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{{Infobox settlement
| name = सात बंगला
| other_name = {{small|Saat
Bangla<ref name="tifrres">{{Cite web|title=The Northern Suburbs |url=http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/physical/geo/suburbs.html |publisher=[[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]] |accessdate=2 January 2015}}</ref>}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Mumbai Suburban district|Mumbai Suburban]]
| subdivision_type3 = City
| subdivision_name3 = [[Mumbai]]
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| government_type = [[Municipal Corporation]]
| governing_body = [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]] (MCGM) K-West Ward
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| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 400053
| area_code = 022
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'''Saat Bangla''' is a neighbourhood in [[Versova, Mumbai|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 [[Madho Rao Scindia|Maharaja of Gwalior]], the [[Khengarji III|Maharaja of Kutch]], [[Dadabhai Naoroji]], [[Rustom Masani|Sir Rustom Masani]], Sorabjee Talati, Kaiki Villa, the Khambatta's and the Chinai's.<ref>[http://indianquarterly.com/last-of-the-seven-bungalows/ Last of the Seven Bungalows]</ref> 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.<ref name="pcwishlist">{{cite news|title=On Priyanka Chopra's wishlist! |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-on-priyanka-chopra-s-wishlist-2008234 |first=Upala |last=KBR |date=6 August 2014 |work=Daily News and Analysis |location=Mumbai |accessdate=30 November 2018}}</ref>

== 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.<ref name="gardenruin">{{cite news|title=Mumbai's Seven Bungalows garden lies in ruins |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-mumbais-seven-bungalows-garden-lies-in-ruins-1626351 |first=Vishwas |last=Waghmode |date=16 December 2011 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |location=Mumbai |accessdate=9 October 2014}}</ref>

== Transport ==
[[File:Buses-at-Seven-Bungalows-Bus-Station.jpg|thumb|left|Seven Bungalows Bus Station]]
The [[Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport]] Undertaking (BEST) operates a bus station at Seven Bungalows.<ref name="BESTcritic">{{cite news|title=BEST criticised by committee member |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-best-criticised-by-committee-member-1467252 |first=Akshay |last=Deshmane |date=16 October 2012 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |location=Mumbai |accessdate=9 October 2014}}</ref> Bus services connect the area with places like [[Andheri railway station]], and [[Bhayandar railway station]].<ref name="rejig">{{cite news|title=New bus services on freeway next week, rejig on Metro route |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-new-bus-services-on-freeway-next-week-rejig-on-metro-route-1997070 |date=24 June 2014 |work=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]]|location=Mumbai|accessdate=9 October 2014}}</ref><ref name="BESTlimits">{{cite news|title=Mumbai commuters fume as BEST limits AC bus route services |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Mumbai-commuters-fume-as-BEST-limits-AC-bus-route-services/articleshow/18783843.cms |first=Somit |last=Sen |date=4 March 2013 |work=[[Times of India]] |location=Mumbai |accessdate=9 October 2014}}</ref>

The western terminal station on [[Line 1 (Mumbai Metro)|Line 1]] of the [[Mumbai Metro]], [[Versova metro station]] is also located at Seven Bungalows.<ref name="metroname">{{cite news|title=Metro station at Chakala may be renamed JB Nagar |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Metro-station-at-Chakala-may-be-renamed-JB-Nagar/articleshow/31626822.cms |first=Bella |last=Jaisinghani |date=8 March 2014 |work=[[Times of India]] |location=Mumbai |accessdate=9 October 2014}}</ref>

Seven Bungalows lies on the arterial Jayaprakash Narayan Road (JP Road) which connects it to [[Andheri railway station]] and [[Versova, Mumbai|Versova]].<ref name="topwoes">{{cite news|title=Reconstruction and traffic top the woes |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-reconstruction-and-traffic-top-the-woes-1303577 |date=27 October 2009 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |location=Mumbai |accessdate=9 October 2014}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Suburbs of Mumbai]]
[[Category:Andheri]]

Seven Bungalows - Revision history

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