Andheri (Marathi: अंधेरी) is a suburb of Mumbai city. It is also a railway station on the Mumbai Suburban Railway, Western line. It is the fifth suburb among the Western suburbs. Like many other suburbs and areas of Mumbai, Andheri too is divided into an East and a West section, separated by the railway line. Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... , “Bombay” redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Suburban rail network. ... The Western Railway is one of the 16 zones of Indian Railways, and is among the busiest railroad networks in India. ...

History

The oldest settlements in and around Andheri were those of the East Indians, the natives whose villages survive in Amboli, Marol (See St. John the Baptist Church), Chakala, Gundowli, Sahar, Saki, etc. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... // Amboli is the Famous hill station in south Maharashatra. ... Andheri (Marathi: अंधेरी) is a suburb of Mumbai city. ... St. ... Chakala is a neighbourhood of Mumbai. ... Sahar is an Iranian TV station available on satellite, and not seen in Iran. ... Saki (December 18, 1870 – November 14, 1916) was the pen name of British author Hector Hugh Munro, whose witty and sometimes macabre stories satirised Edwardian society and culture. ...

Another concentration of the native East Indians was located on the former islet of Versova, also known as Vasave. Andheri is the largest suburb of Mumbai. ...

In the early 1900s, as urbanization spread from Bombay northwards, Marathi, Gujarati and other settlers began to colonize the area.

The English actively encouraged this in order to take off population pressure from the congested city and to increase revenue inflows; however, as a result, the native East Indians came to be swamped, marginalized and their lands were usually expropriated without compensation, even as their access to the sea for fishing was cut, thus destroying their two means of livelihood: agriculture & fishing.

In the 1950s the English built the Versova Causeway (the Versova Road) between Andheri on Sashti Island and the islet of Versova. The area on both sides of this causeway were rapidly filled in to develop areas now known as Dhake Colony, D.N. Nagar, Four Bungalows, Seven Bungalows, etc. Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Four Bungalows is an upmarket neighbourhood in Andheri (W). ... Seven Bungalows is a part of Andheri - the largest of Mumbais suburbs in the state of Maharashtra, India. ...

One of the earliest colonies is the Dhake Colony on Versova Road, West Andheri. The five buildings of Dhake Colony were built around 1950, and they served as a landmark until recently. The area is now known as D.N. Nagar.

Another of these early settlements is Bhardawadi. This lane forms a vital link with S.V. Road for the residents of Versova Road. It has been inhabited for the last ninety years. In the past, there were bungalows on this road; these gave way to apartment buildings, although there are still a few old bungalows, which is rare in Mumbai. This lane bustles with the sound of traffic which passes through it to reach S.V. Road. A row of bungalows in Virginia A bungalow (Gujarati: , Hindi: ) is a type of single-story house. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The popular Ganesha temple, Shree Vanchasiddhi Vinayak Ganesh Mandir, created in 1926, also contributed to the settlement of Andheri. For other uses, see Ganesha (disambiguation). ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Before 1945, Andheri was administered by a Collector as the "Suburban District"; in that year, the former Suburban District was absorbed by Mumbai city as Greater Bombay. However, the Suburban District was once again revived in about 2000 as the Mumbai Suburban District. Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Greater Bombay was the term used to denote the suburban area of Bombay, India. ... The Mumbai suburban district is a district of the state of Maharashtra, India. ...

Current

Holy Family High School, Andheri (East)

Andheri today has a population exceeding four million, and as per record is by far the most populous suburb of Mumbai. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (900x600, 122 KB) Summary Title: Holy Family High School (Mumbai, India) Building Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (900x600, 122 KB) Summary Title: Holy Family High School (Mumbai, India) Building Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Holy Family High School Holy Family High School is a private Jesuit boys school located in the suburb of Andheri (East) in Mumbai, India. ...

Contemporary West Andheri is largely a residential area, whereas East Andheri is has a mixture of commercial and residential areas, including MIDC-SEEPZ (Santacruz Electronic and Export Promotion Zone), Saki Naka (an industrial area), etc. MIDC stands for Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation. ... Saki Naka is a neighbourhood of Mumbai in the Andheri east area. ...

The Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai's International Airport is in Andheri East. Many Call Centers and BPOs are located in Chakala area of Andheri. Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (IATA: BOM, ICAO: VABB), formerly Sahar International Airport, is an airport in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India. ...

The World Bank has many plans for the development of the largely industrial East Andheri. Work on the project of connecting Versova to Ghatkopar (a central suburb) by an elevated Metro railway line has begun by expanding the existing roads so that spaces can be created for the railway's pillars, etc. After the Metro becomes operational in about 2011, travel time will be reduced from the present 1 hour 45 minutes to about 20 minutes. Ghatkopar is a suburb of Mumbai. ...

East Andheri also has pockets of attractive residential areas, with quiet, tree-lined streets, easy connectivity to the Western Express Highway, and without the congestion and pepetual traffic jams that afflict most residential areas in suburban Mumbai. The highway is in orange The Western Express Highway is a north-south arterial road in Mumbai, India, stretching from the suburb of Bandra to Dahisar. ...

