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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Coord|18.946132|N|72.825736|E|display=title}}
'''Chandanwadi''' is a neighbourhood in [[Mumbai]]. It is the area around [[Marine Lines]] most famous for the [[Chandanwadi electric crematorium]] which opened in 1954.<ref name="Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay 1954 p. ">{{cite book | author=Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay | title=The Bombay Civic Journal | publisher=Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay. | issue=v. 1 | year=1954 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r1w6RIURdNgC | access-date=2019-07-17 }}</ref>

Chandanwadi also consisted of B.I.T Blocks which consisted of 6 buildings , demolished in 2016. These buildings were more than 150 years old build during the British Era

==Etymology==
The name is derived from 2 [[Marathi language|Marathi]] words , ''Chandan'' meaning [[sandalwood]] in [[Marathi language|Marathi]]/[[Sanskrit]] and ''Wadi'' meaning backyard/farmyard.

==In Popular Culture==
The street was used in the famous song "Govinda Aale Re" depicting [[Shammi Kapoor]] from the 1963 film ''[[Bluff Master (1963 film)|Bluff Master]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/1565861/column-where-hindus-and-muslims-joined-in-tearful-farewell | title=Where Hindus and Muslims joined in tearful farewell | place= Mumbai | newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]] | date=15 July 2011 | access-date=23 May 2013 | author=Pawar, Yogesh}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Mumbai]]
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Chandanwadi, Mumbai - Revision history

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