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Powai is a suburb situated in the north-east of the city of Mumbai
, India
. The word 'Powai' comes from Padmavati
a Hindu Goddess , whose temple is situated on the banks of Lake Powai. Its etymology is drawn from the deity's name Padma Aai, which means Mother Padma, in the local language Marathi
.
Its a truly cosmopolitan area with people of different ethnicity and nationalities making it their home.
http://www.thapovan.co.in
Powai has an Ayappa Temple http://www.powaitemple.com/home.htm, a Swami Narayan Temple http://www.kakaji.org/isrc.html, a Suvarna Temple http://powai.info/2010/03/20/suvarna-temple-powai/, a Gurudwara, three churches (and many worship centres) and a Mosque.
The Powai area has grown tremendously in the past decade and is presently a residential, commercial and retail hub for the eastern suburbs of Bombay - in news more for traffic snarls than anything else.
A local weekly newspaper Planet Powai regularly reports on the latest news and development of this area. This newspaper has released a comprehensive info book on Powai - 'Powai Guide & Yellow Pages' for the first time ever. In addition to these facilities, it also has a dedicated website Powai.Info and the region's social networking website Powai.Me.
Stretch of Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR)http://www.msrdc.org/Projects/P-MUTP2-JVLR_widening.aspx called 'Adi Shankaracharya Marg' (ADS Marg) passes through this suburb.
Powai's Hiranandani Gardens is often featured in many Bollywood
movies.
Powai was once a princely estate belonging to Sir Mohammed Yusuf. In 1943 just before independence in 1947 the Freedom Fighter Chandrabhan Sharma arrived in Bombay and happened to lease and subsequently buy Powai Estate in a strange twist of fate from Sir Yusuf for a paltry sum. Powai comprised five villages : Saki, Kopri, Tirandaz, Powai and Paspauli then.
In the late fifties a portion of Powai was given to the Government to set up Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). The then Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, had personally come to finalise the area and on meeting Chandrabhan Sharma motivated him to give the land at no cost in the name of Nation. At the same time a young engineer from US called Toubro had got a major contract in Mumbai and had leased vast tracts of land to L&T from Sharmas.
Powai's modernisation started with Sharma's construction business in 1975 under the flagship of GHP Corp. Prashant Apts was the first modern Bldg to come up in Powai after IIT followed by the 13 floor Bhawani Tower.
, Powai is host to some important landmarks of Mumbai, such as:
Bali Guitar Academy( Gopal Sharma international school)
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The word 'Powai' comes from Padmavati
Padmavati
-Mythology:* Alamelu, aka Padmāvatī, Hindu goddess and consort of Sri Venkateshwara of Tirupati* Another name for the Hindu serpent goddess Manasa* Padmavati , Jain goddess-Given name:...
a Hindu Goddess , whose temple is situated on the banks of Lake Powai. Its etymology is drawn from the deity's name Padma Aai, which means Mother Padma, in the local language Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
.
Introduction
Powai suburb has grownup in recent past into a modern township with its grand Hiranandani Garden and other state-of-art structures and Residential complexes.Its a truly cosmopolitan area with people of different ethnicity and nationalities making it their home.
http://www.thapovan.co.in
Powai has an Ayappa Temple http://www.powaitemple.com/home.htm, a Swami Narayan Temple http://www.kakaji.org/isrc.html, a Suvarna Temple http://powai.info/2010/03/20/suvarna-temple-powai/, a Gurudwara, three churches (and many worship centres) and a Mosque.
The Powai area has grown tremendously in the past decade and is presently a residential, commercial and retail hub for the eastern suburbs of Bombay - in news more for traffic snarls than anything else.
A local weekly newspaper Planet Powai regularly reports on the latest news and development of this area. This newspaper has released a comprehensive info book on Powai - 'Powai Guide & Yellow Pages' for the first time ever. In addition to these facilities, it also has a dedicated website Powai.Info and the region's social networking website Powai.Me.
Stretch of Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR)http://www.msrdc.org/Projects/P-MUTP2-JVLR_widening.aspx called 'Adi Shankaracharya Marg' (ADS Marg) passes through this suburb.
Powai's Hiranandani Gardens is often featured in many Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
movies.
Powai was once a princely estate belonging to Sir Mohammed Yusuf. In 1943 just before independence in 1947 the Freedom Fighter Chandrabhan Sharma arrived in Bombay and happened to lease and subsequently buy Powai Estate in a strange twist of fate from Sir Yusuf for a paltry sum. Powai comprised five villages : Saki, Kopri, Tirandaz, Powai and Paspauli then.
