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Juhu
—  suburb  —
Juhu Location of Juhu in Mumbai and India
Coordinates	19°06′N 72°50′E / 19.10°N 72.83°E / 19.10; 72.83
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District(s)	Mumbai Suburban
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Juhu (Marathi:जुहू) is a suburban neighbourhood of western Mumbai. It is famous for its sprawling beach, the Juhu Beach. It is surrounded by Arabian Sea in the west, Santacruz and Vile Parle in the east. Juhu is one of the more affluent areas of Mumbai. Many Bollywood stars own bungalows in Juhu, famously including Amitabh Bachchan, Amrish Puri, Ajay Devgan, the Deols and numerous other stars. Industrialist Adi Godrej, Musician Khayyam, Lalit Modi, Media Expert Niranjan Parihar, Financial Advisor Bharat Solanki and Chairman of Montex group Raman Jain also have their bungalows in Juhu.
The nearest railway stations are Santacruz, Andheri and Vile Parle.

Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Juhu Beach 3 Juhu Citizen Welfare Group 4 Religious places 5 Hotels 6 Education 6.1 Primary and secondary schools 6.2 Colleges and universities 7 References

[edit] History

The open beaches of Juhu have attracted the well-heeled among Mumbai's population for almost a century. In the 1890s, Jamsetji Tata purchased land in Juhu and built a bungalow there. He planned to develop 1200 acres (5 km²) in Juhu Tara. This was to yield 500 plots of one acre (4,000 m²) each and a seaside resort. Simultaneously he wanted to extend the Mahim causeway to Santacruz, in order to access to this area. The city turned down this plan in 1903. After his death in the same year, the scheme was abandoned. One will also find the Juhu Tara Road & Juhu Koliwada close by, the latter which is the house to fishermen. Kishore Kumar Marg is another famous landmark where the great actor & singer Kishore Kumar lived. Also one will find the Amjad Manzil outer house behind Ajanta Hotel.

[edit] Juhu Beach

Vile Parle entrance of Juhu Beach

Juhu Beach

Juhu Beach is the most famous beach in Mumbai city. It is situated on the shores of Arabian Sea in Juhu suburb. There are three main entrances to the beach. One is from the Vile Parle side, another is from the Santacruz side and the third one is from the Andheri side. Many tourists make it a point to visit the beach when they come to Mumbai, as it is a relatively uncrowded free space in the city, although it does get crowded in the evenings and weekends.
It is famous for its Mumbai street food, notably bhelpuri, pani puri, chaats, and of course pav bhaji. The nature of the food stands hygiene standards are often high. On the southern end of Juhu beach there are many luxury hotels and apartments.
At the north end of Juhu Beach there is a place called Gandhi Gram. When Mahatma Gandhi used to practice in the Bombay high court in the late 1800s and early 1900s, he used to live there. He mentions in his autobiography that he used to walk to Bandra station from far-flung Juhu to catch an empty train to south Mumbai. Even today, a lot of people do the same, but now the mode of transport is either a BEST bus or an auto rickshaw. During the summer vacations, children often go and play games such as cricket, football, basketball at the Juhu Beach.