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Lohagaon
Lohagaon (Lohagāva) is a neighbourhood in northeast Pune, India. There is a grand temple of Shri Sant Tukaram Maharaj in Lohgaon. A big kirtan festival is celebrated every year and a big fair is held. Shiv Jayanti is also celebrated on a large scale every year.
Lohgaon is primarily known for the Pune Airport, a customs airport. It comes under Pune Municipal Corporation. It also has an Indian Air Force Base, which houses the 2 Wing, IAF. Established in 1939, it is one of the oldest air bases in India, after the Ambala Air Base. Many ex-servicemen from different regions of India reside in parts of Lohagaon. The area has grown hugely in this decade as a residential area due to the development of IT Parks in adjoining Viman Nagar. Lohegaon has relatively less buildings and tall structures compared to nearby areas due to its proximity to the airport.
The oldest known available surviving map which shows Lohagaon as a prominent village near Pune in the Maratha Empire was drawn in the year 1793 by William Faden. Hence the original village of Lohagaon is believed to have existed from much before.
Sant Tukaram's mother hailed from Lohagaon, which makes it his maternal hometown. He frequently visited Lohagaon to deliver religious discourses, attracting many disciples from the village. In September 2024, the Maharashtra government approved a proposal to rename the Lohegaon Airport to Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj Pune International Airport to honour him, and due to this familial connection; and this proposal awaits final approval from the Central Government.
The Air Force base was established at Lohegaon to meet these objectives in 1939 as an RIAF base and since then it has been one of the premier air bases in the country. The first Indian Commanding Officer, Wg Cdr HS Ratnagar took over the base on 21 May 1947. All the aircraft on the inventory of Indian Air Force since Independence have taken to the skies from the Lohegaon Air Base. During 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistani Wars this base was utilised as a staging base for fighter and bomber operations.
Administratively, Lohagaon was recognized as a village until its formal merger into the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits on October 4, 2017. Prior to the merger, it functioned under taluka-level administration but was increasingly treated as an urban outgrowth due to proximity to Pune.
The name is composed of two words - "Loh" which means Iron, and "Gaon" which means Village. The name roughly translates to "Iron Village".
The place is referred to as with many different spellings and names in various sources. European Maps from 1793 and 1800 referred to the village as 'Logom' (which is a mistake in Anglicisation of Lohagaon), whereas later British and Indian sources referred to as 'Lohogaon', 'Lohegaon', and 'Lohagaon'.
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Lohagaon
Lohagaon (Lohagāva) is a neighbourhood in northeast Pune, India. There is a grand temple of Shri Sant Tukaram Maharaj in Lohgaon. A big kirtan festival is celebrated every year and a big fair is held. Shiv Jayanti is also celebrated on a large scale every year.
Lohgaon is primarily known for the Pune Airport, a customs airport. It comes under Pune Municipal Corporation. It also has an Indian Air Force Base, which houses the 2 Wing, IAF. Established in 1939, it is one of the oldest air bases in India, after the Ambala Air Base. Many ex-servicemen from different regions of India reside in parts of Lohagaon. The area has grown hugely in this decade as a residential area due to the development of IT Parks in adjoining Viman Nagar. Lohegaon has relatively less buildings and tall structures compared to nearby areas due to its proximity to the airport.
The oldest known available surviving map which shows Lohagaon as a prominent village near Pune in the Maratha Empire was drawn in the year 1793 by William Faden. Hence the original village of Lohagaon is believed to have existed from much before.
Sant Tukaram's mother hailed from Lohagaon, which makes it his maternal hometown. He frequently visited Lohagaon to deliver religious discourses, attracting many disciples from the village. In September 2024, the Maharashtra government approved a proposal to rename the Lohegaon Airport to Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj Pune International Airport to honour him, and due to this familial connection; and this proposal awaits final approval from the Central Government.
The Air Force base was established at Lohegaon to meet these objectives in 1939 as an RIAF base and since then it has been one of the premier air bases in the country. The first Indian Commanding Officer, Wg Cdr HS Ratnagar took over the base on 21 May 1947. All the aircraft on the inventory of Indian Air Force since Independence have taken to the skies from the Lohegaon Air Base. During 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistani Wars this base was utilised as a staging base for fighter and bomber operations.
Administratively, Lohagaon was recognized as a village until its formal merger into the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits on October 4, 2017. Prior to the merger, it functioned under taluka-level administration but was increasingly treated as an urban outgrowth due to proximity to Pune.
The name is composed of two words - "Loh" which means Iron, and "Gaon" which means Village. The name roughly translates to "Iron Village".
The place is referred to as with many different spellings and names in various sources. European Maps from 1793 and 1800 referred to the village as 'Logom' (which is a mistake in Anglicisation of Lohagaon), whereas later British and Indian sources referred to as 'Lohogaon', 'Lohegaon', and 'Lohagaon'.