Cuffe Parade is a historic and significant business district of the city of Mumbai, India. It is home to a collection of commercial and office high-rises. It is bordered to the north by Nariman Point which, along with Cuffe Parade, forms the greater CBD region of the city.

Overview

To the east is Colaba Causeway and to the west is the

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. Among the notable residents are members of the Ambani and

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families. The arterial road which runs through Cuffe Parade (Capt. Prakash Pethe Marg) is named after the Indian Army officer Capt. Prakash Pethe who was martyred in the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971. * Prominent businessmen living here include Subhash Chandra of Essel Group, the Goenka family, the Patni family, Nimesh Kampani of JM Financial. The skyline consists of prominent buildings like Maker Tower and Jolly Maker-1, considered to be the richest housing society in Mumbai. * Cuffe Parade Resident Association is a citizen's organisation looking after the interests of the Cuffe Parade area since 1971. * The slum children of the area are educated by schools organised by Bina Sheth Lashkari. * MVRDC World Trade Centre I is located at Cuffe Parade in Mumbai, it is 156 metres high and has 35 floors. It is a commercial and shopping complex. * One of India's top media empires, that of Ronnie Screwvala, started in 1981, right here when he brought one of India's first cable TV channels to Cuffe Parade. * The upscale neighborhood is home to prominent landmarks such as Mumbai's World Trade Centre, Maker Towers, and the iconic Taj President Hotel.

Local landmarks

* BD Somani International School * Colaba Woods * World Trade Centre

References

External links

Cuffe Parade Residents Association (CPRA)

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