Bandra
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Vidhan Sabha constituency Bandra West (covers Bandra West) | Bandra East (covers Bandra East) |
Bandra (
Before the opening of
History
The name "Bandra" possibly originates from the
The area along with much of the
Indo-Portuguese era
In 1534, Diego da Silveira, a
A period of
Bandra officially became a possession of the
As these villages were given for a period of "two lives", they reverted to the
In 1661, when
The
British Bandra
Bandra became part of English territory with the signing of the
Arrival of Railways and development: On 12 April 1867, the first railway service was inaugurated, with one train per day between
Bandra was raised to the status of a municipality in 1876 and was then expanded.[citation needed] In 1950, following independence, it was merged into the Bombay Municipal Corporation to form the Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay. Bandra consisted of many villages, among them Sherly, Malla, Rajan, Kantwady, Waroda, Ranwar, Boran, Khar Danda, Pali, and Chuim. These have almost been lost to urban development of the island.[citation needed]
Mount Mary's Church
The Bandra Fair is held during the eight days of the Octave of the Nativity of Our Lady, beginning 8 September, when people throng the church.[17][18]
Educational institutions
The first school founded in Bandra after Bombay passed on to the English was St Andrew's Parish School, started by Fr. Francisco de Melo in 1780 to teach catechism to the children of the parish. This later became St. Andrew's High School.[19] The school is located in Bandra West.
St. Theresa's High School grew out of St. Andrew's Indian Christians' School, housed in a very dilapidated building situated in Old Khar. This school was founded in 1918. It was taken over by the Society of Divine Word (S.V.D). in 1952. It is counted among the best schools in Mumbai.[20]
The
St. Andrew's College Of Arts, Science and Commerce is another famous college located in the heart of Bandra, just a few hundred metres away from St. Stanislaus High School. St. Andrews boasts of one of the best auditoriums in the city.[24]
IES's Management College an Research Centre is also located at Bandra Reclamation. It offers PGDM programs related to Management and Pharma.[25]
Bandra Lake
The lake was later acquired by the
Development of Bandra as a Commercial Hub
As traffic in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region worsened, especially in
As the last suburb before entering
Terror attacks
In 1993, a group of terrorists attacked a hotel in Bandra in addition to other sites in the city.[29]
Urban art
Bandra has a large collection of street art or graffiti. The paintings on walls are principally located in the vicinity of Chapel Road and Veronica Street, but prominent works are also visible near Bandstand and Mount Mary Church.[30][31] They consist of various types of graffiti, including pieces, stencils, tags, etc. Globally renowned artists such as Gomez have created works on these walls. St+art Mumbai, Bollywood Art Project[32] and Dharavi Art Room are some of the organizations that conduct various programs to encourage the artists. The programs have support from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).[33] Bandra was also home to the 37X46 metre (120X150 foot) portrait of Dadasaheb Phalke on the MTNL building at Bandra Reclamation. It was created by Ranjit Dahiya (from the Bollywood Art Project) and other artists including Yantr, Munir Bukhari and Nilesh Kharade as part of the St+art Mumbai festival in 2014. The mural was unveiled officially by Amitabh Bachchan and Piyush Pandey, but the building has been re-painted.[34] It is reportedly Asia's largest mural.[35]
In literature
Many of the characters in the book Bloodline Bandra[36] by Godfrey Joseph Pereira[37] (2014), are East Indian, including the protagonist, journalist, David Cabral, who reside in a village (hamlet) called Pali in Bandra. The book itself is set in the 1950s with the first half of the book having most of the action in Pali Village, a predominantly East Indian populace at the time.
Geography
Bandra is split by the local railway-line into West Bandra (Postal Code 400050) and East Bandra (Postal Code 400051). The part of Bandra located on the western side of the railway line developed into a fashionable suburb by the middle of the 20th century. Film director
In the mid-to-late 1990s, the eastern part emerged as a commercial and administrative hub. It houses the Family Court,
Most roads and places in Bandra were given English names during
- Neighbouring suburbs: Santacruz
- Arterial roads: Bandra-Worli Sea Link connects the western part of Bandra to Worliby the sea route, thus diverting a lot of road traffic.
Transport
Public transport also includes BEST buses, auto rickshaws and taxis, which are abundant. Bandra is the last southern point from Mumbai where auto rickshaws ply. Beyond Bandra, entering Mahim, only taxis are allowed to ply.
The
Places of interest
- Jogger's Park, a small seaside jogging track. The park, next to the Otter's Club, was where Mumbai's first laughing club was launched.
- Khar Danda, one of the oldest villages in Bandra.
- Ranwar Village
- The Steps Bandra
- Bandra Reclamation
- Mount Mary's Basilica
- Bandstand Promenade
- Hill Road, a popular street shopping area with various restaurants and retail brands
- Linking Road, a shopping area
- Pali Hill, an affluent residential locality with several restaurants and eateries
- Bandra-Kurla complex
- Carter Road Promenade
- Bandra Fort, also known as Castella de Aguada (Portuguese for Fort of the Waterpoint)
- Colonial-era bungalows; Bandra's unique architectural heritage is being threatened by ongoing development.[40]
Notable residents
- Farhan Akhtar, film actor
- Shah Rukh Khan, film actor
- Salman Khan, film actor
- Sanjay Dutt, film actor
- Reema Kagti, film director
- Lieutenant-General AVSM, VrC
- Zoya Akhtar, film director
- Mithila Palkar, film actor
- Karan Johar, film director
- Flt Lt Lawrence Pereira, VrC
- Nicholas Kharkongor, film director
- Rekha, film actor
- Bala Sawant, politician and former Shiv Sena MLA
- BJP Mumbai
- Sachin Tendulkar, cricketer
See also
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