Seven Bungalows
सात बंगला
Saat
Bangla UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
|---|---|
| PIN | 400053 |
| Area code | 022 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-02 |
Saat Bangla is a neighbourhood in Versova, Andheri, Mumbai.
History and etymology
The area is said to derive its name from seven bungalows owned by then country's who's who – the
Sir Rustom Masani, Sorabjee Talati, Kaiki Villa, the Khambatta's and the Chinai's.[2] Of which now only the bungalow of Chinai's built in the 1930s by Claude Batley, a British architect, for Maneklal Chunilal Chinai, a wealthy textile merchant, remains in its originality.[3]
Parks
There are two parks in the locality. The first one is the Dadabhai Navroji Garden, also known as Seven Bungalows Garden, which is maintained by the
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. The other is the Nana Nani Park, located opposite it.[4]
Transport
The
Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) operates a bus station at Seven Bungalows.[5] Bus services connect the area with places like Andheri railway station, and Bhayandar railway station.[6][7]
The western terminal station on Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro, Versova metro station is also located at Seven Bungalows.[8]
Seven Bungalows lies on the arterial Jayaprakash Narayan Road (JP Road) which connects it to Andheri railway station and Versova.[9]
References
- ^ "The Northern Suburbs". Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ Last of the Seven Bungalows
- ^ KBR, Upala (6 August 2014). "On Priyanka Chopra's wishlist!". Daily News and Analysis. Mumbai. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ Waghmode, Vishwas (16 December 2011). "Mumbai's Seven Bungalows garden lies in ruins". Daily News and Analysis. Mumbai. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ Deshmane, Akshay (16 October 2012). "BEST criticised by committee member". Daily News and Analysis. Mumbai. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- DNA. Mumbai. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- Times of India. Mumbai. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- Times of India. Mumbai. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Reconstruction and traffic top the woes". Daily News and Analysis. Mumbai. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2014.