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Gurdwara in Chakala in Mumbai. The Guru Nanak Punjabi Sabha was founded by

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(1922–1992) to establish the Gurdwara, the Charitable Dispensary and the Guru Nanak Mission High School. The Gurdwara and Charitable Dispensary is located on Andheri Kurla Road, Amrit Nagar, Andheri East, Mumbai - 400093, Opposite Holy Family Church, Chakala. The Guru Nanak Mission High School is located at 5/B, Mahakali Caves Road, Chakala, Gundavali, Near Sai Palace Hotel, Andheri East, Mumbai - 400093.

History

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The land for the Gurdwara was originally purchased in 1955 and construction began in 1956. The Gurdwara, Charitable Dispensary and the Mission High School were all operating by 1967. The school, which occupied the first floor did eventually become too big for the available space, and had to be relocated. A new site was purchased in 1985 and the school moved to its present location on Mahakali Caves Road in the year 2000. In 1955,

was transferred to N J Wadia Dispensary on S V Road in Andheri as the

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. He was provided with accommodation, which consisted of a bungalow and an outhouse. Jolly started to use the outhouse for

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because there was a large community of

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in the area, and the next nearest Gurdwara was some distance away in Khar. Funds were raised to buy some land in 1955, with work on its construction beginning in 1956 by first laying the foundations and going on to build the Gurdwara, Charitable Dispensary and eventually the School. To ensure that the Gurdwara remained self-sufficient financially, a significant section of the ground floor was made available to rent as a shopfront, which it still is to this day.

References

External links

History of the Guru Nanak Punjabi Sabha

Eminent Personality Dr SS Jolly

Gurdwara Guru Nanak Punjabi Sabha Chakala

World Gurudwaras

Guru Nanak Charitable Dispensary

Guru Nanak Mission High School

Gurdwara Guru Nanak Punjabi Sabha Chakala

History of the Founder Dr SS Jolly

Dr Shamsher Singh Jolly

Biography of Dr SS Jolly

Punjabi Patrika

History of the Guru Nanak Punjabi Sabha

Videos of Dr SS Jolly
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