76-611: Middle Income Group Ground is a cricket ground in Bandra , Mumbai . The ground was host of the Women's World Cups in 1997 and 2013 . In 1997, the ground hosted a match between the Australia and Danish women's team . The match came into the limelight when Belinda Clark scored the first double century in international ODI cricket and the highest in Women's ODI cricket . She scored unbeaten 229 off 155 with 22 boundaries. The match
152-703: A book about his travels titled The Travels of Joseph the Indian which was widely disseminated across Europe. In 1453, the fall of Constantinople , a bastion of Christianity in Asia Minor to Islamic Ottoman Empire , marked the end of the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantine Empire , and severed European trade links by land with Asia. This massive blow to Christendom spurred the Age of Discovery as Europeans were seeking alternative routes east by sea along with
228-499: A business centre has only exacerbated the traffic problems, as unlike other commercial hubs, Bandra's BKC is located between Bandra and Kurla stations and requires approximately 10-15 minute vehicular commute from either of the stations. Nearly 300,000 office-goers alight daily at Bandra Railway Station and take a taxi or bus to BKC. This has made Bandra among the busiest stations in India, surpassing Andheri and Bombay Central , and
304-634: A full-fledged educational institution for day-scholars as well as boarders. Cardinal Gracias High School is a convent school located in Bandra East. St. Joseph's Convent High School for girls is run by the nuns of the congregation of the Daughters of the Cross in Bandra West. It was built in 1865 (Bandra was then known as Bandora) and boasts a chapel. The school has produced illustrious alumni over
380-606: A heritage structure of "Heritage II" status. The Portuguese also pronounced Bandra As Bandora. As traffic in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region worsened, especially in South Mumbai , there was increased demand to construct a business district outside of Mumbai, in the suburbs. In the mid-2000s, the city of Bandra started an audacious task to reclaim lands on the Mithi River in the eastern portion of
456-772: A jurisdiction extending potentially over all past and future conquests from the Cape of Good Hope to China . Portuguese explorers arrived in Chennai in 1523 and built the Santhome Church over the tomb of Saint Thomas the Apostle , it was the first church in Chennai . In 1545, Saint Francis Xavier visited this church, prayed in the Tomb of St. Thomas and stayed for about one year before his Apostolic trip to China . This church
532-675: A newly built terminus called Bandra Terminus in Bandra (E) from where trains bound for northern and western India are scheduled regularly. The important trains include the Bandra- New Delhi Rajdhani Express, Bandra- Indore Express, Bandra- Patna Express, Bandra- Jaipur Express, Bandra- Jodhpur Express and the Bandra- Amritsar Express Public transport also includes BEST buses, auto rickshaws and taxis, which are abundant. Bandra
608-837: A reward for his military services. This was confirmed by the Royal Chancellery on 2 February 1550. As these villages were given for a period of "two lives", they reverted to the Portuguese Crown after the death of Isabel Botelha , Pessoa's widow. In 1568, the Jesuits who had applied for acquisition of these villages in anticipation of Isabel's death, obtained them from the Portuguese viceroy in Goa , they received royal confirmation from Lisbon , in 1570. In 1661, when Charles II of England married Catherine of Portugal,
684-538: A threat to the solidarity of Christian belief. Saint Francis Xavier, in a 1545 letter to John III of Portugal , requested the Goan Inquisition but the tribunal was set up only in 1560. In 1557, Goa was made an independent archbishopric, and its first suffragan sees were erected at Cochin and Malacca . The whole of the East came under the jurisdiction of Goa and its boundaries extended to almost half of
760-643: A very dilapidated building situated in Old Khar. This school was founded in 1918. It was taken over by the Society of Divine Word (S.V.D). in 1952. It is counted among the best schools in Mumbai . St. Stanislaus High School was founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus . It started as a Native Boy's orphanage. It became a high school in 1923 and was the first English medium school in the suburbs. Later, it grew to be
836-668: Is held during the eight days of the Octave of the Nativity of Our Lady, beginning 8 September, when people throng the church. The first school founded in Bandra after Bombay passed on to the English was St Andrew's Parish School, started by Fr. Francisco de Melo in 1780 to teach catechism to the children of the parish. This later became St. Andrew's High School . The school is located in Bandra West. St. Theresa's High School grew out of St. Andrew's Indian Christians' School, housed in
