Kalyan

In pre-independent India, the British Raj spelled Kalyan as Kallian, Cullian, Callian and sometimes as Callianee. Over the centuries, the city has seen attacks by various foreign armies, including the Mughal, the Portuguese and the British. The Marathas were held in high regard by the locals for being their only line of defense against invasions.

Walter Hamilton, a foreign visitor passing through India, described Callianee as 'A Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Description of Hindustan, and the Adjacent Counties' in Volume 2 on page 150 of his 1820 book.

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  A post 1857 map by John Tallis focused on the events of the Rebellion. The author spells Kalyan as "KALYAN LANJA"/"Calliannee".
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  India, by Edward Weller, for the Weekly Dispatch Magazine, c.1859. Spelled "Callianee".
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  "India," 1861, a map by J. and C. Walker. Spelled as "Killiannee".
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  "India", by Alexander Keith Johnson, from his "Royal Atlas of Modern Geography," London, 1873. Spelled "Kalyan".
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  Leipzig: Verlag con Velhagen & Klasing, 1881. Spelled as "Kalyan"
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  Letts's Popular Atlas, 1883 (Letts & Co., London), Spelled "Kalliannee".
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  Cram atlas map, 1885. Spelled as "Callian".
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  A documented map of Kalyan area 1955 from the US military. Spelled "Kalyan".

Anandibai Joshi graduated from Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania (WMC) in 1886. Seen here with Kei Okami (center) and Tabat Islambooly (right). All three completed their medical studies, and each was the first woman from their respective countries to obtain a degree in Western medicine.

Anandi Gopal Joshi, from Kalyan, along with Kadambini Ganguly, was one of the first two Indian women[1] to obtain a degree in Western medicine. An 1886 graduate, Joshi is also believed to be the first Hindu woman to set foot on American soil.[2][3]

The majority of Kalyan citizens are Hindus with Muslims being a significant minority..

Trains, Buses and Auto-rickshaws are the important mode of transport in and around Kalyan. 200,000 Kalyan citizens travel daily by local trains.[5]

Kalyan Junction railway station is on the railway line between Mumbai and Karjat/Kasara. The city of Kalyan has access to three railway stations on the Central line - Thakurli Station, Vitthalwadi ,shahad Station and Kalyan Junction. Kalyan Junction serves as an important railway station at the node of Mumbai.[6]

With a population of more than 700,000, Kalyan is a part of the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation established in 1983, with municipalities of Kalyan, Dombivli, Ambernath and 81 other villages. It was then one of the largest urban local bodies in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and in the state, with an area around 209 km². The government of Maharashtra has decided to delete major area of the corporation limits on different occasions. Presently the total area of the corporation has remained, and measures about 67 km².

KDMC is a municipal corporation in Thane district of Maharashtra State, India. The municipal corporation was formed in 1983 to administer the twin townships of Kalyan and Dombivli. The municipal corporation has a population 15,18,762 citizens as per the 2011 census. Due to its highly educated population it is often called the second cultural capital of Maharashtra after Pune. Kalyan was once famous as a port in ancient times. Records of its existence as a premier port in the region have been found in ancient Greek manuscripts.

The corporation is governed by Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporation Act 1949. The following authorities are given charge to carry out the provisions of the act:

• A corporation
• A standing committee
• Ward committees
• Municipal commissioner

Both the cities are divided into 122 wards. Municipal Corporation consists of Councillors elected directly at Ward Elections. The number and boundaries of the Wards into which the city is divided is specified by the State Election Commissioner. There are five Councillors nominated by the corporation. As per the provisions of the Act, the total number of Councillors is 121. The Corporation elects one of its members as the Mayor and another to be the Deputy Mayor.[7]

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  KDMT Buses
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  Kalyan Railway Junction
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  Kalyan Junction during the 26 July floods

• Vishwanath Bhoir– MLA, (Kalyan West)
• Tushar Deshpande – Indian Cricketer. (Fast Bowler)
• Pranav Dhanawade – Indian Cricketer. (Record holder for most runs 1009*)
• Ganpat Gaikwad– MLA, BJP (Kalyan East)
• Anandi Gopal Joshi – first Indian female physician
• Gavin Packard – Indian actor
• Pramod Ratan Patil– MLA, MNS (Kalyan Rural)
• Narendra Pawar – Ex-MLA, BJP (Kalyan West)
• Lalit Prabhakar – Indian actor
• Shrikant Shinde – Member of Parliament (Kalyan)
• Sneha Wagh – Indian Television actress

• KDMC: Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation