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=='''Etymology'''== |
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<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">Byculla is neighboured by</p> |
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+ | *Nagpada and Mumbai Central on the West, |
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+ | *Agripada, Jacob Circle and Mahalakshmi on the North-West, |
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+ | *Reay Road and Ghodapdeo on the North-East |
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+ | *Mazagaon and Dockyard Road to the East and |
+ | *Byculla falls under "E" Ward within the municipal limits of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC. |
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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandhurst_Road Sandhurst Road] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhendi_Bazaar Bhendi Bazaar] to the South. |
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+ | ==Demographics== |
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− | <p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">Byculla falls under "E" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_(subnational_entity) Ward] within the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal municipal] limits of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brihanmumbai_Municipal_Corporation Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation] or BMC.</p> |
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+ | *Traditionally, Byculla has been inhabited by Parsis, Christians, Jewish, Marathi and Muslims. |
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− | ==<span class="editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;float:right;margin-left:5px;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Byculla&action=edit§ion=3 edit]]</span>History== |
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− | *During the late 18th century, Byculla was an extension of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazagaon Mazagaon], one of the seven islands that originally formed the city of Mumbai. |
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− | *The Byculla railway station was completed by 1857. This was also the time the first mills came into this area, until then, used only for residential purposes. |
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− | *Byculla used to house many of the city's textile mills until the mills shut shop and moved out of the island city. As of today, few mills are operational and even they are on the brink of closure. Many of these old mills are now desolate and some are being razed down to make way for newer constructions. The Khatau Mills were situated in Byculla, in the news for the alleged murder of the owner [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunit_Khatau&action=edit&redlink=1 Sunit Khatau] in May, 1994. |
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− | *Byculla saw some horrible Riots during 1936-37 rose during Temple-Mosque dispute.[http://www.timescontent.com/tss/showcase/preview-buy/8874/News/Rioters-Police-scuffle-communal-rio.html [2]] |
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+ | ==Points of interest== |
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− | *Byculla is an upper-middle class enclave with a large [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim Muslim] population. |
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⚫ | Museum<span style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;">: Byculla also houses the </span>Bhau Daji Lad Museum<span style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> (earlier Victoria and Albert Museum). It was built in 1871 and is a near replica of its </span>namesake in London<span style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;">. It reopened January 5, 2008, following extensive renovations.</span>Zoo: Byculla houses the city zoo called Jijamata Udyaan or ''Rani Baug'' (earlier called Victoria Gardens). There are talks of shifting the zoo to a more spacious location. |
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− | *Traditionally, Byculla has been inhabited by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsis Parsis], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christians Christians], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish Jewish], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathi_people Marathi] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslims Muslims]. |
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⚫ | *Byculla, like many other locations of Mumbai have witnessed strong |
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⚫ | *'''Fly-overs and bridges:''' Byculla is also known for Mumbai's first ever Y shaped bridge built across Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Road which then splits further to go to Byculla East and West before the Clare Road intersection, thereby forming a Y shape when seen from the air. This was one of the oldest fly-overs built in Mumbai. |
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⚫ | *Of late, Byculla has also witnessed the increase of population of |
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⚫ | *'''Fly-overs and bridges:''' Byculla is also known for Mumbai's first ever Y shaped bridge built across |
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⚫ | *'''Fire Brigade Headquarters:''' |
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*'''Mustafa bazaar''': A wholesale timber market is frequently visited by many from the city. |
*'''Mustafa bazaar''': A wholesale timber market is frequently visited by many from the city. |
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− | *'''Jerbai Baug and Rustom Baug''': are the two |
+ | *'''Jerbai Baug and Rustom Baug''': are the two Parsi colonies where most of the Parsis of Byculla live. |
− | *'''Seva Niketan''': A solar-powered |
+ | *'''Seva Niketan''': A solar-powered Jesuit-run men's hostel that has served as headquarters for various NGOs. |
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+ | *'''Mazagaon''': A residential locality close to byculla which has a famous hospital named "Prince Aly Khan Hospital". |
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+ | <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">Byculla is very well connected by </span>Central Railway<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> line of the </span>Mumbai Suburban Railway<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">, as well as Bus routes serviced by </span>BEST<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">.</span> |
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− | *'''Jain Temple:''' Byculla is also known for the famous Jain Temple, [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Motisha&action=edit&redlink=1 Motisha] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jain Jain] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derasar Derasar]. This [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jain_temple Jain temple] is situated in [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Love_Lane&action=edit&redlink=1 Love Lane], which has now been renamed as [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Motisha_Lane&action=edit&redlink=1 Motisha Lane]. |
