Mahim Heritage Walk

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬, 𝐒𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 & 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐢

Mahim is one of Mumbai’s most historically layered neighbourhoods—an area that quietly witnessed the city’s transformation from a cluster of islands into a thriving colonial port and, eventually, a modern metropolis. With its deep 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, Mahim offers a rare opportunity to explore histories that often remain overshadowed by more prominent narratives of Mumbai.

This carefully curated 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 seeks to uncover the lesser-known stories embedded in its s𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬, 𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬, 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬. The walk highlights Mahim’s role as a centre of, revealing how diverse communities have collectively shaped its identity over centuries.

𝐁𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤, 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐢’𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Walk is led by Falak Chowdhary, historian and professor