Mira-Bhayander
—  suburb  —
Mira-Bhayander Location of Mira-Bhayander in Maharashtra and India
Coordinates	19°17′N 72°51′E / 19.29°N 72.85°E / 19.29; 72.85Coordinates: 19°17′N 72°51′E / 19.29°N 72.85°E / 19.29; 72.85
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District(s)	Thane
Mayor	Mhatre Tulsidas Dattatray
Population	814,655 (2011[update])
Sex ratio	1.22:1 ♂/♀
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 401107 • Telephone • +022-2811,2812
Website	www.mbmc.gov.in

Mira-Bhayander is a suburb of Mumbai city, located to The North of Mumbai administered by Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC).

History[link]

Sopara was the capital of North-Konkan or Aparanta in the third century b.c.^[1][2] It is close to the town of Mira-Bhaindar. Trade with Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome was carried out through the various ports in this region. In Medieval India the Ghodbunder port was used to import horses from Arabia. Chimnaji Appa during his campaign to conquer the Bassein Fort in 1737 also conquered the forts of Ghodbunder and Dharavi. In times of the British occupation of India, the residents of the Mira-Bhaindar area participated in the Salt Satyagraha.

Places to see[link]

• St Andrews Church, Uttan
• Maxus Mall, Bhayandar (West)
• Vardhman fantasy, Mira Bhayandar
• Keshav Shrusti, Uttan, Bhayandar

Theater movement[link]

The Agri inhabitants of this area are patrons of theater and drama. Plays are performed as a part of the annual festivals associated to local temples.

Demographics[link]

The 2001 India census,^[3] recorded a population of 520,301 in Mira-Bhyander. In this fast growing township of Maharashtra with a population 10 Lacs (100,000), economic growth is led by the manufacturing sector. Bhayander is divided into two parts by the Mumbai suburban rail line - East and West. Mira Road has seen development only in the East part, while the West part, on the other side of the railway line is covered with salt pans and mangroves. Mira Road East is a predominantly residential area. Its calm, quiet surroundings and low pollution make it a desirable residential oasis. Bhayander West was traditionally residential, and the East predominantly an industrial area. Recent population growth and a flurry of construction has blurred the boundaries between Bhayander and neighbouring Mira Road on the East side of the rail tracks, turning it into a populous suburb. Government-owned Salt Pans and marshland in West Mira Road have restricted the southward spread of Bhayander.There is a lot of scope for development of this land as it has the potential to house a large industrial complex. Due to its proximity to Mumbai, transport links and abundance of green space, Bhayander has attracted considerable interest from investors.

Transportation[link]

Rail[link]

The Western Railway of the Mumbai Suburban Railway is the lifeline of the western and extended suburbs of Mumbai. Mira Road & Bhayander are the railway stations on this line. Mira Road is one station after Dahisar. After Bhayander is the Vasai (Bassein) Creek bridge followed by Naigaon. Slow and fast trains between Churchgate, Dadar, Bandra, Andheri & Borivali and Vasai Road/Virar operate from Mira Road & Bhayander stations. Bhayandar is also a terminal for a few trains, a convenience to residents here. Number of trains starting from Bhayandar has been considerably increased in recent times after the deployment of 4 railway tracks between Borivali and Virar.This has been a crucial step to make train journeys safer and comfortable for the residents of Mira-Bhayander and the rapidly increasing population of Bhayander.

Road network[link]

The Western Express Highway, as termed in Mumbai leaves the city as the NH 8 (National Highway) linking Mumbai with the west and north west of India. Important cities covered on the NH 8 are Vapi (for Daman & Silvassa), Surat, Baroda, Ahmedabad, Udaipur, Ajmer, Jaipur and Delhi. On the NH 8, just beyond the Ghodbunder area is the Virar-Vasai area. Ghodbunder is also linked to Thane by a highway.

Kashimira is a point falling between Dahisar Check Naka and Ghodbunder, from which a main road arises that leads to Mira Road, Bhayander & the coastal villages of Uttan, Gorai, Manori & the heavily marketed Amusement Parks - Esselworld & Water Kingdom.

Bus services[link]

BEST services[link]

The BEST Undertaking has been the longest provider of services to the area with services to Mira Road Station, Shrusti Complex, Bhayander Railway Station (East), Kashimira & Ghodbunder from points in Borivali, Kandivali, Marol, Mulund, Santacruz, Mahim & Sion. Several Western and central suburbs are thus conveniently connected. The BEST operates these buses under the 700 number series.

