Famous as the city of weavers, the history of Bhiwandi is filled with many significant events.

Bhiwandi – Nizampur Municipality completes 151 years… (October 10, 1864)

History of Bhiwandi……

             Famous as the city of weavers, the history of Bhiwandi is filled with many significant events. The city Bhimdi, which came into being during the reign of King Bhimdev, later became Bhiwandi. The geographical structure of Bhiwandi is ideal from a commercial point of view. The textile industry came to be known in this city, which is at a strategic location of waterways and land routes.

Bhimdi alias Bhiwandi is a historical town that came into being during the reign of King Bhimdev. Islampur is also mentioned in some Persian letters during Muslim rule. Another hypothesis is that the Bimba kings who came from the north first conquered Bhiwandi and then conquered Thane. First Bimba won Bhiwandi as 'Bimbasthan'. Later the name Bhiwandi was formed from Bimbasthana. Bhiwandi is famous as a city of weavers. The enterprising city of Bhiwandi, which has catered to the basic textile needs of millions of Indians for centuries, has a glorious history of cultural formation. Looking at Thane Gazette, Mumbai Gazette and historical documents etc. The history of Bhiwandi can be traced back to the eighth century.

In Thane Gazetteer Chapter 19 Page no. A look at the history of the name Bhimdi alias Bhiwandi from 986 onwards sheds light on how close Hindu-Muslim harmony was at that time. A Muslim saint from Baghdad Sheikh Hussain Qadri alias Pir Shah Hussain Saheb left Baghdad and came to Bijapur Emperor Adil Shah. Adil Shah died around that time. Hussain Saheb managed the administration of Adilshah for 17 years and when the prince became fit to rule, handed over all the power of Bijapur to him and waited for Bhiwandi. Around this time, when the Portuguese tried to oust a Hindu king named 'Bhima' in Bhiwandi, Pir Hussain Saheb helped the Hindu king Bhima and drove the Portuguese away. This Muslim saint who helped the Hindu king came to be known as 'Baba Diwanshah'. Baba Diwanshah's dargah is still famous in Bhiwandi and every year a big urus is held at this place. Thousands of Hindus and Muslims visit the dargah in this Urusa. etc.This land was consecrated by Shivaji Maharaj in 1657. It is a historic Bhiwandi that preserves the footprints of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje (1683) and the great Bajirao Peshwa (1720 AD).

As Bhiwandi's geographical structure is strategically located along waterways and land routes that are ideal for trade, enterprising weavers from all corners of India have taken the name of Bhiwandi to the world stage in the production of textiles through traditional handlooms and later powerlooms. Factories for manufacturing looms and spare parts of looms, bullock cart wheels, rice mills, rice mill machinery were started. Roads started to be built. The surrounding world began to come closer. The winds of reform and the events happening around began to make sense. The importance of freedom and sovereignty started to be understood and then the Hindu-Muslim men and women of Bhiwandi started joining the Indian freedom struggle with one accord.

Gajanan alias Kaka Naik, a fifth-generation descendant of Gangaji Naik of Anjur, who played an important role in Chimaji Appa's Vasai struggle, joined the freedom fighter Savarkar's organization. Thane B. J. He was expelled for 11 months from high school due to the campaign he started through Shiv Jayanti Utsav, Ram Navami, Ganapati Utsav etc while studying in high school. Later, in 1912, Kaka Naik was convicted of sedition and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment and a fine of Rs 200 under Section 124A. Uncle Naik was later stationed in the Nashik jail during the 1942 agitation as well.

When Lokmanya Tilak toured the district to promote the Home Rule League, he held a public meeting at Bhiwandi on 10 March 1918 along with Panvel, Kalyan. In that meeting he was given a bag of five thousand, Tatyasaheb Kelkar and Dhondopant Vidwans were with him and Mayor Alisaheb Faki was presiding. In 1920, Shaukat Ali and Muhammad Ali visited Bhiwandi on the occasion of Khilapat movement. The meeting was held in front of the Jumma Masjid in the center of the city. Ali brothers were also given a certificate of honor by the then mayor Madhavrao Tamhane. An unprecedented vision of Hindu-Muslim unity took place in Bhiwandi on the occasion of Khilapat movement. The participation of the freedom fighters of Bhiwandi in the Indian freedom movement is huge. The freedom fighters of Bhiwandi have shown that India's freedom stands on the sacrifice of countless men and women from different walks of life, caste and religion.

Electricity came to Bhiwandi in 1923 and in 1926 the great industrialist of Bhiwandi Kai. G. G. The first thermal power station was started with the efforts of alias Dadasaheb Dandekar and in 1927, Prophet Vasi Khansaheb Samadsheth brought the first loom in Bhiwandi. Hence, he is gloriously mentioned as the father of looms in Bhiwandi. Kai Dadasaheb Dandekar and Mr. Khansaheb Samadsheth, two visionary men have etched their name forever in the history of Bhiwandi as architects who made Bhiwandi a modern industrial city. The world market of Mumbai, which was just a stone's throw away, helped the industrial development of Bhiwandi. Over the past 60 years, modern powerlooms have produced cups made from synthetic yarns such as silk, viscose and synthetics, along with cotton fabrics.