Khada Parsi (Mumbai)

India / Maharashtra / Mumbai / Bapurao Jagtap Marg
The Khada Parsi, the statue of Shet Cursetjee Manockjee erected in the memory of the illustrious Parsi in the 1860s, was made to order after his youngest son Manockjee Cursetjee shelled out Rs 20,000 — a princely sum then. The family later “gifted” the statue to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on the condition that it would be maintained properly. More than a century later, the statue stands sandwiched and lost between two flyovers in Byculla.
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Coordinates:   18°58'17"N   72°49'56"E

Comments

  • Khada Parsi is the symbol of the public spiritedness of this comunity. This whole ethoes of giving to society from which one has recieved began 300 years back and has been maintained by this and other business comunities even to the present day.
  • The statue of Khada Parsi is a heritage and beautiful statue in Mumbai City. It is a matter of shame to see that this statue is not taken care by Brihanmumbai Mahanagarpalika. Pray to God to Bless this Statue of Great Shet Cursetjee Manockjee.
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