Correction ... East Indians were NOT converted to Roman Catholicism by the east India company, but by the Portuguese.... Hence the Portuguese surnames.. The East Indian identity was created so as to differentiate the local Mumbai Roman Catholics from their counterparts in Goa and other parts of India.
@@Shawn_Pereira The British were never active in conversion, nor were they interested in religious activities. They only came to india to loot. The churches were all founded by catholic missionaries (portuguese, germans etc).
I would not disagree with you...but the British monarchy did introduce some Christian missionaries in india. Pandita ramabai the first Indian lady to translate the Bible into marathi was converted by the British themselves.
@@drury2d8 yepp...the American protestants are still doing it now..The NE is majority protestants and their flow of conversion is heading towards the western India.
The Eastindians were converted by the Portuguese, but we took the name Eastindian from the East India Company to distinguish us from the Portuguese goans ,Mangloreans and people from the south who were also ruled by the Portuguese. We could have been called Bombay Portuguesa as we were before the influx
Since the East Indians are the original inhabitants of Mumbai, the bride-to-be on the day of her wedding should keep up the tradition of wearing the 'nav vari lugra' on the day of her wedding in red colour during the nuptials in church and also in the hall during the reception, instead of wearing the white gown, which is not Indian. The bride-to-be, when I was a little boy, wore the traditional East Indian saree, known as the 'nav vari lugra' for her nuptials in church, instead of a white gown. The wedding was also celebrated outside the houses in the open space by putting up a pandal. It was celebrated for eight days. The 'Umbracha Pani' on the night before the wedding was fun. We would go dancing on the roads and bylanes at 12 midnight playing the East Indian Marathi band and singing East Indian Marathi songs. After that, we would all have our dinner and the women of the house would wake up at 4 in the morning to prepare chitiaps and fugias (which were kept for fermenting the previous night) for all the guests who were invited for their morning tea. Those days were fun unlike the East Indian weddings that are celebrated today. One of my favourite East Indian Marathi song is 'Sakalche Para'. The other songs worth mentioning which are also my favourite are 'Ambyachi Dangli Var Baisli Mor' and 'Galyan Sakli Sonyachi'.
Jubel Dcruz please post a picture of your wedding....You preach to everyone about wearing the Nav vari,,,,,Why did you not enforce it on your wife but I hope your own wears a navari on their wedding day.
The ruin of the ancient charm & glory of Mumbai is due to the unabated growth & development, the unrestricted flow of migrants into the completely crumbling concretised city....... and, the only way to save the city, from slowly sinking into the sea, is to break this vicious circle of construction of buildings resulting in migrants coming in to occupy them, until one fine day, the sea reclaims the land taken away from the sea, making Mumbai, the original 'Seven Islands'!!!
Lovely video. Makes me wish I could spend christmas in Bandra especially the East Indian pockets like Ranwar, Chapel road etc
Correction ... East Indians were NOT converted to Roman Catholicism by the east India company, but by the Portuguese.... Hence the Portuguese surnames.. The East Indian identity was created so as to differentiate the local Mumbai Roman Catholics from their counterparts in Goa and other parts of India.
The Portuguese never converted you..the British and east India company did. The Vasai Catholics are the people converted by the Portuguese.
@@Shawn_Pereira The British were never active in conversion, nor were they interested in religious activities. They only came to india to loot. The churches were all founded by catholic missionaries (portuguese, germans etc).
I would not disagree with you...but the British monarchy did introduce some Christian missionaries in india. Pandita ramabai the first Indian lady to translate the Bible into marathi was converted by the British themselves.
@@Shawn_Pereira Those were very few. However, the Brits did allow conversions in North east, which is predominantly Methodist or Presbyterian
@@drury2d8 yepp...the American protestants are still doing it now..The NE is majority protestants and their flow of conversion is heading towards the western India.
Gauva cheese was and is also now available in Calcutta.
The Eastindians were converted by the Portuguese, but we took the name Eastindian from the East India Company to distinguish us from the Portuguese goans ,Mangloreans and people from the south who were also ruled by the Portuguese. We could have been called Bombay Portuguesa as we were before the influx
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Hello: Love your video! Can you please suggest where I may be able to purchase "Bottle Masala"? I live in Los Angeles,CA. Many thanks.
Hello: Love your video! Where can I purchase "Bottle Masala"? I live in Los Angeles, CA. Many thanks!
There's a place in Canada called Sher is a chain it might be in your area very popular up in Canada
Take the whole spices in mountain rose herbs and roast and grind it
Deliciously wonderful video!
this made my day :D !
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Since the East Indians are the original inhabitants of Mumbai, the bride-to-be on the day of her wedding should keep up the tradition of wearing the 'nav vari lugra' on the day of her wedding in red colour during the nuptials in church and also in the hall during the reception, instead of wearing the white gown, which is not Indian. The bride-to-be, when I was a little boy, wore the traditional East Indian saree, known as the 'nav vari lugra' for her nuptials in church, instead of a white gown. The wedding was also celebrated outside the houses in the open space by putting up a pandal. It was celebrated for eight days. The 'Umbracha Pani' on the night before the wedding was fun. We would go dancing on the roads and bylanes at 12 midnight playing the East Indian Marathi band and singing East Indian Marathi songs. After that, we would all have our dinner and the women of the house would wake up at 4 in the morning to prepare chitiaps and fugias (which were kept for fermenting the previous night) for all the guests who were invited for their morning tea. Those days were fun unlike the East Indian weddings that are celebrated today.
One of my favourite East Indian Marathi song is 'Sakalche Para'. The other songs worth mentioning which are also my favourite are 'Ambyachi Dangli Var Baisli Mor' and 'Galyan Sakli Sonyachi'.
Jubel Dcruz please post a picture of your wedding....You preach to everyone about wearing the Nav vari,,,,,Why did you not enforce it on your wife but I hope your own wears a navari on their wedding day.
Did you have Umbracha pani for your wedding Jubel Dcruz
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The ruin of the ancient charm & glory of Mumbai is due to the unabated growth & development, the unrestricted flow of migrants into the completely crumbling concretised city....... and, the only way to save the city, from slowly sinking into the sea, is to break this vicious circle of construction of buildings resulting in migrants coming in to occupy them, until one fine day, the sea reclaims the land taken away from the sea, making Mumbai, the original 'Seven Islands'!!!