Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar (GTB Nagar), formerly known as ''Koliwada'', is a neighbourhood in
Sion,
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the secon ...
, named after
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
Guru Tegh Bahadur ( Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਤੇਗ਼ ਬਹਾਦਰ (Gurmukhi); ; 1 April 1621 – 11 November 1675) was the ninth of ten Gurus who founded the Sikh religion and the leader of Sikhs from 1665 until his beheading in 1675 ...
, the ninth
Guru
Guru ( sa, गुरु, IAST: ''guru;'' Pali'': garu'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: traditionally, the guru is a reverentia ...
of
Sikhism
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.
Originally home to Mumbai's indigenous
Koli community, it is also known as
Koliwada
Koliwada refers to a colony of Koli people, Koli rajputs in India. Several places named Koliwada are located across the Mumbai city in India:
* Khar Danda Koliwada
* Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar Sion, Mumbai, Sion Koliwada (formerly known as Koliwad ...
. A colony was constructed for the rehabilitation of Sikh and Hindu
refugees
A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution. who came from
North West Frontier Province
The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP; ps, شمال لویدیځ سرحدي ولایت, ) was a Chief Commissioner's Province of British India, established on 9 November 1901 from the north-western districts of the Punjab Province. Followin ...
of Pakistan after the
Partition of India
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Today, many of the buildings and tenements originally constructed for the refugees are in a dilapidated state, and are awaiting demolition and redevelopment.
The local residents, however have been protesting the order for vacating the premises and their subsequent demolition, as they seek an alternative arrangement for renting and redevelopment.
GTB Nagar, today, is renowned for its unique culture and cuisine, which has evolved over the years as an amalgamation of the influences of the indigenous
Koli
Koli may refer to:
Places
* Koli, Finland, a hill in Finland
* Koli National Park, a national park in Finland
* Koli, Iran (disambiguation), several places in Iran
* Koli Airfield, a former airfield in the South Pacific
Other uses
* Koli people ...
community and the Punjabi Hindu and Sikh migrants.
Location
Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar is in South Central Mumbai, with the nearest railway station being
Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar railway station on the
Harbour Line
The Harbour line is a branch line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway operated by Central Railway. It was named so because it catered to the eastern neighbourhoods along the city's natural harbour. Its termini are Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Termin ...
of the
Mumbai Suburban Railway
The Mumbai Suburban Railway ( Marathi: मुंबई उपनगरीय रेल्वे) (colloquially called local trains or simply locals) consists of exclusive inner suburban railway lines augmented by commuter rail on main lines ser ...
.
Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar has a college started by the Sikh community of this area called Guru Nanak College of Arts, Science & Commerce affiliated to
Mumbai University
The University of Mumbai is a collegiate, state-owned, public research university in Mumbai.
The University of Mumbai is one of the largest universities in the world. , the university had 711 affiliated colleges. Ratan Tata is the appointed h ...
.
The Nearest Hospitals are Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital (Sion), Mata Laxmi Hospital and AntopHill Hospital.
GTB Nagar also consists of government colonies named as CGHS Colony. This colony consist of 7 sectors 1–7 which are allocated to different Central Government employees from different fields (CPWD, dockyard, Indian navy etc).
There are other areas such as Pratiksha Nagar, Makawadi, Indira Nagar, Antophill etc.
Religion
GTB Nagar and its surrounding area has seven
gurdwara
A gurdwara (sometimes written as gurudwara) ( Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ''guradu'ārā'', meaning "Door to the Guru") is a place of assembly and worship for Sikhs. Sikhs also refer to gurdwaras as ''Gurdwara Sahib''. People from all fait ...
s, notable among which is the Gurdwara Dashmesh Darbar; and temples which were built for the worship of Punjabi Hindus notable one being Shree Geeta Bhavan Hari Mandir.
The gurdwaras are known for their charitable trusts and community service initiatives, particularly for their responsiveness during natural calamities and the
langar Langar may refer to:
Community eating
* Langar (Sikhism)
*Langar (Sufism)
Places
Afghanistan
* Langar, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
*Langar, Bamyan, Afghanistan
* Langar, Faryab, Afghanistan
* Langar, Herat, Afghanistan
* Langar, Wardak, Afghanis ...
meals served throughout the day.
Schools and colleges
Schools
* Sion Koliwada Municipal School
* Guru Nanak High School (Hindi & English Medium)
* Shree Sanatan Dharam High School
* Chetumal Bhoolchand Murlidhar (C.B.M.) High School
* A.M. Kewalramani Premier High School – also known as Trinity High School
Colleges
*
Guru Nanak College of Arts, Science and Commerce
* Shree Sanatan Dharam Junior College
Notable former residents
*
Akshay Kumar
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*
Johny Lever
Johnny Lever (born John Prakash Rao Janumala; 14 August 1957) is an Indian actor and popular comedian who is known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is one of the first stand-up comedians in India. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, inc ...
*
Veeru Devgan
Veeru Devgan (25 June 1934 — 27 May 2019) was an Indian action choreographer, actor and film director who worked in Bollywood films. He worked on more than 200 Indian films including '' Roti Kapada Aur Makaan'', '' Kranti'', '' Mr. Natwarlal ...
*
Prithviraj Kapoor
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*
Aman baljit singh
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People First names
* Aman Hambleton (born 1992), Canadian chess grandmaster
* Aman Hayer (born 1979), Bhangra musician
* Aman Verma (actor) (born 1971), Indian actor
Surnames
* Mohammed Aman (born 1994), Ethiopian m ...
*
Kuldeep Singh (music director)
Kuldeep Singh (also spelled Kuldip Singh) is a music director for Hindi theatre and Hindi films, most known for composing ghazals such as ''Tumko Dekha To Ye Khayal Aaya'' '' Saath Saath'' (1982) and ''Itni Shakti Hame Dena Daata'' (''Ankush'') ...
See also
*
Koli People
The Koli is an Indian caste found in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir states in India. Koli is an agriculturist caste of Gujarat but in coastal areas th ...
*
King Mandhata
Mandhatra ( sa, मान्धातृ, ), also rendered Mandhatri, is a king of the Suryavamsha dynasty in Hinduism. He is the son of Yuvanashva, as cited in the Mahabharata. He marries Bindumati, the daughter of Yadava king Shashabindu. Ac ...
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