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⚫ | *'''Gloria Church:''' Byculla also houses |
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+ | *Almost all local trains halt at Byculla railway station. Mumbai Central and Mahalakshmi on the Western Railway line and Dockyard Road and Reay Road stations on the Harbour Line of Mumbai Suburban Railway also lie close to Byculla. |
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⚫ | *'''Magen David Synagogue:''' is believed to be one of the oldest ones in the city. David Sassoon, a Baghdadi Jew, built the Magen David Synagogue in 1861 in Byculla, where the family first lived. |
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− | <p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">Byculla is very well connected by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Railway_(India) Central Railway] line of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai_Suburban_Railway Mumbai Suburban Railway], as well as Bus routes serviced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brihanmumbai_Electric_Supply_and_Transport BEST].</p> |
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− | Another fly-over built near the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Church Gloria Church]<span style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> was in news when there was a collapse of one of its portions during its construction in the 1980s</span>The Y-Bridge [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overpass fly-over] was filmed in the famous [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi Hindi] comedy-satire film called "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaane_Bhi_Do_Yaaron Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron]" where the famous [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffin coffin] scene between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inebriated inebriated] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Om_Puri Om Puri] and the dead-body of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satish_Shah Satish Shah] takes place. The fly-over is also shown being inaugurated at the beginning of the film. |
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− | *Gloria Church has been filmed in many Hindi movies, including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amar_Akbar_Anthony Amar Akbar Anthony]. |
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− | *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Byculla_Boy&action=edit&redlink=1 Byculla Boy]'' is the name of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novel novel] written by eminent author [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashok_Banker Ashok Banker], on the place where he and his mother grew up. |
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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masina_Hospital Masina Hospital] |
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+ | *'''Jain Temple:''' Byculla is also known for the famous Jain Temple, Motisha Jain Derasar. This Jain temple is situated in Love Lane, which has now been renamed as Motisha Lane. |
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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sir_Jamsetjee_Jeejebhoy_Hospital&action=edit&redlink=1 Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy Hospital] |
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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=East_Byculla_Municipal_School&action=edit&redlink=1 |
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− | East Byculla Municipal School] |
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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Medical_College Grant Medical College] |
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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antonio_D%27Souza_High_School&action=edit&redlink=1 Antonio D'Souza High School] |
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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Church_School Christ Church School] |
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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.E.E._Sassoon_High_School E.E.E. Sassoon High School] |
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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gloria_Convent_High_School&action=edit&redlink=1 Gloria Convent High School] |
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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._H._Saboo_Siddik_College_of_Engineering M. H. Saboo Siddik College of Engineering] |
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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=M._H._Saboo_Siddik_High_School&action=edit&redlink=1 M. H. Saboo Siddik High School] |
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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=M._H._Saboo_Siddik_Polytechnic&action=edit&redlink=1 M. H. Saboo Siddik Polytechnic] |
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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maulana_Azad_High_School&action=edit&redlink=1 Maulana Azad High School] |
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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anjuman-Islam_Girl_High_School&action=edit&redlink=1 Anjuman-Islam Girl High School] |
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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anjuman-Khairul_Islam_High_School&action=edit&redlink=1 Anjuman-Khairul Islam High School] |
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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maharashtra_College_of_Arts,_Science_%26_Commerce&action=edit&redlink=1 Maharashtra College of Arts, Science & Commerce] |
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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nair_Dental_College&action=edit&redlink=1 Nair Dental College] |
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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Convent_of_Jesus_%26_Mary&action=edit&redlink=1 Convent of Jesus & Mary] |
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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Agnes_High_School,_Mumbai St. Agnes High School] |
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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mary%27s_School,_Mumbai St. Mary High School] |
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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jacob_Sassoon_high_school&action=edit&redlink=1 Jacob Sassoon high school] (well-known Jewish school of India) |
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Etymology[]
There was a Portuguese King whose name was King Byculla and he was the owner of this land hence the name Byculla.
