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Kandivali कांदिवली
—  Neighbourhood  —
Thakur Village in Kandivali (East)
Kandivali
Coordinates: 19°12′16″N 72°50′16″E / 19.204511°N 72.837639°E / 19.204511; 72.837639Coordinates: 19°12′16″N 72°50′16″E / 19.204511°N 72.837639°E / 19.204511; 72.837639
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Mumbai Suburban
Metro	Mumbai
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	400067, 400101

Kandivali, or Kandivli is the name of a suburb of Mumbai, India. It is also the name of the railway station in Kandivali suburb, on the Western Railway (India) line of the Mumbai suburban railway.

History[link]

Artifacts found near Kandivali indicate that the region was inhabited in the Stone Age.^[1]

The Kandivali railway station was built more than 100 years ago in 1907, then known as Khandolee. The station derived its name from the East Indian village of Condolim. Earth and stones from Paran, a hillock east of the Kandivli Railway Station were quarried to reclaim the Bombay Backbay. On this account a railway line was opened, a workshop erected and a number of dwelling houses were constructed for officers and workmen numbering hundreds.^[2] The area around Western Express Highway between Malad and Kandivali had numerous stone quarries and was once famous for Malad Stone. Many heritage buildings in Mumbai were constructed with Malad stone between 1860 and 1930, notable among them are David Sasson library, Bombay House and the Western Railway building at Churchgate.

During the boom that followed the First World War (1914-18), several Gujaratis flocked about the newly opened Railway Station of Kandivli. On account of its healthy climate, good water and rural life, the Gujaratis built homes towards the west of the Railway Station. They soon outnumbered the people in the village. A few Parsis also bought large pieces of land near the village. A municipal body on a smaller scale known as the Notified Area Committee including the villages of Kandivli and Poinsur was soon established. A Town Planning Scheme, launched by the Government to attract more people to the place, did not materialize due to the depression of the 1930s.^[2] The township was semi-rural up to the 1980s, with agricultural land, huts and villages. With the real estate boom in the 1980s and 1990s, many residential projects started to shift northward.

Landmarks and localities[link]

The oldest locality in Kandivali is Kandivali Village (Gaon) which was home to more than 5 families, mostly Pachkalshi's, in the 1800s. Kandivali village is one of the Old East Indian villages of Mumbai. It originally consisted of the East Indian Catholic families (such as the Mirandas, Mendes, Daniels, Rodrigues, ).^{[citation needed]}

Prominent localities in Kandivali West include Kandivli Village, Irani Wadi, Anand Nagar, Ary chankya nagar, Dahanukar Wadi, Lalji Pada, Gandhi nagar, Mohite Wadi, Tulaskar Wadi, Amrut Nagar , Kailash Tower, Kamla Nagar, Mathuradas Road, Shanker Lane, Parekh Nagar, Mahavir Nagar, Gaurav Gardens, Poisar, Fateh Baugh,Nilkanth Society, Ganesh Nagar, Irani wadi, Ekta Nagar and Charkop. Ashok Nagar,PathareWadi,Kotasthane Wadi, GowShala, Patankarwadi, Arya Chanakya Nagar, Thakur_complex, Thakur Village, Lokhandwala township, Samata Nagar are some of the better known localities in Kandivili (East).

The "Church of Our Lady of Assumption", located off M.G. Road, was built in 1630^[3] and is one of the oldest churches of Mumbai. The pond located in Shankar Mandir, Kandivali village is used for immersions during Ganesh Chaturthi. Also located off M.G. Road is the famous Kala Hanuman temple, which is visited by hundreds of devotees every day. The 56 years old Shreeji Temple located on Mathurdas Road attracts a large number of devotees. A 150 year old shrine^[4] to Shri Karsangli Akurli Mata, }}

Raghuleela Mall, a 250,000 sq ft (23,000 m²). shopping mall located near the Poinsur bus depot, is home to a movie theater, eateries and apparel stores. Growel's 101 is a mega-shopping mall located on Akurli Road near Kandivali station, home to the super-market Big Bazaar.

The Mahindra & Mahindra plant occupies a 63-acre (250,000 m²) built-up area and employs over 3,000.^[5] Industrial complexes such as Akurli Industrial Estate, Kandivali (Charkop) Industrial estate, Gundecha Industrial Estate, Balaji Industrial Estate and Bonanza Industrial Estate are home to small and medium sized industries. Kandivali is also home to The Times of India printing press and Associated Capsules, one of the world's largest manufacturers of empty capsules.^{[citation needed]}

The Sports Authority of India has a huge training ground for the popular football teams Mahindra United Football Teams like FC Greens, F united also practice here regularly, Athletics and a very famous handball team and also has a new American football team is also located in Kandivali.

Transportation[link]

Kandivali railway station is a busy station along the Western Line on the Mumbai suburban railway. Road connectivity is provided by means of Western Express Highway on the East, S.V. Road and Link Road on the west. A Metro line, terminating at Charkop, is slated to be constructed here before 2011.^[6] The BEST bus depot is close to the railway station on the Eastern side of the suburb and is the point of origin for localities in Kandivali East like Ashok Nagar, Hanuman Nagar, Damu Nagar, Samata Nagar, Thakur Village and Thakur Complex. Bus services also serve distant destinations like Kashimira and Borivali.

The Kandivali West Post office( Pin Code 400067)is the oldest post office in kandivali West near railway station.

The Kandivali East Post office( Pin Code 400101) was initially located in Fonseca Compound on Akurli road near Kandivali Railway Station on the Eastern side. It moved to Samata Nagar in the late nineties/early 2000's.

Hospitals[link]

There are a couple of government agency hospitals in Kandivali East. The Akurli Road Municipal Maternity Home(Run by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) is situated as a two storey building on Akurli Road opposite Dena Bank. There is the Employees State Insurance Scheme(ESIS) hospital as well on Akurli road in Kandivali East. Both are within 5 minutes walking distance to the railway station. Other hospitals are

• Westren Hospital
• agarwal hospital

Education[link]

Schools:

• Lokhandwala Foundation School
• Shree Jamnadas Adukia Balika Vidyalaya and Junior College
• Gandhi Vidya Mandir High School
• Bharat Bharti Hindi High School
• Bal Bharti High school
• Nirmala Memorial Foundation college
• Priyadarshini Vidyamadir, Charkop.
• Esplanade High School.
• Thakur Public School
• Gundecha Education Academy
• Gundecha Education Academy^[7]
• Thakur Vidya Mandir
• Anudutta Vidyalaya
• Swami Vivekananda International School & junior college
• Our Lady of Remedy High School.
• St. Joseph High School^[8]
• Veer Bhagat Singh High School.
• Indian Education Society High School.
• Oxford Public School.
• St. Xavier's International School.
• Childrens Academy
• C.U. Shah High School.
• Pioneer School
• Thakur International School
• Shree Raghubir Madhymik vidyalaya
• Dhanamal High School
• Pawar Public School, Kandivali.
• Balak Vihar Vidyalaya - Marathi Medium.
• Gulab Computer Education trust.
• Dada Naravane's Ramakrishna Vidyamandir - Marathi Medium and school for special children.
• Cambridge School
• Kapol Vidyanidhi International School
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Vividhlakshi Vidyalaya
• The Learning Central Preschool and Activity center

References[link]