Reay Road – Heritage Railway Station on Mumbai Harbour Line

MUMBAI MEMORIES

REAY ROAD

The Cutest Heritage Railway Station in Mumbai
by
VIKRAM KARVE  

 

Long back – maybe 15 years ago – on my way to the Lal Bahadur Shastri Nautical College (LBS CAMSAR) at Hay Bunder in Mumbai – I decided to go by train – so – I caught a harbour branch local train at CST Mumbai. 

 

After stopping at the Masjid, Sandhurst Road and Dockyard Road Railway Stations – the local train stopped at Reay Road – where I got down (or – "alighted from the train onto the platform" – as they say in Railway parlance).

Walking towards the exit of Reay Road Railway Station – I was spellbound by the exquisite beauty of the ancient station building, which stood like a sentinel above the railway lines which passed through beneath it. 

The most eye catching feature which adorned the building was the elegant clock in the centre which looked down like a beautiful vigilant eye – as if keeping an eagle eye from its towering position on the trains coming and going, rushing below, and the goings on and hustle bustle on the platforms . 

 

Many Mariners – in their younger days – would probably have passed through these magnificent portals of Reay Road Station without even giving it a second look. 

 

Reay Road is the cutest and most petite railway station I have ever seen.

Let me tell you a bit more about its heritage.

 

Did you know that Reay Road Railway Station – a prime landmark of Mumbai – is a 19th Century Heritage Grade I structure...? 

 

Surely you know CST (VT/Bori Bunder) and Churchgate are famous and celebrated Heritage Buildings. 

But – Dear Reader – did you even imagine in your wildest thoughts that Reay Road was an equally prestigious Heritage Structure embodying excellence in architectural style, design, building technology and material usage...?

Reay Road Railway Station, on the harbour branch railway line of the Central Railway, rises to the top of a road bridge whose span bestrides and overlaps the railway track underneath. The railway tracks tunnel through an arch on the southern side. 

 

The station superstructure, constructed of stone, atop the arch, has in its center a majestic clock overlooking the platforms and tracks as if keeping a benevolent and watchful eye on the goings on below. 

 

It is an elegant and unique example in compressed space utilization, a masterpiece – a true work of art. 

 

I have not seen a railway station like Reay Road anywhere else.

I think Reay Road is the only Heritage Railway Station on Mumbai's Harbour Line. 

 

The other heritage railway stations on Mumbai's suburban railway include Byculla on the Central Railway and Bandra on the Western Railway.

 

The next time you are in Mumbai – please catch a harbour branch local train and get down at Reay Road. 

Stand aside and let the commuters rush away – and then – look towards the southern side – and marvel at the adorable and captivating heritage masterpiece. 

 

Is Reay Road Railway Station still the same way as I described it...? 

Or – has it changed...? 

VIKRAM KARVE

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Mumbai Foodie Memories – Café Samovar

More than 40 years ago – in the 1970’s – during my early Navy Days – two of our nearest (and favourite) foodie places were Café Samovar in the Jehangir Art Gallery and The Wayside Inn at the corner of Rampart Row (now called K Dubash Marg)– both located in Kalaghoda in Mumbai (then known as Bombay). 

Luckily – both the ships I was appointed on in my bachelor days were based at Mumbai – where the Navy had a rather laissez-faire culture as compared to other Naval Stations. 

The moment you stepped out of Naval Dockyard – you were in the best neighbourhood in the heart of the city.     

So – when our ships were in harbour – we would step of the dockyard – walk down Rampart Row – have a bite at Café Samovar or The Wayside Inn – maybe – we would listen to some music records in those quaint music booths in Rhythm House – and then – maybe – we would head out to paint the town red.

(Someone told me that all these three iconic institutions – Café Samovar, The Wayside Inn and Rhythm House – have since closed down) 

I still remember my Bachelor Navy Days of the 1970’s in Mumbai – the best time of my life. 

