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	====Mount Mary's Church====		====Mount Mary's Church====
	~~[[File:Mother mary.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Statue of Mother Mary at [[Mount Mary Church, Bandra]].]]~~

	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.<ref>[http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=255163 Mount Mary fair begins today]{{dead link\|date=July 2017 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }} ''[[Indian Express]]'', 8 September 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_devotees-throng-to-bandra-fair-on-opening-day-as-stall-owners-protest_1437121 "Devotees throng to Bandra Fair on opening day as stall owners protest"], ''[[DNA (newspaper)]]'', 13 September 2010.</ref>		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.<ref>[http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=255163 Mount Mary fair begins today]{{dead link\|date=July 2017 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }} ''[[Indian Express]]'', 8 September 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_devotees-throng-to-bandra-fair-on-opening-day-as-stall-owners-protest_1437121 "Devotees throng to Bandra Fair on opening day as stall owners protest"], ''[[DNA (newspaper)]]'', 13 September 2010.</ref>
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	==Places of interest==		==Places of interest==
	~~[[File:MtMarys.JPG\|thumb\|right\|Mount Mary's Basilica]]~~[[File:Mumbai-mosque-cleaned.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\| Jamaa Masjid, Bandra]]		[[File:Mumbai-mosque-cleaned.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\| Jamaa Masjid, Bandra]]
	* [[Jogger's Park]]: Jogger's Park is a small seaside jogging track. The park, next to the Otter's Club, was where Mumbai's first laughing club was launched.		* [[Jogger's Park]]: Jogger's Park is 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 village in Bandra.		* [[Khar Danda]] : One of the oldest village in Bandra.

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	On 12 April 1867, the first railway service was inaugurated, with one train per day between [[Virar]] and Bombay. Six years later, it was increased to 24 each day. As of 2018, 940 trains stop daily at Bandra. As late as the 1930s, Bandra had only one bus service from [[Pali Naka]], [[Hill Road]] to the Railway station. Other people just walked to the nearest railway station. After [[World War II]], the building boom began to accommodate immigrants.		On 12 April 1867, the first railway service was inaugurated, with one train per day between [[Virar]] and Bombay. Six years later, it was increased to 24 each day. As of 2018, 940 trains stop daily at Bandra. As late as the 1930s, Bandra had only one bus service from [[Pali Naka]], [[Hill Road]] to the Railway station. Other people just walked to the nearest railway station. After [[World War II]], the building boom began to accommodate immigrants.

	Bandra was raised to the status of a [[Bandra Municipal Committee\|municipality]] in 1876 and then was expanded. 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, Pali, and Chuim. These have been lost to urban development of the island.		Bandra was raised to the status of a [[Bandra Municipal Committee\|municipality]] in 1876 and then was expanded. 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, Pali, and Chuim. These have been lost to the urban development of the island.

	====Mount Mary's Church====		====Mount Mary's Church====
	The Catholic [[chapel]] of [[Mount Mary Church, Bandra\|Mount Mary]] was built around 1640 by the Portuguese. The statue of the [[Mary, mother of Jesus\|Virgin]] was recovered from the sea by fishermen and temporarily installed in St Andrew's Church, before being shifted to the rebuilt Mount Mary's Church in 1761 marked the beginning of the "Feast of Our Lady of the Mount", also known as the "[[Monti Fest]]" or the "Bandra Fest". To this day, the statue is venerated and many miracles, minor and major, are attributed to the Lady of the Mount. The architect of Mount Mary's Church was Bombay architect [[Shahpoorjee Chandabhoy]]. The basilica was built in 1904 at a cost of INR 1 lakh. The original church was built to serve the garrison posted at the [[Castella de Aguada]] (Fortress of Aguada) at [[Land's End, Bandra]]. In 1879, [[Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy\|Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy]] constructed a flight of steps to Mount Mary's Church; these are known as the ''Degrados de Bomanjee'' ('Steps of Bomanjee').		The Catholic [[chapel]] of [[Mount Mary Church, Bandra\|Mount Mary]] was built around 1640 by the Portuguese. The statue of the [[Mary, mother of Jesus\|Virgin]] was recovered from the sea by fishermen and temporarily installed in St Andrew's Church, before being shifted to the rebuilt Mount Mary's Church in 1761 marked the beginning of the "Feast of Our Lady of the Mount", also known as the "[[Monti Fest]]" or the "Bandra Fest". To this day, the statue is venerated and many miracles, minor and major, are attributed to the Lady of the Mount. The architect of Mount Mary's Church was Bombay architect [[Shahpoorjee Chandabhoy]]. The basilica was built in 1904 at a cost of INR 1 lakh. The original church was built to serve the garrison posted at the [[Castella de Aguada]] (Fortress of Aguada) at [[Land's End, Bandra]]. In 1879, [[Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy\|Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy]] constructed a flight of steps to Mount Mary's Church; these are known as the ''Degrados de Bomanjee'' ('Steps of Bomanjee').

