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Vasai was the seat of the Portuguese power from 1534 to 1739, after which it fell to the Marathas.
Vasai (Bassein), on the mainland north-west of Bombay, was a large Portuguese enclave, second only to Goa, until 1739.
Vasai had a population of 34,900 and 23,303 people lived in Virar.
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  Vasai-Virar, India
The city is located on the north bank of Vasai Creek, part of the estuary of the Ulhas River.
Trade shifted to Vasai, which traded in horses, fish, salt, timber, and quarried basalt and granite, and was a shipbuilding center.
Vasai came under the control of the Sultans of Gujarat in the 15th century.
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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Vasai Creek   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Vasai Creek is an estuarine creek, one of the two main distributaries of the Ulhas River in Maharashtra state of western India.
It is bounded on the north by Vasai Creek, on the northeast by the Ulhas River, on the east by Thane Creek and Bombay Harbour, and on the south and west by the Arabian Sea.
Vasai and Thane creeks are estuarine distributaries of the Ulhas River.
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 Omnipelagos.com ~ article "Vasai-Virar"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The city is located on the north bank of Vasai Creek, part of the estuary of the Ulhas River.
Trade shifted to Vasai, which traded in horses, fish, salt, timber, and quarried basalt and granite, and was a shipbuilding center.
Vasai came under the control of the Sultans of Gujarat in the 15th century.
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 Vasai Road - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Vasai Road is the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Railway (India) railway line.
Vasai was the seat of the Portuguese power from 1534 to 1739, after which it fell to the Marathas.
Vasai Road, History, Educational institutions, Places of Interest, Theatres, Restaurants, Mumbai neighbourhoods and Railway stations in Mumbai.
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 Vasai in Maharashtra, Bassein Fort, Traveling Bassein, Temples of Vasai, Aagashi Jain Mandir, Arnala Fort, Chinchoti ...
Vasai during the Portuguese period was known for the refinement and wealth and splendor of its buildings, palaces and for the beauty of its churches.
After the Victory of Vasai Fort, Chimaji Appa, the younger brother of Bajirao Peshwa built this Temple besides the Mandakini Mountain, which was formed as a result of a volcanic eruption.
Vasai is 50-kms from Mumbai so tourists have the option to stay at the hotels available in Mumbai or Vasai.
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 CC December 2000
Vasai village is located about 75 kilometers north of Mumbai city stretching from Bhayander creek at the south to river Vaitarna confluence at the north.
Citizens of Vasai, activists dedicated to sustainable development, genuinely feared that in the wake of the execution of these short-sighted changes made in the plan the environment, structure, topography and demography of this region would be adversely affected.
On January 26, 1992, a huge gathering of 1,00,000 people was held at Vasai grounds after which 1,00,000 protest signatures were collected and presented to the governor of Maharashtra, P.C. Alexander and to the then Prime Minister, VP Singh in New Delhi, who promised to look into the matter personally.
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 About Us « Vasai Info
Vasai, in all senses of the word is a city and yet is more than a city.
Vasai has two small sea ports, one at Arnala in the north and the second at Vasai in the south.
I am thinking to settle and setup a factory in vasai but as I have got information that vasai is low lying area and most of the residencial and industrial area are flooded in rainy season.
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 Vasai Diocese
The history of Vasai is as old as Christianity itself.
In 1534, the Portuguese moved to Vasai from Cochin and Goa.
This Church was known as the 'Se' or 'Seat of the Bishop.' Whenever the Bishop of Goa visited Vasai that was the church from where he officiated.
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 Suvarta
You are aware that with much struggle and toil we have preserved our Green Vasai.
Harit Vasai needs to have its own office to train people in human rights.
Cheques to be in favour of : Harit Vasai Saurakshan Samiti.
www.suvarta.org /haritVasai.htm   (66 words)

  
 Vasai History
Today's Vasai-Virar area has rapidly changed and starting in the 1980's, the change is brought about by a large influx of people due to availability of more affordable housing than in Mumbai (Bombay).
The most significant past in Vasai's history is the rein of the Portuguese, since they largely influenced or changed to what Vasai-Virar area is today.
As Bassein prospered under the Portuguese, it came to be known as "a Corte do Norte" or "Court of the North", it became a resort to "fidalgos" or noblemen and richest merchants of Portuguese India.
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 Address of John Paul II at the Prayer meeting at «St. Augustine High School» in Vasai
It was in Vasai that missionaries arrived in the first half of the sixteenth century, to proclaim the Gospel message of peace and reconciliation in Christ.
Their perseverance is the reason why the faith was transmitted from generation to generation, until it was handed on to you and is seen today in the flourishing life of the parishes of Vasai.
Brothers and sisters of Vasai, Bombay, and all India: you are called to the sublime task of making known the "goodness and loving kindness" of God and of bearing witness to it.
www.vatican.va /holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/1986/february/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19860209_st-augustine-high-school_en.html   (1576 words)

