Mumbai-born and US-based, globally renowned cigar magnate, Kaizad Hansotia, has recently been in town to launch a duty-free outlet of his premium cigar brand – Gurkha Cigars. Born and raised in Colaba (South Mumbai), 52-year-old Kaizad Hansotia’s thriving business saw the entrepreneur first move to Hong Kong, followed by London, before he finally settled down […]
BJP’s Rahul Narvekar is all set to represent BJP in the forthcoming MLA Elections for the Colaba constituency, later this month. Born and educated in South Bombay, Rahul has practiced law for over 15 years at the Bombay High Court and Supreme Court and has been a noteworthy MLC in his earlier political tenure, being […]
Over 180 children participated in the week-long XYZ summer camp, across its centers in Colaba, Byculla, Dadar and Andheri. Day-1 kicked off the camp with a Humbandagi (a lovely practice marking the start of each day), and parents and children ‘twinning’ it up for the day in terms of dressing, playing fun games and bonding […]
Also known as ‘The Mumbai Siege: 4 Days of Terror’, the film attempts to recreate the ghastly, inhuman attacks on the iconic Taj Mahal hotel which claimed 166 innocent lives. The four-day siege on the Taj was just one of many such strikes, though it was the one which was the one to have captured […]
The Cusrow Baug United Sports and Welfare League (CBUSWL) organised a ‘Housie Eve’ on 7th October, 2017, with numerous stalls serving home-made delicacies. Filled with fun, cheer and prizes, the overall event with its games, food and beverages was arranged and managed by the residents, as also a dance performance by the Cusrow Baug children […]
A Khush Khushnum! 15-year-old Khushnum Daruwalla from St. Annes High School, Colaba secured 85.2% in her SSC Board examinations. A black belt in Karate with a keen interest in drawing, Khushnum wishes to pursue Commerce in college.
The Cusrow Baug United Sports and Welfare League (CBUSWL) organised its annual Dae Mah Jasan on 3rd June, 2017. Two jasans were performed, one at the Gymnasium, followed by the other at the Pavilion. Post the ceremony, residents and guests enjoyed games of Housie, followed by dinner. The CBUSWL committee thanked the residents, for participating […]
On 24th March, 2017, numerous Zoroastrians flocked to the Radio Club Pier in Colaba to worship Avan Ardavisur Banu on the occasion of Ava Yazad Parab. The celebrations commenced with twenty-one mobeds performing a jasan, headed by Vada Dasturji of Udvada, Khurshed Dastoor, with a special reference to a prayer from the Ardavisur Niyaish, followed […]
At their usual Chai-pe-Charcha session, this time at the US Club at Colaba, Meherbai’s Mandli drove the waiter crazy (so what’s new?) with each one ordering a different dish and different preferences ranging from “Don’t put salt!”, “Put more salt!”, “No Ajinomoto in the soup!”, ” Yes, more Ajinomoto!”, “Make it sweet!”, “No sugar please!”, […]
Colaba Constructed by the British East India Company during Sir Robert Grant’s tenure as the Governor of Bombay (1835–1838), Colaba, the southern tip of Mumbai, was declared a cantonment area, where construction by civilians was prohibited. Its construction was completed in 1838, using the Old Woman’s Island as part of it, and, thus, the last […]
Chowpatty Chowpatty is really ‘Chau-pati’ meaning four channels, and is evidence of the inroad of the tide before the western foreshore as reclaimed. This name is analogous to that of Satpaty, a village in the Mahim Taluka of the Thana District, which is approached through a channel or khadi, containing seven pats or divisions […]