19-574: Jamnabai Narsee School is a private school in the affluent area of Juhu, Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. It was founded on 17 January 1971 and is managed by the Narsee Monjee Education Trust. The school building is a unique marvel in architecture with three clusters of hexagonal classrooms, each with a hexagonal central foyer. The school is attended by children mostly from Andheri and Juhu, and its alumni include several famous dignitaries, celebrities and their children. Jamnabai Narsee School
38-627: A walk on the beach was taken in 1937. To mark Gandhi's visit to Juhu, a statue of him was installed by the beach and a lane near the beach was named Gandhigram Road. There is also a school named after him, the Gandhi Shiksha Bhavan school, in Juhu. In the 1970s, Bhaktivedanta Swami (Srila Prabhupada) started the Hare Krishna Movement and built ISKCON Temple. Founded in 1928 as India's first civil aviation airport, Juhu aerodrome served as
57-512: Is a tourist attraction throughout the year and is also a destination for shooting films. The beach generally gets more crowded on weekends and public holidays. The food court at its main entrance is known for its 'Mumbai style' street food, notably bhelpuri , pani puri and sev puri . Horse-pulled carriages used to offer joyrides to tourists for a small fee but have been banned now. Acrobats, dancing monkeys, cricket matches, toy sellers,Youth are playing old games vie for tourist's attention. The beach
76-522: Is among the most popular sites in the city for the annual Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations where thousands of devotees arrive in grand processions, carrying idols of the Lord Ganesh of various sizes, to be immersed in the sea at the beach. Juhu Beach is also a common spot for plane spotting as a portion of it lies underneath the departure path from Runway 27 and occasionally, the arrival path from Runway 09 of Mumbai Airport . There are several small entrances to
95-610: Is an 'Unaided Linguistic-Minority Institution', affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations , Cambridge Assessment International Education , and the International Baccalaureate . 19°06′20″N 72°49′56″E / 19.1056°N 72.8322°E / 19.1056; 72.8322 Juhu, Mumbai Juhu (Pronunciation: [d͡ʒuɦuː] ) is a suburb of Mumbai . It
114-508: Is known for the sprawling Juhu Beach. It is surrounded by the Arabian Sea to the west, Versova to the north, Vile Parle to the east and Santacruz to the south. Juhu is among the most expensive and affluent areas of the metropolitan area and home to many Bollywood celebrities. The nearest railway stations are Santacruz , Andheri and Vile Parle on the Western Line and Harbour Line of
133-616: The Mahim Causeway to Santacruz , to access to this area. After his death in 1904, the scheme was abandoned. With the dawn of aviation in the 20th century, the Bombay Flying Club commenced operations in 1929 at what eventually became the present Juhu Aerodrome . During the Indian independence movement , Mahatma Gandhi visited Mumbai and took several walks along Juhu Beach . A famous photograph of Gandhi poking his grandson Kanaa during
152-531: The Mumbai Suburban Railway . The nearest metro stations are D. N. Nagar and Andheri West. There are two minor B.E.S.T bus depots in Juhu. J. R. D. Tata , the father of civil aviation in India, made his maiden voyage to Juhu Airport from Drigh Road airstrip, Karachi , via Ahmedabad , on 15 October 1932 carrying mail in a Puss Moth aircraft. Juhu enjoys a uniform climate throughout the year. In summers
171-696: The University of Mumbai . Bombay Flying Club was incorporated on 29 May 1928, and commenced instruction on 13 January 1929 when they received their first two De Havilland Moth aircraft, presented to them by the Government of India. A third aircraft, a D.H. Moth (Gipsy), was won by the Club as a prize offered by Sir Charles Wakefield to the first Indian flying club which should turn out 12 qualified pilots, of whom at least six were to be Indians. The Club used these aircraft for tuition, joy-rides, and air travel. The activities of
