Alexander Graham Bell road

Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was an eminent scientist,inventor,engineer and innovator  who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone.

Many other inventions marked Bell's later life, including groundbreaking work in optical telecommunications, hydrofoils and aeronautics. In 1888, Alexander Graham Bell became one of the founding members of the National Geographic Society.

He was awarded and recognized all over the world.But how many of us know that in the early 1970's in India at malabar Hill a road was named in his honour.Even if some are aware of it they dont really take the pain to travel in through the history and facts of it's existence.I made inquires about this road from a Bombay Historian Mr.Deepak Roa who has lived and travelled with Bombay in all it's thick and thin.I was told in modern times it was rare to have a European personality's name to be called as a road in India ,it was the TELEPHONIC connection that he emphatically mentioned was the reason to name it The Alexander Graham Bell Road.

One may think why did i take interest in this road particularly,it was because since childhood i have been fascinated by these unexplored lanes of  life as well as reality.

Forjett street

On my way to a friend's house who lives opposite Bhatia hospital on forjett street,i asked the taxi driver to take me to Dinanath Mangeshkar road,now the million dollar question that the taxi driver had was where on earth was this road.He told me to get down as he was not aware of this road in bombay.

Knowing my rights well, i requested him to move and also gave him my piece of mind regarding the rule passed recently of the penalty he would have to pay after he said a yes to drive me wherever i want.As i am on foot generally the turns and directions are on the tip of my tongue of places i often travel.I asked him to take a right turn from the kennedy bridge at grant road which now not known to many is called the M Shuakat ali road.I could notice the puzzle on his face about me as well as the address where i was directing him to.

We reached Bhatia hospital in some minutes due to trafic,originally it takes some seconds to reach there from the Kennedy bridge.Some steps ahead opposite the hospital i asked him to stop.He was extremely confused he asked me why am i getting down at forjett street? and then in the end i informed him about forjett street renamed as Dinanath mangeshkar road man known  for his contribution to music which today many of us fail to acknowledge.

The Bread Market lane

While taking a walk along with a friend through the fort market area ,he noticed a very eye catchy lane named the BREAD MARKET LANE and as usual my inquisitiveness to explore new roads pushed me to know more about this amazingly named lane.

After talking to some old and gracious men who lived in bombay for decades and nurtured it's beauty their own way.They pointedly mentioned the original bombay and how much they loath the ever growing bombay today.

Behind the fort market there exist THREE BAKERIES who stood the test of time for decades and still stands upright and glorified.According to the resources i got in touch with, explain those three bakeries to have marvellous exteriors and interiors of the olden times.Finally i quenched my thirst with whatever i got to know and grasp about the background of the lane and it's name ,where fragrance of freshly baked breads keeps floating in the air whenever one crosses the area if in this super fast era he bothers to acknowledge the history.

The kitchen garden lane

There lies a very cultivating lane opposite G.T hospital at lohar chaal the kitchen garden lane. When i marked the name of this lane for the first time there arose curiousness in me to go ahead and learn a little more about it's history and background.

when asked and researched i realized something so appealing about the relevance of the name given to this lane in accordance to things that had existed here .One time in history of bombay in the 1900's this particular lane had small houses along with tiny gardens where people cultivated vegetables and some variety of flowers in the vicinity for their basic consumption. It is said that people living there those days followed the path of being self-sufficient and not depended on other resources for atleast their kitchen requisites.

Although shopkeepers today with the passage of time have got habituated to the new name as well for commercial purposes they do keep an account of both as most of the trade in that area is carried on the address of kitchen garden lane.