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title: "Which Indian city is also known as \"Oxford of East\"?"  
description: "Which Indian city is also known as \"Oxford of East\"?"  
author: "Rahul Roi"  
published: 2019-05-09  
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# Which Indian city is also known as "Oxford of East"?

Which [Indian](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2471/wazirx-received-828-requests-from-indian-international-law-enforcement-agencies) [city is also known](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52085/which-city-is-also-known-by-the-nicknamed-the-detroit-of-india) as "Oxford of East"?

## Answers

### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL

**“Pune” the city in Maharashtra is famously [known as](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/86608/why-c-language-is-known-as-the-mother-of-all-programming-languages-in-modern-world) the ‘Oxford of East’. The city is also known as the ‘Cultural Capital of [Maharashtra](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32925/why-was-the-jury-system-abolished-in-india-specifically-making-reference-to-the-k-m-nanavati-vs-state-of-maharashtra)’.**

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**Pune is a paradise for students as it offers a huge number of colleges and [educational](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/20401/sub-standard-engineering-colleges-in-india) institutes** which offers a variety of courses. Students from all over the country and even foreign students also come to this city for higher education. Students who like to pursue their higher education in Pune, then they get a plenty of choices for colleges. **Pune has become famous for being ‘Youth Capital of India’** as the city is developing at a good pace if we talk about [infrastructure](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31667/which-country-is-to-host-3rd-annual-meeting-of-board-of-governors-of-asian-infrastructure-investment-bank), fascinating night life, quite moderate traffic, good job opportunities, favourable climate, and most importantly good education that is why Pune attracts youths from all over the country for education and making the bright future. **The University of Pune, now renamed as Savitribai Phule Pune University, has become one of the first Indian university to have its branch in [Dubai](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33404/is-dubai-the-richest-city-in-the-world), U.A.E. This has further flourished the Pune’s reputation as the educational hub of India in terms of higher education.** \
If we talk about the safety of the city, Pune is one of the safest [metropolitan](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39619/which-indian-metropolitan-city-has-become-the-first-one-to-get-a-floating-market) city in India, especially for women. Crime rates are low in the city as the police force here is very efficient and patrol the streets regularly, even students also feel safer in this city. Pune is a Metro City and having a good connectivity not only with the Metro Train but also by bus, auto-rickshaws, and car rental facility as well. **Pune is a great IT Hub, rich Greenery, having a grip of deep cultural roots, as well as have top quality [Literature](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50072/who-has-written-the-poem-stopping-by-the-woods-on-a-snowy-eve) and Film Institutes.** Despite having a huge number of choices for colleges and institutions, the quality of education is Pune is still very good. \


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