from Pune due to this site.

From: Dalvi Dinar Dinar_Dalvi@NAI.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 1:56 AM
Subject: freeway

Please refer to the express highway between Pune & Mumbai. Everything is ok and done. What about writing something about the car saftey. Like air bags, crumple zones etc..
I would appreciate if the newspapers keep this on their agenda.

From: arun gokhale pgokhale@vsnl.net
Sent: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 23:31:03 +0530
Subject : Express High Way for Talegaon

From: Suresh Shiv suru51@hotmail.com
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 10:49 AM
Subject : Publication of March 31st.2001

The editor,
Sir, it is always a pleasure to visit the web site 'punecity'
Sometimes one can't help but comment on the issues published. Like the "bank holidays" as published on 31st. March, the article states that 1st. April, Monday is a bank holiday, sir monday is the 2nd. Of april. Also it's time that we in india move with the times as far as "holidays" are concerned.
Indians are know to take holidays on any excuse (all indians overseas do not follow this trait, by & large) if we are moving forward & demand to be equal to the progressive (one has serious doubts, as far as this 'word' goes) world, we need to be progressive in relation to "holidays" too.
Sir, it was nice to know that the police commissioner shri k k kashyap (quite a long tenure in pune, must be a excellent crime fighter)has opened a "one window system" for the benefit of both the police force & the citizens to have a better relationship. It's all very fine, how about some transparency in the working of the police force, please.

Thank you,
Suresh Shivdasani
Berkeley, Ca. USA.

From: R. Doshi paper@vsnl.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 8:28 AM
Subject : A Letter from me

Dear sir,
You have fantastic site but without Map of Pune city, it is incomplete.
Please look in the matter and put it up soon.

Regards
Rajendra

From: kote kote@pathcom.com
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2001 12:23 AM
Subject : Highway tour

I Live in Canada and I am really impressed by the video tour of Mumbia-Pune Express Highway Well done.

Thanks
kote

From: Vyas, Pranav Pranav.Vyas@national-city.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 1:50 AM
Comments - Suggestions

From: R. J. Mehta rjmehta@satyam.net.in
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 4:23 PM
Subject : express way to mumbai

Driving has become bit comfortable ever since express highway has become operational. This drive of making superfast highways now must continue all over the nation.

Madhav Gole

From: Geerish Pandya 701612@sympatico.ca
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 9:35 PM
Subject: Comments - Suggestions

In your punescape "Aum Namah Shivay" of February 22/2001 you refer to Mahadev as "Lord" Mahadev. What is wrong with "Shree" Mahadev except that it is very appropriate and so very Hindu.

Following is a comment sent to Mantra-on-net who fell into the same trap.
"Can we please not move away from using the language of alien religions?

Most detested words used by the Hindus are:
1. Hymns
2. Service (=prayer meeting)
3. Lord (=shree).

Geerish Pandya

From: Geerish Pandya 701612@sympatico.ca
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 11:54 AM

I admire and appreciate the policy of www.punecity.com to respond to readers' concerns and suggestions. The point I wanted to make was how about much more of Indian History and less of foreign happenings. We badly need awakening by Indians of matters and things Indians and much less influence of foreign customs and history and the like.
Geerish

PS: www.punecity is a favourite site and is visited everyday at least for ganpati pooja. Keep up the good work.

(Thanks. Please do keep writing and ask your Puneri friends to respond to the contents of the site. It helps us.
Editor)

From: Geerish Pandya 701612@sympatico.ca
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 8:08 PM
Subjec: Comments - Suggestions
Please accept my appreciation for noting Indian events in your History section and not, for example, the birth date of the Fifth illegitimate son of Queen Elizabeth--the info of no interest to Indians. You could have at least noted Shivaji's birth anniversary a few days before the event as a reminder to the readers. And then reported on its celebration and the controversy about the date.

From: Andi Pacurar andi@arca.surf.ro
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 12:21 PM
Subject: A Letter from me

Dear punecity,
I lived in Pune for about a year and I now I take great pleasure in coming back somehow to it by the use of internet. I was very happy to fing the Ganesh temple on-line and ti perform the aarti. Particularily the music is what draws me closer. I would be so grateful should you make available more mp3s of a devotional kind. Furthermore, as I sought to find news and content about the artistic life of Pune, that I so much enjoyed, I find myself abashed. I was fortunate enough to listen to the music of Ustad Sayyad-ud-din Dagar and would be extremely grateful should you put me through him somehow. There is a lot of shastrya sangeet going about Pune that I think would make your site even more appealling.

yours
Sahaj

From: Geerish Pandya 701612@sympatico.ca
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 9:03 PM
Subject: Comments - Suggestions

Your Punescape feature is evry much appreciated but please expand on the text and include more details. e.g.Kali Mata Temple at Khadki--is it recently built or when?If recent who was the architect?Are all three structures Kali Temple?

