Dombivli

Dombivli
—  city  —
Dombivli Location of Dombivli in Maharashtra and India
Coordinates	19°13′06″N 73°05′12″E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District(s)	Thane
Mayor	Vaijayanti Gholap
Municipal Commissioner	Ramnath Sonavane
Population	1,193,000 (2001)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 421 201 to 421 206 • Telephone • +0251 • Vehicle • MH-05

Dombivli or Dombivali  pronunciation (Marathi: डोंबिवली) is a town in Thane district, Kalyan tehsil in Maharashtra, India. It is located about twenty kilometres from Thane and about fifty kilometres from the city of Mumbai. The population of the city, according to the 2011 census is 2,293,000,^{[citation needed]}. It is an important suburb of Thane. This place is a cosmopolitan city. The local community is known as Agri. They speak a language called Agri Bhasha. However, Agri bhasha is becoming more of extinct due to the rapid spread of the state language Marathi. The Agri community is either rich or poor. They were basically owning the land in and around dombivli. However, over the last 3 decades, they have sold their land to real estate companies, real estate builders for construction. Thus, they made money by selling land or developing houses and selling or giving on rent. The Agri community has a negligible presence and is a minority in dombivli; however, being the localities they hold huge sway over the political environment and real estate business in and aroung dombivli.

History

As Dombivli is a recent settlement its history does not date back to a very ancient period. In the year 1075, King Harpal Dev had referred to Dombivli on the stone inscriptions, which was situated in Mahul village, near the Turbhe Port. Dombivli is in existence as a village for approximately 8.

The stone writings referring to its existence in the years 1396-97 still exist in Dombivli. The Portuguese stationed themselves at several places when they came to Dombivli. Existence of Dombivli can also be traced back approximately in the year 1730 during the Peshwa Rule. In the 19th Century farmers cultivated Paddy and sold it in the areas from Kalyan to Mumbai.

Dombivli was surrounded by the ruins of the following villages.

1. To the West the Chole village(Thakurli-west Part),
2. To the East the Airey(Aayre) village,
3. To the South is the Patharli village,
4. And to the North is the Thakurli-East.

In the year 1880, the first person who settled down in Kopargaon near Dombivli was late Shri-Narayan Atmaram Patkar. He had two ships, which he used to transport and trade in Rice and other commodities through the Kalyan Creek.

Government

On October 1, 1983, the Dombivli Municipal Council was merged with that of neighbouring Kalyan, to form a new governing body, the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation(KDMC).

Demographics and Culture

Dombivli is on 2nd rank for literacy in India. The population of Dombivli has over the years been subject to dynamic influences. The city's population is predominantly Marathi-speaking Maharashtrians but people from all over the country have made Dombivli their home. Significant number of people from Poschim Bongo - Bangla speaking, Gujarat - Gujrati speaking, Karnataka - Kannada, Konkani & Tulu speaking, Tamil Nadu - Tamil speaking, Kerala - Malyalam speaking, Uttar Pradesh - Hindi & Bhojpuri speaking and Punjabi speaking are to be found here. Religion makeup of Dombivli is predominantly Hindu. Unlike neighbouring Kalyan, Muslim population of Dombivli is negligible. Other religions such as Sikh, Zoroastrian, Christian also do not register in significant numbers.

The unique culture of Dombivli is reflected in the 'Navavarsha Swagat Shobha yatra' that started in the city in late 1990s. The Yatra is organised on the first day of the Hindu New Year. People from and near Dombivli take part with their own 'Chitrarathas' to welcome the new year. Dombivli has a unique, mixed culture. People celebrate every festival from Diwali to Eid, Dandiya, Ganpati etc.

Ganesh mandir, Ganesh Ghat, Reti bandar, khidkali Shiva temple, Venkateshwara (Balaji) Temple, Bhavani Temple & Shani Dhaam (Prati Shani-Shinganapur) on Manpada Road etc. are some places to visit. Ganesh Mandir which is located near Thakurli, serves as a place of worship to many Dombivlikars. It witnesses a huge crowd during all the major Hindu festivals.

Economy

Dombivli has been witnessing several slum growth . The industrial part of the city has a number of factories manufacturing dyes, paints, and industrial/agricultural chemicals. Heavy metal factories manufacturing a wide variety of equipment are also based in this region. A few nationally prominent industrial establishments that have manufacturing plants in Dombivli are Gharda Chemicals, Vicco Labs, Lloyd Steel, and Deepak Fertilizers. The city has three railway stations under its jurisdiction: Dombivli Railway Station, Thakurli Railway Station, Kopar Railway station, Upper Kopar Railway station (Used by Diva-vasai, Panvel-Dahanu Trains)

Milap Nagar

Milap Nagar in Dombivli is the most posh and the cleanest area in Dombivli. It is locally also said to be the Beverly Hills of Dombivli. Milap Nagar comes into the most highest paying tax brackets in Dombivli. The entire area is beamed with bungalows and is a total residential area. Almost all the people living over there are in high posts in multi nantional companies and almost all have been to foreign countries. Milap Nagar is known to be a abode of peace and peace can be found almost 24 hrs a day . Many senior citizens and peace-seekers regularly come for walks. Milap Nagar is also a good place for people learning to drive.

