Mulund

Mulund is a prosperous suburb located in the northeast of Mumbai popularly nick-named “Prince Of The Suburbs”. 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 50’s to late 80s, this suburb 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 Hindis, 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.

Mulund has also seen breakthrough in the area of web presence with Mulund’s own website’s like http://www.mulundonline.com, http://www.mulundmall.com, etc.

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

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.

Rotary Clubs in Mulund

• Rotary Club Of Bombay Mulund East
• Rotary Club Of Bombay Mulund Valley
• Rotary Club Of Mulund
• Rotary Club Of Mulund Hills
• Rotary Club Of Mulund Hill View
• Rotary Club Of Mulund South

Rotary International District : 3140

Source : Rotary Club Of Bombay Mulund East Website

Educational Institutions

Colleges

• KET’s Vinayak Ganesh Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mulund East
• Mulund College of Commerce
• Wamanrao Muranjan Madhyamik Vidyalay

Schools

Mulund

• 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

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
• Movie 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)
• Gymkhanas/Fitness Centres
  • Public – Run by Local Authorities
    • Mulund Gymkhana
    • Kalidas Sports Complex
  • Private
    • Shape-U
    • Bodyzone
    • Rudraksh
    • Bodykraft
    • Evolve
    • Talwalkars

Places of Worship

• 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.

Hospitals

Mulund Wockhardt Hospital

• Wockhardt Hospitals
• Ashwini Hospital at Paanch Raasta – Mulund West
• Dr. Harish Rai, Drishti Eye Care Centre, Panch Rasta, Ph: 25920606
• Aditi Hospital at P.K.Road – Mulund West
• Jas Raj Hospital at M.G.Road – Mulund West
• E.S.I.S Hospital at Dr.R.P.Road – Mulund West
• Shree Sai Maternity Hospital at Sarvodaya Nagar – Mulund West
• Upasani Maternity Hospital at S.L.Road – Mulund West
• Navjivan Hospital at 90 feet Road – Mulund East
• Orthomax Orthopaedic Hospital – Mulund East
• Gokhul Hospital – Mulund West-Dr N.C Mehta Ph 25671971
• Pooja Blood Bank – Mulund West
• Saidhan Hospital, 90 feet road, Mulund (East)
• ChandraGanga Hospital, Nr. Neelam Nagar, Mulund (East)

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

Restaurants

• Urban Tadka, Pop Tate’s, Subway, Pizza Hut and Cream Centre at R-Mall

• Sachin’s, McDonald’s, Fine Dine, The Grill and Rajdhani in Nirmal Lifestyles Mall

• Other prominent restaurants are Athithi near Mulund Station and Amantran near St. Mary School

• Coffee Shops: Cafe Coffee Day in Nirmal Lifestyles and R Mall and Cafe Mocha at Nirmal Lifestyles

• Nisarga Bar & Restaurant in Runwal Towers on LBS Road.

In addition to these there is an assortment of various other Indian, Chinese and South Indian restaurants

Some of those are:

• Vishwa Samrat, near Mulund Station (West)
• Vishwa Mahal, near Mulund Station (West)
• Vishwa Bharti
• Sandip
• Sanmaan
• Tasty Buds
• Kaveri
• Atithi
• Amantran
• Bansuri
• Bawarchi
• Campus
• Ruchi Restaurant
• Hot Plate, oppposite J&J garden
• E’ flags
• Shri ram restaurant
• Leaf

Malls

Mulund R-Mall

Mulund Nirmal Lifestyles

• R-Mall
• Nirmal Lifestyles [1]

See Also Residential Complexes in Mulund

Events & Incidents

• Bomb blast in train – March 13, 2003. 1 2 3
• Mulund blasts news on CNN
• Mulund Blasts – BBC