Khar, Mumbai

Location of Khar-Santa Cruz in Mumbai.

Khar is a suburb of Mumbai, north of Bandra and south of Santa Cruz. It is divided into Khar West and Khar East areas. It is serviced by Khar Road railway station of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.

The suburb of Khar also has the fishermen folk area ("danda"), also known as Khar Danda.^[1] Linking Road in this area is famous for its street shopping.

History

Khar Road station

Local fishing community drying fish at Khar Danda.

The 'khar' comes from Marathi word khara, which means salty. Most of the Khar area was nothing but marshlands of salty sea water.

Khar (East) still is a little crowded and undeveloped. Today, Khar (West) is one of the most exclusive and highly-rated areas in Mumbai. Khar (West) is a very peaceful area and evergreen throughout the year.

Pathare Prabhus were one of the earliest inhabitants of Khar. The Pathare Prabhu community lived in South Mumbai and used their bungalows in Khar during weekends. The community still has control over a large area in Khar.

Khar today is home to many Bollywood celebrities and business industrialists. Aamir Khan, Ashutosh Gowarikar, and Ranveer Singh live at Khar (West), and it was once inhabited by stars like Dilip Kumar and his wife Saira Banu, Sunil Dutt and Nargis with son Sanjay Dutt, Manoj Kumar, Sadhana and music director/singer Hemant Mukherjee and Shailendra. Khar is also home to union minister of railways, Suresh Prabhu.

Schools and colleges

Following are the educational institutions located at Khar:

ST Elias High School
B.P.M. High School
Sacred Heart Boys School
Khar Education Society's College of Commerce & Economics.
M.M. Pupils
Kamla High School and Jr. College
Bloomingdales high school (primary) / Jasudben M L High School (ICSE)
R.V. Technical high School
Guru Nanak High School
Beacon High
Anuyog Vidyalaya
Cardinal Gracious High School
Podar International School (IB & CIE)

Religious Places

Shankar Mandir
Maruai Devi Mandir
Shree Siddhivinayak Devastan
Digamber Jain Temple
Ahimsa Bhawan Jain Sthanak on 14A Road.
Jain Temple at 5th Road.
St.Vincent De Paul Church, Khar.

Medical Facilities

Mahavir Hospital on Ahimsa Marg (14A Road)
Hinduja hospital

References

↑ "Khar Danda." - Khar Danda is famous for its Fish Market and Thursday Market, Khar West blog

Coordinates: 32°02′N 78°04′E / 32.033°N 78.067°E / 32.033; 78.067

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