| The bastion
of Maharashtrian Hindus, Girgaum, near Chowpatty, is the
heart of middle class Mumbai Here, tiny little gullies
wander off the main road into the belly of the city. One
of them is Khotachi Wadi, a charming little village,
uninvaded by traffic. This nineteenth century settlement
actually belongs to Mumbai's East Indian Christians whose
forefathers are believed to have worked for the British
East India Company. Most of them are a mix of Portuguese
and Indian origin, and the quaint old houses with their
trellised balconies and latticed windows look like a
forgotten pocket of Portugal. |
