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{{Other uses|Malabar (disambiguation)}}
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'''Malabar Hill''' is amongst the most affluent residential areas in [[Mumbai]].<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-malabar-hill-how-a-jungle-turned-into-a-posh-address-1569445 Tuesday, 26 July 2011 | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA]</ref> It is home to several business tycoons and film personalities. [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]], the founder of [[Pakistan]], had built and lived in a bungalow, called [[Jinnah House|South Court]], in Malabar Hill. 

Prominent landmarks include the South Court mansion of the [[Jinnah family]], the [[List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra|Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]'s [[Varsha bungalow|Varsha Bungalow]], Government Guest House Sahyadri, official residences of VVIP state officials and additionally the [[Hanging Gardens of Mumbai|Hanging Gardens]], [[Walkeshwar#Places of interest|Jain Temple]] and [[Banganga Tank]]. Other notable residents include [[Radhakishan Damani]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=India’s most expensive homes: DMart’s Radhakishan Damani’s dream home cost him ₹1,001 crore |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/indias-most-expensive-homes-dmarts-radhakishan-damanis-dream-home-cost-him-1001-crore/articleshow/92976542.cms |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=Business Insider}}</ref> and [[Mufaddal Saifuddin|Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin]].

==History==

Malabar Hill is the location of the [[Walkeshwar Temple]], founded by the [[Silhara dynasty|Silhara kings]]. The original temple was destroyed by the Portuguese, but rebuilt again in 1715 by [[Rama Kamath]], and by 1860, 10 to 20 other temples were built in the region.<ref name="bri">[http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personalisation/object.cfm?uid=019PHO0000960S1U00004000 British Library]</ref>

[[Mountstuart Elphinstone]] built the first [[bungalow]] in Malabar Hill while he was [[Governor of Bombay]], between 1819 and 1827. Following his example, the place soon became an affluent locality, as it remains today.<ref name=bri/>

==Overview==

[[Jinnah House|South Court]] (informally known as the '[[Jinnah House]]'), the former residence of [[Mohammad Ali Jinnah]], founder of [[Pakistan]] is also present here, but is closed to public due to property disputes.<ref>[[Jinnah of Pakistan]] by Stanley Wolpert</ref><ref name="dawn_naqvi_11_2017">{{Cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1368925|title=Two daughters and sons-in-law|last=Naqvi|first=Jawed|date=2017-11-07|work=dawn.com|access-date=2017-12-26|language=en-US}}</ref>

Unique among wealthy areas in Mumbai, it has long welcomed residents of Muslim heritage. More than 250 locals from the politically influential and economically affluent [[Dawoodi Bohra]] community live in the palatial Saifee Mahal complex near the top of the hill contributing to the ethnic milieu and cultural vibrancy of the area.

Also of note in the Malabar Hill district, there is a cremation ground that sits near the sea which is home to the samadhi shrines of several famous Indian saints. Notably among them is the samadhi shrine of the guru of Shri [[Nisargadatta]] Maharaj, who was Shri [[Siddharameshwar]] Maharaj, as well as the samadhi shrine of his devoted disciple Shri Ranjit Maharaj.<ref>[http://wikimapia.org/5890603/ma/Shri_Siddharameshwar_Maharaj_Samadhi Shri Ranjit Maharaj]</ref> {{irrelevant citation|reason=The linked page does not exist.|date=January 2023}}

Notable people born in Malabar Hill include singer-songwriter [[Jaimin Rajani]] and [[Douglas Jardine]], the English cricketer who captained England during the [[Bodyline tour]] of Australia in 1932-33.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jardine, Douglas R :: Checkout information on your favourite players with CricketCrowd Clip-Dex |url=https://cricketcrowd.com/player-profile.html?player=702 |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=cricketcrowd.com |language=en-au}}</ref> 

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center" widths="200" heights="150" perrow="4">
File:Malabar Hill from Xavier's, Bombay LACMA M.90.24.4.jpg|Malabar Hill from St. Xavier's, Late 1860s,
File:Malabarpoint governmenthouse bombay.jpg|''Malabar Point'', [[Bombay]], 1865.
File:Hanging Gardens Malabar Hill.jpg|The Hanging Gardens at Malabar Hill (ca. 1905).
File:Bombay10.jpg|Priyadarshini Park in Mumbai.
File:Malabar Hill (aerial view).jpg|Aerial view of Malabar Hill.
File:Mumbai 03-2016 27 skyline at Marine Drive.jpg|View of [[Marine Drive, Mumbai]] from Malabar Hill.
File:Parshuram Mandir, Walkeshwar.jpg|[[Parshuram Mandir, Walkeshwar|Shree Bhagwan Parshuram Mandir]] at Banganga in Walkeshwar 
</gallery>

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* http://www.amazingmaharashtra.com/2013/04/malabar-hill.html

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