Khaki Tours

#RottenRow: Heritage Walk

Date: 11-Apr-2026 | Time: 09:00:00 - 10:30:00
From INR 599
/- PER PERSON (All inclusive)

The credit for developing a prosperous walled town called Bombay into a city of international standards goes to a visionary Governor called Sir Bartle Frere. In 1865, he took the decision to demolish the Fort walls, and expand the city to the west. The money made during the cotton boom greatly aided his vision for the city - Urbs Prima in Indis - and on the open grounds of the Esplanade beyond the Fort walls came up the Gothic buildings that would do justice to the vision. On our new walk, #RottenRow, we take you on a tour of Frere’s vision, following a riding track that used to go around the Oval Maidan.

Duration
1.5 Hours
Distance
1.5 Km
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Last station Churchgate (not!)
  • X and 0
  • The Greek God of cinema
  • Governor’s Row
  • Spinning the wheel
  • Bapu ke bapu
  • Windmill by the sea
  • Do deviyaan – Kshama aur Insaaf
  • Where traffic parks
  • A Bengalee in Mumbai
  • Fuller’s folly
  • Eating Air
  • Mother of the Cotton King
  • Bandstand before Bandra
  • And, of course the Rotten Row

Starting Point

Western Railway Headquarter
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The Khaki Heritage Foundation needs your help to make heritage a mass movement. Your donations will enable us to create awareness for the city’s heritage and archive and conserve it.

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