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Bandra ({{lang-mr|वांद्रे}} Vandre), is a suburb located in the north-west of
MumbaiMumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, India. It has earned the sobriquet "Queen Of The Suburbs". It is a railway station on the
Western lineThe Western Railway is one of the 16 zones of Indian Railways, and is among the busiest railway networks in India. The major railway routes of Indian Railways which come under Western Railways are: Ratlam - Mumbai Central, Surat - Mumbai, Surat - Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad - Vadodara and Palanpur -...
of the
Mumbai Suburban RailwayThe Mumbai Suburban Railway system, part of the public transport system of Mumbai, is provided for by the state-run Indian Railways' two zonal Western Railways and Central Railways. The system carries more than 6.99 million commuters on a daily basis. It has the highest passenger densities of any...
. Bandra is a highly coveted location for restaurants, pubs, and high-street stores. It has several restaurants and shopping areas.
The population of Bandra is cosmopolitan in nature. It consists of a fair amount of
HindusHinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
,
MuslimsIslam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
, Christians (Catholics and others), Parsis (
ZorastriansZoroastrianism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of prophet Zoroaster and was formerly among the world's largest religions. It was probably founded some time before the 6th century BCE in Greater Iran.In Zoroastrianism, the Creator Ahura Mazda is all good, and no evil...
) et al. Bandra is home to numerous churches, including Mount Mary's
BasilicaThe Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a Roman public building, usually located in the forum of a Roman town. Public basilicas began to appear in Hellenistic cities in the 2nd century BC.The term was also applied to buildings used for religious purposes...
. The
ParsiParsi or Parsee refers to a member of the larger of the two Zoroastrian communities in South Asia, the other being the Irani community....
fire-temple, Tata Agiary is located on Hill Road. Other famous religious places include the Jama Masjid (mosque) located near Bandra West railway station and the temple of Goddess Jari-Mari, located on S.V Road. A municipal lake, Swami Vivekanand Talao, is located in Bandra. It was closed to the general public in the mid 1990s.
The suburb is also famous for its coastline, with promenades along Carter Road, Bandstand and Reclamation. Many
BollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
actors live along the
Bandra BandstandThe Bandstand Promenade is a kilometer long walkway along the sea on the west side of Bandra, a suburb of Mumbai, India. Less than a decade old, it is simultaneously a popular hang out spot, a jogging track ,a park and also a lovers point....
, Carter Road and in the
Pali HillPali Hill is the name of an affluent residential area in the suburb of Bandra in Mumbai, India.-Geography:Pali Hill lies on the west coast of Mumbai, running closely parallel to Carter Road , a popular sea-front and promenade...
areas.
History
The name 'Bandra' is possibly an adaptation of
Bandar, the Persian word for Port. Many views exist on the origin and etymology behind the name of Bandra. One view states that it is derived from the name of a Portuguese princess. Another, more plausible one is that it is a corruption of the Persian word
Bandar-gah.
Bandar is a the word for a port in Iran.
Vandre in Marathi and
Bandar in Persian both mean port and are derived from the same root word in
SanskritSanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}}. The area was under rule the
Silhara dynastyThe Hindu Silhara dynasty ruled the region around present-day Mumbai between 810 and 1240.They were split into three branches; one branch ruled North Konkan, the second South Konkan , while the third ruled what is now known as modern districts of Satara, Kolhapur and Belgaon between 940 to 1215...
in the 12th century. It is referred to as "Bandora" on gravestones in the cemetery of
St. Andrew's ChurchSt. Andrew's Church is one of the oldest churches in Bombay built by the Portuguese Jesuits. It was built in 1575. It stands on the sea-shore of the Bandra suburb of Bombay.-References:*...
and in the writings of
Mountstuart ElphinstoneMountstuart Elphinstone was a Scottish statesman and historian, associated with the government of British India. He later became the Governor of Bombay where he is credited with the opening of several educational institutions accessible to the Indian population...
of the British East India Company which describe endeavours to acquire the island of Salsette.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}}.
In 1543, the
PortuguesePortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
took forced possession of the seven islands that made up Bombay. The Portuguese gave the sole ownership of Bandra,
ParelLower Parel or Parel is central part of Mumbai. It is also lends its name to two railway stations on the Mumbai suburban railway. Most of the mills in Mumbai used to be in this area till some years ago...
