Orlem
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Orlem | |
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Suburb | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
PIN | 400064 |
Area code | 022 |
Civic agency | BMC |
Orlem is a neighbourhood in
Location
Orlem is situated at the northern part of Mumbai in the western suburb of Malad. It branches from the main road called Marve Road, which is the main route to Marve beach from Swami Vivekanand Road.[3] It is accessible from the Malad Railway station through the bus routes 210, 243, 270, 271, 272, 273, 281,345, 622 and 707
Landmarks
Our Lady of Lourdes Church [1], established in 1916, is also known as Orlem Church. Many major
Localities
Major zones in Orlem:[4]
- Dominic Colony and Tank Colony
- Joe Braz Colony (J.B.C.)
- Lourdes Colony
- Baudi
- Mithchowki
- Evershine Nagar
- Somwar Bazar & Liberty Garden
- D'monte Lane
Orlem is the channel for many Mumbai beaches such as
Demographics
Orlem was traditionally inhabited by the
Business
Many businesses have grown in and around Orlem. Famous restaurants like Uncle's Kitchen, and shopping malls such as 'Inorbit Mall', 'Hypercity', 'D-Mart' & the new 'Infinity Mall' are close to Orlem.
Education
The major schools in Orlem are St. Anne's High School and Junior College, St. Anne International School, Shri Balaji International School, Carmel Of St. Joseph, and St. Joseph's School.
Sports
Orlem is home to a vibrant sporting community, predominantly in the fields of hockey and football.[5]
Popular culture
The writer
In the Hindi movie Merry Christmas, at the very beginning, Maria, a married women discloses to a stranger [whom she met by chance in a restaurant], that her husband had been spending the night in bed with his girl friend at Orlem.
References
- ^ Our Lady of Lourdes
- ^ a b "Malad has biggest parish in Mumbai". 9 June 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2007.[dead link]
- ^ Pereira, Lindsay (21 April 2017). "Of ghosts, fêtes and chicken lollipops". mint. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ Bombay East Indian Association Watchdog Foundation A LEAF FROM HISTORY
- ^ "Gavin FERREIRA".
- ^ "Arre baba, dis is Orlem". www.mid-day.com. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ Pereira, Lindsay (18 June 2021). "A Prayer for Orlem". Open The Magazine. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Those miserable Goan Catholics of Mumbai's Orlem". Mintlounge. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Lindsay Pereira". Penguin Random House India. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Gods and Ends". Penguin Random House India. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ Anima, P. (6 April 2021). "A menagerie of people who wither away". Businessline. Retrieved 26 April 2021.