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Preparatory Novena Services at the Holy Cross Oratory in Matharpacady Heritage Precinct commenced on Tuesday, 22nd April 2015. Managing Committee Member Mr. Hansel Baptista appointed daily Prayer Leaders from all areas of the village and ably organized the services, which were attended by about 100 persons. Traditional distribution of boiled gram was done by Mrs. …
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Around 20 tourists from both east and west coasts of USA visited our Village on Saturday, 28th February 2015 at around 11.00 am. They were taken around the village by Hansel Baptista. A brief talk alongwith a walk around the village was conducted by Hansel. The significance of our Holy Cross Oratory was explained …
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The idyllic and picturesque bylanes of Matharpacady Heritage Village in Mazagaon, Mumbai, were transformed on Saturday, 22nd November 2014. Gifted culinary amateur chefs were busy throughout the day preparing tasty snacks, meals and desserts for the second annual food fiesta that evening. The Matharpacady Residents’ Welfare Association was showcasing for its members, their families, guests …
Around 30 students from the overseas exchange programme of Dhirubhai Ambani International school visited Matharpacady on Wednesday, 22nd October ’14. The students were from Spain, the Czech Republic, & England. Hansel Baptista took them around the village giving them an insight into the history of our village.
How do you run around the world without taking a day off from work? Office fitness challenges are gaining followers at India Inc. Lunch hour for Rohit Ambosta is a busy hour. The 39-year-old is Chief Information Officer at Financial Technology India Ltd., a Chakala-based financial solutions firm. Every day at 1 pm he is …
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A forgotten East Indian leader & Tilak’s aide is resurrected this election Sandhya Soman,TNN | Oct 5, 2014, 06.38 AM IST Joseph Baptista was a London-educated barrister, father of Home Rule movement and thefirst Indian-origin mayor of Bombay.
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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