Powai: Difference between revisions

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'''Powai''' (Pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[pəʋəiː]]]) is a residential neighbourhood located in central [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India. It is situated on the banks of [[Powai Lake]], and is bound by the hills of [[Vikhroli]] Parksite to the south-east, [[Chandivali]] to the south-west, the L.B.S. Marg (old Mumbai-Agra road) to the north-east and the [[Sanjay Gandhi National Park]] to the north beyond the lake.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/1725941/Powai|title=Powai(wikimapia)|access-date=5 December 2011}}</ref> The Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road, one of the city's busiest thoroughfares linking the western and eastern suburbs, passes through Powai,.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msrdc.org/Projects/P-MUTP2-JVLR_widening.aspx|title=MSRDC - Project - Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road|access-date=5 December 2011}}</ref> The place also hosts thousands of devotees every year during the [[Ganesh Chaturthi]] festival for the ''visarjan'' processions.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://goindia.about.com/od/festivalinformation/ss/Guide-To-Mumbai-Ganesh-Visarjan.htm| title = Guide to Mumbai Ganesh Visarjan| access-date = 5 December 2011}}</ref>

Powai houses schools and colleges, some of which are S M Shetty school and college, Gopal Sharma school and Chandrabhan Sharma College. [[Chandivali]] has Sinhgad college of management. New school includes Pawar Public school towards Chandivali.<ref>https://ppschandivali.com/</ref>

Powai is also Mumbai's start-up hub, with young entrepreneurs starting off from [[incubation cells]] set up by institutes like [[IIT Bombay]] from the tech industry and other sectors setting their bases there,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.newindianexpress.com/edex/273007 |title=The New Indian Express |website=m.newindianexpress.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406173922/http://m.newindianexpress.com/edex/273007 |archive-date=2016-04-06}}</ref> causing the area to be referred to as India's Powai Valley.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Welcome-to-Powai-Valley-Indias-new-start-up-hub/articleshow/29126534.cms|title=Welcome to 'Powai Valley', India's new start-up hub - Times of India|website=IndiaTimes.com|access-date=27 June 2017}}</ref>  

Some of the start-ups in Powai Valley include [[JustRide]], [[Housing]], TinyOwl, Toppr, HolaChef, Bewakoof, Logic Roots, Care24, [[Flyrobe]], [[Nearfox]], Belita, CredR, [[Mirchi and Mime]] and Crispy Games. As a result of the mixture of various communities living together, the suburb has one of the city's most cosmopolitan and modernized cultures.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://7bighagroup.over-blog.com/article-powai-in-mumbai-grows-as-commercial-hub-81804019.html | title = Powai in Mumbai grows as commercial hub}}</ref> The place has a vibrant night-life,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mumbai.burrp.com/~/q_bars-pubs/n_powai |title=Archived copy |access-date=5 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131052818/http://mumbai.burrp.com/~/q_bars-pubs/n_powai |archive-date=31 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mumbai.burrp.com/~/q_lounges/n_powai |title=Archived copy |access-date=5 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103043052/http://mumbai.burrp.com/~/q_Lounges/n_Powai |archive-date=3 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and shoots for several [[Bollywood]] as well as [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] movies, such as ''[[Kalyug (2005 film)|Kalyug]]'', ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]'', ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'', Mardaani and ''[[Haseena Maan Jaayegi]]'' have taken place there.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://powai.info/2009/03/10/mumbai-76/ | title = Mumbai-76 | access-date = 5 November 2011}}</ref> The Hiranandani Gardens are also known for their [[Neoclassical architecture|neoclassical architectural]] style and the area has some of the [[List of tallest buildings in Mumbai|tallest residential buildings]] in [[Mumbai Suburban district|Suburban Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.mumbaipropertyexchange.com/projectdetails/2418-Glen_Ridge-Powai.aspx | title = Glen Ridge Powai | access-date = 5 November 2011}}</ref> The suburb is also known for being one of the preferred residential areas for expats in Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-11-26|title=Expats look afield to suburbia|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/expats-look-afield-to-suburbia/story-MnU7LPnrLpwkjrJt5fDerM.html|access-date=2021-02-28|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> Great access to sharing cycle ride company Yulu - the blue color cycles found convenient.<ref>https://www.yulu.bike</ref>

