Crawford Market

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Crawford Market
Commercial, Shopping
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Mandai
View of Crawford Market
Crawford Market Location in Mumbai, India
Coordinates: 18°56′51″N 72°50′05″E / 18.947414°N 72.834710°E / 18.947414; 72.834710
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Mumbai City
City	Mumbai
Founded by	Cowasji Jehangir
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM)
Language
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Area code	022
Civic agency	BMC

Crawford Market (officially Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Mandai) is one of South Mumbai's most famous markets. The building was completed in 1869, and donated to the city by Cowasji Jehangir. Originally named after Arthur Crawford, the first Municipal Commissioner of the city, the market was later renamed to honour Indian social reformer Mahatma Jotirao Phule. The market is situated opposite the Mumbai Police headquarters, just north of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station and west of the J.J. flyover at a busy intersection. It was the main wholesale market for fruits in Mumbai until March 1996, when the wholesale traders were relocated to Navi Mumbai.

In 1882, the building was the first in India to be lit up by electricity.