In the late fifties a portion of Powai was given to the Government to set up Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). The then Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, had personally come to finalise the area and on meeting Chandrabhan Sharma motivated him to give the land at no cost in the name of Nation. At the same time a young engineer from US called Toubro had got a major contract in Mumbai and had leased vast tracts of land to L&T from Sharmas.
Powai's modernisation started with Sharma's construction business in 1975 under the flagship of GHP Corp. Prashant Apts was the first modern Bldg to come up in Powai after IIT followed by the 13 floor Bhawani Tower.
Landmarks
Besides the Powai LakePowai Lake
Powai Lake is an artificial lake, situated in the northern suburb of Mumbai, in the Powai valley, where a Powai village with cluster of huts existed...
, Powai is host to some important landmarks of Mumbai, such as:
- Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT Bombay),
- Construction, engineering and manufacturing conglomerate Larsen & ToubroLarsen & ToubroLarsen & Toubro Limited is an Indian multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Mumbai, India. The company has four main business sectors: technology, engineering, construction and manufacturing. L&T has an international presence, with a global spread of offices and factories, further...
group of companies - National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), and
- Luxury Hotels : Renaissance Hotel http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bombr-renaissance-mumbai-convention-centre-hotel/, The Rodas http://www.rodashotel.com/lake_view/ecotel.htm and The Residency http://theresidencehotel.com/
- Government colonies of Income Tax Dept,Customs, Coast guard &c.
- Centre for Excellence in Telecom Technology and Management (CETTM)
- IBS,Mumbai,http://www.ibsindia.org/ibs_mumbai.asp
- LH Hiranandani Hospital,http://www.hiranandanihospital.org/
Residential Complexes
- Hiranandani GardensHiranandani GardensHiranandani Gardens is a township located in Powai, a northern suburb of Mumbai, India. The township is approachable by Adi Shankaracharya Marg , a part of Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road . The nearest Mumbai Suburban Railway station is Kanjurmarg and Vikhroli. It is named after the Hiranandani Group...
- Powai Vihar Complex
- Raheja Vihar. Off Chandivali Farm Road http://www.krahejacorp.com/maple-leaf.html
- Palatial Heights. Chandivali Farm Road http://www.remax.in/517008004-1
- Jal Vayu Vihar Complex, adjacent to Hiranandani on Ridge Street (A MHADA project)
- http://www.ghpcorp.com/contents/suncity.htm, Suncity Complex : (Comprising Neptune, Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Pluto and Mars Buildings, Near Gandhi Nagar Flyover)
- Trikuta Towers (Adjacent to Suncity Complex, Near Gandhi Nagar Flyover)
- Shiv Srishti Complex , Behind SM Shetty School
- IIT Mumbai Staff CHS Ltd. Behind SM Shetty School. Hiranandani Powai
- Panchratna Housing Society, Adi Shankaracharya Marg.[Includes SBI and NTPC Officers' Quarters]
- MHADA HIG Colony, Rambaug (Near the Powai Police Station),http://mhada.maharashtra.gov.in/?q=powai
- Nahar's Amrit Shakti Complex, off Chandivali Farm Road
- Evershine Sapphire (Above SBI Bank)
- Bhavani tower Complex, Powai
- Gundecha Hills, Chandivali Farm Road
- Kailash Tower, Chandivali Farm Road
- Symphony Cooperative Housing Society (Tata Symphony)
Hotels
- Renaissance Hotel,http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bombr-renaissance-mumbai-convention-centre-hotel/
- The Residency Hotel,http://theresidencehotel.com/
- Rodas Hotel, http://www.rodashotel.com/
Schools & Colleges
- Powai English High School One of the Oldest School of Powai (Board : Secondary School CertificateSecondary School CertificateThe Secondary School Certificate, also known as SSC, is a public examination taken by students in Bangladesh, Pakistan and in the states of Tamilnadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Goa in India after successfully completing at least ten years of schooling. It is followed...
) - IIT Campus SchoolIIT Campus SchoolThe IIT Campus School is a primary and secondary school at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India, that provides education to the children of IIT employees.-History:...
(Board : Secondary School CertificateSecondary School CertificateThe Secondary School Certificate, also known as SSC, is a public examination taken by students in Bangladesh, Pakistan and in the states of Tamilnadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Goa in India after successfully completing at least ten years of schooling. It is followed...
