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Inspired by the European Heritage Days, Alliance Francaise returns for the fifth consecutive year with its Heritage Week — and the guided tours that accompany it. Rafique Baghdadi and Sancia Sequeira will guide folks on three hour long tours, focusing on different parts of the city. Baghdadi’s trails include a tour of the city’s charming …
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A bus load of tourists (25-30) on a holiday to India visited our Village on Tuesday, 9th September ’14. They were staying at the Trident, at Bandra Kurla Complex and were visiting places in and around the city of Portuguese interest. They had already visited Daman & Diu, the Vasai (Bassein) Fort and now our …
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Aug 15 2014 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Time limit set for registering documents – Clara.Lewis@timesgroup.com From solemnization of marriage, registration of documents to appeal against orders determining the market value of a plot, the state government has now set a time frame within which services are to be delivered to citizens.
Site specific Holy Cross Oratory Ali Akbar Mehta’s recent show documents the changing landscape of Mumbai’s first suburbs, Mazgaon and Wadibunder.As artist Ali Akbar Mehta settles on the mezzanine floor of Colaba’s alternative art space, Clark House Initiative, where his second-solo show, SITE : STAGE : STRUCTURE is on display, he tells you, “This space …
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Article that appeared in DNA of 14th July 2014
We are sure this will bring back memories of the New Year Eve Celebrations that we had year after year in Matharpacady.
By Bhairavi Jhaveri, Mumbai Mirror | May 21, 2014, 12.00 AM IST (Clockwise from left) A typical, recently refurbished, East Indian home; The entry to Lion’s Den and Dhiresh Sharma sharing anecdotes on the tour It’s hard to imagine that the largely uncharacteristic industrial areas of Mazgaon and Byculla were once tony neighbourhoods; home to the …
Reap benefits of redevelopment without redeveloping The owners of heritage properties will now be able to enjoy the fruits of redevelopment without messing around with the history and architecture of their buildings. In a shift from regulation to rewards, the new Heritage Regulation Policy proposes to allow the owners of such properties to not only …
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The Matharpacady Residents Welfare Assocation alongwith the help of all the residents had a “Heritage Food-E-Ville” on Sunday 2nd March 2014 at the St. Isabels School grounds. This was the first ever Food Festival held with mouth watering snacks and dishes prepared by the residents. Besides the food stalls, there were group games …