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#1732793764898912-1032: Is located at 50-C, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi . Saint Thomas Christian denominations Syro-Malabar Catholic , Syro-Malankara Catholic , Latin Catholic Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church , Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Malabar Independent Syrian Church Chaldean Syrian Mar Thoma Syrian , St. Thomas Evangelical Protestant denominations Andhra Evangelical Lutheran , Assemblies Jehovah Shammah , Christian Revival Church , Church of North India , Church of South India , Garo Baptist , Indian Brethren , Indian Pentecostal Church of God , Church of God (Full Gospel) , North Bank Baptist Christian , Northern Evangelical Lutheran , Methodist Church , Presbyterian , The Pentecostal Mission , Seventh-day Adventist , United Evangelical Lutheran Christianity reached India in AD 52 when Thomas
988-506: Is set in the 1950s with the first half of the book having most of the action in Pali Village , a predominantly East Indian populace at the time. Bandra is split by the local railway-line into West Bandra (Postal Code 400050) and East Bandra (Postal Code 400051). The part of Bandra located on the western side of the railway line developed into a fashionable suburb by the middle of the 20th century. Film director Mehboob Khan established
1064-516: Is the first Roman Catholic diocese in India in the state of Kerala, first erected on 9 August 1329 and re-erected on 1 September 1886. In 1329 Pope John XXII (in captivity at Avignon) erected Quilon as the first Diocese in the whole Indies as suffragan to the Archdiocese of Sultany in Persia, through the decree "Romanus Pontifix" dated 9 August 1329. By a separate Bull "Venerabili Fratri Jordano",
1140-502: Is the last southern point from Mumbai where auto rickshaws ply. Beyond Bandra, entering Mahim , only taxis are allowed to ply. The Bandra–Worli Sea Link bridge connects Bandra West with Worli , located in central Mumbai. Due to Bandra's central location, most parts of the city are easily accessible. Catholic Church in India The Catholic Church in India is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under
1216-537: The All India Conference of Indian Christians (AICIC) formed a joint committee with the Catholic Union of India to form a joint committee that passed a resolution in which, "in the future constitution of India, the profession, practice and propagation of religion should be guaranteed and that a change of religion should not involve any civil or political disability." This joint committee enabled
1292-718: The Archdiocese of Angamalé for the Saint Thomas Christians; this created another suffragan see to Archdiocese of Goa and Latinisation of St Thomas Christians started, against the wish of St Thomas Christians (East Syrian Tradition). The Saint Thomas Christians were pressured to acknowledge the authority of the Pope and most of them eventually accepted the Catholic faith, but a part of them switched to West Syriac Rite . Resentment of these measures led some part of
1368-737: The Constitution of India . Concern with charity was common to Catholics and Protestants , but with one major difference: whilst the former believe that salvation comes from faith in God which manifests itself in good works such as charity, the latter could not rely on such a possibility, since they believe that only one's faith is a requisite of salvation, and that one's works are insufficient to gain or lose salvation. Consequently, Catholic charitable efforts in India have been extensive. In Portuguese India, for instance, Saint Francis Xavier and his fellow missionaries were especially careful to help
1444-670: The East Indies were under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Lisbon . On 12 June 1514, Cochin, Goa& Bombay-Bassein became the prominent fields of missionary activity, under the newly created Diocese of Funchal in Madeira . In 1534, Pope Paul III , by the Bull Quequem Reputamus, raised Funchal as an archdiocese and Goa as its suffragan , deputing the whole of India under the diocese of Goa . This created an episcopal see – suffragan to Funchal , with
1520-640: The Mehboob Studios here in 1954. Soon the area became a center for the Indian movie industry, Bollywood . A recording studio was set up in the 1970s. In the mid-to-late 1990s, the eastern part emerged as a commercial and administrative hub. It houses the Family Court, Bandra Kurla Commercial Complex , the office of the state housing development authority ( MHADA ) and the office of the District Collector . The residential quarters of
1596-733: The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin , a Roman Catholic religious order. The patron of the Bettiah Christian Mission was Maharaja Dhurup Singh, king of the Bettiah Raj in Hindustan, who requested Giuseppe Maria Bernini to treat his ill wife and was successful in doing so. The Bettiah Christian Mission flourished under the patronage of the royal court of the Bettiah Rajas, growing in number. The Portuguese spread
