inclusive and affordable housing for all” (PMC, 2012); among others. In addition, Pune was chosen by the Indian government to participate in the “100 Smart Cities” initiative, receiving an annual investment of INR 100 crore (USD 15.3 million) for five years. This initiative aims to help cities develop smart core infrastructures, giving a decent quality of life to its citizens, focusing on sustainable and inclusive development (Ministry of Urban Development, 2015). Raviwar Peth Together with three other peths, Raviwar Peth compounded Pune’s original town nucleus. Its original name was Malkapur, received after Malik Amber, a famous general and minister of Ahmednagar (d. 1626). During the Peshwa period, the seven first peths were renamed after the days of the week and Malkapur became Raviwar, which means Sunday. In 1740 it was considered stagnant and, thus, was redeveloped. The shops and lanes were organized according to what they were selling: the main street was Moti Chowk, for pearls; Saraf Ali for money changers; Bohri Ali for hardware; and Kapad Ganj was the cloth market. On the ground floor there were offices and shops, and above the shops there were residences. Important bankers, traders and well-known families had their
Figure 1 Old Raviwar Peth Map 3. The Location of the area
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