, Wadala and
SionSion is a suburb of Mumbai. The Marathi name for Sion is शीव , which means boundary or limit. In the 17th century the village formed the boundary between Mumbai and Salsette Island.- History :...
to Jesuit priests. In 1570, the Jesuits built a college and a church in Bandra by the name St Anne's (Santa Anna) College and Church. In the mid-18th century, the traveller John Fryer recorded that the Jesuit church, which stood near the sea shore, was still in use{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}}.
The Portuguese built several churches in Bandra, including
St. Andrew's ChurchSt. Andrew's Church is one of the oldest churches in Bombay built by the Portuguese Jesuits. It was built in 1575. It stands on the sea-shore of the Bandra suburb of Bombay.-References:*...
, which has a distinctive Portuguese-style façade. Bandra has the unique distinction of having the most Roman Catholic churches anywhere in the world.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} Six churches with separate parishes lie within an area of four square kilometers. These churches are:
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,
St. Peter's ChurchSt. Peter's Church, or variations on that name including Old St. Peter's Church, may refer to:-Bermuda:* St. Peter's Church, St. George's, the oldest-surviving Anglican church outside the British Isles, and the oldest surviving Protestant church in the New World.-Ireland:* St. Peter's Church,...
,
St. Andrew's ChurchSt. Andrew's Church is one of the oldest churches in Bombay built by the Portuguese Jesuits. It was built in 1575. It stands on the sea-shore of the Bandra suburb of Bombay.-References:*...
, St. Theresa's Church, St. Anne's and St. Francis D'Assisi Church. The Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount is affiliated to the parish of St. Andrew's Church, Bandra.{{citation needed|date=October 2011}}
In 1733,
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farmers migrated to this island from
ColabaColaba is a part of the city of Mumbai, India, and also a Lok Sabha constituency. During Portuguese rule in the 16th century, the island was known as Candil...
because the fish manure they used was banned. They founded
St. Andrew's churchSt. Andrew's Church is one of the oldest churches in Bombay built by the Portuguese Jesuits. It was built in 1575. It stands on the sea-shore of the Bandra suburb of Bombay.-References:*...
and St. Stanislaus's Orphanage.
Bandra remained a village with plantations of rice and vegetables in the low-lying areas of the island until getting connected to
MahimMahim is a neighbourhood in Mumbai. It is also the name of a railway station in Mahim area, on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Railway railway line. In ancient times, the area was known as Maijim, Mejambu, Mahikawati....
by a causeway in 1845. Many bungalows were built in the decades of the 1860s and 70s. The
Pali HillPali Hill is the name of an affluent residential area in the suburb of Bandra in Mumbai, India.-Geography:Pali Hill lies on the west coast of Mumbai, running closely parallel to Carter Road , a popular sea-front and promenade...
area, now inhabited mostly by members of the film community, saw the first constructions only in the 1880s.
R. D. National College was originally set up in 1922 in Hyderabad, Pakistan under the guidance of
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. After the
partition of IndiaThe Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
, it was set up again, in 1949, in Bandra.
Bandra Lake
Bandra Lake, also called "Motha Reservoir" was constructed by a rich Konkani Muslim of Navpada (also spelt Naupada or Naopara), an adjoining village.
The lake was later acquired by the
Municipal Corporation of Greater MumbaiThe Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika is the civic body that governs the city of Mumbai and is India's richest municipal organisation. Its annual budget is even more than that of some of the small states of India. It is also known as Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai or the Brihanmumbai...