Thanks.
Geerish

From: Narendra Sabnis Narendra.Sabnis@ipaper.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 7:40 PM
Subject: Road Accidents - SAFETY FIRST

Hi,
I read the news of death of Bhakti Barve in a road accident on Mumbai-Pune Xpressway. It is a very sad moment. But I think we need to turn back and look whether we can avoid such deadly accidents on our roads. I think media should take our administration for a ride if our roads are not according to international safety standards.
Recently, we have thousands of people dead in earthquake because of not following safe building standards. Our roads are another death traps which take lives of hundreds / thousands in a year. In one of the articles on Punecity I had read that on this expressway the lanes are not marked yet. How can they open it to traffic if the work is not complete yet ? We have to ask these questions so that tomorrow it should not you or me who is facing such an accident. These are some of things which can definitely be avoided if we take up safety as our first priority.

Regards,
Narendra Sabnis.

From: Sanjay Datar srdatar@yahoo.com
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 11:34 PM

Hi editor,
I was a resident of Pune but now I am in the States.
This site is excellent for those who actually care and want the best for their mother land.
Through this site, we can share our ideas and let all of us know what is happening all round the world.
I will again congratulate all the team members of this site and wish all the best for them.

Thanking you,
Sanjay Datar

From: Suresh Shiv suru51@hotmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 6:45 AM

The earthquake in India has shaken up everyone. Here is a prayer, one thinks, should be published.
'Lord grant me the patience, to bear thy will, and the courage to accept it!'

Thank you,
Suresh Shivdasani
Berkeley, Ca. USA.

From: Kiran Khanna kkhanna@cisco.com
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 4:35 AM
Subject: Mumbai - Pune Expressway

Dear Punecity,
This is a wonderful experience for me, a puneite, who used to travel to Mumbai by road every week and suffer the misery of the journey that could last from 4 hours to 9 hours.
Bravo on your efforts!
What is the schedule for the entire expressway to be up and running?
Thanks, Kiran

From: Sameer Patki sameerpatki@yahoo.com
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 4:35 AM
Subject: Mumbai - Pune Expressway

I was very thrilled when I first went on the operational expressway . It is just like the motorway I use in the UK. Unfortunately, that's where the similarity ended.
The main hurdle is now how to educate the users of this expressway. I was shocked to see the vehicles straddle lanes and have no idea how to overtake and how to use the indicators. At such high speeds it is almost certain death.. surely we do not want it to be an expressway of death. The only way to avoid this is education.
The expressway can be thought of as a tool, now the users manual needs to be published and advertised and the tool should strictly be used as instructed..
The expressway committee has done a wonderful job of building this magnificient infrastructure. The ghat sections are a marvel of engineering which I havent seen anywhere in UK or Europe. Congratulations to the team and wish then all the best in completing this prestigious project.
A hopeful but concerned Puneite.

From: Rajesh Tank RTank@iSolve.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 1:55 AM

Namaskar.
Punecity waril 'Mumbai-Pune-Expressway' aaNi 'Sawai Gandharwa' ya video clips baghun khup ch anand zaala. "mana:poorwak dhanyawad"!!!
Expressway che parikshaN dekhil waachale. nakki ch khup sudharaNa aaNi 'safety measures' chi garaj ajun hi aahe. paN je aahe te dekhil "he hi nase thoDake", ase waaTate. aasha aahe, ki expressway che bhawitawwya raajakaraNaa.t aDakaNaar nahi.
Video stream cha speed maatra 'fluent' nawhata. chitra tuTak-tuTak disat hote. maazyakaDe 'T1' internet connection asu dekhil. Aso. aapli PuNyatil wiwidh ghaTana/karyakram.nchya 'webcast' chi kalpana sarwathaa yogya aahe! aamhala paradeshat basun deshatil ghaTana baghayla miLaNaar asatil, tar ajun kaay hawe???...
Shubhechcha!!

-Ashish Jadhav.

(It was an exciting experience to watch on your site video clips of Mumbai-Pune-Expressway and Sawai Gandharva. We read the write up on Expressway. It is definitely a major improvement, although there is scope to introduce more safety measures. Even then, whatever is being made available is not a mean achievement. We only hope that the fate of the Expressway will not get stuck up in politics.
The speed of video stream was not smooth. Pictures were visible as broken images. This, in spite of the T1 internet connection I have here.
We appreciate your efforts to offer webcasts of various events in Pune. If we, staying abroad, get to see events in Pune.. what else do we need?
Best Luck,

Yours
Ashish Jadhav)

Hi,
This is just wonderful clip!
Thanks for it! We could imagine the wonderful experience.

