Malad
Malad | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
 Inorbit Mall, Malad | |
  Malad  Malad  Malad | |
| Coordinates: 19°11′10″N 72°50′55″E / 19.186111°N 72.848611°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Mumbai Suburban |
| City | Mumbai |
| Zone | D.C.P, Zone IX |
| Ward | P-North |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 400064(West), 400095(Malvani), 400097(East) |
| Area code | 022 |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Mumbai North |
Malad (Pronunciation: [maːlaːɖ]) is a suburb located in North Mumbai. Malad has a railway station on the Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway) of the Mumbai Suburban Railway, lying between Kandivali station to the north and Goregaon station to the south. The railway tracks of the Western Line divide the suburb into Malad (West) and Malad (East). It has a large Marathi and Marwadi population. Also located in Malad is a prominent office commercial space extending from the back of two prominent shopping malls, Inorbit Mall and Infiniti Mall. Marve Beach and Aksa Beach are suburbs located in Malad.
History
[edit]Malad is mentioned in Mahikavatichi Bakhar, a 15th-17th century Marathi-language text of doubtful veracity. In fact, the text was commissioned by Nayako-rao, the revenue collection officer (Desala or Deshala) of Malad, with the objective of using genealogies to legitimize the hereditary revenue collection rights of the local officials.[1] The text narrates the history of Malad as follows: in the 13th century, Nagarshah - the king of Ghandivi (Gandevi) - conquered the present-day Mumbai region. Three of his relatives demanded the villages of Malad, Marol and Thane as fiefs as a reward for their good performance in this military campaign. When Nagarshah refused their demand, they allied with king Ramdev-rao (Rama-deva) of Devagiri. The area briefly came under the control of Ramdev-rao's son Bimb-dev (Bhima), but Nagarshah's family soon regained control over it, and ruled as a vassal of the Delhi Sultanate in the 14th century.[2]
The Mahikavatichi Bakhar further states that Soma (or Somala), the Desala of Malad[3], went to Sultan Alauddin's court in Delhi to resolve a dispute with another landholder named Papanrut Desala. Alauddin killed both the men after a heated argument, but later felt remorse for killing the innocent Soma, and prayed for him. Meanwhile, Alauddin's wazir Nika Malik appointed Bhagadchuri (a son of Nagarshah's foster son Jaitchuri[3]) as the new Desala of Malad, but the local people despised Bhagadchuri as an outsider.[4] Bhagadchuri's corrupt and perverted acts, including his attempt to seduce a woman from the family of Soma Desala, made him more unpopular. Bhagadchuri later replaced the local vassal king as a subordinate of the Tughluq dynasty, and executed all his opponents, including the descenants of Soma Desala. Ultimately, a group of dissidents executed him at the Harba-devi fair on the Madh Island. Subsequently, Muhammad bin Tughluq appointed Lahur-shah - a member of the Nagarshah dynasty - as the new administrator of the area.[5] Later, the area was successively ruled by some local families, the Muzaffarids of Gujarat, and the Portuguese.[5][4]
Ahead of Aksa Beach, is the hidden and relatively lesser known vital landmark, which is the Malad Fort a.k.a. Madh Fort. The fort overlooks the Arabian Sea and was captured by the Maratha Empire, from the Portuguese in 1739.[6] INS Hamla, a logistics and training establishment of the Indian navy is situated in Malad.[7]
Educational institutes
[edit]- St. Anne's High School & Junior College[8]
- Kendriya Vidyalaya INS Hamla
- Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies[9]
- Mahindra Academy[10]
- Lords Universal College[11]
- Ryan International School (ICSE/CBSE, Malad)[12]
- Seth Juggilal Poddar Academy[13]
- Malad West School in Mumbai, Vibgyor Rise[14]
- Nagindas Khandwala College[15]
- Utkarsh Mandir Malad (East) and Malad (West)
Beaches
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Muphid Mujawar 2018, pp. 5–7.
- ^ Mayur Thakare 2016, pp. 548–550.
- ^ a b Mayur Thakare 2016, p. 550.
- ^ a b Muphid Mujawar 2018, p. 9.
- ^ a b Mayur Thakare 2016, p. 551.
- ^ "Colonial Voyage - The website dedicated to the Colonial History". Colonial Voyage. Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Indian Navy". 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "St. Anne's High School & Junior College". sahsjc.org. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Top B schools | DSIMS | Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies". www.rset.edu.in. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ mahindraacademy.org. "Mahindra Acedemy". Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Home". Lords Universal College, Goregaon. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Ryan International School: Malad". www.ryaninternational.org. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Home". Seth Juggilal Poddar Academy, Malad. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ admin. "Vibgyor Schools Mumbai| School in Malad West| Take a Tour". Vibgyor Rise in Mumbai. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Nagindas Khandwala College".
Bibliography
[edit]- Mayur Thakare (2016). "The Witness of Ages: Archaeology of the Madh Island and Versova, Mumbai Suburban District" (PDF). Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology. 4: 542–606.
- Muphid Mujawar (2018). "Revisiting Earliest Marathi Narrative of 'Muslim Conquest': Representations of 'Musalmans' in Mahikavatichi bakhar". Inclusive: An International Journal of Kolkata Centre for Contemporary Studies. 1 (12). ISSN 2278-9758.
