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A plague struck the city of Mumbai in 1896. It caused many deaths, but also a few births - that of the first planned developments in the city. Up in the north of the island city, far from the congested areas of the Fort and the Native Town, the suburbs of Dadar, Matunga, Sion and Mahim came up to decongest the city. A Parsi cooperative housing society leased around a hundred plots in the upcoming suburb of Dadar. And around these plots grew the largest Zoroastrian enclave in the world. Our new walk #DeePeeCee explores this enclave, fondly called DPC by its residents, and tells stories around the D, P and C of it - Dadar, Parsis and the Colony.Duration
2.5 Hours
Distance
2 Kms
HIGHLIGHTS
-Persepolis in Parsi Colony
-The school built on a foundation of newspapers?
-The ‘model’ building
-Happily married cottages
-Palaces of two kings
-Parsi surnames funnier than Sodabottleopenerwala
-Maharashtrian marriages with Parsi witnesses
-Tennis court for cars
-And, of course, the Parsi ‘baug’ without a boundary wall
Date: 9 Nov, 2024
Time: 4:30 PM
Price: ₹799 pp
Starting point: Mancherji E Joshi Chowk
Book now at: https://khakitours.com/experiences/WalkBooking.aspx?walkid=2776
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Dadar Parsi Colony, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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