  
 Vasai, Vasai India, Vasai Travel, Vasai Tourism Guide - India Travelog
Vasai - Vasai a small town in Maharastra is quiet famous for temples and pilgrimage destination.
Vasai is an enchanting place that is located 50kms from Mumbai and 20 kms from Boravalli city.
She told me that Vasai fort, as it popularly called, is an important sea port and was built by Bahadur Shah, Sultan of Gujarat.
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 The transition-Mumbai-SUPPLEMENTS-The Times of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Vasai has gone from being called a gaon to being termed as 'Vasai City' and no wonder -- the hamlet, once a nucleus of 120 villages, has acquired a most-favoured-destination status with some of Mumbai's best builders in the business.
Vasai is verdant and unpolluted, an island of calm in today's crazed world.
Vasai's USP is its greenery and it draws numerous picnic-goers from all parts of Mumbai, with areas like Arnala, Vajreshwari, Suruchi Baug, and Tungareshwar being some of Mumbaikars' favourite haunts.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/1003513.cms   (625 words)

  
 Vasai-Virar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vasai is poised for further growth in population with the quadrupling of tracks nearing completion by March 2007.
Vasai has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 73%.
In Vasai, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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 Some Memories!
Except for a brief period when train is occupying the track, this auto signal that would normally be green or yellow depending upon the track occupancy or aspect of Vasai outer signal.
His train was waiting for Vasai outer to change red aspect into favorable aspect.
As he was applying brakes lightly, the Vasai outer changed its' aspect and became yellow.
www.trainweb.org /railworld/Memories/some_memories!5.htm   (971 words)

  
 IBNLive : 64 dead but no VIP cares for Vasai
VASAI SIDETRACKED: Almost everyone in Vasai knows someone who is no more.
Mumbai has received its share of attention but the sleepy hamlet of Vasai, which lost 64 of its residents to the blasts, has been ignored even by the local MLA.
Vasai is just 51 kilometers from Mumbai but it seems that this distance is too far for politicians to traverse because while the rest of the city has been overrun by VIPs, not even the local MLA has bothered to pay a visit to the grieving families of Vasai.
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 Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Notes on the Diocese of Vasai, 1998
Vasai has always supplied numerous vocations to the priesthood the religious life.
It should be noted that the remaining four Taluks, Thane, Kalyan, Murbad and Ulhasnagar will remain in the territory of the archdiocese of Bombay.
The new Bishop will have his See at Papdy, Vasai where there is already the parish of Our Lady of Grace (founded in 1574) which will become the Cathedral.
www.katolsk.no /utenriks/kronologi/india_vasai.htm   (257 words)

