OK, as you’d have already noticed, I haven’t been writing a lot here lately. But that doesn’t mean I’ve been lying low. The shutter bug in me has been very much active, and here is a small collection of the monsoons that I clicked over the last two years. It includes foods, monuments, and everyday…
Tag: Churchgate
A Floating Library!
I started my professional life in Churchgate, but the reason I am drawn to the place more is mainly because of the used books library at Fort. Well, it’s not really a library, per se, more like a store where you can get original and fake books that are more of hand-me-downs at very reasonable prices….
Weekly Photo Challenge: Broken
I have described the Flora Fountain before, and this is one of the statues that are placed on one of the four bases. I love the intricate detailing on the attire of the Victorian sculpture. But it hurts to see it break apart (one arm is missing, if you haven’t noticed yet). Hope its resorted soon, and the real…
The Grand Old Man of India
Dadabhai Naoroji who is fondly called as the Grand Old Man of India, was a Parsi intellectual, educator, cotton trader, and an early Indian political leader. He died in 1917 at the age of 92 and was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress, which was India’s first political party. He was a…
The River of Learning
The heritage building called Elphinstone College, was established in 1856 is an institution of higher education in affiliation with the University of Mumbai. Said to be one of the oldest colleges of the University of Mumbai, it boasts of a illustious alumni with names like Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Pherozshah Mehta, and Jamshedji Tata. The college celebrated 150 years in 2006 with Sesquicentennial celebrationsas is categorized…
A Lost Cause
These ruins belong to one of the most grand hotels of the city at one time, called Watson’s Hotel which was restricted to ‘whites only’. The hotel is said to be the first of its kind to boast of ceiling fans. while popular folklore has it that the 1903 Indo-Saracenic style The Taj Mahal Palace hotel resort owes its existence…
Banking In Style!
Moving along in my exploration of the Victorian town side of Mumbai City, this is the Head Quarters of the Standard Chartered Bank Mumbai. What I loved about this building is are the statues that you can see from across the street. I have added the entire structure inset, with the image. Do let me…
Abundance of Heritage
The abundant heritage structures run thick throughout Churchgate. Just beyond the Sassoon Library and the Army and Navy building, is the Life Insurance Corporation of India’s building. It also overlooks the Flora Fountain and the Amar-Jyoti-Jawan memorial (You can see a back view of these two statues). Makes for a good view even from the back, dosn’t…
The Class Of The Army and Navy
The Army and Navy building is located just next to the Davis Sassoon Library. The stunning heritage building, like every other heritage building is now no longer what it used to be. The elegant building is now house to popular retail store Westside. Whatever said and done, the structure remains just as magnificent as it…
The Reading Room
One of the oldest reading libraries in the city is The David Sassoon Library. The heritage structure was built by Albert Sassoon, and is named after his father Baghdadi Jewish philanthropist, David Sassoon. The building designed by architects J. Campbell and G. E. Gosling, for the Scott McClelland and Company, the structure is created using yellow Malad stone, with…
Snapshots of my World 