BEST have introduced AC Express Bus services from MIRA ROAD RAILWAY STATION EAST to NEHRU PLANETARIUM (A-70EXP) via S.K. Stone Police Chowkey. This route is operated between Mira Road Station (East), and Nehru Planetarium. The itinerary of this route is via Mira-Bhayander Road, Kashimira, Western Express Highway through all the Flyover Bridges, and also through Bandra-Worli Sea Link. BEST AC services AS 458 and AS 700 to Thane pass through Mira road.

BEST has also introduced AC Bus service from GOLDEN NEST Bhayander East (Fatak) to SANTACRUZ DEPOT (AS707) via Mindspace and Juhu. Now it's Extended up to MAXUS MALL. BHAYANDER (WEST)

BEST has also introduced the Corridor(Express) bus Service from Miraroad to Mahim (C-71), Miraroad to Mulund Checknaka(C-61) and Bhayandar to Sion(C-72), this buses offers rapid connectivty to Mumbai and Thane. C-71 & C-72 passes through important commercial locations of Mumbai on Western Express highway,like Borivali, Andheri, Bandra and so on while C-61 offers great connectivity to Thane & Mulund areas.

MSRTC services[link]

MSRTC operates frequent services from Bhayander Station W to Thane Railway Station West ST Stand via Kashimira, Ghodbunder Road, Owale & Eastern Express Highway. A few services now commence from Bhayander Station E. Frequency of the buses is quite good from Bhayander W with buses running every 15th minute between Bhayander and Thane during rush hours.

TMT services[link]

The Thane Municipal Transport (TMT) operates the very popular routes 57,58 & 75 between Thane Railway Station West & Mira Road Railway Station. TMT AC 65 service passes through Mira Road.

NMMT services[link]

The Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) has introduced its new service route from Vashi to Bhayandar (East). The new route no. 70 will travel from Bhayandar (East) to Vashi Depot, and there will be 23 bus services during the day with a frequency of one approximately every 30 minutes.

MBMT services[link]

The Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Transport ~ MBMT has local bus services connecting interconnecting various places in the Mira-Bhayander area.

MBMT bus services are available from Mira Road Stn E, Bhayander Railway Stn E, Bhayander Railway Stn W & Dahisar Check Naka parts of this city. Recently They have also started the new bus between Western Park(Kashimira) to Behram Baugh (Jegeshwari). These buses are run on contract basis by MBMC.

Apart from this government transaportation, Private vehicles(Call Center Vehicles) are also easily available from Mira-Bhayandar Road for Andheri and Thane at very cheap rates as low as Rs.40, office going people during morning peak hours easily gets this vehicles popularly from Golden Nest Circle and other important Bus Stops through Mira Bhayandar Road.

Other infrastructure[link]

Electricity to the town is provided by Reliance Energy limited. Sky-walks connect the railway stations of Mira Road Bhayander to nearby lanes and bus stops.

Water supply for drinking and other purposes is provided by the Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation through Shahad Temghar (STEM) Water Authority. This authority takes water from the Ulhas River at Shahad and supplies it to Thane, Bhiwandi and Mira-Bhayander after filtration at its plant at Temghar village on the outskirts of Bhiwandi.

Education[link]

Mira-Bhayander has a fast developing education sector in line with the increase in population. A few amongst them are

Primary Education[link]

• St.Francis High School,
• Shantinagar High School
• The Saraswati Vidyalaya,
• Father joesph's english high school
• Our Lady of Nazareth
• Oxford English High school
• RBK-Ramaben Babubhai Kanakia School.
• Seven Square Academy
• Bhayander Secondary School,
• Holy Cross Convent School,
• Abhinav Vidya Mandir(Limca award winner),
• Ram-Ratna Vidya Mandir
• Don Bosco Public High School,

Secondary Education[link]

• Royal College of Science, Arts and Commerce
• Abhinav Junior College Of Arts, Science and Commerce
• Shankar Narayan College of Arts & Commerce

Graduation[link]

• Shree L.R. Tiwari College Of Engineering

Post Graduation[link]

• N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research

Health & fitness[link]

The town has many hospitals & fitness clubs, the prominent being Ashwini Hospital, Bhakti Vedanta Hospital, Apple Hospital & Medical Center, Kasturi Memorial Hospital, Sanjeevani Children Hospital, Apollo Hospital, Umrao Hospitals, Balaji. Parulekar's Gym & Fitness Center, Hercules Health Center, the Green Court Club,Talwalkar's Nutrition Center are the better know fitness clubs. gives a healthy environment to the peoples of mira bhayander.