190-554: The " Beverly Hills of Bollywood". The Juhu Citizen Welfare Group is the outcome of many years of activism by Juhu residents who have been associated with other NGOs. It was formed in April 2002 (The Juhu Seatizen) and later formalised in August 2003 with its own monthly publication called The Juhu Citizen . Officially registered in March 2004, it now comprises voluntary members invited from NGOs in
209-678: The K-West Municipal Ward of North West Mumbai. Bombay Flying Club The Bombay Flying Club is the oldest flying club in India, established in 1928, located at Juhu aerodrome , Mumbai . At present, the Bombay Flying Club's College of Aviation offers programs such as pilot training , Aircraft Maintenance Engineer , and cabin crew , approved by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), and also BSc Aviation and BSc Aeronautics programs with affiliation from
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#1732901568396228-489: The beach throughout the stretch, however the main and most used entrance is near Hotel Ramada Plaza By Wyndham Palm Grove. The best time to visit Juhu Beach is from September to May, as during the monsoon period of June to August the tide is mostly high which makes it dangerous to wander around on the beach. The busy-yet-peaceful surroundings of Juhu is home to many Bollywood celebrities and a significant number of Mumbai's business elite. Hence, Juhu has come to be referred to as
247-611: The city's primary airport during and up to World War II. In the 1990s, a group of terror suspects detonated a bomb in a Juhu hotel, as well as in a number of other locations. Juhu Beach is located on the shores of the Arabian Sea. It stretches for six kilometres up to Versova . The short, rocky formations make up the Juhu Beach unlike the Marina Beach in Chennai that is primarily sandy. It
266-411: The club were, unfortunately, limited by the fact that the aerodrome at Juhu was not suitable during the monsoon. This problem was solved by 1937. The Club received its licence to build a hangar and garages at the aerodrome on 17 August 1931. JRD Tata , the father of Indian civil aviation , who received India's first pilot's licence, trained at this club in 1929. Lady Dinshaw Petit, his sister, became
285-455: The first female to obtain a pilot licence in India. It currently owns one Cessna 152 Aerobat , five Cessna 172s of which one is equipped with a Garmin G1000 glass cockpit, a twin engine Piper PA-34 Seneca and one Piper Super Cub PA-18. The Club shifted part of its training operations to Dhule Airport near the town of Dhule in 2009 to avoid the congested air-space of Mumbai. The Club leased
304-434: The maximum temperature reaches 35 °C (95 °F) and the minimum temperature is 25 °C (77 °F). The weather remains hot through winter. Monsoons prevail from mid-June to September, when it rains quite heavily. In the nineteenth century, Juhu was an island: a long, narrow sand bar rising above sea level by a metre or two, just off the west coast of Salsette . It could be reached during low tides by walking across
323-454: The tidal inlet. Juhu was called "Juvem" by the Portuguese. At its north point, nestled the village of Juhu, inhabited by Agris (salt traders) and Kunbis (cultivators) and at its south point, opposite Bandra island, lived a small colony of fisherfolk and cultivators ( Koliwada ). The inhabitants of Juhu were mainly Koli people and there was a small section of Goans. The Church of St. Joseph
342-477: Was built by the Portuguese in 1853. The open beaches of Juhu have attracted the well-heeled and the most affluent among Mumbai's population for almost a century. In the 1890s, Jamsetji Tata purchased land on Juhu and built a bungalow there. He planned to develop 1,200 acres (4.9 km ) in Juhu Tara. This was to yield 500 plots of one acre (4,000 m ) each and a seaside resort. Simultaneously he wanted to extend
361-565: Was founded on 17 January 1971. It is established and managed by the Narsee Monjee Educational Trust. The trust board comprises of Jairaj C. Thacker, S. K. Oza, Urvashi J. Thacker, Jayesh D. Thacker, Shivangi J. Thacker and Sujay J. Thacker. It is a co-educational, English medium school. The education imparted aims at promoting the growth and integration of all the facets of the child's personality in an ambience of Indian culture. It prepares students for ICSE and ISC. This school
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