Everyone dreams of living in Mumbai jaise halchal bhare hue shehar mein but this shehar also has its own share of problems. One such problem is something that affects not only the local authorities but also the residents and businesses in this area are getting affected by illegal hawkers or as we call them feri…
Do you know where Lata Mangeshkar, the Nightingale of India, gets her singing style from? It is from the Bhendi Bazaar gharana in Mumbai. After her father, Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar’s death in 1942, Mangeshkar and her family were looked after by family friend Vinayak Damodar Karnataki, popularly known as Master Vinayak, who owned Navyug Chitrapat…
The days of Ramazan is a time of fasting, and the enlightened nights for feasting. Ironically, it is a time when foodies descend on the lanes and bylanes of Bhendi Bazaar to savour the most tasty offerings after Iftar. The choicest of sheek and shami kababs, bheja fries, gurda kapuras, chicken tikkas, mutton chops, baida…
“I was surprised that Chor Bazaar surrounded had so much diversity- just not different religious communities but also the diversity within the Muslim community. And they co-exist in harmony, with places of worship of different faiths in the same area”, observed one of the students of Diploma of Social Work studying at Nirmala Niketan College…
The third edition of Bhendi Bazaar Urdu Festival will further the forgotten culture that silently sprouted in the neighbourhood Intense like its sigdis — that tirelessly churn out kebabs and tikkas, the spirit of Bhendi Bazaar is kindled by a lofty language and its weavers. But is the spirit spawned within the bazaar lanes alone?…
Hello Bazaaris! Hope this holy month of Ramadan has gone well for you. While this month brought with it hope and goodwill, it is also necessary for us to take a closer look at some of the ongoing issues in the vicinity. One such issue is that of street vendors taking over some of Bhendi…
Hello Bazaaris! Kya haal hai? Hope you are keeping safe in this new year! While the new year brings with it new promises and expectations, it’s also a time to continue a few old traditions that have always been a part of our community. One such tradition that has been celebrated in our mohallah for…
Hello Bazaaris! Hope you have your cup of chai and some khaari ready for the last charcha of 2021. After a rollercoaster of a ride that this year was, starting with some locals moving into their new abodes at Al-Saadah, to the second wave of the pandemic, slow reopening of the city and celebrating the…
Sab Khairiyat Bazaaris? After the last special report, we now want to bring you closer to a new charcha that has been troubling a lot of us – Pappu Juicewala. Last weekend I was on my usual grocery run around Al Sa’adah. While us Bhendi Bazaar residents are not new to the traffic and the…
Every time we imagine the future of Bhendi Bazaar, we think of enjoying tall imaarats, lambey pedh aur taaza khuli hawaa, with our old bazaaris. One with waste segregation, clean air, open spaces for kids to play and greenery for its people. But how far is that future? Will we look at a new and…