the name gives it a way doesn't it just as it suggest there were Seven Bungalows located here among the mangroves and trees, a place one with nature with the beach at the doorstep.
Six of the seven bungalows have been sold off to make way for buildings, but yet one of them still stands
Dadabhai Naoroji by Raja Ravi Varma
Painting of Dadabhai Naoroji at Sri Chitra Art Gallery, Thiruvananthapuram by Raja Ravi Varma, Great Indian Painter.
| The Honourable Dadabhai Naoroji | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dadabhai Naoroji, 1892 | |
| Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for Finsbury Central | |
| In office 1892–1895 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Thomas Penton |
| Succeeded by | William Frederick Barton Massey-Mainwaring |
| Majority | 3 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 September 1825 Bombay, British Raj |
| Died | 30 June 1917 (aged 91) Versova, British Raj |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Gulbai |
| Profession | Academic, political leader, MP, cotton trader |
| Committees | Legislative Council of Bombay |
| Religion | Zoroastrianism |
HE WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE PRESENT RULING PARTY -INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
BUT HIS BUNGALOW NAMED THE SANDS AT SEVEN BUNGALOWS WAS SOLD OFF TO A BUILDER ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO AND DEMOLISHED
The Story of The Yoga Institute AT DADA BHAI'S BUNGALOW AT SEVENBUNGALOWS,ANDHERI WEST ,MUMBAI 61
R. P. Masani stumbled upon some of Yogendraji’s translations of Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore, and he invited Yogendraji to his place in Versova. There Yogendraji met Homi Dadina, son-in-law of Dadabhai Naoroji. Mr. Dadina became so impressed with the yogi that he along with a few others started learning Yoga at theVersova Beach
And with this, on Christmas Day, 25th December, 1918, the Yoga Institute was born at ‘The Sands’ the residence of Dadabhai Naoroji at Versova near Bombay where Yogendraji began sharing the secrets of Yoga among the common
MOST SURPRISING IS THAT THE DESTRUCTION
OF "THE SANDS" BUNGALOW AT SEVEN
BUGALOWS OF THE FOUNDER OF
INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS PARTY
[THE RULING PARTY] TOOK PLACE NOW
UNDER THE SAME CONGRESS PARTY
GOVERNMENT ,
Dadabhai Naoroji
Dadabhai Naoroji
Near Flora Fountain, Bombay.
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