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East Indians are Considered to be Mumbai’s Original Inhabitants

May 6, 2018 Mobaikar 0 Comments east indians, mobaikar, mumbai culture

Reena Pereira-Almeida (30) was born in a 100-year-old village called Giriz in Vasai (formerly Bassein), in one of the original

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Nov – Dec 2015 Newsletter

December 22, 2015December 23, 2015 Mobaikar 0 Comments east indians, ei, mobaikar, news, newsletter

Nov – Dec 2015 from Siddharth Pereira

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History of the East Indian Culture

May 23, 2013December 23, 2015 Mobaikar 0 Comments culture, east indians, history

History of the East Indian Culture from Siddharth Pereira

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We’ll be away on a much-needed break, but we’ll also be hard at work on making our various online spaces better. Apologies in advance if we take longer to respond to any messages, but if you need a quick response, just shoot us a quick email (button in our bio). #eastindian #mumbai #thane #raigad #vasai
In The Hindu, Joanna Lobo (@thatdoggonelady) speaks about the food of the East Indian people of North Konkan and also aboutthe work weare doing at EIMC. Thank you for spreading our stories wider, Joanna 💝
The varcha maala/upper storey in the 1849-built Pereira House has more rooms and a ladder leading to the attic which also doubles as a small storage area. Unlike the Vadval East Indian old houses in Vasai, the upper levels of the Valkar homes in the area included smaller storage spaces. While the former group required the use of these spaces to store their produce, the latter mostly stored their preserved foods, furniture and other bric-a-brac in these spaces. Thank you, Julie Pereira for letting me photograph your beautifully kept home. With this, we complete our exploration of Small Giriz' Pereira House and also our online project on the old East Indian houses in Giriz, Vasai. Look up the entire project under the #EIMCOHGPCalendar tag on Instagram. #eastindian #community #bombay #architecture #timberhomes #vasai #mumbai #thane #raigad #vasaiheritage #mumbaiheritage #heritagehome #oldhouse #vintagehome #cottage #village #calendar #stationery #calendar2018 #photography #March #EIMCOHGPCalendar #EIMCMar19 #EIMCGaothans #vintagefurniture #pereira #attic #marathi
The many windows of Pereira House. Built in 1849, the original house roomed at least eight intermingling families under the same roof. Over the decades, these families moved out to other parts of Giriz, Vasai, Bombay and also abroad, but Raymond and Ronnie - two of Valeytin/Valentine Pereira’s sons - still live in this section of the house. We featured this beautiful Valkar East Indian house in our 2018 calendar on Old Houses in Giriz Parish for the month of March. You can view more old houses under this hashtag #eimcohgpcalendar #Eastindian #eimcmar19 #Vasai #thane #raigad #mumbai #heritage #oldhouse #architecture #villagelife #windowsofinstagram #windowsoftheworld
“Aila ghaltaan, na taila kaadtaan/Putting it from here and removing it from there.”* That’s the best and quickest way to cook varyas/orias/bhokachey varey - the EI donut-shaped bread made from urad dal and rice. As they are so similar in taste to medu vada - their South Indian cousins - many households tend to add onions, chillies and spices to the batter. This batch is being prepared for the chav-dis - a post-wedding celebration - at the Rebello home in Sydney, Australia. *this is in the Valkar East Indian Marathi dialect. #eastindian #eastindiancuisine #food #bread #indianfood #indianfoodinaustralia #sydney #migrantstories #australia #weddingfood #wedding #marathi #language #india #EIMCFood #eimcmar19 #eimclanguagevideo #eimcmaiboli
Are you looking for a fun activity to do with the kids in your life? Are you looking to initiate conversations with the younger and older generations about your culture? If yes, look no further than our ❣️f r e e❣️ Family Culture Exploration Checklist! It’s available to download as a free printable on our website (the link to which you can find in our bio) and it’s most certainly not limited to just the East Indians. So get exploring, friends! #culture #education #free #printable #childrensactivities #india #fun #EIMCFreebies #eimcmar19 #EIMCConnections #EIMCArt #EIMCPosts #EIMCPromos