Some moments ago – I was reading one of my stories set in Café Samovar – A Lazy Hot Afternoon in Mumbai – and this evoked nostalgic Mumbai Foodie memories. 

So – Dear Reader – here is a “memoir” on Café Samovar 

Café Samovar
Relaxed Eating in Arty Ambience

Mouthwatering Mumbai Memories

By

VIKRAM KARVE

When I was a small boy I traveled all over India by train – and I remember the fabulous Dining and Restaurant Cars on famous trains like The Calcutta Mail via Nagpur, The Frontier Mail, The Grand Trunk Express – and my all time favourite – The Deccan Queen – where one could sit comfortably and enjoy leisurely meals comprising the choicest “Railway Cuisine” – whilst viewing the picturesque countryside scenery passing by through the large open windows.

Each train had its own special à la carte dishes apart from the ubiquitous “thalis”. 

One cannot enjoy this luxury anymore – as the railways have replaced Dining Cars with Pantry Cars and now-a-days they serve lackluster insipid “standard” meals packed in foil, paper and plastic containers.

On a hot sweaty summer afternoon – as I walk with my friend near Kalaghoda in Mumbai – I feel nostalgic – and my mouth waters – as I recall the good old railway dining car lunches – and I am in a mood for a relaxed lunch in arty ambiance. 

So – I convince my friend – and we head for Café Samovar at the Jehangir Art Gallery at Kala Ghoda near the Museum. 

Though not an Al Fresco Café – Samovar is styled like a Parisian Café.

Café Samovar is situated next to the art gallery in a long rectangular veranda and resembles a Railway Restaurant Car of yesteryear. 

We relax on the cane chairs and enjoy the view of the adjoining Museum lawns.

There is a menu card – but the specialties of the day are scribbled on blackboards on both ends of the no-frills eatery. 

We order the specialties of the day – a Mutton Chilly Fry Lunch and Hyderabadi Kheema with Lachi Paratha. 

The tender boneless Mutton Chilly Fry well cooked in a thick dark brown sauce has a nice spicy peppery taste and blends well with the Garlic Bread and fresh salad. 

The fiery orange-red chilli-sour Hyderabadi Kheema (spiced fried mince meat) is lip-smackingly zesty – the Paratha is super-soft and fluffy – and the combination is delicious.

Next – we have the wholesome stuffed parathas (a Vegetarian Gobi (Cauliflower) Paratha and a Non-Veg Kheema Paratha) accompanied by their appetizing chutneys followed by Kheema and Kebab Rolls. 

 

To cool off – we end with the huge soothing Dahi Wadas. 

I am tempted to order a biryani or a prawn pulao, but we’re nicely satiated and overeating will spoil everything – maybe we will try the rice dishes next time.

Café Samovar has a unique charm and friendly ambience you won’t find anywhere else. 

It serves excellent value-for-money food and is an ideal place for a cozy tête-à-tête with a friend over a leisurely lunch on a lazy hot afternoon in Mumbai.

(Dear Reader – I wrote this more than 12 years ago (in the year 2006) when I last visited Café Samovar. I understand that Café Samovar shut down 3 years ago in the year 2015...)  

VIKRAM KARVE

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BOMBAY in New Zealand – Travel Tales

BOMBAY in New Zealand

Travel Tales

By

VIKRAM KARVE

I am sure you knew that there was a “Bombay” in India.

(I have used the past tense “was” because – in 1995 – “Bombay” was renamed to its vernacular indigenous name “Mumbai”– and now – the erstwhile Bombay is officially called Mumbai)

But – Dear Reader – Did you know that there is a town called BOMBAY in New Zealand…?

I did.

In fact – on my previous visit to New Zealand – I did see a place called “Bombay” on the map located South of Auckland.

But – this time – we passed through “Bombay” – on our way to the fascinating Waitomo Glowworm Caves and awesome Geothermal Region of Rotorua.

Initially – I thought – that like many towns in New Zealand – this town was probably named Bombay because people from Bombay (India) had migrated and settled down there during one of the “immigration schemes” in the 19^th Century (especially in the 1860’s) – wherein – subjects of the erstwhile “British Empire” were given incentives to migrate and settle down in New Zealand.

In assuming this – I was wrong – since – the “Bombay” in New Zealand is named after a ship.

The settlement of “Bombay” was directly named after the merchant navy sailing ship “Bombay” which brought volunteer migrants from England to be settled down in this area under the Waikato immigration scheme.

This area, 29 miles south of Auckland, where “Bombay” is now located was originally called Williamson’s Clearing.

Now there is the town of Bombay and the Bombay Hills nearby – both named after the immigrant ship “Bombay”.

The ship “Bombay” itself was named after the Indian city of Bombay (now Mumbai) – which was then a part of the British Empire.

The sail ship “Bombay” was a 937 ton “Clipper Ship” (a fast sailing ship with narrow hull and large sails to enable higher speeds).

The Clipper Ship “Bombay” (which could carry up to 400 passengers depending on the cargo) made a total of 4 voyages transporting volunteer migrants from England to New Zealand from 1862 to 1866.

It seems that most settlers in the town named “Bombay” arrived on the 2^nd voyage in 1863 – and – many others may have come in the remaining voyages – including the hazardous 3^rd voyage – when the ship “Bombay” sailed from London to Auckland on 26 November 1864 – and – arrived in Auckland on 18 March 1865 – after a perilous voyage of 112 days beleaguered by adverse winds, extremely heavy seas, and narrow escapes from certain disaster – and – in the final leg of her long journey – the ship’s sails were damaged by a terrible storm as she was approaching New Zealand – and – the ship “Bombay” had to be towed into Auckland by a warship.

Thus – the “Bombay” in New Zealand is named after the immigrant ship which brought its first settlers from England in the 1860’s – and – the hills nearby were accordingly called “Bombay Hills”.

It seems that there are other places in New Zealand named after ships – for example – Coromandel takes its name from “HMS Coromandel” – which sailed into Coromandel Harbour around 1820 –and – the Chatham Islands from the ship “Chatham” which visited in 1791. Also – it seems that some ports, islands and even streets have been named after ships.

Here is a picture of the Immigrant Ship Bombay

(Picture courtesy Keith Blayney from his article “The Voyages of the ship Bombay to New Zealand” on his website url:  http://www.keithblayney.com/Blayney/Bombay.html )

This 937 ton clipper ship “Bombay” made four voyages carrying immigrants from England to New Zealand. The town Bombay, in the south of Auckland, is named after this vessel.

So – Dear Reader – now you know that we have a “Bombay” in New Zealand.

But – do you know that there are two more places with the same names in both India and New Zealand…?

If you have been to the Nilgiris in South India – you will know that there are two small towns located adjacent to each other – Coonoor and Wellington (where the famous Defence Services Staff College aka DSSC is located).

Do you know that – in New Zealand – there is a “Coonoor”...?  

(Of course – I am sure you know that there is a “Wellington” in New Zealand).

So – apart from BOMBAY – both India and New Zealand have two places with the same names – WELLINGTON and COONOOR

Wellington (the Capital of New Zealand) is named in honour of Arthur Wellesley the 1^st Duke of Wellington (and maybe – so is the “Wellington” in India which was established by the British as a Cantonment in 1905).

But – the “Coonoor” in New Zealand is named after the original Coonoor in India.

References and Further Reading:

'BOMBAY HILLS', from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966.

Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 22-Apr-09

URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/1966/bombay-hills 

Bombay Hills (from Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombay_Hills 

How Bombay Derived its Name (Extract from Bombay School Centenary Booklet): http://www.bombay.school.nz/158/pages/21-how-bombay-derived-its-name 

Jock Phillips, 'History of immigration', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/history-of-immigration  (accessed 24 November 2016) 

Malcolm McKinnon, 'Place names', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/place-names  (accessed 24 November 2016) 

The voyages of the ship "Bombay" to New Zealand: http://www.keithblayney.com/Blayney/Bombay.html 

List of New Zealand place name etymologies (From Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_Zealand_place_name_etymologies 

Dear Reader:

During my previous visit to New Zealand – I wrote a few Travel Tales – like this one on my visit to MILFORD SOUND 

URL: http://karvediat.blogspot.in/2016/02/milford-sound-fiordland-south-new.html 

and this one on Food Adventures of a Vegetarian in New Zealand  

URL: http://karvediat.blogspot.in/2016/02/food-diary-of-pure-vegetarian-in-new.html 

and another Foodie Pictures Post 

URL: http://karvediat.blogspot.in/2016/01/food-photos-new-zealand-trip.html

and this one on a A Better Life 

URL: http://karvediat.blogspot.in/2016/04/people-migrate-for-better-life.html 

I intend to write a few Travel Tales on my recent visit too. 

I hope you have read my first post (on the same “Better Life” aspects) at URL http://karvediat.blogspot.in/2016/11/do-you-want-to-migrate-abroad-for.html 

And now – after this piece on “BOMBAY in New Zealand” – I intend to write a few more travel tales and posts on my recent New Zealand trip – and – I hope you will enjoy reading them. 

VIKRAM KARVE

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Mumbai Memories – Sunday Morning Food Walk

I love food.

I love walking.

So – I love food-walking.

Let me tell you some memoirs of foodwalking from my wonderful Mumbai days.

Here is the first story...

“FOODWALKING” – A HEALTHY EXERCISE FOR ALL AGES 
Ramblings of a “Retired” Navy Veteran 
By
VIKRAM KARVE 

In my younger days – in school, college and my early days in the Navy – I played active sports for exercise.

Later – my exercise comprised less physically strenuous activities like swimming, jogging, brisk walking/hill climbing etc.

When I crossed my mid-40’s – and landed up in Mumbai more than 16 years ago – in early 2000 – when I was around 45 years of age – I started my “foodwalks”.

I had two “foodwalks” a day – the first foodwalk in the morning from 6 AM to 7:30 AM – and – another foodwalk in the evening from 5 PM to 7 PM

(On Sunday mornings I had a super-long “foodwalk” which started at 6 AM and sometimes extended upto 9 AM or even 10 AM).

These “foodwalks” had various stages:

1. First – after a warm up brisk walk – I jogged on Marine Drive for around 3 kms till the end of Chowpatty.

2. This was followed by a brisk walk.

On weekday mornings – I would walk back to Stadium Restaurant at Churchgate for a Bun Maska, Bun Omlette or Kheema Pav and Refreshing Irani Chai 

And – on Sundays – it was a super-long foodwalk to Noor Mohammadi Hotel near Bhendi Bazar for Nalli Nihari – or to Vinay Lunch Home near Thakurdwar in Girgaum for Misal. 

In the evenings – when I had more time at my disposal – my foodwalks would be more exploratory.

I would take new routes every day – and – I would explore new eating places – starting from Colaba and Cuffe Parade in the South – to various places in Central Mumbai like Grant Road, Byculla, Mohd Ali Road, Crawford Market, Girgaum, Kalbadevi, Chowpatty etc – wherever my legs would take me.

3. So – it was first a brisk walk – then a “replenishment halt” for food – and – after the “replenishment halt” – it was a leisurely walk back home – fully satiated – and – stomach full and morale high.

Retirement is a big comedown – and – my glorious “foodwalks” came to an end.

However – I have decided to revive my “foodwalks” again – and this morning I went on a long “foodwalk” – culminating in a “frugal” vegetarian breakfast.

During this rather lacklustre foodwalk – I remembered my most memorable foodwalk in Mumbai.

