Bombay..Bombay..with the kind of history you have been witness to, one is never surprised.
There must be many more tunnels and rooms lying still undiscovered..what with the number of forts..and fortifications!!
Worli fort..Bandra fort..Mahim fort..Sion fort (am curious how the area got the name Sion..connected to the Diaspora?!!).. and many probably which I don't know about!!
And of course the Fort area..the Fort St. George..with it's Rampart Row..it's Churchgate ( literally the gate of the fort that was the entrance to St. Thomas's church)..the Lion's gate (the entrance from the docks)..and Bazaar street. A whole cosmopolitan city contained within the Fort's walls.
And of course the Infamous Majestic Hotel with it's notice.."Dogs and Indians not allowed"..that inspired Mr.Jamshedji Tata to build the iconic Taj Mahal hotel in response to the discrimination..a hotel that surpassed any hotel of that time..and still does!!
Yes..Bombay never surprises me!!
Ps. 40 plus years ago.. I had the privilige of watching peacocks frolicking under the Tower of Silence.Yes..in the heart of Bombay..at Kemp's Corner!!
Pps. I had a piece of land in Saaral village across the harbour from the Gateway of India..and clearly marked on survey maps..and for us to see..adjoining the land was a small Jewish Cemetery!!
Diaspora?
Bombay..you never surprise me!!
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