Rajesh Tank

(Many thanks Ashish. Comments and suggestions from readers like you enthuse us at punecity.com. Hope you also noticed the video clip of Moon eclipse. We were among the first sites in the world to have a web cast of the eclipse. Editor)

From: K. Balachandran myname@ecs.umass.edu
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 12:19 AM

I am a Puneri now on holidays in USA. Staying here for the last one month I miss Pune a lot: my morning walk,yogas at university, my group,our wada & kanda bhaji; Yeh everything of PUNE. Longing to be back

Balachandran

From: Anna Wale
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2000 12:23 PM

Dear Editor

Thank you very much for promptly putting up the news on your webpage. We really appreciate your help.

We will be informing all our contacts and volunteers about it. We take this opportunity to invite you to visit our ashram some time in the future.

Thanking you once again
We remain,
Sincerely

Anna Wale
Secretary

From: Prashant Damle
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2000 9:13 PM

Dear Editor
Thanks a lot (for covering his story in punecity.com)

Yours,
PRASHANT DAMLE

From: K. Balachandran myname@ecs.umass.edu
Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2000 9:13 PM

Sir
Wonderful reading Pune news sitting here at USA ,Pune my city ,I am able tosee in front of me through You.Thanks a lot.
Balachandran.

From: Rajesh Kumphardare rajesh.kumphardare@verizon.com
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 8:08 PM
I read about this so called attack on pakgov.org . It is very esay to take people for a joy ride in this cyber world. Beofre putting this news you should have verified all the facts. This is NOT the web site of Pakistan goverment. Some person has created a web site which has this name and the same person is trying to creat an impression that this is the offical website and it is hacked. If you search for the Pakistin goverment offical web site on yahoo.com you will come up with a diffrent name.

From:Rajesh Kavthekar r.kavthekar@usa.zensar.com
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 12:24 PM
I never missed Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mohotsav whenever I use to be in Pune. Now, being here in US, Its nice to see clips of the festival. Very good efforts... please keep up the good work you guys are doing.

Rajesh Kavthekar
Resource Manager - eBusiness
Zensar Technologies Inc.

From: Pinaki Sengupta pinaki@mephisto.physics.uiuc.edu
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 11:38 PM

Dear Madam/Sir,

I like to congratulate you on the wonderful video clip that you have put in your website. Your small clip has really increased our appetite! Please add as many clips as possible. It is really nice to get a glimpse of the festival from so far away. Please add as many clips as possible. We are eagerly looking forward to it.

Thanks,
Pinaki.

From: Sourabh Galgali sourabhgalgali@netscape.net
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 10:24 PM
Dear Sir

I am a Punery , currently working in Syracuse (New-york State) I was very thrilled to see this site. This site gives me news about happening in Pune every day. I do not feel I m out of Pune by accessing this site. I Have made it as my Home Page.

One thing I notice everyday is that there is a mismatch in the picture in "Pune scape" and the text attached to it . It so happens that there is 1 day lag in the text. The Picture attached is Today's and the Text attached is of the Yesterdays picture.

Also ..can we have some Video Reports..like the Timesofindia.com has ?

It would better if we could SEE pune also on the net. !!!

Keep up the good work. Once again- Well done Punecity.com

From: Zoher Kanchwala Zoher.Kanchwala@itsindia.com
Sent:Friday, December 15, 2000 5:43 PM
Subject :Where is Pune map??

Hi,
I am a resident of Pune. I saw the site punecity.com. The site has lot of Infomation on pune but one vital thing is missing....There is no map of Pune. Other sites based on cities always have the map of the city.

Can you please put the map of Pune on the net.

Thanks and regards,
Zoher

From: Manoj Kirpalani jackaran@emirates.net.ae
Sent:Friday, December 15, 2000 9:25 PM
Subject : Comments - Suggestions

Please come up with more local news.

Manoj Kirpalani

From: Arundhati and Sanjay arunsan@emirates.net.ae
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 6:23 PM

Hi punecity.com
As a Puneite now residing abroad, it is a pleasure visiting punecity.com. The new look is good, but the earlier Ganapati Pooja was much better and more 'authentic' in a way. We would love more news about Pune and environs, never mind how ordinary it is. It makes us feel nice to read about familiar landmarks or people.

By the way, why no link to the 'chintoo' site? No doubt it's in Marathi but we enjoy it a lot and we are sure other Puneites will feel like us.

Arundhati and Sanjay

From: Suresh Shivdasani suru51@hotmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 12:41 AM

The editor,
Dear Sir,

The article, "50 glorious years of Alaka cinema", in the "In Focus" section Was very good. It took me back to my college days, as I have Spent some of my most cherished moments at the Alaka cinema.

Sir, I think that there is an error in the article.

The second calamity, as mentioned, was in the year 1961 and not 1951.

Please note that the article mentions the first calamity occurred in 1958.

So it does not make sense to mention that the second was in 1951.

