00:00 On July 26, 2005, the day it was identified by the Mumbaikars,
00:05 many different rivers have been seen in Mumbai.
00:08 After the rise of the Dahisar River in Sanjay Gandhi National Park,
00:12 the first place this river meets is the different lanes of Kandheri.
00:18 The oldest dam we have is the dam on the Dahisar River.
00:22 This river has now increased in size to cover a large area.
00:27 On the left, there is a gumpha called Mandapeshwar.
00:30 There are lanes called Mandapeshwar.
00:32 These are very important parallel lines.
00:34 Because of this, we can see the picture of the Sagar war.
00:38 If the Samjha Charka in the future is Yadavi,
00:41 then how will it be?
00:42 It will most likely be on water.
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01:01 Hello, I am Vinayak Parabdhe.
01:03 This is the second episode of Lok Satta Gosht Mumbai.
01:05 In this second episode, we explored the ancient history of Mumbai in its early stages.
01:11 In the later episodes, we explored the ancient facilities of Mumbai.
01:17 This exploration of the ancient facilities was the exploration of the modernity of Mumbai.
01:22 In the later episodes, we explored the Mumbai Metro.
01:27 When we say Mumbai's Metro, we mean the modernity of Mumbai.
01:33 We understood this modernity in two and three different parts.
01:38 Now, we are taking a break and going in a different direction.
01:42 We will talk about the rivers in Mumbai.
01:45 Why? The reason is very simple.
01:47 Today, the day this episode is being shot,
01:50 the World River Day is being celebrated.
01:54 For this reason, we will understand the rivers of Mumbai.
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02:11 On July 26, 2005, the day the people of Mumbai witnessed the first time,
02:17 they saw many different rivers in Mumbai.
02:20 In this context, different times, different places were mentioned.
02:24 But the people of Mumbai ignored it completely.
02:28 We gave the rivers a form of a nala.
02:31 We used to say that Mithi is a nala, Poshivra is a nala.
02:35 But on July 26, 2005, we were truly aware that these are not just nalas,
02:41 but rivers.
02:43 On that day, the people of Mumbai realized that in Mumbai,
02:46 Mithi, Poshivra, Hoysar and Dahisar are the main rivers.
02:51 It is not possible to talk about all the rivers in one place.
02:55 But today, we will talk about the Dahisar river.
02:57 You may wonder why we are not talking about the Mithi river.
03:01 Those who have seen the stories of Mumbai in the past,
03:06 will remember that on the same day, July 26, 2023,
03:12 we talked about the Mithi river.
03:14 We talked about the Pura river that came to the Mithi river.
03:17 And that is why we are keeping the Mithi river aside for a while.
03:21 And we will understand the history of the Dahisar river,
03:27 the history of the river and its significance.
03:34 Whenever we talk about a river, we have to talk about its origin.
03:39 When we try to understand the importance of the rivers in Mumbai,
03:44 we realize that the origin of the three important rivers,
03:48 the Mithi, Poshivra and Hoysar, is in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
03:54 The different parts of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park,
03:57 the rain that comes here, the water that comes from it,
04:00 all come from the lower part of the river and that is the origin of the rivers.
04:05 We are also talking about the Mithi river.
04:07 But the origin of the Mithi river is not in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
04:12 And today, we will talk about the Dahisar river.
04:16 The origin of the Dahisar river is in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
04:20 The place that starts from the very beginning of the river is the different lanes of Kandheri.
04:26 The Dahisar river comes from the different lanes of Kandheri,
04:29 from the Valsaghala to the lower part of the river.
04:31 We are getting a very important insight into this.
04:36 If you have ever visited Kandheri, you will realize that
04:40 when you come from the side of the special lanes,
04:42 you see a big curve on both the sides.
04:46 These two big curves are seen in the very bottom of the river.
04:52 And when we look for all this,
04:55 what is this and why is it there,
04:57 we realize that in the 2nd century of the 20th century,
05:01 when the dam was built there,
05:03 the ancient dam that we have here,
05:06 is the dam on the Dahisar river.
