Saat Bangla is a neighbourhood in Versova,

Andheri Andheri ( �n̪d̪ʱeɾiː is a locality in the western part of the city of Mumbai in India. Udayanagari, the name of a hill near the Mahakali caves, inspired the name Andheri. On the former islet of Versova, also known as Vasave, there was ano ...

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History and etymology

The area is said to derive its name from seven bungalows owned by then country's who's who - the

Maharaja of Gwalior Gwalior state was a semi-autonomous Maratha state. It was centred in modern-day Madhya Pradesh, arising due to the rise of the Maratha Empire and fragmentation of the Mughal Empire. It was ruled by the House of Scindia (anglicized from Shinde ...

, the Maharaja of Kutch,

Dadabhai Naoroji Dadabhai Naoroji (4 September 1825 – 30 June 1917) also known as the "Grand Old Man of India" and "Unofficial Ambassador of India", was an Indian political leader, merchant, scholar and writer who served as 2nd, 9th, and 22nd President of t ...

, Sir Rustom Masani, Sorabjee Talati, Kaiki Villa, the Khambatta's and the Chinai's.Last of the Seven Bungalows
/ref> Of which now only the bungalow of Chinai's built in the 1930s by Claude Batley, a British architect, for Maneklal Chunilal Chinai, a wealthy textile merchant, remains in its originality.

Parks

There are two parks in the locality. The first one is the Dadabhai Navroji Garden, also known as Seven Bungalows Garden, which is maintained by the

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. The other is the Nana Nani Park, located opposite it.

Transport

The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) operates a bus station at Seven Bungalows. Bus services connect the area with places like

Andheri railway station Andheri (station code: A (Western)/AD (Harbour)/ADH (Indian Railways)) is a passenger rail station located at Andheri suburb of Mumbai. It serves the Western line and Harbour lines of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. It is also a stop for some exp ...

, and

Bhayandar railway station Bhayandar (station code: BY) is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It is located in the northern most end of the Salsette island, which separates the satellite cities of Vasai Virar from Western Subu ...

. The western terminal station on

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of the

Mumbai Metro The Mumbai Metro is a rapid transit (MRT) system serving the city of Mumbai and the wider Mumbai Metropolitan Region in Maharashtra, India.Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority is responsible authority for maintaining the metro system ...

Versova metro station Versova is a metro station and the western terminus of Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro serving the Seven Bungalows, Yari Road and Versova neighbourhoods of Andheri in Mumbai, India. It opened to the public on 8 June 2014 and consists of two side ...

is also located at Seven Bungalows. Seven Bungalows lies on the arterial Jayaprakash Narayan Road (JP Road) which connects it to

and Versova.

References

{{reflist Suburbs of Mumbai Andheri