The hall/lounge area in 1849's Pereira House gets lovely light in the noon time. I had always known this as the house that Effeline Nana lived in (she was one of my grandaunts), and there were very few who would pass by her house without shouting out a quick hello to her small frame gracing the porch. However, her husband Valeytin (Valentine) Pereira lived here with his first wife and six children much before Effeline became a part of the family and added eight more children to the brood. But Valeytin's family was just one of eight families that lived in the larger house of which this part is the only standing section today. #eastindian #community #bombay #architecture #timberhomes #vasai #mumbai #thane #raigad #vasaiheritage #mumbaiheritage #heritagehome #oldhouse #vintagehome #cottage #village #calendar #stationery #calendar2018 #photography #March #EIMCOHGPCalendar #EIMCMar19 #EIMCGaothans #vintagefurniture #pereira
For March’s quiz question, we asked, “If you had guests visiting and you wanted them to join you for lunch, what’s the East Indian word you’d use to refer to the meal?” Nearly all of you answered जेवन or Jevan, which is certainly the common word for a meal, but East Indian hospitality being what it is (which is to say, endearing), the word used is quite specific. We say, “जेवाचं मांडीलय, जेतार करून जा” which connotes to “The meal is served, partake the ‘jetar’ and go.” As well, while जेतार or Jetar refers to the lunch meal, शियार or Shiyaar refers to the dinner meal. Great job, @samuel.fernandes.7509 on getting it right, and big thanks for attempting a guess, @saloni_nelson_carvalho @amritaa1363 @chrisposwaity @dari.boii @seema_barretto @lostsoul10194 - y’all were pretty close with your guesses! #quiz #eastindian #language #culture #mumbai #thane #raigad #vasai #marathi #portuguese #indoportuguese # Maharashtra #India #food #EIMCMar19 #EIMCQuiz
Apologies in advance to anyone fasting/abstaining 😬 . #quiz #eastindian #language #culture #mumbai #thane #raigad #vasai #marathi #portuguese #indoportuguese #Maharashtra #india #food #EIMCMar19 #EIMCQuiz
The last East Indian Memory Co. Fine Foods orders of the season all wrapped up and ready to find their way to discerning chefs and foodies in Brisbane, Australia! Excited at all the traditional as well as new ways into which these will be incorporated into cooking (someone once used our lip smacking Bottle Masala to flavour their spaghetti bolognese)! #eastindian #eastindiancuisine #eastindianfood #indianfoodinaustralia #migrantfood #migrantstories #brisbane #australia #indoportuguese #indoportuguesecuisine #masala #spices #vasai #thane #mumbai #raigad #konkan #maharashtra #india #indianchristians #bottlemasala #seafood #foodiesofinstagram
Ivana Dinis lives in Pali, which lies north of Uttan, located at the northern tip of Mumbai. A Kunbi East Indian, Ivana Aunty (as she is affectionately called) is an important member of the community - mainly because she is one of the few lugra sellers in the area. She started selling these traditional East Indian sarees 5-6 years ago, but has been wearing them nearly all her life (she used to sleep in them too)! We got to record her story as part of our Lugra Legends series. Look up the hashtag #EIMCLugraLegends on Instagram to read more about the people doing their bit to preserve this part of our East Indian heritage. #eastindian #culture #uttan #bhayander #mumbai #india #maharashtra #saree #lugra #EIMCMar19 #womenempowerment #womenentrepreneurs #smallbusinesswomen #handloom #indianculture #traditionalclothes #ethnicwear #mightywomen #Kunbi #heritage #villagelife #cotton #buylocal #EIMCStyle
Straddling two villages in Giriz - Small Giriz and Maribhat, and with a village Holy Cross at the front of the house as well as at the back, the nearly 200 year old Pereira House gets to enjoy perhaps the best location in the area. The section seen in the photo is part of the original house that's still standing and in excellent condition. Modern bungalows now stand in place of the sections that were demolished over the years. Pereira House is one of the only four old houses that are still standing in Vasai's Small Giriz village - the heart of the Valkar East Indian group in Giriz. Check out other old East Indian houses we have explored on Instagram under the #eimcohgpcalendar tag. #eastindian #community #bombay #architecture #timberhomes #vasai #mumbai #thane #raigad #vasaiheritage #mumbaiheritage #heritagehome #oldhouse #vintagehome #cottage #village #calendar #stationery #calendar2018 #photography #March #eimcohgpcalendar #EIMCMar19 #EIMCGaothans

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