A special and unique immersive experience of heritage, culture, culinary delights, and history! It was beautifully curated with great thought and detail. On Tuesday, December 17th, 2024, we experienced beauty, an understanding of Jewish Indian culture, architectural excellence, and cuisine at one of the oldest gems in Bombay then, and Mumbai now, on the occasion of...
To know Matunga, a vibrant neighbourhood in Mumbai, is to immerse yourself in its architectural heritage and culinary delights. This was the driving thought for 27 Rotarians and friends who eagerly rose on the morning of Sunday, 15th December, for a tour of the area. What followed was a journey through time, offering glimpses of...
This year’s first event of our Heritage, Art, and Culture Committee was an exclusive insider’s heritage tour of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), formerly Victoria Terminus. Located in the heritage precinct of Fort, the walking tour was conducted by Raconteur Tours, led by Viraat Kasliwal. Built in 1887, this majestic building serves as the headquarters...
Director: Rtn. Poonam Lalvani Chair: Rtn. Priyasri Patodia Co-chair: Rtn. Jamshed Banaji Members: Rtn. Ptn. Gauri Daiya, Rtn. Ridhi Damani, Rtn. Ptn. Shailaja Mogul, Rtn. Ptn. Miloni Sampat, Rtn. Ptn. Reema Kothari, Ms. Samina Khorakiwala Location: Mumbai 1. Urban Heritage Committee has successfully raised Rs. 25 lakhs for the readoption of the Textile & Costume Gallery at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj...
RCB and CSMVS celebrate Textile Gallery re-adoption The Urban Heritage Committee of the Rotary Club of Bombay and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) held an event on May 2nd, 2024, to commemorate RCB’s readoption of the Textile & Costume Gallery. This marks the second time RCB has embraced this invaluable gallery, which houses precious...
The ‘Mapped!’ exhibition, meticulously curated by the Rotary Club of Bombay’s Urban Heritage Committee (UHC), ended on a spectacular note. Visitor numbers skyrocketed in the final week, with daily counts regularly surpassing a hundred and reaching over 500 in the final three days. The month-long exhibition attracted a diverse group of city residents, from history enthusiasts...
By Rtn. Aditya V. Somani Vidya Balan visited the Rotary Club of Bombay's Mapped! exhibition at the Asiatic Society Mumbai and launched 'A Wardrobe Full of Stories'. The event, held on Saturday, May 6th, 2023, was hosted by Inner Courtyard at the iconic Town Hall in Mumbai. It is part of the successful launch weekend of...
The Urban Heritage Committee (UHC) launched the highly anticipated second edition of its captivating cartographic exhibition, ‘Mapped: Surveys That Left Behind a Legacy,’ at the esteemed Asiatic Library on May 5th, 2023. The inauguration witnessed a full house, with distinguished guests and esteemed personalities in attendance. President Vineet Bhatnagar, Chairperson of the UHC Rtn. Renu Basu,...
As part of a calendar of events celebrating Mapped, the exhibition of vintage surveys at the Durbar Hall, Asiatic Society of Bombay, the Rotary Club of Bombay recently welcomed over 160 map enthusiasts for an intriguing exploration. The event, curated by Past Perfect, titled ‘Story of Mumbai Through Maps: Putting ‘ART’ in Cartography’, attracted over...
Back in 2019, the Urban Heritage Committee of the Rotary Club of Bombay extended their support to the Asiatic Society of Mumbai for a Cartographic Conservation Project, with an aim to conserve close to a 100 maps from the Library's treasured rare map collection. This restoration effort has prompted the organisation of yet another exhibition...
The Urban Heritage Committee is delighted to report that its Adopt-a-Book Program has raised a whopping amount of INR 10.8 lakhs over the course of the last few months. Our own PP Shailesh Haribhakti has donated INR 5,00,000 to this cause to restore and digitize 50 books. Initiated by a drive at the recently concluded...
'Repair and Restoration: Let's Talk about Mumbai's Modern Heritage', a presentation on Swastik Court by Atul Kumar, Founder Trustee, Art Deco Mumbai, followed by a conversation between architects Vikas Dilawari, Robert Stephens, and Atul. Venue: Durbar Hall, the Asiatic Society of Mumbai; 11th February, 2023. As part of the ongoing initiatives of The Urban Heritage Committee,...