Thanks,
Suresh Shivdasani

From: Dr.Rajhans sanjivan@pn2.vsnl.net.in
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 11:30 PM

Dear Dev,
Thanking you. We are getting a lot of hits since you put up the link to our heartbrigate web site.
Dr.Rajhans.

From: sellamah sella1@pd.jaring.my
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 11:26 AM

Dear Mr.Dev Nadkarni,
Regarding the death of Pu La, I don't think any condolences are enough for loss of such a well loved person. When I left india he was the one through his books and cassettes who kept me company and when ever I felt home sick I would either read his stories or listen to the cassettes and I would feel that I was back in India. All we can do is to pray to our GOD to look after him in His Swarga.
Anita Pandit.

From: Suresh Shivdasani suru51@hotmail.com
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 10:33 PM

Dear Mr.Dev Nadkarni,
It was a pleasant surprise to come by this SITE I am happy that I can now learn all obout umche pune I am a true puneri & am thrilled to know now I can access news of my home town. Sir you shall definately be hearing from me more often.
THANK YOU
Sincierly yours
Suresh Shivdasani

From: Dilip Nilakhe dillipn@psi.soft.net
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 7:57 PM

Dear Mr. Dev Nadkarni
Thank u for starting matrimonial site I think i am the first person to register. I am writing from bangalore.I hope i will be finding a bride from this site. Thanks once again . I believe this site will be a grand sucess.
regards
Dilip Nilakhe

From: N V Deshpande nvdeshpande@ksb.co.in
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 7:53 AM

Dear Mr. Dev Nadkarni
I could read 'my voice' in the Feedback column of The Times of India, Pune Times edition on May 11, 2000.
Thanks for your help and co-operation.
regards
nv deshpande

From: Dhananjay Brahme brahme@earthlink.net
Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2000 9:45 PM

Dear Sir
I liked seeing the photos of the pune-mumbai expressway. Now that we have an expressway, we need to quickly get the car manufacturers to install seat belts for all passengers in cars. In the road safety videos shown in the US, even on city roads travelling at 40mph, seat belts can save lives. Should some one get the courts to order this or wait for the government to enact such legislation?
Dhananjay Brahme
Fremont, California.

PS: I am looking forward to travelling on this expressway and will be visiting pune next month.

From: John Grimes grimesj@pilot.msu.edu
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 4:51 PM

Dear Sir/Madam
Thank you for the wonderful sites of Ganesha. I wrote a book on Ganapati: Song of the Self (SUNY Press) in which I describe the astavinayaka.
Great site.
Professor John Grimes

From: Srini ijcfin@index.com.jo
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 11:16 AM

My dear Friends
I am really very grateful to your excellent creativity of 'Online Ganesh Temple'.
For past one week, I am performing pooja everymorning at the 'Online Temple'. It gives me mental relief and happiness. Thanks a lot for your kindness.

Srini
AMMAN - JORDAN

From: Neeta Juvekar neeta.juvekar@pharma.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 11:12 PM

Hello,
I just recently found out about this site. Congratulations for giving us USites the opportunity of getting a moment of inner calm & peace in the middle of a busy work day by doing Ganesh Pooja. It is a great. Thanks to all of you and special thanks to the person whose idea it was...
Neeta Juvekar

From: Pradnya Pathak Sanjshakunpathaks@btinternet.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 10:41 PM

Dear sir/madam,
I visit your website quite often. Though I am residing in England at present, I am always interested in what goes on in my home city. Keep up the good work and do keep us informed.
Pradnya Pathak

From: Sachin Padwal padwal.1@osu.edu
Sent: Saturday, November 06, 1999 7:56 PM

Hello Punecity.com
I am a Puneri doing my Masters in Industrial Engineering at Ohio state University. I would like to congratulate you for hosting such a lovely site. I am a regular visitor here. A lot of Puneri Junta, in US, chats on punecity.com. The chat site makes us feel at home. Your site is immensely popular amongst the Puneri student in my University.
Once again- Well done Punecity.com
Well wishes
Sachin Padwal

From: Wendy Slark wendy@venator.greatxscape.net
Sent: Sunday, November 14, 1999 12:36 AM

Hello Pune City,
We are writing from Oswestry in Shropshire and came upon your pages by way of the Osho organisation. They are so interesting and so different from our own. We are putting a link on our web pages for all our Welsh and English readers to follow... Really good site.
Wendy from
http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/jewelion/walk/farmar.htm

From: Jayant Kulkarni k_jayant@yahoo.com
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 12:36 AM

Hi,
I am a regular visitor of punecity.com. The new look of the site is very nice. It virtually brings you closer to the city. Just one suggestion, there're thousand other sites where we can get the national/world news, but not local. So it'll be great if you can provide some more local news along with the photographs. Also it'll good to have archives of all Face/Photos of the DAY in the past and new articles like some cartoon strip.
Thank you
Jayant Kulkarni