My Heritage Chronicles

Ghodbunder has a rich history dating back to the pre-Portuguese era when it was the hub of horse-trading. Horses were the commodity and they would be bought all the way from the Arab world and traded here while spices, cotton, salt as well as one of the local fabric would be exported. The ease of navigation in Thane creek where the Ulhas river flows and gets merged into the Arabian sea aided in developing trade and commerce. Portuguese fortified the area, remnants of various fortifications still exist like Ghodbunder fort, Gaimukh fort  (now it's a church), Nagla bunder fort (in ruins) as well as Thane fort (now a jail). All along the banks of Thane creek, there have been many villages like Ghodbunder village, Chene village, Waghbil, Kolshet, Majiwada, etc which have been very old settlements. As people settled here, they built places of worship. Today these religious places over a period of time have undergone renovation or have been rebuilt but traces of heritage or deities which

Apart from the rich history that is attached to the formation of India and its legend, Mumbai has a unique chapter and can make historian's minds heavy. Mumbai's culture act as pure palimpsest and is a complete meal for anyone suffering from a deficiency in history lessons. The numerous forts scattered around the city are a testimony for the same. It comes as surprise to many that there were in total 11 forts in the city. Sitting on the urban fringe of Thane city and on a hill just south of Ulhas river and overlooking the natural creek on its west side, Ghodbunder fort is one of the forts and Mumbai's 16th-century marvelous piece of architecture. The humble Ghodbunder road, the state highway that connects Thane with the northern suburbs of Mumbai today once acted as a bridge between different cultures. The significance of this place was such that it is said to have played a crucial role in Indo- Arab trade which the Portuguese later used to monopolize sea routes in the Arab