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#17327937648981672-575: The Persian word for port, or "bandar." It is described by Duncan Forbes 's A Dictionary, Hindustani and English (1848) as "a city; an emporium; a port, harbor; a trading town to which numbers of foreign merchants resort". In Konkani , bandar is a loanword from Parsi (Persian) meaning harbour or port . The area along with much of the Konkan region , was ruled by the Silhara dynasty in
1748-633: The Rizvi College of Arts , Science and Commerce (established in 1985); Rizvi High School (established in 1985); Rizvi College of Engineering (established in 1998); Rizvi College of Architecture; Rizvi College of Hotel Management & Catering Technology; Rizvi Law College ; Rizvi College of Education and the Rizvi College of Fashion Designing & Creative Arts All are managed by the Rizvi Education Society, and may have
1824-617: The Seven Islands of Bombay were given away as part of the dowry of Catherine Braganza . However, Salsette island , on which Bandra laid, was not part of this treaty and remained with the Portuguese. The Portuguese Empire built additional chapels, oratories& churches in Bandra, one of the earliest being St Andrew's Church in 1575. Their Jesuit missionaries, who learned local languages and cultures , attracted many Indian converts to Western Christianity (Catholicism) among
1900-837: The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church . Despite the very small population that Indian Catholics make up percentage wise, India still has the second-largest Christian population in Asia after the Catholic Church in the Philippines . All Catholic bishops from all dioceses, come together to form the Catholic Bishops Conference of India , first convened in British India , 1944. The Vatican City 's representative ambassador to
1976-503: The Treaty of Bassein with the English, surrendering sovereignty and again ceding Bandra, and it remained under British control until 14 August 1947. Arrival of Railways and development : On 12 April 1867, the first railway service was inaugurated, with one train per day between Virar and Bombay, as part of the then private rail company, BB&CI which was the earlier form of Western Railway . A grand railway station building for Bandra
2052-638: The government of India is the Apostolic Nuncio to India . The diplomatic mission of the Holy See to India, similar to an embassy, was established as the Apostolic delegation to the East Indies in 1881. It was raised to an Internunciature by Pope Pius XII in 1948, and to a full Apostolic Nunciature by Pope Paul VI in 1967. Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli is the current Apostolic Nuncio named by Pope Francis on 13 March 2021. The Nunciature
2128-557: The 12th century. Bandra was a tiny fishing village inhabited by Kolis ( fishermen ) and salt farmers . The area was part of Portuguese Bombay territory extending from Damaon to Chaul , before its acquisition by the English East India Company . In 1534, Diego da Silveira, a pirate from the Mediterranean , entered Bandra's creek and burned the fishing town he found there. With that, Bandra came under
2204-590: The Apostle reached Muziris in Malabar Coast presently called the state of Kerala . He preached Christianity in Eastern and Western coasts of India. These Saint Thomas Christians are known as Nasrani, which is a Syriac term meaning Follower of the Nazarene Jesus. The Christian community in India later came under the jurisdiction of Bishops from Persia. Historians estimate this date to be around
2280-633: The Catholic faith in Goa , then in Cape Comorin , inland districts of Madurai and the western coast of Bassein, Salcette, Bombay , Karanja, and Chaul. With the advent of suppression of Jesuits in 1773 the missionary expansion declined in India along with the need for organisations within the Church in India. Especially when the Vicar Apostolate of Bombay was erected in 1637 which was under
2356-520: The Christian faith (see " Padroado ") in Asia was given to the Portuguese. The missionaries of the different orders ( Franciscans , Dominicans , Jesuits , Augustinians , etc.) flocked out with the conquerors, and began at once to build churches along the coastal districts where the Portuguese power made itself felt. The history of Portuguese missionaries in India starts with the neo-apostles who reached Kappad near Kozhikode on 20 May 1498 along with
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2432-725: The Christians in India to stand united, and in front of the British Parliamentary Delegation "the committee members unanimously supported the move for independence and expressed complete confidence in the future of the community in India." The office for this joint committee was opened in Delhi , in which the Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University M. Rahnasamy served as president and B.L. Rallia Ram of Lahore served as General Secretary. Six members of
