Borivali

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Borivali (बोरिवली) is a coastal suburb of Mumbai and is located at its north-western end.

Variants

• Boravili बोरविली, महा., (AS, p.648)
• Berewlee (British Raj Era)
• Borivli

Origin of name

It is believed that the name "Borivali" comes from the existence of a lot of bushes of a sweet fruit called "bor" meaning "berries" in English. Hence, the name means the town of berries literally "bori-vali".

History

Borivali has developed from what was once a congregate region of smaller towns namely; Eksar, Poisar, Vazira, Shimpoli, Mandpeshwar, Kanheri, Tulsi, Magathane and Gorai, which were situated on and around Mount Poinsur, between the Dahisar River and Poisar River.

There is an ancient temple of Lord Ganesha "Shree Svayambhu Ganpati Devalaya" in Vazira Naka area, meaning the "self-manifested" or the one that is created from its own accord.

The pre-historic era's "Mandpeshwar" (“An 8th Century remains of a beautiful Edifice structure, Mandapeshvara caves is a rock cut architecture and a shrine of lord Shiva located near Borivali IC Colony, at walking distance from Dahisar Railway Station”) and "Kanheri caves" stand testament to the rich history of this place. Borivali was spelt "Berewlee" by the then ruled India under the British Raj Era. It is also spelt and pronounced as "Borivli".

Borivali is densely populated but continues to retain some green cover due to the presence of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park,[3] previously known as the "Borivali National Park" in the east and the mangroves in the west end of Borivali.

बोरविली

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर ने लेख किया है ...बोरविली (AS, p.648) महाराष्ट्र में मुंबई से 22 मील दूर है. रेलस्टेशन के निकट ही कृष्णगिरि उपवन है जहां 101 बौद्ध गुहा मंदिर स्थित हैं जिनका निर्माण काल प्रथम शती ईसा पूर्व से 5वीं शती [p.649]: तक माना गया है. भारत में, संख्या की दृष्टि से, इन से अधिक गुहामंदिर एक ही स्थान पर कहीं और नहीं हैं.