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Mulund
Mulund
Suburb

Mulund (Marathi: मुलुंड) is a suburban neighbourhood in north-eastern part 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. Additionally its also easy to go to Thane or Mumbai North-Western such as Borivali using the Ghodbunder Road. It is called Prince of Suburbs to compare with the rival the Queen of Suburbs, Bandra.

History

Mulund is earliest planned suburb of mumbai city, a gridiron plan was designed by architects Crown & Carter in 1922, which extends from present day mulund station to paanch rasta junction in mulund (west). Earliest residents of mulund were mainly kutchi, gujrati, sindhi and Punjabi immigrants in west and native maharashtrians in east side of railway line. From the mid 1950s to late 1980s, Mulund was an idyllic sleepy hamlet.

Mulund was home to cosmopolitan mix of large number of educated middle class residents and several industrial factories along present day L.B.S. road, some of which are the pharmaceutical companies - Hoechst, Wellcome, Glaxo, Merind and Johnson & Johnson. Engineering companies like Richardson Cruddas, Bombay Oxygen, Chicago Pneumatic, ACC, Agfa & Gabriel were also around. Eventually these industrial units have shifted out of mulund and have been converted to shopping malls and luxurious residence apartment complexes altering the landscape and skyline. Johnson and Johnson factory still remains one of the avant garde modern architectural landmark of 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. Along the link road, there is D-MART and the hospital with world-class facilities Wockhardt Hospital now known as Fortis Hospital . 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 densely populated than what it used to be, it still remains one of the greenest and safest places to live in mumbai. The pleasant living conditions and easy access to different parts of the city and its outskirts, have attracted many new residents to live here recently. The population of Mulund has shot up to around 8 lakh in 2001 as compared to the 3 lakh in 1991..

The Prince Of Suburbs

Malls

R Mall

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R Mall, Mulund, Mumbai

R-Mall is a mall situated in Mulund, a suburb of Mumbai, India. Developed by Runwal Developers Pvt. Ltd., the 250,000 sq ft (23,000 m2). mall with a frontage of 700 ft (210 m). It was designed by Chapman Taylor & Partners (UK), a leading architectural firm in designing shopping malls.[citation needed] R Mall is a 4-storeyed air-conditioned mall covering an area of approximately 80,000 sq ft (7,000 m2). on each floor with elevators, escalators and central staircase atrium to connect all the four levels. Besides, cargo-lifts will also be placed for goods transport in service corridors. R-Mall has a free multi-level car parking facility. Apart from shopping, the mall also has a complete set of leisure activities like a 1,300-seat 4-screen multiplex, video games and a host of speciality restaurants serving various international cuisines.

Nirmal Lifestyles

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Nirmal LifeStyle Mulund, Mumbai

Nirmal Lifestyles is a shopping mall located in Mulund, a north-eastern suburb of Mumbai, India. With an area of one million square feet, it is the largest shopping mall in the suburbs of Mumbai and one of the largest in India. The Mall houses branded stores like Shoppers Stop, Fab India, Provogue, Wills Lifestyles, Health & Glow, Nokia Store,@ home and many small shops. Shoprite Hyper is a South Africa based hypermarket that is also located there.

Nirmal Lifestyles consists of two parts Commercial Mall and Residential Complex. Nirmal Lifestyles Residency consists of two phases Residency I which consists of 4 buildings of 16 storeys each Emerald, Coral, Topaz, and Pearl and Residency II which consists of 4 buildings of 18 storeys each Sapphire, Ruby, Onyx and Garnet.

Residential Areas

  • Nirmal Lifestyles Residency - Sapphire, Ruby, Onyx, Garnet,Emerald, Opal, Pearl, Topaz,Coral
  • Nirmal Lifestyles - City of Joy
  • Lok Everest
  • Lok Kedar
  • Swapna Nagari
  • Vasant Garden near Swpana Nagari
  • Vardhaman Nagar
  • Govardhan Nagar

Transportation

Main article: Transportation in Mulund

Mulund is well connected to other suburbs and other cities as well by adequate network of trains, BEST buses and roads including a national highway. More information can be found in the main article Transportation in Mulund.