05:08 And when the dam was built,
05:10 water was released from the dam.
05:12 The water released was used to stop the dam.
05:17 These two half-turned things that we see here,
05:21 these things were tied with wood.
05:24 And how was this tied?
05:26 Because it was a normal wood,
05:28 you could put it in and take it out.
05:31 This was tied and in the middle part,
05:34 the water that was released,
05:36 in this water, maybe,
05:38 at that time, it was used to wash clothes,
05:40 or to wash vessels, or something else.
05:42 This was done.
05:44 After that, the wood tied to the other side,
05:47 was taken out and used again.
05:50 We will realize that in the 2nd century of the 20th century,
05:53 in the 3rd century of the 20th century,
05:55 the Buddhists who were living in Kandheri,
05:58 they used this water very skillfully.
06:01 They also knew that water is very precious,
06:05 water is very important.
06:07 If we take the example of the recent times,
06:10 we will realize that the United Nations,
06:14 that is, UNESCO,
06:16 they have said that if the climate changes in the future,
06:19 then how will it happen?
06:21 It will most likely happen because of water.
06:24 And that is why we should use water very carefully.
06:29 And in Mumbai,
06:31 in the 2nd and 3rd centuries of the 20th century,
06:34 there is a very good example,
06:36 that the wooden dam on the Dahisar river,
06:39 the Buddhists were using water very carefully.
06:45 This Dahisar river,
06:46 later, flows from Kandheri to the lower side.
06:49 We had climbed the level of this Dahisar river,
06:52 and had done an important part of Gosht Mumbai,
06:55 and that was the Pilau Lava.
06:57 If we had not seen the Pilau Lava,
07:00 Gosht Mumbai,
07:02 we can search for it and see it again.
07:06 Just to give you an example,
07:08 the world's largest Pilau Lava,
07:12 or the largest Pilau Lava structure,
07:15 can be seen in the Dahisar river,
07:17 in Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
07:20 This river flows from there,
07:22 and the gate of the National Park,
07:24 which is the gateway of Sanjay Gandhi National Park,
07:28 flows out from there, a little to the side.
07:31 We have seen a very important thing,
07:33 again, in the last few years.
07:36 This is that,
07:37 the river has now increased in size,
07:40 in the amount of water that flows into it.
07:43 We have experienced a large amount of water,
07:46 coming to the Dahisar river, in the last few years.
07:49 And what has happened because of that?
07:51 The part of the National Park,
07:54 which is adjacent to the Dahisar river,
07:56 has a cement wall.
07:58 Now, environmentalists have different doubts about this.
08:03 Different opinions are being expressed.
08:06 The environmentalists say that,
08:08 it is not right to build such a dam at the river's border.
08:13 There are different environmental issues,
08:16 which should be used to make some solutions.
08:19 But such a solution is not being presented to us,
08:22 in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
08:25 This river flows out from there,
08:27 and the first part of this river,
08:30 or the first place,
08:32 is the West Dhrutagati road.
08:34 This river flows out from below the West Dhrutagati road,
08:38 and if we go between Borivali and Dahisar,
08:41 we will notice that,
08:43 this Dahisar river,
08:44 takes four different turns,
08:47 to reach Borivali West.
08:49 And from the same place,
08:51 where the river flows,
08:53 a new bridge has been built.
08:55 This bridge must have been built 15 years ago.
08:58 This bridge is called Sudhir Phadke Uddan Bridge.
09:01 The banks of this bridge,
09:05 are in the middle of the Dahisar river.
09:08 And from the middle of the river,
09:10 this bridge takes us to Borivali West.
09:14 After reaching Borivali West,
09:17 this river flows in a straight line,
09:20 from the very beginning.
09:22 And we will notice that,
09:24 when this river flows from Borivali to Dahisar,
09:27 on the left side of this river,
09:29 there is a cave called Mandapeshwar.
09:31 There are lanes called Mandapeshwar,
09:33 and inside that, there is the place of Shankar.
09:35 These lanes are very important.