So – let me delve into my Foodie Archives – and pull out this “memoir” for you to read...

MOUTHWATERING MUMBAI MEMORIES

I enjoyed the 6 Best Years of My Life in Mumbai – six glorious years from the years 2000 to 2006.

During these six best years of my life, I lived in EMPRESS COURT – my all time favourite home – the best house I have ever lived in during my entire life.

I wish I could have had my retirement home in that lovely neighbourhood, or nearby, but then, can an honest naval officer afford a house in South Mumbai?

Maybe a Merchant Navy Officer can afford a house in “So Bo” (South Bombay) – but if you have spent your life honestly serving the nation in the “Fauji” Indian Navy – forget about Mumbai – you will not be able to afford a home in the heart of Pune – and you would probably have to settle down in some faraway suburb like Wakad or Baner or Kharadi – or in one of those military veteran “fauji ghettos” like Mundhwa, Kondhwa or Mohammadwadi where most retired service officers have settled down.

But in your mind’s eye – you can always hark back – and relive your “good old days” with nostalgia. 

That is what I did on this lovely morning – during my foodwalk – I reminisced about my glorious Sunday Morning “Food Walks” in Mumbai.

Let me tell you about my memorable Sunday mornings in Mumbai.

UNFORGETTABLE MUMBAI FOOD WALK

NALLI NIHARI at BHENDI BAZAAR

Mouthwatering Memories of an Early Morning Food Walk followed by a Sumptuous Nourishing Breakfast

By 
VIKRAM KARVE 

I love good food.

I am a foodie – I am certainly not a snobbish “high-falutin fine-dining foodie” – but I would rather describe myself as a simple Trencherman.

As I said, I love good food.

And I love walking around searching for good food. 

So, whenever I get an opportunity, I set off on my frequent “food walks” searching for good food.

It was in “maximum city” Mumbai that I enjoyed my best food walks.

Let me tell about one of my favourite food walks – a fulfilling early morning food walks culminating in a nourishing breakfast.

 

This is probably my first piece of Foodie Writing. 

I wrote this in the year 2000 – around 15 years ago – after returning from one of my food walks.

So – Dear Reader – here are some mouthwatering memories of a glorious early morning food-walk in Mumbai culminating in a wholesome breakfast.

EARLY MORNING FOOD WALK IN MUMBAI – a mouthwatering memoir by Vikram Karve

I start early – at dawn – from my house near Churchgate.

I admire, in the early morning pre-sunrise light, the impressive silhouettes of the magnificent Gothic structures of the High Court and Mumbai University across the Oval.

I hear the clock on Rajabai Tower strike 6 AM (0600 Hrs).

I walk briskly past Oxford Bookstore, KC College and CCI towards Marine Plaza Hotel.

Then I cross the Marine Drive, turn right and start off towards Chowpatty.

I greet with a smile the morning joggers and walkers and rinse my lungs with the fresh invigorating sea breeze.

I walk briskly on Marine Drive. 

Soon I am past Marine Lines, Taraporewala Aquarium, Charni Road, Chowpatty, Wilson College – and after the brisk vigorous walk of about 30 minutes I break out into a slight sweat as I reach the northern end of Marine Drive.

 

Here I ponder for a moment. 

 

Should I turn left up the Walkeshwar Road to Teen Batti and Banganga? 

 

Or should I turn right towards Babulnath?

 

Or should I turn back towards Nariman Point? 

 

I experience a sense of true freedom. 

 

I can make whatever choice I want and go wherever I desire. 

 

That’s freedom!

 

I choose to cross the road, and walk fast, straight up the steep path towards Hanging Gardens on Malabar Hill – trying to exercise my heart and lungs. 

 

I take a round of garden atop the water tank near Kamala Nehru Park (is it now called Phirozeshah Mehta Udyan?). 

 

Then I canter down to Kemp’s Corner where I turn right – a U-turn really – past Crossword Bookstore – and I walk down Hughes Road.