Important places

• In Andheri East, there are ancient caves, named after the Goddess Maha Kali. They are now in ruined condition but recently they have caught the attention of the government, which is working to restore them.
• The Vanchasiddhi temple of Lord Ganesh has the second highest number of devotees everyday after the Siddhivinayak temple in Dadar.
• SEEPZ (Special Electronic and Export Promotion Zone) is a very important SEZ (Special Economic zone) in Mumbai. SEEPZ is located in MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation). MIDC also hosts various small and medium scale industries.
• Vijay Nagar, on Marol Maroshi Road is an important landmark in Andheri (East). Its a colony resided by employees of Larsen and Toubro Ltd. at Powai. Although not exactly an L&T quarters as such, it is called by many as L&T colony, because of the names of thirty buildings that starts as LT1, LT2 ..., LT29 uptill LT31. Although many of the employees have retired or taken voluntary retirement from L&T, it is still resided by the L&T veterans and is a major landmark in Marol. The VijayNagar Colony was inaugarated by none other than Mr. Barrister Rajni Patel, who is the grandfather of Ms. Amisha Patel, popular bollywood actress. The colony was almost completey resided in 1977. Major bus routes to VijayNagar Society are 186, 434, 398, 341 and 326. The bus stop is called VijayNagar and the buses arrive from Andheri East Station, Mulund Station and Kurla Station respectively. VijayNagar is a popular destination for its annual Ganesh festivals and Govinda Matki-Fod festivals which are celebrated with pomp and gaiety. VijayNagar Co-op Housing Society, as it named on the three wide gates that enclose the society, has an LTECHS office which stands for (Larsen and Toubro Employees Co-op Hsg Scty). A new flyover connects Vijaynagar to the very famous SEEPZ area of Mumbai. Vijaynagar is the nearest residential society besides SEEPZ. Hence it is the most sought after residence for many software professionals working in SEEPZ and MIDC area, due to its walkable distance towards SEEPZ. VijayNagar is known for its solid construction of buildings. The walls and beams are difficult to penetrate through normal drills due to its very high quality cements used during construction. Very few societies in Mumbai has been known to have such a high degree of quality construction today. Originally the two VijayNagars in Andheri East, were part of one society. But was dissociated somewhere in the 70s. Marol VijayNagar and Andheri VijayNagar are how the two are recognised today.
• The Maphkan Nagar Municipal School hosts LACC (AGNI) meetings every Saturday at 9.30 A.M. which is a forum where woes of residents of Marol Maroshi Road Area is heard by BMC officials. It is co-ordinated by volunteers of AGNI. The volunteers are Mr. James John, Mrs. Rosario, Mr.Sujit Menon.
• Bhawani Nagar, on Marol Maroshi Road, is another residential landmark in Andheri (East). This colony contains 18 clusters of buildings, called plots. The earliest plot in this colony was developed in 1977 by Deepak Builders.
• The Marol Maroshi Bus Depot is a major bus terminus.
• Vijay Nagar & Chandrashekhar Society (विजयनगर आणि चंद्रशेखर सहनिवास)on Swami Nityanand Marg (Sahar Road) is an important place in terms of cultural/Educational activities. It's also home to Paranjape Vidyalaya (परांजपे विद्यालय) a branch of Famous Parle Tilak Sanstha.
• Andheri's East and West areas house some of the biggest and well know mall's and software companies in the whole of Mumbai. The biggest mall of Andheri, Infinity mall in the West houses on of India's biggest FM stations BIG FM and India's largest gaming portal Zapak, which is a Reliance ADA undertaking.
• Gilbert Hill is a 200 foot (61 m) monolith column of black basalt rock in Andheri, in Mumbai, India. The rock has a sheer vertical face and was created when molten lava was squeezed out of the earth's clefts during the Mesozoic Era about 65 million years ago. During that era, molten lava had spread around most of the Indian states of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, covering an area of 50,000 square kilometres (19,305 sq mi). The volcanic eruptions were also responsible for the destruction of plant and animal life during that era. According to experts, this rare geological phenomenon was the remnants of a ridge and had clusters of vertical columns in nearby Jogeshwari which were quarried off two decades ago. These vertical columns are similar to the Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming, and the Devils Postpile National Monument in eastern California, USA. Atop the rock column, two Hindu temples, the Gaodevi and Durgamata temples, set in a small garden, are accessed by a steep staircase carved into the rock. The hill offers a panoramic view of the city of Mumbai. To get there via road, turn left at Kasimali Sakur Chowk on Swami Vivekanand Road, just before Andheri railway station and ask for directions to the temple atop Gilbert Hill which is a minute's drive away.

Andheri Markers

• Madhuri Dixit, Bollywood actress was a resident of Andheri East. She used to reside J.B.Nagar.
• Harish Shetty, the renowned phsychiatrist has his clinic near Andheri Station.
• Mukesh Rishi has his roots spread in VijayNagar, Marol.
• A number of television production houses including Sony Entertainment television, Zee TV, Star Plus have thier head offices in Andheri East.

Andheri Movie Theaters

East:

• Cinemax
• Sangam
• Pinky

West

• Fun Republic
• IMAX
• Natraj
• Fame adlabs
• Cinemax

Andheri Colleges

West

• Bhavans College

Schools in Marol

• Marol Education Academy's High School
• St.John the Evangelists High School.

Schools in Andheri

• A.H. Bhavans high school - andheri (west),
• St. Blaises High School - Andheri (west)
• Marble Arch School - Andheri (West)
• Bombay Cambridge High School - Andheri (West)
• Hansraj Morarji Public School - Andheri (West)
• Rajhans Vidyalay - Andheri (West)
• Versova Welfare School - Andheri (West)

External links

• [1] Projects Monitor
• [2] Problems In Andheri - Blog

Madhuri also studied in Divine child high school.

See also

• Salsette-Trombay Railway
• Western Railway
• Central Railway (Harbour Line)
• Andheri station

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