Bombay Photo Images[ Mumbai]: 'Tarala' This grand mansion was built by the Parsi Wadia family in the late 18th Century.Mazagaon.

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'Tarala' This grand mansion was built by the Parsi Wadia family in the late 18th Century.Mazagaon.

Built Late 18th Century. Colonial Era India, Bombay (Mumbai), Mazagaon.

'Tarala'

This grand mansion was built by the Parsi Wadia family in the late 18th Century.

In the early 19th century it was the home of Sir James Mackintosh.

Mackintosh was appointed Recorder (Chief Judge) of Bombay, taking up the post in 1804.

Within a few months he had established the Bombay Literary Society at his home, where a circle of intellectuals and friends would meet to discuss the history, geography, zoology and botany of the sub-continent as well as its peoples and languages, customs and religions.

The group would later evolve into the Asiatic Society of Bombay.

This rare photograph was taken in 1960 shortly before the house was demolished.

This photograph also appears in the book 'City of Gold' by Gillian Tindall.

Text Wikipedia.

Restored and colourised image.

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