09:38 Just a little distance from the Mandapeshwar lanes,
09:41 this river flows to the right,
09:44 towards Dahisar.
09:46 This is a very important and important place.
09:49 When we look for ancient places,
09:51 we notice that,
09:53 when the Mandapeshwar is mentioned,
09:55 in ancient literature,
09:57 the river Dahisar is mentioned.
09:59 And the way it is mentioned,
10:01 is that the devotees who come here,
10:04 first go to the bottom of the river,
10:07 wash their feet there,
10:09 and then come to Mandapeshwar for darshan.
10:12 We find such ancient references,
10:14 in the context of Mandapeshwar.
10:16 Here we will notice that,
10:18 the ancient rivers,
10:20 have been named as Tirtha.
10:22 And the word Tirtha Kshetra,
10:24 is derived from the context of this river.
10:29 I said this because,
10:31 this is a simple context.
10:33 This river Dahisar flows from there,
10:35 and then flows into the area of Dahisar village,
10:38 which is in the middle of the river.
10:40 The river Dahisar village,
10:42 is completely curved.
10:44 It goes straight ahead,
10:46 and then turns back,
10:48 like a U-turn.
10:50 And then, the river flows downwards.
10:52 When it comes downwards,
10:54 we notice that,
10:56 on the left side,
10:58 we see the Gorai dumping ground,
11:00 and the Gorai jetty.
11:02 The river flows straight ahead,
11:04 and after that,
11:06 it flows towards Malad.
11:08 It flows towards Malad,
11:10 and the river flows towards Marveh.
11:12 The river flows towards the Marveh river,
11:14 and reaches the last point of the river,
11:16 and reaches the Arabian Sea.
11:18 But,
11:20 while understanding all this,
11:22 we need to understand,
11:24 one more important thing.
11:26 And, what I am going to talk about,
11:28 is the ancient evidence.
11:30 We should look at the ancient carvings,
11:32 which have been carved with great precision.
11:34 We need to go to the Borivali West,
11:36 to the Exar.
11:38 Exar is the place,
11:40 where the Exar pond was once seen.
11:42 But, it was lost.
11:44 Then, the Club Aquaria came.
11:46 The swimming pool of the Club Aquaria,
11:48 was the same place,
11:50 where the Exar pond was once seen.
11:52 And, on the bank of this Exar pond,
11:54 around 20-30 years ago,
11:56 the remains of the Exar were found.
11:58 The remains of the Exar are very important,
12:00 because,
12:02 we can see the picture of the Sagar war.
12:04 The remains of the Exar are found,
12:06 at the same place,
12:08 where the war took place.
12:10 This means,
12:12 that, the Exar had fought a war,
12:14 at some point in the past.
12:16 The remains of the Exar,
12:18 are from the Middle Ages.
12:20 This means, that, the Exar had fought a war,
12:22 in the Middle Ages.
12:24 Now, where is the Sagar?
12:26 The area, which is seen on the side of the Exar,
12:28 is the area of the Daisar river.
12:30 It is the area, which is inside the Khaadi.
12:32 And, the historians say,
12:34 that, in the same area,
12:36 of the Daisar river,
12:38 or the area, which is inside the Khaadi,
12:40 the Exar war had taken place,
12:42 at the same place.
12:44 The memory of the war,
12:46 is buried in the Exar remains.
12:48 We have experienced a huge part of this,
12:50 because, we understood,
12:52 where was the origin of the Daisar river.
12:54 We went to Kandheri,
12:56 and we understood,
12:58 how well, in the second century of the 20th century,
13:00 the water of the Daisar river was used.
13:02 We came to the lower side,
13:04 and we understood,
13:06 how the lava structure,
13:08 in the world,
13:10 can be seen in the Daisar river.
13:12 Apart from that, we understood,
13:14 the relationship of this river,
13:16 with Mandapeshwar,
13:18 and the last thing,
13:20 the relationship of this river,
13:22 with the Exar river,
13:24 and its existence.
13:26 We are stopping here,
13:28 but do watch the rest of the Ghost of Mumbai,
13:30 in the coming episodes.
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