#OLPS : Virtual Walk 21
Date:
04-Jul-2021
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Time:
18:00:00 - 19:30:00
- INR 349/- PER PERSON (All inclusive)
#OLPS : Virtual Walk 21
Date:
04-Jul-2021
|
Time:
18:00:00 - 19:30:00
INR 349/- PER PERSON (All inclusive)
In the 1920s, Bombay’s town planners developed a series of ‘garden suburbs’, meant to offer an idyllic lifestyle within commuting distance from the city. Prime among them was Chembur, whose only ironic claim to good connectivity was as a stop on the railway line originally meant to ferry Bombay’s garbage to its outskirts. Here, a catholic welfare society settled, thrived, and gave the neighbourhood a distinct look and feel that just about barely survives to this day as redevelopment takes place all around. Join us on a virtual walking tour to uncover the stories of the Chembur garden suburb, a world away from its ‘gas chamber’ reputation.
NOTE: The virtual walk link will be shared a couple of hours before the event.
HIGHLIGHTS
- The English countryside comes to Bombay
- The patron saint of lost things
- The great wall of Chembur
- A school built by its own students
- The Mithi’s lesser known cousins
- Chor Gully
- A Bollywood-themed patriotic PT period
- And of course, the OLPS church!
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