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  Hutatma Chowk Definition / Hutatma Chowk Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Hutatma Chowk is a square in south Mumbai Mumbai (renamed from Bombay in 1995) is the world's most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world.
The martyrdom of its agitators in April 1960 at Hutatma Chowk led to the creation of Maharashtra state on May 1, 1960.
Hutatma Chowk is the established business centre of Mumbai.
www.elresearch.com /Hutatma_Chowk   (404 words)

  
 Flora Fountain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Flora Fountain (now known as Hutatma Chowk) is a stone fountain situated in Fort business district in the heart of South Mumbai, Mumbai, India.
It was built at a total cost of Rs 47,000, a princely sum in those days.
Currently the area is named Hutatma Chowk along with a statue of freedom fighters and an eternal flame to go alongside it.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flora_Fountain   (191 words)

  
 CC February 1999   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It also said that the instant exoneration of the Bajrang Dal by home minister, L.K. Advani in the Staines killing, followed by the whitewash by the defence minister George Fernandes-led team of central ministers exposes the complicity of the Centre in the activities of these communal gangs.
A day—long dharna was organised at Hutatma Chowk by the Bombay Sarvodaya Mandal.
The crowd converged at Hutatma Chowk, where all the major religions were represented and their prayers recited.
www.sabrang.com /cc/comold/feb99/camp.htm   (1401 words)

  
 3000 Contract Workers Court Arrest In Mumbai   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
THE famous Hutatma Chowk at Flora Fountain in South Mumbai has been the venue for innumerable dharnas and demonstrations by workers and others sections of the people.
The police had made elaborate arrangements to block the convergence of the protesting processionists at the venue of demonstrations at the Hutatma Chowk.
By 5.00 in the evening, the Hutatma Chowk complex was full with the workers carrying red flags.
pd.cpim.org /2001/oct07/2001_oct07_mumbai_tu.htm   (656 words)

  
 Hutatma Chowk Mumbai,Flora Fountain in Mumbai,Hutatma Chowk in Mumbai India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Hutatma Chowk Mumbai,Flora Fountain in Mumbai,Hutatma Chowk in Mumbai India
Next to her are a pair of torch bearing stone patriots that rise from the Martyrs Memorial nearby.
Flora Fountain is now called Hutatma Chowk or Martyr's Square to honour those who died in the tumultuous birth of Maharashtra State.
www.bombay-india.net /hutatma-chowk.html   (175 words)

  
 A separate Mumbai   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
When former prime minister, late Morarji Desai, in his capacity as the CM of old Bombay State, opposed the inclusion of Mumbai in Maharashtra, the move was fought tooth and nail.
Hutatma Chowk, a martyr’s memorial located in South Mumbai, bears testimony to the struggle for statehood for Maharashtra which claimed 105 lives.
The issue of Mumbai is so volatile that in 1985 when it was raised in the state legislative council, former Maharashtra chief minister, late Vasantdada Patil, responded vociferously saying that any such move would be crushed by the state.
www.indianexpress.com /full_story.php?content_id=72733   (495 words)

  
 Harebrained scheme   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
You can forgive the mayor his excesses for his is a bird of passage, and in any case, has neither the background nor the aesthetics to know better.
Shouldn’t they have known that when Flora Fountain was made into Hutatma Chowk, a great violation was done to one of our city’s most important spots.
All this is important but to get back to the basics, when Fountain was made Hutatma Chowk, it didn’t just mean a change of name.
web.mid-day.com /columns/anil_dharker/2003/may/54126.htm   (600 words)

  
 No flame inside Hutatma memorial: Bhujbal
Civic sources said the real issue at stake was not the chowk’s sanctity but the name associated with it.
Though the structure has been in existence for a long time, the credit for developing the garden and for etching the names of the 105 people who laid down their lives for the creation of Maharashtra on it goes to Bhujbal.
The BMC decided to convert the car park around the Hutatma Chowk memorial into a garden, and Mayor Mahadeo Deole said an eternal flame would be placed in the garden in honour of the 105 martyrs in the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement.
mid-day.com /news/city/2003/august/60114.htm   (544 words)

  
 Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2004
HUTATMA CHOWK (Flora Fountain): This marvelous fountain was built in 1869, in honor of Sir Henry Bartle and Edward Frere.
Named after "Flora," the Roman Goddess of Flowers whose statue crowns this marvelous fountain, Flora Fountain is situated in the heart of the city at a junction of five streets.
It has been renamed Hutatma Chowk or Martyr's Square to honour those who died in the birth of Maharashtra State, of which Mumbai is the capital city.
www.mumbaimarathon.sify.com /travel_sightseeing.html   (1916 words)

  
 Mumbai - Wikipedia
Der Knotenpunkt des innerstädtischen Eisenbahnnetzes, die "Churchgate Station" liegt vier Kilometer weiter westlich.
Der "Hutatma Chowk" inmitten des Fort-Geländes, der früher Flora Fountain hieß, ist eine verkehrsreiche Fünf-Straßen-Kreuzung, ein Kreisverkehr.
Er wurde zum Gedenken an die Freiheitskämpfer, die im Kampf um die Aufnahme des Bundesstaates Maharashtra in die indische Union ihr Leben ließen, in Hutatma Chowk ("Platz der Märtyrer") umbenannt.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mumbai   (4982 words)