) - Indian Institute of Technology BombayIndian Institute of Technology BombayThe Indian Institute of Technology Bombay , popularly known as IIT Bombay or IITB, is a public research university located in Powai, Mumbai...
(IIT Bombay) - NITIENITIEThe National Institute of Industrial Engineering, popularly known as NITIE, is a prestigious business school located in Vihar Lake, Mumbai, India. The institute, which started off as an Industrial Engineering institute, now offers full-time Post Graduate programs in both Industrial Engineering and...
near Passpoli Village, Vihar lake road. - Kendriya VidyalayaKV IIT PowaiKV IIT Powai is an Indian Institute of Technology secondary school in Mumbai, India. It was established on June 15, 1964. It is part of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan.-History:...
(Board : CBSE) - Hiranandani Foundation School PowaiHiranandani Foundation School PowaiThe Hiranandani Foundation School, Powai, Mumbai, India, was started to serve the residents of Hiranandani Gardens. The school follows the ICSE curriculum. It offers schooling for students from nursery to tenth grade...
(Board : Indian Certificate of Secondary EducationIndian Certificate of Secondary EducationThe Indian Certificate of Secondary Education or ICSE examination is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, a private, non-governmental board of school education in India, for class 10, i.e., grade 10...
& International Baccalaureate) - Bombay ScottishBombay Scottish School, PowaiBombay Scottish School is a private, co-educational school located in Mumbai, India. It is an affiliate of the Bombay Scottish School, Mahim.- School flag and motto :...
(Board : Indian Certificate of Secondary EducationIndian Certificate of Secondary EducationThe Indian Certificate of Secondary Education or ICSE examination is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, a private, non-governmental board of school education in India, for class 10, i.e., grade 10...
) - http://www.ghpcorp.com/contents/gsmschool.htm, Gopal Sharma High School & Junior College (Board : Secondary School CertificateSecondary School CertificateThe Secondary School Certificate, also known as SSC, is a public examination taken by students in Bangladesh, Pakistan and in the states of Tamilnadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Goa in India after successfully completing at least ten years of schooling. It is followed...
& Indian Certificate of Secondary EducationIndian Certificate of Secondary EducationThe Indian Certificate of Secondary Education or ICSE examination is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, a private, non-governmental board of school education in India, for class 10, i.e., grade 10...
) - http://www.smshettyschool.org, S.M.Shetty High School & Junior College (Board : Secondary School CertificateSecondary School CertificateThe Secondary School Certificate, also known as SSC, is a public examination taken by students in Bangladesh, Pakistan and in the states of Tamilnadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Goa in India after successfully completing at least ten years of schooling. It is followed...
& IGCSEIGCSEThe International General Certificate of Secondary Education is an internationally recognised qualification for school students, typically in the 14–16 age group. It is similar to the GCSE in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Standard Grade in Scotland or Junior Certificate in the Republic of...
)] - http://www.ltinstitute.com, L&T Institute of Technology, Mumbai] (LTIT Mumbai)
Amenities and Classes
- Bali Guitar Academy [www.baliguitaracademy.com]
- Shiamak Davar's Dance Classes http://www.sdipa.com/sdipa/schedules/mumbai/powai.asp
- Forest club has squash lessons, swimming lessons, bharatnatyam (Sudha Chandran), Tennis Lessons http://forest-club.fitness-and-spa.powai.tel/
- Aaakar Science clubs and classes
- Ansar Academy of Western Dance http://mumbai.olx.in/ansar-s-academy-of-western-dance-iid-16820193
- The Apple Tree: Ballet, Foxtrot http://mumbai.justdial.com/apple-tree-the_powai_Mumbai_vNzD.dumzztztdfju.wbXX.jhXXPrsq.htm
- Gurukul: Personality development, dance, music, theatre
- Hakone Go Karts and video games
- Rotary Club Powai http://www.rotaryclubpowai.org/Rotary_Club_Bombay_Powai/About_Us.html
See also
- Mumbai metropolitan areaMumbai metropolitan areaThe Mumbai Metropolitan Region /Mumbai Metropolitan Area is the metropolitan area consisting of the metropolis of Mumbai and its satellite towns. Developing over a period of about 20 years, it consists of seven municipal corporations and fifteen smaller municipal councils...
- Centre for Excellence in Telecom Technology and Management (CETTM)
Bali Guitar Academy( Gopal Sharma international school)