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Khar (East) barely makes its presence felt existing as a small spread of land between the railway station and the [[Western Express Highway]], sandwiched between Bandra (East) and Santacruz (East). | Khar (East) barely makes its presence felt existing as a small spread of land between the railway station and the [[Western Express Highway]], sandwiched between Bandra (East) and Santacruz (East). | ||
Khar (West) on the other hand has been one of Mumbai's finest neighbourhoods to reside in, and is widely considered and clubbed together as one overall [[Bandra-Khar]] suburb.<ref name="'Agla Station Podcast'">{{cite web |title=July 15, 2020 |url=https://fcn-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/curlytales%2FAgla+Station+Khar+EP-+With+Intro+Signature.mp3 |website=curlytales.com}}</ref> This is evident from several destinations and establishments in Khar (West) being attributed to Bandra West; eg. McDonald's and KFC outlets at Linking Road, the northern parts of both [[Carter Road Promenade|Carter Road]] and [[Pali Hill]] are all technically in Khar West, bearing the Khar postal code 400052 instead of Bandra's 400050, but are yet regarded and also referred to in their addresses as being a part of Bandra. The joint [[Bandra-Khar belt]] is an | Khar (West) on the other hand has been one of Mumbai's finest neighbourhoods to reside in, and is widely considered and clubbed together as one overall [[Bandra-Khar]] suburb.<ref name="'Agla Station Podcast'">{{cite web |title=July 15, 2020 |url=https://fcn-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/curlytales%2FAgla+Station+Khar+EP-+With+Intro+Signature.mp3 |website=curlytales.com}}</ref> This is evident from several destinations and establishments in Khar (West) being attributed to Bandra West; eg. McDonald's and KFC outlets at Linking Road, the northern parts of both [[Carter Road Promenade|Carter Road]] and [[Pali Hill]] are all technically in Khar West, bearing the Khar postal code 400052 instead of Bandra's 400050, but are yet regarded and also referred to in their addresses as being a part of Bandra. The joint [[Bandra-Khar belt]] is an upscale and vibrant area which is evergreen throughout the year. Peaceful, tree-shaded lanes are a charming characteristic of this area. | ||
[[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. | ||