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'''Jogeshwari'''<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> is a [[Western Suburbs Of Mumbai|Western&nbsp;suburb]] </span>suburb<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> of </span>[[Mumbai]] <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">, situated immediately to the north of </span>[[Andheri]] <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> of Maharashtra, India. It is notable for [[Jogeshwari Caves|caves]] dedicated to the Goddess Jogeshwari, who gives the suburb its name.</span>
   
 
<h2 style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">[[File:343.jpg|thumb|259px]]History</h2>
   
<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">'''Jogeshwari''' is a Western [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suburb suburb] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai Mumbai], situated immediately to the north of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andheri Andheri] of Maharashtra, India. It is notable for caves dedicated to the Goddess Jogeshwari, who gives the suburb its name.[[File:343.jpg|thumb|259px]]</p>
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<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">The Western Trunk Route of Bombay was extended from [[Bandra|Bandra&nbsp;]] to [[Jogeshwari|Jogeshwari ]] in 1915. Before 1945, Jogeshwari was administered by a Collector in charge of the Bombay Suburban District. With the creation of Greater Bombay in 1945, the administration was merged with the rest of Bombay city.</p>
==<span class="editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;float:right;margin-left:5px;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jogeshwari&action=edit&section=1 edit]]</span>
 
History==
 
 
 
<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">The Western Trunk Route of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombay Bombay] was extended from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandra Bandra] to Jogeshwari in 1915. Before 1945, Jogeshwari was administered by a Collector in charge of the Bombay Suburban District. With the creation of Greater Bombay in 1945, the administration was merged with the rest of Bombay city.</p>
 
   
 
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">Saraswati Baug and Malcolm Baug are two old colonies situated in Jogeshwari. Malcolm Baug is in Jogeshwari (West). It contains small bungalows belonging to members of the Parsi community. Saraswati Baug is a colony of Gaud Saraswat Brahmins and was formed in early 1920s. It is located in Jogeshwari (East) opposite Natwar Nagar. It contains 19 old style buildings, as well as other privately owned houses and societies.</p>
 
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">Saraswati Baug and Malcolm Baug are two old colonies situated in Jogeshwari. Malcolm Baug is in Jogeshwari (West). It contains small bungalows belonging to members of the Parsi community. Saraswati Baug is a colony of Gaud Saraswat Brahmins and was formed in early 1920s. It is located in Jogeshwari (East) opposite Natwar Nagar. It contains 19 old style buildings, as well as other privately owned houses and societies.</p>
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==Transport==
==<span class="editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;float:right;margin-left:5px;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jogeshwari&action=edit&section=2 edit]]</span>Transport==
 
<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jogeshwari_railway_station Jogeshwari railway station] is served by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Railway_(India) Western line] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai_suburban_railway Mumbai suburban railway].</p>
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<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">[[Jogeshwari Railway Station|Jogeshwari railway station]]  is served by the [[Western Railway|Western line]]  of the [[Mumbai Suburban Railway|Mumbai suburban railway]] .</p>
 
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">A bus depot situated to the west of the railway station connects it to various parts of Mumbai.</p>
 
 
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">Jogeshwari is connected to the central suburb of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikhroli Vikhroli] via the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road, usually referred to by its acronym JVLR.</p>
 
==<span class="editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;float:right;margin-left:5px;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jogeshwari&action=edit&section=3 edit]]</span>Places of interest==
 
<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jogeshwari_caves Jogeshwari caves] are located in the eastern part of this suburb. They are some of the earliest<sup class="Template-Fact" style="line-height:1em;white-space:nowrap;">[''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed citation needed]'']</sup> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu Hindu] caves in the region and are dedicated to the Hindu God [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva Shiva] & Goddess Jogeshwari . The suburb is </p>
 
 
<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">
 
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<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">named after the Goddess. It is said<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="line-height:1em;white-space:nowrap;">[''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_weasel_words who?]'']</sup> they are older than the </p>
 
   
 
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">A bus depot situated to the west of the railway station connects it to various parts of [[Mumbai]] .</p>
[[File:342.jpg|thumb|259px]]
 