Malls and major stores[link]

Mira Bhayander on the borders of Mumbai (District Thane) has attracted significant large retailers like the Maxus Mall, Maxus Cinemas, Cine Max Theater , Rassaz Theater , Reliance Fresh, Big Bazaar, Asmita Supermarket, Reebok Store, Woodland Shoes, Vijay Sales, D-Mart, HP World Store and more. McDonalds situated on the Mira-Bhayander Road off Beverly Park Road and Pizza Hut, Dominio's are also vying for the custom of an increasingly influential and upwardly mobile local population.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Ancient History of Thane
• Shree L.R. Tiwari College Of Engineering
• N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research
• Ramaben Babubhai Kanakia School
• Umrao Hospitals
• Vardhman fantasy

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Abu Asim Azmi at a party rally during the 2009 general elections.

Abu Asim Azmi born 8 August 1955, is the state president of Maharashtra Samajwadi Party.^[1] He represented Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament from November 2002- Nov 2008.^[2]

Abu Asim Azmi is the senior leader of Samajwadi Party, Maharashtra, Mumbai. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly. He generated controversy when he took his oath in Hindi instead of Marathi and was attacked by fellow legislators (mainly from Maharashtra Navnirman Sena) while doing so.^[3]

Political life[link]

Abu Asim Azmi is a well-known politician from the Indian state of Maharashtra. He is the president of Maharashtra unit of the Samajwadi ( Socialist ) Party. Mr Azmi has served a term as a Member of the upper house of the parliament, Rajya Sabha, representing Uttar Pradesh from November 2002 to 2008.

Hailing from Manjir Patti area of Azamgarh district in UP Mr Azmi was elected as a Member of Maharashtra Assembly from two segments during the 2009 Maharashtra assembly elections namely Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar and Bhiwandi (East), which he vacated later as the election rules don't permit one individual to represent two seats at a time. Mr Azmi had on earlier occasions made several unsuccessful attempts to enter the Vidhan Sabha as well as Lok Sabha (Lower House).

In 2004 contesting elections for the first time in his political career, he had lost to Shiv Sena's Yogesh Patil from Bhiwandi assembly constituency. Victory again eluded him during the 2009 Lok Sabha elections where he was pitted against Congress' Gurudas Kamat, Shiv Sena's Gajanan Kirtikar and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's Shalini Thakrey from Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency.

A successful businessman, Mr Azmi entered politics by accident. He was arrested for the 6 March 1993 bomb blasts, which killed more than 250 people. The Mumbai Police had alleged that he was complicit with the perpetrators of the bomb blast by helping them flee the country through his travel agency.

However, in a twist of faith, the Supreme Court of India acquitted him of all the charges after spending a year in jail. To fight the injustice that he suffered at the hands of the establishment, Mr Azmi decided that entering politics was the only recourse. He decided to join Samajwadi Party, which was founded by leading politician Mulayam Singh Yadav of Uttar Pradesh.

He began gaining popularity among Muslims in Maharashtra no sooner he joined politics, particularly those hailing from UP looked up to him as a leader they have been waiting for a long-time as an alternative to Congress and its ally NCP. His popularity can be gauged from the fact that his party won two assembly seats under his leadership during the 1995 Assembly elections in spite of a saffron wave in the aftermath of 1992 riots.

The win was a booster shot for Azmi, who in his inimitable style raised issues concerning Muslims in the state. However, he has had his share of challenges, the biggest jolt of his political career came when two of his lieutenants, Nawab Malik, MLA from Nehru Nagar constituency, and Bashir Moosa Patel, legislator from Umarkhadi constituency, quit the party leaving him in lurch. The party has since become a one-man show since there is no other leader worth his name. He found his true calling again during the 2009 elections when his party came successful on four assembly segments.

He has been bestowed with the title of 'Sher-e-Maharashtra' by his supporters, some also call him 'Quaid-e-Millat'. His political rallies attract good crowds particularly in muslim pockets in Mumbai and Thane, but these numbers have hardly converted into votes as has been proved by multiple local and state elections. Azmi has still managed to strike a chord with Muslims even as he gains popularity in other parts of the state.

All through his career, Azmi's pet issues were the harassment of Muslim youths in the wake of several blasts in Mumbai. He was also the first leader to champion the cause of Mumbra girl Ishrat Jahan, who was killed in a fake encounter by Gujarat police on the outskirts of Ahmedabad on the allegations that she was along with her alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives planning to eliminate Gujarat CM Narendra Modi.

During his journey as a politician, Azmi continued raising issues like custodial death of Khwaja Yunus, a 27-year-old engineer and an accused in the Ghatkopar blasts of 2002, who was allegedly killed during police custody in January 2003. He has also been campaigning for the release of innocent Muslim youths arrested in the Malegaon blast case. He has been criticised by political parties of all hues for his controversial stands, however Mr Azmi has remained defiant in spite of all criticism. Recently, he had ruffled quite a few feathers when he called for an inquiry into the alleged custodial death of 39-year-old man, Faiz Ahmed Aziz Usmani, who was picked by crime branch in questioning for 13/7 triple blast which had rocked Mumbai.

