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'''Bhendi Bazaar''' is a market ([[bazaar]]) in [[South Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India. Bhendi Bazaar occupies an area between Mohammed Ali Road and [[Khetwadi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khetwadi]]. The closest [[Central Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Central]] and [[Harbour Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Harbour]] lines station for the [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]] is [[Sandhurst Road]], and the closest [[Western Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Western railway stations]] are [[Charni Road]] and [[Grant Road]]. The bazaar is popular for shopping viz antique and hardware items. It is also home to the popular [[Bhendibazaar gharana]] of [[Hindustani classical music]].

There are other markets surrounding Bhendi Bazaar such as [[Crawford Market]] (Phule Market), [[Chor Bazaar]], Nul Bazaar, and other smaller ones.

== Etymology ==
As per Samuel Townsend Sheppard, Bhendi Bazaar gets its name from the row of Hibiscus populnea (locally called Bhendi) located north of [[Pydhonie]]. According to Sir [[George Christopher Molesworth Birdwood]], "the Bhendy tree is [[Thespesia populnea]], in Southern India, commonly called Portia, a favourite ornamental tree, thriving best near the sea. In Ceylon, it is called Saria gansuri and also the Tulip tree."<ref>Sheppard, Samuel Townsend, (1880-) [[iarchive:bombayplacenames00sheprich|Bombay place-names and street-names; an excursion into the by-ways of the history of Bombay City ]] ''.''</ref>

Another theory posits that name comes from the British living on the southern division of the [[Crawford Market]] (or Crawford Bazaar), who used to call the northern side of Crawford Market - "behind the Bazaar", which the local people started calling Bhindi or Bhendi Bazaar (phonetically similar to the Indian term for [[Okra]] - [[Okra|bhindi]]).<ref>{{cite news|last=Dhaneshwar|first=Amarendra|date=19 April 2011|title=Big on Bhendi bazaar|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|agency=[[Mumbai Mirror]]|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-19/music-events/29446548_1_kathak-bhindi-bazaar-chitresh-das|accessdate=2 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Behind the Bazaar|url=https://www.livehistoryindia.com/story/snapshort-histories/behind-the-bazaar/|access-date=2021-06-08|website=Live History India|language=en-US}}</ref>

== History ==
During the [[British Raj]], Bhendi Bazaar was built as a labor camp for workers, engaged in the development of Bombay, to stay in. The buildings of the labor camp were later sold to private owners who in turn accommodated tenants based on the local [[wikt:pagri|pagri]] system.

{{As of|2011}}, the area is set to be revamped with the project being undertaken by the [[Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust]] initiated by [[Mohammed Burhanuddin]], head of the [[Dawoodi Bohra]] community.<ref>Suryawanshi, Sudhir (9 July 2011) [http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_mumbai-s-bhendi-bazaar-set-for-a-rs2000-crore-makeover_1563884 Mumbai's Bhendi Bazaar set for a Rs2,000 crore makeover] ''[[DNA India]]''. Retrieved 7 June 2012.</ref><ref>Mehta, Rajshri. (7 July 2011) [https://web.archive.org/web/20120910202056/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-09/mumbai/29755466_1_bhendi-bazaar-redevelopment-final-approval Massive revamp of Bhendi Bazaar gets CM's nod] ''[[The Times of India]]''. Retrieved 7 June 2012.</ref>

== Demographics and culture ==
Bhendi Bazaar is primarily a [[Muslim]]-populated area, home to Muslims with origins in all parts of India, especially Maharashtra, [[Gujarat]], [[Kerala]] and [[North India|northern India]]. Shop-owners and hawkers in this market belong to different religious groups.

Old streets like Saifee Jubilee Street, Khara Tank Road, Dhabu Street (now called [[Raudat Tahera]] Street), Pakmodia Street, Zainabia Marg, Tokra Gulli, 1st Cooper Street, 2nd Cooper Street, 3rd Cooper Street, and [[Chor Bazaar, Mumbai|Chor Bazaar]] (consisting of Mutton Street and Chimna Butcher street) are populated by Bohri Muslims of the [[Dawoodi Bohra]] (a sect of [[Ismaili Shia]] Islam) among other Muslim sects.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Mumbai's Bhendi Bazaar takes leap into future with mega redevelopment project|work=[[The Economic Times]]|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/mumbais-bhendi-bazaar-takes-leap-into-future-with-mega-redevelopment-project/articleshow/74535454.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2021-07-21}}</ref>

The area houses [[Raudat Tahera]], the mausoleum of the 51st and 52nd [[Da'i al-Mutlaq|Dai-al-Mutlaq]] of the Dawoodi Bohras, [[Taher Saifuddin]] and [[Mohammed Burhanuddin]]. Bhendi Bazaar has the first two wing high-story tower of its own named Al-Saadah.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shelar|first=Jyoti|date=2019-05-15|title=Eid gift for Bhendi Bazaar residents|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/eid-gift-for-bhendi-bazaar-residents/article27131227.ece|access-date=2021-09-30|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Bhendi Bazaar is famous for the food delicacies that it has to offer, it has been called 'A Glutton's Guide To Mumbai's Best Bohri [[Mahallah|Mohalla]] Food Joints'.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Homegrown|title=A Glutton’s Guide To Mumbai’s Best Bohri Mohalla Food Joints|url=https://homegrown.co.in/article/58538/eid-special-14-bohri-mohalla-food-joints-in-mumbai-you-need-to-try-today|access-date=2021-03-30|website=homegrown.co.in|language=en}}</ref> A 2010 [[Bollywood]] film, ''[[Bhindi Bazaar (film)|Bhindi Bazaar]],'' was shot in the area.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-06|title=Bhindi Bazaar Inc|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/bhindi-bazaar-inc/|access-date=2021-09-30|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

== Places to visit in Bhendi Bazaar ==

=== Famous mouth-watering eateries in Bhendi Bazaar ===

* Shabbir's Tawakkal Sweets
* Taj Ice Cream
* Jilani Fast Food Corner
* Surti 12 Handi
* Imdadiya Bakery
* Haji Seekh Corner
<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kohli|first=Diya|date=2019-05-26|title=A ‘mohalla’ of yesterday and tomorrow|url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/a-mohalla-of-yesterday-and-tomorrow-1558710084208.html|access-date=2021-09-30|website=mint|language=en}}</ref>

=== Topi and Paghri shops ===
Dawoodi Amama Makers<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-02-07|title=This century-old ‘pagdi’ shop binds 3 generations|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/this-century-old-pagdi-shop-binds-3-generations-5054072/|access-date=2021-09-30|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

Calcutta Fetahwala

==See also==
{{Columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* [[Arcade (architecture)|Arcade]]: a covered passageway with stores along one or both sides.
* [[Bazaari]]
* [[Bedesten]] (also known as bezistan, bezisten, bedesten) refers to a covered bazaar and an open bazaar in the Balkans.
* [[Gold Souq]]: a market trading in gold.
* [[Haat bazaar]] - (also known as a ''hat'') an open air bazaar or market in South Asia
* [[Landa bazaar]] a terminal market or market for second hand goods (South Asia)
* [[Market (place)|Market]]
* [[Meena Bazaar]]: a bazaar that raises money for non-profit organisations
* [[Merchant]]
* [[Retail]]
* [[Souq]] - term for bazaar or market place in Arabic speaking countries
* [[Tabriz Bazaar]], [[Tabriz]], [[Iran]]: the largest covered bazaar in the world.
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Retail markets in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Bazaars in India]]

Bhendi Bazaar - Revision history

>RJFJR at 17:21, 8 October 2021