21-594: Bhulabhai Desai Road , also well known by the old name Warden Road (and the part at and near the swimming pool as Breach Candy ), is a niche up-market residential and semi-commercial locality of South Mumbai . The area has many famous landmarks beside its long and winding stretch, from the Breach Candy Hospital to the Amarsons and Tata gardens and Lincoln House , former location of the Consulate General of
42-416: A coast, a bay, harbour', and may in the context of Breach Candy even have been used to refer to a breakwater at the location. Thus, although the breach part of the name could be an Anglicisation of a local word, it could simply be an English word in its own right. Meanwhile, Candy may be an Anglicisation of Marathi khind ('mountain pass') or Kannada khindi ('a breach'). Not long ago, Breach Candy
63-568: A sort of golden quadrilateral and includes some of the most expensive residential areas in the world, such as the Hanging Gardens , Kemps Corner, Cuffe Parade and Malabar Hill . South Mumbai is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites : Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and the city's distinctive ensemble of Victorian and Art Deco buildings . South Mumbai boasts a large number of Art Deco buildings, second only to Miami . South Mumbai's architecture also comprises historical monuments from
84-638: A truck-sized garage behind Scandal Point. Similarly, trucks, cranes and bulldozers were seen abandoned on the land which is now known as Priyadarshini Park. South Mumbai South Mumbai , colloquially SoBo from South Bombay in Indian English , administratively the Mumbai City District , is the city centre and the southernmost precinct of Greater Bombay . It extends from Colaba to Mahalaxmi (Western side), Byculla (Central Side) and Mazgaon (Harbour Side) neighbourhoods, and comprises
105-502: Is Mumbai Island - the area on its southernmost tip is called South Mumbai. Mumbai Suburban district consists the Western, Eastern, Central and Northern parts of the city. The northernmost portion of the island - outside Mumbai city limits - lies in Thane district . Old Bombay was used to refer to the area which was formed by the merging of the seven original islands of Mumbai , India. The term
126-588: Is located at the beginning of a 3.6 km esplanade known as the Marine Drive which is a popular hangout spot among the citizens. Another popular esplanade in South Mumbai is the Worli Seaface. South Mumbai has popular art galleries and museums like Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya , Jehangir Art Gallery , Nehru Centre Art Gallery. Sobo Films, an independent film producer, has been named after
147-879: The Bombay Gymkhana ; and hospitals such as Breach Candy Hospital , Bombay Hospital , Jaslok Hospital , and Hurkisondas Hospital . South Mumbai hosts the Reserve Bank of India , the Bombay Stock Exchange and, one of the oldest YMCA buildings. Its primary business districts are the Fort , Nariman Point , Ballard Estate , and more recently Lower Parel , Mumbai Central. Many leading Indian and multi-national companies are headquartered here. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Churchgate serve as headquarters and starting point for country's Central Railway and Western Railway lines respectively. The headquarters of
168-467: The Bombay Harbour are some of the most iconic landmarks of South Bombay. Billionaire Mukesh Ambani 's $ 1.5 billion home Antilia is located here and is now a part of the iconic skyline. Most residents of South Mumbai belong to old money business, law, trade, and fashion families. Geographically, South Mumbai lies at the southernmost extent of Mumbai Island. Most city residents use the term to refer to
189-782: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation , the governing civic body of Greater Mumbai is located in South Mumbai. The Bombay High Court is also in South Mumbai. The terrorist attacks of 2008 included many prominent South Mumbai locations including the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Colaba, Leopold Cafe and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus . The area houses a significant proportion of prime upmarket residential neighbourhoods of Mumbai including: Pedder Road , Nepean Sea Road , Kemps Corner , Altamount Road , Carmichael Road , Breach Candy and Walkeshwar Road , forming
210-644: The Willingdon Sports Club , the Turf Club at Mahalaxmi Racecourse , the Bombay Gymkhana , the Breach Candy Club, the N.S.C.I., and the Malabar Hill Club (Formerly W.I.A.A. Club). The Cricket Club of India (CCI) and Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) are located at Mumbai's two cricket stadiums, namely Brabourne Stadium and Wankhede Stadium respectively. Although land reclamation has allowed
