Worli
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Worli
Varaḷī | |
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Neighbourhood | |
 Worli skyline as seen over the Bandra Worli Sea Link | |
  Worli | |
| Coordinates: 19°00′00″N 72°48′54″E / 19.00°N 72.815°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Mumbai City |
| City | Mumbai |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) |
| Demonym(s) | Worlikar, Varaḷīkar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 400018 and 400030 |
| Area code | 022 |
| Vehicle registration | MH 01 |
| Civic agency | BMC |
Worli (ISO: Varaḷī, [ʋəɾ(ə)ɭiː]) is a locality in central Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. It is one of the four peninsulas of Mumbai with the others being Colaba, Bandra and Malabar Hill. The sea connects it with Bandra via the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. Historic spellings include Warli, Worlee, Varli, and Varel.[1] Originally Worli was a separate island, one of the Seven Islands of Bombay which were ceded by the Portuguese to England in 1661; it was linked up with the other islands in the 19th century.
In the 1990s, a group of terrorists attacked a building in Worli as well as major buildings in the city.[2]
Worli Seaface
[edit]Worli Seaface is a waterfront in Worli on Arabian Sea. It lies along Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Road.
Education
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- Greenlawns School Worli
Politics
[edit]In October 2019, Aaditya Thackeray contested the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election from the Worli constituency and he is currently the MLA of Worli.[3]
Celebrities who Reside in Worli
[edit]Famous Indian celebrities as well as celebrity couples reside in the Worli area of Mumbai:
- Shahid Kapoor
- Rohit Sharma
- Yuvraj Singh
- Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma
- Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ D'Cunha, Jose Gerson (1900). "IV The Portuguese Period". The Origins of Bombay (3 ed.). Bombay: Asian Educational Services. p. 265. ISBN 81-206-0815-1. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
- ^ "'93 blasts: 3 more get death sentence - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Shiv Sena heir apparent Aaditya Thackeray makes winning debut in Worli". indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.