2508-700: The East Indies. In the southern districts the Jesuit mission in Madura was the most famous. It extended to the Krishna river, with a number of outlying stations beyond it. The mission of Cochin, on the Malabar Coast, was also one of the most fruitful. Several missions were also established in the interior northwards, e.g., that of Agra and Lahore in 1570 and that of Tibet in 1624. Still, even with these efforts,
2584-409: The Khar part of Bandra as weekend dwellings. Khar Danda was one of the original villages of the erstwhile larger Bandra. Back then, the local Bandra railway station was felt considerably far to alight from trains and hire 'tangas' (horse carriages) to get to their bungalows by these Bandra residents. Keeping these factors and Bandra's growing population in mind, a new railway station named 'Khar Road'
2660-518: The Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama who was seeking to form anti-Islamic alliances with pre-existing Christian nations. The lucrative spice trade was further temptation for the Portuguese crown. When he and the Portuguese missionaries arrived they found no Christians in the country, except in Malabar known as St. Thomas Christians who represented less than 2% of the total population and the then-largest Christian church within India. The Christians were friendly to Portuguese missionaries at first; there
2736-424: The St+art Mumbai festival in 2014. The mural was unveiled officially by Amitabh Bachchan and Piyush Pandey , but the building has been re-painted. It is reportedly Asia's largest mural. Many of the characters in the book Bloodline Bandra by Godfrey Joseph Pereira (2014), are East Indian, including the protagonist, journalist, David Cabral, who reside in a village (hamlet) called Pali in Bandra. The book itself
2812-517: The area. Father Gomes also established St Andrew's Church . Bandra officially became a possession of the Portuguese East Indies , when the Sultanate of Cambay ceded Bandra and adjacent areas via the Treaty of Bassein (1534) , which was signed aboard the brig named Sao Mateus (St Matthew) at Vasai (Bassein) harbour, aided by Governor-General Nuno da Cunha and Diego da Silveira . The Portuguese enfeoffed (gave) Bandra, Kurla , Mazgaon and four other villages in 1548 to António Pessoa ; as
2888-498: The capital "Cambaliech" (now Beijing). Friar Odoric of Pordenone arrived in India in 1321. He visited Malabar, touching at Pandarani (20 m. north of Calicut), at Cranganore, and at Kulam or Quilon , proceeding thence, apparently, to Ceylon and to the shrine of St Thomas at Maylapur near Madras. He writes he had found the place where Thomas was buried. Father Jordanus Catalanus, a French Dominican missionary, followed in 1321–22. He reported to Rome, apparently from somewhere on
2964-451: The city, near the Kurla border. The newly formed Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) has attracted several equity and technology firms, such as Blackstone, Google , and Amazon , who chose Bandra instead of Mumbai City for its location, lower-cost of land, and new development. As the last suburb before entering Mumbai City , Bandra has for a while been strained with traffic, particularly around the railway station and S.V. Road. The development of
3040-411: The community to join the Archdeacon Thomas , in swearing never to submit to the Portuguese or to accept Jesuits as their masters in the Coonan Cross Oath in 1653. Those who accepted the West Syrian theological and liturgical tradition of Mar Gregorios became known as Jacobites . The ones who continued with East Syriac liturgical tradition came to be formally known as the Syro-Malabar Church from
3116-442: The direct ruling from Rome, this caused misunderstanding between the Portuguese missionary and the Apostolate. The Inquisition of Goa had caused strained relationship and mistrust with the Hindus of India. The strained relations between the Church and the Portuguese missionaries reached a climax when in 1838 the Holy See cancelled the jurisdiction of the three suffragan Sees of Crangaqnore, Cochin, and Mylapur and transferred it to
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3192-401: The employees of the Maharashtra State Government are also located here. Most roads and places in Bandra were given English names during British rule . They have been renamed over time but many are still popularly known by their old names. Bandra railway station is connected with the Western Railway and the Harbour Line , which is an offshoot of the suburban Central Railway . It also has
3268-399: The first Portuguese Viceroy, got permission from the Kochi Raja to build two church edifices – namely Santa Cruz Basilica (founded 1505) and St. Francis Church (founded 1506) using stones and mortar which was unheard of at that time as the local prejudices were against such a structure for any purpose other than a royal palace or a temple. In the beginning of the 16th century, the whole of
