Charni Road
Station, Mumbai: the forgotten story behind it
Between 1822 and 1838, cattle from the
congested fort area used to graze freely at the Camp Maidan (now called Azad
Maidan), an open ground opposite the Victoria Terminus.
In 1838, the colonial government introduced a
'grazing fee' which several cattle-owners could not afford.
Therefore, Sir Jamshedji Jeejeebhoy spent Rs.
20,000 from his own purse for purchasing some grasslands near the seafront at
Thakurdwar and saw that the starving cattle grazed without
a fee in that area.
Sir Jamsetjee Jeejabhoy
In time the area became to
be known as "Charni" meaning grazing. When a railway station on the
BB&CI railway was constructed there it was called Charni Road.
Credits: The above information has been shared with me by a dear friend
Ms. Aban Kabraji for the purpose of enhancing the awareness of our City's
Heritage.
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