In the center of Pune, there is an old mansion built by Shrimant Bhausaheb Lakshman Jawale. His family was in the profession of dyeing royal clothes, hence he was also known by his sobriquet: Bhausaheb Rangari (rang means “color”). Bhausaheb Rangari was a prominent personality in Pune in that era. When he built his wada (mansion) in 1883, he incorporated a number of secret rooms and mechanisms into his house. There is a secret trap door once used to conceal weapons and armaments. A number of old flintlock pistols, rifles,…
