Dahisar is a suburb of
Mumbai
. It is also the name of a
railway station on the
Mumbai suburban railway on the
Western Railway railway
line, situated in Dahisar suburb.
Located on the city limits of Mumbai, Dahisar is
the last suburb and railway station within the Mumbai Suburban District; past
Dahisar lies the city's extended suburbs.
History
The history of Dahisar is probably as old as the ruins of
Mandpeshwar caves that lie on the Dahisar - Borivali border. The
original residents of Dahisar are the Panchkalshis, Agris, East
Indians and Kolis, who still live primarily in the hamlets of
Kandarpada and Gaothan and the tribals who lived in the hills
surrounding Dahisar - the Warlis and Dublis.
With the construction of the railway line connecting Dahisar to the
city of Mumbai over a century ago, came the first lot of migrants,
the people from Sindhudurg region of Konkan. These migrants
established the first planned residential areas of Dahisar -
Maratha Colony in Dahisar East and Mhatre Wadi in the West. The
Railway authorities wanted to name the rail head at Dahisar as
Mount Poinsur Road, but the locals opposed this move and forced the
authorities to name it as Dahisar.
Medina Manzil, Patel Colony, Zainab Baugh, Sanjeevani, Gol Building
and Mankarnika(1970) were amongst the first building style
residential areas of Dahisar.The 70s saw the setting up of
residential areas of Gokul and Shailendra Nagar.
The 80s and 90s saw a spurt in the development of residential
complexes. Anand Nagar was the first of the very large residential
complexes to be built in Dahisar.
Dahisar was originally a part of Thane District, it became a part
of Mumbai in the 1960s.
Dahisar was once a popular spot for film shoots. There were
numerous idyllic locations for film shoots like, the Dahisar river
and the old bridge that now lies in the ruins,the small hillock
with its orchards which is now the shanti nagar slum and the Bhoot
Bangla which is now a film studio. One of the last movies to be
shot in Dahisar was the Amitabh starrer, Suhaag, the climax of the
Film was shot on the stairs that led up to Bhav Devi Temple at
Dahivali. Most of Old Hindi Films Names, Bandhan, Chandan, Zula,
Mahuwa, Mera Gaon Mera Desh, Kachche Dhaage, Shor, Dost, Zazbaat,
Shakti, Hatya, Poketmaar, Aanmilo Sajnaa.
Geography
Dahisar is bound by the scenic hills of National Park on the
eastern side and the inlet of Manori creek and saltpans on the
western side. Dahisar was once an idyllic place to live in, with
small hillocks, mango orchards, a beautiful river, and numerous
lakes and ponds. But as of today, the beautiful river, is now an
extremely polluted stream of sewage, the orchards and hills have
been obliterated by slums and lakes have now been filled over for
building construction. The dense mangroves surrounding the inlet of
Gorai creek however still remain and provide Dahisar with its last
remaining stretch of wilderness. There was a time just 30 years
back, when the marshy area which is now the link road, was full of
gigantic boulders, all of which baring a couple have been
demolished. Currently Dahisar has undergone a complete
transformation, with better pedestrian sidewalks, wider &
smoother roads. A new flyover has been built near Ashok Van on the
Western Express High-Way which aims to ease traffic during the peak
hours.
Origins of the City Name
The origin of word Dahisar probably has got something to do with
the Ten hamlets which made up this village. "Dahi" stands for Ten
in the language of Warlis, Dublis, Kolis and Agris, the original
residents of Dahisar. Kandarpada, Navagaon, Ovaripada, Ghartanpada,
Ketaki pada,Raval Pada, Dahivali, Anand Nagar, Bhagalipada,Wadary
Pada and Gaothan are the ten original hamlets of Dahisar
Prominent Personalities
- Mr. Abhijeet Pai: Computing professional from Swinburne
University, Australia.
- Dr. Sudhakar Mhaskar: experts in Soaps, foods and edible oils,
he was awarded more than five international awards.
- Dr. Shubha Raul - Mayor of Mumbai, (second person from Dahisar
after H.Patil to occupy this post)
- Leading Hindi Films Art Director Late Mr. Shiraj Shiraji
(Mugl-E-Azam Fame)
- Leading Gujrathi Cartoonist Late Mr. Narad Als Mahendra Trivedi
(Janmabhoomi Guj.Eve.News.-ChitraLekha)
- Leading Journalist Mr. Abhay
Mokashi Marathi Shyadri DD
- Mr. Hareshwar Patil - Ex-Mayor
- Ujjwala Raut - Famous Model,
- Rajshri Thakur - Television Star,
- Aniket Vishwasrao - Marathi Actor,
- Daya Shanker pandey- film and television actor
- Rucha gujarathi- television actress
Landmarks
The railway line divides Dahisar into 2 sections, Dahisar (East)
and Dahisar (West). The residential area of Mhatre Wadi on the
western side and Maratha Colony on the eastern side, were the first
planned residential areas of Dahisar. The Bhav Devi Temple atop
Dahivali hill, The old Vithal Mandir near the river, the Gaon devi
temple near the rail underpass and Bhatla Devi Temple near the S.V.
