Tilak Nagar (Mumbai)
Tilak Nagar (Marathi: टिळक नगर) is a residential colony in the suburban Mumbai. There is also a railway station on the Harbour Line of the Mumbai suburban railway by this name. Named after freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak, this is a suburban area in Mumbai, India.
Tilak Nagar टिळकनगर | |
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Neighbourhood | |
  Tilak Nagar Location in Mumbai, India | |
| Coordinates: 19.0658°N 72.8899°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Mumbai Suburban |
| City | Mumbai |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 400089 |
| Area code(s) | 022 |
| Vehicle registration | MH 03 |
It was planned and built in the 1960s as a lower-middle-class colony, chiefly composed of chawls. The colony is now getting a facelift as the chawls are being pulled down to be replaced with residential high-rises and towers. There is also increased commercial development in the colony over the last decade. Tilak Nagar has lavish gardens and playgrounds. It is famous for its Ganpati festivals.
Most of the population of Tilak Nagar is Maharashtrians and South Indians.
Geography
Earlier a calm and quiet locality with ample open spaces, haphazard construction of new buildings in every open space has resulted in a congested locality with few open spaces. The colony is bounded by Shell Colony to the south, Vidyavihar to the north, Pestom Sagar to its east and New Tilak Nagar and Kurla to its west. It was formerly known as "Township colony". New Tilak Nagar is also a colony situated inside Tilak Nagar. Postal code of Tilak Nagar is 400089.
Educational institutions
- Lokmanya Tilak High School
- Holy Family High School
- Amchi Shala
- Saraswati Vidya Mandir
- Municipal SchooLokmanya Tilak High School
- Universal High School
Shopping, entertainment
Tilak Nagar provides great entertainment. Sahakar Plaza, a single screen theatre is very famous and is situated in the locality. Tilaknagar also has famous shopping malls like Shopper's Stop and also the quick service restaurant McDonald's. Periodically, the infrastructure has improved with a flyover Santa Cruz–Chembur Link Road and landscaping of parks and playgrounds.
Notable people lived or living in Tilak Nagar
Ganpati celebrations
Because Tilak Nagar has a major Hindu population consisting of Maharashtrians and south Indians, many religious programmes are held there regularly, with additional audience from the nearby areas of Chembur and from other parts of the city. Tilak Nagar is famous for Ganpati decorations of its pandals.[1]
Famous Ganesh Utsav Mandals in TilakNagar
- Sahyadri Krida Mandal
- Maharashtra Aikyavardhak Mandal
Recreation
Tilak Nagar has 3 major playgrounds namely Sahyadri ground, Municipal ground (Lal maidan), and Om Shiv Sai ground (OSS) in New Tilak Nagar.
Cricket is the main sport played here.
Transportation
Autorickshaws, BEST buses and trains are the public modes of transport available in Tilak Nagar. The colony is serviced by the Harbour line of the Central Railway via the Tilak Nagar railway station. The stations of Vidyavihar and Chembur are also in close proximity. The access to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Kurla Terminus) is also via Tilak Nagar station. Chembur monorail station and Ghatkopar metro station are also easily accessible.
References
- "Rajan's Ganpati show-of-strength diminishes". Times of India. 23 August 2003. Retrieved 21 August 2011.