Whist Drive – 10th March 2020
The Matharpacady Residents’ Welfare Association organised their Whist Drive at St. Isabel’s High School on Tuesday, 10th March 2020. Mr. Stanislaus Baptista and Mr. Dennis Baptista handled this Whist…
Fiesta Tradicional Comida
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…
All’s well@work – Sunday Mumbai Mirror – 5th October ’14
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 on company order to take a walk. (more…)
A Forgotten East Indian leader & Tilak’s Aide is resurrected this election
A forgotten East Indian leader & Tilak’s aide is resurrected this election
Joseph Baptista was a London-educated barrister, father of Home Rule movement and thefirst Indian-origin mayor of Bombay. (more…)
Guided walks through Mumbai – Mumbai Mirror, 16th September 2014
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 Irani cafes (September 25, 9.30 am), discovering the rich history of Mazgaon (September 21, 9 am) and exploring religious sites in Byculla (September 23, 9.30 am). Sequeira conducts a tour of Bandra (September 20, 9 am), a walk through the slums of Dharavi (September 22, 9.30 am) and a look at the South Indian communities of Matunga (September 24, 9 am). (more…)
Trending Today – Mumbai Mirror, 15th August 2014
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 where we are sitting is a set-up of my maternal grandparents’ home, who lived in Mazgaon for 42 years; more than my entire life.”
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,…