Transport

Railway

Dombivli is a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.

Road

Dombivli is connected by state highway to Panvel and Kalyan. Municipal corporation provides local bus service KDMT within city and out of city up to Kalyan and Navi-Mumbai. It is connected with Navi Mumbai through NMMT Bus. However connectivity to Mumbai city remains poor, involving detour either from Shil Phata or from Bhiwandi.

Last few years, local government under JNNURM program has undertaken development of underground flood water drainage and laying of underground electric cables. However due to poor management and corruption resulted in extremely poor condition of roads. Quite interestingly, the area(Road) in Kalyan-Dombivli has been awarded by The President of India-Pratibha Patil as one of the best roads in India.

Auto-rickshaw are commonly used means of road transport. Auto-rickshaw union is quite strong and defy public laws and rules, operating vehicle without metered service. Condition of the roads in Dombivli is typically poor.

History

"Dombivli Shaharacha Itihaas", the History of Dombivli city was twice biographed. Once in late 1950 and recently in 2000. It is believed that The Name Dombivli is derived from its inhabitants. The "Dombs" or the ones who actually perform after death creamation of Hindus on the pyre. Since Kalyan was "the place" in the history Dombivli was supposed to be the outskirt of erstwhile Kalyan.

The locals popularly known as "Bhoomi putras" or the sons of the soil are from the Agri and Koli Community. Agris are those who own paddy fields and salt pans. Whereas Kolis, the fishing community ruled the seas.

Academics

There are many schools around Dombivli but the most renowned are:

1. Swami Vivekanand Vidyamandir (Biggest school having 7 branches in all over City)
2. St.Therese Convent School, Kolegaon, Dombivli(E)
3. St.Mary's English High School, Dombivli(w)
4. Manjunatha Vidyalaya
5. Sister Nivedita School, MIDC
6. S.V.Joshi Highschool
7. Vidya Niketan
8. I.E.S's Chandrakant Patkar Vidyalaya
9. Model English School
10. Don Bosco School
11. Abhinav Vidyalaya & Jr.College, MIDC, Dombivli(E)
12. Tilak Nagar Vidya Mandir
13. R.B.T. Vidyalaya Khambalpada Dombivli (e)
14. S.I.A High School
15. D N C Multipurpose High school
16. St.John High School
17. Omkar International School
18. Kidland English School(w)
19. Oxford High School (W)
20. R. V. Nerurkar High School
21. Shree Vailankanni English School, Dombivli (W)
22. S. H. Jondhale Vidyamandir (Dombivli West)
23. Prakash Vidyalay
24. Chandresh Lodha Memorial School (Lodha Heaven)

Colleges

1. Abhinav Vidyalay & Jr.College of Science & Commerce, Dombivli
2. K.V. Pendharkar
3. Model College
4. S.V.B College of Pharmacy
5. Shivajirao S Jondhale College of Engineering
6. Pragati College
7. Swami Vivekanand College
8. D N C College

Famous Dombivlikars

1. S.N. Navare alias Shanna, noted playwright
2. Pt.Sadashiv Pawar, a noted Tabla exponent of the Farrukhabad Gharana of Tabla Playing
3. Rupak and Nishad Pawar, sons of Pt. Sadashiv Pawar who are famous tabla A Grade Rated players of All India Radio
4. Sudhir Jogalekar, Resident Editor, Loksatta
5. Madhukar Joshi, lyricist & poet
6. Rashmi Thackeray, Wife of Uddhav Thackeray
7. Nilesh Kulkarni, Former India Test Player
8. Sanjay Dhabade, Art Director
9. Mahesh Limaye, Top Bollywood Cinematographer
10. Dasharath Pujari, Music Director
11. Prabhakar Atre, Writer
12. Amul Lokanathan, Celebrity DJ
13. Mitesh Narendrabhai Dharamshi - Famous Stock Trader
14. Vaidya Vinay Velankar (Ayurvedacharya)
15. Rasik Hazare, noted sitarist of Maihar Gharana
16. Sonali Kulkarni
17. Ajinkya Rahane, Indian cricketer
18. Raja Datta - Local actor and marathi play writer
19. Paul Pinto

References

Ajinkya Rahane

External links

• Local Government site
• Dombivli Local Portal
• Samaratha Dosh Nivaran Sanstha
• Dombivli Discussion Forum

See also

Snehal Gaware Murder