Article that appeared in DNA of 14th July 2014
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New Year Eve Celebrations – 1980s
We are sure this will bring back memories of the New Year Eve Celebrations that we had year after year in Matharpacady.
So that you don’t Bungle-ow
This paper ran a two-part series on bungalows in Mumbai and how residents are still clinging on tenaciously to old, family bungalows for various reasons. West View 15, owned by Gemma Fernandes, Gerard Fernandez and Ingrid Pinto in Bandra. Pic/Sayed Sameer Abedi From resisting the lure of the big bucks wielding builder and redevelopment riches …
Mid-Day – Bunga-lows and highs
Built in the 1950s in what is known as the ‘original Immaculate Conception (IC)’ colony, DX Vaz House in Borivali stands tall more than 60 years later. Talking about his bungalow, Schubert Vaz, a musician by profession says, “My father and three of his musician friends bought land in Borivali around India’s Independence, when the …
Mirror tried – When Mazgaon was hip
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 …
Erstwhile Bombay
Food E-Ville
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 …
Matharpacady Village Dance – February 2013
The Matharpacady Residents Welfare Association organised a small get together of all the residents of the Village on 2nd February 2013. There was games for all as well as dancing to some music provided by Rodger Gonsalves. The show was ably compered by Merwyn D’Mello and ably assisted by Yohann Valladares.
Thanksgiving Service – 2012
The Annual Thanksgiving Service was held on 7th January 2013.
The Yesteryears – Matharpacady Village Carnival – 1980s
Some remembrances of the years gone by when we organised the Carnival in our Village for many years.