Educational institutions

See also: List of Bombay Colleges

Mulund has one of the best tertiary educational institutes in Mumbai, KET's V.G.Vaze College, commonly known as Kelkar College amongst students. This college is followed by The Mulund College of Commerce known for its reputation. It is located in Mulund (East). Another upcoming educational institution to watch out for is R.R Educational Trust's Colleges in Mulund (East) MHADA Colony. Located in Mulund (West), the Mulund College of Commerce is another tertiary institution, which is reputed for its specialisation in the Commerce stream. Mulund has several schools in both English and Regional language mediums:

  • Mulund College Of Commerce
  • Indian Education Society's KG, Primary and Secondary school (King George)
  • St.Mary's Convent High School, Mulund (West)
  • Rajeev Gandhi High School, Mulund west.
  • Lokmanya Tilak English High School(LTEHS), formerly Vaze school
  • Purandhare High School
  • Sau Laxmibai English Medium High-School (SLEMS)
  • Nalini Yashvantrao Doede Vidyalaya, Mulund East(School of Tushar Jadhav)
  • Mulund Vidya Mandir
  • Vani vidyalaya
  • Smt. Vidyaben D. Gardi High School.
  • H.K. Gidwani High School, Mulund Colony.
  • Holy Angels' High School (HAHS).
  • Bhosala Military School
  • Sheth Moti Bhai Pachan Rashtriya Shala (S.M.P.R.)
  • Gyan Sarita High School and Junior College
  • Navbharat Nutan Vidyalaya
  • "Wamanrao Muranjan Madhyamic Vidyalaya"
  • Wamanrao Muranjan Jr. College of Commerce & Science & Bifocal(Comp Sci & Elect.)
  • Sharon English High School
  • St.Pius X High School
  • St.George High School
  • V.P.M.'s B.R.T. English High School
  • Girish Swami Gyan vidyalaya.
  • V.G. Vaze college
  • NES International School Mumbai- an IB world school( CIE-IGCSE AND IB)
  • Smt. N. G. Purandare High School & Degree Night college(Commerce)
  • Sheth Karamshi Kanji English School (SMPR)
  • Navbharat Nutan Vidyalaya
  • SIO's Vani Vidyalaya High school[Mulund west]
  • Friends Co-Operative Education Society School(FCES)
  • R.R Educational Trust's Primary and Sec Marathi English high School D.Ed , B.Ed and M.Ed college
  • Mulund High School
  • J.J. Academy
  • Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Vidya Mandir (SSRVM)
  • Jai Bharat High School and College of Commerce
  • dayanand vadic vidyalay (Hindi high school)
  • Nutan sarsawati vidyalaya (Amar nagar)

Hospitals

  • Maruti Nursing Home : Fracture & Women's Hospital
  • Mulund Fortis (earlier Wockhardt) Hospital, Link Road, Mulund W
  • Drishti Eye Care Centre, Panch Rasta , Mulund W,Dr.Harish Rai
  • Upasani Maternity Hospital at S.L. Road - Mulund West
  • Navjivan Hospital, 90 feet Road - Mulund East
  • Orthomax Orthopaedic Hospital, Mulund East
  • Gokhul Hospital Mulund West.Dr.N.C Mehta
  • Saidhan Hospital, 90 feet road, Mulund (East)
  • ChandraGanga Hospital, Nr. Neelam Nagar, Mulund (East)
  • Chetna Critical Care Unit, R.R.T. Road, Mulund (West)
  • Hira Mongi Navneet Hospital, Walji Ladha Road, Mulund (West)
  • Dr. Shetty's ENT Hospital,M.G.Rd,Mulund(West)
  • Dr. H.S Manchanda Clinic at Mulund Colony
  • Dhanwantry Hospital , N.S. Road, Mulund (West) Dr. Navin R. Davda
  • Swastik Hospital , Devidayal Road, Mulund (West) Dr. Rajen Sheth
  • Shreyas Infertility and IVF center,Mulund (West) Dr. Shreyas Padgaonka
  • Shrushusha Hospital, Near Railway Station, Mulund(East) Dr. Nehate

Clubs and Associations, NGOs, NPOs

Sport Clubs

  • Sports(Football)and Cultural Association,Mithagar[FCM]

Sports For Development Organisations

Rotary International Clubs in Mulund

  • Rotary Club of Bombay Mulund East
  • Rotary Club of Bombay Mulund Valley
  • Rotary Club of Mulund
  • Rotary Club of Mulund Hills
  • Rotary Club of Mulund Hill View
  • Rotary Club of Mulund South
  • Rotary International District : 3140

Partners in Service

  • Rotaract Club of Mumbai Mulund South
  • Rotaract Club of Mulund Vaze College
  • Rotaract Club of VPM College

Newspaper

  • Gurjarmat, The leading Gujarati newspaper in the Mulund, coming every Wednesday.
  • PNR Newspaper, the only multi-lingual paper published in mulund.