  
 Lawyers' stir against on CPC row   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
FEBRUARY 24: While the courts in Mumbai today wore a deserted look as lawyers abstained from work, over 300 lawyers assembled at Hutatma Chowk to protest against the Union Law Ministry's implementation of amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC).
Members on the original side, owing allegiance to the Bombay Bar Association, had not joined the agitation and were working in the courts hearing these matters.
The law minister found a lot of bitter critics at the chowk today.
www.indianexpress.com /ie/daily/20000225/ina25061.html   (414 words)

  
 Netguruindia News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
September 12: Shiv Sainiks protesting against the demand for statehood for Vidarbha burnt an effigy of agriculture minister Ranjit Deshmukh at Hutatma Chowk on Monday evening.
Senior Sena leader Gajanan Kirtikar, who led the demonstrators, said that Hutatma Chowk had been chosen as the spot to begin their agitation as it was here that the agitation for inclusion of Mumbai into Maharashtra was held.
The population in the rural areas here is mainly Marathi and they have not asked for a separate state.
www.netguruindia.com /news/Sep00/13/MUM4.html   (236 words)

  
 NEWSLINE IMPACT: Stop work, say BMC members
The Standing Committee of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Friday instructed the civic administration to stop work on construction of a garden at the Hutatma Chowk memorial.
Neither consulted the Mumbai Urban Heritage Heritage Conservation Committee, cleared the move to convert the parking lot at Hutatma Chowk into a garden.
A 13-ft high amarjyot, intended to burn forever in memory of the martyrs’ sacrifice, was to be placed in the centre of the garden.
cities.expressindia.com /fullstory.php?newsid=52843   (318 words)

  
 Portugal Voyager : Travel Guides :  - Asia - India - Bombay (Mumbai) - Downtown ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
A busy five-point intersection in the heart of the Fort area, the roundabout formerly known as Flora Fountain has been renamed Hutatma Chowk ("Martyr's Square") to commemorate the freedom fighters who died to establish the state of Maharashtra in the Indian Union.
Facing Hutatma Chowk is a statue of Dadabhai Naoroji (1812-1917) showing the first Indian member of the British parliament (1892-95).
You may want to tarry here a while to consult Machindra Govind Pawar, who for years has sat next to the statue daily (except Sunday) between 8am and 8pm.
www.portugalvoyager.com /roughguide/index0239.html   (351 words)

  
 Amarjyot generates more civic heat- The Times of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
MUMBAI: The proposed ‘amarjyot’ (eternal lamp) has generated much heat even before it has been installed at Hutatma Chowk.
According to former municipal commissioner D.M. Sukhtankar, who now heads the MCHS, the society has asked the BMC to stop work because Hutatma Chowk lies next to Flora Fountain, a Grade I heritage structure, and the BMC and developers have not sought the society’s permission to install the lamp in a heritage monument’s vicinity.
They can still get the plans approved by the (heritage) committee.’’ According to civic sources the ‘amarjyot’ is being added to the existing martyrs’ memorial at Hutatma Chowk at the behest of Sena chief Bal Thackeray.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/msid-46998876,prtpage-1.cms   (527 words)

  
 Bulletin Board on Anti Nuke Actions on South Asia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The second, a rally, is organized by Peace Action and starts at 5 pm in front of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi.
A daylong Dharna in Bombay on 26th May from 11 am to 6 PM at Hutatma Chowk.
This Dharna will culminate in a peace March from Hutatma Chowk to Kala Ghoda, the H.O of Atomic Energy commission.One of the themes of peace March will be Buddha Never Laughed.All interested organisations will participate on the platform of Movement Against Atom Bomb.
perso.wanadoo.fr /sacw/saan/bboard.html   (507 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Hutatma Chowk
Updated 47 days 13 hours 44 minutes ago.
Flora Fountain Flora Fountain (now known as Hutatma Chowk) is a stone fountain situated in Fort business district in the heart of South Mumbai, Mumbai, India.
A political organisation that demanded the creation of a separate Marathi-speaking state out of the then bilingual Bombay state.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Hutatma-Chowk   (173 words)

  
 Nerve Endings Firing Away: The smell of old books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
They have renamed even that to Hutatma Chowk since).
Irrelevant now since it's Hutatma Chowk, but interesting.
Hutatma Chowk is boring and generic since every lil town in Maharashtra has one.
patrix.typepad.com /nerves/2005/05/the_smell_of_ol.html   (885 words)

  
 Respect for those who laid down their lives in Maharashtra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Within hours after taking over as Maharashtra Governor, S M Krishna today paid rich tributes to martyrs of the unified Maharashtra movement.
NCP, a major partner in the DF coalition had also endorsed the Sena’s views.
Besides visiting Hutatma Chowk, Krishna later went to St Paul Church in south Mumbai, Haji Ali durgah and Siddhi Vinayak temple.
www.punjabtribune.com /FullStory-News-Respect_for_those_who_laid_down_their_lives_in_Maharash-ID-37353.html   (397 words)

