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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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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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Happy Feast and Happy Independence Day from our family to your’s! . Today’s a dual celebration for Roman Catholics in India and abroad as along with celebrating the day India won its Independence, we also celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven. . We marked the day by proudly donning our cultural best to our local church in Brisbane, Australia, followed by a breakfast of pork roast while reminiscing about our families back in India, who get to attend a flag hoisting ceremony after mass at the parish church - a 15 August tradition that is now a big part of Roman Catholic culture in India. . Do tag us in any photos of your celebrations today (especially if you have worn a lugra or gobbled up some patoli/pan-moris)! . #eastindian #community #brisbane #australia #mumbai #thane #raigad #vasai #maharashtra #india #independenceday #2018 #romancatholic #mixedheritage #lugra #traditionalfabric #indianfamily #indianculture #ethnicwear #vintageinspired #eastindianfood #indiansinaustralia #brownpeople #migrants
It is no exaggeration that the East Indian gaothans are in danger of being erased from the city's map. . On the eve of India's Independence Day, various members of the East Indian community will convene to form a working forum that will finalise a strategy towards the protection of Mumbai's gaothans, and as an East Indian, your participation in this discussion is of utmost importance. . Working as an independent and neutral body, the Save Gaothans Committee (SGC) was established on 7 July 2018 as a direct response to the houses that were demolished a month earlier in Kharodi gaothan, with the intention of finding a way forward in a legal, methodical and strategic manner. . At its helm are architects (including those specialising in heritage architecture), advocates, BMC Councillors, and other community members familiar with this issue. . The SGC will also be working in consultation with the faculty of Kamala Raheja Vidhyanidhi Institute of Architecture and Environmental Studies, who will be providing the community with help in devising gaothan development plans that will then be presented to the government. . Last week, we had the chance to speak with Audrey Baptista Dsouza, an architect who was originally consulted with for designing the East Indian Bhavan in Gorai and who was also present at the SGC's first meeting. She echoes the sentiments we have heard from other East Indians we have chatted with about the issues facing our gaothans - that of being proactive, showing up in large numbers and working with each other towards this common goal. . To find out how you can make your voice heard at tomorrow's meeting, view the flyer and information mentioned in our latest Instagram Story, and show up for your community's future. . #eastindian #gaothan #community #mumbai #landrights #vasai #thane #raigad #architecture #urbanliving #urbanvillage #nativepeople #urbandevelopment #indiancities #communityactivist #eastindianculture #independenceday #2018 #romancatholic #christian #mumbaicatholic #mumbaiheritage #heritagevillage #citizenforum #crucifix #holycross #bandra #ranwarvillage
Basrodi, Giriz's Culas House is an unusual construction for a Vadval house in Vasai. For one, it doesn't have a wide verandah - usually a common feature in a Vadval farmer's house. . This house is featured for the month of August in EIMC's calendar on old East Indian houses, that are located in a little hamlet in Northern Vasai, Maharashtra. . *1* The 'Old Houses of Giriz Parish' 2018 calendar is an effort to highlight the East Indian community's heritage, especially the old architecture of the East Indians of Bassein (the old name for Vasai). . *2* The calendar focuses on this particular parish as EIMC is based in Giriz and it felt like an appropriate starting point for our recently launched project. Swipe to read Benita Fernando's recent article on this art project in the Sunday Mid-Day. . #eastindian #community #vasai #raigad #thane #mumbai #heritage #architecture #oldhouse #vintagehomes #timber #woodenhouse #traditionalhome #villagelife #farmershouse #farminglife #tiledroof #green #calendar #june #stationery #vadval #farmershouse
The repercussions of colonialism are still felt all over the Indian subcontinent, and the East Indians of North Konkan are just one of the indigenous peoples that owe their origin to this period in Indian history. . It is common knowledge that groups like the Kolis, Bhandaris, Kunbis, etc. exist in many Konkan communities, including the East Indian community that populates the North Konkan region. . Thanks to the Portuguese era of India's colonial past, the native Christian population that was already occupying this region received a cohesive religio-socio-cultural structure, and later went on to define themselves as East Indians. However, divisions in class, region, education and social standing persist to this day and have contributed to much discord and discontent within the community. . In her book, Dr Baptista observes, "The community as a whole, is not aware of the existence of different cultural entities within this fold." - something I can attest to in a personal capacity, as I grew up with the knowledge of the existence of just a few EI groups - despite growing up in a house and a region that could be said to be 'totally East Indian'. . This Indigenous Day, we recognise and respect our community's struggle to retain the rights to our lands, the attempts we are making to retrace our lost culture and traditions, and the pathways we are forging to bridge the gaps in knowledge between various EI occupational and social groups. . The images in the collage are from a cultural celebration at St Francis Xavier Church, Giriz that showcased Vadval, Kupari, Valkar, and Koli East Indian song and dance. Also included in this display were the traditional 'tarpa' of the Adivasi Christians, who are also part of the parish. . #eastindian #community #indian #christian #romancatholic #indigenous #worldindigenousday #2018 #ethnic #culture #indigenousrights #indigenousstruggle #vasai #mumbai #thane #raigad #konkan #maharashtra #india #koli #kupari #vadval #valkar #adivasi #landrights #bhandari #portuguese #colonialism
Today's National Handloom Day in India and the perfect day to buy yourself an original lugra. . Better yet, purchase your lugra from JD Mahimwala & Co.* in Mahim's Kapad Bazar - the original lugra sellers of Bombay - and show your support for their important trade. . This small, Gujarati-owned cloth shop in Mumbai has been supplying traditionally woven cotton lugras to lugra sellers, independent buyers and East Indian women all over town since Samdhilal first set up shop more than 40 years ago. . It usually takes a craftsman 1.5 days to make one lugra, and the fading popularity of the original cotton lugras has been tough on the karigars (workmen). If JD Mahimwala & Co. had to stop stocking lugras tomorrow, the older East Indian women will have nowhere to go for their garb of choice. . It is very rare to see any compendium on Indian sarees mention the East Indian lugra, and rarer still to find it mentioned in circles that are not East Indian. But let's do what we can to nurture this part of our cultural heritage by supporting the people who make lugras available for us to wear and enjoy. . *You will hear more about these Lugra Legends in the coming months. . #eastindian #community #traditionalclothes #ethnicwear #lugra #lugradress #children #nationalhandloomday #indiancrafts #maharashtra #traditionalweaving #buylocal #mumbai #mahim #vasai #thane #raigad #green #saree #indiansaree #indianwear #indianfashion #supportcraftsmen #EIMCFun #india #indianculture
We are now into the eighth month of 2018 and it has been a genuine pleasure exploring the calendar on 'Old Houses of Giriz Parish' with our readers online. . Over the months, through this calendar, we have also explored the East Indian people of Vasai and had the opportunity to talk about our lives and our ways. . Along the way, we have had conversations with folks from other cultures and communities, found resonance and appreciation from like-minded culture enthusiasts and have shared stories of our shared heritage with East Indians from other parts of Bombay. . Many thanks to Benita Fernando of the Sunday Mid-Day for taking an interest in our little art project and for wanting to share our work with the wider world! . #eastindian #community #giriz #vasai #heritage #architecture #vintagehome #oldhouse #calendar #2018 #artproject #functionalart #mumbai #thane #raigad #portuguese #british #indian #maharashtrian #EIMCfun
I grew up listening to many stories from Grace Pereira, my nana, and strangely enough, all the East Indian folk tales she told her grandkids were scary ones. Like the one about Herleen (pronounced hair-lean), a malevolent water demoness with disheveled hair and feet facing backwards, whose favourite places are desolate wells and water tanks. . Also known as Haraleen (pronounced hara-lean) and Hel-li, tales about this demoness vary, and in Elsie Baptista's book 'The East Indians', she is described by the author as a spirit whose favourite amusement is to swing from the roots of banian trees. . Have you heard any other version of Herleen, dear reader? . Well done, @konkana_chakravartin, the only one to get this one right and @dida_can, who was very close! Also thanks to @stephndsz and @amritaa1363, for sharing with us cultural traditions associated with water bodies - something to explore in another post. Appreciate your answers about alternative words for water bodies in the East Indian tongue, @roch_squarepants, @terru_da and @monica.kinny and thank you for playing along as well, @trinu.m, @aaronpereira2 and @saloni_nelson_carvalho :) . #eastindian #community #folktales #village #gaothan #evilspirits #folktale #scarystories #waternymph #demoness #vasai #mumbai #thane #raigad #maharashtra #india #culture #stories #childrensstory #water #myths #legends
