Grant Road
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Grant Road named after Sir Robert Grant
, the Governor of Bombay between 1835 and 1839, is currently a suburban railway station and former terminus of the erstwhile Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway. The terminus was established in 1859 to connect to Surat, over the years the terminus facilities were moved to Bombay Central and facilities at Grant road were converted to cargo operations. Post independence the road which lends its name to the area and the station has been changed to Maulana Shaukatali Road
) and residential localities of Chikhal Wadi, Juni (Old) Chikhal Wadi, Bhaji Gully (the local vegetable market). To the east of Grant Road station is the retail electronic market of Bombay along Lamington Road
. Novelty cinema is at the junction of Grant Road with Lamington Road.
Famous places accessible to the West are Mani Bhavan at Gamdevi, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Bhavan's College and Wilson College.
Famous places accessible from the East are Gol Deol off Duncan Road, Chor Bazaar on Mutton Street,Hurkisondas Hospital, Prathana Samaj, Badr Baug.
The area has seen a construction boom taking advantage of the liberal advantages provided to reconstruction of cessed apartments and FSI laws applicable
to South Bombay. A spurt in high-rise tower blocks has been observed as is all over the South Bombay landscape causing traffic bottlenecks and putting pressure on the civic infrastructure. In 2005, when dance bar
s were closed across Maharashtra
state, many former bar girls moved to Congress House near Kennedy Bridge on Grant Road, Mumbai's oldest hub for mujra
, and started performing mujra.
Robert Grant (MP)
Sir Robert Grant GCH was a British lawyer and politician.He was born in India, the son of Charles Grant, chairman of the Directors of the Honourable East India Company, and younger brother of Charles Grant, later Lord Glenelg. Returning home with their father in 1790, the two brothers were entered...
, the Governor of Bombay between 1835 and 1839, is currently a suburban railway station and former terminus of the erstwhile Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway. The terminus was established in 1859 to connect to Surat, over the years the terminus facilities were moved to Bombay Central and facilities at Grant road were converted to cargo operations. Post independence the road which lends its name to the area and the station has been changed to Maulana Shaukatali Road
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Towards the west of the Grant Road station is Nana Chowk (named after Jaganath ShunkersethJaganath Shunkerseth
Hon. Jugonnath "Nana" Sunkersett Esq. , was an Indian philanthropist and educationalist. He was born in 1803 in the wealthy Murkute family of the Daivadnya brahmin caste in Mumbai...
) and residential localities of Chikhal Wadi, Juni (Old) Chikhal Wadi, Bhaji Gully (the local vegetable market). To the east of Grant Road station is the retail electronic market of Bombay along Lamington Road
Lamington Road (Mumbai)
Lamington Road, named after Lord Lamington, the Governor of Bombay between 1903 and 1907, is a busy thoroughfare near Grant Road station in South Mumbai. The official name of the road, though rarely used, is Dr. Dadasaheb Bhadkamkar Marg. It is often called the "IT hub of Mumbai".Lamington Road is...
. Novelty cinema is at the junction of Grant Road with Lamington Road.
Famous places accessible to the West are Mani Bhavan at Gamdevi, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Bhavan's College and Wilson College.
Famous places accessible from the East are Gol Deol off Duncan Road, Chor Bazaar on Mutton Street,Hurkisondas Hospital, Prathana Samaj, Badr Baug.
The area has seen a construction boom taking advantage of the liberal advantages provided to reconstruction of cessed apartments and FSI laws applicable
to South Bombay. A spurt in high-rise tower blocks has been observed as is all over the South Bombay landscape causing traffic bottlenecks and putting pressure on the civic infrastructure. In 2005, when dance bar
Dance bar
The term dance bar is used in India to refer to bars in which adult entertainment in the form of dances by relatively well-covered women are performed for male patrons in exchange for cash. Though dance bars were banned in the Maharashtra state, in August 2005, with the passing of the Police Bill,...
s were closed across Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
state, many former bar girls moved to Congress House near Kennedy Bridge on Grant Road, Mumbai's oldest hub for mujra
Mujra
Mujra is a form of dance originated by tawaif during the Mughal era. incorporated elements of the native classical Kathak dance onto music such as thumris and ghazals or poems of those from other Mughal cultures such as Bahadur Shah Zafar. Mujra was traditionally performed at mehfils and in...
, and started performing mujra.