#ChemburChurcha: Walk 849
Date:
01-Jun-2025
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Time:
08:00:00 - 09:30:00
- INR 599/- PER PERSON (All inclusive)
Starting Point
IDFC First Bank, Central Avenue, Opp. OLPS Church, Chembur
#ChemburChurcha: Walk 849
Date:
01-Jun-2025
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Time:
08:00:00 - 09:30:00
INR 599/- PER PERSON (All inclusive)
In the 1920s, Bombay&rsquo'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&rsquo's garbage to its outskirts. Here, a catholic welfare society settled, thrived, and gave the neighborhood a distinct look and feel that just about barely survives to this day as redevelopment takes place all around. Join us on a walking tour to uncover the stories of the Chembur garden suburb, a world away from its ‘ gas chamber’ reputation.
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
- And of course, the church around which our ‘churcha’ revolves.
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