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Mulund East-West Bridge

Mulund is a north-eastarn suburb of Mumbai. 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.

History

Till the mid 1950s to late 1980s, Mulund was an idyllic sleepy hamlet. It was home to a large number of educated middle class residents. As a typical microcosm of mumbai, it had a cosmopolitan mix of Hindi-speakers, Gujaratis, Marathis, Tamilians, Malayalis, Kannadigas, Sindhis and Punjabis who lived in harmony with each other. Testimony to this fact is the presence of various religious structures located close to each other with no communal or religious tension.

Evidence of this is the various prominent religious structures like The Jain Temple in Zaver Road, The Bhakta Sangham Temple in P.K.Road. St.Pius Church on Madan Mohan Malviya Road, Balrajeshwar Temple on L.B.S.Road, Sarvodaya Parshwanath Temple in Sarvodaya Nagar and the Hanuman Temple in Mulund East.

Mulund was home to several prominent manufacturing establishments. Notable among them are the pharmaceutical companies - Hoechst, Wellcome (Glaxo), Merind and Johnson & Johnson. Engineering companies like Richardson Cruddas, ACC, Agfa & Gabriel are also around. As production shifts out of Mumbai, many of these establishments are making way for modern shopping malls and luxurious apartment complexes altering the landscape and skyline. Johnson and Johnson however continues to remain a landmark in 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 Nirmal Lifestyle (one of India's largest malls)and R-Mall has attractions like Shopper's Stop, Shoprite (South African Hypermarket), Big Bazaar, Pantaloons, Lifestyle, eateries like McDonalds, Sachins, Pizza Hut, Subway, Cafe Coffee Day, Mocha, the Grill among others. 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 much more crowded than what it used to be, it is still considered to one of the safest places in bombay, this can be especially said for Mulund East.

Transportation

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Mulund Railway Station

Mulund railway station is connected via the Central Railway. BEST buses, autorickshaws and taxis are abundant.

Due to Mulund's proximity ot Thane and Airoli and Goregaon link road, most parts of the city are easily accessible.

Educational Institutions

(See List of Bombay Colleges)

Colleges

Schools

Mulund (W)

  • Navbharat Nutan Vidyalaya - English and Gujarati Medium High School
  • Dayanand Vedic Vidyalaya - Hindi High School
  • Sharon English High School , Mulund(w)
  • Vani Vidyalaya High School and Junior College
  • St.Mary's Convent High School
  • Sampson English High School (First English School in the Suburb)
  • St.Pius X High School
  • Friends Cooperative School (Est. 1967)
  • Sharon English High School
  • N. G. Purandare High School
  • J. J. Academy High School
  • Jai Bharat High School, Mulund Colony
  • Mulund High School
  • Lokmanya Tilak English High School (Vaze Foundation)
  • S. M. P. R. High School - Gujarati Medium High School
  • H.K.Gidwani Cosmopolitan English High School, Mulund Colony.
  • Shree Dashmesh Public School, Mulund Colony.
  • St.George High School,Veena Nagar.
  • J.A.M. English High School.
  • Smt. Hirbai Morarji Gala English School
  • Smt. Vidyaben D. Gardi High School
  • Wamanrao Muranjan Madhyamik Vidyalay

Mulund (E)

  • King George High School(Now Indian Education Society's high school)
  • Holy Angel's High School
  • Vidya Prasarak Mandal (VPM) High School
  • Sau. LaxmiBai English Medium School
  • Wamanrao Muranjan Secondary School
  • Maratih Vidyalaya

Entertainment

Kalidas Hall, Mulund

Theatre

  • Kalidas Auditorium

Cinema halls

  • R Adlabs 4-screens (at R-Mall, Mulund West)1
  • PVR 8-screens (at Nirmal Lifestyles, Mulund West)
  • Jai Ganesh (Near Rly Station, Mulund East)
  • Mehul Cinema (Mulund West)
  • Deepmandir Cinema (Located on the LBS Marg in Mulund West)

Gymkhana/Fitness Centres

  • Mulund Gymkhana
  • Kalidas Sports Complex

Places of Worship

  • Jalaram Temple, Zaver Road, Mulund West
  • Jhulelal Temple, Mahajanwadi, RRT Road, Mulund West
  • Ambaji Dham Temple, Mulund West
  • Balrajeshwar Temple, L.B.S.Road Mulund (west)
  • Hanuman Mandir, near Bank of Baroda ATM Mulund East
  • Guru Nanak Sachkhand Darbar Mulund Colony
  • Shri Raghavendra Swami Mutt, Mulund West
  • Shiva Mandir, near Sambhaji Park, Mulund East
  • Jhulelal Mandir, Hindustan Chowk, Mulund Colony, Mulund West
  • Jalaram Bapa Temple - Zaver Road, Mulund West
  • St.Pius X Church
  • Evangelical Church of India, Mulund West
  • St.George Orthodox Syrian Church, Mulund (West)
  • Bhakta Sangham Temple.Mulund West.
  • Vasupujya Swami Jain Mandir, Zaver Road, Mulund (West)
  • Sarvodaya Parshwanath Jain Mandir, Sarvodaya Parshwanath, Mulund (West)
  • Neminath Jain Mandir, Govardhan Nagar, LBS Road, Mulund (West)
  • Adinath Jain Mandir, Cypress, Swapna Nagari, Mulund (West)
  • Shasan Samrat Nagar Jain Derasar, S N Rd, Mulund(West)
  • Shantinath Dada Jain Derasar, 3rd Fl, Tambe Nagar, Mulund(West)

Hospitals

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Mulund Wockhardt Hospital

Major Industrial Establishments

  • Johnson & Johnsons
  • RalliWolf

Parks & Promenades

  • Deshmukh Garden (Popularly known by kids as 'Big Garden')
  • Yogi Hills Garden
  • Sambhaji Garden
  • Johnson & Johnson Park

Malls

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Mulund R-Mall
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Mulund Nirmal Lifestyles

Events & Incidents

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