Mumbai's First Navratri Traditions 

From Mumbai`s first Ramleela that had paanwalas and kaali-peeli drivers from UP performing the Ramayana on stage, to the city`s first Navratri celebrations put together by Prabhodankar Thackeray, father of Bal Thackeray and BR Ambedkar, as a reformation against caste hierarchy, mid-day traces stories of inclusivity and history going back in time