Khar, Mumbai
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PIN | 400052 |
Area code | 022 |
Civic agency | BMC |
Khar (Marathi pronunciation:
Khar, which is derived from the word Khāra (meaning 'salty' in the local language Marathi) has acquired this name in reference to the salt pans that were used to farm salt by locals near the Khar Danda sea shore a couple of centuries ago. Here, one also finds the historic fishing village of "Khar Danda", which is one of the villages that made up the original Bandra area and is also one of the oldest settlements of Mumbai.[1]
History
Most of the historic Khar area of Bandra was a marshland of salty sea water.[citation needed] Alongside fishing, salt production was one of the vocations that sustained the earliest dwellers of Khar Danda.
Schools and colleges
Following are the educational institutions located at Khar:
- Podar International School (IB & CAIE)
- Khar Municipal School
- ST Elias High School
- B.P.M. High School
- Sacred Heart Boys School
- Khar Education Society's College of Commerce & Economics.
- M.M. Pupils
- Kamla High School and Jr. College
- Bloomingdales Pre-primary / Jasudben M. L. School (ICSE)
- R.V. Technical high School
- Guru Nanak Mission High School[3]
- Beacon High
- Anuyog Vidyalaya
- Cardinal Gracious High School
Religious places
- Shankar Mandir
- Maruai Devi Mandir
- Shree Siddhivinayak Devastan
- Digamber Jain Temple
- Ahimsa Bhawan Jain Sthanak on 14A Road
- Jain Temple at 5th Road
- St. Vincent De Paul Church, Khar
- Ghanteshwar Temple Mumbai, Khar west
- Gayatri Mandir 12th Road Khar west
- Ram Mandir 12th Road Khar west
- Rama Krishna Mission 12th Road Khar west
- Guru Gangeshwar Dham 6th Road Khar west
- Khatwari Darbar Linking Road Khar west
- Shri Guru Singh Sabha Gurudwara Station Road Khar west
- Khar Markaz Masjid Old Khar Khar west
- Shri Aniruddha Gurukshetram, Old Khar
Medical facilities
- Hinduja Healthcare Surgical
- Mahavir Hospital on Ahimsa Marg (14A Road)
- Ram krishna mission hospital
- Beams Hospital 18A Road Khar west
Notable Residents
Asha Bhosle Indian Playback Singer
Anu Malik Indian Music Director
Gulzar Indian Lyricist
Suman Kalyanpur Indian playback singer
Tiger Shroff Indian Actor
See also
References
- ^ "Khar Danda | KharWest.com - Khar West Local News". Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Mumbai's Khar Station Turns 90". ndtv.com. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "Gurunanak Mission High School, Mumbai - Admissions, Address, Reviews and Fees 2022". iCBSE.