   
<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephanta_Caves Elephanta Caves]. The Jogeshwari caves are currently in a very poor condition<sup class="noprint Template-Opinion" style="line-height:1em;white-space:nowrap;">[''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:ASF#A_simple_formulation opinion]'']</sup> as they are used for drying clothes and as toilets by the surrounding slum population.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">Jogeshwari is connected to the central suburb of [[Vikhroli|Vikhroli&nbsp;]] via the [[Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road|Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road]] , usually referred to by its acronym JVLR.</p>
 
==Places of interest[[File:342.jpg|thumb|259px]]==
===<span class="editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;float:right;margin-left:5px;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jogeshwari&action=edit&section=4 edit]]</span>Education===
 
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<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">The [[Jogeshwari Caves|Jogeshwari caves]]  are located in the eastern part of this suburb. They are some of the earliest Hindu caves in the region and are dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva & Goddess Jogeshwari . The suburb is named after the Goddess. It is said they are older than the  Elephanta Caves <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">. The Jogeshwari caves are currently in a very poor condition</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> as they are used for drying clothes and as toilets by the surrounding slum population.</span></p>
==<span class="editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;float:right;margin-left:5px;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jogeshwari&action=edit&section=5 edit]]</span>Schools==
 
 
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*Jogeshwari include St. Mary's High School
 
*Infant Jesus High School
 
*Swami Vivekanada High School
 
*Jogeshwari Education Society's Primary School
 
*Arvind Gandbhir High School
 
*Shri Samartha Vidyalaya
 
*Jamanadhar Aggarwal Madhyamik Vidyalaya (Asmita Vidyalaya)
 
*Millat school
 
*Surajba Vidyamandir
 
*Farooq High School
 
*Shramik Vidyalaya
 
*Swami Samarth High School
 
*Balvikas Vidya Mandir.
 
==<span class="editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;float:right;margin-left:5px;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jogeshwari&action=edit&section=6 edit]]</span>Colleges==
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismail_Yusuf_College Ismail Yusuf College]
 
*H K Institute Of Management Studies & Research
 
*Khmw Junior College Of Science & Commerce
 
*Hoshyr. Balsara
 
*Ismail Yusuf College Of Arts Science & Commerce
 
*Jes College Of Commerce Science & Information Technology
 
==<span class="editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;float:right;margin-left:5px;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jogeshwari&action=edit&section=7 edit]]</span>Political Representation==
 
<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">Mr. Ravindra Waikar(Shiv Sena) representating newly formed jogeshwari constituency. Mr. Sunil Prabhu (Shiv Sena)He is the current and the 74th Mayor of the city of Mumbai.</p>
 
==<span class="editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;float:right;margin-left:5px;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jogeshwari&action=edit&section=8 edit]]</span>Upcoming Projects==
 
<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">Construction of bridge which will connect east and west part, A multi storey BMC Trauma center at Azgoankar Maidan (jogesshwari East).\</p>
 
==<span class="editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;float:right;margin-left:5px;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jogeshwari&action=edit&section=9 edit]]</span>Restaurants==
 
*Cafe Alif
 
*Cafe Taskhend
 
*Hotel skyway
 
*Farid sheekh kabab corner
 
*Cafe Arfa
 
*Boston hotel
 
*Dominoes
 
*Sabri restaurant
 
*Cafe Pakeeza
 
*Bismillah hotel
 
*Hotel Naivedya
 
*Hotel Mina International
 
*Hotel Al Marhaba
 
*Cafe Firdosh
 
*Hotel M. Palace
 
*Hotel Metro Palace
 
*Cafe Alif
 
==<span class="editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;float:right;margin-left:5px;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jogeshwari&action=edit&section=10 edit]]</span>Places of Worship==
 
===<span class="editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;float:right;margin-left:5px;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jogeshwari&action=edit&section=11 edit]]</span>Temples===
 
*Gajanan Maharaj (Shegaon) Mandir - Anand Nagar
 
*Rameshwar Mandir
 
*Hanuman Mandir(Bandrekarwadi)
 
*Sri Shani Mandir, Meghwadi
 
*Ganesh mandir (ganesh nager-west)
 
*Jogeshwari Maata Mandir
 
*Jogeshwari Caves
 
*Ichapurti Maruti Mandir
 
*Ichapurti Ganesh Mandir
 
*Icha Purti Hanuman Mandir(BMC Colony)
 
