Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar
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Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar, formerly known as Koliwada, is a suburb of Mumbai, named after Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, the ninth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism.
This region is populated by many Punjabis and Sikh migrants and has many Sikh Gurudwaras. Dasmesh Darbar is the largest Gurudwara in this area. Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar is also known as mini-Punjab.
It has mainly 25 Building made around year 1947-1950 for residence purpose of refugees came from Pakistan and also has many Chawls.
The place also has many Kolis residing there. Hence it is also known as Koliwada.
Location
Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar (also known as Koliwada) is in North Mumbai. Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar railway station is on Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway.
Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar Mumbai has a college started by the Sikh community of this area called Guru Nanak Khalsa College, King's Circle (Matunga), affiliated to Mumbai University.
The Nearest Hospitals are Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital(Sion), Mata Laxmi Hospital and AntopHill Hospital
Sikh festivals are celebrated with pride and glory. Procession is taken out on the occasion of Guru Nanak's birthday. People from all over Mumbai gather here to celebrate the main festivals.
Special prayer service is held from June 4 - June 6 at Gurdwara Dashmesh darbar to pay homage to the people who lost their lives during the operation bluestar and the Delhi riots in the year 1984.
Langar (free community meal) is served in all Gurdwara's 24x7. The followers of "SANATAN DHARAM " has built Shree Sanatan Dharam Hari Mandir All the festivals are celebrated herein Very Grand way, every Saturday there is MATA KI CHOWKY it is a very beautiful mandir. Many chachi from attock in Pakistan came here in 1947
Religious Place
Gurudwara Shri Dashmesh Darbar
Gurudwara Shri Singh Sabha
Panchayati Gurudwara
Gurudwara bhai joga singh
Shree Sanatam Dharam, Geeta Bhavan, Hari Mandir
Phadiwala Mandir (Shree Gandhiya Mahadev Mandir)
Shree Neelkanth Mahadev Mandir
Kalimaa Mandir
Satyam Shivam Mandir (Bldg No.7)
Hanuman Mandir (Hanuman Tekri)
Ganapathi Mandir (Indira Nagar)
School's and College's
Guru Nanak High School (Hindi & English Medium)
Shree Sanatam Dharam High School
Chetumal Bhoolchand Murlidhar (C.B.M.) High School
A.M.Kewalramani Premier High School......also known as Trinity high school
Guru Nanak College of Arts, Science and Commerce
Shree Sanatam Dharam Junior College
Notable former residents
- Akshay Kumar
- Johhny Lever
- Veeru Devgan
Notable present residents
- Rajan Kapoor
- Rahul Rajaram Saroj
- Shekhar Devender
- Rageshwari Loomba