	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.<ref>[http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=255163 Mount Mary fair begins today]~~{{dead link\|date=July 2017 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}~~ ''[[Indian Express]]'', 8 September 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_devotees-throng-to-bandra-fair-on-opening-day-as-stall-owners-protest_1437121 "Devotees throng to Bandra Fair on opening day as stall owners protest"], ''[[DNA (newspaper)]]'', 13 September 2010.</ref>		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.<ref>[http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=255163 Mount Mary fair begins today] ''[[Indian Express]]'', 8 September 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_devotees-throng-to-bandra-fair-on-opening-day-as-stall-owners-protest_1437121 "Devotees throng to Bandra Fair on opening day as stall owners protest"], ''[[DNA (newspaper)]]'', 13 September 2010.</ref>

	====Educational institutions====		====Educational institutions====
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	* [[Varun Dhawan]]		* [[Varun Dhawan]]
	* [[Jacqueline Fernandez]]		* [[Jacqueline Fernandez]]

	~~==See also==~~
	* [[Bandra Talao]]
	* [[Mahim]]
	* [[Khar Road]]
	* [[Bhabha hospital]]
	* [[Pali Naka]]
	* [[Villages in Bandra, Mumbai]]

	==References==		==References==

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	===Portuguese Bandra===		===Portuguese Bandra===
	In 1534, [[Diego da Silveira]] a pirate from the Mediterranean, entered Bandra's creek and burned the fishing town he found there.~~{{Citation needed\|date=June 2020}}~~ With that, Bandra came under the rule of the [[Portuguese crown]].		In 1534, [[Diego da Silveira]] a pirate from the Mediterranean, entered Bandra's creek and burned the fishing town he found there. With that, Bandra came under the rule of the [[Portuguese crown]].

	This turmoil was the start of a long period of [[Christianization]] of Bandra. Father [[Manuel Gomes da Costa\|Manuel Gomes]], a Catholic priest, was instrumental in increasing the Church's prominence in Bandra. In 1580, he baptized 2,000 fishermen. By the time he died 11 years later, Father Gomes' "invincible strength of soul", as one historian describes it, had helped convert close to 6,000 people in the area. Father Gomes also established [[St. Andrew's Church, Mumbai\|St. Andrew's Church]].		This turmoil was the start of a long period of [[Christianization]] of Bandra. Father [[Manuel Gomes da Costa\|Manuel Gomes]], a Catholic priest, was instrumental in increasing the Church's prominence in Bandra. In 1580, he baptized 2,000 fishermen. By the time he died 11 years later, Father Gomes' "invincible strength of soul", as one historian describes it, had helped convert close to 6,000 people in the area. Father Gomes also established [[St. Andrew's Church, Mumbai\|St. Andrew's Church]].

