is a popular crossroads in the Shaniwar Peth neighborhood of Pune, India that is particularly noted for the concentration of bookshops in the area.
[1] It is also the site of the 15th century Tambdi Jogeshwari temple.
The place began to be known as a venue for booksellers in the late 1950s, following the opening of the first shop by L.N.
after a teenager raised the Indian flag in defiance of British rule.
This triggered anti-colonialist violence, including a theatre bombing, the 75th anniversary of which was marked in January 2018.