Dr Saul Shapir, his daughter Orly and son Alon walking down New Nagpada Road that formed an integral part of his childhood. Pics/Bipin Kokate

Ground floor, Taiyab Building, 16, New Nagpada Road, Byculla, Bombay-8. Dr Saul Shapir, Jewish scholar and professor, and 'Byculla boy' - as he likes to call himself - will never forget this postal address. It's a balmy morning in February, and the gregarious Bombay-born Baghdadi Jew who's settled in Jerusalem, is back in his favourite neighbourhood that once constituted his home, school, synagogue and playground. "We lived right here, in Taiyab building, and would play along this road as eight-year-olds. It's unthinkable to do that now!" he chuckles in a deep baritone. "I've lost count of the times I've returned here since our family moved to Israel," he replies, when we ask of his longstanding love affair with the city. But this trip is extra special for the Bombayphile [we've taken the liberty of coining this term]. His children, daughter, Orly and son, Alon, were keen to accompany him, to retrace his early life in Mumbai.