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	====Bandra lake====		====Bandra lake====
	~~{{main\|Bandra Talao}}~~
	[[Bandra Lake]], also called Bandra Talao or Motha Reservoir was constructed by a rich [[Konkani]] Muslim of [[Navapada]] (also spelt Naupada or Naopara), an adjoining village.<ref name="auto">{{cite journal \|title=Gazetteer of Thane District – Places of Interest, 1882\| url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Thane-III/places_Bandra.html}}</ref>		[[Bandra Lake]], also called Bandra Talao or Motha Reservoir was constructed by a rich [[Konkani]] Muslim of [[Navapada]] (also spelt Naupada or Naopara), an adjoining village.<ref name="auto">{{cite journal \|title=Gazetteer of Thane District – Places of Interest, 1882\| url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Thane-III/places_Bandra.html}}</ref>

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	===Development of Bandra as a Commercial Hub===		===Development of Bandra as a Commercial Hub===
	~~{{main\|Bandra-Kurla Complex}}~~

	As traffic in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region worsened, especially in South Mumbai, there was increased demand to construct a business district outside of Mumbai, in the suburbs. In the mid-2000s, the city of Bandra started an audacious task to reclaim lands on the [[Mithi River]] in the eastern portion of the city, near the [[Kurla]] border. The newly formed [[Bandra-Kurla Complex]] (BKC) has attracted several equity and technology firms, such as Blackstone, Google, and Amazon, who chose Bandra instead of Mumbai City for its location, lower-cost of land, and new development.		As traffic in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region worsened, especially in South Mumbai, there was increased demand to construct a business district outside of Mumbai, in the suburbs. In the mid-2000s, the city of Bandra started an audacious task to reclaim lands on the [[Mithi River]] in the eastern portion of the city, near the [[Kurla]] border. The newly formed [[Bandra-Kurla Complex]] (BKC) has attracted several equity and technology firms, such as Blackstone, Google, and Amazon, who chose Bandra instead of Mumbai City for its location, lower-cost of land, and new development.

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	====Mount Mary's Church====		====Mount Mary's Church====
	~~[[File:Mother mary.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Statue of Mother Mary at [[Mount Mary Church, Bandra]].]]~~
	The Catholic [[chapel]] of [[Mount Mary Church, Bandra\|Mount Mary]] was built around 1640 by the Portuguese. The statue of the [[Mary, mother of Jesus\|Virgin]] was recovered from the sea by fishermen and temporarily installed in St Andrew's Church, before being shifted to the rebuilt Mount Mary's Church in 1761 marked the beginning of the "Feast of Our Lady of the Mount", also known as the "[[Monti Fest]]" or the "Bandra Fest". To this day, the statue is venerated and many miracles, minor and major, are attributed to the Lady of the Mount. The architect of Mount Mary's Church was Bombay architect [[Shahpoorjee Chandabhoy]]. The basilica was built in 1904 at a cost of INR 1 lakh. The original church was built to serve the garrison posted at the [[Castella de Aguada]] (Fortress of Aguada) at [[Land's End, Bandra]]. In 1879, [[Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy\|Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy]] constructed a flight of steps to Mount Mary's Church; these are known as the ''Degrados de Bomanjee'' ('Steps of Bomanjee').		The Catholic [[chapel]] of [[Mount Mary Church, Bandra\|Mount Mary]] was built around 1640 by the Portuguese. The statue of the [[Mary, mother of Jesus\|Virgin]] was recovered from the sea by fishermen and temporarily installed in St Andrew's Church, before being shifted to the rebuilt Mount Mary's Church in 1761 marked the beginning of the "Feast of Our Lady of the Mount", also known as the "[[Monti Fest]]" or the "Bandra Fest". To this day, the statue is venerated and many miracles, minor and major, are attributed to the Lady of the Mount. The architect of Mount Mary's Church was Bombay architect [[Shahpoorjee Chandabhoy]]. The basilica was built in 1904 at a cost of INR 1 lakh. The original church was built to serve the garrison posted at the [[Castella de Aguada]] (Fortress of Aguada) at [[Land's End, Bandra]]. In 1879, [[Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy\|Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy]] constructed a flight of steps to Mount Mary's Church; these are known as the ''Degrados de Bomanjee'' ('Steps of Bomanjee').