Entertainment

Kalidas Hall, Mulund

Mulund has several cinema halls including R Adlabs (at R-Mall) and PVR (at Nirmal Lifestyles). Mehul and Deepmandir have lost their sheen in the recent years after the multiplexes have opened. Jawahar, the oldest theatre has shut shop, and Jai Ganesh in Mulund (E) might see some transformation. Kalidas Auditorium is the only auditorium in Mulund which regularly holds Marathi, Gujarati and Hindi plays apart from musical shows. Maharashtra Seva Sangh above Apna Bazaar on JN Road also holds a number of events particularly in the Marathi literary world.

The suburb is also home to several gymkhanas and fitness centres, including Mulund Gymkhana and Talwalkars. Kalidas Sports Complex is the major sports complex.

Mulund has two large shopping malls on LBS Marg, Nirmal Lifestyles and R-Mall. R-Mall is the first mall in Mulund and Thane. It also hosts a four screen multiplex called as the Big Cinemas. Nirmal Lifestyles is the largest mall with a number of stores like Shoppers Stop, and restaurants including McDonald's, and cafe including Manchester United Cafe Bar, Cafe Coffee Day, apart from six screen PVR multiplex.

Night Life

Mulund is one of the few far suburbs of Mumbai to boast a vibrant night life. The centre of it all lies within Nirmal Lifestyles mall, near Nahur. Several western cuisine restaurants, along with some Indian restaurants are located within the mall, and it also boasts a Shopper's Stop,Health & Glow and two bars/nightclubs.Overall, the night life in Mulund has a sober and peaceful feel to it.

Eating Out

Mulund has a varied range of restaurants and eating options from continental to desi style thalis, from the contemporary restaurant and bars, to the very popular foreign food chains. Nirmal Lifestyles, R Mall, home most of these joints.

For years, Mulund was catered to by the two most popular eateries - Vishwa Mahal and Vishwa Bharti near the railway station. Even though it's a home to umpteen number of Udipi restaurants like Vishwa Mahal, Vishwa Bharti, Vandana, Kirti Mahal, Amruta, Kamath's, Hot Plate, Shiv Sagar, Guru Prasad, Ruchi,Campus,Kampa and others, Mulund needs a variety of other restaurants.

Vishwa Samrat, Taste Buds, Amantran, Atithi, Sitara, Bansuri, Nisarg, Ram Punjab etc. are decent for Indian cuisine.Multi-cuisine fare is available at Fine Dine. Urban Tadka and Masala are contemporary Indian restaurants. Rajdhani, Rajthali & Rasoi serve some good Thalis. While Al Fresco seating is a crowd puller in Timbuctoo, the hooka and deserts do it for Mocha. Pop-Tates - R-Mall and The Fun Bar - Nirmal Lifestyles bring in the Pub style dining to Mulund.

Bombay Blues, Bistro, Noodle Bar, are worth a try. Pizza Hut, US Pizza, Dominos serve pizzas, while McDonalds has an outlet at Nirmal Lifestyles. Thai Chi serves some excellent Chinese and Thai dishes, so does Wok which is comparatively cheaper.

Coffee lovers can enjoy their coffee at several Cafe Coffee Day outlets, Costa Coffee and Mocha, Mulund is yet to get a Barista. choclate lovers like choclate sandwich at tarkeshwar snacks & juice center(jitu bhai)

Places of worship

Ganesh Chaturthi being celebrated at Sambhaji Hall, Mulund (E)

Main article : Places of worship in Mulund
Mulund is home to people from various walks of life and as a result, there are a large number of temples, churches and other houses of worship.
The number of places of worship in Mulund is so high that they cannot all be listed in the main article. Please see the related article instead : Places of worship in Mulund

Parks & Promenades

  • C D Deshmukh Garden (One of the well maintained garden in Mumbai)
  • Tara Singh Ground(Yogi Hills Garden)
  • Kalidas Gardens (Sonar Bangla)
  • Sambhaji Garden
  • Johnson & Johnson Park
  • Lala Tulsiram Garden (Devidayal Garden)
  • Girish Swami National Park
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