Bada Kabarastan (also written Bara Qabristan and Badakabarastan; Urdu: بڑا قبرستان, lit. 'large graveyard'), is a Muslim cemetery in the Marine Lines area of south Mumbai in India. One of the largest Muslim cemeteries in the country, it is also the final resting place of a number of icons from various walks of life including Nargis, Madhubala, Suraiya, Haji Mastan, Karim Lala, Yakub Memon and Baba Siddique.[1][2][3]
The land was purchased and dedicated to the Muslim Community by Konkani Muslim business man Nakhuda Mohammad Ali Roghay. The land comprises two parcels of land, one purchased from Mrs. Wombay, the widow of Balaji Shamsheth for the sum of RS. 26,620/00 on 8 August 1829 and another from the wife of Shapoorjee Sorabjee on 28 June 1832 for the sum of 32,251/00.[4]
Notable interments
edit- Mehboob Khan (1907–1964), film director
- Meeraji (1912–1949), Urdu poet
- Yakub Memon (1962–2015), Financier in 1993 Mumbai blasts
- Ismail Merchant (1936–2005), TV and film producer
- Haji Mastan (1926-1994), Indian Mafia leader
- Karim Lala (1911-2002) Indian Mobster
- Madhubala (1933-1969), actress
- Nargis (1929–1981), actress
- Shyama (1935–2017), actress
- Suraiya (1929–2004), actress
- Baba Siddique, former Cabinet minister (Maharashtra)
References
edit- ^ Chaitanya Marpakwar (20 November 2016). "The greats that lie six feet under". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Yakub Memon laid to rest amid tight security". Deccan Chronicle. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Yakub Memon buried at Chandanwadi's Bada Kabristan in Mumbai". Coastal Digest. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Wajihuddin, Mohammed (7 November 2021). "Mumbai: Bada Qabrastan to get mortuary and separate mosque for women". The Times of India. Mumbai. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
External links
edit- The old resting places of the beautiful – ketan.net (archived 19 July 2011)
- Badakabarastan at Find a Grave
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