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	==Places of interest==		==Places of interest==
	~~[[File:MtMarys.JPG\|thumb\|right\|Mount Mary's Basilica]]~~
	* [[Jogger's Park]]: Jogger's Park is a small seaside jogging track. The park, next to the Otter's Club, was where Mumbai's first laughing club was launched.		* [[Jogger's Park]]: Jogger's Park is a small seaside jogging track. The park, next to the Otter's Club, was where Mumbai's first laughing club was launched.
	* Bandra Reclamation		* Bandra Reclamation

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}}'''Bandra''' is an upscale coastal suburb located in [[Mumbai]], [[Salsette Island]] in [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. The suburb is located to the immediate north of the [[Mithi River]], which separates Bandra from [[Mumbai City district]].<ref>{{Citation
|url = http://mumbaiboss.com/2014/04/21/bandra-is-changing-but-it-isnt-being-gentrified/
|title = Bandra Is Changing But It Isn't Being Gentrified
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}}</ref> It is the third-largest commercial hub in [[Maharashtra]], after [[Mumbai City district]] and [[Pune]], primarily aided by the [[Bandra-Kurla Complex]]. Additionally, many personalities who are active in [[Bollywood]], [[cricket]] and [[politics]] reside in the suburb.

==History==
The name "Bandra" possibly originates from the [[Persian language|Persian]] word for port, or "bandar."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/articles/a-tour-through-mumbai-s-historical-neighbourhoods/|title=A Tour Through Mumbai's Historical Neighbourhoods}}</ref> It is described by [[Duncan Forbes (linguist)|Duncan Forbes]]'s ''A Dictionary, Hindustani and English'''(1848) as "a city; an emporium; a port, harbor; a trading town to which numbers of foreign merchants resort".<ref name="Forbes1848">{{cite book|author=Duncan Forbes|title=A Dictionary, Hindustani and English: To which is Added a Reversed Part, English and Hindustani|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7klIAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=12 April 2012|year=1848|publisher=W.H. Allen}}</ref> In [[Marathi language|Marathi]], Bandra is known as ''Vandre'', which also means 'port' and is possibly derived from the same Urdu/Persian word.

The area was under the rule of the [[Silhara dynasty]] in the 12th century. Bandra was a tiny fishing village inhabited by [[Kolis]] (fishermen) and farmers. It was under the Portuguese before it was acquired by the [[British East India Company]].

===Portuguese Bandra===
In 1534, [[Diego da Silveira]] a pirate from the Mediterranean, entered Bandra's creek and burned the fishing town he found there.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}} With that, Bandra came under the rule of the [[Portuguese crown]].

This turmoil was the start of a long period of [[Christianization]] of Bandra. Father [[Manuel Gomes da Costa|Manuel Gomes]], a Catholic priest, was instrumental in increasing the Church's prominence in Bandra. In 1580, he baptized 2,000 fishermen. By the time he died 11 years later, Father Gomes' "invincible strength of soul", as one historian describes it, had helped convert close to 6,000 people in the area. Father Gomes also established [[St. Andrew's Church, Mumbai|St. Andrew's Church]].

Bandra became a [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] possession when the [[Sultanate of Cambay]] ceded the region in the Treaty of St. Matthew, which was signed aboard the Portuguese brig ''Sao Mateus'' in [[Vasai|Baçaim]] harbor in 1534 and aided by Governor-General [[Nuno da Cunha]] and [[Diego da Silveira]]. The Portuguese [[enfeoffed]] (gave) Bandra, [[Kurla]], [[Mazagaon|Mazgaon]] and four other villages in 1548 to [[António Pessoa]] as a reward for his military services. This was confirmed by the Royal Chancellery on 2 February 1550.

As these villages were given for a period of 'two lives', they reverted to the Crown after the death of Isabel Botelha, Pessoa's widow. The [[Society of Jesus|Jesuits]], who had applied for acquisition of these villages in anticipation of Isabel's death, obtained them from the viceroy in 1568 and received royal confirmation in 1570.<ref>{{Citation
|url=http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/have-bandras-xenophobes-forgotten-their-own-history-238786.html
|title=Have Bandra's xenophobes forgotten their own history?
|publisher=[[First Post]]
|date = 9 March 2012
}}</ref>

