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{{Infobox settlement | {{Infobox settlement | ||
| name = Khar | | name = Khar | ||
| settlement_type = | | settlement_type = suburb | ||
| image_skyline = | | image_skyline = Carter Road, Khar End.jpg | ||
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| image_caption = | | image_caption = Northern end of the [[Carter Road Promenade]] at Khar West | ||
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[[File:Bombaywardsmap''H-E''.PNG|thumb|180px|Location of Khar-Santa Cruz in Mumbai.]] | [[File:Bombaywardsmap''H-E''.PNG|thumb|180px|Location of Khar-Santa Cruz in Mumbai.]] | ||
'''Khar''' is an affluent [[suburb]] of [[Mumbai]], north of [[Bandra]] and south of [[Santacruz, Mumbai]]. Originally one of the 'villages' that made up the larger Bandra, the present suburb is divided into Khar West and Khar East areas. It is serviced by [[Khar Road]] railway station of the [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]] network. It is an area within convenient distances of several schools, restaurants, parks, promenades and shopping centres. Khar bears the Mumbai Postal Index Number (Pin Code) 400052. | '''Khar''' (Marathi pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[kʰaːɾ]]]) is an affluent [[suburb]] of [[Mumbai]], north of [[Bandra]] and south of [[Santacruz, Mumbai]]. Originally one of the 'villages' that made up the larger Bandra, the present suburb is divided into Khar West and Khar East areas. It is serviced by [[Khar Road]] railway station of the [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]] network. It is an area within convenient distances of several schools, restaurants, parks, promenades and shopping centres. Khar bears the Mumbai Postal Index Number (Pin Code) 400052. | ||
Khar, which is derived from the word ' | Khar, which is derived from the word ''Khāra'' (meaning 'salty' in the local language [[Marathi language|Marathi]]) has acquired this name in reference to the salt pans that were used to farm salt by locals near the [[Khar Danda]] sea shore a couple of centuries ago. Here, one also finds the historic fishing village of "[[Khar Danda]]", which is one of the villages that made up the original Bandra area and is also one of the oldest settlements of Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kharwest.com/blog/khar-danda-khar-west/|title=Khar Danda {{!}} KharWest.com - Khar West Local News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110042336/http://kharwest.com/blog/khar-danda-khar-west/|archive-date=2013-11-10|access-date=2020-04-27}}</ref> | ||
==History== | |||
[[File:Mumbai 03-2016 06 Khar Road station.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Khar Road]] station]] | [[File:Mumbai 03-2016 06 Khar Road station.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Khar Road]] station]] | ||
Most of the historic Khar area of [[Bandra | |||
Most of the historic Khar area of [[Bandra]] was a marshland of salty sea water.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} Alongside fishing, salt production was one of the vocations that sustained the earliest dwellers of Khar Danda. | |||
[[Pathare Prabhus]] were one of the earliest inhabitants of Khar, from almost a century and half ago. In the early 1900s, the Pathare Prabhu community lived in South Mumbai and used their quaint bungalows in Khar as weekend dwellings. [[Khar Danda]] was one of the original villages of the erstwhile larger Bandra. Back then, the local Bandra railway station was felt distant to alight from trains and hire 'tangas' (horse carriages) to get to these bungalows in the Khar part of Bandra. Keeping these factors in mind, as well as the growing number of homes in this part, a second railway station named 'Khar Road' was introduced in north Bandra on 1 July 1924. This development is the primary reason for Khar to start being spoken of as a suburb by itself.<ref name="NDTV.com article">{{cite news |title=Mumbai's Khar Station Turns 90 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/mumbais-khar-station-turns-90-582737 |access-date=July 1, 2014 |publisher=ndtv.com}}</ref> The Pathare Prabhu community still has land ownership over a large area of Bandra/Khar. | [[Pathare Prabhus]] were one of the earliest inhabitants of Khar, from almost a century and half ago. In the early 1900s, the Pathare Prabhu community lived in South Mumbai and used their quaint bungalows in Khar as weekend dwellings. [[Khar Danda]] was one of the original villages of the erstwhile larger Bandra. Back then, the local Bandra railway station was felt distant to alight from trains and hire 'tangas' (horse carriages) to get to these bungalows in the Khar part of Bandra. Keeping these factors in mind, as well as the growing number of homes in this part, a second railway station named 'Khar Road' was introduced in north Bandra on 1 July 1924. This development is the primary reason for Khar to start being spoken of as a suburb by itself.<ref name="NDTV.com article">{{cite news |title=Mumbai's Khar Station Turns 90 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/mumbais-khar-station-turns-90-582737 |access-date=July 1, 2014 |publisher=ndtv.com}}</ref> The Pathare Prabhu community still has land ownership over a large area of Bandra/Khar. | ||