  
 Sahyadri,Trekking,Marathi,Maharastra site.
Vasai was built with an intention to keep a watch on the region of Saashti.
Nana Phadanavis sent Anandrao Raaste to Gokhrava village, which is 8 km away from Vasai.
Buses from New Vasai directly to the fort are also available.
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Vasai regained her lighter mood, and took his arm as they descended the steps into the pool.
Vasai arranged the introductions with such disarming simplicity, that he felt like a familiar member of their community.
Vasai paused, explaining that her quarters were along an area opposite from his.
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 Vasai Engineering WorksDisclaimer
Vasai Engineering Works does not warrant that functions contained on this site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server are free of viruses or other harmful components.
Vasai Engineering Works does not warrant or represent the use of the materials on this site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise.
Vasai Engineering Works makes no representation or warranty regarding the standing, credit or otherwise of any person, firm or company mentioned in the information, nor the suitability of the information for any purpose.
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 : : Vasai ICEU : : >>Terms of Request for Membership   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Membership to vasaieu.org does not mean membership of Vasai ICEU, any of its affiliates or of its parent body.
Vasai ICEU reserves the right to reject any request for membership without assigning any reason whatsoever.
Vasai ICEU reserves the right to terminate access of any member or delete any content, without notice and without assigning any reason whatsoever.
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 Portuguese-Maratha War, 1737-1741
The Portuguese possessions around Vasai, and the center of the Portuguese colonial Empire in India, Goa, came under attack.
The remaining Portuguese forts in Vasai fell in 1738 and 1739 respectively; Vasai surrendered May 16th 1739.
In 1741 reinforcements arrived, and the Portuguese, commanded by the Marquis of Lourical, defeated the allied Maratha and Bhonsle forces at Bardez; the Portuguese territory around Goa was extended (Novas Conquistas); Vasai remained in the hands of the Marathas.
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 BAÇAIM, BASSEIN, VASAI . A PORTUGUESE CITY FORTRESS IN INDIA
Of all the Portuguese forts still existing in India, Baçaim (today Vasai) is one of the most imposing.
Today Baçaim is a tangle of ruins, the Portuguese buildings inside the fort are in ruins, although there are enough standing walls to give a good idea of the floor plans of these structures.
Vasai (Bassein) is located in Thane District, 70 km north of Mumbai.(Bombay).
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 vasai virar - Home
Sankhe, Presidents and CO’s of all the four Nagarparishads, Vasai sub-division Police incharge Shri Satyanarayan, representatives from Cidco and other committee members have taken a unanimous decision to demolish all unauthorized structures in Vasai taluka at large, irrespective of there presence as urban or rural.
As per the Bombay High Court directive, around 6 lakh stray dogs were to be shifted outside the city limits and 44 acres was selected in Palghar and Vasai for the rehabilitation process.
The state Urban Development Department is expected to file an affidavit stating the measures BMC has taken to curb the menace of stray dogs in the city.
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 Send Flowers and Gifts to Vasai,Gifts to Vasai,Any Flower or Gift in Vasai:SAME DAY
Tell us what you want delivered and we will try our best to deliver it for you.
We deliver Flowers, Cakes, Sweets and Chocolates even on Sundays and other Holidays at Vasai.
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 Financial Express: Uniform rules sought for Vasai-Virar development   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Accoridng to PAEAT, it is mandatory for any planning authority to finalise the plans within three years from the date of publication of the plans.
It was felt by the association that the CIDCO Vasai office may not be able to complete the legal formaliteis before the September 1998.
The PAEAT is also objecting to some of the provisions of the new development committee report of CIDCO which the association says is irrational.
www.expressindia.com /fe/daily/19981020/29355214p.html   (509 words)

  
 Vasai Basin Fort: mumbai, Vasai Basin Fort: India, Vasai Basin Fort: tour, Vasai Basin Fort: picture, Vasai Basin Fort: ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Vasai Basin Fort: mumbai, Vasai Basin Fort: India, Vasai Basin Fort: tour, Vasai Basin Fort: picture, Vasai Basin Fort: tourist attraction, Vasai Basin Fort: tourist information.
Bassein Fort (Basin) also known, as Vasai Fort is an important sea fort located in Bassein, present day Vasai.
In Vasai, 55 Kms from Mumbai By road, it is 77 Kms along the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway.
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 Vasai Travel, Vasai Hotels, Vasai Travel Agent, Vasai Tours, Vasai Travel Guide, Vasai Tour Packages, Maharashtra, India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Vasai starts from river Ulhas on the South and ends with Vaitarna river in the North.
While Vasai was being passed on to many rulers treaties were signed which became known as the treaties of Vasai.
The word Vasai has been derived from the Sanskrit root 'Vas' which means 'to dwell".
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 Welcome to Bellevision Global   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Then were there brought unto him little Children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
The Ashram is located in the heart of Vasai Fort (Qilla) at a distance of about 7 Kms from Vasai Road(West) Railway Station (Western Railway), near to Mumbai.
The Gujarati and Jain community well-wishers are great inspiration to this institution in creating difference in the lives of the children.
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 Mumbai Mirror
An all-party meeting was held at the Vasai Municipal Council Hall last week which was headed by Hitendra Thakur, Independent MLA from Vasai, senior MSEB officer Balwant Dongre, Superintendent Engineer, Vasai division, representatives from Shiv Sena, BJP, Vasai Vikas Aghadi, Congress and NCP.
MSEB recently increased load shedding from two hours to five and a half hours — from 5 am to 7.15 am and again from 5 pm to 7.15 pm daily — which has made life difficult for thousands of office-goers, school children, housewives and traders, who are compelled to bear the inconvenience.
Industries in Vasai are totally exempted from the power shedding, except for Fridays when there is a total power cut for a minimum eight to ten hours.
www.mumbaimirror.com /nmirror/mmpaper.asp?sectid=13&articleid=12620052120375621262005211945453&pubyear=2005&pubday=7&pubmth=12   (599 words)

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