Mulund
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Mulund is a north-eastern suburb of Mumbai, India. It is accessible by rail on the Central Railway line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway It is nestled alongside the foothills of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park with easy access to the Eastern Express Highway and Navi Mumbai through the Mulund-Airoli bridge.
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[edit] History
Till the mid 1950s to late 1980s, Mulund was an idyllic sleepy hamlet. It was home to a large number of educated middle class residents. As a typical microcosm of mumbai, it had a cosmopolitan mix of Marathis,Hindi-speakers,Gujuratis, Tamilians, Malayalis, Kannadigas, Sindhis and Punjabis who lived in harmony with each other. Testimony to this fact is the presence of various religious structures located close to each other with no communal or religious tension.
Evidence of this is the various prominent religious structures like Ganesh Temple near Railway Police force quarters(Mulund-east),Khandoba mandir Navghar-Mithaghar Link road(Mulund-east),The Jain Temple in Zaver Road, The Bhakta Sangham Temple in P.K. Road. St.Pius Church on Madan Mohan Malviya Road, Balrajeshwar Temple on L.B.S. Road, Sarvodaya Parshwanath Temple in Sarvodaya Nagar and the Hanuman Temple in Mulund East.
Mulund was home to several prominent manufacturing establishments. Notable among them are the pharmaceutical companies - Hoechst, Wellcome, Glaxo, Merind and Johnson & Johnson. Engineering companies like Richardson Cruddas, ACC, Agfa & Gabriel are also around. As production shifts out of Mumbai, many of these establishments are making way for modern shopping malls and luxurious apartment complexes altering the landscape and skyline. Johnson and Johnson however continues to remain a landmark in Mulund.
Towards the late 90s this suburb acquired a new hue with winds of globalisation slowly reaching the people here. Old buildings and structures gave way to big bright new malls and cineplexes. This change is most apparent along the L.B.S. Road which today is lined with two major shopping malls, R-Mall and Nirmal Lifestyle (one of India's largest malls) has attractions like Shopper's Stop, Shoprite (South African Hypermarket), Big Bazaar, Pantaloons, Lifestyle, eateries like McDonalds, Sachins, Pizza Hut, Subway, Cafe Coffee Day, Mocha, the Grill among others. Skyscrapers have lined the landscape, replacing old factories. Old tailors and garment cut piece stores have given way to fashion boutiques.
Though Mulund today has become much more crowded than what it used to be, it is still considered to one of the safest places in Mumbai; this can be especially said for Mulund East.
[edit] Origin of name
According to some, the trains from VT ( now CST ) to Thane used to slow down to collect Food from a man called Muthu, and according to the railway museum, this gave name to Mulund[citation needed]. Mulund was first known as MANGLAPURI[citation needed].
[edit] Transportation
Mulund railway station is connected via the Central Railway, BEST buses, autorickshaws and taxis. Due to Mulund's proximity to Thane, Airoli and Goregaon link road, most parts of the city are easily accessible. Limited number of NMMT and TMT busses also ply in Mulund
[edit] Association & NGO's
- Shopkeepers Welfare Association(Regd.)
- Mulund Parents Association(Regd.)
- Rotary Clubs in Mulund ( friendship club and humanitarian service organization )
[edit] Educational Institutions
(For higher education, see List of Bombay Colleges)
[edit] Schools
Mulund (W) (in alphabetical order)
- Dayanand Vedic Vidyalaya - Hindi High School
- Dnyana Sarita
- Friends Cooperative School (Est. 1967)
- H.K.Gidwani Cosmopolitan English High School, Mulund Colony.
- J. J. Academy High School
- J.A.M. English High School.
- Jai Bharat High School, Mulund Colony (Est 1950)
- Lokmanya Tilak English High School (Vaze Foundation)
- Mulund High School
- Mulund Vidya Mandeer JN Road
- N. G. Purandare High School
- Navbharat Nutan Vidyalaya - English and Gujarati Medium High School
- S. M. P. R. High School - Gujarati Medium High School
- Sampson English High School (First English School in the Suburb)
- Sharon English High School , Mulund (W)
- Shree Dashmesh Public School, Mulund Colony.