3344-424: The fourth century. As a result, they inherited East Syriac liturgy and traditions of Persia. Later, when the Western missionaries reached India, they accused this community of practicing Nestorianism , a heresy that separates Christ's divinity from his human nature. They formed the most ancient church, diocese, and metropolitan province in the Indian subcontinent and the Far East . The East Syriac diocese of India
3420-414: The goal of forging alliances with pre-existing Christian nations. Along with pioneer Portuguese long-distance maritime travellers, that reached the Malabar Coast in the late 15th century, came Portuguese missionaries who introduced the Latin Catholic church in India. They made contact with the St Thomas Christians in Kerala, which at that time were following Eastern Christian practices and were under
3496-460: The greater part even of the coast line was by no means fully worked, and many vast tracts of the interior northwards were practically untouched. With the decline of the Portuguese power, other colonial powers – namely the Dutch and British and Christian organisations – gained influence. Bettiah Christians , the northern Indian subcontinent's oldest Christian community, was established in the 18th century by Italian Christian missionaries belonging to
3572-429: The joint committee were elected to the Minorities Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India . In its meeting on 16 April 1947 and 17 April 1947, the joint committee of the All India Conference of Indian Christians and All India Catholic Union prepared a 13-point memorandum that was sent to the Constituent Assembly, which asked for religious freedom for both organisations and individuals; this came to be reflected in
3648-413: The jurisdiction of Church of the East . In the 16th century, the proselytism of Asia was linked to the Portuguese colonial policy . The Papal bull Romanus Pontifex , written on 8 January 1455 by Pope Nicholas V to King Afonso V of Portugal , confirmed to the Crown of Portugal dominion over all lands discovered or conquered during the age of discovery. Further, the patronage for the propagation of
3724-404: The largest city of the Konkan division in Maharashtra , India . The area is located to the immediate north of the River Mithi , which separates Bandra from the Mumbai City district . It is the third-largest commercial hub in Maharashtra , after the Mumbai City and Pune , primarily aided by the Bandra Kurla Complex . Before the opening of Khar Road railway station on 1 July 1924, Bandra
3800-432: The leadership of the Pope . There are over 20 million Catholics in India, representing around 1.55% of the total population, and the Catholic Church is the single largest Christian church in India . There are 10,701 parishes that make up 174 dioceses and eparchies, which are organised into 29 ecclesiastical provinces . Of these, 132 dioceses are of the Latin Church , 31 of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and 11 of
3876-408: The local charitable institutions by tending to the sick, both spiritually and physically, and performing other works of mercy. The Jesuits' educational institutions have left a prestigious impact through their education institutions. Education has become the major priority for the Church in India in recent years with nearly 60% of the Catholic schools situated in rural areas. Even in the early part of
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#17327937648983952-476: The modern Madras, and then proceeded to what he calls the kingdom of Saba, and identifies with the Sheba of Scripture, but which seems from various particulars to have been Java. Taking ship again for Malabar on his way to Europe, he encountered great storms. Another prominent Indian traveller was Joseph, priest over Cranganore. He journeyed to Babylon in 1490 and then sailed to Europe and visited Portugal, Rome, and Venice before returning to India. He helped to write
4028-435: The native church under the authority of the Latin Catholic hierarchy. He was able to secure the submission of Archdeacon George , the highest remaining representative of the native church hierarchy. Menezes convened the Synod of Diamper between 20 and 26 June 1599, which introduced a number of reforms to the church and brought it fully into his control. Following the Synod, Menezes consecrated Francis Ros, SJ, as Archbishop of
4104-458: The natives of the island. Their descendants continued their membership of the six Catholic parish churches — Mount Carmel , St. Peter's, St Andrew's, St Theresa's, St Anne's and St Francis d'Assisi; that lie within an area of four square kilometres. Bandra became part of English territory with the signing of the Treaty of Surat in 1775, but was retroceded to the Marathas in 1779 during the First Anglo-Maratha War . In 1802, Baji Rao II signed
4180-421: The nearest vicars Apostolic, and did the same with regard to certain portions of territory which had formerly been under the authority of Goa itself. Finally in 1886 another concordat was established, and at the same time the whole country was divided into ecclesiastical provinces, and certain portions of territory, withdrawn in 1838, were restored to the jurisdiction of the Portuguese sees. On 30 October 1945 in
