The city of Thane is situated on the western banks of Thane creek with Parsik hills on the east and Yeoor hills on the west. The city was then know as Shreesthanak. It was more popularly known as the Capital of the Shilahar dynasty. The history of Thane city can be broadly categorized into 5 eras.

‘Aparant’ is the ancient name of the geographical area hosting Thane city. During the Indian expedition of the Greek Emperor Alexander, a number of philosophers, historians and geographists visited India. Among them a Greek historian ‘Tolemi’ has mentioned about the city of Thane in his writings. A famous sailor named Marcopolo had also visited Thane in 1290 ‘A.D. and noted it to be one of the best cities in the world. A place called | ‘Ghodbunder was famous for horse trading thus deriving its name from the word ghoda i.e. horse and bunder meaning port.

During this period a fabric called ‘Tansi’ was exported from Thane. During the period from 13 A.D. to 17 A.D., the Muslims, Portuguese, Marathas, & the British dynasties ruled Thane. From 810A.D. to 1260A.D. the Shilahar Dynasty ruled over Thane. The Emperors of Shilahar dynasty were disciples of Lord Shiva and the Kopineshwar Temple has been built during their reign. During this period, At this time the Shilahars also divided the city into different sections and named them as ‘padas’. it is seen that these padas exist even today by names of Naupada, Patlipada, Agripada etc.

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Brahmala Lake, Kolbad Lake, Thane



Brahamala lake also known as Kolbad lake is situated in Uthalsar. It was recreated by TMC and made into jogging track. There are ducks and fishes too. 
Timing: Everyday 17:00 to 21:00 Hrs

Ambe Ghosale Lake, Thane



Ambe Ghosale Lake is situated near Castle Mill. It is a beautiful lake with many recreational activities inside. There are some stalls too. It is said that this lake extended till the end which are now covered with slums made by dumping garbage. Hence the length of the lake was cut short. One can walk around the lake as there is paved path. Ducks are also seen in this lake.
There was once a floating hotel named Abhiruchi here and hence was also known as Abhiruchi Lake.
Length: 240 meters appx
Breadth: 110 meters appx   

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Very Old Portuguese Church, Thane West



More than a Century old church in ramshackle. Its near by little flower school. Its not maintained properly. Surrounded by ground, its stand in the center with broken walls. Arches and Crosses can be seen. Nearby are the slums from where people come here to crap. Its a very old church and should be rebuilt or at least maintained.  

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Kasheli Bridge, Thane



Kasheli Bridge built since British time lies on the Old Agra Road over the Thane Creek. This bridge is 460 meters long and connects the Thane mainland to Bhiwandi.






Sunday, March 31, 2013

Shesha Shahi Mandir, Kasarvadavali


Shesha Shahi Mandir is situated in Kasarvadavali, Thane West on the side of Kasarvadavali Lake. Its a Shesh Nag Mandir. One can reach here by taking a turn from Kasarvadavali naka (500 meters from temple) in Ghodbunder Road. Also it is last bus point. Being main attraction the lake here is in very very poor condition with full of garbage and also having swarm of mosquitoes. This lake needs utmost maintenance.

Old Non functional Society Near Kapurbawdi


An Old Non functional Society near Kapurbawdi, Thane West. Don't know the name of the society. There's a board outside saying that this property belongs to Greenwood. These buildings can be said as the skyscrapers of its time. Its more than a decade old. It was constructed full and then left to decay. I think some case is going on and is still pending but not sure about it. No one knows about this society. Though there are some guards around. If anyone knows about this please comment. 

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Pawar Nagar Warehouse

A big dormant industry near Pawar Nagar and warehouses which is still functional. The area is barricaded and the warehouses are accessible through Pawar Nagar bustop. Once earlier during monsoon this area was full with water and the wall broke flooding the streets. Also many people dump waste behind the wall. I hope they build beautiful garden, jogging park or multi purpose sports ground instead of making towers. This area is deprived in sports ground and gymnasiums.  

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Kashinath Ghanekar Natyagruha



Kashinath Ghanekar Natyagruha Auditorium lit up and decorated during Deepawali at night. How To Reach: Its in Hiranandani Meadows opposite Lok Puram Society, Pawar Nagar, Thane West. Catch a 12 number bus or Tulsidham bus from Thane Station. 

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Glady Alwares Road, Thane

Glady Alvares Road or Glady Alvares Road is a stretch of 2.05 KM long road with 3 main crossroads of vasant vihar, lok puram, khewra circle. It starts from Gandhi Nagar and ends at Happy Valley Junction. Its recently widened covering jawhar nagar,  vasant vihar, lok puram, hiranandani meadows, eden woods, valley towers, happy valley. It can be said that its one of the posh roads developed recently. Also many accidents have taken place and do happen in this stretch. More than 35 crore rupees is being spent in widening the road to 8 lanes.




Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Nagla Bunder, Ghodbunder Road, Thane West

Nagla Bunder is situated near Bhainder Pada.

Nagla Bunder is the choke point of Thane Creek where it is the thinnest making it strategic port which was made by Portuguese 400 years ago. But now that fort is in ruins. There was a huge hill as a view point towards sea which is destroyed by rock mining and made almost flat. It is about to destroy the fort too. Excessive sand mining and sewage dump in Nagla is making the waters dirty

Sand Extractions in Reti Bunder are done and also the rocks are mined and transported. Once there was huge hill which is reduced down to a small stone see below. It was used to be a hill which gave excellent view of the creek but now its almost reduced to a small stone (below). These mountains are exploited and mined for rocks. There are many machines excavating the site. Many such mountains are exploded and mined for rocks. There is a small our lady of hope church (once a fort).


Our Lady Of Hope Church, Nagla Bunder, Thane West



Our Lady of Church is situated near Ghodbunder Road, atop a small hill. A small road cuts from Bhainder Pada which leads to Nagla Bunder. There are many rock and sand machines there. There was a 400 year old Nagla Bunder fort here.