==Schools and colleges== | ==Schools and colleges== | ||
* Guru Nanak Mission High School<ref>{{cite web |title=Gurunanak Mission High School, Mumbai - Admissions, Address, Reviews and Fees 2022 |url=https://www.icbse.com/schools/gurunanak-mission-high-school-y77eg0 |website=iCBSE}}</ref> | |||
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== Religious places == | == Religious places == | ||
* | * [[Ghanteshwar Temple Mumbai]], Khar west | ||
== Medical facilities == | == Medical facilities == | ||
* [[Hinduja Healthcare Surgical]] | * [[Hinduja Healthcare Surgical]] | ||
* | |||
* | ==Notable residents== | ||
* | * [[Asha Bhosle]], Indian playback singer | ||
* [[Anu Malik]], Indian music director | |||
* [[Gulzar]], Indian Urdu poet and lyricist | |||
* [[S. D. Burman]], Indian musician | |||
* [[Suman Kalyanpur]], Indian playback singer | |||
* [[R.D.Burman]], Indian music director | |||
* [[Tiger Shroff]], Indian actor | |||
* [[Diljit Dosanjh]], Indian singer | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Suburbs of Mumbai]] | ||
[[Category:Bandra]] | |||
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Khar | |
|---|---|
suburb | |
 Northern end of the Carter Road Promenade at Khar West | |
  Khar  Khar  Khar | |
| Coordinates: 19°04′N 72°50′E / 19.067°N 72.833°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Mumbai Suburban |
| City | Mumbai |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 400052 |
| Area code | 022 |
| Civic agency | BMC |
Khar (Marathi pronunciation: [kʰaːɾ]) is an affluent suburb of Mumbai, north of Bandra and south of Santacruz, Mumbai. Originally one of the 'villages' that made up the larger Bandra, the present suburb is divided into Khar West and Khar East areas. It is serviced by Khar Road railway station of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It is an area within convenient distances of several schools, restaurants, parks, promenades and shopping centres. Khar bears the Mumbai Postal Index Number (Pin Code) 400052.
Khar, which is derived from the word Khāra (meaning 'salty' in the local language Marathi) has acquired this name in reference to the salt pans that were used to farm salt by locals near the Khar Danda sea shore a couple of centuries ago. Here, one also finds the historic fishing village of "Khar Danda", which is one of the villages that made up the original Bandra area and is also one of the oldest settlements of Mumbai.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
Most of the historic Khar area of Bandra was a marshland of salty sea water.[citation needed] Alongside fishing, salt production was one of the vocations that sustained the earliest dwellers of Khar Danda.
Pathare Prabhus were one of the earliest inhabitants of Khar, from almost a century and half ago. In the early 1900s, the Pathare Prabhu community lived in South Mumbai and used their quaint bungalows in Khar as weekend dwellings. Khar Danda was one of the original villages of the erstwhile larger Bandra. Back then, the local Bandra railway station was felt distant to alight from trains and hire 'tangas' (horse carriages) to get to these bungalows in the Khar part of Bandra. Keeping these factors in mind, as well as the growing number of homes in this part, a second railway station named 'Khar Road' was introduced in north Bandra on 1 July 1924. This development is the primary reason for Khar to start being spoken of as a suburb by itself.[2] The Pathare Prabhu community still has land ownership over a large area of Bandra/Khar.
Schools and colleges[edit | edit source]
- Guru Nanak Mission High School[3]
Religious places[edit | edit source]
- Ghanteshwar Temple Mumbai, Khar west
Medical facilities[edit | edit source]
Notable residents[edit | edit source]
- Asha Bhosle, Indian playback singer
- Anu Malik, Indian music director
- Gulzar, Indian Urdu poet and lyricist
- S. D. Burman, Indian musician
- Suman Kalyanpur, Indian playback singer
- R.D.Burman, Indian music director
- Tiger Shroff, Indian actor
- Diljit Dosanjh, Indian singer
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Khar Danda | KharWest.com - Khar West Local News". Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ↑ "Mumbai's Khar Station Turns 90". ndtv.com. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ "Gurunanak Mission High School, Mumbai - Admissions, Address, Reviews and Fees 2022". iCBSE.