231-622: The 'D-Ward' of the BMC and shares the postal code 400 026 under the Cumballa Hill post office. It lies 21 kilometers south of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport and just 2 kilometers from the Mumbai Central station . It is well connected by local buses run by BEST . Geographically, this road curls around the Arabian Sea . Because of its picturesque location, real estate prices here are among
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#1732869108648252-565: The United States, Mumbai . The elite Breach Candy Club in the neighbourhood features the country's largest India-shaped swimming pool. Just off Bhulabhai Desai Road is the women-only Sophia College . The 18th century Mahalaxmi Temple , which honors the Hindu goddess of wealth and wisdom, is situated nearby on the edge of sea. It is one of the most famous temples of Mumbai and attracts millions of devotees and tourists each year. The area falls under
273-673: The area but is itself based in Andheri in the west . South Mumbai has become less congested with the creation of the Bandra Worli Sea Link . Auto rickshaws are strictly banned here. This facilitates quicker transport between people residing in the suburbs and the corporate offices in South Mumbai. Traffic is a major concern in most parts. The city of Mumbai lies on two different islands, Mumbai Island and Salsette Island . Administratively it has two official divisions: Mumbai City district and Mumbai Suburban district . Mumbai City district
294-476: The city's old and formerly main business localities, making it the wealthiest urban precinct in India. Property prices in South Mumbai are by far the highest in India and among the highest in the world. In terms of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, the precinct consists of the constituencies of Colaba , Mumbadevi, Malabar Hill and Byculla. Taj Mahal Hotel , Gateway of India , Victoria Terminus , Ballard Estate , and
315-471: The colonial era which attract tourists throughout the year. South Mumbai has many educational institutions such as Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies , St. Xavier's College , Government Law College , Jai Hind College , Wilson College , Grant Medical College , Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education , among others. Many distinctive sporting clubs have been an integral part of South Mumbai landscape like
336-451: The most expensive in the country. The origin of the name Breach Candy , first attested by 1828 at least, is widely given as an Anglicisation of an Arabic-Marathi name Burj-khāḍī ('the tower of the creek'). However, this interpretation is disputed. In seventeenth- to nineteenth-century English, breach had meanings including 'the breaking of waves on a coast', 'surf made by the sea breaking over rocks; broken water, breakers' and 'a break in
357-565: The north separated the island of Bombay from the Koli island of Worli . This creek was filled after the completion of the Hornby Vellard in 1784. Soon after, the modern temple of Mahalakshmi was built here. What are now the Amarson and Tata gardens were landfills with abandoned construction trucks, cranes and bulldozers probably used in land reclamation projects. A few of these trucks were parked in
378-544: The southernmost tip of the district to double in size since the 1970s, the business districts face an acute shortage of real estate. As a result, the real-estate prices are among the top ten worldwide. As a ratio to average per capita income, real-estate prices in the business districts remain the most expensive in the world. South Mumbai is also home to such sporting grounds as Brabourne Stadium, Wankhede Stadium, Shivaji Park , Azad Maidan , Oval Maidan , and Cooperage Ground . Mumbai's most popular beach, Girgaon Chowpatty
399-508: The stretch extending from Colaba to Tardeo and Byculla as South Mumbai. The area is delimited on the east by Mumbai harbour and on the west by the Arabian Sea . South Mumbai is also home to many educational institutions; namely Mumbai University's Fort Campus , Cathedral and John Connon School , St. Anne's High School, Fort, JB Petit , Campion , Bombay International School, Gamdevi, St. Mary's School, Mumbai , etc.; exclusive sports clubs: CCI , The Willingdon Sports Club , as well as
420-542: Was sparsely populated with very few bungalows and mansions. Most of the residents were born into old money . Some of these bungalows and mansions still stand. The Breach Candy House, the Breach Candy Swimming Club and the Breach Candy Hospital have been present since the time of British rule . At the northern foot of the Cumballa Hill , in the part now called Breach Candy, was a temple to three goddesses— Mahakali , Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati . A creek to
441-491: Was used from the 19th century until the 1980s and is now considered archaic, however still widely used. 18°58′N 72°49′E / 18.96°N 72.82°E / 18.96; 72.82 Mazgaon Mazagaon , also spelled Mazgaon and Mazagon (Portuguese era Mazagão ), and pronounced by the Christian Bombay East Indians as 'Mazgon' or 'Maz-a-gon' and Marathi-speakers as Mazhgav. It
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