*Shiv Mandir (Anand Nagar Market)
 
*Hanuman Mandir (Anand Nagar)
 
*Sai Mandir + big Well (Shyam Nagar- East)
 
*Lokmanya Tilak Ganesh Visarjan Talav (Shyam Nagar- East)
 
*Parampujya Kalavati AAi mandir (Maharaj Bhuvan)
 
*Jagrut Hanuman Mandir (Meghwadi)
 
===<span class="editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;float:right;margin-left:5px;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jogeshwari&action=edit&section=12 edit]]</span>Mosques===
 
====<span class="editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;float:right;margin-left:5px;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jogeshwari&action=edit&section=13 edit]]</span>Jogeshwari East====
 
*Aman Masjid
 
*Taj Masjid
 
*Gulshan-e-Madina
 
*Juni Masjid
 
*Madrasi Masjid
 
*Aehle Hadis Masjid
 
====<span class="editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;float:right;margin-left:5px;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jogeshwari&action=edit&section=14 edit]]</span>Jogeshwari West====
 
*Qartaba Masjid(Gulshan Nagar).
 
*Madni Markaz
 
*Sabri Masjid
 
*Shagufa Masjid
 
*Sunni Jama Masjid
 
*Masjid E Umer mominnagar
 
*Ismail Yusuf College Masjid
 
*Noor Masjid
 
*siddiqia masjid
 
*Modern Dairy Masjid
 
*Shekhavati Compound Masjid
 
*Masjid-e-Aqsa
 
*Vaishali Nagar Madrasa.
 
*Madna Masjid.
 
==<span class="editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;float:right;margin-left:5px;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jogeshwari&action=edit&section=15 edit]]</span>Hospitals and Health Care==
 
===<span class="editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;float:right;margin-left:5px;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jogeshwari&action=edit&section=16 edit]]</span>Jogeshwari East===
 
*Konkan Hospital
 
*Kulkarni Hospital
 
*Adarsh Hospital
 
*Shalakya Hospital
 
*Anand Hospital
 
*Shinde Hospital
 
*Kamat Hospital
 
*Samarth Hospital
 
===<span class="editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;float:right;margin-left:5px;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jogeshwari&action=edit&section=17 edit]]</span>Jogeshwari West===
 
*Pooja Hospital & Urosurgery Centre
 
*Shah Hospital
 
*City hospital
 
*Millat Hospital
 
*Patel Hospital
 
*Mallika Hospital
 
*Crystal Hospital
 
*Ruby hospital
 
*Fatima children hospital
 
*Venus hospital
 
<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">Mother care hospital</p>
 
[[Category:Suburbs]]
 

Latest revision as of 15:59, 9 July 2014

Jogeshwari is a Western suburb suburb of Mumbai , situated immediately to the north of Andheri  of Maharashtra, India. It is notable for caves dedicated to the Goddess Jogeshwari, who gives the suburb its name.

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History

The Western Trunk Route of Bombay was extended from Bandra  to Jogeshwari in 1915. Before 1945, Jogeshwari was administered by a Collector in charge of the Bombay Suburban District. With the creation of Greater Bombay in 1945, the administration was merged with the rest of Bombay city.

Saraswati Baug and Malcolm Baug are two old colonies situated in Jogeshwari. Malcolm Baug is in Jogeshwari (West). It contains small bungalows belonging to members of the Parsi community. Saraswati Baug is a colony of Gaud Saraswat Brahmins and was formed in early 1920s. It is located in Jogeshwari (East) opposite Natwar Nagar. It contains 19 old style buildings, as well as other privately owned houses and societies.

Transport[]

Jogeshwari railway station  is served by the Western line  of the Mumbai suburban railway .

A bus depot situated to the west of the railway station connects it to various parts of Mumbai .

Jogeshwari is connected to the central suburb of Vikhroli  via the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road , usually referred to by its acronym JVLR.

Places of interest
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The Jogeshwari caves  are located in the eastern part of this suburb. They are some of the earliest Hindu caves in the region and are dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva & Goddess Jogeshwari . The suburb is named after the Goddess. It is said they are older than the  Elephanta Caves . The Jogeshwari caves are currently in a very poor condition as they are used for drying clothes and as toilets by the surrounding slum population.