Malabar Hill, is a hillock and upmarket VIP residential neighbourhood in South Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Malabar Hill is the most exclusive residential area in Mumbai, home to several business tycoons and film personalities. Notable residents include Adi Godrej, the Birla family, Shashi Ruia & family, Pallonji Mistry, Mahesh Jethmalani, the Jindal family, the Petit family, the Thakkar family and the Lal family etc.
Maheshwari Udyan, also known by its former name King's Circle, is a park in Matunga, Mumbai. It was named after George V, the King-Emperor. The part of the road that leads to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus was formerly called Vincent Road. It was changed to Dr. Ambedkar Road almost 45 years ago. King's Circle station and Matunga railway station are next to each other, the former on the Harbour and the latter on the Central line.
South Court is an unoccupied house in Malabar Hill, a premium neighbourhood of the city of Mumbai in India. It is known informally as "Jinnah House", as it was built by Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, and remained his main residence for 10 years until he left in 1946 for Karachi following the Partition of India.
The Mazagaon Fort was a British fort in Mazagaon, Bombay, in the Indian state of Maharashtra, built around 1680. The fort was razed by the Siddi general, Yakut Khan in June 1690. The fort was located at the present-day Joseph Baptista Gardens, atop Bhandarwada Hill outside the Dockyard Road railway station.
Deshmukh or Dēśamukh is a historical title conferred to the rulers of a Dēśamukhi. Deshmukh is the greatest position given to a landlord in India. Deshmukh were the richest land owners during the British raj, but after independence the land was confiscated by the government of India due to the surplus amount of land. It is also a surname native to the Indian state of Maharashtra, but it is also prevalent in Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Anna Flyover, also known as Gemini Flyover, is a dual-armed grade separator in the central business district of Chennai, India. Built in 1973 and dubbed one of the top-rated flyovers in the country, it is Asia's First Grade Separator, the first flyover in Chennai and the third Flyover in India, after the ones at Kemps Corner and Marine Drive in Mumbai. It was the longest flyover in the country when it was built. Its main purpose is to allow traffic movement on Mount Road—now renamed Anna Salai—near Nungambakkam High Road to continue unhindered by the cross traffic. The presence of the Gemini Studios, which was demolished later, resulted in the flyover coming to be known as Gemini Flyover and the area being referred to as the Gemini Circle.
Varsha Bhosle was an Indian singer, journalist and writer based in Mumbai. She was the daughter of Indian playback singer, Asha Bhosle.
Sir Chintaman Dwarakanath Deshmukh, CIE, ICS was an Indian civil servant and the first Indian to be appointed as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in 1943 by the British Raj authorities. He subsequently served as the Finance Minister in the Union Cabinet (1950–1956). It was during this time that he also became a founding member of the Governing Body of NCAER, the National Council of Applied Economic Research in New Delhi, India's first independent economic policy institute established in 1956 at the behest of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. After resignation from Union Cabinet he worked as Chairman of UGC(1956–1961). He served as Vice-Chancellor of University of Delhi (1962–67). He was also President of Indian Statistical Institute from 1945 to 1964, Honorary Chairman of National Book Trust (1957–60). He founded India International Center in 1959 and served as Lifetime President of it. He was also chairman of Indian Institute of Public Administration.
Bhulabhai Desai Road, also well known by the old name Warden Road, is a niche up-market residential and semi-commercial locality of South Mumbai.
Altamount Road or Altamont Road is an upmarket residential street in South Mumbai, parallel to Pedder Road which it meets at the well-known intersection called Kemp's Corner.
The city of Nagpur is strategically located in central India. Although it lacks a major public transit system, its road network is well-maintained to avoid congestion. Nagpur is connected to India's four major metropolitan areas by road, rail and air. Auto rickshaws operate in most parts of the city, and are the main form of hired transport.
Shirish B Patel, born 1932, is an Indian Civil Engineer and the founder of Shirish Patel & Associates (SPA), a company which designs, manages and inspects structural engineering projects. Patel is a writer and speaker in the media on the topic of urban planning and urban density.
The Jogeshwari – Vikhroli Link Road, commonly referred to by the abbreviation JVLR, is a 10.6-kilometre-long (6.6 mi) road in Mumbai that links Jogeshwari in the Western Suburbs to Vikhroli in the Eastern Suburbs. The JVLR is an important arterial road connecting the Western Express Highway and Eastern Express Highway. The JVLR was opened to traffic in 1994. At the time, it provided the only direct east–west link between these Express Highways. Prior to 1994, the link road was available for traffic only in segments.
Kherwadi is a middle class, developing neighborhood, situated on the eastern side of Bandra Railway station, Mumbai. It has got its name from the first chief minister of Bombay state Mr B.G. Kher. It is surrounded by the CBD of BKC to the east, Mahim to the south, Khar to the north and S.V Road to the west. It is well connected to all the parts of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane. Western Expressway passes through Kherwadi junction, a signal intersection situated in Kherwadi.
The total road network in the city's metropolitan area is 2,780 km. With Chennai's vehicular population having experienced a surge in the late 1990s, several flyovers were built to reduce the traffic congestion in the city. Of about ₹ 15,600 million invested by the state government between 2005 and 2014, Chennai cornered a major chunk of the investment. As of 2017, there are 35 functional flyovers in the city and around 150 bridges including 12 rail over bridges, catering to the city's vehicular population of about 5.3 million, including about 1.2 million cars. In addition, more than 36 flyovers are in the pipeline.
Jehangir Bomanji Petit was a noted nationalist, mill owner, philanthropist and one of Mahatma Gandhi's first supporters.
B.D. Petit Parsee General Hospital is a hospital in Cumballa Hill, Mumbai.