Time for another quiz! This one is a bit obscure and we are as curious as you probably are for the answers that show up 🙂 . #eastindian #august #quiz #EIMCfun #vasai #thane #raigad #maharashtra #india #culture #folklore #stories
What does one find in old houses? Wooden almarihs (cupboards), Singer sewing machines and porcelain pendant lights. East Indian or not - we have all come across objects like these in the homes we have lived in or visited over the years, and these are certainly not limited to the houses in Vasai. While old houses - especially ones that are still inhabited - are rare these days, it is fascinating to note features that are found in many other houses sharing space with the ones that are often unique to a particular home. The fourth image is of a feature we discovered in Sequeira House that we didn’t come across in any of the other East Indian houses we documented for the Old Houses of Giriz Parish calendar. Have you seen anything quite like it in any of the old houses you’ve visited, dear reader? . #eastindian #community #vasai #thane #raigad #mumbai #vintagehome #1930s #midcentury #timberhome #oldhouse #heritage #architecture #woodenfurniture #vintagelighting #singermachine #postbox #porcelainlighting #rurallife #urbanlife #villagelife #beautifulhomes #antique
In it's sixth year now, the annual @mobaigaothanpanchayat organised East Indian Solidarity Rally will be held at multiple locations in and around Mumbai on Sunday, 29 July 2018. . Individuals from than 30 East Indian associations and local community chapters. residents of various gaons and gaothans (rural and urban villages) as well as singers and ghumat players will raise their voices against issues affecting the community and have conversations about the future of the East Indian people. . If you plan to attend and haven't yet had the chance to create a protest poster, we gotcha back, Mac. Head to the EIMC website (swipe right for directions) and download any of the five Fight Signs - like the one you see out here - for you and your friends/family > hit Print > stick them on pieces of cardboard > carry them proudly along with your loud voices to your nearest rally gathering. . Check our Instagram Story for more information about the East Indian Solidarity Rally 2018. . #eastindian #community #rally #vasai #mumbai #thane #raigad #marathi #language #maharashtra #india #rally #socialjustice #artforchange #protestsigns #christian #rights #EIMCFun #freebies #indigenousrights #mumbaiheritage #localpeople #gaons #gaothan #village #landrights #DIY
The language of food is easiest to understand and perhaps the best way to explore any community or culture. . Among the East Indians of North Konkan, many wedding traditions and customs involve food, like close relatives feeding the varmai (mother of the bride/groom) sugar when she sets out for the wedding invitations. . Sweetening the mouth to set a good tone and for an auspicious start to something important is also an age-old Indian tradition and part of many other Indian cultures. . Here, varmai Sally Rebello - incidentally, a Born Again Christian – is fed sugar by her husband’s first cousin’s wife – a Roman Catholic. Both families belong to the Valkar East Indian group (regardless of religious preference, EI groupings are based on ancestral occupations) and for their daughter Lisa’s wedding, Sally and Lawrence Rebello followed all the East Indian customs that they could manage. . Look out for the Pink Posts of July on our different social media profiles, as they are the best way to find out more about the kind of things we share here! --> Hot tip: Look out for the info mentioned at the bottom of a Pink Post. #eastindian #community #marriage #food #culture #traditions #sugar #maharashtra #india #indianculture #indianmarriage #vasai #mumbai #thane #raigad #valkar #rebello #portuguese #british #indianfood #traditionalfood #EIMCfun #eimcpinkpostsofjuly #protestant #bornagain #romancatholic #christian #eastindiancuisine
Although Valkar East Indian and builder, Francis Sequeira built his house in 1928, it was completed only around the time of India's Independance and ready for residence by 1951. . The smaller verandahs and balconies are typical features of the Valkar homes, especially when compared to the homes that the Vadval East Indians built (many of which can still be found in Giriz, Vasai). The latter houses tended to have wider, open verandahs that were perfect for tethering livestock to them. . Small Giriz's Sequeira House is featured for the month of July in East Indian Memory Co.'s 2018 calendar on old East Indian houses - an attempt to highlight the East Indian architectural heritage and culture of the EI population of Bassein (now Vasai). . View the last image to find out where you can read up on this particular EIMC art project on the website. . #eastindian #community #vasai #bassein #heritage #architecture #oldhouses #1930s #1950s #valkar #vadval #villagelife #balcony #verandah #portuguese #british #india #maharashtra #traditionalhome #timber #calendar #July #stationery #romancatholic

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