Charkop Bandra Mankhurd Metro to make money!!

Posted on November 10, 2008. Filed under: Bandra | Tags: , , , , , |

27 stations on the Charkop-Bandra- Mankhurd line of the Mumbai Metro for construction of shopping and
office establishments is getting finalised. The plan will have long term implications for the people living in these areas like Bandra.
The idea behind the plan is to develop a 500-metre circle of influence from the centre of each station to [...]

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Bandra History

Posted on August 9, 2008. Filed under: Bandra | Tags: , , , , , |

1. Bandra’s Beginnings
In the ‘Conquista Spiritual de Oriente’ (about 1638) it is mentioned that in the pre-Portuguese period (before 1534) the King gave Bandra to the Captain of South Salsette as it was the largest village in the South Salsette District (Salsette is the island bounded by Thane, Kurla, Bandra and Bhyandar).
Bandra became [...]

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