. It was officially renamed Swami Vivekanand Sarovar. Paddle boating facilities and pisciculture activities were operational in this lake during the 1990s. This lake is now a heritage structure of status "Heritage II".{{citation needed|date=October 2011}}
Mount Mary's Church
The
chapelA chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
of Mount Mary, was built around 1640. Lore has it that the chapel was destroyed in 1738 during a raid by Marathas. The statue of the Virgin was recovered from the sea by fishermen and temporarily installed in St. Andrew's church, before being shifted to the rebuilt Mount Mary Church in 1761. To this day, the statue is venerated and many miracles, minor and major, are attributed to the Lady of the Mount. People of all faiths and communities visit the church, giving the place a syncretic nature. The
Bandra FairBandra Fair is a week long fair held annually in the Bandra suburb of Mumbai, India starting on the following Sunday after September 8. It is celebrated to commemorate the Nativity of Mary, mother of Jesus, on September 8 at the Mount Mary Church, Bandra....
is held the duration of eight days of the Octave, (starting on the Sunday following September 8) during which pilgrims come from as far North as Vasai,
VirarVirar is a name of a suburb of Northern Mumbai. Virar is a city and a part of Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation in Thane district in the Indian state of Maharashtra....
and as far East as
ThaneThane , is a city in Maharashtra, India, part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, northeastern suburb of Mumbai at the head of the Thane Creek. It is the administrative headquarters of Thane district. On 16 April 1853, G.I.P...
throng the church.
Bandra East and West
The part of Bandra located on the western side of the railway line evolved into a fashionable suburb by the middle of the 20th century. Film director,
Mehboob Khan, established
Mehboob StudioMehboob Studio is an Indian film studio and recording studio in Bandra , Mumbai, founded by director-producer Mehboob Khan in 1954 who owned Mehboob Productions, and is most known for the films like Mother India , which won the Filmfare Awards for Best Film and Best Director and was a nominee for...
here in 1954. Soon the area was abuzz with film-related activities. A recording studio was set up in the 1970s.
The eastern, in the mid-to-late 1990s emerged as a commercial and administrative hub. It houses the Family Court,
Bandra-Kurla Commercial ComplexThe Bandra Kurla Complex is a planned commercial complex in the suburbs of the Indian city of Mumbai . According to MMRDA, the complex is the first of a series of "growth centres" created to "arrest further concentration" of offices and commercial activities in South Mumbai...
, the office of the state housing development authority (MHADA), the office of the District Collector and so on. The residential quarters of the employees of the Maharashtra State Government are also located here.
Geography
Like most places in Mumbai, Bandra is split by the local railway-line into Bandra West (PIN code 400050) and Bandra-East (PIN code 400051).
Most roads and places in Bandra possess English names that were given to them during the British rule. They have been renamed over time but many are still popularly known by their old names.
- Neighbouring suburbs: Dharavi
Dharavi is a slum and administrative ward, over parts of Sion, Bandra, Kurla and Kalina suburbs of Mumbai, India. It is sandwiched between Mahim in the west and Sion in the east, and spread over an area of 175 hectares, or...
, KharKhar is a suburb of Mumbai, north of Bandra and south of Santa Cruz. For the suburb's corresponding railway station see Khar Road.The suburb of Khar also has the fishermen folk area , also known as Khar Danda...
, KurlaKurla is a suburb of Mumbai. It is also the name of one the busiest railway stations on the Mumbai suburban railway on the central and harbour railway lines of Mumbai...
, MahimMahim is a neighbourhood in Mumbai. It is also the name of a railway station in Mahim area, on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Railway railway line. In ancient times, the area was known as Maijim, Mejambu, Mahikawati....
, SantacruzSantacruz or Santa Cruz is a section of the municipality of Mumbai. The Santacruz railway station on the Mumbai Suburban Railway, the Domestic Terminal of the Mumbai Airport and one campus of the University of Mumbai are all located in Santacruz....
- Arterial Roads: Swami Vivekanand Road (S.V Road), Linking Road
Linking Road is a road which extends from Bandra Talkies to Shanti Ashram, Borivali in Mumbai. It is famous for its shopping. Many people come from all over Mumbai, the Thane Dombivali Belt, and Bhiwandi Dombivali belt, and outside to shop on Linking Road. One can find everything from...
, Turner Road (Guru Nanak Marg), Hill RoadHill Road is one of the popular arterial roads in Bandra , Mumbai, India which starts from the intersection between Bandra Railway Station road and SV Road, goes up to the brink of the Arabian sea, leading into Bandstand and Bandra fort, and Mount Mary Church, Bandra...
