ABC Wednesday - 'D' for DADAR

• If you ask any Mumbaiite, what is 'D' for? Most of them will say D for DADAR.
• Dadar, the most crowded railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway, is divided into Dadar East and Dadar West by the railway line.
• Dadar has the only railway station common to both the Central line and the Western line; this makes it a transit point and the most crowded railway station on the Mumbai Suburban Railway.
• Dadar West market is a very popular shopping destination for residents of central Mumbai.
• Some of the prominent landmarks of Dadar are Pritam Restaurant & Dhaba, Hindmata Cloth Market; St. Paul the Apostle Church, behind Hindmata Theatre; Guru Nanak Gurudwara, opposite Chitra Cinema; behind Chitra Cinema; Dadar T.T. Circle.
• The Parsi Colony in Dadar has the famous Five Gardens, actually something like seven to eight gardens separated by roads.
• Opposite the exit of the Dadar Railway Station is located the newly constructed Swaminarayan Temple .
• Hindu Colony in Dadar has several major educational institutes clustered together: the Ruia College, the Ruparel College, the Podar College and formerly the King George, but now known as the I.E.S. School, after its operators, the Indian Education Society.

Mahila Vastu Bhandar - A Closer Look

A closer look at the merchandise available at Mahila Vastu Bhandar.
Do you have hobby shops in your area?

Hawkers Fleeing

If you look carefully, this is a pic of the hawkers on the street. They are not selling their goods but fleeing because of the municipal raid in the area. If caught, their goods will be confiscated. Onnce they come to know the municipal officials have left, they all come back to their respective spots to earn a daily living.

Dadar West Market

The same busy street is a part of the Dadar market, where you can buy almost anything in shops and from hawkers too.

Welcome Decorations

The decorations for sale here are for putting up at the entrance door. Sale of such decorations is common in Dadar area in Mumbai, but a tobacco store in Dadar selling them is unusual. The name of the shop reads as 'Liberty Tobacco Stores'. Most people put up such 'Torans' during festivals, or Diwali time of the year.