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{{Short description|Neighborhood in South Mumbai, India}}
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[[File:Mumbai 03-2016 86 Grant Road station.jpg|thumb|211x211px|The [[Grant Road railway station]] on the Western Railway Line]]
'''Grant Road''' (named after [[Robert Grant (MP)|Sir Robert Grant]], the [[Governor of Bombay]] between 1835 and 1839, formally '''[[Shaukat Ali (politician)|Maulana Shaukatali]] Road''') is located in [[South Mumbai]].

==Overview==

Towards the west of the Grant Road station is Nana Chowk (named after [[Jagannath Shankarseth]]) and residential localities of Gamdevi, Raghav Wadi, Shastri Hall, Talmaki Wadi, Navi (New) Chikhal Wadi, Juni (Old) Chikhal Wadi, Bhaji Gully (the local vegetable market). To the east of Grant Road station is the retail electronic market of Bombay along [[Lamington Road (Mumbai)|Lamington Road]]. Grant Road station also connects famous Radha Gopinath Temple [ISKCON] at Chowpatty. Novelty cinema is at the junction of Grant Road with Lamington Road.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.mumbai77.com/pages/grant-road/|title = Grant Road Station Attractions - Mumbai|date = 6 September 2013}}</ref>

Famous places accessible to the West are [[Gowalia Tank]] (also known as August Kranti Maidan), [[Mani Bhavan]] at Gamdevi, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Bhavan's College, [[Wilson College, Mumbai|Wilson College]], [[Girgaon Chowpatty|Girgaum Chowpatty]] and [[Walkeshwar]].
Famous places accessible from the East are Gol Deol off Duncan Road, Chor Bazaar on Mutton Street, Hurkisondas Hospital,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hnhospital.com/aboutus.html|title=:: Welcome to HN-Hospital ::|accessdate=2010-07-26|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712142206/http://www.hnhospital.com/aboutus.html|archivedate=12 July 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Prathana Samaj, Badr Baug.

Grant Road along with [[Tardeo]] and Mumbai Central has been a neighbourhood of Mumbai City dominated by the [[Hindus]], [[Jains in India|Jains]], [[Muslims]] and the [[Parsi]] & Irani [[Zoroastrians]]. It is considered as the place of ancestral roots of the originating Zoroastrians of the city mainly being the areas of Balaram Street and Sleater Road. It has 4 [[Fire temple]]s<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ahuramazda.com/mumbaift.htm |title=Daremehers In and Around Mumbai -- [www.ahuramazda.com] |access-date=3 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313224554/http://www.ahuramazda.com/mumbaift.htm |archive-date=13 March 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and The Cama Baug<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zoroastriansnet.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/lagan-n-sagan-navjotes-n-weddings.pdf |title=Venues list |website=zoroastriansnet.files.wordpress.com |format=PDF}}</ref> is an important place for the Wedding Ceremonies and other functions of the Parsis of Mumbai.
[[File:Cama baug Fire Temple.jpg|thumb|Cama Baug Fire Temple|250x250px]]

The Gilder Tank is one of the oldest tanks in the city originating the roots of Yazdani, Cooper and the Gilder Families of Mumbai. B'Merwan Cake Shop and Bakery is one of the oldest bakeries in the City of Mumbai which has catered to nearly all classes of people from students and mill workers <ref>{{cite web |url=http://mobiletoi.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=4&sectid=edid=&edlabel=TOIM&mydateHid=12-01-2014&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Mumbai&edname=&articleid=Ar00401&publabel=TOI |title=Archived copy |website=mobiletoi.timesofindia.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303074833/http://mobiletoi.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=4&sectid=edid=&edlabel=TOIM&mydateHid=12-01-2014&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Mumbai&edname=&articleid=Ar00401&publabel=TOI |archive-date=3 March 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.mid-day.com/news/2014/jan/090114-century-old-iconic-irani-cafe-to-close-down-its-doors.htm|title=Century-old iconic Irani cafe to close down its doors|website=archive.mid-day.com}}</ref>
Grant Road is famous for its electronic items purchase at Lamington Road. [[Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital|Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital]] and Research Centre is one of the most important and oldest hospitals in the city of Mumbai. It is also an access point to the [[Tower of Silence]] at [[Kemps Corner]] which is the only remaining one after the closure of the [[dakhma]] at [[Andheri]]'s Salsette Parsi Colony on the [[Salsette Island]] and even the [[Wilson College, Mumbai|Wilson College]].