Road and the bungalow of then zamindar or Khot of Dahisar, Haji
Kasam, known as "Bhoot Bangla", which now houses the Trimurti
studio are the original landmarks of Dahisar.
Some other landmarks in Dahisar include Dahisar Fish market,Dahisar
Sify (the chai kaa adaa)in East, Dahivali Society on a small
hillock with a picturesque garden, Dahisar Govthan, Siddhi Vinayak
Mandir, Dahisar Bridge in Dahisar(West), Moviegem Cinema (earlier
termed as Rajashree cinema), Tollnaka in Dahisar (East), The
Gokulanand Restaurant. A place called Bhakti Complex in link road
is a famous meeting and hangout place with places like Cafe Coffee
Day nearby in Dahisar(West). There is also a large stretch of land
belonging to the
Airports
Authority of India in Dahisar (East) lying close to the nearby
residential area of Anand Nagar and Ketkipada. Rawalpada in Ganesh
Nagar.
The main Schools in Dahisar are VPM-Vidya Mandir, Poorna Prajana
High School P.P.H.S., Shailendra Education Society, Swami
Vivekanand Vidyalaya, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Vidyalaya and
Rustomjee International school, Rustomjee Cambridge International
school, St. Mary's High School, St.Thomas High School and
Shailendra is also the only Degree college in Dahisar which provide
degree for Commerce and Arts.l.s vidyalaya , Matruchaya
College
Temples
There are many temples in Dahisar. The main temples are Bhatladevi,
Bhav Devi Mandir, Gaon Devi Mandir, Vithal Mandir, Sri Datta
Mandir, Sri Krishna Mandir, Khodiyar Mandir, Radhakrishan Mandir,
Vital-Rukhmai Mandir etc. And Sri Krishna's Haweli (Vaishnava's),
Swami Narayan's Mandir, Sri Shantinaath Dada Jain Mandir, Sai Baba
Temple (Gaonthan), Sairam Temple Padmavilla Kiran Joshi House.
These are main and the most famous temples in Dahisar. Such as shiv
mandir near the dahisar river which is besides pathare wadi a place
in dahisar
Bhatala Mandir
Bhatala Mandir is one of the oldest temple in Dahisar, located at
Bahrucha Road. It is a very famous and well known temple. Bhatala
Mandir is temple of goddess Bhatala Devi. The Bhatala Mandir Trust
celebrates the Navarati, Ganesh Uatsav, Shiv Ratri, Hanuman Jayanti
and other hindu religious festivals. Few years back it was
renovated and beautified by the trust.
Shiv Temple
The Shiva Temple is located in Anand Nagar near by NL complex,
which is also known as the Mughraneshwar Mahadev Mandir/Temple.
Also there is a new Garden for kids and senior citizens to jog
around. There is newly posted statue of Shri. Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj. Also there is new construction on Flyover Bridge for
passing the vehicles from a link road directly connecting to the
National Highway No. 8 near Checknaka.
Football
Cricket is mainly played is Dahisar but there are quite a lot of
Football lovers also.
Dahisar United Football Club
which was started in 2003 by a bunch of football buffs, is one of
the leading clubs from Dahisar. With an aim to promote Football in
Dahisar the DUFC opened up its doors for each and every football
lover and also for the ones who were willing to learn the sport.
Youngsters and adults from various parts of Dahisar and even beyond
came to join hands in this noble cause. Determining the power of
the young lot, DUFC took a step further. In June 2006, DUFC was
associated with M.D.F.A. (Mumbai District Football
Association).
See Team Picture visit this link
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Football in Dahisar, dates way back in the year 1973. 15 football
enthusiasts started playing on a small ground near Veer Hanuman
Nagar. As the lot began to grow they shifted to another ground
alongside Dahisar River. In 1977, The Haridas Park ground, which
has now been renovated to a jogger’s park, was then the home ground
for these football lovers. They named the team as
Tempest
Sports Club, Dahisar.
In the year 1980, Tempest Sports Club, Dahisar was registered with
the W.I.F.A. (Western India Football Association). But later they
changed the name to
Dahisar Sports Club. Players
from many areas started pouring in to make Dahisar Sports Club a
formidable side.
Dahisar Sports Club participated in many tournaments in Mumbai as
well as outside Mumbai. They played most of their matches on St.
Francis D’Assissi High School Ground.
Outside Mumbai, Daman had a big fan base for the Dahisar Sports
Club. The locals were always eager to know about the participation
of D.S.C. as they were the local’s favourite. D.S.C. made it to the
finals many times but couldn’t end the jinx of losing in the
final.
Cricket in Dahiar the famous box cricket team known as EKVIRA BOYS
the famous player of box cricket in dahisar & Borivali is
Thomas Dias
There is an annual box Cricket tournament held in Jolly Maidan near
Dahisar Station - East, where teams from different places in Mumbai
come to participate.
The same venue is also known for hosting an annual Boxing
tournament as well.
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