Kandivali
neighbourhood in Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra, India
Kandivali or Kandivli (Pronunciation: [kaːn̪d̪iʋəliː]) formerly Khandolee is a suburb in the north of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
History
Kandivali is mentioned as Kāndhvaḻī (कांधवळी) in the 15th–17th century Marathi-language text Mahikavatichi Bakhar; the name derives from a term for Mangroves.
In the 16th century, Kandivali consisted of a number of villages including Kandivali (also known as Kandol), Bunder Pakhadi Koliwada, and Charkop. The other old settlements in Kandivli were villages occupied by the local community - the East Indian Community, Bhandari people
, and Koli - who are recognized as the original native inhabitants of Mumbai. These communities are still living in Kandivali. Artifacts found near Kandivali indicate that the region was inhabited in the Stone Age.
The Kandivali railway station was built more than 100 years ago, in 1907, then known as Khandolee. The station derived its name from the East Indian village of Condolim. Earth and stones from Paran, a hillock east of the Kandivali railway station, were quarried to reclaim the Bombay Backbay. On this account, a railway line was opened, a workshop was erected, and a number of dwelling houses were constructed for officers and workmen numbering thousands.
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