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Local history, in pocket-sized doses

In Mumbai we often tend to miss out on the details, and as a result, the good stuff. This can be blamed on our rushed mindset ufffd catch a train, hail a cab, meet a deadline. Take for example, the stretch that makes up today's Girgaum. Once upon a time, a huge part of this area was called Cavel. The settlement was where the early Roman Catholic converts from from Bassein, Salsette, Daman and Goa had settled down to make it their home. For a while, it boasted of having the highes

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In Mumbai we often tend to miss out on the details, and as a result, the good stuff. This can be blamed on our rushed mindset — catch a train, hail a cab, meet a deadline. Take for example, the stretch that makes up today’s Girgaum.

Once upon a time, a huge part of this area was called Cavel. The settlement was where the early Roman Catholic converts from from Bassein, Salsette, Daman and Goa had settled down to make it their home.

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