Celebrating with potato chops: Know about Mumbai Catholic community’s lesser-known Christmas delicacy With Christmas almost here, mid-day spoke to Mumbaikars
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We have tours where visitors are shown brick ‘n’ mortar historical sites, yet, the community itself is part of the city’s history too, and their stories need to be learnt and celebrated.
The sound of the ghumat, played mainly by East Indians in Mumbai, isn’t as popular as it once was. As its sales dwindle, one member from the community has been attempting to revive the percussion instrument through a band, while another has been gifting it to people as a mark of his culture
The annual East Indian Sann festival of the East Indian Community of Mumbai was held on Tuesday at St. Andrew’s School, Bandra West, where different food specialties from Kunbis, Agris, Kolis, and Bhandaris were enjoyed with live Jazz music.