Ganesh Krupa, not the Chawl of 110 tenants but the house of 110 families. People of different cultures and languages, living here, for more than 90 years.
There are 4 life phases of Ganesh Krupa.
1. According to BMC plan, the Chawl was built in 1905, and the owner of the chawl was a muslim. The chawl was known (and still) as Mohammadi Building.
2. After some year, Mohammad sold the chawl to a Gujarati trader, his name was Motilal. Mohammadi building changed to Motilal Mention. Though the name changed to Mohammad to Motilal, culture and structure remains same.
3. In 1980’s some of the tenants from Chawl itself, bought the chawl from Motilal, the it became Ganesh Krupa.
4. In 2005, because of many reasons, Ganesk Krupa is now owned by a Builder.
Chawl is a culture of south Bombay, from Dadar-parel-Girgaon. Girgaon is a heart of that culture. But as time passes, every one has to change. Now the chawl culture is changing every where from Dadar-Parel- and at Girgaon also. Builders are demolishing the old chawl and over there, they are building new towers of 20 plus stories. I think, this Chawl culture is vanishing some where in the tower. This is the main reason for making this site. At least we can share and remember our past through this site.
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Hello Residents Of Ganesh Krupa,
As I Read This Post "Ganesh Krupa : The Family Of 118" By Mandar I Came To Know The History Of This Chawl. I Was Amazed By Reading The Fact That This Chawl Has Been Here For More That 100 Years Now. And It's History Is Jus Amazing, I Mean Look At The People Who Owned HER Throughout HER Life. Different Culture, Different Owners Yet Same Chawl With Same Feeling Of Togetherness And Strength.
Also It's Little Worrying Sometimes That Such Chawls Are Suffering Through The Threats Of Getting Demolished, Due To Mindset Of Some People Who Want To Make Mumbai A Shanghai.
Anyways I Know We Together Can Fight It In A Positive Way And Help Such Wonderful Chawls (& Its Residentials) To Live Forever. My Wishes Are With You All The Residents Of Ganesh Krupa, Although I'm Not The Part Of The Chawl, I Assure You Whenever Any Kind Of Help Arrives Please Have Faith In Us And We Will Try To Support You In All The Possible Ways.
So Today, (We All) Let's Believe That This Site Never Becomes A History Of Ganesh Krupa But The Future Of It.
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