Hello Bazaaris, we have finally transitioned out of the scorching summers and welcomed the downpour of rains. Sab kitna rangeen lagta hai iss mausam mein, mann karta hai ki isse enjoy kare family ke saath ghar baith kar, bhajiye aur chai pi kar, hain na? Humaare mohalle ki sadke, suhaani aur bhari hui lagne lagti…
Hello Bazaaris, like every year, the streets of Bhendi Bazaar are ready to welcome and celebrate the ‘Festival of Sacrifice’ – Eid al-Adha or as some say Bakri Eid. Iss baar sunne mei aaya hai ke 400 bakriya shaamil hui hai Bhendi Bazaar ki bheed mein, these goats and sheeps are brought to our mohalla…
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…
Hello Bazaaris! Sab khairiyat? Aapko nahi lagta Bhendi Bazaar ki sadke bohot sooni ho gayi hai? Ramadan guzre ek mahina beet gaya. Un Ibaadat se bhare 30 dino ki baat hi kuch aur hoti hai. The lights on the streets and festivities during Ramadan share a different vibe altogether – chahal pahal hoti hai, humare…
To tackle dust pollution issues in Mumbai, BMC has set up a committee headed by Dr Sanjeev Kumar, Additional Municipal Commissioner, after 650 Mumbaikars complained to the Municipal Commissioner and state-appointed administrator Iqbal Singh Chahal a month ago. The city has been experiencing ‘poor’ to ‘very poor’ Air Quality Index (AQI) for over six months. …
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! The construction work in the Bhendi Bazaar area has increased after the withdrawal of stop work notice. We can now see more workforce and heavy vehicles at the construction site. As your local news channel, BBKC has been receiving messages from Bazaaris regarding the full-force work and if it’s permissible. Kuch Bazaariyo…