[[File:Hurkissandos Hospital.jpg|thumb|Hurkisondas Hospital|250x200px]]
[[File:Minerva Cinema.jpg|thumb|Minerva Cinema|200x200px]]
[[File:B.Merwan Bakey.jpg|thumb|B.Merwan Bakey|200x200px]]
[[File:Sethna Agiary.jpg|thumb|Sethna Agiary|200x200px]]

[[File:Tower of Silence, Mumbai 11.JPG|thumb|200x200px|The Tower of Silence {Doongerwadi} at Kemps Corner]]
It is among the access points towards the residential areas of Gamdevi and [[Walkeshwar]], [[Gowalia Tank]]
[[File:People teargassed at Gowalia Tank Maidan.jpg|thumb|200x200px|Gowalia Tank where the Quit India Movement took place]]
Grant Road had a number of theatres until 2004, namely the Novelty Cinema (now apartments), Super Cinema, Apsara, Jamuna, Minerva, Royal Talkies, New Roshan Talkies, Nishat Cinema, Naaz Cinema, Imperial Cinema, Krishna Cinema, Alfred Theatre and Shalimar Cinema.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/a-look-at-the-oldest-theatres-in-mumbai/article1-797856.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117074458/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/A-look-at-the-oldest-theatres-in-Mumbai/Article1-797856.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 January 2012|title=A look at the oldest theatres in Mumbai|date=16 January 2012|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mumbai77.com/city/2298/multiplexes-theaters/old-cinema-halls-theaters-talkies/|title=Old Theatres in Mumbai - List Of Oldest Cinema Theatres Called Talkies|date=27 March 2012|publisher=}}</ref>

The Zoroastrian Shoppe near Cama Baug and the Appo Menes and Company are one of the oldest surviving Zoroastrian shops in the city which caters to the traditional weaving of [[Sudreh]] Kasti and other religious items to the [[Zoroastrian]] Community of [[Bombay]] City.

The Grant Road Skywalk is the latest addition to the skywalks of Mumbai due to its round architecture.
[[File:Lamington Road street view.jpg|thumb|200x200px|Lamington Road, the busiest electronic street of the city of Bombay]]

[[File:Grant Roadf Skywalk is the latest addition to the suburb and an iconic one in the city of Bombay.jpg|thumb|200x200px|Grant Road Skywalk is the latest addition to the area and an iconic one in the city of Bombay]]

Grant Road is also known for its Irani Cafes like the B'Merwan and the [[Persian cuisine|Persian]] Bakery & Stores at Balaram Street.

The Sheetal Store on Malauna Shaukatali Road is one of the oldest surviving [[saree]] stores in this area.

== Grant Road Station ==
[[Grant Road railway station]] serves this area. Grant Road is the fourth station on the Western local line preceded by [[Churchgate railway station|Churchgate]], [[Marine Lines]], [[Charni Road railway station|Charni Road]], and followed by a main junction, [[Mumbai Central]]. Most slow trains halt at this station, which is useful for people who want to reach the [[Royal Opera House (Mumbai)|Royal Opera House]], [[Nana Chowk]], [[Lamington Road]], and the Roxy Theatre.[https://www.railyatri.in/stations/mumbai-grant-road-gtr]

== References ==
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[[Category:Roads in Mumbai]]

Grant Road (South Mumbai, India) - Revision history

AmanGautamArtist at 20:43, 6 November 2025