In 1661, when King Charles married Catherine of Portugal, the island of [[Mumbai|Bombay]] was given to [[England]] as part of the dowry.<ref>{{Citation
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A2998461
|title=Catherine of Bragança (1638–1705)
|publisher=BBC
}}</ref> However, [[Salsette Island]], on which Bandra lay, was not part of this treaty and remained with the Portuguese.<ref>{{harvnb|Greater Bombay District Gazetteer|1960|p=174|Ref=bom}}</ref>

The Portuguese built additional churches in Bandra, one of the earliest being [[St. Andrew's Church, Mumbai|St. Andrew's Church]] in 1575. Their Jesuit missionaries, who learned local languages and cultures, attracted many Indian converts to [[Catholicism]] among the villagers on the island. Their descendants continued to support the six Catholic parish churches—[[Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Bandra|Mount Carmel]], St. Peter's, St. Andrew's, St. Theresa's, St. Anne's and St. Francis d'Assisi—that lie within an area of four square kilometres.<ref>{{Citation
|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-mumbai-once-a-part-of-bandras-catholic-heritage-a-chapel-at-pali-hill-will-soon-be-history-1824997
|title=Mumbai: Once a part of Bandra's Catholic heritage, a chapel at Pali Hill will soon be history
|publisher=[[DNA India]]
|date = 21 April 2013
}}</ref>

===British Bandra===
Bandra became part of English territory with the signing of the [[Treaty of Surat]] in 1775, but was retroceded to the [[Marathas]] in 1779 during the [[First Anglo-Maratha War]]. In 1802, [[Bajirao II]] signed the [[Treaty of Bassein (1802)|Treaty of Bassein]] with the English, surrendering sovereignty and again ceding Bandra, and it remained under British control until 14 August 1947.

On 12 April 1867, the first railway service was inaugurated, with one train per day between [[Virar]] and Bombay. Six years later, it was increased to 24 each day. As of 2018, 940 trains stop daily at Bandra. As late as the 1930s, Bandra had only one bus service from [[Pali Naka]], [[Hill Road]] to the Railway station. Other people just walked to the nearest railway station. After [[World War II]], the building boom began to accommodate immigrants.

Bandra was raised to the status of a [[Bandra Municipal Committee|municipality]] in 1876 and then was expanded. 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, Pali, and Chuim. These have been lost to urban development of the island.

====Mount Mary's Church====
[[File:Mother mary.jpg|thumb|right|Statue of Mother Mary at [[Mount Mary Church, Bandra]].]]
The Catholic [[chapel]] of [[Mount Mary Church, Bandra|Mount Mary]] was built around 1640 by the Portuguese. The statue of the [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Virgin]] was recovered from the sea by fishermen and temporarily installed in St Andrew's Church, before being shifted to the rebuilt Mount Mary's Church in 1761 marked the beginning of the "Feast of Our Lady of the Mount", also known as the "[[Monti Fest]]" or the "Bandra Fest". To this day, the statue is venerated and many miracles, minor and major, are attributed to the Lady of the Mount. The architect of Mount Mary's Church was Bombay architect [[Shahpoorjee Chandabhoy]]. The basilica was built in 1904 at a cost of INR 1 lakh. The original church was built to serve the garrison posted at the [[Castella de Aguada]] (Fortress of Aguada) at [[Land's End, Bandra]]. In 1879, [[Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy|Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy]] constructed a flight of steps to Mount Mary's Church; these are known as the ''Degrados de Bomanjee'' ('Steps of Bomanjee').

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.<ref>[http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=255163 Mount Mary fair begins today]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''[[Indian Express]]'', 8 September 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_devotees-throng-to-bandra-fair-on-opening-day-as-stall-owners-protest_1437121 "Devotees throng to Bandra Fair on opening day as stall owners protest"], ''[[DNA (newspaper)]]'', 13 September 2010.</ref>

====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, Mumbai|St. Andrew's High School]].<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://saintandrewschoolbandra.in/content/history-0|publisher=St Andrew High School, Bandra|access-date=19 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331133206/http://saintandrewschoolbandra.in/content/history-0|archive-date=31 March 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sthsboys.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412145712/http://www.sthsboys.com/ |archive-date=12 April 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

