Bandra Municipality - Part 2

Bandra Municipality - Part 2

Bandra Municipality : Sir Kavasji Jahanghir Readymoney Dispensary The Sir Kavasji Jahanghir Readymoney Dispensary was founded in 18...

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Bandra Municipality : 1876

Bandra Municipality : 1876

Bandra Municipality : 1876 The Bandra Municipal Committee was the governing body of the township of  Bandra  in suburban  Mumbai ...

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Bandra – A Lost Port

Bandra – A Lost Port

Bandra – A Lost Port Before railways and roadways became common, waterways were the means of commuting.  Places that were situat...

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Bandra French Map

Bandra French Map

Maps When a place grows in importance and fame we say that it is being 'put on the map'.   It is remarkable that '...

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Past Glory

Past Glory

PAST GLORY: Today's middle-aged and elderly who were born and bred in Bandra, still recall times when there were large stretch...

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Oldest Roads of Bandra Part 2

Oldest Roads of Bandra Part 2

Oldest Roads of Bandra The Portuguese built several churches in Bandra, one of the earliest being St. Andrew's Church in 1575....

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 Oldest Roads of Bandra Part 1

Oldest Roads of Bandra Part 1

Oldest Roads of Bandra Ghodbunder Road, which originally ran from Mahim causeway, then skirted Bazaar Road, went past the B...

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Portuguese Rule (Part 02)

Portuguese Rule (Part 02)

Portuguese Rule (part 02) In 1548, Bandra, Kurla, Mazagaon and four other villages were given by the Governor of Portuguese India ...

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Portuguese Rule (Part 01)

Portuguese Rule (Part 01)

Portuguese rule (Part 01) In the  'Conquista Spiritual de Oriente'  (about 1638) it is mentioned that in the pre-Por...

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Bandra in colonial era

Bandra in colonial era

Bandra in colonial era There was an 18 hole golf course in Bandra called Danda Green with an English style Club House on the to...

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