- Smt. Hirbai Morarji Gala English School
- Smt. Vidyaben D. Gardi High School
- St. George High School, Model Town.
- St. Marys Convent High School
- St. Pius X High School
- Vani Vidyalaya High School and Junior College
Mulund (E) (in alphabetical order)
- Holy Angel's High School
- King George High School (now Indian Education Society's high school)
- Marathi Vidyalaya
- Sau. LaxmiBai English Medium School
- Vidya Prasarak Mandal (VPM) High School
- Wamanrao Muranjan Secondary School
[edit] Entertainment
Theatre
- Kalidas Auditorium
Cinema halls
- R Adlabs 4-screens (at R-Mall, Mulund West)
- PVR 6-screens (at Nirmal Lifestyles, Mulund West)
- Jai Ganesh (Near Rly Station, Mulund East)
- Mehul Cinema (Mulund West)
- Deepmandir Cinema (Located on the LBS Marg in Mulund West)
Gymkhana/Fitness Centres
- Mulund Gymkhana (Navghar Road, Mulund East)
- Kalidas Sports Complex (Mulund West)
- Neelam Nagar Swimming Pool (Neelam Nagar Phase II, Mulund East)
- Talwalkars (Mulund West)
- Evolve (Bhakti Marg, Mulund West)
- Rudraksh (Market, Mulund West)
- Divine Fitness (Devidayal Road, Mulund West)
[edit] Shopping
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With two large shopping malls on LBS Marg (Nirmal Lifestyles and R-Mall) and a large number of retail outlets, Mulund is a favourite with shoppers. New shops come up almost every month, each trying to capture the imagination of shoppers. A large number of shops near the Mulund Railway Station cater to the brand-conscious as well as those seeking bargain deals.
R-Mall is the first mall in Mulund and Thane. It features a number of stores, restaurants, and a movie theater. Then comes Nirmal Lifestyles which is the largest mall with a number of stores like Shopper's Stop, and restaurants including McDonald's, apart from four screen PVR multiplex. Both the above malls are located across the same road, i.e. Lal bahadur Shastri Road or LBS Marg.Nirmal lifestyles also houses NIKE, BIBA, ZODIAC and many more outlets like these.
[edit] Places of Worship
- Adinath Jain Mandir, Cypress, Swapna Nagari, Mulund (West)
- Ambaji Dham Temple, Mulund West
- Balrajeshwar Temple, L.B.S. Road, Mulund (West)
- Bhakta Sangham Temple, Mulund West.
- Dattatreya Mandir, Sarvodaya Nagar, Mulund West
- Evangelical Church of India, Mulund West
- Ganesh Mandir, RPF quarters, Mulund East
- Guru Nanak Sachkhand Darbar, Mulund Colony
- Hanuman Mandir, near Bank of Baroda ATM, Mulund East
- Jalaram Bapa Temple, Zaver Road, Mulund West
- Jalaram Temple, Zaver Road, Mulund West
- Jhulelal Mandir, Hindustan Chowk, Mulund Colony, Mulund West
- Jhulelal Temple, Mahajanwadi, RRT Road, Mulund West
- Khandoba Mandir,Navghar-Mithaghar Link Road, Mulund East
- Neminath Jain Mandir, Govardhan Nagar, LBS Road, Mulund (West)
- Sarvodaya Parshwanath Jain Mandir, Sarvodaya Parshwanath Nagar, Mulund (West)
- Shantinath Dada Jain Derasar, 3rd Floor, Tambe Nagar, Mulund (West)
- Shasan Samrat Nagar Jain Derasar, S N Rd, Mulund (West)
- Shiv Mandir, Sambhaji Park, Mulund East
- ShreeSwami Samarth Kendra, Mulund (East)
- Shri Raghavendra Swami Mutt, Mulund West
- St. George Orthodox Syrian Church, Model Town, Mulund (West)
- St. Pius X Church, St Pius Colony, Mulund West
- Vasupujya Swami Jain Mandir, Zaver Road, Mulund (West)
- Ganesh Mandir, S.U Pumps, ModelTown, Mulund (West)
- Ganesh Temple, Govardhan Nagar, Mulund (West)
- Ganesh Temple, Mulund Fire Station , Mulund (west).
