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'''Nagpada''' is a neighbourhood in South Mumbai.
The Prakritized form of the Sanskrit name "Nag-patakha" is mentioned as a name of Nagpada in the 15th-17th century Marathi-language text ''Mahikavatichi Bakhar''.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Dipesh Karmarkar |title=Understanding Place Names in 'Mahikavati's Bakhar': A Case of Mumbai-Thane Region |journal=Studies in Indian Place Names |issn=2394-3114 |publisher=Place Names Society of India |location=Mysore |volume=XXXI |year=2012 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308925531 |page=126 }}</ref> The place derives its name from a local Shiva temple, and abode of Naag or the snake wound around Shiva's neck.<ref>{{cite web | title = Violence once ruled in at Nagpada | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Violence-once-ruled-in-at-Nagpada/articleshow/2070412.cms |date=24 May 2007| accessdate = 2014-04-17 | newspaper = The Times of India}}</ref> It has a community basketball court.<ref name="basketballgirls">{{cite news|title=Muslim basketball team shows India that Nagpada girls can jump |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/nov/18/muslim-girls-basketball-india |first=Jason |last=Burke |date=18 November 2011 |work=The Guardian |location=Mumbai |accessdate=31 Jul 2015}}</ref>
In 2005, Nagpada was the location of the Sadaf Manzil building collapse.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tatke |first1=Sukhada |title=Building collapses due to poor condition; 21 killed {{!}} Mumbai News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Building-collapses-due-to-poor-condition-21-killed/articleshow/3362879.cms |accessdate=10 May 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=August 14, 2008 |language=en}}</ref>
In April 2018, the Nagpada junction was beautified with a 25 metre national flag along with a mural dedicated to Bharat Ratna Abul Kalam Azad.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Deshpande |first1=Tanvi |title=Nagpada junction beautified, mural for Maulana Azad installed |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/nagpada-junction-beautified-mural-for-maulana-azad-installed/article26334156.ece |website=The Hindu |accessdate=10 May 2020 |language=en-IN |date=22 February 2019}}</ref> The area was a meeting point for pre-independence gatherings and has witnessed many political movements during the pre-independence era. It was designed by architect Hafeez Contractor and inaugurated by Mumbai Mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar.
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