I turn left past Gamdevi towards Nana Chowk and I cross the railway over-bridge and keep going onto Grant Road past Novelty Cinema.

Then I turn right at Delhi Durbar on Falkland Road – reach VP Road – walk past Gol Deval, Alankar cinema – and soon I am at Bhendi Bazar.

My destination Noor Mohammadi Hotel is right in front of me across Mohamedali Road.

 

Almost two hours of brisk walking has built up in me a voracious appetite and I am ready to devour a sumptuous breakfast. 

 

I am hungry. 

And I eat only when I am hungry.

 

I enter Noor Mohammadi Hotel, a Spartan no-nonsense eatery, and order a Nalli Nihari and Roti.

Nalli Nihari is a pure ghee version of Mutton Nihari cooked with bones filled with marrow. 

 

Within a minute a bowl of piping hot gravy, with a generous chunk of succulent meat floating in it, and a fluffy khaboosh roti is placed in front of me. 

 

I dip a piece of the soft roti in the spicy rich gravy, let it soak for a while, put it in my mouth and close my eyes to luxuriate in and relish the gastronomic experience in its entirety.

 

I can feel the juicy gravy soaked roti melting on my tongue, releasing its delicious flavours and spicy aroma which permeate into my soul. 

 

I am in seventh heaven and keep on attaining higher states of sheer heavenly bliss with every succulent bite of the mouth watering concoction.

They say that Nalli Nihari is a mutton bone marrow and wheat gravy – but I don’t delve too much on the contents of a dish.

It’s the taste, delicacy, eating experience and ultimate divine feeling of satiation that matters.

 

It is a delectable beginning to a delightful day as the luscious taste of the delicious Nalli Nihari lingers on my tongue indefinitely. 

 

Yes, it is epicurean satiation of the highest order – a blissful experience I can never forget.

Here is a picture of Nalli Nihari 

(Today – I click and post foodie pictures using my smartphone – but since this happened 15 years ago when there were no smartphones – I will take the liberty of posting a picture of Nalli Nihari – freely available on the internet – from Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository, file url: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nalli_Nihari.JPG  )

Nalli Nihari

Dear Reader – if you happen to be in Mumbai – and – you are ready for a sumptuous non-vegetarian breakfast – take a brisk stimulating food walk early in the morning – and – begin your day with Nalli Nihari at Noor Mohammadi in Bhendi Bazar. 

 

I assure you that it will be a fortifying and stimulating experience.

 

Don’t forget to tell us how you enjoyed the food-walking experience.
 

But – remember one thing. 

If you want to truly appreciate this splendid Heritage Gourmet Trencherman’s Breakfast Dish to its fullest – you must build up an appetite for it. 

Yes – if you really want to enjoy good food – you must build up an appetite for it.

And – what better way to build up an appetite than a brisk long walk in fresh air – aka – “Food Walk”

Happy Walking. 

Happy Eating. 

Happy Food-Walking.

Remember – in order to enjoy your food – first build up an appetite – and then satiate it.

Yes – remember the “FOOD-WALK DICTUM”:

First build up an appetite and then satiate it

First – “WALK WALK WALK”

Then – “EAT EAT EAT”

Once more – let me wish you Happy “Food-Walking”.

VIKRAM KARVE

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Revised and Updated Version of the Article Written by me Vikram Karve 16 years ago in the year 2000 and First Posted on my Foodie Blog by me Vikram Karve at url: http://creative.sulekha.com/heritage-cuisine-by-vikram-karve-a-sumptuous-breakfast_146309_blog  and  http://food.sulekha.com/a-hearty-breakfast-in-the-heart-of-mumbai-id21759-39642-recipe.htm   and  http://karvediat.blogspot.in/2012/12/mouthwatering-mumbai-memories-food-walk.html and  http://karvediat.blogspot.in/2015/05/foodwalking-healthy-exercise-for-all.html