[https://www.stanislausbandra.in St. Stanislaus High School] was founded in 1863 by the [[Jesuits|Society of Jesus]]. It started as a Native Boy's orphanage. It became a high school in 1923 and was the first English medium school in the suburbs. Later, it grew to be a full-fledged educational institution for day-scholars as well as boarders. What started out as a school for 40 orphans has grown to support 2,300 students. St. Stanislaus High School is located on Hill Road, in Bandra West. [[Cardinal Gracias High School]] is a [[convent school]] located in Bandra East. St. Joseph's Convent High School for girls is run by the nuns of the congregation of the Daughters of the Cross in Bandra West. It was built in 1865 (Bandra was then known as Bandora)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-here-s-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-journey-from-bandora-to-bandra-2156323|title=Here's everything you need to know about the journey from Bandora to Bandra {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2015-12-16|work=dna|access-date=2018-05-26|language=en-US}}</ref> and boasts a beautiful chapel. The school has produced illustrious alumni over the years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sjcschoolbandra.org/alumnae/illustrious-alumni/|title=Illustrious Alumnae – St. Joseph's Convent School|author=|date=|website=sjcschoolbandra.org|access-date=27 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125131346/http://sjcschoolbandra.org/alumnae/illustrious-alumni/|archive-date=25 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Rishi Dayaram National College|R.D. National College]] was originally set up in 1922 in [[Hyderabad, Pakistan]] under the guidance of [[Annie Besant]]. In the run-up to the [[Partition of India]], it was relocated to its present site in 1949 in Bandra. The [[Thadomal Shahani Engineering College]] was established in 1983 by the [[Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board]]. It was the first private engineering institute to be affiliated with the federal [[University of Mumbai]] to offer courses in [[Computer Engineering]], [[Information Technology]], [[Biomedical Engineering]] and [[Biotechnology]].

The Rizvi Education Complex, located off [[Carter Road Promenade|Carter Road]], comprises the Rizvi College of Arts, Science and Commerce (established in 1985); Rizvi High School (established in 1985); [[Rizvi College of Engineering]] (established in 1998); Rizvi College of Architecture; Rizvi College of Hotel Management & Catering Technology; [[Rizvi Law College]]; Rizvi College of Education and the Rizvi College of Fashion Designing & Creative Arts<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rizvi.edu.in/|title=Rizvi Education Society|author=|date=|website=www.rizvi.edu.in}}</ref> All are managed by the Rizvi Education Society, and may have the status of Muslim religious minority institution.

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. It offers various courses including Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce and other certified courses related to retail and travel-tourism to name a few. St. Andrews boasts of one of the best auditoriums in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://standrewscollege.ac.in/|title=St. Andrew's College}}</ref>

====Bandra lake====
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[[Bandra Lake]], also called Bandra Talao or Motha Reservoir was constructed by a rich [[Konkani]] Muslim of [[Navapada]] (also spelt Naupada or Naopara), an adjoining village.<ref name="auto">{{cite journal |title=Gazetteer of Thane District – Places of Interest, 1882| url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Thane-III/places_Bandra.html}}</ref>

The lake was later acquired by the [[Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai]]. It was officially renamed [[Swami Vivekananda|Swami Vivekanand]] Sarovar. Paddle boating facilities and [[pisciculture]] (fish farming) activities were operational in this lake during the 1990s but have since stopped. This lake is now a heritage structure of "Heritage II" status.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite news|title=BMC plans walkway around Bandra Talao|url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2011/jan/310111-Bandra-Talao-BMC-Powai-Lake-jogging-track-walkway.htm|accessdate=10 January 2012|newspaper=[[MiD DAY]]|date=31 January 2011}}</ref><ref name=dna>{{cite news|title=Makeover for Bandra Talao finally kicks off|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_makeover-for-bandra-talao-finally-kicks-off_1403141|accessdate=10 January 2012|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=30 June 2010}}</ref>
The Portuguese also pronounced Bandra As Bandora.

