Pune Airport Has A New Name! It Will Now Be Called…

The Maharashtra government has approved a proposal to rename Pune Airport as ‘Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj Pune International Airport’. The renaming of the airport was proposed by Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol, who hails from Pune. Read on to know more about this.

Pune Airport Renamed As Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj International Airport

On Monday, the Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde approved the renaming of Pune Airport. Pune’s Lohegaon International Airport will now be called Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj Pune International Airport. He announced this development, along with several other announcements, on his X (formerly Twitter) handle. The decision to rename Pune’s Lohegaon International Airport was approved at a state cabinet meeting and will now be sent to the central government for further approval.

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✅ लोहगाव विमानतळाचे नाव ‘जगद्गुरु संत तुकाराम महाराज आंतरराष्ट्रीय विमानतळ, पुणे’ असे करण्याचा निर्णय

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✅ धान उत्पादकांना दिलासा : आता प्रति क्विंटल चाळीस रुपये…

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According to an NDTV report, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol proposed renaming the airport after Sant Tukaram Maharaj to pay homage to the 17th-century saint. It is believed he spent a significant part of his childhood in Lohegaon, the area where the airport was constructed.

Apart from renaming Pune airport, the Maharashtra cabinet has approved a Guaranteed Progression Scheme for Children’s Homes Observatory staff and also given the nod to build a Greenfield Expressway from Shirur to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, among other projects.

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Airport Renamed After 17th-Century Maharashtrian Saint

Pune Airport will be renamed after Sant Tukaram Maharaj. Born in the 17th century, Tukaram Maharaj was a Hindu saint and poet from Maharashtra. It is believed that he played a key role in the Bhakti Movement. His famous poetry style, Abhanga, is quite famous in the state. His poetry dealt with several social reforms at that time.

As per Murlidhar Mohol’s proposal, Sant Tukaram Maharaj’s mother was from Lohegaon. While Tukaram Maharaj was born in Dehu, near Pune, it is believed that the famous saint spent a large part of his childhood in this region. And that’s why the idea to rename the airport was proposed.

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We feel that renaming airports and roads after significant historical figures makes people more aware of the rich culture and heritage of a region. What are your thoughts on this? Let us know in the comments.

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