Know Your Bombay! – 21st January 2017

ByPT Reporter

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times brings you interesting facts about our beloved Bombay! Explore this city’s amusing history and get to know why and how so many streets and places got their names with KYB![/otw_shortcode_info_box]

Cuffe Parade

Cuffe Parade, the Southern-most region of Mumbai city, was named after T W Cuffe of the Bombay City Improvement Trust, which reclaimed around 75,000m² on the western shore of Colaba. Much of Cuffe Parade was developed on reclaimed land in the 1960s.

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Mazagaon

The word Mazagaon has been derived from the Sanskrit word ‘Matsya Gram’, meaning fishing village. The original inhabitants were speculated to be tribals of Agari (salt-workers) and Koli (fishermen) tribes. However, folk etymology derives Mazagaon from the Marathi Maza Gaon, meaning my village. One of Mazagaon’s oldest claims to fame was a variety of mango trees which fruited twice a year.

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