Away from the Muslim issues, he has started taking on the Shiv Sena and MNS for harassing North Indians. Both Shiv Sena and MNS in particular have been baying for his blood for his stand on North Indians with the MNS taking its enmity further when its legislators assaulted him in the Vidhan Sabha for taking oath in Hindi.

However, an adamant Azmi has continued his tirade against Sena-MNS while at the same time criticising Congress-NCP government for not acting strictly against the two. Azmi has been taking on the Democratic Front government in the assembly by raising issues concerning muslims in Maharashtra.

He is officially the richest elected representative of Maharashtra with cash and assets worth Rs 126 crore (Rs 1.26 billion). Incidentally, his constituency, Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar, consists of poorest of the poor in Mumbai.

On 30 April, 2012 a Mazgaon metropolitan magistrate's court convicted and sentenced Azmi and four others to two years in jail for allegedly giving provocative speeches to incite communal violence 12 years back.

The case dates back to year 2000 when Azmi had allegedly given a provocative speech at Nagpada in South Mumbai against Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray and former Shiv Sena leader Narayan Rane.

Controversy[link]

Indian Mujahideen member Shahzad alleged Abu Azmi helped him stay in Azamgarh before Shahzad orchestrated the 13 September 2008 Delhi bombings.^[4]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Samajwadi Party, Mumbai
• Samajwadi Party, Maharashtra

Honey Singh
Background information
Also known as	Yo Yo Honey Singh
Born	(1984-03-15) March 15, 1984 (age 28) Hoshiarpur
Origin	punjabi
Genres	Desi Hip Hop Music Producer
Occupations	Rapper, Singer, Music Producer and Film Actor.
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Mafia Mundeer,
Associated acts	Diljit Dosanjh, Gippy Grewal , Jassi Sidhu , Malkit Singh, Amrinder Gill
Website	YoYoHoneySingh.com www.facebook.com/theyoyosingh

Honey Singh also known as Yo Yo Honey Singh^[1] is a Punjabi rapper, singer and a film actor. He started as a session and recording artist, and became a Bhangra producer.^[2]

Promotion[link]

Honey Singh has received the ETC award for the Best sound in 2006 for his song Glassi and the PTC award for the Best Folk Pop Award 2009 for Rebirth and PTC PUNJABI Best Music Director 2011.^[3]

It has been reported that he has been paid the highest fees ever for a song (as of 2012) of 70 lakh (US$139,700) for a song in the film Mastaan.^[4]

Early life[link]

He was born on 15 March 1984 in Hoshiarpur.^[5] While in the UK, he studied music at the Trinity School.

Career[link]

It is reported that Honey Singh prefers to sing in his native language Punjabi rather than English, Spanish and French.^[6] The Punjabi album International Villager was released on 11 November 2011 (11-11-11).^[7] The track Gabru from International Villager featuring singer J-Star topped Asian music charts (including world iTunes and the official BBC asian charts) ^[8][9]

He has performed at many college festivals including at Ansal Institute of Technology and Ramjas College, Delhi.^[10]

Bollywood[link]

He became popular after his debut music featuring Gagan Sidhu for the title track of the movie called Shakal Pe Mat Ja released on November 18, 2011. The Central Board of Film Certification suggested removing the abusive language contained in the title track of the movie.^{[citation needed]}

Honey Singh also acted in Punjabi Movie Mirza- The Untold Story^[11]

Honey Singh is now the highest paid music star^[12] pop artiste in Bollywood. Honey Singh has charged Rs. 70 lakh^[13] for a song in a film titled Mastaan, starring Naseeruddin Shah and his younger son, Vivaan. It is the biggest amount paid to a song artist in Bollywood to date.

Also Song Angreji Beat sung by Gippy Grewal & Yo Yo Honey Singh, originally from Honey Singh's Album International Villager released in November 2011, will be used in the film Cocktail.^[14]

Discography[link]

Singles[link]

Movies[link]

Filmography[link]

Feature films as Actor

Awards[link]

• The ETC award for the Best sound in 2006 for Glassi
• The PTC award for the Best Folk Pop Award 2009 for Rebirth
• PTC PUNJABI Best Music Director 2010 for song Desi Daroo^[17]
• PTC PUNJABI Best Music Director 2011 for album The Folkstar^[18][19]
• PTC PUNJABI Best Music Director 2012 for album I.V.(International Villager)^[20]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Official Facebook Page of Honey Singh
• Official Twitter Account