Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Monday, June 19, 2017
Monochrome mania
Street entrepreneur fighting the summer heat in the morning at Bhuleshwar market.
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Sunday, June 18, 2017
Saturday, June 17, 2017
Friday, June 16, 2017
Gordhandas in Girgaon
A beautiful old building against a cloudy sky in Girgaon.
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Thursday, June 15, 2017
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
St.Francis Xavier church
The St.Francis Xavier church, built in 1872 in Dabul, Chira Bazaar, Girgaon, has a bell that dates back to the 18th century and is a relic from a church in Vasai (Bassein) fort.
Thank you Siddhartha for the valuable information.
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Historic Girgaon.
The Students' Literary and Scientific Society's Girls' High School also called Kamalabai Brahmankar Shala, after its popular principal, opened in 1848. It was the 1st high school in Bombay for girls. In 1884 the school moved to the present premises. This shows that education for girls was of great importance and was encouraged in Maharashtra in those days.
Information gleaned from Siddhartha of Awestrich
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Monday, June 12, 2017
Monochrome mania
The Mumbai Marathi Granth Sanghralay,in Girgaon, was founded on 01Aug1898 by MB Gurjar, NM Joshi, Shridhar Modak and Anant Pithkar, who were the educated elite of India those days. They started this repository of Marathi literature to satiate the thirst of the vast populace who had nowhere to go to access fine Marathi literature. Today the books there are used for research by scholars. The building has undergone a lot of changes since inception but remains true to its original purpose of literary education of the masses.
This information was provided to me by Siddhartha of Awestrich who took us on a walking tour of Girgaon.
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Sunday, June 11, 2017
Girgaon
Thank you Awestrich for inviting me to this wonderful walk chronicling Girgaon by the well informed tour leader Siddartha. Learnt a lot about the cultural and historical heritage of Girgaon. Walking through Girgaon is literally a walk back in time. Shall post a few pictures of the walk this week.
The Sanskrit term "Giri" stands for hills and
"gram" denotes a village. Thus, Girgaon means a village at the
foothill of mountains. The hill referred to here, is the Malabar Hill, which
is about 4kms away.
Saturday, June 10, 2017
Friday, June 9, 2017
Minaret and the moon
A minaret of the Minara masjid piercing a cloudy sky to be with the moon.
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Thursday, June 8, 2017
Street food
Mohammed Ali road, around Minara masjid, turns into a street food fest at night during Ramzan when the Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. What was originally a place for Muslims to break their fast after their evening prayer has turned into a full fledged street food fest for all foodies in Mumbai.
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Monday, June 5, 2017
Monochrome mania
Family that shops together stays together! Street shopping in Kumbharwada.
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Sunday, June 4, 2017
Saturday, June 3, 2017
Friday, June 2, 2017
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Nature's bounty
Nature's bounty at the erstwhile Crawford market rechristened as Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Mandai.
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Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Streetside shopping
On a street near Kumbharwada, South Mumbai.
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Monday, May 29, 2017
Monochrome mania
Communication on the go. Stay connected. On a street near Bhuleshwar, South Mumbai.
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Sunday, May 28, 2017
Saturday, May 27, 2017
Friday, May 26, 2017
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Monday, May 22, 2017
Monochrome mania
Pavement entrepreneurs in Kumbharwada, South Mumbai. A cobbler on the left and on the right is a place for second hand mobile accessories.
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Sunday, May 21, 2017
Saturday, May 20, 2017
Friday, May 19, 2017
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Kerbside barbershop
A kerbside barbershop behind the Bandra fort.
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Monday, May 15, 2017
Kadeshwari temple
Kadeshwari temple behind Bandra fort.
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Sunday, May 14, 2017
Saturday, May 13, 2017
Rajesh Khanna
A mural of Rajesh Khanna (29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) who was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. He was referred to as the "first superstar" and the "original superstar" of Indian cinema. He starred in 15 consecutive solo hit films in the period 1969 to 1971, still an unbroken record.
Friday, May 12, 2017
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Two International icons
The one on the wall is Amitabh Bachchan, an evergreen star of Indian cinema and the other is Photographer No.1, who tells stories through his photography.
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Pretty house
Near Band Stand in Bandra stands this pretty little house.
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