  
 Info Centre - Reports
High-risk groups are identified and a panel of doctors and counselors spread the message of tobacco cessation and early detection.
The Hutatma Chowk camp attracted young college students.
This is the first time students have voluntarily come for a screening and acknowledged their compulsive addiction to smoking.
www.cpaaindia.org /infocentre/mr_june2000.htm   (1915 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
There are seven FM players in Mumbai and according to the IMRB survey, Radio Mirchi is heard by 30 lakh listeners on a daily basis and 45 lakh listeners on a weekly basis.
The survey was conducted by IMRB at ten busy locations in Mumbai, including Worli Naka, Hutatma Chowk, Saki Naka, Link Road, Mahim church, Sion Hospital, S.V. Road and Shoppers’ Stop, Andheri.
While conducting the survey, volunteers walk up to a randomly-selected car waiting at the signal and asked its passengers which FM Radio they like listening to the most while driving.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/xml/uncomp/articleshow?msid=39298386&sType=1   (1020 words)

  
 HADASSAH MAGAZINE
The Sassoon Docks are still used to bring in fresh fish; the Bank of India was founded by Sassoon David [sic], who was also a mayor of Bombay.
And Flora Fountain, named for Flora Sassoon, stands in Hutatma Chowk (Martyr's Square), a busy five-way intersection in the Fort neighborhood.
Sha'ar Harahamim, 254 Samuel Street, is in the heart of the old Jewish neighborhood of Masjid, now a lively open-air bazaar.
www.hadassah.org /news/content/per_hadassah/archive/2000/Feb/travel.htm   (1957 words)

  
 Mumbai Source   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Iqbal Chowk – A. Ansari Chowk – Byculla Station - Jaihind Cinema – Sant Jagnade Chowk – Madkebuwa Chowk – Hindmata Cinema – Khodadad Circle – Maheshwari Udyan – Tilak Hospital – Rani Laxmi Chk.
Iqbal Chowk – Byculla Station – Sant Jagnade Chowk – Madkebuwa Chowk – Khodadad Circle – Maheshwari Udyan – Tilak Hospital – Rani Laxmi Chk.
Hutatma Chowk – Vasudeo Balwant Chowk – Bhuleshwar – Vijay Vallabh Chk.
www.spidercreation.com /mumbai/channels/busrail.html   (3258 words)

  
 Heritage panel opposes 'amarjyot' at Hutatma Chowk- The Times of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee (MHCC) has given a thumbs down to the proposal to install the ‘amarjyot’ (eternal lamp) at Hutatma Chowk.
The plan was finally presented before the heritage committee only on Saturday.
After reviewing the plan, the committee felt that the lamp has no relation with both the existing monuments, Flora Fountain and the Martyr’s Memorial, at Hutatma Chowk, MHCC chairman D.M. Sukhtankar told TNN on Monday.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/47609779.cms   (402 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Ganacharya Chowk — Sant Jagnade Chowk — M. Gandhi Hospital — Bhoiwada — Sahakar Nagar — Wadala Depot — Khodadad Circle — Veer Kotwal Udyan — Ram Ganesh Gadkari Chowk — Sitaladevi Temple — Mahim — Machhimar Nagar (Mahim).
Ganacharya Chowk — Sant Jagnade Chowk — Madkebuwa Chowk — Hindmata Cinema — Khodadad Circle — Maheshwari Udyan — Tilak Hospital — Rani Laxmi Chowk — Chunabhatti.
Ganacharya Chowk — Sant Jagnade Chowk — Madkebuwa Chowk — Hindmata Cinema — Khodadad Circle — Maheshwari Udyan — Tilak Hospital — Rani Laxmi Chowk — Kalakilla Depot.
www.girgaon.com /girgaon/bus_routes.htm   (2008 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Road : Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji Road from Hutatma Chowk to Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus.
Road :- Veer Nariman Road between Church Gate Station and Hutatma Chowk.
Road :- Veer Nariman Road between Hutatma Chowk and Asiatic Library (Office of Supretendent of Stamps).
www.apnaeghar.com /stamp/ward.asp?ward=wardA   (629 words)

  
 virtual photography view from hutatma chowk
360 degree virtual photography view from hutatma chowk parking lot on the day of STANDARD CHARTERED MUMBAI MARATHON - 16 January 2005.
The picture here is hutatma chowk and the city scape of mumbai town side area.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
www.cybertecstudio.com /panaroma/mumbaiscape/360HC.htm   (104 words)

  
 Run chalu, rasta bandh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
All ambulances and fire engines will be escorted by police in case of any trouble.
These are at the following junctions: CST, Hutatma Chowk, Air-India, Mumbai Central Railway, Worli Naka, Siddhivinayak, Shivaji Park and Mahim.
Joint Commissioner for Traffic, S Mathur, said, “Though certain roads will be closed to traffic, alternative routes of transport will be open.
midday.chalomumbai.com /news/city/2005/january/101411.htm   (619 words)

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