4256-431: The organizations that conduct various programs to encourage the artists. The programs have support from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Bandra was also home to the 37X46 metre (120X150 foot) portrait of Dadasaheb Phalke on the MTNL building at Bandra Reclamation. It was created by Ranjit Dahiya (from the Bollywood Art Project) and other artists including Yantr , Munir Bukhari and Nilesh Kharade as part of
4332-402: The rule of the Portuguese Goa . A period of Christianisation began in Bandra. Father Conceicao Rodrigues , a Catholic priest, was instrumental in increasing the Church's prominence in Bandra. In 1580, he baptised about 2,000 fishermen. By the time he died 11 years later, Father Gomes' "invincible strength of soul", as one historian describes it, had helped convert close to 6,000 people in
4408-400: The same Pope, on 21 August 1329 appointed the French Dominican friar Jordanus Catalani de Severac (OP) as the first Bishop of Quilon . (Copies of the Orders and the related letters issued by Pope John XXII to Bishop Jordanus Catalani (OP) and to the diocese of Quilon are documented and preserved in the diocesan archives). In 1347, Giovanni de Marignolli visited the shrine of St Thomas near
4484-417: The second half of the 19th century onward. The Diocese of Angamaly was transferred to Diocese of Craganore in 1605; while, in 1606 a sixth suffragan see to Goa was established at San Thome, Mylapore, near the modern Madras. The suffragan sees added later to Goa were the prelacy of Mozambique (1612) and in 1690 two other sees at Peking and Nanking in China. Missionary work progressed on a large scale along
4560-663: The second-busiest station in Maharashtra's Western Railway after Churchgate railway station . In 1993, a group of terrorists attacked a hotel in Bandra in addition to other sites in the city. Bandra has a large collection of street art or graffiti. The paintings on walls are principally located in the vicinity of Chapel Road and Veronica Street, but prominent works are also visible near Bandstand and Mount Mary Church . They consist of various types of graffiti, including pieces, stencils, tags, etc. Globally renowned artists such as Gomez have created works on these walls. St+art Mumbai, Bollywood Art Project and Dharavi Art Room are some of
4636-500: The status of Muslim religious minority institution. St. Andrew's College of Arts, Science and Commerce is another famous college located in the heart of Bandra, just a few hundred metres away from St. Stanislaus High School. St. Andrews boasts of one of the best auditoriums in the city. IES's Management College an Research Centre is also located at Bandra Reclamation. It offers PGDM programs related to Management and Pharma. Bandra Lake , also called Bandra Talao or Motha Reservoir
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#17327937648984712-412: The west coast of India, that he had given Christian burial to four martyred monks. Jordanus is known for his 1329 "Mirabilia" describing the marvels of the East: he furnished the best account of Indian regions and the Christians, the products, climate, manners, customs, fauna and flora given by any European in the Middle Ages – superior even to Marco Polo's. The Diocese of Quilon headquartered at Kollam
4788-423: The western coasts, chiefly in Portuguese Bombay and Bassein , that extended from Damaon and Diu, to Salsette Island & Chaul, the missions were a great success until the Mahratta Invasions of Goa and Bassein , during which a number of churches and convents were demolished. Conversions were also carried out on the eastern coasts at San Thome of Mylapore and as far as Portuguese Chittagong , and beyond Bengal in
4864-526: The work of the other religious orders in Goa (Dominicans, Franciscans, etc.) who had been arriving since the Portuguese conquest of Goa in 1510. Native Goans who converted were rewarded by the government with Portuguese citizenship. At the same time, many New Christians from Portugal migrated to India as a result of the Portuguese Inquisition . Many of them were suspected of being Crypto-Jews and Crypto-Muslims , converted Jews and Muslims who were secretly practicing their old religions. Both were considered
4940-433: The world: from the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, to Burma, China and Japan in East Asia. In 1576 the suffragan See of Macao (China) was added; and in 1588, that of Funai in Japan. The death of the last East Syriac metropolitan Archbishop – Mar Abraham of the Saint Thomas Christians , an ancient body formerly part of the Church of the East in 1597; gave the then Archbishop of Goa Menezes an opportunity to bring
5016-417: The years. R.D. National College was originally set up in 1922 in Hyderabad, Pakistan under the guidance of Annie Besant . In the run-up to the Partition of India , it was relocated to its present site in 1949 in Bandra. The Thadomal Shahani Engineering College was established in 1983 by the Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board . The Rizvi Education Complex , located off Carter Road , comprises