(Renamed Ramdas Nayak Marg), Carter Road (Renamed Naushad Ali Marg), Navpada Road (Balsamant), Western Express HighwayThe Western Express Highway is a major north-south 8-10 lane arterial road in Mumbai, India, stretching from the suburb of Bandra to Dahisar. The highway begins near the Mahim Creek and extends to the Mira-Dahisar toll booth in the northern limit of the city. Beyond the city limits, it continues...
. The Bandra-Worli Sea LinkThe Bandra–Worli Sea Link , also known as the Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link , is a cable-stayed bridge with pre-stressed concrete-steel viaducts on either side, that links Bandra and the western suburbs of Mumbai with Worli...
connects the western par of Bandra to Worli-History:Worli was one of the original seven islands that constituted the city of Mumbai. Although primarily a fishing village, the Worli Fort, a British fort that is now in ruins, is located there. Its original resident was the legendary Dishankeshwar Kalsi who has also been recognized in several...
by the sea route, thus diverting a lot of road traffic.
Transport
Bandra railway station is connected via the Western Railway and the Harbour Line, which is an offshoot of the suburban Central Railway. It also has a newly built terminus called
Bandra TerminusBandra Terminus is a newly built terminus in Bandra from where trains bound for northern and western India are scheduled regularly. It is one of the Five Railway Terminus within Mumbai City. The other four Terminus are- Mumbai CST, Mumbai Central, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Dadar...
in Bandra (E) from where trains bound for northern and western India are scheduled regularly. The important trains include the Bandra -
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Public transport
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buses, auto rickshaws and taxis are abundant. As you travel southwards, Bandra is the last point upto which auto rickshaws ply. Beyond Bandra, as you enter Mahim, only taxis are allowed to ply.
The
Bandra-Worli Sea LinkThe Bandra–Worli Sea Link , also known as the Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link , is a cable-stayed bridge with pre-stressed concrete-steel viaducts on either side, that links Bandra and the western suburbs of Mumbai with Worli...
bridge connects Bandra West with
Worli-History:Worli was one of the original seven islands that constituted the city of Mumbai. Although primarily a fishing village, the Worli Fort, a British fort that is now in ruins, is located there. Its original resident was the legendary Dishankeshwar Kalsi who has also been recognized in several...
located in central Mumbai.
Due to Bandra's central location, most parts of the city are easily accessible.
Places of Interest
- Jogger's Park
Joggers' Park is a seaside jogging track where joggers of Bandra, Mumbai congregate. The little park is right next to the Otters Club, another recreation place for Bandra denizens, was where Mumbai's first laughing club was launched. Joggers Park project & initiative, was a gift of love from the...
: Jogger's Park is a small seaside jogging track where joggers of Bandra congregate. The pretty little park, next to the Otter's Club, another recreation place for Bandra denizens, was where Bombay's first laughing club was launched.
- Bandra Reclamation
- Mount Mary's Basilica (in picture)
- Castella de Aguada , a seventeenth century fort at Land's End
Land's End is a neighbourhood in the Bandra suburb of Mumbai. It is at the southermost point of Bandra. At this point renmants of an ancient Portuguese fort, the Castella de Aguada or the "Fort of the Waterpoint" stands. It is also known as the Bandra Point, and sometimes also called Byramjee...
, the southernmost point of Bandra
- Bandstand Promenade
The Bandstand Promenade is a kilometer long walkway along the sea on the west side of Bandra, a suburb of Mumbai, India. Less than a decade old, it is simultaneously a popular hang out spot, a jogging track ,a park and also a lovers point....
- Bandra-Kurla complex
The Bandra Kurla Complex is a planned commercial complex in the suburbs of the Indian city of Mumbai . According to MMRDA, the complex is the first of a series of "growth centres" created to "arrest further concentration" of offices and commercial activities in South Mumbai...
Problems
Despite commanding one of the highest property rates in Mumbai and being considered a most fashionable place to live in, Bandra has long suffered from problems of over-crowding, traffic congestions, haphazard construction of buildings and illegal hawking. Parking space availability is a major problem. Hill Road, one of Bandra's major roads continues to be heavily congested due to illegal hawkers setting up shops on the road itself. Also, the prices of commodities is higher compared to the other suburbs. Demolition of old bungalows along the narrow bylanes for new high rises has resulted in Bandra losing its charm and becoming a display of unplanned constructions leading to a multitude of problems.