RE: [nukkad] Q on city history

["Vilas Virdhe" <>]

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Ville Parle - There used to be two villages name Vidle and Padle. (Last e to
be pronounced as in Virdhe.) The station was midway between them. So the
anglicised name Ville Parle.

Bori Bunder: It was a fishing harbour where lot of zyziphus (bori) trees
were there.

Churchgate: The Bombay fort had three gates. One near the Church used to be
known as Churchgate. Hence the name. (Other two gates were on the road that
goes from Churchgate station to Hutatma Chowk and further.)

Bandra was Vandora. It was anglicised to Bandra.

I think Setumadhavrao Pagadi has written some historical treatise on Mumbai.
It is in Marathi. There may be other works.

Thanks and Regards,

Vilas D. Virdhe



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