5092-513: Was a Franciscan sent to China to become prelate of Peking in around 1307. He travelled from Persia and moved down by sea to India, in 1291, to the Madras region or "Country of St. Thomas". There he preached for thirteen months and baptised about one hundred persons. From there Monte Corvino wrote home, in December 1291 (or 1292). That is one of the earliest noteworthy accounts of the Coromandel coast furnished by any Western European. Travelling by sea from Mailapur, he reached China in 1294, appearing in
5168-575: Was a larger area and included the present day Khar neighbourhood. It was considered too large a suburb to be served by one railway station and railway station was established to give the northern part of Bandra closer access to the Western Railway line. This eventually led to Khar being considered a separate suburb. However, to this day, the two adjoined suburbs make up one homogeneous zone. A number of prominent residents of Bandra are celebrities or VIPs who are active in Bollywood , media, cricket and politics. The name "Bandra" possibly originates from
5244-527: Was an exchange of gifts between them, and these groups were delighted at their common faith. During the second expedition, the Portuguese fleet comprising 13 ships and 18 priests, under Captain Pedro Álvares Cabral , anchored at Cochin on 26 November 1500. Cabral soon won the goodwill of the Raja of Cochin . He allowed four priests to do apostolic work among the early Christian communities scattered in and around Cochin. Thus Portuguese missionaries established Portuguese Mission in 1500. Dom Francisco de Almeida ,
5320-405: Was constructed by a rich Konkani Muslim of Navapada (also spelt Naupada or Naopara), an adjoining village. The lake was later acquired by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai . It was officially renamed Swami Vivekanand Sarovar. Paddle boating facilities and pisciculture (fish farming) activities were operational in this lake during the 1990s but have since stopped. This lake is now
5396-488: Was elevated as a metropolitan province in the eighth century by Patriarch Ishoyab III . In the words of Pope John Paul II , this community, while being a part of the East Syriac Church , had never broken the communion with the worldwide catholic Church explicitly. Today, the continuity of this early Christian community is found in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church , an Oriental Church in communion with Catholic Church, following East Syriac traditions. John of Monte Corvino
5472-473: Was inaugurated in 1869. The innovative aspects used in the design of this structure are visible to this day. On closer scrutiny, it is evident how railway tracks bunched together make up each of the iron pillars, that hold up the roof over the platforms. In 1873, with growing demands, the frequency of trains available was increased to 24 each day. In the early 1900s, the affluent Pathare Prabhu community lived in South Mumbai , and used their quaint bungalows in
5548-612: Was introduced adjoining Bandra Railway station on 1 July 1924. This development is the primary reason that the Khar part of Bandra started being referred to as a suburb by itself. As late as the 1930s, Bandra had only one bus service from Pali Naka , Hill Road to the Railway station. Other people just walked to the nearest railway station. After World War II , the building boom began with an aim to accommodate immigrants. As of 2018, 940 trains stop daily at Bandra railway station . Bandra
5624-575: Was later elevated to the status of a cathedral in 1606 by Pope Paul V , with the inauguration of the Diocese of Saint Thomas of Mylapore at the request of Portuguese King. Later the cathedral church was rebuilt by the British in 1896 with the style of Neo Gothic . It was made a basilica in 1927 by Pope Pius XII . Around 1540, missionaries from the newly founded Society of Jesus arrived in Goa. The Portuguese government supported their work, as well as
5700-585: Was raised to the status of a municipality in 1876 and was then expanded. In 1950, following independence, it was merged into the Bombay Municipal Corporation to form the Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay . Bandra consisted of many villages, among them Sherly, Malla, Rajan, Kantwady, Waroda, Ranwar, Boran, Khar Danda, Pali, and Chuim. These have almost been lost to urban development of the island. The Bandra Fair
5776-409: Was won by Australia Women's Cricket Team by 369 runs. In 2013, the hosted two matches between Sri Lanka Women and West Indies and then Australia and West Indies . The ground also hosted two warm-up match. This article about a cricket ground in India is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bandra Bandra ( [bæːɳɖɾa] ) is a coastal suburb located in Mumbai ,
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