[edit] Hospitals
- Drishti Eye Care Centre, Panch Rasta, Mulund West[1]
Mulund Wockhardt Hospital - Ashwini Hospital at Paanch Raasta - Mulund West
- Aditi Hospital at P.K. Road - Mulund West
- Jas Raj Hospital at M.G. Road - Mulund West
- E.S.I.S Hospital at Dr.R.P. Road - Mulund West
- Shree Sai Maternity Hospital at Sarvodaya Nagar - Mulund West
- Surya Eye Institute & Research Centre, Aroto House, P.K.Road, Mulund (W). www.suryaeye.com
- Upasani Maternity Hospital at S.L. Road - Mulund West
- Navjivan Hospital at 90 feet Road - Mulund East
- Orthomax Orthopaedic Hospital - Mulund East
- Gokhul Hospital - Mulund West-Dr N.C Mehta,Dr Naresh Shetty.
- Saidhan Hospital, 90 feet road, Mulund (East)
- ChandraGanga Hospital, Nr. Neelam Nagar, Mulund (East)
- Chetna Critical Care Unit, R.R.T. Road, Mulund (West)
- Wockhardt Hospital,Link Road
- Hira Mongi Navneet Hospital, Walji Ladha Road, Mulund (West)
[edit] Chemist Stores
- Patel Medical & General Stores - Opp Mulund Gymkhana,Mulund East
[edit] Major Landmarks
- Mulund Gymkhana,Navghar Road,Near Eastern Express Highway,Mulund East
- Johnson & Johnson
- Mulund Thane Checknaka
- Mulund Airoli Bridge (connects to Navi Mumbai)
- Indira Gandhi Sports Complex / Kalidas Auditorium
- Mulund Dumping Ground
- Nirmal Lifestyles
- R-Mall
- Mulund BEST Depot
- Apna Bazar, J.N Road
- Mehul Cinema, Nahur
- Telephone Exchange
- Fire Brigade, Devidayal Road
- Takshila Building, Nirmal Nagar
- Wockhardt Hospital
- Hira Mongi Navneet Hospital
- Natural Icecream Parlor
- Panch Rasta
[edit] Parks & Promenades
- Deshmukh Garden (Popularly known by kids as 'Big Garden')
- Yogi Hills Garden
- Sambhaji Garden
- Johnson & Johnson Park
[edit] Housing Societies
- The Mulund Endeavour Co-operative Housing Society (One of the oldest housing societies in Mulund (East) Estd in 1969. [2]
- Ekta Cooperative Housing Society Bld no. 22, Mulund east.
- Many new complexes built on the LBS Marg like Nirmal Lifestyles, Vasant Oscar, Runwal Infinity, Vikas Paradise etc.
- Shivram Co-op Housing Society Ltd.Devidayal Road ,Mulund(w).
- Vardhaman Nagar co-op housing society M.G Road Mulund(W)
- Anagha Co-op Housing Society, Sarojini Naidu Road, Mulund (West).
[edit] Events & Incidents
[edit] External links
- 6000 sqft of ultimate womenswear
- Your Ultimate Gateway to Mumbai's Most Happening Suburb - Mulund
- Everything you need to know about Mulund
- Mulund in Pictures & Music
- Times of India - Mulund Plus
- Mid day - Mulund
- IIT Bombay Train Guide to Mulund
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