Location & Geography[]
Byculla is neighboured by
- Nagpada and Mumbai Central on the West,
- Agripada, Jacob Circle and Mahalakshmi on the North-West,
- Chinchpokli to the North,
- Madanpura in the Centre,
- Reay Road and Ghodapdeo on the North-East
- Mazagaon and Dockyard Road to the East and
- Byculla falls under "E" Ward within the municipal limits of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC.
Demographics[]
- Traditionally, Byculla has been inhabited by Parsis, Christians, Jewish, Marathi and Muslims.
- Byculla, like many other locations of Mumbai have witnessed strong real estate growth, particularly in the Motisha Lane area where there are lots of tall residential buildings, occupied by affluent Jain community.
- Of late, Byculla has also witnessed the increase of population of Dawoodi Bohra and other traditional Muslims, who are primarily a business community like most of the Gujaratis.
- The Magen David Synagogue of Byculla the place of worship of the Jewish community is one of the most beautiful buildings in this area it is wellknown for the tourist attraction place as most of the Forigners in this area are in search or related to this place
- There is also a BIT Chawl, primarily housing Marathi working class community, home to one of the largest Ganesha idols during the Ganeshotsav celebrations.
Points of interest[]
Museum: Byculla also houses the Bhau Daji Lad Museum (earlier Victoria and Albert Museum). It was built in 1871 and is a near replica of its namesake in London. It reopened January 5, 2008, following extensive renovations.Zoo: Byculla houses the city zoo called Jijamata Udyaan or Rani Baug (earlier called Victoria Gardens). There are talks of shifting the zoo to a more spacious location.
- National Railway Hospital: Byculla also possesses the biggest National Railway Hospital called "Dr. thumb Babasaheb Ambedkar Railway Hospital" in front of Veer Jijamata Prani Sangrahalaya.
- Vegetable Market: The Byculla Vegetable Market is the largest vegetable market in Mumbai (even larger than Crawford Market).
- Fly-overs and bridges: Byculla is also known for Mumbai's first ever Y shaped bridge built across Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Road which then splits further to go to Byculla East and West before the Clare Road intersection, thereby forming a Y shape when seen from the air. This was one of the oldest fly-overs built in Mumbai.
- Fire Brigade Headquarters: Mumbai Fire Brigade's headquarters are situated just below the "Y Bridge". In the front of the Headquarter building stands a memorial built in the memory of the numerous fire fighters who died during the Bombay Explosion of April, 1944.
- Mustafa bazaar: A wholesale timber market is frequently visited by many from the city.
- Jerbai Baug and Rustom Baug: are the two Parsi colonies where most of the Parsis of Byculla live.
- Seva Niketan: A solar-powered Jesuit-run men's hostel that has served as headquarters for various NGOs.
- Mazagaon: A residential locality close to byculla which has a famous hospital named "Prince Aly Khan Hospital".
Transportation[]
Byculla is very well connected by Central Railway line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway, as well as Bus routes serviced by BEST.
Rail[]
- Almost all local trains halt at Byculla railway station. Mumbai Central and Mahalakshmi on the Western Railway line and Dockyard Road and Reay Road stations on the Harbour Line of Mumbai Suburban Railway also lie close to Byculla.
Bus[]
- Most of the bus routes servicing South Mumbai, South-Central Mumbai, Central Mumbai and North-East Mumbai pass through Byculla. The resulting heavy traffic prompted city planners to develop major fly-overs in Byculla, as early as the 1980s.
Road[]
Ferry[]
- Ferry Wharf, a major ferry servicing port is located at a small distance from Byculla, in the Dockyard Road locality.
Air[]
Social Infrastructure[]
Education[]
Sports[]
Religious Places[]
- Jain Temple: Byculla is also known for the famous Jain Temple, Motisha Jain Derasar. This Jain temple is situated in Love Lane, which has now been renamed as Motisha Lane.
- Gloria Church: Byculla also houses Gloria Church, the church frequented by most local Christians. The Church shares a common playing ground with Antonio D'Souza High School which was built in 1825.
- Magen David Synagogue: is believed to be one of the oldest ones in the city. David Sassoon, a Baghdadi Jew, built the Magen David Synagogue in 1861 in Byculla, where the family first lived.
- Like most other localities of Mumbai, Byculla also is home to a number of small Hindu temples and Muslim Mosques located in its small pockets.