===Development of Bandra as a Commercial Hub===
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As traffic in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region worsened, especially in South Mumbai, there was increased demand to construct a business district outside of Mumbai, in the suburbs. In the mid-2000s, the city of Bandra started an audacious task to reclaim lands on the [[Mithi River]] in the eastern portion of the city, near the [[Kurla]] border. The newly formed [[Bandra-Kurla Complex]] (BKC) has attracted several equity and technology firms, such as Blackstone, Google, and Amazon, who chose Bandra instead of Mumbai City for its location, lower-cost of land, and new development.

As the last suburb before entering Mumbai City, Bandra has for a while been strained with traffic, particularly around the railway station and S.V. Road. The development of a business centre has only exacerbated the traffic problems, as unlike other commercial hubs, Bandra's BKC is located between [[Banda Station|Bandra]] and [[Kurla railway station|Kurla]] stations and requires approximately 10-15 minute vehicular commute from either of the stations. Nearly 300,000 office-goers alight daily at Bandra Railway Station and take a taxi or bus to BKC. This has made [[Banda Station|Bandra]] among the busiest stations in India, surpassing [[Andheri]] and [[Bombay Central]], and the second-busiest station in Maharashtra's Western Railway after [[Churchgate railway station]].

==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.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.minorsights.com/2016/03/india-ranwar-village.html|title=Ranwar Village|accessdate= 22 March 2016|publisher=Minor Sights}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.minorsights.com/2016/03/india-bollywood-art-project.html|title=Bollywood Art Project|accessdate= 22 March 2016|publisher=Minor Sights}}</ref> 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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/BollywoodArtProject/|title=Bollywood Art Project – BAP|author=|date=|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> 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).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trawellness.wordpress.com/2015/07/19/mumbai-street-life-graffiti-chapel-road-bandra/|title=Mumbai Street Life – Graffiti @ Chapel Road Bandra|author=|date=19 July 2015|website=wordpress.com}}</ref> Bandra is also home to the 37X46 metre (120X150 foot) portrait of [[Dadasaheb Phalke]] on the [[Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited|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|Amitabh Bachan]] and [[Piyush Pandey]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/phalke-mural-to-be-unveiled-today/|title=Phalke Mural to be Unveiled Today|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-05-26|language=en-US}}</ref> It is reportedly Asia's largest mural.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20180423-muralist-nilesh-kharade-street-art-graffiti-start-india-foundation-1211441-2018-04-13|title=Larger than life|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-05-26}}</ref>
[[File:Graffiti at chapel road Bandra 2015.jpg|thumbnail|Graffiti on a shop door at chapel road Bandra]]

==Geography==
[[File:MumbaiClimate.jpg|thumb|Sunset at [[Bandstand Promenade|Bandra Bandstand]]]]
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 [[Mehboob Khan]] established the [[Mehboob Studio]]s here in 1954. Soon the area became a center for the Indian movie industry, [[Bollywood]]. A recording studio was set up in the 1970s.<ref name=pn>{{cite news |title=Mehboob mere, Mehboob tere |url=http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=News%20-%20Mumbai&sectid=3&contentid=20081101200811012008337798596fdb6 |newspaper=Pune Mirror |date=1 November 2008 |access-date=21 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718051651/http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=News%20-%20Mumbai&sectid=3&contentid=20081101200811012008337798596fdb6 |archive-date=18 July 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name=dn>{{cite news |title=Mumbai, meri mehboob?|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/column_mumbai-meri-mehboob_1504231 |newspaper=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]]|date= 7 February 2011}}</ref>

In the mid-to-late 1990s, the eastern part emerged as a commercial and administrative hub. It houses the Family Court, [[Bandra-Kurla complex|Bandra-Kurla Commercial Complex]], the office of the state housing development authority ([[Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority|MHADA]]) and the office of the [[District Collector]]. The residential quarters of the employees of the Maharashtra State Government are also located here.

Most roads and places in Bandra were given English names during [[British rule]]. They have been renamed over time but many are still popularly known by their old names.