The name "Powai" originates from Padmavati, a Hindu deity to whom a temple was dedicated in the village existing on the contemporary space of the neighbourhood.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Kadakia|first=Pankti Mehta|title=For a decade, Mumbai's eastern suburb Powai boomed with its start-ups. Now will it bust with them?|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/831253/for-a-decade-mumbais-eastern-suburb-powai-boomed-with-its-start-ups-now-will-it-bust-with-them|access-date=2021-02-28|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1826, after the death of the previous owner of the estate, the area that is now Powai was leased to [[Parsis|Parsi]] merchant Framji Kavasji.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Maharashtra State Gazetteers|title="Greater Bombay Places - Powai Lake"|url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/greater_bombay/places.html#45}}</ref> The water body at the center of the neighbourhood that is now known as [[Powai Lake]] was a result of initiatives by city authorities in the 1890s to increase urban water supply.<ref name=":0" /> In 1943, four years before India's independence, the freedom fighter Chandrabhan Sharma & Ram Nath Grover arrived in Mumbai and happened to lease and subsequently buy Powai Estate from Sir Yusuf, the then owner, for a paltry sum. At that time, Powai comprised five villages: Saki, Kopri, Tirandaz, Powai and Paspauli. In the late 1950s, a portion of Powai was given to the [[Government of India|government]] to set up an [[Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay|Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)]]. The [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], personally visited the area and during a meeting, Chandrabhan Sharma was motivated by him to give the land free of cost for this purpose. Simultaneously, a young engineer from Denmark, [[Søren Kristian Toubro]] had obtained a major contract in Mumbai. As a result, vast tracts of land were leased to him by Mr. Sharma to set up what would become [[Larsen & Toubro]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Premium projects set the right TONE IN FESTIVE FERVOUR|url = http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31804&articlexml=Premium-projects-set-the-right-TONE-IN-FESTIVE-27092014301014|website = epaperbeta.timesofindia.com|access-date = 2016-01-16}}</ref>

Powai is a part of the [[Mumbai Suburban District]], located in the north-eastern region of what is today considered to be the modern Mumbai metropolis. Administratively, it is a part of the Kurla [[tehsil]]<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.regionalplan-mmrda.org/N-2.pdf | title= MMRDA Regional Plan | access-date= 5 February 2012 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060509101826/http://www.regionalplan-mmrda.org/N-2.pdf | archive-date= 9 May 2006 }}</ref> and much of the area falls within the boundaries of the [[Administrative divisions of Mumbai|S-ward]], the largest ward in Mumbai.<ref name='ht mcgmel'>{{cite news| url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/There-s-a-stinking-problem/Article1-799140.aspx | archive-url= https://archive.today/20130125104343/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/There-s-a-stinking-problem/Article1-799140.aspx | url-status= dead | archive-date= 25 January 2013 | title = There's a stinking problem | date = 19 January 2012 | access-date = 5 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=  http://www.mcgmelection.org/prabhag_rachana.asp | title = MCGM Election website | access-date = 5 February 2012}}</ref> Powai is situated on the banks of its namesake [[Powai Lake|lake]] and boasts of a recently revamped, landscaped garden with viewing decks, a children's play area and synchronized fountains.<ref name='powaibeau1'>{{cite news| url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-21/mumbai/28352592_1_powai-lake-sewer-lines-supply#ixzz1BdzJYEdC | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120418134847/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-21/mumbai/28352592_1_powai-lake-sewer-lines-supply#ixzz1BdzJYEdC | url-status= dead | archive-date= 18 April 2012 | title = 120 years old and brand new |date = 21 January 2011 | work= [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 5 February 2012}}</ref> The privately run Dr. L. H. Hiranandani Hospital, located within the Hiranandani residential complex, is the first superspeciality hospital in the area.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.hiranandanihospital.org/beta/content/quickfact.html | title= Hiranandani Hospital: About Us | access-date = 5 February 2012}}</ref>

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