* Neighbouring suburbs: [[Dharavi]], [[Khar, Mumbai|Khar]], [[Kurla]], [[Mahim]], [[Santa Cruz (Mumbai)|Santacruz]]
* Arterial Roads: [[Swami Vivekanand Road (Mumbai)|Swami Vivekanand Road]] (S.V Road), [[Linking Road]], Turner Road (Guru Nanak Marg), [[Hill Road]] (renamed Ramdas Nayak Marg), [[Carter Road Promenade|Carter Road]] (renamed Naushad Ali Marg), Navpada Road (Balsamant), [[Western Express Highway]]. The [[Bandra-Worli Sea Link]] connects the western part of Bandra to [[Worli]] by the sea route, thus diverting a lot of road traffic.

[[File:Worli skyline from Bandra.jpg|thumb|300px|Worli skyline as seen from Bandra Reclamation]]
[[File:Bandra Linking road.jpg|thumb|A stall on Linking Road]]

==Transport==
[[File:India Mumbai Bridge .jpg|thumb|[[Bandra-Worli Sealink]] Project]]
[[Bandra railway station]] is connected with the [[Western Railway Zone (India)|Western Railway]] and the [[Harbour Line]], which is an offshoot of the suburban [[Central Railway (India)|Central Railway]]. It also has a newly built terminus called [[Bandra Terminus]] in Bandra (E) from where trains bound for northern and western India are scheduled regularly. The important trains include the Bandra-[[New Delhi]] Rajdhani Express, Bandra-[[Indore]] Express, Bandra-[[Patna]] Express, Bandra-[[Jaipur]] Express, Bandra-[[Jodhpur]] Express and the Bandra-[[Amritsar]] Express

Public transport also includes [[Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport|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 [[Bandra-Worli Sea Link]] bridge connects Bandra West with [[Worli]], located in central Mumbai. Due to Bandra's central location, most parts of the city are easily accessible.

==Places of interest==
[[File:MtMarys.JPG|thumb|right|Mount Mary's Basilica]]
* [[Jogger's Park]]: Jogger's Park is a small seaside jogging track. The park, next to the Otter's Club, was where Mumbai's first laughing club was launched.
* Bandra Reclamation
* [[Mount Mary's Basilica]]
* [[Bandstand Promenade]]
* [[Hill Road]]: A popular street shopping area with various restaurants, branded retails
* [[Linking Road]]: A popular place for shopping
*[[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, which is Portuguese for Fort of the Waterpoint
* Colonial-era [[bungalows]], Bandra's unique architectural heritage is being threatened by ongoing development.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.minorsights.com/2014/05/india-bungalow-of-bandra-bombay.html|title=India: Bungalows of Bandra – Bombay's Vanishing Heritage|author=|date=|website=www.minorsights.com}}</ref>

==Notable residents==
* [[Dilip Kumar]]
* Former Member of Parliament [[Priya Dutt]]
* [[Shah Rukh Khan]]
* [[Katrina Kaif]]
* [[Salman Khan]]
* [[Sushant Singh Rajput]]
* Heart surgeon [[Sharad Panday]]
* [[BJP]] [[Mumbai]] President [[Ashish Shelar]]
* [[Sachin Tendulkar]]
* [[Aamir Khan]]
*[[Madhubala]]
* [[Ashutosh Gowariker]]
* [[Aditya Roy Kapur]]
* [[Sidharth Malhotra]]
* [[Tara Sutaria]]
* [[Shiv Sena]] chief [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
* Shiv Sena MLA late [[Bala Sawant]]
* [[Mohammed Rafi]], Bollywood playback singer
* [[Farhan Akhtar]]
* [[Rekha]]
* [[Kangana Ranaut]]
* [[Baba Siddique]] INC Leader
* [[Saif Ali Khan]]
* [[Tiger Shroff]]
* Flt Lt [[Lawrence Pereira|Lawrence Frederic Pereira]], [[Vir Chakra|VrC]]
* [[Francis Dias|Lieutenant-General Francis Tiburtius Dias]], [[PVSM]], [[AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra|VrC]]
* [[Varun Dhawan]]
* [[Jacqueline Fernandez]]

==See also==
* [[Bandra Talao]]
* [[Mahim]]
* [[Khar Road]]
* [[Bhabha hospital]]
* [[Pali Naka]]
* [[Villages in Bandra, Mumbai]]

==References==
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